Excerpt from the book available free online entitled "The Rapture Cult". In this chapter (9), the Author, Robert L. Pierce, sets forth a convincing argument with evidence supporting his claims. Here is the chapter in its entirety:
As we pointed out in Chapter 5, the two attitudes regarding the Bible which seem today to be pervasive throughout American culture are: (a) the Bible is filled with errors, myths and contradictions, and is not to be taken seriously by any intelligent, "modern" person; and (b) the Bible is the inspired Word of God, which teaches clearly that the Second Coming of Christ is imminent. The "tone setters" have done their work so well in establishing these two views as the "two sides" of the question that they have been able to obscure almost completely from the casual inquirer the fact that millions of devoted Christians in America and throughout the world hold to a third, entirely different, view. This view is that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, which teaches that no-one except God Himself knows when the Second Coming of Christ is to occur. Stated very broadly, this view probably would encompass the beliefs of most of the post-millenialists, a-millenialists and post-tribulation pre-millenialists who reject the "higher criticism" philosophy. It might well be called the "conservative" Protestant view, since it encompasses the entire range of Protestant beliefs held prior to about 1830.
The beliefs expressed in the remainder of this chapter are not presented as the only possible doctrine which a reasonable and faithful person could hold, but are given as one example of an alternative to the Scofieldian doctrine.
While many passages in many different books of the Bible are interpreted in the Scofield Bible to support the Scofieldian thesis, the Book of Revelation is central to his theory. It is the contention of Scofield and his followers that the Book of Revelation is a prophecy as yet unfulfilled, one which depicts catastrophic events soon to occur in our own time. An alternative view is that the Book of Revelation is a message conveyed by the Apostle John to warn the Christians of his own day of catastrophic events which were then imminent, and which did indeed occur. In this view, the Book of Revelation is a prophecy which has been fulfilled, just as many other Biblical prophecies have been fulfilled. Let us examine the book itself.
One of the first characteristics of the Book met by the reader is its sense of urgency. The very first verse of the first chapter reads: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass." Again, in the third verse, we read: "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand." In the very last chapter, in verse 6, we read: "and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show his servants the things which must shortly be done." The whole tone of the book is one of urgency. This would be entirely natural if John were speaking of things soon to occur in the first century, but hardly appropriate if he were speaking of events to occur nineteen hundred years in the future.
The second striking feature of the Book of Revelation is its use of symbolic language. Symbols are used profusely throughout the book, but for what purpose? If the book were a prophecy of events to occur in far distant centuries, why clothe them in symbols such as horsemen, locusts, beasts, etc.? Any answer to this question must be, at best, highly speculative. But, if the book were describing the Roman emperor and his government, and events which they would soon bring about, then the Apostle had every reason to clothe his warnings in symbolic language or, as we would term it today, in code. If he had given his warnings in plain language, he would have precipitated upon the Christians the immediate wrath of the empire, and the church might have been completely obliterated. But by writing in code he could conceal his message from the Roman authorities while revealing it to the churches, since there were in every church in the first century those who were spiritually gifted. This is discussed by Paul at length in his first letter to the Corinthians.1 For example, in First Corinthians 12:8, Paul says, "For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit." In Revelation 13:18, John says, "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six." John knew that those who were spiritually gifted with wisdom would be enabled to decipher his cryptogram, in this case one giving the identity of the beast.
The identity of the beast is another clue to the nature of the Book of Revelation. The code number, 666, fits perfectly the official name of the emperor who was then on the throne of the Roman Empire, Nero Caesar. The numerical values of the letters making up his name in the Hebrew language add up to the infamous 666. What could have been more natural than for the Apostle to conceal his message from the Romans while revealing it to the Christians by employing the Hebrew language, unfamiliar to the Romans but familiar to many Christians? In searching for an answer to the ancient and mysterious 666, why overlook the most obvious answer? Nero, who reigned from A.D. 54 to A.D. 68, was the first emperor to persecute the Christians.
Some scholars may object that Nero could not have been the beast because the Book of Revelation was written after his lifetime, in about A.D. 96. But this date is based upon flimsy evidence, and the preponderance of scholars place the date of the book during the period of Nero's reign, prior to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. It is beyond the scope of this book to discuss this question, but the reader is referred to "The History of the Christian Church", in which the author, Phillip Schaff, the translator of the American Standard Version of the Bible, cites a list of twenty scholars who all agree upon the early date for the book.
If we are to conclude that the book of Revelation was indeed written as an urgent coded warning to the Christians of the first century, what then was the message? It warned of two things. One was the impending destruction of the City of Jerusalem and the Jewish theocratic state; the other was the impending persecution of Christians by the Roman Empire.
The destruction of Jerusalem is portrayed most vividly in Chapters 17 and 18, where the city is characterized as a harlot for having rejected the teachings of God. The destruction of Jerusalem was indeed a cataclysmic event. More than one million2 people perished after a protracted siege in which the wretched inhabitants were reduced to eating the bodies of their own children. It was truly a time of "great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no nor ever shall be",3 just as Christ Himself had foretold in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. In those passages Christ had warned those Christians who would be present in Jerusalem at the time of the great siege to flee the city in great haste, not taking time even to gather up their belongings. Thus the Book of Revelation is seen as a reiteration and extension, probably sometime in the decade of A.D. 60-70, of warnings given by Christ Himself in about A.D. 33. Christ had enumerated the signs of the impending catastrophe while He was yet on earth. Through John, He warned the Christians again when the event was nearly upon them.
The Christians heeded the warning. The historian Eusebius, the Bishop of Cesarea in Palestine, wrote in A.D. 324 that the Christians in Jerusalem fled and took refuge in the mountain country of Pella, beyond the Jordan River.4 Thus Christ's admonition to flee to the mountains was directed to the Christians of the first century, not to American Christian patriots of the twentieth century, some of whom have succumbed to the "guns and groceries" neutralizing syndrome because of this misunderstanding. Eusebius goes on to explain, in the same passage, how the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 were a fulfillment of the prophecy of Daniel, referred to by Christ in both Matthew 24 and Mark 13: "... when finally, the abomination of desolation, according to the prophetic declaration, stood' in the very temple of God, so celebrated of old, but which now was approaching its total downfall and final destruction by fire." A few pages later, Eusebius reiterates that these cataclysmic events were indeed those prophesied by Christ. "All this occurred in this manner, in the second year of the reign of Vespasian, according to the predictions of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who by his divine power foresaw all these things as if already present at the time, who wept and mourned indeed, at the prospect, as the holy evangelists show in their writings."5
Warnings concerning impending persecutions of Christians are given in numerous places in the Book of Revelation, but are coupled with assurances that the faithful Christians who would suffer torture and death would receive their rewards in heaven. Thus, in Chapter 6, we read: "I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fel-low-servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled."6 Then in Chapter 20 we read: "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 which had not worshipped 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."7 The souls of the martyrs of Chapter 6, who were murdered by the Romans, were shown receiving their reward in Chapter 20, reigning in heaven with Christ. Nowhere else in the entire Bible except in Chapter 20 of Revelation is there any mention of a thousand-year reign. Those who believe that Christ will establish a political reign upon the earth for a thousand years (the "millenium") believe that the passage quoted above describes a scene on earth rather than one in heaven. The fact that John said he saw the "souls" reigning with Christ seems to this author conclusive evidence that the scene described is heavenly, not earthly.
It is neither within the scope of this chapter nor within the ability of the author to give a comprehensive survey of the body of religious thought which has been touched upon here. It is our hope, however, that we have been able to indicate to the reader that a body of thought does exist which holds the Word of God in reverence and which is completely contrary to the Scofield doctrine. It is a body of thought which sees the Bible as a comprehensive whole whose parts are all complementary to one another. Although the Bible is made up of many books written by many different human authors over a period of many centuries, it is welded. together into one harmonious entity by the action of the Holy Spirit who guided each writer.
One example of this harmony exists in the portions of Matthew, Mark, and Luke referred to earlier. Here we have three writers describing the same event, each in his own words. When all three descriptions are seen as a warning by Christ of the coming destruction of Jerusalem, harmony exists among the three Gospels. But Scofield does not see it thus. Scofield and his followers maintain that, while Christ's discourse as recorded by Luke refers to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, the same discourse, as recorded by Matthew and Mark, refers to a still future siege of Jerusalem which is to occur during the coming "tribulation." The reader is urged to read these three chapters* for himself and determine for himself which is the more harmonious, logical, straightforward, and reverent interpretation.
We have not discussed other books of the Bible, such as Daniel, which are used by the Scofieldians to support their theory. It must suffice here to say that in these cases the simpler, more straightforward interpretation is, in the author's opinion, the one which sees these Old Testament prophecies as having been fulfilled in the first coming of Christ and the establishment of His church. In contrast, the Scofieldian doctrine sees these prophecies as still unfulfilled, but about to be fulfilled in the very near future.
It is the contention of the Scofieldians that the establishment and "flowering" of the Nation of Israel is a fulfillment of prophecy in itself, and that it points to the imminence of further prophetic fulfillments. For one example among many, an article in "Faith Aflame", a magazine promoting the Scofieldian doctrine, states: "The Jewish nation is by far the greatest evidence of the imminent return of the Lord." 8 Let us examine how the Nation of Israel came into being.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Pre Tribulation Rapture NOT Biblically Backed
Is a Pre-Tribulation Rapture backed by the Bible?
In the book, Major Bible Prophesies, the author discusses the theory of Pre-Tribulation Rapture. It is obvious that author John F. Walvoord believes that this is backed by scriptural evidence. I will examine his claims and referenced Bible verses to see if his theory is supported by Biblical evidence.
There are scriptures that make it clear that Christians will go through the Tribulation and that there is only one Second Coming! Chiefly, Christ Himself states in Matthew 24:22, “And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.”
It is clear here that the True Christians are the “elect” and the re-occurring claim that Israel and the Jews will get to go to Heaven without accepting Christ is utter nonsense. We are the elect. Romans Chapters 9 through 13 make it clear that WE are the branch that was grafted in. Read Romans 9:25, “As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. “
Christ Himself says in John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” There is NO OTHER WAY. Jews are not exempt from this rule.
John Walvoord, claims that Daniel 12:11-12 exempts them. He claims on page 349 of his book (Major Bible Prophesies) that anyone “still living” after the tribulation and the second coming, “will be qualified to enter the millennial kingdom.”
2Th 2:8 “And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:” When Christ returns, those who were not JUST raptured up to him in the air during his second coming will be destroyed with the brightness of his coming!
The END. No second chance, no exemptions, time’s up!
The author claims on page 287, that this verse in 1 Thess. 5:9, “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ”, means that we will be raptured before the Tribulation, because the Tribulation is “wrath”. I’m sorry but the verse is clear and cannot nullify; (Mat 24:22) “And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.”
The reference in Thessalonians clearly refers to the “wrath” at judgment day when our acceptance of Christ’s sacrifice for the payment of our sins exempts us from eternal damnation (“wrath”) and qualifies us, through Christ, for eternal Salvation and entrance into the kingdom of God!
Matthew 24:22 CLEARLY shows that the elect WILL go through the tribulation.
This author uses the same trick that Hal Lindsey and other distorters use, they make major claims without any scriptural reference, they ignore scriptures that conflict with their positions and misquote scriptures by taking them out of context or by quoting fragments-leaving out the parts which do not support their outlandish claims!
This Pre-tribulation rapture has only been around for some 100 years and was neither the belief of the early church nor our Founding Fathers. Many verses in the Bible warn latter day Christians about lying preachers and false prophets that will try to deceive and mislead the church. Mat 24:24 “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” The words, “it were” has been added by the translators and is not justified if you look at the original language’s meaning.
Think about it, someone would have to be very delusional to believe that being a Christian exempts them from being fooled by Satan-led false prophets and lying preachers. Christ would not have specifically warned us of this possibility which is framed as a END TIMES prophecy. Meaning that, Christ warned END TIMES Christians of this very likelihood for theses very times. HELLO? If you don’t get the simplicity of this message, there may be no hope for you!
The following verses describe what is wrong with the mainstream churches of today:
2Th 2:10 “And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.” 2Th 2:11 “And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:”
What has happened in most of the churches in America these days is a separation of reality from the preaching of the Word. The SECULAR government used a trick called 501.C.3 to end free speech in our churches. They got the churches to accept a mafia-like /blackmail scheme. The church never needed PERMISSION to be tax-exempt. The Constitution’s separation clause AUTOMATICALLY allowed for this! Now that the churches have accepted the scam, the government can (and the record can prove-DOES) limit the discussion of politics or serious criticism of sinful governmental practices in our churches!
The Constitution’s separation of Church and State is designed to protect the church FROM government interference, NOT to keep the church from discussing government corruption. The reality that this government’s push for a one-world government will result in the system that will be taken over by the Antichrist is not spoken of in American churches. If a church talks about this or otherwise refuses to teach the MISAPLICATION of Romans 13-that we must support an evil government-then that church is threatened with losing it’s tax-exempt status!
(This has occurred and you can research this online and find the evidence yourself! Check out the following sites; http://www.angelfire.com/wv/butchpaugh/. Also www.newswithviews.com/Daubenmire/dave122.htm )
The bottom line about the Rapture and Second Coming is that this is ONE event. Pre-Tribulationism says that there are Two Second Comings; The Rapture & the “official” Second Coming. Say that out loud and listen to the ridiculousness of it. The Bible says that when Christ returns it will be like lightening-visible TO ALL!
This trick that is being preached about Christians being raptured out before Tribulation has made Christians not care that they are supporting the creation of a One-World Government System/Seat of the Antichrist. The Bible warns of being fooled by false prophets regarding a SECRET APPEARANCE OF CHRIST!
Mat 24:23 “Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.”
Mat 24:24 “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”
Mat 24:25 “Behold, I have told you before.”
Mat 24:26 “Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.”
Mat 24:27 “For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
Mat 24:28 “For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.”
We can see from the preceding scriptures some important points. The pre-Tribulationists would say that this “coming” in verse 27 is the Second Coming and the rapture already happened. But the scripture says that False Christs and False prophets will try to deceive the elect. For one, if the elect had been ruptured out, what elect are these post-rapture liars trying to deceive?
Furthermore if there were some people who accepted Christ as an afterthought (post Pre-Trib. rapture), they would be foolish not to read in verse 27 that the Second Coming will be seen by all people. You see how much one has to distort the plain message of the scripture here to believe this pre-tribulation Theory?
I think that many Christians are too afraid to embrace the reality of what Christ and the Bible says about these End Times. They don’t want to admit the evilness of this system that is ever-expanding around them. A system that their inaction combined with the Romans 13 fueled delusion has helped to perpetuate!
These are people who are very comfortable being Sunday Christians and set aside their Christian mission the other six days of the week! Christ has a message for you in Matthew 7:21-23:
“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in Heaven. Many will say unto me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
Christ gave us, in His Word, instructions and warnings and direction. We must stop settling for listening to blackmailed preachers that chose money over their commitment to the service of God and to those others that are just faking their faith for whatever OTHER reason and immerse ourselves in God’s Word. The Bible is full of stories about how God’s servants stood up against evil systems and rulers. Christ Himself was killed because he was a threat to Roman Rule and to the Religious Leaders of his time. Many Disciples, Apostles, and others died in the service of God. They broke the laws of Satan’s Servants that fill the seats of power in their times. The same type of people is still in power positions throughout the world today!
Hitler LOVED Romans 13 and so do the evil ones of this time in their misapplication of it. We are told to ignore the story of Daniel in the lions den, the story of Esther, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego! Not to stand up for widows or orphans! Not to question authority! In fact we are encouraged to push for war and encourage the murders of millions in the Middle East. Why not torture “terrorists”, including their children? Maybe we can force Christ’s return by helping the system of the Antichrist to grow quicker!
After all, many of the fooled reason, it all has to happen anyway, right? Why should we be faithful stewards of god’s commandments to love one another? After all, the less people that are “saved” the more room for us “Christians” in Heaven.
These are the concepts that many of the fooled Christians have bought into and agree with. They may not say these things but by their silence they are consenting to the evil system that is doing these very things every day. These things are being done while people still claim that this is a “Christian Country” and that we are right in becoming like the very terrorists that we claim to be fighting against!
I am sorry to get off on this tangent but I do so out of a desperate need to wake up those who are in danger of failing their mission to Christ and the test of these End Times. We were put here now for a reason. God has called believers to one of the most important missions that has ever been put forth by God.
Don’t let Biblical distortions and false doctrine distract you from warning everyone around you that time is running short. I know that you are busy, “as in the days of Noah”, struggling to get through these trying times. But these are “just the beginnings of sorrows.” We need to be preparing for the Tribulation before we look back and ask ourselves why we bought into the Pre-Tribulation Tranquilizers of TV and self-delusion!
This belief has lulled us to sleep during the most important preparatory time in Human History.
Wake up and prepare. Start growing food. Arm yourself for battle-actual and Spiritual!
Armageddon will make all previous wars look like a simple disagreement. Do you think the other side is not getting ready with their lab-created swine-flu, other epidemic or whatever other evil that they can unleash upon us to cut down our numbers?
I pray that God gives you eyes that can see and ears that can hear. Pray for Wisdom and use “the test of the fruits” to discern whether someone is serving God or the Father of Lies!
Yours in Christ,
JOSEPH
In the book, Major Bible Prophesies, the author discusses the theory of Pre-Tribulation Rapture. It is obvious that author John F. Walvoord believes that this is backed by scriptural evidence. I will examine his claims and referenced Bible verses to see if his theory is supported by Biblical evidence.
There are scriptures that make it clear that Christians will go through the Tribulation and that there is only one Second Coming! Chiefly, Christ Himself states in Matthew 24:22, “And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.”
It is clear here that the True Christians are the “elect” and the re-occurring claim that Israel and the Jews will get to go to Heaven without accepting Christ is utter nonsense. We are the elect. Romans Chapters 9 through 13 make it clear that WE are the branch that was grafted in. Read Romans 9:25, “As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. “
Christ Himself says in John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” There is NO OTHER WAY. Jews are not exempt from this rule.
John Walvoord, claims that Daniel 12:11-12 exempts them. He claims on page 349 of his book (Major Bible Prophesies) that anyone “still living” after the tribulation and the second coming, “will be qualified to enter the millennial kingdom.”
2Th 2:8 “And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:” When Christ returns, those who were not JUST raptured up to him in the air during his second coming will be destroyed with the brightness of his coming!
The END. No second chance, no exemptions, time’s up!
The author claims on page 287, that this verse in 1 Thess. 5:9, “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ”, means that we will be raptured before the Tribulation, because the Tribulation is “wrath”. I’m sorry but the verse is clear and cannot nullify; (Mat 24:22) “And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.”
The reference in Thessalonians clearly refers to the “wrath” at judgment day when our acceptance of Christ’s sacrifice for the payment of our sins exempts us from eternal damnation (“wrath”) and qualifies us, through Christ, for eternal Salvation and entrance into the kingdom of God!
Matthew 24:22 CLEARLY shows that the elect WILL go through the tribulation.
This author uses the same trick that Hal Lindsey and other distorters use, they make major claims without any scriptural reference, they ignore scriptures that conflict with their positions and misquote scriptures by taking them out of context or by quoting fragments-leaving out the parts which do not support their outlandish claims!
This Pre-tribulation rapture has only been around for some 100 years and was neither the belief of the early church nor our Founding Fathers. Many verses in the Bible warn latter day Christians about lying preachers and false prophets that will try to deceive and mislead the church. Mat 24:24 “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” The words, “it were” has been added by the translators and is not justified if you look at the original language’s meaning.
Think about it, someone would have to be very delusional to believe that being a Christian exempts them from being fooled by Satan-led false prophets and lying preachers. Christ would not have specifically warned us of this possibility which is framed as a END TIMES prophecy. Meaning that, Christ warned END TIMES Christians of this very likelihood for theses very times. HELLO? If you don’t get the simplicity of this message, there may be no hope for you!
The following verses describe what is wrong with the mainstream churches of today:
2Th 2:10 “And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.” 2Th 2:11 “And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:”
What has happened in most of the churches in America these days is a separation of reality from the preaching of the Word. The SECULAR government used a trick called 501.C.3 to end free speech in our churches. They got the churches to accept a mafia-like /blackmail scheme. The church never needed PERMISSION to be tax-exempt. The Constitution’s separation clause AUTOMATICALLY allowed for this! Now that the churches have accepted the scam, the government can (and the record can prove-DOES) limit the discussion of politics or serious criticism of sinful governmental practices in our churches!
The Constitution’s separation of Church and State is designed to protect the church FROM government interference, NOT to keep the church from discussing government corruption. The reality that this government’s push for a one-world government will result in the system that will be taken over by the Antichrist is not spoken of in American churches. If a church talks about this or otherwise refuses to teach the MISAPLICATION of Romans 13-that we must support an evil government-then that church is threatened with losing it’s tax-exempt status!
(This has occurred and you can research this online and find the evidence yourself! Check out the following sites; http://www.angelfire.com/wv/butchpaugh/. Also www.newswithviews.com/Daubenmire/dave122.htm )
The bottom line about the Rapture and Second Coming is that this is ONE event. Pre-Tribulationism says that there are Two Second Comings; The Rapture & the “official” Second Coming. Say that out loud and listen to the ridiculousness of it. The Bible says that when Christ returns it will be like lightening-visible TO ALL!
This trick that is being preached about Christians being raptured out before Tribulation has made Christians not care that they are supporting the creation of a One-World Government System/Seat of the Antichrist. The Bible warns of being fooled by false prophets regarding a SECRET APPEARANCE OF CHRIST!
Mat 24:23 “Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.”
Mat 24:24 “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”
Mat 24:25 “Behold, I have told you before.”
Mat 24:26 “Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.”
Mat 24:27 “For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
Mat 24:28 “For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.”
We can see from the preceding scriptures some important points. The pre-Tribulationists would say that this “coming” in verse 27 is the Second Coming and the rapture already happened. But the scripture says that False Christs and False prophets will try to deceive the elect. For one, if the elect had been ruptured out, what elect are these post-rapture liars trying to deceive?
Furthermore if there were some people who accepted Christ as an afterthought (post Pre-Trib. rapture), they would be foolish not to read in verse 27 that the Second Coming will be seen by all people. You see how much one has to distort the plain message of the scripture here to believe this pre-tribulation Theory?
I think that many Christians are too afraid to embrace the reality of what Christ and the Bible says about these End Times. They don’t want to admit the evilness of this system that is ever-expanding around them. A system that their inaction combined with the Romans 13 fueled delusion has helped to perpetuate!
These are people who are very comfortable being Sunday Christians and set aside their Christian mission the other six days of the week! Christ has a message for you in Matthew 7:21-23:
“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in Heaven. Many will say unto me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
Christ gave us, in His Word, instructions and warnings and direction. We must stop settling for listening to blackmailed preachers that chose money over their commitment to the service of God and to those others that are just faking their faith for whatever OTHER reason and immerse ourselves in God’s Word. The Bible is full of stories about how God’s servants stood up against evil systems and rulers. Christ Himself was killed because he was a threat to Roman Rule and to the Religious Leaders of his time. Many Disciples, Apostles, and others died in the service of God. They broke the laws of Satan’s Servants that fill the seats of power in their times. The same type of people is still in power positions throughout the world today!
Hitler LOVED Romans 13 and so do the evil ones of this time in their misapplication of it. We are told to ignore the story of Daniel in the lions den, the story of Esther, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego! Not to stand up for widows or orphans! Not to question authority! In fact we are encouraged to push for war and encourage the murders of millions in the Middle East. Why not torture “terrorists”, including their children? Maybe we can force Christ’s return by helping the system of the Antichrist to grow quicker!
After all, many of the fooled reason, it all has to happen anyway, right? Why should we be faithful stewards of god’s commandments to love one another? After all, the less people that are “saved” the more room for us “Christians” in Heaven.
These are the concepts that many of the fooled Christians have bought into and agree with. They may not say these things but by their silence they are consenting to the evil system that is doing these very things every day. These things are being done while people still claim that this is a “Christian Country” and that we are right in becoming like the very terrorists that we claim to be fighting against!
I am sorry to get off on this tangent but I do so out of a desperate need to wake up those who are in danger of failing their mission to Christ and the test of these End Times. We were put here now for a reason. God has called believers to one of the most important missions that has ever been put forth by God.
Don’t let Biblical distortions and false doctrine distract you from warning everyone around you that time is running short. I know that you are busy, “as in the days of Noah”, struggling to get through these trying times. But these are “just the beginnings of sorrows.” We need to be preparing for the Tribulation before we look back and ask ourselves why we bought into the Pre-Tribulation Tranquilizers of TV and self-delusion!
This belief has lulled us to sleep during the most important preparatory time in Human History.
Wake up and prepare. Start growing food. Arm yourself for battle-actual and Spiritual!
Armageddon will make all previous wars look like a simple disagreement. Do you think the other side is not getting ready with their lab-created swine-flu, other epidemic or whatever other evil that they can unleash upon us to cut down our numbers?
I pray that God gives you eyes that can see and ears that can hear. Pray for Wisdom and use “the test of the fruits” to discern whether someone is serving God or the Father of Lies!
Yours in Christ,
JOSEPH
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Christians in the Crosshairs
There is currently an effort that endangers the ability of Christians (and other Bible-readers) from quoting scripture. It is part of an on-going effort to infringe on the freedom of religion in America and is part of a larger effort to end our Constitutional rule of Law.
The Cyber Bullying Act (aka HR1966) was introduced by Representative Linda T. Sanchez. It is nick-named the Megan Meier Act after the young girl who killed herself. Rep. Sanchez's public affairs officer claims that Megan was a happy, normal little girl, who had no problems or thought of suicide until the mom of a schholmate of Megan's, pretended to be a boy on a web-based social network and 'taunted her into committing suicide'.
As a nurse with 20+ years in the field of Psychiatry, I can attest that this claim is utterly ridiculous! Furthermore, poor little Megan had a history of mental illness and was on psychiatric medications. Some medicines, like Prozac can cause psychotic symptoms, including suicidal urges if stopped abruptly.
The Cyber Bullying act will make it a crime to hurt someone's feeling by use of the internet, however, for Christians, the real threat is the effects this Act will have on quoting Bible verses on the Internet.
If you quote the Ten Commandments on the web and some guilty sinner (anyone) has their feelings hurt (feels guilty for sinning), you can be fined and or be put in jail!
How do you prove that your quote "hurt someone's feelings"? Worse than that-How can you prove that you DIDN'T?
This Act is the greatest threat to free speech in the history of the United States!
It's time to wake up and take a stand for God and Country before these thought police destroy what's left of America!!
The Cyber Bullying Act (aka HR1966) was introduced by Representative Linda T. Sanchez. It is nick-named the Megan Meier Act after the young girl who killed herself. Rep. Sanchez's public affairs officer claims that Megan was a happy, normal little girl, who had no problems or thought of suicide until the mom of a schholmate of Megan's, pretended to be a boy on a web-based social network and 'taunted her into committing suicide'.
As a nurse with 20+ years in the field of Psychiatry, I can attest that this claim is utterly ridiculous! Furthermore, poor little Megan had a history of mental illness and was on psychiatric medications. Some medicines, like Prozac can cause psychotic symptoms, including suicidal urges if stopped abruptly.
The Cyber Bullying act will make it a crime to hurt someone's feeling by use of the internet, however, for Christians, the real threat is the effects this Act will have on quoting Bible verses on the Internet.
If you quote the Ten Commandments on the web and some guilty sinner (anyone) has their feelings hurt (feels guilty for sinning), you can be fined and or be put in jail!
How do you prove that your quote "hurt someone's feelings"? Worse than that-How can you prove that you DIDN'T?
This Act is the greatest threat to free speech in the history of the United States!
It's time to wake up and take a stand for God and Country before these thought police destroy what's left of America!!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Onward Christian Soldiers
Christians have been taught that we will be raptured before the Tribulation occurs and before the Antichrist comes into power. The Bible teaches something quite different. Matthew 24:21-22, “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.”
See how it talks about a Tribulation begins and THEN the days will be shortened for THE ELECT’s sake. This means, ever so clearly that Christians will go through the Tribulation. Many have embraced the myth that Christians will be raptured before things get really bad. Do you think Christ lied and your preacher is more correct than Christ Himself!??
The Bible talks about these fooled Christians. Mat 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe (Noah) entered into the ark, Mat 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
You see, Christ warned that Christians will be among the fooled in the last days. Mark 13:22, “For false Christes shall rise, and false prophets, and shall shewe signes and wonders, to deceive if it were possible the very elect.” You see many translations quote this scripture wrong. I have chosen the Geneva Bible , the Bible used by our Founding Fathers, because it reflects the reality that it is the Christians that will be fooled.
You see by definition those who have not accepted Christ are ALREADY fooled. Who would Satan love to fool? If you guessed Christians you are correct! This is his favorite prize to try and rip one of God’s own off of the path of Righteousness.
God has a warning for these types of “Christians” in 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12, because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie. That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
These people believe the lies told them by Lying preachers that knowingly or not work for Satan. Remember on the movie, Left Behind? There was a very convincing Preacher that really was a fraud and didn’t believe in Christ although he pretended to for whatever reason. Christ has a message for these types also in Matthew &:21-23,”Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
You see these verses are not complicated or require deep analysis. The most important and fundamental warnings, many spoken by Christ Himself, are quite easy for most people to grasp.
[If you find these scriptures difficult you might consider eliminating fluoride-laced water from your diet. It was known by Hitler to reduce IQ and to create complacency among those in the Death Camps. It is added to drinking water-mostly just in the US, but can be removed (90%) by Reverse-osmosis water filters.}
Many preachers teach their flock that Romans 13 means that we must support the government and corrupt world leaders because God has put these people into power. Romans Chapter 13 was one of Hitler's favorite parts of the Bible because it was effectively used to trick Christians into supporting his evil form of Government.
This misapplication of Romans 13-taken out of context-has enabled much of the world’s suffering and has allowed the disciples of Satan to take over positions of control and power in the World. These people meet in conferences to plan their Global agenda. Some of these meetings are named; The Bilderberg Group, The G8 summit, Bohemian Grove, and many more. Members of these groups have been increasingly calling for a One World Government, also known as Globalism.Mainstream Christian Churches have been tricked into going along with this Globalist system. Even the Pope said in yesterday’s news (7-6-9) that the UN needs “teeth” to be able use force to make countries comply with its decisions. This is nothing short of a One World Government and the Pope’s statement reflects his blessing of such a system. This positioning puts him in line to be the Spiritual Head of the evolving Antichrist system. The Antichrist System does include a false prophet
In Revelation the False Prophet is described as enabling and working with the Beast (aka The Antichrist) Rev 19:20 “And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.”
This globalist system that has used the fear-tactic of Terrorist bogeymen, is passing a "cyber-bullying" Act that will outlaw “hate-speech”-meaning any speech that "hurts the feelings" of others. This bill will effectively ban quoting Bible verses to people because if the quoted verses “hurts their feelings” then this activity will be banned as ‘Hate-speech.’
This same Antichrist/Globalist system is also pushing people into accepting a implantable chip in their arm (or forehead?) that will be used to identify people and will be used to buy and sell goods. This chip is already being put in animals and it is being encouraged for children, sickly, and security clearance personnel.
Florida is now encouraging people to take this microchip so people won't have to carry IDs to get into clubs. They say that this chip can be tied to your bank account so you can buy your drinks, etc without carrying cash! The Bible warns about accepting the Mark of the Beast. The Mark is described in Revelations chapter 13 verses 16-17, “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Will you accept the mark-uh, I mean chip, or will you wake up to the reality that this One World Government can easily morph into the system of the Antichrist?
I will expand on this more in upcoming Blog discussions. Hold onto your hats because you just took the "Red Pill” and are about to see the mental “Matrix” that you have been a prisoner of exposed for what it is!
See how it talks about a Tribulation begins and THEN the days will be shortened for THE ELECT’s sake. This means, ever so clearly that Christians will go through the Tribulation. Many have embraced the myth that Christians will be raptured before things get really bad. Do you think Christ lied and your preacher is more correct than Christ Himself!??
The Bible talks about these fooled Christians. Mat 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe (Noah) entered into the ark, Mat 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
You see, Christ warned that Christians will be among the fooled in the last days. Mark 13:22, “For false Christes shall rise, and false prophets, and shall shewe signes and wonders, to deceive if it were possible the very elect.” You see many translations quote this scripture wrong. I have chosen the Geneva Bible , the Bible used by our Founding Fathers, because it reflects the reality that it is the Christians that will be fooled.
You see by definition those who have not accepted Christ are ALREADY fooled. Who would Satan love to fool? If you guessed Christians you are correct! This is his favorite prize to try and rip one of God’s own off of the path of Righteousness.
God has a warning for these types of “Christians” in 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12, because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie. That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
These people believe the lies told them by Lying preachers that knowingly or not work for Satan. Remember on the movie, Left Behind? There was a very convincing Preacher that really was a fraud and didn’t believe in Christ although he pretended to for whatever reason. Christ has a message for these types also in Matthew &:21-23,”Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
You see these verses are not complicated or require deep analysis. The most important and fundamental warnings, many spoken by Christ Himself, are quite easy for most people to grasp.
[If you find these scriptures difficult you might consider eliminating fluoride-laced water from your diet. It was known by Hitler to reduce IQ and to create complacency among those in the Death Camps. It is added to drinking water-mostly just in the US, but can be removed (90%) by Reverse-osmosis water filters.}
Many preachers teach their flock that Romans 13 means that we must support the government and corrupt world leaders because God has put these people into power. Romans Chapter 13 was one of Hitler's favorite parts of the Bible because it was effectively used to trick Christians into supporting his evil form of Government.
This misapplication of Romans 13-taken out of context-has enabled much of the world’s suffering and has allowed the disciples of Satan to take over positions of control and power in the World. These people meet in conferences to plan their Global agenda. Some of these meetings are named; The Bilderberg Group, The G8 summit, Bohemian Grove, and many more. Members of these groups have been increasingly calling for a One World Government, also known as Globalism.Mainstream Christian Churches have been tricked into going along with this Globalist system. Even the Pope said in yesterday’s news (7-6-9) that the UN needs “teeth” to be able use force to make countries comply with its decisions. This is nothing short of a One World Government and the Pope’s statement reflects his blessing of such a system. This positioning puts him in line to be the Spiritual Head of the evolving Antichrist system. The Antichrist System does include a false prophet
In Revelation the False Prophet is described as enabling and working with the Beast (aka The Antichrist) Rev 19:20 “And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.”
This globalist system that has used the fear-tactic of Terrorist bogeymen, is passing a "cyber-bullying" Act that will outlaw “hate-speech”-meaning any speech that "hurts the feelings" of others. This bill will effectively ban quoting Bible verses to people because if the quoted verses “hurts their feelings” then this activity will be banned as ‘Hate-speech.’
This same Antichrist/Globalist system is also pushing people into accepting a implantable chip in their arm (or forehead?) that will be used to identify people and will be used to buy and sell goods. This chip is already being put in animals and it is being encouraged for children, sickly, and security clearance personnel.
Florida is now encouraging people to take this microchip so people won't have to carry IDs to get into clubs. They say that this chip can be tied to your bank account so you can buy your drinks, etc without carrying cash! The Bible warns about accepting the Mark of the Beast. The Mark is described in Revelations chapter 13 verses 16-17, “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Will you accept the mark-uh, I mean chip, or will you wake up to the reality that this One World Government can easily morph into the system of the Antichrist?
I will expand on this more in upcoming Blog discussions. Hold onto your hats because you just took the "Red Pill” and are about to see the mental “Matrix” that you have been a prisoner of exposed for what it is!
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