The great thing about to happen in the world
If anything could happen to take away all our problems, if anything could make us see our loved ones again who have passed unto glory in the Lord, if anything could give us eternal rest, that is a great thing indeed! In fact, it is the greatest thing that could ever happen in our lives and in the world in particular. It is about Jesus’ coming to the world again to take away his people from the impending judgment.
Jesus says:
‘’Behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.”
Rev. 22:12.
It is worth believing now that a great thing is about to happen, considering the numerous and strange happenings around the world today. The prophecies of the end time are unfolding before our eyes. No one can say he or she has not seen any of these apocalyptic events around him or her. The signs are everywhere.
Below are the prophetic signs:
Isaiah
♣ Strange movement of the earth and unprecedented natural disasters (24:18–20).
♣ All nations are gathering against Israel for war (13:4, 66:18, Zech. 12:1-4).
Ezekiel
♣ Re-gathering of the Jews and the plans to rebuild the Third Temple (Ezek. 37)
♣ Massive destructions (38:21–22)
Daniel
♣ Knowledge shall increase, as shall business engagements (12:4).
♣ High rate of wickedness (12:10).
♣ New world order and preparation for the Anti-Christ (Dan. 9 and 13).
♣ Ten united nations (2:42–44, 7:24)
♣ The emergence of kings of the south, north, and east (11:40–44).
Joel
♣ The overwhelming presence of the Holy Ghost among the believers, his works in the church, and the spread of the gospel
♣ Great signs in heaven (2:28–32).
Micah
♣ The influx of people to the Holy Land (4:1-2).
Jesus
♣ Wars and rumors of war
♣ Nations rising against nations
♣ Famine {Scarcity of food}
♣ Pestilences {outbreaks of sicknesses and diseases}
♣ Earthquakes in diverting places
♣ High level of wickedness and great falling away from faith
♣ High rise of false prophets and teachers with great deceptions and fake miracles
♣ Persecution of Christians
♣ Many claim to be Christ.
♣ Fearful sights and signs from heaven (Matt. 24:4–44).
John (see also in Daniel prophecies)
♣ Anti-Christ, 666 Mark of the Beast, killing excessive heat, hunger hailstones from heaven, the dryness of the Euphrates river, etc. (Rev. 13:18, 16). The depopulation of the earth (Rev. 9:18)
Paul
♣ High-mindedness, selfishness, and greediness
♣ Man inhumanity to man
♣ Inability to listen to the truth
♣ Insincerity of worship
♣ Excessive pressure seeking
♣ disobedient children, high level of immorality, and violence
♣ Difficult times
♣ Seeing evil as good
♣ Lack of trust
♣ Mockery of God’s word.
♣ Paying evil for good is unthankful} (2 Timothy 3, 4).
Unfortunately, some people are saying that nothing is new under the earth and that these things have been occurring since thousands of years ago. So, to them, it is a usual thing. Because of this, they close their hearts against any warning, as in the days of Noah. According to the Bible, these sets of people are scoffers, fulfilling the scripture (2 Peter 3:3). However, the truth still remains that these are happening serially, as written in the Scriptures. They are beyond human comprehension. There is no area of life in which these are not affected, and according to global statistics and reports, they are unprecedented.
Consequently, it has attracted global attention for solutions so that the earth could be habitable for humans. But even scientists have discovered that the world is coming to an end and that there is nothing they could humanly do to restore it. This is why making Mars habitable is one of their top priorities today, so that a colony of people can be preserved there instead of repairing the irreparable earth.
The Rapture
Thanks be to God, a great thing is about to happen that will put everything in its place. This great thing is about the Rapture! It is the only way we can escape the damning nature of this world and reign with the Lord forever. Rapture is the sudden catching up of the saints to meet the Lord in the air (1 Thess. 4:17).
Many people do not believe in the rapture simply because the word rapture is not mentioned in the Bible directly. But from Paul’s description above and Jesus’ references, one could tell that they are about the Rapture. Paul says ‘’catching up of the saints to meet the Lord in the air’ while Jesus says two women will be grinding at the mill, one shall be taken and the other left (Matt. 24:40–41). Are these not talking about the Rapture? To my own understanding, it is about the rapture, and it is the right word to use. The fact that the Bible just describes it does not mean we should not believe it. We are to believe it as long as the concept is already there. After all, God has already demonstrated it in the lives of Enoch and Elijah (2 Kings 2, Gen. 5:24).
Now, this sudden upward transport will bring both the dead and the living in the Lord to meet the Lord in the air. According to Paul’s description above, Jesus will not be seen universally on earth. He will remain in the air, and only those who will be raptured shall see him and ascend with him into his kingdom to celebrate the marriage supper (Rev 19:9). This will precede his second coming, where every eye on the earth will see him (Matt. 24:27).
The major purpose of the rapture is for God to take away his people before the rule of the Anti-Christ. Just like scientists are searching for habitable planets like Mars, God has already prepared heaven for his people. Leaving this troublesome earth for a glorious place is every man’s dream, but it cannot happen that way. Christ is the only way to escape the rapture. God used it to save his servants, Enoch and Elijah, and he will do it again. Hallelujah!
The reign of the Anti-Christ
After the rapture, there is the government of the Anti-Christ on earth. A wicked and tyrannical leader is coming to rule this world. He will be backed up by Satan. He will present himself to the world and the Jews in particular as the Messiah. He will rule for seven years (Daniel 7:25). In the next three and a half years, he will appear to be the one the whole world has been waiting for. He will do great signs and wonders and seems to restore peace and the economy of the world. This is the time he will be able to make a peace treaty with the Jews, and they will accept him as their Messiah. This is not a fairy tale or myth, as many believed, but a reality. Satan is in this world right now, though invisible (Rev. 2:13). He is the god of this world. There are people who worship him and pay complete allegiance to him. They are Satanists, just as there are Christians. They also have their own church of Satan. Some of them are at the ‘33’ level, while some have already acquired the mark of the beast (666). This enables them to communicate with Satan directly, as if he were one of their family members, knowing his deep secrets (Rev 2:24).
They know their master’s plans for this world. You can confirm this by reading The New World Order or any articles on world conspiracies. They even have a book called the Satanic Bible, but I cannot advise you to read it.
They are a conglomerate of evil people.
who ignorantly believed their master that they were on top of the world’s affairs and would rule with the Anti-Christ.
They know the Anti-Christ as the Superman who is coming to rule the world and restore things. If you have ever watched films or games like Superman, Batman, Ben Ten, Lord of the Rings, The Terminator, etc., some of their concepts are revealed there. They want the world to embrace them before they happen, and most of those actors are images of falling angels. They are feverishly working for the devil to manifest the evil ruler. They know him, and he has been trying to manifest in the world, but God has been restricting him until after the rapture (2 Thess. 2). Remember, Jesus made reference to him in his word (John 5:43). He will surely come. In fact, his works are apparent today, especially in the areas of computerization, governance, and globalization.
His government, especially after the first three and a half years, will be very terrible and weird. The Bible called it the time of Jacob’s trouble. Jesus confirmed what Daniel said: that it will be such a hard time that no time will ever be compared to it (Daniel 13:1, Matt. 24:2). As said earlier, this is why God wants to take away his people from the earth through the rapture. Salvation will no longer be by grace but by every man’s effort and blood. There will be no preaching or church again because the Anti-Christ will stop everything about God. Every means of transaction will be centralized. The mark of the beast will be given to people by force, and human beings will be computerized. This will enable him to have absolute control over the people. Besides this, other weird things will happen in the world that will make life extremely terrible for those who will miss the rapture (Rev. 16). I tell you, it is not really going to be funny.
But Jesus says that for the sake of Israel, God will shorten those days (Matt. 24:22). Remember that many Jews do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah and cannot be raptured because of their unbelief. This is why Jesus will reveal himself to them after the last seven years of the reign of the Anti-Christ to save them because of the covenant that God made with their forefathers.
The second coming of Christ
In the second coming of Christ, all the people on earth shall see him descend from heaven with great power and glory. He will come with the raptured saints and angels. He is coming to destroy the Anti-Christ, the false prophet, and all his armies to save his people. As said earlier, by the end of the seven years of his rule, the Anti-Christ, who will rule from the temple of the God of Israel in Jerusalem with the false prophet, will sacrifice a pig as a way of desecrating Yahweh. This is why Christ says ‘’ when you see the abomination of the desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel (Matt 24:15, Dan. 9:27).
This is indeed a great abomination, and it will make the Jews extremely angry. Because of this, they will decide to fight him by all means, but the Anti-Christ will overpower them and try to exterminate them all from the surface of the earth. It will be during this time of hopelessness and much crying to God that Christ, the true Messiah, will appear from heaven to show himself to them as their Messiah. The Anti-Christ, the false prophet, and his armies will see him coming. They will try to use the advanced weapons they have prepared and reserved for this purpose to fight him down, but all their weapons and their entire armies will be destroyed. The Anti-Christ and the false prophet will be through the lake of fire that burns forever, while the remaining people shall be consumed by the sword from his mouth. ( Rev.19).
The millennium reign of Christ
After the extermination of the government of the Anti-Christ, the devil [Satan} who had empowered the Anti-Christ and the false prophet will be chained and thrown into the bottomless pit until one thousand years are over. During this time, Christ will set up his millennium rule on earth. He will rule from the Temple in Jerusalem. One can easily tell from these revelations why Jerusalem today is a global focus.
The Bible says during this time those who were able to live righteously without the mark of the beast will be judged, and the judgment shall favor them, and they shall reign on earth with Christ. Hallelujah! The people of God will reign and rule with Christ (Rev. 20:4-6). So, we do not need to look for another planet. If there could be such a planet, only great men and their children would be allowed to live there. Thanks to God, he has the best plan for his people, and it is sure.
The final battle {Armageddon}
When the one thousand years are over, the devil will be released again. He will deceive many and gather them like the sand of the sea for the final battle. But he will be thrown together with his armies into the lake of fire where the Anti-Christ and false prophet are and will remain there forever (Rev. 20:10).
The white throne judgment
Immediately after the battle, there is going to be a great judgment called the white throne judgment. As the name implies, Christ will be seated on his white throne and judge everybody, great and small, from different languages and nations of the earth. This is in fulfillment of the promise God made to David that somebody from his throne will reign forever. (2 Samuel 7:16).
Remember that those who died not in the Lord will not be able to rise during the rapture until this time, when both the sea and hell will give up all who died in them. Everybody will be judged according to his works on earth, and those whose names are not found in the book of life will be thrown into the lake of fire, where the devil and others are, and they will remain there forever. The Bible called this the second dead (Rev. 20:11–15).
The new heaven and the earth
This is going to be the apex of everything! The Bible says a new heaven and earth will appear. The old ones have passed away by fire (Rev. 21:1, 2 Peter 3:7). There will be no crying anymore, no pain, and no death (Rev. 21:4, Isaiah 65:17, 66:22). So, we will forever be with the Lord. To God be the glory!
In conclusion, those are the plans of God, and they are unfolding in these end times before our eyes. All the commotions in the world today are signs that a great thing is about to happen in the world, and this great thing is the coming of Christ. He will soon come to save only the saints of God, while others will be eternally damned. His arrival is much more imminent than before. Therefore, what evidence or signs do you need to believe in his coming and the impending judgment upon the world? Just receive your salvation now before it is too late for you to do so. Confess your sins with your mouth now, and with your heart, believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He died for your justification and rose up for your glory. He is your Lord and Savior. Amen.
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