Are You Ready???

by **mrgravyard49** on Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:45 am

Isaiah 17 is ohhh so soon to happen and ofcourse Psalm 83 and Ezk:38 next..
Now Im not 100% sure , either before or after these events but Loved Ones, we are VERY Soon to go home...! :grin:

If we are still here by November I,ll be shocked...

by **Resurrection Torchlight** on Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:14 pm

mrgravyard49 wrote:Isaiah 17 is ohhh so soon to happen and ofcourse Psalm 83 and Ezk:38 next..
Now Im not 100% sure , either before or after these events but Loved Ones, we are VERY Soon to go home...! If we are still here by November I,ll be shocked...

Time will tell, but it sure is exciting to see events unfold that might fulfill the prophetic word. I long for my eternal home, Paul said it best- Philippians 1:21-26

21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
22 But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose.
23 But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better;
24 yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.
25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,
26 so that your proud confidence in me may abound in Christ Jesus through my coming to you again.

I keep wondering for whose sake am I here for? Though I desire with all my heart to be fruitful in my labor here on earth, it just seems that no one at all is interested in hearing about Christ, or what He is doing in my life, be they non-Christians or believers, everyone is so self absorbed, and disinterested. They only want to hear what appeals to themselves. For me it would be an easy choice- my desire to depart trumps remaining in the flesh hands down. But alas, it really is all up to the Lord, perhaps there is work yet for me to do that will bear much fruit for His kingdom, which I would be very excited to be a part of should He choose to use me. But right now today---I am ready to fly...

RT

by **mrgravyard49** on Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:15 pm

Well Friday is the 9th of av. Could be a Very Interesting Day...

by **Douggg** on Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:13 pm

mrgravyard49 wrote:Isaiah 17 is ohhh so soon to happen and ofcourse Psalm 83 and Ezk:38 next..
Now Im not 100% sure , either before or after these events but Loved Ones, we are VERY Soon to go home...! If we are still here by November I,ll be shocked...

Maybe....

I am watching Europe more than the middle east, right now. That financial crisis is really getting critical.

10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

I see you are still hanging in there.... :clap:

Doug

by **mrgravyard49** on Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:30 pm

Interesting how things are happening. And so many things at the same time.. World Economy about to fall, Isaiah 17 and Psalm 83 soon to happen and maybe WW3? But here we are, all this happening and September getting closer..
IM thinking these wars are soon to happen because they dont want to have a war in the winter..
As I have said I dont see the church being around by Novembers election, and infact I wont be shocked if there is NO election. Wild Times ahead.....

by **Douggg** on Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:16 pm

mrgravyard49 wrote:Interesting how things are happening. And so many things at the same time.. World Economy about to fall, Isaiah 17 and Psalm 83 soon to happen and maybe WW3? But here we are, all this happening and September getting closer..
IM thinking these wars are soon to happen because they dont want to have a war in the winter..
As I have said I dont see the church being around by Novembers election, and infact I wont be shocked if there is NO election. Wild Times ahead.....

I cross WW3 off my list because there are not superpowers with major ideological battles going on right now. The Chinese, the Russians, the Communists, etc. no one is trying to take over the territory of other countries. Of course, that is on the superpower scale.

In the Middle East, it is in a shambles with Syria in what seems to be a civil war, and the aftermath of Eygpt and Libya, and Iran is on sanctions. Plus, they all want to destroy Israel.

As far as the world economy, that is real interesting. Things are slowing down in China, but the real issue is in Europe where Spain is in big time troubles, and the Europeans if they bail them out and transferring to some of their debt to the ECB, then there is not enough bail out capital to rescue Italy, if Italy needs a bailout.

The whole thing is that the bankers of the world want everyone in debt - so that they have everyone working for them in support of their lavious salaries at the upper levels (I am not talking about the tellers, who make modest salaries) their entire lifes. The problems arise when people in large groups cannot make the payments to the inflated house notes, the car notes, the student loans, because their income is not rising or they get into a situation not of their own doing. Plus, countries have borrowed from the bankers to operate on.

Do the bankers care? Noooooo. They want everyone in debt. They only whine when the governments and people are not making the payments. And they act as though they are innocents angels in all this. Wall street - bankers - dirty tricks - manipulation. It all goes back to the bankers.

So the lesson in life is to be aware of the hidden enemy and let the kids know when they are little, about the bankers and how they want to make people their indebted servants for a lifetime of working for them.

But guess what, the bankers plans have collapsed in on them. They have no more bullets in their guns to fight the deteroriation of the economy - and the resultant defaulting on loans. Mario Dragi, ECB and Berneki, Fed chief, have no more bullets since interest rates are as low as they can go.

QE, quantitative easying is a tactic they used to stimulate the economy, a massive injection of cash - which the regional and local banks were supposed to lend out for business ventures. But gues what? Instead of lending out the money, and who can blame the regional and local banks, they held the QE money in what the banking system calls reserves. The Federal Reserve Bank (the Fed) actually pays them a very small percentage to do so - something like .25%.

There have been studies done, at the time of the QE stimulus the amount that the entire banking reserve increased was by - guess what amount? Bingo! The same as the QE amount. Which meant that none of the money the Fed injected reached the economy. It did make the banks look better on paper though.

Now that interest rates are so low, the Fed and the ECB is out of bullet. Last week Mario Dragi made a speech saying, the ECB will do whatever it takes to back the EURO. And believe me (Dragi) it will be enough. Well, the stock markets around the world took off on that news. Nevermine the fact that he gave no details.

So what's goin on. It is like the central bankers are being charged by a lion - they have no bullets, so they are pointing their gun at the lion saying "bang! bang..bang! " That game is going to shorty play out, when everyone realize that those guys are helpless. And the politicians? Can we expect them to help?

No, financial cliff coming up this fall. So I think Europe is going to go into crisis over the EU's existence - which is going to force the ten nation fiscal union, which the little horn is going to be the head of it. We are not that far away, I don't think.

Doug

by **mrgravyard49** on Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:51 pm

Well September is now here.. I figure in between now and the 20th alot will happen.. Just look, Bibi is now ready to strike Iran.. If we are here to see October and a November Election I will be in Total Shock...

by **Jericho** on Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:32 pm

I cross WW3 off my list because there are not superpowers with major ideological battles going on right now. The Chinese, the Russians, the Communists, etc. no one is trying to take over the territory of other countries. Of course, that is on the superpower scale.

It's interesting that after every world war we inch closer to world government. WW1 saw the League of Nations, WW2 saw the United Nations. It occurred to me we wouldn't even need another world war to finally push us over the edge. An economic collapse could do it, or another terrorist attack that would make 911 look like a picnic in comparison. There will have to be some major event that has to happen tho.

by **benny balerio** on Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:21 am

mrgravyard49 wrote:Well September is now here.. I figure in between now and the 20th alot will happen.. Just look, Bibi is now ready to strike Iran.. If we are here to see October and a November Election I will be in Total Shock...

http://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-to-ho ... tober/Iran to hold massive air defense drill in October
www.timesofisrael.com
Maneuver, including army, air force, and Revolutionary Guards, to coincide with timetable of a much-speculated possible Israeli strike.

If my understanding of scripture is correct,..actually Israel would attack almost immediately after the rapture(Hey I could be wrong, but we are about to find out soon enough)...........Everything seems to point to this 48 hour window of this coming Rosh Hashanah...............Our belief is that Rosh Hashanah is connected to the Ancient Jewish Wedding,...and the shadow types of the Fall Feasts........Have you ever considered why the Lord calls Himself the Bride Groom and His Church the Bride?..............Because of the urgency laid on the table about Israel's fear of Iran developing a nuclear bomb and knowing that Iran intends to use one on Israel if she were successful.......It is this reason why Many of us believe that.... "IF"..... a rapture is destined to occur in the 48 hour window of Rosh Hashanah,..then it seems that the most logical time is the coming Rosh Hashanah this September coming.........1 Thessalonians 5;4 reveals that we the Bride would know when we are about to leave...even at the door...........I think that is exactly what is happening in that we know that our Lord is at the door.......................God Bless!

by **benny balerio** on Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:43 pm

What I am about to report is not an absolute,..But I am reporting what I see.....Awhile back Assad of Syria stated that he would set the middle east ablaze if outside foriegn countries interfered inside syria.....at this time Turkish officers are directing syrian rebels in the attacks against Assad,........And as a result Israel is on High Alert,...and has noticed troop movements in Syria and lebanon,..in the meantime Europe seems to be on the verge of imploding.............What I notice is the timing, as Rosh Hahanah is nearing on the 16th.........I have been trying to discern if that, a rapture is really destined during the Rosh Hashana 48 hour window as scripture strongly suggests.......I am looking at the connection of Rosh Hashanah and the Isaiah 17;1/psalms83 prophecies in which scripture again strongly indicates that a rapture ocurred slightly before the Isaiah 17;1/psalms 83 war......At this moment in time,....It really does seem that this coming Rosh Hashanah, is the year...............It also seems that when the Lord said We would know when He is at the door....that He meant it liteally.........................................God Bless!

http://www.debka.com/article/22336/Turk ... ertTurkish officers take command of Syrian rebel brigades. N. Israel on alert
http://www.debka.com
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by **Resurrection Torchlight** on Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:30 am

Hi Benny,

It sure does seem like things are falling into place, I am not sure about Rosh Hashannah, I have always thought Tabernacles might be a better fit, but that's just speculation on my part, in any case, everything I have followed for the last 7 years as I have watched is pointing to this fall. I guess we will all just have to wait and see.....

Thanks for sharing your info

RT

by **mrgravyard49** on Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:20 am

I Pray we are about to go.. My wife and I cant get a job for nothing, Family has helped but they have givin all they can.. If we dont go next week then Im done.. I cant do this any more..
Sorry for the crying, just had enough.. as many others have.
So Lord We are Oh SOOO Ready!!!!!!!!!!

by **benny balerio** on Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:47 am

mrgravyard49 wrote:I Pray we are about to go.. My wife and I cant get a job for nothing, Family has helped but they have givin all they can.. If we dont go next week then Im done.. I cant do this any more..
Sorry for the crying, just had enough.. as many others have.
So Lord We are Oh SOOO Ready!!!!!!!!!!

come to Houston. Texas......you may not receive the best payin job but there is work out here.
For instance,..there is always job opening in "Home health care"......it pays minimum wage,..and they hire both men and women,.....there's delivery personel,....it just goes on and on with many different types of job openings.

by **mrgravyard49** on Fri Sep 07, 2012 9:29 pm

ok, I should know this but,,, How many trumpet blasts before the last one?
And of lets say there are 10, would they be spread out one every minute or one everyhour or do they blast, fast one right after the other?

by **Resurrection Torchlight** on Sat Sep 08, 2012 5:47 am

mrgravyard49 wrote:ok, I should know this but,,, How many trumpet blasts before the last one?
And of lets say there are 10, would they be spread out one every minute or one everyhour or do they blast, fast one right after the other?

Well the last trumpet of the biblical year would technically occur at the feast of Tabernacles , not Rosh Hashannah as many claim. The feast of Tabernacles was also called the feast of Booths or the feast of Ingathering and also the feast of the harvest and also the "time of our joy" and as scripture says it was the last of the yearly feasts and occurred at the end of the year. The trumpets were to sound at every holiday to call the faithful to Jerusalem. So the last trump of the year would occur on the final day of the feast of Tabernacles which is also known as the "Hoshanah Rabbah" or the "Great Salvation" or the "great day" as recorded in John 7:37.

RT

by **mrgravyard49** on Sat Sep 08, 2012 10:38 am

Oh Please RT.. I Pray You are wrong on the rapture and it happens next weekend. For me it has to happen..
But remember also,, next week starts a New Year for Israel. Could it be the 70th week? Yea I know a deal has to happen but. still

by **Resurrection Torchlight** on Sat Sep 08, 2012 1:34 pm

mrgravyard49 wrote:Oh Please RT.. I Pray You are wrong on the rapture and it happens next weekend. For me it has to happen..
But remember also,, next week starts a New Year for Israel. Could it be the 70th week? Yea I know a deal has to happen but. still

I have no idea if I am right or not, but the last day of Tabernacles is October 8th, so it isn't far off either. I am just as ready as you are to meet our Lord, I hope It's sooner too rather than later. But should the Lord tarry, I will keep you and your wife in my prayers, that God would provide you both with an income, I know from the prayer thread, that you have struggled for a long time without steady work, I cannot imagine how difficult that must be. Hang in there and know that there are folks praying for you!

RT

by **GodsStudent** on Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:28 pm

joining RT in prayer for you and your family, mrgyd.

by **Mrs. B** on Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:09 pm

Are You Ready???

Mrgraveyard......look behind you....
when has God not come to you in the form of your need?
look back and you will see He has always mate your needs......in all unusual ways....
Ways you could not have imagined.......way pass your understanding
God allows us to go through hard times to prove Himself to us.....

How many times....I would cry...O Lord Jesus if you can only do this, or meet this need or Help
again and again....I have cried unto the Lord about sooooo many needs.....

This is what He would say to me...
Mrs. B......do you have food today....yes
Mrs. B......is you house payment made today...I would say, yes, BUT
I could not see how we were going to live.....
I learned...ONE DAY at a Time
don't look ahead........Just learn to live one day at a time...

Have Complete Faith in HIM
Jesus said, I will never leave you nor forsake you...Lo I Am with you always, even to the End....

You can take that to the Bank.
God is trying to teach us all to Live by Faith.....Faith in Him
He is our Source.....He is always Faithful
He comes to us in the form of our need......Trust Him
I will never leave you nor forsake you.......
The Just Must Live by Faith....without faith is is impossible to Please Him....
We must believe that HE IS and that HE IS the rewarder to those that dilligently SEEK Him....

I could write a Book......My husband and I have been walking with Jesus for the last 55 years....we have 7 childrien and 23 grandchildren and 5 Great great grand children.....and we have Lived by Our Fatih in Jesus.....and I Promise you if you put your total Faith in HIM, He will never leave you nor forsake you.......

How many times I would say...O Jesus and as I looked at the need..... in the Natural, it was impossible, But He Has never failed us....he will come to you in the form of your need.......
Never will he fail you.....

What a Mighty God we serve......Nothing is Impossible with Him....

Mrs. B

by **mrgravyard49** on Sun Sep 09, 2012 1:50 pm

Thanks Mrs B. and others.. Yea More faith is needed.. This last week I did to much thinking.. No job, no car, and We cant have our family give any more, its just not fair..Again thinking to much. I know he will take care of things. its just me.. Back on subject.. When I see everything and hear everything I just cant see how we wont go home next weekend.. Sure its only the Lords will. but Things sure look like they will happen!
As J.R Church would say========= KEEP LOOKING UP!!!!!!!!! :grin:

by **benny balerio** on Sun Sep 09, 2012 4:06 pm

mrgravyard49 wrote:Oh Please RT.. I Pray You are wrong on the rapture and it happens next weekend. For me it has to happen..
But remember also,, next week starts a New Year for Israel. Could it be the 70th week? Yea I know a deal has to happen but. still

Think about it Grave yard.....If we are wrong about Rosh Hashanna,..it is still a Win-Win situation,....because we would be here to see Isaiah 17;1/psalms 83 and we will be able to say I told you so,..and many unbelievers will become believers,..talk about a great witness!.....Listen,..no matter how bad things are or can get....you still have life eternal.

by **smallisland** on Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:30 am

Its been six years now since I started following discussions on this site and so many times I've felt the disappointment in Mr Graveyard's posts as each year comes around and still no rapture.

I just don't know any more - not about the rapture - not about the doom and gloom predictions. It always seems to be a case of "so near, yet so far".

Hy husband always says if he were a betting man he'd bet we will still be around to pick up our retirement pensions if we're lucky and our health holds out.

Maybe we read into things what we want to read. Maybe we're just getting it all terribly wrong.

by **mrgravyard49** on Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:40 am

Your so right Smallisland, its either in may or september I get all excited and then NOTHING. Most of the time Its only me who think something will happen.. But this year something is different, there are many on this site who seee the signs and feel it too as well as other sites.

by **Jericho** on Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:10 am

We who believe in the pretribulation, premillennial view of Bible prophecy hold that the Holy Spirit indwells each born again (saved) person during this Age of Grace (Church Age). Christians are thus known, collectively, as the church. The church, indwelt by God the Holy Spirit, is the Body of Christ, individually and corporately. It is this body of believers who act as salt and light for a world of corruptive evil that would otherwise bring about total decay, causing every area of human existence to implode.

The Holy Spirit will, therefore, the above prophecy informs, live within and exert influence through believers in Jesus Christ until the moment God no longer acts as restrainer of this world’s evil. This truth provides the answer to the question that is being asked prolifically in one form or another: When will all of the evil that is threatening America and the world bring civilization crashing down?

Some of that evil that looms threateningly over our daily lives brings worried glances from even the most ardent skeptics of Bible prophecy. An economic storm of unprecedented magnitude hangs angrily above America, with national debt that just turned $16 trillion as the Democrat Party–chief among contributors to the fiscal madness—began its convention the week just past. (The Republican Party, it must be said, contributed mightily to the staggering debt load as well.)

It amazes even the global gurus of finance as to why the world isn’t already crushed by the impending economic crash. Iran’s leadership tells Israeli leaders practically every day that they intend to wipe the Jewish state from the face of the earth. They do little to hide the fact that they are in the process of bringing into reality nuclear weapons that can make their destructive wishes a fait accompli.

With such an avowed, blood-thirsty enemy, missiles trained on Israel and, some believe, on the very brink of producing atomic weaponry, it astonishes many observers that the Israeli Defense Force hasn’t already risked initiating all-out war by destroying Iran’s nuclear production facilities.

Absolute evil pervades every strata of society. The days like those of Sodom and of the antediluvian times of Noah inflict debauchery and violence that only a decade ago would have seemed far distant. Islam is allowed to usurp, in some cases, the U.S. Constitution, favoring Sharia Law in order to show tolerance. At the same time, Christianity is pushed to the margins of society and held up as intolerant by the tolerance police–through the insane institutions many of the federal courts have become.

Yet, the world holds together, while seeming to be on the very cusp of “Implosion,” as the title of Joel Rosenberg’s book would have it.

The Restrainer is at work. I believe that’s the answer to why the implosion has not happened, bringing total devastation to this judgment-bound earth. When the Restrainer removes and the church is called to be with Christ, I’m convinced the impending horrors that have for so long engendered the questions about the end will fall instantly upon a Christ-rejecting world.

Are you Rapture Ready?

http://raptureready.com/rap16.html

by **smallisland** on Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:53 am

Speaking of RR ... did anyone happen to read the doom-mongering predictions on there about the London Olympics? Happy to say that was totally wrong - we've just experienced a marvellous summer of royal celebration and sporting achievement. So glad I took no notice. See that's what I mean. People take these things to heart.

by **Resurrection Torchlight** on Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:34 pm

smallisland wrote:Its been six years now since I started following discussions on this site and so many times I've felt the disappointment in Mr Graveyard's posts as each year comes around and still no rapture.

I just don't know any more - not about the rapture - not about the doom and gloom predictions. It always seems to be a case of "so near, yet so far".

Hy husband always says if he were a betting man he'd bet we will still be around to pick up our retirement pensions if we're lucky and our health holds out.

Maybe we read into things what we want to read. Maybe we're just getting it all terribly wrong.

I guess it's in our DNA, and I'm not talking about our literal genetics, but rather our spiritual genes, we have the Holy Spirit indwelling us, we are the body of Christ our spiritual DNA which makes us children of God calls us heavenward. I believe that every true believer has looked for the Lord's return in their lifetime. Those very first converts looked for it thousands of years ago, and so it has gone ever since. Think about how near it seemed to them and how very far it truly was. I think even the disciples believed it would happen "soon". They heard Jesus talk about His return, John penned the words of the Revelation where Jesus said He was coming "soon". Yes I have speculated and calculated and have suffered some minor disappointment, but I have not stopped hoping for it, I just can't help myself and I'm not even sure I want to. We are sooooo much closer to the Lord's return than those early believers were, and every day brings us one day closer, whether it is this week, this year, decades from now or centuries. The Lord WILL come, prophecy WILL be fulfilled, you can trust in the word of God.

In the meantime get excited about serving Him, in whatever you find yourself doing, do it as unto Him, the prospect of making an eternal difference while still here on this earth is truly awesome, we cannot let failed expectations derail our enthusiasm to serve the Lord and perform His work while there is still time and while we still have life in these mortal bodies! ( I am saying this not just to you all, but to myself first and foremost.)

RT

by **Jericho** on Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:17 pm

smallisland wrote:Speaking of RR ... did anyone happen to read the doom-mongering predictions on there about the London Olympics? Happy to say that was totally wrong - we've just experienced a marvellous summer of royal celebration and sporting achievement. So glad I took no notice. See that's what I mean. People take these things to heart.

I know what article your referring to, that particular person seems to be heavy into conspiracy theories. There were some Youtube videos saying the same thing. I'm glad nothing like that happened either.

by **mrgravyard49** on Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:13 pm

I am really convinced that something within the next 6 days happens.. Just Look at EVERYTHING going on.. Since Obama will not help Israel and Bibi now knows it he will attack Iran He has to winter is coming and Iran is about ready with a nuke.. Since America has turned its back on Israel We know America is in trouble.. California has had many earthquakes in the last months and now someone has a Dream about a earthquake there.. Not good.. The world economy is tipping and what would it take to make it fall? How about a rapture? We know we are in the days of Noah and we know how close things are.. The Jewish new year begins next week.. Just to many WAY WAAAYYY to many things going on.. Look LOOK at how many Pastors are saying how close we are...!
As Benny has said, We need to get things in order...

Now, Isnt there to be a Grand delusion when a rapture happens??

by **quiverfullmom** on Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:04 pm

MrG. Glad to see you are still with us. Wanted to let you know my hubby finally got a job last week after exactly 18 months with no job. We were held together by family and our church family. Other than the piddly unemployment checks we got no govt. assistance. No food stamps, no welfare of any kind. GOD IS GOOD. and so are His people. Everything we needed He supplied. My hubby was very ill most of that time and unable to even look for work. Finally the Lord led me in the right direction and we figured out what was wrong. No insurance so just me and Dr. Google. He has celiac disease. Cannot tolerate gluten (wheat, rye, barley). It was causing him to develop allergies to multitudes of foods and other things. Garlic, vinegar, nuts, spices, citrus, dust. Now that he is healing the reactions are fewer and farther between. He's able to function most days. And God provided a great job in a Catholic hospital that cares about it's employees, expects good moral behaviour, has great benefits, and he even got a raise!

I say all this to encourage you. I believe as you do that this weekend we are probably out of here, but if Jesus tarries, He has a plan. We don't get to know the plan ahead of time. But I would go thru the last 18 months all over again in a heartbeat. We have drawn closer together, closer to Jesus, and learned so much about faith in these trials that we never learned in the easy times. We may have camped out at that mountain longer than necessary because we were dense and couldn't get it as easily as we should have, but it was worth it. Neither of us regrets a day. Our 8 kids have learned so much from watching us walk with the Lord. We have been blessed to be a light to those around us going thru hard times. Just look up. Your redemption draws nigh, but if it's farther off than you'd like, at least you've got your eyes in the right place...on Jesus, not your circumstances. Hope to see you soon brother :hugs:

by **smallisland** on Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:02 pm

2012 seems to be a year full of "theories" of many persuasions.

For myself, although as has been said, the hope of the Lord's return indwells my 'spiritual DNA' and will never leave me, should this year pass and we are still here I intend to draw a line under following prophecy websites.

The bottom line is that I have come to realise I am someone who is just too susceptible to believing the things I read and this can cause me stress and take away my joy. I am feeling its time to draw this to a close.

by **Spreading Salt** on Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:16 am

On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.

Come soon Yeshua. :bowing:

by **mrgravyard49** on Mon Nov 05, 2012 4:35 pm

If Obama wins, its Over for America and I believe we wont be here to see it...

by **Resurrection Torchlight** on Mon Nov 05, 2012 6:07 pm

I was having a conversation with my 24 year old son yesterday about how people even Christians just don't really seem to care about others, about how love has truly grown cold. I don't typically talk much with my son about Christ's return, but I said to him that it would be nice if Jesus would come and take us out of here, and he said "I'd be really okay with that too".

I don't know about you all, but I have a sense that things in this world are not headed anywhere good, and are in fact headed downhill at an ever accelerated pace. I am not sure when Jesus will come and what kind of hardships we may have to endure. But In Him, I stand ready for whatever happens. I trust Him fully.

RT

by **mrgravyard49** on Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:59 pm

Ok Am I the only pretribber who thinks we may not see a 2013?

by **Spreading Salt** on Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:03 pm

Mr. Graveyard,

What a wonderful present that would be to see our King of King and Lord of Lords!

I look forward to His "any time" arrival. Come Lord! Just remember, His timing is never too late.

Dearest Yeshua,
Give us strength today to endure the labor pains. Amen.

Maranatha! :grin:

by **mrgravyard49** on Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:06 pm

This works for me... Anyone else?
http://raptureintheairnow.com/rita-main ... -70th-week

by **VDeuce** on Sun Dec 30, 2012 6:18 pm

No man knows. Really. We can guess all we like...

by **Resurrection Torchlight** on Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:24 am

There are a few prophecy sites I visit, and one in particular has many posts speculating on the timing of the rapture. People spend hours and hours of time writing posts and researching dates to come up with what they believe is The Day, only to see their "day" come and go,and with every failed attempt comes a reason why it didn't pan out, and a new attempt added. These same folks have been at it for years. You would think by now that they would have realized that they are not going to pin it down and would stop trying to do so, it just seems like such a waste of time.

Noah knew that a flood was coming, he was told to build an ark, I would assume that when the ark was nearing completion, that Noah grew excited and maybe a bit sad too, knowing that soon this great event was going to take place, but he did not know exactly when until the day that the Lord told him to get into the ark. Noah's sign was the ark. Our sign(s) was given to us in the Olivet discourse. Noah's sign was much more obvious and ours more obscure. Every believer has hoped for the rapture and the Lord's return in their lifetime, many have speculated about dates and timing, some sadly to their disgrace.

I will admit that when I began my study of end times that I too got wrapped up in speculating about possible timing of the rapture, though I never said it was ever a sure thing and always admitted it was all pure speculation. But I realized the futility in it eventually and gave it up. Personally I think studying the word is a much better way to spend my time rather than focusing on pinning down rapture dates. Not that I don't still have hopes however, every year when spring (Passover/ Resurrection day) comes, and then again in the fall (trumpets/tabernacles) I am always wondering if it could be this year?

My advice: keep watching and hoping, but don't waste time trying to figure out timing, instead do the Lord's work, study His word, use your gifts and talents to further His kingdom,being a light in the ever growing darkness of this world.

RT

by **mrgravyard49** on Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:49 am

I agree, Rt.. ....... Its just the past few years and mostly the last year being out of work 8 months has been tough REAL tough. as it is for many.. We are just tired and have had enough. Yes I still have a faint hope of the rapture but mostly have given up. No matter how or when we get home, at least there is a home to go to.. Praise Jesus!!!!!!

by **Resurrection Torchlight** on Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:50 pm

mrgravyard49 wrote:I agree, Rt.. ....... Its just the past few years and mostly the last year being out of work 8 months has been tough REAL tough. as it is for many.. We are just tired and have had enough. Yes I still have a faint hope of the rapture but mostly have given up. No matter how or when we get home, at least there is a home to go to.. Praise Jesus!!!!!!

I was wondering if you had found a job yet....so sorry that you have not. I must make a more concerted effort to pray for you in this regard!

The thing that really makes me long for my eternal home is the spiritual loneliness I feel. Since leaving our home church now almost 4 years ago, no church we have been to feels the same. There is just no replacing that sense of family that over thirty years together brings with it. We are now on our fourth church, been there just over a year now and no one has really made any attempt to reach out to us. Though we joined a small group, and have invited a couple over for dinner, there is no reciprocation. So far there are few opportunities to use our gifts and talents there, so I do all this studying and have no one to share it with. I miss fellowship around God's word. The small group we are in has so far been about spiritual fluff, as I call it, no real meat. Sadly it seems that most folks are only interested in "fluff".

I am also experiencing an empty nest for the first time, and really underestimated how that would impact my life. I have never felt so alone in all my life. The Lord has been my anchor though and watching and hoping for His return is what keeps me going most days.

Colossians 3:1-4
1 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.
3 For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

Romans 8:22-25
22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.
23 And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.
24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

2 Corinthians 5:1-9
1 For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven,
3 inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked.
4 For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life.
5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.
6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord—
7 for we walk by faith, not by sight—
8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
9 Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.

Along with you- I am tired of this world too and long for my eternal home. I find myself wondering what my purpose in life is anymore, with my kids gone, and without a real connection to a functional church body where I can use my gifts. I often think what is the point? But As the passage says the point is- to please Him- that is our ambition. I need to keep reminding myself daily of what my life goal really needs to be- and that is focused on living a life that pleases the Lord.

I will be praying for you- that the Lord will supply all your needs, that He will encourage you and fill you with His peace as you continue to watch and hope for the in-gathering to Christ.

God bless you

RT

by **mrgravyard49** on Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:38 pm

Thank You RT for the Prayers. Pray for You also as for everyone here also.. We ALL Need it in these times..
Well With no car I cant even get to a church, so I keep myself busy with online God Duties.. I Post stuff on Sports sites and other endtimes sites and well as Godly remarks on Facebook. just my small way of doing my part..
We all here in different ways are going thru tough times, The CHURCH is under fire now more than ever, we just need to be strong knowing he is there for us in his Love..
as for the Jan 7 video, yes interesting but they forgot about Psalm 83 Ezekiel 38 before the Trib.
So it will be awhile yet.. Again we just need to hang in there until he DOes come for us!!
Blessings!!!!!!!!