(There is a special message at the end of this article for those who might happen to read this and do not have Jesus in their life and are looking for peace and a way to better understand the present-day insanity and confusion.)

On all common mechanical compasses, the red half of the compass needle always points toward the north. If you were to turn 180 degrees, the red half of the needle would still be pointing toward the north. (On some compasses, the needle is designed to look like an arrow but performs the same function). You need only align the “N” on the compass face with the red (or the arrowhead) on the needle to know where the four points of the compass are related to your current location. A properly functioning compass allows you to navigate with complete confidence that you will arrive at your destination when the appropriate amount of time and distance has been completed.

In other words, you CAN know where you are going to end up.

“Science” tells us that there is a condition where the poles of earth (North being “0 or 360” degrees and South being 180 degrees as has been normal since recorded history began) can shift 180 degrees (called a polar inversion), resulting in South and North exchanging their magnetic fields. There is some degree of uncertainty as to what would result if that were to happen or even if it might ever happen.

It could result in chaos were the Lord to allow it.

A 180-degree inversion is also a good way to describe a human-generated attempt to turn Biblical Truth on its head.

God’s Word also tells us of the man-made attempts to manufacture a 180-degree inversion (without calling it such) as it applies to His Word.

It will be attempted by Godless humans, as the Word of God indicates.

God, as ever, in His Mercy, tries to warn man of the consequences of rebellion.

His Word is not ambiguous as to what will be the inevitable result.

In this well-known Bible verse from the prophet Isaiah, the ominous folly of God-rejecting modern man is revealed:

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes And clever in their own sight! (Isaiah 5:20-21).

The above can be referred to as “polar opposites” or if you will, a “180-degree inversion.”

Biblical use of the word “Woe” is never good news for individuals, nations, or kingdoms at whom it is directed.

Some contemporary examples of present-day attempts to employ a man-made 180-degree inversion on the fixed creation of God are:

• Males can menstruate.
• Males can become pregnant.
• Gender can be changed by drugs and/or surgery.
• Legislation by governments sold as being intended for the welfare of children and then used to (humanly) legalize their murder by abortion.

There is really no need to expand upon the above list, as these few examples are so contemporary and extraordinarily ridiculous on their face that nothing else need be said.

Anyone who is following current events knows that this list is just the tiniest tip of the iceberg at this point in history.

God’s Word provides the simple yet clear reason for the state of mankind at the present time:

“The fool has said in his heart: ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good” (Psalm 14:1).

Woe unto you.

The current global governance plan referred to as the “Great Reset” is also addressed by the Word of God:

1) “Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.

2) They covet fields and seize them; They take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance” (Micah 2:1-2).

Below is a contemporary quote from today’s news that is intended for all but the so-called elites. It is, of course, not part of the “mainstream news”:

“You will have nothing, and you will like it.”

It is a statement by the powers seeking to establish a “New World Order,” which is a humanistic code for a world government in defiance of God.

Below the radar, it is being directed by Satan.

The statement itself is currently a “below the radar” reality.

However, here are a few more “realities” that cannot be ignored or avoided:

“And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).

“Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure'” (Isaiah 46:9-10).

“The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalms 33:10-12a).

Woe unto you.

Brothers and Sisters. God has, through His eternal Word and by means of the prophets and the very Word of God, made clear that these things would happen; and they currently are happening.

He has also made clear what the inevitable outcome will be.

“Indeed before the day was, I am He; And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?” (Isaiah 43:13).

“There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD” (Proverbs 21:30).

The 180-degree inversion of God’s Word and the attempt to defy Him will be terminal.

The Lord of Creation will terminate it Himself at His appointed time.

So, why not now?

Amidst all this evil, chaos, suffering and strife, God is adding to our forever family. Every day people are coming to salvation and knowledge of the Truth.

Take heart.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him And He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Already fulfilled “future” prophecy (now history) is your guarantee that every Word of God will be completed according to His Perfect Will.

It is His Signature authenticating His Word.

Perhaps the Berean Study Bible phrases it best:

“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall” (Malachi 4:2).

One of the more obvious examples of God keeping His promises and of the veracity of His Word is the following:

“Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, She gave birth to her children” (Isaiah 66:8).

On May 14, 1948, 2,600+ years after the prophecy of Isaiah, the State of Israel, after being completely destroyed (from the worldly perspective), as God had promised, was reborn in a single day!

And what did He say through the prophet Jeremiah at around the same time in history as Isaiah’s prophecy above?

“Thus says the LORD, Who gives the sun for light by day And the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; The LORD of hosts is His name: ‘If this fixed order departs from before Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘Then the offspring of Israel also will cease From being a nation before Me forever'” (Jeremiah 31:35-36).

Take heart and keep on witnessing, my Brothers and Sisters.

“And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.’

“And He who sits on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’ And He said, ‘Write, for these words are faithful and true.’ Then He said to me, ‘It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost. He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son'” (Revelation 21:3-7).

The special message I promised you:

For anyone who may read this article and has not trusted in Jesus Christ and therefore has no hope or peace in your life:

You can have hope. You can have the peace that Jesus has promised to all who have made Him their Lord and Savior. The peace that passes understanding.

It requires that you come before God on His terms.

And, what are His terms according to His Word?

• Genuine repentance (turning to God instead of continuing to reject or ignore Him).
• Confession of sins (that you are a sinner and acknowledge that to God).
• That you understand that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23).
• To acknowledge to God that you are unable to pay that debt.
• Belief that Jesus Christ paid your death sentence for you on the cross.
• To believe that Jesus is the Way, the only Way, that God has established by which humans may be saved from the consequences of their sin and rebellion.

God has made it absolutely clear that there is no one who comes before Him, under His terms, that will be refused.

• No one: no race, no color, no country of origin, regardless of any previous belief system: no one.
• No matter what your past sins have been, God can and WILL forgive you because He says He will.
• Salvation is available to everyone without any exceptions.

If you put all your trust for salvation in Jesus, and Him only, you can follow that prayer up by simply saying, “Thank you, Father God, for hearing my prayer and saving me,” because we can trust Him to keep His Word. He always has. He always will.

“Truly, Truly, I say to you that he who hears My words and believes the One who sent Me has eternal life and will not be condemned. He has crossed from death to life” (John 5:24).

There are no answers and there is no hope in the world by governments, organizations, politics or politicians. There are only lies and deception. But you can have the Truth and the peace you seek.

The answers are in the Word of God—The Bible. If you ask God with all your heart, He will hear you.

“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13).

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The rapture, the catching away of the living to join Jesus and the dead in Christ in the air before the impending Tribulation is seemingly on the minds of many at this late hour in human history. The faithful are watching while waiting, scoffers are scoffing, and the unfaithful are busy preparing for this event by establishing plausible deniability for its occurrence. There is no doubt this event will take place, and it will happen before God pours out His wrath upon the wicked who now encompass the righteous. Other writings have dealt with all of the intricacies of this event.^[1] Therefore, this article will focus on the question, ‘Will You Be Raptured?’

One’s first response to this question may be another question: how do I know if I will be raptured? The simplest answer is only those who know Christ will meet Him in the air when He calls the faithful, dead and living, upward.^[2] This answer undoubtedly breeds another question: Who are the faithful?

The Faithful

The faithful are those who have decided to follow Jesus, no matter what. They are those who study God’s Word with the intent of following the guidance found therein. The faithful do not waiver when adversity strikes. Instead, they press on in the battle, knowing that God is on their side, and if He is for them, none can stand against them (Rom 8:31). This is not to say that no evil will befall the faithful. No, Scripture clearly indicates that the faithful may suffer persecution and even death at the hands of the wicked (Matt 10:21). However, it is only the body the persecutors may harm. They cannot touch the eternal part of man, for it is God alone that can deal with the soul of man (Matt 10:28).

Jesus provided the best description of a faithful one when He told His disciples what the qualifications of a true disciple were:

Matthew 16:24-26

“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”^[3]

Notice that Jesus is interested in those who will forsake the world and all of its enticements for a life of simply following the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, a life known to be fraught with dangers and sacrifice. Jesus is looking for those who will live each day as one who is dead to the world and alive through Christ (Gal 2:20). He is looking for those who will follow the will of the Father, just as He did.^[4] These are the faithful ones He will call His own at the rapture:

Matthew 7:21-23

“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven [These are the faithful]. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” (emphasis mine) [author’s comment]

Scoffers Scoffing

The Apostle Peter, in his second epistle, writing to those of like precious faith, warned that in the last days, scoffers would come. Thankfully, Peter provides the identifying traits of these scoffers. First, they walk after their own lusts, which means they are all about me – me – me. Secondly, they sarcastically cast doubt on the Lord’s coming because, according to them, nothing has changed since the beginning of creation. Clearly, they have willingly chosen to disregard some major changes that took place since God made the heavens and earth and all that is in them. Let us take a closer look at the passage in for clarity:

2 Peter 3:1-7

“This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

“For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.” (emphasis mine)

After carefully laying out the facts about those he labels scoffers, Peter notes that they are willingly ignorant, meaning they do not want the truth to be the truth. Instead, they would rather believe lies (2 Tim 4:4). This is the exact opposite demeanor of the faithful discussed earlier. The faithful study in order to know exactly what God has said in His written Word so they may follow well (2 Tim 2:15). Scoffers, on the other hand, reject the truth so they do not have to be faithful. This is the root of their problem, “they walk after their own lusts” (2 Pet 3:3).

As previously noted, some of those who scoff are busy, as busy can be, doing things in the name of the Lord. The problem is they are not on a mission from God. Instead, they do what they do in order to fulfill their own heart’s desire. These will be told by Jesus to depart, for He never knew them.

By the way, Jude also wrote of the scoffers — or mockers as the King James Version renders the word. Interestingly, the Greek word Jude uses carries the implication that these mockers are false teachers. Therefore, these are they that would also mislead others onto the path of self-willed rejection of truth. Those who are misleading the flock must be rejected, for the end of the age of grace is nigh, and the body of Christ must be made ready, instead of being lulled to sleep by those who would harm them.^[5]

This is serious business, for eternity hangs in the balance. One can wear the proper attire, attend the appropriate functions, and say all of the right things, and still be found unfaithful. Why? Because faithfulness is not gauged by works. Instead, it is determined by willingness to hear, accept, and do the Father’s will, no matter the cost. The latter must be the attitude of the Christian until the moment of graduation, whether by grave or the rapture. Speaking of the rapture, one additional group should be discussed here; these are the ‘unfaithful’ who reject Christ but believe in the removal of the faithful from the earth.

The Believing Unfaithful

Many of the powers that be, including those in the entertainment industry, believe in a pre-tribulational rapture. All one needs to do to prove this is to examine the narrative of the wicked, which includes the plots of many modern-day movies. More and more of the latest films are based on end-times tribulation. Those who propagate these films may not fully understand the Rapture and the subsequent Tribulation; however, they believe there will be a grand departure of many people, and they are preparing the masses for it. This is because they want to be able to spin the narrative after the departure to benefit themselves and their cohorts.

In these films, the raptured are often depicted as those who had to be removed so the earth could survive. Some of the movies even portray the idea that man can change the outcome of the events of the rapture by going back in time and intervening. Undoubtedly, those who prepare the minds of the masses will succeed in convincing a large part of the populace. After all, the faithful who knew about the rapture will have been removed, and the internet will quickly be scrubbed of anything to do with God, especially references to the rapture.

The saddest part about the believing unfaithful is they are so close to the kingdom of heaven as they understand that God almighty will, one day soon, send the Son to claim His bride. If they would but renounce their own lordship and accept the free gift of salvation, they could become one of the faithful who awaits the rapture. Instead, they would rather develop plausible deniability for the event by offering up a variety of reasons for the sudden vanishing of a great multitude. One so-called false narrative is that of alien abduction, which is becoming more and more believable due to the major increase in UFO sightings and such. Let me be clear, based on Scripture, there will be no aliens coming to take people away from the earth. The only otherworldly beings that will be seen in the coming years are angels and demons.

With all of this coming upon the faithful, it would be easy to lose heart while waiting. However, we can be encouraged by the fact that God will never leave nor forsake us (Heb 13:5), and He will remain in control no matter what our human senses tell us.

The Faithful, Encompassed by the Wicked

One last thing should be discussed here: While waiting, the faithful are becoming increasingly surrounded by the wicked of the world who wish to be done with God and His people. To the faithful, this may seem like the godly cease to exist; however, the prophetic psalmist, King David, had this to say about that:

Psalm 12

“Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.” (emphasis mine)

Truly, we live in a day when the vilest of men have been exalted in all of the land. Because of this, wickedness abounds. These circumstances would cause most to lose sleep as they brood over the success of the wayward. However, the faithful see this as an opportunity to call upon the Lord for help. They understand that He is able to cut off those who, being full of pride, speak vain things. Ultimately, the faithful know that God will preserve them forever, even though the wicked fully encompass them.

Notice, David ties the preservation of the faithful to the fact that God’s words are pure. This means that God does not remove the faithful from the midst of the wicked. Instead, the faithful are reassured that they are safe in God, even when surrounded by evil. Additionally, though believers are often surrounded by the wicked, this is only for the purpose of being the salt and light that the wicked can either accept or reject. Fortunately, at the appointed time, the rapture will take place in order to remove the faithful prior to the wrath of God being poured out upon the wicked who have become earth-bound.^[6]

Conclusion

The rapture is coming for the faithful regardless of the scoffing of the scoffers and the machinations of the unfaithful who are busy deceiving and being deceived. The signs of the times are clear that this event is going to happen very soon. Therefore, each of us must examine our motives for doing what we do in order to determine if we are faithfully seeking and doing ALL of God’s will (faithful) or if we are simply using God for our purposes (unfaithful).

Know this, the catching away of the faithful is about to happen, and where you spend eternity hangs in the balance. Did I mention that the rapture is a one-time event, and those who do not make the upward call will enter into the worst period of turmoil the planet has ever seen? With this knowledge firmly set before you, it would be wise to examine yourself in the light of this question: ‘Will You Be Raptured?’

***Special message…

If you have come across this article after a large number of people have vanished, another article, ‘Open Letter to Those Who Miss the Rapture,’^[7] was written specifically for you. The information contained therein will be invaluable to you as wickedness will now permeate the earth, and many will attempt to deceive you into thinking that you have no hope. However, there is good news, and you can still make heaven, though the road will be very difficult. In fact, you will more than likely lose your life in the process of gaining it. With this in mind, remember that you can and should cry out, Help Lord!^[8]

Website: In His Commission

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[1] For greater understanding, see the article, “The Five W’s of the Rapture.”

[2] For greater understanding, see the article, “Only the Ready are Raptured.”

[3] “Unless otherwise noted, all biblical passages referenced are in the King James Version.”

[4] For greater understanding, see the article, “Thy Kingdom Come – Thy Will Be Done.”

[5] For greater understanding, see the article, “The Great Awakening – The Grand Deception.”

[6] For greater understanding, see the article, “Heaven or Earth Bound?”

[7] For greater understanding, see the article, “Open Letter to Those Who Miss the Rapture.”

[8] For greater understanding, see the article, “Help Us Lord – To Overcome.”