Is it just me, or does it seem that the world has turned upside-down? Change is happening at warp speed. Things I thought would always be true seem to be disappearing at an alarming rate. In just the past eighteen months, a pandemic caused most of the world to go into lockdown. There are an increasing number of wars and rumors of war, from cultural wars to religious wars to turf wars. The year 2021 is on track to rank as the most record-shattering year for earthquakes and volcanoes. The whole world is, in fact, groaning. It feels like the beginning monologue from the Lord of the Rings trilogy: “The world is changed. I can feel it in the water, I can feel it in the earth, I can smell it in the air.”

It may sound crazy to you, but rather than being overwhelmed, I’m overflowing with optimism. Why? Because I know God is in control. He is at work in our world and plans on doing something amazing. How do I know? Quite simply, the Bible tells me so.

These occurrences that are happening in the world have all been foretold in the Bible. Many students of eschatology (Bible theology of final things) have determined that all the occurrences necessary to herald the beginning of the end time have already occurred. We are waiting on God to make the next move and in His time (Mark 13:32).

Did you know that nearly thirty percent of the Bible is prophetic? Unfortunately, few talk about it. The way I figure it, however, if it is important enough for God to include it in His Word, then, perhaps, it should be important to us as well.

The Bible tells us that at the end of days, there will be a seven-year tribulation period. It will be a horrific time full of danger, bloodshed, plagues, cruelty, and death. But we who believe in the Name of Jesus have an escape plan. It is called the RAPTURE. Before the time of tribulation begins, we who believe in Jesus will be “caught up” (the Latin word is rapturo) in the air.

This is not the second coming of Jesus. Instead, Jesus will appear in the heavens “with a loud command, a shout from the archangel, and the trumpet call of God.” At that moment, every believer in Christ and every child too young to make his or her own choice will be raptured into heaven to live with Jesus forever (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). This is why I’m thinking about Heaven so much these days. I am awaiting His trumpet call. “I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, and in His Word I do hope” (Psalm 130:5).

How do we make sure we are part of the Rapture? The Bible tells us, If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that He is the Son of God and was crucified and resurrected from the dead, you will be saved (Romans 10:9). For more information, I invite you to visit https://www.gotquestions.org/eternal-life.html.

Tragically, those who do not put their trust in Jesus will be left behind. After Rapture, the earth and all its remaining inhabitants will enter the horrible time the Bible calls the tribulation period. Knowing that we are near these horrific end times, I feel a great sense of urgency to help you understand what’s at stake right now. At the bottom of this post, I have embedded two videos. They explain more completely the times we are in and the dangers we are facing if we do not trust in Jesus. I pray that you will watch these videos. Most importantly, I pray that you will accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. Your eternal destination depends on it.

God bless you, my friends. If you have any questions, please contact me. Until then, I’ll be thinking of Heaven and awaiting that trumpet call. Are you?

“Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.  After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lordforever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)