The
next great event that will take place on planet earth is the RAPTURE.
Although the
word itself does not appear in the Scriptures, it is a term used to describe
the catching away of the believer into the hands of the LORD. In other
words the word rapture is the literal catching away of the Church by the
LORD Jesus Christ.
Both Jewish
and Gentile believers in Messiah will be caught up in the Clouds to meet
the LORD in the air by the LORD Himself. We shall forever be with the LORD.
For the believer
in Christ Jesus is a joyous occasion, for the none believer damnation and
torment.
The apostle
Paul teaches the church in Thessalonica how this will take place. Let's
read it for ourselves.
"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:"
"then we
which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Wherefore comfort one another with these words."
1
Thessalonians 4:16-18 KJV
You
see. . . . .those who are not caught up with the believers of the Lord
Jesus Christ will be left here on the earth to go through the most difficult
seven year period in the history of mankind.
This period
will take pace in two parts. The first three and a half years is called
the Tribulation and following three and a half years is called Great Tribulation.
During this
time there will be a world leader that will oppose everything including
GOD Himself.
Is the world
ready for the Antichrist?
QUESTION
What single
cataclysmic event could catapult the peoples of the world into the arms
of the man of sin and his one world government?
ANSWER
The Rapture
of the CHURCH. . . .
The
final GREAT WAR after this GREAT EVENT is called the war of Armageddon.
Yes! World
War III would bring destruction beyond belief to the human race.
According to the
Bible, one person out of 3 on the earth will die in this war of all wars!
Entire nations
will cease to exist! This of course will take place right after The Rapture
of the CHURCH.
The believer
would be gone forever.
The question
is...
Would You
Be Here?
So
in case that you are not caught up in the clouds with the rest of us believers,
here are nine specific prophecies outlined in the Bible that will
occur within the final seven years prior to the Battle of Armageddon.
By examining
these prophecies, we you will get a sense of how close you will be to the
final war Armageddon and the final destruction of this world and you included
if you have not received the LORD as Saviour.
You still will
be given a chance and an opportunity to receive Jesus Christ as LORD and
SAVIOR during the Tribulation time.
The Anti-Christ
will kill you the moment you do receive Jesus Christ as LORD. Be prepared,
but the LORD's promises are that you will have instant ETERNAL LIFE.
This is why
NOW is the time to receive HIM as LORD. Now is the time.
1) The
final seven years will begin when the Antichrist and the international
community give their support to Israel’s right to exist in the land promised
to Abraham by God. This is called the confirmation of the covenant.
Daniel
9:27 & Genesis 15:18
Israel’s Prime
Minister has openly stated that the number one goal of his administration
is to obtain the support of the international community for Israel’s final
borders.
2) A
war will begin from the vicinity of the Euphrates River.
Revelation
9:13-16 KJV
Most of the Euphrates
River is in Iraq.
The United
States has 140,000 troops stationed along the Euphrates at this time. The
conflict between the U.S. and Islamic Fundamentalism is not diminishing,
but increasing around the world.
3) The
West Bank (Judea) in Israel will become a place of great tribulation.
Matthew
24:15-21 KJV
Ehud Olmert has
openly stated that he will withdraw from the West Bank or Judea. When Israel
withdraws, the Hamas terrorist state will take over in Judea, precipitating
a bloodbath.
4) The
Temple Mount in Jerusalem will be placed under a sharing arrangement between
Jew and Gentile.
Revelation
11:1-2 KJV
President Clinton
suggested the sharing of the Temple Mount in July of 2000. It is generally
believed this is the only possible solution to the Temple Mount dispute
whenever the issue is finally resolved.
5) The
Jewish temple will be built on the Temple Mount.
Revelation
11:1-2 & 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 KJV
All the furniture
for Israel’s Third Temple is now complete;
6) The
Temple Mount will be placed under the supervision of the world community,
and the leader of the world community, which will at that time be the Antichrist,
will stand on the Temple Mount claiming to be God.
2
Thessalonians 2:3-4 KJV
Ehud Barak, Israeli
Prime Minister in the year 2000, suggested placing the Temple Mount under
UN control in order to make a sharing of the Temple Mount possible.
When the UN
takes control of the Temple Mount, the leader of the world government will
feel justified in claiming ultimate authority there.
7) A
world government will dominate the world for three and one-half years prior
to Armageddon.
Daniel
7:23 & Revelation 13:7 KJV
The nations of
the world are increasingly recognizing the authority of international law.
We now have the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, the World Health
Organization and the World Court just to name a few. We have a World
Court to adjudicate the international laws of the emerging world government.
8) Each
person on earth will be required to have a mark or a number in order to
buy or sell.
Revelation
13:16-18 KJV
On May 11, 2005,
President Bush signed the Real ID Act. The law requires that every American
must have a national ID card. Without this card, a person will not be able
to hold a job or open a bank account.
Without a job
or a bank account, how much buying and selling will an individual be able
to do?
Oh, by the
way, you can’t get your card without giving your number…your social security
number.
9) The
world community, led by Russia and Iran, will invade the nation of Israel.
Zechariah
14:2-4 & Ezekiel 38 & 39 KJV
This is what we
call now Iran (Persia) and Russia (Meshech—root word for Moscovi or Moscow)
are now in alliance.
Iran is the
leading advocate of “wiping Israel off the map.”
In My Own Words,
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