THE HOPE OF PROPHESY FULFILLED

My last blog post dealt with the Rapture.  The word itself has people up in arms.  And well they should be.  Raised as high as they can!!  Now, let's take things a little deeper, should we?  What does prophesy say?

A recent article in the Washington Post posed this picture:

"Chuck Pierce's son was concerned, like a lot of other people looking out on a world of ransacked grocery stores and canceled sports seasons and eerie lines of people standing six feet apart from one another.  So he asked his dad:  'Is this the end of the world?'

That's a question you can ask when you have a dad who calls himself an apostolic prophet and leads a prophetic ministry.  'No', said the elder Pierce, who is based in Corinth, Texas. 'The Lord's shown me through 2026, so I know this isn't the end of time."

That would lead me to the biggest question there is.  Why?  And then a few more. Why do you think or know that, Mr. Pierce?  Why 2026?  Frankly, I'm not in that camp.  I believe we are much closer than that.  MUCH.  For several years now, my wife and I have been faithful listeners of J.D. Farag.  Farag is pastor of Calvary Chapel Kaneohe in Hawaii.  For over 14 years now, he has been giving weekly prophesy updates.  His most recent You Tube message from Sunday, I believe, nails it.  Take 30 minutes and watch and let it sink in.  Farag mentions, he'd rather overstate and be wrong, than understate and be right.  In not sounding the alarm, it could mean thousands of people, maybe hundreds of  thousands wouldn't be awake.  But most importantly, BE READY.

              

But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man"-Luke 21:36

I'm going to rest in that.  Why not join me?  Are you READY?

YGG,

John

HOPE OF THE RAPTURE

Let's get right down to it!  No pulling of the punches.  No fake news.  The question I'm going to ask you is, "do you believe in the rapture?"  Many, far too many pastors are preaching from the pulpit suggesting there's not even a mention of the word in the Bible.  Really?  Let's mislead the sheep, shall we?

It's even a sadder situation when a pastor stands in front of his congregation and taunts them with "show me in the book where the word rapture is used.  No where."  So let's the record straight.   And it will be the Truth and nothing but the Truth.   

From the Bible.org: "The Greek word the term "rapture" is derived from appears in 1 Thessalonians 4:17, translated "caught up."  The Latin translation of this verse used the word "rapturo".  The Greek word it translates is "harpazo", which means to snatch or take away.  Elsewhere it is used to describe how the Spirit caught up Philip near Gaza and brought him to Caesarea (Acts 8:39) and to describe Paul's experience of being caught up into the third heaven (2 Cor. 12 2-4).  Thus there can be no doubt that the word is used in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 to indicate the actual removal of people from earth to heaven."

DO NOT.  I REPEAT.  DO NOT LET ANYONE TRY TO CONVINCE YOU THERE IS NO SUCH WORD AS RAPTURE IN THE BIBLE.

I listened to Jan Markell from Olive Tree Ministries this past weekend along with her guest, Brett Miller, Jr.  Her radio show "Understanding the Times", is very well scripted and produced and it was Miller who delivered spot on information regarding the Rapture.  Rather than trying to explain I will let you listen if you have the time.  If you don't.  Take the time anyway.  You won't be sorry!!! 

  
I hope you feel encouraged by what you hear, here.  If you felt conflicted of whether or not there is a rapture, fear no more.  In fact, reach your hands in the air and keep looking up.  There's a good chance it's closer than any of us know.

YGG,

John
 

WHERE IS HOPE AT TODAY-PART 7

Hawkeye's new home 

This past weekend I was contacted by Mary Bennett, Special Collections Coordinator of the State Historical Society of Iowa.  She presented an entirely different scenario to the "Hope is a Weapon" book box.  This time SHE was making a request.  "I was very interested in the book you wrote and feel it's important to add to Iowa's documentary record.   We are proud of our service men and women so preserving their stories is extremely important", she relayed.   WOW, that's pretty special, I thought. So I ambled up to the cardboard Hope home and asked if I had a volunteer to become a part of the legacy of our state.  Little Hawkeye chirped right up.  "Count me in", he said.  "I think it would be awesome to make Iowa City my home."   So there you have it.  Our last 5X7 willing paperback is onto new digs.   The few remaining subjects are spoken for from our book allotment.  For sure this "Where is Hope at Today" thing been fun. It's kind of a exciting time and a sad time all in one.  Now, it's time to move on with some other marketing ideas.  Who knows what lies ahead?  I'm not sure I can imagine that.  But I can only HOPE to.

YGG,

John