WHEN A MULTITUDE IS LEFT TO FACE HELL ON EARTH
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THE PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE IS THE ONLY REASONABLE EXPLANATION OF A TIME WHEN SOME ARE TAKEN AND SOME ARE LEFT! No sensible explanation can be given of St. Matthew 24 that excludes the warning of a sudden rapture that catches men unprepared. Jesus warned of the suddenness of that day, that only the Father knows the time and that the day was as Noah’s day, where men were eating, drinking, and giving in marriage. Then He said, “Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.” (St. Matthew 24:40-41) He concluded the warning by saying: “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.” (St. Matthew 24:42)
To try to rearrange the Lord’s teachings and explain away this great truth borders on arrogance. When we suggest that the one being taken away is the wicked and the believer is left, then where is the wicked taken, and for what is the believer left? Any such explanation will be hard put to fit into the pattern of events. The word for “COMING” as used in this context is the Greek “PAROUSIA” not “APOLALUPSIS”. When “PAROUSIA” is used it means a coming to a specific place at a specific time for a specific meeting. It is personal. When “apokalupsis” is used as in verses 30 and 31 of this same chapter, it means the unveiling of His awesome holiness and glory. It is general rather than personal and relates to His return to fight the battle of Armageddon and to establish His kingdom.
Nothing Would Change Our Church World And The Unchurched Crowd Like A Good Education About Their Future If They Miss The Rapture. The gates of hell will be wide open and the grotesque creatures out of the abyss will torment men beyond words. John saw this horrible drama and described it clearly. Because most people can not comprehend our world without the barrier between the earth and the realm of the wicked dead and the fallen angels they refuse to accept such a condition. Revelation is not the only Book of the Bible that paints this picture. Joel prophesied of such a day and warned us. “A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.”(Joel 2:2)
Now read the words of what John the Revelator saw. “And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power… And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them…And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.” (Revelation 9:2-3, 5-6, 10-11) You do not want to be here when these demons are turned loose.
There are two parts to this vision of John, separated by a short space. Both of these dark periods are called woes. “And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.” (Revelation 9:16-19) These creatures are fallen angels that have festered in their judgment, locked in the abyss. They are evil beyond description and hate mankind because of both jealously and accusation.
Jude spoke of these judgments in times past. “And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.” (Jude 1:6-9)
Much of our world has little or no understanding that the coming Great Tribulation is the judgment of these fallen angels as well as fallen men. Those that believe the false teachers of Post Millennialism, Preterism, and all the other man-concocted doctrines need to see why the Great Tribulation is absolutely necessary. When you understand the judgment God has planned for the wicked then your hatred for the Pre-Tribulation Rapture will cease. To even consider the Kingdom of God without the finality of cleansing our world from the Kingdom of Satan is both hopeless and not Biblical. Every evil force and every evil creature in Satan’s realm will be loosed on this earth either during part of the Seven years or the entire period.
When you add the “False Church and the False Prophet,” and their forcing the Mark of the Beast on one and all, it begins to make for good understanding. The False Prophet, Satan, and his false Christ will create havoc all across the world. Even greater than creatures out of the abyss and the False trinity will be the judgment of God. Everything has got to be cleansed of evil and the fire of judgment will be unleashed for that purpose.
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Violet Leigh
Do you think that the smoke referred to in blocking the sun and fouling the air could be from volcanoes which come from the earth and could volcanic eruptions be the method used to allow the things John described in Revelation? It sounds plausible to me. Also, there are several active volcanoes becomming more active; we don’t hear about all of them on the news but if you check Rapture Ready for news, you will see how many are erupting daily.
Thank you Pastor, for this enlightening information.
Maranatha, Come quickly Lord Jesus…
Joe Guy....
As it was in the days of Noah. Who was taken and who was left when the flood came?
Please explain.
Blessings
Mark A. Steiner
Joel’s prophecies, ignored by most in the Church, have incredible present and prophetic implications. The United States (and any other nation standing against Israel) will face the judgment outlined in Joel 3:1-2. We can thank our Father in heaven who operates according to the course of His own will and nothing that happens is a mistake.
Thanks again, Bro. Chambers, for standing up for the Word of the one living and true God. Good day.
Nitdiver5
Also, when Jesus returns he reigns for 1,000 years. So how can He say in John 14:1-4 that He will one to gather us so that we may be where He is. If that occurred when He came back we’d already be where He was. Isaiah 26:19-21 states exactly where we will be during the indignation, in the same rooms Jesus mentions in John 14:1-4!
Further, I believe a strong case can be made that the Rapture will occur prior to the destruction of Damascus using Genesis 18-19 as a model. Damascus has a population of 1.7 million and 10% of that is Christian. Months ago Assad said if he is attacked by anyone that he has 600 missiles pointed at Tev Aviv that be launched within hours. I believe the Israeli response will be a tactical nuclear warhead. This war will be short like the Six day war but the use of a nuclear warhead will crystalize the hatred of the Jews around the world. Then the Antichrist can rise up and fulfill the peace covenant in Daniel 9:27 – the contents of which is Revelation 11:1-2. The Jews will get the right to build their temple on the templemount and Palestine will be recognized as a nation with Jerusalem as their capital, but only for 42 months. Why 42? Because the 7 year (84 month) covenant is broken at the midpoint be the Antichrist.
We are very very close!
melvin
The Great Multitude who are protected by Yahweh and live by the promises of Yahweh. Threw the Great Tribulation With the Testimony and singing the new song until Yahweh Greatness. Dress In Yahweh white. The christian can’t even enter the gates of Zion. They would have to be a member of one of the 12 Tribes. Because each gate has one of the 12 Tribes on it.. The Marriage super in Zion the New Jerusalem. To the Catholic Peter has no gate but a foundation stone. You can’t meet Peter at the gate. Your going to have to meet the 12 heads of the 12 tribes at each gate. When the 12 shut their gates you may find yourselves locked out like the 5 virgins.
Barbara Bliss
Brother Chambers, thank you again (and each time) for bringing the Truth of the Word. We who are in agreement with you about the Pre-Trib Rapture simply cannot understand why there’s not an urgency to preach without hesitation this message to today’s church world, especially to our youth. As a seventy-year-old, I remember how ministers of my youth spoke of the Rapture and made this little girl begin watching and hoping as a small child. If had a question, I wasn’t pooh-poohed and shooed off; adults took the time to talk to me, because THIS WAS IMPORTANT! I want to grab my loved ones and shake them, and tell our church members to LOOK UP! I hope it’s not too late; but I feel like this message is falling on deaf ears in this year of 2012. As in Noah’s day, they are eating, and drinking, and giving in marriage….and worse. Surely the time of our Lord’s coming is close. God bless you for your wise teaching.
Lydia
THANK YOU! kEEP ‘EM COMING. I AM FORWARDING EVERYONE OF THEM..
TIME is awasting.
I just read in The Berean Call, Dave Hunt, that TBN’s daughter and some others e beat out with $50 million and live in manions on both coasts… and how much Jan Crouch paid for her jet….. AND poor people are sending them their hard earned CASH…… ITS a disgrace… IF she dresses like a porn queen wouldn’t she spend like one too???
I am ashamed of this in the church upfront and in people’s faces.
Isn’t Jesus Christ too precious for this?
I clearly remember His story of ‘the tares and the wheat’ and the foxes in the hen houses.!
melvin
It will be hell on eaRTH FOR THE GENTILES RELIGIOUS AND the worldly LOST. BUT FOR THE RIGHTIOUS 144,000 AND THE GREAT MULTITUDE WALKING UNDER THE GLORY CLOUD AND FIRE BY NIGHT. FED AND TAKEN CARE OF; WATER COMING OUT OF THE ROCK BY YAHWEH THING WILL BE GREAT. GENTILE CHURCH MEANS PAGAN CHURCH. CHRISTIAN CHURCH KEEP THE CATHOLIC PAGAN HOLY DAYS. CATHOLIC CHURCH EVEN TELLS THEY CHANGE THE MESSIAH FEAST DAYS TO NIMROD holy days. Judgement begins in the house of Yahweh. So these sunday people sinning against Messiah keeping the false sabbath are attact by the beast system in Rev.17:16. For the Messiah is the Word that became flesh and He changes not. Same yesterday today and forever. The false messiah changes the Torah. For Yahushua said their are many false messiah. Over the years they been changing the Torah or the Messiah teaching.
Keith Black
SATAN’S ULTIMATE TERRORISTS COME OUT OF THE DEEP LONG TUNNEL (ABYSS)
Dear Joe Chambers,
The Abyss is a very long verticle TUNNEL many miles in length. SATAN’S TERRORISTS will be released after many centuries in THE HOT FIERY GULAG below. This will be the greatest jail break ever. Then these TERRORIST DEMONS will attack and TERRORIZE PEOPLE ON THE EARTH. SATAN AND HIS DEMONS ARE THE MOST ULTIMATE TERRORISTS THAT THERE EVER HAS BEEN. THE MUSLIMS ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO THESE. Satan himself appears as a DRAGON WHICH IS A GREAT LIZZARD. SATAN THE GRAND LIZZARD, MAY BE SOMETHING LIKE A DINOSAUR (T-REX?). Or maybe the GRAND LIZZARD might be like an alligator or a crocodile. When the TERRORISTS COME UP OUT OF THE DEEP TUNNEL THEY WILL TORTURE AND TERRORIZE THE PEOPLE ON EARTH.
If Hell is the LAVA ZONE JUST BELOW THE EARTH’S CRUST, THEN THE OPENING TO THE PIT COULD BE A VOLCANO. Since Hell may be prssurized, TAKING THE LID OFF THE ABYSS, could BLOW THE BRIMSTONE, AND THE OCCUPANTS RIGHT OUT THE STACK. So the DEMONS GET EJECTED FROM THE ABYSS ALONG WITH THE SMOKE, FIRE, AND LAVA.
Some people such as Hal Lindsay beleives that the LOCUSTS MAY BE HELLICOPTERS SPAYING BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS OR CHEMICAL WEAPONS. Another possibility might could be FORMIC ACID THE INGREDIENT OF FIRE ANT STINGS. Did you know that the ASPARTAME IN THOSE DIET SODAS TURNS INTO FORMIC ACID THE INGREDIENT OF FIRE ANT STINGS? If you are in a lot of pain as results of drinking diet sodas, YOU ARE GETTING STUNG BY FIRE ANTS IN A CAN OR IN A COLA BOTTLE. If the MILITARY FOLKS WERE ABLE TO MAKE FORMIC ACID INTO CONCENTRATED FORM THAT CAN BE SPRAYED FROM HELLICOPTERS OR PLANES OR MISSLES, THAT COULD STING A LOT OF PEOPLE. If the locusts are helecopters or planes, then the pit could be underground hangars to protect the planes from air raids.
IF THE LOCUSTS ARE DEMONIC TERRORISTS, THEY WILL CERTAINLY TORTURE ALL UNSAVED FOLKS. They will not be able to torture THE 144,000 JEWISH MISSIONARIES BECAUSE THE HAVE SEAL OF GOD TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE TERRORISTS. The big question is this WILL THEY TORTURE THE TRIBULATION SAINTS THAT ARE NOT PART OF THE 144,000??? OR WILL ALL TRIBULATION SAINTS BE PROTECTED AGAINST THESE DEMONIC TERRORISTS BY GOD? MAYBE THE TERRORISTS WONT BE ABLE TO TORTURE ANY TRIB SAINTS BOUGHT BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS.
What do you think Joe Chambers?
SIncerely,
Keith Black
Judy
In Matthew 24, Jesus is speaking of those who will perish, as in the days of Noah.
(43) “If the GOOD man of the house had known in what WATCH the THIEF would come..”
The THIEF breaking into the house is not the Son of God.
The THIEF comes to kill, steal & destroy.. not rescue.
Lucifer has not yet been cast out of the heavens.
He still has free reign, even to appear before God, and is still granted a short
time of destruction again after the thousand year Millennium.
Ed Wood
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
There is no doubt that the Bible indicates the last years of history as we know it will be the worst mankind has ever known. But I do not think it will start off that way. At a time when the world is in chaos be it economic, religious, political or even natural – or most likely a combination of all of these things – it will be looking for an Answer Man, just as Germany looked toward Hitler to solve its many problems after World War 2. There were a comparitively few people in Germany who recognized Hitler for the evil man he was and many saved their lives by getting out early.
In our present time there are a remnant of Christians who recognize the signs of these times, are watching, and as such, will be ready to go when Jesus calls. The one inescapable fact that this must occur before the Antichrist can come to full power is seen in 2 Thessalonians 2:6-12. There may yet appear someone before the Rapture on his way toward prominence that will eventually be revealed as the Antichrist, but for the present the power of the Holy Spirit who resides in believers is inhibiting him from doing so at this time.
I truly believe in the Holy Spirit’s supernatural ability to hold evil at bay, yet the added factor is that he gives believers the discernment to recognize evil, even when it appears benign. From the Thessalonian passage we see this ability is lacking in those in whom the spirit does not dwell. This Remnant, I am sure, would actively do everything in its power to oppose the Antichrist were he to try to make his move while it is still here.
Therefore, from this one example alone, we see solid evidence of the Pretrib Rapture being the most likely scenario.
It is perhaps because it IS true that the devil has stirred up such vehement resistence towards it in some quarters.