Sunday, May 31, 2009

Lord Barry: What Israel Needs to Do -- Drybones


Israel Begins its Biggest Civil Defense Drill

Israel Begins its Biggest Civil Defense Drill
By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
31 May 2009

SOURCE: Voice of America


Israel is holding the biggest civil-defense drill in its history.

Amid growing tensions with Iran, Israel is training soldiers, emergency crews, and civilians for the possibility of all-out war. Major Chezi Deutch is an officer in Israel's Home Front Command.

"It is part of the overall plan to increase preparedness and readiness in the country, dealing with civil defense and with emergencies in the civilian population," Deutch said.

The scenarios include massive missile attacks possibly with chemical or biological weapons.

"What we are expecting, what we would like to see is to have the population act as they would in time of a real crisis," Deutch said.

The crisis Israel fears is a massive rocket and missile barrage on all fronts: from Iran in the East, to Syria and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas in the North, to the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel's southern border in the Gaza Strip.

That could happen if Israel carries out its threat to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. With the Iranian president threatening to wipe the Jewish state "off the map," Israel has warned time and again that it will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. And the civil-defense drill seems to be a clear message to Teheran that the military option remains on the table.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

40 Brave Soldiers for Christ

Imagine this scenario:

Imagine Christians throughout Southern California and the nation standing united in non-violent solidarity with the banned Home Bible Study Members, all refusing to pay any and all fees to the government relating to religious practices.

Imagine Christians, Jews and others running ads everywhere refusing to bow down to this evil government with specific abuse examples (TV, billboards, newspapers, they post millions of blogs and websites etc.) while unarmed Believers and supporters protectively encircle the house 24/7 with prayers and video cameras keeping it (getting it) in the news while Christians and others throughout the country very publicly announce and begin holding Bible Studies, prayer meetings and even complete church meetings in their homes, on their lawns, on street corners (without blocking the sidewalks mind you)...

Now Imagine the Church of Jesus becoming the Church of Jesus...

Then Imagine at the next elections all those awakening Believers with one accord voting out all those who are working against this nation, the cause of Christ and the security of Israel and indeed insisting on trials for ALL the traitors regardless of their political parties etc.

Imagine!

What would happen then?

Either freedom and the restoration of the Republic...
or martial law.


The time for guns and armed resistance may be (probably is) coming but we aren't there yet.

At this point armed resistance would only result in the martial law and massive bloodshed they are trying to cause.

That's my thoughts on what We The People should be doing now...

The following is a good example of what we need to be preparing for considering what doubtless lies ahead.
Its based on a true story.


40 Brave Soldiers for Christ by Tom Green




Rise of the Obama Youth: The Third Wave Project!

City Wave! The Third Wave!
Yes They Can!
Yes They Are!

Part One

Part Two

http://www.truthnews.us/?p=2985

First they came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me.

--- Words of wisdom from Rev. Martin J. Niemoller in 1945

This is How Liberty Dies... This is Liberty Survives!

This Is How Liberty Dies...

This Is How Liberty Survives!


Pick A Side AND STAND!

http://allfaith.com/comix

Failure to choose is a choose!

With deadly consequences!

ONE TIN SOLDIER / THE ORIGINAL CASTE


ONE TIN SOLDIER / THE ORIGINAL CASTE

The 1st Amendment to the US Constitution is NOW Being Revoked!

This is the Death of the First Amendment
Unless WE Stop It!

Home Bible Study Has Been BANNED In San Diego California!!

Go Here: http://johnofallfaith.multiply.com/journal/item/1643 for the details!

One interesting thing about this case is that it specifically targets Christians. The questions those present were asked (which are not mentioned in the article but were reported by those present) included: Are you studying the Bible, do you pray before or after and if so do you say Amen at the end of the prayer? This specifically and targets Christians and religious Jews.

BUT, my dear non-Christian, non-Jewish friends, if they can do this to Christians they can do it to Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists... to ANYONE!

These restrictions do not impact Oprah's New Age Church meetings however:

The Church of Oprah Exposed

She also conducts home and tele-meetings across the country.

Same with the House Meetings of the Obamite cult. They meet without police barging in!...

But soon Christians will no longer be allowed to legally meet in their own homes to study the Bible if this is allowed to stand!

THIS is the precedent being established!

There IS a fast spreading disease but its not the WHO flu!

Its called:

Obamalism

BUT There Is A Cure:

    Seek God!

And Work for the deportation of this illegal Indonesian immigrant from Kenya!

Barry Sotero Is:

Building A Religion!

Having Done All You Can To Stand.....
          STAND!

REGARDLESS of Your Religious Beliefs!

        THIS THREATENS YOUR RIGHTS!

If we don't stand against this Americans will never stand against ANYTHING!



Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances --

    The 1st Amendment to the US Constitution is NOW Being Revoked!

Friday, May 29, 2009

Looks Official This Time: Y! 360 is Finally Closing!



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Thursday, May 28, 2009

OK. Highway Patrol Attack EMT While Bringing Woman to Hospital!

Ever More Police Brutality...

The details of this story aren't completely clear to me but is worth noting.

Essentially, as I understand it:

* The ambulance is bringing a woman to the hospital. Presumably its an emergency.

* Her son is present (in the ambulance?)

* The Cops want to pass the slower moving EMT and flash their lights.

* The EMT keeps going on its way to the hospital instead of pulling over for the cops.

* The Cops pull the EMT over, physically assault and terrorize the EMT worker while the patient in the back is screaming!!!

* The apparent charge: He failed to bow before his government overlords.

BUT NOTICE WHAT HAPPENED!

** BECAUSE he resisted the terrorists and stood up for his rights.

** BECAUSE citizens were filming this act of terrorism and kept filming.

The COPS backed off and the EMT worker was not arrested or charged with anything!

Had he not resisted, had the camera not been filming, had there been no witnesses what would have happened?

Probably he would have been severely beaten up and then arrested for resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer as the patient lay in the back of the ambulance afraid and without the care she needed. The FACT that the cops lied and said the EMT worker assaulted him first is evidence of this likelihood. Plus, had the EMT worker actually assaulted the would have been beaten on the spot and arrested.

Our tax dollars at work...

Having done all to stand... STAND!

Notice how the cop uses a choke hold on his victim! The man's face swells painfully showing he can't breath but still he refuses to yield to these terrorists!

Following is the video and what is posted about it at You Tube:

SOURCE

Oklahoma Highway Patrol fight with EMT

Witness Says Trooper May Need Anger Management
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/0509...

Witness' Statement:
http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/griffi...
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Here is the statement made by the EMT:
http://static.ktul.com/documents/emts...

And the ambulance driver:
http://static.ktul.com/documents/fran...

And the article discussing it:
1:53 PM PDT Updated: May 28, 2009 2:45 PM PDT
OHP says before the home video was recording, the paramedic assaulted the state trooper.

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OHP says before the home video was recording, the paramedic assaulted the state trooper.
Witness Diana Walkup says the paramedic never touched anyone until the patrolman grabbed his arm.

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Witness Diana Walkup says the paramedic never touched anyone until the patrolman grabbed his arm.

By Dan Bewley and Terry Hood, The News On 6

UNDATED - There are more details about a confrontation earlier this week between an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper and a paramedic in Okfuskee County. The incident was caught on tape as the trooper accuses the ambulance driver of not pulling over when the patrol car was trying pass him. What does the law say about who has the right of way?

It was Sunday along Highway 62 in Paden. Kenyada Davis is behind the cell phone camera. His mother was being transported by Muscogee Creek Nation EMS to a hospital in Prague.

5/27/2009 Related story: Trooper, Paramedic Fight Caught on Tape

In a statement obtained by The News On 6, paramedic Maurice White said the patrol car came within three feet of the ambulance with its lights on, eventually passing while telling the driver over the emergency radio: "You should consider checking you rearview mirrors."




After taking care of the original call, the trooper waited for the ambulance and pulled it over. White says in his statement: "The officer got out of his vehicle in a state of rage."

Read the Paramedic's Report
Read a witness's statement

A witness, who declined to go on camera, told The News On 6 the same story.

"He was yelling, screaming. He was irrational to me," said witness Diana Walkup.

OHP says before the home video was recording, the paramedic assaulted the state trooper. But, Diana Walkup says the paramedic never touched anyone until the patrolman grabbed his arm.




She says it was the trooper who was out of control.

"We thought, my God, is he going to pull a gun? That's really what we thought. We didn't know if he was fixing to pull a gun or what," said witness Diana Walkup.

So, who had the right of way? The Creek Nation admits the ambulance did not have on its lights and sirens, while the trooper had on his lights, but no sirens.

The News On 6 couldn't find anything that gives one emergency vehicle the right of way over another, but we did find one state law that says: "Every person who willfully delays...an emergency medical technician...in the performance of...care and treatment...is guilty of a misdemeanor."

Investigators aren't commenting, but Diana Walkup believes the trooper was out of line.

"I was horrified. I couldn't believe it. These gentlemen were trying to do their job and they were held up," said witness Diana Walkup.

The trooper's dash-cam video is in the custody of an assistant district attorney in Okfuskee County. She says it will not be released because it's part of the investigation.

http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.a...
Category: News & Politics

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

JTA On Judge Sonia Sotomayor

I don't know anything about Judge Sonia Sotomayor except what I've read over the past couple of days. I DO distrust Obama utterly... however I DO have respect for the views of the Jewish Orthodox Union and they seem to think highly of her.

So... the following is just an FYI post from the JTA: "The Global News Service of the Jewish People." What are your thoughts on the new Justice (appointed by our first illegal immigrant junta leader)?

Life story, Israel trips tie Sotomayor to Jews

SOURCE

By Ron Kampeas � May 26, 2009

President Obama meets with Judge Sonia Sotomayor in the Oval Office on May 21, 2009, five days before he nominated Sotomayor for a U.S. Supreme Court seat. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama meets with Judge Sonia Sotomayor in the Oval Office on May 21, 2009, five days before he nominated Sotomayor for a U.S. Supreme Court seat. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Jewish groups don't endorse U.S. Supreme Court nominees, at least in writing.

The tears and choked sobs when Sonia Sotomayor accepted President Obama's nomination on Tuesday told another story.

Packed into the room along with Sotomayor's family, friends and colleagues were representatives of Jewish groups that have consulted with the White House about prospective replacements for David Souter.

The story of her life -- the daughter of a Puerto Rican single mother from the Bronx, N.Y., whose ambitions knew no bounds -- resounded with a community that has made the story of immigrant triumph over struggle a template of Jewish American success.

"It was impossible not to moved by her personal story," said Mark Pelavin, the associate director of the Reform movement's Religious Action Center. "To see her mother sitting there and think about what this says about her and her country -- the combination of someone who grew up in a housing project, who has been on the bench for a long time, but who has been a prosecutor as well, that combination is very powerful."

"It was thrilling," said Sammie Moshenberg, the Washington director of the National Council of Jewish Women.

It doesn't hurt that Sotomayor, 54, is a poster child for strong Jewish-Hispanic relations. In 1986, when she was in private legal practice, she joined one of the first young leadership tours of Israel sponsored by Project Interchange, which is affiliated with the American Jewish Committee.

Sotomayor so enjoyed the country -- its immigrant culture, its popular music influenced heavily by Jewish immigrants from Argentina and Brazil -- that she made a return visit in 1996 when she was a federal judge, and recently joined a Project Interchange U.S.-Israel forum on immigration. In the process, she formed a lifelong friendship with Project Interchange founder Debbie Berger and her husband, Paul, who attended her swearing-in as a Manhattan appeals court judge in 1998.

"She enjoyed Israel not just from an intellectual perspective, she liked the music and the people," Paul Berger told JTA.

Richard Foltin, the legislative director for the AJC, said her background naturally played a role in how the Jewish community would welcome her.

"We must recognize the significance of the third woman and first Hispanic on the court," he said. "And there's no question of her impressive qualifications."

Sotomayor would come to the Supreme Court with one of the longest bench careers in its history, having handed down or joined 3,000 decisions in 18 years as a federal and appeals court judge. That's a lot to read through and accounted for a degree of hesitancy from Jewish groups that were enthused about her life story but just getting to know her judicial record.

"I've got a bunch of opinions in my briefcase and it's time to start reading," Pelavin said.

The National Council of Jewish Women -- one of the few Jewish groups that expresses an opinion on judicial candidates -- has yet to announce where it stands. Whatever the case, said Nancy Ratzan, the NCJW's president, the organization would dedicate itself to ensuring that Sotomayor receives a fair hearing.

"Our 90,000 followers will be focused on making sure it's a fair and prompt process that focuses on her record," she said.

NCJW and the Religious Action Center will canvass members for appropriate questions for Sotomayor during the confirmation process; the questions will be relayed to the U.S. Senate Judicary Committee.

Leaders of the Anti-Defamation League issued a statement calling for a process that is conducted "professionally, and with civility and respect," and praised the pick while stopping short of an official endorsement.

"We applaud President Obama for having selected this noted jurist to be the Court's first Hispanic and third woman Justice," the ADL leaders stated. "If confirmed, she will undoubtedly bring an important new perspective to the work of the Court."

Even the Orthodox Union, which tends to stake our more conservative ground than other Jewish organizations on church-state issues, spoke positively about Sotomayor, citing several religious freedom-related cases.

In a 1993 case, she upheld the constitutional right of a rabbi in White Plains, N.Y., to display a menorah in a city park. In two other cases, in 1994 and 2003, Sotomayor upheld prisoners' religious rights even though the practices in question did not conform with mainstream beliefs. And in 2006, she ruled that allowing federal age discrimination statutes to apply to a 70-year-old minister dismissed by the Methodist church would constitute unwarranted government interference in church affairs.

Those decisions, OU said, were "very encouraging."

Marc Stern, the legal counsel for the American Jewish Congress, predicted that Sotomayor's long bench experience ultimately will be a plus. More time on the bench shaping reasoned opinions made her less of a target than other nominees -- like Lani Gunier, Robert Bork and Samuel Alito -- whose years pushing intellectual boundaries in the halls of academe handed fodder to opponents seeking controversial statements.

Additionally, the 2nd Circuit of Appeals -- based in Manhattan and covering New York, Connecticut and Vermont -- deals with cases emerging from courts and legislatures that already trend liberal. That means it is less likely to address issues such as abortion and discrimination that often exercise Jewish groups.

"There's no track record that anyone can point to," Stern said, referring to such hot-button issues. "There's not likely going to be a whole lot there as a smoking gun."

More Info On: Iran: "It Will Take Us 11 Days "to Wipe Israel Out of Existence"

I posted the following video a few days ago. Mike Evens has just posted an alert about it with additional information that some of your may find interesting:

First the Video:



JERUSALEM REPORT
From Mike Evans the founder of the Jerusalem Prayer Team


Dear John,

In a video released by German television, General Ataollah Salehi, commander of the Iranian army, has declared that it "Will Take Us 11 Days 'To Wipe Israel Out of Existence'" although he is a little vague on how he reached his calculations. "Nothing can prevent Iranian missiles from targeting the heart of Israel, if Iran is subjected to a military strike by Israel."

Iranian Chief-of-Staff General Hassan Firouzabadi reiterated Iran's readiness should its nuclear sites be threatened: "We are fully prepared to confront any attack that would threaten the interests of Iran. We have sufficient means and the necessary force to defend our territory."

General Salehi seemed to challenge Israel with his comments: "The truth is that Israel does not have the courage to attack us. If we are subjected to any attack by Israel, I do not think we will need more than 11 days to wipe Israel out of existence."

Click here to watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCfj_eB5w5s

Last Wednesday, Iran launched a long-range, solid-fuel missile capable of reaching Israel and Europe. Pentagon officials cautioned, "(Iran) can either continue on this path of continued destabilization in the region or decide to pursue relationships with the countries in the region and the United States that are more normalized."

The type of rocket launched can be fueled in advance and hidden in various locations until fired. Many in Israel think the test firing was directly related to Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington on Monday, May 18, and President Obama's threats to implement more sanctions if Iran does not come to the table on its nuclear program.

A senior fellow at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies surmised that Iran could wed the capabilities of the Sajjil-2 with its burgeoning nuclear capabilities and produce a nightmare situation unlike any other the U.S. and Israel have ever faced.

Six Iranian warships have been dispatched to international waters as a show of force against "foreign threats." This includes the Gulf of Aden which is a vital link for both Persian Gulf Oil and the world economy. This move comes only five days after an Iranian surface-to-surface missile with a range of 2000 km was test fired. According to Admiral Habibollah Sayyari the move by Iran was "to protect oil tankers from the world's fifth-largest crude exporter against pirate attacks."

"Iran has dispatched six ... warships to international waters and the Gulf of Aden region in an historically unprecedented move by the Iranian Navy," Sayyari said. He reiterated that preserving Iran's "territorial integrity" in its southern waters called for "perseverance and firmness" by its navy, and was "indicative of the country's high military capability in confronting any foreign threat on the country's shores," Sayyari said.

This announcement was made the same day President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected the most recent Western proposal to stop Iran's nuclear program: "Our talks [with major powers] will only be in the framework of cooperation for managing global issues and nothing else. We have clearly announced this," Reuters reported. "The nuclear issue is a finished issue for us. We will not allow anyone to negotiate with us outside the [UN International Atomic Energy] Agency's regulations and issues," Ahmadinejad told a news conference.

This year, Iran will have enough centrifuges to produce an atomic bomb, which they want to wipe out Israel. Over 50 percent of the Jews living in Israel have said they will leave Israel if Iran gets the bomb. If Israel ever needed your support, it is now.

Please VOTE Today:

President Obama, please stand with Israel.

President Obama, please do not stand with Israel.

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As a friend of Israel, I am deeply concerned about the events that are taking shape and their effect on Israel's future. Please pray for the Jewish people. Please stand with me in defense of the Jewish people. Please let your voice be heard in support of the Jewish people.

Thank you to the 671 Jerusalem Prayer Team partners who have given to bless Israel. We need 1,100 to give in order to reach our goal. We are more than halfway there. Please pray today for all that have given and for those who have not given to give a gift today. Pray that God will bless them according to Psalm 122:6: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall PROSPER that love thee." And, Genesis 12:3 says, "I will BLESS them that BLESS thee..."

Please stand up for Israel, today. Bless her with an "I Support Israel" gift to help provide food, clothing, medications, and shelter for the poor Russian Jews who left everything behind to become a part of God's promise. The world's economy has created a grave crisis for the poor. They are forgotten and suffering.

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Thank you for caring.

Your ambassador to Jerusalem,

Mike Evans


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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

1988, the Hinderers, the Rapture and the Rise of the Rex Mundi

1988, the Hinderers, the Rapture and the Rise of Rex Mundi

This is directly related to the topic we discussed a few days ago, "Is the Rapture a Biblical Teaching?" but raises a few new issues as well. It is another reply to one of my AllExpert questions:

Questioner: Chris
Private:no
Subject: "The Rapture"
Question:
I realize that there are differences in biblical interpretation and views on various books of the bible. I'm particularly interested in Revelations, and the upcoming Rapture. I was raised Catholic and this was a topic that we didn't dwell on much, but it has really become a fascination of mine recently.

I know that many people believed that the Rapture would come in 1988 based in Jesus' Fig Tree parable. Obviously 20 years have passed, so we can safely assume that that was an incorrect interpretation of scripture. What is your belief as to when this might come? Is there a widely accepted belief of a future date and/or time? I realize that Jesus also said that nobody but the Father can know the specific date and time , but is there an approximate that biblical scholars agree on?

Here's my reply: What is your view on this?

Hi Chris,

As you can appreciate this is a topic about which volumes could be and have been written. I recently posted a study on this to my blog and website where I look at this issue in detail (hence its pretty long).

First, officially the Catholic Church rejects the teaching of the Rapture as they teach Amillennialism and the whole idea of a Rapture is contrary to this view.

In my opinion the Rapture is not a biblical teaching (but the Thousand Year reign is: i.e. I do not accept Amillennialism either).

The 1988 idea is based on a few different prophecies, Jesus' fig tree teaching, Dan 9 etc. In my opinion, that date was critical. To explain why I will need to include a little background.

Paul tells us that:

II Thess 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
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:

Many people identify this 'hinderer' of the Antichrist as the Holy Spirit (Third Person of the Trinity). In my opinion this refers rather to all those who sincerely serve God and who, knowingly or unknowingly, are lead in their resistance to evil by God -- these are "the hinderers" who in the future will be among the 144,000 Jews and the Great Multitude of Gentiles referenced in the Book of Revelation.

The presence of godliness hinders the full manifestation of the Evil One.

I believe that without this hindering agent the Antichrist would have come to power in 1988. Think about how far Christianity has fallen and how acceptable it has now become is bash Christians and others of faith since 1988! Respect for religion has plummeted. Its not coincidence. The Laodecian Church (Rev. 3:14-19) is now replacing genuine faith in God (as is witnessed in the Clergy Response teams, the sex scandals etc) and we can now clearly see how the New World Order is preparing the way of the Rex Mundi ("Global Ruler") or Antichrist. What was theory in 1988 is now fact.

Master Y'shua (Jesus) told us that we would not know the "day nor the hour" but that if we paid attention we could discern the "watch." That "watch" began in either 1948 (with the re-founding of Israel) or in 1967 (with the retaking of Zion: Jerusalem as Israel's eternal capital). In either case, that Watch is fast coming to a close and the rise of the Antichrist is imminent as the hinderers find themselves progressively 'outgunned' by evil.

I do not believe the Bible teaches the Rapture nor that the Church will be Raptured. I believe this is a dangerous misdirection that is promoting Laodecian religion.

Following is a list of why I believe this.

You are most welcome to write me back here with further questions or thoughts. You also might also be interested in reading the entire study on my blog where you can comment (if you open a free account):

http://johnofallfaith.multiply.com/journal/item/1623

This study is also posted here:
http://allfaith.com/Religions/Noahide/rapture.html

Maranatha,
May this information be a blessing to you,
~ John of AllFaith

In Summary

"Just the Facts Please!"

* This is a new doctrine, not historically held by any segment of the Church.

* Christians can't agree on the question of timing: Pre, Mid or Post Tribulation, so it's obviously not that clear at best. If this earth shaking event were truly a biblical prophecy it would be made clear.

* The Pre-Tribulation Rapture (the most commonly held view) is directly and repeatedly contradicted by the clear teachings about who will be opposing the Rex Mundi (Antichrist) and when. According to the prophets, Believers will be present throughout the Seven Years.

* At certain points in the Tribulation, including during the second half, the Great Tribulation, Believers will receive certain protections from certain of the coming plagues and so will obviously still be on the earth.

* A reason often given for why the Rapture must occur is that Holy Spirit must be removed during the reign of the Beast. Were this so, no one post Rapture could be "saved" or have report with God (nor yet could the world itself continue to exist!) yet the Prophets show Divine intervention and inspiration will occur throughout the period and the oft stated presence of Believers on earth.

* Master Y'shua does not discuss or even reference the Rapture in his important Matthew 24 list of signs for, "When will these things be."

* Master Y'shua's Matthew 24 reference to 'those in the field' being "taken" is clearly speaking of the Jews of Jerusalem who will flee the City once the Rex Mundi declares his divinity and the "abomination of desolation spoken of by Prophet Daniel" occurs, and not to a Rapture when read in context.

* Master Y'shua does not discuss or even reference a Rapture in his prophetic presentation to John in the Book Revelations

* Modern Christians do not honor the Sabbath (as commanded in the Bible) and so the Master's concern that this fleeing not take place on the Sabbath has no meaning for modern Christians. Master Y'shua would surely have known the Church would abandon the Sabbath three hundred years after his death.

* 'Those in the field,' 'on the roof tops' etc. are encouraged to run rather than return home for their belongings. Such options would not exist in the Rapture as taught and so the reference can not be to it.

* Believers are advised to stand firm against the Antichrist. To do so they must be present on the earth during his reign.

* The "Last Trump" is blown to announce the establishment of the Kingdom of God on Earth. The reference therefore to Paul in I Cor 15 specifically refers to the time that trumpet is blown. The Rapture, as conceived, would have taken place years before this horn is sounded. It is sounded when the Jews are ALL gathered back to Jerusalem for the inauguration of the global theocracy (the Thousand Year Reign).

* God never granted this type of protection to the Jews, His Elect, even during the Russian Pograms and Nazi Shoah and there is no biblical evidence that He will do so for the Christians who, at the time, as described as being lukewarm and filled with hypocrisy.

* Revelations 6:9 makes it clear that during the entire seven year period those martyred by the Antichrist and his New World Order must patiently wait, "until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled." This clearly shows there will be no Rapture to rescue their fellow Believers from martyrdom.

* The prophetic word about the future of the Church: Through the Seven Church Ages the Church draws progressively farther and farther away from the God of Israel until, in the End Times, it will embrace the Antichrist and God will "vomit it from His mouth" and 'sever the Church from the 'Tree of Israel' and cast it into the 'fire'. If the Church deserves to be vomited out how and why would God rapture it away to safety and bliss as His righteous judgment beings?

* The foretold Church of the Last Days is a lukewarm, hypocritical body that has abandoned the teachings of Master Y'shua and become largely irrelevant in the world (surrendering its position to Secular Humanism and eventually to the Rex Mundi as Babylon the Great and her daughters). Portions of the Church are even now being "vomited out of God's Mouth" as is obvious in the various sex and money scandals, the lack of Christian opposition to the New World Order, the practice of abortion, etc. The fallen Church of today will not be raptured away for its protection.


Starwars Made Me This Way is Coming THIS JUNE!!!!

YAY!!!!

As I've posted a few times, I play Jedi Master Jar Jar Binks in the upcoming fan film Starwars Made Me this Way! I'm on their website here: http://www.filmsinfocus.com/starwars.htm

Well, the film should be available on line (including here) around the end of June. Yippie!
Meesa much having joy joy!

In the mean time, here is footage from for the original Starwars never before seen!!!! Enjoy:

Is Al-Qaeda making headway in in Brazil?

Is Al-Qaeda making headway in Brazil?
Looks like it may be!
... But then that sort of makes sense doesn't it?

After World War Two many of the most significant NAZI leaders (including Hitler himself according to some) fled to and settled in Argentina and Brazil. When I was in Argentina a few years back I was amazed by not only how many Germans were there but how openly they celebrated Hitler's birthday (I was there at the time and witnessed the celebrations myself), spoke of their continuing Nazi beliefs, etc. I was also warned not to venture into certain areas unless I was known by the locals to be pro-Nazi because there were known Nazi enclaves.

What has this got to do al Ikhwan, al Qaeda etc. and the recent al Qaeda arrest in San Palo? Maybe lots!

Consider this short video on the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Third Reich. Now that the far more dangerous Fourth Reich is almost established would we expect the Ummah to not be involved?

History of Hitler and Muslim Waffen SS
Short Version

Hitler and the Mufti Of Jerusalem/Nazi-Muslim Connection
Longer Version



SOURCE The following news story is a translated version of this story, the original is below.
Thanks to my friend Fabio for turning me onto this!

S�O PAULO - Brazil [has] arrested under strict secrecy, one of the high-ranking Al-Qaeda. The arrest was made by the Federal Police in Sao Paulo, where the terrorist was set and in the international operations. The information is the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo "this Tuesday.

According to the publication, does not appear, however, to develop any activity related to the actions of terror in Brazil.

According to the newspaper, for five days, the FBI arrested by anticipating the imminent task of several attacks in the United States, including in New York.

A caution to preserve the secrecy did give the Federal Police to prison, even for internal purposes, the research on cells neonazistas. According to the "Film", only the U.S. government's information has occurred in S�o Paulo, since the FBI and agents have anti-American group in Brazil in joint action with the Federal Police.

The newspaper also highlights that the choice of Sao Paulo by Al-Qaeda seems to arise, at least in part, a combination of "friendly neutrality" of the Brazilian government before the Islamic countries and exist here, obsession (and reasons to take it ) terrorism.





The Original story is in Portuguese:

S�O PAULO - Est� preso no Brasil, sob sigilo rigoroso, um integrante da alta hierarquia da Al- Qaeda. A pris�o foi feita pela Pol�cia Federal em S�o Paulo, onde o terrorista estava fixado e em opera��es de �mbito internacional. As informa��es s�o do jornal "Folha de S. Paulo" desta ter�a-feira.

Segundo a publica��o, n�o consta, por�m, que desenvolvesse alguma atividade relacionada a a��es de terror no Brasil.

Ainda de acordo com o jornal, h� cinco dias, o FBI prendeu por antecipa��o os incumbidos de v�rios atentados iminentes nos Estados Unidos, inclusive em Nova York.

A cautela para preserva��o do sigilo fez a Pol�cia Federal atribuir a pris�o, at� mesmo para efeito interno, a investiga��es sobre c�lulas de neonazistas. Segundo a "Folha", s� o governo dos Estados Unidos tem informa��es do ocorrido em S�o Paulo, mesmo porque o FBI e o grupo americano antiterrorismo t�m agentes no Brasil em a��o conjunta com a Pol�cia Federal.

O jornal destaca ainda que a escolha de S�o Paulo pela Al-Qaeda parece decorrer, ao menos em parte, da conjun��o de "neutralidade simp�tica" do governo brasileiro ante os pa�ses isl�micos e de inexistir, aqui, obsess�o (e motivos para t�-la) antiterrorista.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Obama E-Groups: The New Regional Soviets?

I always appreciate invitations to join various groups. I don't usually accept however because there is just not enough time in the day to do everything I'd like and I'm already on several. I'm sure you can all relate.

One of the areas I am deeply concerned about is the abuses being done by Child Protective Services (CPS) around the country. When I was invited to join a group on this topic I therefore accepted. The purpose of this post is NOT to slam that group and I'm not even going to identify it lest that appears to be my aim.

HOWEVER something I had heard was happening IS happening in that group apparently and it needs to be understood for what it is before ever more people are sucked in.

The introduction to the group includes the following:

... We have been requested by the President to help with the reform of CPS. He has been in personal touch with one of our members and is expecting our help. If you are serious about your criticisms and your desire to see that the corrupt practices of the various children Protective services around the country be stopped, now is the time to act. President and Michelle Obama have the power and the willingness to make the changes we have been fighting for.
But he needs our help to set the wheels in motion.

He has personally requested that we all Direct to him our experiences with CPS.... [emphasis mine]

It goes on to offer contact info for the White House etc.

Here's my response. What do you think about this sort of thing?
Have you been requested to take part in this sort of thing?
Do you agree or disagree with my analysis of this?

johnofallfaith
johnofallfaith wrote today at 12:26 PM
Thank you for the invitation to join this group. Having read the statement on this page I will not be taking an active part however for the following reasons:

While this is a VERY serious issue and there does exist frequent and severe abuse by governmental authorities like and including CPS that needs to be opposed, Obama is not going to help American families. He and his higher-ups have other plans that run counter to our national well being, as Kissinger recently admitted.

Understand that the local CPS units are obeying the orders passed down to them by the same people who give Obama his orders. Requesting Obama's help to stop child and family abuse is like petitioning Hitler to oppose SS abuses against German Jews. At best its a waste of energy, at worst it will get you and your family targeted by CPS and other government agencies (why are you concerned about this issue? Maybe there is something about your family they need to investigate....). Obama's agenda does not include the well being of the American people, including our children and seniors.

What Obama is doing with this and similar 'community activist' endeavors is the same as the Soviet era regional soviets or the Nazi Judenrat that kept the people there beholden to that corrupt system and in fear of one another. Obama is now creating a system of "American soviets" and is already financing citizens to spy on their fellow citizens -- including turning our own children into spies against their parents and others -- even as genuine aid to children and families in need is being slashed by his administration.



Obama admits himself that he is preparing to implement "preventative detention camps". This in addition to the FEMA camps, the Clergy Response Teams, etc. authorized by the National Emergency Centers Establishment Act and similar legislation.

This request for "help" and "involvement" is just another form of control and a way to identify those who are concerned about this issue.

Thank you for the invitation to join and take part, but this is a very dangerous trend and a most 'slippery slope.'

~ John of AllFaith

Saturday, May 23, 2009

"When Judgment Becomes Evident" by David Wilkerson


"When Judgment Becomes Evident" by David Wilkerson

Iran: "It Will Take Us 11 Days "to Wipe Israel Out of Existence"

Gen Commander of the Iran Army: It Will Take Us 11 Days "to Wipe Israel Out of Existence"

Lessons From The Wolf Ceremony: Indigenous Native American Prophecy

Will We Heed the Wisdom of the Elders?


The Wolf Ceremony

I wanted to give something of my past to my grandson. So I took him into the woods, to a quiet spot. Seated at my feet he listened as I told him of the powers that were given to each creature. He moved not a muscle as I explained how the woods had always provided us with food, homes, comfort, and religion.

He was awed when I related to him how the wolf became our guardian, and when I told him that I would sing the sacred wolf song over him, he was overjoyed.

In my song, I appealed to the wolf to come and preside over us while I would perform the wolf ceremony so that the bondage between my grandson and the wolf would be lifelong.

I sang.
In my voice was the hope that clings to every heartbeat.

I sang.
In my words were the powers I inherited from my forefathers.

I sang.
In my cupped hands lay a spruce seed-- the link to creation.

I sang.
In my eyes sparkled love. I sang.

And the song floated on the sun's rays from tree to tree.

When I had ended, it was if the whole world listened with us to hear the wolf's reply. We waited a long time but none came. Again I sang, humbly but as invitingly as I could, until my throat ached and my voice gave out.

All of a sudden I realized why no wolves had heard my sacred song. There were none left! My heart filled with tears. I could no longer give my grandson faith in the past, our past.

At last I could whisper to him: "It is finished!"

"Can I go home now?" He asked, checking his watch to see if he would still be in time to catch his favorite program on TV.

I watched him disappear and wept in silence. All is finished!

by Chief Dan George
Chief of the Salish Band in Burrard Inlet, B.C.

Wolf Dance by Chief Dan George

Indigenous Native American Prophecy (Elders Speak part 1)

Indigenous Native American Prophecy (Elders Speak part 2)

Indigenous Native American Prophecy (Elders Speak part 3)

Indigenous Native American Prophecy (Elders Speak part 4)

Indigenous Native American Prophecy (Elders Speak part 5)

Indigenous Native American Prophecy (Elders Speak part 6) Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks

Russell Means Lakota declares its Sovereignty

Russell Means Freedom Part 1

Russell Means Freedom Part 2

Russell Means Freedom Part 3

Hey Mambasa! Thanks For Sending Us Your Village Idiot!

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Inspired by a photo found at my friend Mike's site!

Friday, May 22, 2009

What Happens After The Great Tribulation?


What Happens After the Great Tribulation?

By Ben Ruach haKodesh (John of AllFaith) � 05.22.09
I have a rather long and detailed study called Aftergeddon HERE. The following covers the same basic information in a somewhat more concise fashion.

As the Seven Years of the Great Tribulation draws to a close Jerusalem will be an international city and second capital of the NWO (according to Islamic prophecies Muslims will control East Jerusalem). Rex Mundi will be there at a certain point about seven years after he signs his treaty with Israel and three and half years after his assassination and resurrection.

The surviving Jews will be sequestered in Petra and other safe-er zones.

China, Russia and al Ikhwan (the Muslim Brotherhood based in Egypt) will invade Israel. For most of the Seven Years they will be sitting largely on the sidelines or under the thumb of the Global government. This is why the Elite are now trying to intimidate Russia and pay off China.

The Valley of Megiddo will be used as their staging area, hence the ensuing conflict is called the Battle of Har Megiddo (Armageddon).

As the Battle of Armageddon is enjoined everyone who has or wants power (nuclear, biological, conventional, space based....whatever) will prepare for World War Three. This block of nations (China, Russia and al Ikhwan) and their allies will attack the Global Union of Rex Mundi at Jerusalem in a sneak attack. Of this conflict certain of the prophets tell us things like this:

Rev 14:19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

This is talking about this battle. The force of this will be like throwing the entire area into a great winepress where the people, like rotting grapes, are crushed. Imagine this! Just outside of the walls of Jerusalem human blood will flow in the streets to the horses bridle! Hopefully not literally....

Never before in human history has there been a period as horrible as the final three and a half years of this age! And never has any battle been as horrendous as this one. This battle will be so horrible that Master Y'shua says:

Matt 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.

To rescue the Jews (the Elect of God) and by extension the rest of the survivors, HaShem will send His Moshiach.

Into this madhouse of destruction the armies of Moshiach will come wielding the POWER of God. This is probably the power referenced in the winepress quote above. God will directly intervene and destroy all opposing armies and powers to His Kingdom.

Exactly how this will happen is debated (and portions rightly so). However one prophecy has it this way:

Rev. 19: 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
    [This is the True Moshiach]

12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.

    [He has many crowns because, as Isaiah says, the kingdoms of earth will become the kingdoms of our God; compare also the latter sections of Zechariah 8 where the nations come to Jerusalem seeking to learn from the Jews there because "God is with you."
    Note too that Moshiach "has a name written, that no man knew, but he himself"].

13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

    [In my opinion his clothing is "dipped in blood" because of the winepress and the blood of the war he is waging against the New World Order. Standard Christian interpretation sees this as the blood Jesus shed on the cross.
    The Power of God is His WORD: logos:
    Compare:
      Heb 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

    This is the power Moshiach will wield: The WORD of GOD.]

14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

    [These are the 144,000 Jews, the Great Multitude, Angels and other beings. In the case of the humans, these are from the first resurrection along with the few survivors of Tribulation: Rev 6:10. I believe this is not describing a set event but rather the glorious might of Moshiach's armies].

15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

    [Again, this is Armageddon. Once the battle is over Moshiach will establish the earthly Kingdom of God.]

16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

    [ALL of the Holy Land promised to the Jews will be returned to them and Moshiach will be their direct king and reign from Jerusalem. Gentiles will have their own countries with Moshiach acting as sort of over-lord or emperor overseeing their free nations.]

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;

    [This refers to the aftermath of the battle of and the massive carnage that will result.]

18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

    [The remaining inhabitants of the world will begin the process of cremating the dead and rebuilding under the authority of a truly benevolent global government.]

19 And I saw the beast [Rex Mundi], and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse [i.e. Moshiach], and against his army.

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.

    [The "Lake of Fire" is understood differently by people and I wont address it here unless requested]

21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

    [i.e. Moshiach and his forces]

After this comes the first resurrection etc.

Then Moshiach will rule for a 1000 years. During this period humans will create the most glorious civilization the world has ever known. No war, no famine, no disease, no poverty...

At the end of the Millennium (the Thousand Year Reign) there will be another rebellion, this one led by people living in the area we call Russia (Magog). It appears the leader of this rebellion will be named Gog but this may be referring to something else. These forces will invade Jerusalem and be defeated by Moshiach and his security forces.

Then....

Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
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.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

A Global Garden of Eden will be granted to the earth surpassing even the awesome civilization established during the Thousand Years. Of this period Paul says:

I Cor 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
And then the Story of the Bible will be complete:

Paradise Lost to Paradise Restored

But first... the worst tribulation in world history. For more on this topic see my study Aftergeddon, My Thus Says The Prophets website or let's talk on my blogs!

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Is the Rapture a Biblical Doctrine?

The Earth belongs to HaShem
"The Earth Belongs to HaShem and the Fullness Thereof."

Is the Rapture a Biblical Doctrine?

By Ben Ruach ha Kodesh (John of AllFaith) � 4.16.08

The Doctrine of the Rapture of the Church is the popular Christian belief that at some point in the future HaShem will extract all true Christians from the earth, "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye," leaving everyone else here to suffer under the reign of the coming Antichrist or Rex Mundi. The notion gained popular support through the teachings of Dr. Clarence Larkin ("Dispensational Truths"), Rev. Charles Scofield ("the Scofield Bible"), a plethora of "Second and Third Great Awakening" Evangelists (see my study The Great Awakenings for more on these religious developments), and most recently from the unbiblical works of fiction by Tim Lahey known as The Left Behind Series in which the Antichrist is depicted as a Transylvanian Dracula-type Liberal do-gooder gone bad!

In Summary

"Just the Facts Please!"

  • This is a new doctrine, not historically held by any segment of the Church.
  • Christians can't agree on the question of timing: Pre, Mid or Post Tribulation, so it's obviously not that clear at best. If this earth shaking event were truly a biblical prophecy it would be made clear.
  • The Pre-Tribulation Rapture (the most commonly held view) is directly and repeatedly contridicted by the clear teachings about who will be opposing the Rex Mundi and when. According to the prophets, Believers will be present throughout the Seven Years.
  • At certain points in the Tribulation, including during the second half, the Great Tribulation, Believers will receive certain protections from certain of the coming plagues and so will obviously still be on the earth.
  • A reason often given for why the Rapture must occur is that Holy Spirit must be removed during the reign of the Beast. Were this so, no one post Rapture could be "saved" or have report with God yet the Prophets show Divine intervention and inspiration will occur throughout the period and the oft stated presence of Believers on earth.
  • Master Y'shua does not discuss or even reference the Rapture in his important Matthew 24 list of signs for, "When will these things be."
  • Master Y'shua's Matthew 24 reference to 'those in the field' being "taken" is clearly speaking of the Jews of Jerusalem who will flee the City once the Rex Mundi declares his divinity and the "abomination of desolation spoken of by Prophet Daniel" occurs, and not to a Rapture when read in context.
  • Master Y'shua does not discuss or even reference a Rapture in his prophetic presentation to John in the Book Revelations
  • Modern Christians do not honor the Sabbath (as commanded in the Bible) and so the Master's concern that this fleeing not take place on the Sabbath has no meaning for modern Christians. Master Y'shua would surely have known the Church would abandon the Sabbath three hundred years after his death.
  • 'Those in the field,' 'on the roof tops' etc. are encouraged to run rather than return home for their belongings. Such options would not exist in the Rapture as taught and so the reference can not be to it.
  • Believers are advised to stand firm against the Antichrist. To do so they must be present on the earth during his reign.
  • The "Last Trump" is blown to announce the establishment of the Kingdom of God on Earth. The reference therefore to Paul in I Cor 15 specifically refers to the time that trumpet is blown. The Rapture, as conceived, would have taken place years before this horn is sounded. It is sounded when the Jews are ALL gathered back to Jerusalem for the inauguration of the global theocracy.
  • God never granted this type of protection to the Jews, His Elect, even during the Russian Pograms and Nazi Shoah and there is no biblical evidence that He will do so for the Christians.
  • Revelations 6:9 makes it clear that during the entire seven year period those martyred by the Antichrist and his New World Order must patiently wait, "until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled." This clearly shows there will be no Rapture to rescue their fellow Believers from martyrdom.
  • The prophetic word about the future of the Church: Through the Seven Church Ages the Church draws progressively farther and farther away from the God of Israel until, in the End Times, it will embrace the Antichrist and God will "vomit it from His mouth" and 'sever the Church from the 'Tree of Israel' and cast it into the 'fire'. If the Church deserves to be vomited out how and why would God rapture it away to safety and bliss?
  • The foretold Church of the Last Days is a lukewarm, hypocritical body that has abandoned the teachings of Master Y'shua and become largely irrelevant in the world (surrendering its position to Secular Humanism and eventually to the Rex Mundi as Babylon the Great and her daughters). Portions of the Church are even now being "vomited out of God's Mouth" as is obvious in the various sex and money scandals, the lack of Christian opposition to the New World Order, the practice of abortion, etc. The fallen Church of today will not be raptured away for its protection.

Let's consider these points in detail:

Some Christians believe the Rapture will occur just prior to the appearance of the Antichrist (this is called the Pre-Tribulation Rapture and is currently the most popular view), some believe it will occur at roughly the same "Middle of the Week" period that sees the Rex Mundi assassinated and raised from the dead (ie three and half years after he comes to power for his seven year reign, this is the Mid-Tribulation doctrine), while others believe that following the Battle of Armageddon, at the end of the seven years, Jesus will transport all true Christians to Heaven and destroy the earth completely (this is known as Post-Tribulation Rapture). Some of those who believe this version say that after destroying the earth God will recreate it and place the Christians on the New Earth and many Christians still believe that they will spend eternity in Heaven, which the Bible clearly does not teach anywhere. At most the souls of the Redeemed abide in Heaven as they await the beginning of the thousand year reign. Of course there are variations on each basic view. Yet none of these teachings are what the prophets teach in my opinion.

In this piece I will not be discussing the history of this relatively new doctrine, rather I will show that this is not the future the Prophets foretell for the Christian religion and people by explaining from the Scriptures what awaits the Church and everyone else according to the biblical prophets.

Let's begin with Master Y'shua's most famous prophecy, Matthew chapter 24.

The chapter begins with the Master telling his followers that the Holy Jerusalem Temple, the heart of the Jewish faith, would be utterly destroyed! This was shocking news for people hoping that their Master was the Moshiach (Messiah)! The biblical role and function of the Messiah is to oversee the creation of a global Jewish government, but Prophet Y'shua tells them that dire days lie ahead for the Jews! They were shocked!

The disciples replied, "...when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the age?" (The KJV uses the word "world" here but "aion" means age. It means world in the sense that "your world is ending" but not in the sense it implies today. The present age or "aion" is ending, not the world.

In verse 4, "And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you...."

For the next many verses the Prophet reveals details of the End Times. The Temple was destroyed in 70 CE. The other events he speaks of would not happen until the End of the Age.

The Master warns that many false prophets will arise claiming to be anointed by God ("christ" means anointed and is not synonymous with Messiah other than by association in Church doctrine). I don't believe the point here is that they will claim to be Christ as in Master Y'shua returned (although some do), but that they are speaking the Words of God and are deceiving the people thereby.

He accurately foretells the two world wars:

7 For nation shall rise against nation [WW I], and kingdom against kingdom [WW II]: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

It is a generally acknowledged fact that the 1900's to the present have seen dramatic increases in such catastrophes. I wont go into all the details or offer evidence here as these are secondary to the issue at hand, the Rapture of the Church.

In the following verses we read of the religious persecutions that have been so prominent against Jews and others since the days of Hitler, then, directly related to our present study, we have the following concise prophecy:

15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

The abomination of desolation spoken of by Prophet Daniel is spoken of in the ninth chapter of his book:

25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

First we note that "...When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation" shows that "you" (the people of God) will still be present on the earth at the time in order to witness it. This is one piece of evidence against the Pre-Tribulation Rapture because this 'desolation' takes place three and half years into the reign of the Rex Mundi. The Antichrist will order the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple early on and then desecrate it 3 1/2 years after his reign begins, three and a half years before it is ended by the true Messiah to saved the rescue the Jews (Matt 24:22). At the half way point he will commit the abomination (as typified by Antiochus Epiphanes, the Syrian King for those familiar with his reign). We see clearly then that the Believers will not be removed from the earth, at least not prior to this point.

21 For then [ie following this desecration] shall be great tribulation [hence while the entire seven years are called the "Tribulation Period", the second half is known as the "Great tribulation."] such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
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
[ie to save the Jews, the Elect, the second half will be shortened somewhat by HaShem].
23 Then [ie "tote" or "at that time", ie at the half way point in the seven years, when the Antichrist rises from the dead and declares himself to be God (compare II Thess 2:4)] if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not [in verse 5 the words, many will come saying, "I am Christ" means, "I am anointed or authorized by God" but here the claim is that, "I AM God." This claim is the essence of the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel Prophet in Dan 9].
24 For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders [referenced at Rev 13:4 and elsewhere of the Antichrist's works and those of his False Prophet (for more on this see my study on Babylon the Great]; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect [ie the Jews, which for the first three and half years will also be deceived by the Rex Mundi. When the Rex Mundi desecrates the new Temple and proclaims himself God however, someone, presumably a religious Jew, will assassinate him for this blasphemy and deception].
25 Behold, I have told you before.

Next we are shown the Battle of Armageddon: "For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together" is a referenced back to the earlier Hebrew Prophets for this upcoming war. After the war we read, "Immediately after the tribulation of those days..." Moshiach will come.

Nowhere in this section of the prophecies is there a Rapture referenced.

After discussing post tribulation events, the Master returns to the central question of this chapter, "When shall these things be," and tells us:

32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree [a common representation of Israel in the Bible]; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things
[ie the replanting and sprouting of Israel as a nation (1948/1967) as well as the earlier signs revealed], know that it [the end of the age] is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation
[ie the one that sees these things, ie our generation] shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

For more on the timing of these events you may find my study, "When will these things be?" of interest.

Now we will consider some of the verses people use to support the Doctrine of the Rapture:

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,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
[note that for this entire pre-flood period Noah was warning the people that God's judgment was soon approaching even as many people are today. They "knew not" because they chose to know not. The word was given.]
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

Does this "taking" refer to the Rapture? No. A few verses earlier Prophet Y'shua explained this when he said,

16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains [to Petra according to other Prophets]:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: [it says the one on the roof would have that option, but it will be best to simply flee to Petra rather than take the risk of going back into the house. In other words, when you hear that the Rex Mundi has proclaimed his divinity, FLEE! At the Rapture, as envisioned, there will be no option "to return to your house," Christians will simply and instantly vanish.]
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes [again, in the "Rapture" this would not be an option].
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! [Why? In the Rapture, as envisioned, Christian moms and their pre-born babies would both be Raptured. These verses make no sense if applied to the Rapture]
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day [Again, the weather and day would not matter in the Rapture. Plus, the vast majority of Christians do not observe the biblical Sabbath anyway, they honor the day of the Sun God Sol Invictus worshiped by Constantine (for more on this see my study on the origins of the Christians Faith, so again, the Rapture occurring on the Sabbath wouldn't matter to Christians. For more on this topic see my study on the rise of Babylon the Great].

No, these verses (17-20 and 39-42) are not talking about a Rapture. They are giving a severe warning to those Jews (and doubtless Noahides) living in Jerusalem to be ready to immediately flee the City (and elsewhere) because when the Rex Mundi is killed, ...then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

These verses are clearly not talking about a Rapture of Gentile Christians when understood in context.

Likewise some people point to I Corinthians 15 as evidence for the Rapture:

51 Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep [be dead], but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

"At the last trump" is the key to understanding here. To understand this timing we return to Matthew 24:

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together [you will recall this as a reference to the Battle of Armageddon].
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days [the battle concludes the seven year Tribulation Period, thus after the timing offered by both Pre and Mid Tribulation Rapture proponents] shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory
[the Moshiach will come and still there is no final trumpet!].
31 And he [Moshiach] shall send his angels [messengers and representatives] with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect [ie the Jews] from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

When does this historic gathering of the Jews occur? The "last trump" will announce the establishment of the global Kingdom of HaShem and the Jews will all go to Jerusalem. The new theocratic government and global Jewish priesthood will be established. During the thousand year theocracy death will not occur (Oh death where your sting!). Again, this is not a reference to the Rapture.

So then, if the prophets did not reference a Rapture, what is to become of the Church?

When Emperor Constantine's Roman Papacy was editing, adding and deleting texts to what would become the official Christian Cannon (ie the Christian Bible) the Book of the Revelation of Y'shua the Anointed to his Disciple John almost didn't make it! It, and the Book of Hebrews, just barely squeaked into the official Canon. Lucky for us they did because they hold tremendously important information!

In Master Y'shua's detailed prophecy to John the Beloved he offers a detailed description of the future which many people, including me, regard as the Book Daniel, Part Two!

Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

It is Prophet Y'shua's Book of Revelations that makes Daniel's writings understandable and relevant.

It is impossible to understand the flow of Hebrew prophetic wisdom without understanding these two books of prophecy. Ignoring the Book of Revelations for instance some see Antiochus Epiphanes as the final fulfillment of the Little Horn spoken of by Prophet Daniel. When Prophet Y'shua's information is included however it is evident that Antiochus Epiphanes was, like Hitler, merely a type or preview of the coming world ruler, not the fulfillment of the prophecies concerning him.

Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ [Y'shua the Anointed], which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 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 this awesome book of prophecy Master Y'shua picks up where he leaves off in Matthew's account of his prophecies. This book is essential to understand!

4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

As I have said, the Vatican did not like this book! But its meanings are somewhat hidden, the Vatican had the power to outlaw anyone other than priests and certain monks from reading it, and the book bears the unmistakable feel of real prophecy, plus it had many devoutly sincere proponents for its inclusion, so they reluctantly allowed it to pass into the Canon.

10 I [Apostle John] was in the Spirit on the Lord's day [ie I was meditating on the Sabbath], and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet...

The prophecies in this book, like those in the Hebrew Scriptures, claim to be divinely inspired. As other inspired visions, they were given with a degree symbolism that requires them to be studied if one would understand their teachings.

At the time there were seven literal churches in Asia bearing the names of these churches. Doubtless John sent copies of his book of prophecies to each of them. However there is a deeper understanding as well!

In my piece on Babylon the Great I discuss the Seven Church Ages as follows. If you are reading this solely to understand whether or not there will be a Rapture of the Church you may want to skip down to seventh Church listed here, Laodicea. It is the present and final stage of the Christian Church. Prophet Y'shua specifically tells us what will become of the Church of the Last days! This is important information for those wishing to understand the prophets and their teachings on the Rapture, the future, and other related topics:

The Seven Periods of the Church

In the book of Master Y'shua's prophecy to John he explains that the Church would pass through seven distinct periods of time before finally embracing the role of Babylon the Great and being rejected by God and man. These "churches" existed in the cities referenced, but the meaning is deeper, signifying the future of the Church. We are currently living in the seventh and final of these periods. What follows is a list of the Seven Churches of Revelation and their approximate dates. These dates are given only as markers because the distinguishing traits of each period bleed over into the others in the continuous flow of time. This list should not therefore be taken as giving exact dates for the periods they reference. In these letter the Master addresses those who hold true to his Way.

The Church of Ephesus:

    70 CE - 170 CE: As the Jews, including the followers of the Jewish Master Y'shua, were expelled from Zion (as the Master predicted in Matthew 24) the Nazarenes (the followers of Y'shua of Nazareth) began to lose faith in the Way. They had hoped the Jewish Moshiach had come, but now with the utter destruction of Israel they felt rudderless. According to the prophets Moshiach would establish Israel, not oversee its destruction! The Master was dead, the Temple lay in rubble and the Gentiles ruled supreme while the Jews fled for their lives into the lands of infidels! In their confusion certain of the followers of the Way began embracing various non-Abrahamic doctrines. Having lost their homes and being dispersed throughout the world they began compromise their beliefs and to accept doctrines never taught by Moses, Master Y'shua, or the Jewish Scriptures.

      Revelation 2:
      1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
      2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
      3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
      4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
      5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
      6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
      7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

    There were devout (Written) Torah Observant Nazarenes still and they were struggling to maintain the true faith of the Master and his reformed Jewish beliefs. Others however were claiming to be apostles of the Master when in truth they were introducing false doctrines and leading the Nazarenes astray. Among these heretics were the Nicolaitanes (Nicolaitans or Nicolaites). While neither the texts we have today in the Bible nor external information positively identifies this sect, we do have clear identification of who they were. This sect (in verse 14) held to the error of Balaam as we will see below. The error of Balaam was the merging of Judaism with other religions and rites, thus leading them astray from the God of Israel. God is the God of the whole world and Master Y'shua taught that there were other, non-Jewish (and non-Nazarene) "sheep," however he had come solely for the House of Israel (Matt 15:24). The Nicolaitanes were leading the mainly Jewish (at this point) followers of the Master away from Judaism into a religious synthesis that was the hallmark of Roman religion. As is well known, whenever Rome conquered a people their gods were merged into Roman pantheon. The Nicolaitanes were seeking to merge the God of Israel into their Universal Pantheon. This Church period precedes the creation of the Roman Papacy but in the Nicolaitanes we see the trend the Church would follow. The Nicolaitane Heresy prevailed.

The Church of Smyrna:

    170 CE - 312 CE: As the followers of Master Y'shua and other Jews held firm to their devotion to the God of Israel they experienced severe persecution. During this period there was little time to debate doctrine, the followers of the Way were struggling to survive! It was during this period that the Maranatha fish was developed as a secret identifier by which the followers could come toward. For information on this and similar symbols and how they eventually led to the renaming of Master Y'shua, read my study IHS, Chi-Rho and the Name of Master Y'shua

      Revelation 2:
      8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
      9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
      10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
      11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

    Here we see the Nicolaitane Heresy clearly identified. These people were claiming, "to be Jews," but they were not. Rather, they were laying the foundation for a new religion that would be the bane of Jewish existence for the next 2000 years. Master Y'shua was Jewish. ALL of his disciples were Jewish. As Gentiles initially embraced his Way they considered themselves converts to Judaism. The difficulty was of course that the Jewish hierarchy did not accept the reformation of Prophet Y'shua and hence rejected the conversions of his Gentile followers. This situation is described in painful detail in the Book of the Acts of the Apostles. The final decision of the Apostles was that those who wished to enter into the Nazarene Congregation would not be required to formally convert into Judaism (via circumcision, the acceptance of the Jewish authorities etc).

    This ongoing controversy empowered those who wanted to transform Master Y'shua's reformation of Judaism into a new Universal Church that would be distinct from Judaism and hold the authority and blessings of Rome. At this point, 170-312 CE the true followers of the Master, Jews and the Noahides (Gentiles) alike, still considered themselves to be Jews as this verse makes clear. The Nicolaitanes however were clearly abandoning the precepts of Judaism and seeking to establish something entirely different: Modern Christianity. This abandonment of Judaism by the followers the Way was a development, "which I also hate" (vs.6). As the followers of the Way approached the 300's the Nicolaite heresy was gaining popularity. This was partly because those who surrendered to Roman rule faced less persecution and partly due to the growing, even rampant, antisemitism of the day.

    Unlike many of the followers of the Way, the Jews who had not embraced Master Y'shua were adamant in their rejection of Rome and its developing Universal religion. The Jews were praying for a return to their God-given Holy Land, for the coming of the true Moshiach, and now they had to contend not only with overt Pagans who hated them and had destroyed their Holy City and Temple, but also new Pagans who claimed to be the true Jews! These Roman Pagans actually claimed the God of Israel had rejected His people in favor of infidels!

    As the new Catholic (lit. "Universal") Church gradually developed based on the Nicolaite heresy, they established their power base upon the "Holy See" at Rome. Soon persecution against the "Christians" subsided and the Vatican and its priesthood amassed great power both religiously and materially. For the Jews however life only got harder and their struggle for survival showed no sign of easing.

The Church of Pergamos: From Constantine to Pope Boniface III

    312 CE - 600 CE: The "Doctrine of Balaam" wins the day and the Nicolaites establish their authoity when Emperor Constantine feigns conversion and declares the creation of a new religion known as Roman Universalism (ie Roman Catholicism). Based on the presence of the Nicolaites and their essential heresy since shortly after 70 CE, the new Roman Papacy declared itself the inheritor of the authority given to Peter as first Pope.

    But is this what the Master did? Here's the biblically cited source of this essential Roman Catholic dogma:

      "And I [Master Y'shua] say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

    But... what was the Master really saying to Peter? Was he saying that Peter was the rock (foundation) upon which the Master would build his Church or something else?

    First we need to understand that Master Y'shua did not come to build a Church! He was very clear in this:

      "But he [Master Y'shua] answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

    So what was he talking about?

      Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
      14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
      15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
      16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
      17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
      18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
      19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
      20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

    The English translation is intentionally misleading here. Verse 16 actually says, "And Simon Peter answered and said, You are anointed, a man devoted to the living God."

    In other words, the Master asked, "Who am I?"

    Peter's reply was that there existed debate on this question. Some believed the Master was John the Baptist in a dual reincarnation (for a bit on dual births see my reply here and here), others believed he was the reincarnation of Prophet Isaiah, Jeremiah or some other major Tanach prophet.

    "But who do you say I am Peter?" he asked. Peter replies, I know you to be a man anointed by God and I intend to follow you as such. To this the Master replies, upon the rock or foundation of this truth, ie my devotion to and anointing by the God of Israel those who accept this truth will gather in fellowship and assist in my work of reforming Judaism. I discuss this topic in detail elsewhere. Master Y'shua never left Judaism, never sought to convert Gentiles, nor did he ever encourage others to do so. This verse therefore was not intended to established "the Throne of Peter" nor the establishment of a Gentile Church.

      Revelation 2:
      12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; 13 I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
      14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
      15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
      16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
      17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

    By this point the Christian religion was based in Rome, "where Satan's seat is," ie the seat of the Roman Empire and the Nicolaitane Heresy.

    The "Word" is the Written Torah (and Tanach), ie the Hebrew Scriptures. These were the Scriptures used use Master Y'shua and his followers (there was as yet no New Testament written).

    The Nicolaitanes were teaching heresies that the Torah condemns and the Master warns those who remain committed to his teachings not to embrace these false doctrines. He praises those who are standing firm as Nazarene Jews (or Noahide Nazarenes). It is notable that the Master also praises them for remaining true to his name. "Name" is onoma and literally means his name, ie not his teachings etc. It was during this period that the Roman Papacy deleted the name of our master, Y'shua (or Yeshua) and replaced it with the name "Jesus." I discuss the origin of the name "Jesus" Here. At this point Roman Catholics were beginning to use the new name for the Master but his loyal followers refused to embrace it.

    Despite the continuing loyalty of the Noahide Nazarenes during this period, Master Y'shua warns that it is their job as Sheep to stand against the rising Papacy and maintain the true form of Judaism he had taught through his apostles and others. Stand! he orders, or God may reveal the heresies of this new religion by removing His blessings from you!

The Church of Thyatira: Boniface III - Gregory VII (Hilderbrand) to the Reformation

    600 CE - 1520 CE: the Roman Papacy now rules much of the world and the religion of the Nicolaitanes reigns supreme. As a direct result of this the Spirit of HaShem, the God of Israel, is partly removed and Europa is plunged into the Dark Ages.

    Without the Spirit of HaShem the Church becomes increasingly legalistic and harsh. The "Holy Inquisitors" are commissioned to destroy all traces of Judaism, the Noahide, the Noahide Nazarene Way and those Pagans who, like the followers of Master Y'shua, boldly refused to bow the knee to the Papacy. All of these were crushed in various ways. During this period it is estimated that over that six million European Pagans were slaughtered in what came to be known as the Burning Times. The loyal followers of Master Y'shua's teachings were condemned as "Judaizers," Arians (not "Aryans," Arians are those who, like me, reject the anti-Torah Trinity Doctrine created at Nicea). Bloodshed, ignorance and darkness of all sorts descended across all lands controlled by the New Universal Religion.

    It was also during this period that certain occult bodies were coming into their own and establishing Occult Brotherhoods that continue until our time and will, within our generation, bring forth the World Ruler known as Rex Mundi, Antichrist, Dijal and Little Horn.

    Still however HaShem did not turn away from the Church completely, in part because within it there has always existed sincere Believers and in part because HaShem was/is working out His grand Plan of Global Restoration. The word "Church" actually refers to those who place their faith in Master Y'shua and within Roman Catholicism, the Eastern Orthodoxies, the Anglicans, the Protestants and even among the Heterodoxies there have always been, as there is today, sincere, devout Believers.

    Among these Believers were the Protestant Reformers but there were also those who remained within the Church as "loyal opposition," who have worked hard to stir the Catholic Church godward. Alas both the Reformers and the members of the Loyal Opposition failed to restore the Church to its Jewish roots.

      Revelation 2:
      18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
      19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
      20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
      21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
      22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
      23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
      24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
      25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
      26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
      27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
      28 And I will give him the morning star.
      29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

    Here we see the birth of Whore of Babylon, "that woman Jezebel."

The Church of Sardis: The Reformation to the Peace of Westphalia and beyond.

    1520 CE - 1750 CE: The Church was divided on several fronts. The Eastern and Roman Church had long since split, the Anglicans (Church of England) and the Protestants had also left the Roman Church, but nothing essential changed. The Pagan additions to the Hierarchical Church had become so entrenched that the Reformers didn't know what Master Y'shua had even taught. Christians were woefully ignorant of the Bible, in part because the Church had declared reading it illegal! Now the Church was fragmented and the chaos of infighting was everywhere present. This period of the Church is described as being all but dead. The main issues the Protestants had with the Church are contained in Martin Luther's Ninety Five Thesis of Reformation (Click Here and scroll down for this list). What is woefully absent from this list is the need to return to the Jewish roots of the Master's teachings. Despite this, there were still sincere and devoted people within the Roman, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant Churches and HaShem was limitedly active within them all.

      Revelation 3:
      1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
      2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
      3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
      4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
      5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
      6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

    Here the Master clearly tells us that much has now been lost but that some remains.

The Church of Philadelphia: The Church in revival

    1750 CE - 1914 CE: There occurred that period of time know as the Great Awakening. This spiritual awakening produced several ministers and ministries seeking to restore spirituality to the Christian faith. These people ministered in all segments of the Church.

    Early on during this period, in fledgling America, the First Great Awakening occurred. This Awakening began in the Dutch Reformed Churches of New Jersey circa 1726. It soon spread to the Presbyterian and Congregationalist churches. This Great Awakening finally reached its zenith in New England in the 1740's. It produced thinkers such as Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), John Locke (1632-1704), John Wesley (1703-1791) and George Whitfield (1714-1770), people who opposed the high level of emotionalism that was typical of the Enlightenment. Itinerant preachers such as the Reverends Gilbert Tennent, Samuel Davies, Eleazar Wheelock, Samuel Finley etc. traveled throughout the thirteen colonies expounding emotionally charged "American Protestantism," a new brand of religion that was born of American experiences. The Awakening fires spread to Virginia and elsewhere in the 1750's, but soon ended, being replaced by humanist certainty and the growing acceptance of Science and Darwinism and Secular Humanism.

    The impact of this Awakening was essential for the colonies as it created a bond between them ("e pluribus unum") and established a sense of identity and national destiny as a distinct people. Protestant Americans began to hail the United States as the New Zion, a virtual Protestant Promised Land. Jonathan Edwards considered the Awakening to be a "surprising work of God." He boldly proclaimed that Jesus had "flung the door of mercy open so that all could enter." During this period, the fatherhood aspect of the Christian God was emphasized, and the Colonists regarded themselves as His special children. These children of God fully expected that God would lead them and punish them for sins they allowed. As a result, "submission of the stubborn human will" became an important concept and the religious life of the day reflected this. Holiness in all things came to typify this Puritan revival.

    According to E.S. Gaustad, "the founding of the Separates and the Separate Baptists was the most conspicuous institutional effect of the [first] Great Awakening in New England." It was by no means the only one however. By 1755, there were over 125 Separate (or Strict Congregationalist) churches in New England. By 1776 over 70 Separate Baptist Churches existed. Later came the Universalists, the Unitarians, Free Will Baptists, Shakers and Quakers, the New Light Theologies (later organized as Edwardsianism, Hopkinsianism, and Consistent Calvinism), etc. The general-consensus of these movements was fundamentally Calvinistic, but this view was gradually changing.

    John Calvin was one of the primary 16th Century Reformers and a gifted debater and theologian. His teachings had a profound influence on the Reformed Christian Movement. The distinctive teaching of Calvinism is the Doctrine of Predestination. This belief holds that before the foundations of the heavens were set in place, God had already chosen those people who would be saved. The teaching is not that God, in His foreknowledge knew which people would choose to accept Him, but rather that God chose who He would saved. Those He did not choose were damned to suffer eternal torment in Hell no matter what they might do or desire to the contrary, even before entering their mother's womb! This doctrine is not as popular as it once was, but many Christians still believe it. Most Christians do not really understand the Christian doctrine of predestination or its dark implications.

    The First Great Awakening sparked the notion that God was willing to save anyone who truly repented. This was a harsh blow to then popular Calvinism! To do otherwise, it was argued, would be unAmerican! The ministers of the Awakening viewed America as a potential tool for the establishment of the millennial reign of Christ and themselves as his veritable ministers.

    This period transformed into the Second Great Awakening that abruptly ended with the onset of World War One in 1914, as Master Y'shua had foretold (Matt 24:6).

    Calvinism was waning and new religious forms and doctrines were developing by diverse Protestant and heterodox thinkers. Among the new Christian groups that arose during this shift away from Cavinism were the Missouri Synod, the Norwegian Evangelical Synod, the Church of the United Brethren, the Disciples of Christ, the Millerites, and Mormonism (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). Also appearing was Swedenborgianism, Taylorism (or Beecherism), Mesmerism, Owenism, Fourierism, the Oneida Society, the Mennonites, the Moravians, the Seventh Day Baptists, the Six Principle Baptists and Dunker Baptists, the Free Will Baptists, the YMCA, etc.

    This enlivening Americana feeling of divinely inspired individual responsibility and worth began again among the New England Congregationalists and soon spread throughout the United States, being found in all major denominations to some degree. By the mid 19th century however this movement likewise was absorbed into religious structure and the stagnation of traditional dogma. It should be remembered that these flowerings of intellectual and spiritual awakenings did not and do not occur in a vacuum. Each appearance or spiritual renewal is directly tied to the experiences of its predecessors. Such was again the case between the years 1875 and 1914 when the Third Great Awakening occurred.

    Some authorities do not see a break between the Second and Third Great Awakenings as I list them here. Its semantics really. I see a decided difference however because with the Third Great Awakening non-Christian religions began to emerge on the American scene.

    I discuss these awakenings and share a lot of information about the Third Great Awaking in particular Here. During this Awakening our modern eclectic religious landscape was established.

    Then came the first major sign that the End of the Church Age was dawning.

      Revelation 3:
      7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
      8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
      9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
      10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
      11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
      12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
      13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

The Church of the Laodiceans:

    1914 CE - Present:

Now we come to the present and final age of the Christian Church. This is the Church which the proponents of the Doctrine of the Rapture believe HaShem will protect and remove from the planet in order to protect it from the coming Rex Mundi. Let's take a close look at the Church of the Last Days and see whether it in any way deserves such an unheard of privilege and protection.

The Jews, the Elect of God, were not raptured away from the Shoah (Holocaust), but many Christians believe they will be protected from this coming leader and his plans of genocide:

For great information on what the Jews and others suffered at the hands of the Nazi precursors of the New World Order I highly recommend the Holocaust Chronicles website and book:

The Holocaust: Learn the Truth of What Really Happened!

"Never Again!" Means Not Now Either!

Long Live Israel!
Long Live the Jewish People!
Peace in the Middle East Yes, but NOT if that means the death of Israel!

Following the Onset of World War One Everything Changed! Faith in God and observance of religious principles as matters of devotion began to wane. The world gradually embraced Secular Humanism and openly debated even openly rejected the existence of God. While most people still claim to believe in God it is clear that 'the faith of the many has grown cold'. As we move ever closer to the end of the Church Age Master Y'shua's warning to the Church of the Last Days becomes both more relevant and more ignored.
    Revelation 3:
    14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
    15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
    16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
    17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
    18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
    19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
    20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
    21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
    22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

The teaching is abundantly clear! Rather than the Church of the End Times being so pure that HaShem would rapture it away from the devastating times to come, He will vomit the Church out of His mouth in disgust! He will do this even as He resumes Israel's national existence. The timing is no coincidence!

For a season HaShem turned His attention away from His people and to the Church. This period was foretold by the Prophet Hosea as follows:

Hosea 14: 1 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

But now, in our generation, HaShem will vomit the lukewarm hypocritical Roman Church and Her daughters from His mouth and restore Israel to its Land in preparation for the establishment of His global Theocratic rule. I discuss the Roman Pagan origins of modern Christianity here.

The Prophet Paul shares this same dire information in this way:

    Romans 11
    1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
    2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
    3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
    4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

Did you catch this? There are still those who not bent the knee to Baal, which is to say, to Balaam. The Jews are now, as they have been since the days of Abraham, the Chosen People of HaShem.

    16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

What history has clearly demonstrated is that neither the Jews nor the Gentiles will serve HaShem faithfully. Both rebelled against God frequently. Both embraced false gods and doctrines. However the first fruit, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, were holy and through them the Kingdom will be established.

In the following verses Paul will be referencing the coming Kingdom of HaShem using the analogy of Israel as "the Tree of God." This analogy has a long and honored biblical basis. The Gentile nations (trees) and Israel (the tree HaShem planted for His own purposes) make up "the human garden" that man planted when we lost Eden and Tree of Life. For the past 6000 some-odd years HaShem has been inviting us back to His Garden (the Kingdom).

    17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
    18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
    19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
    20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
    21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
    22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
    23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
    24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
    25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
    26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
    27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
    28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
    29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
    30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
    31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
    32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
    33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
    34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
    35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
    36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

"...Until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in."

This is that referenced by Master Y'shua:

    24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

This period of time ends or is fulfilled as the Laodicean Church is vomited out and the Jews embrace their destiny and, with the Moshiach, establish the Kingdom of HaShem. As the Church is "vomited out" or as "these branches are cast into the fire," the Papacy and her denominational daughters will become Babylon the Great. This is why HaShem will vomit them out. Their embrace of Rex Mundi will be the "straw that breaks the camel's back," or the betrayal that causes HaShem to turn away His face from the church completely.

There is a key understanding here we don't to want to miss! Since its inception the Roman Papacy and most Christian denominations have pointed to Israel's short comings, citing these as the reason God turned to the Gentiles. In the Seven Churches we behold the absolutely hypocrisy of this claim. As David wrote:

Psalm 14:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
2 HaShem looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon HaShem.
5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because HaShem is his refuge.
7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when HaShem bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

According to the Hebrew prophets, Master Y'shua and his disciples it is true that the Jewish people wavered in their service to HaShem. This is part of what Romans 11 is discussing above. However Paul also explains there this failure was foreknown and was used by HaShem to show His mercy upon all people. The Christian Church Ages have confirmed the words of Paul:

    Romans 3
      1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
      2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
      3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
      4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
      5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
      6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
      7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
      8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
      9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
      10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
      11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
      12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
      13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
      14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
      15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
      16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
      17 And the way of peace have they not known:
      18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

      27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
      28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
      29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
      30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
      31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

    Through the entire span of biblical prophecy we return where we began.

Material life exists to provide us the stage on which to learn and grow in our relationship with the One God. It is only by the Grace of the One that we are free and fulfilled. This is true first of the Jew and also of the Gentile.

And so as the Church embraces the Antichrist, as the flames of Armageddon are sparked and fanned,

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock:
If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
I will come in and we will have fellowship"

And again:

Romans 10:12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

In Conclusion/Summary

"Just the Facts Please!"

  • This is a new doctrine, not historically held by any segment of the Church.
  • Christians can't agree on the question of timing: Pre, Mid or Post Tribulation, so it's obviously not that clear at best. If this earth shaking event were truly a biblical prophecy it would be made clear.
  • The Pre-Tribulation Rapture (the most commonly held view) is directly and repeatedly contridicted by the clear teachings about who will be opposing the Rex Mundi and when. According to the prophets, Believers will be present throughout the Seven Years.
  • At certain points in the Tribulation, including during the second half, the Great Tribulation, Believers will receive certain protections from certain of the coming plagues and so will obviously still be on the earth.
  • A reason often given for why the Rapture must occur is that Holy Spirit must be removed during the reign of the Beast. Were this so, no one post Rapture could be "saved" or have report with God yet the Prophets show Divine intervention and inspiration will occur throughout the period and the oft stated presence of Believers on earth.
  • Master Y'shua does not discuss or even reference the Rapture in his important Matthew 24 list of signs for, "When will these things be."
  • Master Y'shua's Matthew 24 reference to 'those in the field' being "taken" is clearly speaking of the Jews of Jerusalem who will flee the City once the Rex Mundi declares his divinity and the "abomination of desolation spoken of by Prophet Daniel" occurs, and not to a Rapture when read in context.
  • Master Y'shua does not discuss or even reference a Rapture in his prophetic presentation to John in the Book Revelations
  • Modern Christians do not honor the Sabbath (as commanded in the Bible) and so the Master's concern that this fleeing not take place on the Sabbath has no meaning for modern Christians. Master Y'shua would surely have known the Church would abandon the Sabbath three hundred years after his death.
  • 'Those in the field,' 'on the roof tops' etc. are encouraged to run rather than return home for their belongings. Such options would not exist in the Rapture as taught and so the reference can not be to it.
  • Believers are advised to stand firm against the Antichrist. To do so they must be present on the earth during his reign.
  • The "Last Trump" is blown to announce the establishment of the Kingdom of God on Earth. The reference therefore to Paul in I Cor 15 specifically refers to the time that trumpet is blown. The Rapture, as conceived, would have taken place years before this horn is sounded. It is sounded when the Jews are ALL gathered back to Jerusalem for the inauguration of the global theocracy.
  • God never granted this type of protection to the Jews, His Elect, even during the Russian Pograms and Nazi Shoah and there is no biblical evidence that He will do so for the Christians.
  • Revelations 6:9 makes it clear that during the entire seven year period those martyred by the Antichrist and his New World Order must patiently wait, "until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled." This clearly shows there will be no Rapture to rescue their fellow Believers from martyrdom.
  • The prophetic word about the future of the Church: Through the Seven Church Ages the Church draws progressively farther and farther away from the God of Israel until, in the End Times, it will embrace the Antichrist and God will "vomit it from His mouth" and 'sever the Church from the 'Tree of Israel' and cast it into the 'fire'. If the Church deserves to be vomited out how and why would God rapture it away to safety and bliss?
  • The foretold Church of the Last Days is a lukewarm, hypocritical body that has abandoned the teachings of Master Y'shua and become largely irrelevant in the world (surrendering its position to Secular Humanism and eventually to the Rex Mundi as Babylon the Great and her daughters). Portions of the Church are even now being "vomited out of God's Mouth" as is obvious in the various sex and money scandals, the lack of Christian opposition to the New World Order, the practice of abortion, etc. The fallen Church of today will not be raptured away for its protection.

This has been a rather long study but I hope that through it you have been blessed and come to better understand the times in which we live.

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