The Rapture

I pray that no one ever has need to read this, but because of what the bible ( the true inspired word of God) says I fear some will need to know what follows.

If you are reading this because there has been a great "vanishing" of people, your life, and the lives of others that are left depend on following these instructions.

The time you are living in or about to enter is known as the tribulation, it will last for 7 years. The time that I am in right now is known as the Last Days. Jesus describes this time in Matthew 24. I want to give you a few basics about what has happened, and a few instructions that you must follow to survive what is about to happen.

Let me try to explain what just happened and where all the true Christians and children went. You may or may not have heard people talk about the "rapture". The vanishing that took place was called the rapture of the Church, or the catching away. The apostle Paul talks about it in 1 Corinthians 15:51-54, also in 1Thessalonians 4:13-17.

Do not believe anything else you may hear about the disappearances. Aliens did not take us. There was not a cleansing of the infirm, or the "crazy Christians". Jesus Christ walked out on the clouds and called His people to Him. That is what happened. Period. We are all in Heaven now with Jesus at the marriage supper of the Lamb. Try not to go crazy trying to find your lost loved ones, you will not find them on this Earth, they are really in Heaven.

The most important thing I can think of to tell you is DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TAKE THE MARK OF THE BEAST!!!!! The anti-christ will require that all people receive a mark in their foreheads or right hand. "And he caused all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand or in their foreheads: whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." Rev.20:15 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." Rev. 13:16,17. The number of the beast ( the anti christ) is 666. Rev.13:18 "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six." In Hebrew the letters of the alphabet have numerical value. If you add up the numeric value of the letters of his name it will equal 666. The mark of the beast will either be his name or the number of his name which is 666. This will be required to buy, sell or work.

If you take this mark you are lining yourself up on the side of Satan and against God. You will not have another chance, you will spend eternity in the lake of fire. "And death and Hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." Rev.20:14,15. You need to fall on your knees right now and call out to God. Ask Him to forgive you for not listening and accepting Jesus as your Savior before. Ask Him to give you the strength that you will need to get through the time to come. From here on out things will only get worse. Your eternity depends on what you do now. If you decide to be on the side of God, and you call out to Him now, and you don’t take the mark of the beast, and you tell anyone that you are on God’s side, you will, in all likelihood be martyred. "And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and is was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled." Rev. 6:9-11. If you take a stand for God, and do not waver in the face of the persecution that is to come you will be rewarded and spent all eternity in Heaven with the Lord. If you survive the persecution somehow you will live on the earth for 1000 years under the Millennial Reign of Jesus. After that here will be a new Heaven and a new earth, but you will spend eternity with God. The only other choice that you have is to take what seems to be the easy way by taking the mark of the beast so you can buy and sell and have food. If you choose this way you will spend eternity in torment in the lake of fire with Satan and all of his demons. These are the only two choices left. There is no time left to sit on the fence being indifferent saying well maybe tomorrow I’ll think about it. The decision has to be made now. I pray that you make the right one.

The Tribulation

The tribulation will begin with the anti-christ signing a 7 year peace treaty with Israel. "And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:"Daniel 9:27 tells about this. The "he" that is spoken of here is the anti-christ. He will make a covenant (treaty) for one week (this means 7 years, a week of years).

If you do not know who he is right now, you will very soon. He will come from one of the countries in the European Union, this is the revised Roman Empire. The second chapter of the book of Daniel tells about it as Daniel interprets the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, starting with verse 31. The 4^th kingdom is the Roman Empire. In the 7^th chapter, verse 7, the 4^th beast Daniel saw is the revised Roman Empire, or as we now know, the European union. The anti-christ will be of Greek, Turkish, Syrian, or Egyptian heritage. These were the 4 Kingdoms of Alexander the Great, the he goat that is discussed in Daniel 8. The little horn that will arise is the anti-christ. He will instill a sense of confidence into a very shaken world. Daniel 7:8 says "... in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things." What would be great things to a world in the midst of chaos and lawlessness? How about world peace, law and order. He will promise it all. Daniel says in Ch. 11 verse 21 "...but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries." Ch.7 verse 11"I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake" His voice will have a very mesmerizing effect on people, people will be glued to his every word and believe it all gladly. He will instill a sense of peace and hope in the hearts of man. Ch.11 verse 37 "Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all." He will not have anything to do with women, he will either be a homosexual or will be celibate. He will be totally wrapped up in his own powers. "And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast."Rev 13:3 He will probably be shot in the head and appear to be dead, but his wound will heal and it will appear that he has risen from the dead. Don’t let this fool you, he was not dead, he only appeared to be. Satan is a liar and a deceiver, he tries to mimic the things of God. The anti-christ is the puppet of Satan. He will bring peace to the world, but it will be a short peace, lasting 3 ½ years. "But he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries."Dan.10:21. He will set up a one world government. This is coming together as I write this with the emergence of the European Union and the powers that the United Nations and NATO now have as world peace keeping forces. Things are rapidly moving toward a one world government.

"And in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate."Dan.9:27 He will break the peace treaty in the midst, half way through, or 3 ½ years into the treaty. By this verse we also see that the temple in Jerusalem will be rebuilt, for in order for the sacrifice and oblation to cease they have to be started again, and that cannot happen without the temple. At that time he will enter the Holy of Holies, the innermost part of the temple, where only the high priest is allowed, and he will declare himself to be God. This is also pointed out in this verse,"for the overspreading of abominations shall make it desolate."

He will have a partner, the false prophet. He will make an image, or a statue of the anti-christ that will be able to speak. This is not that far fetched with the advance in technology in the area of robots and computers. "And I beheld and another beast (the false prophet) 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 (the anti-christ) before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therin to worship the fist beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the site of men, and deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed."Rev.13:11-15. The false prophet will most likely be the Pope.

There are terrible plaques and horrors coming. God is getting ready to start pouring His judgement out on the earth. The book of Revelation tells of the horrors to come. They are too numerous to go into. Some of the experts on the book of Revelation say that these plaques and disasters are what would happen if there is an all out nuclear war. Others take the writings of this book literally and believe that all these things will come directly from nature. Either way, know this, God is in control and everything that happens is happening because He said for it to. I urge you to study Revelation so that you will recognize what is happening as it occurs.

I warn you to be very careful about who you trust. The anti-christ will have a lot of people working for him trying to round up all the believers so that he can kill them. There will most likely be some sort of reward for turning them in. If you decide that you are on God’s side try to find some others who are as well, but be as sure as you can be that they really are believers. You will need to band together as much as possible to survive. Most of all trust in God, pray hard, and don’t give in.

Satan will loose the battle. If you choose to be on his side you will loose also. " And the beast was taken, and with him the false profit that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These were both cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone."Rev.19:20. "And the devil (Satan) that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented for ever and ever." Rev.20:10

I pray that you make the right choice. I wish you luck in what is to come.