Years ago, I said The End is Near but Not Yet. Today I would like to correct myself. I now believe that the end is very near and that the rapture could possibly occur any day now. Over the last ten years Lord God has communicated to me that we were in the last hour, meaning that the end is very near. At that time, I also encountered people who believed that the rapture had already occurred and that it was too late. My message at that time was written to inform people that it was not over and there was still hope.
Recent events have impressed upon me that the end is even more imminent and that we are running out of time. We are running out of time to lead people to know of Christ Jesus, to teach people about prayer and repentance, to teach people about the importance of walking in righteousness. Even though I did believe that it was not the end at that time, I never said it was not necessary to prepare for the end.
The rapture is described in the Holy Bible as the second coming of Christ Jesus, where Christ Jesus quickly descends from the clouds and his believers will quickly rise to meet him in the clouds. The dead in Christ will also be resurrected at this time and taken to heaven (1 Corinthians 15:52).
Christ Jesus warned in Matthew 24:6-7, that some of the signs of the end times would be war, famine, disease, and earthquakes. Christ Jesus said this was just the beginning of the end, describing it as the beginning of sorrows.
In 2022, the United Nations reported that in 2021, 828 million people in 59 countries were affected by hunger. That is an increase of 46 million from 2020 and an increase of 150 million from 2019. It was also reported that an estimated 45 million children under the age of five suffered from a condition called wasting, which is a deadly form of malnutrition and increases the child’s risk of death by up to 12 times. In 2024, the World Food Programme reported 309 million people from 71 countries are facing hunger. Not all of this is due to famine. Some of the social unrest in several countries, which are labeled as conflicts, contribute to the lack of food and food stores because of reduced food production, reduced incomes, and because people have been forced from their homes. The World Food Programme reports that 70% of the 309 million people facing hunger reside in conflict ridden areas. The difference between a conflict and a war is that a war involves armed forces. Although it does appear that some of the countries involved in conflict are also using military weapons.
World Food Progamme said 584,000 people are already experiencing famine-like conditions in Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Sudan and Yemen. In addition, Nigeria and Burkina Faso also have famine-like conditions. Famine was declared in Somalia in 2011. Conflict in Sudan has disrupted their planting season, which leads to famine. War in Ukraine along with climate changes in Ukraine, affected crops normally planted there consisting of wheat, barley, and corn. Ukraine is primarily agricultural land and war there not only influences their own food stores, but also influences exports to other countries. Russia’s crop of winter wheat is also affected. Children in Gaza have been restricted to 1 or 2 types of food for months, which restricts the nutrition they receive. War in Gaza has severely restricted the crops normally grown in Gaza and hindered humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. Helping all these people is very costly.
Currently there are 42 countries involved in war or war-like conflicts. In 2021, the list of countries involved in conflict was 27 and in 2024 the list contains the names of 38 countries. I fear that we will eventually be involved in another world war. My heart feels there should be a greater attempt toward peace between countries. I will share with you that one day I attempted to bind hatred that certain armies felt for another and ended up with backlash and spiritual warfare.
Matthew 24:7 warns specifically of earthquakes. According to Earthquake Track, there have been 98 earthquakes in the last 24 hours (as of November 9, 2024) and 51,122 earthquakes in the past 365 days (as of November 9, 2024). There is a greater risk of volcanic activity in areas that experience earthquakes. There is danger of a Tsumnami when an earthquake of 7.5 magnitude or greater occurs on a coastline. Floods are sometimes a secondary effect of earthquakes. If someone experiences an earthquake, they need to be ready for another event to occur. Most of the world has improved the way homes and buildings are constructed over time, so most of the time an earthquake needs to be over a magnitude of 4 or 5 to cause real damage. Basing predictions of an earthquake upon past records, we expect approximately 16 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater per year. According to USGS, we have far exceeded that number over the last 40 years. The largest earthquake was a magnitude 9.5 in Southern Chile, which occurred in 1960, leaving approximately 2 million people homeless.
The world has already suffered the effects of disease. Everyone has already dealt with COVID which led to over 7 million deaths worldwide. COVID has mutated and is now not as severe but is still present with approximately 641 deaths in the last 7 days. Other diseases of concern are malaria, Dengue fever, Zika virus, influenza, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, and Ebola. While and we have achieved many advances in modern medicine, the environmental effects of people living in unclean conditions following hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and other environmental disasters make it increasingly difficult to effectively fight disease.
Many people measure the nearness of the rapture in terms of an existence of an antichrist. The Holy Bible warns us of an antichrist and informs us that antichrist already existed when Christ Jesus walked the earth. I can tell you that I have met more than one antichrist during the last ten years. The antichrist is not just a spirit. It is a real person who does not believe in Christ Jesus and because of its beliefs, it attempts to direct or mislead people away from Christ Jesus. Although the Holy Bible predicts the existence of an antichrist, it is not the duty or responsibility of anyone to be an antichrist. It is the duty and responsibility of each person to resist temptation, to resist instruction from the devil, and to choose to believe in Christ Jesus, and to choose to follow Christ Jesus. It is possible for an antichrist to refuse the assignment of antichrist and accept Christ Jesus as its Lord and Savior.
It is written that after Christ Jesus raptures his believers, an antichrist will gain worldwide control with promises of peace (2 Thessalonians 2:7-8, Revelation 13:1, Daniel 9:27). The antichrist will be assisted by a false prophet who is a religious leader and who will eventually require the worship of the antichrist (Revelation 19:20).
2 Thessalonians 2:3-11
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;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. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 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: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 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. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
In Revelation 13:16, The Holy Bible tells us that people will be expected to have the mark of the beast on their right hand or forehead to buy or sell. This technology already exists and is being used in certain parts of the world. It is currently being trialed as an electronic based tattoo and being trialed as a subdermal implant. We must be very careful to not receive the mark of the beast. Those who have the mark of the beast will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Lord God will rapture his faithful believers prior to the rise of the antichrist and the tribulation (Revelation 19:20). The book of Revelations also tells us of the breaking of seals and tells us of the seven trumpets. There have been reports of people hearing trumpets. Although the trumpets were not heard over the entire earth, it was heard by everyone in a large area.
After the rapture, the antichrist will rise to power as predicted and people will be required to have the mark of the beast to buy or sell. The tribulation will be full of death and destruction that no one wants to suffer. After a period of seven years, the dragon and satan and the false prophet will be thrown into hell. Each person will be judged for their sin and Lord God will determine if they will go to heaven or hell.
Mark 16:16
"The one who has believed and has been baptized will be saved; but the one who has not believed will be condemned.
Revelation 20:1-10
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he took hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3 and he threw him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time. 4 Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their foreheads and on their hands; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him for a thousand years. 7 When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison, 8 and will come out to deceive the nations which are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the sand of the seashore.9 And they came up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Over the last ten years, I have seen God’s timeline change dependent upon the prayer and repentance of people. When more people pray and are repentant then God seems to allow for more time and when people are less repentant the end seems to be accelerated. Many are receiving prophetic dreams and words of knowledge warning us that we need to prepare for the return of Christ Jesus and the rapture of God’s people. We do not have much time. All prophesies that precede the rapture have already been fulfilled. We need to make sure we are ready for the return of Christ Jesus. We need to have already believed in Christ Jesus and we need to have already repented of our sin. There are many that believe that their sins will be automatically forgiven, but I disagree. I believe Christ Jesus is waiting for your sincere repentance.
Mark 13:32-37
32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
Remember before the crucifixion of Christ Jesus, Christ Jesus was given authority over the earth.
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
Remember also, that God said that if his people will repent and pray that he would heal the land. Please know that there is an immediate urgency to accept Christ Jesus as your Lord and Savior and there is an immediate urgency to repent of your sin. There is no sin that is too small for Lord God to consider it significant.
2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
In the name of Christ Jesus, I pray to Christ Jesus and Lord God Yahweh requesting Christ Jesus of Nazareth be my Lord and Savior. In the name of Christ Jesus, I renounce the devil, satan, Lucifer, and Cronus. In the name of Christ Jesus, I repent of my sin and request that Christ Jesus forgive my sin. If there is any sin that I have not repented of, I request that the Holy Spirit remind me of that sin so that I can repent. I also pray and request that Lord God Yahweh heal the land and stop the death and destruction of this world. I pray and request that Lord God Yahweh and Christ Jesus bind the tricks of the devil and protect us from temptation. I thank you Lord God and Christ Jesus for your mercy, your grace, and your ever-loving kindness. Amen.
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