But, let me tell you what actually happened.
The Rapture
I Thessalonians 4:16-17- 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.
I Corinthians 15:52 - In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
An event the Christians call the Rapture of the Church has occurred. These people didn't actually disappear into nothingness. Their bodies were changed and they left the earth to go live with the Lord Jesus Christ in heaven.
Sound silly? No one thought that millions of people could vanish in a moment all around the world either!
There are casualties from suddenly abandoned cars and planes. The world's economy is thrown for a loop because so many people with debt are no longer going to be able to pay.
Read on and then come back once things start to happen, because I'm going to give you a little glimpse of what is about to come.
At first, life will seem to go on as usual. People will speculate and theorize and then finally just accept and move on. There will be doomsday preachers and mockers. There will be blaming and rumors of war. And then, the world will band together to overcome this tragedy.
A one world government.
Someone will be able to rally the troops and get everyone to come together peaceably. This person will even be able to bring peace to the turmoil of the Middle East.
Zephaniah 3:8- Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
Micah 4:12- But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
Daniel 11:21, 24- And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
It will all seem wonderful, unless you know the truth. This man is not looking for peace, but global domination.
Natural disasters
During this time nature will seem to be in anxiety. Things will happening across the globe that will destroy plant and animal life, and this will cause mass drought and famine.
Revelation 8:5, 7-11- And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
A Death and another Disappearance
After a while, there will be two distinct things that happen that will begin an even worse time on the earth- the most awful and horrible that has ever been.
One, the man who brought peace to the Middle East will be assassinated.
Revelation 13:3a- And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death;
Zechariah 11:17- Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
Whatever kills this man will ruin his right eye and right arm. When you see this happen you better run for cover. Find some place to hide!
Two, there will be another instance of people who vanish without a trace.
If you read Matthew 25 there is a story about 10 virgins who were waiting for the coming of the bridegroom. Five had oil and five had none. When the sound was made that the bridegroom was coming, the five with oil were ready and looking for him while the five without oil had to go searching to get prepared.
Matthew 25:10-13 -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. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
This is very important. To escape the last most dreadful days you must go up in this Mid-Tribulation Rapture. But, how? How does one get saved during this time?
Revelation 15:3- And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
You have to keep the Old Testament commandments and ask Jesus Christ to save your soul. It won't be easy because any time you break a commandment you will lose your salvation. You have to confess your sin and ask God to forgive you and ask Him to save your soul again and try to live according to the commandments given in Exodus and Deuteronomy.
Revelation 14:12- Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
You also have to treat the Jewish people well. Almost the entire chapter of Matthew 25 deals with this. If they're hungry or thirsty or naked and you don't help them it won't go well with you!
Those who are saved when Christ calls during this time will go to heaven (the mid-tribulation rapture), those who are not will be left to endure the next phase- the Great Tribulation.
A Resurrection and a Betrayal
The leader who was assassinated will be dead for 3 days. The entire world will mourn his passing. But, then something will happen that will make everyone gasp. He will come back to life!
Revelation 13:3-5- And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
The Bible is very clear that this man will be in power for three and a half years after his miraculous resurrection. But, he won't be the same. He will be evil and demanding and very unforgiving- the AntiChrist.
Daniel 9:27- And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
All his promises to the Jews will end. The temple will no longer be for their use, but for his own. He will sit in there as a god and demand absolute and unquestioned loyalty and obedience.
II Thessalonians 2:3-4- Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Daniel 11:37- Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
Prophets and Beasts
There will now be some even more unbelievable things happening. There will be some preachers who will go throughout the world, two in particular who will be in Jerusalem working miracles and wonders.
Revelation 11:3- And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
These two men will seem life terrible people because they will be preaching repent, and if someone tries to kill them they will in turn be killed. These two men will cause more destruction to this planet's environment making the water and food reserves dwindle.
But, they won't be the only ones working "magic". The AntiChrist will have his own prophets.
Revelation 13:11-14- And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
It might seem hard to decipher who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. Those who get in the Bible and read and learn will be able to tell the difference.
On top of all the global chaos there will be mutants roaming the world.
Revelation 9:1-3, 7-10 - And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
If those weren't frightening enough, there will be an army of mutants wrecking havoc across the globe.
Revelation 9:15-19- And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
Sounds incredible! Sounds frightening! But, it's only the beginning.
An image and a mark
The AntiChrist will set up an image to be worshiped. Not only will he demand the worship of this AI, but he will also demand people get an implant. Whoever doesn't get this implant, his mark, won't be able to buy food. If they're caught without it then they'll be killed.
Revelation 13:15- 16- And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
You might be wondering how anyone could buy food with all the devastation that has happened. It's said people will become cannibals and feed on those who are killed for not taking the mark.
Do you think it would be worth accepting the mark. Think again. Because the moment you take the mark you are damned. You can no longer get forgiveness for you sins or ask God to save your soul.
Hebrews 10:26-27- For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
The worst part is that this deal with death won't last forever. The devil lies about the eternal life part.
Isaiah 28:18- And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
If you don't take the mark and are caught, you'll be killed.
Revelation 14:9-11- And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
You must now keep the commandments, ask God to forgive you and save your soul through Christ's sacrifice on Calvary, and not take the mark- either by avoiding those hunting you or by willingly dying instead of taking it.
Revelation 12:11- And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Matthew 24:13- But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Mark 13:13- And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
It will hard for anyone to live during this time. If you find yourself about to die because you won't accept the mark, I suggest that you confess your sins and ask Christ to save your soul before you lose your life! But, the terrible time won't be over yet.
Death is selective
There will be something weird that happens during this time. Those who take the mark will be unable to die. The mark will change their DNA and damn their souls. That zombie apocalypse that everyone goes on about will seem to come true.
Revelation 9:6- And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
What happens when you shoot yourself in the head but continue to live? How about when you jump off a cliff but continue to breathe? Immortality sucks when you live in constant pain.
The only ones who will be able to die will be those who don't take the mark, and they will be beheaded and they will die.
Revelation 20:4b-and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands;
That's the punishment for rejecting the mark and not worshiping the image.
Death of the prophets and a final disappearance
The two prophets who have been driving people in Jerusalem crazy will be killed by the AntiChrist. He'll finally be able to overcome them and behead them. And, he'll leave their bodies laying in the streets of Jerusalem.
Their death will be broadcast for days for the entire world to gloat about their victory. They'll send gifts to each other and party- sounds almost like Christmas.
Revelation 11:7-10- And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
But their jubilation will be short lived. Because after three days they will come back to life and be called up to heaven, along with others who endured and kept the commandments and were still saved when it happens. And, since this is being broadcast globally, everyone will see it.
Revelation 11:11- - And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
Armageddon
And then will come the end.
Zechariah 14:3-5, 12- Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
Joel 2:1-8- Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
An immortal army which cannot be killed will sweep the land causing a destruction like that of a nuclear bomb against those who have taken the mark. It will be the end of the AntiChrist's kingdom and the beginning of the Thousand Year Reign of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Millenium.
Revelation 11:15- And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
I don't know where you fall as you read this. It is lengthy and exhaustive, and it doesn't even list everything that will happen!
I urge you to get yourself a King James Bible and start reading. Find out what the commandments are and ask God to have mercy on your soul. Be willing to lay down your life or run and hide until the end.
