Ready Or Not, Here It Comes :: By Nathele Graham

Published on: by RR7 Category:General Articles, Ron & Nathele Graham

 

I’ve seen many articles lately with titles asking the question, “Are You Ready.” That’s a very good question, but what are you ready for? How do you prepare for something you don’t know about? The best way to prepare for anything is to study and learn about it. If the question is about the Rapture and the Great Tribulation, study Scripture. God’s word has much information about both of these events, and Scripture will give you a good idea where we are in God’s timing.

Let’s talk a little about each of these events. There is so much information in Scripture that I can only lightly talk about each one. The Rapture is also called “The Blessed Hope” and only affects certain people throughout the world. It will happen quietly, quickly, and unexpectedly. You may be having a conversation with a friend or family member, and suddenly they will disappear.

“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality” (1 Corinthians 15:51-53).

The Apostle Paul was the one who was given the privilege of disclosing the Rapture. Although it is hinted at in the Old Testament, it was never openly declared. The first hint is seen in Enoch. At a time when the world was very evil, fallen angels mated with human women, and wickedness was everywhere, Enoch kept himself away from the activities of the world.

“And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: and Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him” (Genesis 5:21-24).

The writer of Hebrews also talks about Enoch. “By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony that he pleased God” (Hebrews 11:5).

Enoch didn’t die but was taken to Heaven by God. God’s judgment was coming, and God took him prior to the judgment of the Flood of Noah. Enoch is described as a man who walked with God, and that’s the only way to be ready for the Rapture and miss God’s wrath pouring out during the Tribulation period. Turn your life over to God. Repent of sin in your life, and ask Jesus to forgive you.

God’s wrath is coming, but Christians can be sure we won’t face it. When Paul wrote to the Christians in Thessalonica, he commended them for turning from their pagan ways.

“For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come” (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10).

Those who have chosen to reject the free gift of salvation through Jesus will be left on earth to face God’s wrath. The Apostle John was given a look into the future and wrote what he saw in the book of Revelation. Jesus dictated seven letters to various churches, and those letters describe the history of the church age in advance. Once the last letter was written, John experienced the Rapture.

“After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne” (Revelation 4:1-2).

John represents Christians who are Raptured when the Church Age is over but before God’s wrath comes. There are many passages in Scripture that describe those final seven years, including Daniel chapters 9 through 12, and Revelation beginning in chapter 6. It begins when the first seal is broken and the evil horsemen of the apocalypse begin their deadly ride. The Tribulation is a seven-year period of time that will affect the entire world. Satan will be unleashed, and pure evil will permeate everything. A completely evil man will step into power; he will be controlled by Satan.

“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God” (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4).

There will be a one-world economic system (keep your eye on the World Economic Forum) and a one-world religion. The evil world leader will require everyone to take his mark.

“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name” (Revelation 13:16-17).

If you take his mark, you will forfeit your soul. You will have sealed your own fate. God’s judgments will begin sometime after the Rapture; we are not living in the Tribulation today. We are getting close to the judgments, but as of the time I’m writing this, the judgments haven’t begun.

When watching signs of the times, keep an eye on Israel; God hasn’t forgotten them, and they haven’t been replaced. They are ready to build the third temple, which will be the one the Abomination of Desolation (described by Daniel and by Jesus) will stand in.

“When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains” (Matthew 24:15-16).

Studying prophecy will enlighten you, but does it prepare you? In some ways, yes. Don’t delay in accepting salvation through Christ. Many signs of the Tribulation are falling into place today, which tells us that our time on earth is very short. It seems the entire world is focused on dividing Israel, and God won’t condone that. Fighting near Damascus makes one think of the prophecy in Isaiah 17 stating Damascus will be a ruinous heap. Iran is about to have a nuclear bomb, which is a bad idea on many levels. The Jewish Temple is ready to be built, and that is a major sign. Earthquakes are increasing and occurring in unusual places. The covid craziness is a precursor to the pestilence of that time and the mark of the beast, and creating panic leading to government control. The wickedness seen around the world, as well as the moral decay, are signs.

How do we prepare for the total chaos of the Great Tribulation? We can stock up on food, medical supplies, and water, but is that enough? It’s better to accept Jesus and miss it altogether by being taken in the Rapture.

As you follow prophetic events, keep in mind that Satan thrives on chaos and lies; truth is found in Scripture, not on CNN. Satan puts stumbling blocks in your way to stop you from studying Scripture. He wants fear and confusion to blind you to God’s truth.

Many things are happening on a global level that indicate something big is about to happen. People “feel it in the air,” and Scripture tells us what signs to look for (Matthew chapter 24 is a good place to start). Be sure you understand the sequence of events and the difference in them. The Rapture will occur first and will take Christians to Heaven, then sometime later, the Tribulation will begin, and that’s when God’s wrath will be poured out. The Second Coming will happen at the end of the seven-year Tribulation. As we near the end, events of prophecy will seem to speed up and happen faster. Don’t live in fear, but study God’s word, and you’ll have peace knowing that God isn’t surprised by these events and loves His creation.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

Faith in Jesus is our only hope. Prophecies in Daniel warn the world in general, but Israel in particular, about very troubled times. The end of time is coming, and the signs are happening rapidly. The only way to be ready is to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. In that way, you’ll be taken in the Rapture instead of remaining on earth to face the horrors of the Tribulation. God has warned us, but the choice to heed His warning is up to each person individually. The truth is, if you procrastinate, you may die before you accept Christ. Only faith in Jesus will assure that you spend eternity in Heaven with Him. Don’t think that rejecting Christ and spending eternity in Hell is going to be a big party and lots of fun. God describes it very differently. Eternity in darkness in the lake of fire that burns forever won’t be a party.

“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:15).

It’s a choice that must be made prior to leaving this world. The good news is, if you’ve given your life to Christ now, you won’t be on earth for that final judgment. God always gives warning and doesn’t want any person to face the days of His wrath or eternity separated from Him. Turn to Him now, today, before it’s too late. What’s stopping you from asking Christ to forgive you and save you from damnation? Only you can make the choice for yourself. Look into your life. Is there anything you’re holding on to that’s worth eternity in Hell? Give your life to Christ now, and when the Rapture happens, you’ll be one who disappears and enters eternity and peace with God. Ready or not, it’s coming.

Make your decision now and find a Christ-centered, Bible-believing congregation. Fellowship with fellow Christians and witness to people who haven’t come to faith in Christ. God wants you to find peace, but Satan wants you to allow fear to blind you to God’s truth.

“We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” (2 Peter 1:19-21).

Biblical prophecy is very neglected by many pastors today. Don’t let that hinder your studies. Maybe you can teach your pastor a thing or two!

As you study Scripture, especially end times, remember many verses speak of the Rapture, and others speak of Christ’s second coming. These are two separate events. The Rapture will happen at least 7 years before the Second Coming of Christ. One day, if you notice that many people have gone missing, that’s the Rapture. You’ll probably hear many stories of alien abduction or “mother earth” purging herself of people who don’t care for her like they should. Those are lies. The truth is very serious, and you should pay attention to that truth now.

God’s judgment is coming. Huge hailstones will pummel the earth, water will be undrinkable, demonic activity will be seen everywhere, and your life will be worthless. Satan, in the form of the Anti-Christ, will become the ruler of this world and require everybody to take his mark. If you refuse to take it, you cannot buy or sell. On the other hand, if you do take it, you won’t be able to escape the final judgment, and you will spend eternity in the lake of fire. There will be some very brave people who’ll come to salvation during this time, but when the enemy catches them, they will be beheaded. The tribulation of that day will be unbearable. Ready or not, it’s coming.

Are you ready? Have you accepted the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ for your salvation? Make your decision now. Ready or not, here it comes.

God bless you all,

Nathele Graham

twotug@embarqmail.com
ron@straitandnarrowministry.com

Recommended prophecy sites:

www.raptureready.com
www.prophecyupdate.com
www.raptureforums.com

All original scripture is “theopneustos,” God-breathed.

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11 Jul 2022

Published on: by RR7 Category:Prayer Center

DESCENT INTO DARKNESS

“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil” (John 3:19).

INIQUITY SHALL ABOUND

Kentucky: 3 police officers were killed and others wounded when they were ambushed with gunfire immediately upon arrival to serve a domestic violence warrant. A police dog also died.

Chicago, Illinois: The Highland Park shooting at a July 4th parade that left (update) 7 dead and dozens wounded was one of several shootings in Chicago last weekend; at least 71 shot, 8 killed. Yet Dem-run Chicago gun laws are among the strictest in the country. Those with evil intent will find a way to get guns and love to target gun-free zones for a reason. Think about it.

Stunning Breakdown of Law & Order. Police have been defunded or severely curtailed in Dem-run major cities. Now, those cities are being transformed into crime-infested hellholes.

PLAGUE, PESTILENCE

US West seeing “biblical” explosions of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers.

Israeli study: where COVID variants come from. Patients with weakened immune systems develop highly mutated variants. Growing reports show chronic infections spanning weeks to many months.

Ex-Israeli MK and Likud primary candidate Feiglin said, “Young people, and definitely children, need to avoid this thing (Covid vaccines) like the plague.”

WHO Recommends New Gates-Funded Polio Vaccine for Vaccine-Derived ‘So-called’ Outbreak in U.K. It’s NOT an outbreak, and infection risk is low. No one in UK has been diagnosed from this incident. UKHSA finds 1-3 samples of poliovirus in sewage annually. Someone vaccinated overseas with the live virus comes to the UK and briefly sheds the virus in their feces. Now they’re claiming that this time it probably spread between closely linked people and evolved into “vaccine-derived poliovirus.” The population is expected to trust WHO, Gates, and the profiteers from the ‘vaccines.’

ECONOMIC AND FOOD INSECURITY

UN Scrubbed its Article Heralding ‘The Benefits of World Hunger’ from Its Website After It Went Viral. Mounting evidence continues to prove food shortages and supply chain disruptions are manufactured by the UN, World Economic Forum, and World Health Organization in an effort to institute a New World Order, global government, and destroy the US.

U.S. Farmers Issue Dire Warnings of Looming Food Shortages as Most Americans are Clueless as to How Their Food is Produced and Unprepared for What’s Coming. Today, less than 1% of the US population produces food for the other 99%, so when farmers warn, it’s time to prepare.

Survey: A third of U.S. small businesses can’t pay rent because of inflation.

Manufacturing Plants Aren’t Just Mysteriously Burning Down in US, But Also Around the World.

US Court Ruling May Take 70,000 Truckers Off the Road. This will add to the supply-chain crisis. Independent owner-operators in California are being forced to cease business.

Farmers in Netherlands are protesting draconian climate change policies that will destroy their livelihoods. German farmers joined their Dutch neighbors at the border.

LAST DAYS TRAITORS

Radical Bill Will Help Lure States Into Enforcing Left’s ‘Woke’ Curricula In Schools. At a time when parents have made gains to retake our country’s classrooms, Congress is set to sidestep these efforts by giving $6 billion to the Dept of Education, which will be used to lure states into adopting its woke agenda.

Biden Regime-Funded Crack Pipes Handed Out at Clinic Across from NYC Preschool. The clinic was awarded $400,000 in grants from the Biden regime to provide services to drug addicts, including a safe injection site, and clean equipment. Such kits are also handed out in other US cities. The Dem regime’s claim that it’s conspiracy theory is a lie. It’s been proven to be true.

National Archives now has a warning label on the US Constitution, claiming it has “harmful language.”

“Disarm IRS Act”: The bill introduced by House Republicans stipulates that the IRS is “prohibited from acquiring ammunition.” The IRS purchased over $700,000 in ammunition in recent days. Matt Goetz suggested it’s part of a broader White House plan to disarm Americans.

US Army Refuses to Train or Pay Unvaccinated National Guard & Reserve Members. An estimated 60,000 Army troops could be dismissed.

Biden releases U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves … to China. The Biden regime, through its demented puppet, blames everything else for shocking gas prices when the root of the problem is the regime’s crush-the-oil industry policies launched day one in the name of “going green.” It’s part of the Marxist/ Socialist/ Communist plan to take down this nation.

2 US Homeland Security workers and 3 others charged in Chinese spying scheme, targeting dissidents who live in the US.

LAST DAYS OF LOT RETURNED

US military went woke, now can’t find recruits despite high recruitment bonuses. Obama had male Army ROTC cadets march in women’s high heels. Biden has mandatory transgender pronoun training, also living arrangements for men who decide they’re women; an army training slide instructs soldiers to shower with transgenders of the opposite sex even if they haven’t undergone surgical so-called transition; potential recruits are rejected for not getting Covid jabs; the claim is they present a risk, yet HIV positive men are now welcome. Demo-crat policies are ruining all branches of service.

Sex shop owner in Washington state, Jenn Mason, who serves on school board, to host classes on ‘pleasure’ for children as young as 9.

Disney’s Devious Doings: Disney-owned Marvel to have “gay spider-man” with “fearlessly femme identity.” Also, GLSEN organization “championing LGBTQ issues in K-12 education since 1990” and funded by Disney, launched a campaign to influence policymakers.

Netflix series ‘Human Resources’ features ‘sexualizing references to children.’ “Human Resources” is likely to draw younger viewers because it’s a cartoon. The series tone resembles “Big Mouth,” an animated series focusing on middle schoolers and depicts 12-13-year-olds in sexual situations.

ABORTION ABOMINATION

Biden signs executive order to ‘expand access to abortion’ after several states ban procedure.

Abortion-advocating leftists have melted into a shocking display of mass mental illness and moral depravity since they can’t now use federal government to force their sordid depopulation vision. For decades, the Democrat Party lied, claiming a “Constitutional right” to cut up and vacuum children from the womb. An entire generation bleeds from the horrors. Since abortion decisions are now up to the states, those run by the left will obey Satan and continue their murderous rampage. Supposedly hundreds of Amazon employees call for the company to cease business in pro-life states.

WEATHER EVENTS

Derecho hits US Northern Plains and Midwest, turning the sky green and leaving extensive damage. At least four people were injured. Strong winds flattened many cornfields.

EF-2 tornado hit Goshen, Ohio, causing extensive damage to hundreds of homes and injuring 2 people.

Increasingly severe drought now covers over 90% of Texas, impacting plants and vegetation.

Over 97% of California in at least “severe” drought, 60% in “extreme,” & 12% in “exceptional.”

Southern Europe restricts water usage to bare minimum due to severe drought.

Typhoon Chaba caused death and destruction in China, including breaking a ship in half.

Severe floods force 50,000 to evacuate Australia’s east coast; several food-producing regions are inundated. Some parts saw a year’s worth of rain in 3 days.

Tropical Storm Aere moved across Japan with torrential rain, flooding, and landslides.

HATRED OF JEWS AND ISRAEL

Ben & Jerry’s Files Lawsuit Against Unilever for Ending Israel Boycott.

ISLAMIC TERRORISM

‘Palestinians’ celebrate July 4th by commemorating Arab alliance with Nazis.

WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS

Israel intercepts Hezbollah drones en route to contentious offshore gas field. Israeli PM Lapid warned, “I say to all our adversaries, from Gaza to Tehran, from the shores of Lebanon to Syria, do not try us. Israel will know how to use its force in the face of every threat and foe.” Lapid warns Israel would ‘restrain’ Hezbollah if Lebanon’s government fails to.

Gog Blog: Russia condemns alleged Israeli ‘air aggression’ on Syria.

Israel’s PM Lapid told Macron the Iranians don’t want a nuclear deal. “If the Iranians do not agree to the current agreement, they will not go for another agreement either.”

REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE (AKA ONE-WORLD GOVERNMENT)

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants modern recreation of the Roman Empire as a way to achieve ‘cooperation’ between Europe and its neighbors. Jupiter guy Emmanuel Macron, who obviously desires to rule the world, said Johnson was interested in his political community vision. Interestingly, 19th-century fascists used the term to describe Italy as successor to the Roman Empire. The term was used by Mussolini similar to Hitler’s system. [Johnson resigned July 7 after his Party demanded he step down due to scandals. He’ll remain until a new leader is chosen.]

Macron keeps himself in the forefront. Recent examples: Last month, he told a US-based Jewish advocacy group that France is willing to contribute to efforts toward lasting peace between Israel and ‘Palestinians.’ He had separate phone calls with Jordan’s king and the ‘Palestinian’ president on moving forward initiatives that lead to the desired political horizon (aka ‘peace and safety.’ We know what God says about that in 1 Thessalonians 5:3). Israel’s Yair Lapid met with Macron this week on his first foreign trip as Israel’s prime minister. Macron called on Lapid to revive talks toward peace with the ‘Palestinians’ and said Israelis are “lucky” to have Lapid in charge. Macron wants Israel to support a nuclear deal with Iran. Lapid disagrees, saying it doesn’t include sufficient safeguards to halt Iran’s progress toward a bomb [as if such deals have or would stop their evil intentions].

Speaking of the Revived Roman Empire (aka one-world government), the creepy Georgia Guidestones are gone. Someone bombed them in the night, so they had to be completely destroyed afterward due to safety concerns. These guidestones represented an occultic new age that called for a New World Order with a vastly smaller human population living in harmony with nature. It was accused of being a “monument to the devil,” and recently, a Republican candidate for Georgia governor said she’d see that they were destroyed if she became governor. She lost in the May primary election.

Was the bombing coincidence? Providence? or a deliberate action by leftists to incite their deceived minions into rage at conservative Christian Republicans who despised those sinister monuments? Regardless, God hated them and has used even the enemy throughout history to serve his purposes.

CONCLUSION

As brethren in Christ know, a revived Roman Empire type of evil global government will exist in the Tribulation that the left behind will face (Daniel 2:40-42; Daniel 7:19-25; Revelation 13). Globalist goblins, who are tearing down Western nations and wreaking havoc on every level worldwide, are promising a ‘build back better’ global utopia. However, it will be just the opposite.

Prophetic signs that have all converged and are increasing in intensity and frequency let us know that soon Jesus will call us up in the rapture to be kept from the coming wrath of the Tribulation (1 Thessalonians 5:9). In the meantime, we are to “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong” (1 Corinthians 6:13).

“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” (1 Thessalonians 5:9-11).

“Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is” (1 John 3:2).