The Soon Rapture Of True Believers- Is Anyone Interested Anymore? (With Important Bible Prophecy Video)

In the above photograph of mine, taken from Makapu'u Beach on Oahu, with Rabbit Island in the background, the two persons enjoying the beach and the beauty of Hawaii seem happy and totally oblivious to the fact that I was photographing them.

Many people today go about their everyday lives, consumed with their own problems and just everyday affairs of life, and never give a thought much about God or eternal issues.  They are wrapped up in themselves and stay so busy that spiritual things are the least of their concerns.

I have tried a few times to include a link here to an interesting article titled "Think Not Generation" at www.raptureready.com , but my computer is not cooperating.  I hope you go there and find this recent article by Todd Strandberg.

In the article, Mr. Strandberg writes that most believers today are totally apathetic about how close we get to the Tribulation hour.  Satan, the father of lies, used to use forecasts of the Lord's return to create confusion but, now that we are approaching the end of the age, he is trying to prevent people from being mindful that time is running out.....so says Mr. Strandberg.

By the way, raptureready.com is a good website to visit often and they update daily with many articles.   Another excellent site is raptureforums.com.   Check them out.

There are still many believers who want to know more and more about Bible Prophecy, especially as it is so evident how much the Bible prophesied is now coming true in these last moments of the end times. Bible Prophecy conferences still draw many hundreds and thousands of interested persons each year.   One such yearly conference is the one Jan Markell hosts each year.   The latest one was on September 21 of this year.  You can go to You Tube and find it by entering 2019 Understanding the times conference Olive Tree ministries.   Even just entering Jan Markell's name on You Tube you will find it.You may also find all of the speakers' sermons there, which include J.D. Farag, Amir Tsarfati, Jack Hibbs, Dr. Robert Jeffress, and Jan Markell gave a talk this year as well.

They talk frequently of the nation of Israel, as Israel is God's prophetic time clock, and His chosen people.  God did not abolish His ancient covenant with His chosen people, as many churches teach the false doctrine today of Replacement Theology.....  that the Christian Church has replaced Israel.   The heavenly Father has a plan; He is in control.   

I am giving you here a 55 minute video of Jan Markell's discourse at the conference this year.  Great information here !

Granted, the main issue for each of us is salvation by belief and faith in the Savior Jesus Christ.   We need to make sure we are putting the good Lord first in our lives.   Some professing Christians are not really saved; and many of them don't realize it.

One test to know if you are born again from above is whether you put God and Jesus FIRST in your life.  Do you spend time often in prayer and do you read the Bible daily?  Do you have a hunger to draw ever closer to God? Are you sharing the Gospel with other lost souls?

"For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit."   -  Romans 8:5

"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."  -  Romans 8:14

"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God."  -  Romans 8:16

Time is short!

Jesus loves you!

If you have not been saved yet, Jesus is waiting for you with open arms full 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."

"Today's Storm; Tomorrow's Rainbow" (With Video) - Inspirational Weekend

Someone has said, "Today's storm is going to bring tomorrow's rainbow."

People today all over the world sense that we are definitely in a storm of sorts right now, what with the evil and chaos and threats of war looming over us.  Not to mention corruption in government and how the New World Order is beginning to take shape now, and will be full blown during the 7 year Tribulation period.  I have written much about the end times on this blog.  If you go to the search box at the right side of this post and towards the top of the page, you may type in "end times" or "7 year tribulation" or "The Rapture" and other similar topics pertaining to these last days we find ourselves living in right now.....the very last moments of the end times describes where we are now on the prophetic time clock.  I will not repeat myself here of the same information written previously.

So we are in a storm right now, so to speak, concerning the turmoil of these prophesied end times.  

So where or what is the promised rainbow of tomorrow?   

True believers in the Savior, Jesus Christ, know the answer to that question.

"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ."  -   Titus 2:13

Yes, Jesus will return any moment now to rapture true believers to be with Him in heaven.   This will occur before the Tribulation period.   Please, if you have not already done so, surrender your life to the good Lord;  have faith and belief in Jesus as the Savior and in His redemptive work on the cross;  that His shed blood can wash you clean ; and that by your faith you will become a child of God and will not suffer the horrors of the Great Tribulation.   And you will escape the burning fires of hell by your sincere and heartfelt faith in Jesus' sacrifice.   He died and took our place on the cross to pay our sin debt in full.  All we need to do is believe in Him and do our best to follow in His footsteps.

Tomorrow's rainbow also includes a blissful existence and future and being with Jesus and the heavenly Father forever.  There will be such peace and joy there that we cannot even begin to fathom the depths of it.

Following is a 23 minute video by Chad Thomas concerning the present day prophetic events, the New World Order which is soon to come, and much, much more.

"For myself, I long ago decided that I would rather know the truth than be happy in ignorance.  If I cannot have both truth and happiness, give me truth.  We'll have a long time to be happy in heaven."   -  A. W. Tozer

I used to jokingly say, "Ignorance is bliss".  That was before I was truly born again and at that time I was more secular and hardly ever thought about God.  I am very grateful to the good Lord for His patience with me, and for His tender mercies.   He, through His Holy Word, has taught me that knowledge of Him and Jesus is paramount; but so is faith, of course.

What the heavenly Father wants most from us is a close, intimate, personal relationship with Him through His Son, Jesus Christ.  Like any relationship, we need to spend quality time with Him and communicate often with Him by prayer.  No relationship can thrive if you never spend time with the other person, if you never talk to them.  Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17).   Take all of your cares and burdens and lay them at Jesus' feet; trust Him with all of your heart.  He will give you peace and hope.

"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."    Jesus at John 14:27

Again, today's storm is going to bring tomorrow's rainbow.

Rainbows occur frequently here in Hawaii.   It gives me great joy when I see one.  I believe I have mentioned this before,  but the sight of a beautiful rainbow always reminds me of the many promises of God.

True believers have a strong faith and believe the many promises of the good Lord.  We have eyes of discernment to recognize that the time of the return of Jesus could occur at any time....the time when He raptures His Bride, true believers, to take them to heaven to be with Him.   Please read Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 for the signs Jesus gives us to prove we are now in the season of His return.

What saddens me is the many people who may even regularly attend church, but they are not saved; not truly born again.  They have no close relationship with the Lord; many never pray and many never read their Bible.  Many are friends of the world, and think only of the pleasures of this world.  

Sincere believers in the atoning work of Jesus at Calvary know that we should put the good Lord FIRST in our lives !  His will first and foremost !

Folks, this old world is about to go through a tribulation of 7 years, unlike anything it has ever seen before.  God will pour out His wrath upon all the ungodly who never accepted Jesus as their Savior.  Please turn in faith to Jesus now and put all your trust and hope in Him.    There is no other hope or heaven for you, if you are not a child of God by faith in 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."    -  John 3:16

Have a blessed and Christ centered weekend...... and life !!

"The Best Guide Ever !" (With Video On Current Events And Bible Prophecy) - Inspirational Weekend

[Grand Tetons , Wyoming]

Many of you may travel a lot and, if so, sometimes it is necessary to have a tour guide who can point out things which are a must see, and to warn against any dangerous areas.  A good guide is a must at times.   

Psalm 48:14 speaks of the best guide ever:  

"For this God is our God for ever and ever:  He will be our guide even unto death."

God will be our guide and will conduct us all along through life.  If we are true believers, He will guide us to heaven after our death, or at the Rapture of the Church, whichever comes first for us.  He is not only our guide, but our friend and our protector.  He will do this for those who put their trust in Him.

One commentator has said:  "Man needs nothing more for this life than the confident assurance that he has the eternal God for his guide, and that he will never be left or forsaken by Him in any possible situation in which he may be placed.  If God, by His own hand will lead me safely through the dark valley - that valley which lies at the end of every traveler's path -  I have nothing to fear."

[Banyan Trees Across from Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii]

Dear friends, I know most of you have been through difficult times in your lives; times where there seemed to be no hope and you did not know how to cope; times where you felt lost and abandoned by others.   If you were not a true believer in Jesus during those times, it looked especially depressing, for you did not have a faith that could have helped you cope much better; a faith that gave you hope.

For those of you who have a saving, believing hope in the sacrificial death of Jesus, Who took our place on the cross and bore our sins.... paid our sin debt in full ...  you have a hope of Jesus helping you now, and the hope of soon being with the good Lord in heaven.

"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of  the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ."  -  Titus 2:13

Believe the Bible ! Jesus' soon return is spoken of in the Bible, which tells us we are in the last moments of the last days if we read Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21.  Only God the Father knows when that day will be that Jesus returns, but Jesus gave us signs so that we would know we were in the season of His return -  found in the before mentioned Bible Chapters.

[Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii]

Remember, God/Jesus will never leave us; and we, by His grace, will never abandon Him.

"Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have; for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."  -   Hebrews 13:5

Following is an 18 minute video on how the next few weeks could be huge prophetically.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHcbK6bWGwM&t=92s 

Are you Rapture Ready?

Jesus loves you.

He will return soon to take all true believers to be with Him in heaven.

Don't be left behind to face the horrors and the plagues of the 7 year Tribulation which occurs after the Rapture.

Turn to the Lord now while there is still time.

Admit you are a sinner and in need of a Savior.  (Romans 3:23)

Believe with all your being that Jesus is the Savior and that He can wash away all your sins and declare you saved when you put your full trust and belief in Him.  (John 3:16;  John 14:6)

Call on the name of the Lord and commit your life to Him in full surrender.  (Romans 10:13;  Romans 8:1)

The good Lord made salvation easy to understand; all He asks is that you repent of sin and that you totally surrender your life to Him as you believe in Jesus as the Savior with all of your heart and soul.

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."

Remember, the good Lord wants all of your heart.  We must look to Him as our guide and follow in Jesus' footsteps as best we can.  If you do so, your life journey on this earth will more joyful and full of His grace; and will take you to your journey to heaven.


Have a blessed and Christ centered weekend..... and life !!

"There Is An Expiration Date!" (With Video by Adrian Rogers) - Inspirational Weekend

[Diamond Head Beach and Lighthouse, Oahu, Hawaii]

Most of us are aware that Christians have applied a lighthouse as a symbol of Jesus Christ,  Who is our guiding light.   We are now living in the Age of Grace, or the Church Age.  For that, there is an expiration date !   And it will expire very soon !

For Christians, be Rapture ready!  Be occupied with the Lord's work and sharing the Gospel -  the life and teachings of Jesus and His deity, and His death, burial, and resurrection.   Because He took on all of our sins at the Cross, and shed His blood so that we might be washed clean when we put our faith in Him and believe He is the Savior, the way to heaven.

"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

"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

Please read Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 .   There it mentions various signs that would occur during the end times.   You will discern that many of these signs are occurring right now, proving that Jesus will return soon to rapture true believers to be in heaven with Him.   Never before have all of these signs converged at one time like they are right now.  Even children can recognize this is an evil world, corrupt and chaotic.  

"Woe unto them  that call evil good, and good evil;  that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter !"   -   Isaiah 5:20

The above verse in Isaiah aptly describes today's world, where evil insists that we accept the world's views on various things and lifestyles, and which the world claims is okay despite what the Bible clearly admonishes us against.

Yes, as many of you realize, we are living in the last moments of the last days.   I have written much about this on this blog.  Following is a previous article of mine which tells of the days of Noah, the giants, the origin of demons, and the altering of DNA in humans (and animals) which helps us to realize that we are living in the last days.... the last moments of the church age, when Jesus will return soon to take believers to heaven.  The 8-27-2019 article mentioned explains how the age we live in now is truly like the days of Noah, and ripe for God's intervention and first for Jesus to rapture true believers to heaven before the judgments and plagues and wrath poured out on those unsaved people during the 7 year Tribulation. 

"But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."     -     Jesus at Matthew 24:37

My computer is acting up again,  and will not allow me to link to the article mentioned above.   Just scroll down to my previous post on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, and you may read it there.

[Rainbow at Waimea Bay, Oahu, Hawaii]

Whenever I see a rainbow, I am reminded of God's many promises.  He has promised a glorious future for true believers in His Son, Jesus Christ, the Savior.

Following is a 40 minute sermon on the Rapture by Adrian Rogers, who has gone on now to be in heaven with the good Lord.  He states in this sermon that the world is on a collision course with destiny.

Yes, there is an expiration date approaching for this wicked world.  Be ever mindful of and faithful to the good Lord in our minds and hearts and speech and actions.   Live totally surrendered to Him and seek to do His will always.   

A. W. Tozer has said, "A satisfactory spiritual life will begin with a complete change in relation between God and the sinner; not a judicial change merely, but a conscious and experienced change affecting the sinner's whole nature.  The atonement in Jesus' blood makes such a change judicially possible and the working of the Holy Spirit makes it emotionally satisfying."

Unbelievers, now is the time to get right with the good Lord and surrender your life to Jesus; believe in Him as the Savior, and you will be sealed by the Holy Spirit as a child of God forever.

Ephesians 1:13 tells us, "In whom ye also trusted, after that we heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation:  in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, "

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."

Have blessed and Christ centered weekend..... and life !!

(note: sometimes at the top of my blog, it says "Not Secure".   I have corrected that only to have it revert back to the same message.  This blog IS secure.   It could be just a glitch as my computer has been acting up a lot lately.)