Recently, we posed some questions for the reader regarding a few passages that speak of those who would be Ashamed at the Rapture.

We essentially asked the readers – Bible students, teachers, and writers alike – who they thought those would be who would be Ashamed at the Rapture and what their immediate fate would be.

Here are the categories of professing Christians we offered to the reader as possible candidates, with additional information that we did not offer in our earlier article.

True Spirit-Led Christians

This is an easy category of professing Christians to define.

True Spirit-led Christians are those who have understood and accepted the gospel, believed Christ is the eternal Son of God who came in the flesh to live a sinless life, paid the penalty we as sinners deserved, shed His perfectly sinless blood on the cross for our sins, and have truly given their hearts to Him as Creator, Lord, and Savior of their lives.

Spirit-filled and Spirit-led believers are fruitful Christians, full of good works that God had prepared for them to do.

Carnal Christians

Paul gives us our best definitions of Carnal Christians in 1 Corinthians:

“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?” – 1 Corinthians 3:1-3

Basically, Carnal Christians are true believers, but they live in and are led by their flesh and not by the Spirit.

In the same chapter, Paul goes on to explain the Bema Seat of Christ and their position – if they do not change, allowing their lives to be led by Christ’s Spirit – at Christ’s judgment for believers after the resurrection/rapture of the church regarding rewards or loss of rewards.

“Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.” – 1 Corinthians 3:13-15 (Underlined Scripture passages are my own emphasis.)

Carnal Christians, at the Bema Seat of Christ, will have their works burned up because their works were done in the flesh, in pleasing themselves and man, and not in the Spirit totally committed to pleasing God for all He had done for them. They “shall suffer loss” (of rewards they should have had, had they been led by the Holy Spirit and not the flesh) but “shall be saved, yet so as by fire.”

Carnal Christians are true converts, saved by grace through faith, but their lives are unfruitful as they quench and grieve the Holy Spirit of God in their lives.

“Quench not the Spirit.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:19

“And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” – Ephesians 4:30-32

Paul, in his epistle to the Romans, addresses a very real concern for those who are currently living in the flesh as professing Christians:

“For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

“So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.” – Romans 8:5-8

Therefore, professing Christians desperately need to reflect on their spiritual state and standing before God!

False Converts

We have discussed False Converts in many of our studies in the past.

Recently, in our study Matthew 25:1-13 – The Parable of the 10 Virgins, we highlighted the five foolish virgins that clearly represent False Converts in the church when we observed:

“And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.” – Matthew 25:10

The time was at hand: “The Bridegroom came… and the door was shut” to the five foolish false convert virgins, as the five wise virgins “went in with Him to the marriage.”

While the false converts were seemingly earnest in trying to know the Lord and His Word and obtain the Holy Spirit from an actual conversion – something they should have done and made certain long ago – their opportunity to be a part of the marriage was lost.

“Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.” – Matthew 25:11

The foolish false convert virgins are now desperately trying to get into the marriage, pleading their case to the Lord.

Please pay close attention to these foolish false convert virgins when they say, “Lord, Lord,” as we will note the parallels between their statement and what our Lord taught in Matthew 7 below.

These five foolish false convert virgins can still come to Christ and obtain the Holy Spirit, but they will have to do so during the pouring out of God’s wrath on a God-hating, Christ-rejecting world, and under the most excruciatingly intense period in human history.

“But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.” – Matthew 25:12

As false converts, the Lord knew them not. Therefore, they would have no choice but to go into the Tribulation and come to Christ then, if they so choose, by truly humbling themselves and earnestly seeking salvation on Christ’s terms with a contrite heart.

These same Words from our Lord will be heard from these foolish false convert virgins at The Great White Throne Judgment if they do not truly come to Christ in the Tribulation:

“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.

“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.” – Matthew 7:21-23

As in Matthew 25:11, where we read of the foolish false convert virgins exclaiming, “Lord, Lord,” these false converts in Matthew 7:21-23 who are judged at The Great White Throne Judgment also cry out, “Lord, Lord.”

Four of the saddest words anyone could ever hear from the Creator and Savior is, “I know you not” and/or “I never knew you.” Here is an important truth: Not only is it vitally important that any professing Christian comes to the real Jesus of Scripture in faith and to know Him personally, it is equally of vital importance that the real Jesus of Scripture personally knows you!

False Converts have always been in the church, and this is why the Bible speaks of them often and warns professing believers to be certain of their true conversion to Christ. After all, this was the clear message that John was trying to establish in his first epistle, that of knowing one’s salvation.

Here is just one example from the Apostle Peter, admonishing those in the church to make their calling and election sure, as in John’s first epistle, that they may know their salvation:

“Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” – 2 Peter 1:10-11

Christians Who Are Not Watching and Waiting for Christ’s Return

Christians who do not believe or understand the Biblical doctrine of the Pre-Tribulation rapture of the church and are therefore not watching and waiting for our Lord’s return for His bride are another category of Christians we may want to consider.

On this subject, may it not be said of us who do believe and understand the Biblical doctrine of the Pre-Tribulation rapture of the church that we are not in a constant state of readiness, soberly watching and waiting for our Bridegroom’s return for His bride!

The Passages and Our Questions

Here are the passages we cited in this article and our questions regarding them:

“And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.” – 1 John 2:28

Who will “be ashamed before [Christ] at His coming?” Just who are these people who will be Ashamed at the Rapture?

What is their immediate fate?

“Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.” – Revelation 16:15

[Note: In Ashamed at the Rapture we gave many reasons for why this verse is a rapture passage.]

Who is it that will “walk naked” and have “shame” at the rapture?

What will be their immediate fate?

Are these the same people in 1 John 2:28?

“For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.” – Luke 9:26

“Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” – Mark 8:38

Who will be ashamed of Christ and His Words? Just as they were ashamed of Christ and His Words, Jesus will be ashamed of them when “He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels?”

What will be these people’s immediate fate?

Are these complementary passages speaking of the rapture, too?

If you have opinions on these passages and would like to share your answers to these questions, I would love to hear from you!

Blameless and Shameless at the Rapture!

With this foundation laid, we would now like to examine the other side of this issue, which is the focus of our study theme; namely, who are those who will not be Ashamed at the Rapture. What are their characteristics and what might the contrasting differences be to those who will be Ashamed at the Rapture?

Blameless

Logically and Scripturally, those who will not be Ashamed at the Rapture will be blameless.

“That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.” – 1 Corinthians 1:5-8

Only true Spirit-filled Christians are able to be “enriched by Him” in all things concerning Christ’s will for their lives. Messiah’s testimony is confirmed in His disciples, and He will impart to them the spiritual gifts He so desires to give each believer, enabling every child of God to edify the body of Christ.

“Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.” – 1 Corinthians 12:4-7

We will also be found to be “waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” who will “confirm [us] unto the end, that [we] may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ” in the rapture of His bride.

“Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching…” – Luke 12:37a

Shameless

Not surprisingly, those who will not be Ashamed at the Rapture will be those who “shall not be ashamed” because they have saving faith in Jesus Christ.

“… whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.” – Romans 9:33b

Only true Spirit-filled Christians who “believeth on Him shall not be ashamed.” Saving grace through faith in the Messiah is an absolute necessity for those who “shall not be ashamed” at the rapture because of their faith in the finished works of Christ for their salvation.

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life.” – John 6:47

Serving God

Those who will not be Ashamed at the Rapture will be serving God all the days of their life following their conversion.

“… 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 1:9b-10

Once more we see that “wait[ing] for His Son from heaven” to rapture His church is intrinsically linked to fruitful service to “the living and true God.” The Imminency of the Rapture has a purifying effect on the believer and their service to their Lord.

As we “wait for His Son from heaven,” Jesus Christ will indeed “deliver us from the wrath to come” as our Bridegroom will take us back to heaven in the resurrection/rapture of His bride just before God pours out His wrath on a God-hating, Christ-rejecting world.

“But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:8-11

“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” – Romans 5:8-9

Seeking Those Things from Above

Those who will not be Ashamed at the Rapture will be seeking those things that are above, pleasing their Lord in all things, and living in His will.

“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

“When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.” – Colossians 3:1-4

Our affections are to be our Lord’s heavenly affections as Jesus desires that all be saved and come to repentance and faith.

“Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” – 1 Timothy 2:4

A true Spirit-filled believer’s “life is hid with Christ in God” as we live for Him on Earth, loving and serving Him and loving and serving others, until He calls us home in death or the rapture. In both instances, at the resurrection/rapture of the church, when He “shall appear, then shall [we] also appear with Him in glory.”

“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.” – 1 John 3:2-3

Not In Darkness, Nor Sleeping, But Soberly Watching and Waiting

Those who will not be Ashamed at the Rapture will be found not in darkness, nor sleeping, but soberly watching and waiting for His return.

“But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:4-6

The rapture should never “overtake [true Spirit-filled believers] as a thief,” as we “are all the children of light, and the children of the day,” not found to be asleep in our service to Him, but to be found watching and waiting for our Lord at all times as we live out His will for our lives.

“Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.” – Matthew 24:40-42

Obedient in Hope and Holy Living

Those who will not be Ashamed at the Rapture will be obedient in hope and living a holy life.

“Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” – 1 Peter 1:13-16

Christian living is an active life from fierce spiritual battles to joyous and momentous moments. As such, we must “gird up the loins of [our] mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto [us] at the revelation of Jesus Christ,” which is the resurrection/rapture of the church.

For the believer, obedience in love is our calling and one of many confirmations that we are His.

“By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” – 1 John 5:2-3

And we are called to holiness because He is holy.

“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.” – Hebrews 12:14

And as we “hope to the end,” we find that…

“… hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” – Romans 5:5

Righteousness, Godly Living, and Zealous of Good Works

Those who will not be Ashamed at the Rapture will seek righteousness, godly living, and will be zealous of good works.

“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.” – Titus 2:11-14

Righteousness can only be attained by Christ’s righteousness living within us.

“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.” – 2 Corinthians 5:21

Godly living can only be produced by our total surrender to God’s will for our lives.

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” – Romans 12:1-2

Being zealous of good works is only obtained when we strive to do those things the Lord has ordained and prepared for us to do.

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” – Ephesians 2:10

Keeping the Faith, Fighting the Good Fight, Loving His Appearing, and Receiving the Crown of Righteousness

Those who will not be Ashamed at the Rapture will be keeping the faith, fighting the good fight, love His glorious appearing, and will receive the promised Crown of Righteousness.

As Paul said of himself, we should also be able to say of ourselves…

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.” – 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Those who are God’s children, led by His Holy Spirit, will finish the race strong in faith.

“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” – 1 Corinthians 9:24-25

“For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.” – Romans 1: 17

We fight the good fight in full confidence of God’s good work within us.

“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ [the resurrection/rapture of the church] …” – Philippians 1:6

And in that glorious “day of Jesus Christ,” when we obtain that wonderful “crown of righteousness,” we shall rejoice together with joy unspeakable, for “we shall ever be with the Lord.”

“For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

“Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18

“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.” – Daniel 12:3

So, get out there, beloved Saint, and “turn many to righteousness” today, so you may “shine as the brightness of the firmament” and “as the stars for ever and ever!”

May we all keep Answering the Call of The Great Commission, and giving an answer to every man and woman who so desperately needs Jesus and asks us, “Why Am I Here and What Is It All About?”

Love, grace, mercy, and shalom in Messiah Yeshua, and Maranatha!

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“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.  By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.

“You are of God, little children, and have overcome them because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this, we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error” (1 John 4:1-6).

On July 25, 2020, my article The 30330 Man :: By Randy Nettles – Rapture Ready was posted on Rapture Ready’s website. Three months later, on October 31, 2020 (Halloween), I collaborated with Pete Garcia, and the article entitled Spirit of the Antichrist in 2020 was posted. This article is a review of these previous articles, as well as an update on events that have transpired since then.

Pete wrote, “Well, it is not often that I would openly agree with the Chinese Zodiac, but 2020 certainly has been the Year of the Rat. Certain years have stood out in human history as being the worst years on record. Certainly, the year of Noah’s Flood (1656 Anno Mundi) should take the record as THE worst year. However, if you were a Creation-denying, godless heathen, you would probably relegate that honor to the year 536AD. In recent history, we have the years 1918 (Spanish Flu outbreak), 1929 (Great Depression), and 2001 (9/11) as coming in the top ten of all around, terrible years to live through. That was, until 2020.

Those were nothing compared to 2020. So far this year, we have been treated to: COVID-19(84), a faux presidential impeachment, mandatory lockdowns, forced economic shutdown, murder hornets, racial conflict, rampant rioting and looting, tolerance of the anarchists and Marxist violence by progressive politicians and the media, the hyper-sensationalism by the media to ramp up hysteria, the normalization of pedophilia by California, unchecked Trump Derangement Syndrome, Beirut explosions, massive wildfires, 10 hurricanes (thus far), state-sanctioned mail-in ballot fraud, and a potential civil war centering around one of the most contentious elections since Abraham Lincoln. And we still have two months left in this year.”

Since this article was posted in October 2020, the events of November and December of that year aren’t mentioned. The U.S. held the presidential election on November 3, 2020, with the Democratic candidate Joe Biden winning. Kamala Harris was chosen as vice president. “The first Americans were vaccinated against the coronavirus Dec. 14 after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot on Dec. 11. The country’s second inoculation, developed by Moderna, was then given FDA approval a week later on Dec. 18 — with states receiving the jab Dec. 21. The arrival of the two vaccines, which were developed in less than a year, was touted as one of the greatest scientific accomplishments in US history.” ^{1}

Since these events, the divisiveness of the nation and the world has happened so quickly that it begs the question as to the nature of the rapidity at which it is occurring. Underlying the societal and global divide — of which politics, religion, governmental philosophies, economics, etc., reside — is the spiritual component. The Apostle Paul warned us that in the last days, perilous times would come (2 Timothy 3:1) and that our battles would not be with people but with the forces of darkness.

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12).

Still, the speed and intensity of these perilous times are unnerving. It is as if the world’s population has become unwitting recipients of massive psychological-spiritual warfare operations on a global level. Perhaps the reason for this is that Satan knows his time is short, and he is readying his demonic forces to act in preparation for the impending great separation (the Rapture of the Church). He knows it could happen at any moment; thus, he is working quickly to prepare the world for what comes after the Restrainer has been removed.

I believe 2020 was the year the spirit of Antichrist, working through both human and demonic agents, came “out of the closet,” so to speak, and began working in earnest to destroy America and set up their new world order or global government. They are now in the stage where they don’t care if the populace knows their evil plans because they control the government, media, academia, and the financial sector. The world’s elites (the rich and powerful) control the narrative. They are capable of manufacturing crises and wars and then dictating to the mainstream media what misinformation to feed to the masses.

The number 2020 can be fragmented into the number 20 (doubled), and two of its divisors are the numbers 2 and 10 (2 x 10 = 20). The number two represents division, opposition, enmity, and oppression. “Two is the first number by which we can divide another, and therefore, in all its uses, we may trace this fundamental idea or division or difference. Where there are two people, ideas, or acts concerned, they can be either in unity or in opposition to one another. Where man is concerned, the number 2 testifies of his fall more often than not, for that difference implies opposition, enmity, and oppression.” ^{2}

The number 10 signifies completeness and the perfection of Divine order. “Entire cycles are complete with the number 10. Noah completed the antediluvian age in the 10th generation. The 10 commandments contain all that is necessary for the law to be complete. The Lord’s Prayer is completed in 10 clauses. The 10 plagues were representative of the complete circle of God’s judgment on Egypt. The tithes of 10% represent the whole of what was due from man to God as marking and recognizing God’s claim on the whole.” ^{3}

Therefore, the number 20 is associated with the perfection of division or separation. Some examples of the number 20 include the following: Abram was the 20^th generation of Adam and was separated from his family when he moved to Canaan. Jacob spent 20 years working for his father-in-law, Laban, and was separated from his father and mother. His wages for these 20 years were marriage to Laban’s two daughters, Rachel and Leah, and his livestock. Joseph’s brothers sold him for 20 shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt. Thus, he was separated from his family.

No one (including the Levite family of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam) who was 20 years of age or older when they started the journey would survive to enter the Promised Land except for Caleb and Joshua, the two faithful scouts of Israel who trusted and believed in God. Their faith and reward is a prophetic type of the Rapture of the saints (Church), where all believers in Christ will enter their new home in the Promised Land of Heaven (the New Jerusalem).

20 was the age of the men of Israel when they were able to serve in the army during the time of Moses and Joshua. At this time, they were separated from their family. During the time of the Judges, the Israelites spent 20 years being oppressed by the King of Canaan due to their apostasy against the Lord. Samson led Israel for 20 years, in the days of the Philistines, attempting to separate his people from their oppression. The Ark of the Covenant was separated from the Israelites for 20 years, for it remained at Kiriath Jearim. These are just a few examples of the number 20 and its Biblical significance. With the number 2020, the duplication of 20 means it is important, such as “verily, verily” or “woe, woe.”

In my 2020 article entitled The 30330 Man, I discussed how Joe Biden, at the end of the Democratic presidential debate (on July 31, 2019), told the viewers to “go to Joe 30330” to support him. I then speculated on why this particular number (and the fragment numbers 3, 30, and 33) was used. We know old Joe didn’t think this number up by himself as he doesn’t think very clearly these days. I believe powers and principalities are operating behind the scenes of government officials and the new world order elites.

In 2020, I received several emails informing me of a fact regarding this number that I was not aware of and which had a significant relationship with the article itself. This fact comes in the way of a mathematical equation: 2020/666 = 3.0330. 666 is the number for the Antichrist, as 6 is the number for man. The number 3 denotes divine perfection or completion, so the three repetitive sixes represent man attempting to be Divine or God. 30330 is the precursor of 666. It is the number for the spirit of Antichrist that comes before the lawless man himself, the Antichrist.

The number 30330, in my opinion, represents the human and demonic forces working behind the scenes (and out in the open these days) to create a one-world government, religion, and economy. These demonic powers are paving the way for a one-world government, which in turn will pave the way for the Antichrist. Numbers matter to these evil beings, both human and demonic. The number 30 represents the U.N.’s Agenda 2030, and 33 symbolizes the occult or supernatural. See www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1766.cfm.

The number 33 = 11 x 3. The number 11 represents disorder, disorganization, and division. The number 3 represents divine perfection in the Bible. The Antichrist will be the 11^th king of the new world order, according to Daniel 7:24. He will be aided by Satan and the false prophet. Together, they will be the unholy three or trinity. The Antichrist will not only “be against” Christ but will attempt to be the Jews and the world’s Messiah (Christ). Under his rule, the world will only know disorder, disorganization, division, and death.

Freemasonry and the occult have hijacked the true meaning of the number 33, which represents Jesus and His divine knowledge. They believe man can attain supernatural knowledge and abilities by his own power or by studying and mastering esoteric beliefs and hidden knowledge such as witchcraft, sorcery, astrology, and numerology (non-biblical). In Freemasonry, the number 33 is often referred to as the “Master Mason Number.” This number is considered to be special as it is the highest degree attainable in Freemasonry and, therefore, represents a much higher level of knowledge and understanding.

During the first advent, Jesus, as the Son of God, had divine knowledge and abilities that were given to him by the Father and the Holy Spirit. The Bible records that the numbers 3 and 33 (and 30 to a lesser degree) are associated with Jesus. Jesus started his ministry at 33 years of age (some say 30) and was crucified in AD 33. In the year AD 33, at 3 PM Israel time, there was darkness in the land of Israel for 3 hours, after which Jesus uttered his last 3 words – “It is finished.” Mankind’s salvation was now secure and complete for all who put their trust and faith in Him. Three days later, as proof of Jesus’ deity, Jesus was resurrected from the grave and was seen and heard by many.

The word “firstfruits” is mentioned 33 times in the Bible (NKJV). Jesus Christ is the firstfruits of the dead. “But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20). Jesus will one day return to set up His millennial kingdom, for He is King of kings and Lord of lords. The “kingdom of heaven” is mentioned 33 times in the Book of Matthew. “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven” (Matthew 7:21). The “kingdom of God” is mentioned 33 times in the Book of Luke (NKJV). “So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near” (Luke 21:31).

33 verses in the New Testament mention a “lamb” with most of them referring to “the Lamb” or “the Lamb of God.” Although 7 is the dominant number in the Book of Revelation, mentioned 58 times, the number 3 is mentioned quite often as well. “Three” is used 11 times, and “third” is used 22 times – for a total of 33 times.

Yes, Jesus also represents division, as he testified: “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.  He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it” (Matthew 10:34-39).

If Jesus’ first advent ended in AD 33, then it is possible He could return to the earth (second advent) in 2033. I have written about this many times. The logic goes like this: If Jesus was killed in 33 AD, and a thousand years is a day for the LORD (Psalm 94, 2 Peter 3:8), then two days for the Lord would be 2,000 years or 2033 AD. The third witness would be Hosea 6:1-3, “Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.” 

Jesus’ first advent ended in AD 33 or approximately 4000 AM (anno mundi – from creation), which would be like “the fourth day” for the LORD. We are now in the year 2024, which is 1,991 years from 33 AD. This is nine years shy of 2,000 years (“two days for the Lord”). The number 9 represents finality or judgment in the Bible. Does it seem plausible that in “the sixth day” (from creation), or 2033 AD, Jesus could return to the earth to establish His millennial kingdom? The following hypothetical timeline is based on this theory.

If the spirit of Antichrist began in earnest in 2020 (for Satan knows his time is short) and if Jesus were to return in 2033, then that would be 14 years (inclusive reckoning). The number 14 is a multiple of 7, and being double that number implies a double measure of spiritual perfection. Of course, Jesus was crucified on the 14^th day of the first month. A good example of the significance of the number 14 is seen in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus (from Abraham to Jesus), in which Matthew breaks the genealogy down into three groups of 14.

From Abraham to David were 14 generations. Matthew’s first set of 14 generations is complete. However, the next two groups are “telescoped” (see Jesus’ Family Tree :: By Randy Nettles – Rapture Ready) to accentuate the number 14 (2 x 7). Matthew’s second set is missing 3 Kings of Judah (Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah) that should be listed between Joram and Uzziah. Matthew’s third set is missing King Jehoiachin (Jehoiakim or Eliakim). There are probably many more names/ generations that aren’t listed from the time of the Babylonian exile until the time of Jesus, but Matthew made his point (with his genealogy and Gospel book) that Jesus is the true King and Messiah of the Jews. Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament expectation that a son of David would reign on the throne of David forever (Psalm 132:11-18 and others), as Gabriel had announced to Mary (Luke 1:32-33).

We have now, in 2024, had three years of Joe Biden’s presidency since he was sworn into office as the 46^th president of the U.S. on January 20, 2021. There is no need for me to discuss the deteriorating condition of the country since he has taken office, as everyone is cognitive of the situation (except Joe Biden). I believe even the Democrats are aware of the decline and eventual ruination of the country, even though they will not admit it. They are willing to lie, cheat, and put politics ahead of the safety and security of their fellow citizens just to remain in power. Some RINO Republicans have the same moral compass.

The following statistics are from Illegal border crossers total over 10 million since Biden inauguration (msn.com), so I don’t know how accurate they are. “More than 10 million people have been reported illegally entering the United States since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, the greatest number in history and of any administration. They total more than the individual populations of 41 states. These statistics exclude gotaway data, which CBP does not report publicly.

The number of people illegally entering the country surged after Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas halted many preexisting border security policies, advanced sweeping parole and other policies to release the greatest number of illegal foreign nationals into the country, encouraged people from all over the world to use a phone app to enter the U.S., and facilitated U.S. entry application processes in foreign countries, among others.”

On November 5, 2024, the next presidential election will take place, that is, if a major disaster doesn’t take place between now and then and martial law is put into place. That could delay the election for some time or indefinitely. Almost everyone I know of expects some kind of terror attack/s to take place in the near future, as nobody in the government is vetting these illegal immigrants entering the country. Also, the money that the local, state, and federal governments are spending on these law-breakers is staggering and cannot be sustained for long before it completely bankrupts us.

I expect lawlessness, corruption, apostasy, deception, lewdness, perversion, terrorism, wars and rumors of war, famines, pestilences, earthquakes, and demon possession to continue and become more prominent as the spirit of antichrist grows stronger and stronger throughout the next three years of 2024-2026.

The two-digit numeric fragments of 2024 are 20 and 24. We know 20 represents great division. The number 24 is 12 doubled. The number 12 represents the perfection of government or anything that has to do with “rule.” There are 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 hours in a day, 12 hours in a night, 12 children (sons) of Israel, 12 apostles of Jesus, etc. Genesis 12 describes Abram and his household entering the Promised Land. God appears to him and promises the land to Abram’s descendants. Revelation 12 describes Israel at the mid-point of the Tribulation (start of the Great Tribulation) when they are fleeing the land because of the persecution of the Antichrist. The Great Tribulation is described in Matthew 24:15-22. So, the number 24 is a double dose of government rule.

2024 is not just an election year (for the U.S.), it is the election year. “Globally, more voters than ever in history will head to the polls as at least 64 countries (plus the European Union)—representing a combined population of about 49% of the people in the world—are meant to hold national elections, the results of which, for many, will prove consequential for years to come.” ^{4}

There were 24 courses of priests in the earthly Temple, which were formed on the “pattern of things in the heavens.” In Revelation 4:4 and 10-11, we are introduced to the 24 elders around the throne of God. The 24 elders represent the raptured saints from all ages since the Church was conceived on Pentecost in the first century. This scene in heaven is after John was ‘raptured’ into heaven in Rev. 4:1. The elders are wearing white robes and have crowns of gold on their heads. I believe this gathering takes place after the Bema seat judgment of Jesus Christ as they are seen casting their crowns before the Lord.

I believe the year 2024 represents a division of government or rule. Whereas there could be many different governments forming around the world in 2024, perhaps the Kingdom of God, which includes redeemed mankind, will begin in heaven after the Rapture. Could this take place in 2024, as the numbers seem to imply? I don’t know, but it is certainly possible.

The two-digit numeric fragments of 2025 are 20 and 25. Of course, 20 represents great division, and 25 is the square of five (5 x 5). Five is the number for grace in the Bible. Therefore, in 2025, you have a multiplication of division and grace. It is also the sixth year from 2020 (which represents 30330/the strengthening of the spirit of Antichrist). 6 is the number for ‘man.’ So, in 2025, you have the division of man, yet grace abounds. I’ll let you be the judge of what this could represent.

I believe the years 2024- 2026 are high watch days for the Rapture. As I wrote about in The Hepta Week Cycle For Six Millennia of Mankind (rev310.net), “From Elijah’s rapture in 854-853 BC (3114-3115 AM) to the “high watch day” years for the Rapture in 2024-2025 AD (5991-5992 AM), is 2877 years or 411 sevens. If you add the previous 79 sevens (from the children of Israel entering the Promised Land in 1406 BC to Elijah’s rapture) to 411 sevens, you get 490 sevens or 3,430 years. So, there are 490 sevens from when the children of Israel entered Canaan in 1406 BC to the “high watch day” date for the Rapture of the Church in 2024-2025 AD. 490 (7 x 7 x 10) is a very significant number biblically.” See Seven Times More :: By Randy Nettles – Rapture Ready

As I mentioned before, if the Second Coming occurs in 2033 (“two days for the Lord” since 33 AD), then the seven-year Tribulation would start in 2026. The numerics of the number 2026 are interesting. The fragments are 20 and 26. 20 represents great division, and the number 26 is 13 doubled. 13 is the number for rebellion, revolution, or apostasy. Isn’t it interesting that the unholy trinity, Satan, Antichrist, and the false prophet, are introduced in chapter 13 of the Book of Revelation? Also numerically interesting is that the 144,000 Jewish Messianic witnesses are introduced in chapter 14, and Jesus returns to the earth with divine judgment and punishment for the unbelievers in chapter 19. The number 19 represents divine judgment in the Bible. See Judgment and the Number 19 :: By Randy Nettles – Rapture Ready

2026 will be the year of division and rebellion/apostasy. I believe it will be the year the Antichrist confirms the covenant with Israel and the many (Daniel 9:27) for seven years. The spirit of Antichrist (represented by the number 30330) will progress to the actual introduction of the 666 man, the Antichrist himself, and his right-hand man, the false prophet. The Antichrist will accumulate power until he becomes the 11^th king in the Ten Kings Kingdom. “The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings” (Daniel 7:24).

The Antichrist will kill three of the kings at the mid-point of the seven-year Tribulation. After this, the other 7 kings will relinquish control of the kingdom to him, and he will become king of the world. I believe the seven Seal Judgments and the seven Trumpet Judgments will occur during the first 3.5 years of Daniel’s 70^th week (the Tribulation). The Bowl judgments will occur during the final 3.5 years of the Tribulation.

I believe Dr. Thomas Horn could be correct in his assessment that the third Trumpet judgment of Revelation 8:10, in which the “star” or asteroid called Wormwood falls upon the earth and poisons a third of the waters, is the asteroid called 99942 Apophis. This asteroid is a near-earth asteroid. Scientists say the closest known approach of Apophis to the earth occurs on Friday, April 13, 2029, 21:46 UT, when it will pass Earth closer than geosynchronous communication satellites but will come no closer than 31,600 kilometers above Earth’s surface. However, Tom Horn and others think Apophis will hit the earth, and this will be the 3^rd Trumpet judgment.

Approximately one year later, in the spring of 2030, the Feast of Passover occurs in Israel. It will be very memorable as I believe the third temple will have been built by then, and the Antichrist will come to Jerusalem and fulfill Daniel 9:27 regarding stopping the daily sacrifices and setting up the abomination of desolation.

The number 2030 is fragmented into the numbers 20 and 30. 20 denotes division, and 30 (being 3 x 10) denotes the perfection of Divine order, as in “marking the right moment.” 10 is the number for ordinal perfection, and 2030 AD will be 10 years from 2020 AD (the start of 30330/spirit of Antichrist). The year 2030 will be “in the midst” of the 70^th week of Daniel 9:27 and the start of the Great Tribulation (as mentioned in Matthew 24:15-22) when the Antichrist commits the abomination of desolation in the newly built third temple. At this point, the Jews will have to flee into the wilderness, as mentioned in Revelation 12:6-17.

The global elites who are determined to bring in a New World Order seem fixated on the year 2030. The United Nations has set a deadline for achieving its Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development by the year 2030. Agenda 2030 for S.D. has 17 goals for curing all of the world’s problems under the leadership of the unelected officials of the United Nations. All nations are required to follow their guidelines to bring about this new utopia on Earth. All members will be required to submit to the authority of the one-world government of the United Nations. The United Nations initiated the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development in 2015. They had a fifteen-year plan and are now past the halfway point of their deadline.

In 2033, seven years after the Antichrist confirms the covenant with Israel (and 3.5 years after the Abomination of Desolation), Jesus will return to the earth and destroy the human and demonic forces that are aligned against Him and His chosen people. Jesus will return not as the Son of Man or the Lamb of God but as the Man of War or the Son of God. His name is called the Word of God in Rev.19:13. The result is found in Revelation 19:19-21.

The fragment numbers of 2033 are 20, representing division, and 33, representing Jesus and the Kingdom of God. There will be much division and separation when Jesus returns to the earth. The Antichrist and the false prophet will be thrown alive into the Lake of Fire, and Satan will be bound and sealed in the Abyss for 1,000 years.

The Gentile survivors of the Tribulation will be gathered together for a judgment described in Joel 3:1-3 and Matthew 25:31-46. It is commonly called the sheep and goat judgment. The sheep Gentiles (nations) are those who proved their faith by helping the Jews during the Tribulation. The goat Gentiles are those who aided the Antichrist in his quest to round up and kill the Jews during the Tribulation. The sheep and goat Gentiles will be divided or separated from one another. The sheep Gentiles will enter the Millennium Kingdom while the goat Gentiles will be sent to Hell, where they await the Great White Throne judgment at the second resurrection.

There will also be a great coming together when Jesus returns to the earth to establish His Kingdom. The Old Testament saints and the Tribulation saints will be resurrected and translated at this time. These are the “friends of the bridegroom” (John 3:29) who will be invited to the wedding feast with which the Millennium will begin. “Then he said to me, Write: Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb! And he said to me, These are the true sayings of God” (Revelation 19:9). “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him who hears say, Come! And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely” (Revelation 20:17).

“He who testifies to these things says, Surely I am coming quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!” (Revelation 22:20).

Randy Nettles

rgeanie55@gmail.com

Endnotes:

{1} 2020 events: Yep, these all happened in the year from hell (nypost.com)

{2} Number in Scripture by E.W. Bullinger by Kregal Publications

{3} Number in Scripture by E.W. Bullinger by Kregal Publications

{4} Elections Around the World in 2024 | TIME