17 Nov 2025

Donation Drive Nov to Feb

This is the final donation drive of 2025, and it has been an extraordinary year. Just as a timing belt regulates the function of an engine, the soon-coming rapture is steering world events. Despite the looming threat of collapse due to economic and moral excesses, life goes on with little awareness of the potential consequences.

A few weeks before Hurricane Melissa emerged, I noticed that it had been an unusually slow year for tropical storms. The high-pressure systems that usually dominate the central Atlantic each summer remained close to Africa, causing one hurricane after another to bypass North America.

Jesus said the last days would come like the birth pangs, so I knew this lull wouldn’t last. Just as hurricane season was nearing its end, an ‘apocalyptic’ monster of a storm developed in the southern Caribbean Sea.

Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 185 mph in Jamaica on October 28. It became the most powerful hurricane to ever strike the island nation, unleashing torrential rains and damaging winds that left hundreds of thousands without power, destroyed homes, and scattered debris across fields. With the death toll currently around 100, it will take many months to fully understand the impact of this disaster.

We do not have an ‘About Us’ page because our mission is simple: to provide a wealth of free information to educate the public about all aspects of Bible prophecy. People can see our goals and objectives by simply looking at the site.

While I’m writing here to encourage support for the site, I want to advise our friends in Canada against using checks as a donation method to RR. A few times a year, we receive checks from our northern neighbor. Unfortunately, banks often impose exorbitant processing fees—up to 40%—on Canadian checks.

If you’re from Canada or another country, PayPal and the credit card link on the Donation Depot page charge only 2-4%. You can also get money orders in US currency. I don’t encourage it, but when people send us Canadian currency, we can translate it at a reasonable rate. The events of 9/11 are what have given banks the power to charge such insane fees.

We have spoken with several people who told us that a voice AI program could be beneficial to the site. They can create audio files that sound just as if the author were reading the article. This would help reach young people who don’t like reading text.

There are many dangerous aspects of AI technology. Recently, a woman contacted me saying she received a call from a number displaying my name. The caller asked for her personal financial information, which was clearly a scam, as we don’t make such calls. I received a call claiming my electric bill was past due and threatening to shut off my power unless I made an immediate payment. They mentioned Entergy as the power supplier, but our city operates its own utility.

Social media has severely hindered efforts to warn people about the end times. A woman on Facebook once had 5,000 followers on her prophecy-related page, but after numerous restrictions were placed on her activity, she is now left with just five followers. This experience solidified my decision, years ago, to never trust an outside host with Rapture Ready’s content.

The leaders of various tech firms have appeared before Congress, pledging never to restrict what users can post. However, they now view it as their responsibility to shield users from misinformation, taking it upon themselves to determine what is factual and what is fictional.

Many years ago, I predicted that by the time Jesus returns for the Church, the prophecy movement would likely be in a sad state. As Jesus said, He comes at a time when few are watching, catching the world in a state of slumber.

I’ve recently learned that several long-standing prophecy conferences have come to an end. About 30 years ago, there were at least 25 in our nation that attracted audiences of over 500 people. Today, the only major event remaining is the one hosted by Prophecy Watchers.

A primary challenge in organizing a prophetic meeting is the absence of many influential figures, as God has called home notable leaders like Tim LaHaye, Hal Lindsey, Grant Jeffrey, and Dave Hunt. While we still have many talented speakers today, they often lack the same level of widespread name recognition.

We certainly have the kind of news event that would usually draw large crowds. I think God is closing the door on the end-time movement. The warning has been sounded for decades, and now the Church Age is coming to a close. When Jesus returns for His Bride, the tribulation saints and 144,000 Jewish witnesses will take the ball.

Only God knows the timing of the rapture, but I strongly believe we are in the last of the last days. As we approach the tribulation hour, it becomes increasingly important for every Christian to adopt an end-time mindset. If you truly believe that the rapture is near, you should focus more on endeavors that contribute to the Kingdom of God.

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Turkey/Togarmah Stage-setting

Stage-setting for the wrap-up of this age, leading to the triumphant return of Christ, continues briskly. A major member of the Gog-Magog coalition is in the forefront of ongoing volatility in the region involving Israel.

Over recent years, we’ve examined news about the coming forth of the national entities to the north of Israel that will comprise the Gog-Magog force of Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39. Russia, Iran (Persia) and Turkey (Togarmah) have become increasingly chummy in their cooperative intention to dominate the region. It’s the region in which the tiny but nuclear-weapons-powerful Israel stands as the holdup to the big three Gog-Magog nations achieving the domination they desire.

Russian leadership has, off and on, been semi-friendly to Israel, with their hostility to the Jewish state’s existence veiled to some extent. Since the shah was dethroned, Iran, of course, has been increasingly hostile and even directly threatening to Israel, with chants of “death to the big Satan!” (America) and “Death to the little Satan!” (Israel).

Regarding the third member of this diabolist triad, Turkey has been more or less secretly seething with disdain for God’s chosen nation while embracing Western ways—even joining NATO, as we know. But now Turkey is making moves to directly insinuate its influence into the region that threatens to disrupt Israel’s security.

The following report provides insight:

Turkey is positioning itself to play a central role in postwar Gaza and hosted a high-level meeting this week in Istanbul focused on the future governance and reconstruction of Gaza.

Representatives from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia attended the talks, which also addressed plans for an international stabilization force to be authorized by the United Nations Security Council.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told reporters that discussions among Muslim countries are ongoing and that any troop deployment will depend on the final UN framework.

“Countries will decide on participation once a structure is agreed,” he said. Fidan added that Hamas had expressed willingness to transfer administrative authority to a Palestinian-led committee once reconstruction efforts begin.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking separately to delegates from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, praised what he described as Hamas’ commitment to the ceasefire and readiness to abide by the emerging arrangement.

Turkey’s ambitions have drawn mixed reactions in Israel, where officials view Ankara’s involvement with caution due to its long history of supporting Hamas and its frequent criticism of Israeli policy.

Though Turkey remains a NATO member and a U.S. ally, its alignment with Qatar—another state seen as close to Hamas—has raised questions about its impartiality. (“Turkish officials say Hamas is ready to give up control of Gaza,” World Israel News, November 4, 2025)

Ezekiel, as recorded in chapters 38 and 39 of the book by his name, points out the nations that will at some point assault Israel with the intention of “taking great spoil,” as it is given in the KJV. The primary nations to lead that coalition have drawn together over the past few years, with Turkey (Togarmah) aligning more and more with the fanatic Islamist leadership of Iran (Persia) in hatred of Israel. There will come a time, the prophet says, that only God Himself will be able to save His chosen people from being overrun in the great Gog-Magog attack.

Dr. Thomas Ice, director of the Pre-Trib Research Center, in his many prophetic studies, has dealt with this soon-to-eventuate assault and all it entails. He includes in the following some findings of fellow prophecy scholar Dr. Mark Hitchcock:

“Most Bible scholars and scholars of ancient history relate biblical Togarmah to the ancient Hittite city of Tegarma,” notes Mark Hitchcock, “an important city in eastern Cappadocia (modern Turkey).” But while scholars have differed slightly on the exact location of ancient Togarmah, concludes Hitchcock, “it is always associated with a city or district within the boundaries of the modern nation of Turkey.”…

The last few years has seen an Islamic majority emerge in Turkey’s Parliament, and an Islamic Prime Minister is now in place. The breakup of the former Soviet Union included the independence of five Islamic republics: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirghizia, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. Hitchcock notes that “Turkey has clearly been drawn to these former Soviet republics for economic reasons. Turkey also shares strong linguistic and ethnic ties with these nations…

Turkey sees itself as the economic developer of the vast natural resources like gold, silver, uranium, oil, coal, and natural gas that are found in these five new states…. Once Turkey is spurned by Europe, she will have motive enough to enter into league with Russia and their Islamic brethren, which will set the stage for the fulfillment of this prophecy. (The Pre-Trib Research Center, https://www.pre-trib.org)

Additionally, in the accumulating further evidence showing relationship to the Gog-Magog coalition, Turkey has issued arrest warrants for Israel’s leaders. The country accuses Benjamin Netanyahu and thirty-six other Israelis of “systematic” genocide and crimes against humanity. (Rapture Ready News, November 8, 2025)

With the rapid developments in and around God’s chosen nation—in conjunction with the geopolitical evil, socio-cultural wickedness, religious deception, and technological progression—Turkey’s insertion into the prophetic picture is yet another strong indicator of just how near the Rapture must be.

Our prayerful hope is that you will want to be part of that stupendous event when Christ calls all believers into the clouds of Glory. Here is how to make sure you’re not left behind when Jesus shouts, “Come up here!”

“That if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10).

—Terry

What Attracts People to False Teaching?

What’s the allure of false teaching, particularly in regard to future things? Why do so many people go astray from what the words of Scripture tell us about what lies ahead for us and the world?

These questions again came to my mind after I received an email boasting that “dispensationalism is on the decline.” By that, the writer meant that many Christians are turning away from our belief in Jesus’ thousand-year rule on the earth. As evidence, he cited Kirk Cameron’s apparent switch from belief in a pre-Tribulation Rapture to Dominion Theology, which teaches that the church will usher in millennial conditions on Earth before Jesus returns to the earth.

As I thought about the email heralding the merits of Dominion Theology, I began to see a pattern of what made it appealing to the writer and thus to many other Christians.

It’s Popular

I responded to the email by asserting that our beliefs are not a matter of what’s popular, but they must find their basis in the words of Scripture. Sadly, a great many churches adhere to the belief that world conditions will get better, not worse. This viewpoint stems from the errant teaching that God has rejected Israel and the church is now God’s physical kingdom on Earth. Dominion Theology takes this a step further by asserting that it, not Jesus, will bring kingdom conditions to the nations.

They also claim that the antichrist is not a person but rather a spirit that the church will defeat.

Such teachings do not match the words of Scripture, not at all. Paul referred to the antichrist as the “man of lawlessness” (2 Thessalonians 2:3) and distinguished this person from the “mystery of lawlessness” that was already at work in the world in his day. He also revealed that the Lord would “kill” him at “his coming” (2:7-8). The Lord will end the antichrist’s reign of terror, not the church.

Jesus warned His disciples that the world would “hate” them (John 15:18-25); He never promised that they or the church would win the world over to their side. The Lord told us to expect persecution.

Human Wisdom and Experience Fueled by Emotion

When it comes to alternative beliefs regarding future things, human wisdom and experience play a significant role. The email I received mentioned a book, Victorious Eschatology. In the book’s description on Amazon, the author referred to his experiences that led to his passionate belief that the church would triumph over all the world’s ills.

Unfortunately, human wisdom and experience fueled by emotion lead many astray from the truth of God’s word. I remember watching a video of an author who described his encounter with God that led him to believe that everyone would someday receive eternal life, regardless of what they believe. Sadly, his persuasive and passionate presentation likely appealed to many Christians who lack a basic understanding of the Bible.

Is it not the same with cults and false religions? They start with someone claiming to have an encounter with God through which they received special revelation that negates the clear teachings of God’s Word.

My belief in Jesus’ imminent appearing is deeply personal. I can relate several stories, some emotionally charged, of how the Lord used my beliefs to comfort and encourage me in the darkest of times. However, that is most definitely not why I’m convinced Jesus is coming to take us to glory before the start of the Tribulation. I believe what I do about the Rapture because the words of the Bible support my eager anticipation of His appearing.

It’s New

It’s insanely ironic, is it not? Many of the same people who vilify the Rapture as a belief that no one held before John Darby in the 1800s promote Dominion Theology because . . . it is new. Yes, they do!

Based upon new revelation supposedly given to newly appointed apostles and prophets, its adherents cling to the hope that the church will usher in kingdom conditions on the earth. Even the name of this teaching, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), emphasizes the recent nature of this theology.

However, its beliefs are not fresh. They represent a rehabilitated postmillennialism that flourished in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The two world wars put an end to its teaching that the church would bring kingdom conditions of peace and righteousness to the world.

Identifying the church as God’s physical kingdom on Earth goes all the way back to Augustine, who popularized this idea in the fifth century. Dominion Theology is but a different wrinkle to the Dark Ages’ belief that God had called the church to physically rule over the nations.

Lack of Sound Biblical Teaching on Eschatology

False teachings, particularly in regard to eschatology (the doctrine of future things), flourish today because of a lack of sound biblical teaching. Most pastors either ignore Bible prophecy or teach that the church is God’s promised kingdom on the earth (or will be).

We base our hope of eternal life on the words of the New Testament. The same must be true of what we believe about the Rapture, the Tribulation, Jesus’ return, and His reign over the nations. The words of Revelation 19:11-20:10 dispel all the NAR beliefs as well as its basis in Replacement Theology. These teachings rely on human-based interpretations of the book of Revelation rather than what the Apostle John plainly tells us about Jesus’ Second Coming, when He brings His kingdom to earth.

When we let the words of Scripture speak for themselves, they lead us to a belief in the pre-Tribulation Rapture. Our hope does not rest on human wisdom or experience but rather on what the Bible says.

-Jonathan

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