I ASKED THE LORD, WHEN IS THE RAPTURE? HE ANSWERED ME!

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. -James 5:8 KJV

Many things seemed to be pointing to a Hanukkah harpazo but this was not the case—at least not for 2018. So instead perhaps God is setting forth unmistakable markers (as others have mentioned before me) pointing to the two-part coming of Jesus Christ wanting to avoid full disclosure which would benefit the Enemy’s plans.

Rapture is Not a Date It’s an Event!

A video by Godshealer7 End Time Prophecy YT caught my attention this past week. Sister Barbara came out and asked the Lord, “When are we going?” When He answered her, it caused the hair on the back of her neck to stand up. He replied, “When the fire rains down, you’ll come up.” She went on to say that she realized that God’s timing is working on events and that the Rapture is not a date but an event. In other words, it is THE EVENT contingent upon other events happening first.

When the Fire Rains Down You’ll Come Up

In her video Sister Barbara speculates on what the “fire” might refer to, but I believe it is in reference to nuclear missiles which is what several other believers have been shown (see when the missiles come down we go up and also firecharger YTC's 2013 video).

Zechariah 5 gives convincing evidence that “fire” refers to nuclear warheads:

Then I turned and raised my eyes, and saw there a flying scroll.And he said to me, "What do you see?"

So I answered, "I see a flying scroll. Its length [is] twenty cubits and its width ten cubits."

Then he said to me, "This [is] the curse that goes out over the face of the whole earth: 'Every thief shall be expelled,' according [to] this side of [the scroll]; and, 'Every perjurer shall be expelled,' according [to] that side of it." - Zechariah 5:1-3 NKJV

"I will send out [the curse]," says the LORD of hosts; "It shall enter the house of the thief And the house of the one who swears falsely by My name. It shall remain in the midst of his house And consume it, with its timber and stones." - Zechariah 5:4 NKJV

The scroll is translated from the Hebrew word mĕgillah and refers to a single cylinder like that which holds scrolls (see image).  

Verse 4 says this cylinder will enter the house of certain people “And consume it, with its timber and stones.” What do we know of nowadays that is capable of this? Nuclear weapons.

The dimensions of this flying cylinder are similar to those of the warheads on the world’s most prolific nuclear SLBMs (Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile) and other long-range missiles!

Zechariah describes what he is seeing based on what he is familiar with, but he does not know what he is actually looking at as indicated by the next verse:

So I asked, "What [is] it?" And he said, "It [is] a basket that is going forth." He also said, "This [is] their resemblance throughout the earth: "Here [is] a lead disc lifted up, and this [is] a woman sitting inside the basket"; - Zechariah 5:6-7 NKJV

Let me bring your attention to the word translated woman. This comes from the Hebrew word 'ishshah which can be translated as woman or fire offering!

So you see where Sister Barbara’s prophetic word of the fire coming down could very well be referring to nuclear war. An excellent video explaining these verses is NUCLEAR WAR PROPHECY REVEALED!

 
Jubilee Marker

Back in 2017 I too asked the Lord whether He was coming for His Bride that year.

He did not give me a direct “Yes” or “No” answer, but I believe He wanted me to look into the Jubilee. . .

Wikipedia has very interesting information related to the Jubilee:

The Jubilee (Hebrew: יובל‎ yūḇāl; Yiddish: yoyvl) year is the year at the end of seven cycles of shmita (Sabbatical years), and according to Biblical regulations had a special impact on the ownership and management of land in the Land of Israel; there is some debate whether it was the 49th year (the last year of seven sabbatical cycles, referred to as the Sabbath's Sabbath), or whether it was the following (50th) year.[excerpt Wikipedia.org]

            [Excerpt from 2017 Final Jubilee?]

Exactly when the final Jubilee begins and ends is debatable but the Jubilee was celebrated in Jerusalem in 2017 and then Israel’s 70^th Anniversary on May 14, 2018. These were definite markers that we are closing in on the end of the fig tree generation!

I do not adhere to the legalistic aspect of the Hebrew roots movement, but have gleaned much from Ed Chumney’s information regarding The Seven Festivals wherein he wrote: “The ultimate fulfillment of the year of Jubilee will take place at the second coming of Messiah”. 

When They Go Up We Go Up

I think Gary at Unsealed, who wrote regarding the December 10 dedication of the Third Temple altar in Was the Covenant of Many Just Made?, is correct that this will go hand in hand with the Antichrist's plans as evidenced by the Pope (my False Prophet candidate) wanting to make Jerusalem the One World Religion Center.

The relationship between the False Prophet and the Antichrist is an interesting one. The Antichrist (political) empowers the False Prophet (religious). But ultimately the False Prophet causes the whole world to worship the Antichrist (Revelation 13:12). The False Prophet also encourages the people of the world to subscribe to the world financial and economic system and to receive the mark of the Beast (Antichrist) which gives them access to the financial system. Thus the global economy, global political authority and global religion become intertwined. This all happens in the name of unity which sounds good but is not. It is a bad unity because it is man-centered and is a unity against the Lord and His Christ. [Excerpt from discerningtheworld.com]

During the night of March 9, 2017, I awoke briefly and saw three python-sized snakes crawling up our bedroom wall. They were side by side and of equal length and width.

“What are You showing me, Lord?” I asked for I realized it was an open vision. The answer came immediately.

“These are the three main religions in the world rising up together. Soon they will entwine with one another to form the New World Religion.”

Today we can especially see how easy it would be for another trio to intertwine— religion, politics, and the economy—into one conglomerate global system controlled by the Antichrist.

The dress rehearsal and dedication of the altar for the Third Temple taking place earlier this week reminded me of another event we may be looking for:

Matthew Patrick Winfrey, a brother in Christ on Youtube who ministers in the Philippines, believes he was shown that “When you see the natural seed of Abraham ascend the natural Mount Zion, know that this is the sign that the spiritual seed of Abraham will ascend to the Heavenly Mount Zion”.

Brother Patrick added that this could either refer to when the Jews will be able to openly pray on the Temple Mount or it may refer to when the building of the Third Temple begins. 2018 Final Signs

  

4.4 Quake at 4:14 AM

I have a younger sister who lives north of Atlanta and she called to tell me how the 4.4 earthquake whose epicenter was in Tennessee woke her at around 4 o’clock that morning. I thought that was very interesting because of the significance of the number four:

. . . The number four always has reference to all that is created. . . . It is the number of things that have a beginning, of things that are made, of material things, and matter itself. It is the number of material completeness.

Four is the number of the great elements—earth, air, fire, and water.

Four are the regions of the earth—north, south, east, and west.

Four are the divisions of the day—morning, noon, evening, and midnight. Or in our Lord's words, when He speaks of His coming at evening, midnight, cock-crowing, or in the morning (Mark 13:35). We are never to put off His coming in our minds beyond tomorrow morning.

Four are the seasons of the year—spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Four are the great variations of the lunar phases.

Four marks division also. 

In the Apocalypse the same four cherubim are called Swa, "the living creatures" (Rev 4). These announce the Coming One; these sing of creation and of Him who created all things, and for whose pleasure they were created (Rev 4:11). Whenever they speak it is in connection with the earth. These call forth and announce the judgments or plagues (Rev 6) which issue on the ejection of the Usurper from the earth, and the destruction of them which destroy the earth, and in the exaltation and enthronement of Him when all the kingdoms of the world become the kingdom of our Lord and His anointed, and when the LORD God omnipotent reigneth. E. W. Bullinger

“All of creation is groaning. . .” and the groanings are increasing in preparation for the great shaking which will culminate in “THE BIRTH”. My point is—the “baby” is coming and there is nothing that is going to stop it from coming. Braxton-Hicks contractions do not go away but then develop into true labor pains—“as travail upon a woman with child” (1 Thessalonians 5:3).

Occupy!

Oh, dear brethren! If only we understood better who we truly are in Christ Jesus. Recently, I was watching The Miracle—the true story of Herb Brooks, the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.

I was drifting into sleep when the movie reached the part where the coach (played by Kirk Russell) was giving a stirring pre-game speech to his team and said, “You were born to be hockey players”; but what I heard was as though the Holy Spirit shouted, “YOU WERE BORN TO BE OCCUPIERS!”

"You were born to be hockey players--I mean OCCUPIERS!"

I literally jumped up off the couch at this!

When I looked up where this word is used in Scripture, I found only ONE place in the New Testament:

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy [pragmateuomai] till I come. - Luke 19:13 KJV

Pragmateuomai means “to carry on a business”. This reminds me of what the young Jesus said to His earthly parents when they went looking for Him after He came up missing:

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. - Luke 2:46 KJV

And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? - Luke 2:48-49 KJV

I don’t know about you, but I want to hear “Well done!” when I come before the Throne of God! As I wrote in Is the Rapture Earned?, our salvation will not be judged, but our works will be.

We were born to be the “occupying power” on earth, to be joint heirs with Christ, to rule and reign with Him during the Millennial Kingdom, and then who knows all that is in store for Eternity!

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. - Romans 8:16-19 KJV

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only [they], but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, [to wit], the redemption of our body. - Romans 8:22-23 KJV

Dispensational gears are changing--Do you have your ticket?

In the meantime we are to live like this is who we are! As our Brother Todd shared--When You've Done All You Can to Stand, THEN STAND! Stand boldly! Stand in faith KNOWING He keeps His promises! I fully agree with what Todd said:

“You can see the dispensational gears starting to collide and grind because what we have is the next dispensation starting to churn and the Age of Grace starting to END!”

We have MUCH TO LOOK UPWARD FOR AND FORWARD TO, SAINTS!

Updated 3/28/2022

2018 Final Signs?

The Heavens Declare a Warning!

And there shall be signs [sēmeion]  in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; - Luke 21:25 KJV

Y’shua, our Jesus, said there would be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. Did anybody have any idea, though, that there would be so many signs!

• 2014-2015 Blood Moon Tetrad
• September 2017 Revelation 12 Sign
• August 21, 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse No. 1
• December 3, 2017 Supermoon
• January 1, 2018 Supermoon
• January 31, 2018 Super Blue Blood Moon

 

And there appeared a great wonder [sēmeion] in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: - Revelation 12:1 KJV

Going by what the Lord God has done in the past, the 2014-2015 blood moon tetrad is a 2-year warning signal for a significant event related to the nation of Israel.

The last series of four total lunar eclipses occurred in 1967--the year Israel recaptured Jerusalem. The tetrad before that? Well, it was in 1948--the year Israel became a nation. In 1492, during the Spanish Inquisition when the Jews were expelled from Spain on the 9th of Av, there was another tetrad of blood moons occurring on feast days. It was also the year Christopher Columbus, who was secretly a Jew, sailed to America. The Divine Appointment

Paul of the REVELATIONCHAPTER12dotCOM YT Channel mentions this and gives further explanation using a wonderful chart in New Year Supermoon | Mars & Jupiter Golden Ratio | Rapture.

As my regular readers know, I believe the next big event for Israel will be a major war. Those who are in Christ may or may not see this war before we are gathered. (For more information on this subject please read This Means War!)

Another Blood Moon? Did you hear there will be a super blue blood moon at the end of this month? Could this upcoming January 31 total lunar eclipse be the final blood moon spoken of by the prophet Joel?

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. - Joel 2:31 KJV

With Israel’s “final” anniversary coming up on May 14, 2018, with their 70^th Birthday, all these signs could be pointing to the end of the "fig tree generation"!

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. - Luke 21:32 KJV

When Missiles Come Down We Go Up

Everyone has probably heard about the so-called false nuclear attack alarm Hawaii experienced recently. However, were you aware that Japan experienced the same thing three days later?

Paul Begley reported that “Trump Briefed At Pentagon About Hawaii Missile Crisis”. Reliable sources informed brother Paul Begley that there actually was a nuclear missile launched via a submarine towards Hawaii and again towards Japan but that the United States shot them down.

On a Greg Hunter program Dr. Dave Janda's sources informed him the attack was via a “renegade” China military sub.

“The Deep State New World Order would rather destroy everything than lose power and they are at that point,” said Roy Potter former Army Lieutenant Colonel in his MISSILES, MAD SCIENTISTS, AND MAD POLITICIANS video.

Nuclear war is horrific and it is imminent; but as I have said before, I have no fear about it because when the missiles come down we go up!

When They Go Up We Go Up

Scripture does not give definite indications or signs of when the 1 Cor. 15:52 catching away of the overcoming church will occur. The Scriptures do give events related to Israel’s coming time of travail—Jacob’s Trouble. This is the period many, including myself, refer to as The Tribulation where the natural seed of Abraham will suffer but NOT the spiritual seed of Abraham.

“Jacob” was part of the patriarch Abraham’s lineage whose bloodline lead to the birth of the Messiah.

Abraham was promised a seed who would be as the stars of heaven. He was also promised a seed who would be as the sand upon the sea shore. Two seeds: a Godly seed, and an earthly, carnal, fleshly seed. newfoundationspubl.org/seed.htm

Just as the Lord God renamed Abram to Abraham, He renamed Jacob to Israel in Chapter 32 of Genesis and again reminded him of the change in Chapter 35. God gave Abram and Jacob each new names after making a covenant with them. The “natural” name was “Jacob” and the new or “spiritual” name became “Israel”. So when referring to the “natural seed” of Abraham the name Jacob is used. This is why I believe The Tribulation is a time related to trouble for the natural seed of Abraham and that is why it is specifically referred to as Jacob’s Trouble:

For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. - Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? - Alas! for that day [is] great, so that none [is] like it: it [is] even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. - Jeremiah 30:5-7 KJV

This period of time will be Israel's most trying time ever... There shall be great tribulation in Israel such as never was since there was a nation (Daniel 12:1). It will also be a time when G-d will ultimately judge sin and all the nations on the earth. Through it, the nation of Israel will be physically saved from total destruction by G-d, and will, as a nation, accept Yeshua as the Messiah. "...But he shall be saved out of it" (Jeremiah 30:7)...[excerpt from page 113 of The Seven Festivals of the Messiah by Edward Chumney]

Matthew Patrick Winfrey, a brother in Christ on Youtube who ministers in the Philippines, believes he was shown that “When you see the natural seed of Abraham ascend the natural Mount Zion, know that this is the sign that the spiritual seed of Abraham will ascend to the Heavenly Mount Zion”.

Brother Patrick added that this could either refer to when the Jews will be able to openly pray on the Temple Mount or it may refer to when the building of the Third Temple begins.

Unsealed.org just wrote about how there has been a Fundamental Change On The Temple Mount Less Than 4 Months From Israel's 70th Anniversary because Jewish worshipers have begun showing an increasing determination to have the right to openly worship on the Temple Mount—a right that was stripped from them as part of the 1967 agreement that gave the Jordanian Waqf control of the Temple Mount.

Only Father Knows

It is exhilarating to see all that is happening to fulfill prophecy. Is this the year we go Home? Only our Heavenly Father knows for sure and I will rest in that knowledge…

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.

This Means WAR!

The Revelation 12 Sign and War

Whether an individual believes the celestial wonder that occurred in September 2017 was the Revelation 12 Sign or not, most agree that it points to the coming prophesied travail for Israel.

Women at full-term pregnancy experience “warm-up” aches that are referred to as Braxton-Hicks contractions BEFORE the actual labor pains begin. So it goes with the “warm-up” pains as the nations rise up against God’s chosen people Israel. Once travail or labor does officially begin, THERE IS NO STOPPING IT! J. D. Farag refers to this in his Mid-East Prophecy Update – December 31st, 2017 saying President Trump’s Jerusalem announcement will rev us into Bible prophecy the likes of which we have never seen before with prophetic events in 2018 being even more frequent and more intense than 2017!

This time of trouble for the natural seed of Abraham is imminent and will most likely involve thermonuclear weapons.  The reason for the seven-year Tribulation (Daniel’s 70^th week) is this:

So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not [let them] pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I [am] the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. - Ezekiel 39:7 KJV

In fulfillment of Micah 5:3 and Joel 2 the Lord God turns His attention back to Israel. (Read also O Little Town of Bethlehem.) In doing this, He not only makes Israel know who is the Holy One but also makes the heathen nations know who He is!

Which War is Which?

War is imminent, but which war? Both the Old and New Testaments prophesy of specific wars in the last days. Even well know scholars, such as Chuck Missler, admit to not understanding with certainty how it will all play out; but Dr. Missler comes to this conclusion:

All the members of the Confederacy detailed in Psalm 83 are Muslims. Each of them is the subject of specific judgments which are detailed in Ezekiel 25 through 32. However, the principal issue of the entire episode is to make a specific point:

 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. Psalm 83:18

His name alone is Jehovah, not Allah, the moon-god. And the Abrahamic Covenant has not been repealed! If this view is correct, it suggests a very dramatic prelude to the events of Ezekiel 38. A Surprise in Psalm 83?

In this article Dr. Missler gives a detailed Order of Events that prelude the Ezekiel 38 war and points out that the nations who participate in the Psalm 83 war are not the same as those who participate in the Ezekiel 38 war.

Bill Salus outlines these differences also noting that the goals and results of the two wars differ:

                                          PSALM 83 WAR

Participants: Tents of Edom—Palestinians & So. Jordanians

                        Ishmaelites—Saudis

                        Moab—Palestinians & Central Jordan

                        Hagarenes—Egyptians

                        Gebal—Hezbollah & No. Lebanese

                        Ammon—Palestinians & No. Jordan

                        Amalek—Arabs of Sinai

                        Philistia—Hamas of Gaza Strip

                        Tyre—Hezbollah & So. Lebanese

                        Assyria—Syrians & No. Iraq

Goal:  “They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from [being] a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.” - Psalm 83:4 KJV

Result:  The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) stops the Psalm 83 invasion.

                                     EZEKIEL 38 WAR

Participants: Russia & So. Steppes

                        Turkey          

                        Iran

                        Ethiopia

                        Sudan

                        Somalia

                        Libya

                        Algeria

                        Morocco

                        Tunisia

Goal: “Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?” - Ezekiel 38:13 KJV

Result:  The Lord God Himself stops the Ezekiel 38 invasion.

It is my opinion that Israel does not give the Lord credit for their Psalm 83 victory which opens the door to the Gog-Magog attack. In line with brother Salus I believe Israel as a nation will continue to reject the true Messiah and instead return to the Law and the rebuilding of the Temple. It will not be until Israel has seen the abomination of desolation by the Antichrist (which occurs 3-1/2 years into the 7-year Tribulation) and escaped into the wilderness that her people will come to believe on Y’shua as their Messiah.

Prophetic Timeline

The consensus among teachers who believe in a Pre-Tribulation (pre-Daniel 70^th week) Rapture would appear to agree with Alan Horvath’s timeline [brackets indicate notes I added]:

 1—Psalm 83 War and Isaiah 17 (Damascus)

 2—The Netchatef (Rapture) 2 Thessalonians 2:7

 3—Antichrist 2 Thessalonians 2:8

 4—Gog-Magog War #1 Ezekiel 38

 5—The Tribulation Revelation Chapters 6-20

 6—The Second Coming [and Armageddon War] Revelation Chapter 19

 7—The 1,000 Years Revelation Chapter 20

 8—Gog-Magog War #2 Revelation 20:7

 9—Judgment Day Revelation 20:11

10—The Eighth Day Revelation Chapter 21

Please keep in mind that no scholar says their timelines are “written in stone”; but from my perusal of teachings, Dr. Missler and Alan Horvath are in agreement with this approximate timeline along with Hal Lindsey, Bill Salus, and others. Hal Lindsey gives a very good synopsis and explanation in a 12-minute Report.

All we know for certain related to the timing of the catching away of the overcoming church is that it is before wrath is poured out. Psalm 83 does not mention God's wrath, but Ezekiel 38:18ff does. This is why the timeline shows the Rapture occurring after the Psalm 83 war.  

Interesting to Note

As I have studied these end times wars, I have learned some noteworthy things that convince me that Psalm 83 describes a war that is separate from the Ezekiel 38-39 war.

>Ezekiel 38 connects to 39 using the word “Therefore” with Ezekiel 38:1 through 39:29 describing the Judgments on Israel’s Enemies. (Source: The Companion Bible p. 1161) This leads me to believe both chapters are describing the same war.

>The phrase in Ezekiel 39:2, “and leave but the sixth part of thee”, is more accurately translated, “I will sixth thee”. In our language this means “I will decimate you!” (Source: Chuck Missler The Magog Invasion)

>The reason why none of the Muslim nations listed in Psalm 83 are in Ezekiel 38-39 is because the Psalm 83 war will bring an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict. (Source:  Bill Salus)

In researching Ezekiel 38-39 I saw Scripture that intimated to that war being within the 70^th Week of Daniel—the 7-year Tribulation period:

>Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this [is] the day whereof I have spoken. - Ezekiel 39:8 KJV

And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: - Ezekiel 39:9 KJV

So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down [any] out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD. - Ezekiel 39:10 KJV

These Old Testament writers could be using ancient terms to describe modern artillery that burn for seven years OR possibly these are actual wood weapons in such abundance the Israelis will use them for fuel. Why would Israel need wood for fuel?

It is possible that an EMP (electro-magnetic pulse) of some type occurred knocking out all electricity. This could happen via a weapon OR it has been suggested by some that the Rapture would cause an EMP effect.

>The evidence of a multitude of actual horses being present in the Ezekiel 38-39 war can be seen in Ezekiel 39:17-20 when the fowls of the air and other animals eat the dead horses!

“They” Don’t Escape; “We” Do!

However these end time wars play out, I am in agreement with J. D. Farag who believes that the “sudden destruction” of nuclear war will result in our escape as indicated in 1 Thessalonians:

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. - 1 Thessalonians 5:3 KJV

And I say, “BRING IT!”

NOTE added 1/10/18: I wanted to make it clear that when I write "BRING IT", it is to express my yearning to meet Him in the air and not an eagerness for the horrifying wrath to come upon the unsaved. I thank God that He is bringing millions to Christ  so quickly for He alone knows how much time is left!

Below is a comment made by Kim that I found very insightful. Part of it was: "I had the thought about all the wars mentioned that there are wars within war sometimes."

I had never thought of it that way but I can certainly picture such a scenario. Her astute statement may very well be what Jesus was referring to when He said:

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet. - Matthew 24:6 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.

LOOKING BUT NOT SETTING A DATE

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.