Showing posts with label heaven. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heaven. Show all posts

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Woman Has Vision of Only Few Being Raptured

One of our Doulos Training School (DTS) graduates in Uganda, brother Grace Okurut (pictured left), is traveling across Uganda with a team of around ten gospel ministers (article here), preaching the gospel, warning people that the rapture is about to take place. The reception has been excellent. If you have not yet seen my article about the Many Revelations Concerning September 2025 Rapture, then please check it out today at this link. This is an urgent, time-sensitive message.

I'd like to share with you the following amazing testimony, regarding an experience that brother Grace had at a church in Uganda recently, where he was a guest preacher. He had come to spread the news about the rapture this month and warn people to get ready, but had not yet shared his message. The Spirit of God was falling so mightily in that place. He put his hand on one lady, whom he had never met, who was a brand new believer. Suddenly the Holy Spirit came upon her with mighty power. Here is what he wrote:

"Dear brother Len, 

This one especially has astounded me; I'm totally surprised at what the Lord is doing!!!! This is our third day here discipling and reaching out to the communities for the Lord. 

As we started sharing today and at the time of prayer, welcoming the Holy Spirit, He really came upon the Church of over 60 in attendance, including women and men. 

As we were laying hands on people, the Lord led me to lay a hand on a lady called Sarah (pictured left). Sarah didn't know the warning message of the Lord's coming back I came with; she is new and newly filled by the Holy Spirit! Immediately she burst into tongues, cried with a loud voice and tears rolling. After that intense prayer, Sarah testified, 'During the prayer she received too much power come to her, and she saw men who were wearing very white clothes. She then found herself with 10 others and the men in white caught up to heaven. This vision burdened her, so she asked the Lord, "Why is it we were many in the Church but only 11 were taken to heaven with the men in white!!!!?'

Then the Lord showed her this vision, 'The people who were left behind appeared to her each with strings attached to their fingers, and some of the strings on the men's fingers were connected to women, while some of the women's strings were connected to men; others were busy with money doing their businesses, others were swimming in the water, and all people were busy in the things of the world!'

The voice told her, 'Jesus is coming back very soon and the Church is not ready!!!'

I'm emailing this to you with Sarah's photo. I wanted to have taken a video of her testimony but she is shaking, not able to speak well because of the things she saw! This is exactly what you have communicated (see article on September Rapture). I'm busy traveling to different places with my team, and will get back to you again,

Be blessed my brother, 

Bro Grace."

Scriptures
Jesus said, "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." (Mat 7:13-14)

Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?" He said to them, "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to." (Luk 13:23-24)

And, "If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?" (1Pe 4:18)

Closing Words
This testimony illustrates the fact that very few Christians are going to make it in the rapture. In fact, God says that most of the Body of Christ is not ready for the rapture. That is why we must prepare ourselves, and that is why the Lord told us to "be ready" (Mt 24:44). Being ready is a condition of our life, and we have the free will to choose to be ready or not.

As I have written in my article, Very Few Will Hear the Trumpet Sound, only about 2% of all Christians are rapture ready. Will you be?

I hope you will take this seriously. If you would like to know how to be ready for the rapture, please see my article on that here at this link. And if you have not yet read my article about the Many Revelations Concerning September 2025 Rapture, then please check it out today at this link

Author's note: Many Revelations Concerning September 2025 Rapture, Seven-Year Peace Deal at September UN Summit?Jacob Was 77 Years Old When He Married, Rapture September 2025 Confirmed Twice!Advance Preparations for the Bride of ChristNo Man Knows the Day or the Hour - The Feast of TrumpetsThe Error of Rapture Date Setting, Mankind Will Enter Final Age in 2025Woman has Vision of New Jerusalem - Jesus Coming Soon!Dreams and Visions: Tsunamis, Asteroids, Nuclear, Earthquakes, ChaosAre You Rapture Ready?Rapture Dreams: Jesus is Coming Soon!God Gives Little Girl Revelations of Christ's ReturnThe Timing of the RaptureThe Great Shaking of 2025, and Warning Dream: The Tribulation Follows Rapture, Left-Behind Christians Hunted. 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, September 7, 2024

Woman has Vision of New Jerusalem - Jesus Coming Soon!

Dear saints, 

I want to encourage you today with this message from the Lord. I received a message on September 7, 2024 from Anson, a brother I know, whom I had prayed for to receive the baptism with fire a couple days before that, and who had received it in a powerful way (see his testimony here). He told me about a sister in Christ that he and another brother named Angel have been ministering to, who recently came to the Lord and was delivered from satanism. She recently had a vision of the Lord and the New Jerusalem. 

This happened at 4:00 in the morning. She was not sleeping well and was restless. She woke up and sat up for a moment, then she lay down and said a prayer to help her sleep. When she closed her eyes, she immediately had the vision. Here is her testimony in her own words of what she saw.

"I lay down, said a very short prayer, and closed my eyes. I immediately found myself standing outside of the earth. I could see the curvature of the earth behind my left shoulder. It was close to me. I could see the blackness of space and the stars. Directly in front of me, I saw this thing appear before me. Pure white clouds began to billow out in front of me as if it were creating an entrance way. At first glance, it looked like thousands upon thousands of towers or skyscrapers, but they were transparent, like they were made of crystal or glass. There were so many individual forms. I looked over to my right, and there was this HUGE being standing next to me. I want to say it was Jesus, but I don't know. He was BIG. The top of my head came just above his knee. He was dressed in a pure white robe. I looked up to see his face. I could barely make it out. It was nothing but white light shining from it. It was SO BRIGHT!! There was so much joy, I caught a glimpse of his smile, but I couldn't look too long. 

"As I looked at Him, I asked Him, 'what is this?', and I turned my head back to look at what was in front of us. I immediately went back into my body and opened my eyes. I immediately thought of Revelation 21:2, and I heard these words very clearly, 'It's close... It's so close.''' 

After the vision was over she got up again to see the Bible verse. Then after she read it, she went back to sleep and slept for the rest of the night peacefully. In the morning, when she woke up she called Angel and told him what happened. 

She did her best to make an illustration on her computer, and this is it.  


In the graphic illustration above, created by this new believer, notice the detail she saw. There was Jesus, standing on a pure white cloud of glory, shining brightly with the purest white light. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. In the background is the New Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven with countless thousands upon thousands of crystal palaces or mansions that He has prepared for His holy people who are eagerly awaiting His return and keeping themselves pure through His shed blood and their steadfast faith in Him. You can see the blackness of space and the stars as well as what appear to be beautiful nebulae in outer space to the left and right of the Holy City. And there is the curvature of the earth as she saw it, which she could see very close to her, over her left shoulder, as she and Jesus stood facing the New Jerusalem with Him on her right. 

Scriptural Confirmations
The Scriptures confirm what this newly saved sister in Christ saw in her vision. In Revelation, John wrote that when he saw Jesus, this is what He looked like:

"The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance." (Rev 1:14-16)

At the end of the book of Revelation, John saw the New Jerusalem, and here is how he described it:

"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.' He who was seated on the throne said, 'I am making everything new!' Then he said, 'Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.'" (Rev 21:1-5)

This woman actually saw Jesus standing in front of the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, God's dwelling place that is coming down from heaven. Why should this surprise anyone? For the Scriptures tell us that "In the last days, God says, 'I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.'" (Ac 2:17).

Jesus promised us that He was going to prepare a place for us in His Father's house where there are many mansions. He said:

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.” (Joh 14:1-4, NKJV)
 
We all know that Jesus went on right afterward to tell Thomas, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no man comes to the Father except through me." (Jn 14:6).

So let us heed the warning of the apostle Peter, who wrote:

"But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him." (2Pe 3:13-14)

Jesus told us two thousand years ago that He is coming soon, so how much nearer now is His coming than it was then!

"Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what he has done." (Rev 22:12; cf., 22:7,20)

Closing Words
Get ready, people. the kingdom of heaven is near. Jesus is coming very, very soon! Our Lord is coming for a Bride that is without spot or wrinkle (Eph 5:27). Repent and believe in Jesus Christ. And even if you know Him already, and have been born again, seek Him with all your heart, with repentance, asking Him to cleanse your white robe, making you pure and white as snow, as a Bride beautifully dressed for her husband, without any stain or blemish. 

Likewise, as I have written in my previous article, City in the Sky, the Bible tells us that the Holy City is descending from heaven like a Bride beautifully dressed for her husband. If you read that post, you will see signs in the heavens that seem to be captured in the photos and videos I have highlighted there. I highly encourage you to read that article and see those images.

May the Lord strengthen our hearts, saints, so that we may be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His holy ones.

Attribution Notice: Scriptures takes from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright Zondervan, used by permission. Other Scriptures taken from New King James Version where noted. Image used according to Fair Use Act for educational and commentary purposes only.


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

Friday, December 13, 2019

Darkened Skies in the Last Days

During the last days, the skies will be darkened to the point where it will be like midnight in the middle of the day. Many people have seen this in visions and dreams, but here are some Scriptures that say so.

Jesus said, "Immediately after the distress of those days 'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'" (Mat 24:29)

"The sun and moon will be darkened, and the stars no longer shine." (Joe 3:15)

"I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD." (Joe 2:30-31)

"Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand— a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness..." (Joe 2:1-2a)

"Will not the day of the LORD be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it?" (Amo 5:20)

"In that day," declares the Sovereign LORD, "I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight." (Amo 8:9)

"The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light."  (Isa 13:10)

"I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone. I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away. I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert; all its towns lay in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger. This is what the LORD says: 'The whole land will be ruined, though I will not destroy it completely. Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above grow dark, because I have spoken and will not relent, I have decided and will not turn back.' At the sound of horsemen and archers every town takes to flight. Some go into the thickets; some climb up among the rocks. All the towns are deserted; no one lives in them." (Jer 4:23-29)

"Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light, but He will turn it to utter darkness and change it to deep gloom." (Jer 13:16)

"When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you; I will bring darkness over your land, declares the Sovereign LORD." (Eze 32:7-8)

"The great day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. The cry on the day of the LORD is bitter; the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry. That day will be a day of wrath— a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness— a day of trumpet and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the corner towers. 'I will bring such distress on all people that they will grope about like those who are blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their entrails like dung. Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the LORD's wrath.' In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed, for he will make a sudden end of all who live on the earth." (Zep 1:14-18)

"When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss." (Rev 9:2)

"I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind." (Rev 6:12-13).

The following passage also seems to allude to the time of the Lord's return:

"The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry. Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it. He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feetHe mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind. He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky. Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning. The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them. The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils. He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me." (Psa 18:7-17)

Closing Words
Based on these Scriptures, we know a day is definitely coming when the sky will be completely darkened, and this will be a sign of Christ's soon return. It will be a day of clouds and blackness, a day of darkness and gloom.

On a related note, this same phenomenon occurred when Jesus hung upon the cross, two thousand years ago, and took the punishment for our sins. He felt what it was like to be forsaken by God at that moment. It says:

"At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?' (which means 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?')." (Mar 15:33-34)

No greater love has any man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. Jesus Christ laid down His life for you. Sin separates us from God, and Jesus took all our sins upon Himself on the cross. He took the punishment for our sins, so that we don't have to spend eternity in hell, separated from God. He died for us and rose again, so that all who believe in Him would not perish but have eternal life.

Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near. Don't delay your decision. It's going to get dark soon. Call upon Jesus' name today. Believe me, you don't want to go through the Great Tribulation with its darkness and separation from God. That will be the hour when darkness reigns on the earth. And if you die without Christ, then you will be doomed to spend eternity in hell. Yes, hell is real, and the reason I am warning you is that I don't want you to go to that terrible place. I want you to come to know, as I have, that Jesus' light is greater than the deepest darkness.

Attribution notice: Scriptures taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®.

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 Prophetic End Time Warnings from Little ChildrenWars and Rumors of WarsThe 311 Moment, The Land Mourns in the Last Days, The End Time Plagues, Cosmic Rays IntensifyingPeace, Safety, and the Thief in the Night, Outline of Endtime Events, The Coming Wrath of God, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, my daughter's poem, The Midnight Hour, her video called 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.

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Rapture Revelation to Sister Claire Andoun Solomon

Claire Andoun Solomon
Today I would like to share with you the testimony of sister Claire Atongo Andoun Solomon, regarding a dream, which she had on Resurrection Sunday 2017. Only a little more than three weeks before she passed from this life into glory, she had a dream of the rapture taking place. Here is her testimony:

"Suddenly I saw our LORD JESUS coming down from heaven. He stood in the middle of the Cloud. He first raised his two hands from one corner of the Earth. Immediately all the Saints on earth in that corner were lined up, and in like a twinkle of an eye, they were all raptured to meet Him where He was standing. Then He did the same thing at the other corner of the earth. All the children of God in that area were all queued up, and before I [could] see [it], they all were raptured. Jesus did the same thing in every corner of the Earth, making sure no true believer is left behind.

After they were gone I saw how the world leaders ordered the arrest of any Christian. I saw a very [well] known and popular white American arrested. I saw his face full of blood. The skin of his body was full of blood due to the severe beating and torture. He was chained with other Christians just the way slaves were chained in the old days, all half naked. I saw huge men before them bringing them to be killed like animals. Ooooo it was painful to see.

Many Christians left behind were hiding, because even the nurses were employed by the government to detect and arrest any Christian coming to them. What these nurses will do [is] they will ask you questions like, 'Are you among those who say you should not wear this and that?' Your answer will determine whether you are a Christian or not. Then [if] they suspect you are a Christian, they will send a signal and immediately you will be arrested, tortured and later killed.

This is a warning to all believers that are familiar with God, who are sleeping. The Lord is telling us today to wake up! Let there be revival among us. The time to play around with your soul is over. Wake up now, and confess all your sins. Join the assemblies of true believers. Let your lifestyle and conduct reflect the Word of God noowwwww not tomorrow. Change now or never!"

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.

I also encourage you to read Rapture Revelation to Angelica ZambranoRapture Revelation to James AgboolaRapture Revelation to Angelica Zambrano, Sequence of Signs Preceding the Coming of Christ, The Rise of Antichrists, Peace, Safety, and the Thief in the Night, and The Timing of the Rapture, as well as The Messiah Is 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.

Thursday, December 29, 2016

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.

Thursday, December 10, 2015

The End Time Saints

In my last article, Saints Alive in Jesus, I explained the meaning of the word "saints" or "holy ones" and who the saints are. Today I would like to narrow down our study of saints to just one book of the Bible, which gives us an excellent picture of the lives of the saints in these last and evil days. The word “saints” is used thirteen times in the book of Revelation, so let's examine each one separately.

The Prayers of the Saints
Communion with the Lord
First we see the prayers of the saints going up in golden bowls like incense before the throne of God.

“When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.” (Rev 5:8)

“Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.” (Rev 8:3)

“And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.” (Rev 8:4). This shows that the angels have a role in carrying the prayers of the saints to God.

Could it be that even now, when the saints pray, the angels carry their prayers up to God's throne in golden bowls? It is my belief that this is true.

Time to Reward the Saints
Then we see that there will come a time for God to reward the servants of the Lord – the prophets, and the saints, and those who fear His name, the small and great alike. At that time the Lord will also destroy those who destroy the earth.

"And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth." (Rev 11:18)

War with the Saints
The beast will make war with the saints and overcome them.

“It was also given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.” (Rev 13:7).

This same topic is covered in the book of Daniel. It says: "Those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for many days. Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will join with them in hypocrisy. Some of those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge and make them pure until the end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time." (Dan 11:33-35)

It follows the same pattern that we see all throughout Scripture, in which the righteous are persecuted. Abel, the prophets, the Lord Himself, and all the apostles in the first century were persecuted. So will it be with the end time saints.

The Patient Endurance and Faithfulness of the Saints
In the midst of all this intense persecution in the last days, the Scripture speaks of the need for the saints to have patient endurance and faithfulness.

“If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of God’s people.”  (Rev 13:10, NIV)

The NASB version of this verse uses the term "destined" to refer to the fact that certain people are appointed to suffer a certain fate. If it is your destiny to go into captivity, then into captivity you will go. There is nothing you can do to change it. One way this will be fulfilled is by some of the saints being put into prison camps. If it is your destiny to be killed with the sword, then nothing can change it. One way this may be fulfilled is by some of the saints being beheaded. This verse agrees with what is written in the prophet Jeremiah, which says:

‘Thus says the Lord:

'Those destined for death, to death;
And those destined for the sword, to the sword;
And those destined for famine, to famine;
And those destined for captivity, to captivity.”’ (Jer 15:2b; cf., 43:11).

John also wrote, “Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.” (Rev 14:12)

The context of this verse is the period when the false prophet will arise, who will deceive those who dwell on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to perform in the presence of the beast (Rev 13:14a), and who will make the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast (Rev 13:12b) and his image, and who will make people receive the mark of the beast (Rev 13:16). For the full context, please read Revelation 13 and 14, since I am merely summarizing.

John wrote: "And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed. And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six." (Rev 13:15-18)

Because of this, a solemn warning is given right before Rev 14:12, in which the punishment is pronounced that will be given to those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name. The warning of punishment is this:

"Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, 'If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.'" (Rev 14:9-11)

Now that we understand the context of Rev 14:12, we can see why it will require the perseverance of the saints. Finally, I want you to notice that the persevering saints are described as those who keep God’s commandments and their faith in Jesus. They remain faithful to Jesus and they also keep the commandments of God. For more on this topic, please see my articles Deleted Scriptures in the Bible?, The Law of Christ, Law of Love in the New Testament, The Glory of Martyrdom for Christ, The Mark of the Beast (666), and Is Obedience Optional?.

The Blood of the Saints
In Revelation, it says that God will be righteous in bringing His judgment on the ungodly when He does so. Since they poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, God will give them blood to drink. They deserve it.

John wrote, "And I heard the angel of the waters saying, 'Righteous are You, who are and who were, O Holy One, because You judged these things; for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.' And I heard the altar saying, 'Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.'" (Rev 16:5-7)

"And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered greatly." (Rev 17:6)

"And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth." (Rev 18:24).

The shedding of the saints' blood is not unique to the end time saints. This has been happening since the foundation of the world. Our Lord spoke of a long history of bloodshed of the prophets, spanning "from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary." (Lk 11:51a).  He said that the generation of Jews who were alive at that time would be held responsible for it all.

God does not take very kindly to innocent bloodshed. Someone must be held responsible, and the same will be true of the blood of the end time saints.

Saints Rejoicing Over Judgment
We see the saints and apostles and prophets are told to rejoice over God’s judgment pronounced for them against Babylon. They rejoice because the judgment is pronounced in their favor, because it is just, and because it is against their enemies.

"Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her." (Rev 18:20)

When Babylon, the great city, is thrown down with violence and laid waste, the saints and apostles and prophets, and all heaven will rejoice. The destruction of Babylon is recorded in chapter 18, and the rejoicing is described in chapter 19.

John said, "After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, 'Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God; BECAUSE HIS JUDGMENTS ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality, and HE HAS AVENGED THE BLOOD OF HIS BOND-SERVANTS ON HER.' And a second time they said, 'Hallelujah! HER SMOKE RISES UP FOREVER AND EVER.' And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne saying, 'Amen. Hallelujah!' And a voice came from the throne, saying, 'Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great.'" (Rev 19:1-5)

The Righteous Acts Of The Saints
As I explained in my article, Righteous Deeds and White Robes, the Bride of Christ will be clothed with fine linen, bright and clean, which stands for the righteous acts of the saints.

“It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.” (Rev 19:8)

The Camp of the Saints
The saints will enjoy peace during the Millennial reign of Christ on earth, while the devil is locked up in the bottomless pit for a thousand years (Rev 20:1-6). But when he is released from the pit, he will deceive the nations, who will gather for war against the saints. However, fire will come down from heaven and devour them.

“When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison, and will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the sand of the seashore. And they came up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and devoured them.” (Rev 20:7-9)

His fate is already sealed. For Scripture says, “And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” (Rev 20:10)

Putting it All Together
So even though the saints are persecuted on earth, and the beast makes war against them and overcomes them, and their blood is shed, there will be justice in the end. Their prayers go up to God’s throne in golden bowls as incense, and God will avenge them. He will execute righteous judgment against the wicked, and he will throw the devil, along with the beast and the false prophet, into the lake of fire and brimstone; and they will be tormented day and night forever. And the saints will rejoice in heaven, clothed in fine white linen. They will receive their eternal reward from God.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. The "Communion with the Lord" illustration is by my seventeen-year old daughter, C.V. Lacroix. You can find more of her artwork on A Brush with Life.

Author's Note: If you enjoyed this article, I also recommend reading The Afflictions of the Righteous, The Glory of Martyrdom for Christ, Even if it doesn’t happen like we expect, Overcomers in This Life, Deleted Scriptures in the Bible?, The Law of Christ, Law of Love in the New Testament, Is Obedience Optional?, Persecuted or Popular?, Rapture Revelation to Angelica Zambrano, Come Out of Her, The Rise of Antichrists, Rapture Beliefs of Church Fathers, and Synching Up the Seven Seals with the Gospels. You can access the Seeking the Lord Main Directory or my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master." Now I'd like to ask a very important question.

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, February 2, 2015

Rapture Revelation to James Agboola

Brother James Agboola
I wrote in my recent article James Agboola Revelation of Heaven and Hell, of a testimony from a brother who actually died and came back to tell about it. His spirit came out of his body and he went to the place where others have gone and never come back. 

Prior to that experience, James was given a revelation about the rapture. He said:

"I just had a revelation. And I heard a very loud trumpet. The trumpet sounded very loud and clear! And before I know it, I saw people from the four winds of the earth just going (he motions repeatedly upward with his hand). Before I look around, I saw myself something just pick me (up) too. Voom! We begin to meet ourselves on the sky. And the moment that it caught you up, whatever dressing you were putting on, it changed immediately. It becomes pure white. Pure white! Not a single sin. And that is how we are ascending to heaven. And I can see that we are singing a song as we are moving on the air, going towards heaven. We are singing…I’ve never heard (such) a very sweet and melodious song like that in my entire life. And we are all speaking in one language, in one language. People from everywhere, we are all speaking in one language. We all became one. There is no different…no…we all became one. Like what we just heard now. Everybody for himself. And that is how we moved into heaven."

"And when we got there, I saw a very big gate. Very big, white, golden gate. It was written, 'Welcome to the Kingdom of God.' Everybody was so anxious. We all assembled as people who assemble before a church, both young and old, both man and woman. The place was so quiet. Every man for himself. And there are booths. This is where I was able to confirm that everything that was written in the Bible—it is not a storybook. It is the prophecy and the Word of God. I began to see in reality what we have been hearing, what we have been reading in the Bible. I saw books. I saw files. Everyone on earth, from the day you are born, your files are written in heaven. Whatsoever you are doing, be it good or bad, the angels are busy, jotting and writing, jotting and writing. So we all gathered. They began to call the names of the files, one after another. It was there that I found out that in heaven, God doesn’t call people by the titles they have in the world -- Reverend, bishop.  No, they call you by your name. Period. They began to call names. As they call the names, they go through your file. They open the gate, they ask you to go in. Everybody was shaking because that file, after you’ve been raptured, your work must be tested. Your work has to be examined. Your life has to be examined before you proceed. So, some were still disqualified from there. Some were given ask them to pass."

He also said the Lord Jesus told him, "Tell the people, tell my servants, tell whosoever comes your way, that My coming is not soon anymore. I’m coming now. I’ve waited for so long. I’m coming now. Tell them to prepare for My coming. Without holiness, holiness, holiness, no one, no one will enter My Kingdom no matter what they do. Tell them to walk before Me and be perfect.”

I encourage you to read his entire testimony at the link below and prepare yourself for the Lord's return. He is coming right away.

Author's note: Please prayerfully listen to this brother's testimony, James Agboola Revelation of Heaven and Hell, 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 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.

I also encourage you to read Rapture Revelation to Angelica Zambrano, Sequence of Signs Preceding the Coming of Christ, The Rise of Antichrists, Peace, Safety, and the Thief in the Night, and The Timing of the Rapture, as well as The Messiah Is 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.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Michael Shigaba's End Time Message for Mankind

A Christian brother I know in Nigeria, named Dr. Theophilus Ayodele, recently sent me a video testimony of a brother that belongs to his church, named brother Michael Shigaba.  Both brother Michael and Dr. Ayodele, who is a civilian medical doctor serving in the military hospital in Jos, Nigeria, belong to the same Apostolic Faith Church in Nigeria, although they attend different branch churches.

Brother Michael Shigaba
Brother Michael had an encounter with Jesus on Wednesday March 10, 2010. The Lord showed him the narrow road that leads to heaven, as well as the true, spiritual condition of his church's district headquarters, and the branch church he belongs to.  He was also given an end-time message for mankind about the imminent return of Christ. In front of the pearly gates of heaven, when the Lord told him he must return to the earth, as they turned and began to walk away, the Lord gave the angel who was with him the end-time message that brother Michael was to proclaim.

In his testimony, which I have published in my article, Michael Shigaba's Encounter with Jesus, he stated:

As we were coming [back to earth], Jesus now called the angel again. He said, "When you’re coming back, cover him with this end time message.” That is what I heard. I don’t know what He gave the angel. Immediately the angel collected it.  How we found ourself in my bedroom, I cannot tell. Myself and the angel again, back to my bedroom. I was surprised. Do you know what happened? The angel said, “Look, look at the bed.” I looked at the bed. I saw myself again, lying down. And myself standing with the angel! He said, “That is your body. That is your house. You know, you have a house. You are free to go out and you are free to come out. You went out. Now enter.”
I was afraid. I said, “No.”

He smiled. He said, “Enter! That is your body.”

I looked at myself.

“It’s okay. You don’t know what you’re going to do. Just lie down, very close.”

I went and I laid down very close to the body, and I became one. Then I started feeling the heat, the hotness of this world of sin. Then I know that yes, it’s just like you are in the AC. And after some time you went out, feel the hotness.

That was 5:00AM, Friday, from Wednesday. The angel now asked, “Where is your CGS?”

I said, “That is the place I kept.”

He said, “Do you know this is the time you use to pray for morning prayer?” And yes, when I was alone, I used to have my morning prayer, 5:30AM. But when I married, my wife said, “No, let’s start at 5:00AM.” And that is exactly the time I came back to this world of woe.

We opened. The angel opened. He said, “Let’s sing hymn number twenty.” We sang together with the angel. He now said, “Lie down.” I laid down, and he said, “The Master said I should cover you with this end-time message. So I’m going to cover you.”

He now brought white cloth and covered me. I was covered with that white cloth. Then after that, the angel left. I don’t know how the angel disappeared from that place. I don’t know. He left.

Overseer: Before you were covered, were you inside your body?

Michael: Yes, I was already inside. I’ve already entered inside my body. Before the angel now asked me, he said, “Where is the CGS?” He left. Then, after the angel left, I saw myself covered with white cloth. I was afraid! I have to shift that cloth beside my bed. It was then that I was able to use my handset and call one of our brothers to come and pray for me. In that text, I told him that I was inside my house since Wednesday. Let him come and pray for me.

When the brother came, it was around 6:00. The brother came. He said, “Ah! Bro Mike, what is the problem?” that since Tuesday has been trying my line till Wednesday. And some time if he tried, it rang. Before they would say, it switch off. And then, when they were there, the angel and Jesus, anytime my phone rang, the angel would just off the handset. He said, “This is no time for you to receive a call,” before we left.

Overseer: Now, when you came back, you were dressed in your natural clothing? What happened to the dress you are wearing?

Michael: When I came back, in fact, the only thing is the cloth that the angel used to cover me and my knickers. The dress that I put on, for the journey, is…that brother that I called, he is the one that picked that dress from the floor with my shoes.

Overseer: …what you were wearing before.

Michael: Yes! But when I came back, I just found myself covered with the cloth and my short knickers.

Then when the brother came, he said, “Ah! What is (inaudible) [around 46:13]?”

I said, “Yes, heaven visited me…the sickness is for our own good, it’s for our help, it’s for the glory of God.”

Overseer: What happened to your knee? Do you know when you started with that? You were sick, you had a bad headache, and you knocked your head. So when you came back, no more pain like that.

Michael: Yes, no more pain. And when the angel was going, he said, “Do you know that Jesus has healed you?" before he left. But the leg is because of that while we were walking on that route, my leg became heavy, but the head, the pain disappeared. But these two legs I was not able to walk with it then. It was when the brother came and prayed over me that I was able to walk again. Then I now told the brother that I look at that cloth.

He said, “Ah! White cloth? How could?”

I said, “The angel covered—‘

He said, ‘Eh? He said a long journey; two days: a long journey.”

I said, “Yes.”

He said, “This cloth that you were—“ he was able to touch the cloth. He folded it with fear! And kept it somewhere. He prayed over me and then he was preparing to go to work. So he said when he comes back from work, he will hear better. Then he has called my single brother from the town to come down.

When the brother left, it was around 12:00PM that my brother came. When he entered, he said, “Ah! What is the problem? (inaudible [around 47:59]. …and before this now, we have been trying your line. It was no going.” He said it was (inaudible) that told him I am sick.

I said, “Yes, but Jesus has healed me already.” My mind still went to that cloth. I now told him that, “Check that cloth.”

He said, "Which cloth?” He looked at the wardrobe. He said, “Ah!” He was afraid. He said, “This cloth is not ordinary. Where did you get it?”

I said, “Yes, I traveled with Jesus.”

For him to touch that cloth, he was afraid. I said, “Just try to open it.” It was when he opened it that I noticed there is something—there is a writing there. Even myself, I didn’t know that there is a writing there.

He said, “This is blood?’ The brother started weeping. He said, “This is blood. How?”

I said, “No. Jesus said that is the end time message. Can you read it?” He read it. He said, “’Jesus is coming soon.’” He started weeping. He started weeping.  He said, “How do you –-We can—How do you?— You can touch it?” And when we were coming back, Jesus said, “When you go back, tell the head of the church!" That is what Jesus said. "Tell the head of the church.” That is what He said before we came back with the angel.

I now folded it inside black nylon and I tie it. On Sunday, I went to the church. I met the pastor. I speak everything. He said, "Ahh!" The man was afraid. He was weeping! He said, “Ok, what is there on Monday, by the grace of God? I am going to pray for you so that the Spirit of God will remind you so that you will not forget. You will go and meet the overseer. I am not the head. Go and meet with the overseer. And I am going to try to call him that you are coming.”

On that Monday, I go the overseer’s office. He was not on site. And on Wednesday, as I was going back, the devil said, “Ah! There is no need for you to go and meet your overseer. In fact, you will not even meet him. That you have already told the pastor, ‘What is the need of you to go and tell your overseer?’” I said, “Ah! This is the voice of the devil. Is it not the pastor that said I should go and tell the overseer? I entered the vehicle. There is a place called the [inaudible around 50:49]. After we passed that place, the front tire of that vehicle busted. I said, “Whether you like it or not (the devil), I am going to deliver that message.”

Overseer: Was there any other message that you were supposed to give to the head of the church?

Michael: [Shaking his head, “No."] That was just [my testimony of the experience].

Michael: So before I went to the overseer’s place, that Sunday that I met the pastor, when I came back with that cloth, that I was going to the overseer’s next day, which is Monday, the cloth came out from that nylon. I tied the nylon, but it came out on its own. In fact, it was that time that I was afraid to handle the cloth. It was then that I went and bought a new brown envelope. I kept it.

Overseer: You put it in a black nylon before, and it came out on its own? Now you have a brown envelope where you keep it and nothing. How did you get the brown envelope?

Michael: Yes, sir… (inaudible)…I bought it.

Overseer: And you put the cloth inside the brown envelope.

Michael: Yes. And it is then that the cloth has been there.

[At this point in the video, the cloth is held up by two people who are standing behind it to display it.]  

Watch Michael's Video Testimony.

The White Cloth with Its End Time Message
White cloth from heaven with end time message in blood
This is a photo of the cloth that the angel covered Michael with after he returned to his body. It is quite large, as two people appear to be standing behind it, holding it up for the photo. And you can clearly see written upon it the words, "JESUS IS COMING SOON."

Since the cloth and the message written on it came from the Lord, and the message is about the Lord Himself, the message must be written in none other than His own precious blood. Dr. Ayodelle advised me that the church obtained forensic lab testing on the blood that is on the cloth and the results determined that it is not normal blood.

In brother Michael's testimony, he said that when he returned to his body and showed the cloth to people, they were afraid to touch it.  They noted that it was no ordinary cloth and wondered where he got it.  They wept when they saw it and read the writing upon it.  This was true of the two brothers who came to Michael's home, as well as his pastor. 

The white cloth with the end time message
I looked at the photo of the cloth very carefully, zooming in to the highest level of magnification in my photo software, so that I could see individual pixels.  When I did so, I made the following observations:

1. The blood turned the cloth whiter along the edge of the written letters.  It is not visible to the naked eye unless you zoom in to a high magnification level with the photo software.

2. The words were written at the bottom right corner as if they were the final words on a page. The implication is that there is nothing else left to happen before the Lord's return.

3. The letters of the very last word ("Soon") were on the very bottom edge of the cloth, even to the point of being written on the final row of thread.  Again, it emphasized the finality of the time we are in right now, the lateness of the hour, and the nearness of His return.

The word "soon" showing whitening
4. The final stroke of the letter "N" in the last word ("soon") seemed to extend off the cloth!

Conclusion
I am personally convinced that this testimony is true, because it agrees with Scripture, there are witnesses, and we have the cloth to prove it, along with its urgent, end-time message written in human blood that is not normal.

Jesus is coming soon, and the church is late getting herself ready.  There is no time left to put off getting ready.  That is the most critical message from this entire testimony.

Repent and turn to the Lord Jesus Christ.  Prepare to meet your God!

Credits: All the praise and glory goes to Jesus for giving brother Michael Shigaba this encounter and its message.  And I would like to thank my oldest daughter for the many days and hours she spent lovingly and painstakingly transcribing this entire testimony into writing, so that people all over the world can read it, who may not be able to understand brother Michael's English so clearly.  This written version also provides a means for others to translate it into other languages, so that the maximum number of people may be impacted by it.  I would like to thank my dear brother, Dr. Theophilus Ayodele, for informing me about this testimony and for mailing me a DVD copy of it all the way from Africa.

Author's note:  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 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.

I recommend reading the full version of Michael Shigaba's Encounter with Jesus.  I also encourage you to read The 311 Moment, The Day of Our Lord’s Wedding is at Hand,  Rapture Revelation to Ayodelle Sawyerr, and Rapture Revelation to Angelica Zambrano. You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory. You may 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.