Truth for Tomorrow
Shining The Light of the World In the Last Days
Last Days' Facts Explained
Where is God Right Now When Everything is Seemingly Going Wrong?
Bible Fact: God is exactly where he said he would be. God the Father is in the highest heaven (Luke 2:14) and His son Jesus Christ is seated at his right-hand side (Luke 22:69). God the Holy Spirit was sent to the Earth over two thousand years ago and resides in the bodies of people who are God's children (1 Corinthians 6:19). Though, in near future, God the Holy Spirit will be called to heaven by God the Father taking with Him those whose have placed their faith in Jesus Christ and obey His commandments (2 Thessalonians 2:7).
The Snatching Away vs The 2nd Coming of Jesus Explained
Bible Fact: Jesus will quickly and unexpectedly return in the clouds to gather His believers according to Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:16. Jesus will not step foot on the Earth but rather, return in the clouds to snatch away people who believe in Him. "For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air." This is often referred to as the "rapture." Jesus Himself confirmed this miraculous event will occur suddenly without warning during the last days and He noted some will be ready and others will not in Matthew 24. "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left." Here, Jesus describes the fact that some people will be taken and some will be left. The dividing factor is whether you believe in Jesus and obey the written Word of God. Conversely, the 2nd coming of Jesus is completely different and occurs AFTER the great tribulation. Believers in Jesus will only witness hardships prior to the tribulation and before Satan's antichrist is left loose upon the Earth by God.
During the 2nd coming, Jesus will literally be seen coming down from heaven by everyone still alive with an enumerable heavenly host of armies. This will occur at the end of the great tribulation in which the Earth has been plunged into darkness because the sunlight has been blocked out completely. Jesus will return upon the Mount of Olives, the exact same place where is left two thousand years ago. He will bind Satan, the Antichrist, and false prophet, and set up his Kingdom according to John in Revelation 19. "And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God." And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God."
Many Christians who do not study their Bibles will be caught unaware to the fact that at any moment Jesus could appear in the clouds to gather the dead and those that are alive which is completely different from the physical 2nd coming of Jesus to the Earth. Here is the important distinction between both events. The snatching away in the clouds will proceed the tribulation of God's judgment and the 2nd coming will proceed Jesus' kingdom of peace having captured the enemies of God and setting up His rule for the millennium period in which the Bible says the lion will lay down with the lamb.
What's the next major Bible event to occur?
Bible Fact: In the near future God will repeat history once more saving His believing and obedient children, and leaving the godless behind to face judgement upon the Earth. This event is called the snatching away or the rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:16). Jesus himself said that as in the days of Noah's time before the great flood people were living their lives, eating and drinking, getting married, and doing what they pleased. Wickedness and lawlessness abounded much during Noah's day and the thoughts and intentions of mankind were continually evil the Bible records (Genesis 6:5). Then the flood arrived catching them all unaware and swept them all away, except for Noah and those in the ark. God will do the same the thing once more (Matthew 24:37). Although, God always keeps His promises and He never changes (Malachi 3:6). Therefore, it will not be a flood this time, (God said he would never again cause a worldwide flood, Genesis 9:11). Rather, this 2nd time will be a more miraculous event in which people literally disappear who God deems worthy to escape (Luke 21:36). This will happen so quickly that the Bible compares it to the time it takes for an eye to twinkle (1 Corinthians 15:52). In other words, it will happen so fast you won't notice someone has disappeared until they are already gone. When God does this miracle, it will send the end-times in overdrive. Godless people will not be able to comprehend what has happened.
The Mark of the Beast or Antichrist Explained
Bible Fact: During the tribulation period of 7 years God will allow the Antichrist his segment of time to rule giving those left upon the Earth a taste of living under Satan's dictatorship. It will be a time of unprecedented horror and judgement to the ungodly. In fact, Jesus himself said in Revelation 24:22 that if the days of tribulation exceeded seven years nobody would survive. "And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short." The mark of the beast or antichrist is what the Antichrist will REQUIRE everyone still alive upon the Earth to receive in their right hand or forehead. This mark, likely a digital form of communication, will be required to buy or sell anything. Without this mark it will be like going to the grocery without your wallet or smartphone. Revelation 13:16 records, "Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name." In this way, the Antichrist will have supreme control over all people and he will quickly be able to identify those who oppose him. Those who refuse his mark will have their heads cut off (Revelation 20:4). Any human is who left behind on Earth after the rapture during the tribulation who wants to make it to heaven must refuse the mark. There will be no redemption for gentiles after one takes his mark. In other words, taking the Antichrist's mark is a guaranteed pass to eternity in hell. Revelation 14:9 records, "If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” Knowing all this, if you are one of those people left behind, you will be killed by beheading in order to receive eternal life in heaven--a very momentary task considering the alternative would be spending eternity in everlasting suffering in the lake of fire. Please do not fool yourself thinking God will change and allow you into heaven. In Jude 1:6, God did not give his angels a second chance after they rejected God's divine assignment appointed to them long ago.
The Hebrew language which is what the Bible was originally written in, is a sophisticated book of mathematics. Each Hebrew letter represents a numerical value. This is not to be confused with English letters. Bible translations into English will not yield the same mathematical equivalence. Now, in the Bible, God knowing the beginning from the end, revealed to John the exact Hebrew summation of the letters of the antichrist's last name, being six hundred and sixty six (666). In Revelation 13:18 John writes, "This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666." John reveals to the reader two things. First the antichrist is a man. Second, those with wisdom will be able to identify who he specifically is. Those who are versed in the Hebrew language and understand its mathematics are those with such wisdom. At this very moment it is possible to identity who the antichrist is. According to Daniel, he will rise to power from a revived Roman Empire.
The Antichrist Revealed
Bible Fact: God the Holy Spirit who resides in believers of Jesus is presently holding back the Antichrist from being revealed. Paul wrote in 2 Thessalonians 2:7, "For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains (Holy Spirit) it will do so until he (Holy Spirit) is out of the way. And then the lawless one (Antichrist) will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming." Additionally, the Bible also says that God the Holy Spirit lives in each believer according to 1 Corinthians 6:19, "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own." Therefore, it is the presence of the the Holy Spirit living in each believer that is currently restraining the Antichrist from taking control of Earth. However, the moment God the Father tells Jesus to snatch away or rapture his believers into heaven, then the Holy Spirit will be taken out of the way which will enable the Antichrist his segment of time to rule the ungodly for seven years. Recall, it was also Jesus over two thousand years ago who sent the Holy Spirit to the Earth (John 15:26). Believers will be taken out of way and the Holy Spirit is what will carry them to meet the Lord in the air. However, the Holy Spirit will still be present in people during the Tribulation in those who hear the gospel and receive Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, they will be put to death by the Antichrist for their belief in Jesus and refusing to take his mark in their hand or forehead. The silver lining to those in the Tribulation who receive Jesus is that while they will suffer death by beheading, the Antichrist will actually be sending them home to heaven rather than the lake of fire. But, God will judge the Antichrist and his followers for their killing of believers in the Tribulation according to Revelation 16:4-6. In this verse, God commands two angels to turn all the seas and rivers into blood serving as the 2nd and 3rd bowl judgments. The angel then declares this about the judgment, "they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.” By this point in the Tribulation the Antichrist will killed so many people that God will give him and his followers their blood to drink.
Because of all the present signs that Jesus provided in Matthew 24 concerning life on Earth, and the specific timeline concerning the rebirth of Israel, we can know certainly that we are living out the last days. Since God declared the Antichrist is in fact a man, we can know assuredly that he is presently living upon the Earth awaiting his moment to rule over mankind.
The Tribulation
Bible Fact: In the near future, God will send judgment to the Earth so severe that it has never happened before in recorded history to the magnitude that's about to happen. Matthew 24; 21-31 "For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved." Immediately after God the Father sends Jesus to snatch away his believers, the judgment of God will begin upon the Earth in a progressive manner outlined in the book of Revelation. God will send 3 sets of 7 unique judgments upon the Earth totalling 21 catastrophic events. There will be 7 seals, 7 trumpets, and 7 bowls poured out onto mankind. As the judgments progress towards the end they will become more severe. Open the book of Revelation and read for yourself what God planned from the beginning to occur upon the ungodly in the last days--it is simply mind-boggling to comprehend. Let's consider just one of God's judgements. The sixth trumpet of Revelation 9:15 states that God has four angels prepared for a day, hour, and month in the near future in which they will be permitted to kill 1/3 of the entire population of mankind on Earth. "And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind." As of 2022, the Earth's population is estimated to be 7.9 billion people. Thus, in one day God will allow His angels to kill 2.633 billion people for their wickedness and rejection of their way of escape through Jesus Christ. This number will be slightly less dependent upon how many people are raptured into heaven prior to the start of the Tribulation though it will undoubtedly be staggering. Below are a listing of God's judgement to soon come.
7 Seals
1. The Conquering Power of the Antichrist.
2. War and Bloodshed
3. Famine
4. Pestilence & Death
5. The Martyrs
6. Great Earthquake & Sun Darkened/Blood Moon/Falling Stars
7. Silence in Heaven/Interval to Trumpets
7 Trumpets
1. Hail, Fire, Blood
2. Burning Mountain Cast Into the Sea
3. Wormwood Falling Star (Asteroid)
4. Sun Smitten (1/3 of Day/Evening Light Removed)
5. Plague of Locusts (Stinging Power)
6. Four Angels Kill 1/3 of Earth's Population in a Day
7. Kingdoms to Lord/Interval to the 7 Bowls or Vials.
7 Bowls or Vials
1. Boils (Festering Sores)
2. Sea Turned to Blood
3. Rivers Turned to Blood
4. Great Heat Upon the Earth
5. Complete Darkness
6. Euphrates River Dried to Become a War Road
7. Earthquake Removes the Islands & Stones Fall from Heaven
Where is Satan or the Devil?
Bible Fact: Satan will be kicked out of heaven in the near future. Yes, many people do not realize that Satan still has access to heaven as God permits it to fulfill His will. Satan also had or still perhaps has access to roam Earth (Job 2:2). The book of Ephesians 6:12 states that we wrestle against powers, darkness, and evil in heavenly places. The Bible fact is that Satan isn't kicked out of heaven until Revelation 12:7 which is in the middle of the Tribulation. The book of Revelation is mostly a chronological book of end-time events. In Revelation 12 Michael and his angels fight Satan and it records the dragon of old is cast down to Earth. Paul records in 2 Corinthians 12:2 that he (Paul) was caught up to the third heaven. This is the only place in the Bible where God reveals that heaven has levels or numbers. Genesis 1:1 records that in the beginning God created the "heavens." Notice the word "heavens" is plural meaning more than one. God resides in the highest heaven as Luke 2:14 records, "Glory to God in the highest heaven." Therefore, Satan resides in either the 1st or 2nd heaven below God until the set time occurs when God instructs Michael and his angels to cast Satan and his angels to the Earth at which time he (Satan) has fierce wrath and persecutes God's people.
Satan's Fall From Heaven & and His Powers
God knows the heart of every creature He has brought into being including Lucifer who later became Satan. Satan, like every human being, exercised his free will and decided to disobey and rebel against God. Satan has always secretly desired to be like God (Isaiah 14:13). It was this sin that caused him to convince one-third of all the angels of heaven to also rebel.