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\"Apocalypse-pale-rider-small\"<\/a>I believe we are very close to the unveiling of a nightmarish scenario that was predicted thousands of years ago. The Bible paints a picture of horrific disasters, calamities, and wreckage, far beyond anything that has ever happened on planet earth. Jesus said, \u201cFor then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.\u201d1<\/sup> He said it is going to be so terrible that unless those days were shortened, no one would even survive it!2<\/sup> This time period is known in the Bible as the Tribulation. This is the coming world Apocalypse.
\nAs horrible and depressing as it is to know that untold misery and suffering is about to befall our planet, the great news is that God has provided an escape plan!<\/p>\n

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When I was sixteen, I read the book of Revelation for the first time. As I turned each page, my heart was pounding and I became more and more disturbed. I\u2019m sure my eyes looked like fried eggs. I was reading about the time of tribulation that was coming to this earth and was horrified at the thought that I might be one of those unfortunate people who would have to live through it. Here is a summary of just some of the things I read:<\/p>\n

Imagine<\/span> \u2013<\/h4>\n
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  • One fourth of the world\u2019s population killed by war and famine (Revelation 6:8). By today\u2019s population standards, that would amount to 1.5 billion people.<\/li>\n
  •  An earthquake so great that every mountain and island moves out of its place (6:12-14).<\/li>\n
  •  Hail and fire mingled with blood that burn up 1\/3 of all the trees and green grass (8:7).<\/li>\n
  • Something like a great mountain falling into the sea, which destroys 1\/3 of the sea and all living creatures in it (8:9).<\/li>\n
  • A meteor that hits the rivers and springs poisoning the water causing many to die (8:10-11).<\/li>\n
  • An army from the Euphrates area that will kill 1\/3 of the remaining population, which means that altogether more than 2\/3\u2019s of the world\u2019s population will die (9:14-19).<\/li>\n
  • A man (Antichrist) will arise to rule the world. He will receive a deadly head wound and be miraculously healed. He will claim to be God and will demand to be worshipped as such (13:3-8).<\/li>\n
  • A false prophet, who performs miracles, will have an image made of the Antichrist and cause it to come to life. Then he will demand all to worship it or face death. Those who do worship it will receive a mark in their hand or forehead (666), which will permit them to buy and sell (13:9-18).<\/li>\n
  • Those who receive the mark will receive gruesome punishments, such as their bodies being covered with \u201cfoul and loathsome sores,\u201d (16:2), their water supply being turned to blood (16:3-6), the sun\u2019s heat intensified causing them to be \u201cscorched with a great heat\u201d (16:8-9), pain so severe that they \u201cgnawed their tongues because of the pain\u201d (16:10-11), and enormous hailstones falling on them (16:21).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    But the Bible foretells of an even ghastlier fate awaiting these individuals who worship the Antichrist. For them the worst is yet to come. Revelation 14:11 describes the judgment that will befall them after their lives on earth have ended. It says, \u201cAnd the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever and they have no rest day or night, who worshipped the beast and his image and whoever receives the mark of his name.\u201d
    \nJust the thought of that happening to me sent shivers down my spine. I determined I had to find out more.
    \nI am convinced that these things are going to take place very soon, but before I go into the proof, it is imperative for you understand exactly what the escape route is. And not only will you be escaping a future from hell, you will also be escaping what is about to befall the earth.
    \nI had always assumed that we could only hope we were going to heaven because I thought going to heaven was based upon how well we conducted ourselves while here on earth. But my search led me to the wonderful discovery that we can know we are going to heaven because the way to heaven isn\u2019t paved by our good deeds, but God, Himself, paid our way by His death on the cross.
    \nAs shocking as this may sound – whether someone goes to heaven or hell has nothing to do with how that person lived his life. It only has to do with whether a person believed or didn\u2019t believe in Jesus Christ alone to be his Savior. Jesus said, \u201cMost assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.\u201d3<\/sup>
    \nPeople who are trying to make themselves worthy of heaven by their efforts have no idea how impossible this is. When it comes to being righteous, the Bible says, \u201cThere is none righteous, no, not one.\u201d4<\/sup> The standard for righteousness is not human righteousness, but the very righteousness of God. A person has more chance of sprouting angel wings than he does of making himself worthy of heaven!<\/p>\n

    But the Bible says you can have God\u2019s righteousness put to your account, not as something you earn, but as something freely given to you. And it comes only by believing. It says, \u201cEven the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and upon all who believe<\/strong>. For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.\u201d5<\/sup>
    \nDid you notice that it says there is no difference in the eyes of God between big sinners and little sinners since all<\/strong> miss the mark of perfection? The whole reason Christ died is because only God could pay for our sins.
    \nThe moment you put your faith in Him alone, God counts that faith as righteousness. The Bible says, \u201cBut to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.\u201d6<\/sup> The condition to receive this righteousness is that you stop trying to earn it! The verse I just quoted says, \u201cto him who does not work.\u201d You cannot be trying to work your way to heaven and trusting Christ to pay your way at the same time. He didn\u2019t come to be your Assistant; He came to be your Savior. If you were drowning and someone saved you, that person didn\u2019t pull you half way in and then leave you your part to do. The reason Christ is called our Savior is because we have no part in getting ourselves to heaven. As long as we think we do, then we are rejecting Christ as our Savior. The simple message is, \u201cBelieve on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.\u201d7<\/sup>
    \nSomeone may object saying, \u201cBut don\u2019t you have to repent?\u201d Yes, but the word used in the Bible doesn\u2019t mean to turn from your sins. It means to change your mind. This is easy to prove since the first person in the Bible to repent was God! A good example of this is found in Exodus 32:14. God was going to destroy the children of Israel because they had built a golden calf, but Moses interceded on their behalf and God repented. So what did God do? He changed His mind.<\/p>\n

    So if you think that you have to do more than put your faith in Jesus to go to heaven, you need to change your mind and trust Him alone.
    \nPlease don\u2019t misunderstand me. Once a person has believed in Christ to get him to heaven, he should<\/strong> turn from his sin, and live a life that is pleasing to God. But the question is why<\/strong> should he? Is it so he can secure a home in heaven or is it so he can get rewards in heaven? Turning from sin requires work and effort on the part of the believer, but according to the Bible there is no work to do to go to heaven. Works are for rewards. Jesus said, \u201cAnd behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.\u201d8<\/sup> The Bible teaches God rewards His children for what they do. Those who obey Him can experience answered prayer and peace of mind now during their earthly life, and crowns and eternal treasures await them in heaven.
    \nIf someone trusts Christ alone to get him to heaven and does absolutely nothing for God, will he go to heaven? Yes he will, but according to the Bible he will experience loss of rewards<\/strong> in heaven9<\/sup> and on earth. Rewards can be lost, but eternal life isn\u2019t a reward so it can\u2019t be lost.
    \nI finally understood and believed this message at seventeen. I no longer hoped I would make it to heaven. I knew<\/em>! It says in 1 John 5:13, \u201cThese things have I written to you who believe on the name of the Son of God that you may know you have eternal life.\u201d
    \nI also found out the wonderful news that not only would I escape hell, but also the coming Apocalypse. Those who have trusted Christ alone can be assured that they will also escape the coming time of tribulation.<\/p>\n

    God\u2019s Escape Plan<\/span><\/h4>\n

    The way the Bible describes God\u2019s plan to deliver His children from this coming time of tribulation is almost too hard to accept. This event is so incredible and extraordinary that I would have trouble believing it if it weren\u2019t for the Bible\u2019s fantastic track record of fulfilled prophecy.
    \nIf I were going to write a novel about this event I think I would begin my story with a funeral. As grieving family and friends file before the open casket to say their last goodbyes to the deceased, the body suddenly disappears along with several of the people attending the funeral. Do I think such a thing could happen? Yes, and it probably will.
    \nOr how dramatic would it be for a surgeon to be performing open-heart surgery and just as he is about to close the chest, the patient disappears off the table!
    \nSomeday, a great multitude of people, (the Lord alone knows how many), will suddenly vanish from the face of the earth, along with all the bodies of the Christians who have died. This is what is commonly known as the rapture. The word rapture comes from the Latin word raptare, which means, to be caught up or to be snatched up. In the Greek New Testament the word is harpizo, which means the same thing.
    \nTo show what it means to be raptured<\/em> (snatched up), I\u2019d like to share a story from the Bible. In the first century, an African man of high position traveled in a chariot all the way from Africa to Israel to worship the one true God. The man, a eunuch, was the accountant or treasurer for an Ethiopian Queen.
    \nOn his trip back home, he was reading a passage from the Hebrew Scriptures that he couldn\u2019t understand. What he was reading was a passage written by a prophet 700 years before Jesus\u2019 birth, which foretells the life, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Isaiah 53). God, who promises
    \nto make truth known to those who seek Him, instructed His servant, Philip, to go explain it to him.
    \nThis encounter led not only to the African eunuch believing in Christ as his Savior, but also to his decision to become a follower of Jesus. Because of this, Philip baptized him.
    \nImmediately after Philip had baptized him, something phenomenal happened. It says, \u201cWhen they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Phillip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more\u2026\u201d10<\/sup> Amazingly, Phillip disappeared! It says that the Lord caught Philip away. In other words, the Lord supernaturally took Phillip from once place to another place. One second Philip was with the African eunuch and the next second Philip was in a city called Azotus.11<\/sup> He was caught away by the Lord (clothes and all!).
    \nThe exact same word is used in 1 Thessalonians 4:13\u201318, which is one of the main passages in the Bible dealing with the rapture. It teaches that there will be a generation of Christians who go to heaven without experiencing physical death. One second they will be here on earth and in the next second they will be snatched away to meet the Lord Who is coming to get them. At that moment their physical bodies will be transformed.
    \nLet\u2019s look at it. It says, \u201cI do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.\u201d<\/p>\n

    This isn\u2019t the only place in Scripture where this event is prophesied. The Apostle Paul wrote, \u201cBehold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed\u2014 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must<\/em> put on immortality.\u201d12<\/sup>
    \nA mystery<\/em> was a truth never before revealed. And the truth Paul was making known was that believers living at the time of Christ\u2019s return would never have to experience physical death (which is the meaning of the word sleep<\/em>). All believers who are living at the time of Christ\u2019s return are promised that their bodies will be transformed and become immortal. The Apostle Paul expressed it like this, \u201cFor our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.\u201d13<\/sup>
    \nThis wonderful occurrence is something that God wants every generation of Christians to anticipate at any moment. Why? As the Apostle John explained – \u201cAnd everyone who has this hope in Him, purifies himself, just as He is pure.\u201d14<\/sup> Knowing that the Lord could return at any time is an incentive for believers to be living a life worthy of praise at His return, rather than being ashamed before Him at His Coming.15<\/sup> The Apostle Paul says there is even a special crown awaiting those who love His appearing.16<\/sup><\/p>\n

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    So if God wants every generation to live as though it could be the last, what makes me think we are the ones who will see the rapture?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    If you give me a few minutes, I think I can give you some convincing evidence that we are that privileged generation.<\/p>\n

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    • Israel reborn – After almost 1,900 years of being scattered throughout the world, the Jewish people returned to their homeland and became a nation in one day (May 14, 1948). Never has there been any ethnic group in all of history that has been driven off their land and then to come back after so many years to re-inhabit it and still retain their identity.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      It is a fact that Bible teachers from ancient times, who took the Bible literally, have taught that the Jewish people, who were driven off their land in 70 A.D., would be brought back by the hand of God to become a nation once again. Think about it – they were teaching this when there was no<\/strong> land of Israel! The Jews were scattered throughout the world without a nation of their own and the prospect of there ever being such a nation seemed impossible. Yet these Bible scholars understood that the God, who cannot lie, was going to someday gather the Jews back to dwell upon the land He promised to Abraham.17<\/sup><\/p>\n

      What is astonishing is that for almost 1,900 years no other nation wanted the land! Why? The reason is because it was a barren wasteland. When God first gave the land to the children of Israel it was so lush and fertile it was known as the Land of Milk and Honey. So how could something so fruitful and productive become so barren that no one even wanted it? The answer is simply amazing and it is concrete evidence that the Bible is true. The Bible says the land can only be productive when the Jewish people inhabit it! Thousands of years ago, God had warned them that if they were unfaithful to Him, then He would drive them off the land and that the land would then become an infertile, fruitless wasteland. This has been perfectly fulfilled throughout history.<\/p>\n

      Consider this prophecy written 3,500 years ago. It not only foretells how the land would become barren, but also even foretells what non-Jews would say about the land when they would see it. The passage says, \u201c … and the foreigner who comes from a distant land, when they see the plagues of the land and the diseases with which the LORD has afflicted it, will say, \u2018All its land is brimstone and salt, a burning waste, unsown and unproductive, and no grass grows in it, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah…\u2019\u201d18<\/sup> Mark Twain visited this land area which is now Israel and in 1866, he wrote a book called Innocents Abroad. In it he described the land as a desolate country \u2013 devoid of both vegetation and human population. He wrote, \u201cIt is a blistering, naked, treeless land.\u201d This is simply amazing!
      \nAnd not only did the Bible foretell the devastation that would befall the land when the Jews weren\u2019t living in it, but it also predicted that their land would be fruitful once again when God re-gathered them. When the first few Jews trickled back in the 1890\u2019s, they purchased malaria-infested swamplands from the Arabs. Through hardship, toil, and much suffering, the Jewish people turned the desert and swamp into a blossoming and fruitful land. Like the prophet wrote, \u201cThe wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them. And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose.\u201d19<\/sup> Every year, Israel exports more than $2 billion worth of produce. That is astonishing!<\/p>\n

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      • Jerusalem became the capital of Israel at the end of the Six Day War (June 7, 1967)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        What is so significant about Israel having their ancient capital back? Because this fact was prophesied 2,500 years ago! The prophet Daniel foretold that the coming Antichrist would come to Jerusalem and desecrate a Temple that will be built by the Jews.20<\/sup><\/p>\n

        As incredible as it sounds, there will be a Temple rebuilt in Jerusalem. It could be on the site where the Dome of the Rock stands or some scholars believe it could be built nearby. The Temple has to be standing in order for the Antichrist to desecrate it.
        \nIn the first century, Jesus explained to His disciples that the Temple that then stood would be so completely demolished that not even one stone would be left upon another \u2013 it would be completely torn down.21<\/sup> This was perfectly fulfilled in 70 A.D. But the Lord also told His disciples that shortly before He returned to this earth, the Antichrist would stand in the \u201choly place.\u201d22<\/sup> This could only refer to a rebuilt Temple.
        \nPreparations for a rebuilt Temple have been carried out by The Temple Institute, in Jerusalem, since 1987. In the current political and religious environment of the Middle East, the rebuilding of Israel\u2019s Third Temple seems impossible. But what appears impossible is no obstacle to the plan of God. It will happen.<\/p>\n

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        • Advanced technology<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          The Bible foretold of people all over the world watching an event as it was occurring. Within the last hundred years, skeptics used this prophecy as proof that the Bible wasn\u2019t true, because until recent times this was far beyond what was technologically possible. The prophecy concerns two witnesses who will be preaching in Jerusalem during the Tribulation period. It says these two prophets will be killed by the Antichrist and people throughout the entire world will be able to see their dead bodies. People are going to be so happy to see them dead that they will celebrate. How could the Bible have foreseen the modern inventions we have today\u2014television, Internet, Satellite dishes, along with the hand-held devices that so many use today. It is only because of these inventions that we do have the ability to view Jerusalem in real time from all over the world. The prophecy states, \u201cThen those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put in graves. And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.\u201d23<\/sup><\/p>\n

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          • Revival of Roman Empire (European Union)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            The prophet Daniel, who was taken into captivity to Babylon in 605 B.C. foretold that Rome would someday become a world power. He also foretold it would be restored to power again in the last days.24<\/sup> This revived Roman Empire will eventually be headed by the Antichrist.
            \nAfter hundreds of years of Europe existing as separate and independent nations, the Treaty on European Union was signed in Maastricht (the Netherlands) on February 7, 1992 forming the European Union.
            \nThe former Prime Minister of Belgium, Paul Henri-Spaak, was the first Chairman of the General Assembly of the United Nations (1945), and one of the key founders of the movement toward European unity. He said: \u201cWe do not want another committee. We have too many already. What we want is a man of sufficient stature to hold the allegiance of all people, and to lift us out of the economic morass in which we are sinking. Send us such a man and, be he God or the devil, we will receive him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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            • Cashless society on the horizon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Over 1,900 years ago, the Apostle John foretold that there would be a system established where all buying and selling transactions would be controlled by the Antichrist. This would require a cashless society. The Bible says that when the Antichrist is in power only those people who receive a mark on their forehead or hand will be allowed to buy or sell.25<\/sup> In other words, business will be done electronically rather than with cash. A headline on September 23, 2013, read, MasterCard tracks global \u2018cashless journey.\u2019 The first paragraph of the article said, \u201cMasterCard (NYSE: MA) today unveiled a new global report, \u201cThe Cashless Journey,\u201d that tracks how 33 major economies are progressing from cash-based to cashless societies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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              • Society is being conditioned to receive what the Bible calls the \u201cmark of the beast.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                The headline, Is there a microchip implant in your future?, was published August 30, 2014, on FoxNews.com. In the article, the reporter stated, \u201cMicrochip implants like the ones pet owners use to track their dogs and cats could become commonplace in humans in the next decade.\u201d
                \nOf course I am not saying that microchips will be the mark of the beast. What I am saying is that we currently have the technology that can assure the identity of the one using it.
                \nNo one knows for sure what the mark of the beast will be \u2013 it could be a tattoo or implantable chip. The point is that the technology that now exists could be used as an identification system to track every human being on the face of the earth.<\/p>\n

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                • World has explanation for the disappearance of millions of people.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  As strange as this sounds, many people who reject the Bible do have an explanation for millions of people vanishing from the earth. In fact, they\u2019re expecting it! They believe the earth will purge itself of those who aren\u2019t ready for the next stage of man\u2019s evolutionary development. Where do they get this information? What the Bible would call demons, these people call \u201cascended masters.\u201d
                  \nThese people are ripe for Satan\u2019s final delusion because they are already under his deception now.
                  \nThere are others who will end up believing the Gospel after the rapture because they know the Bible prophesies of such an event. The whole world, at this time, will hear the Gospel.26<\/sup> But those who refuse to believe during the first 3\u00bd years are the ones who will receive the mark of the beast. There is no such thing as a believer receiving the mark of the beast, only unbelievers. It says, \u201c\u2026they did not receive the love of the truth that they might be saved.\u201d27<\/sup><\/p>\n

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                  • Group of nations prophesied to attack Israel are currently aligned for the first time in history.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    The Bible, 2,500 years ago, describes a group of nations headed by Russia that will seek to invade Israel, but God Himself will defend Israel and destroy 5\/6 of their troops. This is known as the Battle of Gog and Magog.28<\/sup> Two of the major nations of the confederation are Russia and Iran. Please think about this – never before in history have these two nations had an alliance until now! Another fascinating fact is that in the last 40 years, the nation of Iran has gone from being Israel\u2019s greatest friend to Israel\u2019s greatest foe. Also, the nation of Turkey, which is foretold as joining Russia in this campaign, has just recently become hostile to Israel.<\/p>\n

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                    As we watch events unfold, there is no question that we are witnessing things foretold thousands of years ago. And just as Jesus Christ literally fulfilled prophecies concerning His first coming, He will literally fulfill the hundreds concerning His second.<\/p>\n

                    Someday there will be no atheists<\/span><\/h4>\n

                    There is a day coming when no one will be able to deny the supernatural. After the Christians are taken off the earth at the rapture, Satan will be given free reign to manifest himself on a global scale by means of signs and wonders. He will empower a man, who will rule the world, to have godlike powers. This man (the Antichrist) will make a seven-year pact with Israel. After 3 1\/2 years he is going to break that treaty and will enter the rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem and demand to be worshipped. The Bible calls this man such things as \u201cthe man of sin,\u201d and \u201cthe son of perdition.\u201d It says that he \u201copposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.\u201d29<\/sup>
                    \nThis passage goes on to say concerning him, \u201cthe coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.\u201d30<\/sup>
                    \nAs shocking as this sounds \u2013 everyone on earth will someday know the God of the Bible exists! But instead of accepting Him as a God worthy of worship, they will consider Him the enemy of mankind. Hundreds of years before the Lord came to this earth, the prophet Daniel foretold of the Antichrist and how he would say terrible things about the true and living God. Daniel wrote, \u201cThen the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of Gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.\u201d31<\/sup> It says, \u201cHe shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law.\u201d32<\/sup>
                    \nThose who reject the God of the Bible will believe in a god, but that god is Satan and the Antichrist! Revelation 12:19 calls Satan a dragon and chapter 13 calls the Antichrist the beast. Verses 4-6, say, \u201cSo they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, \u201cWho is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him? And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.\u201d
                    \nWhen God\u2019s judgment finally falls upon the world, people will recognize the source of those calamities and will curse the God of heaven. This is made clear from the following verses- \u201cAnd men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues\u2026\u201d33<\/sup> \u201cThey blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their pains and their sores\u2026.\u201d34<\/sup> \u201cAnd great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.\u201d35<\/sup><\/p>\n

                    How will it all end?<\/span><\/h4>\n

                    Who hasn\u2019t heard of the Battle of Armageddon? What exactly is it and when will it occur?
                    \nThe 7-year tribulation period is going to culminate with the Antichrist gathering troops from all over the world to fight against the Jews in Jerusalem. Even though they know that God is behind the Jews, the world will be under such a strong delusion that they will still think they can fight against His people and win! This is described in the book of Revelation where it says demonic miracles will convince them they can actually win a battle against God and His people. It says, \u201cFor they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. \u2026And they gathered them together to the place in Hebrew called Armageddon.\u201d36<\/sup>
                    \nThis event was foretold by King David, 1,000 years before Christ where it describes the thinking of those gathered to fight in Jerusalem. David wrote, \u201cWhy do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.\u201d37<\/sup>
                    \nThe Battle of Armageddon isn\u2019t describing one battle, but a campaign. It will begin with the armies of Antichrist coming against Jerusalem. At first it will appear that they are winning the battle. Half the population of the city will be taken into captivity.38<\/sup> But, it is at this point, when all seems hopeless, God Himself, will intervene. It says, \u201cThen the LORD will go forth and fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle. And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives\u2026\u201d39<\/sup>
                    \nThe Lord will come to the defense of Israel and put to death all the soldiers that come against Jerusalem. The description of their death, even though written 2,500 years ago, sounds like something that could only occur during our current nuclear age. It says, \u201cTheir flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet, their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, and their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.\u201d40<\/sup>
                    \nIt is at this point that the Jewish people engaged in this battle are going to realize that this is the Second Coming of their Messiah (Christ), not the First. It will be a great day of national mourning.
                    \nFor 2,000 years, for the most part, the Jewish people have rejected the One who was prophesied to be born in the town of Bethlehem.41<\/sup> But the same prophet who foretold 500 years before His birth that He would present Himself as King to Israel \u201clowly and riding on a donkey,\u201d42 also foretold His Coming in glory as Reigning King. And, amazingly, the same verse that declares He will come as Reigning King, plainly states He had come previously and had suffered at the hands of the Jews!
                    \nRead this for yourself. God is speaking and He says, \u201cAnd I will pour on the House of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced.\u201d43<\/sup> When did the Jews pierce their Lord? Anyone familiar with the facts concerning the death of Jesus Christ knows the answer to that question. It was when Jesus was on the cross that a Roman soldier pierced His side with a spear.44<\/sup>
                    \nWhen the Lord comes back to this earth, He will put an end to the governments of this world and establish His own. The Bible says, \u201cThe kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ and He shall reign forever and ever!\u201d45<\/sup><\/p>\n

                    Many who feel secure will be shocked!<\/span><\/h4>\n

                    Because I am convinced we are so close to the rapture, I wrote this booklet for two audiences \u2013 for those who will read it before it takes place and for those who will be left behind. If you are reading this before the rapture, and you\u2019re not convinced it\u2019s only believing in Jesus that gets you to heaven, I plead with you to read the Gospel of John and see for yourself that the one and only condition to go to heaven is to believe in Jesus Christ. Why do I suggest the Gospel of John? Because John said he wrote his Gospel account so that you could have eternal life. He wrote, \u201cBut these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.\u201d46<\/sup>
                    \nIf you are of the number that have been left behind, I plead with you to put your faith in the One Who already paid the price to get you to heaven. A few years of incredible suffering here on earth are nothing compared to the unspeakable mental and physical suffering of those who will spend eternity in a lake of fire.
                    \nI can\u2019t even begin to imagine the heartache and misery of those who never doubted for a moment they were going to be rescued from this time of unimaginable suffering and anguish here on earth, only to find themselves left behind. Sadly, they will find out too late that they had accepted a message they thought was the Gospel, but, in reality, was a counterfeit. How many people have asked Jesus into their hearts, completely ignorant of the fact that a lady made that saying up for a song? How many people have put much effort into making Christ the Lord and Master of their lives, not realizing that doing so is a requirement to serve God and has nothing to do with going to heaven? And how many think that if they don\u2019t maintain a certain lifestyle after they believe in Christ they will be rejected from heaven? All these people have something in common \u2013 they think they have to do more<\/strong> than believe in Jesus to go to heaven.
                    \nBut, according to the Bible, we are saved from hell not because of what we do either before we believe or after we believe, but by faith in Jesus alone. Ephesians 2:8.9 say, \u201cFor by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.\u201d Jesus said, \u201cHe who believes in Me has everlasting life.\u201d3 Please note, He didn\u2019t say<\/em>, \u201che who asks Me into his heart<\/em>\u201d or \u201che who turns from his sin<\/em>.\u201d There is no extra step, no extra condition. Faith alone in Christ alone is the Good News of how to go to heaven. And because you do nothing to earn the gift, that means you can\u2019t do anything to lose this gift. Jesus said, \u201cthe one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.\u201d47<\/sup>
                    \nGod alone made the one-time-payment so that He could offer you eternal life as a gift. God accepts us, not because of what we do, but because of what He did! Jesus didn\u2019t make a down payment; He made a complete and perfect payment.<\/p>\n

                    I\u2019ll never forget hearing a man explaining what he thought was the Gospel. He explained that it was necessary to turn from sin to go to heaven and that turning from sin required a sacrifice on our part. But he assured his audience that the sacrifice involved was going to be worth it. But do we go to heaven because of our sacrifice for Him or because of His sacrifice for us? Do you see how clear that is? To teach one must turn from his sin in order to go to heaven is to teach works no matter how much someone may proclaim he is teaching that eternal life is a free gift. Would you consider something a free gift if you had pay for it? Someone may call heaven a gift, but if they add any element of human effort, it is no longer a gift. The word grace means undeserved kindness<\/em>. The Bible says, \u201cAnd if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace.\u201d48<\/sup><\/p>\n

                    \n

                    S<\/strong><\/span>o, dear reader, please let me impress upon you the importance of making sure you are one of the number who will be taken at the rapture. The message you need to believe could not be more simplistic. Jesus Christ, who is God Almighty, has already done everything necessary so that we can spend eternity with Him. The only difference between someone going to heaven and someone going to hell is whether that person believed in Jesus Christ alone or not. Jesus said, \u201cHe who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.\u201d49<\/sup>
                    \nWhen a person trusts Christ alone to get him to heaven, he enters into an eternal relationship – he is a member of the family of God. This relationship as a child of God is unchanging and unending.<\/p>\n

                    But God longs to have an unique relationship with all those who are His children. This is offered to all, but can only be experienced by those who respond to God in obedience. Jesus said, \u201cYou are My friends if you do whatever I command you.\u201d
                    \nAnd what has He commanded His children to do? We are to be light in this very dark world. He commissioned His children to \u201cGo into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.\u201d
                    \nOnce you know heaven is your home, I plead with you to invest the time you have here on earth helping others to see the light.
                    \nAlthough serving Christ and making Him the Lord of your life has nothing<\/em> to do with going to heaven, it has everything<\/em> to do with attaining rewards in heaven. As someone once said, \u201cOnly one life will soon be past; only what\u2019s done for Christ will last.\u201d
                    \nIt is only the time we spend serving Christ that will result in eternal rewards.
                    \nThe Lord said, \u201cAnd behold, I am coming quickly and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.\u201d50<\/sup><\/p>\n

                    Even so come, Lord Jesus!51<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                    1<\/sup>Matthew 24:21
                    \n2<\/sup>Matt 24:22
                    \n3<\/sup>John 6:47
                    \n4<\/sup>Romans 3:10
                    \n5<\/sup>Rom 3:22-23
                    \n6<\/sup>Rom 4:5
                    \n7<\/sup>Acts 16:31
                    \n8<\/sup>Rev 22:12
                    \n9 <\/sup>1 Corinthians 3:11-15
                    \n10<\/sup>Acts 8:39
                    \n11<\/sup>Acts 8:40
                    \n12 <\/sup>1 Corinthians 15:51-53
                    \n13<\/sup>Philippians 3:20\u201321
                    \n14<\/sup>I John 3:2-3
                    \n15<\/sup>I John 2:28
                    \n16<\/sup>2 Timothy 4:8
                    \n17<\/sup>Jeremiah 32:37-44
                    \n18<\/sup>Deuteronomy 29:22-23
                    \n19<\/sup>Isaiah 35:1Rev 13:16-17
                    \n20<\/sup>Daniel 9:27
                    \n21<\/sup>Matthew 24:2
                    \n22<\/sup>Matthew 24:15
                    \n23<\/sup>Revelation 11:9-10
                    \n24<\/sup>Daniel 7:23-24
                    \n25<\/sup>Revelation 13:16-17
                    \n26<\/sup>Matthew 24:14
                    \n27<\/sup>2 Thessalonian 2:12
                    \n28<\/sup>Ezekiel 38, 39
                    \n29<\/sup>2 Thes, 2:9,10
                    \n30<\/sup>2 Thes, 2:12
                    \n31<\/sup>Daniel 11:36
                    \n32<\/sup>Dan 7:25
                    \n33<\/sup>Revelation 16:9
                    \n34<\/sup>Rev 16:11
                    \n35<\/sup>Rev 16:21
                    \n36<\/sup>Rev 16:14
                    \n37<\/sup>Psalm 2:1-3
                    \n38<\/sup>Zechariah 14:2
                    \n39<\/sup>Zech 14:4
                    \n40<\/sup>Zech 14:12
                    \n41<\/sup>Micah 5:2
                    \n42<\/sup>Zech 9:9
                    \n43<\/sup>Zech 12:10
                    \n44<\/sup>John 19:34-37
                    \n45<\/sup>Revelation 11:15
                    \n46<\/sup>John 20:31
                    \n47<\/sup>John 6:37
                    \n48<\/sup>Romans 11:6
                    \n49<\/sup>John 3:18
                    \n50<\/sup>Revelation 22:12
                    \n51<\/sup>Revelation 22:20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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