ARE WE APPROACHING THE "LAST DAY" WHEN CHRIST WILL "RAISE" UP HIS OWN??

Before reading further, please see the previous entries that contain vast scientific, mathematical and historical evidence that all appear to be directly pointing to this Passover Week, 2012:


http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2012/04/gods-prophetic-plan-revealed-in-these_05.html

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2012/04/passover-meal-was-not-completed-and-is.html


Please see the following study which also seems to pinpoint the LAST DAY of the Feast of Unleavened Bread which is also the LAST DAY of Passover Week, to be VERY significant:

http://www.rogershermansociety.org/fivedoves/gaston004.htm

Following are even more additional rationales that also strongly point to this Passover Week.

The seventh and LAST DAY of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, commemorates when Israel safely crossed the Red Sea, on dry ground, as they headed towards the Promised Land.

This imagery may parallel the designated day when the Bride of Christ will be given safe passage into the Promise of Heaven.

These many points appear to particularly hone in on the LAST DAY of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which ends this coming Shabbat.

Note that the weekly Shabbat (Sabbath Day/LAST DAY of the week) represents God's  appointed day of rest. Therefore, it appears to be a practice for our eternal rest.

As such, it would appear likely that the Rapture of those who long for His appearing would occur on a Shabbat/Sabbath Day.

Note that Yeshua told us TWICE that He will "raise" those that are His, "AT THE LAST DAY":

"And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at THE LAST DAY."

"For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the LAST DAY." John 6:39- 40

Important to be aware of is the fact that during Passover Week, The Song of Songs is traditionally read on the LAST DAY of the Feast of Unleavened Bread:

"My BELOVED speaks and says to me: ARISE, my love, my beautiful one, AND COME AWAY" Song of Solomon 2:10

The following 2 verses allude  to the Spring as being the time to "ARISE"!

"For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air."

Could this coming Spring, Sabbath day which is the LAST DAY/end of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, be the day that Yeshua beckons the readied and faithful Bride to "ARISE" and "COME AWAY"?

Very soon we shall see. It is time to ask God to reveal anything and everything in our lives that is displeasing to Him, so we can fully repent and prepare our hearts for His coming, whenever it may be.

May we all make sure our lamps are full to the brim with oil whenever our "BELOVED" Bridegroom returns to take us to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb!

PART 3-GOD'S PROPHETIC PLAN REVEALED IN THESE VERY LAST DAYS!

Before reading any further, please read the  previous two parts to this three part series, linked immediately below.

The astounding facts contained within them are the foundation for which this last of the series is built upon:

Part 1- http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2012/03/gods-prophetic-plan-revealed-in-these.html

Part 2- http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2012/04/gods-prophetic-plan-revealed-in-these.html

Next, we will investigate a newly discovered pattern regarding seismic activity. This pattern has now been recognized to have been in effect for at least 200 years, since the beginning of the modern day recording of earthquakes.

The below video details this stunning new revelation regarding the historical evidence, proving the "188 day" cycle of major quakes.
 

It also outlines how these cyclic quakes have actually produced geographical trigonometrical angles across the planet, referred to as "ley lines".

These mathematical "ley lines" further evidence the supernatural indication of these cyclic quakes.

As the video details, March 22, 2012 was the "due date" for there to be a large quake, directly associated with the 188 day cycle

Just prior to the 188 cycle "due date" of March 22nd, there were two major earthquakes on March 20th.

These "twin quakes" were highly unusual as they happened within 6 minutes of each other, on completely opposite sides of the globe.

Usually, any large seismic activity experienced during a short duration of time is always related to the initial quake, as in aftershocks.

Therefore, these two quakes on the exact opposite sides of our planet is noteworthy.

One of these "twin quakes" was 6.2 magnitude earthquake near Papua, Indonesia and the other a shallow 7.6 magnitude earthquake near Oaxaca, Mexico. For further details see:

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/twin-earthquakes-rattle-the-globe-on-spring-equinox/

After the March 22, 2012 "due date", on March 25, 2012 there was a 7.1 in Maule, Chile.

To date, there have been many magnitude 4's, 5's and a few up to 6.1, at the highest.

Even with the above sizable quakes around the March 22nd due date, the fact that the 188 day pattern can have a variance, extending out to 11-15 days past the expected date, stuck out to me.

Interestingly, fifteen days from the original March 22, 2012 date lands directly on Passover, April 6, 2012.

The previous two blogs, linked above, expound on the importance of this year's Passover.

Therefore, this possibility of the 188 day cycle major resulting in a massive quake; falling on Passover was intriguing to say the least.

My personal belief is that the aforementioned "twin quakes" and all subsequent moderate quakes to date,  may only be precursors building up to a massive quake.

It has been impressed upon me that the current 188 day cyclic quake may be yet to occur.

This Passover quake potential soon changed from intriguing to literally jaw-dropping, when I was led to famed earthquake predictor, Jim Berkland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Berkland

Mr. Berkland, a former U.S.G.S geologist, is  best known for his amazingly accurate prediction of the 1989, 6.9 Loma Prieta, California quake; that struck just prior to the start of the World Series game being played there.

"In an interview published on October 13, 1989, one day before the start of baseball's 1989 World Series, Berkland predicted that an earthquake with magnitude between 3.5 and 6.0 would occur in the San Francisco Bay Area between October 14 and October 21. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on October 17, just before the start of the third game of the Series."

Soon after the realization of a possible Passover connection; I was blessed to have been graciously allowed a personal interview with Mr. Berkland.

As Part 1 and Part 2 of this series asserts, the window of Passover week, April 6-14 2012 has been pinpointed by not only scientific but also, historical and mathematical facts aligning Biblically, with almost laser precision.

Therefore, imagine my astonishment when during our conversation, Mr. Berkland, as a expert in seismology and proven earthquake prediction, relayed his "seismic window" to be the EXACT same time period, of April 6-14, 2012!!

During a follow-up email, Mr. Berkland made this remark regarding our mutual "windows" of time:

"It was a pleasure to talk with you and learn that your "Window" matched mine of April 6-13, 2012, although derived by different means. 

I have been using the astronomical syzygy of the Moon-Earth-Sun linked to the monthly perigee of the Moon in order to establish the maximum tidal forces that affect the oceans AND the solid earth."

Regarding his acclaimed 1989 World Series prediction, Mr Berkland stated this regarding his prediction accuracy:

"Because of a newspaper article on extreme tides,I had an inspiration on January 8, 1974 that these forces might help trigger earthquakes. I checked on the previous six quakes in the Bay Area and found that they all fit the pattern. So I made my first prediction that a 4 to 5M quake would hit the South Bay within a week and a 4.4M hit two days later. Using this method I was successful 6 out of 8 times in 1974. I have maintained that average ever since then."

Important to note: the definition of a "perigee" of the moon is when its orbit has its closest to the Earth.

He also indicated that the full moon and lunar perigee are usually up to 8 days apart, and are within 25 hours only two to five times a year; thereby signifying that a shorter time interval between the two is rare.

Mr. Berkland then continued:

"The Full Moon/Perigee separation on Oct. 14, 1989 was the closest of the year a 4 hours, and the tides were the highest in 3 years, when I made my prediction for a World Series Earthquake of 6.5-7.0M."

Next, he outlined and explained all the supporting factors pointing to his predicted April 6-13th '"seismic window":

"As for the tides, there are three most important factors, the alignment of Sun, Moon and Earth; the closest monthly approach of the Moon to the Earth; and the yearly closest approach of the Earth to the Sun. 

On April 6, 2012 the Full Moon and Perigee will be only 21 hours apart and the Golden Gate tides will reach 7.7 ft. Compared with a normal 4-4.5 ft. This creates one of the Top Seismic Windows I have recognized, with a high potential for earthquakes.

After I spoke with you on the phone this morning I realized that the May 4-11 Seismic Window was even more potent as the  G.G. (Golden Gate Bridge).


Tides reach a maximum 8.6 ft.and the Full Moon/perigee will be separated by an

Incredibly short interval of two minutes!

We must keep in mind that the highest tides do not necessarily stimulate the highest magnitude quakes, but, in my view, the highest potential for quakes"

The preceding quote clearly displays Mr, Berkland's extreme excitement and amazement at the upcoming April 6-14 and May 4-11, "seismic windows".

Furthermore, during our phone interview, Mr.Berkland expressed that the two above seismic windows are episodes that he has never seen in his decades long career nor aware of any having ever occurred.

Mr.Berkland's observation "that the highest tides do not necessarily stimulate the highest magnitude quakes, but, in my view, the highest potential for quakes" may support that the April 6-14th window may be still be as likely a date as the May 4-11 window.

Stunningly, the never seen before events of the May 4-11 seismic window, fall during God's appointed Second Passover, on May 6, 2012

In the Book of Numbers, God outlined a Second Passover for those unable to observe the first Passover.

Anyone who was "unclean" due to contact with death or who was on a far-away journey at the time of the Passover offering on the 14th of Nisan ( April 6th of this year), would then offer the sacrificial lamb one month later, on the 14th of Iyar, (May 6th of this year).

The odds that both of Mr. Berkland's seismic windows would correlate perfectly with the "windows" of BOTH Passovers, in conjunction with all the substantiating data covered in Part 1 and Part 2, is nothing less than phenomenal!

During our conversation, Mr. Berkland informed me that his method of predicting seismic activity included the observation of abnormal animal behavior such as beaching of marine life.

Interestingly, this past week, there has reported the beaching of hundreds of dolphins in Peru as well as  in Cape Cod off the East Coast of America:

http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-1868-Over-3-thousand-dead-dolphins-found-on-beaches-in-northern-Peru/

http://www.globalanimal.org/2012/02/07/dolphin-strandings-pass-annual-average-in-a-month/65746/

In addition, the mysterious loud noises being heard all around the globe are becoming more widespread and  are now being reported from areas all across the globe.



These well documented, strange noises ought to be like warning bells clanging that something is greatly amiss!

In fact, it appears that these startling audio disturbances in our atmosphere may actually be harbingers of a coming great quake.

They could be the sounds of the tectonic plates shifting or being tugged by the recently escalating and explosive geothermal activity.

Little is being reported about the current spate of unprecedented, increasing volcanic awakenings and eruptions:

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/erupting_volcanoes.html

This uptick in volcanic activity would definitely have the propensity to stimulate seismic activity.

Earthquakes and volcanoes are interrelated as the molten rock of volcanoes is the foundation for the tectonic plates.

It is easy to see how agitation and instability from the expanding volcanic action could lead to a weakening of the integrity of the Earth's tectonic plates. 

Therefore, this has great potential of leading up to a massive quake(s).

As such, we may be witnessing the build up to the " Great Earthquake" of the Sixth Seal; which many believe to be the event coinciding with a pre-wrath Rapture.

As previously covered in Part 1 and Part 2, all signs are pointing to this Passover week, 2012, to usher in the the Great Tribulation, which is the wrath of God on the lukewarm and lost.

As such, a Sixth Seal/pre-wrath Rapture may be in line, to precede the coming wrath.

In my humble opinion, these ever increasing volcanic awakenings may actually be Hell enlarging itself for the massive influx of souls that will soon enter during the soon coming Tribulation:

"Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it." Isaiah 5:14

Due to all the above factors, there may be a massive earthquake pending. This "great earthquake" may occur during this coming Passover week, or else on Second Passover.

Remember both of these time frames are within Jim Berkland's "seismic windows".

There is a distinct possibility that America's West Coast could be the epicenter. According to the 188 day cycle, all corresponding quakes appear to be advancing systematically around the ring of fire. 

Alaska or the West Coast would be next area, according to this pattern.

The undeniable data appears to show that Great Tribulation/Wrath is about to commence.

Further facts appear to be pointing to a possibility that the "great earthquake" of the Sixth Seal may be looming on the horizon. 

"And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood" (Rev. 6.12)

As we approach Passover Week, may we all take heed the commands God gave to us regarding this appointed Feast of His.  Imperative to note is the fact that "leaven" represents sin.

Thus, the preparations of removing and keeping the leaven out, before as well as during the Passover, signals us to examine and ready ourselves.

It also alerts us to cautiously keep leaven/sin out of our lives during the Passover season.

Exodus 12:19 For seven days no yeast is to be found in your houses.For seven days no leaven is to be found in your houses.

These instructions to remove the leaven/sin from our lives may be purposeful-to prepare us for His return during a Passover.

Scripture also warns us to be thoroughly prepared and ready to depart at Passover:

"And thus shall you eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD'S passover." Exodus 12:11

Therefore, may we all seek to remove all leaven/sin from our hearts and lives, so we can be ready to leave, hastily, at a moment's notice, "in the twinkling of an eye"

 "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 1 Corinthians 15:52

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PASTORS IN THESE LAST DAYS

Dear Church Pastors:

What a precarious position you may be placing yourself AND many others in.

Many leaders appear to be refusing to sound the alarm that we are in the end times, out of concern that  many church attendees may disapprove of the "negativity".

The pastors fear that any perceived "negativity" by churchgoers may cause church attendance to dwindle and thus, income to drop.

This mindset, focused on materialism, may have eternal consequences for the many in front of, as well as behind the church podiums.

The flocks are looking to their shepherds to guide and direct them. Most laypeople (the flock), are not watching as commanded themselves.

They assume that their clergymen, being seminary-trained, steeped in Bible degrees/knowledge, are doing the watching for them.

They naturally are presuming that their leaders are alert and diligently watching for the last days signals given to us by Yeshua.

Therefore, many occupying the pews are depending entirely on those behind the pulpits to warn them of the signs of the times.

The situation, wherein most pulpits are eerily silent about the last days, is primarily because the modern day Church has evolved into a business, instead of a ministry.

There again are moneychangers where there is instead supposed to be the sharing of the FREE gift of eternal salvation.

Spreading the Good News was NEVER supposed to be a paid profession for a reason. It turns many a minister of the Gospel into something akin to a politician, trying to garner votes.

Often, it morphs the ministry into a matter of popularity and telling people whatever they want to hear, in order to profit the man.

Being a paid minister of the Gospel makes one dependent on the salary afforded to them by the Church. Of course, maintaining the big business of today's churches are sustained only through contributions of congregants.

Church leaders therefore are forced to keep the contributions flowing, in order to maintain their lifestyle/support their family.

This need has enticed many pastors to stick to keeping the message "fluffy", entertaining and bursting with sunshine.

Just as in the case of politicians, it is important to uplift the people and only tell them what "tickles their ears", if they want the people's continued attendance, along with the accompanying continued cash flow.

"A time will come when people will not listen to accurate teachings. Instead, they will follow their own desires and surround themselves with teachers who tell them what they want to hear." 2 Timothy 4:3

This need for maintaining a regularity in financial support has lead to where a majority of pastors are totally negligent in watching, let alone warning, about the rapidly advancing fulfillment of last days Bible prophecy.

Those who have been entrusted with the welfare of the flocks need to remember that by assuming the role as leaders/teachers, that they will be judged more severely:
 
"My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the severer judgment." James 3:1

God, in His omnipotence, seeing the end from the beginning, knew that in these last days that the Church at large, would evolve into a business. 

"Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish." Isaiah 46:10

As a result, God has called laypeople to be watchmen on the wall, to stand in the stead for the leaders of the churches; who have chosen to protect their family incomes instead of spiritually protecting their flocks.

These watchmen come from all walks of life and are primarily composed of laypeople. Since they are not trained pastors, most of the flock usually see the watchmen as either inept or incapable. Oftentimes, they even view the watchmen as eccentric and ostracizable.

Any of these perspectives cause the people in the pews to virtually ignore the watchmen and their warnings.

As we draw yet closer to the prophesied Time of Jacob's Trouble/Tribulation and the Rapture of the readied Bride, God appears to be calling even more watchmen in, to man the walls for the last watches.

There are watchmen of all genders, races and nationalities now sounding the alarm all over the internet.

From Facebook and Youtube to individual websites and Rapture based message boards, the clarion call can be heard all over the world wide web.

God loves His people so deeply that He commanded us to watch for the plethora of signs that He foretold that would signal the end of the age.

It is up to each believer to choose to either heed, or to ignore, the watchmen's cries of alarm.

According to Ezekiel, obedient watchmen will not be held accountable for the choices of those warned.

However, those in the pulpits, shepherding the flocks, will be held accountable for the blood of those in their care, if they choose to not blow the trumpet of warning.
 
"But if the watchman sees the sword come, and blows not the trumpet, and the people are not warned; if the sword comes, and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand." Ezekiel 33:6

Thus, the negligent leaders behind the lecterns are not only heaping more severe judgment upon themselves, but also leaving many in their congregations woefully unprepared.

If all pastors were faithfully warning their flocks, their flocks would be fully aware of the nearness of the coming of the Lord. Being convinced and aware, these believers would in turn, start sounding the alarm themselves.

Eventually, the internet would be all abuzz with warnings by all believers that we are at the end of the age. Even non-believers would become aware that all the increasing abnormalcy on the planet is actually  Biblical prophecy coming to pass.

Many of the lost would be saved and the lukewarm would be readied.

Due to all the preceding factors, it is imperative that all ministers of the Gospel realize that by disobeying the Lord's command to watch, a multitude of souls are at stake (including their own).

IS YOUR CITIZENSHIP IN HEAVEN??

WARNING TO ANY LUKEWARM, WHO HAVE BEEN ENSNARED BY THE CARES OF THIS WORLD:

"For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, THE LATTER END IS WORSE with them than the beginning.

For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them." 2 Peter 2:20-21

The below is paraphrased from the following link and contains a vital last minute warning to us all:

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/oct2011/sabrina1026.htm

"So many run here; and there; and everywhere to find answers for living. 

There is ONE WAY ...only through JESUS,  the ONE and ONLY WAY, the only LIGHT, the only HOPE, the only TRUTH. 

All other ways, roads are leading to destruction.  Many are being led astray.  The enemy has crafted a large trap and many are falling into it daily.  

Men are seeking other men for all the answers to their problems. 

So many listen intently, daily to men who do not really know the Lord, as if these mere men have all the answers to this troubled world. 

So many of the children of God are clinging to and seeking answers in many places— in mammon, in governments, in man’s vain philosophies, through wooden idols and through scores of books written by men who are mortal and too busy writing their books to even read the most important book ever written: GOD's BOOK.

All answers lie in JESUS and the words of His Book.  It is time to seek only Him, Seek only His Words. 

Time is nearly up for true repentance. It is time to wash ourselves in the Word of Yeshua and His Blood.

This is a warning to get right with your GOD while there is still time. We need to go before HIM in serious repentance, seeking HIM for all our answers.

We need to surrender our all in all to the Savior. There is but a fraction of time left in which  to come to Jesus in deep repentance.

This world now has easy and plentiful access to His Truth.  Those who reject His Word, so readily available will be held at a higher level of accountability.

To trample on the HOLY WORDS of GOD as if the world and what it has to offer is so much more valuable and credible than His Word, and His Truth, and His Offer of Wholeness and Salvation is dangerous, with eternal consequences."

May we all seek Him with our whole hearts, giving Him the glory and honor He deserves.
 

Let us refocus our lives today, giving the things of God priority over these passing earthly pursuits.

It is time to see that we are at the end of the age and this world and all it offers is passing away, so; the Kingdom of God that will NEVER pass away is where all our affections should be focused. 

After all, God's Heavenly Kingdom is where the citizenship of all true believers lies.




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THE MANY REASONS WHY THE LORD'S FEAST DAY OF ROSH HASAHANAH, REPRESENTS THE RAPTURE

The first thing that is imperative to realize is that God's feast days that He outlined in the Torah, represent God's plan of redemption, compromising both His first and second coming. 

 

 Note that there are seven Levitical  feast days outlined by God. The number seven represents completion and is God's perfect number.

 

Please see the following website for an elaboration on God's perfect number being the number, 7 :

http://www.angelfire.com/az/rainbowbridge/seven.html

Jesus has already fulfilled all the Spring Feast days with His first coming.

 

The upcoming Fall feast days represent the Rapture, His Second Coming and the Millennial period. 


The next feast day to be fulfilled would be the first Fall festival, Rosh Hashanah.

It is important to remember that the feast days are NOT just Jewish feast days but are God's feast days. In the book of Leviticus, God stressed that they are HIS feast days. 

Leviticus 23: 

1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed feasts, the appointed feasts of the Lord, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies. 

So, the festival (feast) days belong to the Lord Himself. His followers, Jew and Gentile are to keep them. 

 

If the Church had been observing God's feast days then they would have realized that His return for His own would come one Rosh Hashanah/ Yom Teruah.

 

It is noteworthy to realize that Rosh Hashanah has several different titles, all referring to the same festival.

 

It is also known as Yom Teruah,or the Feast of Trumpets. These titles, as well as other names for this important festival, will be used interchangeably throughout this entry. 

 

Yom Teruah is the only one of God's feast days that starts on the sighting of the new moon. 

 

The Jewish idiom for God's feast day of Yom Teruah, is the feast "of which no man knows the day or the hour". 

 

Due to the dispersion of the Jewish people from their land in ancient days, the feast of the new moon/Yom Teruah could have been over before word of the sighting of the new moon in Jerusalem, spread to those who were dispersed in Babylon.

 

Therefore, Rosh Hashanah was celebrated as a two day festival but recognized as one long day. It is the only feast day that begins at the sighting of the new moon by two witnesses in Jerusalem. 

 

Because of this, no one could know for certain, beforehand, the day or hour of the beginning of the feast of Yom Teruah. 

 

Bear in mind that Yeshua (Jesus)was Jewish, speaking to His Jewish disciples when He used this well known Jewish idiom: 

 

Matt. 24: 36“ No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Just as in American culture, one would know that if someone informed them that they would visit them on "Turkey Day'" that they were indicating Thanksgiving. 

 

 In the same manner, the Scripture indicates that our Jewish Savior was referring to the well known 2 day feast of Yom Teruah/"on a day or hour that no man knows". This idiom is also indicates how this feast is representative of the Jewish Wedding. 

 

"Of that day or hour no man knows, but my Father only" is the expression used by a Jewish groom when asked when he will go and steal away his bride "like a thief in the night".

 

1 Thessalonians 5:2 For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

 

The Jewish groom (representing Jesus) goes away to prepare a place for his bride. When preparations on the bridal chamber are completed, the father of the groom (representing our Heavenly Father)tells his son it is time to fetch his bride.

 

The Feast of Trumpets is also known as the "wedding of the Messiah", and therefore, the expression about "not knowing the day or the hour" again is shown to refer to the Jewish wedding custom in relation to this feast.

 

Believers are the Bride of Christ for whom the Bridegroom, Yeshua, (Jesus) will one day come to take to His Father's House, at the time of the Rapture.

 

Therefore, it is clear that the Rapture must take place on a Feast of Trumpets/the wedding of the Messiah.

 

Remember Jesus's assurance to us, His Bride:

Matthew 14:1“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2There is more than enough room in my Father’s home.^a If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?^b 3When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.

 

Thus, it can easily be seen how this feast day represents the Rapture, as the Bride of Christ, we are caught up in the air to be with the Lord and to attend the marriage supper of the Lamb.

The title, Yom Teruah, means Day of Trumpets in Hebrew. There is the blowing of 100 shofar blasts towards the very end of the celebration of this feast. 

The one hundredth and last blast is called "THE LAST TRUMP".  

Just as Jesus was Jewish speaking to a Jewish audience so was Paul, as a Jew, relating the well known Jewish name for the last shofar blast blown ending the Feast of Trumpets/Yom Teruah:

 

1 Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

  

On The Feast of Trumpets, the challah, or special bread, is baked into the shape of a circle, representing a crown.

It is on this day that the coronation of the King is to occur and the King which we know to be Yeshua Ha Mashiach, is to be enthroned on this festival/feast day. The shofar is blown during the coronation of a king. 

 As such, it can be seen that one day, on a Yom Teruah, (which means the "day of blowing") that the shofars will be blown announcing the coronation of King Jesus!

 

 The thirty days prior to Yom Teruah are the month of Elul. Daily during this month, leading up to Rosh Hashanah, we are supposed to reflect on our lives because God's judgment is coming on Rosh Hashanah.

 

The message from Elul 1 to Rosh Hashanah is clear: Repent before Rosh Hashanah. Don’t wait until after Rosh Hashanah, or you will find yourself in the Days of Awe.

The Days of Awe are the seven days in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement.

These 7 days represent the 7 year Tribulation period and The Day of Atonement represents the Second Coming of Jesus.




God is so loving and merciful that He gave us each year, 30 days to search our hearts and repent prior to what one year will be the Rapture on a Yom Teruah.

Another name for Rosh Hashanah is Yom HaDin which means Day of Judgment. The Jewish people believe that on Rosh Hashanah the"books” are opened in heaven. 

There are three books opened - that of life, for those whose works had been good; another of death, for those who had been thoroughly evil; and a third, intermediate.

Those classified as intermediate are those whose case will be decided on the Day of Atonement (seven days after Rosh Hoshanna on Yom Kippur).

The delay is granted for true repentance, which without, their names would be finally entered, into the book of of death. 



For those who truly repent and forgive others, their names will be entered into the book of Life.

The opening of the books on Rosh Hashanah signifies the judgment of mankind wherein the righteous will be taken in the Rapture and the intermediates and wicked will be left behind to face the 7 year Tribulation. 

The intermediates are those who Jesus called lukewarm and warned He would "vomit" them out of His mouth. 

Revelation 3:15-17

¹⁵ “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. ¹⁶ So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot,^[a] I will vomit you out of My mouth. 

Recognizing this, all professing Christians need to make sure their focus is on the things of God instead of the world:

Revelation 3: 17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked

Rosh Hashanah is also known as Yom HaKeseh (Day of the Hiding or Hidden Day) which one may translate into the raptured Bride of Christ being "hidden" in Heaven during the cataclysmic events of the 7 year Tribulation (correlating with the 7 days of Awe).

One of the reasons for blowing the shofar is to proclaim the resurrection of the dead. Jewish thought is that the resurrection of the dead will take place on a Rosh Hashanah. 

Followers of Christ realize that the Rapture is indeed the day of the Resurrection of the dead in Christ. 

In addition, this feast  is also known as the Day of the Awakening Blast or The Day of the Awakening Shout.

1 Thes 4:15-18 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 

The blast of the shofar and the shout of the Lord will one day awaken those who now sleep.


With the dead in Christ, those who are alive and truly belong to the risen Lord, will be "caught up together with them into the clouds" into glorified bodies and everlasting life.

Also, the gates of Heaven are understood to be opened on Rosh Hashanah.  


As such, it is further evidence that the Rapture of the believers in Christ will take place on a Rosh Hashanah when the gates of Heaven are open, in which we may enter in.

The time of sorrows (birth pains) have been steadily growing stronger and closer together just as Jesus prophesied they would as the time of the end drew near.

 Matthew 24:⁶And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

 ⁷For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

 ⁸All these are the beginning of sorrows.

Therefore, we can be able to recognize how close to the end we are on God's prophetic timeline. 

The hour is growing late. We are at the end of the age and our Lord is returning. 

May all realize that it is time to shift our focus from the things of the temporal to eternity.

May we all repent, forgive others and give the God of Heaven the priority that He deserves!

WATCH, LEST YOU BE CAUGHT UNAWARE!!

I would like to share the below, well-written material by Stacy Raborn, which accurately conveys how close we are to the return of the Lord Jesus Christ for those who are watching and ready.

Stacy has done an outstanding job of providing multiple instances which are supporting evidence that this year's unprecedented world events prove that planet Earth is unraveling.

Each coming day brings more abnormal world changes as the abnormal is quickly becoming the norm, as we approach the return of Yeshua:

 "WATCH, LEST YOU BE CAUGHT UNAWARE!!"

"Are you hearing from select Christians who are talking about watching the signs of the times and watching for the return of Jesus our Savior to take His bride?

How does it make you feel to hear these things?Does it make you roll your eyes at them, or are you intrigued and want to hear more?  

Are you ready to hear these things, or is it something you would rather not talk about?

Are these select Christians just fooling themselves looking for something that more than likely won’t happen in their lifetime?

What makes them focus on this and want to tell others? The many reasons are this in this paper, and hopefully, you will see that the answer is really very clear...... 

The question is, are you willing to accept it?

Before going any further, we need to refer to the Word of God, because after all, that is the authority. 

The authority does not come from a religion, a pastor, or any other human being whether a celebrity or pauper; the authority is God’s alone, and He has so graciously told us all things through the pages of the Bible.

The Bible is a gift for us that tells us all things – about the past, about the present, and yes, about the future.  So, what does God say in His Word about all of this – about the return of Jesus, about watching, and about our future?

Very importantly, Jesus Himself commands us to watch.  He doesn’t just suggest it or encourage it; He commands it – that is because the consequences of not doing so are devastating!

Let’s look at just a few of the Scriptures that support this:

Matt 25:13:  “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.”

Luke 21:36:  “Watch therefore, and pray that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

1Thess 5:6:  “Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.”

Revelation 3:3:  “Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent.  Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.”

Before we move on, let’s take a look at what watching does for us just in the normal sense of our everyday lives.

When you watch for something, it makes you ready for it, and when you’re ready, you are prepared to receive whatever it is.

In addition, being ready for something also helps you to avoid  things that could harm you. 

Think about playing baseball… when you’re watching and your head is in the game, you are prepared to make that big play for the team.

 

Even more importantly, watching prepares you to dodge the ball when it comes hard and fast whirling towards your head!! 

We watch all the time for many things in the world; why then do we not watch for the return of Jesus and all the things that He said would precede His coming?  

For those who are not truly obediently watching when the Lord returns, the Bible warns that His coming will come as a thief in the night – those who aren't  prepared will be stolen from...their chance to be Raptured will remain no longer.  

Those who are caught not watching and unprepared, will be left to face the wrath of God during the horrors of the Tribulation period.

Here lies the answer of why many Christians today do not watch for Jesus to return. It’s a matter of love.

It’s very simply a matter of whether or not your heart is truly in love with Jesus. God tells us in His Word to love the Lord God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength (Mark 12:30).

Do we really love Him that much?  Think of someone now that you deeply love with all your heart.  Envision that this person went away for a long time, and they said they would come back for you but didn’t give an exact time...

Wouldn't you be watching for their return? 

   

Wouldn't you be yearning for their return? 

Wouldn’t you want to see them again?   

That is exactly how those feel who deeply love Jesus, above ALL else. 

We are watching and anxiously awaiting His return.  We want to see Him, worship Him, and love Him for the eternity that He has promised us.

Love for Jesus is the driving force that prompts all born-again Christians to want to see Him again; there can be no debate of this. 

But why does it seem that this “watching” has become so prevalent now, recently?  Have you noticed that you are hearing more and more about the end times, even on the secular TV stations like the History Channel?

Let’s look at the signs that Jesus Himself told us to watch for that would precede His coming in Matthew chapter 24 as well as conveyed in several other last days' Scriptures.

After the disciples asked Yeshua for the signs of His coming and the end of the age, He told them the following (which have been paraphrased in summary)

·   Budding of the Fig Tree (Rebirth of Israel)

·   Deception/Fraud

·   False Christs/Religions

·   Wars and Rumors of Wars

·   Nation rising against Nation and Kingdom   against Kingdom(civil strife in addition to international conflicts)

·   Famines

·   Pestilences/Disease

·   Earthquakes in Various Places

·   Persecution of Christians

·   Many Offended, Betraying and Hating One Another

·  False Prophets Deceiving Many

·  Lawlessness despisers of good)

·  Love of Many Growing Cold (unloving, unforgiving,

·  Gospel Preached in all the World

·  Signs in the Heavens

·  Just as it was in the Days of Noah (eating, drinking, marrying, etc.); Oblivious of the Times

·  Increase in Scoffers who Deny His Coming

·   Men being Lovers of Money, Themselves, and of Fleshly Pleasures Instead of God

·   Brutality/Violence

·   Pride and Blasphemy

·   Disobedience to Parents

·   Perilous Times

Now we need to take a look at the reality of what has actually been going on; are we seeing any of these signs that Jesus mentioned and Scripture foretold??

First however, let’s get one thing cleared up.  Many Christians and non-Christians alike have commented, “These kinds of things have always happened; this is really nothing new.” 

Yes, some of these things have happened in the past, but many not to the same extreme and certainly not with the intensity and frequency as we are witnessing now. 

What we are seeing now are the birth pangs leading up to the wrath of God explained very clearly in the books of the prophets as well as in Revelation –

They are increasing in intensity and frequency, just as birth pangs do with a pregnant woman nearing the delivery of her baby – just as Jesus said they would.

Very importantly, these things are happening now, 63 years after the birth of Israel on May 14, 1948.  

In Matthew 24:32-34, Jesus said that when the fig tree (Israel) buds and shoots forth its branches (comes alive again and re-birthed), the generation that sees this will not pass until all things of the end have taken place.
 
Psalm 90:10 states that a generation or lifespan of man is 70 years, or 80 if he has the strength.

It doesn’t take a math scholar to determine that there are not many years left between the time this event happened and the length of a generation.

The re-birth of modern day Israel was extremely significant and basically started the end times clock that is now ticking before us.  

We are sitting smack dab in the time preceding the return of Jesus, and this is exactly how God planned it and revealed it to us in His Word. 

So now, let us look at the some of the unprecedented, unusual happenings just in the last year since January 1, 2011.  

Do these events line up with the signs that Jesus gave us listed above?  

·       January 1 - 5,000 blackbirds suddenly die in Beebe, Arkansas followed by  other reports in the weeks after of other massive bird and fish death

• January 1 - 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Argentina killing several hundred
• January 2 - 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Chile
• January 2 - 200,000 people affected in Queensland, Australia by flooding
• January 8 - 4.1 magnitude earthquake in N California
• January 9 - 6.6 magnitude earthquake near Vanuatu
• January 11 - The Arctic sun rises two days earlier than expected over Greenland
• January 11 - Flooding and mudslides in Rio de Janeiro kill more than 800
• January 12 - Lebanon government collapsed
• January 13 - 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Loyalty Islands
• January 15 - Flooding in Australia affects 13,000 properties in Victoria
• January 18 - 7.2 magnitude earthquake in SW Pakistan
• January 20 - 2010 declared the warmest year ever recorded
• January 25 - "Day of revolt" in Egypt to protest the government
• January 26 - Kirishima (Shinmoedake) volcano in Japan erupt to 25,000ft
• January 30 - Tropical cyclone Anthony turns Queensland, Australia into a disaster zone
• February 1 - King Abdullah of Jordan replaces cabinet in hopes of preventing unrest
• February 1 - Shinmoedake volcano in Japan erupts to 2.5km
• February 3 - The UN reports that food prices have reached a record high
• February 10 - 6.5 magnitude earthquake near Celebes Sea
• February 11 - President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt steps down and gives power to military
• February 11 - 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile
• February 14 - 6.6 magnitude earthquake in Chile
• February 17 - Libya "Day of rage"
• February 18 - 4.1 magnitude earthquake in Arkansas
• February 21 - 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand
• February 27 - Protests in Beirut, Lebanon
• February 28 - 4.7 magnitude earthquake in Arkansas
• March 6 - 6.5 magnitude earthquake near South Sandwich Islands
• March 7 - 6.6.magnitude earthquake near Solomon Islands
• March 9 - 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Papua New Guinea
• March 9 - 7.2 magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Japan
• March 11 - 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami cause widespread damage in eastern Japan
• March 13 - Kirishima (Shinmoedake) Volcano in Japan erupts to 4km high
• March 17 - 6.3 magnitude earthquake near Vanuatu
• March 18 - Oil prices soar as UN approves no-fly zone over Libya
• March 19 - Super Full Moon - closest approach in 18 years
• March 19 - "Iconic" filament eruption on the sun
• March 23 - Middle East unrest spreads to Yemen
• March 23 - Terror attack in Jerusalem - bus bombed
• March 24 - 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar
• March 24 - Over 100 people killed in protests in Syria
• March 24 - Worst drought in 44 years reported in Texas
• March 25 - NATO takes over enforcing Libya no-fly zone
• March 26 - Protest of over 500,000 in the UK turns violent
• March 27 - Storms hit Southeast U.S. with large hail 2nd day in a row
• March 27 - Deadly drug-resistant superbug spreads in California hospitals
• March 28 - Unusual massive explosion in Draco constellation
• March 30 - 15 people killed and 13,000 tourists stranded in Thailand flood
• March - 8.8 million affected by drought in East Africa
• March/April - Japanese struggle to control damaged nuclear plant
• April 1 - 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Greece, felt as far as Israel
• April 1 - Tens of thousands turn out for Yemen protests
• April 2 - Massacre of at least 800 people on the Ivory Coast
• April 3 - 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Java Island in Indonesia
• April 4 - 700 fishermen missing in Burma after unseasonable strong storms
• April 4 - Japan pumps millions of gallons of radioactive water into the Pacific
• April 4 - Record number of severe storm reports in 24 hour period in U.S.
• April 5 - Thailand floods kill over 50 and force over 40,000 to evacuate
• April 6 - Record depletion of Arctic ozone
• April 6 - Oklahoma reports driest 4 months since "Dust Bowl"
• April 7 - A reported 25,000 people a year in Europe are dying from drug resistant "superbugs"
• April 7 - Deadly bacteria in New Delhi water could spread to the world
• April 7 - 7.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan
• April 7 - 6.5 magnitude earthquake Veracruz, Mexico
• April 7 - 6.2 magnitude earthquake Crete, Greece felt as far away as Egypt
• April 7 - Portugal bailout from EU could be up to 90 billion Euros
• April 8 - Freak sandstorm in Germany causes massive car accident
• April 8 - 22 killed in growing demonstrations in Syria
• April 9 - U.S. corn reserves expected to fall to 15 year low
• April 9 - Cosmic blast in constellation Draco has NASA baffled
• April 10 - Arab League to ask UN to impose "no-fly zone" over Gaza
• April 11 - 6.6 magnitude earthquake in eastern Japan
• April 11 - Crippled Japanese nuclear plant expected to hit "Chernobyl" level
• April 13 - Yellowstone's super volcano reported more massive than expected
• April 13 - Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 33,000 ft
• April 14 - "Unprecedented" sandstorms wreak havoc in Iraq and Iran
• April 15 - Swarm of earthquakes on previously unknown fault in Nevada have experts concerned
• April 16 - Unrest significantly increases in Jordan in the cities of Amman and Zarqa
• April 17 - Historic tornado outbreak of 241 tornadoes in 3 days leave dozens dead
• April 18 - 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits northeast of New Zealand
• April 19 - Massive sandstorm originating from Gobi Desert sweeps through China
• April 21 - Unusually early tropical weather statement issued for Atlantic
• April 21 - Millions in Colombia forced from their home in the wettest rainy season on record
• April 22 - Tungurahua volcano erupts up to 33,000 ft
• April 22 - Europe prays for Easter rain due to worst drought in a century
• April 22 - St Louis airport hit by tornado in a month set to break record for April tornadoes
• April 23 - 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits Solomon Islands
• April 24 - Brazil hit by deadly flooding and landslides killing several
• April 24 - 6.2 magnitude earthquake damages several buildings and homes in eastern Indonesia
• April 28 - Death toll over 350 in 2nd deadliest tornado outbreak in US history
• April 28 - Civilian deaths pass 500 in demonstrations in Syria
• April 29 - Rare 2.5 magnitude earthquake hit near Alexandria, MN
• April 30 - 6.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Panama
• April the warmest month on record for the UK - drought threatens western Europe
• April/May - Epic flooding along Mississippi and Ohio River valleys
• April/May - Drought from Arizona to Texas and Kansas spark wide scale fires and threaten crops
• May 1 - Ash plume over 20,000 ft reported at Chili volcano Planchon Peteroa
• May 1 - Osama Bin Laden declared dead after US operation in Pakistan
• May 4 - Unusual swarm of small earthquakes in area between Belfast and Bucksport
• May 4 - Fatah and Hamas sign Egyptian-mediated reconciliation truce pact
• May 5 - EU wins super observer status in UN in hopes to strengthen global governance
• May 7 - Russia and Turkey sign nuclear deal
• May 10 - 6.8 magnitude earthquake near Loyalty Islands
• May 10 - Housing prices are said to be falling at their fastest since Lehman collapse 3 years ago
• May 11 - 5.1 & 4.5 magnitude earthquakes kill several and injures dozens in Spain
• May 11 - Swarm of 22 earthquakes around 3.0 magnitude reported in Italy
• May 6 - Early season Tropical storm "Aere" kills 26 and affects nearly 400,000 in Philippines
• May 12 - Emerging cicada invasion threatens crops and trees in many parts of U.S.
• May 15 - Violence erupts on 3 of Israel's borders on "Nakba" - 1st time Syria crosses since 1973
• May 15 - Raging wildfires rip through town of 7000 in Alberta, Canada
• May 16 - Israel fires warning shots at Gaza aid ship that crossed security zone
• May 16 - Four earthquakes magnitudes 4.5 to 6.0 near Kashmir
• May 16 - 6.5 magnitude earthquake off Papua New Guinea
• May 16 - US reaches Debt limit which could lead to default to creditors
• May 19 - 2011 Hurricane season predicted to be above average
• May 19 - Morocco presents candidate for Secretary General Mediterranean Union
• May 19 - Obama says Palestinian state must be based on 1967 borders
• May 19 - 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey kills 2 and causes damage
• May 20 - Severe forest fire in Russia's Siberian provinces
• May 21 - Mudslide in Malaysia buries 2 dozen people; mostly children
• May 21 - Palestinians request state recognition at UN
• May 21 - Scoffers plan parties as rapture date passes predicted by Family Radio Harold Camping
• May 21 - 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• May 21 - Volcano Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland erupts to 65,000ft
• May 22 - 5.7 magnitude earthquake near Mindoro, Philippines
• May 22 - 42 killed in severe storms in Uttar Pradesh, India
• May 22 - Hundreds feared dead as 75% Joplin, MO destroyed in tornadoes that rip thru Midwest
• May 23 - Tungurahua, Popocatepetl and Telica volcanoes erupt in Latin America
• May 24 - Thousands of airline passengers stranded due to Iceland volcano
• May 25 - Super Typhoon Songda misses Phillipines and heads toward Japan
• May 26 - Russia has more forest fires than in same period last year
• May 26 - Drought affects 10 million in China and causes concern for global grain supply
• May 27 - 1.7 magnitude earthquake in northeast Philadelphia said to be cause for loud boom
• May 28 - 2011 becomes the deadliest year for tornadoes since 1950
• May 29 - 5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off Sumatra Island, Indonesia
• May 29 - More than 800 tons of fish die near Taal volcano south of Manila
• May 30 - Millions face food shortages as northern Europe hit by worse drought in 35 years
• May 31 - European E. Coli outbreak kills several and makes more than 1000 sick
• June 1 - 6.2 magnitude earthquake near Bio-bio, Chile
• June 1 - DOW tumbles 280 after Greece's bond rating were downgraded
• June 1 - 277,000 cases with over 5,000 reported deaths from Cholera in Haiti since last year
• June 1 - Rare tornadoes cause extensive damage in Massachusetts county
• June 3 - Popocateptl volcano near Mexico city erupts to 27,000 ft
• June 3 - 6.3 magnitude earthquake near Honshu, Japan
• June 3 - 28,000 people evacuated Udmurti, Russia after fire rips through ammunition depot
• June 4 - Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcano south of Santiago, Chili erupts over 10km high
• June 6 - Sheveluch volcano erupt to 30,000 ft on Kamchatka, Russia
• June 6 - China evacuates over 60,000 due to flooding
• June 7 - 4.2 magnitude earthquake wakes residents in Missouri
• June 7 - Massive solar storm unleashed on sun
• June 8 - 6.0 magnitude earthquake in southern Peru
• June 11 - Texas governor renews statewide fire disaster declaration
• June 11 - 300,000 displaced on Ivory Coast due to fighting between leadership forces
• June 12 - Souix City braces for 500 year flood of Missouri River
• June 12 - Over a dozen earthquakes in swarm in Ethiopia magnitudes 4.5-5.7
• June 13 - Volcano Eritrea in East Africa disrupts air travel
• June 13 - Volcanic ash from Chilean volcano reaches Australia and N. Zealand cancelling flights
• June 13 - 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
• June 13 - Aftershocks in Christchurch, New Zealand injure several and kill one
• June 15 - Longest lunar eclipse for the decade centered on the Middle East
• June 17 - Major flooding from Missouri river threatens nuclear reactors in Nebraska
• June 20 - 6.5 magnitude earthquake near Antofagasta, Chile
• June 22 - 12,000 resident of Minot, ND forced evacuation due to flooding of the Souris River
• June 22 - 6.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan triggers tsunami warning
• June 23 - 5.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey
• June 24 - 7.2 magnitude earthquake on the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
• June 26 - 6.4 magnitude earthquake near north coast of Papau, Indonesia
• June 27 - Several dead after Tropical Storm Meari passes over the Korean Peninsula
• June 28 - Worst drought in 60 years affects 10 million in eastern Africa
• June 28 - Floods in Philippines displace thousands
• July 2 - Volcano Soputan in Indonesia erupts to 5000 meters evacuating people for 6km
• July 5 - Dozens rescued in Chengdu, China due to flash flooding from 8.5 inches falling in 5 hours
• July 6 - 7.6 magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami alert off New Zealand coast
• July 9 - 7.0 magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami alert for Japan
• July 11 - 6.4 magnitude earthquake near Philippines
• July 11 - Worsening drought across 14 states could become nations worst
• July 12 - Bolivia's worst snow storm in 20 years leaves thousands stranded
• July 13 - Volcano eruption of Lokon in Indonesia displaces more than 2000 people
• July 14 - Magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit English Channel - largest in 300 years
• July 15 - 6.0 magnitude earthquake near Valparaiso, Chili
• July 15 - 6.1 magnitude earthquake on the Alaska Peninsula
• July 18 - Typhoon Ma-on strikes Japan as a category 1 bringing torrential rains
• July 19 - 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Kyrgyzstan

·         July 20 - 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Solomon Islands

·         July 22 - 85 children murdered in a youth camp in Norway; 17 people killed in bombing in Norway

·         July 23 - 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits northern Japan

Do you realize that this list includes nothing prior to 2011?!!!  And some actually still try to pretend that this is the way it has always been and nothing has changed?! 

Please dear people, wake up and see that your Lord is trying to warn you!!!  If you are one of those scoffers saying nothing has changed, please get your head out of the sand and don’t ignore the signs that Jesus is so graciously showing us!
 
Remember, Jesus is a gentleman; He will not force you to love Him or watch for Him, although He longs for this and for us to be ready to see Him in His glory.

You will find Him if you will only seek Him – truly seek Him with an open heart! 

Remember, Jesus made you!  He designed every inch of you in HIS image.  His love for you extends beyond the boundaries of comprehension.

And this same Lord who created the earth, placed all the stars and sun and moon in their places, and created every living thing is trying to tell YOU something!!  

He is playing out His Word just as it is written right before our very eyes – if we would only be willing to believe it!  It is time to look up!

It is time to know your God and yearn for His holiness.  It is time to live for Him and Him alone!!  


Living for Him begins with believing He is who He says He is and then truly repenting of your sin and obeying Him.

This first step can bring about a Godly anguish, but it is in this state and in this place that you can truly experience God and understand His love for you through His son, Jesus Christ. This  purifies us and enables us to see things through His eyes!

I leave you with one last thought and something for you to ponder…  God gave this world to us as a gift.

He told Adam to have dominion over all the earth and the things of the earth and to be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1:26-28). 

The earth was a gift to us; however, some of us have made it our god. 

We worship the things of the earth, our material things, our futures, and our pleasures. Don’t you see that this earth is dying? 

Don’t you see that it is corrupt and is headed for destruction?
If this earth is your idol, then what will you have when it dies?  Nothing!!  You will have nothing left but the wages of your sin, and that is death!! 

As all the above recent events attest, the earth in its current state will die; God said He will destroy this earth with fire (2Peter 3:10).  

This is exactly why He tells us not to love the world and that if we do, the love of the Father will not be in us (1John 2:15).  

Can you imagine not having the love of the Lord in you and then being told by Jesus on the day of His return, “Away from me, I never knew you!”?  (Matthew 7:21-23)  

 If this happens, you will be separated from Jesus and His love for all of eternity. 

Our hearts, minds, souls, and bodies must love Jesus and all things of Him, including His return.  

Lift up your heads and watch!  Give yourself completely to the one Holy and Righteous God, Jesus, who died for you and all of your mistakes and sins to make you holy and blameless in His sight.  

He is loving, forgiving, merciful, faithful, and patient – no matter what you have done, no matter what the circumstances – no matter what!!  

 However, when the patience of the Almighty has run its course, the age of grace and mercy will be no more – only terrible tribulation and wrath will remain.  

 And as it is written, it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God (Hebrews 10:31).  

 Please know that now, this very day, He is trying to tell you that this day is quickly approaching.  You must be ready; therefore WATCH, lest you be caught unaware!

NOTE:  As you can see, this writing is quite long, but it does not even scrape the surface of what needs to be said. 

In order to give you access to more information, I have made a few notes by number at the end of some of my statements.  These notes serve as reference points to resources where you can get additional information on the specific topic.  See the “Notes Key” below for these resources.

As always, read the Word of God for yourself and make your own judgments and conclusions.  If you seek the truth, God will show you, as the answer to every question and the truth of every situation resides in the infallible Word of God."

NOTES KEY

(1)    http://www.trackingbibleprophecy.org/olivet4.php#fig

(2)    http://www3.telus.net/thegoodnews/finalgeneration.htm

(3)   http://www.trackingbibleprophecy.com/birthpangs_news.php

(4)   http://www.kingdomwarriors.com/Wordpress/?p=965

 5)   http://www.true2ourselves.com/video/viewing/995/A-Call-to-Anguish--David-Wilkerson