Scriptures that speak to our knowing, within a tight window of opportunity, when Jesus will return for His bride.

Today's date is 9/17/2025

As of this date we are looking at five more days (if you know what I mean.)

Hebrews 10:25 BSB 
“Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”

The writer of this letter, to this group of Jewish believers, is telling them to encourage one another. Why do that?

Because most people in church are going through some form of battle and wouldn't dare share that with you. Perhaps the 'fear' that prevents them from sharing has to do with the people, who quickly look at their watch, as they say look at the time, I've got to go. Those same people then drift over to someone they deem more important or less demanding with their needs and talk intimately about their shared interest in the kid's soccer league.

Most people, in the churches that I have had dealings with, want nothing to do with the person sitting near them. This lack of concern usually arises because they have no idea how to respond to what is about to come out of your mouth, when most of the time, just the few extra seconds that is takes for you to pray with them is all that is needed; a few extra seconds to look them in the eyes can let them know that you care.

In general I know what it is to encourage, but for the sake of others who may not understand we will explore the word. If you look up the synonyms for encourage (alternate words that convey a similar meaning), you will get a variety of interpretation options such as: promote, boost, support, inspire, stimulate, enliven, and even animate. (This is important to me because I have sat under preachers who are willing to say, “that word means this,” and then leave you hanging with that one option that they just gave you, when you know good and well that there are other, more effective words.)

Pay attention to phrases like these “but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.”

Encouraging, why do I have to do that?

As I said, almost everyone of us that follows after God is involved in a battle.

Ephesians 6:11-12 BSB 
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.  (12)  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”

Whether you want to call it a struggle or a battle, it matters not, the purpose is to silence you; and, it sure looks like flesh and blood most of the time.

The Ultimate Cross-Reference Treasury has this to say. “So the will plays a vital role in spiritual matters—volition is involved in response to the Divine imperative! But when men are deceived, the will is rendered ineffective, thus one cannot meet the conditions given by God. Satan’s design is not deception for the deception’s sake, but to induce volitional paralysis, to render men passive, to neutralize the will, so that the Divine imperatives cannot be carried out”

An example of one of those imperatives is found in Matthew's gospel.

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

(Matthew 28:18-20 BSB)

 

Because Jesus has all authority, and we are in Him, then we are to go and make disciples.

According to Webster's Dictionary: “Volition is the actual exercise of the power which the mind has of considering or forbearing to consider an idea.”

It is these battles that challenge our hope.

Hope is expectation, anticipation, and the leaning of everything we have upon a promise.

How do we encourage?

It almost sounds like a cheerleader and that may be true, but it is difficult to cheer others on if you have had the inspiration beaten out of you. If this is going on around you do your best to separate yourself from these dissenters.

While I have to admit that the day is also a variable, there is the implication that we can know the day.

So, undoubtedly, we encourage other believers by being a cheerleader and pointing out that we, the church, are not going to be subject to God's wrath.

If you wish to struggle with the idea of us knowing when Jesus will return for His bride, then consider the 50 prophets that followed Elijah.

“Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
(2 Kings 2:5 BSB)

Chew on that for a while, for the sons of the prophets knew it was to be that day.

Another passage comes Revelation 3:3

“Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.”
(Revelation 3:3 BSB)

Perhaps we can deem this to be an idiom, but never forget that there is NOTHING in scripture that is there by accident. He means for us to understanding that we can perceive that this moment in time is down to the hour.

Here in 1 Thessalonians we focus on the times and the seasons.

“Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you. For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation. For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
(1 Thessalonians 5:1-9 BSB)

Let's take a moment to break down this passage.

1. “Now, about the times and seasons ...”

   It is clear to me that we are to understand the times and the seasons. As followers of Christ, we are to expect violence coming at us. Jesus warned us that because they hated Me, they will hate you. So what happened to Brother Charlie Kirk, is NOT uncommon, especially in the African nations. Guess what, this level of common violence is coming to America, sooner than you think. The times and the seasons in which Jesus will come back are upon us.

2. “ While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, ...”

   They, being the nations against Israel, have already gathered to voice their opinions about the New York document, a document that will be ratified on September 23, 2025, and then it may only have one dissenting vote, although I am hoping the President Trump votes against it, making it two who are standing against this Peace and Security agreement that is being co-chaired by French President, Emmanuel Macron and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salmon.

   The question is: the destruction that is coming, will it be upon the signers, or, upon Israel.

3. “... and they will not escape.”

   Does it matter to whom Jesus is speaking?

   Not really, because as I write this Israel is fighting a war on seven fronts. Any action, no matter who fires first, will be met with overwhelming firepower. I might add that Israel is progressively leveling Gaza as we speak. This action, has motivated Germany, one of the last allies Israel had, to turn their backs on Israel and voice their approval of this two state solution.

   Do not think for a second that the Islamic nations care one bit about Israel or this UN agreement, which will be signed on September 23, because those nations want Israel thrown into the sea.

4. “But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.”

   In general, this statement is trying to bolster your faith and understanding, that you can understand and comprehend what God is about to do. He is about to say, Son, go get your bride.

   The naysayers loudly and incessantly rave, No man knows the day or the hour! And yet, look at the world around you. Everywhere you turn you can hear the sounds of the toilet being flushed. Nations, such as France, are burning; this is a nation where 1 in 4 women are being raped by Islamic Jihadists. There is hardly a nation where the situation is turning deadly. If you don't believe that, ask Charlie Kirk; oh yeah, you can't because he got assassinated. The hour is upon us.

5. “putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.”

   We are not to turn to rage but to live in the hope of salvation. If you have confessed that Jesus Christ is the Lord of your life then you are a believer, a follower of Christ. You no longer have time to play with the world. Separate yourself from their ways and turn quickly to Jesus.

   Why would the Apostle Paul say that salvation brings hope if it was not meant to tell us that our hope is in the rescue of the church from the horrendous things that are about to be unleashed with the signing of this peace and security agreement?

   If you are a chronologically oriented person, and know a bit of Daniel 9 and beyond, then you also know that most do not see our rescue until the antichrist adds his approval and support for Peace and Security agreement. Seriously, God is going accomplish what He desires and He desires His bride.

6. “For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

   We have hope because of this statement right here.

Because of scripture, many of us were looking for heavenly signs, well, we got them.

“And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.”
(Revelation 12:1-2 BSB)

These signs were star alignments in the night sky, that in this case came into perfect alignment somewhere around 2017. I could NOT see them from where I live as the light pollution obliterates all but a couple of the brightest stars. Many people use an app called Stellarium to know where to look. I just take their word for it; the problem was that so many of the events that we now see, were not happening at the time of John's writing.

Oh, I might add that the Magi from the East, during the days of Jesus' birth, came and paid homage to the young child Jesus, based upon their knowledge of the stars.

Allow me to burst your bubble.

“When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
(Matthew 2:16 BSB)

So Jesus, was now at least two, and was NOT living in a manger by the time the wise men (and their rather large entourage,) arrived. Joseph and Mary were in a rented home, at least. The Magi brought them great wealth and I would not be surprised to find out that the gifts funded the entirety of their stay in Egypt.

In regards to the escalating level of violence, which we just witnessed.

“They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.”

(John 16:2 BSB)

 

Consider what John 16:4 has to say.

“But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.”

(John 16:4 BSB)

In my humble opinion, the context of Jesus's statement applies to the Jewish community who are living at the time of God's wrath being poured out. The “hour” is the Greek word hōra and carries meanings, whether (literally or figuratively) of : - day, hour, instant, season. I believe that John 16:4 then points to that moment when “they” will kill you because you are a follower of Christ, or for simply being a Jew.

We will always be with the Lord.

“For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him. By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.”
(1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 BSB)

Since imperfection (sin) cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven, we must shed this earthly body.

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

(1 Corinthians 15:51-52 BSB)

 

Thanks to Adam we have all been infested with sin. How to define that is part of the mystery, but it is not that difficult. That piece of fruit that the two of them ingested changed their DNA and everyone born of man is infested since then. There was time when such a concept was fodder for science fiction movies. Well, Bill Gates and others like him, paid the right people and they found a way to alter your DNA through a Mrna injection. We will not go into details, but I will tell you that one of my brothers died thanks to this manipulation of science. So we have to shed the carrier of that sin; you got it, the body. In the twinkling of an eye we will shed this damaged body in exchange for a new one. It will look just like you. Consider Jesus, He came back from the grave, sat on the beach one day and cooked and ate fish with the disciples. Sounds rather physical, but I can't explain it now and keep this short. We will be changed and sin free, something that was attached to this old body and linked back to the garden. I long for that day.

Endlich hörte ich einen Pastor, der mutig Stellung bezog und sagte: „Ich werde diesen Tag zu 100 % ausrufen“, und das tue ich auch.

Ich hörte kürzlich eine Gruppe von Pastoren bei einer Video-Diskussionsrunde, und einer von ihnen beschloss bei seiner Vorstellung, die Grenzen des Religiösen zu überschreiten, indem er sagte: „ Ich werde diesen Tag zu 100 % verkünden .“ Er führte weiter aus, dass die Motivation für seinen starken Glauben auf der Überzahl an Beweisen, Bestätigungen und Rechtfertigungen eines prophetischen Wortes beruht. Dieser Pastor ist felsenfest davon überzeugt, dass Jesus kommt, um seine Braut während des Posaunenfestes zurückzuholen. Er hält auch am prophetischen Wort von Bruder Joshua fest. ( Obwohl Bruder Joshua nicht behauptet, sein Wort sei prophetisch. Das Wort, das Bruder Joshua schließlich öffentlich machte, passt in jede Beschreibung eines prophetischen Wortes. Das gegebene Wort sagt uns, dass Jesus dieses Wort sprach und ausdrücklich den 23. September 2025 als diesen Tag verkündete. ) Bedenken Sie, dass das Posaunenfest ein 48-stündiges Zeitfenster ist, das am Dienstagabend, dem 22. September, gegen 18.00 Uhr bei Sonnenuntergang beginnt und bis zum 24. September um 18.00 Uhr dauert . Wenn ich wie ein Jude denken würde, dann wüsste ich, dass der 23. September mit Sonnenuntergang am 22. beginnt ^und mit Sonnenuntergang am 23. endet ^. Nur so zum Nachdenken.

Der Pastor begann, Passagen durchzugehen, die ihm den Glauben und die Freiheit gaben, den Tag der Wiederkehr des Herrn zu bestätigen.

„ ... und versäumen wir nicht unsere Versammlungen, wie es bei manchen Gewohnheit ist, sondern ermutigen wir einander, und das umso mehr, als ihr seht, dass der Tag naht .“

( Hebräer 10:25 NASB)

Achten Sie auf diese Worte: „sondern ermutigt einander, und das umso mehr, als ihr seht, dass der Tag naht .“

Ermutigend?

Das hat alles mit Hoffnung zu tun. Hoffnung ist Erwartung, Vorfreude und das Vertrauen auf ein Versprechen.

Wie fördern wir ?

Wenn Sie nach Synonymen für „ermutigen“ suchen, erhalten Sie einige Optionen, wie etwa: fördern, ankurbeln, unterstützen, inspirieren, stimulieren, beleben und sogar animieren . Warum? Es klingt fast wie ein Cheerleader, und das mag stimmen, aber es ist schwierig, andere anzufeuern, wenn einem die Inspiration ausgetrieben wurde.

Obwohl ich zugeben muss, dass auch der Tag eine Variable ist, bedeutet dies, dass wir den Tag kennen können. Wenn Sie mit der Vorstellung, dass wir wissen, wann, hadern, denken Sie an die 50 Propheten, die Elia folgten.

„ Da traten die Prophetensöhne von Jericho zu Elisa und fragten ihn: „Weißt du, dass der HERR dir heute deinen Herrn nehmen wird ?“ „Ja, ich weiß“, antwortete er. „Sprich nicht davon.“

( 2. Könige 2:5 BSB)

Denken Sie eine Weile darüber nach, denn die Söhne der Propheten wussten, dass dieser Tag kommen würde.

Eine weitere Passage ist Offenbarung 3:3

„ Denke also daran, was du empfangen und gehört hast. Behalte es und tue Buße. Wenn du nicht aufwachst, werde ich wie ein Dieb kommen, und du wirst die Stunde nicht erkennen , in der ich über dich kommen werde.“

( Offenbarung 3:3 BSB)

Vielleicht können wir dies als eine Redewendung abtun, aber vergessen Sie nie, dass in der Heiligen Schrift NICHTS steht, was zufällig entstanden wäre. Er möchte, dass wir verstehen, dass wir diesen Moment auf die Stunde genau bestimmen können.

Über die Zeiten und Zeitpunkte aber, liebe Brüder, brauchen wir euch nicht zu schreiben. Ihr wisst ja, dass der Tag des Herrn kommt wie ein Dieb in der Nacht. Und die Menschen sagen: Friede und Sicherheit !, doch plötzlich überfällt sie das Verderben wie die Wehen eine Schwangere, und sie werden nicht entfliehen . Ihr aber, liebe Brüder, seid nicht in der Finsternis, sodass euch der Tag wie ein Dieb überfallen könnte. Denn ihr alle seid Söhne des Lichts und Söhne des Tages; wir gehören nicht der Nacht noch der Finsternis an. Darum lasst uns nicht schlafen wie die anderen, sondern lasst uns wach und nüchtern bleiben. Denn wer schläft, der schläft nachts, und wer sich betrinkt, der betrinkt sich nachts. Da wir aber dem Tag angehören, lasst uns nüchtern sein, angetan mit dem Panzer des Glaubens und der Liebe und mit dem Helm der Hoffnung auf das Heil. Denn Gott hat uns nicht dazu bestimmt, Zorn zu erleiden, sondern das Heil zu erlangen durch unseren Herrn Jesus Christus. ( 1. Thessalonicher 5,1-9 )

1. „ Nun zu den Zeiten und Jahreszeiten ...“

   Mir ist klar, dass wir die Zeiten und die Jahreszeiten verstehen müssen . Als Nachfolger Christi müssen wir mit Gewalt rechnen. Jesus warnte uns: Weil sie mich hassten, werden sie auch euch hassen. Was Bruder Charlie Kirk widerfuhr, ist also nicht ungewöhnlich, insbesondere in afrikanischen Ländern. Und raten Sie mal: Dieses Ausmaß an Gewalt wird Amerika erreichen, schneller als Sie denken. Die Zeiten und Jahreszeiten, in denen Jesus wiederkommt, sind da.

2. „ Während die Menschen sagen: ‚Friede und Sicherheit‘, wird die Zerstörung sie plötzlich überfallen, ...“

   Sie, die Nationen, die gegen Israel sind, haben sich bereits versammelt, um ihre Meinung zum New Yorker Dokument zu äußern, einem Dokument, das am 23. September 2025 ratifiziert wird . Dann wird es vielleicht nur noch eine Gegenstimme geben, obwohl ich hoffe, dass Präsident Trump dagegen stimmt, sodass es zwei sind, die gegen dieses Friedens- und Sicherheitsabkommen sind, das vom französischen Präsidenten Emmanuel Macron und Kronprinz Mohammed Bin Salmon gemeinsam geleitet wird.

   Die Frage ist: Wird die bevorstehende Zerstörung die Unterzeichner oder Israel treffen?

3. „ ... und sie werden nicht entkommen .“

   Ist es wichtig, zu wem Jesus spricht?

   Nicht wirklich, denn während ich dies schreibe, führt Israel einen Krieg an sieben Fronten. Jede Aktion, egal wer zuerst feuert, wird mit überwältigender Feuerkraft beantwortet. Ich möchte hinzufügen, dass Israel gerade Gaza dem Erdboden gleichmacht. Diese Aktion hat Deutschland, einen der letzten Verbündeten Israels, dazu veranlasst, Israel den Rücken zu kehren und seine Zustimmung zur Zweistaatenlösung zu bekunden.

   Glauben Sie nicht eine Sekunde lang, dass sich die islamischen Nationen auch nur im Geringsten um Israel oder dieses UN-Abkommen scheren, das am 23. September unterzeichnet wird, denn diese Nationen wollen, dass Israel ins Meer geworfen wird.

4. „ Ihr aber , Brüder , seid nicht in der Finsternis, sodass euch der Tag wie ein Dieb überfallen könnte . Denn ihr alle seid Söhne des Lichts und Söhne des Tages; wir gehören nicht der Nacht noch der Finsternis .“

   Im Allgemeinen soll diese Aussage Ihren Glauben und Ihr Verständnis stärken, damit Sie verstehen und begreifen können, was Gott tun wird. Er wird sagen: „Sohn, geh und hol deine Braut.“

   Die Neinsager zetern lautstark und unaufhörlich: „Kein Mensch kennt Tag und Stunde!“ Und doch, schauen Sie sich die Welt um Sie herum an. Wohin Sie sich auch wenden, Sie hören das Geräusch der Toilettenspülung. Länder wie Frankreich stehen in Flammen; hier wird jede vierte Frau von islamischen Dschihadisten vergewaltigt. Es gibt kaum ein Land, in dem die Situation tödlich wird. Wenn Sie das nicht glauben, fragen Sie Charlie Kirk; oh ja, das können Sie nicht, denn er wurde ermordet. Die Stunde ist gekommen.

5. „ Wir legen den Brustpanzer des Glaubens und der Liebe an und den Helm unserer Hoffnung auf Erlösung .“

   Wir dürfen nicht in Wut verfallen, sondern in der Hoffnung auf Erlösung leben. Wenn Sie Jesus Christus als den Herrn Ihres Lebens bekennen, sind Sie ein Gläubiger, ein Nachfolger Christi. Sie haben keine Zeit mehr, mit der Welt zu spielen. Trennen Sie sich von ihren Wegen und wenden Sie sich schnell Jesus zu.

   Warum sollte der Apostel Paulus sagen, dass Erlösung Hoffnung bringt, wenn er uns damit nicht sagen wollte, dass unsere Hoffnung in der Rettung der Kirche vor den schrecklichen Dingen liegt, die mit der Unterzeichnung dieses Friedens- und Sicherheitsabkommens entfesselt werden?

   Wenn Sie chronologisch denken und Daniel 9 und die weiteren Kapitel kennen, wissen Sie auch, dass die meisten unsere Rettung erst dann sehen, wenn der Antichrist dem Friedens- und Sicherheitsabkommen seine Zustimmung und Unterstützung gibt. Im Ernst: Gott wird erreichen, was er will, und er will seine Braut.

6. „ Denn Gott hat uns nicht dazu bestimmt, Zorn zu erleiden, sondern das Heil durch unseren Herrn Jesus Christus zu erlangen. “

   Diese Aussage hier gibt uns Hoffnung.

Aufgrund der Heiligen Schrift haben viele von uns nach himmlischen Zeichen gesucht, und nun, wir haben sie bekommen.

„ Und ein großes Zeichen erschien am Himmel: eine Frau, mit der Sonne bekleidet, der Mond unter ihren Füßen und auf ihrem Haupt eine Krone von zwölf Sternen. Sie war schwanger und schrie in den Schmerzen und Qualen der Geburt.“
( Offenbarung 12:1-2 BSB)

Diese Zeichen waren irgendwann um 2017 am Nachthimmel zu sehen. Von meinem Wohnort aus konnte man sie NICHT sehen, da die Lichtverschmutzung alle Sterne bis auf ein paar der hellsten verdunkelt. Viele Leute nutzten die App Stellarium, um ihre Erkenntnisse zu sammeln. Ich habe ihnen einfach geglaubt; das Problem war, dass viele der Ereignisse, die wir heute beobachten, damals noch nicht stattfanden.

Oh, ich könnte hinzufügen, dass in den Tagen von Jesu Geburt weise Männer kamen und dem kleinen Jesuskind ihre Ehrerbietung erwiesen,  basierend auf ihrem Wissen über die Sterne .

Erlauben Sie mir, Ihre Illusionen zu zerstören.

Als Herodes sah , dass er von den Heiligen Drei Königen überlistet worden war, geriet er in große Wut. Er ließ in Bethlehem und Umgebung alle Jungen im Alter von zwei Jahren und darunter töten , entsprechend der Zeit, die er von den Heiligen Drei Königen erfahren hatte.
( Matthäus 2:16 BSB)

Jesus war nun mindestens zwei Jahre alt und lebte NICHT in einer Krippe, als die Weisen (und ihr ziemlich großes Gefolge) eintrafen. Josef und Maria wohnten, nehme ich an, zumindest in einem gemieteten Haus. Die Weisen brachten ihnen großen Reichtum und es würde mich nicht überraschen, wenn dieser ihren gesamten Aufenthalt in Ägypten finanzierte.

In Bezug auf die eskalierende Gewalt, die wir gerade miterlebt haben.

„ Sie werden euch aus den Synagogen ausschließen. Denn es wird die Zeit kommen, da jeder, der euch tötet, meinen wird, er tue Gott einen Dienst .“ ( Johannes 16:2 BSB)

 Bedenken Sie, was Johannes 16:4 zu sagen hat. 

 „ Aber ich habe euch dies alles gesagt , damit ihr, wenn ihre Stunde kommt, daran denkt, dass ich es euch gesagt habe. Ich habe euch dies nicht von Anfang an gesagt, weil ich bei euch war.“ ( Johannes 16:4 BSB)

 Wir werden immer beim Herrn sein.

 Denn da wir glauben, dass Jesus gestorben und auferstanden ist, glauben wir auch, dass Gott die, die in Christus entschlafen sind, mit Jesus führen wird. Und wir verkünden euch mit einem Wort des Herrn: Wir, die wir leben und übrig bleiben bis zur Wiederkunft des Herrn, werden den Entschlafenen keineswegs zuvorkommen. Denn er selbst, der Herr, wird, wenn der Befehl ergeht, wenn die Stimme eines Erzengels und die Posaune Gottes erschallt, vom Himmel herabkommen, und die in Christus Toten werden zuerst auferstehen. Danach werden wir, die wir leben und übrig bleiben, zugleich mit ihnen entrückt werden in den Wolken, dem Herrn entgegen in die Luft, und so werden wir bei dem Herrn sein allezeit.  ( 1. Thessalonicher 4,14-17 BSB)

 

Da wir durch Unvollkommenheit (Sünde) das Himmelreich nicht erben können, müssen wir diesen irdischen Körper ablegen.

Hört, ich sage euch ein Geheimnis: Wir werden nicht alle entschlafen, aber wir werden alle verwandelt werden – und zwar in einem Nu, im Handumdrehen, beim letzten Posaunenstoß. Denn die Posaune wird erschallen, die Toten werden unvergänglich auferstehen, und wir werden verwandelt werden .  (1. Korinther 15,51-52 BSB)

 Seit Adam sind wir alle von Sünde befallen. Wie man das definiert, ist Teil des Mysteriums, aber nicht so schwer. Das Stück Obst, das die beiden aßen, veränderte ihre DNA. Es gab Zeiten, da war so etwas Stoff für Science-Fiction-Filme. Nun, Bill Gates und seinesgleichen bezahlten die richtigen Leute, und sie fanden einen Weg – eine Myna-Injektion. Wir wollen nicht ins Detail gehen, aber ich kann euch sagen, dass einer meiner Brüder aufgrund dieser Manipulation der Wissenschaft gestorben ist. Also müssen wir den Träger dieser Sünde ablegen; ihr habt es erraten, den Körper. Im Handumdrehen werden wir diesen beschädigten Körper ablegen und gegen einen neuen eintauschen. Er wird genauso aussehen wie ihr. Denkt an Jesus: Er kam aus dem Grab zurück, saß eines Tages am Strand und kochte und aß Fisch mit den Jüngern. Klingt ziemlich physisch, aber es lohnt sich nicht, es jetzt zu erklären. Wir werden verwandelt und von Sünde befreit sein, etwas, das mit diesem alten Körper verbunden und mit dem Garten verbunden war. 

Ich kann es kaum erwarten.

I finally heard a Pastor take a bold stance and say, I am 100% going to declare the day; and so am I.

 I recently heard a group of pastors who were doing a video round-table and one of them, in the process of introducing himself, decided to push the religious envelope by saying, I am 100% going to declare the day. He went on to say that the motivation for his strong belief is based upon the preponderance of evidence, confirmations, and validations of a prophetic word. This pastor is convinced beyond measure that Jesus is coming to retrieve His bride during the Feast of Trumpets. He also holds fast to the prophetic word of Brother Joshua. (Although Brother Joshua does not claim his word to be prophetic. The word Brother Joshua finally made public, fits every description of a prophetic word. The word given tells us that Jesus spoke this word and specifically declared September 23, 2025 was to be the day.) Keep in mind that the Feast of Trumpets is a 48 hour window of opportunity that starts at sundown on Tuesday evening, September 22, around six pm, and lasts until six pm on September 24. If I were to think like a Jew, then I know that September 23 initiates at sundown on the 22^nd and ends at sundown on the 23^rd. Just something to think about.

The Pastor began going through passages that gave him the faith and freedom to corroborate the day of the Lord's return.

“...not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.”

(Hebrews 10:25 NASB)

Pay attention to these words, “but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.”

Encouraging?

Why that has everything to do with hope. Hope is expectation, anticipation, and the leaning of everything we have upon a promise.

How do we encourage?

If you look up the synonyms for encourage you will get a few options, such as: promote, boost, support, inspire, stimulate, enliven, and even animate. Why It almost sounds like a cheerleader and that may be true, but it is difficult to cheer others on if you have had the inspiration beaten out of you.

While I have to admit that the day, is also a variable, there is the implication that we can know the day. If you wish to struggle with the idea of us knowing when, then consider the 50 prophets that followed Elijah.

“Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

(2 Kings 2:5 BSB)

Chew on that for a while, for the sons of the prophets knew it was to be that day.

Another passage comes Revelation 3:3

“Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.”

(Revelation 3:3 BSB)

Perhaps we can deem this to be an idiom, but never forget that there is NOTHING in scripture that is there by accident. He means for us to understanding that we can pinpoint this moment in time down to the hour.

“Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you. For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation. For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
(1 Thessalonians 5:1-9 BSB)

1. “Now, about the times and seasons ...”

   It is clear to me that we are to understand the times and the seasons. As followers of Christ, we are to expect violence coming at us. Jesus warned us that because they hated Me, they will hate you. So what happened to Brother Charlie Kirk, is NOT uncommon, especially in the African nations. Guess what, this level of common violence is coming to America, sooner than you think. The times and the seasons in which Jesus will come back are upon us.

2. “ While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, ...”

   They, being the nations against Israel, have already gathered to voice their opinions about the New York document, a document that will be ratified on September 23, 2025, and then it may only have one dissenting vote, although I am hoping the President Trump votes against it, making it two who are standing against this Peace and Security agreement that is being co-chaired by French President, Emmanuel Macron and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salmon.

   The question is: the destruction that is coming, will it be upon the signers, or, upon Israel.

3. “... and they will not escape.”

   Does it matter to whom Jesus is speaking?

   Not really, because as I write this Israel is fighting a war on seven fronts. Any action, no matter who fires first, will be met with overwhelming firepower. I might add that Israel is progressively leveling Gaza as we speak. This action, has motivated Germany, one of the last allies Israel had, to turn their backs on Israel and voice their approval of this two state solution.

   Do not think for a second that the Islamic nations care one bit about Israel or this UN agreement, which will be signed on September 23, because those nations want Israel thrown into the sea.

4. “But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.”

   In general, this statement is trying to bolster your faith and understanding, that you can understand and comprehend what God is about to do. He is about to say, Son, go get your bride.

   The naysayers loudly and incessantly rave, No man knows the day or the hour! And yet, look at the world around you. Everywhere you turn you can hear the sounds of the toilet being flushed. Nations, such as France, are burning; this is a nation where 1 in 4 women are being raped by Islamic Jihadists. There is hardly a nation where the situation is turning deadly. If you don't believe that, ask Charlie Kirk; oh yeah, you can't because he got assassinated. The hour is upon us.

5. “putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.”

   We are not to turn to rage but to live in the hope of salvation. If you have confessed that Jesus Christ is the Lord of your life then you are a believer, a follower of Christ. You no longer have time to play with the world. Separate yourself from their ways and turn quickly to Jesus.

   Why would the Apostle Paul say that salvation brings hope if it was not meant to tell us that our hope is in the rescue of the church from the horrendous things that are about to be unleashed with the signing of this peace and security agreement?

   If you are a chronologically oriented person, and know a bit of Daniel 9 and beyond, then you also know that most do not see our rescue until the antichrist adds his approval and support for Peace and Security agreement. Seriously, God is going accomplish what He desires and He desires His bride.

6. “For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

   We have hope because of this statement right here.

Because of scripture, many of us were looking for heavenly signs, well, we got them.

“And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.”
(Revelation 12:1-2 BSB)

These signs were in the night sky somewhere around 2017. You could NOT see them from where I live as light pollution obliterates all but a couple of the brightest stars. Many people used an app called Stellarium to do their studying. I merely took their word for it; the problem was that so many of the events that we now see, were not happening then.

Oh, I might add that wise men, during the days of Jesus' birth, based upon their knowledge of the stars, came and paid homage to the young child Jesus. 

Allow me to burst your bubble.

“When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
(Matthew 2:16 BSB)

Jesus, was now at least two, and was NOT living in a manger by the time the wise men (and their rather large entourage arrived. Joseph and Mary were in at least a rented home, I assume. The Magi brought them great wealth and I would not be surprised if that funded the entirety of their stay in Egypt.

In regards to the escalating level of violence, which we just witnessed.

“They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.” (John 16:2 BSB)

 Consider what John 16:4 has to say.  

 “But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.”  (John 16:4 BSB)

 We will always be with the Lord.

 "For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him. By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 BSB)

 

Since imperfection (sin) cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven, we must shed this earthly body.

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. (1 Corinthians 15:51-52 BSB)

 Since Adam we have all been infested with sin. How to define that is part of the mystery, but it is not that difficult. That piece of fruit that the two of them ingested changed their DNA. There was time when such a concept was fodder for science fiction movies. Well, Bill Gates and others like him, paid the right people and they found a way in an Mrna injection. We will not go into details, but I will tell you that one of my brothers died thanks to this manipulation of science. So we have to shed the carrier of that sin; you got it, the body. In the twinkling of an eye we will shed this damaged body in exchange for a new one. It will look just like you. Consider Jesus, He came back from the grave, sat on the beach one day and cooked and ate fish with the disciples. Sounds rather physical, but not worth the time to try and explain it now. We will be changed and sin free, something that was attached to this old body and linked back to the garden. 

I can hardly wait.