The Feast of Trumpets 2011, 13 Days and Counting

13 days left till the Feast of Trumpets 2011...what if the Lord does call us to Himself this month? Will we be found watching and ready? What if ELE-nin and whats following behind it are world destroyers? What if this is the year that the escape and destruction both fall?

Every year, at this time of year, we recognize this time for what it is: special. Only the fall feasts of the Lord are left to fulfill prophetically and the next event on that feast timeline is the feast of trumpets which occurs in 13 days. As a reminder, we are practicing watchfulness and readiness here not predicting anything will happen. As good soldiers we are exercising constantly, doing those things our commander told us to do, that is watching and being ready. Every day of every year we must be doing these things but this time of year we should step our efforts up a notch.

Two things the Lord shared with me today (I believe He did)
1. The watchmen watch in vain unless the Lord watches for them. This one really grabbed my attention. We are watching and ready today right? At least we are trying to do these things. While our focus is watching, something should come to our mind. We have discussed watching through prayer here when we addressed "how do we watch?" The Lord pointed out to me that although yes, we do watch through prayer, to explain it in more detail we are watching through Him or through His eyes. Another way of saying it is, He is watching for us and we are connecting up to Him to see what He sees . Where is the proof of this? Here:

Psalm 127:1 Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.

It has been proven through analyzing the Lord’s Word here that we watch and are ready through prayer and the Word of God. What has the Lord revealed to us above? That our watching and the sight gained from it if you want to look at it that way is a byproduct of our connection with Him.
So, pray and stay in the Word. Why? To stay connected to Him. Why? Because only through our Lord can we do anything we are supposed to do. Again, revolutionary insight? Not hardly, its about as basic and fundamental as it gets but it has to be revealed to us or even when we are staring right at it we dont "get it."

2. Praise Him 7 times a day

Psalm 119:164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

Don't get hung up on the number 7 here. The point that I believe the Lord made to me about this keeping His praise in our mouth constantly. We dont necessarily have to do marathon praise and worship sessions. Short and frequent works great too. Let the words come out of your mouth, this is not done silently. Its called the fruit of our lips for a reason. Having praise come out of our mouth constantly appears to be a big deal with the Lord here recently. As judgements and wrath are about to fall, praise and worship should be flowing like a river from our mouths. This has been a constant theme that has been impressed upon me by the Lord now for months. I think He is serious about this.
Heb 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

Eph 5:20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
There are too many places to cite them all here. Pull up your online parallel bible and type in praise or rejoicing or thanks or thanksgiving and see how many hits you get.

Another thing along these lines along a more sober note. This writer has no idea what or when is going to happen. When the tribulation does start and even before it starts many many people are going to die. That's a fact. Look up the book of Revelation for yourself. Without the tribulation just with whats going on in the world today, death is swinging its sickle like never before. Radiation famine, wars you name it and the tribulation hasnt even started. Okay, whats the point? The point is servants of the Lord have reasoned with the Lord in the past. I wont go into more examples than the one Im going to show you now but you can look them up. This has to do with praise from your mouth as a reason you should be able to live to see tomorrow...if you are taking tomorrow for granted you are a fool. This has been impressed upon this writer recently and I take it very seriously. Consider:
Isaiah 38:18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

Psalm 30:9 What gain is there in my destruction, in my going down into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?

Psalm 6:5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

You know what thats called ^^^? Thats called reasoning with the Lord for your very life. You know what else thats called? A really really good reason to start audibly with your lips moving praise the Lord constantly.

We should not fear the world but a healthy fear of the Lord is something we need to get a firm grip on. Do a search on "fear of the Lord" and see how many hits you get in the bible. Todays babylonian churchianity will tell you not to fear anything! "Why fear the Lord?" they ask...Thats reason 1,000,001 to avoid todays churchianity like the plague. They will get you eternally killed, not just killed in the flesh.

These things are written to you by the least of the servants of the Lord, a nobody who prays that he will be counted worthy along with you of the escape from all that is coming (luke 21:36). Keep the Lord's praise always in your mouth. Every time you think about it get your lips moving regardless of the time of day or night. Reason with the Lord for your life as the wise men in the bible did. Does the grave praise you Lord? No, but my lips will praise you day and night.... Let this be in the forefont of our minds in the days ahead. Start praising Him right now, don't wait.

PS This writer has reason to praise the Lord. This writer has lost count of all the many miracles and blessings that have come his way. If you are thankful for anything in your life then you have reason to give Him praise. We are not just praising Him because we have to, we are doing it because HE DESERVES OUR PRAISE. He has earned it many times over. Lift it up to Him now, I'm pleading with you as a brother...

The Feast of Trumpets 2011, 20 Days and Counting Part 2

Something occurred to me before to start this series counting down to the Feast of Trumpets 2011. That is, the question what can we do to prepare ourselves for the return of the Lord if He should return for us this year?

That question has been answered in previous posts here and the answer so far is:

1. Be watching-how do we watch? We watch in and through prayer
2. Be ready-how do we make ourselves ready? With the Word of God which is the Gospel which is the good news. See the previous posts in this series for the details behind these statements.

Please remember that this readiness ^^ presupposes the reader is already "in Christ."
How does one make it "in Christ?" The gift of God is by grace and through faith. It is free, but you must remain in Christ to see heaven. John 15 lays out explicitly that we must remain "in Christ" once we have entered "in Christ." The book of Romans lays out the plan of salvation nicely. Google the Romans road to salvation for the how to on this:
http://www.gotquestions.org/Romans-road-salvation.html

What is the Lord looking for? A heart that is ready for change. A heart that is ready for truth. A heart that is finished with sin. The body will have an appetite for sin till the end of our lives but the spirit and heart can override the body. This is what this writer has learned from the Lord.

Again, nowhere in the bible will you see the Lord telling you to join some man made institutional organization commonly known as "churches" in this world to be at peace with Him. Should we fellowship? Yes. Do we need to be institutionalized by a babylonian form of churchianity to fellowship? Absolutely not. This requires the guidance of the Holy Spirit in each of our lives because the details in each of our lives are different.

Now, on to the point of the day to flesh out more of what this writer believes the Lord is looking for from us. We are to be watching and ready. We become ready or as the bible calls it "dressed in readiness" from the book of Luke by the Word of God. All of it. This writer sees things each time the bible is opened that the Lord is looking for in His people. These are not my words, these are His Words that follow:

Psalm 11:7For the LORD is righteous,
he loves justice;
upright men will see his face.

Clues like this are hidden like diamonds all throughout the bible. The once saved always saved doctrine of demons crowd is always asking "do I have to do this to be saved?" and "Are you questioning my salvation?" These people who ask such questions already condemn themselves. Its like a person who sticks a watch in his pocket at a store to see how close to the door he can get without being arrested. What kind of person thinks that way? A person who loves sin...

What they are really asking is how much sin can I get away with and still go to heaven? Again, that line of questioning tells us where that person is coming from and its not a good place to be standing spiritually.

Back to the Lord's Word: upright men will see his face. That is the Word of God and that is part of our readiness. We are the Bride of Christ making ourselves ready through the washing and sanctification of the Word to be a holy people for the Lord.

As I see things in the Word that stick out to me during reading the Word today I'll just place it below:

Psalm 13:6 I will sing to the Lord for he has been good to me.

Psalm 15

LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary?

Who may live on your holy hill?

2He whose walk is blameless

and who does what is righteous,

who speaks the truth from his heart

3and has no slander on his tongue,

who does his neighbor no wrong

and casts no slur on his fellowman,

4who despises a vile man

but honors those who fear the LORD,

who keeps his oath

even when it hurts,

5who lends his money without usury

and does not accept a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things

will never be shaken.

If that is not a recipe for what the Lord wants from us then I don't know what is. Notice what the Lord is looking for in his people. The fact that so many people would question God's own Words here shows us how lost the world really is today. You mean I have to be blameless? You mean I have to be righteous? You mean I have to speak the truth? You mean I have to have no slander on my tongue? etc etc. Who asks such questions? A sinner who loves their sin.

Are we perfect yet? No, but we are working on it. How are we working on it? We are watching for the Lords return and we are staying in the Word of God so we are always dressed in readiness with the gospel of peace which is part of the armor of God. The Lord does expect us to "do" something in our walk with Him. Re-read the parable of the talents. The wicked lazy servant was not condemned for making a little profit, he was condemned for doing NOTHING and earning no profit.

Your "talents" are your talents. I dont know what they are but you and the Lord know. Even if you dont know for sure what they are you can at least guess at them. Decide in faith and prayer what the Lord would have you do with your talents and do something. Do not be the wicked and lazy servant who does nothing and has everything taken away from him...

Rev 3:11I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

One last note: this writer does not know if the Lord will come back for His people this year, but as an exercise in readiness, this writer is taking the mental attitude that it is a given fact that the Lord will return this year. This is no different from an army preparing for war. You have to train like its real because someday it will be real.....you fight like you train so train like its real.

What if the Lord does show up sometime around the Feast of Trumpets this year? Will you be found watching and ready? Will you be counted worthy to escape all thats about to happen and stand before the Son of Man? (Luke 21:36)? I pray that you will be watching and ready and found worthy. If you are reading these words right now then you have been prayed for today. In Jesus name I ask you brothers and sisters to pray for this writer and this writer's family that we too may be found worthy when the Lord arrives.

One more thing on a separate note: dont take my word for anything. Check the bible for yourself. Who am I? I pray that I at least am the least of the brothers who are found "in Christ." Why accept words from the least servant in the kingdom when you can have the Word of the King Himself? That Word is in the bible, go to it, stay in it.

These are the things this writer hears the Lord saying today,

All glory and honor and praise and wealth and splendor and majesty and worship be to the Lamb of God who is forever praised....amen.

grace and peace

September 2011-Part 2

As the hour becomes late, more and more denial comes forth about the things we can see with our own eyes happening to this earth. We see and hear all around us "ELE-nin" is nothing! Maybe so, but something...something is causing these major earthquakes and volcano eruptions and are increasing in frequency and intensity daily.

It is irrelevant to this writer what exactly is causing the changes we are seeing around us. Is it ELE-nin? Is it Nibiru? Is it earth crust displacement? Does it matter? NO. What matters is, the changes are taking place, period, end of story. I don't know if you can literally feel in your physical body that everything is not alright. I can feel it. I cant remember the last time that I have really felt good. Most days I feel "good enough" to get out of bed and do what I have to do before my strength is gone and I have to rest again. I try to take care of myself too. I run, I try to somewhat watch what I eat etc. Something is not right. I know for a fact that I am not the only person to feel this way either. I have asked around. I have observed. People all around us feel it, literally and all is not well.

This morning I was reading Rev 3 again and look what the Lord tells us about the Philadelphian church:

Rev 3 These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. 10Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

Those few sentences are loaded with meaning for us today. The 2 first things to point out to you are 1. The Lord knows you are weak. He knows that we have little strength. Got it? He knows. In spite of our little strength we are hanging on to His Word and His name. 2. We are enduring patiently. Patience by its very definition means not giving up in the face of suffering. We are weak and afflicted on every side but we endure it patiently. This has been a message you have read here for years. We must be ready to leave immediately and we must be patient enough to stay indefinitely. That is easy to understand but not easy to live out day after day.

This brings us to our next point: the wise and foolish virgins. We are talking about patience right? What was the major malfunction of the foolish virgins? They weren't prepared to wait! They did not bring oil for their lamps. They were not prepared to wait for the Bridegroom and when He tarried they ran out of oil and ended up getting left behind with the door slammed in their face.

This writer hopes and prays with all his heart that the Lord will come back for us soon. This writer has little strength. This writer is counting on the Lord day by day for the strength to make it through each day. The Lord knows we are weak, didn't He tell us that in Rev 3? He knows we are weak but He expects us to be patient in the face of our daily suffering. We are watching and ready to go, and we are ready to stay for however long it takes for our Lord to show up for us.

Have you seen the huge lava eruptions from Sakurajima Japan? Have you seen the recent 7.0 earthquake north of New Zealand? Earthquakes and volcanoes going off are signature events heralding the arrival of whatever it is coming at us from space. While the world spews an endless barrage of disinformation at us we KNOW for a fact that there are signs in the sun moon and stars coming. We know that something called wormwood is going to wreak untold havoc on this world. We know that the oceans will be roaring and the nations will be in perplexity. We know that the things coming on this world will cause mens hearts to fail them for fear. All these things are rock solid facts straight from the Word of the Lord.

Do we see the precursors for all these things around us in the world today? Yes. What does that mean? It means that the time of Jacob's trouble is likely near. It means the escape from all rapture is likely near. What happens if the rapture does not happen soon? We keep waiting.

What does the Lord tell us about the rapture?

1 Thess 4:17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Did you read that? COMFORT one another with these words. Don't you find it interesting that as the hour grows later each and every day so many "christians" have chosen to argue ad nauseum about the rapture, turning it into a reason for verbal war instead of taking it for what it clearly is, a REASON FOR COMFORT. Who said we should be comforted by the truth of the rapture? The Lord Jesus Christ said it. The rapture of the church is to comfort us. Think about it. If the next thing you have to look forward to is the anti-christ showing up and 2 billion people dying, does that comfort you? That's what the "pre-wrath" and "post-trib" folks are telling you is next on the timeline. They have no reason whatsoever to be comforted by the rapture right now, they are bracing for the anti-christ and death. I am sorry if I cannot relate in any way to their thinking.

The Bible is absolutely overflowing with the Lord's own Words to be watching and ready for HIS COMING. We are to be watching and ready for the coming of our Lord Jesus. Please show me in the Lords address to the churches in Rev 2-3 where the Lord tells us to brace ourselves for the anti-christ and the time of Jacob's trouble. Show me if you can, but you cannot show me because ITS NOT THERE. Just like the churches are addressed by name in Rev 2-3 then the Lord does not mention the churches by name again for the rest of the book of Revelation. Did the Lord forget to address the churches by name after Rev 2-3 or is there a reason why they are not mentioned by name after Rev 3? Occams razor, the simplest explanation is the best explanation. The church is not mentioned by name after Rev 3 because we are NOT HERE ANYMORE. Its simple, and its a fact.

We have no need to write 100 page papers to explain why the church is not mentioned by name after Rev 3. The "pre-wrath" and "post-trib" teachers and preachers need to write doctoral dissertations in an attempt to explain away the simple truths in the Bible.

Simple truth: the pre-tribulation rapture of the church is a fact and it is coming.

Simple truth: the Lord told us to be comforted by the truth of the rapture

Simple truth: Noah escaped all the flood of his day by being lifted high above the earth

Simple truth: Lot escaped all the fire and brimstone of his day by physical removal from Sodom

Simple truth: The flood and destruction that is coming will be upon the face of the whole world (Rev 3:10) and we will be kept from it.

Simple truth: There is an escape from all coming for those found worthy of it

Simple truth: The Lord told us to be ready for His coming not the arrival of anti-christ

Simple truth: The Lord told us to be ready for His coming and not to brace ourselves for impact with the time of Jacob's trouble.

Simple truth: Whats coming is called the time of Jacob's trouble not the time of the churches trouble.

Simple truth: The church is called out by name in Rev 2-3 then not mentioned again for the rest of the book of Revelation because we are not on the earth after the "door" is opened in heaven

Simple truth: Doors are used for people to come in and go out. A door is mentioned in Matt 25 with the wise and foolish virgins, in Rev 3 with the church that escapes and in Rev 4 when John tells us what happens after the time of the churches.

This month of September could see the rapture of the church. The feast of trumpets 2011 takes place this month as do major events with the UN, Israel and world economy and many other things. The Lord could come back for us today.

To wrap up this rambling word jumble that is this post today, here are a few things this writer has been reminded of over and over again by the Lord:

1. The parable of the virgins and the parable of the talents in Matt 25. The virgins tell us to be ready to leave but to have oil enough to wait. The talents tell us that while we wait we should do those things the Lord has given us to do. You are weak, got it, so am I. The Lord knows this. The parable of the talents tells us to do something, anything with what we have been given. Don't bury your talent and be accused of being a wicked and lazy servant. What is your talent? You and the Lord know.

2. Praise, rejoice and give thanks. You are weak and tired, so am I. Praise, rejoice and give thanks in spite of how you feel. The Lord has been good to this servant and although I rarely feel good anymore, this servant is very very VERY thankful for all the Lord has done. Praise, rejoice, give thanks.

3. Do the few things that are necessary and let the rest go. Focus on the fundamentals. We have little strength, okay so what should we do with the little strength we have? Do what needs to be done. Focus on the important few things and fade away the trivial many.

4. Pray always. Sometimes I feel bad that I dont get on my knees more to pray and worship. The Lord reminded me however that we are to be praying always, not just when we have quiet time to get on our knees in prayer.

5. Don't beat yourself up when things dont happen perfectly the way you would like them to. Be patient, be persistent. You didn't do what needed to be done yesterday? Fine, today is a new day, do what needs to be done today and forget yesterday.

6. Encourage and comfort one another. The Lord is near so be anxious for nothing. Pray for what you need. Be strong with the strength the Lord gives you today. You are weak, so am I, the Lord knows it, just don't give up.....ever. Be patient. Keep the Word of the Lord's patience we read about in Rev 3. We will be kept from the hour of temptation that is coming on the entire world.

7. If major fearful events take place in the days ahead before the Lord pulls us out of here, count on Him to see you through. Fear nothing except the Lord. The same Lord who has brought you through every trial and tribulation up to the very day will also see you through the days ahead. Pray for what you need, count on the Lord for everything. Be overflowing with thanks and rejoicing always.

This post is a rambling mess, I know. Today's post was supposed to be a mental download, not a Pulitzer prize winning work. These are the things this writer hears the Lord saying today.

Oh yes, one more thing. The places in the Word the Lord is pointing this writer to:

Psalms (all)

Rev 1-5

Luke 17

Luke 21

Mark 13

Matt 24

1 Thess 4

Keep the faith. Trust the Lord. Praise, worship rejoice. Focus on the Lord, hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches today. Grace and peace

Earth Changes

Comet Honda will be at earth perigee on Aug 15. Earthquakes are ramping up, volcanic activity is up. Check out the freeware called earthquake 3D. You can see whats happening for yourselves. Honda is inbound, ELE-nin is inbound, comet Levy is inbound, a large asteroid I've forgotten the name of is inbound and possibly the biggest surprise of all is inbound behind all of this. What we can see appears to be a warning for what we cannot see yet.

What happened to Japan on March 11, 2011 was real. It was not the figment of this writer's imagination and the event there occurred precisely on the day that comet 2000 PN9 was at earth perigee. Look around, be watching, be ready.

In case you have not noticed the world economy is not doing so well. Coincidentally? this is at the same time that all this space traffic is inbound to the earth.

What does this all mean? It means we need to be watching and ready for the Bridegroom. "What can I do about any of it?" is a question frequently asked today. You can pray, you can be found watching and ready regardless of what happens (good or bad) in the days ahead.

We have a Lord in heaven who has told us what we should be doing. It would be wise of us as servants to do what we were told to do. Do not count on men to tell you what to do. Read the Master's instructions for yourself...you can find them in the Bible.

Thats all for now. Grace and peace

In The Window

It is now August 2011. On August 15th comet Honda achieves perigee with the earth. Next month "comet ELE-nin" reaches perehelion with the sun, then in October is at its perigee with the earth.

The US "con"gress just signed the countries financial death warrant by piling more debt on top of the already staggering debt this country owes.

So what you ask? The fall feast days of the Lord are the only feasts that have not yet been prophetically fulfilled. Is it possible that this fall we see some prophetic fulfillment of those feast days? It is possible. Am I predicting that anything will happen this fall? NO

We have been tasked by our Master to be watching and ready. Why does this writer confront you with comets and economic doom? We have been tasked to be watching and ready, that is why. What does apparent near term doom have to do with watching and being ready? It has everything to do with it. When we stand face to face with our Master, either because we died out or we raptured out, we will be glad if we were watching and ready before we left the earth.

What happens if the worst happens and horrific natural and supernatural events afflict this earth over the next days and weeks ahead of us? What happens is it will be good for those who are found watching and ready for whatever happens. "What can I do about it" and "why should I worry" are two things this writer often hears. You should worry if you are not right with the Lord and what you can do about it is.....How many times can it be said? Be watching and be ready. Those are not my words, those are the Master's Words.

Real readiness is spiritual readiness. We can be spiritually ready for whatever comes our way in the days ahead. I can stock food and gas and silver and gold till it reaches the ceilings but if the Lord is not guiding my preparedness I do it all in vain. We focus on Him and He shows us where to focus in the world around us. He does this individually, one person at a time. What He has me doing is not necessarily what you should be doing. The caveat to this is what was said initially, we must focus on Him. That is something we all must do first.

Any day now things could get ugly. What's going on around us does not end in September or October or November. What this writer has obtained by a combination of God given senses plus faith, we are entering a time of indefinite length and tremendous potential for destruction.

Again, why does this matter? Re-read Matt 24 and Luke 17 and Genesis 7. The stories of Noah and Lot go how? Noah entered the ark THEN destruction came. Lot left Sodom THEN fire fell on the city. Is that my version of the story? No, that is God Almighty's version of the stories and He tells us that it will be exactly like the days of Noah and Lot sometime in our future.

Will the days of the tribulation be characterized by eating and drinking, planting and building, marrying and giving in marriage? When I read the book of Revelation, after chapter 5 all I see is death, death and more horrific death. The way death arrives varies but the theme is massive death and destruction. "These are the days of vengeance" says the Lord. Wrath, judgement, vengeance are what characterize the post Rev 5 book of Revelation, again, not my words...HIS Word. Go read it for yourself.

We are the Bride of Christ. The Bride is to be ready for the return of the Bridegroom. In fact, that is her primary duty once the Bridegroom goes away to prepare a place for her. Are we the Bride of Christ or not? Yes, undeniably we are. Has the Lord Jesus Christ our Bridegroom gone away to prepare a place for us or not? Yes He has, undeniably and without dispute He has. Should our duty be to expectantly look for the Bridegroom every hour of every day and night or not? Without dispute, undeniably YES it absolutely positively is our duty to do exactly that. Anyone who tells you not to do that should be considered a thief and a liar and a murderer.

Whoa brother D did you say a murderer? Well, what would you call a person who talked you into not being ready to enter the ark when the door was opened? What will characterize this earth after the door is closed (Matt 25, Rev 3, Rev 4)? Death, wrath, judgement, vengeance will be upon the earth. What will happen to believers who do not take the mark? They will be slaughtered. And what would that make people who talked others into missing the escape? It will make them murderers.

Fact: Noah escaped the flood of his day. Argue that.

Fact: Lot escaped the fiery destruction of Sodom. Argue that.

Fact: Another escape is coming, an escape from all. Just as it was in the days of Noah and Lot. The Lords own Words, not mine...argue that.

In Noah's day, the flood was a worldwide destruction. Noah was lifted high above the earth, over and above the destruction of his day. Only the blind and the willfully disobedient could miss the message. People today willfully ignore the command to pray that they may be counted worthy to escape all that is about to happen. They willfully disobey this because some men somewhere have convinced them that the words of men hold more power than the Word of God. So they do not believe the Lord Jesus Christ when He tells us that there will be an escape from ALL that is about to happen. Are there idle Words in the bible that the Lord should use the Word ALL when He didn't mean all?

There was a door open for Noah in Genesis 7. There is a door opened for the wise virgins in Matt 25. There is a door opened for the Philadelphian church in Rev 3. There is a door open in heaven in Rev 4. The Lord shut the door in Gen 7. The Lord shut the door in Matt 25. And what does He tell those who were not ready when the door was opened? That is something you and I NEVER want to hear.

These are the days of warning. We have all been warned. What if nothing unusual happens in August, or Sept or Oct, or Nov, or Dec 2011? You were watching and you were ready in obedience to the command given to all of us by the Lord Jesus Christ.

Each and every time something monumentally bad happens in this world we hear the same tired words from this world..."who could have known?" And each and every time when we look around we can see that a few small voices did warn them of what happened. The bible is a book of many things, but a major theme throughout all of the prophetic writings are a warning..to us.

I have been warned. You have been warned. Let us enjoy the days of grace that have been afforded us thus far in a time and age that is as wicked and sinful as any that has ever plagued this earth. Days of judgement and wrath and vengeance are coming. Our Lord has given us a simple command. Be watching. Be ready.

These are the things this writer hears the Lord saying today. May He have mercy on us all.

grace and peace

Our Reaction to Events This Fall

A long one here. Pack a lunch before you start reading :-)

In less than 45 days the first of 3 comets will arrive to achieve close proximity with the earth. One of these comets named "ELE-nin" poses the most danger.

There are a number of issues associated with this incoming comet that go way beyond what I will write to you about today. Why would this writer bring this issue up on a Christian website?

At the same time that this brown dwarf star reaches close proximity with earth, two other events are occurring. The first is the fulfillment of Rev 12 in the skies above us. Watch this for details:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSqcKbLzms8

What does it mean when something straight out of the book of Revelation is taking place in the heavens above us today? I don't know...be watching and ready maybe?

The second event this fall is the Feast of Trumpets/Rosh Hashanah which starts at sundown on 9/28 and goes through 9/30. Something to remember here is all the rapture related wording the Lord placed in the Bible pointing to the Feast of Trumpets. This writer has no idea when the Lord will return for us and he is not predicting a rapture this fall. What this writer is doing is watching in readiness because the Lord could come back for us any day now.

Destruction is a likely outcome that coincides with the arrival of this brown dwarf star and escape is the outcome of the rapture. Destruction and escape on the same day are the precise outcomes we see in the stories of Noah and Lot. On the day that Lot left Sodom, THEN destruction fell. On the day Noah entered the ark, THEN it began to rain. Notice with me that neither fire nor rain started until both Noah and Lot were physically removed from the danger zone. That is not speculation, that is biblical fact. People can try to twist and turn the stories of Noah and Lot until they are blue in the face but they cannot explain away the escape that occurred for both Noah and Lot. The bible tells us that it will be just like the days of Noah and Lot when He comes back for us.

Of times and dates I need not write to you. That's what Paul told us:

1 Thessalonians 5:1 Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not ...

Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, The Lord has stressed to this writer many times that "what" is going to happen is something we can be involved in through prayer and intercession etc. "How" and "when" things happen are the Lord's alone. The scripture listed above is proof of this, it has to do with "when" things will happen. We are not talking about specific times and dates here for biblical events but do I think it is important to nail down a general time for the rapture, ie before the tribulation? Yes. Does the Lord bother to tell us when Lot left Sodom? Yes, before the fire and brimstone fell. Did the Lord bother to tell us when Noah entered the ark? Yes, before the flood. Has the Lord told us when the escape will be? Yes, before the time of Jacob's trouble and the tribulation. All Christians experience tribulation in this life but not a single Christian that has ever lived has ever experienced "the" tribulation. Why? Because it hasn't started yet. Can you show me anywhere in the bible where we are told that the vast multitudes who have died "in Christ" in years past are somehow differentiated from those who are "in Christ" now? What do I mean? Vast multitudes of Christians have lived their lives on this earth and did not/will not ever have to endure the tribulation. The apostles didn't go through it, the early church didn't go through it, so why exactly is it that today's true church "needs" to go through the tribulation? If yesterdays true church did not "need" to go through the tribulation, why would today's true church need to go through it? The idea that the Bride of Christ on earth today "needs" to go through the tribulation, but the Bride of Christ that died in days past did not need to go through the tribulation is utterly ridiculous and unbiblical to the extreme. But that is what the "pre-wrath" and "post-trib" teachers and preachers would have us believe. They tell us that although multitudes died in Christ in years past, being right with the Lord when the died, somehow we are different that they are. Can you show me that in the bible? No, you cannot because its not in there. The tribulation has a purpose, it is not some random event. What did God Almighty say the purpose of the tribulation is?

Daniel 9:24“Seventy ‘sevens’^c are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish^d transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and

prophecy and to anoint the most holy.

The last "seven" is the tribulation week also known as the time of Jacob's trouble. Jacob's trouble? Why Jacob's trouble and not the church's trouble? Where do you see in the stated purpose of the tribulation week "purify the church?" It's not there is it? So for someone to put it there, they would have to be spinning lies and deceit would they not? If God did not say it, why are they saying it?

The pre-tribulation escape from all rapture of the church is a certainty. Listed along the right side of this blog are more than 20 articles that prove this point beyond any shadow of a doubt. The "other tribbers" have had their doctrine attacked in detail and found wanting on every single point yet they persist in their error. Why? What are some of the reasons for various rapture doctrines?

Few will be saved therefore few will be raptured. Was Noah and his family a few in his day? Yep. Was Lot and his family a few in his day? Yep. Matt 7:13“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Only a few will make it? I wish that wasn't so.

What does a few being raptured have to do with rapture timing? Revelation...what does revelation mean? It means a revealing, an uncovering, an understanding is given, things are revealed. The Lord is in the process of revealing truth in the world.

Daniel 12:9

He replied, "Go your way, Daniel, because the words are closed

up and sealed until the time of the end.

The words were closed until the time of the end, at which time REVELATION will occur. So here's a question for you about the time of the end. Did the Lord reveal Noah's escape to the world around him or only to Noah? The world did not get the revelation of Noah's escape did they? Did the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah get the revelation of Lot's escape? Not they did not, they perished without any revelation of an escape. That brings us to today. Will the Lord give those who will go through the tribulation, the revelation of a pre-tribulation escape? Not if the experiences of Noah and Lot hold any predictive value.

What is being "revealed" to the "pre-wrath" and "post-tribulation" preachers and teachers? It is being revealed to them that they will be experiencing some or all of the tribulation. That is the revelation they have received and they are convinced of it. They are convinced that they will go through part or all of the tribulation and who are we to argue with them! But what a colossal error it is for them to preach their future to us.

Those who will participate in the pre-tribulation escape are being given a revelation of it. Those who will enter the seventieth week of Daniel also known as the tribulation or the time of Jacob's trouble are being given a revelation of it. Does that explain why each side of this debate is so convinced that they are right? Different groups, different revelation, different destinies.

Ecclesiastes 1:9

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun

Conclusion:

The pre-tribulation escape from all rapture of the Bride of Christ is an absolute certainty.

And, this has taken taken too long to get to but here is what I believe the Lord has impressed upon my spirit about the coming time of distress in this world:

Matt 6:25“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life^b?

I see these incoming space bodies and I expect them to result in some form or fashion of earthly destruction. This past week I went on a "news fast" to hear the Lord's voice. I see people stocking up year supplies of food and water, so I asked the Lord "Lord, am I supposed to buy all this stuff and head for the mountains next month?" I am willing and able to do this but the Lords instruction to me now is to stay put. What does that mean? When other people are "heading for the hills" and the Lord tells me to stay put there are a number of ways to interpret that. Have you noticed all the sports lockouts, and people like Glenn Beck ending his show, Oprah ended her show , and people in congress, and our 'beloved' treasury secretary retiring? Keep an eye out for people "retiring" these days. Where are they all going? I think I know, but the Lord has another word for some of us besides head for the hills.

Yes, I have some food and water and emergency supplies stocked up. Some, but not a years supply. I have asked the Lord before anything happens what I should do and the scripture above is what I was given in addition to some other ways the the Lord has traditionally communicated with me. That is what the Lord is saying to me today. I would highly encourage you to communicate with the Lord asap about what you should do. Each one of us has a very unique situation and circumstances. You must hear directly from the Lord to know what to do today.

Open your bible and consume the Word. Relax, trust the Lord. Ask, seek and knock and the door will be opened to you. Do not worry. Remember...do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

What a beautiful answer from a loving God.

Keep the faith, grace and peace.

The Outlook

In about 8 weeks, roughly around the beginning of August I expect things to heat up in the world. Note, this is not a prediction, this is an observation. What I expect to happen, may very well not happen. That is a disclaimer I make to you up front. There are forces lined up on both sides of my expectation that make my expectation nothing more than a personal guess. Please also note that as long as the Restrainer is at work, this world can go on just as it is ad infinitum with no change. This writer understands that and he hopes you do to. That said, let us begin.

What I observe is all of the following forces merging together during the brief period of time that is this fall:

1. Economic distress: The entire world appears to be on the brink of economic collapse.

2. Earth Changes: 3 comets are on their way into our inner solar system for perigee with planet earth. The first arrives August 15th. Look around you today, volcanoes, tornadoes, flooding, earthquakes, bird, fish, bees, dogs, sheep, sharks, dolphins etc etc all dying off.

3. Spiritual changes: never before have I seen so much hatred, greed, apostasy, unbelief, self centeredness, complacency, etc. Can this possibly have a happy ending?

4. Israel: the world is fully turning against the state of Israel. This September the world votes to divide the land in Israel. Can you imagine a happy ending for Jerusalem being split in two? What about Israel's security? First they come for the Jews, then they come for everyone else. We are seeing history repeat itself...

5. Death: I cannot escape the thought that what happened in Japan (3 reactors melted down, molten cores in all 3 breached their pressure vessels and are leaking into the environment) has started a clock for widespread death on earth. There is no end in sight for containing the radiation over there and each day that goes by leads to large scale contamination of the environment which is slowly being spread to every part of the earth.

6. Removal of restraint: all of the above can be placed in this category. Why are these tremendous forces of destruction being allowed to manifest today? This writer is sure that it was and is the Restrainer that has kept world destruction in check so far, but that restraint is being lifted. Can't you see this with your own eyes?

Not only that, but the Lord has yet to begin His judgement and wrath on this earth. What we are seeing around us today is only the allowance of evil men and their master Satan to do what it is that they've always wanted to do, that is: kill, steal and destroy. Can you imagine what this world will look like when all restraint is lifted and the Lord's judgement is poured out?

We are now in a holding pattern until around the beginning of August. Once we reach August I expect to see the slow acceleration of destructive events on this earth. It is my expectation, that this fall all hell will break loose on this earth. In September we have the Feast of Trumpets occur on the exact same day that the scene from Rev 12 plays out in the heavens above us (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSqcKbLzms8), at the same exact time that "comet" ELE (extinction level event) Ele-nin achieves perihelion with the sun, at the same time there will be a new moon which means the moon will be on the same side of the sun as Ele-nin which adds to the alignment: earth, sun, moon, ELE-nin.

With all this said, remember I am not predicting anything here. It is my expectation, my observation. Does that mean any of this will happen? No. Is it possible that August and September might go by as "business as usual" months this year? Yes. The Lord continues to employ the Restrainer and until restraint is completely lifted it does not matter how many signs or events line themselves up, we will not see the full manifestation of destruction until the Lord determines that it is time.

The Lord is merciful and long suffering not wanting any to perish. We may wish for the Lord to show up today but what about the souls who are just now being led out of their sin and into the kingdom of our Father? They may be few, but each soul is precious. Our Lord's patience means salvation:

2 Peter 3:15

Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him I can say this, the Lord may not come back for us this year but never in this writer's life has he seen so many signs pointing to one season. The Lord has not spoken to me directly about any of this, although I cannot deny that my attention has been drawn like a magnet to what is happening in the skies above. Has this magnetic draw of my attention toward the heavens been the Lord's work? I guess we'll find out. "Look up" was the command given to us when "all these things begin to happen." What is this writer doing today? He is looking up. What has been written here today is what this writer sees. The Lord has made me painfully aware that I am full of many faults and shortcomings. This writer does not consider himself wise, learned or in any way insightful. Anything of value that might be found in the writing here is the result of the work of the Spirit of God. This writer understands that. For the rest of the valueless drivel written here you have this writer to blame. Why, you ask, has brother D written about these things if he is not sure that any of it will happen?

Ezekiel 33:1The word of the LORD came to me: 2“Son of man, speak to your countrymen and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman, 3and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people, 4then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not take warning and the sword comes and takes his life, his blood will be on his own head. 5Since he heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had taken warning, he would have saved himself. 6But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes the life of one of them, that man will be taken away because of his sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’

Not that this writer considers himself to be anything other than a brother in Christ who sees danger coming. What should a brother do when he sees danger coming? Warn the people.. Keep the faith, grace and peace.

Signs of the Times

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_3u_0NN7OM


It's starting and we haven't even made it half way into June yet...The earth is not the only celestial body being influenced by the incoming objects, then sun is feeling it too. When you hear "never seen anything like that before" from NASA types, you know something special just happened. Not that I respect their opinion much, but they are the primary disinformation specialists regarding whats coming at us in space and when they admit this was "special" that tells you something.

As we get closer to August, expect to see more events like this but in future days expect to see the plasma that fell back into the sun this time, instead reach escape velocity and if its headed our way, well...the earth will feel it in a big way.

Here's more:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2000596/Solar-flare-Sunspot-cycle-threatens-disrupt-Earth-communications-power.html

What does all this have to do with Christianity you ask? Here's your answer:

Luke 21:11
There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various
places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

and

Luke 21:28
So when all these things begin to happen, stand and
look up, for your salvation is near!

What do you see when you "look up?" Well, you are looking toward heaven right? Where is all the real end time action starting? In the heavens. Where is Jesus going to meet us? In the clouds. Where are the clouds? In the heavens. Where are the sun, stars and moon?

Luke 21:25 ... “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves

They are in the heavens.

It has been written here frequently in recent days that 3 comets are inbound to earths near vicinity. I suspect that as these three comets get closer, if all hell begins to break loose on earth, it will all be called one big coincidence by all those living in denial today. I will know, and you will know that if things deteriorate markedly it will be anything but a coincidence.

Where should we be looking today for the signs of the times we are living in?

Look UP

grace and peace

Ready to Go, Ready to Stay

We must be prepared to meet the Lord in the air today, AND we must be prepared to wait for Him patiently with great endurance. We must have our minds prepared for both scenarios, not just one of them.

How many times has the Lord told us these things?

2 Corinthians 6:4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves ...

Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses Colossians 1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his ... being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully Heb 12: 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. I hope you are getting the message the Lord is sending to us....patience, endurance, perseverance. That's what its going to take to win the race we are running. What happens when people start picking dates for the rapture out of thin air, then nothing happens? People lose hope, they become impatient, their endurance fades. So its bad to name dates especially when we know that the Bride does not know when the Bridegroom is coming back for her. The Bride is waiting and ready, knowing that the Bridegroom is coming back for her but she does not know when. We are that Bride. We must be mentally prepared to wait with great strength, patience and endurance for our Bridegroom to come back for us with a shout and take us to the Father's house. An escape from all is coming, and it IS pre-tribulation. That's a fact. When before the tribulation none of us knows for sure. As I look toward this fall, I see 3 different comets inbound, the first arrives close to earth on August 15th (comet Honda), then ELE-nin in Sept/Oct and Levy in Jan 2012. I see the entire world aligning itself against Israel right now in preparation for a Sept UN resolution to divide Jerusalem. The economic woes facing this world are epic and getting worse by the day. Earth troubles are mounting with tornadoes, flooding, famine, heat waves, crop failures, massive animal die offs, volcanoes going off, 6 mile long cracks in the earth spitting out lava http://www.fox11az.com/news/world/123179753.html, sink holes, fires in Arizona and the list goes on and on and on. If all that were not enough this world is saturated with sin. How much more corrupt could this world's politicians be? How much more immoral could the people be? How much more worldly could people be? Where is the love of God and truth and honesty and fair dealing? Where is righteousness and thirsting for justice? The Lord is long suffering, we know that but I imagine that this world is pushing the outer boundaries of that patience. How much worse is todays world than even Sodom and Gomorrah? This letter was written to you today to encourage you to be ready for the rapture at a moment's notice AND to be ready to wait for years for the Lord's return. Be encouraged. Take this life one day at a time, pray, be strong, keep the faith. My opinion, and its just my opinion is that starting in August things are going to get dicey here on earth. I guess we'll find out soon enough. Grace and peace.

More Drama Lined Up for This Fall

As if this fall hasn't been stacked heavily enough by economic collapse anticipation, incoming comets (Honda and ELE-nin) and Nuclear meltdown, we now have this piece of the puzzle to add to the mix:

This week the Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu will fly to Washington on a diplomatic mission. His goal is formidable: pre-empting the "diplomatic tsunami" threatening Israel in September, the Palestinians' target date for declaring their internationally sanctioned statehood within the pre-1967 borders. Netanyahu wants to keep the US at his side while preserving the territorial status quo in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/may/17/netanyahu-obama-washington-showdown

What does this have to do with Christianity you ask? Israel is the center of the world. Israel is the apple of our Lord's eyes and....this fall on Sept 29 the Feast of Trumpets begins for 2011. The fall feast days are the only feasts yet to be fulfilled prophetically and the Feast of Trumpets has the rapture written all over it.

This writer is not predicting the rapture on any given day. The Lord could come for His Bride (us) on any day and we were told to be ready every day for that event. Just so happens that this fall, in August comet Honda arrives and "comet" Elenin will be just 30 days out from its closest point to our sun. In September the earth, the sun, mars and Elenin will all align. That spells gravitational and electric and magnetic effects on the earth that will probably not be good.

Why write to you about the planets and the stars? Because our Lord told us to "look up" when things starting happening on earth. Our Lord told us there would be signs in the sun, moon and stars:

Luke 21:28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and ...

... But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near. Luke 21:25 "There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the ... ... “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves The powers that be appear to be convinced of what is coming and they are advertising it to the world. Our Lord already told us thousands of years ago what was coming and yet many people remain in denial today. This writer sees all these things as evidence that the Word of God is true and it can be trusted to the letter. This writer sees these things as a coming "flood" just like Noah experienced a flood in his day. Noah was spared the flood in his day and we were promised to be spared the flood in our day: Luke 21:36Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.” Rev 3:10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth. 2 Peter 2:4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell,a putting them into gloomy dungeonsb to be held for judgment; 5if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; 6if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men 8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— 9if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment.c 10This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful natured and despise authority The debate over which rapture view is correct is over as far as this writer is concerned. The objective evidence that proves the pre-tribulation rapture to be true is overwhelming. Only those watching for the Lord's return TODAY are in obedience to the Lord's command to watch always and be ready always. The "other tribbers" willfully defy the Lord's command on this point and therefore have made themselves vulnerable to a number of unpleasant effects. Disobedience never pays, and willful disobedience in the face of direct commands is an invitation for judgement. We have been commanded to watch...today. We have been commanded to be ready...today. We have been told that we are the Bride of Christ and our Bridegroom is coming back for us unexpectantly. Study the Jewish wedding custom carefully. When the bridegroom goes to the Father's house to prepare a place for the bride, then what is the next step? The unexpected return of the Bridegroom for the Bride. That my friends is indisputable fact. Be encouraged today as you see the approach of the flood. Remember Noah, remember Lot, remember who you are: the Bride of Christ and what that means. grace and peace