36 signs of the pre trib rapture

36 SCRIPTURES THAT CLARIFY A PRE TRIB RAPTURE EvangelistMParker | March 2, 2014 propheciesslide5a By Daymond Duck. We found this article on a Facebook page, and wanted to share it with you here..EXCELLENT resource!! Thirty Six Pre-Trib Rapture Texts 1.There are no passages in either the Old Testament or the New Testament that say the Church will go through the Tribulation Period. 2.The Tribulation Period is called the “Time of Jacob’s Trouble” [The time of unbelieving Israel’s Trouble], but it is never called the time of the Church’s Trouble (Jer. 30:7). 3.Gabriel told Daniel, “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people [Daniel’s people are the Jews] and upon thy holy city” [The Holy City is Jerusalem] (Dan. 9:24). There is no mention of the Church. 4.The Church had no part in the first sixty-nine weeks and it will have no part in the seventieth week [the Tribulation Period] (Dan. 9:24). 5.In the Book of Revelation, the Rapture occurs at Rev. 4:1 which is before the Tribulation Period described in Rev. 6:1-19:21. In the sequence of events, the Rapture is before the seal, trumpet and bowl judgments. 6.The Church is mentioned more than twenty times in the first three chapters of Revelation, but the Church is never mentioned in the description of the Tribulation Period between Rev. 4:1 and Rev. 19:1. 7.The Tribulation Period is called a Day of Wrath in the Bible (Zeph 1:15), but the Bible says, “God hath not appointed us [the Church] to wrath” (I Thess. 5:9). 8.The Tribulation Period is called a Day of Wrath in the Bible (Zeph. 1:15), but the Bible says, Jesus has “delivered us from the wrath to come” [delivered the Church from the Tribulation Period] (I Thess. 1:10). 9.The Tribulation Period is called the Day of the Lord in the Bible (Zeph. 1:14). The Bible says, “the day of the Lord [the Tribulation Period] so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they [the unbelievers] shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them [upon the unbelievers], as travail upon a woman with child; and they [the unbelievers] shall not escape” (I Thess. 5:2-3). It clearly teaches that the Tribulation Period will come upon unbelievers, but it does not include believers. 10.Concerning the Rapture, the Bible says, “Comfort one another with these words” (I Thess. 4:18). There’s no comfort in the teaching that the Church will go through part or all of the Tribulation Period. 11.Jesus told the Church at Philadelphia, “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation [the Tribulation Period], which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth” (Rev. 3:10). God promised to keep the obedient Church members out of the Tribulation Period. 12.According to the Bible, the marriage of the Lamb will take place in heaven before Jesus comes back to fight the Battle of Armageddon at the end of the Tribulation Period (Rev. 19:7-21). This means the Church will go to heaven [be Raptured] for the marriage of the Lamb before the Second Coming. 13.The end of the age will be like the days of Noah (Matt. 24:37). Noah and his family were removed from the earth [got on the ark] before the flood. Some believe this means that the Church will be removed from the earth before the judgment of God [Raptured before the Tribulation Period] (Gen. 7:23). 14.The end of the age will be like the days of Lot (Luke 17:28). Lot and his family were removed from Sodom before the judgment of God [before the fire and brimstone fell] (Gen. 19:16). Some believe this means that the Church will be removed from the earth before the judgment of God [Raptured before the Tribulation Period]. 15.Jesus was talking about the Tribulation Period when He said, “Pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass” (Luke 21:36). It seems unreasonable to believe Jesus would tell the Church to pray for something He is unwilling to grant. 16.The Bible says, “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming” (II Thess. 2:7-8). The most common interpretation of this is that the Antichrist can’t be revealed until the Restrainer [who most commentators say is both the Holy Spirit and the Church] is removed. If the Restrainer is the Church only, this means the Church will be removed before the Antichrist is revealed [that’s the Pre-Trib. Rapture]. If the Restrainer is the Holy Spirit only so that the Holy Spirit is removed without the Church, this means believers will cease to be indwelt with the Holy Spirit. It also means the Church will be left behind to go through the worst time the earth has ever seen [the Tribulation Period] without the help of the Holy Spirit. This would contradict the teaching of Jesus when He said, “I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever” (John 14:16). And, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Heb. 13:5). 17.Isaiah wrote that God said, “Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain” (Isa. 26:19-21). Notice, that the dead rise first [that’s the Rapture], next God’s people are summoned to enter into His chambers for a short while until the indignation [a name of the Tribulation Period] is past. God will raise the dead and summon His people because He intends to punish the inhabitants of the earth [send the Tribulation Period]. 18.Malachi wrote that God said, “They shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not” (Malachi 3:17-18). Pre-Tribulation teachers believe God is saying He will come for His Church [the Rapture] and then He will return with His Church [the Second Coming] to judge between the righteous and wicked. 19.In the Rapture, Jesus comes for His Church (I Thess. 4:16-17; John 14:3). When He comes at the end of the Tribulation Period, He will come with His Church (I Thess. 3:13; Rev. 19:14). 20.Concerning the Second Coming, Jesus said, “But of the day and the hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only” (Matt. 24:36). But if the Church goes through the Tribulation Period, some will know the day because it will be seven years from the signing of the seven-year covenant. Some will know the day because it will be 1260 days from the day the Antichrist defiles the Temple (Rev. 12:6). 21.Concerning the Antichrist, many scholars believe the Bible teaches he won’t be revealed until after the Church is gone (II Thess. 2:6-8), but if the Church goes through the Tribulation Period, some will know who he is because he will sign the seven-year covenant (Dan. 9:24-27), he will head up the world government (Rev. 13:1-10), he will try to force multitudes to worship him, and to receive his mark, receive his name or his number (Rev. 13:15-17). Many of those who are here and being forced to worship him and take his name or die will know who he is. 22.The Antichrist is not suppose to be revealed until after the Church is gone (II Thess. 2:6-8), but if the Church goes through the Tribulation Period, the Church will know who the Antichrist is because he will put a statue of himself in the rebuilt Temple (Dan. 11:31; Dan. 12:11; Matt. 24:15). 23.If the Church goes through the Tribulation Period, the Church will know who the Antichrist is because he will head up the world government and receive a deadly wound to his head that will be healed (Rev. 13:3). Some think he will be raised from the dead or at least fake the resurrection. 24.If the Church goes through the Tribulation Period, the Church will know who the Antichrist is because he will head up the world government and be supported by the head of the world religion called the False Prophet (Rev. 13:11-18). 25.If the Church goes through the Tribulation Period, the Church will know who the Antichrist is because he’s the one that will kill the Two Witnesses (Rev. 11:7). 26.Many people don’t think the Church will go through the Tribulation Period because of verses of Scripture that say things like, “The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked he will destroy” (Psa. 145:18-20). Many believe God will preserve the Church from the Tribulation Period or keep the Church out of the Tribulation Period not destroy the Church in the Tribulation Period. 27.There are verses of Scripture that say things like, “Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it” (Deut. 4:2; Prov. 30:5-6; Rev. 22:18-19). Some believe people have to throw away verses of Scripture to believe the Church will go through the Tribulation Period. 28.In the seven letters to the seven churches, Jesus said, “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches” seven times (Rev. 2:7,11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22). When we get to the Tribulation Period, Jesus said, “If any man have an ear, let him hear” (Rev. 13:9). He left out, “what the Spirit saith unto the churches” because there are no churches on earth to go through the Tribulation Period. The Church will be in heaven. 29.When the Rapture happens the Church goes up to meet Jesus in the air (I Thess. 4:13-18), but at the end of the Tribulation Period the Church will come down to the earth with Jesus to witness what He does at the Battle of Armageddon (Rev. 19:14-21). 30.The Pre-Tribulation Rapture is more consistent with God’s grace, love, mercy, compassion, etc. The Mid and Post-Tribulation Rapture is more consistent with God’s wrath. 31.If the Rapture takes place at the end of the Tribulation Period, and all the wicked are removed from the earth at that time (Matt. 13:24-30, 47-50; 25:41), no one will be left to re-populate the earth during the Millennium. If all of the saved are Raptured and all the lost are removed from the earth at the end of the Tribulation Period, no one will be left to re-populate the earth. 32.The Antichrist will prevail against the saints during the Tribulation Period, but the gates of hell won’t prevail against the Church (Rev. 13:7; Matt. 16:18). Therefore, the Church won’t go through the Tribulation Period. 33.The twenty-four elders [representatives of the Church] will be in heaven before the seven-sealed scroll is broken (Rev. 4:4; 6:1-17). 34.Jesus was talking about the Tribulation Period when He said, “Pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass” (Luke 21:36). He didn’t say, “Pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to endure some or all of these things that shall come to pass.” 35.There are no signs of the Rapture, but if the Rapture takes place during the Tribulation Period, it would have to be after the seven-year covenant is signed by the Antichrist, and perhaps after several other things depending upon what a person believes about Mid-Trib, Post-Trib, etc. Jesus said, “When these things [the signs] begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads for your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 21:28). He didn’t say, “After all these things have happened your redemption draweth nigh.” He said, “When these things begin to come to pass it’s close.” By Daymond Duck

Mark of the Beast

search Bible Question:Does the mark of the beast come before or after the rapture? Bible Answer: The next major event in human history, from God's perspective, is the preaching of the gospel throughout the entire world (Matt. 24:14), and then comes the rapture. We are awaiting the spread of the gospel throughout the entire world. When the rapture occurs all the Christians will be removed from the earth. The illustration below provides an overview of the order of future events. The rapture comes first (saints are removed) followed by seven years of tribulation (a period of suffering), the kingdom (1,000 year period), and then an eternal life in heaven or hell. Rapture In The End Times The mark of the beast occurs during the tribulation period. In the Tribulation, two very powerful individuals come to power. Both are empowered by Satan. The first one is a political leader (2 Thess 2:1-4; Rev. 13;1-10) who is called the Antichrist. He is the leader of the a future world government. The second beast is called the false prophet (Rev. 13:11-18; 19:20-21). He is a religious leader. This is the one who forces people to receive the mark "666" in order to buy or sell (Rev. 13:16-17). Who are these individuals? Who will be these beasts? The world will not know for sure until it happens at the middle of the tribulation period. But when he does appear he can be identified as the one . . . . . . who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. (NASB) 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Conclusion:The rapture comes first at the beginning of the Tribulation and the mark of the beast, "666," occurs after the rapture and sometime after the middle of the tribulation. Christians will not be present during the tribulation period but many will be saved as they search to understand what has happened. We can only assume that they will listen to past recorded sermons, read books about Jesus, and watch recorded videos. Many will have their sins forgiven as they believe in Jesus and depend on Him. Many will also die as a result of disbelief. Now is the time to believe in Jesus and let him take over our life.

precious promise

Joel 2:25King James Version (KJV) 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

satan and mind control

How Satan Gains Control Of The Mind Watchman Nee in his book The Spiritual Man states that there are five ways we give control of our minds to Satan: First, by not daily meditating on God's word. Second, by deliberately considering and living out sin in one's mind. Third, through willful ignorance of God's truth's and moral absolutes. Fourth, by accepting any suggestion in the mind as if from God without questioning or checking to see if it lines up with God's Word or past light of God. Fifth, by deliberately blanking one's mind so as to receive suggestions from evil spirits. James 4:7 states, "Submit therefore to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you." God has a purpose and a plan for each of our lives. God’s Word commands us: Ephesians 5:15-17 "Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is." Each of the above points we could cover. For the most part they are self explanatory. Where they are not, we will cover them in this article. However, none of the above points, except meditating on God's word, would even be a problem if the individual Christian sought God's will for them and walked in His will. The way Satan gains control of a person's mind is when their mind is passive, idle, when they are out of God's will, not occupied with God's will. God commands us in His word to know what His will for our lives are individually. Paul wrote in Galatians 5:16 "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh." We are walking in the Holy Spirit when we are using our daily time according to God’s leading through the Holy Spirit. As long as we are occupied in our use of time according to God’s will, Satan cannot gain control of our minds. You have heard the saying, "An idle mind is the play ground of the Devil." That is literally true. It is only when we disobey God in our use of time, allow our minds to be idle, that Satan is able to get a foothold. First, understand that the Bible teaches us that the flesh never did obey God’s laws and it never will. Paul wrote, Romans 8:6-8 "For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so; and those who are in the flesh cannot please God." This passage tells us that the flesh never did obey God’s laws and that it never will. How then do we bring the flesh under control? How do we keep from sinning? How do we keep Satan from gaining control of our minds? By occupying our time and our minds with God’s will. Paul wrote in Romans 13:14 "But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts." As long as you are occupied in doing God’s will, the flesh does not have opportunity to sin. It is when we become idle and our minds become idle that our flesh begins to drift toward its natural inclination to sin. Let me cite you an example in my own life. When I was in Junior College I went through a two year Degree in Electronic Technology. This involved four hours a day in class instruction with a twenty minute break in between five days a week. I used my twenty minute break to go out on campus and share Jesus with students. The campus had a population of over 15,000 students. It took me about five minutes to find a student to talk to, ten minutes to present to them the Gospel through a salvation tract, and five minutes to get back to class. I saw many students come to Christ during this twenty minutes a day sharing the Gospel. When I would go out and do this with my break, God would bless me in my electronics (Luke 6:38). One day I decided to go to the break room and get a coke and a candy bar. I sat down at a table and while drinking my coke I looked around and noticed all the beautiful girls that were on campus. RED FLAG! RED FLAG! RED FLAG! An idle mind is the playground of the Devil. Now there is nothing wrong with enjoying the flowers in the field, but I was idle and once these thoughts entered in, other thoughts also entered in and it was all down hill from there. Given the opportunity to sin, the flesh will sin. "An idle mind is the play ground of the Devil," I thought, so I got up and went out on the campus to look for someone to share Jesus with. So then, how do we bring our flesh under control and keep it from sinning? By filling and occupying our time with God’s will. It is God’s will that Christians use their free time to share Christ with others. When we don’t use our free time to share Christ with others we fill it with worldly things. We become board and start looking for ways to satisfy the desires of the flesh. Paul wrote, Galatians 5:17 "For the flesh with-strong-passion-fights against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please." There is no satisfying the flesh. the more you give into the flesh to satisfy it, the harder it is to go back to walking in the Holy Spirit, because the flesh with strong passion fights against the Holy Spirit. Getting back to our main discussion, how then does Satan gain control of the mind. Simply stated: when we are not obeying God in our use of time. An idle mind is the playground of the Devil plain and simple. The way you gain back control of your mind is by seeking the Lord’s will in your use of time and then obeying him in that use of time. That is what Chapter 5 of Section 1 in the Basic Textbook is all about: it teaches and explains to you how to set up a weekly schedule in your use of time according to God’s will. A second way Satan gains control of the mind is when we place our trust in what many Christians mistakenly call the Holy Spirit. What do I mean by this? I mean "God told me to do this. . ." However, what God told them to do is completely contrary to God’s word. Jesus said in John 8:47 "He who is of God hears the words of God." God never, ever, ever leads us contrary to the Word of God. So when we receive anything we think is the Holy Spirit, the first question we must ask is "Does God’s word agree with what I believe is the Holy Spirit speaking to me?" Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 11:14 "And no wonder for Satan transforms himself into an angel of light." Earlier in the same chapter Paul wrote, 2 Corinthians 11:4 "For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully." Paul talks about another Jesus and a different spirit and a different gospel. How do we know who is the true Jesus preached about or what is truly the Holy Spirit talking to us or what is the true Gospel preached? The Mormons have a different Jesus and gospel, the Jehovah Witnesses another Jesus and gospel, and the Muslims a totally different Jesus and gospel. What is the true Gospel? The Bible tells us who the true Jesus is and what is truly the voice of the Holy Spirit and what the true Gospel is. Paul wrote, "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures." (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) "But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed." (Galatians 1:8) Our faith is not based on air, it is not built on Jesus or the Holy Spirit or the Gospel; our faith is based on the Jesus and the Holy Spirit and the Gospel taught in the Bible. The Bible is the bases for what we believe or do not believe. If a voice tells you to do something that does not agree with God’s Word, it is not of God and is to be rejected plain and simple. God speaking through Isaiah said, "And when they say to you, ‘Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,’ should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living? To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn." (Isaiah 8:19-20) Another way Satan gains control of our minds which really relates to what we have already been discussing, is when we deliberately choose to sin. Our flesh is in bondage to sin. All Christians struggle with lust. However, when a Christian deliberately chooses to turn to pornography, they are with their will choosing to sin. That is a doorway. As a result Satan will take control of their minds and it will take more than confession of one's sin to get freed from the bondage of pornography because now unclean spirits are also involved which are keeping the person in bondage. Ecclesiastes 10:8 states "He who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever breaks a hedge a serpent will bite him." You must now also ask God to cleanse you from the unclean spirits and free your mind from bondage to Satan, then bind the unclean spirits and command them to leave in order to get free. Christians I have worked with who have willfully turned to pornographic sights on the web have found afterwards that regaining control of their minds is a real battle and is not possible in most cases without the help of other Christians. My advise is occupy yourself with God's will and stay away from pornographic sights. See my article on Spiritual Warfare titled "How to Have Victory Over Sexual Sins." Another way Satan gains control of our minds is through non-Biblical types of meditation. What do I mean by non-Biblical types of meditation. What kind of meditation is Biblical, does the Bible teach? Joshua wrote in Joshua 1:8, "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success." The Bible’s definition of meditation is always doing something with your mind, never surrendering or blanking it to anyone or waiting for something or someone to fill it. Meditation in the Bible is always active, it is never passive. What is the active thing the Bible tells us to do in meditation? It tells us to study and meditate upon God’s Word, meaning to think about, muse over: "What is God's word teaching, telling me to do? What is it trying to teach me?" Meditation here refers to actively using your mind to study and understand what the word of God is teaching you. I had a friend once who told me he had a problem spending more than ten minutes of His time in prayer because his mind would wonder and before he was done he found he was thinking about sinful things. What was he doing wrong? He was praying and waiting upon the Lord with a passive mind. This is not how we are to seek the Lord when we pray. When we pray, first, we are to worship the Lord, thank Him for His goodness in our lives, for our salvation and for answers to previous prayers. Psalm 100:4 states "Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His name." The second thing we are to do is to bring our petitions to the Lord. Philippians 4:6-7 states, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God, and the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Third, while then waiting upon the Lord you are to read, study and meditate upon His word. "He who is of God hears the words of God." (John 8:47) "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success." (Joshua 1:8) "He who gives attention to the word shall find good, and blessed is he who trusts in Yehovah." (Proverbs 16:20) "Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge; For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, that they may be ready on your lips. So that your trust may be in Yehovah, I have taught you today, even you. Have I not written to you excellent things of counsels and knowledge, To make you know the certainty of the words of truth that you may correctly answer to him who sent you?" (Proverbs 22:17-21) Why does God want us to meditate upon His Word while waiting upon Him? Psalm 138:2 tells us "You have magnified Your Word according to all Your name." Someone asks "What is God like?" God tells us in Psalm 138:2 that what God is like is what the Word of God teaches us about what God is like. God says that His Word is equal to His name. Being equal to His Name means equal to His character. God tells us in this passage of Scripture that His Character and what the Bible teaches about His character are one and the same. This is why God prefers to reveal Himself to us while meditating upon His word, because God's character, what He reveals to us about Himself through the Holy Spirit will never be contrary to what the Bible reveals to us about God's Character. They are one and the same. Now what is wrong meditation? Wrong meditation is what Eastern religions and Satanic cults teach you to do, and that is to blank your mind while waiting for Satan to come and fill it, and fill it he will. Years ago I prayed with a man who came forward in church to receive Christ. He had been heavily involved in Transcendental Meditation. This is a religion which stresses strongly blanking ones mind in meditation. As a result many unclean spirits entered him. After he came to Christ, he had great difficulty gaining control over his mind because he had passively yielded his mind to Satan for so many years. This is also what Satanists do to gain instruction from Satan and to receive demons, they plank their minds. They will focus upon a burning candle and clear their minds of all thought until an outside force enters their minds and takes control. This is just the opposite of what God asks of us. God never takes control of our minds. He created us in His image. That means like God we have free independent will. God never violates the independent will of anyone. Even after we give our lives to Christ, he does not take control of our minds. Jesus will tell us what His will for our lives are, but he will never force us to do his will. We are always in control of ourselves and must choose to obey Him. He never requires us to yield our minds and bodies to Him to control and walk through like demon possession. Jesus was not a man possessed by God, Jesus was God in bodily form. Paul wrote in Colossians 2:9 "For in Him all the fulness of Deity dwells in bodily form." That is what we mean by Christianity being relationship with Jesus. We seek God’s will for our lives while meditating upon His word. He then either directly through the Word reveals His will to us, or speaks to us through the Holy Spirit but never in contradiction to God’s word. We then choose with our will whether to obey Him or not. To have a relationship with Jesus then means to walk in obedience to His revealed will to us individually. But notice we must make the choice, He never forces us to do anything. When we choose not to obey God’s revealed will to us, this is disobedience, and this removes His protection over us and our minds become open to Satan’s control. Getting back to our original passage quoted in this article, in James 4:7 it states "Submit therefore to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you." We have no power over Satan. The only power we have over Satan is Jesus’ power, and His power is only available to us when we are walking in obedience to Him. When we are not choosing to walk in obedience to Christ, we cannot resist the devil and we become open and under His control, and Satan gains control over our minds. You see, there is no in between: either Jesus is Lord over us or Satan is. This is what Jesus meant in Matthew 12:30 when he said "He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters." Only when we choose to walk in obedience to Christ do we have Christ’s power over Satan and are we able to gain control over our hearts and minds. Paul wrote in Romans 1:28 "And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them up to a mind void of judgment, to do those things which are not proper." We are only able to resist the Devil and have control over our minds when we are choosing to walk in obedience to Christ, because then God gives us His grace to have control over our minds. Paul wrote in Ephesians: "And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the age of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest." (Ephesians 2:1-3) "This I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness." (Ephesians 4:17-19) How then do we keep Satan from gaining control of our minds? Paul wrote "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh" (Galatians 5:16). How do we know when we are walking in the Holy Spirit and when we are not? We are walking in the Holy Spirit when we are using our time according to God’s will (Eph 5:15-17). We are not walking in the Holy Spirit when we are not using our time according to God’s will, when we are allowing our minds to be passive and idle. When we do this the flesh automatically takes over, and since Paul tells us in Romans 7:14 "For we know that the Law is spiritual; but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin," when the flesh takes over, it will sin. James 4:7 tells us that as long as we are walking in obedience to God in our use of time we can resist the Devil and that he will flee, and as long as we are focusing with our minds on God’s will and doing God’s will with our use of time, we will have control of our minds. Satan can only gain access to the mind of a disobedient Christian.

Flee the church

Powered by Translate The Apostate Church Apostasy, basically means to fall away from the truth. Therefore, an apostate is someone who has once believed and then rejected the truth of God. Apostasy is a rebellion against God because it is a rebellion against truth. In the Old Testament God warned the Jewish people about their idolatry and their lack of trust in Him. In the New Testament the epistles warn us about not falling away from the truth. Apostasy is a very real and dangerous threat. It is by no mistake the Churches have become apostate. Satan has devised this plan and the purpose of this is that as we head into New World Order and the Antichrist takes over, the churches will be so lukewarm and so lacking discernment that they will blindly follow what their pastor says. By this time most of the Pastors will be so blind to the Gospel that they will lead their churches to worship the Antichrist and accept the mark of the beast. This explains why most Pastors and Christians will not make it to heaven. Any faithful Pastors and their followers left during this time will be martyrd and their church destroyed. But, I tell you that very shortly, there will be very few Spirit filled and faithful pastors left. "Let no one in any way deceive you, for it (Jesus return) will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction." 2 Thess. 2:3 14 Signs of an Apostate Church 1. Prosperity Gospel and "Word Faith" Church. "Money" and "Me" is the focus. 2. Seeking out Evil spirits, (kundalini) new age ideals, (mysticism) idolatry, (statues) etc, instead of seeking Jesus 3. Believe in OSAS - "Once Saved Always Saved" even if you have unbridled sin in your life 4. Woman Pastor - Women should never have authority over the Church, her husband or other men. 5. Evangelism is NOT a Priority. The Great Commission is not taken seriously 6. Ungodly leadership that act more like CEO's and Celebrities, instead of of Godly men. 7. "Sinner's Prayer" or "ask Jesus into your heart" altar calls 8. Baptism is put on hold for any length of time and is NOT a full submersion 9. Repentance is NOT a part of the Gospel. "Just Believe or Easy Believism" 10. There is NO true fellowship between its members 11. Believes that Sunday is the true Sabbath Day. The true Sabbath Day is Saturday 12. Church becomes a big business and there is more concern for growth in numbers than personal growth 13. Personal prayer or praying in your "closet" is seen as optional or unimportant 14. The true Gospel is sacrificed for the purpose of unity of all religions - Ecumenicalism Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 Prosperity Gospel There has been no greater destroyer of the Church than the Prosperity Preachers. I have written a whole article about it, so please click here to read it. The Prosperity Gospel is basically many Church Leaders/Pastors/Ministers/Preachers/Bishops, etc, who have taken the gospel and have twisted it so slightly in order to feed their greed and send their congregation into a poorer class or even poverty. This in turn makes the congregation focus more on what God can do for them, instead of what they can do for others and most importantly . . . how they can better serve Christ. The Church is supposed to be the Body of Christ, not a prostitute for the people and that is exactly what the Prosperity Preachers have done to Churches and Gods wrath will come down on those Preachers. Because the members of these churches buy into the greed of what these churches teach, Gods wrath will come down on those as well. You have to understand that if every person truly accepted and understood the Gospel of Jesus Christ, no person would ever attend a Prosperity Church and every one of those Churches would crumble in a week. Then, not one church would make the Body of Christ a greedy den of thieves anymore. These churches do this because their members allow them to do this and the Holy Spirit does not dwell in a place like that. I used to go to a Prosperity Church many years ago. The first thing I noticed about it was that the Holy Spirit did not dwell in that church. I finally left it because I felt like I was spiritually starving to death there. Now, I understand that I was attending a Prosperity Church and I am glad I left there before it was too late. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1 The Kundalini Spirit and New Age Movement There is a very dangerous spirit entering the churches that is so destructive that many people won't heal from it. I have studied about Satans tactics and I have to admit that the Kundalini Spirit is one of his greatest deceptions. The Kudalini Spirit is actually a demonic spirit that originates from India. The Kundalini Spirit and the Holy Spirit are so similar that someone who does not have good discernment or who is a new Christian will not be able to tell the difference. Once a person receives the Kundalini Spirit, it is really hard to get rid of, but it is possible through Christ, if that person is willing. The Holy Spirit cannot live in your heart when you have a Kundalini Spirit in you and it makes you more open to New Age ideas and less open to the Gospel. This could possibly mean that someone with the Kundalini Spirit may not enter the Kingdom of Heaven and that is why this evil spirit is potentially very deadly. I have also heard people say that all manifestations are evil and that is simply not true. It is very important to never suppress or grieve the Holy Spirit. You will experience manifestations when the Holy Spirit enters you. So often in the Bible, the Holy Spirit is associated with fire. This was so, concerning John the Baptist. Luke 3:16 "John answered saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I cometh, the latchet of Whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: He shall Baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire." The Holy Ghost was likened unto fire at Pentecost. Acts 2:3, "And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them" The manifestations of the Holy Spirit and Kundalini Spirit are similiar, however, I think is very safe to say that if you are in a situation where people are crawling on the ground, laughing hysterically, making animal noises or violently shaking their heads, then you need to run out of that place. If you see people praying, weeping, repenting, falling down and resting on the ground with a peaceful smile on their face, then that is probably from the Holy Spirit. To see proof of how the Fire of the Holy spirit works, CLICK HERE "Once Saved, Always Saved is Heresy Once saved, always saved is the cry so often heard from many of the pulpits today. "I can do whatever I want, as long as I have accepted Jesus as my personal Savior. Then it would make sense that a man could kill a bunch of people and them kill himself and be saved. This makes no sense and many people believe this teaching today, but is it true? Once we have become a true child of God in Jesus Christ, can we go on living like the world, in open rebellious sin and still be saved? Most people who believe this teaching will quote the following bible verse as proof: "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, not powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38, 39 Now this is a wonderful Bible promise that God has given us and it should inspire us all. But, does it say once a person is born again, it is impossible for him to lose his way and be lost? In fact, is this verse talking about salvation of eternal life at all? No, this verse is clearly talking about God's unconditional love towards man, not undconditional salvation. Salvation is conditional! You might also notice that the word "sin" was not included in the list of things which are unable to separate us from God. If we continue in sin, after we have asked Jesus to be our personal Savior, are we really in a saved relationship? Have we really converted? "For if we sin wilfully after that have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins." Hebrews 10:26 I am nore sure if we ever do become sin-free, but I do know that God will Not deem us as righteous if we have unbridled sin and only the righteous make it to Heaven. Women Should Never be Pastors I am a woman and this website is a teaching tool for anyone who wants to learn from it. However, I would never pastor a church because God forbids it, according to scripture and scripture could not be more plain about the subject. Paul states, "But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet, For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve."1 Tim. 2:12-13 This is tough teaching for some people to hear, but to reject it means to reject all of the bible as the true word of God. God has ordained that only men are to serve in positions of spiritual teaching authority in the church. This is not because men are necessarily better teachers or because women are inferior or less intelligent (which is not the case). It is simply the way God designed the church to function. Men are to set the example in spiritual leadership—in their lives and through their words. Women are to take a less authoritative role. Women are encouraged to teach other women (Titus 2:3–5). The Bible also does not restrict women from teaching children. The only activity women are restricted from is teaching or having spiritual authority over men. This precludes women from serving as pastors to men. This does not make women less important, by any means, but rather gives them a ministry focus more in agreement with God’s plan and His gifting of them. The "Sinner's Prayer" is Not Biblical Many Pastors and Christians agree that in order to become "Born Again," you must say the sinners prayer. The reality is that no one in the Bible ever prayed the "sinner's prayer," or even prayed for their initial salvation. However, they did believe, repent, confess Jesus and be immersed in water for the forgiveness of their sins. The sinners prayer is a man made ideology that thwarts God's plan of salvation. 1. First, they replaced believers baptism by immersion with infant baptism by sprinkling of water. 2. Second, they later replaced baptism altogether with the "sinners prayer" so that baptism is no longer even part of the plan of salvation. If you prayed the "sinners prayer" for your salvation, you are still lost in your sins, because it is not what God said to do. It is a proven fact that 80-90% of people who say the sinner's prayer turns back to their old ways and yet they view themselves as "Christians." It makes sense then that only 10-20% of the congregations who attend Christian Churches are truly saved and are true followers of Christ. This explains why awhile ago, the Holy Spirit told me that most people who attend church will not make it to Heaven. This did not make sense at the time to me, but now it does. I said the sinner's prayer along time ago and did not turn from sin, but I thought that my place was in Heaven. About a year ago, the Holy Spirit told me, "your place is in Heaven, but you are not ready." Jesus was calling me to repent and become a true child of God. I did this and I am now a very devout Christian, which had nothing to do with the "Sinner's Prayer." And keep my Sabbaths holy that they may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God. Ezekiel 20:20 Sabbath on Sunday Has Pagan Roots People argue all the time about whether we should still keep the Sabbath Day Holy or what day it should be kept. The answer should be crystal clear in your mind when you know the history of the Sabbath. We all know that God said in the 10 Commandments to keep the Sabbath Holy. To ignore this would mean we should just ignore all other commandments and start murdering and stealing. So, obviously we should keep the Sabbath in obedience to God, just like the rest of the commandments. But what day is really the Sabbath Day? What many Christians do not understand is that Constantine claimed he was a Christian and he legalized the Sabbath to be on Sundays and yet before Constantine, the Jews and early Christians kept the Sabbath on Saturday. Constantine, knew that Rome could not kill Christianity. Instead, he devised a cunning plan to bend Christianity to his ways by changing things ever so slightly that over time Christians wouldn't even realize it. You see, Constantine was a devout Paganist and he regularly worshipped the Sun on Sun-day. He stated that he had a dream/vision and saw Jesus and he converted to Christianity. Christians believed him and blindly followed him and his pagan rituals. However, all of the artifacts of Constantines showed many signs of paganism and nothing of Christianity. I honestly never gave a second thought to having Sunday as the Sabbath day, until the Holy Spirit convicted me and showed me that if I worshipped on Sunday, I would be in essence worshipping the Pagan Gods that Constantine set up Christians to do. Constantine ultimately created the Catholic Church. (Click Here for more info) If I had to choose between worshipping on Saturday, based on old Jewish Law or worshipping on Sunday, based on Pagan/Catholic rituals, I would choose Saturday any day. However, I don't think there is anything wrong with attending a very good church on Sunday, if it meets the criteria I mention below, but the Holy Spirit convicted me that the Sabbath Day should be Saturday. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. Revelation 3:16 Church is Not a Business The Church should never, ever be set up like a business. This is happening more and more and I easily found an article that shows you how to Set up a Mega-Church in 7 simple steps and God Help Us All! The Church's priority should be preaching the Gospel and the truth according to scripture. CLICK HERE to read the full article. How to Start a Mega Church in 7 Steps 1. First think about yourself. To succeed you need to build a major corporation with a dedicated and loyal customer base. To do this you need to be professional, and powerful. 2. Get up to date demographic information for your city. Find the up-and-coming area. Ideally it should be growing quickly, mainly through settlement by young adults. 3. Plan to run a commissioning service for three months down the track. Your first month goal is to recruit a small group of people to support you. You will find them particularly at smaller local churches just outside the area you are targeting. Go to churches, attend services. Seek out key people, ex-members of the leadership team (they often are disenchanted with their churches progress). 4. Hire a great graphic design company (or better yet a talented religious designer willing to work on the cheap). Get a great flyer, website, and logo going. This will be your major calling card for the next 3 months. 5. Recognize that most of your churchgoers will be currently attending other churches (you’ll typically have less than 1/5 new converts). Your ideal recruit will be an existing churchgoer and male (because men still typically have more money, and have more say over their family finances, and if a man goes to a church it is much more likely that his whole family attends). 6. Make sure your first year of church is super-professional. Accept no amateurish compromises, even if you have to spend like crazy, or cut something out. Find some great musicians. If you can’t find them willing to do it for nothing, hire them. Music has to be top notch from day one. It is a main driver for visitors to feel ‘wowed’ and to feel that your church is better than theirs. Invest in a good PA and lighting. 7. From the very first service you need to be thinking about revenue. Initially it isn’t a hard sell. If you’ve done your job right, you’ll have a bunch of people excited about what you’ll do. They realise it needs resources. Appeal for support after your big sermons about changing the world. “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” Mark 16:16 Baptism is Extremely Important Baptism is full of significance and should be performed on the same day of repentence and turning our hearts to Christ. Paul teaches us that the Christian is supposed to go through a similar experience to what Jesus went through in His death, burial and resurrection. The difference is that Jesus died physically and actually came back to life; we're to die to our sin, self and old ways, and then rise again to live a holy life through the power of Jesus. In other words, baptism is an outward symbol of an inner change and transformation that is supposed to take place beforehand. It's not that we have to completely overcome sin before we can be baptized, but we need to repent of our past sins and have our minds made up that we want to overcome sin. Baptism is not an option and must be done in full submersion for you to become a new creature in Christ. However, you do not have to be Baptized in order to become a "Born Again" Christian. Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves. Matthew 7:15 The Ecumenical Movement There is great emphasis in the Vatican on uniting people of all beliefs. The message is that we're not so different after all and we can work together, but the bible teaches against this. Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. 2 Corinthians 6:14 & 17 The United Nations, which was created and is controlled by The Council on Foreign Relations, is highly involved in bringing to fruition a One World Religion, as part of a New World Order, which is the coming of the Anti Christ. This movement is real proof that we are truly in End Times and are approaching the Great Tribulation. It is just a matter of time that the "true" followers of Christ will become separated from the flock and then great persecution will come to them. Very soon the true followers of Christ will live and worship Christ in secrecy like the Apostles did. To see proof of popular Christian Churches joining this movement CLICK on these links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA4EPOfic5A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk3rCN7j66k What is a Good Church Like Not every Pastor is leading their flock astray. You can tell you are in a good church when your Pastor: 1. preaches the truth of the Gospel and is not afraid of the repercussions. 2. is not afraid to address controversial issues like the sin of homosexuality or abortion. 3. is convicted by the Holy Spirit that we are in End Times and preach to the congregation to get ready for it. 4. offers his congregation the option to worship on Saturdays. 5. truly loves and cares for his flock and is at their beck and call. If they need a place to stay, he provides it. If they need financial help, he helps. If they need food to eat, he gives them his food. He will also do weddings and funerals for free 6. is filled with the Holy Spirit and annoints his congregation with the Holy Spirit . It will truly be a place to honor and glorify Jesus Christ. 7. has a governing body in the church that handles the tithes and whom gives the Pastor a modest salary. They must all agree to where every single penny goes and how that money should be used to glorify God. Any Pastor that is rich and lives lavishly because of the tithes that come in or even of any books or products he sells should never be followed. The reason why is because no one should be rich when there is nothing but poverty and suffering all around us. You cannot serve Jesus and money at the same time. 8. takes care of the local people, (healing, casting out demons, financial help, signs and wonders) whether they are members of the church or not. 9. bears fruit and people wanting to be lukewarm Christians will not feel comfortable in his church 10. will NOT have altar calls as part of his sermon. Anyone willing to dedicate the rest of their life to Christ should be meeting with the Pastor or church elders and discussing what this all entails and making sure the person really knows what they are committing to. A full submersion Baptism should be offered at the same time as repentence and dedication to Christ. Keep in mind that people who truly repented and followed Christ the rest of their life did NOT have an altar call. God usually calls them to repentence in privacy. To see proof of this, CLICK HERE If you attend a church like this, than that is great and you should keep attending it. But such a church hardly exists anymore, I'm afraid. There are 4 Pastors whom I would highly recommend to you. These 4 men are my true brothers in Christ and God has placed a great love and respect in my heart for them. These are men that you should be listening to especially as we enter into End Times. 1. David Wilkerson - There has never been a Pastor whom had such a burden for the Church than David did. (he has passed away now) He also carried a tremendous burden that End Times was very near. He was a true example how a Pastor should lead his flock, take care of the local people and build a true Church to glorify God. 2. Paul Washer - It is not a coincidence that God has called Paul Washer to preach in End Times. He is a tenacious preacher who is not scared of the truth and who fights for the truth. I find it interesting that he bears the same name of Apostle Paul and they are similar in their dedication to Christ and the truth. 3. Torben Sondergaard - My spirit immediately leaped for joy when I heard this guy speak. He is a sweet and gentle man from Denmark, who goes around the world and does street healings. He loves Jesus very much and has a huge love for people. If you want to follow someone with more of a gentle approach to the Gospel, than Torben is your guy. 4. Andres Bisonni - Andres also has a very gentle and loving approach to bringing the Gospel of Jesus to the world. Andres has such an annointing that crowds of people flock to him and thousands of people are saved and many are healed. This guy is unstoppable and is called by God to give one last revival around the world so that all nations will hear the name of Jesus before End Times. If you combine these 4 men together in the body of Christ, you would have a powerful force (through Christ) that could not be stopped and that is how the Body of Christ is supposed to be. David Wilkerson - Getting you ready for End Times. Paul Washer - Tells you the truth no matter how hard it is to hear. Torben Sondergaard - Teaches you how The Body of Christ is supposed to be. Andres Bisonni - Helps ignite your spirit on Fire for the Holy Spirit. David Wilkerson Paul Washer Torben Sondergaard Andres Bisonni In Closing . . . The Church as we know it was never the Church that Christ intended for us. We attend Church on a pagan day and do rituals that were set up by a pagan worshipper. (Constantine) We are taught it is ok to sin just as long as we quote some little prayer. The Body of Christ was always supposed to be what Jesus set it up to be, which is in the Book of Acts. Instead, we just show up and sit on a bench for an hour, while the people around us suffer spiritually, emotionally, financially, mentally, physically, etc. The Church is now a place that tickles the ears of the lukewarm Christians and makes them think they have done well by attending it. The true Body of Christ is a group of people who can meet anywhere and pray and worship together, but then gets out and spreads the Gospel, just like the Book of Acts. It would be great to be a part of a great church, but hardly a church exists anymore and we will be better off not attending. Having fellowship with like minded people, getting out and sharing the Gospel, Praying and studying the word or God is very effective. In fact, it is more effective than attending church because we then aren't learning some very bad habits from very lost pastors. Your very life may depend on it.

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2 Peter 3:10-12King James Version (KJV) 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

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Tribulation Now Goodnight Gracie, my sweet friend † ღ Thank you for your love and Father thank you for the loan “I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep. I could see that you were crying, You found it hard to sleep. I whined this to you softly As you brushed away a tear, “It’s me, I haven’t left you, I’m well, I’m fine, I’m here.” I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea, You were thinking of the many times, Your hands reached down to me. I was with you at the shops today, Your arms were getting sore. I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more. I was with you at my grave today, You tend it with such care. I want to reassure you, That I am not lying there. I walked with you towards the house, As you fumbled for your key. I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said “It’s me.” You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair. I tried so hard to let you know That I was standing there. It’s possible for me to be so near you every day. To say to you with certainty “I never went away.” You sat there very quietly, Then smiled, I think you knew That in the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you. The day is over. I smile and watch you yawning and say “Goodnight, God bless, I’ll see you in the morning.” And when the time is right for you To cross the brief divide, I’ll rush across to greet you And we’ll stand, side by side. I have so many things to show you, There is so much for you to see. Be patient, live your journey out. Then come home to be with me.”