In the blink of an
eye millions of
people have
disappeared from
earth. You’re still
here. You have been
left behind, but you
have not been
forgotten.
Nothing like this
has ever happened on
this scale in the
history of man. The
world is in a panic.
You are scared out
of your wits, but as
bad as things are
now for you, there
is still hope. God
still loves you, and
offers you light in
a dark world. His
hand still reaches
out to save you.
You have missed this
part of what Jesus
called the “first
resurrection,” but
He is coming back
again. You were not
ready this time, but
you can be ready for
His next return.
Read on, and I will
tell you where you
are now, what to
expect over the next
seven years, and how
to survive in an
impossible
situation.
WHERE YOU ARE NOW:
What just happened
is an event
Christians called
the Rapture. Now let
me explain why it
happened.
About 2,550 years
ago God promised the
nation Israel that
He would give them
490 years “to (1)
finish their
rebellion, (2) put
an end to their sin,
(3) atone for their
guilt, (3) bring in
everlasting
righteousness, (4)
confirm the
prophetic vision,
and (5) anoint the
Most Holy Place
(NLT).” “Seventy
weeks are determined
upon thy people and
upon thy holy city,
to finish the
transgression, and
to make an end of
sins, and to make
reconciliation for
iniquity, and to
bring in everlasting
righteousness, and
to seal up the
vision and prophecy,
and to anoint the
most Holy.”
(Daniel 9:24) After
483 years, Israel had
accomplished nothing
except to murder
God’s Son Jesus.
Therefore, God
temporarily set
Israel
aside as a nation
while He called
people out from the
Gentiles to be His
Church (or the bride
of Christ), keeping
in mind that
individually, Jews
and Gentiles could
be part of His
Church. “And
as Moses lifted up
the serpent in the
wilderness, even so
must the Son of man
be lifted up: That
whosoever believeth
in him should not
perish, but have
eternal life. For
God so loved the
world, that he gave
his only begotten
Son, that whosoever
believeth in him
should not perish,
but have everlasting
life.” (John
3:14-16)
Remember, God still
owed Israel seven
years. Once the
Church was complete,
God was ready to
deal with Israel again,
the remaining seven
years, and to bring
judgment upon the
earth, but before
this could happen,
the Church had to be
removed. Jesus came
in the air and
called all who were
in His Church, those
who had died
physically and those
who were still
living, to meet Him
in the air. From
there, He took His
Church, His bride,
back to Heaven.
Those who were not
part of His Church
were left behind to
go through the
remaining seven
years promised the
nation Israel. This is
where you are now.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Since the vanishing
of so many people at
once has caused such
great problems upon
earth, you will see
very soon the entire
world forming a one
world government.
There will be a one
world leader over
this new world
government, who
peacefully comes to
power. He will seem
to have all the
answers to solve the
world’s problems. He
will prove himself
by accomplishing
something that no
other leader has
ever been able to
do. He will confirm
a covenant with Israel and her enemies, thus
seemingly bringing
peace in that area.
The Bible calls him
the antichrist. This
starts the remaining
seven years God
promised the nation Israel. It is
called the “Time of
Jacob’s Trouble”,
the Day of Lord, or
the “Tribulation.”
At the mid-point of
these seven years,
the world leader
(antichrist) will
stop the sacrifices
at Israel’s Temple
(which by now has
been built), magnify
himself as deity,
take his seat in the
Temple, announce
that he is God, and
demand everyone to
worship him. (He
will probably have
an image of himself
setup for his
subjects to
worship.)
A small sampling of
events during this
time is as follows.
Even more false
christs will
continue to appear.
Wars will intensify,
as will famine,
death, those dying
for their belief in
God, and terror. One
third of the earth
will be burned up by
hail and fire. One
third of the seas,
rivers and springs
will be destroyed.
All aquatic life
will be killed. One
third of the sun,
moon and starts will
not produce light.
Fierce heat from the
sun will bring agony
upon mankind. People
will break out in
loathsome and
malignant sores who
take the mark of the
beast (antichrist).
The earth will
become darkened. The
Euphrates
River will dry up.
The horrors of this
seven year period
will increase each
year in its
intensity until it
culminates in Jesus
Christ’s return at
the end. By the end,
judgment upon the
world will be so
intense all life
would cease to exist
if Christ would not
return to put an end
to it. Over 50% of
the world population
will be destroyed,
and that doesn’t
even take into
account the number
who will die in the
last battle when
Jesus returns.
Can there be any
hope for anyone who
has been left
behind?
HOW TO SURVIVE AND
IMPOSSIBLE
SITUATION:
I do not mean to
soften the agony of
the Tribulation in
the least. It is
going to be the most
terrible time the
world has ever
experienced. Even
so, if you call upon
God to save you by
professing faith in
His Son Jesus
Christ, He will do
so. That does not
mean you will avoid
the effects of God’s
onslaught upon the
earth. It does not
mean that you will
not suffer, or even
lose your life. It
does mean however,
that whether you
survive to the end
or are martyred
before, your soul
will be saved, safe
and secure with
Jesus Christ.
I previously listed
just a few things
that will take
place, so you may
know before they
occur that God’s
Word is true. By
reading His Word,
the Bible, you will
find what God says
will happen during
this time. You will
see convincing proof
that everything He
says in the Bible
will be fulfilled to
the letter. For
example, read Psalms
83, Ezekiel 38-39,
the book of Daniel,
and the last book,
Revelation, to start
with.
It will not be easy,
but even in the
midst of terror,
peace can be had if
Jesus is living in
your heart. You can
know that no matter
what happens your
soul is safe with
Him.
It will end. Unlike
the Church looking
for the Rapture, you
can count down the
days until Jesus
returns to the
Mount of Olives,
the Second Coming.
Then you can
rejoice, because we
all will go with
Jesus in what the
Bible calls, the
Millennium or the
one thousand year
reign on earth.
Satan and his demons
will be bound for
Christ’s thousand
year reign. When the
one thousand year
reign is ended,
Christ will free
Satan just long
enough to
permanently defeat
him and put him and
all his followers
away for good. After
that, we all reign
forever with the one
true God, Jesus
Christ.
Grant Phillips
grantphillips@windstream.net
My articles are
posted at
“Pre-Rapture
Commentary”
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