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

HEAVEN AND NATURE SING!

The day Jesus was born was discovered after the fact. The wise men (or magos in the Greek) understood from God’s signs in the heavenlies of His soon coming and prepared for it, but not until the angels appeared to the shepherds (Luke 7:2-11) did anyone but Jesus’ earthly parents know He had first come as The Light of the World.

No one to this day can determine the exact hour a child will be born if it is a natural birth. God knows when that life is conceived and when that life will be born (Isaiah 66:9). So, too, only Father God knows when the Overcoming Man Child will be born resulting in the manifestation of the Revelation 12:5 Event. The Heavenly Signs of 2018

BUT HAS THE HOLY SPIRIT REVEALED THE TIME? Taking into account Amos 3:7 and Deuteronomy 29:29, this may be the case with the saints who are being shown that our joyous expectation will be fulfilled during this Season of Light!

Hanukkah Harpazo

Not that the Rapture or Harpazo of the Overcoming Church has to happen on a holiday, but the Spirit of the Lord has shown a number of the brethren to look towards The Last Great Day. (Although this day is associated with the Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot, Chanukah became a Second Feast of Tabernacles.)

 

Our Brother in Christ Todd at IT IS FINISHED YT just posted what I think is the most exciting video yet-- REV 1:13, 7 LAMPS, John 10 HARPAZO. . . He shares about receiving phenomenal confirmations from God about this Season of Hanukkah! Not only that but he points to the fact that the word harpazō was said TWICE by Jesus during Hanukkah:

And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck [harpazō]  them out of my hand.

My Father, which gave [them] me, is greater than all; and no [man] is able to pluck [harpazō]  [them] out of my Father's hand. John 10:22-28 KJV

As Todd said, the reason no one will pluck His sheep from His hand is because He Himself will pluck or harpazō His people (1 Thessalonians 4:17)!

Both REVELATIONCHAPTER12dotcom YT (Hanukkah - Day 444 - Donald Trump & Blood Moons) and Many Fish posted videos on December 4 making a connection with the last day of Hanukkah (December 10, 2018) being 444 days after the September 23, 2017, Sign of the Woman! This is also when the Sanhedrin will perform a ceremony that will include the consecration of a stone altar prepared for use in the Third Temple. 

Back in 2012 Five Doves published an article stating the Scriptures make it clear that the Rapture will occur at Hanukkah:

What the Lord is saying here is that the 7^th day of the Feast of Tabernacles was the correct time for Him to shake the heavens and the earth, but the time has been moved to the second Feast of Tabernacles, a.k.a. Hanukkah.

. . . The Lord is telling us that we have not yet been raptured on the 7^th day of Tabernacles . . . He will come on the second Feast of Tabernacles, which is Hanukkah. [Excerpt from fivedoves.com]

THE HEAVENS DECLARE

Twins

We are seeing the converging signs for the birthing of “twins”—the first birth being that of the Revelation 12 Man Child (also foreshadowed in Isaiah 66:7 and Zephaniah 2:1-3) and the second birth being when those who come to believe on Messiah Jesus will be welcomed into the Millennial Kingdom. (Related articles: Birthing of the Millennial Kingdom and The Two-Part Coming of the Messiah)

It is noteworthy that God specifically mentions the Sun and the Moon in Genesis:

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: - Genesis 1:14 KJV

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also. - Genesis 1:16 KJV

The greater light that rules the day is, of course, the Sun; and the lesser light is the Moon.

The moon is a messianic Bride symbol just as the sun is a messianic Bridegroom symbol. Just as the moon has no light of its own but reflects the light of the sun and therefore shows its glory, so is the Bride with the Bridegroom.

The Open Scroll

In the video, December Night Sky by Nemesis Maturity, there is heavenly activity explained that caught my prophetic eye.  

At approximately 1:15 minutes, the screen says, “Catch your last view of Saturn for several months when it nears the Moon at Sunset December 8 through the 10^th”.

Saturn has long been known to symbolize Satan while the Moon represents "the virgin bride". Maybe I am reading too much into it, but Saturn disappearing made me think of the Dragon being cast down in Revelation 12 and standing before the woman:

“. . . and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.” - Revelation 12:4b KJV

Will the Dragon stand before The Woman as Hanukkah ends at nightfall December 10? It is my highest hope because the next verse is the harpazō!

And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up [G726--harpazō] unto God, and [to] his throne. - Revelation 12:5 KJV

Then at about 2:50 minutes in the same video an animated chart shows that from December 24-26 the Moon moves from below the Orion and Gemini constellations towards the bold white star Regulus of Leo.

Seeing Gemini (“twins”) reminded me that this month would also welcome the Geminids:

The Geminids are considered to be one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, with the possibility of sighting around 120 meteors per hour at its peak, which is on December 13 or 14, depending on your time zone.

The shower owes its name to the constellation Gemini because the meteors seem to emerge from this constellation in the sky. timeanddate.com

The video also shares information on the Geminids which are active December 4^th through the 17^th and report that the peak lasts for a full 24 hours so people around the world will get to see this spectacle!

Mars and Neptune in Aquarius

When listening to Many Fish’s video Aquarius Mars and Neptune Today, he shared about learning of the conjunction of the planets Mars and Neptune in the constellation Aquarius and all I could think of was:

And there shall be signs 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

Mars represents “war”— distress of nations—and Neptune refers to the sea and earthquakes, thus the sea and the waves roaring! And look what Bullinger writes regarding the constellation Aquarius:

It speaks of that glorious time when Israel shall be restored, and their "eyes shall see the King in His beauty"; when the peace of Zion shall be no more disturbed, "but there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams" (Isaiah 33:17,20,21). . .

"Fear not, O Jacob, My servant;
And thou, Jesu run, whom I have chosen,
For I will POUR WATER upon him that is thirsty,
And floods upon the dry ground;
I will pour My Spirit upon thy seed,
And My blessing upon thy offspring.
Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel,
And his Redeemer the LORD of hosts." Isaiah 44:2, 3, 6

. . . This is the meaning of the Sign. The MAN Christ Jesus, who was humbled in death will yet be seen to be the pourer forth of every blessing. Physically pouring forth literal waters, removing the curse, and turning this world into a paradise:

"Making her wilderness like Eden,
And her desert like the garden of the LORD." Isaiah 51:3

And morally pouring forth His Spirit in such abundance as to fill the whole earth with peace, and blessing, and glory, "as the waters cover the sea." The Witness of the Stars by E. W. Bullinger

  

EARTH RINGING

Along with all the heavenly activity, much is astir on Earth as well!

Thanks to Jimboni, a fellow watcher who commented on Rev12Daily blogspot, I found out that Many Fish reported on the earth ringing like a bell on November 11 (For Whom? The Bell Tolled 11/11!). I must agree with Jimboni who pointed out that this unexplainable occurrence was an act of God and quoted:

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. - Psalm 19:1 KJV

Josh Peck in his December 4, 2018, video asked the question if this was a sign from God that would lead to the global quake of Revelation 6?

Back in September of this year, I wrote (and now think I may be wrong):

A woman in labor must dilate to 10 centimeters before she pushes the baby out. We will see one or two earthquakes that hit 9 on the Richter Scale before the Great Global Shaking of Revelation Chapter 6. One of those Level 9 quakes will be in America.

The Great Global Shaking of Revelation 6:12-14 will rock the planet at 10 or maybe higher and is most likely to occur simultaneously with the Resurrection/Rapture of those who are “in Christ” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). [Excerpt from Time to Focus! Mega Quake Before the Rapture?]

It would seem all indicators now are pointing to the Rapture happening in tandem with these devastating quakes, so—

The earth ringing like a bell may be God’s loud and clear signal that the GREAT SHAKING is next!

California has been long overdue for their “big one” and scientists in India are concerned about an 8.5 magnitude quake being overdue in the Himalayan region. More is happening in Heaven and on Earth than I can summarize without writing a dissertation! 

There is such a convergence in the spiritual and physical realms that it would seem we truly are on the verge of the pre-labor birth of the Man Child (Isaiah 66:7) and the beginning of The Tribulation also referred to as Jacob’s Trouble or The Birthpangs of the Messiah.

Will it be “The Season of Lights Out” as I wrote in More Heavenly Signs in 2018 as Spirit-filled saints are loosed from the earth and exit the planet? Now THAT would be the best gift ever!

Come Thou Long Awaited King!

More Heavenly Signs of 2018

Brethren, the signs are not over for this year. I was drawn this morning to watch What's Going on With Jupiter? by the Youtube Channel Nemesis Maturity—a channel I am not familiar with. 

As I watched it, I began to realize why Paul Dawson (REVELATIONCHAPTER12 YT) got so excited in his November 13 video about what is being dubbed as “the comet of the year”—the Comet 46P/Wirtanen. I also remembered how Perry Stone taught on the significance of comets as signs of God (see Perry Stone Comets).  This comet, discovered by three amateur astronomers a few weeks ago, appears to be a FIRST-TIME VISITOR TO THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM.

In the above-mentioned Nemesis Maturity video, a solar conjunction involving Earth and the planet Jupiter is explained. Evidently, beginning today—November 26—Jupiter will be behind the Sun making it unobservable for several weeks. . . hmmmm. At the same time, here comes Comet 46P!

There’s more! In early December Jupiter will appear as a morning star below Venus (more on that later in this article). And one more thing that caught my attention—Jupiter will be visible the entire night when it reaches opposition in about 6 months. That is the same time as Israel’s 70^th Anniversary Year ends!

All this is occurring as we near the Season of Lights, Hanukkah.

Because it seems that Father God has ‘scheduled’ several signs in the heavens to occur in conjunction with major Jewish holidays in recent years to get the attention of Israel, I went to chabad.org and found that Chanukah or Hanukkah this year begins at nightfall on December 2 continuing until nightfall on December 10.   

I do not pretend to know what this all means, but here are some fascinating facts that could give rise to prophetic implications:

The River of Wrath

The name of Comet 46P/Wirtanen comes from the Finnish surname Virtanen meaning “river”. This reminded me of what I had read in The Witness of the Stars about Eridanus—The River of the Judge! E. W. Bullinger writes that Eridanus is an immense constellation that issues forth from the down-coming foot of Orion and represents “the river of wrath breaking forth for His enemies”. (For more on Orion see The Heavenly Signs of 2018.)

In early December the comet will appear in the constellation Taurus at its closest approach to Earth. Bullinger writes of the sign Taurus in The Witness of the Stars:

The picture is that of a Bull rushing forward with mighty energy and fierce wrath, his horns set so as to push his enemies, and pierce them through and destroy them.

It is a prophecy of Christ, the coming Judge, and Ruler, and “Lord of all the earth”.

Remember, the seven year Tribulation/Daniel’s 70^th Week begins with “the wrath of the Lamb” (Revelation 6:16).

The Morning Star then the Sun

Along the horizon the morning star appears shortly before the sun comes up. Both the morning star and the sun are symbols of The Son of God:

When the Rapture is mentioned, when He is talking about His church, He depicts Himself not only as the offspring of David but also as the “bright and morning star.”

I, Jesus, have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. (Revelation 22:16)

Now when He is speaking to Israel, the symbol is altogether different.

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up like calves of the stall. (Malachi 4:2)

To the church He is the “bright and morning star.” To Israel and the Gentile world during the Great Tribulation, He will be the “Sun of righteousness.” Dr. J. Vernon McGee blb commentary

It would appear that Father God planned it that way because in the end He will send The Morning Star to collect His Bride first and then after The Tribulation have His Son return to earth as The Sun of Righteousness to establish His Kingdom.

Many confuse the Rapture with the Second Coming especially while reading Matthew 24.

At the Rapture, believers are removed; at the Revelation, unbelievers are removed. At the Rapture, there are no signs; at the Revelation, there are many signs. In fact, Matthew 24 answers the question as to the signs of His coming to the earth to establish His kingdom. . .

Also, we need to observe that at the Rapture there is no angel ministry. This may seem like a very unimportant detail, but it is noticeable.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. (1 Thessalonians 4:16)

Now, my friend, what you have at the Rapture is the Lord Jesus coming Himself to get His church, His bride. . . He will not send an angel to get us; He will come for us Himself!

However, at the Revelation there is an angel ministry. It is mentioned in the Olivet Discourse where it belongs:

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (Matthew 24:30, 31)

When He returns to the earth to establish His kingdom, He sends out His angels. Angels had ministered in the Old Testament to the Israelites, and the Law was given by the ministry of angels (see Acts 7:53). So here at the end, God sends His angels to gather those who will enter into the kingdom. It has nothing to do with the Rapture, you see. It is altogether different from that. Dr. J. Vernon McGee blb commentary

Another point to be made here is that Matthew 24:31 is using “harvest” language that refers to the “gleanings”. I pointed this out in an article I wrote earlier this year—Event Horizon--The Sign of the Son of Man:

(1) Matthew 24:30 records that the tribes of the earth SEE the Son of man with their natural eyes. This happens when Jesus comes as KING of kings TO the earth. The harpazo or rapture is an event when the dead and living in Christ meet Jesus IN THE AIR.

(2) The second reason I believe verse 30 is at the end of the Tribulation period is that the following verse 31 refers to the very last part of a Hebrew harvest:

And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. - Matthew 24:31 KJV

The “four winds, from one end of heaven to the other” refers to the four corners of the earth. The corners of a field were always left for the poor to glean from (see Deuteronomy). Jesus sends his angels to these four corners to gather together the elect—those who believed on the Messiah during the Tribulation.

Perry Stone does an excellent job explaining how the end time harvest is compared to the three main crops harvested in Israel in the video 3 PART HARVEST OF SOULS & RAPTURE EXPLAINED IN 15 MIN!

This is why I believe Matthew 24:30 is referring to an event seen by the people left on earth after the rapture of the Church Bride, for the Bride meets the Lord in the air as the FIRST part of the harvest of souls which will occur before the Tribulation begins.

  

Now at the Rapture the church is raised, and those in Christ — whether they be the living or the dead in Christ — are changed, and they enter the New Jerusalem. While at the Revelation, the Old Testament saints and the Great Tribulation saints are raised to enter the kingdom. The time is different. We need to recognize that. We are told in Matthew’s record:

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. (Matthew 25:34)

They are to enter into the kingdom here upon this earth, and the Great Tribulation saints are going to be included.

In the Book of Revelation John records:

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them; and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. (Revelation 20:4)

Where did they reign? Well, here on this earth.

But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. (Revelation 20:5, 6)

This is a very important passage of Scripture, you see. It shows again that the Rapture and the Revelation are quite different. Dr. J. Vernon McGee blb commentary

Before the Decree

As I’ve shared before, I believe our Last Day is directly related to The Deal of the Century. The Jerusalem Post reported TRUMP DELAYS PEACE PLAN UNTIL FEBRUARY.

There are things going on behind the scenes in the geopolitical realm that we common folk are not privy to unless revealed to us by the Holy Spirit. I am hoping that that is the case as related to the Mideast Peace Plan; and I am also hoping that the peace plan is what the Scriptures are referring to in Zephaniah:

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

Before the decree bring forth, [before] the day pass as the chaff,

before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.

Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness:

 it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.

For Gaza shall be forsaken,

and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. Zephaniah 2:1-4 KJV

I have been seeing these verses mentioned by Colleen Minter and also recently by Sharon Gilbert, a very intelligent Sister in Christ I have grown to admire who usually appears with her husband on Skywatch TV. Sharon brought up Zephaniah 2 as related to the future of Gaza in a recent Jim Bakker Show. Jeff's article at Unsealed.org was the first time I saw this section of Scripture mentioned: Zephaniah 2:1–3: A Promising Pre-Trib Prophecy Hidden In Plain Sight.

Season of Lights Out?

Jeff also wrote an article last year at this time titled Hanukkah Harbinger--When the Light of the World Goes Out. Here are some excerpts:

The original Hanukkah is also a harbinger of an even greater time of distress for Jacob (Jer. 30:7; Matt. 24:21-22)—a time that is fast approaching and near upon us. The ruthless "king of the North," Antiochus IV, is a textbook prototype of the coming Antichrist, right down to his self-deification and desecration of the temple in Jerusalem (c.f. Matt. 24:15; 2 Thess. 2:4; Rev. 13:5-7, 13-14). This ancient Greco-Syrian tyrant provides us with a template for the future "abomination of desolation" spoken of by the prophet Daniel and reiterated by the Lord Jesus (Dan. 9:27; Matt. 24:15).

. . . Today, Israel's darkest hour looms before us. This year we've already seen the great sign of Revelation 12:1-2 fulfilled in the sky overhead; a sure-fire sign indicating the extreme nearness of the 70th week.

Indeed, the Overcoming Church’s time here on earth is quickly waning as the end of Israel’s 70^th Anniversary Year closes in.

It is said by Perry Stone and by others who have received insight into our Last Day that when we, who represent The Light of the World, are harpazo-ed the earth will be enveloped in Darkness. This explosive resurrection/rapture of the Overcoming Church will be similar to when our Savior resurrected from the dead causing an Event Horizon. Like a worldwide EMP attack, the world will instantly go black and even blacker as demonic entities descend and ascend upon the earth and the River of Wrath will flow beginning with the wrath of the Lamb.

Jaco shares (in The RAPTURE: The Deal of the Century about to be Revealed and its Timing) that in studying the heavenly configuration shown in the last scene of I Pet Goat II on Stellarium, it is pointing to the last days of Hanukkah this year, which is also known as The Second Feast of Tabernacles. The eighth day of Hanukkah would thus be TheLast Great Day!

And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. - John 6:39-40 KJV

[Excerpt from BIRTHright!]

Not that the Rapture must happen during Hanukkah—The Season of Light (or any holiday for that matter); HOWEVER, many of the brethren have been shown a correlation of the Rapture with The Last Great Day.

Zola Levitt points out that Chanukah has to do with the eternal light of God and that it is a symbol of the entire system of the Seven Feasts of the Lord:

. . . This added festival clearly left a great symbol to the whole system. Beyond Tabernacles—beyond the Kingdom—we have eternity with God.

 This then is the fulfillment of the eternal light.

The Seven Feasts of Israel

As with all the Hebraic holidays, Hanukkah foreshadowed the Messiah pointing to Him as The Coming Light of the World. The thought of The Bright and Morning Star possibly coming for us on The Last Great Day is what I will hold onto as we celebrate The Festival of Light. Let us enter this season shouting. . .

The Spirit and The Bride Say Come!