18 Nov 2024

Final Donation Drive of 2024

Think-Not Time to Be Rapture Ready!

Let me say up front that this article is dedicated to appealing to our Rapture Ready family, asking that you help fund our efforts now, so late into the Church Age.

That funding is very much needed at this time. This is in large part because of pressures exerted by Internet-control authorities who, within their ability, make it as financially difficult as possible for us to go forward in presenting God’s message for this late hour. Obtaining the revenue to adequately meet our needs has become increasingly problematic.

This is something we must inform you of because the downturn in revenue comes at the time of an upturn in costs. We’re at a time when the prophetic picture is powerfully shaping up in pointing toward the great event we look for with great anticipation.

It is time to be Rapture Ready! We must present the message of salvation and of Christ’s any-moment intervention into this world so opposed to God’s righteousness.

So many within the Christian community across America now see this time of the election of Mr. Trump as a return to sanity and to movement toward America as founded. Todd and I agree that this is a positive development. Our God has so obviously intervened—from the moment when the former and future president missed being assassinated by mere inches—to Heaven’s influence having the anti-God forces in Psalm 2 derision as the political season unfolded.

We also see this as a dangerous time of possible miscalculation. By this, I mean many I’ve heard from think this election and a turn toward a less ungodly America, with the coming to power of this new administration, indicate that the Rapture must now be farther off than we had expected. Now we are going to see a time of peace and prosperity–a return to cultural and societal norms and moral sanity. The Rapture has been put on hold, is the sense I get from some of the Christian world.

While we welcome the turn of events in this election and the thought that voters have seen the light to some extent with regard to wanting a course correction, we must warn that this growing belief that now things will move back toward “Making America Great Again” creates a time our Lord warned about.

Those of you who are in our Rapture Ready family–as others who hold to the pre-Trib Rapture view within God’s family—have looked at all the portentous issues and events of these times as foreshadowing the Tribulation (Daniel’s seventieth week). And this is the correct observation. The Tribulation is almost upon this generation.

Just considering the matters involving God’s chosen nation and people–Israel—is, within itself, enough to prove where we stand on God’s prophetic timeline. Hatred for Israel and the desire of the world of diplomats to divide that land–and even eliminate Israel as a nation—prove we’re bumping right up against the end of this quickly fleeting age. So it is wise to see all the stage-setting we’ve observed coming with such frequency and intensity as showing how near the Rapture must be.

But, again, there is now a growing sense expressed by many that maybe the Rapture will not occur for quite some time, based on the political turn of events.

This is foolish, and we implore those who think this way to reconsider. The Rapture is right at the door. And the very attitude we’re getting from those who miscalculate where we are in God’s timing for prophetic fulfillment is itself prophetic fulfillment. It is fulfillment given in the tremendous forewarning by our Lord, Himself. Don’t miss it. It is profound at this late moment of this closing Age of Grace:

“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh (Matthew 24:44).

This is a think-not time unlike any we’ve seen in the past. It’s as if all things have been brought to a providential pause. All the massive developments toward the Tribulation seem to some to be on hold. But we must not be apathetic or unaware. Jesus declared it’s at a time such as this when He will intervene through human history’s most dramatic event at this point–the Rapture of the Church.

So we ask that you help with donations at this end-of-the-age hour when Satan is coming with increasing vehemence against God’s ministries such as Rapture Ready. Thank you, as always, for being part of our Rapture Ready family. Your support, we believe, will be credited to your heavenly bank account. Like you, we want to hear our Lord’s words: “Well done, good, faithful servant” (Matthew 25:23).

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—Terry


Trump, the Globalists, and the Rapture

For a long time, I dreaded the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, believing it would turn out far, far different than it did. I contemplated not voting, but the nomination of Kamala Harris, followed by the VP selection of Tim Walz, negated any hesitation I might have had. How could I possibly stay home and not cast my ballot against the anti-biblical and Marxist agenda of those at the head of the Democrat ticket?

The Trump victory is great news for the American people, especially for families that continue to suffer because of high inflation, which would’ve surely continued to soar amid higher taxes had Harris prevailed. Despite his many faults, I believe Trump genuinely loves his country and its people. Biden expressed the attitude of his administration when he referred to Trump supporters as “garbage.”

My doubts concerning the 2024 election stemmed from what I saw in 2020 with the all-out effort to cheat so that Biden would prevail. Did the Republicans successfully block the efforts to rig this election? Or have the globalists who control the deep state turned their attention elsewhere?

I don’t know the answer to those questions, but I know the elite powerbrokers of our day are moving forward with their plans for world domination.

Is Trump’s Victory Really a Setback for the Globalists?

Shortly before the election, Yuval Harari, a key leader in the World Economic Forum (WEF), stated that a Trump win would deal a “death blow” to their efforts.

I’m not sure if that’s true. Although the president-elect vigorously opposes all forms of global governance, might it be too late to stop the momentum toward this goal?

The globalists have achieved much recent success in furthering their agenda of world domination. This past September, they significantly strengthened the powers of the UN with agreements that place member nations directly on the path to a one-world government. They also agreed to a pact that will lead to a uniform digital currency for all countries, which is essential for fulfillment of Revelation 13:16-18, the mark of the beast.

Please know that this is just my speculation, but I suspect that the globalists believe that the seeds they have planted for the destruction of the U.S. will remove it as a key roadblock on their path of world dominance.

I doubt that the Trump victory can prevent the economic Armageddon that’s rapidly speeding our way. During the past four years, the U.S. government has added seven trillion dollars to its debt total, which just reached thirty-six trillion dollars. The U.S. is adding one trillion dollars to that total every one hundred days with interest payments on this debt now over one trillion dollars a year.

The restraining hand of the Lord is the only reason America hasn’t yet reaped the disastrous consequences of the reckless financial mismanagement of the past few decades. The fast-approaching train wreck will directly lead to Revelation 6:5-6 conditions throughout the earth.

Besides the debt explosion that lies on the horizon, the multitudes of U.S. enemies that have poured across our southern border, along with the estimated ten million illegal immigrants during the past four years, pose a substantial threat to our nation’s future well-being. Is there time to avert an eruption of violence within our borders? Perhaps, but I rather think it’s unlikely.

Satan Hates Israel

With the seeds of destruction already sown in America, the globalists have already turned their attention to another nation they regard as an obstacle to their success: Israel.

Why would they turn their attention to such a tiny nation? Because the one who guides and motivates them hates Israel and the Jewish people. Why is his opposition so intense and deadly?

It’s because Satan’s ultimate goal is to eliminate both the nation and its people so as to stop the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, such as we read in Revelation 19:11-20:10. Our adversary knows what Zechariah wrote about the Second Coming; He’s returning to a repentant remnant of the Jewish people who will see the restoration of their kingdom during the time Jesus rules over the nations from the city of Jerusalem (12:10-14:9). If he can’t defeat the nation militarily, might the devil be already working on a backup plan to destroy Israel and its people through peace?

Days before the U.S. election, ninety-four nations met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the purpose of reaching a seven-to-ten-year peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, which they believe will bring peace to the Middle East. Both Israel and America sent representatives to this gathering, which calls itself the Global Alliance. It’s almost as if they had read Danial 9:27 and decided that now is the time to start fulfilling its words.

President-elect Trump has already begun talking about reviving his 2020 peace initiative along with the Abrahamic Accords. He, much more than Harris, would give Israel’s leaders the confidence to agree with future agreements because they know he will do all he can to defend the nation.

Rapture Ramifications

There are definite Rapture ramifications to all these things. During the past week, two verses keep coming to mind.

The first, as you might suspect, is 1 Thessalonians 5:3:

“While people are saying, ‘There is peace and security,’ then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.”

On the surface, the world seems to be a safer place since Donald Trump secured his election victory. Though the cries of “peace and security” have long echoed through the halls of the UN and among the throngs at WEF meetings, there’s a deep sense of relief among many others as well.

The following developments occurred within days of the election.

  • The EU says it wants to buy American natural gas to avoid Trump’s tariffs.
  • Putin says he will sell Russian oil in U.S. Dollars.
  • Hamas is calling for peace.
  • Mexico broke up a migrant caravan heading for America.
  • Zelenskyy held a private phone call with President Trump and Elon Musk about ending the war in Ukraine. [1]

As the sense of stability grows throughout the world, I look for the cries of “peace and security” to become louder and even more prevalent. In the past, we heard these words despite the fact that the world teetered on the brink of devastating wars on many fronts. How much more might we hear them in the weeks and months that lie ahead?

There’s also that ominous phrase “sudden destruction” in 1 Thessalonians 5:3. Almost two thousand years ago, Paul wrote that God would suddenly pour out His Day of the Lord wrath at a time when people felt secure.

If not for the myriad of other signs that tell me the Tribulation is ever so close, I might not regard what I see as the fulfillment of Paul’s words. But combined with such unmistakable evidence of its nearness, I believe we are on the eve of the rapid devastation that will mark the start of the Day of the Lord.

The mood of many following the U.S. election aligns rather well with what the apostle said would exist just before the Rapture and the beginning of this coming day. The time is ripe for Jesus’ sudden intervention in the world.

The Lord has been reminding me of another verse this past week:

“Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect” (Matthew 24:44, emphasis added).

I admit that I felt relieved when I saw that Trump had won. The world suddenly seemed less foreboding and safer. I’m not saying this is true, not at all, but it’s what I initially sensed.

As if to keep my eyes heavenward, the Lord keeps reminding me that the Rapture will happen at a time when most Christians least expect it. If He’s going to come for His Church at a time when even fewer believers expect it, now seems to be the ideal time for that to happen.

Based on outward appearances, the world seems like a safer place than it was just a couple weeks ago. However, could that in itself be a sign pointing to the nearness of the Rapture? I think so.

The Lord is coming for His Church when most Christians will least expect it. The seeming reprieve from the many dangers facing our world may be a sign itself pointing to Jesus’ soon appearing.

-Jonathan

[1] Charlie Kirk Telegram Channel is the source for these developments.

18 Nov 2024

“Armor” Yourselves Daily in These Dangerous Last Days

Apostasy and Doctrines of Demons

Good news: Argentina Exits UN Climate Summit: President Milei Calls Climate Crisis a Leftist Lie. By doing so, he positioned Argentina as a defender of national sovereignty, economic growth, and the fight against [Godless] globalist control.

Michigan man arrested for threatening to MURDER CHRISTIANS if Trump won.

Islamist Mob Kills Evangelist Who Led 18 Muslims to Christ in one of at least 17 violent attacks on Christians or Christian converts documented by Morning Star News this year in eastern Uganda. Uganda, which is only 12% Muslim, provides for religious freedom. But in eastern Uganda where Muslims are predominant, attacks on Christians have increased.

And Pervasive Perversion

Packaging for Mattel’s ‘Wicked’ Children’s Dolls Contains Link to Wicked Porn Website Instead of Movie Website.

Delaware LGBT activist wins House race to become first ‘transgender’ member of Congress. Sarah McBride, a Democrat state senator in Delaware, is a man claiming to be a woman.

Michigan Dems Push For ‘Radical’ Sex Ed Changes Before Control of State House Flips To GOP. The changes range from allowing schools to distribute condoms to giving schools a green light to teach students that abortion is a “method of family planning” and “reproductive health.” Proposed Dem amendments would also add leftist gender terms and require that schools “affirmatively recognize that individuals have different sexual orientations and gender identities.”

Islam Incursion

Sweden Crushes Free Speech: Politician Rasmus Paludan Jailed for Daring to Criticize Islam. This lays bare Sweden’s dangerous abandonment of free speech, where courts silence dissent and protect Islam from critique—even as they condemn a politician already hunted, violently attacked and forced to live in constant fear for his life simply for defending Western values.

Talibanization of Bangladesh: ‘Genocidal Campaign against Minority Hindu Population.’ Ever since Bangladesh’s prime minister was forced to flee, images, videos, and accounts streamed in of atrocities against the Hindu minority, whose numbers have depleted over decades almost to extinction.

Hatred and Lies Against Jews and Israel

The good news: It’s A Brand-New World After the Election, Especially For Israel. Across economic classes, races, backgrounds, and the only two genders that exist, American citizens voted for the unborn, safe borders, family values, and support of Israel.

More good news: Senators propose legislation to cut funding to UN agencies that discriminate against Israel. Republican Senator Britt said there’s been a pattern of anti-Israel sentiment across the U.N. and its affiliated bodies that undermines their credibility. The bill says no funds will be made available to the UN or any of its programs, agencies, or related entities that restrict the participation of Israel.

University of Rochester: hundreds of ‘wanted’ posters for Jewish faculty members posted around campus. Several persons of interest have been identified, including current students, those whose current enrollment status is unclear, and others, as the investigation continues.

Hundreds defy Amsterdam protest ban in solidarity with antisemitic attackers on Nov.10, in solidarity with Nov.7’s rampage against Israeli soccer supporters in which over a dozen Israelis were injured.

Dutch politician Geert Wilders says no one who took part in Amsterdam pogrom was arrested despite claims of Dutch authorities.

Those Consumed By a Hatred of Jews Are Picking a Fight With God. Dozens were injured when a mostly Muslim mob attacked Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam. The attacks appear orchestrated and coordinated via social media. Those who hate Israel, seek to kill the Jewish people, and desire to wipe them off the face of the map are, in reality, picking a fight with God. They ought to tremble!

God’s hidden hand: Europe isn’t safe for Israelis anymore. The attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam serve as a stark illustration of growing concerns Israelis face when considering even brief visits to Europe. These coordinated attacks reflect a deeper crisis in European cities where radical Islamic elements, often emerging from immigrant communities, have grown increasingly bold in targeting Jews.

Israel’s national anthem booed, scuffles break out during soccer match in France. Some fans at Stade de France booed during Israel’s national anthem, and altercations erupted at a UEFA Nations League game between the two countries. The Israeli government warned its citizens about attending sporting and cultural events due to the attacks in Amsterdam, knowing the soccer match was upcoming.

EU’s top diplomat calls to end cooperation with Israel, breaking decades-old agreement. European Union’s foreign affairs chief is calling on the 27-state body to dramatically limit EU’s ties with Israel, accusing Israel of human rights violations in connection with the war against Hamas’ terror organization.

IDF pushes back against UN’s warning of ‘imminent famine’ in northern Gaza. Global entities refuse to blame Hamas for confiscating humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip; instead, they blame Israel for withholding aid. Recent videos from northern Gaza, however, show food is available for sale in markets.

Last Days Traitors and Their Indoctrinated/Brainwashed Minions

Yale Law School won’t congratulate J.D. Vance on his victory, yet they’ve congratulated others.

Connecticut teacher resigns after video threatening Trump voters sparks backlash. Chapman Elementary School teacher Annie Dunleavy warned Trump supporters who tried to “test” her would “end on a stretcher, gone forever.”

Feminists protest election with call to end marriage. After the majority of Americans voted for the economy over abortion, furious feminists announced they’d no longer date, marry, or have children. In the past, Americans protested by refusing to pay taxes; now, leftists are protesting by refusing to have children because of their frustrated eagerness to kill those same children in the womb.

Plague, Pestilence, and Plandemics

Spike protein generated by mRNA covid vaccines is a cardiotoxin, a participant tells gathering of New Zealand cardiologists. Cardiology waiting rooms and hospital cardiac wards are full, especially with young patients, and the problem is getting worse.

Weather Events

Philippines prepares for Typhoon Man-Yi after Usagi causes significant damage. Over 24,000 residents of the Cagayan province were evacuated ahead of Typhoon “Usagi,” which made landfall on Nov. 14 as a Cat 4-equivalent super typhoon. The storm caused significant damage and displaced thousands; now, the country is preparing for Typhoon Man-Yi.

Tropical Storm Sara pounds Central America with torrential rains; forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding.

Cuba: Over 2,000 homes damaged, 26 destroyed, 7 people injured after 6.8 earthquake.

Wars and Rumors of Wars

Good news: Trump promises to cancel all restrictions of arms shipments to Israel. Trump’s policy marks a change from the Biden regime’s back and forth with Israel on arms shipment restrictions throughout the Gaza War.

US & British warplanes struck Houthi weapons sites in Yemen Nov.9. The facilities contained weapons used to target military & civilian vessels navigating international waters in the Red Sea & Gulf of Aden.

US forces strike 9 Iran-linked militia targets in Syria: ‘Our message is clear.’ The strikes were in response to “several attacks” against U.S. forces.

Trump’s warning to Putin during conversation. Trump cautioned Putin against intensifying the conflict in Ukraine while emphasizing the US’ sizeable military presence in Europe. The two leaders discussed the goal of peace on the European continent, and Trump expressed an interest in follow-up conversations to discuss “the resolution of Ukraine’s war soon.”

NATO Forces Mobilized as Russian Jets Cross Lines in Baltic Sea. In response to repeated Russian aerial incursions, NATO forces mobilized as Italian and Norwegian fighter jets intercepted multiple Russian aircraft straying close to NATO territories. These interceptions were necessary, as Russian aircraft ignored international aviation protocols.

Ukraine Is at War with Russia … & North Korea & Iran. North Korea’s regime has deployed up to 12,000 troops to fight alongside Russia nearly three years after Russia launched its brutal aggression against Ukraine. As Americans ventured to the polls, North Koreans did the same in Russia’s Kursk salient, where they clashed with Ukrainian forces, the first time an outside party fired a shot in this war.

Horrors of Hamas continue as IDF exposes torture videos of Gazans. Filmed torture of Gazan prisoners at the hands of Hamas has been found by Israeli troops. As the IDF continues operations in Gaza, Israeli soldiers have grown accustomed to uncovering weapons caches in children’s bedrooms, booby-trapped homes, and terror tunnels under hospitals, schools, and mosques. However, thousands of hours of horrific video footage has now been discovered.

Sullivan: The World must pressure Hamas to negotiate hostage deal. The U.S. National Security Advisor laid the blame squarely on Hamas; the group simply doesn’t want to make a deal under any terms.

Hezbollah seeks to target Israel with more long-range missiles. Hezbollah has a new goal: trying to use more long-range missiles to target areas around Tel Aviv. Hezbollah confirmed this in recent claims about its attacks, claiming they’re part of its “Khaybar series of operations.” Hezbollah released details to Iranian media, pro-Hezbollah media, and Houthi media.

Israel hits Hezbollah assets in Beirut, ‘erasing two decades of buildup.’ Most of the Iranian proxy’s weapons storage sites and missile production facilities in its suburban Beirut stronghold have been dismantled in recent weeks.

US sends ceasefire proposal to Hezbollah as IDF troops push deeper into Lebanon. Despite the US transmitting a new ceasefire proposal to Hezbollah, the fighting has only appeared to escalate in recent days. IDF troops have advanced beyond initial targets of the ground offensive into Lebanon, resulting in the loss of several Israeli soldiers.

Syrian front beginning to intensify without much notice. Israel’s attacks in Syria have become more frequent recently. On Friday, second day in a row, Israel attacked the Mezzeh suburb of Damascus.

Just revealed: Israel ‘destroyed’ top secret Iranian nuclear weapons research facility in October, according to US and Israeli sources. Satellite imagery showed the Taleghan 2 site reduced to two piles of rubble by Israel’s Oct. 25 strikes. The facility was being used to design the explosive mechanism needed to detonate a nuclear bomb. Israeli strikes also destroyed three other nearby buildings that were being used to mix solid fuel for ballistic missiles.

New Israeli FM Sa’ar warns Iran getting closer to The Bomb; military operation possible if necessary. Gideon Sa’ar has been Foreign Minister of Israel for a week, and he’s already dealing with 3 global crises. First is the very real threat that the Iranian regime is about to break out and build not just one nuclear weapon but an entire arsenal.

Ready Or Not, An Apocalyptic Global War Is on Our Doorstep. There has been a lot of talk about “peace” and “safety” recently, after all the war we’ve witnessed in 2024. But global events are taking us in the other direction very rapidly.  An apocalyptic global war is on our doorstep, but most people in the Western world are still in denial about what’s happening right in front of our eyes.

Concluding Scripture

“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured [helped] thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 5:20-21 and 6:1-2).

“The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light” (Romans 13:12).

“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Ephesians 6:11-17).

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).

“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful” (Colossians 3:15).