25 Mar 2024

Published on: by RR10 Category:Nearing Midnight

Going to Hereafter with a Smile

It was almost like going home. Only we had just come from home and were here in the Christ In Prophecy studio. And there were smiles to go around. We had a joyous time being together in a physical setting for the first time in quite a while.

My friend Mike Hile and I travel together and have done so for many years because I’m now blind and have to have Mike to help keep me between the ditches. So we were in McKinney, Texas, near Dallas to shoot TV programs for Lamb-Lion Ministry and their Christ In Prophecy weekly program.

It was like a homecoming –great to be again with my great friends Tim Moore, the program’s host and head of Lamb-Lion Ministry, and with Dr. Nathan Jones, TV co-host and Lamb-Lion web minister. And it was doubly great to sit right beside my wonderful friend of many years, Lamb-Lion and Christ In Prophecy founder Dr. David Reagan.

Dave, Tim, Nathan and I caught up on things of our lives apart from each other for those intervening years. We did so, even while taping the programs, but especially between the sessions of doing the programs. It was, for me, a heartwarming time of being with those who have been so special in my ministry life.

In retrospect, thinking on the topic for our television get-together, the wonderful time spent there appropriately sparks just an inkling of what that Grand Reunion will be like once in the Hereafter following the Rapture.

Dave and I were in the studio to do programs about two of our books –each of which involves Bible Prophecy, as you might expect. But these books have at their centers the theme of the future for Christians in eternity. These books focus on that Glorious Place Jesus said He was going to go in order to prepare a place for those who believe in Him for Salvation.

Dr. Dave Reagan’s book’s title is How To Die With A Smile On Your Face. My and my co-author Jonathan Brentner’s book has the title HEREAFTER: It’s Far Better than You Imagine.”

Dave, in his unequaled way of presentation, expounded on the marvels that await those who have accepted God’s Grace Gift of Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world for the Redemption of fallen mankind.

My title comes from years ago hearing the great radio broadcast personality Paul Harvey expounding on one of his sponsor’s products. He said something like: “If you want to keep your pearly whites from here to hereafter, you should (use whatever toothpaste he was promoting.) The word hereafter made me think what a great title that would be for a book about Heaven.

Dave and I were precisely on the same page from the very start of the program’s taping. As a matter of fact, I accused him of stealing my thunder in using exactly the scripture I was going to use. He was first to speak, and he quoted the following.

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him” (1 Cor 2:9-10).

In our book, HEREAFTER, we further look at the Joyous future that awaits each and every believer when their time on earth is through.

[Book Excerpt]

In Psalm 16:11, David wrote:

“You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”

When the day described in Revelation 19:1-10 arrives, our joy will know no bounds. Our fondest moments in this life will pale by comparison.

During the TV taping, I was asked to recount my brief clinical death visits to that Sphere that is the Hereafter. I can’t tell you what a joy it always is to do just that. As a matter of fact, I recount that Good Friday experience of April 22, 2011, most every morning when I awake. For some reason those Moments spent in that Realm flood back into my thoughts upon awakening to a new day.

Dr. Reagan brought up during the programs that Heaven isn’t just some ethereal realm or dimension of existence where saints will be floating around as disembodied spirits. He said it is a real place, according to all we know from Scripture.

Again, in our book HEREAFTER, we address this place called Heaven, about which Jesus said the following.

“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” (John 14:1-3).

A Physical Abode

The Greek word for “place” in John 14:2-3 is topos, which denotes a physical location in almost all its usages throughout the New Testament. It frequently denotes a specific location such as a city, village, or area. Jesus is preparing actual “rooms” in His “Father’s house” for the multitudes that would come to know Him as their Savior since that evening. Our new home will be visible with many amenities that will please our immortal resurrection bodies. Not one saint will feel any disappointment when he or she sees their heavenly accommodations.

The word Jesus chose for “prepare,” hetoimazo, also depicts a tangible, physical preparation. Paul used this same term when asking Philemon to “prepare a lodging place” for him (Philemon 22).

Although my own trip to somewhere on the periphery of Heaven didn’t take me to that final place that the Lord Jesus is preparing, the trip itself was exactly as the Apostle Paul said it would be. He said to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord (2 Cor 5: 8).

I.e., when the last heartbeat happens upon passing from this life, we who know Christ for Salvation are instantaneously in that Heavenly Sphere. To this, I can attest firsthand, although it was obviously not yet my time to go all the way to the place prepared for me in the Hereafter. The trip was, however, instantaneous –in the twinkling of an eye speed. I was sent back, among other reasons, to tell you about that Abode that is, as our book subtitle has it, far better than you can imagine!

If you are not yet in God’s Family, for whom Jesus Himself is preparing places of unimaginable splendor where we will live in Glory Forever, here is how to become part of that Family. You will then be certain to go to the HEREAFTER with a smile on your face.

“That if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10).

–Terry

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A Future Palm Sunday Celebration

On Palm Sunday, we remember Jesus’ triumphant ride into Jerusalem just five days before His death on the cross. Matthew records the messianic hopes of the crowd reflected in their shouts of “Hosanna,” or “O Lord, save us” (Matthew 21:9). The word originally signified a cry for help in the Hebrew, but over time became an expression of praise to the Lord (see Psalm 118:25).

The multitudes also proclaimed, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord” as they watched Jesus, seated on a donkey, ride into the city (Matthew 21:9). These words, taken from Psalm 118:26, signified their belief that Jesus was the long-awaited King of Israel.

Why am I recounting a past fulfillment of prophecy? It’s because it points to a future time when Jewish people living in Jerusalem will welcome Jesus as their King, reciting the words of Psalm 118:25, just as their ancestors did so long ago. The outcome, however, will differ greatly.

During the week after His triumphal entry, Jesus spoke these words:

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you desolate. For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'” (Matthew 23:37-39).

When Jesus made this prediction, He knew that a brutal death upon the cross awaited Him. Fully aware that the previous cries of “Hosanna” would soon change to “Crucify him,” He looked forward to another entry into Jerusalem when He would also hear the words of Psalm 118.

The outcome of His future arrival, however, will be far different.

The latter-day repentance of a Jewish remnant, also prophesied by Zechariah (12:10-13:1), will lead to those in Zion truly welcoming Jesus as their King, and it will be a kingdom that awaits Him rather than death upon the cross.

Current events in Israel make the fulfillment of Jesus’ words seem impossible. The nation is fighting for its survival as the result of deadly attacks on all sides. In addition, it faces mounting world pressure for it to give up its fight against terrorism and reward its oppressors with a nation of their own. How could the nation survive for long if the world forces a two-state solution on it? But God!

The almost constant warfare and criticism will someday lead to Israel’s acceptance of the peace terms offered to them by the antichrist. However, just as Jesus also predicted in Matthew 24:15-17, this will also not end well for the people. However, the betrayal and necessity to flee Jerusalem to avoid death will bring many Jews to saving faith in their Messiah by the end of the Tribulation. Not long after His Second Coming, they will welcome Jesus into Jerusalem as their King.

The differing “Palm Sunday” events illustrate two important truths regarding Bible prophecy:

First, what we see often differs from reality. When Jesus rode triumphantly into Jerusalem in fulfillment of the words of Zechariah, the disciples could never have imagined that He would be hanging on a cross in less than a week.

Likewise, when we look at current-day Israel, steeped in worldliness and deadly conflicts, is it not difficult to imagine the fulfillment of Jesus’ words? Yet we know that a future group of repentant Jews will again shout, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,” as He again enters Zion to reign over them as their King.

Bible prophecy enables us to look beyond what we see and believe what it reveals about the future. Apart from what we read in the New Testament, how could we expect Jesus’ soon intervention in our world to take us home to glory?

Second, the fulfillment of Bible prophecy always exalts Jesus, always. As followers of Jesus, we anticipate meeting Jesus in the air and, after that, suddenly appearing with Him in glory with imperishable bodies (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Philippians 3:20-21; Colossians 3:4). During this time, we celebrate the marriage supper of the Lamb as praise for our Savior thunders throughout Heaven (Revelation 19:6-10).

The book of Revelation magnifies the Lord Jesus from beginning to end. The apocalypse is all about His unveiling as the head of the church, the One who brings judgment upon the earth to take the kingdoms of the world away from Satan, His all-glorious return to the earth, His spectacular kingdom during which time we will reign with Him, and His ultimate victory over death that will lead to the wonders of the eternal state.

Sound biblical teaching on future things always springs from the words of Scripture, not what we see, and glorifies Jesus by fixing our hope on Him and on Him alone as our expectation of what is and what is to come. That’s why we believe that a future day is surely coming when Jesus will again arrive triumphantly in Jerusalem to shouts of “Hosanna” and “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”

It will also be a joyous day for us since we will reign with Jesus in the kingdom that will follow.

-Jonathan

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 Mar 2024

Published on: by RR10 Category:Prayer Center

Shadows of the Tribulation

APOSTASY AND DOCTRINES OF DEMONS

Problem in the Church: Slumbering, Self-Serving, Christian Leaders. At the most exciting time of church history, many Christian leaders aren’t interested, even as we clearly see shadows of the Tribulation!

Christian Group Gideon’s Blocked from Distributing Bibles in Georgia Hospital due to new diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

ISLAM INCURSION

Migrant from Lebanon to US admitted terror ties. He hoped to make a bomb; destination: New York.

Russia: ISIS claims responsibility for attack that killed 40 (update 62) and injured over 100 (145) at one of Russia’s largest shopping and entertainment complexes.

England: London Most Antisemitic as Islamists and Left Join Forces. Antisemitism in European cities is reaching 1930s levels.

Germany: Kids Denied Drinking Water in Class Because of 3 Muslim Classmates Observing Ramadan.

’Palestinians’ support Oct. 7 terrorist invasion, say Hamas committed no atrocities. 71% surveyed said it was “correct” for Hamas to have massacred over 1,200 Israeli men, women and children.

Armed terrorist killed after gun battle; 7 Israelis wounded. Mujahed Mansour fired at an Israeli minibus.

Netherlands: For Months, a Cow Was Repeatedly Raped by a Turkish Illegal at Petting Zoo.
Now, the cow is highly stressed, wary around people, and isolates herself from other animals.

GODLESS TOTALITARIAN WORLD GOVERNMENT

Dr Meryl Nass: WHO’s Tedros Keeps Lying. Authors highlight WHO’s “false claims” and explain ways that show the WHO is leading us further into fascistic one-world governance.

HATRED OF JEWS AND ISRAEL

UN Ambassador says ‘UN Secretary-General is Hamas accomplice.’ “UN report implies Israel is the one starving the Strip – one more testimony to UN’s biased behavior and embarrassment of the UN headed by a Secretary-General who serves interests of the Hamas terror organization,” Erdan said.

Oy Canada! Trudeau administration to stop arms shipments to Israel.

AND PERVASIVE PERVERSION

Has America Run Out of Time? Our culture is now saturated with evil, and large media corporations make billions exporting that culture to the world. We will truly reap what we’ve sown.

Washington’s Democrat governor signs law mandating LGBT history lessons in public schools.

California School District Textbook Claims EIGHT Genders.

New docuseries alleges abuse and ‘sexualizing’ of Nickelodeon child stars.

Hilton Hotel Ad Glamorizes Sin, featuring actors portraying homosexual and transgender characters.

DNA Tests Are Uncovering Prevalence of Incest, case after case of children born to close biological relatives, unprecedented incest in modern society.

Is the Anti-Christ LGBTQ Revolution Irreversible?  Christians must expose today’s deceptive philosophies, have compassion, and warn others of demonic agendas aimed at children.

Planet Fitness Cancels Membership of Woman Who Exposed Male Using Women’s Locker Room (Alaska). She shared video on Facebook of a man shaving in the women’s bathroom when a 12-year-old girl was there. Planet Fitness said members and guests may use facilities that align with their self-reported gender identity.

It must be April Fool’s Day in SNP’s Scotland when calling a male person a ‘man’ becomes illegal. Scotland prepares to enter a dystopian universe where Big Brother is always watching and hate crime is simply saying something another doesn’t like. Hate Crime and Public Order Act takes effect April 1, bringing some of the most draconian curbs on freedom of speech and expression in any free democracy. We’ve arrived at the totalitarian nightmare he feared.

‘Total Abomination’: $1.2 Trillion Bill Funds Teen Trans Programs, Abortion to 22 Weeks.

AND THE ABORTION ABOMINATION

Footage Shows Planned Parenthood Employee Discussing Brutal Abortion Practices.

INIQUITY SHALL ABOUND

While Macron Warmongers, France Is Still in Chaos, as 50 People Attack Police Station in Paris.

Nearly 1,000 Americans in Haiti plea for help as gangs unleash attacks.

LAST DAYS TRAITORS

2025 Dept of Defense Budget Request Disarms America. The press release for the budget request
told a story replete with lofty, aspirational goals. But in reality, almost every important warfighting line item, the numbers of ships, airplanes, and missiles, went down.

Biden regime’s latest move to stab Israel in the back. The Biden regime’s far-left base is enraged over its ongoing ostensible support for Israel. Instead of acting with integrity and standing by a loyal ally in its time of need, the regime is considering leaving Israel short of the armaments it needs to fight Hamas.

AND THEIR DELIBERATE BORDER DISORDER

Appeals Court BLOCKS Texas from Arresting and Deporting Illegals Hours After Supreme Court ruled in state’s favor. Bush and Biden judges cast deciding votes.

Drone Video Reveals Massive NYC Migrant Tent City, Kept Under Wraps by Democrats & Media, hidden from the public, at a previously operational airfield in Brooklyn. This comes as the metro area has been flooded with upwards of 175,000 illegals in just a few years.

Haitian Migrant Boat w/Guns, Drugs, Night Vision Intercepted off Florida as Caribbean Crisis Spreads.
Haiti’s security has rapidly deteriorated as widespread gang violence and civil unrest plague the failed state. US Dept of Defense says a “mass migration” wave from Haiti to South Florida is imminent.

Riot Erupts After Migrant Swarm Breaches US Border, National Guard Left Helpless in El Paso. A massive swarm of angry illegals broke through the border wall and steamrolled National Guard troops.

What’s Happening in Haiti Will Come Here Too. Politicians in major cities such as New York and Chicago admit they can’t take more migrants because social services for them have been overwhelmed, but more keep coming. We’re creating an explosive environment, and pressure in 2024 and beyond could push things over the edge.

Vicar Exposes Church of England’s Role in Migrants Faking Christianity to Enter the Country. Mostly young Iranians and Syrians, showing little genuine interest in Christianity, leverage baptisms for entry into the country amid allegations of the church’s involvement due to its support of open borders.

ECONOMIC AND FOOD INSECURITY

U.S. Consumers Have Reached a Breaking Point. Over the past several years, the cost of living has been rising significantly faster than paychecks. Delinquency rates are spiking and bankruptcies have risen to a dangerous level. It’s increasingly difficult to pay for basics, and many Americans have little or no discretionary income to spend. The economic shift since the turn of the decade has been epic. The average monthly mortgage payment for buying a home is nearly double what it was in January 2020.

Engineered Famine: Oregon starts shutting down small farms “to protect the people,” shutting down family farms en masse under the guise of water conservation and groundwater protection.

Caribbean-Spring? Protests Erupt in Cuba Amid Food Shortages, Blackouts. A wave of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions reminiscent of the ‘Arab Spring’ in the Middle East is starting to emerge across the Caribbean region, triggered by civil war in Haiti. The latest uprising unfolded in Santiago, Cuba. Hundreds took to the streets, decrying power blackouts and food shortages.

Germany Is Running Out of Money and Debt Levels Are Exploding. The government needs to change course. However, the dispute over spending is expected to escalate, with budget shortfalls causing clashes among the left-liberal coalition running the country.

Europe Alarmed Enough to Begin Wargaming a Food Crisis. Major factors including the Russia-Ukraine war and impact on grain supplies there, as well as weather events like El Niño and La Niña and their impact on Latin American soy output, and the anti-EU farmers’ protests which have disrupted supermarket supply chains, are cause for alarm. There’s also the example of how drastically a pandemic can interfere with supply chains.

“Dramatic Picture for History Books”: LNG Tankers Still Absent from Red Sea. Ongoing attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on commercial vessels navigating through Bab el-Mandeb Strait have forced liquefied natural gas tankers with destinations to Europe and US to divert routes, which means longer and more expensive routes.

PLAGUE, PESTILENCE

Dengue outbreak in Argentina on track to break records, reflecting wider worry around South America where warmer and wetter weather has led to a surge in cases.

EARTHQUAKES

As Eastern U.S. Shakes, Mysterious Earthquake Swarm Returns to South Carolina. The eastern U.S. saw multiple earthquakes over the last week, and a mysterious swarm returned to South Carolina near Elgin. Over the last 7 days, USGS reported quakes in New York, Maine, New Jersey, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Now they’re reporting that another quake rocked Elgin, South Carolina, the third such quake to hit the small town in the last 30 days.

WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS

IDF chief says Israel in ‘multi-front war,’ urges vigilance amid Ramadan tensions. Incidents on one front can impact others, with the military fighting in Gaza, West Bank, and along the northern borders.

Israel police ‘training for mass terror invasion’ from Jenin. Intelligence sources warn that terrorists from ‘Palestinian’ Authority-controlled city of Jenin are plotting to storm Israeli residential areas.

IDF kills 40 Hamas terrorists, including top commander, in raid on Gaza hospital.

Arab reports: Commanders in pro-Iranian militias killed in strike in eastern Syria. Five pro-Iranian militia commanders, including a Hezbollah commander, were killed. The report didn’t say who was responsible for the strike.

For the first time: Cruise missile from Yemen fell near Eilat in Israel. The missile approached from the direction of the Red Sea and fell in open terrain.

Putin Warns of ‘Full-Scale WW3’ If West Sends Troops to Ukraine. In Putin’s election victory speech (87% of vote), he warned the US and Europe that “full-scale World War III” is “possible” should any Western troops enter Ukraine.

Russian Forces Move Closer to The Mountains of Israel  Russian forces have been in Syria since Sept 2015. They entered Syria’s Civil War basically to save Bashar al-Assad’s hide. Nine years later, they’re still in Syria – Iranian regime, Hezbollah, and Turkey also. Now, reports that Russia is stationing forces closer along Israel’s border are a cause for great concern. There are geopolitical and prophetic ramifications. If Russian forces are in the line of fire when Israel strikes Iran or Hezbollah assets in Syria, things can spiral out of control. A day is coming when Russia, as well as Iran, will lead what Ezekiel calls a latter-day confederation against Israel – the War of Gog and Magog in Ezekiel 38 and 39.

THE TWO-STATE SO-CALLED SOLUTION

Four European leaders: We’re ready to recognize Palestine. Prime Ministers of Ireland, Malta, Slovenia and Spain say they’ve agreed to take initial steps towards recognizing a ‘Palestinian’ state.

RED HEIFER NEWS

“Massive Altar” For Red Heifer Sacrifice Constructed in Israel. Since Moses’ time, only nine have been sacrificed. Now that the altar for the tenth has been built, there’s speculation it could happen soon.

IN THE SKIES

New York Authorities Warn Residents to Expect Cellular Disruptions During Solar Eclipse, Suggest Residents Stock Up on Food, Water, & Fuel, based on lessons from 2017’s solar eclipse, where some regions experienced a 100% increase in population in days leading to and during the eclipse.

Star Explosion Will Be Visible in Night Sky in the Northern Hemisphere sometime between now and September as bright as the North Star. The last time this star system went nova was in 1946, marked by WWII’s aftermath and the beginning of the Cold War.

‘Devil’ Comet 12P puts on colorful spiral display as it approaches Sun ahead of total solar eclipse. It’s expected to be visible to the naked eye in parts of Mexico, U.S. and Canada by late March or in time for the April 8 total solar eclipse. It earned the name “Devil Comet” because of its hornlike appearance, which faded away in recent months. The image shows the comet’s tail in light blue, outer coma in green, and red-glowing gas around the coma in a spiral.

“Blood Moon Purim Eclipse” of March 25 Will Occur About Same Time “Devil Comet” Becomes Visible. During the next couple of months, many amazing things will occur in the heavens. For example, during the Great American Eclipse on April 8, the sun, moon, and 7 other planets will line up in the sky – as if the entire solar system will be screaming that this is a once in a lifetime event.  But before we get to April 8th, there will be some other incredible things happening in the skies.

CONCLUSION

Wake-Up Call. Now there are simply the sane versus the insane. That the insane call themselves “progressive,” is a signature of their insanity. Progress toward what better state of things? Toward a supremacy of fiends, sadists, degenerates, and morons seizing riches and power by every dishonest means possible outside the rule of law and common decency? What’s most obviously insane is that the insane party is pretending to nominate the mentally unfit White House place-keeper, “Joe Biden,” for reelection. Sensing the growing impatience with insanity among the voters, the insane party has reached its point of terminal desperation. What will they try next? How rough do they intend to play to prevent the return of sanity and good faith?

“…let us… watch and be sober… putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do” (see 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11).