This will be a shorter post than usual, and I will let the two videos here speak for themselves. They are recent videos on You Tube and concern the world's current events (particularly Israel and the Middle East) and also how Bible prophecy is being fulfilled now, and some things which are precursors to prophecy being fulfilled.
If you frequent this blog, you are familiar with Messianic Jew Amir Tsarfati and his world-wide ministry and his weekly updates on current events in which he also explains Bible prophecy. Following is his latest update :
Please watch the entire video as it is one of Amir's best. It is only 43 minutes in length and you will learn so much from him.
The next 29 minute video is from prophecywatchers.com with host Gary Stearman interviewing Avi Lipkin, who lives in Israel and who is an expert on Middle East events:
Both of these informative videos speak of recent events in the Middle East. They are just a reminder that we are living in the last moments of the last days; we are in the end times in which the Rapture of the Church (Christ's Bride) will occur shortly and following that the 7 year tribulation period.
True believers will not be here for the Tribulation; they would have already prior to the Trib. been caught up to heaven in the Rapture.
Are you a true believer in the Savior Jesus Christ? If you are you will be ready for Jesus' soon return.
For the signs of the end times, read Matthew 24, Luke 21, and Mark 13. When you see these things:
".....then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." - Jesus at Luke 21:28
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;" - Titus 2:13
Jesus loves you !
Will you surrender your life to Him in faith and give Him your all?
Romans 10:9,10, 13 tells us (9) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
The Bible contains many examples of the miracles of God, in the Old Testament as well as in the New Testament. These miracles amaze us and sometimes we wonder why we do not see evidences of God's miracles today like there were back in Biblical times.
Could be you are not looking with the wonderment of a child at all of the beauty and order of Creation; the instinct of the birds and the industrious ant which stores its food (Proverbs 30:25 and Proverbs 6:6-8). All of this and more should wake us up to the amazing God we serve, and to His great love and mercy toward mankind.
Following is a beautiful song that praises God for His miracles, and tells us that to even be alive and living is a miracle:
One miracle was the Savior who bore our sins, who took our place on the cross and paid our sin debt in full when he died in our place at calvary and made salvation possible for all who would put their faith in Him and believe in His resurrection.
Not to mention How Jesus always existed in heaven before the miracle of the virgin birth. How He was God and became a man out of His great love to redeem mankind.
Another miracle is the time the sun stood still at Joshua's command to enable him to fight a victorious battle with an enemy. (Joshua 10:12-14).
The Resurrection of Jesus was another miracle (Luke 24:1-7). And Jesus and His disciples raised others back to life, as well as did the prophets in the Old Testament.
There were miracles over nature, such as the parting of the Red Sea. (Exodus 14).
There are many, many more miracles shared in the Bible that can truly make us to be in awe of our Creator when we dwell on His care for us, and for which we can be grateful for His provisions and for the Savior, Jesus Christ. What I want to share now is the good Lord's miracles of healing.
I recently had been diagnosed with a serious health issue and needed an operation. Right before surgery I underwent a physical exam to insure that I was healthy enough to go through with the operation. I failed the EKG and the surgery was postponed until I underwent a "stress test" for my heart. In the meantime, one more image was taken of the affected area of my body. Also, for some time my pastor and my church family had been praying for my health, and for a healing. When the results came in from the latest image, there was no abnormality, nothing at all showed up on the image !! God had healed me ! No surgery for me, as the Great Physician had done all the work - the miracle. Praise the Lord! All the glory belongs to Him.
I praise and give glory to God for His tender mercies. I am grateful to my pastor for his prayers, and grateful to the caring and loving church family who had also been praying for me.
Yes, God/Jesus are still causing miracles to happen in our day and age. One of the greatest miracles is the gift of salvation to rebellious sinners. The good Lord does this miracle everyday, by granting forgiveness to a repentant sinner and by granting him life and sealing him as a child of God. Praise the Lord !
Often I tell you friends of how close we are to the return of Jesus and the Rapture of the church.....the true believers in Jesus Christ, the Savior. When He comes to take us to heaven, will you be ready? You will be if you have been born again and surrendered your life and your will to the good Lord ! We have a blessed hope!
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." - Titus 2:13
What if you are not saved? Then the blessed hope does not apply to you and you will spend all of eternity in hell.
But it is not too late for you to repent and to turn to Jesus in faith!
Admit you are a sinner and in need of a Savior.
Believe in Jesus and in His redemptive work at Calvary. Believe also in His resurrection.
Call on the name of the Lord....commit your life to Jesus and confess your sins.
You are then a child of God!All this must come from your heart and not be a mere intellectual acknowledgement of Jesus as the Savior. If you are born again and have true faith in Christ, you are a new creation....a brand new person and sealed with the Holy Spirit.
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are past away; behold, all things are become new." - 2 Corinthians 5:17
Romans 10:9,10,13 tells us (9) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Let us praise God every day for His many miracles. Let us come to Him in a spirit of love and gratitude for all He has done for us. I constantly thank Him for the recent healing in my body, and for all of His many blessings .
Following is a hymn that I listen to every morning and which many of you are familiar with. It is a praise for how great God is.
Have a blessed and Christ centered weekend..... and life !
While doing my Bible study this past Wednesday, I concentrated on Philippians 3:13 where the apostle Paul tells us:
"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before."
I was inspired to write this weekend's post using that verse as my focus. However, I realized that way back in 2016, I had covered that verse extensively in a post that year. Following is that article:
Please, I urge you to read the article at the above link. Don't let past hurts and sorrows eat you up with morbid remorse and regrets. Look to the good Lord to give you light and hope and a reason for living. Don't forget our blessed hope as spoken of in Titus 2:13 which follows:
"Looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ."
Hang in there, folks !
Our deliverance is near!
Jesus will return soon to take us out of this wicked and perverse world and bring us to be with Him forever in bliss in Paradise.
"And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." - Jesus at Luke 21:28
Read Revelation 21:1-4 where it speaks of the New Jerusalem and how God will be with us. Following is Revelation 21:4 :
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."
We have much to look forward to ! We have a hope and a future!
Have a blessed and Christ centered weekend ..... and life !!
There must be a reason why I focus on the Rapture of the Church so often. For one thing, it is a blessed hope and assurance for true believers in the Savior Jesus Christ. (Titus 2:13). For another reason, the Rapture is imminent, which means it could happen at any time. We do not know the day or the hour, but Jesus gave us signs for us to know when we are in the "season" of His return. Read Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 for these signs. We are definitely in the season of the Lord's return right now because so many signs of it are converging all at once now in this last "hour" of the end times we find ourselves living in.
Why am I posting another video on the Rapture ? This video stands out because so many facts are presented in it -- in one video - that have been discussed by various scholars in a variety of sources. This video by prophecywatchers.com with host Gary Stearman interviewing Dr. David Reagan is jam packed with lots of nuggets to digest concerning the history of the Rapture view in centuries past and so much more. Lots of information in this 29 minute video will keep your interest.
In the description area of this video on You Tube, it says: "The Apostle Paul described the Rapture as a mystery. Today, almost 2,000 years later, it is still a mystery to many Christians."
One thing brought out in the above video is the thought that satan does not want us to have hope. To not believe in the Rapture is to have no hope.
They also discuss the fact that the word Rapture is in the Bible. In Greek it is Harpazo and in the Latin Vulgate Bible it is Rapio, or Rapturo, where we get the English "Rapture". This is brought out in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 where the English words "Caught up" occur.
I have written about how the word Rapture is in the Bible on other occasions. One article was written on October 10, 2017, which includes another video by prophecywatchers.com featuring Jeff Kinley. It discusses the future of America and is well worth your time to watch as it is only 29 minutes long.
You are if you are a born again true believer in the Savior Jesus Christ!
What if you are not saved? You have no blessed hope. You will face God's wrath.
What to do then?
Admit you are a sinner and in need of a Savior.
Believe in Jesus Christ and in the redemption He provided by His shed blood on the Cross. He was our substitute. He bore our sins so that if we but believe on Him, we may gain eternal life.
Call on the name of the Lord. Commit your life to Him. Confess your sins in true repentance.
Jesus will welcome you to the family of God with wide open arms of love and forgiveness !
Romans 10:9,10,13 tells us: (9) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
The good Lord has made it simple for us to be saved. A child can understand it. But man makes it complicated by not wanting to give up secret and "favorite" sins. Man can get quite comfortable and set in his ways and not want to give up whatever vices he may be guilty of.
Friends, just surrender to the good Lord with all of your heart and trust Him to help you to change through the power of the Holy Spirit. If your heart is right, He will mold you into a new Creation.
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are past away; behold, all things are become new." - 2 Corinthians 5:17
Time is short.
We are living in the last moments of the end times.
I had originally meant to do research on another subject, but for some reason I have been listening over and over to a certain hymn these last few days. Every morning at the beginning of my Bible study, I always listen to several hymns on You Tube before I read and study and journal on a Bible Scripture or two. Following is a beautiful rendition of that hymn: "I know who holds tomorrow"; please listen carefully to the lyrics - there is a powerful message there.
In this chaotic and upset world we are living in..... in the trials and hardships and worries and sorrows..... in the dread of what the future holds or might hold (like perhaps a nuclear world war) ; we need to look to the One Who holds tomorrow.... to the only One Who can help us and save us.
We need Jesus. Those of us who are saved and washed white as snow in the Lamb's shed blood at Calvary, the true Shepherd Who guides us and cherishes us, .... We have nothing to fear if we are born again believers. We have a blessed hope (Titus 2:13), and that is that soon Jesus will return to take us to Heaven to be with Him, before the wrath of God is poured out on the earth and on ungodly men during the 7 year Tribulation period.
I have written much about the Tribulation in previous articles. For more information, go to the "Search box" in the upper right hand side of this page and type in "Tribulation" and several articles will appear that you may chose from to read. There are also videos on those links. Also, do the same with the word "Rapture" for more information on that subject...... a sure return of the Lord Jesus Christ which is very imminent. It will happen soon, according to the way Bible prophecy is being fulfilled , or the precursors are here leading up to the fulfillment of Bible prophecy.
If the Rapture happened today, would you be ready?
The only way to be ready is to be a born again believer in the Savior, Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:9,10,13 tells us: (9) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Not only are we living in the last moments of the end times, but none of us know the day we might die. Other than the promises and prophecies of the Bible, we do not know what tomorrow might bring so far as our living or dying is concerned. That is, we do not know the timing of our death; but if we are true believers in the saving power of Jesus Christ, we know we will go to be with the good Lord the moment we die.
"We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." - 2 Corinthians 5:8
"Every day you are alive is a special occasion." - Charles Swindoll
Celebrate life!
Live life to the full!
Live to obey Yahweh !
Share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with lost souls !
Following is a 38 minute sermon by Charles R. Swindoll titled: "You Do Not Know What Tomorrow Will Bring." It is a sobering sermon and makes us realize what truly matters in this life.
In the above sermon, Swindoll tells us to "Respect our Lord's will, as this will guard you from pride." Pride is a sin that God hates!
Charles Swindoll also mentions what James 4:13-14 has to say about making plans for tomorrow:
(13) "Go to now, ye that say, today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: (14) Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow: for what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away."
As one commentator says, "Our lives....are not substantial. .... they are like an early morning mist that soon clears away. (Hosea 13:3). For life is brief,, and in the midst of life we are in death. ...... It is in this light that [people] should determine what they (or rather, God) consider to be important. And if they truly recognize that their lives might disintegrate like a puff of smoke
at any moment, they will undoubtedly put more consideration into looking at the things that are unseen, and building up treasure in Heaven (Matthew 6:19-21). "
"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18
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Wake up! Jesus could return at any moment. Nothing needs to be fulfilled from the Bible for His return. We are living in the last days, friends.
The apostle Peter tells us at 2 Peter 3:11, concerning the end times, "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness."
Do the following if you are not saved:
Turn to the good Lord now in faith and repentance and acknowledge that you are a sinner in need of a Savior.
Believe that Jesus is the Savior and the only way of salvation and surrender your life to Him.
Call on the Lord in faith and confess your sins and commit your life to Him.
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by Me." - John 14:6
"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." - John 3:3
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." - John 3:16
Have a blessed and Christ centered weekend .... and life !!
"The people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits." - Daniel 11:32b
I often stress that we need to draw close to God, by prayer and by reading His Holy Word - spending much time in His presence. Many professing Christians never read their Bibles, except for the times they attend Church services. God wants to fellowship with us !! We are able to fellowship with Him by much prayer and much Bible reading and studying. When we read the Bible, we can see the characteristics of God, the attributes that verify that God is love and that He loves you beyond all that you can imagine. He even sent His beloved Son to bleed and die in your place, so that all who believe in Jesus may have eternal life. But back to having a relationship with God - a close, personal, intimate, love relationship with the Father through Jesus Christ - in order to draw close to God so that He will draw close to you, you need to be always in prayer and always in His Holy Word. It means life itself - and life eternal in Heaven. As Charles Spurgeon says, "to know God is the highest and best form of knowledge."
Following is a lengthy devotion by Charles Spurgeon, of which I will quote the majority of it.
"Every believer understands that to know God is the highest and best form of knowledge; and this spiritual knowledge is a source of strength to the Christian. It strengthens his faith. ....... It is the Spirit's peculiar office to lead them [Christians] into all truth, and all this for the increase and the fostering of their faith.
Knowledge strengthens love....... Knowledge opens the door, and then through that door we see our Savior. Or, to use another similitude, knowledge paints the portrait of Jesus, and when we see that portrait then we love Him; we cannot love a Christ whom we do not know, at least, in some degree. If we know but little of the excellencies of Jesus, what He has done for us, and what He is doing now, we cannot love Him much; but the more we know Him, the more we shall love Him."
Spurgeon goes on to tell us that "knowledge also strengthens hope......knowledge supplies us reasons for patience. How shall we have patience unless we know something of the sympathy of Christ, and understand the good which is to come out of the correction which our heavenly Father sends us? Nor is there one single grace of the Christian which, under God, will not be fostered and brought to perfection by holy knowledge. How important, then, is it that we should grow not only in grace, but in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
"He who prays as he ought will endeavor to live as he prays." - Owens
"One is given strength to bear what happens to one, but not the one hundred and one different things that "might" happen." - C.S. Lewis
"The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer." - F.B. Meyer
"Jesus was God spelling Himself out in language humanity could understand." - S.D. Gordon
"IF you have a Bible that's falling apart, you'll have a life that's not." - Adrian Rogers
"Jesus gives us real eyes so we can realize where the real lies." - Michael McInerny
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." - Romans 15:13 , ESV
"Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, " - Ephesians 3:20, KJV
"And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap if we faint not." - Galatians 6:9. KJV
I hope you enjoyed and were uplifted and inspired by the above Christian quotes and Scriptures. Especially the Scriptures, which should be our main source of inspiration. There is nothing more soothing and encouraging than to read the Bible daily. But that also applies to being on your knees in prayer to the good Lord.
Following is a 29 minute video on the Rapture of true believers by Prophecy Watchers with host Gary Stearman interviewing author and scholar Ken Johnson. Mr. Johnson goes deep into ancient sources for his books, and informs us in this recent video that the ancient prophets believed in the Rapture.
If the rapture happens today, will you be ready?
To be ready you need to be a born again believer in the Savior Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:9,10,13 tells us: (9) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." - John 14:6
"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believest thou this?" - John 11:25-26
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - Jesus at John 3:16
Jesus loves you !
He will welcome you with open arms of love and forgiveness!
Believe on Him !
Surrender your life to Him!
Life is full of choices. Don't make the wrong choice by denying Jesus. He died a horrible, cruel death, and took on the sins of the world- and of you - so that He took your place on the cross so that you may have eternal life if you but believe in Him.
What love !
Have a blessed and Christ centered weekend.... and life !
These people in my beach photograph above are enjoying the surf and the beauty of this beach and are no doubt oblivious to the dangerous world events that we face today. As I have previously stated, many people today (perhaps the majority of people) are so wrapped up in the pleasures of this world (and, of course, the everyday cares of life) that they pay no attention to the perilous signs of the end times; the last moments of the last days. I used to be the same way. Thank the good Lord that He opened my eyes and my heart to spiritual matters; to a saving faith in Jesus Christ as the Savior, and to a desire to follow in His footsteps and to endeavor to lead a life which is pleasing to Him.
I will not go into all the darkness of this evil world in this article. You are no doubt familiar with how crazy this world has become, and its decadence in so many areas of life. At least true believers in the Savior who try to live a godly life recognize the decay in society today.
Let us talk about Faith, Hope, and Love. Here is a link to a post I made in 2017 on that subject. At this link, there is also a short sermon by Charles Spurgeon on how Jesus loves us. Reading over it again today was encouraging for me, and for all battle weary Christians it will give you encouragement to endure all trials you may be facing today. There is tremendous power in Faith, Hope, and Love.
"But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation." - 1 Thessalonians 5:8
Ephesians 6:11-13 tells us: (11) "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (12) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (13) Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." -
Philippians 4:13
Philippians 4: 6 -7 tells us (6) "Be careful [anxious] for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
Galatians 1:3-4 says: (3) "Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, (4) Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:"
Isn't it amazing how Scriptures can soothe and inspire the soul !!
If you are a born again believer in the Savior Jesus Christ, you have the Holy Spirit living within you to help you to persevere and to endure and to guide you on life's paths and keep you from falling into the hands of the devil.
Following is a 37 minute Middle East Update by Israeli Messianic Jew Amir Tsarfati, who has a thriving ministry that takes him all over the world where he preaches the Gospel and Bible Prophecy. This is his latest video posted May 25, 2019. He not only discusses the Middle East but also about the UK and the EU.
Remember to be constantly in prayer and to read and study God's Word daily. You will thereby grow in faith and draw closer to the good Lord. You will develop a true and lasting relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ. It will be a close, personal, and intimate love relationship that will see you through life's difficulties and will keep hope in your heart that soon we will be raptured to be with the Lord forever.
