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After the 144,000 Jews have been sealed, a new group from the Great Tribulation is introduced as being saved!

The Beloved Disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 7:

9   After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the Throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands,

First, the 144,000 are sealed THEN the next group is described.

10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to Our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

11 All the angels stood around the Throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the Throne and worshiped God,

12 saying: “Amen! Blessing and glory and Wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to Our God forever and ever. Amen.” (7 descriptives)

13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”

14 And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 Therefore they are before the Throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the Throne will dwell among them.

16 They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;

17 for the Lamb Who is in the midst of the Throne will shepherd them and lead them to Living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

The 24 elders (representing the true church) sang a new song whereas this group cried with a loud voice.  The redemption of the true church is different from those who have been redeemed out of the Great Tribulation.  The second group were redeemed by the ministry of the 144,000 who were sealed.  Though The Holy Spirit was taken away at the beginning of 70^th week, His ministry in an external sense remained on earth so that those left could be redeemed.  The Holy Spirit operated externally in the Old Testament and internally within us in the New Testament: He came upon versus entered into.

The 24 elders rule and reign whereas this group serve Him day and night in His Temple.

Why are there tears in Heaven?  Aren’t they weeping over lost opportunities?  Once any of us comprehend the glory of Heaven to the extent that can be experienced before His Throne, each of us will reflect what could have been done on earth on behalf of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  We will comprehend what really matters versus what we thought while walking out this life on earth.

The following table contrast the two groups identified by John:

Tribulation Saints		24 Elders
Not Crowned		Crowned
Palms in their hands		Harps, no palms
Saved out of the Tribulation		Kept out of the Tribulation
They stand before thrones		They sit on thrones
They serve Him day and night		They reign as kings & priests
They are not recognized by John

Now is the time to qualify for the first group who arrives in Heaven as a result of the harpazo.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 9:

24  Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.

26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.

27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

144,000 Jews are sealed: 12,000 from 12 tribes!

We have had six seals opened but there is a pause before the seventh seal is opened.  During this interval, there are those being sealed and those being saved.

John, by The Holy Spirit, poses a question at the end of chapter 6 in the Book of Revelation:

16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!

17 For the great day of His (The Lamb) wrath has come, and who is able to stand?“

The Beloved Disciple continued to write in Revelation chapter 7:

1  After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.

2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the Living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,

3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of Our God on their foreheads.”

The first half of chapter 7 deals with the sealed servants and all action is stopped until the 144,000 are sealed.

4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:

5 of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;

6 of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed;

7 of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed;

8 of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

Where is the tribe of Dan?  Dan is omitted because that is where idolatry entered the land. (Lev 24:10-16; Judges 18:1,2,30-31)  Dan was a leader in apostasy under Jeroboam in 1^st Kings 12:28-30.  He is cursed in Jeremiah chapter 8:

15  “We looked for peace, but no good came; And for a time of health, and there was trouble!

16 The snorting of His horses was heard from Dan. The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of His strong ones; For they have come and devoured the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell in it.”

17 “For behold, I will send serpents among you, Vipers which cannot be charmed, And they shall bite you,” says the LORD.

THE LORD spoke concerning idolatry in Deuteronomy chapter 29:

18 so that there may not be among you man or woman or family or tribe, whose heart turns away today from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations, and that there may not be among you a root bearing bitterness or wormwood;

19 and so it may not happen, when he hears the Words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall have peace, even though I follow the dictates of my heart’-as though the drunkard could be included with the sober.

20 “The LORD would not spare him; for then the anger of the LORD and His jealousy would burn against that man, and every curse that is written in this book would settle on him, and the LORD would blot out his name from under Heaven.

21 And the LORD would separate him from all the tribes of Israel for adversity, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this Book of the Law,

The tribe of Dan suffered the judgment of THE LORD due to their idolatry and apostasy.  Dan is not sealed but will inherit in the Millennium according to Eze 48:1. FATHER’S great grace and mercy prevail!  However, worshipping idols is a huge issue, especially today.

FATHER has not forgotten Israel and provides a means to survive the 70^th week.  Israel is distinct and different from the true church.  There has been much written about the supposed lost tribes of Israel and those who have ascribed to this myth, assign themselves to one of those tribes.  There is indisputable evidence that all twelve tribes are addressed by both Peter and Paul in their writings.  Which group would you rather be in, the true church in Heaven, or among the sealed twelve tribes on earth during the 70^th week?

Jesus prophesied of the Book of Revelation, chapter 6 during His Olivet Discourse!

He prophesied decades before He appeared to John and took John to Heaven so that he could record what he saw.  Jesus did not use the phraseology denoting symbolism or an allegory.  Instead, He was taken literally.  Shouldn’t we do the same?  The following are the three accounts tying His private briefing known as the Olivet Discourse with what John saw from Heaven’s point of view where he made record of it.  We have been given three direct witnesses of the 70^th week as well as many other references throughout Scripture.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 24 and Luke made record of it in Luke 21:

Matthew 24:

4  And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you.

5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

Luke 21:8 And He said: “Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go after them.

Revelation 6:2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.

6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

Luke 21:9-10 But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately.” [10] Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Revelation 6:4   Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.

7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines,

8 pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. [8] All these are the beginning of sorrows.

Luke 21:11 And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

Revelation 6:5-6 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. [6] And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”

9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.

Luke 21:12 But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake.

Revelation 6:9-11 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. [10] And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” [11] Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

29 “Then immediately this is what will take place: ‘The sun will be darkened and the moon give no light. The stars will fall from the sky and all the cosmic powers will be shaken.’

Luke 21:25  “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;

Revelation 6:12-14 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. [13] And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. [14] Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.

False christs, wars, famines, death, martyrs, and global upheaval are soon to come.  The true Bride will view these from Heaven. How many warnings does mankind need?

Creation itself will be impacted during the 70^th Week!

John recorded by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 6:

12  I looked when He (Jesus) opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.

13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.

14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.

15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,

16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the Face of Him who sits on the Throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!

17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”

The earth, the sun, the moon, and the stars will ultimately testify of Jesus Christ as The Son of GOD.

Moses recorded the revelation given to him by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter 1:

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

It was written by THE SPIRIT in Psalm chapter 89:

11 The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.

Our Heavenly Father owns all of creation therefore HE has the right to do whatever HE chooses to reveal HIS Glory, Truth, and righteousness in what HE owns!  Many would take these verses to be allegorical, but I take these verses to be literal.

I live in Oklahoma where in the past, we experienced a multitude of earthquakes caused by “fracking” of oil wells in the area.  This shifted underground structures were causing earthquakes.  I watched a 40,000 gallon pool during a notable earthquake where wave action occurred causing water to be sloshed out of the confines of the pool.  It was unnerving and I considered running out of the house during this substantial earthquake.  Imagine what major worldwide earthquakes will do to the global population!  Couple that with the sun, moon, and stars simultaneously being affected.  There will be no question that judgment has arrived on earth!  Fear will grip the inhabitants.

This is the 1^st of 3 earthquakes mentioned in the Book of Revelation.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Joel chapter 2:

1Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My Holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming, For it is at hand:

2 A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong, The like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations.

10 The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble; The sun and moon grow dark, And the stars diminish their brightness.

30  “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

32 And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the Name of the LORD Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the LORD has said, Among the remnant whom the LORD calls.

As I have written in the past, the Bible is an Integrated Message System, and we have been given numerous warning concerning “The Day of THE LORD”.  FATHER has had me focus on the last Book at this time to sound the alarm.  I only respond to what I have been tasked to write, to go on record.  HE constantly reminds me “Now is the time!”

HIS Priorities should be abundantly clear!  HIS priorities are my priorities.

The famine of The Word of GOD has come upon much of the earth and will increase during the 70^th Week!  Much death will result “with cause”.

It is recorded by THE SPIRIT in Amos chapter 8:

11  Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the Words of the LORD:

John recorded by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 13:

17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

During the 70^th week, there will be a world leader who will come forth and woo the inhabitants with his knowledge, understanding, and charisma.  He will attempt to set up a counterfeit kingdom in lieu of the Kingdom of GOD on earth.  People will take on “his name or mark” in order to participate in the economy. 

Do you think anyone will be allowed to buy a Bible at this time?  Do you think the Internet will be allowed to transmit true Kingdom principles, testimonies, or Bible studies?  There will be a famine of The Word of GOD.  Even The Holy Spirit will not be on earth to speak forth the mysteries of Heaven.

When people are starving, they will eat anything!  The same thing is true spiritually.

The 3^rd horse of famine will affect all areas: spirit, soul, and body.

John also recorded in Revelation chapter 6:

7  When He (Jesus) opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.”

8 So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death (body), and Hades (soul) followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.

The word “them” indicates two riders, one for the power of death and the other over the power of the soul.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Ezekiel chapter 14:

21  For thus says the Lord GOD: “How much more it shall be when I send My four severe judgments on Jerusalem-the sword and famine and wild beasts and pestilence-to cut off man and beast from it?

22 Yet behold, there shall be left in it a remnant who will be brought out, both sons and daughters; surely they will come out to you, and you will see their ways and their doings. Then you will be comforted concerning the disaster that I have brought upon Jerusalem, all that I have brought upon it.

23 And they will comfort you, when you see their ways and their doings; and you shall know that I have done nothing without cause that I have done in it,” says the Lord GOD.

Even with the four severe judgments coming forth, FATHER has once again reserved a remnant on earth.  This speaks of the 144,000 Jews which will be referenced later.

In legal terms, “with cause” refers to the relationship of cause and effect between one event or action and the result. It is the act or process that produces an effect.  FATHER evokes judgment and justice on the earth during the Great Tribulation.  The full and complete rejection of Jesus Christ has its ramifications.

In Revelation chapter 6, the martyrs are a constant reminder of the need for justice to prevail:

9  When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the Word of God and for the testimony which they held.

10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, Holy and True, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?“

11 Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

The Psalmist wrote by THE SPIRIT in Psalm chapter 74:

9  We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long (a famine of The Word).

10 O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your Name forever?

11 Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.

During the 70^th week, the oppressors will be judged, and justice will be manifested fully and completely.  The martyrs will in turn be rewarded with white robes for their witness unto death.  They will receive a special reward.

The future is laid out in chapters 4 through 22 in the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ.  Chapters 6 through 19 deal with the 70^th week containing the Great Tribulation!

John recorded by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 6:

3  When He (Jesus) opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.”

4 Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.

It is important to note that John was watching from Heaven what was happening on earth in real Heaven time.  John who is known as the Beloved Disciple wrote from a perspective of Love and that Love is what provided the basis for him being the one to record this Revelation of Jesus Christ.

5  He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”

Black relates to famine as described in Lamentations chapter 4:

4  The tongue of the infant clings To the roof of its mouth for thirst; The young children ask for bread, But no one breaks it for them.

5 Those who ate delicacies Are desolate in the streets; Those who were brought up in scarlet Embrace ash heaps.

6 The punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people Is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, Which was overthrown in a moment, With no hand to help her!

7 Her Nazirites were brighter than snow And whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, Like sapphire in their appearance.

8 Now their appearance is blacker than soot; They go unrecognized in the streets; Their skin clings to their bones, It has become as dry as wood.

9 Those slain by the sword are better off Than those who die of hunger; For these pine away, Stricken for lack of the fruits of the field.

Chapter 5:10 Our skin is hot as an oven, Because of the fever of famine.

And in Jeremiah chapter 14:

1  The Word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.

2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

A pair of scales refers to the Jewish express “To eat bread by weight” indicating that food is scarce.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Ezekiel chapter 4 during their judgment:

10  And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.

11 Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.

16 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:

FATHER spoke in Leviticus chapter 26:

25  And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

Verse 6 of Revelation chapter 6 tells us that bread will cost you a full day’s wages.  This speaks of extreme inflation.  We are seeing the beginning signs of this now.

The oil and wine mentioned in verse 6 refers to available luxuries though the population is suffering.  This points to global rationing and control brought on by political powers.  There is no question that the “elite” intend to promote a plan to control all aspects of people’s lives including their individual finances, food, and population reduction.  Technology-based currencies such as Bitcoin, CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency), and other cryptocurrencies are all designed to control your finances.  Governments will not allow cryptocurrencies outside of their control to exist.  Physical currencies are being vilified in order to promote digital currency.  Physical gold and silver prices have been manipulated so that people will not realize how bad the depreciation of currencies such as the US dollar have declined in value relative to goods and services.  Gold has been looked at as the prime indicator of currency depreciation.  It is the proverbial canary in the coal mine.

With the current technology, the above verses are ready to manifest.  If you are not concerned about these correlations, you possibly should be and focus on ministering salvation to those who would listen to you!

The future is laid out in chapters 4 through 22 in the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ.  Chapters 6 through 19 deal with the 70^th week containing the Great Tribulation!

John recorded by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 4:

1  After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.”

Who better to record the future events than the Beloved Disciple whose writing focuses on Agape Love!

There is a convergence occurring and the world is clearly in decay on multiple levels.  Man expects to win the battle against disease, famine, and hardship.  GOD says there are to be fearful judgments of disease, famine, and hardship.  Who do you believe?  The true church will be watching from Above!

The purpose of the Tribulation is given by THE SPIRIT in Hosea chapter 5:

15 I will return again to My (Jesus) place (Heaven) Till they (the Jews) acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

The sequence of the 70^th week is laid out as follows:

The Tribulation does not begin until the Lamb opens the seal.

The Lamb doesn’t receive the Scroll until after the 24 Elders who represent the true church place their crowns on the glassy sea.

The 24 Elders and the seven Lampstands are in Heaven when the Tribulation begins.

Prior to chapter 4, the titles of Jesus refer to the church age.  Beginning in chapter 4, His titles are all Jewish based: Lamb, Lion, etc.

The elders explain to John what is going on in Heaven whereas the creatures focus on what is occurring on earth.

The Beloved Disciple recorded in Revelation chapter 6:

1 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come (proceed) and see.”

As an overview, in chapter 6, the sealed scrolls begin to open.  There are seven scrolls to open (chapter 7-14) but there is an insertion before the seventh.  The seven trumpets are sounded but once again there is an insertion at the seventh trumpet. In chapter 16, the seven bowls of wrath are poured out.  Throughout Scripture, FATHER uses “sevens” and their multiples as spiritual identifiers.  The structure of 6+1 is used often and one example is: man(6) plus GOD(1) equals completion; six thousand years plus one thousand years equal completion.

John actually saw what was happening, not just a vision!  He was given the privilege of transcending time.

2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. 

This is not Jesus; He is opening the seals.  The crown is a victor’s crown and the horse represents judgment throughout Scripture.  Jesus Christ will show up on a white horse in chapter 19.  This rider is an imposter and is carrying a bow which can represent Nimrod the hunter and/or the rain-bow of a second manmade covenant… maybe both.  Nimrod was the beginning of the Masonic order and was renamed Gilgamesh.  The letter “G” in the Masonic emblem refers to Gilgamesh.  Babel was part of Nimrod’s kingdom, and the influence of the adversary was notable on Nimrod.

This first horseman’s role would be to enforce a covenant with Israel for seven years that he then violates.

Gabriel provides Daniel with a description of this latter time in Daniel chapter 8:

23  “And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes.

24 His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and also the Holy people.

25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

And in chapter 9:

27  And he shall confirm (enforce) the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

This man will attract the world with his qualities that appeal to them at the beginning of the 70^th week.  The world will be deceived since the Holy Spirit was removed from the earth at the time of the Harpazo.  The final affliction of the Jews will begin.

We need to live out each day in a balanced perspective and “do business” until He comes for us!

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 24:

36  “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of Heaven, but My Father only.

37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.

43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

Jesus also spoke in Luke chapter 19:

11  Now as they heard these things, Jesus spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the Kingdom of God would appear immediately.

12 Therefore He said: “A certain Nobleman went into a far country to receive for Himself a Kingdom and to return.

13 So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’

We are not to sit around in a passive state waiting to be harpazo’d.  Instead, we are to utilize our individual resources to further the Kingdom in any area we can impact.  This is exactly why Servias is helping the Kids In Need on a consistent, continual basis.

It is vital that you don’t move to one of two extremes: Rapture paralysis or Date Setters.

Those who are paralyzed by thinking the Rapture will occur right away end up doing nothing now or plan for the future.  They are not “occupying” or doing business with their callings.

The other extreme focuses on the date setters.  I have heard my share of end-time prophets who had us departing at various and sundry times.  All they really did was to extract and divert resources and attention away from true ministry.  When their predicted time passed, some added the Hezekiah factor of 15 years to rationalize their failed attempts.  How many times can one of these people be wrong before people finally realize that the person is misguided and move on.

Why focus on an undisclosed time when you can be productive and produce Heavenly rewards?

14 But His citizens Hated him, and sent a delegation after Him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’

15 “And so it was that when He returned, having received the Kingdom, He then commanded these servants, to whom He had given the money, to be called to Him, that He might know how much every man had gained by trading.

16 Then came the first, saying, ‘Master, Your mina has earned ten minas.’

17 And He said to him, ‘Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’

18 And the second came, saying, ‘Master, Your mina has earned five minas.’

19 Likewise He said to him, ‘You also be over five cities.’

20 “Then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is Your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.

21 For I feared You, because You are an austere Man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what You did not sow.’

22 And He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.

23 Why then did you not put My money in the bank, that at My coming I might have collected it with interest?’

24 “And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas.’

25 (But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.’)

26 ‘For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

27 But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.'”

The first two servants knew Jesus and willingly increased His Kingdom.  They were rewarded for their efforts and were given greater responsibilities in His future Kingdom on earth.

The third servant did not know the Heart of Our Lord and walked in fear of loss.  He hoarded what was given to him and did nothing with his resources that would further the Kingdom.  His loss was great.

It’s never too late to occupy till He comes!

Paul was given the mystery of the church which differentiates it from the Jews.  The Bride is eager and joyfully waits for the harpazo and the Jews have no clue!. The catching away of the Bride can happen at any time.

Pay close attention of what Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit consistently concerning the mystery given to him for the Gentiles by Jesus:

1^st Thessalonians 1:10 and to wait for His Son from Heaven, Whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus Who delivers us from the wrath to come.

The Bride is spared from the wrath and will be removed prior to 70^th week.

Philippians 3:20  For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

21 Who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious Body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

Wouldn’t it be challenging to be eager if we had to go through the 70^th week with those being judged?

Titus 2:11  For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and Godly in the present age,

13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

14 Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.

15 Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

If FATHER’S judgment was happening all around us, it would be difficult for us to be looking up for Jesus’ glorious appearing in the sky.

Hebrews 9:28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

I am eager for His second appearing, and I trust you are too!

1^st Thessalonians 4:15  For this we say to you by the Word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.

16 For the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

18 Therefore comfort one another with these Words.

Paul explicitly shares the “Word of the Lord” and provides us with detail of the harpazo, unlike His return to earth to set up His Kingdom and Throne to rule the earth.

1^st Thessalonians 5:1But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you.

2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. (the wise and foolish virgins parable)

3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.

4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.

5 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.

6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.

7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.

8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and Love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.

11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

When we walk in the revelation of these Scriptures, we will be able to walk in Love and faith knowing that our redemption draws near, and we will no longer place importance on worldly things.

Finally, Jesus speaks in Revelation 22:  “And behold, I am coming quickly (in an instant), and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.

13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.

15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

17 And the Spirit and the Bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of Life freely.

20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Both The Holy Spirit and the Bride are eagerly waiting for Jesus to come and take both to Heaven.  The Holy Spirit will not be on earth to restrain the adversary for that 70^th week.  You and I don’t want to be here as well!  Focus on doing His commandments, be purified, and walk in Love.