Waiting for the Lord's Return

In His Word, God encourages us with the promise of Christ's soon return, and He instructs of our responsibilities until He comes. 

We Wait for Jesus to Come from Heaven
First of all, we must wait for Jesus to come from heaven.

The apostle Paul wrote, “and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come.” (1Th 1:10). We know that God's wrath is coming upon this world, and we wait for Jesus Christ His Son to come from heaven and rescue us from His wrath by taking us up in the rapture.

This waiting is something we do eagerly with full expectation. “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;” (Php 3:20). The expression "eagerly wait" comes from one Greek word, "apekdechomai" meaning "to expect fully: - look (wait) for." We know with certainty that He is coming from heaven only for those who fully expect Him to do so.

The Scripture promises that Jesus will appear a second time for salvation. “And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await (apekdechomai) Him.” (Heb 9:27-28). This reaffirms once again that the Lord is coming for those who wait for Him to do so with full expectation.

He Will Come from Heaven
In the passages I have just cited, it clearly stated that He is coming from heaven. The following verses also tell us so:

When the Lord ascended into heaven before His disciples, two angels appeared in white and told them that He would return in the same way he went into heaven. They also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven."  (Act 1:11)

The Lord also said that He would come on the clouds of the sky. "And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory.  (Mat 24:30).

He Will Descend from Heaven with a Shout
Paul taught that Jesus will descend from heaven with a shout, followed by the resurrection of the dead in Christ and then the catching up of the living saints in Christ into the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then 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 shall always be with the Lord." (1Th 4:16-17)

He Will Come with His Mighty Angels in Blazing Fire
Paul said the Lord would come from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire: "For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus." (2Th 1:6-8).

We Must Stay on the Alert
It's essential that we always remain on alert for His return and be ready for it, since it could happen at any time and we don't know when.

"But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come. It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert. (Mar 13:32-34)

"Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will. (Mat 24:42-44). He said that you must be ready, so this is a requirement.

He also warned us to stay awake and stay dressed spiritually, if we do not want to be ashamed at His appearing, since He will come like a theif. ("Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.")  (Rev 16:15).

We Must Abide in Him
The apostle John also warned us to abide in Christ, so that we would not be ashamed at His appearing. "Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming." (1 Joh 2:28)

We Must Love His Appearing
Paul clearly taught that we must fight the good fight and keep the faith if we want to be ready for the Lord's return, since he is only coming for those who love His appearing. He said, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing." (2Ti 4:7-8)

We Will Be Changed in a Moment When He Comes
Paul said we would be changed suddenly in a moment when Jesus comes, just as quickly as the twinkling of an eye. "Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed." (1Co 15:51-52)

We Proclaim His Death Until He Comes
As we wait for His appearing, we must proclaim His death until He comes, and one way we do so is by eating the Lord's Supper. "For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes." (1Co 11:26)

We Must Endure to the End
The Lord taught that only those who endure to the end will be saved: "You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.” (Mat 10:22)

The apostle taught that we must have endurance to do the will of God, so that we may receive our promised eternal life. “For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay. But my righteous one shall live by faith; and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him. But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.” (Heb 10:36-39)

Endurance is required on the part of the saints in order to be saved, since we must continue to obey God's commandments and keep our faith in Christ. “This requires the steadfast endurance of the saints—those who obey God’s commandments and hold to their faith in Jesus.” (Rev 14:12, NET). 

Those Who Endure Must Depart from Sin
Scripture says that in order to run with endurance we must depart from sin: "Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us..." (Heb 12:1)

The Greek word for endurance in this verse means “cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy: - enduring, patience, patient continuance (waiting).” Thayer’s says, “in the NT [endurance is] the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings.”

The grace of God has appeared not only so that we could be saved and forgiven, but so that we could deny ungodliness and worldly desires and live sensibly, righteously and godly right now, and look for the glory of Christ's appearing. "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus..." (Tit 2:11-13). The Greek word for "looking for" is "prosdechomai" meaning "to await (with confidence or patience): look for, wait for."

Holy and Godly Living Required as We Wait
Scripture exhorts us to conduct our lives in holiness and godliness as we wait for the coming of the day of God. The apostle Peter wrote:

"Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness, while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God? Because of this day, the heavens will be burned up and dissolve, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze! But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides. Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence." (2 Pe 3:11-13, NET).

Putting it All Together
God's Word teaches us that we must wait for Jesus to come from heaven. He will surely come for us from heaven, descending from heaven with a shout, as He comes with His mighty angels in blazing fire. At that moment, the dead in Christ will first be resurrected, then those who are still alive in Christ will suddenly be changed in the twinkling of an eye, and caught up to meet the Lord in the air. Therefore, we must stay on the alert, abide in Him, love His appearing, fight the good fight, keep the faith, and proclaim His death until He comes. We must depart from all sin, conduct our lives in holiness and godliness, and endure to the end. We must strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when we enter His presence. May He find us all doing so when He comes.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. Other quotations from The NET Bible where noted.
 
Author's note: If you enjoyed this post, you may also like The 311 Moment, The Timing of the Rapture, The Error of Rapture Date Setting, Wars and Rumors of Wars, The End Time Plagues, The Land Mourns in the Last Days, Sequence of Signs Preceding the Coming of Christ, Synching Up the Seven Seals with the Gospels, Michael Shigaba's End Time Message for Mankind, News Headlines Reflect the End Times, my daughter's poem, The Midnight Hour, as well as her music video The Coming, and the other posts in this blog available through the Signs of the Times Directory. You may also access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

The Blood Moons of 2014 and 2015

For those of you who have not already heard, I want to alert you to the fact that there are going to be four blood-red moons back-to-back on the first day of Passover and Tabernacle in 2014 and 2015.  That's called a "tetrad," and it has only happened seven times in 2000 yrs.  The next time this happens will mark the eighth occurrence of this supernatural phenomena since the days of our beloved Lord Jesus.

After this next one, it will not happen again for a hundred years.  The last two times this happened were in 1948-49, following the blessed nation of Israel becoming a State once again, and in 1967-68 in connection with the famous, six-day war.  So whenever it happens, there is always something very significant happening in Israel. 

There are so many articles and videos about this that you could read. But let me simply direct you to two relatively brief explanations of it online, if you are interested in more info.  First, an excellent article by Pray 4 Zion.  And secondly, a video by Hebrew roots pastor, Mark Blitz, of El Shaddai Ministries in Bonney Lake, Wash. 

There are two Scriptures we should review together in closing.  First is an excerpt from the prophet Joel:

"...Before them the earth quakes, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness. The LORD utters His voice before His army; Surely His camp is very great, For strong is he who carries out His word. The day of the LORD is indeed great and very awesome, And who can endure it? 'Yet even now,' declares the LORD, 'Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping and mourning; And rend your heart and not your garments.' Now return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil." (Joe 2:10-13)

"I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth, Blood, fire and columns of smoke. The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the LORD Will be delivered; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, As the LORD has said, Even among the survivors whom the LORD calls." (Joe 2:30-32)

This is a solemn warning.  It's an alert to prepare yourself for this terrible day that is coming.

The second prophecy about this day was made by Jesus Himself, regarding the time of His return to earth:

"But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.” (Mat 24:29-31)

Dear friend, are you ready?  Please don't put off until later the need to get ready.  Do it now.  Read the prophet Joel chapter 2, and the gospel of Matthew 24.   After that your next steps to prepare are 1) to return to the Lord Jesus with all your heart, and with fasting, weeping and mourning; and rend your heart and not your garments.  Return to the LORD your God. You need a baptism of repentance. Then 2) you need to believe on Jesus, and call upon the name of the Lord.  He has promised that whoever calls on the name of the LORD Will be delivered.  Once you have done that, please share this article with the people you love, especially the Jewish people.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.

Author's note: You must take responsibility for your own actions. Nobody knows the day or the hour, and in no way am I date setting. This is only to provide you with information, so that you can make your own decisions, for which you will be accountable to God.

If you enjoyed this post, I also recommend the following:

Something is going on 2012	Trumpet Sounds Heard Around the World	Are You Rapture Ready?
The End Has Come	Very Few Will Hear the Trumpet	Grieve and Lament for the Church
Urgent Revelations of Christ's Imminent Return	The Amazing Sign of Jonah	Mark of the Beast (666)

You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory, and access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

Come Out of Her

The Lord in His mercy has sent out another wake up call to the Church, in advance of His imminent return.  He has given a vision to Chukwuka N. Morah, a young man in Nigeria, who is a marine geologist.  Brother Chukwuka says that God has called him to "preserve the church from dilapidation, motivate today’s youths towards fulfillment of their destiny, and make known the wonders of living a life of praise."

He has recorded this vision in a little booklet, called "Come Out of Her -- An End Time Message from God," which is also available for reading online through his blog.   He says the Lord allowed him through the vision to experience first-hand what it will be like at the time of Christ's return (the rapture) to be a so-called Christian, who is not living a life of holiness, righteousness, Truth.  In the vision, the Lord showed him how such a person would miss the rapture and then would go through the terrifying experience of the tribulation. 

In the Great Tribulation period that he experienced in the vision, following the rapture of the Bride, he experienced attacks from demonic beasts on earth and great fear, as well as earthquakes, huge missiles Cris-crossing the sky, and World War III. 

I realize this does not agree with the theology of some people, but the Lord is not going to check your theology before He comes back for His people.  However, His concern is that so many are not ready.  This vision and the Lord's deep concern are consistent with many other end time visions and visitations I have personally read or listened to.  You can hear the Lord's heart in it, saying,  "God is very concerned about you.  He does not want to see you in the congregation of sinners,” so that you won't be left behind at redemption hour.

Scripture says, "Then I heard another voice from heaven say: ‘Come out of her, my people,’ so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues..." (Rev 18:4).

I hope you will take time to read this short, compelling booklet, which describes the present state of so many believers in the Church today.  I recommend Come Out of Her -- An End Time Message from God.  And be sure to share it with your friends, too. It's another sign of the times and a wake up cal  for those with ears to hear.

Attribution notice: Scripture quotation taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, unless otherwise noted.

Author's note:  You must take responsibility for your own actions. Nobody knows the day or the hour, and in no way am I date setting. This is only to provide you with information, so that you can make your own decisions, for which you will be accountable to God.

Please prayerfully listen to this brother's testimony, and use the Testimony Review Process adopted by this blog, as you decide for yourself whether the Lord has spoken to him.  For issues and concerns, each person must confirm with the Lord, whether something is valid or not.

You may also want to read my other related posts:

Something is going on 2012	Trumpet Sounds Heard Around the World	Are You Rapture Ready?
The End Has Come	Very Few Will Hear the Trumpet	Grieve and Lament for the Church
Urgent Revelations of Christ's Imminent Return	The Amazing Sign of Jonah	Mark of the Beast (666)

You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory, and access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

_________________________________________________

Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

Rapture Alert

Dear friends,

The Lord Jesus Christ is coming back very soon.  He is beyond the door, and the rapture of His people could occur at any moment.

The word rapture comes from the Latin word, rapturo, which is a translation of the Greek verb "caught up" that's found in 1 Thessalonians 4:17.

"For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then 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 shall always be with the Lord." (1Th 4:16-17)


Now I'd like to share with you just a few brief dreams about the rapture that help to show how close we are to that moment.

My Daughter's Dream
At the end of the day on June 13, 2012, as we were having family devotions together, I was surprised to hear my oldest daughter tell me  that she had a dream last night that the rapture happened.  I was surprised, because I had a dream also, and I had felt the Lord was wanting to wake us up to His imminent return.  Earlier in the day, I had already posted a blog called "Are You Rapture Ready," in which I later added her dream testimony, after she told me.

So I listened with great interest as she told me.  She said, "I dreamed that it was night time, past our bedtime, but we were still up.  I pulled back the curtain and looked up at the sky.  I saw in the sky a dim pinpoint of white light, and initially thought it was a star.  Suddenly it started growing brighter and brighter, as it got closer.  Then my heart started beating really fast with excitement. The white light started to take the shape of Jesus, and I knew it was Jesus.  He had a white garment on.  The ground started shaking.  I started hearing this rumbling sound like an earthquake was beginning to happen. I could feel the ground trembling beneath my feet.  Then I turned my head and cried out, 'Daddy, Jesus is coming back!'"

She continued, "This dream was so real to me, that I could practically say it wasn't a dream at all.  It was very, very real.  And it repeated itself once again afterward."

The fact that the Lord was in her dream, and that it felt so real tells me it was from the Lord.  The fact that she had the dream twice in a row, and it happened on the same day I had my dream indicates that this is about to happen right away.

My Son's Rapture Dream
My seven year old son had a dream of the rapture on June 20, 2012.  In the dream, he, his little brother, and three sisters were standing in our driveway at the home we live at now.  Suddenly they heard the sound of the trumpet like in the videos we have recently seen (see here).  At that moment, he and all the children lifted up their hands to the Lord.  Then my wife and I came outside to join them.  We lifted up our hands.  Then there was a big wind and we started to go up.  And his dream ended.

Putting it All Together
We are in the last moment right before the rapture. Time's up! I want to be very clear that I am not trying to be divisive or win you over to my particular viewpoint of the end times. I am not setting any dates.  I don't know if it is going to be this week, this year, next year, or when.  It just depends on the grace of God.  But it's going to be VERY soon.

In my previous blogs, I have mentioned other dreams that people have had very recently.  There are certainly many other people having dreams of the rapture, but these few examples should be enough to make the point. I think these are all alerts for us to get ready, because the Lord is coming back right away.  For those with ears to hear, it's high time to get ready for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ! Look to Him, who alone can prepare you to enjoy the rapture, and join the worshipers in heaven.

Attribution notice: Scripture quotation taken from the NASB.

Author's note: You must take responsibility for your own actions. Nobody knows the day or the hour, and in no way am I date setting. This is only to provide you with information, so that you can make your own decisions, for which you will be accountable to God.  You may also want to read my other post called, "The End Has Come," as well as "Are You Rapture Ready?"  You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory, and access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

_________________________________________________

Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

Are You Rapture Ready?

I am so convinced that the rapture could happen at any moment, and we need to be ready for it.  Please allow me to share with you three amazing coincidences that happened to me today.  It all began when I awoke at 4:44 AM.  Here is how it happened.

My Dream

I was dreaming that I was lying in bed sleeping, and I was in some kind of military barracks.  I knew the men in my unit wanted me to get up for some reason and join in some activity, but I was annoyed by it.  I wished that I could just sleep in peace without having to feel like I’d be awakened abruptly.  It was like the days when I was in the US Army, when they would call an alert in the middle of the night, in order to train us as soldiers to be ready at any time of the day or night.

The next thing I knew, in the dream, I was praising the Holy Spirit, telling Him how wonderful He is.  Suddenly the Holy Spirit came up beside me and repeatedly nudged me very hard on my left side, as if to wake me up.  I felt this jostling or jolting in my physical body, as well as my spirit, and I awoke with my heart pounding.  I looked at the clock and it was 4:44 AM.  I thought, “If God is 'FOUR' us, who can be against us.”  I immediately sensed that the Holy Spirit might be getting me up to pray.

I was tempted to go back to sleep, since I had gotten less than three hours of sleep. I figured that if it was the Lord waking me up, and I went back to sleep, He could awaken me again. But when I closed my eyes, I felt wide-awake.  I saw no use in laying there for an extended period, trying to go back to sleep, especially when the Holy Spirit may have something urgent for me to pray about.  Going back to sleep would only grieve the Spirit.

I got up and went into my office to pray.  I knelt down and began to pray in the spirit.  From the moment I got out of bed, I kept thinking that the Lord must have something important He needs me to pray about, which is urgent.  As I began to pray, the presence of the Lord came all over me and remained for a few wonderful moments.  I was so grateful for His holy presence. I thanked the Lord.  His presence seemed to me worth more than anything in the whole world.  I felt so blessed, as if I would be thankful forever for that one precious moment with the Father.

Once I finished writing the above account right where I was kneeling, and as soon as I returned to prayer, His presence returned once again.  Then I asked, “Is this the day you’re coming back for us?”

Sandra Sadiq's Dream
Later in the day today, when one of my appointments to meet with some men for discipleship got rescheduled, I felt led to do a search on the website of Choo Thomas, regarding the word the Lord gave her about the start of the tribulation.  I happened to read the following testimony by Sandra Sadiq about a dream she had in August 2006:

"Praise the Lord, He has been so good to me. I thank the Lord so much for giving me these Revelations because I never knew anything about the end times not even a word about the Rapture (Caught up) but it was prophesied to me 26 December 2007 that in the coming year starting 2008 that God was going to give me a lot of serious revelations of His Word, serious discoveries and etc. Now I can’t stop sharing some of the things God has given me. My name is Sandra Sadiq."

"In August 2006 while I was stationed in Korea early one morning the Lord woke me up to pray like I usually do but I was so tired and I told Him I will spend time with Him before going to work like I always do but I just needed a little more sleep. In about 45 minutes to an hour later, I heard this loud sound and the first thing that came to my mind was oh boy that is the sounding for all the soldiers on post to get ready for war (in the Army that is how we practice for war and we call it an alert). So I got up running in my barracks room getting ready for work and at the same time I was repenting to the Lord that I have to get ready for work because of this emergency so I will have to spend more time with Him later. When I finally left the room I realized there was no one on the streets or even in my office and at that time I was working for one of the general officer’s in the army. This was about 4 or 5 am in the morning. Finally I decided to go back to my room then I saw a guy on the street on post and I asked him why there is no one outside because there is an alert and later on that day I kept asking people and no one had heard that sound but me. But I never bothered to ask the Lord, so a couple of days later which was on a Sunday I was in the bus going to church and there was a young lady who I had invited to church talking to me in the bus but then I heard the Lord so clear and what He said to me was the sound I heard that day was from Him in Heaven that was the trumpets; wow. GOD IS SO GREAT." [end of testimony from Sandra Sadiq]

You can visit Sandra's website here.

My Daughter's Dream

At the end of the day today, as we were having family devotions together, I was surprised to hear my oldest daughter tell me  that she had a dream last night that the rapture happened.  She said, "I dreamed that it was night time, past our bedtime, but we were still up.  I pulled back the curtain and looked up at the sky. I saw in the sky a dim pinpoint of white light, and initially thought it was a star.  Suddenly it started growing brighter and brighter, as it got closer.  Then my heart started beating really fast with excitement. The white light started to take the shape of Jesus, and I knew it was Jesus.  He had a white garment on.  The ground started shaking.  I started hearing this rumbling sound like an earthquake was beginning to happen. I could feel the ground trembling beneath my feet.  Then I turned my head and cried out, 'Daddy, Jesus is coming back!'"

"This dream was so real to me, that I could practically say it wasn't a dream at all.  It was very, very real.  And it repeated itself once again afterward."

Comparing the Three Dreams
Let's use this chart below to compare the three dreams of Sandra Sadiq, myself, and my daughter Charity:

My Dream	Sandra Sadiq's Dream	My Daughter Charity's Dream
4:44 AM	Between 4:00 and 5:00 AM	Night time
I was dreaming that I was lying in bed sleeping in the Army barracks.	She was laying in bed sleeping in the Army barracks.	It was past her bedtime.
The Lord woke me up to pray AFTER I had the dream.	The Lord woke her up to pray BEFORE she had the dream.	She was still awake.
I closed my eyes and tried to go back to sleep, but I was wide awake, so I got up to pray.	After praying, she went back to sleep, because she was so tired; and 45 minutes later she had the dream.
In my dream, I wanted to sleep in peace, and did not want to be awakened abruptly, like they would wake us in an Army alert. But my fellow soldiers wanted me to get up.	In her dream, she heard a loud sound, as in an Army alert, which the Lord later revealed to her was his trumpets from heaven.	The ground started shaking, she heard a rumbling sound like an earthquake, and felt the ground trembling beneath her feet.
When the Lord woke me up to pray, He startled me. My heart was pounding, and I sensed it was something urgent.	When the Lord woke her up from her sleep, she sensed it was an emergency.	Her heart started beating really fast with excitement.
I sensed the Lord's presence and asked Him if this was the day that He was "coming back" for us.	It is understood that the trumpets she heard from heaven were announcing that the Lord was coming back.	She turned her head and cried out, 'Daddy, Jesus is coming back!'"
	The dream was so real that she jumped out of bed running, got dressed, and ran out into the street, surprised to see that nobody else was in the street, and nobody else heard the loud trumpet she heard.	The dream was so real to her that she could practically say it wasn't a dream at all.  It was very, very real.
My dream was confirmed on the same day by Sandra's and Charity's dreams, which confirmed it was from the Lord and emphasized its urgency.		The dream repeated itself once again, which emphasized it was urgent and from the Lord.

Other Confirmations
Seven and a half years after I published this article, I did some research and learned that numerous other people have gotten the number 444 from the Lord in connection with the rapture, and they feel the meaning of the number 444 is rapture. For example, here is one such video:

Finally the meaning of 444! Rapture!!

On December 22, 2019, after reading this article of mine from 2012 to my family at bedtime devotions, we then watched the first of the three videos linked above. Then we prayed. My youngest son, who is ten years old, said that as he began to pray, he happened to look over at my book of John Wesley's journal on the shelf beside him and saw the label on the book said "444", which I checked and confirmed. Neither of us had ever noticed that before, so it seemed like a confirmation.

Putting it All Together
All I can say is the Lord is speaking to many people about this and it is not just coincidence.  I had never read of Sandra's dream before.  And I just happened to find it on the same day that the Lord gave me the same kind of dream.  Both I and Sandra Sadiq were awakened between 4 and 5 AM. Both of us were tempted to go back to sleep instead of praying. Both our dreams were in a military setting, sleeping during the night, then receiving an alert, requiring an immediate wake up and readiness on the part of the soldier.  Amazingly, it seems the Lord may actually conduct these kinds of drills with us to alert us in advance to be ready for the rapture. And then to know that on the same day, my daughter had a dream that the rapture happened, I think the Lord is clearly speaking through this.

Remember that I was awakened at 4:44 and consider that the following verse, which ends in 4:44 is about the Lord's coming:

"For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will. (Mat 24:44)

("Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.") (Rev 16:15)

'Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God. 'So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you. (Rev 3:2-3)

I want you to be ready, my friend.  Most of the Church is asleep right now.  The Lord is giving a wake up call, and many simply want to turn over and go back to sleep.  I urge you not to go back to sleep.  For this reason it says, "Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you." (Eph 5:14)

We are in the last moment right before the rapture. Time's up! I want to be very clear that I am not setting any dates.  I don't know if it is going to be this week, this year, next year, or when.  It just depends on the grace of God.  But it's going to be VERY soon.

The only way to be ready is to give your life to Jesus and then live for Him 100% with sincere and pure devotion.  Look to Jesus, who alone can prepare you to enjoy the rapture, and join the worshipers in heaven. You must forsake the world, the flesh, and the devil, and live a life consecrated to Jesus.  If you are a Christian that is not living a life of pure devotion to Jesus, please REPENT and get your life right with God now.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.

Author's note: You must take responsibility for your own actions. Nobody knows the day or the hour, and in no way am I date setting. This is only to provide you with information, so that you can make your own decisions, for which you will be accountable to God.

You may also want to read my other posts called Very Few Will Hear the Trumpet Sound, Woman Has Vision of Only Few Being Raptured, The 311 Moment, The End Has Come, Darkened Skies in the Last Days, Rapture in the Last Hour, Sequence of Signs Preceding the Coming of Christ, and Synching Up the Seven Seals with the Gospels. I'd also like to recommend my daughter's short music video The Coming. You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory, and access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.