It's rare these day's to find a fully good faith church. I left my church after the new pastor took over when I found out his wife was a pastor. When I wanted to talk to him about it he shon me, so i left.
I am so thankful I belong to a Bible believing church. Who preaches straight from scripture. The Gospel, sin, Godly sorrow, regeneration. All the decons too. Great teachers ! Best church I ever belonged to. Pastor is unfire! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
God please may I not be a false christian at all period; God please fill me up with your holy spirit all the more; God give me exceptional discernment during these last days; God- please I pray that I am not a hypocrite christian amen.
@@charleshayden7408I find myself praying that on occasion to. It is frightening to know that someone could be a false convert; so I will pray that I am not and that if I am, to help me become a true one. My life has done a 180, since I was born-again, so I feel that is evidence of a true conversion; but I think we all question our salvation from time to time. The Bible does tell us to test ourselves to see that we are in the faith.
I believe you may be right, and the evidence is not so much the false teachers themselves but rather the multiple millions of people who claim to be Christians who enthusiastically enable the clearly false teachers.
Repentance is not turning away from every sin you’ve done, and then come to Jesus, you cannot trust in the sinner you can only trust in the savior. One can only be saved from sin after the trust in Jesus, not before
It is becoming soo difficult for a true Christian to share the truth of GOD'S WORD as the the world begins to believe a lie for the truth.. The WORD of GOD has been the compass for all as a measuring of out life.. However that truth is now been turned and is turning upside down as the bible has for warned.. This particular video/clip of yours was timely for me and the way you shared this truth in love and reminded me of who to stand on and not to be surprised by what is unfolding .. We must expose them that are false..but we must do with the love of the LORD and not in anger.. So thank you..much much needed reminder
@blobmonster9494 says the troll who has "1 Hour of Dark and Powerful Viking Music" publicly displayed in its playlist along with 7+ hours of "Chuck Missler" teachings. Sounds like you are a fence walker....a walking contradiction. Shocker.
You know, when I first came to God, I was introduced to four different churches. The pastors either called themselves prophets or apostles. Then, they taught prosperity preaching. My spirit kept telling me that something was wrong, and so I started reading the scriptures myself. Now, whenever I go to another pastor, if he, or she teaches about money, I instantly want to leave. Good teaching as always. I think I’m going to read my Bible by myself rather than going to any of these popular churches down here in Maryland.
That’s what my family is doing, we have learned so much more than in our entire lives. Things not taught in the church, also got out of all the wrong things taught.
Unfortunately false teachers were already infiltrating the early Christian congregation even before the last apostles died Acts 20 vs 29,30; so that is almost 2 thousand years of apostasy, hence the bad rap Christianity has with some of the things people have done in the name of God!
@@nigelmcculloch3746 honestly, it’s really sad. I’m sure it grieves the Holy Spirit to know that false teachers are giving the name of the Lord a very bad rap.
Because 26 of the 27 books of the New Testament warn people of false prophets, you’re absolutely correct, Caleb, in that we need to continue the warning process. Great teaching, Brother!!!
But dare you asking anyone of the church leadership, if they can demonstrate that they are not 'false teachers' and you are touching 'God's anointed'. And it can become very frustrating to experience this in church after church. The choice is then either falling for that folly and cooperating with the false teachings or people just dropping church altogether. A win-win situation for the dark side.
@@metapolitikgedanken612 The church is Gods remnant. Its not a building or social group. Christ says to have nothing to do with those who are Goats. American churches are nothing more than social groups that teach Goats false doctrine. The Goats love it. It's why they go. They want their ears tickled. The Goats even have their own Gospel with No repentance required.
@blobmonster9494 Indeed an issues decisions on 'whom to trust' are made based on the same principles like they decided for a car dealer or restaurant. Liking, appearance, feelings. Any carnal person acts like this. Some are more suspicious though, but they then are 'too critical' and 'judgmental'. Not fit for the social club with some fin. interest. In the end they try to collect some potential donors around them and grow that number of people. Now that's a business model like a pyramid scheme. But is that NT-ecclesia. What are they teaching? It may resemble the bible, but is it the gospel? I think the issue is the lacking of the Holy Spirit there? Is this about 'the will of man (women included)? Or is it about the will of God? Are people really freed from sin and walk in the Spirit? Or are they just cultivating the carnality? That's the questions that need to be answered... But I think most don't dare to ask them. Always think that the others will know what's best. And that 'Christians won't lie to them'.
Vs 5 says it all, mainly because folk today do not know scripture, happy to hear what they want to hear! Never take a narrative on face value! Test the spirit always Thank you for the channel
It's a famine of God's Word. I say this (still with some shame) from personal experience. I called myself born-again for 25 years, even though I almost never read the bible. AND SO, I was greatly deceived. For a while, I watched Ken and Gloria Copeland, Joyce Meyer, and others until I finally landed on only watching Joseph Prince (6 of 1, right?). Thanks to the enormous deception of 2020 when I was on my knees pleading with God to show me TRUTH, I FINALLY picked up my bible and read it all. A (willful!) famine of God's Word is the reason so very many people are fooled. That book is the only truth mankind has, we either read it or we're deceived. EXCELLENT point that if people don't withstand false teachers now, they'll never be able to withstand the antichrist.
Brother you and are one of the same. Until I went to prison and actually started to read the word for myself, after awhile I realized I was being deceived. I watched Joyce myer Joel Osteen creflo dollar and one of my favorites was prince. Through in John haggle sprinkle in TD Jake's. I was being deceived for a long time. Thanks to the Holy Spirit. My eyes were opened. In the scales fill off. And now I'm a great church.
I also put church and church leaders in the Apostasy that teach all you have to do is say and prayer and that's it! No call to seek God, no call to obidience
I'm glad I'm not alone in seeing this. When the Lord graciously opened my eyes in 2017/18, it was apparent how bad the apostacy was, and I wondered even then if we are witnessing the beginnings of the great falling away.
We've been in the last days since He was taken up in Acts. Keep your lamps full and yourselves ever at the ready, brothers and sisters. Every day, we get another day closer.
@@jeremybrooks7415correct we was in the last day's ever since he departed from this evil place. He said I come quickly, he's been gone two day's if you know what i mean???
When i see auditoria full of people cheering for the sinful ideas of a false teacher like Olsteen etc, my heart feels great sorrow for these people as they have been so badly led astray. I have never felt that the earth is so close to the return of Christ, as I do now. As faithful Christians we need to remember to look up!
9:40 THIS IS TRUE, THIS HAPPENED TO ME!!!!!! I was under the delusion. I bought in to all the worldly teachings of the Bible, despite knowing i was twisting things. I was under the delusion for years, thinking i was doing the right thing and pleasing God. I would probably still be there if my family werent so militant in my Christian upbringing, I started to see all the signs of revelations that i was told to watch out for and that broke my delusion and I ran after God
Unfortunately the charismatics who have infiltrated our church use that verse to say that WE deny the power of God since we aren’t seeking signs, wonders, healing, etc.
”A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.“ Matthew 16:4 KJV History repeats itself ?? I think so
I am concerned that many in the charismatic movement might actually be fulfilling Jesus’ words in Mat 24:24 “For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.” And we know that the False Prophet of the antiChrist will deceive people by the signs and the wonders that he performs, so I am concerned that people in the charismatic movement may end up thinking the signs he does are of God.
Thank the Lord for His faithful remnant during these troubling and dark times. Stand firm believers and earnestly contend for the faith, like Jude urged us to do (Jude 1:3).
Wow, thank you for this teaching! The Lord in his mercy opened my eyes to the deception of these false teachings and few years ago and I am feeling the urgency of warning loved ones to come out from this, but it’s clear that the Lord is the one who has to remove the deception off of people, we can only share the truth of God’s Word
People preach on love. And while we are supposed to love over enemies. There is a difference between biblical love and worldly love. They come at it from the worldly love. While biblical love is rejoicing in truth and not in iniquity.
One reason why there are so many false teachers is that good pastors are not warning their people. Paul warned for years. We have some weak teachings from many.
A solid church OUGHT to preach:salvation,sanctification, young earth creationism, Bible Prophecy, the perfect inerrancy of Scripture (originals and copies),the Triunity of God the Lord, and the Deity and humanity of our Saviour and Creator and God Jesus Christ.
We are living in the last fleeing moments of this Dispensation.. 2024 is the Year... This World , This Government Those people who will be Left Behind , Are going to face Such Destruction like Never seen before in Humanity. God's about to speak... And it won't be with WORDS. ✝️
We are called to work out our salvation with fear and trembling. Instead, we put our security and salvation in the hands of prosperity gospel teachers whose only god is money. They say what we want to hear and make no effort to expose the evil that they see all around. Good is bad, and bad is good. Men are women now, and women are men. Even God is a woman now. How absolutely horrible it will be for those false teachers in the end. Sadder still will be the end of those who followed these blasphemous teachings because it tickled their ears.
Totally agree. Watch and pray. He who started a good work in us is able to keep it until that day. It can be very discouraging all these apostates running around and leading many astray.
The big problem is that people are losing the fear of our King Jesus Christ. So many people are illiterate of the scriptures, so they believe anything and everything that is said by weak pastors. Pastors, instead of preaching the gospel and the consequences of living in sin, they preach how to be liked by the world. More pastors need to move people as the deciples did when they preached. People were ignited with spiritual fire to obey and follow Christ till death. Leaving the ways of the world to those who belong to the world. Remember Matthew 7:21-23 Amen
Hi there we are coming out of the Jehovahs witnesses but we have found that the governing body has stood between us and the Christ while we are not sure about everything g you say we are listening and learning using the word to confirm all things thanks
Wow, Praise God. Now pray God direct you in a sound doctrine church that fears God. After years, I found a good church….a small Bible Chapel Church. It’s conservative, but solid in teaching. No entertaining tickle ears type doctrine. 2 Timothy 3:16 ❤🙏
@@wendya5887 well I know this I will not go from one false religion to another As far as I can tell all religion is false the good news is we can serve God without belonging to any church It’s all false so I am my own church my own believe not someone els or any man or religion just me Jesus and the Bible
I mean, on the miracle front, it depends on what sort of miracle they claim. I was blind. Physically, 100% Uvietis blind with my retinas bleeding. God literally regenerated my retinas. How do I know? My doctor told me. He was agnostic at best, and at the checkup, we were both expecting to say to me I had less than 48 hours before my eyesight literally went black due to the damage from the hemorrhaging. Instead, his words exactly, "I don't understand. This can't be right. I have it here in my notes. Your eyes were bleeding. There should at least be scarring. Your retinas belong to a newborn. There is no age to them at all." Totally freaked my doctor out. No idea if he converted, but I met his nurse that was in the room at a bible study years later, so I hope it impacted him too. Why was I healed? No idea really. I went through survivors guilt for years as I had a coworker who was blind and I could not understand why God would heal me when this person was a far better man in my opinion. Decades later I can say I do have an answer. Does anyone remember where Jesus says, "What is harder to say, "Rise up and walk or your sins are forgiven."" God has shown me over the years that the most exciting miracle is the transforming of my heart day by day as I walk in His grace. Today I accept that God healed me because he wanted to, and he wanted me to remind people He is the same yesterday, today and forever. That said, I can also say the greatest miracle is Christ's sacrifice on the cross and the opportunity to commune with His holy spirit living in me on a daily basis.
Was your eyesight restored right after being prayed for by a faith healer, or did God just respond to the prayers of yours and many of your friends and family? I am wondering because I have seen God do many miracles of the later kind… but have not seen convincing proof of someone with the “gift of healing” performing a miracle. Either way, tho, so thankful to hear your testimony and that you now have sight; celebrating the miracle-healing power of God with you!!!!
Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Thankyou, for your insight. Yes we were years ago deceived by a number of them. Although I got healed 25 years ago, while watching Marilyn Hickey, she said , she feels led to pray for those with shoulder problems, I placed my hand on my shoulder, at that moment the pain stopped and never had an issue with it ever since. I was unable to sleep from the pain of a tissue tear for months, praise the Lord. The tragedy is most started out right, Joyce Meyer taught me so much when she started out and blessed me a lot with her teachings, however she fell into the trap of greed also, a pity! Now sadly these young people who have no idea about God's truth, nor care for take snippet's from 1 or the other of these old greedy graspers, and preach it as gospel to ignorant multitudes. The 30 pieces of are more alluring than the fear of God, tragically!
I wish somebody can tell me what to do right now, it"s even hard to go to church here in South Africa because most of them are false churches, i not sure about any church any more. Oh dear Lord, help us.
Yes- in my humble opinion. "Continuence," and faith, as opposed to "repentance, and faith," is being preached for the most part as a rule, it appears. Points well taken. Well said. Agreed.
I totally agree, my friend, the charismatic church are more preoccupied with revival than apostasy The church I used to attend many years ago. “all quote false teachers, Furtick White Johnson Meyer Etc It’s really alarming as I have friends that still attend this church
A big part of it. The consumer attitude towards church means a 'feed me' attitude rather than "feed on god's word." Some may need educating , yet we can all educate ourselves.
I have heard gospel singers glorying in the fact that the original composers of this emotive meaningless music could not read... I have heard people seriously arguing that churches should no longer proclaim the word and study the Bible because it discriminates against dyslexics and foreigners without English. People are asked to name favourite verses from the Bible they do so often incorrectly and with no idea of where it comes from. Psalms are treated like magic spells and totally self centered and exalting man not God. There has never been a more biblically illiterate generation that would rather sing songs all day about an ethnic God and a sexualised Jesus.. A God of food money and wretched delusions .
I’m living as if we are in the very last days..not as Paul talked about…but as in the great tribulation around the corner. 2020 seen political prophets rise/now we’re seeing wars and rumors of war.
The day is now. The delusion is already in the world gathering man/mankind into a unity that first existed at Babel. The Greek word 'apostasia' in 2 Thess 2 is better translated as rebellion. And Paul is speaking here about the rebellion of the world - 'those who are perishing'. It is the resurrected rebellion which was at Babel.
I still cant figure out why churches have easter egg hunts on the church lawn, Trunk or treat during halloween and Christmas trees in the sanctuary but do not celebrate and BIBLICAL Holy days!?!?
That's because money rules thier hearts. I have the same problem. My boss wanted me to be dishonest to our customers. At first I ignored him and carried doing my job as it should be done. Months later he asked me have you done what i told you to do. Immediately i told him don't ask me to steel for you otherwise get someone else to this job. He never spoke about it again. I have been there two year's and i am leaving 2024 in the summer.
Back in 2020, many big-time preachers who were also self-proclaimed prophets gave false prophecies about major events, yet they continued in their positions with no shame at being so wrong.
Yes, like Calvinist Pastors teaching/preaching: Only an arbitrary pre-chosen elect will irresistibly turn to Christ, consequently all others have been pre-ordained to destruction by God's divine decree.
@@HaroldZwingley You have passed incorrect judgement. A Pastor in my 60s, with extensive studies on church history & extra biblical doctrines. Have had the opportunity to lead many out of Calvinism & towards biblical soteriology. Besides other erroneous teachings: Anti-trinitarianism, Speaking in tongues is THE evidence of one's salvation, Baptismal-Regeneration, etc..
I encourage my Brother.Keep preaching the Gospel.We must point people to the ✝ for repentance.God bless all the true Ministry of Jesus.Iam also a servant of Christ.May God Holy Spirit lead His people back into Lord.
Hmm…let’s see…,prosperity gospel, speaking things into existence, NAR false apostles, false kundalini spirit, unbiblical demon slayers, deniers of the deity of Christ, justification of homosexual licentiousness, ordination of women to the pulpit, etc etc. Yep, it is everywhere!
Yes, and the normalization of prophets who give false prophecies (not requiring prophets to have 100% of their words come true), sexual immorality of pastors and leaders, social justice gospel, deniers of the inspiration of the Word of God, church service designed for entertainment - it has taken me several years to find a good church and your list helped me remember why that was!
@@ruthmayforth5933 - I told my pastor that I believe more than 50 pct of churches are teaching NAR hyper-charismatic heresies, and he thought that was to high. Lol. I think it is a conservative guess.
Saying a prayer is it doesn’t mean you go to heaven, but if your prayer is saying God, I believe in your son, I’m trusting in your son alone for my salvation. Thank you for saving me on the cross and resurrecting the third day if that’s what you believe then yes you are saved. It’s so easy to get saved. It’s saying to God that I believe what you did is true that’s why the apostle Paulsaid I know in whom I have believed that’s it. It’s just believed.
Quote from Got Questions Quote " It is important to first define “contemplative prayer.” Contemplative prayer is not just “contemplating while you pray.” The Bible instructs us to pray with our minds (1 Corinthians 14:15), so, clearly, prayer does involve contemplation. However, praying with your mind is not what “contemplative prayer” has come to mean. Contemplative prayer has slowly increased in practice and popularity along with the rise of the emerging church movement-a movement which embraces many unscriptural ideas and practices. Contemplative prayer is one such practice. Contemplative prayer begins with “centering prayer,” a meditative practice where the practitioner focuses on a word and repeats that word over and over for the duration of the exercise. The purpose is to clear one’s mind of outside concerns so that God’s voice may be more easily heard. After the centering prayer, the practitioner is to sit still, listen for direct guidance from God, and feel His presence. Although this might sound like an innocent exercise, this type of prayer has no scriptural support whatsoever
I think part of the problem is that so much of the American church has been convinced of a pre-tribulation rapture; most seem to be unaware of the scripture that was read at the end in 2 Thess 2:1-4, where Paul makes it quite clear that the second coming of Jesus and the rapture happen the same day, and that day will not come until the apostasy and the antiChrist (man of sin) is revealed first. I fear much of the church will be caught off guard and will not have prepared themselves to go through the tribulation.
Wonderful message! Always great messages you give us I'd like to help you here, when you were reading us 2 Timothy 4:1-5, under this verse it shows 2 Timothy 3:1-5 instead of 2 Timothy 4:1-5.
the main reason we have such deception is because people do not desire truth and the result is what we have now.......stuff thats almost truth which is what kills....
You nailed it again bro Caleb..👍 For your next videos probably u could consider more topics about the coming anti christ and its false prophet, as well as his falsehoods. Fyi I also ve been following an sda church channel; I learned that they pointed to the papacy as the antichrist figure in the Bible. Let's see if you might agree with such theory since I am pretty amazed by their deep understanding of interpreting the Bible in detail. Or perhaps you could debunking sda's theory or teachings particularly about the Last days should you have different points of view. I still keep learning about Biblical Truth, and I take greater pleasures spending my time learning from bible teachers like you than from the majority of preachers on local churches. (Also in Indonesia where I'm at now) God bless you and your ministry
The Death of the American church 3-21-21 I had a vision of a very old church as I woke up. I saw a an old church. It was at least 150 or more years old. I walked in and I saw a mostly full church. I also saw the pastor arguing with a person at the pulpit, but I couldn’t see what he looked like. The unseen person kept telling the pastor one thing after another. The pastor argued with everything he said. The pastor kept saying, that’s not the way we do things here. But the unseen person kept insisting on how to grow and help his congregation. But the pastor wouldn’t have it. Finally the unseen person says that pastor, you have it your own way. If will not have me lead you, you will not have me anymore. The unseen man turned his back to the pastor and the church of this nation. And as he walked down the ill and all of congregation looked exhausted dirty and unkept, and there close were stained and torn. And the people began to rapidly grow old and started dying. One by one, they started to died where they were seated. The first one to pass turned brown and green then bursting with magnets and then they fell apart. The pews began to fall apart starting from the front of the church back. The pastor quickly tried to fix one thing and then something else more important would started falling apart. The pastor became frantic as his building was falling apart all around him. When the unseen man made it out side, some of the congregation followed him. When the unseen man got about 40 yards away, I head that pastor cry out, where are you Lord when I need you. The unseen man stopped and turned his head back, and the siding of the church began to fall off as long with the gutters and bricks from the chimney. The Lord spoke and said crying, when will the sons of man trust their God. The Lord continued to walk away and weeping and grieve stricken. And then there was a huge crash as church imploded. “For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”” 1 Peter 4:17-18 House is abandoned before years end 7-30-23 Thus says the Lord to my body: Before the end of the the year the church building will be closed. I called you to repent but you would not. I have left the building because of your idolatry of things and money. I left and you didn’t even know it. Your money will perish and so will your houses of idolatry with it. Thus says the Lord, MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED HOUSE OF PRAYER! But you have made it into a house of abomination full of pride, a house of brothel full of compromise, a house of hypocrisy full lukewarmness that causes me to vomit, a house full of greed more then loving your neighbor, a home of demons and open witch craft because you have let that ancient serpent in. You have left your first love. Some of the building will be burned, some will be abandoned, but none will be inhabited. I warned you and you laughed in my face. Now go to your gods for help when all my prophecy’s come to pass and see if they can help you. CLOSE THE DOORS. 12-29-23 Thus says the Lord, close the doors. Shut up the building. Tare down the walls says the Lord. Strike the shepherd and scatter the flock. Let my people go into hiding. Change the law. For my house is corrupt declares the Lord. Tell my people to clean their garments. Tell them to buy new oil in repentance. For as I rebuked Jerusalem that not one stone will be left on another, so I rebuke my church building who is called by my name says the Lord of host. Spew out the building and let her splatter, for you are lukewarm and are unfit for the kingdom of God. Repent therefore, and I will restore you. Repent and I will forgive you, repent and I will be your God and you will be my people says the Lord. I am the Lord.
She teaches a lot of false doctrine, like the “little gods” doctrine (that we are little gods); and that Jesus was born again in hell. She is entertaining but not Biblically solid and is in the prosperity/ word of faith camp of false teachers.
@@TimSpangler-v9i If she has denounced the little gods doctine and the teaching that the demons were dancing on Jesus in hell and He had to be born again, then I am delighted to hear it, it is a step in the right direction, and it is true while I saw clips of her saying those things, I don’t know at what point in her ministry she was saying them. She still is a prosperity/ word of faith teacher tho, and lives in a multimillion dollar house - so she does not seem to be imitating the Master who bought her in that. And she still is a woman teaching men.
What are true riches according to Jesus? Revelation 3 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and Repent.
We are in the beginning of sorrows. The first seal is the spiritual delusion. The second seal takes peace from the earth. Happening now I believe. I have a different belief than the scofield rapture crowd. We are in it folks. Keep the faith! Math. 24 is Jesus himself telling us what happens. Think about it, Jesus himself. Take heed of what he says.
This message is sent in love. The rapture is a false doctrine and is mainly derived out of 1st Thessalonians. When was this book written, to whom, and what does it say? Written circa 52 A.D. to a church that was present in 52 A.D., this letter was not written to you. In every chapter Paul/Silvanus & Timotheus (authors) tell the church members that Christ is coming, 6 times. This is the revelation/the resurrection/the gathering/ the restitution/ the last day/ ch 1:10, 2:19,3:13,4:15-16,5:23. If you received a letter telling "you" that the Lord was coming in your lifetime, 6 times, what would you believe? Exactly. When did Christ say he would return and fulfill the law? Luke 23:28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. Matt 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. Matt 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. Christ returned in the first century and destroyed the temple in judgement fulfilling the law, ending the old covenant, gathering all peoples unto himself, per his own testimony. Daniel tells us Rome would be in power when the everlasting kingdom would be established: Daniel 2:44, 7:14, 9:24. Christ quoted from Daniel and told "them" (his audience to whom he was speaking) when "you" see the abomination, not us: Matt 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand) The entirety of the New Testament authors all tell their immediate audience that Christ was coming, in their lifetime. Paul, John, James, Peter all say the same thing. Peter directly tells his audience they will witness the revelation, 1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Peter said he was living in the last days, quoting the prophet Joel, Acts 2. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-16 The church members are obviously concerned about what has happened to their members who have already died, physically, verse 13. Why? Paul had already told them 4 times in this letter that Jesus Christ was coming. They were looking for the revelation. In verse 14 Paul is telling them that God will also gather them, the ones who have already died physically. If you die a believer, where do you go to reside? Heaven This is your final abode. Where does Abraham, Isaac and Jacob live? Ephesians 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: Acts 3:20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. Almost all of the prophets talked about the "last/latter" days, this is where the New Testament writers get their doctrine. The last days are defined as the "last days" of their covenant. The saints in heaven are not leaving their abode; they are simply included in the "gathering", which is the resurrection/restitution Paul preached. In verse 15 Paul tells this church, that they were going to "be alive", breathing, when the Lord returned. And obviously they would not precede, go before, the saints who physically died and were already in heaven. The gathering/resurrection/restitution was for all things in heaven and earth. Verse 16 the dead in Christ (a believer who physically died and is now residing in heaven) will be resurrected/gathered first. Why? Christ was sent from heaven by his Father. If you live in heaven, then you obviously will participate in order first. Verse 17 then we which are alive and remain, we (these are breathing Thessalonian church members) Paul told "them" that they would see the coming of the Christ, 6 times in this letter. To "meet" the Lord, this word meet is apantesis. What does this word infer to a first century person? This word is used for a formal meeting of a dignitary. Everyone in antiquity knew this word meant that a dignitary was coming to your city. They knew this meant that you would send out a welcoming party and usher that dignitary into your city, where they would remain. It never refers to someone coming to your city to get you and take you to a different location. The second coming/resurrection that Paul preached has been accomplished by Christ. Paul tells us in Acts that his doctrine on the resurrection/revelation comes from the law and prophets. The old covenant ended at the destruction of the temple; we are living under the new covenant, which lasts forever. This message is sent in love, your friend
Greetings, the scriptures do not teach that the world ends, nowhere in scripture is this taught, nowhere. The scriptures do not teach a rapture, nowhere in the scriptures is this taught, nowhere. There will not be a rapture today, tomorrow, next month, next year, in a decade, in a century, ever. The scriptures do teach an end of age. The scriptures do teach about the "last days" and "latter days". Almost every prophet talks about the last/latter days, which is defined by the prophets as the last days of their covenant. This covenant was called the Mt. Sinai/Mosaic covenant. Jesus Christ was born under this covenant, also known as the law of Moses. This covenant was the "age" he was born under. Christ was sent by his Father to fulfill the law of this covenant. Who did the law pertain to? Israel This is why Christ says: But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Christ makes it very clear when he would return, in the lifetime of his audience. He said: But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. He said: Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. He told the apostles/disciples to take the gospel of the kingdom of heaven to the known world. This was accomplished: Romans 10:18, 16:26, Colossians 1:23, now comes the end of that age, the age of that covenant, the age of that law. When the temple was destroyed this was the "last day" of that age/ old covenant. The same last day Christ mentions 3 times in John 6. This was when the revelation/resurrection event of Jesus Christ occurred. Every New Testament writer told their immediate audience they would witness the revelation of Jesus Christ. No one knows the day or hour. Until they are told. Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. This book was written circa 65 A.D. So, Jesus Christ has known about his imminent return for one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight years. Let that sink in; Revelation was fulfilled 66 - 70 A.D., per the testimony of God himself, Jesus Christ, and every single New Testament author, they all said the same thing. Christ said: For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. If a person denies what Christ said about his return, destroying the temple (called heaven and earth by the Jews), ending the curse of the law, which brought death, the last enemy Christ destroyed at his coming, then you must make a choice. In the morning a burnt offering is required, as well as the evening burnt offering, because you are still living under the law. Christ said: For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. "These" days were 2,000 years ago. Christ accomplished what he was sent to do, fulfill the law in judgment and establish the kingdom, unless you don't believe what he said. this message is sent in love, your friend
Greetings, we are living under the everlasting covenant, prophesied by Jeremiah and quoted in Hebrews twice, being fulfilled when the old covenant ended, as Hebrews said it would in chapter 8. The temple being destroyed ended the administration of the law, which brought a curse, which brought death as Paul elaborates on in 2 Corinthians 3 and Galatians 4. Christ said, Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. The gospel was preached to the known world as commanded by Christ to his apostles/disciples: Colossians 1:23, Romans 10:18, 16:26. Now comes the end, the "last day". Christ said: 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. The Jews called the temple heaven and earth. Upon its destruction, the old covenant ended, and the new covenant/marriage of the lamb was consummated. your friend
@@markmoore3530While I do not believe in a pre-trib rapture, the concept of a rapture, a gathering up of believers from the earth to meet the Lord in the air when He comes, is clearly taught in 1 Thess 4:15-18, and is mirrored in Mat 24:29-31 and referred to again clearly in 2 Thess 2:1. I believe the Bible teaches that the rapture happens at Jesus second coming, when the resurrection of dead believers happens, (which happens after the apostasy, after the antiChrist is revealed, and immediately AFTER the tribulation.)
