Showing posts with label events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label events. Show all posts

Thursday, September 11, 2025

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In this blog, I report on signs of the times indicating the soon return of our Lord Jesus Christ to collect His holy, righteous, and pure Bride. I also provide prophetic revelations and teaching on the topic.

As the Scripture says,

"When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' And in the morning, 'There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?" (Mat 16:2-3)

We must not be like the religious leaders of Jesus' day, who could not discern the signs of the times. Instead, we must be like the sons of Issachar spoken of in the Bible, who understood the signs of the times, and knew what their nation should do (1 Chr 12:32).

"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. Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. (Mat 24:29-33)

Some of the topics covered include the rapture, signs in the sun, moon, and stars, the antichrist, the mark of the beast, persecution, martyrdom, repentance, preparation, the judgment of God, and His wrath upon the wicked.

The End Time Plagues Rapture Dreams: Jesus is Coming Soon! Are you Rapture Ready?
God Gives Little Girl Revelations of Christ's Return Rapture Revelation to Sister Claire Andoun Solomon America’s Destruction is at Hand
Times and Epochs the Father has Determined The Glory of Martyrdom for Christ Economic Turmoil Worldwide
The Timing of the Rapture The Seven Seals Being Opened in Real Time Peace, Safety, and the Thief in the Night
Come Out of Her Trumpet Sounds Heard Around the World The Mark of the Beast (666)
The End Has Come  Very Few Will Hear the Trumpet Sound Rapture Alert
Repent and Flee the Coming Wrath Is Repentance Possible During the Great Tribulation? Grieve and Lament for the Church
Rapture in the Last Hour End Time Events The Amazing Sign of Jonah
This Pales Compared to What's Coming The 311 Moment
News Headlines Reflect the End Times Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster The Times of the Gentiles
Sequence of Signs Preceding the Coming of Christ Synching Up the Seven Seals with the Gospels Michael Shigaba's End Time Message for Mankind
Rapture Revelation to Angelica Zambrano The Error of Rapture Date Setting Urgent End Time Warning from the Lord
Cosmic Rays Intensifying Word of Warning for America Rapture Revelation to James Agboola
The Rise of Antichrists Rapture Revelation to Ayodelle Sawyerr The End Time Saints
Rapture Revelation to Margaret MacDonald Rapture Beliefs of Church Fathers Waiting for the Lord's Return
The Marriage of the Lamb Has Come Prophetic End Time Warnings from Little Children Brace Yourselves for the Great Shaking
The Land Mourns in the Last Days Understanding the Times The Coming Wrath of God
Wars and Rumors of Wars The Vegas Massacre Marks a New Chapter The Contractions Are Coming Closer Together
The Persecution of the Saints Something is Going on in 2017 Darkened Skies in the Last Days
The Day of Our Lord’s Wedding is at Hand Dreams and Visions: Tsunamis, Asteroids, Nuclear, Earthquakes, Chaos The Antichrist
Russian Attack on Ukraine Begins WWIII City in the Sky  Noah and Lot Parallels with Rapture
The King is Coming for You -- Are You Ready? Woman has Vision of New Jerusalem - Jesus Coming Soon! Numerical Coincidence Confirms Rapture
Worldwide "Drone" Incursions The Great Shaking of 2025 Warning Dream: The Tribulation Follows Rapture, Left-Behind Christians Hunted
Rapture September 2025 Confirmed Twice! No Man Knows The Day or the Hour - Feast of Trumpets Jacob's Trouble About to Be Fulfilled
The Lord Told Woman the Rapture is September 2025 Must the Man of Sin Be Revealed Before the Rapture? The Three Days of Darkness
Many Revelations Concerning September 2025 Rapture Seven-year Peace Deal at September UN Summit? Woman Has Vision of Only Few Being Raptured

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Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. "Time is At Hand" painting © 2012 Danny Hahlbohm, all rights reserved by the artist.

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.

Saturday, June 10, 2023

News Headlines Reflect the End Times

For a number of years I followed the news and captured headlines that I felt were indicative of the end times. I eventually gave up trying to track these things, because the pace at which they are happening is now too fast to keep up.

But the list of events I created will give you a good sampling of what's been happening, beginning with the more recent events and going back to some rather historical ones that occurred in the last sixty years.

Headlines
  • Worst floods in living memory hit Australia - 3-4-22
  • Russia invades Ukraine, kicking off WWIII - 2-24-22
  • Stock market crashes worldwide on Black Monday - 3-9-20
  • Locust swarms the size of big cities across Africa - 2-14-20
  • Coronavirus becomes global "pandemic" - 2-12-20
  • Massive bat plague terrorizing Australia - 2-6-20
  • Large swaths of Australia devastated by worst wildfires in decades - 1-13-20
  • African swine fever kills millions of pigs around the world in pandemic - 10-19-19
  • Deadliest California wildfires in history, 31 dead, hundreds missing - 10-13-17
  • Massacre in Las Vegas, 59 killed, 515 wounded - 10-1-17
  • Hurricane Maria causes "apocalyptic" destruction in Puerto Rico, as well as islands recently hit hard by Irma - 9-26-17
  • Magnitude 7.1 Quake hits Mexico, 300 dead, thousands homeless - 9-19-17
  • Hurricane Irma slams Florida after devastating the Caribbean islands - 9-11-17
  • Massive solar storm, sun releases X9.3, largest solar flare in over 12 years - 9-6-17
  • Texas coast devastated by Hurricane Harvey, 47 dead, tens of billions of dollars in damage - 8-30-17
  • Airport Massacre Ft Lauderdale, FL, 5 killed, 6 injured - 1-6-17
  • 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Italy, 247 killed - 8-24-16
  • Intel announces new "Merged Reality" technology - 8-16-16
  • Airport terror attack in Istanbul, Turkey kills 41, wounds 230 - 6-28-16
  • Orlando, FL Terrorist attack on gay bar kills 49, wounds 53 - 6-12-16
  • Beetle plague of "biblical proportions" hits Argentina - 3-2-16
  • Earth experiencing over 3,000 earthquakes per month - 2-15-16
  • Mass animal death numbers astronomical and rising worldwide - 2-15-16 
  • Record number of worldwide shark attacks in 2015 - 2-15-16
  • Record number of fireballs sighted in the skies worldwide in 2015 - 2-15-16
  • Tornadoes increased in number in the US in 2015 - 1-1-16
  • San Bernadino, California attack kills 14, seriously injures 22 - 12-2-15
  • Paris terrorist attacks kill more than 100 - 11-13-15
  • 2015 Among the Most Damaging Year for Wildfires Ever - 10-16-15 
  •  30 Large Whales Die in Alaska Waters - 8-26-15
  • U.S. Supreme Court Makes Same-Sex Marriage a Right for Americans- 7-26-15
  • Pope Frances Supports Homosexuality - 2-28-14
  • Giant sinkholes are forming all over the world - 8-12-13
  • Pope Benedict XVI resigns amid criminal charges - 2-11-13
  • Vatican Seeks World Government & New World Order - 12-3-12
  • Hurricane Sandy strikes US, affecting 24 States, doing $71 billion in damage - 10-26-12
  • Youth riots across England for 5 days, 1500 arrested - 8-11-11
  • Mississippi River flood at 70-yr record level, affects LA, AR, IL, KY and MO – 5-20-11
  • Wild fires scorch more than 2 million acres in TX – 5-13-11
  • Record number of tornadoes in a single month in all of American history in April 5-1-11
  • Two of the four biggest tornado clusters ever recorded, occurred in April in the US – 4-28-11
  • 226 tornadoes strike US in single day, more than any other day in history, 334 killed - 4-3-11
  • Magnitude 9.0 earthquake & tsunami hits Japan, death toll reaches 12,087 - 3-11-11
  • 6.3 Magnitude earthquake hits Christchurch, New Zealand, dozens killed - 2-22-11
  • Iranian "Day of Rage" begins a long series of protests across Iran - 2-14-11
  • Egyptian revolution and overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak - 1-25-11
  • Toxic chemical spill overflows through towns, causing ecological disaster in western Hungary 10-1-10
  • Leaking well gushing oil into Gulf of Mexico, 5000 barrels per day - 4-20-10
  • Magnitude 7 earthquake hits Haiti, death toll reaches 316,000 - 1-12-10
  • Young girl from Ecuador dies and sees heaven and hell - 11-7-09
  • Over the last three months, central banks put 63 % of their new cash into euros & yen – 10-14-09
  • Obama sends 15,000 additional troops to Afghanistan unannounced – 10-12-09
  • Gold hits record high at $1,064 an ounce – 10-12-09
  • Arabs launch secret moves with China, Russia & France to stop using dollar for oil – 10-6-09
  • UN calls for new reserve currency to end dollar supremacy – 10-6-09
  • 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Padang, Indonesia, killing 529, maybe thousands – 9-29-09
  • Obama Says Financial Regulations Must Be Strengthened Globally 9-20-09
  • At least 100,000 children are used in prostitution every year in the US – 8-15-09
  • Closure of Colonial BancGroup Inc., marked the biggest U.S. bank failure this year – 8-15-09
  • California Declares State of Emergency as Wildfires rage – 8-15-09
  • 1 Million Evacuated as Typhoon Hits China – 8-10-09
  • Bank Failures rise to 72 this year with collapses in Florida, Oregon – 8-9-09
  • Helicopter and plane collide over the Hudson River in NY, killing all nine aboard – 8-8-09
  • Russian tensions with Georgia flare up once again – 8-6-09
  • Russian nuclear subs patrol off US east coast for first time in over a decade – 8-6-09
  • Russian secret service helped Hizballah discover and bust Israel's Lebanese spy rings – 8-5-09
  • A high impact collision occurred on Jupiter, leaving a huge black scar on its surface – 7-31-09
  • Russia builds key naval HQ in Syria: Missile presence worries Israel – 7-22-09
  • Terrorists detonate Explosives in Jakarta Hotel – 7-17-09
  • Group committed to an international Islamic empire holds 1st official US conference – 7-17-09
  • Iranian passenger jet crashes in northwest Iran, killing all 168 people on board – 7-15-09
  • Al Qaeda plot against Suez Canal foiled by 26 arrests – 7-10-09
  • Tehran refuses to halt its nuclear program or “retreat by a single step” – 7-10-09
  • Al Qaeda plots multiple attacks on US-, Israel-bound airliners - 7-9-09
  • Russia blocks concrete measures at G8 summit on Iran's nuclear drive – 7-9-09
  • Pope officially calls for new world financial order guided by search for common good – 7-7-09
  • Ethnic riots in western China between Muslims and Han kill 156, injure many more – 7-5-09
  • Cargo train carrying liquid gas explodes in Italy train station killing 12, injuring more – 6-30-09
  • Yemeni A310-300 airbus from Paris crashed in Indian Ocean killing 153 people – 6-30-09
  • Democratically-elected Honduran president Zelaya ousted in a coup - 6-28-09
  • Open homosexual activist nominated to become US State Department’s top lawyer - 6-26-09
  • 10 die in widespread flooding in Central Europe – 6-26-09
  • 9 killed and 70 injured in Washington DC subway train crash - 6-23-09
  • A surge of people reportedly coming to faith in Christ in Iran – 6-13-09
  • 17 killed & many injured as Iran military crushes protests of election fraud – 6-13-09
  • WHO declares Swine flu a level 6 pandemic as 30,000 cases confirmed in 74 countries - 6-11-09
  • Homosexual activist leader receives appointment to oversee public school “safety” – 6-2-09
  • Air France flight 447 crashes over Atlantic killing all 228 people aboard – 6-1-09
  • Obama tells PA Pres. Abbas U.S. foresees Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital – 5-30-09
  • Subcutaneous GPS Chip Implant Invented To Track, Eliminate Undesirable Humans – 5-17-09
  • Alan Keyes, former diplomat, arrested on Notre Dame campus, protesting abortion – 5-8-09
  • Two pastors arrested, praying outside White House on National Day of Prayer – 5-7-09
  • NATO member Turkey and Syria hold first joint military exercise – 4-27-09
  • Swine flu declared public health emergency, as 11 new cases in US confirmed – 4-25-09
  • Obama W.H & FBI Assess & Declare American Patriots to be Extremists & Terrorists – 4-19-09
  • In growing piracy threat, pirates now hold about 12 ships with over 200 crewmembers – 4-12-09
  • Obama appoints gay-rights activist to the federal government’s faith-based initiative – 4-7-09
  • 260 killed and 1,000 injured by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck L'Aquila Italy 4-6-09
  • G20 creates new world order with US markets having lesser role – 4-2-09
  • Over 90 killed in US mass shootings in past yr., 47 of those in the past month – 4-3-09
  • 14 die in third mass shooting in US in a month – 4-3-09
  • World leaders announce creation of supervisory body for global financial system – 4-2-09
  • World leaders pledged $1.1 trillion to International Monetary Fund – 4-2-09
  • Sun Plunges into the Quietest Solar Minimum in a Century – 4-1-09
  • Pres. Obama announces plans to form a new world order in conjunction with the UK – 3-25-09
  • China supports Russia’s proposal to create a new supra-national global currency – 3-23-09
  • Israel suddenly withdraws troops from Gaza strip “for inauguration of Pres. Obama” – 1-20-09
  • Israel launches air strikes on Gaza Strip – 12-27-08
  • Cease-fire between Israel and Hamas expires – 12-19-08
  • Terrorist attack on Mumbai, India, 140 killed - 11-25-08
  • Wildfires rage across southern California – 11-16-08
  • World leaders want IMF to be the world's financial watchdog – 11-15-08
  • British PM Brown calls for a “new global society” 11-11-08
  • Eastern Europe stands on the verge of insolvency and deep and protracted recession 10-24-08
  • European Central Bank (ECB) granted Hungary a bailout worth €5 billion – 10-16-08
  • EU pledged to shore up banking system with a €2 trillion package – 10-16-08
  • Fox News reports US is in worst credit crisis since Great Depression – 9-29-08
  • Dow dropped 777.7 points or 7%, suffering worst 1-day point loss ever - 9-29-08
  • Fed Reserve Loans AIG $85B, rescuing the world's largest insurer from collapse – 9-16-08
  • After 158 yrs in business, Lehman filed bankruptcy, largest filing in U.S. history – 9-15-08
  • Dow Plummets 504 Points in worst percentage loss in more than six years – 9-15-08
  • Hurricane Ike strikes Galveston, Texas leaving millions without power in Houston – 9-13-08
  • Federal government takes over giant creditors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac– 9-7-08
  • Russia attacks Georgia and starts a war on 8-8-08
  • Total solar eclipse – 8-1-08
  • US Gas prices peak at new record high of $4.36 per gallon in California - 7-28-08
  • Scientists find largest sample of distant galaxies ever seen, 13 billion light-yrs away – 7-25-08
  • High-level international talks on Iran's nuclear program end without agreement – 7-19-08
  • Over 1,780 California fires sparked by lightning from San Diego to the Bay – 6-20-08
  • Wendy Alec receives prophetic word of impending judgment over San Francisco - 6-14-08
  • John Kilpatrick has dream of impending devastating earthquake in middle America - 5-20-08
  • Gay Marriage Ban Overturned By California Supreme Court – 5-15-08
  • 7.5 Earthquake in Sichuan China; 50,000 dead, 5 million homeless – 5-12-08
  • John Kilpatrick has vision of impending disastrous earthquake - 4-27-08
  • A series of unstoppable fires started in Southern California near San Diego - 10-23-07
  • Australian pastor raised from the dead during parliament prayer meeting - 10-22-07
  • CA Gov. bans terms “Mom and Dad” & “husband and wife” from use in CA schools - 10-13-07
  • Iranian Pres. Ahmadinejad visited NY to address the UN General Assembly– 9-30-07
  • Largest burst of a supernova was recorded this year & it was 7.5 billion light yrs away - 2007
  • 7.5 Earthquake near Lima, Peru. 337 people killed, over 827 injured – 8-15-07
  • Severe flooding in North Korea, 200 people dead or missing, 33,000 homes destroyed – 8-14-07
  • Romania is experiencing a severe drought – 8-14-07
  • Bridge Collapse Kills at Least 22 in Fenghuang, China – 8-14-07
  • Destructive tornado hits Brooklyn, NY, $10 million damage, 1 killed – 8-8-07
  • South Asia Monsoons Kill More Than 200, Displace Millions – 8-4-07
  • Bridge collapse on Interstate 35 over Mississippi River in Minneapolis, 5 killed, 60 hurt – 8-1-07
  • Mysterious substance spread from small plane south of Detroit 7-31-07
  • Poison spread at DC Metro Stations - death of birds – 7-29-07
  • Number of Atlantic tropical storms developing annually doubled in the past century – 7-29-07
  • 2 TV news helicopters collided in midair on live TV in Phoenix, AZ, 4 killed – 7-27-07
  • 2 WWII planes at air show in Wisconsin collided while landing, killing one of the pilots 7-27-07
  • 500 died across Hungary last week, due to heat wave in central and southeast Europe 7-25-07
  • Serbia battled 50 forest fires on hottest day of the year, temperature topping 109 degrees 7-25-07
  • Pilot trying to break speed record on way to Wisconsin air show crashed in Switzerland. 7-23-07
  • Bus carrying Polish pilgrims when it crashed near southeastern French city – 7-22-07
  • Airbus crashes in Brazil, 176 people killed, worst aviation accident in Brazil's history – 7-17-07
  • 6.8 earthquake in Japan, 11 dead, over 900 injured, nuclear power plant damaged 7-17-07
  • Monsoon rains & flooding in India leaves 660 dead & more than a million stranded – 7-07
  • UK flooding continues at height of popularity of song “Umbrella”. 2B pounds damage – 7-07
  • Glasgow Airport in UK hit by terrorist attack - 6-30-07
  • More than 200 people died during severe storms in Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city – 6-07
  • UK experiences worst floods in modern history – 6-10-07 to 6-30-07
  • South Africa got first snowfall in 25 yrs; rest of world had warmest temps since 1800s – 6-27-07
  • Bridge in China Guangdong province collapsed when cargo vessel hit it, killing 9 – 6-15-07
  • US gas prices hit new record high of $3.20 per gallon 5-30-07
  • Mine explosion kills 38 in Russia 2 mos. after similar explosion in nearby town killed 110 – 5-07
  • Kenya Airways plane crashed in Cameroon killing all 114 people on board – 5-5-07
  • VA Tech student kills 32 students in most deadly shooting rampage in U.S. history – 4-07
  • Magnitude 8.1 quake & ensuing tsunami Solomon Islands - 34 dead & thousands homeless 4-07
  • Indonesia Airlines plane crashed, killing 22 of the 140 people on board - 3-7-07
  • Explosion kills 110 in Russian coalmine - worst mine disaster in recent Russian history 3-19-07
  • 20 people died when tornadoes and thunderstorms ripped through central Florida - 2-2-07
  • Stampede by pilgrims on the annual hajj killed at least 360 in Mecca Saudi Arabia – 1-12-07
  • Adam Air Flight crashed in Indonesia, killing all of the 102 people on board – 1-1-07
  • Ferry carrying 600 people sinks during a heavy storm, at least 400 people dead - 12-29-06
  • 7.1 Earthquake in Taiwan region - 12-26-06
  • Heavy rains & winds, 1.5 million without power in WA & OR, causes 14 deaths -12-14-06
  • Typhoon in Philippines caused massive mudslide burying over 500 people - 11-30-06
  • 8.3 Earthquake in Kuril Islands - 11-15-06
  • Windstorms and tornadoes swept through six U.S. states over 2 days, killing 12 - 11-14-06
  • Deadliest tornado in Japan, where tornadoes are rare, killed 9 people - 11-7-06
  • Flash flooding in southeast Turkey killed 32 people - 11-1-06
  • Boeing 737, crashed in Nigeria after take-off, killing 103 - 10-29-06
  • Strong storms & tornadoes, Midwest & South U.S. destroy 400 structures, & kill 13 - 10-22-06
  • Strong storms in North Korea left more than 7,300 homeless 10-21-06
  • 2 subway trains collide in Rome, Italy, killing one and injuring at least 60 people - 10-17-06
  • Torrential rains in southeast Texas flood roads, spawn tornados, and kill 4 people - 10-16-06
  • 6.6 Earthquake hits Hawaii – 10-15-06
  • Freak early snowstorm dropped 2 feet of snow on Buffalo, 3 killed - 10-12-06
  • Typhoon Xangsane hits central Vietnam, killing 68 - 10-1-06
  • Boeing 737, crashed in Amazon rainforest, after colliding with corporate jet, 154 killed - 9-29-06
  • Typhoon Xangsane hit island of Luzon, Philippines causing flooding and killing 110 - 9-27-06
  • Heavy rains triggered floods in fifteen Kentucky counties, killing 10 people - 9-22-06
  • Comair commuter jet, crashed on takeoff in Lexington, KY, killing 49 - 8-27-06
  • Russian Airliner, crashed in Donetsk, Ukraine, killing all 170 – 8-22-06
  • 7.0 Earthquake in Scotia Sea, south of S. America -8-20-06
  • Flooding in Ethiopia since July killed at least 870 people – 8-06
  • Flooding from heavy rains in India and Pakistan killed more than 300 – 8-06
  • Flash floods on the Dechatu River in Ethiopia killed more than 200 - 8-6-06
  • Severe floods killed hundreds in North Korea, perhaps 800–900 in 7-06
  • Record hot weather caused 13 deaths in Europe - 7-19-06
  • 7.7 Earthquake in South of Java, Indonesia kills 730 people - 7-17-06
  • Warmest summer on record in U.S., heat waves/blackouts contributed to over 150 deaths – 7-06
  • Tropical storm Bilis floods Chinese provinces, millions evacuated, over 500 killed - 7-14-06
  • Explosions struck 7 trains/stations in India & killed at least 190 people and injured 600 - 7-11-06
  • Airbus slid off end of runway after landing in Irkutsk, Russia, killing at least 122 people - 7-9-06
  • Worst flooding in 30 years in south China caused over 340 storm-related deaths - 6-06
  • Heavy rain on East Coast kills 16 in storm-related deaths & causes extensive flooding - 6-22-06
  • Bus plunged into a ravine in Tanzania, killing 54 people – 6-9-06
  • 6.3 earthquake, Java, Indonesia kills over 5,700 people & destroys 135,000 homes – 5-26-06
  • 7.4 Earthquake in Kermadec Islands Region – 5-16-06
  • Pipeline explosion in Nigeria killed more than 165 people - 5-12-06
  • 13 in. of rain over 8 days in New England, cause region's worst flooding in 70 years - 5-10-06
  • Airbus A-320, crashed in the Black Sea off Russia, killing all 113 aboard - 5-3-06
  • 7.9 Earthquake in Tonga - 5-3-06
  • 7.6 Earthquake in Koryakia, Russia - 4-26-06
  • Terrorists set off 3 bombs in Sinai Peninsula resort city of Dahab, killing 18, injuring 85. 4-24-06
  • Bus returning from religious festival veers off road, plunges down ravine, & kills 47 - 4-17-06
  • 91 tornadoes battered the southeastern U.S. states, killing 12 people in Tenn. 4-7-06
  • 86 tornadoes & storms sweep 8 Midwest states, destroy buildings & kill at least 23 - 4-2-06
  • 3 earthquakes, southwest of Tehran, Iran kill 70 people & destroy more than 40 villages 3-31-06
  • Chartered cruise boat, carrying 137 people, capsized, killing 57 in Persian Gulf. 3-30-06
  • Ship, carrying 150 people, sank in Gulf of Guinea, Cameroon. 123 killed - 3-23-06
  • Dam collapsed on in Hawaii sending 300 million gallons of water into valley, 7 died. 3-14-06
  • Over 100 tornadoes hit 5 states in U.S. Midwest, killing 10 - 3-10-06 to 3-13-06
  • 200 wildfires in Texas destroy 15 homes, kill 10,000 cattle/horses, burn 191,000 acres. 3-6-06
  • Market roof collapsed in Moscow, killing 56 people. 2-23-06
  • 7.0 Earthquake in Mozambique - 2-22-06
  • Mudslide engulfed town of Guinsaugon, Philippines burying more than 1,000 people. 2-17-06
  • Red Sea ferry sinks 60 miles off Egyptian coast, killing more than 1,000 on board. 2-3-06
  • 67 people died from collapse of roof at International Exhibition Hall in Poland - 1-28-06
  • 7.6 Earthquake in Banda Sea - 1-27-06
  • Train derailed and plunged into canyon in Montenegro, killing 46 and injuring 19 - 1-23-06
  • Hotel collapsed in Mecca, Saudi Arabia killing at least 76 pilgrims on the annual hajj – 1-5-06
  • Heavy snowfall caused roof of ice skating rink to collapse in Germany, killing 15 - 1-2-06
  • 7.2 Earthquake in Fiji region – 1-2-06
  • 7.4 Earthquake East of the South Sandwich Islands - 1-2-06
  • Mudslide buried 200 homes in Indonesia and killed at least 200 people - 1-06
  • Worst weather-related economic losses in US history totaling $200 billion - 2005
  • Military plane crashes near Tehran hitting 10-story building, killing 110 people – 12-6-05
  • Earthquake strikes northern Pakistan killing over 73,000 people – 10-26-05
  • Category 5 hurricane Wilma strikes Naples Florida, cuts orange production by 15% - 10-25-05
  • Airliner crashes in Nigeria, killing 117 people – 10-22-05
  • Category 5 hurricane Rita hits the Gulf Coast, - 9-26-05
  • Number of category 4 & 5 hurricanes has doubled over 35 years - 9-16-05
  • Airliner crashes in Indonesia, killing 117 people – 9-5-05
  • U.S. gasoline price high of $3.05 per gallon, following Hurricane Katrina – 9-2-05
  • Category 5 hurricane Katrina devastates Gulf Coast, destroys New Orleans, kills 1300 – 8-30-05
  • Torrential rains caused havoc across central & eastern Europe, killing 36 people – 8-24-05
  • Israeli Prime Minister Sharon, and Palestinian President Abbas Declare End to Violence – 2-8-05
  • Russia and Iran set to sign nuclear fuel deal that will aid nuclear weapons program– 2-7-05
  • Russia and Syria sign major weapons deal; this is part of a new global order – 1-28-05
  • Pope invokes the Apocalypse before 7,000 people, discusses ultimate defeat of evil – 1-13-05
  • Unidentified fireball falls from sky and sparks blaze on ground in Chino, CA – 1-8-05
  • Meteor roars over South Dakota and Wisconsin with light and noise – 1-5-05
  • Members of South Korean church see Jesus, heaven, and hell during prayer rally - 1-2-05
  • Tsunamis hit south Asia & east Africa. 152,000 dead in 12 countries, one year later to the hour of the Bam, Iran quake. 5 million people displaced. – 12-26-04
  • Earthquake 9.0-magnitude strikes off Sumatra coast, disturbed Earth’s rotation– 12-26-04
  • Texas Receives Up to 13 Inches of Snow – 12-26-04
  • Unidentified fireball falls from sky, causes loud explosions near Jakarta, Indonesia - 12-19-04
  • Hundreds in China see unidentified shining object fall from sky and shake the earth – 12-12-04
  • Members of Reestablished Sanhedrin Ascend Temple Mount, first time in 1600 yrs. – 12-9-04
  • Same-sex couples in Israel will now have many of the same rights as heterosexual spouses & rabbis warn Israel risks becoming next Sodom and Gomorrah – 12-9-04
  • Corporate jet carrying 6 people crashed at Montrose Regional Airport in Colorado – 11-28-04
  • 4 typhoons hit the Philippines in 2 weeks. 1,000 dead - 11-2004
  • Plane that was supposed to carry former President Bush crashes in Houston, 3 killed – 11-22-04
  • 100,000 websites offer illegal child porn, and child porn generates $3B in annual revenues – 11-9-04
  • Child sexual abuse is gaining respectability – 11-9-04
  • 20 - 50,000 women & children annually trafficked into the US for sexual exploitation – 11-9-04
  • Public schools nationwide teach children as young as five homosexuality is normal – 11-9-04
  • There are 4.2 million pornographic websites – 12 % of all websites in the world – 11-9-04
  • FBI Probing Punctures in US Airway Jets at Charlotte, NC not likely caused by normal wear and tear – 10-20-2004
  • 3 dead in mysterious small plane crash in McMinnville, Oregon – 10-20-2004
  • 2 dead in mysterious small plane crash in downtown Atlanta, GA – 10-20-2004
  • 13 dead, in mysterious Millard, MO American Airlines Commuter Plane Crash – 10-19-2004
  • Pilots Dead in Jefferson City, MO Commuter Jet Crash 300 miles from IL small plane crash hours earlier - 10-15-2004
  • Pilots Dead in small plane crash near townhouses in Joliet, IL - 10-15-2004
  • FBI raids Missouri-based charity; treasury officials allege direct link to terrorists – 10-14-2004
  • Crew of 7 dead in Cargo Jet crash in Nova Scotia, Canada - 10-14-2004
  • Oil prices closed at a record of $54.76 per barrel - 10-14-2004
  • Large earthquake shakes Manila – 10-8-2004
  • Obscure federal agency working on technology to monitor all vehicles through GPS devices – 10-7-04
  • Mt. Saint Helens volcano erupts – 10-1-2004
  • Hurricane Jeanne circled around and came back again to hit Florida, the fourth hurricane to slam the state this season, a scenario unmatched in more than a century. – 9-26-2004
  • Historical records of solar activity indicate solar radiation has been increasing since late 19th century – 9-2004
  • Hurricanes Charley, Frances & Ivan hit FL over a span of 5 weeks, causing billions of dollars of damage and more than 70 deaths – 9-2004
  • Hurricane Jeanne left nearly 2,000 dead and 300,000 people homeless in Haiti – 9-18-2004
  • Tragedy at Russian school in Beslan on first day of class, where 20-30 terrorists kill 350, half is children – 9-3-2004
  • Two Russian jets downed by terrorist bombs within 3 minutes of each other near Moscow, 89 dead – 8-24-2004
  • Earth is perhaps 150 years into the collapse of the Earth's magnetic field – 7-2004
  • More people died of AIDS in 2003 – three million – than in any previous year – 7-6-2004
  • Federal judge ruled the law banning partial-birth abortion is unconstitutional – 6-1-2004
  • Roof collapses in new passenger terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris – 5-23-04
  • Massachusetts legalizes gay marriage and 1,000 homosexual couples are legally married - 5-17-2004
  • Mexican air force released video of 11 unidentified flying objects that were only visible via an infrared camera. – 5-12-04
  • Dozens of UFO sightings this year, some possibly meteors, excite Iran - 4-28-2004
  • North Korea Train Blast Kills Hundreds – 4-23-2004
  • The Abu Ghraib Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal becomes public – dozens of US soldiers charged – 4-2004
  • Train Bombing in Madrid by kills 190 - 3-11-2004
  • Janet Jackson bears breast at Super Bowl half time - 2-1-2004
  • Egyptian jet plunged into the Red Sea killing 148 people 1-3-2004
  • Earthquake measuring 6.6 hits Bam, Iran, killing 26,000 people – 12-26-03
  • Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein captured by US Special Forces, on the outskirts of Baghdad- 12-13-2003
  • 40 million people estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS – 12-2003
  • Judge Roy Moore removed from bench for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments from courthouse- 11-14-2003
  • 9 major solar eruptions occur during 2-week period during the middle of the 9-year solar "minimum" season 10-2003
  • In the past 6 weeks, New York, Northeast US, Canada, Mid-Atlantic US, London, and Rome have been hit by massive black outs – 9-28-2003
  • 15,000 people have died in France of heat-related causes this summer – 8-14-2003
  • Devastating oil spill off Pakistan's coast, 24,000 tons of oil spilled - 7-27-2003
  • Columbia Space shuttle disaster, disintegrates over Texas, all 7 crew members lost – 2-1-2003
  • 78 people killed in world's worst airshow disaster at an airfield in the Ukraine 7-27-2002
  • Russian jet collides with Boeing cargo jet midair over Germany, 71 killed – 7-2-2002
  • 2.7 million acres of forest have burned across the US so far this year, hundreds of homes consumed – 6-2002
  • Earthquake rocks northwestern Iran, killing at least 500 people and injuring 1,600 – 6-2002
  • At least 400,000 people test positive for Malaria in India – 6-2002
  • Two members of satanic cult in Germany stab man to drink his blood – 6-2002
  • Daily attempts by Palestinians to send suicide attackers into Israel – 5-2002
  • 14 dead after interstate highway bridge in Oklahoma hit by barge, collapses – 5-26-2002
  • 60 wedding guests electrocuted, bus they were in hit high-voltage wire in India – 5-25-2002
  • Train crash kills 196 in Mozambique, injures hundreds more – 5-25-2002
  • China Air jetliner Flight 611 crashes into Taiwan Strait – 225 killed – 5-25-2002
  • Huge ice shelf 10 times bigger than Manhattan plummets into the sea near Antarctica – 5-2002
  • First humans receive subcutaneous ID chips – 5-2002
  • Islamic militants bomb holiday parade - Kaspiisk, Russia, 41 killed, 150 injured – 5-2002
  • Roman Catholic priest pleads guilty to possessing child pornography – 5-2002
  • Two Navy jets crash into the Gulf of Mexico – 5-9-2002
  • Suicide bomber kills 13, injures 23 in Karachi, Pakistan – 5-8-2002
  • Hamas suicide bomber kills 16, dozens injured in blast in Israel – 5-7-2002
  • China Northern Airlines jet crashes in northeast China, killing 112 people – 5-7-2002
  • Egypt Air Plane Crashes in Tunisia - at least 15 deaths – 5-7-2002
  • EAS Airlines Plane crashes in Nigeria - 148 people killed – 5-4-2002
  • Scoutmaster, Manhattan Troop 666, pleads guilty to 4 counts of 3rd degree sodomy – 5-2002
  • Showtime cable network announces addition of gay cartoon "Queer Duck" – 5-2002
  • Gay TV program celebrates drug use, promiscuous sex, and statutory homosexual rape – 5-2002
  • 18 Pipe bombs delivered to rural US mailboxes in 5 states by 21-year-old – 5-2002
  • Zimbabwe officially in famine condition – 5-2002
  • Russia and China to hold joint military exercises in August (first in 30 years) – 5-2002
  • High blood pressure affects about 50 million – or 1in 4 – American adults. – 5-2002
  • Suicide blast outside a Jewish synagogue in Tunisia kills 14 – 4-2002
  • Woman blows herself up in an outdoor market in Jerusalem, killing six- 4-2002
  • 109th Space shuttle flight returns to earth – 4-2002
  • International Criminal Court gains necessary international backing to exist – 4-2002
  • Erfurt Germany school shooting – 4-2002
  • Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter crashes into the Gulf of Mexico – 4-2002
  • Swiss pilot crashed aircraft into Milan's largest skyscraper – 4-2002
  • Flight CA129 Air China crash in Korea – 4-2002
  • Mysterious deaths of eleven prominent microbiologists – 11-2001 to 3-2002
  • Terrorists kill 5 worshippers in an Islamabad Protestant church – 3-2002
  • Larsen B ice shelf the size of a small European country collapses in Antarctica– 3-2002
  • Earthquakes in Afghanistan 3-2002
  • Israel launches offensive against Palestinian militants 3-2002
  • 51 percent of Americans 65–74 years of age use 2 or more prescription drugs – 2-2002
  • 100 different kinds of cancer now kill over 5 million people every year – 2002
  • 40 million people estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS – 2-2002
  • Philadelphia archdiocese reveals names of 35 priests guilty of child sex abuse – 2-2002
  • Child sex scandal hits the Roman Catholic priesthood – 2-2002
  • Plagues in Afghanistan – 2-2002
  • Islamic radicals kidnap, murder Wall Street Journal reporter –Karachi, Pakistan – 1-2002
  • Volcano erupts in Congo – 1-2002
  • Fourth expedition crew arrives at international space station – 12-2001
  • Nigerian pastor dies in car accident, raised from the dead three days later - 11-30-01
  • American Flight 587 Crash on Long Island – 11-2001
  • War in Afghanistan – 10-2001 to present
  • Two planes crash at Milan's airport in Italy- 114 people killed – 10-2001
  • Russian Tu-154 airliner crash in Black Sea – 10-2001
  • Anthrax – 10-2001
  • Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge collapses in Texas, 8 people died -- 9-2001
  • World Trade Center towers and Pentagon attacked- more than 2,800 people killed- 9-11-2001
  • Andrea Yates bathtub murder – 6-2001
  • Earthquake in Peru – 6-2001
  • Building collapses during wedding banquet in Jerusalem, killing 25 people - 5-2001
  • Tanker Spills Iraqi Oil into the Persian Gulf – 4-2001
  • Two American missionaries killed when private plane shot down in Peru – 4-2001
  • Wildfires Blaze in Florida – 4-2001
  • Volcano in Java erupts – 4-2001
  • Volcano Erupts in Nicaragua – 4-2001
  • Tremor Jolts Idaho and Wyoming – 4-2001
  • Famine and drought in Afghanistan and Pakistan – 4-2001
  • Italy's Mount Etna erupts – 4-2001
  • Earthquake in Argentina – 4-2001
  • Earthquake in Japan – 4-2001
  • Earthquake in Seattle – 2-2001
  • Earthquake in El Salvador – 2-2001
  • Earthquake in El Salvador – 1-2001
  • Earthquake in India – 1-2001
  • Galapagos Islands oil spill – 1-2001
  • Bombing of British Embassy in Yemen – 10-2000
  • Bombing of USS Cole - 17 American sailors killed and 30 wounded - 10-2000
  • Palestinian carry out more than 60 suicide bomb attacks on Israelis - 9-2000 to 5-2002
  • Israeli Palestinian escalation of violence - 9-2000
  • Concorde Jet crash in France – 7-2000
  • Brush Fires in California – 1999-2000
  • Campaigns against Christians in 35 countries (including China, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Burma, Greece, Ethiopia, Vietnam) - 1999
  • Over 200 million Christians worldwide are living under the threat of persecution – 1999
  • Egypt Air Flight 990 Plane Crash off Nantucket – 11-1999
  • Earthquake in Mexico – 10-1999
  • Earthquake in Taiwan – 9-1999
  • Earthquake in Turkey – 8-1999
  • Columbine High school shooting – 4-1999
  • Kosovo Conflict – 3-1999
  • 30 million people infected with HIV disease – 2-1999
  • Construction of International Space Station begins – 11-1998
  • Bombing - US Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – 12 killed, 85 injured – 8-1998
  • Bombing - US Embassy in Kenya - 213 killed, 5,000 receive medical treatment – 8-1998
  • Tsunami in Papua New Guinea – 7-1998
  • Jakarta Indonesia riots – 5-1998
  • Bacteria that causes pneumonia & ear infections evolving into untreatable forms - 1998
  • Malaria, Tuberculosis, Cholera becoming resistant to antibiotics, killing millions – 1998
  • Typhoid, diphtheria, and Black Death epidemics afflicted India & Soviet Union – 1998
  • HIV virus, which causes AIDS, had infected at least 13 to 14 million people – 1998
  • Eritrea-Ethiopia War - 1998-2000
  • Heath High School shooting - Paducah, Kentucky – 12-1997
  • Rwanda genocide – 7-1997
  • Albania genocide following collapse of economy - 1997
  • TWA Flight 800 - crashed into Atlantic off Long Island, New York - 7-1996
  • Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh, India – 11-1996
  • Tsunami in Irian Jaya – 2-1996
  • Tsunami in Peru – 2-1996
  • Tsunami in Sulawesi Island – 1-1996
  • Oil Spill off Rhode Island coast - 1-1996
  • Tsunami in Mexico – 10-1995
  • Earthquake in Sakhalin Islands, Russia – 5-1995
  • Seven Colombian Youth receive a tour of heaven and hell - 4-1995
  • Murrah Federal Building bombed in downtown Oklahoma City – 4-1995
  • Russian troops kill tens of thousands, attempting to crush Chechen rebellion - 12-1994 to 8-1996
  • Texas woman ushered into throne room of God on eve of Hanukkah - 11-28-1994
  • Tsunami in Philippines – 11-1994
  • Tsunami in East Java - 6-1994
  • War in Chechnya, 1994-96
  • ½ of the 24,000 people groups worldwide have a church movement of their own - 1993
  • One in ten humans is a Bible believing Christian – 1993
  • Tsunami in Japan – 7-1993
  • Korean Pastor Raised from the Dead - 3-1998
  • World Trace Center bombed – 6 killed and 1,000 injured – 2-1993
  • Oil tanker Braer ran aground off Shetland – 1-1993
  • Bosnia Conflict 1992-1995
  • Tsunami in Flores Island – 12-1992
  • Tsunami in Nicaragua – 9-1992
  • Somalia Conflict – 1992-1995
  • Tajikistan, Civil War - 1992-96
  • Haiti coup – 1991-1994
  • Sierra Leone revolution - 1991
  • Cyclone in Bangladesh kills 138,000 people - 1991
  • 300 Oil fires rage in Kuwait – 1991
  • Oil released into Persian Gulf by Sadaam Hussein - 1991
  • Persian Gulf War – 1991
  • Moldova civil war – 1990-1997
  • Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits the San Francisco Bay – 10-1989
  • 400-800 killed in China’s Tienamen square – 6-1989
  • Exxon Valdez oil spill - Prince William Sound, Alaska – 3-1989
  • The First and Second Liberian Civil Wars 1989-2005
  • Separation of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union - 1989-91
  • Collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe – 1989
  • Kashmir, Civil War - 1989
  • Panama invasion – 1989
  • Pan Am Flight 103 bombed by Libyan terrorists & crashes over Scotland – 12-1986
  • World’s worst nuclear accident occurred at Chernobyl – 4-1986
  • Space Shuttle, Challenger disaster – 1-1986
  • Eruption of volcano in Colombia – 11-1985
  • Brazilian death squads – 1985-1994
  • Massive magnitude 8.1 quake jolts Mexico – 9-1985
  • Japanese airliner crashes into Mt. Osutaka, Japan, killing 520 people - 8-12-1985
  • Grenada invasion – 10-1983
  • Marine barracks bombed in Beirut, Lebanon – 10-1983
  • Zimbabwe political violence - 1983
  • Falkland war – 1982
  • Ghana war - 1981-1994
  • Gambia coup - 1981
  • Space Shuttle Columbia, first space shuttle flight – 4-1981
  • Iran hostage crisis of 1979-1981
  • Honduras genocide – 1980-1988
  • Shining Path insurrection in Peru – 1980-1999
  • Jamaica election violence – 1980
  • Bridge collapses in Florida's Tampa Bay, killing 35 – 5-1980
  • Kwangju Uprising in South Korea – 1980
  • El Salvador Civil War - 1979-1991
  • 5,000 killed during the Iranian revolution – 12-1979
  • Jonestown, Guyana Massacre 11-1978
  • Magnitude 7.8 quake slams Iran – 9-1978
  • Sri Lanka violence -1977- present
  • Pan Am flight 583 crashes into Canary Islands killing 583 people - 3-27-1977
  • Zaire Farmer's Rebellion – 1977-83
  • Argentina, Military Junta - 1976-83
  • Magnitude 8.0 quake rocks Tangshan, China – 7-1976
  • Laotian civil war – 1975-present
  • Cambodia Genocide - 2,000,000 deaths - 1975-1979
  • Extreme violence in Turkey – 1975-80
  • Supreme Court decides to legalize abortion on demand - 1-22-1973
  • Rhodesia genocide 1972-79
  • Syria massacres - 1971-2000
  • Jordan Black September Uprising – 1970-71
  • Magnitude 7.8 quake in northern Peru – 5-1970
  • Equatorial Guinea massacres - 1969-79
  • Congo Mercenary Uprising 1967-68
  • The Hough race riots in Cleveland, Ohio lasting six nights, four killed, thirty injured - 7-18-1966
  • Chad civil war - 1965
  • Congo revolt - 1964-65
  • Zambia domestic violence – 1964
  • Kenya Border dispute w/ Somalia - 1963-67
  • Sino-Soviet War 1963-69
  • Sino-Indian War - 1962
  • New Guinea Irian Jaya violence -1962
  • Supreme Court decides to remove all prayer from public schools - 6-25-1962
  • Tunisia – France war – 1961
  • Collision over N.Y. Harbor between United DC-8 jet & TWA Super-Constellation – 12-1960
  • Vietnam conflict – 1954-75
  • Israel becomes a nation state - 1948
  • United Nations established – 1946
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan destroyed by atomic bombs – 8-1945
  • Second World War death toll 50-70 million – 1941-1945

But He replied to them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' "And in the morning, 'There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?
(Mat 16:2-3)

"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
(Mat 24:32-33)

If you have not yet put your faith in Christ, I urge you to do that today. He loves you and wants you to know Him.

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 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.

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Rapture Revelation to Ayodelle Sawyerr

This is a revelation given to Sister Ayodele Sawyerr from Sierra Leone, who saw in Heaven and Hell.  I have spoken with a godly sister in Christ, who knows sister Ayo, named Claire Andoun Atongo.  She says that sister Ayo is very reserved, and was training the sisters in prayer.  Claire was always together with her praying, and said she is a mature believer in Christ. 

When sister Ayo saw the Lord, she said He was shining as a Light.  She said, if you were to take all the energy in the world and put it all together, it would not compare with the Light of Christ.

He told her that the rapture is imminent.  He said, "Time is up!  Time is up!  There is no time left. Soon and very soon the rapture is about to take place."

I urge you to read and watch her entire testimony on my blog, Sister Ayo - a Revelation of Heaven and Hell.  The Lord emphasized holiness in this revelation.  She said, “We have to strive to walk in holiness...Let us live a holy life -- a life that will please God. Let us live like Job -- like the Lord boasted of him, 'Look at my servant. He is blameless.' Let us be blameless before the Lord, because at any time the rapture could take. I pray we will all make it in the rapture."

It's time to prepare for the Lord's return, if you have not already done so.

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

I also encourage you to 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.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

The 311 Moment

In my research, I have discovered that the 3:11 verses from Genesis to Revelation have a clear message for the Church about the moment that I sense we are in right now, which I refer to as the "311 moment".  I will first explain what I think these Scriptures are saying to us, and then you can read the Scriptures yourself to see if it is true.  If I were to summarize the message I think is found in the 3:11 verses, it would be as follows:

We live in the day when we are going to see rulers try to force everyone to worship the image or be killed.  The enemy tempts us with all forms of idolatry.  But the Lord says, "You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me."  Refuse to bow before idols. Flee from idolatry. 

We must repent, and worship God alone, in Spirit and Truth, through His Son Jesus Christ, who comes to baptize us with the Holy Spirit and fire.  He is good, for His lovingkindness is upon Israel forever.

At this time, there is none who understands, there is none who seeks for God. We must be righteous and live by faith. We must prove ourselves to be more righteous than the hypocrites. We must cry out for a wise and discerning heart, rather than for riches, long life, or the death of our enemies. The Lord will do for you whatever you ask, if you ask in Jesus Name. We must turn away from evil and do good; we must seek peace and pursue it. We ought to be in holy conduct and godliness. Then all the people will know that we are a people of excellence. We should love one another. We ought to be looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God. God’s people must lead a disciplined life. We must not reject the discipline of the LORD or loathe His reproof. Ask for the discipline of the Lord.  Ask Him to reprove you.

Saints must take direction from God. Share food and clothing with those in need. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse. Our lives must be built on the right foundation, which is Jesus Christ.  When we do so, we are able to sing, praising and giving thanks to the LORD. The people will shout with a great shout when they praise the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD Jesus Christ has been laid. But many are building on something else. Their lives have become contaminated. Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water? Even the ocean waters have become bitter with radioactive poison.

The world and even most of those in the church do not accept God’s testimony. This is what the Lord God says, whether they listen or not. Many Christians are now perverted and are sinning, being self-condemned. They are faithless and treacherous. The judgment of Church leaders is influenced by money; many pastors, preachers, and priests teach and preach for a price; and prophets prophesy for money.  Yet they lean on the LORD saying, "Is not the LORD in our midst? Calamity will not come upon us."  The Lord swore in His wrath regarding such people, "They shall not enter My rest."

Judgment is coming. The Lord is about to do a thing at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. The Lord will remove from our midst the proud, exulting ones among us. He will chase them and tear them to pieces; He will make them desolate. The enemy will pull down their strength and loot their strongholds. When they are left behind, they will be hiding, and will search for a refuge from the enemy. They will hide themselves from the Lord to cover their shameful nakedness, because they have eaten from the tree that the Lord commanded them not to eat. They will wish they had never been born, or that they had died as soon as they were born.

Jesus is coming quickly; if you're already keeping His Word, then hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown.  The resurrection from the dead is about to happen. The Lord’s presence is moving now, and His chosen people are about to cross over into the Promised Land. His Bride should go forth and gaze on King Jesus with His crown.  His royal wedding day has now come, the day of gladness of His heart. This is the time. The windows of heaven are about to open.  The Lord Himself will descend.

Sun and moon will stand in their places; They will stop shining at the light of the Lord’s arrows, at the radiance of His gleaming spear. A renewal is about to reach completion, in which there is no race distinction, and Christ is all in all. The Lord is about to rescue us out of all our persecutions and suffering. He will rebuke the devourer for us. The day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. We will see God carry out His eternal purpose in Christ Jesus. That which is about to happen will bring an eternal glory that remains forever.

If there is any theme or message in the 311 Scriptures, this would be it, in my opinion.  But you should pray about it and ask the Lord to confirm it for you, if it is true. Use your discernment, and please understand that this is not a prophecy, but my understanding of the times, as well as my understanding of the Scriptures (1 Chr 12:32; Mt 16:3; Lk 12:56).

Scriptures
Now here are the 3:11’s of Scripture, which seem to have a message from the Lord for the church at this time:

"Go to the exiles, to the sons of your people, and speak to them and tell them, whether they listen or not, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.'" (Eze 3:11)

'I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown. (Rev 3:11)

“in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.”  (Php 3:11)  

“a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all.” (Col 3:11)

“This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,” (Eph 3:11)

"For if that which fades away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory."  (2Co 3:11)

"Go forth, O daughters of Zion, And gaze on King Solomon with the crown With which his mother has crowned him On the day of his wedding, And on the day of his gladness of heart." (Son 3:11)

"Now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you whatever you ask, for all my people in the city know that you are a woman of excellence." (Rth 3:11)

"Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over ahead of you into the Jordan." (Jos 3:11)

“Now may our God and Father Himself and Jesus our Lord direct our way to you;” (1Th 3:11)

“There is none who understands, there is none who seeks for God.” (Rom 3:11)

"As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Mat 3:11)

"Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony.” (Joh 3:11)

“For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” (1Co 3:11)

They sang, praising and giving thanks to the LORD, saying, "For He is good, for His lovingkindness is upon Israel forever." And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the LORD because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. (Ezr 3:11)

And he would answer and say to them, "The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise." (Luk 3:11)

"For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another." (1Jn 3:11)

"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes," says the LORD of hosts. (Mal 3:10-11)

“Persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me!” (2Ti 3:11)

Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, "The righteous man shall live by faith." (Gal 3:11)

God said to him, "Because you have asked this thing and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to understand justice, behold, I have done according to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you." (1Ki 3:11-12)

"My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof." (Pro 3:11)

“For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies.” (2Th 3:11)

“Knowing that such a man is perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.” (Tit 3:11)

And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?" (Gen 3:11)

"Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water?" (Jas 3:11)

"He must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it." (1Pe 3:11)

“As I swore in My wrath, 'they shall not enter My rest.'"  (Heb 3:11)

“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!” (2Pe 3:10-12)

“Sun and moon stood in their places; They went away at the light of Your arrows, At the radiance of Your gleaming spear.” (Hab 3:11)

"In that day you will feel no shame Because of all your deeds By which you have rebelled against Me; For then I will remove from your midst Your proud, exulting ones, And you will never again be haughty On My holy mountain." (Zep 3:11)

Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe, Her priests instruct for a price And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the LORD saying, "Is not the LORD in our midst? Calamity will not come upon us."  (Mic 3:11)

Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "An enemy, even one surrounding the land, Will pull down your strength from you And your citadels will be looted." (Amo 3:11)

“You too will become drunk, You will be hidden. You too will search for a refuge from the enemy.” (Nah 3:11)

The LORD said to Samuel, "Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. (1Sa 3:11)

Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare a war; rouse the mighty men! Let all the soldiers draw near, let them come up! Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, "I am a mighty man." Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations, And gather yourselves there. Bring down, O LORD, Your mighty ones. Let the nations be aroused And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations. (Joe 3:9-12)

"He has turned aside my ways and torn me to pieces; He has made me desolate." (Lam 3:11)

"Why did I not die at birth, Come forth from the womb and expire? (Job 3:11)

And the LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel has proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.” (Jer 3:11)

But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not a prophet of the LORD here, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?" And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, "Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah." (2Ki 3:11)

"He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end." (Ecc 3:11)

"But whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.” (Dan 3:11)

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
Coincidentally, March 11, 2011 or 3/11, was the day when the tsunami hit Japan and caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which was the worst nuclear disaster in world history.  We are now coming up on the third anniversary of that event, and the effects of radiation are still impacting the planet.

Mutated crystal
The fallout has caused mutated snow flakes and ice crystals in the area of the disaster, as this article reports.

Another article from Liberty Voice reports that the radiation contaminated waters of the Pacific have reached the West Coast of the United States, Mexico, and Canada.  In fact, it is contaminating the fish along the coast! They have even found that the Alaska sockeye salmon population has declined, and the numbers of bird deaths on the West Coast has risen.  Furthermore, even the mushrooms and berries along the US west coast are contaminated with caesium-137.

Not only did South Korea ban Japanese seafood and fish imports in September, but in December, China has banned all shellfish imports from the Pacific Coast of the US!  An article from Ideastream News states, "China has closed its doors to all shellfish imports from an area that stretches from northern California to Alaska. The state of Washington says it's losing as much as $600,000 a week." 

Moreover, the plankton is also dying off in the waters of the US Pacific Coast, as reported in Washington's Blog.  One commenter on that blog named Tall Tom aptly stated:

"The Plankton are dying off. The Pacific Current acts as a conveyor belt bringing fresh Plankton into contact with the poisoned waters off of Fukushima. As they die off there is less Oxygen that is generated through Photosynthesis. This leads to the depletion of Oxygen in Ocean Waters and makes the Oceans acidic...The death of the Oceans, through famine from the loss of Plankton, and a depletion of Oxygen for Aquatic Life is happening as a direct result of Fukushima. Our Atmosphere will also slowly be depleted of Oxygen due to the Plankton Die Off...That depletes the Oxygen supply as well as the supply of the basic building block of the Oceanic Food Chain...The Oceans are dying, and as a result, so will most land-based life, unless we can stop the leaks of poisoned water."

The number of global impacts from this disaster are too many to list here.  The Pacific Current will continue to send out bitter waters from Fukushima that will further contaminate the oceans.  And it will likely continue until the end of the age when the Lord destroys the earth by fire.

An interesting side note is that the third trumpet of the apocalypse turns a third of the earth's waters bitter. (Note: I am not saying that this trumpet has already been sounded or fulfilled).

"The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter." (Rev 8:11)

In a New York Times article published on July 25, 1986, called "Chernobyl Fallout: Apocalyptic Tale," S. Schmemann first noted the link between Chernobyl and the Ukrainian word for "wormwood."  The name of the location where the infamous nuclear reactor disaster happened is derived from the Ukrainian word "chornobyl" - a plant whose Latin botanical name is Armetisia vulgaris, known as "common wormwood." That was in the Ukrainian Bible before the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster ever happened on April 26, 1986.  Since both the Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear power plants experienced radioactive disasters, and since the name Chernobyl is derived from chornobyl, or Wormwood, this connection seems to associate the bitter waters of Fukushima with the end time apocalyptic events of Revelation. I am not saying that the Fukushima disaster is a result of the future, third trumpet. But could Fukushima be a harbinger of the third trumpet and a sign of the Lord's soon return?

Confirmations Afterward
After I published this article, I saw a brother, named Todd, say he had a dream of the Fukushima earthquake on 3/11/11.  So I sent this article to him, and he replied: “I have read your blog article, and found it extremely interesting. After asking and seeing it so many times in January to March 2011, the Lord awakened me with the number 311 and led me to Revelation 3:11," which says, "I AM coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown." 

Then brother Todd says the Lord confirmed it to him on 3/11/11 with the earthquake in Japan.  On that night of March 10 – 11, Todd had a dream of an earthquake in Japan, and told his family about it when he awoke.  Afterward that morning, they saw the earthquake broadcast on television in the hotel lobby where they were staying.

Then after a period of over two years elapsed, I wrote an article on February 19, 2016, titled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, which is like a part two of this present article.

Putting it All Together
I believe that the 3:11 Scriptures in God's Word do describe the days we are living in, which we could call a 311 moment.  If you have just read this message, and you have ears to hear what the Lord is saying, then let me encourage you.  Jesus is coming quickly now.  If you are already living a consecrated life for the Lord, in holiness, righteousness, and truth, then hold onto what you have.  Look heavenward, for your redemption draws near.  And warn those who will listen.

If you are not living as you should, and you have become worldly or lukewarm toward the Lord, then repent.  Cry out for mercy.  Wake up, and seek the Lord with all your heart.  Continue to live a life of daily repentance, doing God's will.  Stay ready and on the alert for our Lord's return. And don't forget to warn others and lead them to live their lives for Jesus Christ.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. Most other Scriptures 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 use the Testimony Review Process adopted by this blog, as you decide for yourself whether the Lord has spoken to anyone about 311.  For issues and concerns, each person must confirm with the Lord, whether something is valid or not.  Please allow me to encourage you to read "Testing the Spirits of False Prophets," "Discerning the Things of the Spirit," and "A Warning to the Nay Sayers."

If you enjoyed this post, you may also like Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, The Land Mourns in the Last Days, Sequence of Signs Preceding the Coming of Christ, Trumpet Sounds Heard Around the World, News Headlines Reflect the End Times, Baptized with the Spirit, Holy Fire Baptism, Is Repentance Possible During the Great Tribulation?, my daughter's poem, The Midnight Hour, her music video called The Coming, and the other posts in this blog available through the links in the side bar.  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.

Monday, December 2, 2013

Peace, Safety, and the Thief in the Night

On this blog, I occasionally post various signs happening in the world that point to the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, such as my recent messages
Urgent: Jesus Christ's Return is Imminent!,
Pope Frances Supports Homosexuality

It's interesting to see the responses I get.  Most people are thankful for these articles, but here and there I sometimes get someone who cautions me that we will not have any advance warning when Christ is about to come back.  This leads me to ask myself the question: Does God give us warnings to alert us of His coming?  If these warnings cause someone to be afraid, does that mean the message is not from God?

I think the popular message of today is one of "peace and safety."  This is what everyone wants to hear, but it is false. The antichrist and the false prophet are also saying “Peace, peace” when there is no peace.  The prophets of old spoke about this, as did our Lord Jesus and the apostles.

Jesus Did Not Come to Bring Peace
Jesus said, "Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies will be the members of his household. He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.” (Mat 10:34-39)

He said He did not come to bring peace on the earth.  Until the day when He rules and reigns as King over the earth, there will be no peace.  Until then, even the members of your own family will be your enemies.  That’s why we must love the Lord more than them.  We’ve got to take up our cross, follow Jesus, and lose our life for His sake.  Only then will you find your life.

"Peace, peace," But There is No Peace
The Lord declared through Jeremiah, regarding the false prophets, "They have healed the brokenness of My people superficially, Saying, 'Peace, peace,' But there is no peace." (Jer 6:14; cf., Jer 8:11)

The Lord declared through Ezekiel, regarding the false prophets, "It is definitely because they have misled My people by saying, 'Peace!' when there is no peace. And when anyone builds a wall, behold, they plaster it over with whitewash; (Eze 13:10)

This is always the strategy of the enemy.  He seeks to put people to sleep. He seeks to numb them to what’s really happening, so they will follow him.  Then they become unaware of the signs of the times, and they are unprepared for the return of Christ.

Understanding the times
In fact, many Christians have fallen for the lie that we cannot know the season of Christ's appearing.  They believe that predicting the season of our Lord's return by observing signs is not biblical.  But Jesus did predict the signs that would occur right before He returns (Mt 24; Mk 13; Lk21).  The apostle Paul also spoke of specific signs that would happen before Christ returns (2 Thes 2:1-12; 1 Tim 4:1-3; 2 Tim 3:1-9).

Occult peace symbol
The enemy always preaches peace without Christ at the center.  This is the message of the UN and the antichrist himself.  They even have a symbol for it, called the peace symbol, also known as the Cross of Nero, who despised Christians.  Many Christians like to wear this symbol, because they are unaware of its true meaning.  If you research it, you will find that the peace sign is an occult symbol, used in satanism.  It is a broken, upside-down cross, and a mockery of what Christ has done to redeem mankind.  It’s like a wish to reverse Christ’s redemptive work and instead bring souls down to hell.  It’s a symbol of false peace, because there can be no true peace without Christ.  The world will never know true peace without Him as King, and neither will any individual, unless Christ becomes their Lord and Savior.

The apostle Paul said, “While they are saying, ‘Peace and safety!’ then destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.” (1Th 5:3-6)

We are living in the very days that Paul spoke about.  They are saying, “Peace and safety,” in many different ways right now.  For one thing, look at the Middle East peace process.  That’s been going on for as long as I can remember, and there has been no real peace there.  In fact, it has been heating up and tension has been building steadily to the point that they are on the brink of war. 

The antichrist does not want Israel to defend itself against her enemies, because he plans to betray her and lead the nations to attack and divide Jerusalem.  So he speaks empty words about peace and safety, while just the opposite is coming.

Sudden Destruction...Like a Thief in the Night
The Lord Jesus is coming now to collect His Bride.  And He is ready to punish the wicked.  Sudden destruction is now about to come upon this world.  You can see the labor pains.  The nations are in anguish, the earth is reeling, and even the heavens are being shaken.  Soon our Lord will pierce the clouds in glory with His holy angels, and He will rapture up the saints to be with Him in heaven forever. 

This will come like a thief in the night for those who are not ready.  They will think they have made the house safe and secure, when in fact it is not. Since they live in sin, they are not safe and secure, but vulnerable to total destruction.  They will not expect it when it hits them. 

Jesus said to the Church in Sardis: “'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 3:3)

His warning to the church in Sardis implies that if you repent and wake up, His coming will not surprise you like a thief, and you will know the season when He is coming.

He also said, “Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.” (Rev 16:15)

The one who stays awake and dressed will be blessed, for they will not go naked and be shamefully exposed before the Holy One, when He comes.

The apostle Paul said, “…you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.”

The coming of the Lord will not overtake the elect like a thief, if they are true sons of the light and sons of the day, not walking in any darkness at all.  If we are not asleep, but alert and sober, then we will be expecting His return at any moment.  We will see all the signs that our Lord prophesied would happen before His return (Mt 24; Mk 13; Lk 21), and we will know it is the season for the rapture.  We will look up, for our redemption draws near, and it is even at the door.  But those who sleep will not be aware of the hour.

The parable of the ten virgins teaches the same thing.  For those who are alert, whose lamps are lit, and whose flasks are full of extra oil, they will be ready when He comes.  It’s the ones who are not alert and who do not prepare themselves who are shut out of the wedding (see Mt 25:1-13).

Putting it All Together
The people of God have historically rejected the true messengers that God sends to warn them, and it is the same way today.  The peace and safety message has always been the popular one that false prophets proclaim.  But the only ones who have peace in their hearts are those who know the Prince of Peace.  Nevertheless, the Word clearly teaches that there are calamities coming upon the earth.

There are definite signs that Scripture says will happen before the Lord returns, and we see them taking place all around us.  It’s time to wake up, repent, and live a life of daily repentance.  We need to produce the fruit of repentance, walking in love and in the light, and serving the Lord.  We need to watch and pray, always being ready for Jesus’ return.  Then that day will not overtake us like a thief in the night.

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, you may also like Urgent: Jesus Christ's Return is Imminent - 2013, Outline of Endtime Events, my daughter's poem, The Midnight Hour, her music video call The Coming, and the other posts in this blog available through the links in the side bar.  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.