Wikipedia states that midnight is the dividing moment between ending one day and beginning another. In the Bible, midnight is mentioned fourteen times and is always associated with some demonstration of the power of God, either Salvation or Judgment. (ESV – all emphasis is mine.)

One of the first instances that midnight is mentioned is in Exodus 12:29; “At midnight, the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne, to the captive who was in the dungeon and all the firstborn of the livestock.”

The Israelite people were spared when they put lamb’s blood on the lentil – or top of the doorway – and on both sides near the top. They were instructed to stay inside their homes until the next morning. Those who followed God’s word were all spared, and this became the first Passover. What the Father did was so significant that Pharaoh and all the people told Moses to take all the Israelites away. They were supplied with food, jewelry, and livestock to make sure they left Egypt immediately.

In Acts 16:25-34, Paul and Silas had been put in prison. God used this to bring redemption to souls that were otherwise lost.

“About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were unfastened. When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, ‘Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!.’

“And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and said, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved; you and your household.’ And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.”

This is a bit lengthy, but because of God’s actions and Paul’s faithful service to Him, a man who previously had been an enemy became a Christian, along with his whole family. If Paul, Silas and the others had fled, the jailer would have been executed by his supervisors, as well as his whole family, and not in a swift, merciful manner. As is, souls were added to the Savior’s precious flock.

In Mark 13:35-37, we are given an example that we are to be aware that at an unknown day or hour, we will be raptured away from here.

“Therefore, stay awake; for you do not know when the Master of the house will come; in the evening or at midnight or when the rooster crows or in the morning; lest He come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to all, ‘Stay Awake.’”

Matthew 25:6-13 tells of the ten virgins that took lamps to meet the Bridegroom. We’re told five were foolish, and five were wise. The wise virgins took extra oil, but the foolish did not. When the Bridegroom arrived at midnight, the wise were able to meet Him, but the foolish had to leave to find oil. The wise went into the Marriage Feast, but the foolish were locked out.

This parable specifically references persons who are putting off receiving and accepting Jesus as their Savior. They are of the opinion that they will be able to call out to Jesus later because they believe they’ll have time when the Trumpet of God sounds, and there is a shout from an archangel.

In Matthew 24:36, Jesus said, “But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.”

At the time that Jesus spoke those words, He had allowed Himself to be fully human and lower than the angels (Hebrews 2:7:9), but when He stated, “It Is Finished” in John 19:30, and He took His last breath as a human, He immediately regained being fully God.

For all humans, Paul told us in two places that we need to be prepared because our deliverance could be at any second. Looking at 1 Corinthians 51:52, “in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.”

By the way, this is not a trumpet from the Revelation Trumpet Judgments.

Next, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; “For the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the Trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.”

“Twinkling of an eye” has been described by experts as significantly faster than one second. It would be impossible for anyone to even take a breath in that time, much less to be able to call out and be saved. Unless someone has already received and accepted Jesus as their Savior, they will not be taken up in the Rapture but will be left behind.

The purpose of the Rapture is given in several places such as 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10; “For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain Salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep, we might live with Him.”

Our true Creator is a God of Love, and even though we all are unworthy, He loves us completely. He sent a very precious part of Himself to this sin-filled world to be the only pure, sinless blood sacrifice that He could ever accept.

There are people who actually believe that Jesus must have sinned at least once. Though Jesus became human for our sake, no human sin-filled blood ever was inside Him. The blood He shed for us was even more pure than the unblemished blood of lambs that were sacrificed as a temporary measure of receiving forgiveness. Just one drop of His pure blood would have been enough to satisfy the Father’s need for perfection. The thing is, by the time His sacrifice was completed, He had shed nearly every bit of blood that was within Him. And every drop was as pure as Jesus was, and will be, the only human ever to have lived a complete sinless life on this earth.

Is it any wonder that anyone who rejects Jesus as Savior will not spend eternity in Heaven? All, that’s everyone who takes their last breath here without the Savior; they will spend eternity with Satan and his demons in the lake of fire, as given in Revelation 20:11-15.

Those who say they’ve been a good person, and believe that Jesus was real, but never asked Him for forgiveness and to be their eternal Savior will not be saved. Romans 10:9-13 gives the steps which are not complicated. Humans, through Satan’s influence, are arrogant enough to believe that God just has to let them in because they’re so good.

Romans 3:10, Romans 3:23, and Romans 6:23 all speak of how everyone falls short on our own merits. We are described as all being sinners, and as 6:23 states, “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” No human is sin-free, no matter how pious they try to appear today. If it wasn’t for 1 John 1:8-10, we would all end up in the lake of fire. When, not if, we sin, God will forgive us if we call out and ask His forgiveness.

Ephesians 2:8-9 tells us just how we have come to be saved. “For by Grace you have been saved through Faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works so that no one may boast.”

We don’t know when the actual day or hour will be, but we need to be prepared right now. Just think for a moment how wonderful it would be to turn your lost soul into a member of His precious flock, and that very night, the call goes out.

In a previous message (September 2018), I referenced a song by Gold City featuring Ivan Parker called “Midnight Cry.” It can be found on YouTube, and I invite all to listen to it. It describes the Rapture very well.

However, the Father also knows there are many who fit 1 Corinthians 1:18; “For the word of the Cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.”

Each day that passes shows the signs of this evil world rapidly approaching the Midnight Hour. Nothing more prophecy-wise needs to be done before the Rapture takes place. God will force no one to accept His Son, but all who do will spend eternity in Heaven in a place prepared by Jesus Himself (John 14:1-3). All who do not receive and accept Jesus will be separated from Him forever.

It’s your choice, and now would be a great time to decide. He will be coming soon, just as He said in Luke 21:28.

Come, Lord Jesus!

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“As it was in the days of Noah, so shall be at the coming of the Son of man.”

“The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”

“Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.”

Every day now, an unexpected phenomenon rages across the face of the earth – torrential rain – that floods even deserts. You would think that the clouds would be empty by now. Not so. Precipitation is based on the evaporation cycle, you say. Maybe global warming has something to do with all the flooding in various places all at once. Maybe – just maybe, we are aware only because of the internet bringing these events right into our living rooms – as it were. But I and a few others believe it has more to do with the state of the nations and their propensity to defy God’s mandates to anger Him like they did in the times of Noah. But this is just a warning.

And if you think that is bad, how about hail weighing over a hundred pounds each? How about the whole earth trembling beneath our feet with mountains collapsing everywhere? The seas roaring with enormous waves. Will you be able to stand? Unless your life is built on a firm foundation of Bible-garnered truth and faith – it will crumble.

The God we know as a benevolent and loving God has endured and seen enough. Now, He is warning of a time for retribution. Still, He is ( He, not She) is even having to send non-seminary trained people (laymen) to combat the rising worldwide forces of evil.

Joe Rogan and Aaron Rodgers engaged in a discussion on the need for Jesus to return to Earth, highlighting the lack of guidance in secular society and the impact of ego-centric thinking.

“It’s a f—– up world we live in,” Rogan said. “We need Jesus, I think, for real. Like, if he came back now, it’d be great. Like, Jesus. If you’re thinking about coming back right now, now’s a good time. Pretty soon, yeah, now’s a good time. We’re kind of f—–.”

Joe said a mouthful; it’s no accident that he and other prominent people are talking about this subject openly. There was a time when such discussion was confined to the church and only handled by religiously trained people. Seminaries were cranking these people out by the dozens. People with book learning were leaning on their own understanding to either do God’s work or figuring ways to make money doing so. Preaching has become a way of acquiring a 401k and a nice bank account for many. If the shoe fits – put it on, baby.

I never knew of Joe Rogan or even Dr. Jordan Peterson until recently. That is when they began to make comments and assessments like those above.

Not wanting to appear hypocritical, they are afraid to come right out and join the Christian church for fear of reprisal – but who can blame them – since the apathetic church has done nothing to stem the tide of corruption and instead joins right in with the morays of the times. Sexual deviancy, the love of money, and hypocrisy on a grand scale rule the day. Is it any wonder Jesus said, “When I return, will there be any faith left?” Thus, they are stuck between a rock and a hard place, not wanting to identify with such people, some of which are nothing more than motivational speakers. Therefore, Doctor Peterson, being a psychologist, has of necessity to speak in nuanced terms to get his point across.

I look forward to his next series of lectures dealing with Christianity, as he doesn’t take such matters lightly (since he knows how the human mind works) and that we can justify our every inconsistency. That is why he gages every word he speaks and is justified in doing so – since his reputation is at stake. All the while, many Christians glibly speak of a Christianity full of false promises, contradictions, and even teach it from the pulpits of America. Thus, this discrete man uses the word Logos for the name of Jesus – and he’s right! Another such person said recently that there was only one True Christian – and that was Jesus Christ Himself.

Do you get the picture? Both men see the hypocrisy of the Christian church and try to avoid the ramifications of identifying with supposed dogma. Lukewarm Christians will tell you that they are right and everyone else is wrong – without backing up their assumptions with the concrete Word of God. Thus, they fall prey to doctrinal error. On this, I could point out many fallacies in their way of thinking. The Bible says, “Study to show yourself approved, rightly disseminating the Word of God.” And not to lean to your own understanding.

Justin B. Peterson, Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, and even Donald Trump speak truth to power. Even verbose and narcissistic “The Donald” exalts Jesus Christ in his speeches now, as he sees the world spinning out of control at the hands of the woke and communist global leaders – and he was right about the state of the nation during his presidency as well – calling every shot on target. You might want to see what he has said (of late) about how we must rely on Jesus Christ to survive! These are men known for their integrity and forthrightness. Jordan B. Peterson knows how incapable we are of keeping God’s laws and commandments and lets us know right in our deceitful faces while trying to right the social ills that plague our nation. We are indeed a fallen people in need of a savior.

Someone must tell these men and others that there is none righteous – no, not one. For all have strayed and come short of the glory of God. But God has laid upon Christ the iniquity of us all. Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no man comes to the Father but by me.”

On another more immediate front,

I can’t believe Almighty God would give me a mandate to lead others to faith in Christ Jesus and look forward to this crusade. He’s had me on the battlefield over the years to make me strong in the face of adversity. I am well equipped to hold my own just by knowing scripture the way I do.

My Bibles have arrived, and I look forward to the encounters I’m sure to have during spring break on the beach. I thoroughly enjoy talking to young people. (Old people have already made up their minds on what they believe and why – all too often – by leaning on their own understanding.)

YBIC

Jim Towers

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