Here are 16 differences between the Rapture and the Second Coming:

• The Rapture will be before the Tribulation Period—The Second Coming will be after.
• At the Rapture, Jesus stays in the air—At the Second Coming, Jesus comes down to the earth.
• At the Rapture, the Church goes up to heaven—At the Second Coming, the Church comes down to the earth.
• At the Rapture, the living saints are caught up to heaven—At the Second Coming, the living saints remain to repopulate the earth.
• At the Rapture, the Mt. of Olives is untouched—At the Second Coming, Jesus touches down on the Mt. of Olives, and it splits in two.
• The Rapture is followed by the reign of the Antichrist—The Second Coming is followed by the reign of the Christ.
• At the Rapture, the physical character of the earth is unchanged—At the Second Coming, the physical character of the earth is changed (Jerusalem will be elevated).
• At the Rapture, Satan will go on a rampage—At the Second Coming, Satan will be bound and chained.
• At the Rapture, Jesus will remove peace from the earth—At the Second Coming, Jesus will establish peace on earth.
• The Rapture is a secret event (Like a thief in the night)—The Second Coming is a public event (Every eye will see Jesus).
• At the Rapture, the Church will be removed from the earth—At the Second Coming, the lost will be removed from the earth.
• The Rapture is before the Marriage of the Lamb—The Second Coming is after the Marriage of the Lamb.
• At the Rapture, Jesus comes for His Church—At the Second Coming, Jesus comes with His Church.
• There are no signs of the Rapture—There are many signs of the Second Coming.
• At the Rapture, Jesus rescues His Church—At the Second Coming, Jesus rescues Israel.
• The Rapture demonstrates the grace of God—The Second Coming demonstrates the wrath of God.

Here are some recent events that are related to Bible prophecy:

One, God gives people that ignore Him (men that sleep with men, women that sleep with women, etc.) over to a reprobate mind (Rom. 1:24-28).

He will allow them to reach a point where they cannot make sound decisions.

On Feb. 10, 2021, it was reported that a hospital in the U.K. has started saying “chestfeeding” instead of “breastfeeding”; “human milk” instead of “breastmilk”; “parent,” “co-parent,” or “second biological parent” instead of “father.”

The growth of the LGBTQ community seems to be causing an increase in unsound thinking.

Two, on Feb. 12, 2021, it was reported that Israel ranked seventh in Bloomberg’s list of the 60 most innovative economies.

The U.S. dropped from 9th last year to 11th this year.

Think about it: The U.S. didn’t even make the top 10.

Three, on Jan. 20, 2021, the great prophecy teacher, Jan Markell, made some profound statements about the coming Great Reset, called the Great Reset global socialism and/or Marxism, and said its goal is to take the world to global godless government.

She rightly said the Great Reset will abolish Christianity, cash, private property, national sovereignty, and more, and the Biden/Harris administration cannot wait to implement it.

If silence in the pulpits over the destruction of Christianity is not lukewarmness and unsound thinking, what is it (Rev. 3:15-22)?

Four, concerning deceit, on Feb. 10, 2021, it was reported that German officials have found internal documents showing that Germany’s Interior Ministry paid people to create fear in the nation to justify Covid lockdowns and other restrictive measures.

Interior Ministry officials were pushing a political agenda and paying people to scare their citizens to justify what they were doing.

Five, on Feb. 12, 2021, Iran announced that it will join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEC), a regional trading bloc of nations that includes Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia.

On Nov. 15, 2020, 15 nations, including China, agreed to make the ASEAN EC the largest regional trading bloc of nations on earth.

On July 1, 2020, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) went into effect.

These regional trading blocs of nations are being patterned after the E.U.

According to the Bible, Ten Kings will appear before the Antichrist appears (Dan. 7:7-8, 24).

I have long contended that the U.N. will be divided into 10 regions or 10 regional trading blocs of nations (E.U., USMCA, ASEAN EC, GCC, etc.) with one leader over each region before the Antichrist rises to power.

These regional trading blocs of nations have been coming on the scene for years.

It is my opinion, based on past reports, that the 10 regional trading blocs will each pick a leader that will turn out to be the 10 Kings.

Six, in his first three weeks in office, Pres. Biden called the leaders of several nations (Canada, UK, China, Russia, France, Japan, etc.), but he has not called Prime Min. Netanyahu of Israel.

Some Israeli and media officials believe Biden is deliberately snubbing Israel.

California Representative Ro Khanna believes Biden is sending a message that he will radically change America’s relationship with Israel if it doesn’t stop building settlements on the West Bank and recognize Palestinian Statehood.

Some of the concern may have started when Biden’s Sec. of State, Antony Blinken, said Biden would not adhere to Trump’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights (he may have backed off on this).

Biden’s resumption of relations with the P.A. and his decision to resume economic aid to the P.A. have not helped.

On Feb. 11, 2021, Biden’s Press Sec., Jen Psaki, was asked, “Does the administration still consider the Saudis and the Israelis important allies?” She did not answer the question.

During the Tribulation Period, the whole world will hate Israel, and that includes a godless U.S.

Seven, some U.S. citizens, especially young Americans, think Socialism is a good thing.

I recently read a 6-month-old CBNNEWS.COM article about a Christian named Georgian Banov who escaped Socialism in Bulgaria and made his way to America.

Banov reminded people that the USSR was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (notice the word “Socialist” because some historians estimate that Joseph Stalin may have killed as many as 20 million people).

According to Banov, there was no such thing as “Soft Socialism.”

It is an anti-God, anti-Christ system of government that rules with an iron fist.

Citizens were poor, most didn’t have enough to eat, they were spied on, they lived in fear, and those that complained (or supposedly complained) about the government were arrested or they just disappeared.

Those who are calling for Socialism in America need to pray that they never get what they are asking for.

We are living in prophetic times, and a Socialist/Marxist world government is looming that will be more evil than what Banov experienced.

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Daymond Duck

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I am an optimist because:

• I believe Christians will soon see Jesus, see many of those that wrote the Bible, see multitudes of angels, etc.
• I believe Christians’ saved loved ones will soon be raised from the dead, and we will see them (I will soon see my deceased wife, and she will have a new body that will never get sick or die).
• I believe there is a good possibility that many Christians could go to heaven without getting sick, dying, having to be buried, etc.
• I believe the gates of Hell will not prevail against the Church, Christians will not go through one minute of the Tribulation Period, Christians will not be on earth when the persecution gets unbearable, Christians will not have to deal with the Mark of the Beast, etc.
• I believe the gospel will soon go all over the world, multitudes will soon be saved, all Israel will soon be saved, etc.
• I believe Jesus redeemed this Creation at the same time He redeemed a people on the cross, and the mess this world is in is temporary because Jesus will take this Creation back during the Tribulation Period.
• I believe there will soon be 1,000 years of peace, justice, and righteousness on earth, Jesus will be worshipped all over the globe, many Christians will have a crown of righteousness for loving His appearing, and Christians will come back to live and reign with Jesus here on this earth for 1,000 years.
• I refuse to ignore or be in denial about the signs, and I refuse to be pessimistic about the condition of the world because this world is not the Christian’s home, and we win.
• Finally, I am optimistic because I believe God’s promises, know that He said we can see the day approaching, know that many great prophecy teachers agree that we see the day approaching, and I know that we have much to rejoice about.

Here are some reasons why I believe we see the Second Coming approaching:

One, concerning potential corruption in the White House and at the U.S. Dept. of Justice (DOJ): on Feb. 2, 2021, it was reported that Pres. Biden’s pick to run the DOJ’s Criminal Division and one of Hunter Biden’s new Criminal Defense Attorneys are from the same law firm.

Two, concerning a peace treaty in the Middle East: on Feb. 4, 2021, it was reported that UN Sec. Gen. Guterres wants to restart the Middle East Peace Process in the UN Quartet (US, EU, Russia, and UN) meetings.

Guterres thinks the meetings could succeed in producing a peace treaty because Biden “supports a two-state solution between Israel and the PA and will overturn several decisions made under his predecessor, Donald Trump.”

Guterres thinks Trump’s decisions need to be overturned because the Palestinians want a capital in East Jerusalem, plus they want Gaza and all the territory that Israel captured from Jordan in 1967.

Based on Scripture, this writer believes these people are just begging for the judgment of God to fall on this world, and they will come to regret what they are doing.

Three, concerning Jerusalem: on Feb. 4, 2021, the U.S. Senate added a resolution to the Covid stimulus bill that affirmed America’s intention to permanently keep the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.

Biden’s administration said it does not intend to move the U.S. embassy, but they support a capital for the Palestinians in East Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is a cup of trembling and burdensome stone for the whole world.

Four, also concerning Jerusalem: on Feb. 1, 2021, Kosovo established diplomatic ties with Israel.

Kosovo recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and Israel recognized Kosovo’s independence from Serbia.

The next day, the Arab Parliament condemned the decision and urged Kosovo to reverse it, but that is not likely to happen.

Five, concerning Covid vaccinations: on Feb. 5, 2021, LifeSiteNews.com reported that U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows that between Dec. 14, 2020, and Jan. 29, 2021:

• 35 million people have received one or both shots.
• There have been 501 reported deaths (453 in the U.S.).
• There have been 10,748 reported adverse events (sent to doctor; admitted to hospital; permanently disabled, etc.).
• The average age of those that died was 77, and the youngest person to die was 23.
• In addition to the above, 139 cases of facial distortion and 13 miscarriages have been reported.

In addition to the above, know that on Feb. 8, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the current vaccines may not work on new strains of Covid that already exist.

People may need a different kind of vaccine.

Six, concerning pestilence in Israel: on Feb. 5, 2021, Joel Rosenberg, Editor-in-Chief of All Israel News, correctly pointed out that II Chron. 7:12-14 is God’s promise to heal and forgive Israel in the days of drought, famine, plague, etc., in response to the Israelis humbling themselves, praying and seeking Him.

Rosenberg noted that Israel’s Covid lockdown has not saved Israel, but God can.

Rosenberg asked Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu, Pres. Rivlin, and the entire Israeli Knesset to publicly call for a National Day of Prayer based upon God’s promise in II Chron. 7:14.

Based on Scripture (Jer. 18:8), Rosenberg concluded that it is not wrong for other nations to follow God’s instructions in II Chron. 7:12-14.

At the time of this writing, this writer has not seen a response from Israel’s officials.

Seven, also on Feb. 5, 2021, researchers at an Israeli hospital said they have possibly developed a drug that may cure serious cases of Covid.

30 patients with moderate to severe cases of Covid inhaled the medicine for a few minutes once a day for 5 days, and 29 showed definite improvement in just two days (they were released from the hospital 3 to 5 days later).

More tests are planned, but the hospital believes their discovery is a game-changer.

Eight, concerning world government and open borders: on Feb. 1, 2021, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 11 Iranian citizens (6 men and 5 women) when they illegally entered Arizona from Mexico.

Three more Iranians were caught at this same location earlier this year, and others have been caught crossing at other places in the U.S. this year.

Open borders increase the chance of terrorist attacks in the U.S.

Nine, concerning world government and world religion: on Jan. 29, 2021, German Cardinal Gerhard Muller warned that Western capitalists, big-tech giants, and China are forming a dangerous alliance to control what people think, say, and do for the purpose of ruling the world.

Cardinal Muller warned:

• That the World Economic Forum (WEF) is using Covid to call for a Great Reset to change the values (sounds like a one-world religion) and subjugate (sounds like a one-world government) the lives of everyone on earth.
• That this effort to control what everyone on earth thinks, says, and does is a deliberate action, not an innocent endeavor or a conspiracy theory.
• That Biden is now leading a campaign to “de-Christianize” the Western world (by pushing the Great Reset, promoting abortion, the gay agenda, etc.).

He urged Christians not to participate actively or passively in this growing evil.

Ten, on Feb. 5, 2021, it was reported that the U.S. Federal Reserve is working with a group of international central banks (in England, France, Japan, China, Canada, Dubai, Switzerland, etc.) to push the Green Agenda, the Great Reset, the Paris Climate Change accords, the UN 2030 Sustainable Development goals, the world’s economic systems, the world’s depopulation goals, etc.

As I understand what they intend to do, any government, business or individual that wants to borrow money, apply for a grant, receive a stimulus package, etc., will have to commit to the globalist agenda, or they will not get it.

Put another way, people will have to support the globalist agenda to qualify for a loan, grant, etc. (they must submit to qualify, or they will be rejected).

This is not far-fetched. Tucker Carlson recently reported that Bank of America gave credit card information to the FBI on people that purchased items (T-shirts, weapons or weapons-related items, hotel rooms, etc.) in Washington D.C, Maryland, or Virginia on Jan. 5 or 6, 2021 (the day of the capitol takeover).

Eleven, concerning the coming economic collapse and famine: on Feb. 4, 2021, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wrote an article for Technocracy News & Trends that said global lockdowns have:

• Bankrupted 100,000 businesses in the U.S.
• Impoverished one billion people worldwide.
• Threatened the food supply of one billion people worldwide.

Twelve, concerning persecution: on Feb. 3, 2021, it was reported that a proposed law in Denmark will require all sermons not preached in Danish to be translated into the Danish language and submitted to the government in writing.

Religious groups are protesting this law and expressing concern that approval in Denmark could trigger similar laws in other nations.

The bill is not clear, but religious groups also fear that they will have to submit their sermons to the government for approval before the sermons can be preached.

Thirteen, concerning gun control and world government: on Feb. 1, 2021, it was reported that a bill called H.R. 127 has been introduced in Congress (on Jan. 4, 2021) to track the make, model, and serial number of all firearms, who owns the firearm, the date each firearm was acquired, and where the firearm is being stored; it applies retroactively, and it covers firearms that a person has owned for a long time.

Those that already own firearms will be required to take a psychological evaluation, be subjected to a criminal background check, and their spouse and at least two family members or associates must be interviewed by a licensed psychologist.

Congress has not yet voted on the bill, but it is important to understand that Biden has promised gun control legislation, and many politicians want to disarm America before they surrender the sovereignty of the U.S. to the UN.

Gun sales have broken all records since this bill was introduced.

Finally, if you want to go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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Daymond Duck

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