We are living in the days leading up to the Tribulation Period. Many deny this. Could it be that they don’t want to believe it, they don’t want it to be? Endtimes prophecy disclose the signs that the Tribulation Period is ready to begin. Global events move the world closer to it every day. We can’t stop the commencement of the Tribulation Period any more than we can stop the sun from setting in the west this evening. Some see clearly how fast the Tribulation Period is approaching. They don’t challenge it. They see it in the Scriptures and balance it with global events and accept the fact. They see how world leaders, and the secret government that rules them, are ready to implement their global government. They are not afraid. They know that the seven-year Tribulation Period is on God’s timetable, it is the seventieth-week of Israel (Dan.9:27). It is the final seven years of Israel’s decreed 490-year period to get their heart right with Yahweh (Dan.9:24).
The rapture of the church is ready to happen. In the twinkling of an eye
the body of Christ will be raptured off the earth into heaven. Many deny this
truth also. Could it be that they don’t want to believe this fact either, they
don’t want to be raptured? We can’t stop the rapture of the church from
happening any more than we can stop the sun from rising in the east in the
morning. Many don’t know anything about the rapture even if there is such a
thing they say. That is because they can’t understand the Scriptures. They are
afraid of endtimes doctrine. They see it as some horror show. So, they close
their ears when it is taught, they shut their eyes to all the signs. There are
some that are not afraid of the rapture, they see it in Scripture and study it.
They know that it is on God’s timetable just like the Tribulation Period. The Holy
Spirit can communicate this truth to them because they believe it. They put
their hope in Christ and are not afraid of what the Scriptures prophecy. They
wait and pray for this great day, working toward and believing many will be
included.
Scripture reveals that the body of Christ will be raptured before the seven-year
Tribulation Period begins (Rms.2:5-8; 5:9; Eph.5:6; 1Thess.1:10; 5:9;
Rev.3:10). It happens before the seventieth-week
of Israel begins. Israel and the world go through the Tribulation Period, but not
the body of Christ. Many will repent and turn to God in the Tribulation Period,
but the body of Christ will not be there, they are rescued from the coming
wrath. The Lord’s bride is not appointed to suffer God’s wrath, for they keep
his commands and endure patiently. You have to be ready and waiting for the
rapture to happen (Matt.24:42-44; 25:13). You can’t have the attitude that it
will happen when it happens, or you will not be thoroughly purified (1 Jn.3:2-3).
The body of Christ can see where the world is heading, especially since President
Biden and his administration under the direction of Barack Obama are so quick
at transforming the USA. Deeply dividing its citizens, turning them against one
another. The Democrats have kicked the feet out from under this republic and
crippled it. They have weakened it, and the world knows it. The Progressives
are weakening America so the globalists can completely control it. Look at Australia,
Canada, France, and Germany, and how they are totally globalist controlled. Sadly,
Israel is too. The stage has been set for the prophesied global government takeover.
Have you heard of Klaus Schwab (Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum),
and his, Great Reset? The Great Reset is just another term for the implementation
of the one-world government. In this, Great Reset, all property will become
government controlled. Everyone’s wealth will become property of the government.
People will have to live and do what the government says. The former Soviet
Union was a dry run for this new world order. This is why people need to receive
Jesus as Lord, and do it today, and the church needs to wake up and repent, do the
will of our Father in heaven, and do it today.
Below is an excerpt from a book I am working on—God willing it will be
published before the rapture occurs.
Matthew 7:21-23
“Not everyone that saith unto me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will
of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did
we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name
do many mighty works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you:
depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” (ASV)
(Parallel passages: Luke 6:46; 13:25-27; Matthew 25:11-12)
Some don’t know what to make of
this passage. Should not they that call Jesus, Lord, enter the kingdom of
heaven? According to Jesus, calling him Lord is not the qualifier. But do not they
that call Jesus, Lord, do so by the Holy Spirit? According to First Corinthians
12:3, they do. As the reader knows, the kingdom of heaven is the heavenly or
eternal realm. They that qualify entrance through the portal or gateway into
the eternal realm are only they that do God the Fathers will.
I argue that this passage is
allusive to the rapture of the church. When Jesus refers to “that day” he is
referring to the day of the rapture. It is a prophetic picture of what will
happen to some people once the rapture occurs. If my conviction is true, there
will be some people that will not be snatched away in the rapture of the church
who declare Jesus is Lord, and address him by that title. I said this is a
prophecy about some people, but Jesus says many people. Many who call him Lord,
will say to him once they realize they have not been raptured out of the world,
that they prophesied and cast out demons and did many miracles in his name. The
Lord says that his response will be, that he has never known them. He will tell
them to leave him be.
How will these people present
these claims to the Lord if they are not raptured and in heaven with him at
that time? Well, they will say these things from the earth, still in their
earthly bodies. They will cry out to him from the earth likely filled with
fear, shocked that they have not been raptured with the ones who will suddenly
disappear—they will know what has happened once it happens. They will cry out
to him with a list of works they have done, hoping that somehow, they will receive
a pardon. They may think a second rapture will occur, just for them, because of
their works. Jesus will hear them from heaven, but will insist they go away. They
will be left on the earth to go into the seven-year Tribulation Period with the
rest of the world. They will not be raptured because they are not doing the
will of Jesus’ Father in heaven.
This picture is strangely similar
to the foolish virgins (Matt.25:1-12) who will be shut out of the wedding feast
(Matt.25:10-12). Jesus doesn’t know the foolish virgins likewise, because they
will not be prepared for when he comes to get his bride; they are not doing God’s
will either (See chapter #13). This prophecy is also strangely similar to the
pastors and teachers that are refusing to do as the Lord commands in these
final days of the church-age (Matt.24:45-51). They refuse to preach and teach
endtimes doctrine, especially the rapture of the church, as they have been
commanded (See chapter #14). They are not preparing the church to be raptured,
but are rather working at advancing their own agenda. They enjoy the pleasures
of the world too much (Matt.24:49). Jesus calls these servants wicked
(Matt.24:48a), just like the ones in this prophecy.
How these that are calling him
Lord, and doing these miraculous works, are not doing his will is being left to
our imagination. The Scripture does not give us the specifics. Nonetheless, the
purpose behind this record is to get those not doing his will to repent and do
his will. He does say though, that they practice lawlessness, and rebellion is
the root of lawlessness. The “Got Questions” website says it like this: “To be
lawless is to be contrary to the law or to act without regard to the law. Laws
are necessary in a sinful world (1 Tim.1:9), and those who choose to act
lawlessly further sin in the world. The word for “lawlessness” in the Bible is
often translated “iniquity.” According to the Bible, the root of all lawlessness
is rebellion. First John 3:4, defines sin
as lawlessness: “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is
lawlessness.” To commit sin is to be lawless; that is, the sinner breaks God’s
law. In this way, lawlessness is a rejection of God. Satan, who models the
ultimate rejection of God, will one day empower the Antichrist, called “the
lawless one,” whose rise to power “will be in accordance with how Satan works”
(2 Thess.2:9). Lawlessness is contrasted with righteousness (Rm.6:19; 2
Cor.6:14; Heb.1:9).[2]
Some say, that these workers of
iniquity are not saved, that they do not have the Holy Spirit. I am not saying they
are or have, one way or the other. I do know that Jesus says they call him
Lord, and the Scripture reference I mentioned above says, “Therefore I want you
to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is
accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit” (1
Cor.12:3, ESV). Another conundrum: Where do they get the power to cast out
demons if they are not saved, from darkness? Jesus asked the Pharisees how can
Satan’s kingdom stand if he casts demons out (Matt.12:22-26). You see the enigma;
are these workers of iniquity driving out demons by the power of darkness while
using the name of Jesus? Also, how are they doing the miracles?
Come that day, when they are not
raptured, do they just falsely claim they have prophesied, cast out demons, and
have performed many miracles by the name of Jesus? Not sure of that because the
Scripture does not say that. These workers of iniquity could be some of the
false prophets that Jesus said to watch out for (Matt.7:15). If you have been
in the church for any length of time you will have witnessed that many of those
that call themselves prophets are really not. Some that call themselves prophets
have just anointed themselves as prophets, taking on the office of prophet. Some
give themselves the title of an apostle also, but they have not received this
title from the Lord. They do these things because they want spiritual fame and
prestige. They are seduced by evil spirits into believing they are prophets and
apostles. But their fruit reveals if they are a prophet, or an apostle, or not
(Matt.7:16-20).
Many people in this generation
have abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits, as it has been prophesied
(1 Tim.4:1). They end up adhering to the doctrines of demons, but somehow, some
still have the spiritual power to do miracles. How many church leaders have we
seen that have gone spiritually haywire, especially since the rebirth of the
nation of Israel? They prophesy and heal the sick but then their sin is
exposed. Behind the scenes they are adulterers, homosexuals, thieves, and con-artists.
Some become like gods to the Christians that follow their ministries. They didn’t
start out this way, they just turned out this way. At some point they stop
doing the will of our Father in heaven and begin adhering to the doctrine of
demons.
Could it be that many who call
Jesus, Lord, will not repent of their rebellion even up to the day of the
rapture? The Scripture seems to indicate that. When
the trumpet sounds, they are still living in their rebellious ways even after
being given the time and opportunity to repent? God forbid, but is this what
this passage is warning? If this be, then they will be left to go into the Tribulation
Period after the rapture of the church occurs. In the place of weeping and
gnashing of teeth, but there they will have another chance to repent; God
willing. Just like the pastors and teachers that refuse to get the church ready
for the rapture. Go back and read chapter fourteen, under the subtitles,
“Placed with the Hypocrites,” and “Passed Over,” to refresh yourself what I
wrote there.
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