V.O.W (verse of the week)

Proverbs 22:9

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

This should be our focus all year long and especially during this time of Christmas. Look to do good for others and God promises you will be blessed!

V.O.W (verse of the week)

Colossians 3:17
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.

Do all things to make our Father proud! It doesn't matter if we are alone or with other people, everything should be done with this verse in mind. Remember to give thanks to our Father for all He does in our lives.

Rapture pt. 4

We have discussed many things within this study on the rapture theory. I hope it has become clearer through Gods word that the first to come and claim to be the savior will be Satan. It is most important that we do not follow after him and bye into the deception he brings.

Mark 13:19-37

13:19 the deception will be very great when Satan comes back claiming to be Jesus.

13:20 (compare: shortened Revelation 9). The time was shortened to 5 months.

13:21 don’t be fooled by the false one to come!

13:22 He shall come. The deception will be so great as to even sway God’s own elect. Be on guard.

13:23 we are told everything through His word. Believe it and trust it.

13:24 (compare: Isaiah 13:10). Tribulation: the tribulation of Satan/antichrist.

13:25 (compare: Isaiah 34:4). The coming of the Lord is near. Don’t be fooled by the fake.

13:26 this is the return of Christ! Don’t be fooled or scared; rather find comfort that the evil will be done away with.

13:27 the Lord shall gather His people.

13:28-29 learn this parable. The shoot of the fig tree was set forth in 1948, when Israel became a nation again.

13:30 this generation: is from the time of the planting of the fig tree (1948).  

13:31 God’s word is true! It shall come to pass as written.

13:32 nobody knows the exact instant. We are only given the season and such to tell when it will be. If one claims to know the exact day and time don’t believe them for God said nobody knows.

13:33 watch G 69; to be sleepless, keep awake, watch. Always be ready and on guard against deception.

13:34 do we have authority? Are we going to keep guard of the house? Yes on all accounts! We have authority (Luke 10:19) and are keepers of His house to do His good pleasure.

13:35-37 don’t be found messing around and away from your watch.

Ezekiel 13:16-23

13:16 the place where antichrist will sit (Jerusalem). There is no peace for that place when antichrist comes to take his place as the fake Jesus, it will only appear as peace.

13:17 these fakes prophecy what they think (their own hearts) and not what God says.

13:18 sew pillows to all armholes: sew together coverings upon all the joints of My hands to hide them from the people. Pillows H 3704/3680; to cover for secrecy. These false prophetesses hide the salvation of God and His outreaching hands and exchange it for the lies they make up. This is similar to what they do with the rapture. We have no ability to save anyone; it is God who does the saving.

13:19 they preach what’s popular to get things that matter not instead of helping others. They kill those teaching truth and keep alive those that teach popular false messages.

13:20 God is against those pillows that cover His outreaching arms that bring true salvation. He is against those that teach others to fly out of here. Where are you going to fly to? God needs His children here to do work and tend His house!

13:21 all will find out that God’s word is true and complete.

13:22 these false prophecies/stories strengthen the lies of Satan so that many believe them. The flying away theory promises escape from the judgment of God.

13:23 we will all know the true Messiah when He comes at the 7^th trump!

This speaking out against the rapture doctrine is important because it teaches the people to overcome and not be taken by the deception of antichrist. We must all stand for the truth of God and not what man thinks or says is important.

Rapture pt. 3

We have learned so far that we have 2 bodies, 1 flesh and 1 spiritual. We also know that those dead are with God and not stuck in a hole in the ground. Paul also did not want us ignorant of where the dead are when he said in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 that if we believe Jesus died and rose again then those also dead will Jesus bring back with Him when He returns at the 7^th trump (because they are already there with Him). We also learned in 2 Thessalonians that Satan must come back as antichrist before Jesus is to return. We must be on guard because those that believe in the “any moment” theory will likely fall to the deception of Satan when he comes back claiming to be Jesus. Many will believe and be deceived, don’t be one of those that follows after the first to appear claiming to be Christ (which is antichrist).

Matthew 24:3

24:3 He: Jesus. Privately: apart from others, only the disciples present. They want to know when the buildings will be destroyed (v: 1-2), the end come and the return of Jesus.

Mark 13:4-19

13:4 same questions asked as in Matthew 24.

13:5 very important! This is the first warning! Take heed; listen to the word of God over the word of man.

13:6 in: upon (trading upon, as the basis of their claims). Many will come in the name of Christ and claiming to 
be Christians, but be aware. Check everything out for yourself in the word.

13:7 (compare peace: Dan 11:22-24, Dan 8:25). Do we hear of these things now? Yes we do but have no fear, because the end is not yet. What is the opposite of war? Its peace and this is how Satan will come in. Don’t be deceived; listen to the word of God!

13:8 sorrows G 5604; labor pains (as in child birth). (Compare famine: Amos 8:11). These things must happen because we are speaking of the birth of a new age that Christ brings in. Remember the famine of the end times is for hearing the true word of God.

13:9 (compare: Dan 8:9-12, Dan 9, Dan 11). These are synagogues (churches) of Satan that he will set up while here on Mt. Zion as he takes away the daily oblation and sets it up for himself claiming to be Christ. The testimony we give will be for the sake of Jesus Christ. We are to be a witness for Jesus.

13:10 it will not be a man/woman speaking, but the Holy Spirit speaking through us in that true tongue that was spoken of in Joel and Acts on Pentecost day. All will hear and understand in their own language and dialect without the need for an interpreter.

13:11 (compare hour: Revelation 3:10, Revelation 17:12). Hour: the hour of temptation. Don’t premeditate what you will say, rather let the Holy Spirit speak through you. We don’t find Satan tempting for we know who he is.

13:12 (compare: Micah 7:6/ death: Hebrews 2:14). Even in the name of religion a mother would not deliver her daughter to death or a father his son (talking on a mass scale). Would you do this? Of course you wouldn’t! Unfortunately if one believes the rapture and serves the first Christ to come (which is antichrist) then they will bring their petitions to him for their children who do not believe in him. Doing this they will deliver their children to death (which is Satan).

13:13 when the world is whoring after Satan (believing him to be Jesus) and you continue to deny him, many will hate you. It’s ok because we are to continue to plant seeds and not worry about popularity contests.

13:14 (compare: Dan 9:27, Dan 12:11). We must understand that Satan comes first claiming to be Christ and sets himself up as such. We must have eyes to see and ears to hear! Judea is where Satan will establish his sanctuary (Mt. Zion), if your there don’t stick around. Don’t be found deceived and desolate.

13:15 the housetop was used (at the time of this writing) for the watchman. We are to be watchmen. When you see these things (Gods people being delivered up before Satan) then know the time is at hand.

13:16 no time for a change of clothes, the time is near.

13:17 this is speaking in a spiritual sense. Jesus is coming for a virgin bride and if you are found pregnant then you are no longer a virgin. You will have been fooled by the first to come (antichrist) and impregnated with his doctrine. Giving suck: nursing along the work of Satan.

13:18 when is harvest time? It is not in the winter, it is usually spring/summer. Don’t be harvested out of season!

13:19 affliction G 2347; tribulation. What will that tribulation be? It will not be the death and destruction many believe today. It will probably be more of a peaceful thing because that’s how Satan comes in.