Imagine for a moment that, suddenly, millions of people all across the face of the earth simply disappear into thin air. For those left behind, the world is forever changed. Mass confusion and anarchy on a scale never witnessed on Planet Earth before immediately follow. Few want to accept it, but Jesus Christ has done exactly what he said he would do – instantaneously retrieve home to Heaven all those who have personally received him. This dramatic event is known as the “Rapture.” Indeed, the Bible’s revelation that there is coming an event in which people all over the earth will suddenly and instantaneously vanish into thin air all have one thing in common – they met Jesus’ criteria of being “born again” in him. Said another way, Jesus’ warning that unless an individual will personally believe and trust on him for the salvation of their soul, their will be no entrance into Heaven nor any privilege of participation in this glorious rapture event (see the section at the end of this article titled “THE REQUIREMENT FOR YOUR INCLUSION IN THE RAPTURE AND ESCAPE FROM THE COMING WRATH“).

After this extraordinary and spectacular event occurs, we read of divine global judgment that will strike the earth in a horrific seven year period of time called the “Great Tribulation” as described in the book of Revelation and other books of the Bible. There are several key passages of New Testament scripture that speak of the rapture event.  Two of the most prominent of those key passages of scripture can be found in the book of 1 Thessalonians 4 and 1 Corinthians 15 …

“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: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).

“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:51-52).

As one searches the scriptures to obtain further insight into this mind-warping event, we find that the catching away of all born again believers (commonly called the church) is far more than an escape from planet Earth.  It is part of a far larger panorama.  It’s purpose is to participate in the restoration of God’s creation … a creation that fell with the fall of Adam and Eve back in the Garden of Eden from the book of Genesis.  Perhaps surprisingly, the Bible’s view of the rapture shows that there is nothing at all new or novel about the concept of being caught up to Heaven.  It has already happened several times in the past, and it will happen again on a grander scale.  Scripture shows at least seven of these events.  When Paul refers to the “day of Christ,” he is referring to an all-encompassing paradigm change.  The world, which has proceeded for a few thousand years on a relatively even keel, will suddenly be propelled into a rapid succession of massive geological, meteorological, political and spiritual changes, designed to restore an environment of paradise on Earth such as was experienced before the fall in the Garden of Eden.  This period of time will consist of a one-thousand year millennial reign of Christ’s kingdom on Earth comprised of those in the body of Christ a.k.a. the redeemed church in new glorified bodies.  This period of time is also referred to in scripture as “The Day of the Lord.”  It will start off bringing not one, but a series of catastrophes to man and the world.  Make no mistake, the entire judgment process will be initiated following the rapture.  From this perspective, the catching away (rapture) cannot occur at any time during or after the catastrophes of the Tribulation.  In point of fact, it must happen before the Tribulation – significantly in advance of the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”

Since the Antichrist rides forth on one of these horses, his identity will not be revealed to the body of Christ (born again believers) as the church will have already been raptured.  Scripture clearly reveals that the Tribulation is not set off by the rapture; it’s beginning is marked in scripture at the precise moment that “the prince that shall come” (Daniel 9:26) confirms a seven-year treaty with the leaders of Israel …

“And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate” (Daniel 9:27).

As predicted from ages past by the prophets of God, the Tribulation will be an enormous cleansing process, directed by the Lord.  Scripture further reveals it’s purposes.  First, it will destroy the world system of corrupt commerce and idolatry, seen in twofold form in the book of Revelation.  It should be noted here that commerce is not evil.  In fact, in the coming millennial reign of Christ on Earth, scripture reveals that capitalism and commerce will be king.  But the condition in which it exists today is corrupt.  As commercial and religious Babylon, it will meet it’s final end.

As the apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonians under the divine moving of the Holy Spirit:

“For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).

Also, let us not forget the Lord’s words to the faithful Philadelphian church that reinforces this thought …

“Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth” (Revelation 3:10).

In this study of that future event, referred to by the apostle Paul as the “blessed hope” (Titus 2:13), we catch an exciting and yet sobering clue of how close we really are to this momentous and mind-bending event that looms on our darkening horizon.  As we approach the last of the last days before this event occurs, it becomes very important for each individual person to understand the ramifications of this event and their own personal destiny in relation to it.

As most Christians, or people who are interested in matters of bible prophecy fulfillment may be aware, we do know that from the plain surface reading of scripture that there is a possible nuclear exchange between America with its allies and Russia, which can be found in the notorious end times prophecy found in the book of Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39, called the war of Gog/Magog. This war or military conflict is said to involve an invasion of Israel as well. This the general consensus among Bible prophecy scholars, although there would be some who disagree with this narrative.

However, in this posting, I wish to bring to your attention a hidden or cryptic prophecy found in the book of 2 Kings chapter 2 and its description of an historical event that witnessed the disappearance, or “rapture,” of the prophet Elijah, which was accompanied with the theme of the bear – and more specifically, two she-bears. It is in this cryptic prophecy that we may find verification and authentication to the narrative that the war of Ezekiel 38 & 39 in the end times after the rapture takes place will involve Russia and NATO, led by the United States of America – with Israel in the mix, as is the general consensus. One other thing that I wish to point out is that even if Ezekiel 38 & 39 are not what scholars generally identify as a Russian war against Israel and the West in the last days, the cryptic bear rapture prophecy in 2 Kings 2 is, in and of itself, very intriguing and a likely scenario that points us to what is seemingly on the verge of playing out here today in these end times.

It is with the above thoughts in mind that we now shift our attention and focus to this very peculiar and important prophetic clue that God has hidden in Old Testament scripture regarding the nearness of that coming momentous event in our present day … one that involves the emerging sign of the bear theme seen in Russia and its national symbol of the bear. We also take note of the fact that the modern nation of Iran, formerly called Persia in Old Testament days, is also currently aligned with Russia. Interestingly, the 2nd beast in Daniel’s vision in Daniel 7 is that of a bear – referring to ancient Persia which is modern Iran. Just like in the story of Elijah’s disappearance and two bears, we now have two modern nations with the emblem of a bear in close alliance against the West. An important fact to understand from this point forward is that scripture reveals that history repeats itself and, prophetically, will repeat itself …

“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.  Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us”(Ecclesiastes 1:9-10).

“That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past” (Ecclesiastes 3:15).

This narrative is vitally important to understand when considering where it takes us in the prophetic scheme of what is getting ready to transpire in the earth regarding this hidden prophecy of 2 Kings chapter 2 that I call the “bear rapture prophecy.” As mentioned, Ecclesiastes makes us aware that the events of the past give us clues as to what the future will hold and the signs surrounding that future, when it repeats, will be preceded by certain signs, themes or prophetic markers. It is my contention that, just as the rapture of Elijah in 2 Kings chapter 2 was followed by an attack upon 42 mockers by two she-bears, the rapture of the church will be accompanied with the theme of a bear, and more specifically, two bears.

If you’ve not been living under a rock or beneath the deepest, darkest swamp in Louisiana, you likely have noticed that geopolitical and military tensions between the Russia/Iran alliance and the United States seem to be reaching the most precarious and dangerous point in history. Certainly, this has the potential to escalate into what most would consider to be a world war 3 scenario. Should this developing situation be seen as an intentional providential huge sign that our departure from earth via the Rapture is drawing near?  As the overall picture is more closely examined in light of scripture, it becomes clear that we are being given a prophetic wake-up call from above that the departure of the true church is indeed drawing near. As I’ve already stated above, scripture reveals that there have been raptures that have occurred in history – five to be exact have occurred, and there are yet two more to occur.  With that in mind, let’s look at the third rapture of history and examine a very important prophetic nugget that I feel that God has hidden within scripture that will reveal a very exciting, yet sobering, prophecy pointing to current events that are taking place in the world today involving the intensifying situation with Russia and the West lead by the United States of America.

ELIJAH AND THE THIRD RAPTURE

The ascension (or rapture) of the prophet Elijah is a quite clear and historical event surrounding an important biblical personality.  In a way similar to the lives of Enoch and Moses, the Lord brought Elijah into the center of a vortex of moral and spiritual depravity.  In the ninth century B.C., he arrived on the scene without notice; suddenly, he was there, in the presence of Ahab and his wicked wife Jezebel, priestess of Baal.  Israel had fallen into utter idolatry.  Now, Elijah the prophet had come to declare judgment …

“And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word” (1 Kings 17:1).

Having pronounced what turned out to be a three-and-a-half year drought, Elijah followed the Lord’s instructions and fled for his life.  Later, toward the end of the drought, he returned to challenge the prophets of Baal.  In the well-known story, he arranged a public demonstration, laying out a sacrifice to the Lord, who found it acceptable.  The prophets of Baal, whose god remained silent, were slain.  Again, Elijah fled for his life.  Upon his return, he found Elisha.  Soon after that, he prophesied that both Ahab and Jezebel would die in disgrace, which, of course, happened.  Then, Ahab’s son, Ahaziah came to power with the same leanings as his father had.  He served Baal until he, too, died as prophesied by Elijah.  Shortly thereafter, the Lord decided that it was time for Elijah to be called home.  But his work was to be carried on by Elisha.  One day, the two of them were walking by the Jordan River, near Jericho …

“And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.  And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.  He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over” (2 Kings 2:11-14).

In one dramatic moment, Elijah was gone, taken by a whirlwind that had the appearance of horses and a chariot.  He had been raptured, if you will, taken in a cloud-like vehicle to Heaven.  We are reminded of the apostle Paul’s words, as he describes certain clouds that will take the raptured current body of born again believers living right now today to Heaven …

“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: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).

Certainly, these are no ordinary cumulus clouds; they must be vehicles of some sort. Of important note in the continuing story of the rapture of Elijah, let’s examine what happened “AFTER” his rapture into the heavens.  When Elisha returned from witnessing the translation, or “rapture,” of Elijah, the young people of the area began to mock. For their irreverence, Elisha cursed them and the Bible states that two she-bears came out of the woods and killed forty-two of them (2 Kings 2:24) …

“And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.  And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.  And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria” (2 Kings 2:23-25).

A question that one might pose is “Why did the Prophet Elisha curse the “youths” for making fun of his baldness (2 Kings 2:23-24)?”  The answer is that there are a few key issues we must understand in regards to this account of the youths cursing Elisha. The text reads …

“From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some youths came out of the town and jeered at him. ‘Go on up, you baldhead!’ they said. ‘Go on up, you baldhead!’ He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.”

It seems unbelievable that God would cause two bears to maul a group of children for making fun of a man for being bald.  First, the King James Version has done us a disservice by translating the term as “children.” The Hebrew word can indeed refer to children, but rather more specifically means “young men.” The NIV, quoted here, uses the word “youths.”

Second, the fact that the bears mauled 42 of the youths indicates that there were more than 42 youths involved. This was not a small group of children making fun of a bald man. Rather, it was a large demonstration of young men who assembled for the purpose of mocking a prophet of God.

Third, the mocking statement of “go on up, you baldhead,” is more than making fun of baldness. The baldness of Elisha referred to here may be: 1) natural loss of hair; 2) a shaved head denoting his separation to the prophetic office; or more likely, 3) an epithet of scorn and contempt, Elisha not being literally bald. The phrase “go up” likely was a reference to Elijah, Elisha’s mentor, being taken up into the heavens earlier in 2 Kings chapter 2:11-12. These youths were sarcastically taunting and insulting the Lord’s prophet by telling him to repeat Elijah’s translation, or rapture into Heaven.

In summary, 2 Kings 2:23-25 is not an account of God mauling young children for making fun of a bald man. Rather, it is a record of an insulting demonstration against God’s prophet by a large group of young men. Because these young people of about 20 years of age or older (the same term is used of Solomon in 1 Kings 3:7) so despised the prophet of the Lord, Elisha called upon the Lord to deal with the rebels as He saw fit. The Lord’s punishment was the mauling of 42 of them by two female bears. The penalty was clearly justified, for to ridicule Elisha was to ridicule the Lord Himself. The seriousness of the crime was indicated by the seriousness of the punishment. The appalling judgment was God’s warning to all who would scorn the prophets of the Lord.

This proves to be an interesting picture. We live in a day when our countrymen think nothing of mocking the Bible and those who believe it. This, coupled with the fact that the national symbol of Russia and the ancient symbol of Iran under the name Persia is a bear – with both nations aligned with each other –  should provoke some serious thought about the likely possibility that a Russian “bear” attack upon America will occur after the Church’s departure into Heaven in the rapture event.  Even more serious thought should be provoked when considering the prophetic truth that the United States of America shares a very peculiar parallel with ancient Israel.  It is very observable and demonstrable that God raised up America in like manner as he did ancient Israel based on a prophecy that Jesus gave in Matthew 21 concerning the vineyard.  In fact, it may come as a prophetic surprise to many Bible prophecy watchers that there is demonstrable and visually observable evidence that this is the case as demonstrated in another article on this site titled AMERICA THE VINEYARD: A PROPHETIC FOUR DIMENSIONAL TRIP THROUGH THE TABERNACLE OF MOSES.

With that fact understood, we should expect that the same patterns have, and continue, to play out in America just as they did ancient Israel, thus giving much credence to the scenario of a Russian or Russian-Iranian bear attack upon our nation. As this narrative unfolds, you will see the clues of such an event begin to unfold in a prophetic picture with its accompanying signs that seem to point us in that direction. The good news is, according to this hidden cryptic prophecy, the body of born-again believers in Christ shall escape via the rapture before this event occurs. This as we shall see as this hidden prophecy is dragged out into the light of day.

That said, in order to give even more credence and legitimacy to this hidden cryptic prophecy, let’s further reveal the fact that America peculiarly (and by Providential design) is patterned after ancient Israel. In one of those patterns or parallels, we see the number 50 emerge both in America and the story of Elijah and Ahaziah’s “Captains of Fifty.” The second book of Kings opens with King Ahaziah of Israel injuring himself badly in a fall.  Instead of seeking God, he sent his servants to inquire from the idol Baalzebub to find out whether he will recover or not. On the way, the prophet Elijah met them. Elijah expressed God’s displeasure with king Ahaziah’s idolatry and prophesied his death from his injury.  When Ahaziah heard the prophecy, he angrily sent his soldiers (in groups of fifty plus a captain) to capture Elijah. The first captain with his fifty men confronted Elijah and demanded he come with them, because the king (Ahaziah) ordered it. Notably, the captain addressed Elijah as “man of God,” which is a way of saying “servant of Elohim.” Elohim was the first name God used in the Scripture (Genesis 1:1) to identify Himself as he initiated the creation of the universe. The scene between Elijah and the soldiers can then be described as one in which the servant of an earthly king is ordering the servant of the King of the universe to obey his king. This was a grave error for the captain and his men. If Elijah went with them, because of Ahaziah’s order, it would mean Ahaziah was a bigger, more powerful, king that Elohim.  Elijah’s response to the captain’s demand, therefore, was to simply, but quite devastatingly, to ask God (Elohim) to clarify who was the real King: “If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty.” In other words, Elijah responded to the captain: “Let’s see whose King is bigger”. The captain came with fifty men to apprehend the (singular) man of God. Who would win this battle?  The Scripture tells us that fire did come down from heaven and consume the captain and his fifty men. Elohim’s army was more powerful, much more powerful …

“Then the king [Ahaziah] sent unto him [Elijah] a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, “Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.”  And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, “If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty.” And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.  Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, “O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.”  And Elijah answered and said unto them, “If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty.” And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.  And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, “O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.”  And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, “Go down with him: be not afraid of him.” And he arose, and went down with him unto the king” (2 Kings 1:9-15).

After the first captain and his fifty men had lost their lives, king Ahaziah sent a second detail to arrest Elijah. Sadly, they made the same errors of judgment as the first detail, and suffered the same fate. So, king Ahaziah sent out a third detail of men. However, this time there is a change.  The third captain, having seen the fate that befell his two predecessors, decided to think more carefully about the situation. The first thing he realized is that Elohim is King: “and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him”. The third captain realized that he should not make any demands of the servant of God, but that he should plead with God’s servant to ask Elohim, the true King, for mercy on him and his soldiers. It mattered not what king Ahaziah had said, it mattered only what God, the King of the Universe, would declare.  The third captain got it right.  Knowing that rejection of God as his King meant a fiery death, he reconsidered his allegiances.

Finally, the story ends with the most ironic of twists: God told Elijah to go with the third captain to Ahaziah.  The third captain was able to accomplish what his predecessors couldn’t and so he would receive honor in king Ahaziah’s courts.  Here, we can see the peculiar parallel between the captain of fifty men and America’s 50 states as another prophetic hint that the parallel between Israel and America is by divine design.  With that fact in mind, let us be sure to understand that what transpired in ancient Israel has transpired in America and will continue to do so based upon the very clear and observable pattern.

It is notable that the evil spirit that Elijah contended with in his day before his departure (rapture) into the heavens was the evil spirit that resided in Jezebel, along with her husband Ahab, although it is noted that Ahab more-so tolerated it. This evil spirit was embodied in Baal worship. It has been noted by many discerning biblical expositors that Bill and Hillary Clinton closely parallel Ahab and Jezebel.

As we now know, before Elijah’s disappearance, the spirit of Baal that accompanied Ahab and Jezebel was the problem that Elijah had to contend with. With that fact established, let’s now take note of some very important prophetic clues here. President Clinton was president number 42. Interestingly, we have seen the parallels of Ahab and Jezebel play out with Bill and Hillary Clinton. It is now well known by many that Hillary was involved in some serious forms of witchcraft while in the White House with president Bill Clinton (president 42).

Interestingly enough, the number of mockers that were killed by the two she-bears in the aftermath of the Elijah rapture event were 42. Jezebel ended up back in the “Ivory House” after her and Ahab vacated it. Interestingly, both he and his wife Hillary were both thrust back into the national and world spotlight as Hillary Clinton (wife of President 42) ran for the presidency of the United States and attempted to re-enter the White House, which parallels the story of Jezebel ending up back in the “Ivory House.” This occurred just as the issue of the current cold war conflict with Russia (the bear) was, and still is, intensifying at the forefront of world events. 

Further still, we see a rather peculiar thread of circumstances, or shall we rather say “signs,” between Bill Clinton and the rise of the future Antichrist.  To be clear, it is not being suggested that Bill Clinton is the future Antichrist, but rather, the thread that connects them both seems to be a certain evil spirit as documented in a previous article on this site (see link below). 

THE ANTICHRIST SPIRIT OMEN

This prompts some serious thought on whether there is a hidden prophecy within that ancient bear attack story given the fact that America parallels ancient Israel. It has long been said that the translation of Elijah is a picture, or foreshadow, of the future rapture of the church. Remembering that Ecclesiastes declares that what once was will be again, and that history will repeat itself, should give us a serious case of “rapturitis fever.” There were five raptures in history and Elijah was one of them.                                                      

It just so happens that the bear is a central feature of the Elijah translation event. The bear struck AFTER the translation, or rapture, of Elijah occurred. This gives us a very solid and impeccable picture, in my opinion, of the departure of the true born-again Church body of Christ before the bear strikes, which would be Russia, and more than likely Iran in alliance with the Russians since we see two bears in the Elijah translation event rather than just one.

Another possible scenario that we should consider in this cryptic bear attack prophecy is that we may be looking at a future fulfillment of two Russian nuclear missiles or missiles of some other type striking America. When the young men mocked the Prophet Elisha, they were effectively mocking the Rapture of Elijah and God’s message in addition to Elisha’s physical appearance. Note that he himself did not send the two female bears to attack them, but rather God did after Elisha cursed them in the Name of the Lord. In other words, he was telling them, “May you receive what you deserve.” “Go up, go up!” That mocking phrase they threw at Elisha was telling him to “Go Up like Elijah his Master” who had just been raptured in a spectacular way.

This story is a likely Old Testament illustration of how those who mock the Lord and the rapture, will, themselves, be torn up (perhaps by the Bear of Russia) after the taking away of the Bride of Christ in the approaching rapture event.

We do know that from the plain surface reading of scripture that there is a possible nuclear exchange between America/NATO allies of the West and Russia which can be found in the notorious end times prophecy found in the book of Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39, called the war of Gog/Magog.

RUSSIA THREATENS NUCLEAR ATTACK ON U.S. AND NATO ALLIES

What about the peculiar fact that we now have a president with the last name “Trump” at this point in the prophetic timeline? As regarding the rapture, prophetic scripture describes this event with the following words:

“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: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).

Is it a coincidence that Donald Trump has a biblically peculiar last name that just so happens to be the word that is used in scripture to describe what happens that will initiate the rapture? As already noted above, the number of mockers killed by the two she-bears were 42 in number. Former President (president 42) Bill Clinton’s wife Hillary (associated with the spirit of Jezebel and the worship of Baal) ran for the presidency and ended up being the democratic nominee to take on Donald Trump (Trump=Rapture) for the presidency. This at the very same time that we are increasingly seeing Russia threaten an attack on the United States and NATO for moving ever closer to the Russian “bear’s” borders.

In light of the peculiar prophetic hint dropping taking place here, it is incumbent upon us to take seriously what the Holy Spirit is revealing here and to take note of the extremely serious and prophetic times we are living in. I would also just say that it seems much too convenient to be a coincidence. Rather, I think God is trying to tell us something.  There was a “rapture” in ancient Israel, and there will be a massive “rapture” of the church in our immediate future involving people all over the globe, the majority of which may be inside the United States given the number of people of faith located within our nation.  The peculiar parallel of the ancient Israel rapture of Elijah sign is being played out in America indicating that this is so.

DUMITRU DUDUMAN’S UNBIBLICAL VISIONS

In light of what has been revealed thus far, I think it may be important to address a huge elephant in the room regarding Dumitru Duduman’s prophetic visions of the future of America. Some prophecy watchers and some websites venerate Duduman’s visions. As you may or may not be aware, Duduman’s narrative that originate from his visions indicate the occurrence of the rapture after a future attack on America. But upon examination, it can be clearly seen that Duduman’s prophecies cannot be trusted as they clearly contradict biblical scripture.

What prompts me to look at Duduman’s so-called “God-inspired visions” with a severely skeptical eye is the fact that he claims that America will be destroyed by a sneak attack by Russia before the rapture occurs. In fact, he puts the rapture event somewhere during the Tribulation. Not only does biblical scripture refute a mid or post tribulation rapture, but it also refutes the Bible’s Old Testament prophetic typology that Russia attacks America after the rapture occurs … as can be clearly seen in the Elijah rapture of 2 Kings 2:24.  This isn’t the only viewpoint of Duduman that should raise a red flag to Duduman’s believers.  He also claims that America is Mystery Babylon, which scripture also quite clearly refutes (see the article titled “THE SEVEN-FOLD DEATH OF MEGALOPOLIS – GOD’S HIDDEN SIGN” in the “Recommended Reading and Viewing” section at the end of this article.

These are just two of the several problems with Duduman’s so-called “vision prophecies.”  A more thorough analysis of Duduman’s claims about America will reveal several more biblical contradictions in his “visions.” He claims that an angel (which testifies of himself) told him that God would judge America.  Right off the bat, the first red flag is that the angel “testifies of himself.”  The Bible emphatically states that angels do not testify of themselves.  They only testify of God and Jesus, not themselves. This is a very huge red flag.  If this experience was indeed a vision, there can only be one source given this angel’s testimony of himself.  This could only come from the dark side of the supernatural, if it is even a vision at all. The only other option would be that it is a made up story.

The first thing that should be clarified right off the bat is the fact that it is likely that God will indeed eventually judge America.  Of that we can be sure.  America seems to be quickly moving on down the road to judgment because of the fact that this nation has turned away from God. The USA has been given much light, and all of the spiritual blessings, monetary blessings, material blessings and global influence that come with it.  Scripture says that to whom much is given, much is required.  Although eventually all the world will be judged and not just America, it would seem that America may suffer the first round of judgment given our responsibility as the vineyard and the lighthouse to the world based on the aforementioned Matthew 21 vineyard prophecy of Matthew 21.

Given all of the unbiblical visions of Duduman, not all of his claims of what he claims he saw concerning a Russian attack upon America can be said to be one-hundred percent trusted given the shady source of his vision.  Again, because it bears repeating, angels do not testify of themselves, they always point to God and/or Jesus.  However, given the 2 Kings 2:24 hint of a Russian attack upon America (which is the likely scenario of a nuclear exchange described in the end times prophecy of Ezekiel 38 & 39), the current growing tension with Russia may indeed prove to result in this prophetic scenario.  The huge prophetic hint seen in the 2 Kings 2:24 story would seem to disprove Duduman’s claim that this Russian attack will take place before the rapture.  Scripture indicates that it will happen AFTER the rapture, not before.

Duduman’s very first prophecy indicates that America will burn and then China, Japan and other nations (Kings of the East) will fight the Russians. They will then unite against Israel. This would put America’s burning sometime before Rev 16:12– before 6th bowl– by my reckoning, then Israel repents after America burns, then Christ comes, then the church is raptured, then the Battle of Armageddon will occur.  Right away, to the student of Bible prophecy, this sequence of events should raise a red flag.  The angel is clearly putting forth a pre-wrath rapture or some semblance of it. Scripture indicates that the true, born again Church will not see one second of the Tribulation. So, there’s the first problem with this “angel’s narrative given to Duduman. Referring to the angel, Duduman said …

“He opened the back of the book [of the Gentiles] and counted out 4 remaining blank pages at the end. ‘When these are filled,’ he said, ‘the book of the Gentiles will be complete. Then I will return to my people.’“

Do angels have “people?”  I don’t ever recall any scripture where angels consider their fellow counterparts as “people,” nor were they created in the “image” of God. They are spirit beings, messenger’s of God, agents of his will, and God’s angels never testify of themselves.  The angel continued …

“Some of the names that are listed here will be erased. I will erase the names of those who have mocked God and tested the Spirit of Grace. I will replace them with other names.“

In several places in these prophecies the angel indicates there are two books of life–one for the Jews and one for the Gentiles. However scripture teaches us that all believers, both Jew and Gentile, are all part of one body (Romans 11). If it is true that names can be erased from the book of life, then we have to ignore John 10:27-29 and most of John Chapter 6 and many other texts that reveal eternal salvation as being a gift that cannot be lost. Salvation for all true believers is assured – and it is an assurance that cannot, and will not be withdrawn under any circumstances. It is a gift from God than cannot be lost for any reason.

Then, the angel warned Duduman …

“It won’t be long. Be prepared. When these pages are filled, The Grace will leave the gentiles. Draw closer to me now, more than ever – and be holy, because hard times are coming.”

This is also not scriptural because Grace is a prerequisite to salvation and there are multitudes of Gentiles saved during the Tribulation.  A black bird, portraying Satan, tells Duduman …

“Power has been given to me to be able to come against the Christians in a short time…. I want to make war against the true Christians – those that serve God with their hearts, their lives, and their actions not only in name. We’ll see if they will be able to stand up against me… We’ll see… I am a warrior. I fight against Christ.”

Satan already has the right to come against Christians and that is why we are told to put on our armor daily (Ephesians 6:10-19).

Duduman then admonishes …

“My people, wake up! Do not tarry! Do not wait! The time is very short! Until now many have traveled on the wide path, but now you must travel on the narrow path that you may be saved.”

Dumitru Duduman is teaching a works salvation here because he is implying that God’s people, i.e. believers have to do something besides believe to get saved. This is not true as scripture indicates we are saved by grace, through faith, not by works. Salvation is only dependent on a belief in Christ.

Duduman continues …

“The armies of the devil are coming with great fury against those who worship Me, and truly seek Me. Pray that I may give you strength, so that before the storm comes I may save you and give you the joy.“

This is clearly more works-based salvation that Duduman is espousing. Scripture instructs believers to pray that we may weather the storms of life, but it has nothing to do with our salvation.  He then continues on by saying …

“only the righteous will I save.”

If he truly believes that true Christians gain their righteousness through Christ’s death on the cross, then there is nothing we can do to earn it, except believe, or lose it either. We are declared righteous because of Christ, not because of anything we did, or didn’t do, of ourselves (Ephesians 2:8-9). Yet another huge red flag.

Duduman continues …

“Be awake and watching because if you will not you will be punished as the wicked and also lose your salvation for your disobedience.”

Obviously, this is a direct acknowledgment of more works salvation.

Duduman continues …

“Judge no one.”

As good Bereans, we are to judge everything that everyone says and especially prophets.  Those saying things that do not match up to the Word of God we are to ignore (1 Thessalonians 5:21).

In this vision, Christ is supposedly saying …

“I am Jesus Christ who gave my life for you. Many of those whom I gave my life for, today dishonor me, living in sin and things that are wrong. The honor and glory I deserve is not given to Me. For this I have no more mercy, but will soon return in glory and honor as judge to judge all the inhabitants of earth. But first, I will judge those that carry the name of Christians, yet have tried to deceive Me. Because of them My name was, and is, dishonored and blasphemed before those that do not know Me.”

Scripture doesn’t say anything about a separate judgment for those who claim to be Christian but aren’t. ALL UNBELIEVERS will be judged together at His return. The true church will not be judged at all, at least not in a way that will affect our salvation. The born again Christian’s works will be judged so that rewards can be given at an event called the “Judgment Seat of Christ” after we are whisked away to Heaven via the rapture, but it is not a judgment that will determine the fate of our eternal soul.  The outcome is good for all who are privileged to be judged at the Bema Seat judgement of Christ (2 Cor. 5:10).  Rewards for believers can, and will, be lost – most certainly based on what we failed to do and based upon our motive.  Those merely “claiming” to be Christians will not be in attendance at this “judgment” as there are many pretend Christians who are so outwardly, but are not truly saved or born again. This is not the Great White Throne judgment.

Duduman continues …

“Why do you keep so much sadness in your heart, and such a great mourning because I took your wife? “

A few visions back the “angel” said he would “heal” his wife. Did the Angel make a mistake or did God change his mind? Does God make mistakes? (Numbers 23:19).  This one is bemusing quite honestly. Several times Duduman sees a vision, is confused, and someone has to tell him to pray about it to get the answer. After this many visions does he still need to be told to pray about it?

In the hospital now on Nov. 29, 1996, Dumitru is told …

“We fought hard against death for you. It was a hard fight. Do not fear. You will not leave. You still have work to do.”

Dumitru Duduman died about 6 months later on May 5, 1997. According to the November 1997 issue of Prophecy Club, his grandson has decided to take over his “work” after his grandfather’s death.

Then the angel tells Dumitru the meaning of the 3 stars …

“We won’t say exactly but it PROBABLY means—in another 3 years a great massacre.”

What good is a “Probably” answer? Is this angel speaking for God or not?

In Summary: Duduman’s Distortions of Scripture:

1. There are two books of life–one for Gentiles, one for Jews.

2. Telling Christians they must follow the narrow path to be saved (teaching a works based salvation.

3. Claiming that believing Christians will be judged “by” their works which will affect their salvation.

Inconsistencies in his prophecies:

1. The angel told him his wife would be healed and then she died.

2. The angel telling him “do not fear–you will not leave,” and then he died.

Sorry folks, but Duduman’s prophecies are not convincing for the reasons stated above. It should be obvious to any true spiritually discerning person that he was being misled by evil spirits whose main purpose is to get people to put their faith in something else besides God, i.e., a prophet, and turn away from worshiping Christ and believing in His Word.  However, to be clear, America is likely in for some hard times because of her sins and may be attacked and destroyed because America is seemingly not mentioned in the end times period of the Tribulation.  However, it is a sure bet that Dumitru Duduman is not speaking for God, therefore, it is wise not to listen to nor give any credence to his scenario of events either.

A WORD OF CAUTION FROM THE APOSTLE JOHN

“Believe not every spirit but try the spirits whether they are from God because many false prophets are gone out into the world” (John 4:1).

How do you know if a spirit is from God? Compare what the “angel” says with the Word of God. Just one serious discrepancy should be enough to discredit a message from a supposed angel. Even if you are a Pre-Wrath Armenian there should be enough flaws in this story to convince you that something doesn’t quite match up here.  Who would you rather believe at this point?  An angel gone rogue or 2 Kings 2:24?

BEAR RAPTURE PROPHECY ALERT UPDATE 1:

TWO SHE BEARS AND TWO RUSSIAN TU-95 “BEAR BOMBERS”

In reading a recent article (links below), it has been documented that two Russian bear bombers have been intercepted by a U.S. Air Force fighter jet off the coast of Alaska for the 2nd time in two weeks just as the massive Vostok 2018 military exercise/drill is occurring while the USA is preparing a military strike in Syria. Russian military doctrine calls for launching a surprise attack by mobilizing forces under the guise of an exercise. Russian mobilization for invasions of Crimea and Ukraine happened during so-called military exercises.

By the way, NATO military exercises rarely involve more than 30,000 troops — one-tenth the size of VOSTOK-18. But NATO exercises, no matter how small, are routinely described by the press as “large-scale” or “massive” or other such unwarranted adjectives.  Russian military exercises like, VOSTOK-18, simulated two nuclear strikes against the United States in one week.  Notice, it’s “two” nuclear strikes, not one (the two bears of 2 Kings 2:24 anyone?)  In reading this article, it has occurred to me that every time an encounter of Russian military aircraft near American airspace occurs, particularly Alaska, one will notice that it’s always “TWO” bombers. Not one bomber, but “TWO” bombers. You will also notice that they are called “BEAR” bombers.  As already discussed in this article, 2 Kings 2:24 contains the story of not one she-bear, but “TWO” she-bears attacking the 42 mocking young men.  I think that by now, if you have read this far, you can see and understand that these two she bears are prophetically correlating to the fact that Russia’s “bear” bombers always approach in twos … corresponding to the two she-bears of 2 Kings.  And in yet another observance of this prophetic story is the fact that these two she-bears attacked “from the woods.”  The below article will reveal that Russia’s pairing of “two bear bombers” always seem to come close to American airspace via Alaska … a state that can be considered to be a desolate wooded state with trees, or woods.  Can it be said that this prophecy will play out starting with a strike on Alaska specifically?

Furthermore, a skeptic of this hidden prophecy could argue the point that Russian aircraft approach other countries such as the U.K. but do not do so with “bear bombers” specifically.  That is indeed the case.  But always remember, America is the nation that dramatically parallels ancient Israel prophetically and otherwise, not the U.K. or any other nation.  The fact that these Russian TU-95 “bear bombers” only seem to be approaching Alaska, USA and nowhere else gives even more weight to the authenticity of the prophecy.  When it happens to the U.K. or elsewhere, one will notice that it’s not “bear bombers,” but other aircraft in Russia’s air arsenal.  These two additional observations adds even more validity and credibility to this amazing hidden prophecy of a pre-tribulation/pre-Russian attack rapture that will soon occur. We seem to have a hidden prophecy of the rapture of the church “BEFORE” a bear strike occurs.  Below are just a few of the links to several incidences of Russian ‘Bear” bombers intercepted near Alaska.  This activity dates back to at least 2014 or even earlier.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 – U.S. MILITARY INTERCEPTS TWO RUSSIAN BOMBERS NEAR ALASKA

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 – NORAD INTERCEPTS RUSSIAN BOMBERS OFF WEST COAST OF ALASKA FOR SECOND TIME THIS YEAR

MAY 11, 2018 – U.S. FIGHTER JETS INTERCEPT RUSSIAN BOMBERS IN INTERNATIONAL AIRSPACE OFF ALASKA

APRIL 21, 2017 – CANADIAN JETS INTERCEPT RUSSIAN BOMBERS – FIRST TIME SINCE 2014 (approached Canadian and Alaskan airspace)

APRIL 18, 2017 – U.S. INTERCEPTS 2 RUSSIAN BOMBERS OFF ALASKA’S COAST

MAY 8, 2017 – RUSSIAN BOMBERS, FLANKED BY FIGHTER JETS, INTERCEPTED NEAR ALASKA

JULY 4, 2016 – U.S. INTERCEPTS RUSSIAN BOMBERS OFF COAST OF ALASKA AND CALIFORNIA

PUTIN’S PLANS TO SEIZE EASTERN EUROPE AND ALASKA

BEAR RAPTURE PROPHECY ALERT UPDATE 2:

MASSIVE PROPHETIC SIGN AS 7.7 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND ALASKA – SEVENS EVERYWHERE

JULY 17, 2017

A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck between Russia and Alaska Monday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at 7:34 p.m. EDT approximately 124 miles east-southeast of Nikol’skoye, Russia, off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, at a depth of 7.3 miles. This quake was followed by several aftershocks, some of which were greater than 5.0 magnitude. Originally, the USGS estimated the earthquake as a 7.4 magnitude but quickly revised it to 7.7. It caused a tsunami of 0.3 feet on Shmya Island in the Aleutian Island, Alaska.

In the spirit of furthering the narrative that the “bear rapture prophecy” will occur starting with Alaska, we should take note here that this earthquake is leaking sevens. As we know, the number 7 is a very biblical number in Bible scripture. It is the number of perfection and completion. All throughout scripture from the Old Testament through the New Testament, sevens are central in how God deals with humankind and the universe of creation.

With all of its sevens, the quake struck between Alaska and Russia into the seventh month of the “Trump” (Trump = rapture) presidency.

All of the other sevens associated with this earthquake listed above is self-evident when we are aware of the significance of the number 7. The bottom line here is that it is very difficult to ignore the fact that God is getting the attention of not only this nation, but the entire world – and the message is clear. The bear strike is coming, and so is Jesus in the rapture event to evacuate off the earth those who belong to him before it occurs.

BEAR RAPTURE PROPHECY ALERT UPDATE 3:

A TRUMP AND TWO BEASTS

September 24, 2018

By now, it’s rather observable that God seems to have his hand in the direct affairs of man.  This being the case, let’s take a look at a rather peculiar occurrence in September of the year 2018.  As the prophesied paradigm of the “two bears” has emerged in our day, we have another interesting seemingly prophetic paradigm that has emerged on it’s heels, both now playing out in simultaneous perpetuity with each other.  As we all may be aware, following the rapture, we discover in scripture that the Antichrist will begin his emergence onto the world stage with the False Prophet.  They will come into their full power later in Revelation 13 revealed by John the Apostle as the two beasts.  As you may or may not be aware, the  presidential motorcade is called “The Beast.”  It is rather curious that not only did “The Beast” get an upgrade and unveiled on September 24, but the method in which President “Trump” will travel has been changed.  For the first time in American presidential history, the President will, from now on, travel not just in one beast, but “two” beasts.  The President’s massive motorcade will now actually include two Beasts, and they both will appear to have President Trump inside. The stated purpose for this is to deter attacks from any potential attackers, who wouldn’t know which one to go after. Furthermore, this newly redesigned beast, accompanied by the 2nd beast, was unveiled during President “Trump’s” journey to the United Nations General Assembly.

It would be prophetically accurate to say that the Antichrist and the world government system will likely emerge from the United Nations construct.  In reading Revelation 13, we read of “two beasts” … one that rises out of the sea and the other that rises out of the Earth …

“And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy” (Revelation 13:1).  “And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.  And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the firs beast, whose deadly wound was healed” (verses 11-12).

In summary, Revelation 13 reveals two beasts.  We have “Trump” riding around the Big Apple on the back of the beast (two beasts) as the Beast system + the kings of the Earth gather with their apples in the Big Apple.  One can reasonably make the connection that God is throwing the prophetic hints our way that the Antichrist and False Prophet will soon rise from the world government platform.

Sequence of Events

1. “Trump” = Rapture – “For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.  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: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.  Wherefore comfort one another with these words” (1 Thessalonians 4:15-18).  “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:51-52).

2. The “two beast” presidential motorcade = the rise of the two beasts of Revelation 13 (Antichrist and the False Prophet).  Note:  In my opinion, these prophetic clues are “NOT” declaring that President Trump will be the Antichrist, but rather, Trump is the clue of the approaching rapture event and the Antichrist’s and False Prophet’s soon rise to power.  Something to ponder:  The “two beasts” were unveiled enroute to the United Nations General Assembly with “Trump” inside … “But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.  For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.  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 [Day of the Lord = The Tribulation].But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.  Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.  Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober”[those not in darkness but of the light = the church that will escape via the rapture] (1 Thessalonians 5:1-6).

THE NEW TWO BEASTS TAKE PRESIDENT TRUMP ON ONE OF IT’S FIRST RIDES

BEAR RAPTURE PROPHECY ALERT UPDATE 4:

ARCH OF BAAL ERECTED IN WASHINGTON D.C. ONE DAY BEFORE BRETT KAVANAUGH TESTIFIED TO CONGRESS

September 26, 2018 

It is rather prophetically curious that this continuously emerging prophetic paradigm of a “Bear Rapture” would include an absolute solidifying and telling event that just occurred in the city of Washington D.C.  It turns out that an “Arch of Baal” replica has been erected in Washington D.C. on the exact same week that Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford are testifying before Congress.  The future of the U.S. Supreme Court is literally hanging in the balance, and many believe that it is quite odd that this ancient pagan symbol has been put up at this precise moment in time.  According to the official website of the Institute for Digital Archaeology, the Arch of Palmyra was unveiled on the National Mall on September 26th, and it will remain there until September 29th.  You can view a photograph of the arch standing directly in front of the U.S. Capitol building in the picture below.

Just one day after this arch was put up, Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testified before Congress.  Perhaps this is all just a “giant coincidence,” but things of this importance usually don’t happen by accident.  Take notice that it was put up on the Washington National Mall.  This mall happens to be the heart and center of power for America and it just so happens that it’s very design is in the shape of a cross if one were to look at it from an aerial view (for the details on this, please see another article titled “AMERICA AND A PROPHETIC FOUR DIMENSIONAL TRIP THROUGH THE TABERNACLE OF MOSES” in the “Recommended Reading” section at the end of this article.  The elite deeply understand that symbols have power, and the fact that the Arch of Baal has been placed directly across from the U.S. Capitol is highly significant.  Baal was a god of power, fertility and child sacrifice.  There is a strong connection between what was going on during the era of Baal worship in ancient Israel and what is taking place in America right now.  In the end, the debate over whether or not to confirm Brett Kavanaugh comes down to the issue of abortion, and this vote in the Senate is going to have tremendous implications for the future of our country.

In ancient times, if you wanted to go to the Temple of Baal in Palmyra you had to pass through this arch, and you would also pass through this arch again on your way out. The original arch was destroyed by ISIS in 2015, but it has been reproduced, and the reproduction has been periodically displayed at important locations around the globe. It has been pointed out that an arch is a “gateway”, and many are concerned that erecting this arch may be an open invitation for the entity or entities that were originally associated with this arch.  No other ancient deity is mentioned more often than Baal in the Bible.  And ultimately, the worship of Baal can be traced back all the way to ancient Babylon, which was the center of the very first “New World Order” in ancient times. Child sacrifice was absolutely central to the worship of Baal.  When it was time for another ceremony, unwanted babies would be gathered and burned alive.  Ritualistic Baal worship, in sum, looked a little like this: Adults would gather around the altar of Baal. Infants would then be burned alive as a sacrificial offering to the deity. Amid horrific screams and the stench of charred human flesh, congregants – men and women alike – would engage in bisexual orgies. The ritual of convenience was intended to produce economic prosperity by prompting Baal to bring rain for the fertility of “mother earth.”  The natural consequences of such behavior – pregnancy and childbirth – and the associated financial burdens of “unplanned parenthood” were easily offset. One could either choose to engage in homosexual conduct or – with child sacrifice available on demand – could simply take part in another fertility ceremony to “terminate” the unwanted child.

Modern liberalism deviates little from its ancient predecessor. While its macabre rituals have been sanitized with flowery and euphemistic terms of art, its core tenets and practices remain eerily similar.  In fact, we are killing our babies on an industrial scale.  We have murdered far more children than they ever did in the ancient Middle East, and our fate will be the same as theirs if we don’t turn things around as a society.  And now an ancient symbol of child sacrifice has been erected directly across from the U.S. Capitol at the precise moment when the future of the U.S. Supreme Court is hanging in the balance.  The god of Baal was a central theme in the story of Elijah before his “rapture” into the heavens and the subsequent attack of the two she-bears after Elijah’s disappearance.  Elijah was directly involved as God’s servant in the battle against the god of Baal in Israel.  The fact that this Baal theme has emerged simultaneously with the dramatically rising tensions between America and the “bear” of Russia” is very telling of what time it is in world events prophetically speaking.  It means that the departure of the true church from off the face of the earth in the rapture event is soon to come, just like it was time for Elijah’s disappearance in 2 Kings chapter 2 when this same spirit emerged in his day. Right after his disappearance, there were two she-bears waiting in the woods to attack the 42 mockers. In our day after the Church’s disappearance, there are two bears on the world scene that are likely going to strike when the time is right. The parallel to 2 Kings 2 seems uncanny.

The original Arch of Baal in the Middle East was destroyed by ISIS in October 2015, but it was re-created by the Institute for Digital Archaeology using 3-D printing technology.  The arch, thus far, has been in New York City and London, and later it was placed outside a global summit in Dubai. More recently, it was constructed for the G7 Summit in Florence, Italy  The replica of a Roman triumphal arch originally built in Palmyra, Syria, essentially has been on a world tour.  But the arch isn’t just a Roman ruin. It was originally an arch for the Temple of Baal, a pagan god repeatedly mentioned in the Old Testament. The rites of Baal were marked, as mentioned above, by child sacrifice and ritual prostitution.

Here is the punchline of the point, this “Arch of Baal,” as of this writing, is scheduled to arrive at the Roman Hague World Court.  The replica arch will then be reassembled in the Hague, the site of the Dutch Parliament and the U.N.’s International Criminal Court. The Hague is described as the City of “Peace and Justice,”  The Center for Global Heritage and Development, together with the Institute for Digital Archaeology organized an event called ‘Heritage for the Future.’  BIN reported the first modern reappearance of the Arch of Palmyra was in London’s Trafalgar Square in 2016, when it was erected for UNESCO World Heritage Week.  The unveiling coincided with the beginning of a 13-day period known in the occult as the “Blood Sacrifice to the Beast,” the most important holiday for those who worship the god Baal, celebrated with child sacrifice and bisexual orgies. The arch was unveiled on April 19th, the holiday of Beltane, the culmination of the 13-day period.  The last time we saw this level of idolatry was when the Temple stood in Jerusalem. Now that we are close to the appearance of the Third Temple, idolatry is reappearing, even in popular culture among people who claim they are atheists. It is no coincidence that the arch is becoming a centerpiece at gatherings of world leaders.

It is very interesting, to say the least, that none other than former American President Barack Obama was giving a speech on September 28 in the Netherlands at the Hague about “world leadership” as the “Arch of Baal” just “happened” to have been erected directly across from the U.S. Capitol on the Washington Mall from September 26-29, which took place as the United Nations General Assembly was occurring.  And of course, the Arch was already scheduled to appear in the Netherlands as it was sitting on the National Mall in Washington D.C. as Barack Obama was speaking in the Netherlands, the next stop of the Arch.  It is supposed to be set up for one month, starting October 17, 2018, next to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is in the Hague, Netherlands.  Therefore, the Arch of Baal has been set up during a major Satanic holiday and at least four world summits.  That’s right.  The future home of the “Roman Arch of Triumph.”

As we all may be aware, there will be a supernatural element of demonic possession that will characterize the Antichrist, likely brought about through Satanic ritualism by the global elite working behind the scenes, much like what we are seeing with the Arch of Baal (See the video “Abaddon Rising” in the side bar of this blog site).

BEAR RAPTURE PROPHECY ALERT UPDATE 5:

THE TRUMP ECLIPSE

January 21, 2019

Having already established the connection between the escalating Russia situation and the bear attack of 2 Kings 2:24 and it’s hidden prophecy of a pre-bear strike rapture, the prophetic signage has just taken a very interesting turn.  As many may have now heard, we now have a blood moon eclipse that will occur on January 21, 2019 at 12:12 a.m.  The moon will be at the absolute middle of Earth’s umbra at 12:12 a.m. on Monday, at which the red color will be most striking.  Interesting to note concerning this blood moon is the fact that it occurs on the 2nd anniversary on the very same date of Donald Trump’s inauguration and first day as President of the United States of America.  A closer observation of this particular blood moon will also reveal that it is a book-end of the much talked-about blood moon tetrad that occurred in 2014 and 2015.

As one can see from the blood moon lunar eclipse and solar eclipse illustration charts below, an astounding prophetic revelation and prophetic sign emerges as it concerns the signs of the impending rapture event.

It is important to note that neither these signs, nor am I personally, pinpointing a date for the rapture to occur.  These heavenly occurrences are to be considered signs of it’s soon occurrence, but not to give an exact date.  But then again, it may very well be pinpointing this year (2019) to be the year that those of us who are born again in Christ will hear the sound of the “Trump” of 1 Thessalonians 4 and are called home before the judgment begins.  We shall see.  In the meantime, let’s delve further into this astounding sign and see what we can discover about what God is showing us here.

Totality will occur at 11:41 p.m. ET. This is the main event, when the moon will be fully immersed in the Earth’s shadow. During totality, the blood moon will be visible, making the moon appear to be bright red. The moon will be at the absolute middle of Earth’s umbra at 12:12 a.m. on Monday, at which the red color will be most striking.  This upcoming blood moon will bring together heaven and earth as the eclipse coincides with the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat (the 15th day of the Hebrew month Shevat), the arboreal New Year and the second anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President. Lest this be perceived as happenstance, it should be noted that Trump was born on the night of June 14, 1946, within fifteen minutes of a total lunar eclipse and 700 days before the state of Israel was established. Trump’s lucky sevens did not end there.

When he was sworn in as President on January 20, 2017, he was 70-years-old, 7 months and 7 days.  As many may already know, the number seven is considered to be God’s perfect number.  The number 7 is dispersed throughout the whole entire Bible in important events.  Noting that a blood moon passed over Jerusalem on Tu B’shevat last year, Pastor Mark Biltz has emphasized that this was necessary for the sign to be a complete sign.  Pastor Biltz told Breaking Israel News …

“Jewish law requires  two witnesses in order for the judgment to be complete.  As it says in Genesis, the sun and moon are signs of the times, not just that the days, months, and years are passing, but they will signal when the times, the era, is changing.”

In Genesis 1:14, we read the following concerning the importance of the days and nights and the purpose of the heavenly bodies …

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years …” (Genesis 1:14).

Two blood moons, both on the same day of the Hebrew calendar, seem to be witnessing that the judgment has been passed and great things are about to happen.  This blood moon would seem to be especially portentous for the president of the United States regarding his relationship with Israel, as per the first chapter in Zechariah …

“Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lordunto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,  I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom … (Zechariah 1:7).

This is the second reign of Darius, who we know as the Persian King Cyrus, which takes place in the 70th year of the exile of the Jews in Babylon.  The red horse in Zechariah 1, or the blood moon, will be coming in the same month, the month of Shevat. This will be the second year of Trump’s presidency, just as Zechariah described the second year of the reign of Cyrus as being the time to begin building the second Temple.  On December 6, 2017, President Trump announced the United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and ordered the planning of the relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.  As we know, the next Temple, or the third Temple, will be the Temple that the Antichrist himself will sit in and commit the act of the abomination of desolation mentioned in Daniel 9:27.  “Trump” has frequently been compared to Persian King Cyrus, a non-Jewish ruler who ended the Babylonian exile and helped the Jews build the Second Temple in 516 B.C.  We are now again at the end of the 70 years from Israel blossoming as a fig tree.

BEAR RAPTURE PROPHECY ALERT UPDATE 6:

POMPEII AND POMPEO:  THE 70 AND 9 CODE

March 21, 2019

The “Trump” administration has announced that it will recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is internationally recognized as Syrian territory.  Interesting to note about this prophetic stepping stone is the fact that it occurred on the first day of the Jewish Holiday of Purim.  Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who was planning to kill all the Jews. This took place in the ancient Persian Empire. The story is recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. It is also known as the Festival of Lots.  The decision to recognize the Golan Heights has the likely outcome of inflaming tensions with Russia, Syria and Iran.  Notably, we have the destruction of Damascus prophecy waiting in the wings that will follow the rapture, and in keeping with the main foundation of this article, the bear attack prophecy after the rapture.

Most notably, this recognition came from Trump’s Secretary of State “Pompeo.”  What should be interested to anyone who now has a sense of God’s hint dropping is the fact that the very name “Pompeo” sounds much like the name of the ancient glorious city of “Pompeii.”  Pompeii was a city of the ancient Roman Empire.  Interestingly, when listening to the remark made by the Prime Minister of Israel’s Netanyahu at the 3:06 minute mark, the Prime Minister refers to an event of history in which the Jerusalem of old clashed with Rome itself due to differing ideologies.

This clash resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple under the Roman Emperor Titus as mentioned previously in the main body of this article.  Then, Netanyahu referred to the United States of America as the new Rome that views itself as a New Jerusalem.  What should curl your lips around your esophagus and melt your face off of your skull at this point is that Mike “Pompeo” is the 70th Secretary of State!  There it is!  There’s that very prophetic number 70 again.  For those not aware, the number 70 is most significant in prophetic history.  Jerusalem itself and it’s Temple, back in the era of it’s occupation under the ancient Roman Empire, was destroyed in 70 A.D.!  Given this very prophetic revelation, is it just a coincidence that the 70th Secretary of State of the United States holds the very peculiar name that strongly resembles the name of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii?

If you’ve made it this far in the article, by now you can see that major world affairs are hardly by coincidence.  Furthermore, a quick look at history will reveal that the city of Pompeii was destroyed in 79 A.D. as a result of being buried in ash after the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius – just nine years after the destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple.  In matters of Bible eschatology, the number 9 is a number that represents judgment!  For example, the number 9 is used 49 times in Scripture, the number 9 symbolizes divine completeness or conveys the meaning of finality.  Christ died at the 9th hour of the day, or 3 p.m., to make the way of salvation open to everyone. The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) is the only one of God’s annual Feast days of worship that requires believers to fast for one day. This special day, considered by many Jews to be the holiest of the year, begins at sunset on day 9 of the seventh Hebrew month (Leviticus 23:32).  Hoshea, who was Israel’s last king before the kingdom fell to the Assyrians in 723 B.C., reigned for 9 years (732 to 723 B.C.). The total destruction of Jerusalem’s temple began, on the Hebrew Calendar, on Av 9 – most commonly said as “the 9th of Av.” It was also on this day that the second (also known as Herod’s) temple was burned to the ground by the Romans in 70 A.D.  The first battle mentioned in God’s word is between a confederation of 4 kings against another which has 5 kings for a total of 9 (Genesis 14:1-2).

In the Old Testament there are at least “9 groups” or individuals, who practiced sorcery. Although modern culture and entertainment tends to paint those who practice such ‘arts’ in a benign or even positive light (e.g. stories and movies directed at children), the motives of Old Testament sorcerers was evil to the core …

• God promised to punish the Egyptians and to destroy the counsels of their charmers, conjurers, magicians and those who cast spells (Isaiah 19:3,11 – 12)
• Egypt’s Pharaoh called upon his sorcerers and magicians to confront the miracles God was doing through Moses and Aaron (Exodus 7:11, 22; 8:7,18)
• Balak employs the services of Balaam, who is a well-known soothsayer, to curse the newly freed Israelites (Numbers 22, 23)
• Jezebel, the wife of Israel’s evil King Ahab, used witchcraft and the evil arts to get her way (2 Kings 9:22.
• God promised to punish Nineveh for enticing a number of their neighbors like a “mistress of witchcrafts” to indulge in idolatrous practices (Nahum 3)
• The Babylonians were well-known for using the services of magicians, astrologers and sorcerers (Isaiah 47:9 – 13, Daniel 2:2,10, 27)
• Belshazzar called upon his astrologers and wise men to interpret the “handwriting on the wall” done by the finger of God (Daniel 5:7,15)
• God warns his people not to be troubled by “the signs of heaven” as the pagans are with their astrologers (Jeremiah 10:2, Micah 3:6 – 7)
• False prophets use divination to deceive others into thinking that they are speaking for God (Jeremiah 14:14, 27:9, Ezekiel 13:6 – 9).

There are 9 people recorded as having leprosy (Moses, Miriam, Naaman, Gehazi, King Azariah and the four lepers of Samaria found in 2Kings 7:3.  The act of executing a criminal through stoning is believed to have originated with the ancient Hebrews. The actual witnesses of the crime were required to cast the first stone at the law-breaker (John 8:7).  The 9 people recorded as being stoned are a Sabbath-breaker (Numbers 15:36), a blasphemer (Leviticus 24:14), Abimelech (Judges 9:53), Achan (Joshua 7:25), Zechariah (2Chronicles 24:21), Adoram (1Kings 12:18), Naboth (1Kings 21:10), Stephen, the first Christian martyr (Acts 7) and the apostle Paul (Acts 14:19).

The number 9 also represents the fruits of God’s Holy Spirit, which are Faithfulness, Gentleness, Goodness, Joy, Kindness, Long suffering, Love, Peace and Self-control (Galatians 5:22 – 23).  Remember that Mike “Pompeii” is also a Christian believer himself.  In 2014, Pompeo told a church group that Christians needed to “know that Jesus Christ as our savior is truly the only solution for our world.”  In 2015 in a talk at a church, Pompeo said that “politics is a never-ending struggle … until the Rapture.”  In Mike “Pompeo,” we seem to have a representation here of both blessing (the rapture) and then judgment (the Tribulation starting with the opening of the first seal judgment of the Antichrist riding forth onto the world stage).  With Netanyahu standing beside him and seemingly innocently making reference of America being the new Rome and, at the same time, a new Jerusalem is prophetic indeed.  Here’s what both of those statements seem to have in common.  It looks like judgment for America is approaching.  The city of Jerusalem and it’s temple were destroyed and then, nine years later (a number of judgment), Pompeii was destroyed.

To help to bring this stark reality to life even more brightly, I highly and very strongly urge you to take the time to watch the following two videos regarding America’s connection to both the ancient Roman Empire and Israel itself.

This announcement from “Pompeo” and Netanyahu came to being under one name who holds the face of power … and that name is “Trump,” as in the same word that is used to describe the “Trump” of God that will be sounded to initiate the rapture in end times prophecy.  As previously noted, following the rapture will come the revealing of the Antichrist as he rides forth on a symbolic white horse “conquering and to conquer” …

“And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.  And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer” (Revelation 6:1-2).

Just one day later after this historic announcement from “Pompeo” under “Trump” and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu came an eyebrow-raising “incident” in which a photo-shopped image of the Temple Mount, absent the iconic Muslim Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock and replaced with the Jewish third Temple, was accepted by U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman (supposedly inadvertently).  The Muslim Mosque replaced with the Jewish Third Temple?  This has been long sought after by Jews.  The gift was presented from an Israeli organization that aids children suffering from learning disabilities.  This aerial photo was accepted during a tour of the city of Bnei Brak held by the ultra-Orthodox Achiya organization.

As we know from Bible prophecy, the third Temple will be the very temple that the aforementioned Antichrist himself will sit in and commit the abomination of desolation act that will cause the Jews to flee the city as described in the prophetic book of Daniel …

“And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.  And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate” (Daniel 9:26-27).

In Matthew 24, Jesus himself also makes reference to this event and it’s occurrence in the Tribulation period of judgment after the rapture.  It is a notorious chapter that refers to the Tribulation period …

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.  And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.  And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened”(Matthew 24:14-22).

The American embassy demanded an apology from the non-profit organization which gifted the photo, an official told Haaretz. It later received one, with the non-profit saying that “regretfully the entire event was marred by a cheap political act.” It added that “the responsible staff member was identified and apologizes and we will deal with the matter internally in the organization.”

Meanwhile, despite the US Embassy insisting that Washington supports the status quo, others aren’t so sure.  Given the prophetic hints that we see God dropping to the world i.e. “Trump,” as in “Trump of God (rapture), this may well be another hint bomb from the Lord, regardless of whether or not it was a cheap political act. The Lord moves through people, including the wicked. This picture may well have been accepted intentionally regardless of their statement of a mistake for public consumption. We know how the Illuminati always reveal their intentions before they do it.

BEAR RAPTURE PROPHECY ALERT UPDATE 7:

REVELATION 4:1 RAPTURE :  LETTER DALET APPEARS IN THE SUN – THE DOOR

September 1, 2019  

It is with great peculiarity and excitement that I can report to you what some spiritually discerning believers have already reported on.  On September 1, 2019, a sign was seen in the sun by the Solar & Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO).  It was none other than the Hebrew letter “dalet.”

The numeric value of the letter dalet is the number 4.

The pictogram or symbol behind the shape of the letter dalet is a doorpost or lintel.  The word for door in Hebrew is “delet,” or door.  The word “dalet” in Hebrew is spelled with the letters “dalet,” “lamed” and “tahv” pictured below.

The word for a door or gate in Hebrew is “delet, also spelled with a “dalet,” lamed” and “tahv.”  In this instance, though spelled the same, is pronounced slightly differently.    “The dalet also alludes to dahl, pauper, who knocks on doors begging for alms … The shape of the dalet is like that of a door with it’s lintel spreading right and left, and it’s doorpost reaching up and down.”  So, the idea in view with this fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet is clear.  It is a door or gate.

Not just an entrance way, but a barrier that can be opened and must be opened in order to enter.  When one opens a door or gate, you pass through what was a barrier.  You leave one area and you “cross over” and enter another area.  How magnificent it is, then, to look at Revelation 4 (the number of the dalet) and see in verse 1 the picture of the rapture of all those who are born again in Christ into Heaven as we leave this world behind and escape God’s judgment upon an unbelieving world …

“After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. …” (Revelation 4:1).

Further still, let’s take a look at the position that the letter dalet holds in the Hebrew alphabet.  It is the 4th letter.  It is on the 4th day of creation that God created the sun, moon and stars.  God placed them in the heavens to give light on the earth and to separate the light from darkness.  On day 1, God had created light.  God separated the light from the darkness.  On day 2, God separated the waters below from the waters above.  On day 3, God had commanded that the waters below be gathered into one place, separated from dry land.  But on day 4, God commanded that the sun, moon and stars be set in place in order to separate the light from the darkness.  In this idea of separation from one space to another, you are either in one space or in the other.  You cannot see what is on the other side, but you can see the means of crossing over to the other side.  You have to approach the door, reach out and open it.  When it opens, one can cross over.  You choose to recognize the door and you choose to approach the door.  Jesus said the following words …

“I am the door, if anyone enters through me, he will be saved” (John 10:9).

Jesus was not speaking randomly.  He was saying plainly that he is the means of crossing over from dark to light.  From death to life.  He is the door.  Jesus was alluding to things written about in the Old Testament.  When Israel came out of Egypt, they had to take some of the blood of an innocent sacrificed lamb and apply the blood to the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses they lived in …

“And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it” (Exodus 12:7).

When the angel of death saw the blood, he passed over the house and the Israelite family inside under the blood was spared death.  Psalm 118 is a Messianic Psalm.  It speaks of Jesus …

“Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord: This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.  I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation” (Psalm 118:19-21).

The term salvation is the Hebrew name for Jesus.

In looking at the sun, moon and stars in the heavens, we know from scripture that God has placed them there for a sign …

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years … ” (Genesis 1:14).

The sun overwhelmingly is our main source of light.  The sun specifically separates the light from the darkness, the day from the night.  The moon doesn’t produce light.  It only reflects light.  God raised up ancient Israel to reflect his light.  The Bible came to us through the Jews of ancient Israel.  This is why we would see this sign in the sun in a Hebrew letter, the original biblical language.  When observing the stars, we accurately conclude that they are like the sun.  They are balls of fire, but they are far away from our sun.  When the sun is shining, we cannot see the stars.  But when it is dark, we do see them.  The darker it, the brighter they shine.  There are literally billions of stars, just as we are told in scripture that born again believers are created in the image of Jesus once said person was saved.  The function of the body of born again believers is to reflect the light of the sun (Jesus) …

“That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

The sun, set in place on the 4th day of creation, is a sign pointing to Jesus.  Malachi was the last of the Old Testament prophets.  Malachi in Hebrew means “my messenger.”  His final writings say ..

“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. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall” (Malachi 4:1-2).

One will notice how this Old Testament prophecy predicts the coming of Christ and refers to him as the sun, spelled with a u instead of an o.

I think right now we can clearly see that God is sending us a prophetic signal that our departure from Earth is at hand.  That said, let’s take a look at a couple of other pictures of this amazing sign that appeared in the sun using a different optic and let this image sink in given the staggering implications of what it means and is saying to us in light of our Revelation 4:1 rapture study, and now, impending departure .

“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring …” (Luke 21:25).

It is quite remarkable indeed that the wording of the Luke 21 prophecy says that signs would appear “IN” the sun.

Further still, another interesting observation to take notice of is the fact that this sign of the letter dalet appearing in the sun occurred in the month of September on the first day.  Scripturally speaking, the month of September is a most prophetically interesting one.  In keeping with the thought of the rapture, we read in Psalm 47 the idea of “going up” at the sound of a “trumpet …

“God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet” (Psalm 47:5).

There is an unmistakable theme throughout scripture regarding the sound of a Trumpet and the action of an “upward” direction.  As we’ve already demonstrated, the rapture occurs at the sounding of a trump or trumpet in which all those born again in Christ will ascend upward to Heaven.  In Old Testament days, the sounding of a trumpet, or shofar as it was called, is associated with the idea of “rising.”  In one of the many instances in scripture where this theme can be seen is in the story of the Exodus when Moses received the Law from the Lord to present to the Israelites …

“And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.  And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.  And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up” (Exodus 19:18-20).

Here, we see that the Lord came down and Moses went up.  This is very indicative of what will happen when the trumpet of the rapture occurs as the Lord (Jesus) comes down or descends and the body of living believers ascends upward to meet the Lord in the air.  In the description of the conquests of Joshua and the People of Israel, the walls of Jericho came tumbling down after blowing the Shofars. And so it is written in the book of Joshua about the conquest of Jericho and the falling of its walls:

“And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.  And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him” (Joshua 6:4-5).

Here in Joshua, we see an amazing correlation with the people “ascending up” with the number 7.  Let’s take one more look at that sign in the sun.  Does it not also look like a number 7?

First and foremost, it more looks like the letter dalet, which is tied to the number 4 as demonstrated.  But it also strongly resembles the very biblical number 7.  This number in scripture is God’s number.

September is known in scripture as Rosh Hashana, or the “Feast of Trumpets.”  For many, the month of September has always been a prime candidate for the month of the rapture, whichever year it ends up occurring in.  The month of September is demonstrably very prophetic in historical biblical events.  It is most amazing indeed to see this sign appear in the sun on the very first day of the very month that is known for it’s “trumpets.”

BEAR RAPTURE PROPHECY ALERT UPDATE 8:

THE COMET COMETH: ATLAS APPEARS IN CONSTELLATION URSA MAJOR – THE BIG BEAR

December 28, 2019

Just when I thought that the prophetic hints that turn our attention to the legitimacy of the bear rapture prophecy that God has hidden away in scripture were probably exhausted and limited in supply, along comes this prophetic beast – none other than comet Atlas. Amazingly, this comet was last seen traversing the earth around 4,000 B.C. when it’s approach was witnessed by the Egyptians and the neolithic tribes. This time around, comet Atlas was observed by the Near Earth Asteroid Detection Facility located in Hawaii. It was first spotted on December 28, 2019. Amazingly, the atmosphere of Atlas is 5 times the physical size of Jupiter and half the size of the sun.

By the end of the month of April, it is said that this comet will appear as bright or brighter than the planet Venus in the night sky. As it approaches the inner solar system, it will be one of the brightest objects in the night sky. It is being said that it will be the comet of a generation. Astronomers who have captured images of the great comet have described it as “brilliant” and “omnipotent,” “a comet that baffles the mind.” It is reported that the comet is surrounded by a gaseous cloud that is more than 447,000 miles in diameter. It is five times greater than Jupiter’s diameter and half the size of the sun’s diameter. Although it is a powerful presence in the solar system, it is expected to pass the earth at a distance of 72 million miles. The comet has a trail that is the same size as it’s atmosphere. The last comet that passed this close in the northern hemisphere was the great, and very prophetic, comet of 1997 called “Hale-Bopp Comet.” For more information on this comet, see a previous article on this sight titled “THE HALE-BOPP COMET AND IT’S PROPHETIC CONNECTION TO THE YEAR 2017 AND “TRUMP”: A DRAMATIC SIGN OF THE COMING GLOBAL JUDGMENT” in the “Recommended Reading” section further below.

The comet is presently passing through the orbit of Mars with a diameter that is twice the size of all of the major planets in the solar system combined. As of this writing, it is already much brighter than what astronomers expected it to be at this point in it’s journey. It is said that by the end of April, this comet should be putting on a stunning display for all the world to see. As the comet approaches, there will be a distinctive green color that will emanate from it’s perimeter.

It has been generally observed among the men of cloth and the spiritually attuned from long ago that comets have been harbingers of impending doom. What once was considered by many to be “fear mongering” has suddenly become much more eventful. Great comets have observably changed the course of history. As we all know now, the year 2020 has already become a year of tribulation, and quite suspiciously, the year of the comet. That great object that will appear in the northern sky. A bad omen indeed. The fact that these events are happening at this particular time is no coincidence. They appear to be occurring by Providential design. It is with that thought in mind that I will take your attention back to the foreboding 2 Kings 2 “Bear Rapture” attack narrative.

When comet Atlas was first discovered, it was located in the constellation Ursa Major in the northern sky. In the ancient Greek language from which the New Testament is translated from, Ursa Major means The Big Bear.

The Ursa Major constellation is part of the Big Dipper and is shaped like a bear. As if to deliver us an upper-cut left cross prophetic shot to the jaw, it’s Latin name means “greater (or larger) she-bear,” referring to and contrasting it with nearby Ursa Minor, the lesser bear. What does the hidden “bear rapture” prophecy in 2 Kings chapter 2 say again? … it was “two she bears” that came from the woods and mauled the 42 mockers “after” the disappearance, or rapture, of Elijah. What is the situation on the world scene today that closely mimics “two bears? Indeed, the Russia and Iran alliance.

Further still, hearkening back to prophetic update number 1 earlier, I made note of the fact that the two she-bears in 2 Kings 2 attacked “from the woods.”  I then listed multiple links from news articles showing how Russia’s pairing of “two bear bombers“ always seem to come close to American airspace via Alaska … a state that can be considered to be a desolate and wooded state with trees, or woods. In yet another eerie and, perhaps prophetic, twist is the fact that Alaska’s state flag displays the Big Dipper, which is a part of the “Ursa Major” constellation – again, the very constellation from where comet Atlas was first observed.

Ursa Major, along with asterisms that incorporate or comprise it, is significant to numerous world cultures, often as a symbol of the north. Interestingly, Alaska itself is also America’s most northern state. Russia is itself located to the north of Israel and is traditionally identified as coming against Israel from the North in the Ezekiel 38/39 Gog/Magog prophecy. It is not too difficult to come to the conclusion that before Israel comes under attack by the enemy from the north, America itself would have to be hit simultaneously or previously given that America and Israel are staunch allies.

Can it be said that this hidden prophecy will play out starting with a strike on Alaska specifically? To be clear, in no way am I speculating on a specific date for these prophetic events to take place. Even after Atlas has come and gone and, perhaps, maybe even fizzles out, we should not think that this harbinger was a coincidence. The point that is being made is that it is a sign of what is to eventually come. It may not be for a couple or few more years. These signs are given well in advance. It is all in God’s timing … whenever that is. However, this ominous sign would seem to signal that time is growing short. The point is, he is sending us warnings. Today, the comet is jetting across the orbit of Mars, and is headed toward the inner Solar System.

Comet Update: While comet Atlas has broken up and heads toward the sun to extinction, another comet named Swan emerged on it’s heels. Interestingly, Swan appears to have been first located coming from the constellation Sculptor. According to Wikipedia, the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille first described the constellation in French as l’Atelier du Sculpteur (the sculptor’s studio) in 1751–52,^[2][3] depicting a three-legged table with a carved head on it, and an artist’s mallet and two chisels on a block of marble alongside it. 

Is this a possible prophetic hint of the coming beheading of those who identify with Christ after the rapture under the system of the Antichrist?

Further still, one of Sculptor’s neighboring constellations is called Cetus, the sea monster (pictured below).

In the classic Christian book, “The witness of the Stars”, E.W. Bullinger notes that Cetus is the natural enemy of fish and likens Cetus to Leviathan, the sea beast. Now note what bible prophecies indicate will happen to Leviathan:

“In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.” (Isaiah 27:1)

Obviously, Leviathan is a name given to the beast who rises from the sea in Revelation 13:1.

Yet another significant constellation that Sculptor neighbors is the constellation Aquarius (pictured below).

Aquarius – the Water-Bearer who pours out the Holy Spirit upon the fish (the church) – is an ancient reference to Pentecost. It is no secret to informed believers in Christ that those who possess the Holy Spirit within them, or those who are born again in Christ and have personally received him as savior, will be taken from this world before the judgment of the Tribulation begins.

Yet another constellation that Sculptor neighbors is the constellation “Phoenix” (for the prophetic significance of the Phoenix, see the article titled “THE PROPHECY OF THE TOWERS: THE KNIGHTS LIVE ON” in the “Recommended Reading and Viewing” section at the end of this article. All of these factors conclude that this area of the heavens – Cetus, Phoenix, Aries and Perseus – represents the lawless one we know as Antichrist.

With this second comet emerging from this particular constellation (Sculptor) right on the heels of the very prophetic comet Atlas, we have the makings of an interesting prophetic picture emerging from the heavens in the form of the traveling paths of these two comets.

Stay tuned for updates.

Taking all of these observations into account, it would seem that we have the makings of a divine wake-up call to the world.  There seems to be a very big and demonstrable connection between these events now unfolding and the imminency of Christ’s return for his own in the rapture event.  Make sure that you will be a part of this astonishing and thrilling escape.  Are you ready?  Be sure you are, you don’t have much time left.

And so, God’s prophetic hint dropping continues on.  Stay tuned for any more updates.  It’s getting interesting for sure.

BEAR RAPTURE PROPHECY ALERT UPDATE 9:

U.S. SENDS FOUR NUCLEAR-CAPABLE B-52’S TOWARD CRIMEA — RUSSIA LAUNCHES STRATEGIC BOMBERS 

September 4, 2020

The prophetic narrative of a “bear strike” upon America seen in scripture grows ever more obvious by the day. There is dangerous news developing in Europe. The United States sent four nuclear-capable B-52 Stratofortress bombers toward Crimea, which came to within 20 miles of the border and began circling near the shore of the Azov Sea. They can be seen circling near the shore of the Azov Sea, which is the Russia Border.

In response, Russia scrambled nuclear-capable Strategic Bombers. The B-52’s entered Ukraine from Poland as shown on the radar tracking map below.

This operation including Nuclear-capable B-52 bombers would need very senior approval if not presidential approval. American bombers have never even entered Ukrainian air space before today let alone coming close to Crimea. The B-52’s actually doing loops within 25 kilometers of the Crimea Border. This is totally unprecedented. Even at the height of the Cold War between the US and former Soviet Union, neither side did things like this. It is far too dangerous.

The missiles carried by B-52’s can be air launched and strike Russia with actual nukes within just a few minutes. The long-range missiles of Russia can hit those B-52’s within fewer minutes. The mere presence of our B-52’s, in such close proximity to Russia can legitimately be viewed by Russia as a “clear and present danger.” Whoever decided to launch this mission is playing a dangerous and foolish game. British surveillance aircraft are operating over the Black Sea near Crimea today at the same time American B-52 bombers approached the disputed territory. All US/NATO aircraft have turned around and departed the area.

This incident should be a prophetic wake-up call to the world. The elite who run the world fully intend to start a war between these two powers. It is only a matter of time before the proverbial trigger is pulled. But before it gets pulled, we can expect the rapture of the true Church to occur. This is one more indication that we are getting very close. This operation may have been a testing phase before the actual event takes place.

BEAR RAPTURE PROPHECY ALERT UPDATE 10:

U.S. RE-DEPLOYING 150 F-22 & F-35 JETS TO ALASKA

September 26, 2020

There are reports coming from intelligence sources within the CIA that the United States is redeploying F-22 & F-35 fighter jets to Alaska.

As you have already seen in earlier in this article including in Prophetic Updates 1 & 7, prophecy indicates that an attack upon America will come from the woods. Judging from recent prophetic cosmic signs – namely the comet named Atlas (update 7) – Alaska is indeed the place that is going to be hit. As you also know from reading this article, the rapture of the true church will occur “BEFORE” this attack occurs.

If the reports of these re-deployments of American fighter jets to Alaska is true, the question must be asked – is Russia and/or China planning an invasion of the continental United States?  Would such an effort include traversing Alaska into Canada and down our west coast? Are the “wildfires” all along the west coast a way to clear-out armed Americans so invasion troops won’t face “a gun behind every blade of grass?”

Some over the years have long foretold of an invasion of the USA by Chinese and Russian Troops.  No rational person took those theories seriously.  Now, there is reason to actually be concerned.

These jets are reportedly very advanced and so expensive that we only have an operational fleet of 187 F-22 jets and 555 F-35 jets. So why are we putting so many of them into Alaska? On the biblically prophetic aspect of these occurrences, this should be yet another major wake-up call that the departure of the true church in the rapture event is almost here. There remains very little time left before the judgment of the Tribulation Period sets in upon an unbelieving world.

BEAR RAPTURE PROPHECY ALERT UPDATE 11:

HOPE AND A TRUMP QUARANTINE

October 2, 2020

Given the aforementioned information concerning American fighter jets being deployed to Alaska in the previous update (if true), we will take a very interesting look at what can only be described as a major prophetic hint- drop by the Lord that indicates we will very soon see the bear rapture prophecy unfold. Credit goes to Gary from the Unsealed website for the below interesting prophetic observations. I have also thrown a few of my own observations in as well.

On Friday, September 18, 2020, the United States and the world learned of news that associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, had passed away.

The Supreme Court is the most pivotal, powerful and influential earthly court on earth, given that the United States still retains it’s position on the world scene as the world’s most powerful and influential nation. What we will see in light of her death is a very eye-raising occurrence.  The most powerful court on the face of the earth was suddenly split, creating what can only be observed as a stand-off on the Feast of Trumpets.

For those who may not know what the Feast of Trumpets is, it is on this day that a ritual trumpet blasts signify the issuance of revelation and a call for Israel to gather for God’s word of redemption. Set at the time of Israel’s final agricultural harvest, the day also symbolizes the Lord’s final harvest of souls. The Feast of Trumpets is also known as “Rosh Hashanah” and means, “The head of the year” and thus the holiday is referred to as the Jewish New Year. However, in the Bible it is known as “the Feast of Trumpets.” The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah ( יוֹם תְּרוּעָה‎), literally “day of shouting or blasting.” According to Jewish tradition, there is a strong link between Yom Teruah and the heavenly court’s judgment for the coming year. The “day of shouting or blasting” is very picturesque of what will occur at the rapture event in our near future as the true church disappears into Heaven.

Scripture clearly reveals that the rapture will be initiated with the sound of the trumpet blast …

“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: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).

“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:51-52).

Ginsburg was Jewish and was arguably the most well-known Jewish woman in America if not the world. Ginsburg died at the age of 87. In the Bible, the number 87 means Abram. Her death at 87 occurred in the very same week as the Abram Accords, which is widely considered to be the foundation of the future covenant the Antichrist will eventually confirm according to Daniel 9:27. Her first name Ruth is very interesting as Ruth was a Gentile from Moab who was married to the Israelite Boaz—Himself a type of Christ. Ruth herself is an Old Testament representation of the Gentile bride of Christ that will be caught up to Heaven when the rapture occurs and attend the wedding feast in Heaven after the Judgment Seat of Christ takes place while the Tribulation is transpiring on Earth. Ruth lived during the time of the judges and she was the last book of the Bible before the age of the judges ended. Ginsburg herself was one of the most powerful judges on earth.

Like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the true Church (those born again in Christ) will soon just disappear off the face of the earth, thus ending the era of the judges.  The justice that the Church provided in the earth will be gone.

It is also extremely interesting to note that the name of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the time of her death is “John” Roberts.

It was the Apostle “John” who was given a vision of the future judgment of Earth while on the Island of Patmos in the book of Revelation. In Revelation 4:1, “John” is given a picture of the rapture before judgment strikes …

“After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter” (Revelation 4:1).

After Ruth, the Israelites cried out for a king to reign over them.  They rejected God as their King because they wanted to be like the other nations of the world. So God steps back and let’s them have their wish.  They are given Saul, a ruthless and evil king, who is a foreshadow and a type of the coming Antichrist. Saul was followed by David who represents Christ, and is His ancestor.  It is on the throne of David that Christ will rule during the 1,000 year millennial reign.

After Ginsburg’s death, an eleven-year-old boy named “Micah” stood on the steps of the Supreme Court where she served and blew a shofar in a vigil remembering the late Supreme Court Justice.

Again, the blasting of the shofar is symbology of what is going to happen at the rapture event. The boys name seems to be another prophetic shot across the bow given that the book of Micah presents us with an Old Testament picture reference of the rapture of the Church:

“The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net” (Micah 7:2).

Interestingly, Ginsburg’s death and the kid named Micah occurred in the Jewish seventh month of the year, the same month number that parallels the chapter number of Micah where the hint of the rapture can be seen in the Bible (chapter 7).

After the rapture, the world will indeed be characterized by none being upright among men and every man will hunt his brother as the Tribulation sets in.

Then, days later on October 2, 2020, it is announced that President “Trump” (Trump = rapture) is himself “quarantined” away for supposedly having the Covid-19 virus.

The Old Testament book of Song of Solomon presents us with the picture of the future New Testament Church being “hidden away” in the rapture event before the Tribulation starts. Shall we say “quarantined” away? …

“My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away” (Song of Solomon 2:10-13).

The kicker here is that the name of the person who is said to have supposedly given him the virus is none other than “Hope” Hicks. In the book of Titus, the rapture of the true Church is referred to as the “blessed hope” …

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). 

Of course, Ms. “Hope” Hicks is obviously very beautiful to look upon, just as Solomon describes his “fair one” in the above passage that is prophetically hinting at the bride of Christ called the church – Christ’s “fair one.” The Church is referred to as Christ’s “bride” in Revelation 19 …

“… for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready” (Revelation 19:7).

Interestingly, Ms. “Hope” Hicks is also a “fair” skinned white/caucasian woman, paralleling the “fair one” of Solomon and it’s hidden reference to the church.

In closing, these signs are emerging at the same time that it is being covertly reported that American jets are being diverted to Alaska – the very place that prophecy seems to be pointing to in anticipation of the fulfillment of the Bear Rapture Prophecy. It is quite peculiar to say the least that we see these particular prophetic cues and signs emerging at this particular hour in history. Even more peculiar because of the fact that October of this year in 2020 kicks off the Jewish New Year of 2020. This may all sound familiar to those of you who have read the article “AMERICA THE VINEYARD AND THE YEAR 2020: THE 400 YEAR PROPHETIC CYCLE” (see the Recommended Reading” section at the end of this article). It is my belief that the hour of the church’s departure and subsequent judgment upon Earth is at hand.

THE REQUIREMENT FOR YOUR INCLUSION IN THE RAPTURE AND ESCAPE FROM THE COMING WRATH

The demonstrably divinely inspired text that we call the Bible promises a coming horrendous seven-year Tribulation period of judgment upon Earth for all of mankind, no matter what your religion, belief or creed is, and even to those who don’t believe anything spiritual at all.  We can now clearly see the signs of this approaching nightmare.  However, as we’ve already seen, this same divinely inspired text that we call the Bible promises a dramatic escape from off the face of the earth before this horrendous time of judgment only to a certain category of people.  

Put simply, an event is coming that will be so stupendous that it strains the mind to contemplate such an event happening.  It is an event that will see millions upon millions of people across the globe suddenly disappear without warning.  The millions of disappeared will have literally ascended into Heaven itself after instantaneously receiving a new glorified body fit for Heaven.  A body that will be able to withstand the atmosphere and glory of Heaven.  This event is known as the “Rapture.”  But the promise of escape is only to those who are “born again” in Christ.  This is why it is crucial to understand what Christ meant when he declared in no uncertain terms that only those who are “born again” in him will enter the Kingdom of God.  For the explanation of this, keep reading below.

In order to accept the offer of God’s grace and his salvation, you must take the crucial three steps of …

1. Agreeing – A belief and agreeing with God in all that he says in his word, the Bible, about the fact that you are separated from God, as every man and woman on the face of the earth are before accepting his salvation.  The Bible reveals that all are separated from him in a spiritual state of death, or said another way that the Bible reveals it, in a state of sin, that will result in damnation in the afterlife.  Agreeing with God in your heart that you are in need of his salvation.  The Bible reveals that God looks upon the heart of a man or woman, and thus, responds accordingly to the person who comes to him for salvation in recognition of his inability to save himself.  The Bible makes these facts very clear – “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).  “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23).  The Bible describes these three kinds of death:

• physical death (the state experienced when life leaves our bodies).

• spiritual death (spiritual separation from God caused by our state of spiritual death inherited from the first man Adam – the state of sin that results in our daily outward acts of sin, whether deliberate or not, whether omissive or not; and finally …

• the second death (the fixed state entered into by the individual who dies physically while he or she is dead spiritually). This state is entered into after the death of the body which results in punishment in the afterlife until the event of the Great White Throne Judgment occurs wherein the damned are resurrected from Hades, or Hell, and are judged according to their works and finally destroyed and cease to exist after being cast into the Lake of Fire. Revelation 14 refers to this tragic end of the unsaved as the “Second Death” (verse 14). It is this state of suffering entered into after physical death and then final destruction at the Great White Throne Judgment in particular which is the horrible result of receiving the wages of sin (unforgiven due to unbelief and rejection of Christ). The Lord Jesus Christ frequently described such a death as being irrevocable in a destiny which he called Hell.  He described Hell as a literal place of judgment (Matthew 13:42); a place of everlasting fire (Matthew 18:8); a place of torment (Luke 16:24,28); a place of weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 13:50); a place of remorse (Mark 9:44-48); of bitter memory (Luke 16:25), and a place originally prepared for the Devil and his angels (Matthew 25:41).  In fact, Jesus more often warned about Hell than he spoke about Heaven.

It is not God’s will or desire that any person should be consigned to perish in Hell (2 Peter 3:9), but rather that all should come to repentance of unbelief toward him and believe on him for the salvation of the individual’s soul.  But God’s justice requires that the “soul who sins” (remains in it’s state of death or state of sin) is the one who will die a second time after a long period of torment (Ezekiel 18:4).  So, agree with God, admitting that you are unable to save yourself and in a state of sin under God’s just condemnation for that sin and that you are in need of his salvation.

2. Believing – Then, believe that God does not want you to perish eternally in the torment of Hell because of your sin.  Believe that God loves you so much that he provided a way whereby he could still be a just, holy and righteous God, and yet pardon you.  Believe that God did not just overlook sin, but that he sent his only begotten son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to provide salvation by personally paying the penalty for sin.  Believe that Jesus Christ, whose life, death, burial and resurrection is the best-attested fact of antiquity, did come to earth to live, die, rise again and ascend to Heaven in order to provide justification and salvation for all who trust him.  Believe that he, and he alone, can save you because he has fully satisfied the just demands of God.  Believe that you can’t become righteous in God’s sight by your own effort.  Believe that he wants to save you and that he will save you.  The Bible provides a solid basis for such belief …

“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9).

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (John 3:16-17). 

“But God demonstrates his love toward us in this:  while we were yet sinners,  Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). 

God presented him (Jesus Christ) as a sacrifice of atonement through faith in his blood.  He did this to demonstrate his justice because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished – he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies the man or woman who has faith in Jesus (Romans 3:25-26). 

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.  For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;  And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures … ” (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). 

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). 

“Jesus answered, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).  “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).

“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out [drive away]” (John 6:37).

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20).

3. Calling – It is not enough to agree with God, admit your need, and believe that Christ can and will save you.  You must act upon those facts. God’s requirement is that you repent of your unbelief toward him and actively call upon him for the salvation of your soul based on the fact that you cannot save yourself. It is unbelief in particular that damns the soul to its horrible fate …

“He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:18).

You must be willing to completely turn from your own efforts to save yourself or from any other hope.  You must come to Christ, calling upon him for salvation and counting on the fact that he will do what he has promised.  This means simply taking the gift of pardon and eternal life which he offers.  Merely believing about Jesus Christ without coming to him makes as much sense and is as effective as believing that a medication can successfully treat a fatal disease, but failing to take it.  Yet again, the Bible emphatically and authoritatively provides the basis for such statements.

The word translated “believe” here means to “rest one’s entire weight and trust on the object or person in which the belief is placed.”  It requires action in keeping with the intellectual assent of that belief.

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13).

” … but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).

The logical question you may be asking at this point is:  “how do I come to Christ and call upon him?”  The answer is that “calling upon the Lord” is just another term for praying, or talking to God.  To talk to God is not a complicated process, dependent upon some special rituals.  God has invited people to approach him through his Son in simple, straightforward terms.  In fact, Jesus approved of the dishonest, despised tax collector who simply prayed, “God be merciful to me, a sinner.”  While the exact words of your prayer to God are not of vital importance (since God sees and knows the attitude of your heart), the following is the kind of prayer that you could pray in calling upon God for salvation …

“Dear Lord Jesus:  I realize that I need you.  I admit that I have sinned and that I deserve your just, eternal punishment for that sin.  But I am sorry for my sin and I am turning to you and asking for forgiveness.  I believe that you died and rose again to pay sin’s penalty on my behalf.  I come to you and open my heart to you.  I ask you to come into my life, forgive me for all of my sin and make me your child.  I invite you to take control of my life and to cause me to be the kind of person you would have me to be.  I thank you for doing this because you have promised that whosoever calls upon you, as I am doing now, shall be saved.  I pray this in the name of your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen.”

If this prayer expresses the desire of your heart, I urge you to sincerely and genuinely express it to God as your prayer.  The Bible makes clear that when we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ in our heart, God forgives our sins and counts us righteous, and that when we openly confess with our mouth what we have done in our heart,  God gives us assurance of that salvation (Romans 10:9-10).

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?  Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.  That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.  Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again” (John 3:3-7).

Recommended Reading:

AMERICA THE VINEYARD AND THE YEAR 2020: THE 400 YEAR PROPHETIC CYCLE

THE HALE-BOPP COMET AND ITS PROPHETIC CONNECTION TO THE YEAR 2017 AND “TRUMP”: A DRAMATIC SIGN OF THE COMING GLOBAL JUDGMENT

THE SEVEN-FOLD DEATH OF MEGALOPOLIS – GOD’S HIDDEN SIGN

THE PROPHECY OF THE TOWERS: THE KNIGHTS LIVE ON

COULD IT BE? DID THE WAR IN HEAVEN JUST BEGIN ON ROSH HASHANAH

THE FIG TREE, THE FESTIVALS AND THE DOCTRINE OF IMMINENCY

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