The Beast Rises: Chapters 5 through 8 (Left Behind-The Kids)

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The Beast Rises: Chapters 5 through 8 (Left Behind-The Kids) 5 – Change of Plans;  6 – Vicki’s Story;  7 – Judd’s Flight; 8 – New Babylon Touchdown

Judd and the others rushed to the Rosenzweig estate, but it was too late. Flames licked at every level of the home and out the windows. Soon, the beautiful house would be nothing but charred rubble.

Global Community officers kept people back. A television crew set up nearby and prepared to go live.

“Behind me you see the estate of international statesman and beloved Israeli inventor, Dr. Chaim Rosenzweig,” the young reporter said. “Dr. Rosenzweig was on the stage tonight as a special guest of Potentate Carpathia. Authorities fear that after the assassination of His Excellency, Rosenzweig returned here and was killed in this fire, along with his staff.

“What?” Judd said to Lionel. “How could they know that?”

“A Global Community source who asked not to be named gave us information that there are a number of bodies inside, and that there is no possibility of getting them out until the fire has been brought under control.”

Judd shook his head and walked back to the General’s house. He took Lionel and Sam aside. “Okay, help me figure this out. Rosenzweig kills Carpathia. The GC had to have seen it on the video. They torch his house and kill him, but then they accuse Rayford Steele of killing Carpathia. Why?”

“Maybe they think they can get two people with one assassination,” Sam said. “Whether Steele fired the shot or not, they accuse him and all believers will be suspect.”

“Do you really think Captain Steele fired the shot?” Lionel asked.

Jeff was distracted by the television news which again showed Steele’s picture and aired his voice. “This man may be in disguise,” the anchor said. “He is considered armed and extremely dangerous. If you see him, contact your local GC post. Again, this man, Rayford Steele, is believed to be the lone assassin who shot and killed Nicolae Carpathia Friday night. Global Community Security and Intelligence forces found his fingerprints on what is believed to be the murder weapon, a powerful handgun known as a Saber.”


The Beast Rises: Chapters 5 through 8 (Left Behind-The Kids)

The Beast Rises: Chapters 5 through 8 (Left Behind-The Kids)

Left Behind THE MARK Chapters 4 through 8

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Left Behind THE MARK Chapters 4 through 8

Ray is about to read Chapters 4 through 6 from the 8th book of Left Behind – THE MARK – by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B Jenkins.

In New Babylon, David Hassid is searching frantically for Annie, the woman he intends to marry. He has been told a lightning strike hit the area Annie was guarding. Now David, too, has been struck with lightning and fainted while at an infirmary, hitting his head hard on the concrete and has been injured, his head bandaged like a turban.

At the time Annie had gone missing, Nicolae Carpathia (the Antichrist) rose from his coffin in front of millions of people and has become the object of worship, along with the image of the beast.

Rayford Steele still doesn’t trust his copilot, Albie, but has flown with him to Pueblo, Colorado, in order to find Hattie Durham. Once there, Albie drove Rayford to a Quonset hut. Inside was the man in charge of prisoners, Stevens, who was wearing a mask and sitting in a wheelchair. The longer the three talked, the less Rayford trusted either man. Now he is following Stevens and Albie down a corridor and would love to run, but he has decided instead to play things out in order to find Hattie.

In Illinois, Buck has discovered that Zeke Jr’s dad has been arrested by the Global Police. Zeke’s dad owns the gas station where in an underground basement Zeke Jr. makes IDs and does complete makeovers for Christians who need to disguise themselves in order to avoid the Police. Buck and Chloe are coming to rescue Zeke Jr.

Ray picks the story up at this point.


David hurried to his office and phoned Annie. No answer. Then he called the motor pool. The man who had originally brought him his cart was off duty, but the one he reached told him, “No, sir, no phone. Nothing was left in there. We found the cart but not you, and my boss was pretty mad until he traced you to Medical Services. You okay?”

“Fine.”

“Need the cart?”

“No.”

“Anything I can do fo—”

But David had hung up. He flipped open his computer and saw urgent messages flashing from the code words and numbers he knew belonged to his comrades in the Tribulation Force. He would get to those when he could, but for now, before the infernal meeting, he had to get his phone back and find out where Annie was.

His watch read 2135. He searched the GC database for Personnel, Medical, Female, Under P. there it was: “Palemoon, Hannah L., room and extension 4223.” A groggy hello greeted the fifth ring.

“Nurse Palemoon?”

“Yeah, who’s this?”

“I am so sorry to be calling so late and sorry to wake you, but—”

“Hassid?”

“Yes, forgive me, but—”

“I have your phone.”

“Oh, thank G—goodness! Is it on?”

“No, sir, I turned it off. Now are you going to come get it so I can get back to sleep?”

“Could I? If you don’t mind terribly, I—”

“I gotta show you something anyway.”

What in the world? Was he being set up? Why would she be so willing to have him come and get it? And why did she take it in the first place? To be safe, he jumped back on the computer and fired up the bugging device that would record their conversation in the corridor outside her room.

Left Behind THE MARK Chapters 4 through 8

Left Behind THE MARK Chapters 4 through 8

When is Christ coming for His Church? Part 1 PRE-WRATH

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When is Christ coming for His Church?  Part 1 PRE-WRATH

Welcome to the final part of our examination of the 4 major beliefs of the Church regarding the rapture. Ray is about to explore the A-millennial position. Join him now.

POSITION	PREWRATH
AUTHOR	Gary Waterlaus
e-mail	gvaterlaus@signministries.org
MAIN VERSE
THE RAPTURE IN MATTHEW 24:27-31 In the Olivet discourse, Jesus is answering the disciples question: “What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”. Jesus answers their question in the following verses: “But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken, and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.” Matt. 24:29-31 The event described in Matthew 24:29 is the single most important clue as to the timing of the Rapture. The event described in Matthew 24:29 is the sign that indicates the beginning of the wrath of God. It is clear that the Lord lifted His words directly from the Old Testament prophets. Isaiah, Joel and Zephaniah predicted that these very signs would signal the beginning of God’s wrath against the wicked during a time period known as the Day of the Lord. Joel specifically states that the cataclysmic disturbances in the sky would come before the actual beginning of the eschatological Day of the Lord when he wrote, “The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes” (Joel 2:31). This one fact alone dispels any possible notion that the entire seven year period known as Daniel’s Seventieth Week is the wrath of God. It also gives us the single most important clue about the beginning point of God’s wrath. The Lord states that the Day of the Lord begins immediately after the tribulation of Satan/Antichrist is cut short (Matt. 24:21-22,29). With the universe devoid of light, a second sign occurs. The sign of the Son of Man appears in the sky (Matt 24:27, 30). All the tribes of the earth begin to mourn when they see it. Christ is then seen “coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory”. Matthew 24:31 then states, “And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.” This is the rapture that Paul speaks of in 1 Thess. 4:13-18.
SUPPORTING VERSES
THE RAPTURE IN 1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-5:11 Paul wrote: “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air….For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night….But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief” (1 Thess. 4:16-17, 5:2-4). In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11, Paul does not give any indication of the timing of the Parousia of Christ. One knows what will happen, but nothing about when it will happen. However, once the unity of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 is recognized, the reader is able to discern a very important connection. The teaching of Paul and the teaching of the Lord in Matthew 24-25 are parallel. In fact, no less than sixteen parallels occur between Matthew 24-25 and 1 Thessalonians 4-5. Note the following parallels: 1.Christ Himself returns (1 Thess. 4:16 with Mart 24:30). 2.From heaven (1 Thess. 4:16 with Matt. 24:30). 3.With a shout (1 Thess. 4:16 with Matt. 24:30 [in power]). 4.Accompanied by angels (1 Thess. 4:16 with Matt. 24:31). 5.With the trumpet of God (1 Thess. 4:16 with Matt. 24:31. 6.Believers are supernaturally gathered to Christ (1 Thess. 4:17 with Matt. 24:3 1, 40-41). 7.Believers meet the Lord (1 Thess. 4:17 [apantesis] with Matt. 25:1, 6 [upantesis and apantesis]). 8.In the clouds (1 Thess. 4:17 with Matt. 24:30). 9.The time is unknown (1 Thess. 5:1-2 with Matt. 24:36); 10.          Will come as a thief (1 Thess. 5:2,4 with Matt. 24:43). 11.          Will come at night (1 Thess. 5:2 with Matt. 24:43). 12.          Unbelievers are unaware of impending judgment (1 Thess. 5:3 with Matt. 24:37-39). 13.          Judgment comes as travail upon an expectant mother (1 Thess. 5:3 with Matt. 24:8 [cf. RSV]). 14.          Believers not deceived (1 Thess. 5:6 with Matt. 24:4-5). 15.          Believers are to watch (1 Thess. 5:6 with Matt. 24:42). 16.          Warning against drunkenness (1 Thess 5:7 with Matt. 24:49). This evidence is compelling. We are able to conclude that the Lord and Paul are teaching the same sequence of events concerning the Parousia. The Rapture initiates the Day of the Lord, which is the wrath of God against the wicked. THE RAPTURE IN REVELATION 6:1-17, 7:9-17 Just as Paul follows the end-times sequence which the Lord gives in Matthew’s Olivet Discourse, so do the seals in the book of the Revelation. The beginning birth pang of false Christs (Matt 24:5) is represented in the first seal. The false Christ begins his reign by conquering nations (Rev. 6:2). The second beginning birth pang of wars (Matt 24:6-7a) is represented in the second seal of wars (Rev. 6:4). The third beginning birth pang of famine (Matt 24:7b) is presented in the third seal of famine (Rev. 6:6). The period of hard labor (persecution and apostasy Matt. 24:9-13) is represented in the fourth seal of death (Rev. 6:8). Satan/Antichrist unleash their God-ordained three and a half year campaign of persecution against God’s elect. The fifth seal represents those who are killed because of their faith in Christ as the Lord prophesied (Matt 24:9). The sixth seal represents the sign that initiates the Parousia of Christ&emdash;the sign in the sun, moon, and stars (Matthew 24:29). As in Matthew, John indicates that immediately after the sign in the sun, moon, and stars, a gathering of God’s people will occur. Between the sixth and seventh seals, 144,00 Jews are sealed on earth from any experience of the wrath of God soon to fall in the Trumpet judgments. A second group of individuals is highlighted in Revelation 7:9-17. These can be none other than the raptured Saints of the ages – the Church. There are six reasons for this conclusion. 1.The timing is right. It follows the persecution of Satan/ Antichrist, but precedes the wrath of God. John is told that this great multitude “are the ones who come out of the great tribulation.” Thus the object of the persecution is removed from earth during the time period known as the “great tribulation”. 2.The numbers are right. John describes the raptured saints as “a great multitude which no one could count.” The raptured saints of all the ages are the only ones that will literally fulfill this tremendous number of individuals. 3.The ethnic composition is right. John proclaims that this great multitude is composed of people from “every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues.” These are the very ones John indicated the Lamb purchased for God with His blood (Rev. 5:9). 4.Their bodies are right. John determines that this great multitude is “standing before the throne [of God] and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands and they cry out with a loud voice…” These can only be individuals who have been resurrected. Paul indicates that the resurrection of the Saints will occur at the Rapture (1 Thess. 4:16; 1 Cor. 15:52). 5.The multitude sings the right song. The multitude proclaims, “Salvation to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” The word salvation is better translated victory here. God is not in need of physical or spiritual deliverance, which is what the term usually means. However, the emphasis here is on the victory God will have against the wicked, which is insured by the resurrection of the righteous. 6.The promise is right. This great multitude is promised both spiritual and physical comfort forever. No hunger, no thirst, no heat exhaustion, no tears, and eternal satisfaction are the rewards of the resurrected. This is in contrast to the condition of those underneath the altar in Revelation 6:9 who must wait before they will realize their reward. The difference is that one group is raised and one group is not. These points taken together argue strongly for the case that the Rapture occurs in Revelation 7 just before the wrath of God comes at the seventh seal (chapter 8), which is the Day of the Lord. THE DAY OF THE LORD The prewrath position teaches that the sixth seal of Revelation 6:12-17, which is described in the same language as Joel 2:28-32, is the beginning of the eschatological Day of the Lord. The sixth seal follows the persecution of Satan/Antichrist, and that by definition, must start after Satan/Antichrist’s persecution is cut short. There are three reasons for this conclusion. 1.The sequence is right in the book of Revelation. The sign of the sun, moon and stars is an indication to the wicked that the wrath of God is about to start. This is followed by a great multitude that no man can number showing up in heaven. Then finally this is immediately followed by the wrath of God to the nations (trumpets and bowls) and the millennial blessings. This is the same sequence developed by Joel, adopted by the Prophets and expanded in the New Testament. 2.The reaction of the wicked is right. Isaiah prophesied that the wicked would run to hide in the rocks when God comes to “shake the earth” (Isaiah 2:12-21). 3.The timing is right. The very first Greek word in Rev 6:17 is (hoti). It, along with the verb has come, indicates that verse 17 is the reason for the activity in verses l5-16. There are two reasons given for the wicked hiding and seeking death &emdash; the face of Him who sits on the throne (God the Father) and the wrath of the Lamb (Jesus Christ). The “face” of God is a figure of speech. God the Father does not have a literal face (John 4:24). The word face is placed in the verse to denote His presence or person. This is a very common expression in the Old Testament (Ps. 42:5, II; 1 Kings 10:24; Lev. 23:40). The wicked are seeking to get away from the presence of God the Father. CONCLUSION Concerning the place of the Rapture in the divine sequence of the end times, a clear pattern has emerged. Prior to AD 325, the church fathers, with few exceptions, held to a “post-persecution” return of Christ, which would result in the deliverance of the righteous and destruction of the wicked. This teaching was based directly on the teachings of Christ, specifically given in the Olivet Discourse of Matthew in many cases. The Revelation of Jesus Christ to the Apostle John follows the exact same sequence outlined in the Olivet Discourse. The Rapture of the church takes place after the persecution of Satan/Antichrist (sixth seal), but before the wrath of God (Trumpet judgments). The Apostle Paul follows the same sequence in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 that the Lord gave in Matthew 24-25. The pattern is clear: the Rapture will initiate the Day of the Lord, which occurs sometime after the mid-point of the 70th week of Daniel, after the persecution of Satan/Antichrist, but before the wrath of God is poured out in the trumpet and bowl judgements. (The above material was taken from “Leg’s to Stand On” by Charles Cooper, © 1998 The Sign Ministries)
WHY DO I BELIEVE THIS WAY
Simply put, I believe this way because it is what the Bible clearly teaches. When one approaches scripture with a consistent hermeneutic and compares scripture with scripture, not trying to interpret scripture to fit a pre-conceived theology, the prewrath position is the natural result. The prewrath rapture position harmonizes all scriptures relating to Christ’s Second Coming. It harmonizes the clear teaching of Scripture, including the following facts: 1.The church is exempted from the eschatological wrath of God (1 Thess. 1:10, 5:9) 2.The 70th week of Daniel is composed of two parts: the wrath of Antichrist/Satan and the wrath of God (Day of the Lord) (Rev. 12:12-14; Rev. 6:12-17; Rev. 15:1) 3.The eschatological Day of the Lord follows the period called “The Great Tribulation” that begins at the middle of the seventieth week of Daniel. (Matt. 24: 27-31; 2 Thess. 2:1-8) 4.Antichrist/Satan’s persecution will be “cut short” by the removal of the object of his persecution – the Church – by rapture to heaven. (Matt. 24:21-22; Rev. 7:13-14) I held to the pretribulation position for over 15 years, but had never really studied it. There had always been verses that bothered me and didn’t seem to fit with the position. Once I sat down with an open mind to see just what Scripture really taught concerning Christ’s Second Coming, it all came together and fit so well with the prewrath position.
WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THE TIMEFRAME
Jesus said, “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone” (Matt. 24:36). We cannot know the exact time of Christ’s return. However our Lord also says in verses 32-33, “…when [the fig tree’s] branch has already become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; even so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.” And in Luke 21:28 He states, “when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” I believe that the time is nearing. We have seen the reestablishment of Israel into her land in 1948. They took control of Jerusalem in 1967. And, with the tumoil in the Middle East, they are desperate for a peace accord. There are no other events which must take place before the events of the 70th week can begin. Whether it happens in my life time or that of my children’s or grandchildren’s, I do not know. But I do know that we are to be prepared, living in holiness, being sober and watchful.

 

Pre-trib    Mid-trib    Post-trib    Prewrath    A-millennial

 

 

 

POSITION	PREWRATH
AUTHOR	Gary Waterlaus
e-mail	gvaterlaus@signministries.org
MAIN VERSE
THE RAPTURE IN MATTHEW 24:27-31 In the Olivet discourse, Jesus is answering the disciples question: “What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”. Jesus answers their question in the following verses: “But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken, and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.” Matt. 24:29-31 The event described in Matthew 24:29 is the single most important clue as to the timing of the Rapture. The event described in Matthew 24:29 is the sign that indicates the beginning of the wrath of God. It is clear that the Lord lifted His words directly from the Old Testament prophets. Isaiah, Joel and Zephaniah predicted that these very signs would signal the beginning of God’s wrath against the wicked during a time period known as the Day of the Lord. Joel specifically states that the cataclysmic disturbances in the sky would come before the actual beginning of the eschatological Day of the Lord when he wrote, “The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes” (Joel 2:31). This one fact alone dispels any possible notion that the entire seven year period known as Daniel’s Seventieth Week is the wrath of God. It also gives us the single most important clue about the beginning point of God’s wrath. The Lord states that the Day of the Lord begins immediately after the tribulation of Satan/Antichrist is cut short (Matt. 24:21-22,29). With the universe devoid of light, a second sign occurs. The sign of the Son of Man appears in the sky (Matt 24:27, 30). All the tribes of the earth begin to mourn when they see it. Christ is then seen “coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory”. Matthew 24:31 then states, “And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.” This is the rapture that Paul speaks of in 1 Thess. 4:13-18.
SUPPORTING VERSES
THE RAPTURE IN 1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-5:11 Paul wrote: “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air….For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night….But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief” (1 Thess. 4:16-17, 5:2-4). In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11, Paul does not give any indication of the timing of the Parousia of Christ. One knows what will happen, but nothing about when it will happen. However, once the unity of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 is recognized, the reader is able to discern a very important connection. The teaching of Paul and the teaching of the Lord in Matthew 24-25 are parallel. In fact, no less than sixteen parallels occur between Matthew 24-25 and 1 Thessalonians 4-5. Note the following parallels:   1.Christ Himself returns (1 Thess. 4:16 with Mart 24:30). 2.From heaven (1 Thess. 4:16 with Matt. 24:30). 3.With a shout (1 Thess. 4:16 with Matt. 24:30 [in power]). 4.Accompanied by angels (1 Thess. 4:16 with Matt. 24:31). 5.With the trumpet of God (1 Thess. 4:16 with Matt. 24:31. 6.Believers are supernaturally gathered to Christ (1 Thess. 4:17 with Matt. 24:3 1, 40-41). 7.Believers meet the Lord (1 Thess. 4:17 [apantesis] with Matt. 25:1, 6 [upantesis and apantesis]). 8.In the clouds (1 Thess. 4:17 with Matt. 24:30). 9.The time is unknown (1 Thess. 5:1-2 with Matt. 24:36); 10.          Will come as a thief (1 Thess. 5:2,4 with Matt. 24:43). 11.          Will come at night (1 Thess. 5:2 with Matt. 24:43). 12.          Unbelievers are unaware of impending judgment (1 Thess. 5:3 with Matt. 24:37-39). 13.          Judgment comes as travail upon an expectant mother (1 Thess. 5:3 with Matt. 24:8 [cf. RSV]). 14.          Believers not deceived (1 Thess. 5:6 with Matt. 24:4-5). 15.          Believers are to watch (1 Thess. 5:6 with Matt. 24:42). 16.          Warning against drunkenness (1 Thess 5:7 with Matt. 24:49). This evidence is compelling. We are able to conclude that the Lord and Paul are teaching the same sequence of events concerning the Parousia. The Rapture initiates the Day of the Lord, which is the wrath of God against the wicked. THE RAPTURE IN REVELATION 6:1-17, 7:9-17 Just as Paul follows the end-times sequence which the Lord gives in Matthew’s Olivet Discourse, so do the seals in the book of the Revelation. The beginning birth pang of false Christs (Matt 24:5) is represented in the first seal. The false Christ begins his reign by conquering nations (Rev. 6:2). The second beginning birth pang of wars (Matt 24:6-7a) is represented in the second seal of wars (Rev. 6:4). The third beginning birth pang of famine (Matt 24:7b) is presented in the third seal of famine (Rev. 6:6). The period of hard labor (persecution and apostasy Matt. 24:9-13) is represented in the fourth seal of death (Rev. 6:8). Satan/Antichrist unleash their God-ordained three and a half year campaign of persecution against God’s elect. The fifth seal represents those who are killed because of their faith in Christ as the Lord prophesied (Matt 24:9). The sixth seal represents the sign that initiates the Parousia of Christ&emdash;the sign in the sun, moon, and stars (Matthew 24:29). As in Matthew, John indicates that immediately after the sign in the sun, moon, and stars, a gathering of God’s people will occur. Between the sixth and seventh seals, 144,00 Jews are sealed on earth from any experience of the wrath of God soon to fall in the Trumpet judgments. A second group of individuals is highlighted in Revelation 7:9-17. These can be none other than the raptured Saints of the ages – the Church. There are six reasons for this conclusion.   1.The timing is right. It follows the persecution of Satan/ Antichrist, but precedes the wrath of God. John is told that this great multitude “are the ones who come out of the great tribulation.” Thus the object of the persecution is removed from earth during the time period known as the “great tribulation”. 2.The numbers are right. John describes the raptured saints as “a great multitude which no one could count.” The raptured saints of all the ages are the only ones that will literally fulfill this tremendous number of individuals. 3.The ethnic composition is right. John proclaims that this great multitude is composed of people from “every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues.” These are the very ones John indicated the Lamb purchased for God with His blood (Rev. 5:9). 4.Their bodies are right. John determines that this great multitude is “standing before the throne [of God] and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands and they cry out with a loud voice…” These can only be individuals who have been resurrected. Paul indicates that the resurrection of the Saints will occur at the Rapture (1 Thess. 4:16; 1 Cor. 15:52). 5.The multitude sings the right song. The multitude proclaims, “Salvation to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” The word salvation is better translated victory here. God is not in need of physical or spiritual deliverance, which is what the term usually means. However, the emphasis here is on the victory God will have against the wicked, which is insured by the resurrection of the righteous. 6.The promise is right. This great multitude is promised both spiritual and physical comfort forever. No hunger, no thirst, no heat exhaustion, no tears, and eternal satisfaction are the rewards of the resurrected. This is in contrast to the condition of those underneath the altar in Revelation 6:9 who must wait before they will realize their reward. The difference is that one group is raised and one group is not. These points taken together argue strongly for the case that the Rapture occurs in Revelation 7 just before the wrath of God comes at the seventh seal (chapter 8), which is the Day of the Lord. THE DAY OF THE LORD The prewrath position teaches that the sixth seal of Revelation 6:12-17, which is described in the same language as Joel 2:28-32, is the beginning of the eschatological Day of the Lord. The sixth seal follows the persecution of Satan/Antichrist, and that by definition, must start after Satan/Antichrist’s persecution is cut short. There are three reasons for this conclusion. 1.The sequence is right in the book of Revelation. The sign of the sun, moon and stars is an indication to the wicked that the wrath of God is about to start. This is followed by a great multitude that no man can number showing up in heaven. Then finally this is immediately followed by the wrath of God to the nations (trumpets and bowls) and the millennial blessings. This is the same sequence developed by Joel, adopted by the Prophets and expanded in the New Testament. 2.The reaction of the wicked is right. Isaiah prophesied that the wicked would run to hide in the rocks when God comes to “shake the earth” (Isaiah 2:12-21). 3.The timing is right. The very first Greek word in Rev 6:17 is (hoti). It, along with the verb has come, indicates that verse 17 is the reason for the activity in verses l5-16. There are two reasons given for the wicked hiding and seeking death &emdash; the face of Him who sits on the throne (God the Father) and the wrath of the Lamb (Jesus Christ). The “face” of God is a figure of speech. God the Father does not have a literal face (John 4:24). The word face is placed in the verse to denote His presence or person. This is a very common expression in the Old Testament (Ps. 42:5, II; 1 Kings 10:24; Lev. 23:40). The wicked are seeking to get away from the presence of God the Father. CONCLUSION Concerning the place of the Rapture in the divine sequence of the end times, a clear pattern has emerged. Prior to AD 325, the church fathers, with few exceptions, held to a “post-persecution” return of Christ, which would result in the deliverance of the righteous and destruction of the wicked. This teaching was based directly on the teachings of Christ, specifically given in the Olivet Discourse of Matthew in many cases. The Revelation of Jesus Christ to the Apostle John follows the exact same sequence outlined in the Olivet Discourse. The Rapture of the church takes place after the persecution of Satan/Antichrist (sixth seal), but before the wrath of God (Trumpet judgments). The Apostle Paul follows the same sequence in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 that the Lord gave in Matthew 24-25. The pattern is clear: the Rapture will initiate the Day of the Lord, which occurs sometime after the mid-point of the 70th week of Daniel, after the persecution of Satan/Antichrist, but before the wrath of God is poured out in the trumpet and bowl judgements. (The above material was taken from “Leg’s to Stand On” by Charles Cooper, © 1998 The Sign Ministries)
WHY DO I BELIEVE THIS WAY
Simply put, I believe this way because it is what the Bible clearly teaches. When one approaches scripture with a consistent hermeneutic and compares scripture with scripture, not trying to interpret scripture to fit a pre-conceived theology, the prewrath position is the natural result. The prewrath rapture position harmonizes all scriptures relating to Christ’s Second Coming. It harmonizes the clear teaching of Scripture, including the following facts: 1.The church is exempted from the eschatological wrath of God (1 Thess. 1:10, 5:9) 2.The 70th week of Daniel is composed of two parts: the wrath of Antichrist/Satan and the wrath of God (Day of the Lord) (Rev. 12:12-14; Rev. 6:12-17; Rev. 15:1) 3.The eschatological Day of the Lord follows the period called “The Great Tribulation” that begins at the middle of the seventieth week of Daniel. (Matt. 24: 27-31; 2 Thess. 2:1-8) 4.Antichrist/Satan’s persecution will be “cut short” by the removal of the object of his persecution – the Church – by rapture to heaven. (Matt. 24:21-22; Rev. 7:13-14) I held to the pretribulation position for over 15 years, but had never really studied it. There had always been verses that bothered me and didn’t seem to fit with the position. Once I sat down with an open mind to see just what Scripture really taught concerning Christ’s Second Coming, it all came together and fit so well with the prewrath position.
WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THE TIMEFRAME
Jesus said, “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone” (Matt. 24:36). We cannot know the exact time of Christ’s return. However our Lord also says in verses 32-33, “…when [the fig tree’s] branch has already become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; even so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.” And in Luke 21:28 He states, “when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” I believe that the time is nearing. We have seen the reestablishment of Israel into her land in 1948. They took control of Jerusalem in 1967. And, with the turmoil in the Middle East, they are desperate for a peace accord. There are no other events which must take place before the events of the 70th week can begin. Whether it happens in my life time or that of my children’s or grandchildren’s, I do not know. But I do know that we are to be prepared, living in holiness, being sober and watchful.

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POSITION	PRE-TRIBULATION
AUTHOR	Allen Beechick
e-mail	beechick@jps.net
MAIN VERSE
Revelation 3:10 says, “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from [out] the hour of temptation [testing], which shall come upon all the world, to try [test] them that dwell upon the earth.” What could be clearer than that? It doesn’t say “take out.” No, “take out” and “keep out” have entirely different meanings. It doesn’t say “keep in.” No, “keep in” and “keep out” have entirely different meanings. It doesn’t say “keep in and take out.” No, it takes twice as many words to express those two distinct ideas. God chose this simple word combination to communicate as clearly as possible. Some say this means believers are protected during testing instead of from testing. But I answer, protected from what? Believers during that time are killed, not kept. (Revelation 6:9, 13:7) Let’s think deeper. The reason for the promise illuminates the purpose of the promise. The reason (“because you have already demonstrated patience in testing”) prompts the purpose (“I will keep you from further testing”). Is God saying, “Since you have shown patience, I will now give you a bigger test?” No, He is saying, “You have already passed the test. Congratulations!” You have shown patience, haven’t you? You have leaned on God’s Word during testing, haven’t you? Then this promise is for you.
SUPPORTING VERSES
First, the known day and the unknown day cannot be the same day. “But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only” (Matthew 25:36). “In such an hour as you think not the Son of man comes” (Matthew 25:44). In contrast to the unknown day, we also read about a known day. The 1260 days of Revelation 12:6 coincides with the 42 months of Revelation 13:5 and the three and one-half years of Revelation 12:14. The same time span is stated in three ways, days, months, and years. There’s no mistaking it. This clearly stated time span begins at the abomination of desolation (Matthew 24:15-16), and it ends at the return of Christ (Revelation 19:20). The known day and the unknown day must be different days. The rapture cannot occur on the known day.It’s not just the day that’s unknown. The general time period is unknown. Matthew 24:44 says, “Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”Also Mark 13:33 says, “Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.” The word “time” there means “season.” That’s why Jesus urged His disciples to be ready continually, not wait to get ready. Second, at the end of the age the unbelievers are taken first. Matthew 13 reads: “In the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather together first the tares…. the harvest is the end of the world…. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity…. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.” Does it say, “Separate the wheat from the tares?” No, it says, “Separate the tares from the wheat.” The order of gatherings at this time is opposite to the rapture. Third, those taken on that day end up as corpses for vultures to feed on. Luke 17 reads: “I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And He said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.” “Eagles” is better translated “vultures.” “Body” means “corpse” according to the parallel passage Matthew 24:28. So those taken on that day end up as corpses for vultures to feed on. Is that the rapture? No, believers have a different destiny. Fourth, if all unbelievers are destroyed, then who will populate the millennium? Many passages teach that no unbelievers survive the tribulation. Luke 17 reads: “[Noah] entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. … the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.” Matthew 13 reads: “The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity.” First Thessalonians five reads: “For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.” [strong dual negative in the Greek] Second Thessalonians one reads: “When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ … That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” Malachi 4 reads: “For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.” Now consider this. If believers receive glorified bodies at the rapture, and if all unbelievers are destroyed after the tribulation, then who will populate the millennium in natural bodies? A rapture at the end of the tribulation doesn’t fit. Fifth, by Revelation 19, the wife is already ready. Revelation 19 says: “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness [literally righteousnesses, plural] of the saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called [invited] unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.” Who is the wife of the Lamb? The church, all true believers in the Lamb of God. (2 Corinthians 11:2, Ephesians 5:31-32) How do we know she is ready? Well, just look at her. She’s arrayed in fine linen. What is she ready for? The marriage supper. The invitations are about to go out. The wife is ready by Revelation 19 before Christ descends to earth. If you are a true believer, then you are in that picture. You are in heaven. You are arrayed in fine linen. Your wedding gown is complete. Sixth, by Revelation 4, the crowns are already awarded. “And round about the throne were four and twenty seats [thrones]: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads [victory] crowns of gold” (Revelation 4:4). Who are the elders? Some may think that the elders are angels. But God doesn’t award victory crowns to angels. These crowns are reserved for sinners who overcome by faith. You can say the elders are the church, or Israel, or a combination of both, or the New York Yankees, minus one player. I don’t care. But definitely human. Crowns come when Christ comes according to 2 Timothy 4:8, 1 Peter 5:4, and Revelation 22:12. Therefore, Christ must have come prior to Revelation 4:4, but after Revelation 3 when the church is still on earth. Somewhere in between there. Do you want to prepare for the tribulation? Then study the 24 elders. That’s our role. That’s the part we’ll play when the time comes.
WHY DO I BELIEVE THIS WAY
I believe in the pre-tribulation rapture for different reasons than the typical pre-tribulationist. Although we share the same principles of interpretation, understanding the words of the Bible in their normal sense, and letting the context explain the meaning, I think taking these basic principles of interpretation to their full and logical conclusion, letting go of pre-conceived notions, letting Scripture speak for itself, we discover a harmony beyond expectation.
WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THE TIMEFRAME
We are in the church age, before the tribulation, before the 70th week of Daniel. Jesus places the tribulation immediately before His coming (Matthew 24:29). That puts it future, not past. Paul places the revealing of the man of sin in the future. Since the man of sin will be destroyed by Christ at His coming, those events are future (2 Thessalonians 2:1-8).

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When is Christ coming for His Church? Part 4 A-millenial

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A-millennial           POSITION A-MILLENNIAL AUTHOR Gerald Boyer e-mail omifren@zoominternet.net MAIN VERSE I believe the a-millennial concept is based upon prophecy; therefore, I submit this scripture as a sure foundation… Deuteronomy 18:20-23 “But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him” The Lord confirms WHAT PROPHECY IS! through these scriptures. The prophecy of the book of Revelation follows these guidelines. It is my studied opinion that the a-millennial concept is scripturally sound, because it presents those things that have come to pass. If the Divine key of symbolic language is properly used, this prophecy relates the historic trace of Christianity. It speaks of the events of the birth of the church, the conflicts she fought against Paganism, and the Apostasy that formed through the “Dark-Age period.” This prophecy reveals the triumph of the true church as She came forth through Protestantism and then shows forth Her glory again at the end of time as She was in Her 1st. century glory. The a-millennial view presents the historical trace of Christianity which HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE, and therefore can be termed, I believe, the “More sure word of prophecy.” SUPPORTING VERSES (2 Peter 1:19-21) “We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shinneth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” According to Deut. 18: 20-23, Daniel’s 70th week CANNOT BE in the future. If this WERE TRUE, then Daniel would be considered a “false prophet.” Christ Himself said, all things concerning His birth, life, death and resurrection had been FULFILLED! Let us consider this message in support of our a-millennial position. The scriptures say, “Seventy Weeks are DETERMINED.” This period is composed of seven weeks, during which the city of Jerusalem is restored. Then, a period of 434 years (62 weeks) elapse until the baptism of Christ. The baptism of Christ is established because He is referred to as Messiah, the Prince, in other words, the Anointed One. There remained but one week, the seventieth, during which the ministry of Christ is executed, and during which time He is cut off in the midst (NOT MIDDLE) of the week. It is generally established that Christ ministered three and one half years before His crucifixion, when He was cut off. The remaining three and one half years was the period of time when the gospel was proclaimed to the Jews, ending with Peter’s Divinely guided mission to the house of Cornelius who was the first Gentile to embrace salvation. Further, the duration of the Covenant was not limited to one week, but was ratified during that one week of prophecy. Its duration was, and is ENDLESS! This is the NEW and EVERLASTING Covenant. 1. Christ did make an end of sins! 2. Christ did make reconciliation for iniquity! 3. Christ did bring in everlasting righteousness! 4. The Old Testament lived in prophecy. 5. The New Testament lives in history. Christ FULFILLED ALL the prophecies at His first coming, and that He was the embodiment of ALL that had been promised through the prophets from the beginning of time. I believe Christ DID set up His Kingdom when He entered into the world the first time. On the cross, He cried out, “IT IS FINISHED!” Christ did NOT fail to accomplish what He came to do just because the Jews refused Him as the Messiah. To infer that Christ has to come back and ‘do the thing all over again,’ is a denial of all the prophesies that proclaimed His reason for coming into the world. As it is written: Christ came into this world to, “SAVE MEN FROM THEIR SINS;” not to set up a literal kingdom on this earth for the Jews or any one else. The interpretation of the Revelation prophecy has been determined through symbolic understanding which God gave to those holy men of old, by Divine inspiration. Daniel gives us the keys to understanding these symbols. The a-millennial concept which I believe, simply follows these guidelines. WHY DO I BELIEVE THIS WAY I believe the a-millennial concept because of the previously mentioned scriptural facts concerning God’s format for prophetic truth. The historical events have followed as the symbolic truth has revealed, and these events continue to be fulfilled. I believe the important and vital “link” of the transition from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant, has been ‘passed over’ by those who present ‘another age to come.’ The entire book of Hebrews declares that the Old Covenant has been abolished! If the ninth chapter of Hebrews were read and accepted by the adherents of Pre-Post and ‘other’ millennialists, I believe this truth would resolve the issue of a “Postponed” kingdom. WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THE TIME LINE I believe we are in the “Evening Time” of the gospel day. The 7th and final sealed scroll HAS BEEN OPENED, according to the Revelation prophecy. Zechariah wrote of this time. “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: But it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT AT EVENING TIME IT SHALL BE LIGHT.” (Zech.14:6-9) The Revelation prophecy speaks of the confused state of religions that have claimed to be Christianity…some clear, not all darkness. Perhaps the reason the early church is called the “morning time” church is because it’s glory was so short lived. According to historians and the prophetic Word of God, the Pristine glory of that infant church only lasted until the latter part of the second century. I believe the symbolic teaching of this book of Revelation portrays the “Dark Ages” as the long day of darkness when the Popes and the Roman Catholic Church reigned over the entire world. The Bible was taken from the common man and relegated to the Priests. The 16th century then brought forth some Light as Protestantism came forth. I believe this was the fulfillment of Zachariah’s prophecy when he said, “That light shall not be clear, nor dark.” On the prophetic time table, God began His “Final Restoration” in the latter part of the 18th. Century. This event, is revealed in the 6th sealed scroll message. According to the symbols, this “Final Restoration,” will continue until ALL God’s people have heard the call to, “Come out of Spiritual Babylon.” According to the symbolic understanding that God has given, Babylon represents the religions that men’s traditions have devised. All these events follow in a chronological order and therefore can be accepted as the fulfillment of God’s true prophecy. This “Final Restoration,” that Christians are engaged in these last days, I believe, to be the fulfillment of that which the Lord spoke to Zechariah when he wrote: “At evening time it shall be light.” The LIGHT has come forth and is shinning brighter and brighter as the Lord draws nigh. The Bible is now available to FREE “whosoever will hear” what the Word of God says, rather than the traditional religions of men. Rev. 15:1-5, declares this final restoration of God’s redeemed people. They had gotten the victory over the Dragon (Paganism) over the beast (Catholicism) and over his image (Protestantism) and over his mark, and over the number of his name. I BELIEVE THEY WERE SINGING THEIR SONG OF DELIVERANCE FROM ALL THE IMAGES OF MEN’S RELIGIONS. The three unclean spirits and their deeds of deception are evident in these closing chapters of history, as we see paganism on the rise through eastern religions, cults and Satanism. The Apostate religion God has identified as “The Great Harlot” is being revived through the Pope’s worlds acceptance of him as a great Potentate. Protestantism is overflowing with the New Age philosophy. These things have come to pass! This is how we may know the certainty of this Revelation prophecy. (Rev. 16:12-17). Armageddon will NOT BE a literal battle fought on a foreign land! Armageddon is a “Spiritual battle” in which all Christians are NOW being inducted into. “We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”(Eph.6:12) We are called upon to reprove and rebuke the False teachings that abound in so-called Christianity. PRE-MID-POST When is Christ coming for His Church? Part 4 ( A-millenial)

 

When is Christ coming for His Church? Part 4 A-MILLENIAL

Darkening Skies: Chs. 11&12 - Frozen!, Nicolae"s Bargain

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Darkening Skies: Chs. 11&12 – Frozen!, Nicolae’s Bargain


WHEN Vicki awoke the next morning, she pulled the covers up under her chin. The air was chilly. She was used to the sunshine waking her between six-thirty and seven. Sometimes she pulled the covers over her head to sleep a little longer. She picked her watch up from the floor and turned it several times before she could see. It was after seven o’clock. Strange , Vicki thought, swinging her feet from under the covers and hitting the floor. She quickly jumped back into bed. The floor was icy.

No one was up yet, so Vicki went to the computer room to read Tsion’s Web site. The Internet seemed unusually slow. Vicki blew warm air into her hands and noticed she could see her breath. When a window popped on her screen with a news flash about the worldwide cold spell, Vicki finally realized what had happened. She called the others together. Slowly people made their way into the room.

Mark walked onto the balcony on the second floor to see the lack of sunlight, but he couldn’t stand to stay outside long. Vicki logged on to the local news. The report said a cold front had moved into Illinois in the middle of the night. Meteorologists and other weather experts tried to make sense of the situation, but all seemed stumped.

Janie shuffled into the room with a blanket draped around her. “Who turned down the heat? I’m freezing!”

“It’s the judgment we told you about,” Vicki said.

Janie looked at Vicki like she had two heads. “What are you talking about?”

Vicki picked up a Bible and read the passage that described the striking of the sun, moon, and stars.

“This means we need to get in gear,” Mark said. He and Conrad ran to start the generator.

Vicki, Darrion, and Shelly inspected the house and decided the upstairs would be too difficult to heat. “Too much cold air coming through those old windows,” Vicki said. “We’ll need to move everybody to the ground floor.”

“I don’t want to be cooped up down here,” Janie protested. Vicki remained firm.

Darkening Skies: Chs. 11&12 – Frozen!, Nicolae’s Bargain

Darkening Skies: Chs. 11&12 - Frozen!, Nicolae"s Bargain

Left Behind: Apollyon, Chapter 16

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Left Behind: Apollyon, Chapter 16


The judgment of God which includes a worldwide freeze continues. Nicolae Carpathia, the Antichrist, is quickly assembled a group of scientists to support his cockamamie story that this happened because of a star that broke loose from a supernova. All of the scientists lie except Israel’s most honored living personality, Chaim Rosenweig, who strongly praises Rabbi Tsion Ben Judah for warning the world of each judgment from God that would come, including this global freezing. He then gives the world Tsion’s Internet address which quickly increases Tsion’s viewers by many millions.

Rayford, Tsion, Chloe, Dr. Floyd, and Hattie Durham watch that press conference from the home where they are staying in Mount Prospect, Illinois. Later they watch Carpathia make an absolute fool of himself in front of the two witnesses at the Wailing Wall. He tries to bargain with the two witnesses and they humiliate him internationally. He vows they will soon be dead. Buck decides to fly home to America and Rayford asks Buck to stop in Greece for just a moment to encourage the Christian who hosted Chloe, Tsion, and Rayford. Ray picks the story up at this point.

Left Behind: Apollyon, Chapter 16

Left Behind: Apollyon, Chapter 16

Darkening Skies, Chs. 9&10 - Fracture in the family, Reunion

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Darkening Skies, Chs. 9&10 – Fracture in the family, Reunion

VICKI looked at Mark’s prediction on the computer. Though she was never that good at math, his numbers seemed right. At dinner she announced an all-out effort to store fuel. “We have enough food to keep us going a few months,” Vicki said, “but if Mark is right about what’s coming, we need to insulate the problem areas and get more fuel.”

“What fuel?” Janie asked.

“Firewood,” Vicki answered, “enough to last a couple months.”

Janie sighed. “Thought I was done with grunt labor when I escaped the GC camp.”

Vicki ignored her. “Conrad, I need you to coordinate the around-the-clock GC lookout from the tower.”

“Already done,” Conrad said. “We do three eight-hour shifts. Shelly’s up there right now.”

“Any luck with the box?” Vicki asked.

Conrad shook his head. “I’ve broken three saw blades on it so far.”

“It’ll have to take a backseat to this,” Vicki said. “As a matter of fact, we’ll have to postpone classes, too.”

“What happens if his predictions don’t come true?” Melinda wanted to know. “We’re already into spring. Summer’s not far away. How’s it going to get that cold this time of year?”

“Yeah,” Janie said, “we could work our tails off for nothing.”

Mark scowled. “Dr. Ben-Judah’s been predicting stuff since the GC made their treaty with Israel. He hasn’t been wrong yet.”

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judd was crushed by the deaths of Taylor and Hasina. He wanted to call the media and tell them the truth about what happened, but he knew the media was controlled by Nicolae Carpathia. A sense of despair set in. Not only had they lost two friends, but they had also lost their best chance of getting home. Judd went to his room and tried to sleep, but couldn’t. He composed an e-mail and sent it to Conrad, then fixed a cup of coffee. His father had been a big-time coffee drinker, but his mother had warned Judd not to start. In his senior year he had pulled several all-nighters with nothing but sheer willpower and a thermos filled with coffee. Now, as Judd held the hot cup and thought about his family, it seemed like two different lives. Only a little more than two years had passed since the vanishings. In those two years his life had turned upside down. Nothing was constant. He seemed to always be on the run.

Darkening Skies, Chs. 9&10 – Fracture in the family, Reunion

Darkening Skies, Chs. 9&10 - Fracture in the family, Reunion

Left Behind-The Kids: Darkening Skies Chs 5&6 Janie"s New Religion, Mr. Steins Story

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Left Behind-The Kids: Darkening Skies Chs 5&6 Janie’s New Religion, Mr. Steins Story

Mark has rescued Melinda from the GC police. They fled on a motorcycle they later had to drown. They are in hiding, but somehow Janie has escaped from a reeducation center and found them.

In Jerusalem, Judd and Lionel are also in hiding. They are at a safehouse and Judd mistakingly thinks that Rayford Steele has been killed. Meanwhile, Vicki, Conrad, Darrion, Shelley, and Charlie, are in the schoolhouse that Z prepared for them. Conrad is in the tower above the schoolhouse watching out for any sign of the GC police.


Conrad sat in the tower, watching for any sign of the Global Community. He used a flashlight to read a printout of Tsion Ben Judah’s latest teaching. The teaching was so interesting, he had to be careful not to get too absorbed.

Late that night he took a break and closed his eyes for a moment. He ran his hand along the floor and felt a weird lump. A piece of wood stuck up about an inch. He placed his hand on the other side of the plank and pushed. The board gave an inch or two, and Conrad was able to get his fingers underneath.

As he pulled, other boards lifted. Conrad put his flashlight near the hole. Some sort of box fit perfectly inside.

Conrad tried to lift the board, but it wouldn’t budge. The box was decorated with fancy etchings. He shifted his weight to try again, but just then something moved in the woods.

Phoenix growled below. Conrad peered into the darkness and took out his pistol. He quickly ran downstairs and woke Vicki. Vicki left Phoenix looks, and the dog headed for the road, then quickly darted into the woods, barking.

Conrad listened closely. The barking stopped. Footsteps. Had something or someone killed Phoenix? Conrad cocked his pistol and waited.

Left Behind-The Kids: Darkening Skies Chs 5&6 Janie’s New Religion, Mr. Steins Story

Left Behind-The Kids: Darkening Skies Chs 5&6 Janie"s New Religion, Mr. Steins Story

Left Behind: Apollyon, Chapters 8 through 12

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Left Behind: Apollyon, Chapters 8 through 12

The highly respected Chaim Rosenzweig has three houseguests, two of them are wanted by the Global Community police – Rabbi Ben Judah and Buck Williams. Buck’s wife, Chloe, is pregnant and with them. In a hilarious scene, Chaim and Buck search for Jacov, a recovering alcoholic who is Chaim’s chauffeur. They go to a very seedy bar called “The Harem” because that’s where Jacov always went when he went back to his drinking. But instead Jacov was there standing on a table and preaching Christ! Afterward Buck drove alone to the Wailing Wall. A huge crowd was there including many of the GC police. When a man with a high-powered rifle begins moving toward the Wall, the witnesses give him grave warning. But as the police also begin to move in, the two witnesses completely disappear. Carpathia (the Antichrist) has announced to the world by television that if the two witnesses left the Wailing Wall, they were to be captured or shot by anyone on site. Ray picks the story up at this point

Meanwhile,Ken Ritz has flown Rayford back to Israel in order for Rayford to help Buck, Chloe, and the Rabbi escape back to the states.


Just after noon on Thursday in Chicago, Rayford and Ken joined Doc Charles and Hattie to watch the Meeting. The pilots had their flight plans out and doodled with charting their course to the Middle East. Assuming word got to Tsion, he would announce something official or ceremonious for Saturday, and that would trigger Rayford and Ken’s attempt to get to Israel. They would plan to arrive around midnight Friday and pick up their passengers shortly thereafter. Rayford’s head jerked up as all four watchers heard Tsion say,

“I plan to summarize all this in a small thank-you session to the local committee on Saturday at noon, when we meet near the Temple Mount.”

“Bingo!” Rayford said. “Teach me the Gulfstream this afternoon, so I can share the load both ways.”

“Long as you’re confident of chopper duty. Got one lined up?”

“That part’ll be easy. Hoo, boy, back in the battle!”

Hattie gave Rayford a long look. “You like this stuff?” “Funny you would ask that,” he said, “knowing how you feel about Carpathia.” “I expect to die going after him. You act like you can’t lose.”

“We’ve already won,” Ritz said. “It’s just a matter of going through the motions. The Bible’s already told the story, and as Tsion says, ‘We win.’”

Hattie shook her head and rolled onto her side, her back to them. “You’re pretty glib for dealing with a man like Nicolae.”

Ken caught Rayford’s eye. “You realize when we have to leave, with the time change and all? Well, ’course you do. You been flyin’ these routes a lot longer’n I have.”

Left Behind: Apollyon, Chapters 8 through 12

Left Behind: Apollyon, Chapters 8 through 12

Left Behind Marathon! Completes all of Soul Harvest and starts Apolyon

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Left Behind Marathon! Completes all of Soul Harvest and starts Apolyon

Buck slipped back into Chloe’s room, desperate to let her know he was there and she was safe.

He could hardly bear to look at her black and purple face with the eye is so swollen. He gently took her hand and leaned close, “Chloe, I’m here, and I won’t let anything happen to you. But I need your help. Squeeze my hand. Blink. Let me know you’re with me.”

No response. Buck lay his cheek on her pillow, his lips inches from her ear. “Oh, God,” he prayed, “why couldn’t you have let this happen to me? Why her? Help me get her out of here, God, please!”

Her hand felt like a feather, and she seemed fragile as a newborn. What a contrast to the strong woman he had loved and come to know. She was normally fearless, but she was also smart. How he wished she was up to being his ally in this.

Chloe’s breathing accelerated, and Buck opened his eyes as a tear slid past her ear. He looked her in the face. She blinked furiously, and he wondered if she was trying to communicate. “I’m here,” he said over and over. “Chloe, it’s Buck.”

The GC guard had been gone too long. Buck prayed he was out there waiting with the marker but too intimidated to knock. Otherwise, who knew whom he might bring with them and what might squash any chance Buck had to protect Chloe.

He spoke quickly. “Sweetheart, I don’t know if you can hear me, but try to concentrate. I’m switching your name with the woman’s in the other bed. Her name is Ashton. And I’m pretending to be your doctor. Okay? Can you grasp that?”

Buck waited, hoping. Finally, a flicker.

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Left Behind Marathon! Completes all of Soul Harvest and starts Apolyon

Left Behind the Kids: Battling the Commander, Chs. 1,2&3

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Left Behind the Kids: Battling the Commander, Chs. 1,2&3

Lionel used two sleeping pills to put Melinda to sleep on the cot in jail where Vicki was supposed to be sleeping. Both of them have now escaped the jail and are with Judd at the Stahley’s house. But you can be sure the two of them, as well as Judd, will be hunted even more intensely now by Commander Blanca and the Global Police. Meanwhile, Lionel’s friend Chad has stayed at the jail with the Commander, still posing as if he were on the Commander’s side. To make matters worse, Darrion has been arrested by the Global Police while on her way to try to rescue Vicki. Ray begins now the 15th book of the Left Behind–The Kids, novels that are written by Jerry B Jenkins and Tim LaHaye.

Judd Thompson Jr. and the rest of the Young Tribulation Force are in danger. Global Community Commander Blancka and Morale Monitors Felicia and Melinda are after Judd and his friend Vicki Byrne.

When Judd and Vicki are swept into a river, a GC helicopter captures Vicki, but Judd escapes.

While Most of the Young Trib Force meet in the underground hideout at the Stahley mansion, Vicki is questioned by the Global Community. Mitchell Stein, a Jewish businessman friend, helps her plead her case before Commander Blancka. Before the commander can make a decision about Vicki’s fate, Lionel Washington and his friend Conrad Graham whisk Vicki away from the GC jail. Conrad remain with the GC as Lionel rushes Vicki to the hideout.

Not knowing Lionel’s plan, Darrion Stahley attempts her own rescue of Vicki and is caught by the GC. The next morning Conrad and Mr. Stein are suspected in Vicki’s disappearance.

The kids must decide whether to run, hide, or face their enemy.

Left Behind the Kids: Battling the Commander, Chs. 1,2&3

Left Behind the Kids: Battling the Commander, Chs. 1,2&3

Soul Harvest, Chapter 11

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Soul Harvest, Chapter 11


Rayford was learning joy in the midst of sorrow. His heart told him Amanda was alive. His mind told him she was dead. As for her betrayal of him, of the Tribulation Force, and ultimately of God himself, neither Rayford’s head nor heart accepted that.

Yet with his conflicting emotions and turmoil of spirit, Rayford was as grateful for Mac’s conversion as he had been for his own, for Chloe’s, and for Bucks’. And the timing of God’s choosing to put His mark on His own! Rayford would be eager to get Tsion Ben input on that.

It was late Wednesday evening in New Babylon. Rayford and Mac had been working side-by-side all day. Rayford had told him the whole story of the Tribulation Force and each of their accounts of their own conversions. Mac seemed especially intrigued that God had provided them a pastor/teacher/mentor from the beginning in Bruce Barnes. And then, following Bruce’s death, God sent a new spiritual leader with even more biblical expertise.

“God has proven personal to us, Mac,” Rayford said. “He doesn’t always answer our prayers the way we think he will, but we’ve learned he knows best. And we have to be careful not to think that everything we feel deeply is necessarily true.

“I don’t follow,” Mac said.

“For instance, I can’t shake the feeling that Amanda is still alive. But I can’t swear that is from God.” Rayford hesitated, suddenly overcome. “I want to be sure that if it turns out I’m wrong, I don’t hold it against God.”

Soul Harvest, Chapter 11

Soul Harvest, Chapter 10

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Soul Harvest, Chapter 10

Rayford has now discovered, much to his joy, that his helicopter pilot friend, Mac MacCullum, has become a Christian. Rayford has been told two different things about his wife, Amanda. Carpathia (the Antichrist) has told him that Amanda was killed in a plane crash. But Carpathia told Mac that Amanda has been working for him as a spy since before all the time she’s been married to Rayford. Meanwhile, Buck is still searching hard for his wife, Chloe. He has been told by a doctor that Chloe was badly injured and that she is in a hospital in Minnesota. He has also been told by the doctor that it is next to impossible to drive to Minnesota with all the torn up roads and highways and the jammed traffic between Chicago and there. Ray picks the story up at this point.

Soul Harvest, Chapter 10

Soul Harvest, Chapter 10

Soul Harvest, Chapter 9

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Soul Harvest, Chapter 9

Buck Williams continues to search for his wife, Chloe. The last time a neighbor saw her, she was running towards the back of the house where she was living. It was during the earthquake. Buck has also found Ernie, the head of the GC Missing Persons Bureau and Ernie has promised to put an all points bulletin out for her. Meanwhile, Rayford has been asked by Fortunato, Carpathia’s  #1 henchman, who has supposedly been raised from the dead by Carpathia (the Antichrist) where Christian Rabbi Ben Judah is. Rayford, with great disgust, in essence told Fortunato “Go take a hike!” Ray picks the story up at this point.


Soul Harvest, Chapter 9

Soul Harvest, Chapter 9

The Showdown, Chs. 6&7 - The Mark, The New Pete

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The Showdown, Chs. 6&7 – The Mark, The New Pete

The Showdown, Chs. 6&7 – The Mark, The New Pete

The Showdown, Chs. 6&7 - The Mark, The New Pete

Left Behind: Soul Harvest, Chapter 5

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Left Behind: Soul Harvest, Chapter 5

Rayford was told by Mac McCullum as Mac flew his helicopter toward Carpathia’s  ( the Antichrist) hideout that Carpathia had told him that Amanda, Rayford’s wife, was a double agent who was actually working for the Antichrist. Rayford refused to believe it. And when they reached the hideout, Nicolae Carpathia told Rayford instead that Amanda had been killed in an airplane crash. Angry and distraught, Rayford now could only look forward to telling his friend and helicopter pilot, Mac, about who Jesus Christ really is. Mac is eager to hear it. Meanwhile, Buck Williams had not found his wife, Chloe, though Tsion and him had spent a full day searching through the rubble of the home where he had last seen her. Ray  now  picks the story up from here.

Left Behind: Soul Harvest, Chapter 5

Left Behind: Soul Harvest, Chapter 5

Matthew 24 Audio Bible

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Matthew 24 Audio Bible


Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.

And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”

As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you.

“For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many.

“You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.

“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.

“But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

“Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

“At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.

“Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.

“Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold.

“But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

“This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

“Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

“Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.

“Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

“But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

“But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

“For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

“Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe him.

“For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

“Behold, I have told you in advance.

“So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them.

“For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

“Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

“But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

“And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory.

“And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;

so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

“Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

“For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.

“For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

“Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.

“Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.

“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

Matthew 24 Audio Bible

 

 

Matthew 24 Audio Bible

Left Behind – The Kids: THE SHOWDOWN Chs 2&3 – Finding Ryan, Judd"s Choice

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Left Behind – The Kids: THE SHOWDOWN Chs 2&3 – Finding Ryan, Judd’s Choice


Left Behind – The Kids: THE SHOWDOWN Chs 2&3 – Finding Ryan, Judd’s Choice

Left Behind – The Kids: THE SHOWDOWN Chs 2&3 – Finding Ryan, Judd"s Choice

EARTHQUAKE: Chs. 9&10 Chaya"s Last Chance, Decision Time, On The Edge

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EARTHQUAKE: Chs. 9&10 Chaya’s Last Chance, Decision Time, THE SHOWDOWN: Chapter 1, On The Edge


A doctor has told Ryan that he is paralyzed and may never walk again following the injuries Ryan received during God’s earthquake. Judd wanted to find his friends but he stopped to help an injured young motorcyclist. He then led him to Christ. The injured cyclist asked Judd to go see his girlfriend and lead her to Christ. Judd agreed, though it made him walk in the opposite direction from where his friends would be. Lionel still has amnesia but is being released from the hospital. Chaya has a punctured lung and is spitting up blood, but she is still witnessing about Christ to her injured belligerent Jewish father. Vicki and Darrion are searching right now for Ryan.

EARTHQUAKE: Chs. 9&10 Chaya’s Last Chance, Decision Time, THE SHOWDOWN: On The Edge

EARTHQUAKE: Chs. 9&10 Chaya"s Last Chance, Decision Time, On The Edge