THE RAPTURE THEORY
   AND
         THE TRUTH ABOUT JESUS' KINGDOM
     AND HIS RETURN

      This paper addresses an error on the part of many Churches
and Christians, an unnecessary error due to the clarity of Jesus'
Word. Since there are so many opinions on the "Rapture," is it
possible to know the truth?  What if anything would Satan have to
gain from the Church believing this doctrine?  Wouldn't Jesus
Christ, the Head of the Church, His government, inform His
Apostles of such an important event, thereby informing us? 
Why is it the early Church never taught that a "Rapture" was going to
occur before a seven year tribulation?  Do not confuse the
Church's modern day doctrine of the "Rapture," with the calling
up of the "body of Christ", that will take place at the seventh
trump, when Jesus Christ returns to govern His Kingdom.  Jesus
will most certainly return at the last trump as His Word declares.

      Revelation 11:15:

      {15} "The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there
      were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of
      the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his
      Christ, and he will reign forever and ever."

      You first have to realize there is a difference between the
Churches modern traditional teaching of the "Rapture" and what
the Bible says about the return of Jesus and the calling up of
the dead in Christ first and then the Christians that remain.

      Let's examine today's Churches doctrinal teaching that the
Church will be raptured (go to Heaven with Jesus Christ) prior to
a seven year tribulation period, or the mid-tribulation three
and a half years into the seven year tribulation.  That, during this
seven year time there will be mass destruction caused by wars,
earthquakes and plagues, while the anti-Christ rules.  At the end
of the seven years Jesus Christ returns a third time to defeat
Satan with the Church at His side, to rule and reign for a 1000
years.

      The return of Christ and the calling up of the saints will

occur, just not the way the Church teaches it.  You might say:
"well, no big deal, it's just a matter of timing."  It is a big

deal, because those that believe the "Rapture Theory" will accept
the anti-Christ when he is revealed and declares himself the

Christ.  Today's Church says they love Jesus, however they will
not realize the error they are committing, which is the strong

delusion Jesus' Word speaks of.  Think about it, because the
Church believes they will be raptured out prior to the anti-

Christ coming on the scene and the beginning of the seven year
tribulation; when the anti-Christ presents himself as Christ,

the Church will accept him as Christ since they are still here.  In
their minds the anti-Christ according to their doctrine can only

come after the Church has been raptured out of the Earth to be
with Jesus in Heaven.  This delusion is supported by the Churches

strong desire to be with Christ, and is based on false doctrine,

made possible by their blind acceptance of what preachers have

told them.  However, it is the responsibility of the individual

Christian to search the scriptures. Acts 17:11  Today's

theologians teaching this doctrine in their seminaries will stand
in judgment for their part in leading the body of Christ into

this error.  However, in the end, it is "your" responsibility to
search the scriptures whether those things be so.  Jesus Word

does not support this fly away, run and hide doctrine.

      The Church uses the following verses to support the "Rapture" theory.

Philippians 3:20-21:
      {20} "But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly
      await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
      {21} who, by the power that enables him to bring
      everything under his control, will transform our lowly
      bodies so that they will be like his glorious body."

2 Thessalonians 2:6-8:
      {6} "And now you know what is holding him back, so that
      he may be revealed at the proper time."
      {7} "For the secret power of lawlessness is already at
      work; but the one who now holds it back will continue
      to do so till he is taken out of the way."
      {8} "And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom
      the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his
      mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming."

1 Corinthians 15:51-52:
      {51} "Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all
      sleep, but we will all be changed
      {52} in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the
      last trumpet." "For the trumpet will sound, the dead
      will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed."

1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
      {13} "Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about
      those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of
      men, who have no hope."
      {14} "We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so
      we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who
      have fallen asleep in him."
      {15} "According to the Lord's own word, we tell you
      that we who are still alive, who are left till the
      coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those
      who have fallen asleep."
      {16} "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven,
      with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel
      and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in
      Christ will rise first."
      {17} "After that, we who are still alive and are left
      will be caught up together with them in the clouds to
      meet the Lord in the air."  And so we will be with the
      Lord forever.

      In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 we see there is going to be a

calling up of the Church.  No where do these verses say this will
take place pre or mid tribulation.  Verse 16 mentions the call of

the trumpet spoken of in 1 Corinthians 15:52.  This is the
seventh trumpet, which takes place at the end of the great

tribulation.  Matthew 24:31 Revelation 11:15.   Church, hear Jesus'
own time line, He returns "immediately after the tribulation."

Mat 24:29  And immediately after the tribulation of those days,
the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light,
and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the
heavens shall be shaken.
Mat 24:30  And then the sign of the Son of Man shall appear in
the heavens. And then all the tribes of the earth shall mourn,
and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of the
heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31  And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a
trumpet, and they shall gather His elect from the four winds,
 from one end of the heavens to the other.

      Jesus' Word differs from the Rapture doctrine in a major

way.  Which is, the Church (His government) remains on the earth

during the great tribulation and with the power of the Holy

Spirit we defeat Satan's system.  The Church learns to govern
Christ's Kingdom.  By faith and through the knowledge of God's

Word, Jesus Christ, we overcome during the seven seals and seven

trumpets, by faith we are more than conquerors.  Then at the

seventh and last trump Jesus Christ returns in glory and His

Church is called up to meet Him in the clouds to receive our

glorified bodies.  The dead in Christ rise first, then the

Christians still alive.  Those that did not receive the mark of

the beast or were beheaded for their testimony, rule and reign
with Christ 1000 years, Revelation chapter 20.  (This is a

limiting statement, not an all inclusive statement, rightly

divide Christ's Word, study this carefully.)  Not all Christians

will rule and reign with Christ 1000 years, only those mentioned

in verses Rev. 20:5-6.  Also, those mentioned in these verses do

not stand before Christ at the last judgment, known as "the

Great White Throne judgment", when the books are opened. Rev.

20:11-15  At the end of the 1000 years Satan is released from

hell and once again turns the nations against Jesus, He destroys

them and they are then locked away in hell, forever.

      I will give you more scripture which will clearly show

the "Rapture" as taught by the Church does not occur, before or in
the middle of a seven year tribulation.

      The Church says the one holding back the anti-Christ in 2

Thessalonians 2:6-8 is the Holy Spirit and that when the Church
is raptured out, before the tribulation, the Holy Spirit also

leaves, which will allow the anti-Christ to come on the scene.

I add the following to the list of problems with this doctrine.
The Bible says in Revelation 7:14:

      And I said to him: "My Lord, you know".  And he said to
      me, "These are the ones who come out of the great
      tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made
      them white in the blood of the Lamb".

Daniel 7:21-22:
      21. "I beheld, and the same horn made war with the
      saints, and prevailed against them;
      22. "Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was
      given to the saints of the most High; and the time came
      that the saints possessed the Kingdom".

      There are obviously Christians killed during the great

tribulation.  Which brings up another point, the Bible says in

Daniel 7:25, that the anti-Christ will change the times and the laws,

Daniel 7:25:

      "And he will speak out against the Most High and wear
      down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend
      to make alterations in times and in law; and they will
      be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a
      time".

      This brings me to another major error connected to the

Rapture theory that has to be dealt with.  The seven year time

frame the modern Church has attached to the great tribulation.  I

must first state that Jesus said, no man knows the day or the
hour of His return, except the Father.  However, Jesus instructed

us to watch through His scripture and world events, that we could

know the season. Matthew 24:32-33  The reason we cannot know the

day or hour is because the calendars were changed so many times

just prior to the time of Jesus' ministry.  This is the alterations in the

times in Daniel 7:25, the alterations in the

law was the amalgamation of God's Law with Babylonian and Roman

law, which is now our civil law, in which Satan's system

operates.  Jesus said He should find us watching, studying His

Word to discern His return.  Are you watching?

      Throughout God's Word the number seven is prophetic, and

means perfect or perfection.  In Daniel we see a seventy week

time period. In Luke 10:1 seventy ministers are sent out by

Jesus.  In Joshua 6:16 Joshua walked around Jericho seven times,

and the trumpet was blown seven times, for the walls to fall.  In

Joshua 6:4 Seven priest were appointed to carry the Arc.  In

Exodus 13:6 Israel was told seven days thou shalt eat unleavened

bread and on the seventh day shall be a feast unto the Lord.

Also, when Peter wanted to know how many times they were to

forgive and saying seven times, Jesus said, seventy times seven

equaling 490 Matthew 18:21-22.  This is the multiplier Jesus was

giving us to understand time, times and half a time. There are

hundreds of examples in God's Word of seven and seventy.

Remember in 2 Peter 3:8 we are given the formula " one day is

with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one

day."  From Israel entering Canaan 1586 BC to Saul's kingdom in

1096 BC was 490 years.  From the 1st Temple 1006 BC to the 2^nd

Temple in 515 BC was 490 years and from the 2nd Temple to Jesus

crucifixion, taking into account calendar changes was 490 years.

From Jesus resurrection until the time Justinian became emperor

in 527 AD was 490 years.  The 1260 years, the times is the forty

two months in Revelation 11:2, 13:5, forth two months divided by

twelve is three and a half years, times 360 days, the old

calendar, equals 1260 years.  The 245 years, the half time is

self explanatory.  During Justinian's rein he declared the Pope

to be "THE HEAD OF ALL THE HOLY CHURCHES", which is blasphemy

because Jesus Christ is head of His Church.  From the time of

Justinian till the signing of our United States Constitution in

1787 AD is 1260 years, add to that the half time of 245 years and

this gives you an approximate date for Christ's return of 2032

AD.  That is 490 years "time", plus 1260 years "times", and 245

years "half time".

      The abomination that makes desolate is the Moslem Dome of

the Rock which was built between 687-691 AD on the site of the

Jerusalem Temple.  The Church is waiting for an event that has

already taken place, the abomination that makes desolate, Daniel

9:27, 12:11.  In Daniel 12:12 we are told blessed is he that

cometh to the 1335 days, the 1335 days is converted to 1335 years

as Peter said, plus 687 AD brings us to an approximate date of

2022 AD compared to the date 2032 AD.  This gives us a window of

10 years for the sounding of the seventh trump and the return of Christ.

      As I'm sure you know, Jerusalem is the Holy City:

2Ch 6:6  But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be
there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.  Also
see: Ish 60:14, Jer 17:25, Joel 3:20, Zec 8:3, Zec 12:3 and Zec
12:9.

      This is a good place to show how a physical reality has its

spiritual parallel.  In the three dimensional world we live in
Jerusalem is God's Holy City.  In the Spirit Jesus Christ is

synonymous with the Holy City.

Jer 3:17  At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of
the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the
name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more
after the imagination of their evil heart.  Rev 21:2, Rev 21:10,
Rev 22:19 and Joel 3:17.

      This is why you must rightly divide Jesus' Word.  You have to

consider both sides of any scripture, the physical meaning and

its spiritual parallel.  Which brings me to an example of how the

Spirit comes into the physical realm, the New Jerusalem.  As a

side note, this is the same principle as whatsoever you desire

when you pray, believe that you receive them and you shall have

them.  Faith is the vehicle that brings the Spirit into the physical.

Gal 4:26  But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the
mother of us all.

Rev 21:2  And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming
down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her
husband. Rev. 3:12

      Another marker concerning the return of Jesus Christ and His

judgment, is the falling away we see in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, the

revealing of the anti-Christ and what has been delaying his

identity.  I have to digress a moment to secular history.  You
will see why in a few paragraphs below.  The United States was

formed by men that recognized God Almighty and His son Jesus

Christ as sovereign.  The Holy Spirit, using the 1787

Constitution and the Republican government it formed have been
the restrainer.  If you will read the Treaty of Verona you will

see in Article 3 the Pope contributed to it, I include Article 1 below.

    ARTICLE 1.  The high contracting powers being convinced that

the system of representative government is equally as
incompatible with the monarchial principles as the maxim of the

sovereignty of the people with the high divine right, engage
mutually in the most solemn manner, to use all their efforts to

put an end to the system of representative governments, in
whatever country it may exist in Europe, and to prevent its being

introduced in those countries where it is not yet known.  Treaty

of Verona November 22, 1822, Congressional Record - Senate. 64^th

Congress, 1st session volume 53, PART 7 Page 6781 25 April 1916.

      You will find that the governments of Europe and the Vatican

declared any Republican government was their enemy.  Those that

study history should know that the Pope carried out a dark and

silent war against our Republican form of government, which it

temporally won 7:22am April 15, 1865, when his Jesuit priests

killed President Lincoln.  I won't go into it here but this event

allowed the passage of the 14th Amendment, which was the

beginning of the restrainer being taken out of the way.  Out of

the six conspirators, the Pope-lead Jesuit Priest John Surratt

escaped through Canada back to the Vatican, where he was

protected, and later returned to take part in a show trial, then

released after two mistrials.  He was allowed to stay in the United

States where he lived out the remainder of his life. If you will

read the Jesuit's oath to the Pope, you will see that murder by

bullet and poison are their tools to carry out their plans, and I quote:

" I do further promise and declare that I will, when opportunity
presents, make and wage relentless war, secretly and openly,
against all heretics, Protestants and Masons, as I am directed to
do, to extirpate them from the face of the whole earth; and that
I will spare neither age, sex nor condition, and that will hang,
burn, waste, boil, flay, strangle, and bury alive these infamous
heretics; rip up the stomachs and wombs of their women, and crush
their infants' heads against the walls in order to annihilate
their execrable race. That when the same cannot be done openly I
will secretly use the poisonous cup, the strangulation cord, the
steel of the poniard, or the leaden bullet, regardless of the
honour, rank, dignity or authority of the persons, whatever may
be their condition in life, either public or private, as I at any
time may be directed so to do by any agents of the Pope or
Superior of the Brotherhood of the Holy Father of the Society of
Jesus."  Jesuit Extreme Oath of Induction as recorded in the
Journals of the 62nd Congress, 3rd Session, of the United States
Congressional Record (House Calendar No. 397, Report No. 1523, 15
February, 1913, pp. 3215-3216)

      Pardon my digressing from God's Word, but it was necessary

to help point out the following error.  The Pope is head of the

false Church and his influence to change our once Republican form

of government into a mob rule democracy was drastic.  Why do I

say false Church?  The Pope gained his authority by deceit.  The

Catholic Church claims Peter was the first Pope in order to take

onto itself the authority that Peter's name would give the

Catholic Church before kings, backed up by the Roman Empire.

Other than the lies told about Jesus, this is the most hideous

slander ever made against any Christian.  Only two points need be

made to prove this is false.  First, Paul established the Church

in Rome, long before Peter followed in his footsteps confirming

the Gospel of Christ.  Two, Jesus said call no man father and His

first commandment says to have no other gods before Him.  If any

man knew Jesus' Will and prohibitions it was Peter.  Do you think

Peter would set up a blasphemous Church?  A Church that teaches

you must come before a priest with their sanctimonious and self

imposed title of father, to confess your sins to them, in order

to have your sins forgiven.  This is blasphemy!!!  Jesus said no

man cometh to the Father except through Him.  Jesus bore our

infirmities and sins, not the Pope, the self appointed vicar, nor

his priests.  "He", Jesus is faithful to forgive our sins, not

the Pope or his priests.

1Jo 1:9  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

      Again, our advocate for forgiveness is Jesus Christ, not the Pope, his priest or any man.

1Jo 2:1  My little children, these things write I unto you, that
ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the
Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

      Paul stated that even during his day anti-Christ were

already in the World, so it was with the falling away of the

Church.  However, the key to the falling away is it could not

biblically be fulfilled until Jesus' Kingdom was taught

throughout the whole World, which has been done.  There are many

evidences of the Churches' falling away.  The subject of this

paper for one, the Rapture.  In 2 Thessalonians 2:2-15 Paul tells

of the restrainer and of the falling away.

2Th 2:2  That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled,
neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that
the day of Christ is at hand.
2Th 2:3 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;
2Th 2:4  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.
2Th 2:5  Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told
you these things?
2Th 2:6  And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be
revealed in his time.
2Th 2:7  For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he
who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
2Th 2:8  And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord
shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy
with the brightness of his coming:
2Th 2:9  Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan
with all power and signs and lying wonders,
2Th 2:10  And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them
that perish; because they received not the love of the truth,
that they might be saved.
2Th 2:11  And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,
that they should believe a lie:
2Th 2:12  That they all might be damned who believed not the
truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2Th 2:13  But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you,
brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning
chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and
belief of the truth:
2Th 2:14  Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining
of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2Th 2:15  Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the
traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our
epistle.

      I've listed some of the major doctrinal changes below where

the Church has strayed from Jesus' Word as taught by His
Apostles.

1. Calling any man father is forbidden, this is idolatry.

Matthew 23:9  And call no man your father upon the earth: for one
is your Father, which is in heaven.

2. The sacrilege of any man saying you must to come to him to

have your sins forgiven.  Jesus was given for the appropriation
and the remission for our sins.  We are to pray to God the Father

in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness, not the Pope or his

priest, they have absolutely no power or authority to forgive sins.

Galatians 1:4  Who gave himself for our sins, that he might
deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of
God and our Father:

James 5:15  And the prayer of faith will cure the sick, and the
Lord shall raise him up. And if he has committed sins, it will be
forgiven him.

3. Any man "Pope" calling himself the vicar of Christ over any

born again man or woman.  Making the following declarations of
himself is blasphemy.

Declarations of the Pope

Cominus Deus Noster - Our Lord God

Deus alter in terra - another God on earth

Idom est dominium Dei et Papae - The dominion of God and the Pope is the same.

Matthew 24:23  Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is
Christ! Or, There! Do not believe it.

4. Praying to anyone else other than God the Father, or His Son,

the risen Savior of the World Jesus Christ of Nazareth, is great

error.  Mary, the Mother of Jesus was and is blessed among women,

but it is unscriptural to pray to her or any saintly person that

has gone to be with our Lord, because they have no power or

authority to answer prayer.

John 14:13  And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I
do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

5. Any Church or person that rejects the baptism of the Holy

Spirit, evidenced by speaking in tongues is in error.  If you
declare the baptism of the Holy Ghost evidenced by speaking in

tongues and signs following are of the devil, you reject the
Father and the Son, Christ named Jesus.  Jesus commanded His

disciples to go to the upper room to be baptized with the same

Spirit that Christ himself was baptized with; and could not begin

His ministry until He was filled with the Holy Ghost.

 

Luke 3:22
Jesus said: "the works that I do shall he do also." John 14:12
How can you do the signs and wonders that Christ did, if you
reject the Power that gave Him these abilities, the baptism of
the Holy Spirit.

1 John 5:7  For there are three that bear record in heaven, the
Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

Act 1:4  And, being assembled together with them, commanded them
that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the
promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
Act 1:5  For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be
baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

Act 2:39  For the promise is to you and to your children, and to
all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.

6. The Baptism of water is by emersion.  Any other method is not

biblical and does not represent the death, burial and
resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

      Below are scriptures that make it clear we are not to change

the doctrine we have been taught by Jesus' Word, through His

Apostles.  The modern Church has changed Jesus' Word to fit their

comfort level of sin and their fear of taking a stand for Jesus'

Word, which is an opposite of faith, a sin unto its self.  Jesus

said: "the just shall live by faith."

Colossians 1:23  If ye continue in the faith grounded and
settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which
ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is
under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

Galatians 1:7  Which is not another; but there be some that
trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
Gal 1:8  But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other
gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let
him be accursed.
Gal 1:9  As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach
any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be
accursed.

Philippians 4:9  Those things, which ye have both learned, and
received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace
shall be with you.

2 Thessalonians 2:15  Therefore, my brothers, stand fast and hold
the teachings which you have been taught, whether by word or by
our letter.

2 Thessalonians 3:6  Now we command you, brethren, in the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every
brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition
which he received of us.

1 Timothy 4:1  Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the
latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to
seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

2 Timothy 1:13  Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou
hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

1 John 2:19  They went out from us, but they were not of us; for
if they were of us, they would have continued with us. But they
went out so that it might be revealed that they were not all of
us.

2 Peter 2:1  But there were also false prophets among the people,
even as there will be false teachers among you, who secretly will
bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought
them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

      Another marker as to the time frame of Jesus return is in

Revelation 10:7 when the seventh angel begins to sound, through
Revelation 11:18 where we see Christ's judgment sit.  Prior to

the end of the seventh trump, we will see the ministry and death
of the two prophets, during a three and a half year time period.

The identity of these two prophets, the golden lamp stands that
are continually beside God's throne are Enoch and Elijah.  They

are the only two men that have been taken up to heaven without

dying.  God's Word is true, He says that all men once born, must

die.  These two prophets fulfill this by coming back to earth, to

minister to the House of Israel and World for three and a half

years.  This is the last chance for those on the earth to repent

and be born of the Spirit by receiving Jesus Christ as their Lord

and Savior. Just prior to Jesus' return and Judgment of this

World, these two prophets are killed by Satan and left in the

streets for three and a half days.  They then come back to life

and are called up to Heaven in a cloud just as Jesus ascended up

in a cloud.  Notice this is the same length of time Christ named

Jesus ministered on this earth before His death, burial and

resurrection.  Revelation 11:3-12, notice that in Revelation

11:15 the seventh trumpet sounds. Also, Zechariah 4:3-5, 10-14,

Daniel 4:5-7, II Chronicles 16:9

     The Church says the fact of Enoch and Elijah being taken up

to heaven without dying and the account of Noah's and Lot's
experience exemplifies and proves the "Rapture" theory.  They

have said that God Almighty having rescued Noah from the flood,

and Lot and his daughters from Sodom and Gomorrah proves that God

Almighty is going to "Rapture" the Church out before all these

bad things happen during the tribulation.  This is not true.  God

Almighty made a way for His people to overcome, but it was always

up to the people in question to choose whether they would accept

God Almighty's delivery.  God Almighty has never given an example

of a large number of His people being supernaturally taken off

this earth in order to avoid trouble.  God Almighty has always

made a way for His people to overcome and still remain on the

earth.  An example of this was when the Death Angel came to

destroy the first born in Egypt.  God Almighty gave His people

the information that would keep their children from being killed.

If they had chosen not to apply the Lambs blood to the door seals

as the Lord instructed, their children would have also died.

      The verses in Luke 17:34-36 and 1 Corinthians 15:52 do not

tell of a pre or mid tribulation "Rapture" of the Church.  God's

Word says plainly in 1 Corinthians 15:52 that the dead in Christ

will rise first at the last trump and 1 Thessalonians 4:17

further states that the believers still alive will also be called

up in the clouds at the last trump.  Revelation 11:15 clearly
states that the last trump occurs when Christ's Kingdom is

fulfilled.
Revelation 11:15:

      {15} "The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there
      were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of
      the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his
      Christ, and he will reign forever and ever."

      I was raised and taught the Baptist theology and doctrine of

the "Rapture".  Since I had not studied God Almighty's Word and

had taken for granted that what the Church had taught me was

correct, I just repeated what I heard as though it were true.
One day I started studying God's Word for myself.  I found out

that not everything I had been told was the truth, it was just
tradition.  It was very easy to believe in the "Rapture".  Who

wouldn't want to escape the tribulation period when the Bible is
clear about the destruction and horror that will take place.  The

good news is, the Bible is also clear about our divine

protection, afforded to the Christians that live by faith and are over comers.
      The Church also uses the below verses which have been taken

out of context to support the Rapture.

Matthew 24:39-41

      {39} "and they knew nothing about what would happen
      until the flood came and took them all away. That is
      how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man."
      {40} "Two men will be in the field; one will be taken
      and the other left."
      {41} "Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one
      will be taken and the other left."

      Luke 17:34-37 says the same thing:

      {34} "I tell you, on that night two people will be in
      one bed; one will be taken and the other left."
      {35} "Two women will be grinding grain together; one
      will be taken and the other left."
      {36} "Two men will be in the field: one will be taken
      and the other will be left."
      {37} "Where, Lord?" they asked. He replied, "Where
      there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather."

      These verses mirror those found in Matthew 24:40-41, If the

Church would read these verses in their context they would see

that their view is also contradicted by 1 Corinthians 15:52 where it says:

      {52} "in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the
      last trumpet." "For the trumpet will sound, the dead
      will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed."

      What is the last trump?  The seventh trump and last trump

blown by the angel of God.  Here me Church!  There are seven

trumps and seals prior to the resurrection of the dead and return

of Jesus Christ.  The Church and dead in Christ were and are here

during the great tribulation and are called up to meet Christ in

the air to receive their glorified bodies at the last trump.

      The Church uses the above verses in Matthew and Luke to say

that the Christians are the ones taken out and the evil is left
behind.  To say that the people taken out in the verses above are

Christians (raptured) is showing complete ignorance and blindness

to the scriptures.  These verses are defined and made clear in

Matthew Chap. 13, in the separation of the tares and wheat parable.

      If Jesus Christ raptured His Church off this earth before
Satan is defeated, Jesus Christ would make Himself a liar. 

John 17:15:

      "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the
      world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil."

      The Church has taken an event that is going to take place at

the end of the great tribulation and made a doctrine around a
term called the "Rapture".  When we are called up in a twinkling

of an eye to meet Jesus Christ and receive our glorified bodies
it will be in victory, not to hide from the enemy until Jesus

Christ defeats Satan yet again.  This concept of being taken off

the earth before the great tribulation is totally unscriptural

and a lie of Satan.  If we were raptured before the supposed

seven year tribulation the evil would still be here, which would

totally contradict Matthew chapter 13:24-51.  Jesus Christ is not

the author of confusion!

      The Church teaches that Matthew Chapter 24:39-41 and Luke

17:34-37 are talking about the "Rapture" and that the ones taken

out of this world are the Christians.  This is wrong and I'm

convinced this is the strong delusion given the believers, spoken

of in 2 Thessalonians 2:11.  We are admonished to "study to show

ourselves reproved unto God, that a workman should be not

ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth."  If you do not

study God's Word you will be made ashamed for your ignorance of

God's Word, thereby causing your destruction.  Hosea 4:6 Isaiah

5:13  The information below will prove to you how the Church has

wrongly divide the Word of truth.  I'm going to cover Matthew

Chapter 13 at length so you can see the Churches error.

Matt.13:24 thru 30 is a parable about the sower which says:

      24.  The Kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which
      sowed good seed in his field:
      25.  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed
      tares among the wheat, and went his way.
      26.  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought
      forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
      27.  So the servants of the householder came and said
      unto him Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy
      field?  From whence then hath it tares?
      28.  He said unto them, An enemy hath done this.  The
      servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and
      gather them up?
      29.  But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the
      tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
      30.  Let both grow together until the harvest: and in
      the time of harvest I will say to the reapers.  Gather
      ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles
      to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.


      Because this parable dealt with the end time Jesus'

disciples did not understand, so they asked Jesus to explain the
parable.  In Matthew 13:37 thru 43 Jesus gave them the insight

they asked for.

      37.  He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the
      good seed is the Son of man;
      38.  The field is the world; the good seed are the
      children of the Kingdom; but the tares are the children
      of the wicked one;
      39.  The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
      harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are
      the angels.
      40.  As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in
      the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
      41.  The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and
      they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that
      offend, and them which do iniquity;
      42.  And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there
      shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
      43.  Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in
      the Kingdom of their Father.  Who hath ears to hear,
      let him hear.

      In verse 38 you see that Jesus Christ and Satan have their

own seed and that the tares are synonymous with the wicked one.

You have to understand,  Jesus Christ established His Kingdom in

the Spirit first through His Word and this will manifest itself

in the flesh when Jesus returns as King of Kings and Lord

of Lords.  Jesus Christ has a variable to work with called man, who

has a free will.  The Spirit and the flesh run concurrently,

just because you can't see what is taking place in the Spirit realm,

does not mean it doesn't exist.  Is not God Almighty a Spirit,

John 4:24?  Which is more real, the Creator or the created?

      Verse 39 says that Satan has his children in this world and

that the harvest is at the end of the World, which is the end of
the present world dispensation, and that the angels are the reapers.

      Verse 40 says that at the end of the World Satan's children

will be bound and burned in the fire, Hell.

      Verse 41 says that the evil that offends will be gathered

out of His Kingdom.  Is there evil in Heaven?  No.  Jesus'
Kingdom is already established before His return, and when Jesus

Christ returns He will send the angels to gather all evil out of
His Kingdom.  See also 2nd Thessalonians 2:8 and Revelation 11:15.

      Verses 24 thru 43 can settle the question of the "Rapture"

forever more.  In these verses you not only have Jesus' Word on
the matter which settles this issue forever, but also His

disciples have asked Jesus Christ to explain what He meant in His
parable.  Jesus Christ made sure His disciples understood and

that we understand about the end time just before His return.
Jesus' explanation is so clear and unambiguous you can't

misunderstand what He's talking about, and the information in
these verses dispel any possibility of a "Rapture", before the

last trump of the great tribulation.

      Lets examine these verses further;

24.  The Kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

Verse 24 This verse is speaking about the creation of Adam.

25.  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Verse 25 is confirming Satan has his own children, literally. Genesis 3:15, 6:2, John 8:44, Revelation 2:9, 3:9.

26.  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

Verse 26 says the children of Satan grow up among God's children.

29.  But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

Verse 29 says the Christians are present on the earth when the

evil is taken off the earth and obviously if the evil is here
throughout the tribulation; the "Rapture" does not take place as

taught by the Church, at the beginning of the tribulation.

30.  Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of
harvest I will say to the reapers.  Gather ye together first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the
wheat into my barn.

Verse 30 says the Christians can't be taken out of this world before

the tares (sinners) are taken out of the this world.  This would
be in direct contradiction to what Jesus Christ says here in

Matthew chapter 13 and in John 17:15.

      You can't say what about this other verse the Church is

using to bolster the "Rapture" theory.  Jesus Christ was very
clear in His Word concerning the end of the world.

38.  The field is the world; the good seed are the children of
the Kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

Verse 38 says the tares are Satan's children his literal

offspring through inbreeding, the good seed are the Christians.

Gen 6:4  There were giants in the earth in those days. And also
after that, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men,
and they bore to them, they were mighty men who existed of old,
men of renown. My Note: "If you did not know, the Sons of God
here in this verse are the Angels"

39.  The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the
end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

Verse 39 says the Christians and Satan's children are allowed to
exist together until the time of the harvest, which is the end of
the World.

40.  As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire;
so shall it be in the end of this world.

Verse 40 says the harvest is at the end of the world, which is at

the end of the great tribulation, just before Jesus Christ 1000
year reign.

41.  The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall
gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which
do iniquity;

Verse 41 says the evil will be removed first, not the Christians.

42.  And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Verse 42 says Satan's children shall becast into a lake of fire

where there shall be much suffering. Rev. 20:14-15

43.  Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the
Kingdom of their Father.  Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Verse 43 says that after the evil is removed from this earth the

righteous shine as the Sun, and that the righteous that remain
will glorify the Son and reign with Him.  This is still the same

Kingdom which is on the earth, not in Heaven.  Ish 9:6-7

      Verses 47 thru 50 say the same thing, Jesus Christ went to

great lengths to make sure you understand.

      Jesus Christ asked His disciples in verse 51; Have ye

understood all these things?  Even then the subject was so clear
that the disciples had no trouble understanding and they didn't

have our advantage of the New Testament so they could have
several witnesses through the Holy Spirit for conformation.

      As you can see the Church has made a great error concerning

the "Rapture", and because of this error many other errors have

taken place.  When you see this, many verses will come alive

in truth.  You will then begin to understand our purpose, which is

to govern Christ's kingdom and put Satan under our feet.  Jesus

Christ wanted to make sure we understood this parable.  Such as

Rev 14:14-20, where we see Jesus Christ return in the clouds and

His commandment for the angels to reap the evil from the earth

as Jesus said in Matt 13:40-42.



                                                                                 Where is Jesus

      Jesus Christ reaffirms Matthew 13:24-51 when He said that He

is not going to return UNTIL His enemies are under His feet.

This is another confirmation we're still here during the great

tribulation and so is the enemy.  Which means His enemies will be

under His feet, rendered to no effect in respect to His body, and

the Kingdom.

In Matthew 22:44:

      "The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou at my right hand,
      TILL I make thine enemies thy footstool".

      What I'm going to show you next you would have to hire

someone to help you misunderstand.  Below are the key words
defined in the Greek found in the above verse.

      SIT-2521. kathemai, kath'-ay-mahee; from G2596 and
      hemai (to sit; akin to the base of G1476); to sit down;
      fig. to remain, reside: dwell, sit (by, down).

      RIGHT HAND-1188. dexios, dex-ee-os'; from G1209; the
      right side or (fem.) hand (as that which usually
      takes):--right (hand, side).

      UNTIL-891. achri, akh'-ree; or  achris, akh'-rece; akin
      to G206 (through the idea of a terminus); (of time)
      until or (of place) up to:--as far as, for, in (-to),
      till, (even, un-) to, until, while. Comp. G3360.

      ENEMY-2190. echthros, ekh-thros'; from a prim.  echtho
      (to hate); hateful (pass. odious, or act. hostile);
      usually as a noun, an adversary (espec. Satan):--enemy,
      foe.)

      FOOTSTOOL-5286. hupopodion, hoop-op-od'-ee-on; neut. of
      a comp. of G5259 and G4228; something under the feet,
      i.e. a foot-rest(fig.):--footstool.)

      Any time Jesus Christ stresses something as He did with the

above and below verses, He wants you to pay special attention.

I've listed eighteen verses and there are others; even with Jesus

Christ stressing this verse the Church still refuses to obey His

Word, regarding His Kingdom.  They would rather believe the

doctrine of the "Rapture", rather than Jesus' Word because of the

false security this tradition provides.  Jesus Christ said out of

the mouth of two or three witnesses let my Word be established.
Here are eighteen witnesses.

      MATTHEW 22:44: "The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on
      my right hand, TILL I make thine enemies thy
      footstool?"

      PSALMS 110:1: "The Lord said to my lord, You shall sit
      at my right hand when I make your enemies the footstool
      under your feet."

      MARK 12:36: David himself said, when inspired by the
      Holy Spirit, "The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at my
      right hand UNTIL I put your enemies under your feet."

      LUKE 20:43: "The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right
      hand UNTIL I make your enemies your footstool."

      MATTHEW 26:64: "But I tell you this; from now on, you
      will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of God
      and coming on the clouds of heaven."

      HEBREWS 2:8: "Thou didst put all things in subjection
      beneath his feet."

      EPHESIANS 1:22: "He put everything in subjection
      beneath his feet, and appointed him as supreme head to
      the Church, which is his body and as such holds within
      it the fullness of him who himself receives the entire
      fullness of God."

      MATTHEW 5:35: "Not by heaven, for it is God's throne,
      nor by earth, for it is his footstool."

      ISAIAH 66:1: "These are the Words of the Lord: Heaven
      is my throne and earth my footstool."

      MARK 14:62: "I am," said Jesus. "And you will see the
      Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One
      and coming on the clouds of heaven."

      ACTS 2:33: "Exalted to the right hand of God, He has
      received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and
      has poured out what you now see and hear."

      ACTS 7:49: "Heaven is my throne and the earth is my
      footstool."

      HEBREWS 1:13: "To which of the angels has he ever said,
      Sit at my right hand UNTIL I make thy enemies thy
      footstool."

      HEBREWS 1:3: "When He had brought about the purgation
      of sins, He took His seat at the right hand of Majesty
      on high, raised as far above the angels, as the title
      He has inherited is superior to theirs."

      1 CORINTHIANS 15:25-27: "For He is destined to reign
      UNTIL God has put all enemies under his feet; and the
      last enemy to be abolished is death. Scripture says, He
      has put all things in subjection under his feet."

      PSALMS 47:3: "HE WILL SUBDUE THE PEOPLES UNDER US, AND
      THE NATIONS UNDER OUR FEET." [How can this be if the
      Church is raptured out of this world, which would leave
      the very people and nations Jesus is speaking of in
      control of this world. Wake up Church]

      ROMANS 16:20: "The God of peace will soon crush Satan
      beneath your feet."  Could Jesus speak any plainer?

      HEBREWS 10:13: "But Christ offered for all time one
      sacrifice for sins, and took His seat at the right hand
      of God, where He waits henceforth UNTIL His enemies are
      made his footstool."

      Jesus went to great lengths to make sure we understood these verses. 

Jesus was not speaking a parable, He was declaring His

location and thereby the order of events, so there would be no

misunderstanding.  This is why we were given the power of

attorney to act on the behalf of Jesus as his body.  Why would

Jesus give authority to His body after he died and redeem us from

the curse so we could govern His Kingdom?  If Jesus was going to

come back and fulfill His Word Himself, which would violate His

Word, because the Father said sit though on my right hand until

or while I make you enemies your footstool?

      Jesus Christ is at the right hand of the Father and is not

going to return UNTIL His enemies are defeated.  Which means His

enemies are placed under the feet of His children.  You should be

aware of the Holy Trinity; God the Father, God the Son and God

the Holy Spirit.  Jesus Christ (God the Son) said that He was not

going to leave God the Father's right side UNTIL His enemies were

defeated.  God the Father has been in heaven on His throne since

the beginning of time and always will be, and Jesus Christ said

 He is seated at the Fathers right side, so who is going to put

Jesus' enemies under His feet?  Although God Almighty has the

POWER to do this, He is bound by His Word, which is

non-interference, because He gave man a free will.  Don't

misunderstand, the power that defeats Satan is God Almighty's.

However, man is the vehicle that God Almighty uses in this three

dimensional world to carry out His will.  The only part of the

Trinity left, that is not restrained in this matter by Jesus'
Word, is the Holy Spirit who also works through man.  It's clear

it's up to the Church through the power of the Holy Spirit to
establish and govern Jesus' Kingdom.  That's why Jesus told His

disciples to wait for power from on high.  Their ministry, which

was the establishment of Christ's Church, His government, had no

chance of survival until they were filled with the Holy Spirit.

There are so many errors in the "Rapture" theory it's amazing the

Church has not seen its misdirection.

      Jesus' Word is clear that there will not be a pre or mid

tribulation "Rapture".  To help ease the fear and uncertainty you
are feeling, just remember Jesus said: "He would never leave you

or forsake you."  The best way to ward off fear is with

knowledge.  Jesus Christ said in Hosea 4:6 that: "my people are

destroyed by a lack of knowledge."  You need to know and
understand what our commission is in the body of Christ.  If

we are to govern Jesus' Kingdom, and we clearly are, we need to
learn our Lords will through His Word and through revealed

knowledge from the Holy Spirit.  At the beginning of this paper I
asked what would Satan gain from the Church teaching the

"Rapture" theory.  Satan's purpose is to establish his kingdom on
this earth, so men will have to bow down to him.  Remember Satan

boasted that he would place his throne above God Almighty's.

 Satan's plans were defeated by Jesus death, burial and

resurrection.  Putting the responsibility back on us, so His

victory would manifest itself in this World, thru us, Christ's

body.  The only way Satan can delay his destruction is thru his

still being god of this World system, and by being the chief of

all liars, keeping the body of Christ distracted and ignorant of

Jesus' Word.  The only thing Satan can do is cause you not to

know your inheritance or realize your purpose, which is to

govern Jesus' Kingdom, with Jesus Christ directing His body (Church)

through the Holy Spirit.  Eph 1:22



                                                                        Jesus' Kingdom

      The very meaning of the word Church is not understood by the

Church, which in the Greek is ekklesia.  After the Romans
conquered the Greeks, they began using the word Church which in

the Greek means a king instructing his governing body.  This

governing body would listen to the King and He would tell them

His innermost thoughts, His will.  The Church then had the

authority to go out and impose the Kings will and create

legislation to do so.  They were the Kings emissaries and rulers

so when they went to their different regions, they carried out

the Kings will to govern His land and subjects.  When Jesus

Christ told Peter He was establishing His Church (I'm

establishing my government) don't you think Jesus knew what the

meaning of Church (ekklesia) was?  Jesus could have named the

Church anything he wanted and started His own definition.  Jesus

chose to use a word already in use and one that had a known definition.

      Here's the key to using a dictionary.  A dictionary does not

give you the definition of a word.  A dictionary tells you how
the word has been used in the past.  You have to use a dictionary

that defines the word you are using in the time period when it
was used to have the correct meaning.  The responsibility of

governing and overseeing Christ's government was given to the
body of Christ, those that have received Him as Lord.

      Why do you think Jesus Christ refers to us as King of Kings

and Lord of Lords?  Jesus Christ also said that we are
Ambassadors of His Kingdom (2 Cor. 5:20) and that we are Kings

and Priests (Rev. 5:10).  Does this sound to you like a religious

organization or a building like the word is now used?  The Church

understood the meaning of ekklesia when they first settled in

America.  They imposed the will of their King, Jesus Christ,

on the land, subdued it and dedicated the land to our Father in

Heaven and from the signing of the Declaration of Independence

till the Constitution was signed the Church governed this land.

1 Samuel chapter 8.

      I've included the meaning of Church (ekklesia), the first

definition is taken from a fundamental dictionary put out by

Liberty University, but in a later edition this part of the

definition was removed.  The definitions below of ekklesia are

taken from the same time period that Jesus Christ established His

Church.  The word Jesus Christ chose to use to describe His

government was a word in use during His day, which was

"Ekklesia", below is the meaning of the word Jesus used to

describe His believers, that would make up His Kingdom, which

contradicts the definition the Church now uses to describe itself.

      When Peter said "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living

God." Jesus Christ said to Peter, "upon this rock I will build my
Church." (Mat. 16:18) i.e. Kingdom government.

Taken from the Davis dictionary of the Bible: (Old time Gospel Hour)
      "The rendering in the N.T. of the Greek Ekklesia, which
      in the states of Greece meant the assembly of citizens
      summoned for legislative or other purposes.  Church is
      nowhere unequivocally used in the N.T. for the building
      in which any particular Christian community met."

      Thayers Greek English Lexicon: "1. among the Greeks
      from Truc. [cf.Hdt, 3,142] down, and assembly of the
      people convened at the public place of council for the
      purpose of deliberating: Acts 19:39-41"  Also the word
      enemy, used in 1 Corinthians 15:26 "the last enemy to
      be destroyed is death."  "Means the devil, the most
      bitter enemy of the divine government." (Thayers Greek
      English Lexicon)

      From a secular dictionary:
      Greek English Lexicon: (Authors: Randle & Scott-Taken from
      the public library) - Ekklesia: an assembly of the citizens
      summoned by the crier, the legislative assembly Athens.

The establishment of Jesus' Kingdom is also confirmed in Isaiah
9:6-7:

      {6} For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is
      given; And the government will be upon His shoulder.
      And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor;
      Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
      {7} Of the increase of <His> government and peace
      <There will be> no end, Upon the throne of David and
      over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with
      judgment and justice From that time forward, even
      forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform
      this.

      Above I covered the true definition of Church, which is,

Jesus Christ instituted His government on this Earth.  Were we
not given the commission by Jesus Christ to preach the good news

of His Kingdom to all Nations?  As a member and representative of

Jesus Christ Kingdom you need to understand your purpose and

responsibility in His Kingdom.

      Read again and understand Revelation 11:15:

      {15} "The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there
      were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of
      the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his
      Christ, and he will reign forever and ever."

      The kingdoms of the World become Christ's Kingdom, and in

Rev. 2:26-27 you will see that Jesus Christ will rule the
kingdoms of the World with a rod of iron:

      26. "And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto
      the end, to him will I give power over the nations;"
      27. "And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the
      vessels of as a potter shall they be broken to shivers;
      even as I received of my Father".

also Rev. 12:5:

      5. "And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule
      all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was
      caught up unto God, and to his throne".

and Ps. 2:9:

      9. "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou
      shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel".

      The kingdoms that have become His Kingdom are not willing

subjects, you know this because the symbol of stern correction is

used, that being a rod of iron.  So what takes place when Jesus

Christ Kingdom is established?  In Rev. 18:6:

      6. "Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double
      unto her double according to her works;: in the cup
      which she hath filled, fill to her double".

      When Jesus Christ returns He will enforce His Law for His

Kingdom, which He established at the Cross.  His Law

which has been ignored will rule all governments, enforced by Jesus'

judgment (punishment).  Man has become arrogant and has replaced

God Almighty's Laws with his own, Daniel 7:25  As I said before

the governments of the world are not happy about Jesus Christ,
Rev. 11:18:

      18. " And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is
      come, and the time of the dead, that they should be
      judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy
      servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that
      fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy
      them which destroy the earth".

      Jesus' Word is VERY clear, when He says His angels (His

Military) will remove the evil from the earth and make the
governments of the world subject to Him and to the overcomers,

that rule and reign with Him during His everlasting Kingdom, Rev.

2:26, and below, Rev. 21:7, Ps. 2, Daniel 7:18, 7:21-22 and 7:26-27:

Rev. 21:7.

      "He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I
      will be his God, and he shall be my son".

and Ps. Chapter 2:

      1. "Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a
      vain thing?
      2. The kings of the earth set themselves, and the
      rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and
      against his anointed, <saying>,
      3. Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away
      their cords from us.
      4. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord
      shall have them in derision.
      5. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex
      them in his sore displeasure.
      6. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
      7. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto
      me, Thou <art> my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
      8. Ask of me, and I shall give <thee> the heathen <for>
      thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth
      <for> thy possession.
      9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt
      dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
      10. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed,
      ye judges of the earth.
      11. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with
      trembling.
      12. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish
      <from> the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little.
      Blessed <are> all they that put their trust in him.

Daniel 7:18:

      18. "But the saints of the most High shall take the
      Kingdom, and possess the Kingdom for ever, ever, even
      for ever and ever".

Daniel 7:21-22:
      21. "I beheld, and the same horn made war with the
      saints, and prevailed against them;
      22. "Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was
      given to the saints of the most High; and the time came
      that the saints possessed the Kingdom".

      Judgment is given to us by Jesus Christ as our Judge and

Conqueror, restoring God Almighty's rule of Law, and we are to
possess His Kingdom, which He established when He hung from the

Cross of Calvary.

      Daniel 7:26-27

      26. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take
      away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto
      the end".
      27. And the Kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of
      the Kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to
      the people of the saints of the most High, whose
      Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom, and all dominions
      shall serve and obey him".

      Are you listening Church?  You would have to be totally

dishonest with yourself, to deny the above verses.  Maybe you
choose to deny, or redefine the words Jesus Christ uses, such as

take, consume, destroy and possess.  If so, you will here these

final words from Jesus Christ at the Great White Throne Judgment:

      Matthew 7:22-23

      22. "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?"
      23. "And then will I profess unto them, I never knew
      you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."



                                                     MY PLEDGE TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD

      I pledge allegiance to JESUS CHRIST and His Kingdom and to the

righteousness and justice for which His KINGDOM stands.  One

kingdom predestined by GOD ALMIGHTY, unchanging, with power and

victory for those that heed the Word of JESUS CHRIST.  To share

the gospel by unction of the Holy Spirit with the lost, making

known the good news of their redemption by salvation through the

blood of Christ, by faith.  To declare the Word of God, binding

evil, knowing by faith I have my desired petitions as Christ's

Ambassador.

IN THE NAME ABOVE EVERY NAME JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH


                                                                                      Summary

1. The "Rapture" theory as taught by the Church cannot be

substantiated by God's Word.  As I said earlier my flesh wishes I
was wrong, it would be nice to be with Jesus Christ sooner

than later.  The Church has mixed this heart felt desire with the
verses they have taken out of context, to prove the "Rapture"

theory.  This was and is Satan's purpose of the Rapture theory,
because with this belief the Church has been rendered impotent,

it believes all it has to do is, "JUST HANG ON" and do nothing as

the secular government it elects violates God's Word.  They

believe by looking the other way they are absolved and will

escape the tribulation, via the Rapture not knowing they only

invite God's wrath during the judgment, because of their

complacency and ignorance of God's Word.

2. Jesus Christ made it clear in Matthew 13:24-52 the evil would

be removed from this World first then the body of Christ will be

called up to meet him in the clouds to receive our glorified

bodies and those that were beheaded for the Word "Jesus Christ"

and that refused the mark of the beast, and refused to worship

the beast rule and rein with Jesus for 1000 Years during His

millennial reign.  Revelation 20:4.

3. Jesus Christ said that He went to take His seat at the right

hand of the Father and that He would not return UNTIL His enemies

were placed under His feet and since we are the body of Christ,

this means under our feet.  Jesus Christ said that He would not

return UNTIL His enemies were defeated and in Matthew 13:40.  For

Jesus Christ to return before the "Rapture" of His Church before

His enemies are defeated, would violate His Word in Matthew 13:

24-52.  Also, remember what Jesus Christ prayed to the Father, in

John 17:15, that we should not be taken out of the world, but the

Father should keep us from evil.  How un-ambiguous does Jesus

Christ have to be?

In Matthew 5:18 Jesus Christ said:

      "For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass,
      one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the
      law, till all be fulfilled."

4. And finally the word Church.  When Jesus Christ told Peter He

was establishing His Church, He meant His Kingdom government.

Where are you Church?  Why have you not understood our commission

 from our Savior Jesus Christ?

5. Just remember what Jesus Christ said in Luke 12:47-48:

      {47} "And that slave who knew his masters will and did
      not get ready or act in accord with his will, shall
      receive many lashes.
      {48} "but the one who did not know it, and committed
      deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but a few.
      And from everyone who has been given much shall much be
      required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they
      will ask all the more."

      You are now responsible for your actions, concerning your part

and purpose in Jesus' Church, Kingdom (government).

      Jesus Christ WILL NOT return UNTIL we have put Satan unde

our feet, which is under Jesus' feet since we are His body.  Not

because He can't, but because Jesus said He wouldn't and as shown

earlier Jesus Christ CANNOT violate His Word.  However, as

Christ's body, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, by our

declaring Jesus' Word, invoking His Power and enforcement of His

Word, by directing His angels to carry out His Word, declared by

His body, the ambassadors of the King of kings and Lord of lords,

Jesus Christ, we are victorious.  If we don't know Jesus' Word,

which is His Will, and we do not declare Jesus' Word over this

World, how can Jesus' the head of the Church rule the World with

our silence and ignorance?  Get busy Church, in Jesus Name.

1Jo 5:14  And this is the confidence that we have in him, that,
if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
1Jo 5:15  And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we
know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.



                                                                             The Great Tribulation

      Here are just some of judgments of the seven seals and

trumpets, that have and are taking place, the wars are just too
numerous to list.  Time is short before the seventh trump begins

to sound.

                                                                                Seals and Trumpets

856 - Earthquake / Corinth, Greece - "Earthquake location:
Corinth, Greece. Earthquake magnitude: N/A. Number of recorded
fatalities: 45,000."  [The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005,
  p. 207]

1057 - Earthquake / Chihli, China - "Earthquake location: Chihli,
China. Earthquake magnitude: N/A. Number of recorded fatalities:
25,000."  [The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1169 - Earthquake / Sicily - February 11th, 1169: "Earthquake
location: Near Mt. Etna, Sicily. Earthquake magnitude: N/A.
Number of recorded fatalities: 15,000."  [Based on: The World
Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1268 - Earthquake / Cilicia, Asia Minor - "Earthquake location:
Cilicia, Asia Minor. Earthquake magnitude: N/A. Number of
recorded fatalities: 60,000."  [Based on: The World Almanac and
Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1290 - Earthquake / Chihli, China - September 27th, 1290:
"Earthquake location: Chihli, China. Earthquake magnitude: N/A.
Number of recorded fatalities: 100,000."  [Based on: The World
Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1293 - Earthquake / Kamakura, Japan - May 20th, 1293: "Earthquake
location: Kamakura, Japan. Earthquake magnitude: N/A. Number of
recorded fatalities: 30,000."  [Based on: The World Almanac and
Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1347 - Bubonic Plague killed 1/3 of the Worlds population

1531- Earthquake / Lisbon, Portugal - January 26th, 1531:
"Earthquake location: Lisbon, Portugal. Earthquake magnitude:
N/A. Number of recorded fatalities: 30,000."  [Based on: The
World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1556 - Earthquake / China - January 23rd, 1556: "Earthquake
location: Shensi, China. Earthquake magnitude: 8. Number of
recorded fatalities: 830,000."

1586 - Volcanic Eruption / Kelut, Java, Indonesia - "Volcanic
eruption date(s): 1586. Number of recorded deaths: 10,000."
[Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 491]

1631 - Volcanic Eruption / Mt. Vesuvius, Italy - "Volcanic
eruption date(s): December 15th, 1631. Number of recorded deaths:
4,000." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p.
491]

1667 - Earthquake / Shemaka, Caucasia - November 1667: Earthquake
location: Shemaka, Caucasia. Earthquake magnitude: N/A. Number of
recorded fatalities: 80,000."  [Based on: The World Almanac and
Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1668 - Earthquake / Turkey- August 16th, 1668: "Earthquake
location: Anatolia, Turkey. Earthquake magnitude: 8. Number of
recorded fatalities: 8,000."

1693 - Earthquake / Catania, Italy - January, 11th, 1693:
Earthquake location: Catania, Italy. Earthquake magnitude: N/A.
Number of recorded fatalities: 60,000."  [Based on: The World
Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1730 - Earthquake / Hokkaido, Japan - December 30th, 1730:
Earthquake location: Hokkaido, Japan. Earthquake magnitude: N/A.
Number of recorded fatalities: 137,000."  [Based on: The World
Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1737 - Earthquake / Calcutta, India - October 11th, 1737:
Earthquake location: Calcutta, India. Earthquake magnitude: N/A.
Number of recorded fatalities: 300,000."  [Based on: The World
Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1755 - Earthquake / N. Persia - June 7th, 1755: "Earthquake
location: N. Persia. Earthquake magnitude: N/A. Number of
recorded fatalities: 40,000."  [Based on: The World Almanac and
Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1755 - Earthquake / Lisbon, Portugal - November 1st, 1755:
"Earthquake location: Lisbon, Portugal. Earthquake magnitude:
8.75*. Number of recorded fatalities: 60,000."  [Based on: The
World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1772 - Volcanic Eruption / Mt. Papandayan, Java, Indonesia -
"Volcanic eruption date(s): August 12th, 1772. Number of recorded
deaths: 3,000." [Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts,
2005, p. 491]

1775 - Earthquake / Portugul - November 1st, 1775: "Earthquake
location: Lisbon Portugul. Earthquake magnitude: 8.7. Number of
recorded fatalities: 70,000."

1780 - Earthquake / Iran - February 28th, 1780: "Earthquake
location: Iran. Earthquake magnitude: 0. Number of recorded
fatalities: 200,000."

1783 - Earthquake / Calabria, Italy - February 4th, 1783:
"Earthquake location: Calabria, Italy. Earthquake magnitude: N/A.
Number of recorded fatalities: 30,000."  [Based on: The World
Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 207]

1783 - Volcanic Eruption / Laki, Iceland - "Volcanic eruption
date(s): June 8th, 1783. Number of recorded deaths: 9,350."
[Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 491]

1792 - Volcanic Eruption / Mt. Unzen, Japan - "Volcanic eruption
date(s): May 21st, 1792. Number of recorded deaths: 14,500."
[Based on: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 491]

1797 - Earthquake / Quito, Ecuador - February 4th, 1797:
"Earthquake location: Quito, Ecuador. Earthquake magnitude: N/A.
Number of recorded fatalities: 41,000."  [Based on: The World
Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005, p. 208]

 

 

 

 

Released 1989
Re-release 12/25/96
Re-release 10/16/05








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