Watch Ye Therefore

Mark 13:33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

If I could distill down in the fewest words possible what it is my spirit is impressed with from the Lord, it would be the passage above. Watch and pray. We are servants who have been given work while the Master is away. We were told that we would not know when the Master would return so we must watch for Him. While we are watching we are to be doing those things that good and faithful servants know they should do.

Watch watch watch. This world is trending toward destruction in every way. Can't you see it? Many cannot see it. Everything is failing, and its all happening at the same time. So what? The so what is, Jesus our Master is coming back soon. What does soon mean? I have no idea. This world is trending toward the kind of destruction written about by the prophets and throughout the book of Revelation. What does that mean? The Lord is coming back soon.

This writer has pointed out to you that things appearing to be on their way (like massive earth upheaval caused by other bodies in outer space) could cause the kind of destruction we read about in the book of Revelation. So what? So, if that kind of destruction is on the way, and it doesnt matter what the cause is (elenin nibiru 2012 whatever), then our Lord Jesus is right at the door. Thats the point, the Lord is near and we should be watching for Him, not that one thing or another is the cause of this worlds destruction. We mention the latter to keep you focused on the former, understand?

Things are not 'business as usual' in this world anymore for the aware observer. Things have not been 'normal' for a long time now. Because the changes have come so gradually, in such slow motion, most people continue living in fantasy land. It doesnt matter what is causing all this slide toward destruction, what matters is, its happening. So ELE-nin did nothing, so Nibiru does nothing, so Y2K is a dud, so 2012 is a year like all the rest, so what? We are watching for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, thats what and that will continue to be the what until He arrives.

If Noah saw the storm clouds moving in before the Lord told him to get into the ark, he probably would have stayed close to the ark, wouldn't you? I would. The Lord has told us everything beforehand. We KNOW whats coming and whats coming isnt pretty. When we see it coming from miles away, should we not stand close to our ark (the Lord Jesus)? You would have to be mentally impaired not to stay close to the ark of safety with the storm clouds moving overhead.

The warnings you have read here over the years are not about economic collapse or ELE-nin or Nibiru or whatever, they are about watching and being ready for the return of the Lord. We were told to be watching and ready, are you doing that? It matters not which strategy you choose to use in order to keep yourself focused on the return of the Lord. What matters is you are found watching and ready when the Lord returns.

This world is full of mockers. They mock our watching and readiness as if we were fools. How many so called christians are telling people today not to watch for the Lords return because according to them "it cant happen yet?" Those people are fools (The Lords Words not mine-Matt 25). Not only are they fools, many of them are enemies. Anyone who tells me to disobey a direct order from the Lord I must consider an enemy to my soul. If the Lord told us to watch and be ready without any qualifiers, that means DO IT NOW. Not tomorrow, not during a sabbatical year, not at mid-trib, not at the end of the tribulation, DO IT NOW.

We have told to be watching and ready now, and each and every day in the future until the Lord arrives for us. That is biblical fact. We have been told to be patient like the wise virgins who brought oil along with their lamps. We have been told not to be surprised that we suffer like soldiers. It will be well for those servants who are found doing what they were told to do when the Lord arrives.

This world is moving like a freight train down the tracks of time toward the time of Jacob's trouble, also known as the tribulation. The Lord has clearly stated that there will be an escape from all thats about to happen and we should pray for it (Luke 21:36). Noah escaped all. Lot escaped all. Some of us will escape all if we are found worthy.

How much longer this world can circle the drain before going down, I know not. It is well within the Lords power to keep this world afloat for years to come if He so desires. This requires patience. The Lord could also pull the plug on this world immediately setting into motion the most horrific days this world has ever and will ever see. This requires readiness, NOW.

We must be ready to stay here on this earth, patiently suffering for however long it takes for our Lord to arrive. We must also be ready to leave immediately without a backward glance at this sick and sinful world. What is the Lord saying to the churches today? Watch and be ready. Do those things wise servants would do in their Lord's absence.

grace and peace

Watching and Ready

In September 2011 we had a number of warnings centered around the Feast of Trumpets. For example, remember the events around the constellation virgo that took place exactly on 9/29? It was Revelation 12 playing itself out in the heavens. We also had comet ELE-nin moving through the solar system. Neither one of these events proved to be anything destructive in and of themselves. Does that mean we write everything off to business as usual and carry on as if the end of the world were not upon us?

What we have seen this past month and for years now really are a series of warnings. Open your bible and read for yourselves how many warnings Jesus Himself gave us. How much of the bible is dedicated to warning the people of the Lord? Alot. We have been warned to be watching and ready for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. Signs are everywhere that the day of the flood will be upon this world soon.

Go re-read Matt 24 and Luke 17 and what you will see is the Lord warning us. We are told:

37But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

What's the warning we are given here? The warning is that in the days of "business as usual" that were before the flood things were happening just as they are today. Then what happened? Noah entered into the ark. Then what happened? The flood came and took them all away. So, at least one of the lessons in this warning is, dont get too complacent in these business as usual days. Don't be one of those who "knew not" until the flood came. Be watching and be ready for the Lord's return.

We as servants of the Lord do not have to guess what is coming. We don't have to wonder whether days will continue in a business as usual fashion. We dont have to wonder whether doom on an unimaginable scale is coming upon this world. The book of Revelation makes it clear. The words of the prophets make it clear. The sins of this world are stacked up into the heavens, and there is no repentance. Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. The Lord and His Word have been declaring this from the day that He first set foot on this earth.

Doom on a scale that no writer can even imagine is coming to this world. Days that are so dark that mens hearts will fail them are coming to this world.

So what you ask? So those of us who know with certainty whats going to happen, should warn those who "know not." A warning is a blessing, not a burden. We are attempting to pluck souls from the fire that awaits them if they do not repent and return to their faithful Creator.

We are not out of the woods yet this year. Earthquakes and volcanoes are popping all over the earth. The USGS has been caught red handed numerous times deleting data so as not to alarm the public. I saw one writer attempt to downplay our days by saying "the data doesnt really reflect an increase in earthquakes" so its all just a false alarm. Really? Dude, wake up and get a clue..please. Check your sources before you attempt to put people back to sleep. My guess is these so called "christian" writers are disinformation agents. Who cares who they work for, their message is a lie.

When disinformation is everywhere, we must be spiritually sensitive. What does the bible say? What is the Lord impressing on my spirit? What direction does the Lord have me looking these days? These are the questions we should all be asking ourselves.

We were told to be watching and ready for the Lord's return. The Lord did not give us permission to stop watching whenever we want. We can stop watching for the Lords return when we are standing face to face with Him.

The Lord uses the creation to judge the creation. He has used locusts, famine, flood, disease, etc to judge the creation in the past. Which parts of the creation will the Lord use in the future. I am not sure, but based on what we know is going to happen the arrival of something like Nibiru/planet X appears to be a good guess. Why even talk about this? because the arrival of something like Nibiru also means the arrival of the Lord in the clouds for us. We have proven that the rapture of the church will be pre-tribulation. When we see tribulation like events right on our doorstep, shouldnt we be even more watchful and ready for the Lords return?

The powers that be on this world are very very interested in whats going on out in space. Why is that? Signs in the sun, the moons, the stars. Even the devil believes the bible is true, and he trembles. If the bible says something is going to happen, the devil and his minions know for sure its going to happen, and they unlike most of the world are preparing for it...

It is this writers opinion that something like Nibiru/planet x/whatever is on its way in to close proximity with the earth. Thats why google sky and others have cropped out large portions of space for us not to see whats out there. The arrival of this thing will also mean large scale destructive events for the earth, tribulation like events. That means the pre-tribulation rapture of the church is not far away.

Now to caveat. We must prepare our minds to be on this earth another 20-30 years or more. Of dates and times brother, we need not write you...remember? Is it possible that the Lord will tarry for years more? Yes, it is possible. Revelation 3 tells us to keep the Word of His patience. We must be patient. We are told to accept suffering like good soldiers of Jesus Christ. The suffering we endure while we are on this earth is not an unusual thing, it is normal for us and we must bear its burden with grace. The foolish virgins of Matt 25 were not prepared to wait, and they paid for it. We have been called to be wise virgins who bring extra oil for their lamps because they are prepared to wait. We are ready to stay for however long we are called to be here.

We also must be ready to meet the Lord in the clouds in the twinkling of an eye any moment now. We must be ready to go. We must have our affairs in order today to leave this place without a single look back. Our hearts and minds and spirits must be detached from this world today. Where our treasure is, there our hearts will be also. We must be ready to go.

This is the difficult calling we have been given by the Lord. We are always ready to stay and do His bidding on this earth, and we are always ready to leave this world at a moments notice. Is this easy? Not by a longshot. If it were easy, many many more would enter the kingdom of heaven but we know that most wont make it:

Matt 7:13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Only a few will make it through the small gate and narrow path that leads to life. The Lord didnt write this to demoralize us. He wrote these things to us to give us a clear picture. Again, the Lord never told us this would be easy:

Luke 14:27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 29Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, 30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

Conclusion

Be ready to stay. Be patient for however long it takes for the Lord to arrive. Be ready to go. Have your hearts prepared to leave everything behind at a moments notice. Be watching and ready through prayer and the Word of God.

On a personal note, the Lord has been answering prayers and even the intentions and desires of my heart even without me asking Him for things lately. He has been incredibly over the top good to this servant recently. That said, I've been asking Him about whats going to happen in the future and I'm not getting anything even remotely dramatic from Him. I am not receiving/hearing/being impressed with any specifics about anything. What I believe the Lord is saying to us today is what I have written to you in this post today. Matthew 24 and 25 stand out as the Lord's Word to us today.

The parable of the virgins and the faithful servant of Matt 25 stand out today. I would tell you as a brother, that we should be on high alert for the remainder of this year and into 2012. The Lord has not given me specifics but I cant shake the thought that we dont have much time left here. My thoughts could be wrong, I guess we'll see. My thoughts could be wrong but the one way you cannot go wrong is to always always always every moment every day be ready for the Lord to return. That is a guaranteed formula for success prescribed for us by the Lord Himself.

P.s. What kind of warning is ELE-nin? Extinction-Level-Event, Nibiru-in-November? I don't know, just be ready okay?

Keep the faith, grace and peace

10/16 Reminder

ELE-nin reaches perigee this Sunday-Monday (Oct 16-17). The reminder for you is, the Japan earthquake on 3/11/2011 occurred while another comet 2000 PN9 was at earth perigee. Volcanoes are starting to pop left and right which is a primary indicator of stress on the earth's core. El Hierro in the Canary islands is very active and another volcano in Iceland now looks like its going active.

Stress on the earth means we could see earthquakes in addition to volcanic eruptions. So what you ask? We must be ready to meet the Lord today. What happens when major earthquakes and volcanoes go off? Some people don't see the face of the earth the day after. We must be ready to stay here on earth patiently waiting for our Lord and we must be ready to leave tonight to meet Him in the sky. Nobody guaranteed any of us that we will see tomorrow on this earth. Right? So we need to be ready.

What is the Lord saying to us today? I know what He has impressed upon me. Keep the faith. Return to the fundamentals of the faith. Love, be thankful, pray, stay in the Word. Do those things that a wise servant would do when they expect their Lord to appear any minute.

We may have a long time to live like this. Torn between the apparent imminent return of the Lord and the agonizing delay that results in mercy and grace towards those being brought into the kingdom at the last moment. We must keep the Word of His patience (Rev 3:10).

It is likely that nothing out of the ordinary will happen on or around 10/16, at least thats what probability tells us. The warnings all around us tell us that although probability is against it, we better be prepared for the possibility of world changing events any moment now.

Keep the faith. Remain patient, but be ready and watching for the Lord's return. Not because this writer is hitting keys on a keyboard, but because the Word of God is overflowing with warnings to mankind in these last wicked days.....The Lord God Almighty IS coming back; for His true church in love and mercy, and for this wicked world in vengeance and fury.

Grace and peace

ELE-nin 10/16

On 10/16 Elenin reaches perigee with the earth. Remember that when comet 2000 PN9 was at perigee we had the Japan earthquake and tsunami.

I wanted to post a note here about watching and readiness. We were told to be watching and ready for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. When you see posts about Ele-nin or Nibiru or financial collapse or whatever its going to be in the future, the reason the post was and will be made is because of the return of Jesus Christ for us.

It has been proven time and again that the rapture of the Church will be pre-tribulation. When we see tribulation like events coming at us should we not get excited about the possibility of getting off this wicked world? Yes, we should get excited. The world may get depressed and fearful but we should get excited if we really believe.

We were told that when the Lord comes back for us we better be watching and ready. Whatever it is that you need to do to keep yourself watching and ready for the Lords return, I would suggest you do it. Here, we attempt to be sensitive to the Lord's voice and prompting, and bring to your attention everything and anything that can be used to motivate (in truth) to keep watching and remain ready.

The Lord, I believe, gave me an example of what Satan likes to do to us from my football coaching experience. On the defensive line theres a technique that can be used that is a push pull to yank offensive linemen off balance and get the defense into the backfield. You push the guy and as soon as he pushes back you yank hard and pull him off balance. Thats what Satan is doing to many people in the world today, he is pushing and pulling them off balance.

For example, many people had an eye on ELE-nin thinking it may be part of a scheme where we end up going home with the Lord. So far that hasnt happened, but how many people stopped watching and ceased their readiness preparations this past month or two because business as usual has persisted? This same thing happens over and over again and the bible makes it very clear we must have the patience to wait for however long it takes for the Lord to come back for us and we need to be ready to meet Him right now. We must be ready to go and ready to stay.

Probability tells us that on any given day we will have business as usual because thats what we have on most days. People who are not ready for the possibility of extraordinary events that are certainly coming our way will be caught at a loss. Remember, as it was in the days of Noah and Lot. They knew not that destruction was coming until Noah entered the ark and the flood swept them all away. If we do not patiently continue to watch and be ready, we could end up like those swept away in the flood.

The Lord's warning is very clear:

Mark 13:32“No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33Be on guard! Be alert^f! You do not know when that time will come. 34It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

35“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”

Matt 24:45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Clearly we do not want to be cut asunder and be appointed a portion with the hypocrites. We MUST continue to watch and be ready. We are not out of the woods yet, but many like to tell us it will be business as usual forever. Every time business as usual continues after a time of heightened awareness on our part, the scoffers come out of the woodwork. The scoffers will soon only scoff at their own shame when the flood that is coming sweeps them away to eternal destruction.

Take a look around at the world today, does it look stable to you? Does it feel stable to you? This place is spinning out of control. Something is adversely affecting the earth in a big way. Sorry Im not a scientist but I do have the sense that our God gave mankind and the Holy Spirit within me. I know when things are light years away from "right." The only thing keeping the world from spinning out of control is the Lords timeline and His mercy.

The Lord is in control and things will proceed when He is ready for them to proceed. This requires faith and patience from us His servants. We must be watching and ready. We must be ready to stay here on this earth as suffering servants for years if need be and we must be ready to be called up into the clouds tonight.

Do not let Satan "push pull" you off balance. This writer has not predicted anything over the years this blog has been up. We have no need for predictions because the bible tells us clearly exactly what is coming...We are watching for what the bible says will happen, thats all. If the Lords Word says something is going to happen, it is 100% guaranteed to happen.

I pray that we are all found worthy to escape all that is about to happen and stand before the Son of Man in accordance with the command given to us in Luke 21:36.

Some of this has been impressed on this writer by the Lord, other parts (I think) are from my own thoughts.

grace and peace

Proof 26 For the Pre-tribulation Rapture of the Church

Can you imagine being in a college class, studying for a test, then taking the test and earning a perfect score on it, then the teacher tells you "congratulations on passing the test, now I'm going to re-test you!" What would you say? "Uh, hey I just passed the test." What is a test? A procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something.

So, if you pass a test, it seems slightly ridiculous to be tested on the same thing again right? You pass the test, you move on. We all understand this, yet there are people today who call themselves "christians" who tell you that even though you pass the test laid out before you today, you must be tested again in the tribulation/time of Jacob's trouble. We've already established what a bunch of nonsense pre-wrath/post-trib rapture doctrine is in previous posts but lets destroy their doctrine even further here.

What is the biblical proof that the "testing twice" nonsense that post-tribulation rapture and pre-wrath rapture advocates teach is a doctrine of demons lie from the pit of hell?

The proof that we are tested in this life without "the" tribulation/time of Jacob's trouble:

2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in ...

Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you--unless, of course, you fail the test?

2 Corinthians 13:6 And I trust that you will discover that we have ...

And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test. ... I hope you will find out that we have not failed the test.

James 1:3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops ...

because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance

Deuteronomy 13:3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet ...

... prophet or dreamer. The LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul

Luke 8:13 Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with ...

... They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.

There is more proof, but let this suffice for now. We certainly are tested in this life. In this life we do have tribulation, testing and trial without "the" tribulation.....

John 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may ...

... I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome

That tribulation ^^^ is the tribulation that generation after generation after generation of our forefathers in the faith have endured and been victorious over if they died "in Christ." These generations of victorious believers are a witness and a proof that 1. they absolutely were tested in this world, 2. were delivered from the "tribulation" that they faced in life up through and including the day they died and 3. they never did, not one of them ever enter into "the" tribulation that is also known as the time of Jacob's trouble.

Generations of true believers have prayed the Lord's prayer, and that prayer has been answered for every single one of them that has died in the faith. Specifically they prayed "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'"

That is from the Lord's prayer. What it says specifically in the Greek is lead us not into the

πειρασμόν

peirasmon

That is, lead us not into the trial, the temptation, the experiment.....see for yourself here:

http://biblelexicon.org/matthew/6-13.htm

The teachers of the doctrine of demons (pre-wrath, post-trib) tell you that being led into the trial/temptation/experiment is a good thing! They tell you its something we "need." Yet the Lord's prayer itself, which is the only prayer that Jesus taught us himself tells you to pray that we will NOT be led into peirasmon, not be led into trial/temptation/the experiment. The Lord tells us specifically in Rev 3:10 that those who keep the Word of His patience will be kept from the peirasmou-from the same word peirazó

http://biblelexicon.org/revelation/3-10.htm

The idea that students in a classroom today would be tested again after successfully passing a test is ridiculous. It defies all logic and all spiritual sense. The only way being tested after passing the test makes sense is in the minds of demons and their servants.

If we are in the last days, then most of the true church has already died "in Christ" and we who are alive and remain today are a small fraction of overall body. That large majority of believers who died in Christ up through this very day NEVER DID ENTER "the" tribulation and neither will we. If you pray the Lord's prayer every day then every day you are praying to NOT be led into the trial/tempation/experiment that is going to come on this world to TEST them.

Rev 3:10 specifically tells us that we who remain and are patient will be kept from this trial. Luke 21:36 orders us to pray that we will escape ALL of whats about to happen just as all those who died in Christ up through today already have done. Every believer who has died in Christ up through this day have "escaped all" that is about to happen, and so will we if we are found worthy.

The proof is overwhelming. Double testing is a ridiculous lie from the pit of hell and the minds of demons. It also happens to be the doctrine of the pre-wrath/post-tribulation rapture teachers. That doctrine of demons has been thoroughly debunked and disproved in detail here in the other 20+ posts along the right side of this blog, and by other brothers scattered throughout the world. The Lord himself taught us to pray to be kept from trial in the Lords prayer. Rev 3:10 clearly states that the patient believers will be kept from the trial. Luke 21:36 clearly orders us to pray the same thing, that we may escape whats coming and whats coming is a trial and a test for those who have not passed it yet.

All the believers in Christ who have died in Christ passed the testing and trial and tribulations of their days. Those same testings and trials and tribulations are the ones we face today during these days of eating and drinking and planting and building and marrying and giving in marriage. These trials and testings and tribulations of ours will continue right up until the day that we enter our "ark" and then the flood will come just as it did in Noah's day. That flood will be "the" tribulation and it will test the hearts of men who were not ready in the days before the flood. Read Genesis 6, Matt 24, Mark 13 and Luke 17 for the details.

Matt 6:9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11Give us this day our daily bread.

12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13And lead us not into peirasmon ( an experiment, a trial, a temptation)

, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen

The Lord taught us how to pray, He even gave us the exact words to use when we pray yet many are the teachers out there who are trying to change the Words from our Lord's mouth. Pray that you may be counted worthy to escape all of whats about to happen. Pray that you may be kept from the trial and temptation that is coming upon the entire world to test them. Keep the Word of the Lord's patience. Keep the faith.

Todays proof for the pre-tribulation rapture of the church is that the vast majority of the church who has already died in Christ were tested ONCE, not twice to gain entrance to the kingdom. They didnt need the trials/testings/tribulations of this life PLUS the 70th week of Daniel to enter the kingdom. They escaped all. They were kept from "the" hour of testing. We who are alive and remain today are part of this same church. We are being tested and tried and have the same tribulations to overcome that they did. We too will be kept from the hell on earth tribulation which will be the darkest days this world has ever seen. As you believe (Matt 8:13), so you receive so be very careful what you let men talk you out of....

These are the words the Lord has impressed upon this writer's spirit today. Keep the faith, grace and peace.

10/6/2011

The past week or so the Lord has been answering prayers all over the place. What that means is the Lord is faithful and the Lord is good. You can trust Him.

What is the Lord saying today? Do the things we already know we should be doing. Matt 25, parable of the virgins and servants. Use the talent you have been given, dont bury it. Be watching-through prayer and ready-stay in the Word- like the wise virgins.

Keep His praise always on your lips, give thanks always. Move your lips when you are doing it. Remember all the many things the Lord has done for all the brothers, your family and you.

Nothing profound (as usual) just a reminder to do those things you know you should be doing.

Keep the faith, grace and peace

Nibiru: If the Shoe Fits, Wear It

ELE-nin was not itself the "extinction level event" but was rather the harbinger of an extinction level event. ELE-nin did not cause the earth to turn into a washing machine that thrashed everything on earth, but rather it appears to be a warning that the "washing machine" type event is coming.

Come on brother D, really? Can't we let all this space doom stuff go...please? I guess thats a question for the Lord since this happens to be His blog, not mine. Not that being His instrument qualifies this writer as anything, but where and what and how this instrument is told to lay ink, ink is laid (figuratively speaking.)

The bible is our fact book. It has never been wrong and it will never be wrong. The bible tells us to "look up." What do we see when we literally look up? "oh brother D, you take the bible too literally!" Really? You should take the bible literally as well. There will be many many many sorry people that did not take the bible literally enough....

What does the bible tell us? Look up:

Luke 21:28

... So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!

When we are certain that the rapture will be pre-tribulation and we see the tribulation nearing, should we not get excited? Yes, we should get excited. If people are becoming fearful at the approach of the tribulation that is indicitive of many things like fear, lack of faith, lack of love, none of which should have any foothold in the life of a believer.

The Lord gave me a good way of looking at the rapture the other day. Basically He said how we look at it reflects our attitude toward the Lord's faithfulness. What does that mean? It means that when the Lord has delivered you from every single trial and tribulation in this life so far, you end up with a certain attitude and confidence. The Lord has always, always always provided for this servant, the Lord has always protected this servant, the Lord has always led this servant, the Lord has always been this servants refuge and high tower against every foe and every trial of life. That is my testimony, that the Lord is faithful. And that testimony has naturally led to a certain world view, and spiritual view, and rapture view etc.

Do you understand now? People all over the world, calling themselves "christians" are telling you that the Lord will do different things. Why? Because they themselves have a world view based on who they are (not who the Lord is) and they project who they are on the Lord which results in their view on all things..So when these people tell you that the Lord will not deliver you, they are reading to you out of their own playbook, not the Lord's. These people tell you that Christians "need" to go through part or all of the tribulation. Maybe they do need the tribulation and perhaps they will get it!!! but the vast vast majority of the Church which are all those who have died "in Christ" up through this very day did NOT go through the tribulation and neither will we.

I defy anyone to explain to me how exactly it is that all the generations of believers who have died "in Christ" up to and including this very day get excluded from the tribulation yet we who survive through tomorrow somehow "need it." That idea is ridiculous, and it is utterly indefensible from a biblical standpoint.

Back to our worldview now....This writer has seen faithfulness, protection and deliverance for himself and his family over and over and over again for decades. Is it so far fetched to expect that this writer expects to see faithfulness, protection and deliverance for himself his family and all the brothers in the future? Of all the rapture views, which one most closely aligns with a Lord and a servant whose relationship has been defined by provision, protection and deliverance? The pre-tribulation rapture is the only shoe that fits. Not that all this is proof of when the rapture will happen, we have plenty of that proof posted along the right side of the blog-using the bible to explain the bible. We are up to 20+ articles now and going strong with more proof on the way.

Which brings us to Nibiru. When we look up what will we see? Space and clouds. One day the Lord will descend to those clouds to call us up. Space hold many things. What's going on in space these days? Well, lots of things, the space program has been cancelled, the US govt has been putting infrared satellites up as fast as the can and google and other space viewing programs have been hiding stuff so we cant see whats up there.

We have proven here that the Lord judges the creation through the creation. Examples the flood of Noah's day and fire of Lot's day. We know that the book of Revelation has yet to be fulfilled but one day it will be fulfilled to the letter. We know that famine and fire and massive earthquakes and the sea raging and mens hearts failing them for fear of whats coming on the earth are all events coming someday to this earth.

What in the creation would cause massive earth shattering earthquakes and the sea to roar and foam and stuff to fall from the sky that would poison a third of the earths water (wormwood) etc? What would do that kind of thing? Something like Nibiru would. The signs that this thing is coming are all around us. What does that mean? It means judgement through creation by the Creator is coming. What does that mean? This particular judgement appears to be so severe that it could only be the tribulation/time of Jacob's trouble. What does that mean? It means that our redemption draweth nigh? What does that mean? It means that we as servants better be watching and ready to meet Jesus Christ today and every day forward.....

Those who are not watching and ready to meet Jesus Christ today are fools, thiefs, liars and murderers if they call themselves believers and teach others not to look for the Lord's return today (pre-wrath/post-trib teachers). Why are the post-trib and pre-wrath teachers and preachers murders and thieves? They steal your hope, they steal your faith and they are trying to steal your escape which would lead to your murder in the tribulation. See it now?

As you believe, so you receive. If they can steal your faith and hope, then your escape is in serious jeopardy. Will the Lord permit people to escape who do not believe His Word? Will the Lord reward willful disobedience? These pre-wrath and post-trib preachers and teachers know they are supposed to pray for escape and not only do they disobey that command, they teach other people to disobey it as well. What will be their reward for this willful disobedience? Time will tell..PRAY that you may be counted worthy to escape ALL of what's about to happen and stand before the Son of Man (Luke 21:36). Thats a command..its not optional. If you are not praying that prayer and you know the Lord Himself commanded you to do it, well, then you've chosen a dangerous path to walk on.

Those who are not yet believers we should attempt to snatch from the fire as we are led by the Spirit of Jesus. The words of Matt 25 are speaking to us today. Who are the wise virgins and who are the wise servants who employed the talents the master gave to them? The wise virgins and servants better be us. We must keep oil in our lamps, we must employ our talents, we must be ready and watching today more than ever.

These things are what this servant hears the Lord saying today.

keep the faith, grace and peace

The Feast of Trumpets 2011, 6 Days and Counting

Going on the road today (Fri) through Monday. We are getting close. Be watching and ready. Keep the faith.

grace and peace

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

The Feast of Trumpets 2011, 20 Days and Counting

No post yesterday so we are down to 20 days. You all see this?

Power restored to many customers after massive outage in Southwest US
Human error blamed for blackout that impacted 5 million people
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44449688/ns/us_news-life/?gt1=43001

Right...human error. The very day that the X class flare from the sun begins to reach earth. I'm sure that like everything else with the lame stream media, this was just a coincidence as well, not willful deception...

Two x class flares blew off the sun this past week and we are getting the energy from them now. This solar activity is another classic sign of ELE-nin moving to its closest point with the sun as well as moving its way up to the ecliptic to its position right between the earth and the sun.

Volcanoes, massive hurricanes, record flooding, record tornadoes, earthquakes popping all over the earth faster than we can count them, but nothing to see here right? This kind of 100 year or longer record breaking weather happens all the time! Wait, that doesn't make sense does it? Yet thats what the lamestream media is feeding people day in and day out.

I hope to post later today after spending some time with the Lord,

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