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The Rapture is coming. When? Scripture gives us hints but not a date. This means we have two choices: believe God or make up “facts.” Sadly, too many people make up “facts.”
One “fact” that Christians continue to believe is that we will go through the wrath of God. We won’t.
I once heard a man say that it will be up to us to “purify the church” during the Tribulation. Really? If that’s true, then what did Jesus do?
In Revelation, we read seven letters dictated to John by Jesus that were to be sent to seven churches. These seven letters describe ages of the church; the final letter comes right before John was shown a door open in Heaven, and he was called to enter. That’s a “picture” of the Rapture.
Then John was shown marvelous things in Heaven, including 24 elders. These elders represent the church. When prophets of old saw visions of the throne room of God, the elders weren’t there because the church hadn’t been raptured, or even come into being.
After that, John is shown the troubles on Earth. Those troubles were prophesied by Daniel and also spoken of by Jesus. Revelation chapter 6 begins with the Lamb opening seals of a book, and each seal brings its own judgment, each one worse than the one before. When the sixth seal is opened, there’s a great earthquake, sun is turned black, and the moon becomes red as blood. Things just keep getting worse, and kings, great men, rich men, and others try to hide.
“And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” (Revelation 6:16-17).
Jesus redeemed us with His blood, and it’s an insult to His love and sacrifice to think Christians will see His wrath. When the believers in Thessalonica were deceived by a letter telling them they had missed the Rapture, Paul was quite upset. He reminded them that they had turned from idol worshippers to serve the living God
“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come” (1 Thessalonians 1:10).
Have you turned from the ways of the world to faith in Christ? Study Scripture and take hope in what you learn. Watch, wait, and don’t grow weary.
We see so much of prophecy coming to pass. The biggest sign is the fact that, against all odds, Israel is once again in their God-given land. Never has there been a nation that was dispersed and scattered that has come back into existence with their original language and traditions and laws. Only God could have done that.
There’s another false “fact” too many people believe. Some think that Christians have replaced Israel in God’s eyes. That’s a lie that can only be believed by people who don’t believe God. He went to all the trouble to call Abraham from a life entrenched in paganism, and established the nation of Israel. God doesn’t go back on His promises, and He promised many things to Israel. Israel has blessed the world in so many ways, but the birth of the Messiah is the greatest blessing. Still, they have many tough times ahead. The entire world will turn against them, and we see that happening now.
God said they would face many wars, and the one that is raging now is one of the major ones. It’s very prophetic. Right now, the United States of America is supporting Israel. We must pay attention to what God told Abraham.
“And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Genesis 12:2-3).
God is never wrong. I am concerned for the United States. President Trump has been a big supporter of Israel, but recently is backing off. Sin is strong in America, and many, many people choose to support the gay lifestyle, abortion, and much more. Public schools brainwash children in believing in evolution and accepting the deviant lifestyles. Add to that antisemitism, and it’s a wonder God hasn’t judged America harshly.
One Congresswoman even said that anyone who supports Israel should be put in detention camps. With President Trump seemingly turning away from Israel, America will soon be just another nation that once was but fades into history. Christians have dropped the ball by not understanding Scripture and firmly standing upon God’s word. The Bible is God’s word. The Bible is Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. Study it and write God’s truth upon your heart.
It doesn’t take much looking to see that we’re living in very uncertain times. It’s easy to be frightened if you aren’t grounded in God’s word. God told us what will happen long before it happens so that we won’t be taken by surprise. There are many signs that Daniel’s prophecy regarding the end times is unfolding. We’re living in a unique period of time… the age of grace. Grace through faith in the redeeming power of the blood of Jesus. That age is quickly coming to an end. When it’s over, all Hell will break loose on Earth. The wrath of the Lamb will be poured out on the earth.
Christians will be called Home prior to the final week of Daniel’s prophecy. If you’ve studied Scripture, you’ll know that many things are falling into place. The Jewish Temple must be rebuilt. We know this because Daniel was told, “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate” (Daniel 9:27).
Without the temple, the “sacrifice and oblation” cannot be done properly. This verse might be clearer if you read it in a more modern translation, such as the New King James. Jesus referred to this when He was asked by His disciples about the end of the age.
“When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place (whoso readeth, let him understand:)Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains” (Matthew 24:15-16).
These words from Jesus reveal that Daniel was, in fact, a prophet and that the Jewish temple will be built; this isn’t talking about the church, but rather it’s talking about the Jewish people in Israel. Today, there’s no temple in Jerusalem, but the Temple Institute has everything needed to rebuild the temple, including the red heifer which is necessary for purification. The rebuilding of the temple is very exciting, and it may or may not be rebuilt before the Rapture. It will be there for the Antichrist to defile during the Tribulation.
Aside from the Temple, signs of the end include wars (oh my, we do see wars raging), but Jesus also told us it would be a time like the days of Noah. We are there. Many preachers have taught erroneously that those days were just wicked, and Cain’s sons married Seth’s daughters. What a lie that is.
“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose” (Genesis 6:1-2).
The “sons of God” are angels. In this case, they are the fallen angels who rebelled against God. They mated with the “daughters of men,” who were simply human women. There was genetic manipulation going on, and all of creation was corrupted.
What do we see happening today? Genetic manipulation and all of creation being corrupted. Our food is tampered with so that it isn’t what God intended for us to eat.
Jesus also said it would be as in the days of Lot. Remember, God had to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because of the sexual perversion there. Today, confused males think they are females, and females think they are males. Quack doctors mutilate these people and fill them with hormones, and this is accepted by many people today, even some Christians.
Vaccines are forced upon us, which contain many ingredients that humans should not put in their bodies. We now have Google (yes, Google) about to release millions of mosquitoes in California and Florida, which somehow are supposed to neutralize existing mosquitoes so the diseases they carry will be eliminated. What could go wrong? Everything could, and will, go wrong.
We’re living in the last days, and everything is crazy. AI is the tool the Antichrist will use to implement the Mark of the Beast. Right now, almost everything you have in your home is tracking you. This information will be stored in data centers. Yes, Big Brother is watching. Do you really think that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are just for better cellphone service? Watch, wait, and don’t grow weary.
The Apostle Paul warned of trouble during the last days. “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away” (2 Timothy 3:1-5).
We are in perilous times, and there are many of us who are watching and waiting for the Rapture. Some Christians think that God won’t honor the death, burial, and resurrection of His only begotten Son and will allow all who believe in Him to go through the Great Tribulation. The Rapture is our blessed hope.
“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works” (Titus 2:11-14).
If you’re watching and waiting, you should be excited, not weary. God will honor His promises.
Why is God waiting? With so much wickedness in the world, doesn’t it seem logical that God would call us Home quickly? Remember, our reckoning of time is different than how God reckons time. What if God had called us home a year ago? How many people who would have been left behind then have come to faith now? If you’re one of them, aren’t you thankful that He waited? There are people that I’m praying for to come to salvation. Maybe one of them will be the one that triggers the Rapture!
“For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; but blindness in part is happened to Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in” (Romans 11:25).
Yes, Israel is blind to the fact that Jesus is their Messiah, but there will be one last Gentile who accepts Christ for salvation, and finally, the Rapture will take all believers Home. That will lift the blinders from Jewish eyes.
“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:51-52).
With each day that passes, I get a little more excited that this could be the day. The Rapture is a promise, and I believe God.
When we get weary, we tend to let our guard down. Deception is a tool Satan will use to deceive many. Keep watching. Be alert. Study Scripture to avoid deception.
Recently, there’s been a bit of a flap about the government releasing documents about UFOs. So what? If you’ve seen one, you don’t need the government to confirm it. If you haven’t seen one, then you may be shocked by what’s coming to light. Remember, there’s only one God, and He doesn’t need a UFO to reveal Himself to you. Scripture is our shield against deception. It tells us that the Antichrist will be a deceiver.
“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness” (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12).
Keep watching and waiting. Don’t grow weary. Don’t be deceived by lies.
Are you weary of watching and waiting? “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).
If you’re watching, waiting, and weary, then the only way to hurry up the Rapture is to get out there and witness to others. One day it will be too late, so get busy now.
God bless you all,
Nathele Graham
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