Final Donation Drive of 2024

Think-Not Time to Be Rapture Ready!

Let me say up front that this article is dedicated to appealing to our Rapture Ready family, asking that you help fund our efforts now, so late into the Church Age.

That funding is very much needed at this time. This is in large part because of pressures exerted by Internet-control authorities who, within their ability, make it as financially difficult as possible for us to go forward in presenting God’s message for this late hour. Obtaining the revenue to adequately meet our needs has become increasingly problematic.

This is something we must inform you of because the downturn in revenue comes at the time of an upturn in costs. We’re at a time when the prophetic picture is powerfully shaping up in pointing toward the great event we look for with great anticipation.

It is time to be Rapture Ready! We must present the message of salvation and of Christ’s any-moment intervention into this world so opposed to God’s righteousness.

So many within the Christian community across America now see this time of the election of Mr. Trump as a return to sanity and to movement toward America as founded. Todd and I agree that this is a positive development. Our God has so obviously intervened—from the moment when the former and future president missed being assassinated by mere inches—to Heaven’s influence having the anti-God forces in Psalm 2 derision as the political season unfolded.

We also see this as a dangerous time of possible miscalculation. By this, I mean many I’ve heard from think this election and a turn toward a less ungodly America, with the coming to power of this new administration, indicate that the Rapture must now be farther off than we had expected. Now we are going to see a time of peace and prosperity–a return to cultural and societal norms and moral sanity. The Rapture has been put on hold, is the sense I get from some of the Christian world.

While we welcome the turn of events in this election and the thought that voters have seen the light to some extent with regard to wanting a course correction, we must warn that this growing belief that now things will move back toward “Making America Great Again” creates a time our Lord warned about.

Those of you who are in our Rapture Ready family–as others who hold to the pre-Trib Rapture view within God’s family—have looked at all the portentous issues and events of these times as foreshadowing the Tribulation (Daniel’s seventieth week). And this is the correct observation. The Tribulation is almost upon this generation.

Just considering the matters involving God’s chosen nation and people–Israel—is, within itself, enough to prove where we stand on God’s prophetic timeline. Hatred for Israel and the desire of the world of diplomats to divide that land–and even eliminate Israel as a nation—prove we’re bumping right up against the end of this quickly fleeting age. So it is wise to see all the stage-setting we’ve observed coming with such frequency and intensity as showing how near the Rapture must be.

But, again, there is now a growing sense expressed by many that maybe the Rapture will not occur for quite some time, based on the political turn of events.

This is foolish, and we implore those who think this way to reconsider. The Rapture is right at the door. And the very attitude we’re getting from those who miscalculate where we are in God’s timing for prophetic fulfillment is itself prophetic fulfillment. It is fulfillment given in the tremendous forewarning by our Lord, Himself. Don’t miss it. It is profound at this late moment of this closing Age of Grace:

“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh (Matthew 24:44).

This is a think-not time unlike any we’ve seen in the past. It’s as if all things have been brought to a providential pause. All the massive developments toward the Tribulation seem to some to be on hold. But we must not be apathetic or unaware. Jesus declared it’s at a time such as this when He will intervene through human history’s most dramatic event at this point–the Rapture of the Church.

So we ask that you help with donations at this end-of-the-age hour when Satan is coming with increasing vehemence against God’s ministries such as Rapture Ready. Thank you, as always, for being part of our Rapture Ready family. Your support, we believe, will be credited to your heavenly bank account. Like you, we want to hear our Lord’s words: “Well done, good, faithful servant” (Matthew 25:23).

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—Terry

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Trump, the Globalists, and the Rapture

For a long time, I dreaded the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, believing it would turn out far, far different than it did. I contemplated not voting, but the nomination of Kamala Harris, followed by the VP selection of Tim Walz, negated any hesitation I might have had. How could I possibly stay home and not cast my ballot against the anti-biblical and Marxist agenda of those at the head of the Democrat ticket?

The Trump victory is great news for the American people, especially for families that continue to suffer because of high inflation, which would’ve surely continued to soar amid higher taxes had Harris prevailed. Despite his many faults, I believe Trump genuinely loves his country and its people. Biden expressed the attitude of his administration when he referred to Trump supporters as “garbage.”

My doubts concerning the 2024 election stemmed from what I saw in 2020 with the all-out effort to cheat so that Biden would prevail. Did the Republicans successfully block the efforts to rig this election? Or have the globalists who control the deep state turned their attention elsewhere?

I don’t know the answer to those questions, but I know the elite powerbrokers of our day are moving forward with their plans for world domination.

Is Trump’s Victory Really a Setback for the Globalists?

Shortly before the election, Yuval Harari, a key leader in the World Economic Forum (WEF), stated that a Trump win would deal a “death blow” to their efforts.

I’m not sure if that’s true. Although the president-elect vigorously opposes all forms of global governance, might it be too late to stop the momentum toward this goal?

The globalists have achieved much recent success in furthering their agenda of world domination. This past September, they significantly strengthened the powers of the UN with agreements that place member nations directly on the path to a one-world government. They also agreed to a pact that will lead to a uniform digital currency for all countries, which is essential for fulfillment of Revelation 13:16-18, the mark of the beast.

Please know that this is just my speculation, but I suspect that the globalists believe that the seeds they have planted for the destruction of the U.S. will remove it as a key roadblock on their path of world dominance.

I doubt that the Trump victory can prevent the economic Armageddon that’s rapidly speeding our way. During the past four years, the U.S. government has added seven trillion dollars to its debt total, which just reached thirty-six trillion dollars. The U.S. is adding one trillion dollars to that total every one hundred days with interest payments on this debt now over one trillion dollars a year.

The restraining hand of the Lord is the only reason America hasn’t yet reaped the disastrous consequences of the reckless financial mismanagement of the past few decades. The fast-approaching train wreck will directly lead to Revelation 6:5-6 conditions throughout the earth.

Besides the debt explosion that lies on the horizon, the multitudes of U.S. enemies that have poured across our southern border, along with the estimated ten million illegal immigrants during the past four years, pose a substantial threat to our nation’s future well-being. Is there time to avert an eruption of violence within our borders? Perhaps, but I rather think it’s unlikely.

Satan Hates Israel

With the seeds of destruction already sown in America, the globalists have already turned their attention to another nation they regard as an obstacle to their success: Israel.

Why would they turn their attention to such a tiny nation? Because the one who guides and motivates them hates Israel and the Jewish people. Why is his opposition so intense and deadly?

It’s because Satan’s ultimate goal is to eliminate both the nation and its people so as to stop the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, such as we read in Revelation 19:11-20:10. Our adversary knows what Zechariah wrote about the Second Coming; He’s returning to a repentant remnant of the Jewish people who will see the restoration of their kingdom during the time Jesus rules over the nations from the city of Jerusalem (12:10-14:9). If he can’t defeat the nation militarily, might the devil be already working on a backup plan to destroy Israel and its people through peace?

Days before the U.S. election, ninety-four nations met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the purpose of reaching a seven-to-ten-year peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, which they believe will bring peace to the Middle East. Both Israel and America sent representatives to this gathering, which calls itself the Global Alliance. It’s almost as if they had read Danial 9:27 and decided that now is the time to start fulfilling its words.

President-elect Trump has already begun talking about reviving his 2020 peace initiative along with the Abrahamic Accords. He, much more than Harris, would give Israel’s leaders the confidence to agree with future agreements because they know he will do all he can to defend the nation.

Rapture Ramifications

There are definite Rapture ramifications to all these things. During the past week, two verses keep coming to mind.

The first, as you might suspect, is 1 Thessalonians 5:3:

“While people are saying, ‘There is peace and security,’ then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.”

On the surface, the world seems to be a safer place since Donald Trump secured his election victory. Though the cries of “peace and security” have long echoed through the halls of the UN and among the throngs at WEF meetings, there’s a deep sense of relief among many others as well.

The following developments occurred within days of the election.

• The EU says it wants to buy American natural gas to avoid Trump’s tariffs.
• Putin says he will sell Russian oil in U.S. Dollars.
• Hamas is calling for peace.
• Mexico broke up a migrant caravan heading for America.
• Zelenskyy held a private phone call with President Trump and Elon Musk about ending the war in Ukraine. ^[1]

As the sense of stability grows throughout the world, I look for the cries of “peace and security” to become louder and even more prevalent. In the past, we heard these words despite the fact that the world teetered on the brink of devastating wars on many fronts. How much more might we hear them in the weeks and months that lie ahead?

There’s also that ominous phrase “sudden destruction” in 1 Thessalonians 5:3. Almost two thousand years ago, Paul wrote that God would suddenly pour out His Day of the Lord wrath at a time when people felt secure.

If not for the myriad of other signs that tell me the Tribulation is ever so close, I might not regard what I see as the fulfillment of Paul’s words. But combined with such unmistakable evidence of its nearness, I believe we are on the eve of the rapid devastation that will mark the start of the Day of the Lord.

The mood of many following the U.S. election aligns rather well with what the apostle said would exist just before the Rapture and the beginning of this coming day. The time is ripe for Jesus’ sudden intervention in the world.

The Lord has been reminding me of another verse this past week:

“Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect” (Matthew 24:44, emphasis added).

I admit that I felt relieved when I saw that Trump had won. The world suddenly seemed less foreboding and safer. I’m not saying this is true, not at all, but it’s what I initially sensed.

As if to keep my eyes heavenward, the Lord keeps reminding me that the Rapture will happen at a time when most Christians least expect it. If He’s going to come for His Church at a time when even fewer believers expect it, now seems to be the ideal time for that to happen.

Based on outward appearances, the world seems like a safer place than it was just a couple weeks ago. However, could that in itself be a sign pointing to the nearness of the Rapture? I think so.

The Lord is coming for His Church when most Christians will least expect it. The seeming reprieve from the many dangers facing our world may be a sign itself pointing to Jesus’ soon appearing.

-Jonathan

[1] Charlie Kirk Telegram Channel is the source for these developments.

Post-Rapture Readying

Deniers and mockers who come against the pre-Trib Rapture as biblical Truth haven’t seemed to be as vociferous lately as in the relatively recent past. Or perhaps it’s just that I’ve tuned out such invective. That’s more likely the case as I’ve been intensely attuned to the stage being set for the Tribulation.

But it is also perhaps the case that the deniers and mockers of the pre-Trib Rapture are themselves now seeing so much of the same stage-setting as myself that they are certain they’re right. They don’t think it’s worth their while to rail against an event they consider now relegated to insignificance because of the torrent of Tribulation-like developments.

And indeed these developments constitute strong evidence that Daniel’s seventieth week looms ominously.

I’ve written that the pre-Trib deniers and mockers don’t believe in the coming Rapture of all believers from the planet, but that Satan harbors no such denial in his iniquitous mind. He knows the Rapture is on the verge of happening. He just doesn’t know when, thus has been furiously getting his minions and all they will need to carry out his world-rending wickedness prepared for that unknown moment God has set for Christ to call the Church.

The devil has prepared the minds of fallen humanity for things to come in ways the diligent student of Bible prophecy from the pre-Trib view can discern.

For examples:

In the area of society and culture, the corruption in America and the world cannot be missed.

Practitioners of homosexuality, although a very small percentage of the populations of the U.S. and the world, now command entire governments. The heterosexuals of the nation and world must accept the Sodom-like coarsening of the cultures—and to resist brings the censure of all, including non-homosexuals. And laws have been constructed to provide punitive actions against anti-gay activism equal to those imposed upon those who violate civil rights laws.

The Luciferian imprint can be discerned in the area of religion as the devil prepares the left-behind populations of the earth for the false religious system that will be headed by his False Prophet.

The Catholic pope declares at every opportunity, for instance, that there are many ways to God and Heaven. Therefore, he, in effect, is calling the Lord Jesus Christ a liar because Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the father except by me” (John 14:6).

Satan has governments in ferment and turmoil and the populations boiling with ethnic hatreds. And the globalist cabal of Ephesians 6:12 is becoming fully staffed and is in the process of implementing their plans for Antichrist to rule once believers disappear from the planet.

The evil one has been at work, in my view, preparing answers to the billions who will be asking what just happened when millions suddenly vanish from around them. The disappearances, including every child from conception to the age of accountability, will cause untold chaos. The world will suffer a nervous breakdown. But Satan’s man, Antichrist, will have answers to bring the peace they seek.

I write, of course, of the UFO (UAP) sightings that have become ubiquitous in these times so near the end of this Age of Grace.

I believe, as written a number of times, that all of these sightings and related phenomena are part of Satan’s stage-setting for when the Rapture occurs. “We’ve been visited by space brothers”—or something similar—will likely be the mantra to explain where the people have gone.

When the False Prophet calls down fire from Heaven in the sight of the image of Antichrist (Revelation chapter 13), it will not be these “space brothers” as claimed, but Satan and his hordes of fallen angels when they lose the battle with Michael and his angels and are thrown out of the heavenly realm for the final time.

And in the area of technology and the amazing progress being made in development of such things as artificial intelligence (AI), the devil is indeed showing his masterful planning for when the Rapture occurs.

A specific such technology is preparing the means for Antichrist and his regime of terror to keep up with every person left behind when believers are in Heaven with their Lord.

The following somewhat gives an idea of that post-Rapture readying now in process.

Cities across the United States are installing hidden surveillance cameras that track everyone, everywhere, and nobody, not even Donald Trump, is talking about this. What are the Top 10 most surveilled cities in the U.S.? We’ve got the list!

My old colleagues at World Net Daily have an interesting story up today about the city of Norfolk, Virginia. City officials have transformed Norfolk into a virtual lock-down surveillance society with more than 172 high-resolution, internet-connected cameras monitoring practically all human movement…

Multitudes of cities of all sizes across the U.S. are jumping on the technocracy bandwagon and setting up hidden surveillance cameras on every corner. They’re on light poles, bridges and overpasses, stoplights, buildings, you name it. Some are equipped with speakers so they can also listen in on what’s being said.

They claim it’s for our “safety.”…

Some abuses have already been documented, the [Institute For Fairness] said, noting just a couple of examples:

• • In Kansas, the Institute reports that officials were caught using Flock to stalk their exes, including one police chief who used Flock 228 times over four months to track his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend’s vehicles.
  • In California, several police departments violated California law by sharing data from their license-plate reader database with other departments across the country. And as is the case with other databases, these can be susceptible to hacking, which can reveal private data.

[Here’s a look at] a variety of camera types that have become ubiquitous in U.S. cities of all sizes.

• • Fixed CCTV cameras.
  • Cameras accessed through real-time crime centers.
  • Private cameras within the police force’s network.
  • Cameras on public transport facilities.
  • Traffic cameras.
  • Streetlight cameras.

Not to mention, FedEx and Amazon are also spying on you each time they make a delivery to your home…

The top 10 most surveilled cities in the US as of October 2022

Based on the number of cameras per 1,000 people, these are the 10 most surveilled cities in the U.S.:

1. 1. Atlanta, Georgia– 24,800 cameras for 506,811 people = 48.93 cameras per 1,000 people.
   2. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania– 28,064 cameras for 1,584,064 people = 17.72 cameras per 1,000 people.
   3. Denver, Colorado– 12,273 cameras for 727,211 people = 16.88 cameras per 1,000 people.
   4. Washington, District of Columbia– 11,441 cameras for 705,749 people = 16.21 cameras per 1,000 people.
   5. San Francisco, California– 14,266 cameras for 881,549 people = 16.18 cameras per 1,000 people.
   6. Las Vegas, Nevada– 10,208 cameras for 651,319 people = 15.67 cameras per 1,000 people.
   7. Detroit, Michigan– 8,836 cameras for 670,031 people = 13.19 cameras per 1,000 people.
   8. Chicago, Illinois– 32,000 cameras for 2,693,976 people = 11.88 cameras per 1,000 people.
   9. Portland, Oregon– 6,411 cameras for 654,741 people = 9.79 cameras per 1,000 people.
   10. Fresno, California– 4,706 cameras for 531,576 people = 8.85 cameras per 1,000 people.

(“The Surveillance State Has Arrived…And It’s Being Implemented by Our Cities and Towns,” The Gateway Pundit, Jim Hoft, Guest Post Leo Hohman, October 28, 2024)

All we see developing lends proof to the soon call of Christ to all believers. Satan is well aware that it’s about to happen. He knows God cannot lie. He believes in the pre-Trib Rapture.

How much more should we who name the Holy Name of our Lord Jesus Christ believe God when He tells us plainly that He will take us out of this soon-to-be-judged world?

“Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth” (Revelation 3:10). 

You want to be one of those who God keeps from the terrible time of judgment that’s about to befall this God-rejecting world. Here, once again, is how to go to Christ when He calls in the Rapture:

“That if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10).

–Terry

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Preparations for the Antichrist’s Arrival

Those who don’t believe that we live in the last days often say that we interpret prophecy “with a newspaper in one hand and the Bible in the other.”

My response to such a claim might be this: “How can you not see Bible prophecy unfolding in the world around us apart from an unbelief in what Scripture reveals about our day?”

If you think that sounds a bit extreme, please consider the recent gathering of nations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This largely unnoticed meeting at the end of October has prophetic implications that leap from the news accounts of it.

Over ninety nations met in the Arab nation to press for the establishment of a Palestinian state. This, they believe, is the only path to peace in the Middle East. The attendees included representatives from both the U.S. and Israel.

The group, which calls itself the Global Alliance, will meet again in Brussels on November 11, 2024, and then soon after on the 28thwith the goal of putting in place a seven-to-ten-year peace agreement that would divide the Land and the city of Jerusalem via a two-state solution.

The agenda of the Global Alliance points to the future fulfillment of at least three specific Bible prophecies that are in some way preparing for the antichrist’s arrival on the world scene.

1. The Seven-Year Covenant

According to the prophet Daniel, the antichrist will make a seven-year covenant with Israel, which he will break at the halfway point by defiling the temple in Jerusalem.

“And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator” (Daniel 9:27).

We don’t know whether or not the meetings of the Global Alliance will lead to the fulfillment of Daniel 9:27. However, this group consists of “many” nations who want to initiate a peace covenant with Israel, and they are thinking in terms of it being of a specific length of seven to ten years.

In my blog post, The Biblical Necessity of the Seven-Year Tribulation, I demonstrate why the seven-year period of Daniel’s seventy-weeks has not yet happened (Daniel 9:24-27). The Bible says there will be a time when the antichrist confirms a peace covenant with the many for seven years. Is it not stunning to see Israel and the nations negotiating with the purpose of initiating such an agreement?

2. The World’s Obsession With Jerusalem

About 2,500 years ago, the Lord told Zechariah that He would focus the world’s attention on Jerusalem during the last days.

“Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup of staggering to all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem will also be against Judah. On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will gather against it” (Zechariah 12:2-3).

What we see happening with the Global Alliance is just such an obsession with Zion. It’s this mindset that will lead to the battle of Armageddon at the end of the Tribulation.

The nations are not meeting to impose a peace plan on Ukraine and Russia for their war, which has lasted much longer than the current Middle East conflict, just the opposite. Rather than push for a resolution to the hostilities, the NATO nations are contributing billions of dollars to and sending a wide array of weapons to Ukraine in order to keep it going. Other nations are aiding Russia’s war effort, too.

Even if the meetings of the Global Alliance don’t prepare the way for the antichrist’s covenant with Israel, it verifies the world’s obsession with Jerusalem, which is what the Lord predicted would happen in the last days. Why else would the nations be so focused on this tiny nation? Why else would Israel’s claim of Jerusalem as its capital be so controversial to the majority of the world’s nations?

3. Dividing the Land

The clear intent of the Global Alliance is to divide both the Land and Jerusalem in order to make the two-state solution a reality. Again, how is it possible to miss the prophetic significance of their agenda? The Lord, through the prophet Joel, said this would happen during the end times:

“For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land” (Joel 3:1-2).

Notice that the Lord not only said that the nations would divide up His Land and Jerusalem, but He also promised that He would judge them as a result. The Global Alliance has just recently come into existence. However, there’s nothing new about their proposed solutions; Scripture warned long ago that this mindset would prevail in the last days.

The Missing Piece

What we don’t yet see is the antichrist driving the peace agenda and finalizing the deal. That’s the missing piece, which cannot happen while the church is present. That’s because the Holy Spirit is currently restraining the beast (see 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8). He can’t jump onto the world stage and drive the peace process for Israel until after the Rapture.

It’s only then that he will be able to galvanize world opinion into finalizing the peace deal with Israel, which will be seven years in length. The Global Alliance meetings, however, tell us that this time is close as they may very well be preparing the way for the man of lawlessness to make his big splash as the one with all the right solutions.

All these things tell us that we are at the end of the church age. The intense preparations of the globalists for the arrival of the antichrist tell us we will meet Jesus in the air in the extremely near future. It could even be today!

Added note: How might Donald Trump’s convincing election victory affect the agenda of the Global Alliance? I believe his win increases the group’s chances of reaching an agreement that Israel will accept. It remains to be seen if the resulting covenant will be the one of Daniel 9:27.

-Jonathan