RESURRECTION AND RAPTURE

RESURRECTION AND RAPTURE RAPTURE TIMING A Biblical Study on End Time events in regards to the Resurrection of the dead and the Rapture or Gathering of the Saints just after the Mid Tribulation period. Free to Share September 2016

Contents & Order or events: 1 Resurrection of the dead 2 Christians changed 3 demons released 4 Satan cast to the earth 5 Israel accepts Messiah 6 Final Harvest 7 The Rapture 8 Rapture Timing 1-4 Combined Isaiah 26 The context of this chapter is God s provision during a time of darkness and God s judgments on the earth (8, 9,16) 5 For he brings down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he lays it low. He lays it low even to the ground; he brings it even to the dust. 17 Like as a woman with child, that draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and cries out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD. 18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. 19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake (watch) and sing (rejoice), ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead (Rephaim/evil spirits). (see Isaiah 18:4) 20-21 Come, my people, enter thou into your chambers (rooms), and shut your doors about thee: hide yourself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be over past. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. Keep note of the topic about the Woman with child near to delivery above for later.

Verse 5 is talking about Satan and his kingdom in the heavens which will be thrown down onto earth (to the dust). Here in verse 19 we see the resurrection of the dead at the same time as Christians being changed (as dust) while demons will be loosed on the earth. The dead in English is mistranslated from Rephaim which really means departed spirits of the Rephaim (giants) which are the demons or evil spirits actually. This is directly connected with what St Paul says in: 1 Corinthians 15 51-55 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Death is swallowed up in victory above is a direct quote from Isaiah 25 where it says: Isaiah 25 8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it. Notice the allusion to the rapture using the words off all the earth. I can only find in one other instance of the terminology the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces where it says in: Revelations 7 17 and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes which relates to the 2 nd group in heaven suddenly appearing just after the 6th Seal is opened, or start of the Day of the Lord but before the 7th Seal judgments. The number of this group are sealed just prior to this in verse 4.

4 Devil and his Angels cast down Isaiah 24 The context of this chapter is about God s wrath on earth due to the inhabitants breaking God s laws and defiling the land. It mentions the earth being utterly destroyed, made desolate, with the earth s axis tilting upside down and most of the inhabitants burned. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. This links God s wrath or Day of the Lord to the punishing of the host of high ones as being the Devil & his angels. It is not just a repetition about the kings on the earth but something different. Compare Isaiah 24 to Revelations: Revelations 12 3-4 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great fiery red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth 7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 12 Woe to the inhibiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knows that he hath but a short time. Notice how verse 3-4 is talking about literal events in the heavens while its spiritual side is mentioned separately in verse 7-9 with the devil and his angels being cast down. This adds evidence that all prophesy has a dual fulfillment the literal and spiritual.

5 Israel accepts Messiah Israel will initially accept the false Messiah or Antichrist. Soon after this comes judgments mainly via water from God for this at Mid Tribulation, then they will quickly accept Jesus Christ. This is mentioned in Isaiah 28: Isaiah 28 15 Because ye have said, we have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves. 17-18 hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. 21 For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wrath as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. This means the acceptance of a false Messiah or antichrist will not be accepted but bring swift punishment from God. Then they will repent and turn to Christ. What happened in Perazim? well God defeated the Philistines for King David in mount Perazim soon after becoming King by a breach of waters where it says: 1 Chronicles 14 11 God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters Isaiah 28 subject matter is against Israel and Ephraim/Judah and this topic is repeated in Hosea 5. Judgment via heavy floods is mentioned where it says: Hosea 5 10 I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. 15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

6 Final Harvest I believe there will be a good outcome from the 3 Days of Darkness for Christians mentioned in the Bible once completed: Isaiah 60 1-4 Arise, shine; For your light has come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising 5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and your heart shall fear (awe/dread), and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted (turned) to you, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.. 7 they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. 8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? Please note the connection of the floods to the Gentiles is a dual meaning of being both a literal catastrophic event as well as symbolic of masses of Gentiles coming. In other words, mega tsunamis and floods will occur first then many Gentile conversions will happen with God s house being glorified as gold and silver. Soon after this a rapture is mentioned in verse 7 using the words fly, cloud, doves and windows. The Hebrew word for 'gross' here is only mentioned one other time in the old testament in Jer 13:16 which speaks about the God's punishment of the Jews. It also mentions a time compared to birth pains and linking the darkness to the 'shadow of death' (Isaiah 9:2 & Psalms 44:19). Isaiah 9:3 is linked to "according to the joy of harvest..." An interesting link about the Exodus to God's temple, where Christians can be likened to Gold & Silver in God's heavenly temple see Hagg 2:5-9 also Psalms 119:119. Here Israel 'spoiled the Egyptians' and took away with them Gold & Silver for the Lord's temple. I believe this can be likened to the Final Harvest with a mass conversion (spoiling) from the world to Christ just after God's water judgements on the world (Egypt) via 'Leviathan' which will come again at a mid-tribulation period.

7 The Rapture Christ told His Disciples that I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you might be also. This we understand to be the Rapture or Gathering of the Elect. The 2 nd group suddenly appearing in Heaven as the Raptured Saints as they are clothed in white and given palms in their hands and crowned by Christ Himself. We can see the same thing in Revelations 7: Revelations 7 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindred s, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, who are these which are arrayed in white robes? and where did they come from? And I said unto him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, these are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sits on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Notice how they were not complaining about being martyred for their faith nor were they given white robes as the previous ones from the 5 th Seal were, but nonetheless had white robes anyway. They had the victory as they had palms in their hands why? - Because they are the Raptured Saints who had white robes while on earth washed by the blood of the lamb. If they came out of the Great Tribulation before the 7 th Seal judgments and were not martyred, then the only possibility is that these are indeed the Raptured Saints. It does mention that they underwent some tribulation however to get there like some hunger, thirst & heat. In regards to the timing it is mentioned by St Paul in 2 nd Thessalonians:

8 Rapture Timing St Paul mentions the Rapture or the Gathering timing will not happen until after the Antichrist is revealed: 2 Thessalonians 2 1-4 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there comes a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. The Jewish temple is mentioned here that must be rebuilt before the Antichrist will claim to be God and require to be worshipped. This is the abomination that causes desolations as mentioned in the Gospels as the Abomination of Desolations and called by Christ as the start of the Great Tribulation period. Also - notice how St Paul links the Day of Christ also known as the Day of the Lord to the Abomination of Desolations here. We will now prove that the Great Tribulation starts at a Mid Tribulation period and so, the Rapture will not be until just after the Mid Tribulation period and Final Harvest. Christ said to expect our redemption soon after the signs in the sun and moon (Sun dark & moon to blood) with seas and waves roaring and Satan cast out which are all Mid Tribulation events: Luke 21 25-28 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws nigh.

Mid Trib Rapture Proof 1 Abomination of Desolation = Mid Tribulation Mathew 24 29-31 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. After the tribulation here means immediately after the Abomination of Desolation mentioned just previously in verses 15 to 28 by the Antichrist. Daniel chapter 12 shows the timing of the abomination that causes desolations as mid-way in the final 7-year period as well as the temple sacrifices stopped: Daniel 12 5-11 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two (angels), the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, how long shall it be to the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swore by him that lives forever that it shall be for a time, times, and a half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Firstly, note each angel standing on opposite sides of the river with the main speaker in the middle upon the waters means mid-way of the whole period in which he says will be 3.5 times or 3.5 years as the number of days are mentioned as 1,290 - which is 3.5 years using 30 day months plus an additional 30 days. Thus, we can say the abomination of desolation occurs at the mid tribulation period and the total length of time being 2 lots of 3.5 years as the angels around the river symbolized to make a full 7-year period. (Compare Rev 10:2).

Mid Trib Rapture Proof 2 Daily sacrifices stopped = Day of the Lord Daniel 12 (recap) 8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Joel chapter 1 links the ceasing of temple sacrifices to the Day of the Lord: Joel 1 13- Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withheld from the house of your God. 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. It next mentions destruction and famine from crops failing in verses 16 to 20. Chapter 2 continues saying it is a day of darkness with earthquakes, the sun & moon going dark with God s judgments entering the houses like a thief with the stars not shining saying: Therefore, the Day of the Lord here is linked to the Mid Tribulation period which is also just after the Abomination of Desolation and the revealing of the Antichrist by about 30 days.

Mid Trib Rapture Proof 3 Sun & Moon dark = 6 th Seal Mathew 24 (recap) 29-31 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. The 6 th Seal occurs in Revelation chapter 6 which is clearly the Day of the Lord or day of His wrath and matches Christ s words above where it says: Revelations 6 12-17 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casts her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; and said to the mountains and rocks, fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? When we compare both passages we see both the sun and moon going dark with the stars falling to the earth. The tribes of the earth mourning from Mathew 24 is alluded to in Revelations in that they admitted it was due to the wrath of the lamb. Notice how Christ also mentioned that also the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. This lines up to Satan and his followers being thrown down to the earth at that time also which we showed in part 4 which is the Day of the Lord. From Proof 1 we saw the abomination of desolations as Mid Trib while the sun dark and moon to blood as immediately after this time hence also Mid Tribulation.

Mid Trib Rapture Proof 4 6 th Seal = Woman in travail Jeremiah chapter 4 is about the Day of the Lord in regards to Israel mentioning things like God s fury like fire, the sound of the trumpet, destruction upon destruction, the Destroyer, a sword instead of peace, the earth mourning and the heavens having no light and the earth as empty and desolate with few men left. It links Israel s birth of their child (Christ) to this time with people hiding in the rocks as we just read from Revelations 6 as the 6 th Seal. Some examples are: Jeremiah 4 28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black. 29 The whole city shall flee. and climb up upon the rocks: 31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion... Other things of note is that in verse 15 a voice declares from Dan which when you study this topic can be linked to the antichrist. The Woman giving birth in Revelations chapter 12 is also a mid-tribulation event as the Woman, or Israel is nourished for the last 3.5 years of the final 7 years in: Revelations 12 14 where she (the woman) is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time from the face of the serpent. So they are protected for 3.5 years from the Antichrist. The one world order also rises here with the antichrist in charge of this for the same period of 42 months which is also 3.5 years in Revelations 13: Revelations 13 5-9 and power was given unto him (the beast) to continue forty and two months. Note that the Woman here is not the Church as it makes a clear distinction between her as being protected for 3.5 years while Christians will not be. Christians are those who have the testimony of Jesus Christ and keep the commandments of God. There are many verses in the OT that describe how only Israel will be protected at that time.

Actually the idea of the woman giving birth as Israel is mentioned more than a dozen times in the Old Testament Prophets - Jeremiah (4,6,13,22,30,48 & 49), Isaiah (13, 21, 26, 54 & 66), Micah (4 & 5) and Hosea (13). 1 Thessalonians 5 3 For when they (Israel) shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. Mid Trib Rapture Proof 5 6 th Seal = 2 Witnesses We saw in the previous example that The Woman in travail happens at the 6 th Seal which is also the Day of the Lord. Jeremiah chapter 4 also mentions the 2 Witnesses start their ministry at that time: Jeremiah 4 16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah. Note that the word used for the Watchers in Hebrew is different to the same word in English used in Daniel 4:17 regarding Angels of God. So this relates to something other than Angels and matches Revelations 13: Revelations 13 5-9 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.. We see here how the 2 Witnesses start their ministry at the time of the Day of the Lord or 6 th Seal and continue for 3.5 years or 1,260 days and thus must be a midtribulation event also.

Mid Trib Rapture Proof 6 Satan thrown down = Israel in judgment = 6 th Seal=Day of the Lord Isaiah 34 4-5 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falls off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance Thus again the Devil and his angels will be thrown down at the time of Mid Tribulation as the host of heaven dissolved. Israel is mentioned by the vine and fig tree here when it will suffer and God s sword coming from the heavens ie sword bathed in heaven. Revelations 12 (recap) 7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Revelations 6 (recap) 12-17 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casts her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

Mid Trib Rapture Proof 7 Dead raised = heavens departed = 6 th Seal = Day of the Lord Job 14 12-13 So man lies down, and rises not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. O that thou would hide me in the grave, that thou would keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou would appoint me a set time, and remember me! The resurrection of the dead is once again linked to the mid tribulation period when the heavens will be no more which is the start of the Day of the Lord. 2 Peter 3 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Revelations 6 (recap) 12-17 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casts her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

Mid Trib Rapture Proof 8 6 th Seal = water judgments Isaiah 54 7-8 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, says the LORD thy Redeemer. Here gather also means also to collect and verse 9 & 10 mentions the waters of Noah and the mountains & hills being removed. Verse 16 mentions the Destroyer like in Egypt during the Exodus. So scripture here alludes to Christians going through the early part of God s judgments in the Day of the Lord but as Noah & Israel in Egypt was protected so will we be. Christ says His return will be like Noah s flood and then like Lot s Day: Luke 17 26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise, also, as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed Just as Noah went through the destructions by floods, so too I believe Christians will go through that time of floods but protected by God. Just as Lot was taken out of Sodom by the Angels of God, so too Christians will be Raptured out of the judgments of fire by the Angels of God. This is why we must fill our vessels with oil to get us through the difficult times ahead as Christ mentioned as wise virgins.

Mid Trib Rapture Proof 9 Parable wise virgins = Lots Day comparison Did you know that there were 8 souls in Lots household but only 4 taken out of it? In Sodom, Lot says: Genesis 19 8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man and Gen 19:14 And Lot went out, and spoke unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law. This make Lot, his wife, 2 virgin daughters, 2 married daughters & 2 sons in law equal to 8 souls in total but we read that only Lot, his wife and 2 virgin daughters were taken out of Sodom which makes only 4. Mathew 25 10-13 And while they went to buy (foolish virgins), the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Also in Noah s day only 8 souls were saved; so if you line up the parable mentioned earlier about Noah s Day & Lot s Day in Luke 17 this matches the parable of the wise virgins where only 50% were taken to be with the Lord when Christ comes to gather His Saints after floods of water but before destructions by fire. The left behind will go through the rest of the Great tribulation as they were not ready. If you want to learn more about which 5 wise & 5 foolish virgins read the ancient yet obscure text known as the Epistle of the Apostles which has a lot more detail in it which I found to be quite amazing.

Mid Trib Rapture Proof 10 Judgments by fire = Rapture Psalms 50 links the Rapture timing to Christ s judgments by fire: Psalms 50 1-5 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. The Saints are obviously gathered immediately before this judgment like Lot was in Sodom. There are a number of verses that describe this situation so it seems that this happens soon after the judgments by water within weeks or months. As I see it, the Noah s Day & Lot s Day parable from Christ details 2 sets of judgments which equate to what I have studied about there being 2 Planet X bodies also. The Destroyer also known as Leviathan that comes at the 6 th Seal mainly has power over waters but Behemoth also known as Wormwood mainly has power over fire and comes last as mentioned in Revelations in the 7 th Seal. Malachi 4 also links the Rapture timing to Christ s judgments by fire: Malachi 4 1-4 For, behold, the day comes, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall. You will tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing, says the LORD of hosts. The stubble symbolizes wicked people burnt up in the Day of the Lord. There is a nice allusion to the Rapture here using key words like rise, wings, go forth etc not to mention that we will jump for joy like calves released from the stall.

Mid Trib Rapture Proof 11 Rapture timing = after birth of child Joel chapter 2 has an allusion to the rapture using the words gathered, bridegroom and bride where we read: Joel 2 16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. Note the ones who suck the breast also. This are those who have spiritually just been born of the Woman after she gives birth at a Mid Tribulation time. This adds weight to the Rapture being soon after the Mid Tribulation or 6 th Seal.

Mid Trib Rapture Other Support 1 - Rapture timing 2nd Esdras is an extra Biblical Old Testament work also known as The Apocalypse of Ezra and was included in the Western Bible of the Latin Vulgate of the Catholic Church in 385 AD by Jerome and still in their sub-canon today. It was also included in the King James Version of the English Bible of 1611 AD. This is accepted as canonical or sub-canonical in some other churches to various degrees like the Ethiopian Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran but not considered canonical by Protestants so if you are Protestant skip this page. 2nd Esdras 2 34 And therefore I say unto you, O you heathen, that hear and understand, look for your Shepherd, he shall give you everlasting rest; for he is nigh at hand, that shall come in the end of the world. Be ready to the reward of the kingdom, for the everlasting light shall shine upon you for evermore. Flee the shadow of this world, receive the joyfulness of your glory: I testify my Savior openly. O receive the gift that is given you, and be glad, giving thanks unto him that hath led you to the heavenly kingdom. Arise up and stand, behold the number of those that be sealed in the feast of the Lord; Which are departed from the shadow of the world, and have received glorious garments of the Lord. Take thy number, O Sion, and shut up those of thine that are clothed in white, which have fulfilled the law of the Lord. And in the midst of them there was a young man of a high stature, taller than all the rest, and upon every one of their heads he set crowns, and was more exalted; which I marveled at greatly. So I asked the angel, and said, Sir, what are these? He answered and said unto me, these be they that have put off the mortal clothing, and put on the immortal, and have confessed the name of God: now are they crowned, and receive palms. Then said I unto the angel, what young person is it that crowns them, and gives them palms in their hands? So he answered and said unto me, It is the Son of God, whom they have confessed in the world. Then began I greatly to commend them that stood so stiffly for the name of the Lord. Here we see the rapture clearly mentioned for the Gentiles (heathen) at the end of the world where they receive glory and immortality rising up into Heaven after they are Sealed. Compare this to Revelations chapter 6 & 7 and you will find an exact match.

Mid Trib Rapture Other Support 2 - Rapture timing Another proof which I feel is prophetic, is based on what the 2 Angels at the time of Christs ascension into Heaven said about Christ s return will be like when He comes back: Acts 1 11...this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go. Christ Jesus, as most agree had a 3.5-year ministry on earth before being crucified during a time of prolonged darkness of 3 hours. At that time of Christ s death, the rocks were rent and earthquakes came on earth and then some of the righteous dead were raised after 3 days after His resurrection as we find in the gospel of Mathew: Mathew 17 51-52...and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection. This I believe is prophetic in regards to the 2nd Coming of Christ: After 3.5 years which is the Mid Tribulation, then an abnormal heavy darkness will come with earthquakes and trouble for 3 days before the resurrection of the dead on and Christians being changed on the 3rd day. During this time, everyone will feel like God has abandoned them just as Christ said about His Father on the cross during the darkness also. After a short period of time on earth preaching the Word, the 5 wise virgins of Christ will be raptured up into the Heavens like Christ was in the clouds. On the cross, Jesus tasted vinegar which may be interpreted as something bitter like wormwood but did not drink it meaning the 5 wise virgins will feel the heat of the coming of Wormwood but just before its arrival will be raptured away just like Lots family.

Mid Trib Rapture Other Support 3 - Rapture timing Yet another supporting concept to the mid tribulations coming of Christ to resurrect the dead and start the Day of the Lord is Revelations: Revelations 1 12-16 I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shines in his strength. Note this is a direct match to Daniel 10:5-6 where a man appears to Daniel and tells him about the Abomination of desolation and mid tribulation period till chapter 12. See how Christ appears in the middle of seven candlesticks, which here represent the 7 churches but from another point of view could also refer to the middle of the final 7 years on earth in the End Times as mentioned clearly in Daniel 10-12 above. Note 2 eyes like a flame of fire to represent 2 Planet X events around that time (Leviathan & Behemoth) and 2 feet like brass burned in the furnace and with the sound of many waters. This could again mean 2 Planet X destructions by fire and with water destructions which is a good match for Leviathan (fire & water) and Behemoth (fire) also thought to be Wormwood (both mentioned in Revelations). The 2 edged sword once again matches the idea of 2 Planet X events as they both come from the heavens and shine like the sun

Mid Trib Rapture Other Support 4 - Mid Trib = Water judgments Isaiah 26 19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake (watch) and sing (rejoice), ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead (Rephaim/evil spirits). Isaiah 18 2 to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled. 3-4 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifts up an ensign on the mountains; and when he blows a trumpet, hear ye. For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. Isaiah 59 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. Note the similarities between the Isaiah 26 & 18 using the same key words of dew and herbs to mean Christians being changed while the resurrection of the dead happens. The trumpet being blown, the ensigns on the mountains and rivers spoiling in Isaiah 18 is liked to Isaiah 59 with the lifting up a standard and judgments as a flood. Isaiah 59 also mentions a time of darkness & desolation, with the sun going down at noontime as like the place of the dead. The term shadow of death from other verses can be closely linked to this scenario.

Summary In summary, the Woman in Jeremiah 4, Isaiah 26 & Revelations 12 is linked to the 6th Seal in Revelations 6 with the sun and moon going dark which from Mathew 24 happens previous to the rapture. The Woman or Israel as we read is then protected for 3.5 years from the Antichrist. Both the book of Daniel and Revelations mention a period of 3.5 years in which the Antichrist will rule the One World Order on earth which starts from the Abomination of Desolation and stopping of temple sacrifices which is also when the Day of the Lord starts. We saw from 2 Esdras 2 that Christians will be Sealed just prior to receiving their glorified bodies which perfectly matches Revelations 6 as the spiritual meaning of the 144,000 Sealed as being a complete number and happens just prior to arriving in heaven and before the 7 Trumpets of judgment of God on the earth. So we see from this that the Rapture timing is actually very early on in the Day of the Lord or Great Tribulation period from Revelations 7 and after the resurrection of the dead and true Christians already changed. The first 5 Seals previous to the 6 th Seal are an exact match to what Christ said in Mathew 24 would occur before the abominations of desolation or great tribulation period and is a period of 3.5 years also. This period is known as the Time of Sorrows or Birth Pains (ie before giving birth) at Mid Tribulation. At the end of the tribulation, when Christ returns from the Heavens on a white horse it says His WIFE (not bride) has prepared herself and will also come on white horses dressed in fine linen, clean & white (Rev 19:6-16) to celebrate the wedding supper ie after the marriage as in Jewish weddings. The Rapture will occur after the Resurrection of the dead not at the same time by a short time as St Paul s says that For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. (1 Thess 4:14) Micah 3: 17 On the day when I act," says the LORD Almighty, "they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him.

Extra Length of wrath God s time of wrath is not just a single day or month but Revelations mentions that it starts at the 6 th Seal, then comes 7 trumpets & then 7 Thunders. The 5 th Trumpet by itself is 5 months long (Rev 9:5) & the 6 th Trump has 1/3 of all people killed by what looks to be massive volcanic activity (fire, smoke & brimstone) with tails like serpents. Revelation also mentions Wormwood (7 th Seal 3 rd trumpet) in Rev 8:11 comes after the Red Dragon (Leviathan) so tends to give credence to God s wrath being pretty much the entire last 3.5 years as both Planet X events still only encompass the 1 st woe of 3 woes in total (Rev 9:12). The last woe being the 7 thunders (after 7 Seals and 7 Trumpets). Rapture timing a secret I do believe Christ wants to keep the timing of the rapture secret as He says that if the master of the house knew the time, he would not have allowed the thief to break in and steal, where I think each person is the master of his own house (their body & soul). Please don t waste your time trying to pinpoint the exact timing of this as a good general understanding should be sufficient for us. After Mid Tribulation Timing Christian will go through God s initial wrath of mega tsunamis and floods but be protected like Noah or Israel in Egypt. This is because we will be needed to witness to the world in the Final Harvest before the Rapture happens. Many times the Bible connects both water judgements to the Gentiles receiving Salvation. See Point 6 above in regards to Isaiah 60 and add to this chapter 66 and verse 12: For thus says the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream. Time and time again it links glory to the Gentiles in some way to waters. Verse 14: and your bones shall flourish like an herb adds weight to our bodies being changed. Verses 15-24 talk about God s judgments by fire then ends with a new Heavens and new Earth.

Extra 2: for Catholics only A 2011 Catholic vision from Saint Mary backs up what I am saying in regards to the Rapture timing very well: Mary: "...People search for Jesus. They look, but so many times they do not find. He is in my heart. He abides there. He dwells there. For this reason, the Father wants all the world to honor my Immaculate Heart. This is the easiest place to find his Son, Jesus. He came the first time through me and he will come the second time through me. If a king is coming by a certain road, cannot the citizens go out to meet him? Surely, they can stay home. Yes, the king will certainly come. Yet, the wise citizens say, "We need not wait. We can go out to meet the king". They only need to know the road that he will use to come to their city. Everyone knows the road that Jesus used to come the first time. This is without dispute. My revelation is so simple, "The road he used the first time, he will use the second time" and those who understand it can go out to meet him. They can find him before the others, who have no interest in meeting the king or do not know which road he will use. Now you see the importance of these revelations of my Immaculate Heart. The king is coming and you can be the first to greet him." The Greatness of Medjugorje Sept 5, 2011 (locutions.org) See St. Louis De Monfort entry 19, and locutions.org entry 26 " The Future Mighty Ocean again" Sept. 20th 2011 Notice how Saint Mary draws a connection to the 5 wise virgin s parable here going to meet their groom and King. It s a nice story that tells us that the wise virgins must go out to meet Christ before He arrives and will find great blessing in that. If they are lazy will suffer terribly but yet may still survive until He arrives on earth after the final 3.5 years of terrible tribulation. Thus the timing of Christ s 2 nd coming is in stages and the rapture or initial meeting of the King outside the city happens first for the wise Saints only.

Extra 3: for Catholics only A 2011 Catholic vision from Saint Mary backs up what I am saying in regards to the Rapture timing very well continued: Mary: Now, let me continue. Medjugorje is my light, a light set on the mountain for all to see. From there will come forth a saving stream. Yes, let all eyes and ears be upon that little village because from it will come those words that are important for all the world to hear. Let the village become even more known and loved. The streams of grace which I have planted there are deep and only the beginning waters of grace have, as yet, gone forth. Do not say "We have tasted of the waters of Medjugorje and they have not provided all that we need." Go back to those waters, read my messages. Pray and repent. Above all, prepare. Soon, so very soon, Medjugorje will no longer be just a stream. It will be a mighty ocean covering the world with a knowledge of God and of events which come from his hands. Do not wait. If you prepare your hearts, you will receive much. If you do not prepare, you will have broken cisterns that hold no water." The Greatness of Medjugorje Sept 5, 2011 (locutions.org) Firstly, notice how Christs words are alluded to about a light is set on a hill not under the bed. The current issues in this world are like a stream but later at the Day of the Lord will be the mighty oceans covering large parts of the earth quite literally as Saint Mary mentions not just the connection to the preaching to the world of Christ at that time with the knowledge of God but also of events which come from his hands as also being a literal event. If you don t prepare you will have broken cisterns or be have destroyed bodies or may allude to being without drinking water at that time as mentioned in many places of the Bible. See point 6 above in regards to Isaiah 60 as this is the same concept of connecting massive floods to the conversion of the gentiles and then it also mentions the rapture or gathering of the elect soon afterward.

Questions and Answers Q: Doesn t Paul say we are raised with the dead in 1 Corinthians 15? A: No, St Paul doesn t contradict himself in 1 Thessalonians above but does say we will be changed while the dead are raised. 1 Cor 15:51..We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. When you study the Final Harvest section you can see how some of us we will be witnessing with a glorified body while still on earth before the Rapture. Some Christian visions also mention this same thing. Note that the last trump is not actually the last trump in the book of Revelations here see below for more info. Death is swallowed up in victory is a direct quote from Isaiah 25:8 where it says: He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it. I can only find in one instance of this same terminology in the whole Bible which is in Revelations 7:17 and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes which surprise, surprise relates to the same group of people that I mentioned were the Raptured Saints of Revelations which was just after the 6th Seal was opened but before the 7th Seal judgments.

My questions Q: If Christians are not meant to suffer any tribulation nor enter the Great Tribulation period why does scripture say in Isaiah 54:8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, says the LORD thy Redeemer. This chapter is about God protecting His Elect during the End Times from the Destroyer with massive floods and storms with the mountains departing etc... Q: Why does Zephaniah 2:3 mention to be hidden at the Day of the Lord instead of taken out - Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger. Q: why does Isaiah 2:10 mention in the Day of the Lord to Enter into the rock, and hide yourself in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. Q: Why does Psalms 104:32 mention the removal of the wicked from the earth and not the righteous beforehand? He looks on the earth, and it trembles: he touches the hills, and they smoke. I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.

Post-Tribulation Q: Doesn t 1 Corinthians 15 disprove your idea about the Day of the Lord being mid tribulation with the Last trump sounding matching the last trump in Rev 9 & 10 at the end of the 7 th Seal judgments? A: No, the Last Trump in 1 Corinthians 15:52 is not actually the last Trumpet in the book of Revelations as St Paul wrote 1 Corinthians around 55 AD, while St John wrote Revelations in the time of Domitian around 95 AD well after St Paul had died, so St Paul could have not have referred to what St John would later write after about 40 years. The last trump according to St Paul may refer to the Feast of Trumpets or even the Trumpets of warning and disaster. Q: Doesn t the tares & the wheat parable say the Wicked are burned up first before the Wheat is gathered and thus disprove your rapture idea? A: No, when you read the text more carefully, it says the wicked are bound first yes, but to be burned later, not straight away. It says bound in bundles TO be burnt not bound in bundles AND burn them then gather the wheat. So they are bound first but burnt later on - after the gathering of the wheat. In reality, if they were bound in bundles and burnt before the wheat is gathered then the wheat would also be burnt together with the tares so is an incorrect understanding. Q: The Greek word for Christs Coming in Greek is Parousia which is used to describe the rapture scenario in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17. Parousia means the arrival of the King so doesn t this mean the Rapture happens at the end? A: Actually the word Parousia means not just to arrive but can mean a sequence of events starting with the King coming at a distance from outside the city to and including the final arrival. Likewise, Christ s 2 nd Coming will be in stages of first the revealing of Christ in the Heavens with His Angels to collect His bride after Mid Tribulation and then His final return to the earth after His judgments on the wicked coming with an army of His Saints on horses to judge, make war and end the reign of the Antichrist & False Prophet. (see 2 Thessalonians 1:7 and Revelation 19:11-20)