What are Dispensations?

In theology, a dispensation is the divine administration of a period of time; each dispensation is a divinely appointed age. Dispensationalists hold to a literal interpretation of the Bible as the best hermeneutic. Literalism is the best way to view Scripture. Dispensationalism is a theological system that emphasizes the literal interpretation of Bible prophecy, recognizes a distinction between Israel and the Church, and organizes the Bible into different dispensations or administrations. A specific manner in which God governs or administers during a particular period of time with particular section of humanity under distinct varying dispensations. God lays down a new rule for mankind to follow, to live in a manner pleasing to Him, mankind (or at least part of mankind) fails to do so, God releases judgment on the group that fails to obey His rule, extends an offer of grace in some manner, institutes a new rule, and it's on to a new dispensation. The word Dispensation appears in 1 Cor 9:17; Eph 1:10;  Eph 3:1-5;  Col 1:25. (KJV).

There are 7 Dispensations.

1. The Dispensation of Innocence (Genesis 1:28-30 and 2:15-17). This dispensation covered the period of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

2. The Dispensation of Conscience, and it lasted about 1,656 years from the time of Adam and Eve’s eviction from the garden until the flood (Genesis 3:8–8:22).

3. The Dispensation of Human Government, which began in Genesis 8. God had destroyed life on earth with a flood, saving just one family to restart the human race.

4. The Dispensation of Promise, started with the call of Abraham, continued through the lives of the patriarchs, and ended with the Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt, a period of about 430 years.

5. The Dispensation of Law. It lasted almost 1,500 years, from the Exodus until it was suspended after Jesus Christ’s death. This dispensation will continue during the Millennium, with some modifications.

6. The sixth dispensation, the one in which we now live, is the Dispensation of Grace. It began with the New Covenant in Christ’s blood (Luke 22:20). This “Age of Grace” or “Church Age” occurs between the 69th and 70th week of Daniel 9:24. It starts with the coming of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost and ends with the Rapture of the church (1 Thessalonians 4).

Today, The Church is in complete Apostasy. Prosperity Gospel; Fake miracles; Money grabbing Teachers and Sensationalism. (2 Timothy 4:3). A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goats. (Charles Spurgeon).

7. The seventh dispensation is called the Millennial Kingdom of Christ and will last for 1,000 years as Christ Himself rules on earth.

What is The Paradigm of Salvation?

 JUSTIFICATION.
(Past Tense).
Separation from penalty of Sin. 

SANCTIFICATION.
(Present Tense).
Separation from power of Sin. 

GLORIFICATION.
(Future Tense).
Separation from presence of Sin. 

Justification is the work of God where the righteousness of Jesus is reckoned to the sinner, so the sinner is declared by God as being righteous under the Law (Romans. 4:3; 5:1,9; Galatians. 2:16; 3:11). This righteousness is not earned or retained by any effort of the saved. Justification is an instantaneous occurrence with the result being eternal life. It is based completely and solely upon Jesus' sacrifice on the cross (1 Peter. 2:24) and is received by faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). No works are necessary whatsoever to obtain justification. Otherwise, it is not a gift (Romans. 6:23). Therefore, we are justified by faith (Romans 5:1).

Sanctification is the process of being set apart for God's work and being conformed to the image of Christ. This conforming to Christ involves the work of the person, but it is still God working in the believer to produce more of a godly character and life in the person who has already been justified (Philippians. 2:13). We must, first of all, have a born again spirit in order to bring body and soul under the control of the Spirit/spirit. It is in this context that it is said, that we ARE saved, we are BEING saved and we WILL be saved. We ARE saved immediately in our spirit when Jesus Christ saves us. (This is called Justification.) We are BEING saved in our souls as we bring them under the direction of the Holy Spirit by the Word. (This is known as sanctification)

And we WILL be saved physically at the resurrection when our bodies will be transformed and glorified by the power of Christ (This is known as glorification) Since it is our spirit that the Shekinah glory of God dwells, then it must become the base of operations in the Christian life, “For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.” Romans 8:14.

Justification is automatic if you believe; Glorification is automatic, you just have to die or be raptured. Sanctification is non-automatic in your life, it’s a possibility, based on you.

What is Salvation?

Why was the Law given? The main reason is to provide a standard of righteousness. How do you know right from wrong? By looking at God’s standard, not relativism—God makes the rules, which were given to expose and identify sin.” The Old Testament Law was given to Israel during the time of Moses (Deuteronomy 5:1). Under the Law, animal sacrifices were offered year after year as a reminder of sin and a symbol of the coming sacrifice of Christ. Hebrews 10:3–4 says, But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. When Christ offered Himself at Calvary, that symbol became a reality for all who would believe. Hebrews 10:11–18 says, Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time onward until His enemies are made a footstool for His feet. For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying, “This is the covenant which I will make with them. After those days, declares the Lord: I will put My laws upon their hearts, And write them on their mind, ”He then says, “And their sins and their lawless deeds I will no longer remember.”

God created the world and man, placing man in the Garden of Eden with a command for perfect obedience. However, man disobeyed, allowing sin to enter the world and leading to a broken world filled with guilt before a Holy God. Due to the sinful nature inherited from Adam, man continued to sin, separating him from God. In His mercy, God sent His son, Jesus, who was born of a virgin to be sinless. Jesus, fully God and fully man, obeyed God's law perfectly on behalf of mankind. Through His active and passive obedience, Jesus became the ultimate sacrifice for sin, dying on the cross to satisfy God's wrath and imputing His righteousness to believers. By accepting Jesus' sacrifice through faith, believers receive His righteousness and are able to stand before God in righteousness. The prophecy of Isaiah foretold Jesus's suffering and death, emphasizing the vicarious atonement provided by Jesus for the sins of all mankind. Jesus's obedience to the Law ensured His perfect righteousness, which is imputed to believers through faith. In His passive obedience, Jesus bore the sins of humanity, paying the penalty that mankind owed for their sinfulness. Therefore, through faith in Jesus, believers can receive the gift of salvation and be reconciled with God. This act of redemption not only required Jesus's sacrificial death but also His perfect fulfillment of the Law, providing believers with the righteousness they lack. Jesus's righteousness becomes the foundation for believers' standing before God, the key to their reconciliation and salvation. Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we also have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we celebrate in hope of the glory of God. (Romans 5:1-2). “How does the God of the universe demonstrate infinite love? By allowing man to get in a predicament that only God’s death could solve. No greater love hath any man than he that lays down his life for his friends. (Voddie Baucham).

The work of atonement is finished now, and that’s good news. THE GOSPEL: Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). The verb to save in the New Testament, is the Greek word, the verb, Sozein (Sozo).

Salvation is Eternal. We can’t earn it, or maintain it. It’s an Unmerited Free Gift of Grace by God, not a conditional inheritance. We are forgiven and God’s Righteousness is imputed to us. Past, Present, Future Sins, paid in full. We are a new creation in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17). How to be Saved? Hebrews 9:27 says, And just as it is appointed and destined for all men to die once and after this [comes certain] judgment.  John 3:16-18 says, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Romans 3:10 says, As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: Romans 3:23 says,  for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, John 16:8 says, And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 1 John 4:9-10 says,  In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

If I die today will I go to Heaven? Why would anyone put off the most important decision you can ever make in your life? Where will you spend eternity? Heaven or Hell? Smoking, Non-Smoking? For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that none can boast. (Ephesians. 2:8-9). Just Believe in Jesus Christ! God's one condition for justification. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then are they to call on Him in whom they have not believed? How are they to believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? But how are they to preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!” However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?” So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. (Romans 10:11-17). The new creation is described in 2 Corinthians 5:17: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”

What if a ‘Believer’ continues in Sins, after being saved and sealed? Like, prostitution, unbelief, addictions, masturbation, wickedness, etc? HE/SHE IS STILL SAVED. 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 says: According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each person must be careful how he builds on it. For no one can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, each one’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each one’s work. If anyone’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet only so as through fire.

"Gold, silver, and precious jewels" are the works done by Christ Jesus through us when we submitted to His will and direction in life, these works, which are Jesus's works, not only survive the fire of testing, but are made refined by that fire, and these are those which we are rewarded for. We are not rewarded for the works themselves, but for our level of submission, cooperation, patience, and action in His will. The tragedy here is there will be some, though saved, who have no reward. The loss is that of missed opportunities, and of spoiling an opportunity by having done things in your own strength. All of us here will suffer some loss (of rewards), but none of us will lose our Salvation. Ever. (Jack Nichols).

Even if one has Doubts in their Christian life? They are SAVED. What if they Believe, then later, Stop Believing? They are SAVED. 2 Tim 2:13 says, If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. Paradigm of Salvation: Justification. Sanctification. Glorification. So if someone asks you, are you saved, the correct answer is:  I have been saved (J) and I am being saved (S) and I will be saved. (G). Justification is automatic if you believe; Glorification is automatic, you just have to die or be raptured. Sanctification is non-automatic in your life, it’s a possibility. 

Again,
What if we sin horribly and continue to sin horribly as a Born Again Believer?

Here is an interesting and shocking passage:
A man in Corinth was having sex with his father's wife!

It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father’s wife. You have become arrogant and have not mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be removed from your midst. For I, on my part, though absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged him who has so committed this, as though I were present. In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are assembled, and I with you in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus, I have decided to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus..
1 Corinthians 5:1-5 (NASB1995)

"deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.."

Believers HAVE Eternal Security.

In Him also we have received an inheritance [a destiny—we were claimed by God as His own], having been predestined (chosen, appointed beforehand) according to the purpose of Him who works everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him as our Lord and Savior] would exist to the praise of His glory. In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God]. The Spirit is the guarantee [the first installment, the pledge, a foretaste] of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own [purchased] possession [His believers], to the praise of His glory.
Ephesians 1:11-14 AMP.

This passage is addressed to Believers only. Not to Non Believers:
And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
1 John 2:28 KJV.

At The Rapture, we will be very ashamed if we are not walking correctly. (as far as sin is concerned). BUT it does not say, the believer will lose salvation!

Can a Believer lose his Salvation? IMPOSSIBLE. John 5:24 says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. 1 John 5:13 says, These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. John 6:47 says, Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who believes has eternal life. Ephesians 1:13-14 says, In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of the promise, who is a first installment of our inheritance, in regard to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory. Romans 8:30 says, and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. Romans 11:29 says, for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Romans 8:38-39 says, For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

What if I don’t Believe and reject Paul’s Gospel? I am NOT Saved. Apostle Paul says in the Book of Galatians: I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel, which is not just another account; but there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! (Galatians 1:6-8).

Once saved, Overcoming/Persevering, is by OUR faith in HIS finished work (Tetelestai). It’s all HIS work. We overcome by OUR Faith, because He overcomes through us by HIS finished work.  (1 John 5:4-5).

Are you Saved? Today is the day of Salvation. Place your Trust and Believe in Christ alone for the safekeeping of your soul.  ”believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life” (1 John 5:13). 

Is The Bible Authentic?

The Old Testament, written hundreds of years before Jesus’ birth, contains over 300 prophecies that Jesus fulfilled through His life, death and resurrection. Mathematically speaking, the odds of anyone fulfilling this amount of prophecy are staggering. Mathematicians put it this way: 1 person fulfilling 8 prophecies: 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000. 1 person fulfilling 48 prophecies: 1 chance in 10 to the 157th power 1 person fulfilling 300+ prophecies: Only Jesus! It is the magnificent detail of these prophecies that mark the Bible as the inspired Word of God. Only God could foreknow and accomplish all that was written about the Christ. This historical accuracy and reliability sets the Bible apart from any other book or record. 

There are 2,500+ prophecies in The Bible. One wrong domino falls (one wrong prophecy) and the complete prophecy timeline, falls flat on its claim of being the only Holy Book from God Almighty. That's a dangerous claim for the Bible isn't it? 

[DANIEL WRITTEN 6 CEN BC]:
But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the scroll until the end of time. Many will go back and forth and search anxiously [through the scroll], and knowledge [of the purpose of God as revealed by His prophets] will [greatly] increase.” (Daniel 12:4 AMP).

Nearly 2,000 years later:
The Dead Sea Scrolls, also called the Qumran Caves Scrolls, are a set of ancient Jewish manuscripts from the Second Temple period. They were discovered over a period of 10 years, between [1946 and 1956], at the Qumran Caves near Ein Feshkha in the West Bank, on the northern shore of the Dead Sea. Dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE, the Dead Sea Scrolls include the oldest surviving manuscripts of entire books later included in the biblical canons, along with extra-biblical and deuterocanonical manuscripts from late Second Temple Judaism. At the same time, they cast new light on the emergence of Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism. Almost all of the 15,000 scrolls and scroll fragments are held in the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum, located in Jerusalem. Amazing.

10 Crucial Archaeological Discoveries Related to the Bible: 

1. Rosetta Stone dated to the period of Ptolemy V (204–180 BC).
2. Dead Sea Scrolls.
3. Tel Dan Inscription. The word means “house of David” and dates to the ninth century BC. The inscription had been sealed by a later Assyrian destruction layer firmly dated to 733/722 BC.  
4. Ketef Hinnom Scrolls.  The tomb was a typical Late Iron Age (c. late 7th century BC) burial structure.  Silver scrolls contained the priestly benediction from (Numbers 6).
5. Moabite Stone. On the tablet is a text written in Moabite dating to the ninth century BC. It was perhaps a victory stone erected by King Mesha to commemorate his military achievements. The text begins, “I am Mesha son of Chemosh, king of Moab.”
6. Lachish Letters. J.L. Starkey unearthed eighteen ostrac, dealing with Nebuchadnezzar in 589/588 BC.
7. Epic of Gilgamesh. In 1872, George Smith discovered an Assyrian account of a flood among tablets, from mid-seventh-century-BC Nineveh, the epic in some respects is nearly identical to the biblical narrative of Noah in (Genesis 6–9).
8. Hezekiah’s Tunnel. In 1867, explorer Charles Warren, found a shaft built originally by the Jebusites and may be how David’s soldiers captured the city from them (2 Sam. 5:6–8).
9. Crucified Man at Givat Hamivtar. Roman methods of crucifixion of the first century AD. 10. Ugaritic Texts. 15-13 Can BC. A great majority of Canaanite texts come from Syria. Ugarit was a prominent Canaanite city-state of the second millennium BC.
(Dr. John Currid and Dr. David Chapman).

Recovery of ancient Israelite DNA from the First Temple period. Genetic material extracted from two individuals whose remains found in a family tomb west of Jerusalem, dating to around 750–650 B.C. The achievement was described as “a Holy Grail in the study of lost civilization”.

Excavations at the site of Khirbet Balu‘a, revealed one of the largest Moabite sites ever discovered. 2024. Archaeological evidence 2024, confirms Solomon fortified the royal City of Gezer as the Hebrew Bible claims in (1 Kings 9).

Love is The Foundation.

The Bible teaches that true love is what ONE DOES not how ONE FEELS. It is a practical, conscious exercise of one's will for another's betterment, at the cost of self. Be doers, not talkers. But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not just hearers who deceive themselves. (James 1:22).

Love must be free of hypocrisy. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor, not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;  rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.  Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. (Romans 12:9-16).

The Greek word agape is often translated “love” in the New Testament. Agape is almost always used to describe the love that is of and from God, whose very nature is love itself: “God is love” (1 John 4:8). We are to love others with agape love, whether they are fellow believers (John 13:34) or bitter enemies (Matthew 5:44). Agape love does not come naturally to us. (we have a fallen, sinful nature). We are to love as God loves, that love—that agape—can only come from its Source.

Agape love is beautifully described in 1 Corinthians 13. Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant. It does not act disgracefully, it does not seek its own benefit; it is not provoked, does not keep an account of a wrong suffered, it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; it keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7). Love never fails.

By our example, we are to be the Salt and Light of this world. (Matthew 5:13-16). Be Servants to Christ and to one another. “Servant” in Greek, Doulos, which means literally “a slave or bond-servant, someone who sets aside all rights of his own to serve another. 

Walk continually in love, value one another, practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, as a sweet offering and sacrifice.

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. (Ephesians 5:1-2). 

What does 'To Watch' mean in The Bible? (Excerpts from a Teaching by Greg Lauer).

Watch. That's the word, isn't it? That's the word on the lips of every born-again believer out there today living in obedience to the copious number of verses in Scripture that tell us to live in eager, active anticipation of the Lord's soon coming. The word on the lips of many believers today is "Watch." This refers to the anticipation of the Lord's coming and the Rapture for those secure in Christ. The Church Age is ending, and believers must remain vigilant. The way prophetic events are racing inexorably toward their divinely ordained fulfillment, it's looking more and more as if the Church has one foot out the proverbial door. Or perhaps I should say in the proverbial door: After these things I looked and saw a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, like a trumpet speaking with me, was one saying, "Come up here, and I will show you the things which must happen after this." (Revelation 4:1 / emphasis added).

Watch. The sun is going down on the Church Age, and we need to get those last few bales of hay into the barn before darkness falls. I have come to realize over the last several years, however, that there is a growing number of people who have cultivated an increasingly warped view of what the word "watch" means in the biblical context. However, some have twisted the concept of watching to focus on setting dates for the Rapture, which goes against the biblical meaning.

The point is this: A small date-setting, date-seeking, date-sensationalizing cadre has tried to twist the word "watch" into something that doesn't square with the Word. What's worse, it is negatively influencing some believers by luring them away from what Scripture says and thus weakening their walk with the Lord and their witness to the world. The Greek word for watch, "Gregoreo," implies being cautious, active, and alert spiritually and externally. From Thayer's Greek Lexicon: Metaphorically, to watch i.e. give strict attention to, be cautious, active: — to take heed lest through remissness and indolence some destructive calamity suddenly overtake one (Matt. 24:42; 25:13; Mark 12:35; Rev. 16:15); or lest one be led to forsake Christ (Matt. 25:41; Mark 14:38); or lest one fall into sin (1 Thess. 5:6; 1 Cor. 16:13; 1 Peter 5:8; Rev. 3:2); or be corrupted by errors (Acts 20:31). (emphasis in original)— Bible Hub. The word gregoreo is used 23 times in the New Testament, 14 times by Jesus in the Gospels and nine times by other New Testament writers.

In how many of those passages of Scripture were we admonished to try to pin down the date of the Rapture? How many of those passages made it clear that we have a responsibility to do our utmost to use every means at our disposal to determine or calculate the exact day of the catching away of the Bride?
NONE.

When the New Testament tells us to watch, there's a clearly implied cycle of activity:

1. Watch internally/spiritually.
First and foremost, we watch our spiritual lives. We remain alert to our spiritual condition and take heed to avoid temptation and sin. We strive to walk circumspectly before the Lord at all times, and lovingly exhort other believers to do the same.

2. Watch externally/physically.
Second, we remain watchful in regard to the fulfillment of prophecy and to the signs of the times. We are vigilant in observing and studying the signs that God is revealing, and in so doing cultivate a growing awareness of the fact that the Rapture and other end-time events are drawing near. Not only that, but we seek to impart that awareness to other believers through whatever means the Lord provides. We also seek to warn those around us that prophecies are being fulfilled that are telling us loud and clear that time is indeed running out and that today is the day of salvation. 3. Watch internally/spiritually even harder. Third, we allow our growing sense of awareness of the nearness of the Rapture and other end-time events to motivate us to watch our spiritual lives even more vigilantly and invest even more time and effort in our walk with the Lord, because we are the ones who have been confronted with the stark reality that the Church's time on earth is growing precariously short.

Rinse and repeat. If you are doing the things I just said, you are watching.

https://www.alittlestrength.com/articles/2018/1804-watch.htm?
(Excerpts from a Teaching by Greg Lauer).

What is The Rapture?

The Believers of Jesus Christ, The Body of Christ, are promised safety and eternal security in Heaven after death or by the Rapture. The word Rapture is not in The Bible. The Greek word means “to seize” or “to  means to snatch out/away” The Greek word Harpazo was later translated Rapiemur by Jerome in his fourth century Latin Vulgate. Once the English variants, courtesy of Wycliffe, Tyndale, etc., began to make the English speaking bibles, the word Rapiemur was simply translated to “caught up”. The Latin Vulgate translates the Greek as rapiemur meaning "we will be caught up".  This was later transliterated from its Latin form, into the English word rapture in 1738 by Philip Doddridge.

The rapture of the church is the event in which God “snatches away” all believers from the earth in order to make way for His righteous judgment to be poured out on the earth. The rapture is described primarily in  1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 and 1 Corinthians 15:50–54. For they themselves report about us as to the kind of reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God, 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. (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10). For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. (1 Thessalonians 5:9-10). God will resurrect all believers who have died, give them glorified bodies, and take them from the earth, along with all living believers, who will also be caught up and given glorified bodies at that time. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17).

The rapture will involve an instantaneous transformation of our bodies to fit us for eternity. “We know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). The doctrine of the rapture was not taught in the Old Testament, which is why Paul calls it a “mystery” now revealed: “Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed - in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:51–52). The rapture is a comfort (1 Thess 4:18).

The Rapture is imminent. (1 Cor 15:51; 1 Thess 4:15). It can happen at any moment. “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 5:9. Church is promised an exemption from divine wrath (1 Thess 1:10; 5:9; Rom 5:9; Rev 3:10; 6:17).

Pre-tribulation rapture theology was popularized extensively in the 1830s by John Nelson Darby and the Plymouth Brethren, and further popularized in the United States in the early 20th century by the wide circulation of the Scofield Reference Bible.

However, The "Rapture" is alluded to in the writings of the Early Church Fathers: Tertullian Against Marcion Book V (prior to 220AD). Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh (prior to 220AD). Origen Against Celsus Book II (prior to 253AD). Origen Against Celsus Book V (prior to 253AD). Origen Against Celsus Book VII (prior to 253AD). Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V (prior to 202AD). Tertullian A Treatise on the Soul (prior to 220AD). Tertullian On Prayer (prior to 220AD). Dubious Hippolytus Fragments (prior to 235AD). Expressions of imminency abound in the Apostolic Fathers. Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, The Didache, The Epistle of Barnabas, and The Shepherd of Hermas all speak of imminency. Furthermore, The Shepherd of Hermas speaks of the pretribulational concept of escaping the tribulation. By the fifth century a.d., the amillennialism of Origen and Augustine had won the day in the established Church- East and West. After over a thousand years of suppression, pre-millennialism began to be revived as a result of at least four factors. By the late 1500s and the early 1600s, premillennialism began to return as a factor within mainstream Protestantism. (Greg Kroehnert).

Dr. Andy Woods: RAPTURE OR APOSTASY:
(2 Thessalonians 2:3) Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, (Day of the Lord) except there come a falling away first, (The Greek adjective first, is the Greek word Proto, which means first.) and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; (antichrist) Emphasis added. The Apostasia is not a spiritual departure but a physical departure, a spatial departure.

Reasons for Physical Departure:
1. How could an announcement of a spiritual departure be front page new news, or some kind of definitive sign to relax the worried Corinthians? There have always been doctrinal departures.
2. 2nd Thess. was an early written letter.
3. The definate article before Apostasia.
4. Noun Apostasia can refer to a physcial departure. Liddell and Scott a well-known Greek Lexicon, the terms they use to describe apostasia are: Rebellion against God, apostasy, a departure, a disappearance, or a distance that would refer to the physical removal.
5. The verb form of the noun Apostasia, which is the Greek word Aphistemi, can also mean a physical departure. All saved Believers will be taken.

“Watching” or “Obedience”, or doing “good works”, is not a requirement. 

Biblical Eschatology: The World Endtimes Timeline.

Perilous end times will come. Humans love only Self, Sin and Money. Wars and rumors of wars. Christianity will become apostate. Wrong Doctrine teachings and Whoring with the world for acceptance and monetary gains.

Israel Back in the Land: In A.D. 70, Roman soldiers put down a rebellion, sacked Jerusalem, destroyed the Temple, and carried the Jewish people to the farthest corners of the Empire to serve as slaves. They tried to eliminate every trace of the nation of Israel, even renaming the land Palestine in honor of Israel's historical enemies, the Philistines. Rome intended to erase the memory of Israel forever. But God had other plans. Thousands of years ago, He foretold the long exile of His people. He promised to call them from "among the nations" (Ezekiel 39:28), from "the farthest corners of the earth" (Isaiah 11:12), and from "north, south, east, and west" (Psalm 107:3). He promised to welcome the Jewish people home from the lands where they were scattered (Ezekiel 20:34), and He promised to restore them to the land of Israel from distant lands (Jeremiah 30:2, 10). And this is exactly what He did. Every person on earth is an eyewitness to the modern miracle of Israel.

The Jews were scattered the world over in 70 AD and it seemed impossible for them to come back to their own land nearly 2000 years later. During the Diaspora (the dispersion of the Jews to the four corners of the globe); Israel would become a wasteland (Deuteronomy 29:23-28; Ezekiel 36:8-11; Ezekiel 36:33-36).  This quote is from Mark Twain. He went to Israel in 1867 and he wrote about it in his book, Innocence Abroad, in 1881, and quoting he says, “a desolate country whose soil is rich enough but is given holy over to weeds a silent mournful expanse. We never saw a human being on the whole route, there was hardly a tree or shrub anywhere, even the Olive and the cactus” The nation Israel would be (reborn) born in one day (Isaiah 66:8). On May 14,1948, Israel became a nation in one day. Unbelievable. According to the Bible, Amos, a Hebrew Prophet, was an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah, and was active c. 750 BC. In his book, he wrote I will also restore the fortunes of My people Israel, And they will rebuild the desolated cities and live in them; They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine, And make gardens and eat their fruit. I will also plant them on their land, And they will not be uprooted again from their land Which I have given them, “ Says the Lord your God. (Amos 9:14-15). The Jewish Aliyah. The Jews would begin to re-gather in Israel (Isaiah 11:11-12; Ezekiel 37:21-22; 38:8; Luke 21:29-31). Amos wrote 1,000’s of years ago and the Phophecy came to life. What are the odds of Israel being reborn as a nation again! God alone could have sustained The Jews. Hebrew became the official language again after nearly 2,000 years. And Israel is flourishing as God has planned, despite the Holocaust and Anti-semitism. 

God is fulfilling promises today that were made to the Jewish people thousands of years ago. These promises rest on a series of legal agreements, called covenants, made between God and the Jewish people, that center on the land of Israel. The cornerstone covenant — the Abrahamic Covenant — grants the title deed to the land of Israel to the descendants of the line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This unconditional, irrevocable, and everlasting promise was literally sealed in blood (Genesis 12:1-7; 13:14-18; 17:7; 1 Chronicles 16:17-18; Psalm 105:8-11; Romans 9:4). God’s Land Covenant promises that Israel will one day become the prime nation of the world, that is, as long as the Jewish people remain obedient to God (Deuteronomy 28:1,13). The Davidic Covenant promises an eternal King who will descend from the line of King David. One day this Messiah will rule over the entire world from Jerusalem (2 Samuel 7:10-16). (Credit: https://christinprophecy.org/)

Israel With An Exceedingly Great Army: In his Valley of the Dry Bones vision (where God breathes life back into the Jewish people), the prophet Ezekiel saw the Jewish people come to life and stand up as "an exceedingly great army” (Ezekiel 37:10). Zechariah repeated this promise, speaking of a day when Israel is like a fire among sheaves of grain, burning up the neighboring nations (Zechariah 12:6). In fact, he claims even the weakest soldier among them will be like David (Zechariah 12:8). Do we see this today? We do. What are the odds of Israel winning four conventional wars in a 25 year period? Yet, that’s exactly what the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) is. Surrounded on all sides, a brand new nation that didn’t even have a formal military emerged victorious in a multi-front war in 1948. With Syria, Jordan, and Egypt preparing for war, the Israelis struck preemptively in 1967. The result? They achieved overwhelming victory in just six days. Caught by surprise on Yom Kippur in 1973, her enemies almost cut Israel in half within 48 hours. But the IDF quickly won back all the territory it lost in the opening days of the war, and the world brokered a truce with the IDF at the gates of Cairo and Damascus. Against all odds, Israel always seems to come out on top.  

The Climate Change Hoax. Physicists and engineers at CERN use the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter – fundamental particles. To find the ‘God Particle’. The Bible was written thousands of years ago. Its unbelievable that it predicts how the world will behave and believe in the end of time as far as Evolution, Philosophy and Science is concerned. Colossians 2:8 says, See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception [pseudo-intellectual babble], according to the tradition [and musings] of mere men, following the [a]elementary principles of this world, rather than following [the truth—the teachings of] Christ. 1 Timothy 6:20 says, O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: (contradictions in what is falsely called knowledge and spiritual illumination. 1 Timothy 6:20 AMPC. Emphasis added). Think about that: “science falsely so called.” What have they been telling us in recent years? Darwinism. The Big Bang. You got to trust the Science.  And what Apostle Paul is saying is, there's a big difference between science and philosophy, and the world as it moves in a Godless direction, is going to develop, a completely different philosophy concerning where things came from (Creation By God) and ultimately where they're going (The End of the world and Judgement of human beings) which sadly has been wrongly termed Uniformitarianism by these so called wise Scientists and Philosophers.

Chaotic weather would be prevalent (Luke 21:25-26). Famines. (Luke 21:11; Revelation 6:5-8). Geo-engineering EMP / Weather Manipulation. Population explosion foreseen (Revelation 7:9, 14). Natural Disasters.

Supply chain disruptions. Abraham Accords. 2 State Solution. Global borders opening. Refugees.

Kill society with perverse and God hating Gender/LGBTQ+ chaos. Puberty blockers. Trans-humanism agenda. Pedophilia (persons who have a sexual interest in children). Bestiality (sexual relations between a human being and a lower animal) 150 Billion Dollar a year human trafficking. Sexual immorality would be rampant (Jude 18; Revelation 9:21). Ai global Quantum tech. Cyber porn addiction. Marriages failing due to adultery and sexuality. 

Abortions will flourish. Life begins at conception. Abortion is murder according to The Bible. It is the killing of a human being created in the image of God. Around 73 million induced abortions take place worldwide each year.

Decline in marriages. Marriages forbidden (1 Timothy 4:3) and forbidding meat consumption. Increased interest in vegetarianism anticipated (1 Timothy 4:3-4).

Spiritual deception and delusion and confusion will be very pronounced. (Matthew 24:4; 2 Peter 2;1-2;  2 Thes 2:1-12): Sorceries referring to witchcraft, magic, or occult practices used to enchant and deceive are also anticipated in the last days (Isaiah 47:9-15; Micah 5:10-15). Channeling, (mysticism), Chakras Healing. Energy Healing. (Pseudo-scientific belief that healers can channel "healing energy" into self or a patient and effect) New Age, Witchcraft, Yoga, Psychics, Reiki Healings, etc., have also gained in popularity though forbidden by God (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). The Fake New Age Movement will flourish.

Pandemics. Pestilences. Lock-downs. Flood society with Drugs, Opioids, Hormones. Pharmaceutical greed. Anti-Semitism. Epidemic drug use foreseen (Revelation 9:21). The Greek word translated Sorceries is Pharmakeia which can also refer to drug use. Today they are called Pharmacy - Chemists.  The etymology and practice of sorcery in the ancient times always included drug induced behaviors, when people say that sorcery is not drug use, they're fooling themselves, drug use was essential to sorcery. Pestilences and diseases. (Matthew 24:7; Revelation 6:8).  Collecting Genetic sequence data. Corrupting the Human Genome. Gain of Function/ mRNA / Mandatory Vaccinations. Depopulation. 2020 The Covid 'Planned- Demic'. Over just the last few years, we have reached the point where billions of people willingly line up for a vaccine that has always been known by certain experts to be neither safe nor effective, to treat a virus that has always been known by certain experts to be on par with the common flu, primarily because people believe the lies and the inflated statistics peddled by a compliant mainstream media and Big Pharma companies who are raking in untold billions in profits and who will stoop to absolutely anything to ensure that continues. (Greg lauer). Next Chaotic Global Disease X ‘Planned-Demic' will happen.

Controlled demolition of the Global financial systems to usher in Bio-digital (CBDC). Biometric Digital Global ID's. Tokenization of everything. Drone warfare. Many wars would erupt (Mark 13:7-8). Preparations for a global war anticipated (Joel 3:9-14; Matthew 24:22) United States (NATO) Russia issue. Russia Ukraine War. China Taiwan conflict. Iran Nuclear program and world tension. Israel Hamas war. 2023. Israel wars 2024. Ethnic against Ethnic conflicts would be prevalent (Mark 13:7-8; Luke 21:10). The earth would be filled with violence (Luke 17:26; Genesis 6:11-13). Lawlessness. Chaos. Substantial wealth and luxuries foreseen (James 5:1-3; Revelation 3:17).  There would be fearful sights (Luke 21:11). Terrorism. Environmental devastation of the planet foreseen (Revelation 11:18).

The Gospel Preached Throughout the World: When His disciples asked Jesus to describe the signs of His Coming and the end of the age, Jesus described many signs to look for. Among them, He said this: "And the Gospel will be preached throughout the entire world, so that every nation will hear it - and then the end will come" (Matthew 24:14). Many people today take this sign for granted. They fail to recognize how sensational it is. Nearly 2,000 years ago, a Jewish carpenter with some fishermen as followers claimed His message would be preached throughout the entire world. That's a bold proclamation. His disciples didn’t know whole continents existed. Jesus wasn’t a wealthy, earthly king. He never wrote a book. He never led a nation in military conquest. Nothing up to that time or since would suggest such a person would achieve fame throughout the centuries. Today, the Bible is available in hundreds of languages. Satellites broadcast Christian programming throughout the world. Every day, missionaries carry the Gospel to people who have never heard it before.

Multitudes would travel to and fro (Daniel 12:4). Knowledge would increase (Daniel 12:4). Great signs from heaven prophesied (Luke 21:11, 26). The truth and knowledge of The Bible will increase in the end times. (Isa 11:9; 1 Tim 2:1-4).

The United States saw a feeble puppet of a man installed in the White House through blatant, well-planned fraud so that a cabal of globalists could pull the strings to tear America down with capricious impunity. This was done in order to cut the legs out from under this country in order to pave the way toward a global government that they have been deceived by the Deceiver himself into believing is necessary to save the world and all of mankind. (Greg Lauer). "So tell me again how America will escape God's judgment for killing 70,000,000 innocent babies and leading countless young children into the cesspool of sexual confusion and perversion. Scripture makes it crystal clear: The sanctioned, widespread killing of innocent children is a sin that God invariably judges nations for, and that means we have thrown 70,000,000 monkey wrenches into the postmillennial mirage of a Christianized America that will lead other nations to a Christianized utopia that Christ would be happy to return to rule. I'm sorry, but the plain text of Scripture makes that all but impossible to believe." (Greg lauer). United States of America will cease to be a nation. The country is not mentioned in the Bible.  

United Nations 2030, The Great Reset. Worldwide Convergence of Signs. Universal Basic Income.

The whole world will be obsessed with the Nation of Israel. “Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes staggering to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah. It will come about on that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will injure themselves severely. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it. (Zechariah 12:2-3). “For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land. They have also cast lots for My people, Traded a boy for a prostitute, And sold a girl for wine so that they may drink. (Joel 3:1-3)

Rise of the Gog of Magog Alliance: Six centuries before the crucifixion of Jesus, the prophet Ezekiel foretold a future invasion of Israel. He said a military alliance that includes Russia, Iran, Turkey, and a number of Muslim nations will attack Israel “from the north” (Ezekiel 38:15; Ezekiel 39:2) “in the latter days” (Ezekiel 38:8) when God brings His people home from among the enemy nations (Ezekiel 39:27). Never before have these nations been in alliance. But today, we see them coming together. Russia and Iran have grown closer and closer, especially since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Turkey, a member of NATO and the first Muslim majority nation to officially recognize the state of Israel, is breaking from its traditional western allies on many issues. One of the nations, Afghanistan, is once again under control of the Taliban and antagonistic toward Israel. Libya and Sudan have developed close military ties with Russia. And Russia, Iran, and Turkey all have a military presence in Syria, putting them right on Israel’s northern border. Is all this a coincidence? I don’t think so. Who knows when they’ll ultimately attack, but rest assured, they will. The stage is being set in our day and time for the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38-39.

Global Tyranny: Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. (Daniel 7:23). The text discusses global tyranny, highlighting its prophetic significance as foreseen in the Book of Daniel for the End of the Age. In Daniel 7:23, it mentions a fourth Beast representing a distinct Kingdom that will dominate the earth. This concept aligns with the idea of a runaway Global government predicted by the Bible to exist prior to Jesus' second coming. Presently, we see examples of this with the rise of global tech censorship as a form of control in society. Many significant historical events can be traced to the UK and other European countries due to the significance of Nebuchadnezzar's Dream in Daniel 2. This dream foretold the rise and fall of empires that would impact Israel, from the Babylonian captivity to the second Advent. The final form of government described in the dream, with feet of iron and clay and ten toes, is believed to represent a revived empire linked to ancient Rome. The ten toes, or ten horns, are seen as part of a futuristic New World Order that is eurocentric, stemming from the cultural inheritance of ancient Rome. This connection between the feet and the legs of iron signifies that the future empire will arise from the cultural legacy of Rome, playing a significant role in shaping world events. Many stories related to Tech tyranny, Tech censorship, and global censorship are emerging mostly from Europe, foreshadowing what may soon dominate the rest of the world. This shift towards a Dark Ages mentality is eroding the freedom of speech that many have fought to preserve. People are now being penalized for speech crimes, solely based on their social media posts, or even thought crimes, such as praying in front of abortion clinics. Authorities in Europe are enforcing these restrictions, leading to arrests for seemingly innocuous actions. This crackdown on free speech and individual rights is a dangerous trend that is spreading globally, starting in Europe. The principles of the Bill of Rights and freedom of speech, once foundational in western democracies, are now being threatened by this wave of censorship. The rise of Tech censorship is further exacerbating the situation, as individuals face consequences for expressing their views online. This concerning development marks a significant shift in the landscape of freedom of expression, and highlights the urgent need to protect these fundamental rights in the face of increasing control and monitoring in our digital world.

The Third Temple: The Bible clearly teaches that a new temple — which will be called The Third Temple — will be built in the future. The First Temple was the one that Solomon built and which was destroyed in 586 BC. The Second Temple (516 BC to 70 AD) was built after the Jews returned from Babylonian captivity. Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.”  (Ezekiel 37:28). These phenomenal end-time events are unfolding before our very eyes! The Holy Temple in Jerusalem was never simply a building or structure, but an earthly dwelling place for the Divine Presence of God. The Lord said, “Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell [shakan] among them.” (Exodus 25:8; see also Exodus 40:34–35 and 1 Kings 8:11). The Prophet Ezekiel witnessed the departure of this Divine Presence from the Temple (Ezekiel 10:18–19). But he also saw the rebuilding of an eternal and permanent dwelling place of God on the Temple Mount in the Holy City of Jerusalem. “The glory of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east. …  I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple.  He said: ‘Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet.  This is where I will live among the Israelites forever.’”  (Ezekiel 43:4–7). The Third Temple will exist during the Great Tribulation. Daniel refers to this temple when he says that “the prince who is to come” (the Antichrist) will enter it and stop the sacrifices in the middle of the Tribulation (Daniel 9:27). The Apostle Paul mentions it when he declares that the “man of lawlessness” will profane the temple by entering it and declaring himself to be God (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4). The Third Temple is also mentioned in the book of Revelation when John is told to measure it — a symbolic way of telling him to assess its spiritual condition(Revelation 11:1-2). A third temple will most likely be erected at the beginning of the Tribulation in the form of a tent temple, like the Tabernacle of Moses. A more permanent structure will then be built around and above it. The Antichrist will desecrate this temple in the middle of the Tribulation. The Third Temple will be destroyed at the Second Coming of Jesus. The great earthquake at that time will radically change the topography of Jerusalem and all the earth  (Revelation 6:12-17). In Jerusalem it will result in the provision of a very large level area where the Millennial Temple will be constructed. This is the temple from which Jesus will reign over all the earth. It is described in detail in Ezekiel 40-46.

The Coming Global Empire: So why does all this matter? Because two thousand years ago the Bible said a single government will rule all the people of the world (Revelation 13:7). It also said the leader of that government will exercise such total control he’ll be able to decide who can buy or sell anything (Revelation 13:17). Think about those statements. A global government will have total and complete control over all commerce. To achieve this feat requires a police state the likes of which the world has never seen. Was such a state possible in the 1^st Century? No. Was it possible in the 20^th Century? No. How about in this century? Yes. It will be. And it won’t just be a possibility. It will be reality. Government won’t be able to resist the temptation AI and other advanced technologies offer. It’s just one more sign we’re nearing the end of the present age. Remember, global government isn’t the only sign of the end. But it’s appearing at the same time as the other signs Jesus and the prophets said to look for. 

The Rapture: The Rapture happens as described in (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52). "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, eager for good deeds." (Titus 2:11-14). The Believers are caught up from Earth to Heaven. (2 Corinthians 11:2)  Immediately post rapture, The Believers are in Heaven at the Great Assembly. The Bema Judgement Seat Of Christ (Hebrews 12:22-23)

Meanwhile on Earth, To counter the worldwide chaos, panic and hysteria that the rapture will cause, a great deception is announced by the world governments. Aliens (Inter dimensional The Nephilim/Fallen Angels/demons) announced on earth. 195+ countries become 10 regions. These rulers / Global Technocrats surrender their power to one global leader.

The antichrist: Waiting in the wings of the forthcoming global turmoil is the Man with a Plan: the one whom the world will welcome to resolve its many problems. The Coming World Leader commonly known as the antichrist has 33 titles in the Old Testament and 13 in the New Testament. One of these, The Prince That Shall Come, comes from Daniel 9:26-27. The antichrist is revealed. (Some teach He is the same as the Islamic Mahdi. The 12th Imam, in the Quran).  Followed by the false Prophet. The antichrist reconfirms the 7 year Peace Covenant with Israel and the many. This starts The 7 Year Tribulation on Earth.

The lie is out there: For example, not long after the Rapture, I am convinced Satan will break out his explanation for this incredible supernatural event to blind people's minds to the truth of the Bible's explanation. Judging from what some New Agers are "channeling" from demonic entities, Satan has prepared an exotic tale of how an advanced race of extraterrestrials have been visiting our planet for a long time, and have decided to come to help mankind evolve spiritually and get through the coming period of earth changes (i.e. the judgments of the Tribulation). To help prepare mankind for this tumultuous period, these benevolent aliens have seen fit to suddenly evacuate several hundred million people from earth (those simply unprepared to evolve spiritually...tsk tsk tsk) to a fleet of spacecraft waiting nearby, where they will be patiently and loving retrained until they are ready to evolve spiritually and rejoin the rest of mankind here on a planet that will be enjoying life in the fourth (fifth?) dimension. To borrow Ripley's tagline: "Believe it or not." (Greg Lauer). Unexplained sightings in the sky. UFO's. Fallen angels would interact with mankind (1 Timothy 4:1; Genesis 6:1-4).

Daniel's 70th Week. Time of Jacob's Trouble. 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. This is the worst time mankind will ever face since the beginning. Hell breaks loose on earth. Peace is taken from the earth. Literal chaos and panic on the earth. Even Death will be removed from Earth for a time period. This includes: A day of God's vengeance. (Isaiah 35:4, 61:2, 2 Thess 1:8) A day of God's Judgement. (Romans 2:5, Jude 15, Rev 14:7) A day of God's wrath. (Rev 6:16-17, 11:18, 14;19, 16:19) Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. (Revelation 12:12)  The false prophet of the end times is described in Revelation 13:11-15. He is also referred to as the “second beast” (Revelation 16:13, 19:20, 20:10). Together with the Antichrist and Satan, who empowers both of them, the false prophet is the third party in the unholy trinity. Revelation verse 12 gives us the false prophet’s mission on earth, which is to force humanity to worship the Antichrist. He has all the authority of the Antichrist because, like him, the false prophet is empowered by Satan. The fact that the second beast uses miraculous signs and wonders, including fire from heaven, to establish the credibility of both of them would seem to indicate that people will fall before them in adoration of their power and message. Verse 14 goes on to say the deception will be so great that the people will set up an idol to the Antichrist, "the image of the beast," and worship it. This is reminiscent of the huge golden image of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 3) before which all were to bow down and pay homage. Those who survive the terrors of the tribulation to this point will be faced with two hard choices. Those who refuse to worship the image of the beast will be subject to death by beheading (Revelation 14:15), but those who do worship him will incur the wrath of God. The image will be extraordinary in that it will be able to ‘speak’. Rich prideful men hide in bunkers.

The Battle of Gog and Magog. (Ezekiel 38-39). In the first part of the tribulation, a great army from the north, in alliance with several other countries from the Middle East and Africa, Russia, Iran, Turkey attacks Israel. The quick war ends. Defeated by God’s supernatural intervention (Ezekiel 38–39). (Some commentators place this battle just before the start of the tribulation.)

Literal Babylon (formerly called Babel, Genesis 10:10) would re-emerge. The antichrist ushers in a demonic one world government, one world religion and a one world cashless society. The Euphrates River would be dried up (Revelation 16:12) For then there will be great tribulation (affliction, distress, and oppression) such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now—no, and never will be [again]. And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would endure and survive, but for the sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened. Matthew 24:21-22.

The 1,44,000. According to God’s revelation to the prophet Daniel (Daniel 9:24–27). The 144,000 Jews are a sort of “first fruits” (Revelation 14:4) of a redeemed Israel which has been previously prophesied (Zechariah 12:10; Romans 11:25–27), and their mission seems to be to evangelize the post-rapture world and proclaim the gospel during the tribulation period. As a result of their ministry, millions—“a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language” (Revelation 7:9)—will come to faith in Christ. A Prophecy in Revelation 11 about the two witnesses who will call the world to repentance during the first half of the Tribulation. When they are killed by the Antichrist, we are told that their bodies will lie in the streets of Jerusalem for three and a half days, and the whole world will look upon them. Satellite Networks, Ai and Singularity.

The abomination of desolation. At the midway point of the seven-year tribulation, the Antichrist breaks his covenant with A great persecution breaks out against all those who believe in Christ (Daniel 12:11; Mark 13:14; Revelation 12:17) Antichrist goes to the newly built 3rd temple in Israel and declares himself God and gives all humanity a mark on their right hand or forehead). (Revelation 13:16). 

6th Century BC: Zechariah 1–8, sometimes referred to as First Zechariah, was written in the 6th century BC and contains oracles from the historical prophet Zechariah, who lived in the Achaemenid Empire during the kingdom of Darius the Great. "And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base". (Zechariah 5:5-11).  Thousands of years later, in 2019-2023: Pope Francis  and Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, try to unite Islam and Christanity for world peace  by signing a Document on Human Fraternity in Abu Dhabi in Feb. 2019. In 2023, a new multi-faith complex in The United Arab Emirates is inaugurated, called the “Abrahamic Family House,” which is a mosque, synagogue and church (Three in One Building). Trying to co-exist between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. A very interesting study by Ken Johnson on YouTube: The Prophecy of the Camel and the Donkey, Book of Gad The Seer. Non Canonical). There were three Old Testament prophets who heard directly from the Lord—the prophet Samuel, the prophet Nathan and the prophet Gad. Gad assisted King David in the establishment of the ancient Kingdom of Israel around 1,000 B.C., but his writings have been lost to the dustbins of history for over 3,000 years. We now have a 3,000-year-old confirmation of the rapture of the Church, the seven-year Tribulation and the future partnership between Mystery Babylon, Islam and the churches that teach replacement theology, confirming the prophetic truths of the Bible! (Link at the end of the post).

God pours out His Holy Wrath Judgements on earth. The seven seals (Revelation 6:1–17; 8:1–5), seven trumpets (Revelation 8:6–9:21; 11:15–19), and seven bowls/vials (Revelation 16:1–21) are three series of end-times judgments from God. The judgments get increasingly worse and more devastating as the end times progress. The seven seals, trumpets, and bowls are connected to one another. The seventh seal introduces the seven trumpets (Revelation 8:1–5), and the seventh trumpet introduces the seven bowls (Revelation 11:15–19; 15:1–8). The seven seals include the appearance of the Antichrist (Revelation 6:1–2), great warfare (Revelation 6:3–4), famine (Revelation 6:5–6), plague (Revelation 6:7–8), the martyrdom of believers in Christ (Revelation 6:9–11), a devastating earthquake causing terrible devastation, and astronomical upheaval (Revelation 6:12–14). Those who survive the six seals are right to cry out, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?” (Revelation 6:16–17). The seventh seal introduces the seven trumpet judgments. The trumpets include hail and fire that destroy much of the plant life in the world (Revelation 8:7), the death of much of the world’s aquatic life (Revelation 8:8–9; 8:10–11), the darkening of the sun and moon (Rev 8:12), a plague of “demonic locusts” with scorpion stings, that torture the unsaved (Revelation 9:1–11), and the march of a demonic army that kills a third of humanity (Revelation 9:12–21). The seventh trumpet calls forth seven angels who carry the seven bowls of God’s wrath (Revelation 11:15–19; 15:1–8). The bowl judgments include painful sores afflicting humanity (Revelation 16:2), the death of every living thing in the sea (Revelation 16:3), the turning of rivers to blood (Revelation 16:4–7), an intensifying of the sun’s heat (Revelation 16:8–9), great darkness and an intensification of the sores from the first bowl (Revelation 16:10–11), the advance of the Antichrist’s armies at Armageddon (Revelation 16:12–14), and a devastating earthquake followed by giant hailstones (Revelation 16:15–21). Together, the seals, trumpets, and bowls of the end times comprise “the great day of [God’s] wrath” (Revelation 6:17) and serve to judge the Antichrist’s kingdom of wickedness.”

2nd Coming of Jesus Christ to the Earth. Jesus comes with ten thousands of His Saints. Jude 1:14-16. "In this passage, Jude quotes from the Apocryphical Book of Enoch. Also, Deut. 33:2; Dan. 7:10; Zech. 14:5; Matt. 25:31. In Deuteronomy 33:2, Moses prophesied the Second Coming and again mentioned ten thousands of saints.

Battle of Armageddon.  At the end of the tribulation, Jesus returns with the armies of heaven (Mark 14:62). He saves Jerusalem from annihilation and defeats the armies of the nations fighting under the banner of the Antichrist (Revelation 19:11–21). The Antichrist and the false prophet are captured and thrown alive into the lake of fire (Revelation 19:20). Wormwood - is spoken of in The Bible in Revelation 8. It's a burning star/asteroid that hits the Earth, causing havoc. It's name and definition literally mean- BITTERNESS! Both Wormwood- "BITTERNESS" and "LEVIATHAN"- "PRIDE" are epic players in this ending, end-time! They are what Ephesians 6 calls Principalities. Pole Shift. Asteroids. Billions die. 

The judgment of the Nations. Christ will judge the survivors of the tribulation, separating the righteous from the wicked as “sheep” and “goats” (Matthew 25:31–46). The righteous will enter the Millennial Kingdom; the wicked will be cast into hell. Satan will be bound and held in a bottomless pit for the next 1,000 years (Revelation 20:1–3).

The Millennial Kingdom. Jesus will reign as king over Israel as well as all the nations of the world for 1,000 years (Isaiah 2:4; 42:1) sitting on the throne of David (Luke 1:32–33). The Abrahamic covenant promised Israel a land, a posterity and ruler, and a spiritual blessing (Genesis 12:1–3). The Davidic covenant promised Israel a king from David’s line who would rule forever—giving the nation rest from all their enemies (2 Samuel 7:10–13). It will be a time of peace (Micah 4:2–4; Isaiah 32:17–18), joy (Isaiah 61:7, 10), and comfort (Isaiah 40:1–2) Revelation 20:2-7 gives the precise time period of the millennial kingdom. A new, glorious temple has been established in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 40—48).

The last battle. At the end of the 1,000 years, Satan will be released from his prison for a short time. He will deceive the nations once again, and there will be a rebellion against the Lord that will be quickly defeated (Revelation 20:7–10). Satan will be cast into the lake of fire, never to reappear.

The Great White Throne Judgment. The Books are Opened. All the wicked from all eras of history will be resurrected to stand before God in a final judgment (Revelation 20:11–15). In Revelation 21:1 God does a complete make-over of heaven and earth (Isaiah 65:17; 2 Peter 3:12–13).

The New Heaven and New Earth: are what some call the “eternal state” and will be “where righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:13). God reveals the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). This is the city that Abraham looked for in faith (Hebrews 11:10). It is the place where God will dwell with His people forever (Revelation 21:3) The new creation. God completely remakes the heavens and the earth. It is at this time that God wipes away all tears and there will be no more pain, death, or sorrow. The New Jerusalem descends from heaven, and the children of God will enjoy eternity with Him (Revelation 21–22). At that time, God will dwell with us in the New Jerusalem. He will be our God and we will be His people (Revelation 21:3). Inhabitants of this celestial city will have all tears wiped away (Revelation 21:4). The New Jerusalem will be fantastically huge. The city will be dazzling in every way. It is lighted by the glory of God (verse 23). Its twelve foundations, bearing the names of the twelve apostles, are “decorated with every kind of precious stone”(verse 19). It has twelve gates, each a single pearl, bearing the names of the twelve tribes of Israel (verses 12 and 21). The street will be made of pure gold (verse 21). A place of unimagined blessing. The curse of the old earth will be gone (Revelation 22:3). In the city are the tree of life “for the healing of the nations”  (Revelation 22:2) This city represents the final state of redeemed mankind, forever in fellowship with God: And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among the people, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His [a]people, and God Himself will be among them. (Revelation 21:3). His bond-servants will serve Him; they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. (22:3–4). and the river of life (verses 1–2). It is the place that Paul spoke of: “In the coming ages [God] might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:7).  We will be made after the holiness of Christ (1 John 3:2).

Faith is not a blind thing; for faith begins with knowledge. It is not a speculative thing; for faith believes facts of which it is sure. It is not an unpractical, dreamy thing; for faith trusts, and stakes its destiny upon the truth of revelation. (Charles H. Spurgeon). E. Blackstone said in 1908, “Israel is God’s sundial. If anyone desires to know our place in God’s chronology, look at Israel. Israel has been, is and always will be God’s timepiece.” It’s been analogized this way: Israel is a clock, it’s the hour hand; Jerusalem is the minute hand and the Temple Mount itself, that’s the second hand. The Rapture is the next prophetic event to take place. Be ready!

Information gathered from all over the internet.
Also from:

Britt Gillette:
https://open.substack.com/pub/brittgillette/p/5-sensational-signs-of-the-second?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Ken Johnson: The Prophecy of the Camel and the Donkey, Book of Gad The Seer. Non Canonical).
https://youtu.be/9YmDZxe5uFU?si=ShoP86xJ1T5nmoWz