In my Hold Fast! article
I shared J. D. Farag’s Mid-East Prophecy
Update October 22, 2017 wherein he tells of a significant prophetic
event that points to the nearness of a world war. He explains that we are on
the cusp of Isaiah 17 and that he believes it will lead to the Ezekiel 38 war.
The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away
from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. - Isaiah 17:1 KJV
This may be what we should be looking for next. It has been
exciting to listen or read what the other watchmen were finding even though I
had already concluded that there is NO WAY to know what day our Lord Yahshua is
coming! I shared how I came to this realization when I reposted The
Rapture: Can the Timing Be Known?
. . . I now believe the Rapture
event will be in my lifetime on a day chosen by our Heavenly Father. Just as in
the ancient Hebrew wedding tradition, the Heavenly Bridegroom Jesus will come
to snatch away His Bride when His Father decides that all is ready. (For more
information on this go to ldolphin.org/TheNuptials and biblestudytools.com.)
Why Bother Watching?
This does not mean it is wrong to speculate about His
coming, but we cannot be absolute in our findings. I’m sure that when a Hebrew
bride was waiting for her groom she tried to figure out when he might come for
her. The important thing is to be aware of the imminence of our Bridegroom
coming.
Jesus warns the church to watch for Him or He will come as a
thief:
Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and
hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee
as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. - Revelation 3:3 KJV
In contrast to this, those who seek the Lord and do
watch, will know the nearness of the Rapture:
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day
would overtake you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day.
We are not of night nor of darkness; so then let us not sleep as others do, but
let us be alert and sober. 1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 NASB
It has been my lifestyle to seek the Lord’s face and hope
for His coming, but did not research to look for the time of His coming.
. . . Then about two years ago, it
was as though the Spirit of the Lord turned a switch to ‘ON’ inside me and I
KNEW the Rapture was critically close at hand! [excerpt from The
Rapture: Can the Timing Be Known?]
This is what I believe 1 Thessalonians 5:4 is referring to
when it says we who watch will not be overtaken like a thief when the day
comes. Not that we know the exact day, but that we will be alert to His
nearness because of the Holy Spirit putting the awareness within us!
What DO We Look For?
In agreement with The
Watchman's Watchman it is the fulfillment of an event that we are to look for--most likely the Isaiah 17 event must occur prior to the Rapture of the Church
Bride.
It is my belief, along with Chuck Missler and many others,
that the Overcoming Church will be raptured before the Ezekiel 38 war. As Brother J. D. Farag shared, the total
destruction of Damascus will most likely be the catalyst for that war. Rapture
dates we were alerted to by watchmen might have coincided with Isaiah 17 and
Ezekiel 38, but so far that is not the case.
It is my belief that the Rapture will be a rescue amid the
world falling apart around us in the way of nuclear war, earth-shattering
quakes, and perhaps a meteor shower. In essence, escaping By the
Skin of Our Teeth!
In the meantime we must be about our Father’s business:
But know this, that if
the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would
have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
Therefore be ye also
ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Who then is a faithful
and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give
them meat in due season?
Blessed [is] that
servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Matthew 24:43-46 KJV
Caveat: I do not necessarily agree
with all the beliefs of anyone whose material I reference. I seek to be led of
the Spirit of God as to the sources I use, however, even Spirit-filled
Christians only 'see in part' as it says in 1 Corinthians 13:12.
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