Pastor Steven Anderson's Blatant False Theology On Christ's Second Coming

 2nd Timothy 2:15-16, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.”

Mark 13:32-33, “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.”

I listened to a heretical sermon today from Pastor Steven Anderson. He preached the sermon on Sunday morning, July 5th, 2026, titled: “The Rapture Is The Second Coming.” For someone unlearned who doesn't know any better the sermon might sound sensible. However, what I am about to show you proves that Steven Anderson is very wrong on the Rapture and Christ's Second Coming.

In this chart from chapter 2 of Pastor Anderson's YouTube movie titled: 'THE BOOK OF REVELATION,' you can see in comment numbers 35 and 36 that he errantly teaches the Rapture will happen 75 DAYS after the Abomination of Desolation. Listen for yourself in Part 10 of his Revelation series, at 31:00 minutes into the video, where he states:

“When does the Rapture take place? 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week.” —Pastor Steven Anderson, 'Revelation - Part 10' (Time: 31:00 minutes into video)

Pastor Anderson admits that many believers have accused him of setting a date, which he ridiculously denies. You can hear him say this at 31:19 minutes into Part 10 of his Revelation series. Dear reader, like it or not, Pastor Anderson has already SET A DATE! Anderson says that the Rapture of the saints and Jesus' Second Coming are the SAME event, which events he errantly says will occur 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week. This fact alone exposes him as a FALSE TEACHER!

Pastor Anderson alleges that he is not setting a date since no one knows when Daniel's 70th week (aka, the Tribulation period) starts. I hope you clearly see that he is in fact, DATE SETTING! Jesus emphatically declared that NO MAN, not even the angels in Heaven, know the time of His return (Mark 13:32-37).

At 34:06 in Part 10 of his Revelation series, Pastor Anderson says Jesus only meant that no one would know the time when He said it. Huh? Pastor Anderson says the people alive during the Tribulation will know the time of Jesus' return. That is blatant false teaching!!! Yet, if you listen to the sermon that he preached on July 5th, “The Rapture Is The Second Coming,” you'll hear him accusing saints (like me) who believe in a Pretribulation Rapture of ignoring Scripture, lying and making stuff up. Kindly said, Pastor Anderson is woefully guilty of everything that he accuses Pretribbers of doing.

Pastor Anderson is adamant that the Rapture will occur 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week. The very title of his July 5th sermon, “The Rapture Is The Second Coming,” reveals his ignorance of Scripture. Anderson is literally teaching that Christ's SECOND COMING will happen 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week. So, if this be true, then people WILL KNOW, and the angels WILL KNOW, the time of Jesus' return.

Mark 13:34-37, “For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.”

But there is no need to watch if we already know that Jesus is coming back 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week. Pastor Anderson is making a fool of himself to say that he is not setting a date, when he just plainly stated that the Rapture will happen 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week, and 75 days after the Abomination of Desolation...

“So, I'm not setting any kind of date, I never have and I never will—until I see the Abomination of Desolation and then I'm going to start setting to set a date. And hopefully I'm still alive at that time.” —Pastor Steven Anderson, 'Revelation - Part 10' (Time: 35:25 minutes into video)
That is DATE SETTING!

Kindly said, Steven Anderson is a college drop out! He quit Hyles-Anderson College in 2006 and never graduated. I enrolled in 1985 and eight years later by God's grace I graduated with honors in 1993. Here is my diploma singed by Pastor Jack Hyles. Kindly said, Anderson never finished his training to be a pastor, which is clearly evident in his many theological blunders.

Here are some more articles I've written in defense of a biblical Pretribulation Rapture:

1. Pastor Steven Anderson Ignores Passages Of Scripture
2. Why The Rapture Is Not Christ's Second Coming
3. How I Know That A Pretribulation Rapture Is Right
4. How Much More Scriptural Evidence Do You Need To Conclude A Pretribulation Rapture?
5. A Closer Look At The Pre-Wrath Rapture

God knows that I didn't write this article to be unkind, nor in a malicious spirit toward Brother Anderson, God forbid. I wrote this article because right doctrine matters!

My Opinion Of The War Against Iran

Luke 21:24, “And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”

I don't believe President Trump for one second that Iran would have had a nuclear weapon in just 2 weeks. I think he is a rotten habitual liar! Nor do I believe that Iran would have launched a ballistic missile attack within weeks. Clearly, Trump needs to justify his onslaught against Iran. Right now everybody (especially Zionists) are rejoicing that Iran is allegedly out of the terrorism business, but the New World Order is advancing.

I heard the ambassador of Iran yesterday arrogantly say publicly that the U.S. hasn't changed anything in Iran, because they are about to elect a new leader, and their agenda will continue. Russia or China could give them nuclear weapons overnight! It will be interesting to see what happens to Iran in 5 years when all is said and done. If the U.S. and Israel want lasting change, they will absolutely need to maintain military control over Iran's government. The Satanic ideologies of Islam that hate westernized power, Jews and Christianity are still in place.

Also, I humbly do not think there is any biblical significance to the military conflict presently happening in Iran. The Bible is plain in Luke 21:24, “And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.” Israel could be nuked off the map tomorrow and it would be perfectly biblical. Present-day modern manmade Israel has no special biblical promise of protection from God against attack. Since 586 BC. God has set the nation of Israel at nought.

The inspired Holy Bible teaches that only when the Jews repent to turn toward God will He restore the true nation of Israel, which won't happen until Jesus' Second Coming. Hosea 3:4-5, “For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.”

The Jews may have returned to Palestine, but they haven't returned to God yet. Of the 7,000,000 Jews inhabiting Israel today, less than 2% (including the cults) profess faith in Jesus as the promised Messiah. Literally, 98% of Jews are still hellbound in their sin of unbelief without Jesus Christ. No unconverted Jew will ever enter into God's Kingdom or The Promised Land, they will tragically spend eternity burning in the Lake of Fire (Revelation 20:11-15).

I humbly do not think there is any biblical significance to the Iranian conflict presently going on. It is important to understand dear reader that in God's sight Israel hasn't existed since 586 BC, and won't exist again until the Second Coming of Jesus Christ (after the 7-year Tribulation).

That all being said, I think it was long overdue and necessary to remove Iran's thug theocracy. For decades Iran's lunatic leaders have been spewing hate speech; such as, “Death to Americans!” They have ruthlessly murdered visiting corporation contractors in Iran. Iran's wicked leaders have launched ballistic missiles toward Israel and financially supported numerous deadly terrorist organizations throughout the Middle East. Enough is enough!

So, I applaud President Donald Trump's decision to remove Iran's irate leaders and neutralize the threat in the Middle East. It had to be done! During the recent peace talks, Iran's leaders kept walking away, procrastinating, doing all they could to delay the talks. It couldn't have been more clear that Iran's psychotic leaders had no intent on making the peace, and their remaining Islamic leaders still don't.

The Devil's Master Plan For The End Times

2nd Thessalonians 2:7-8, “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed.”

The Holy Bible foretells of the coming Antichrist, who will rise to power as a world leader. Satan's master plan (i.e., the working toward the coming Antichrist) was already at work even during the days of the apostle Paul. The preceding video sermon by Pastor Steven Anderson is excellent, but I disagree with his PreWrath Rapture (chart) position. I believe that the Holy Bible teaches a PreTribulation Rapture. This “mystery of iniquity” (the spirit of Antichrist) is still at work today, marching ahead in full force:

2nd Thessalonians 2:3-12, “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [hindereth] will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”

Today the spirit of Antichrist, and the spirit of iniquity, are at work, which already existed in New testament times. The Bible mentions a Beast that rises up out of the sea, having the characteristics of FOUR BEASTS:

Revelation 13:1-2, “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads [world powers throughout history] and ten horns [modern world power nations], and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon [Satan] gave him [Antichrist] his power, and his seat, and great authority.” [added comments]

The book of Daniel coincides with the preceding passage of Scripture. The book of Daniel foreshadows the end times global (or world) government (aka, a New World Order). In the following prophetic passage from Daniel, the FOUR BEAST of Revelation 13:1-2 are individually mentioned. We see a prophetic snapshot of history spanning from Babylon to the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ (I have added my comments in red type):

Daniel 7:1-9, “In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. The first was like a lion [Babylon], and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear [Medo-Persia], and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard [Greece], which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads [four kingdoms Alexander the Great's empire was divided into]; and dominion was given to it. After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast [Rome], dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces [the divided Roman empire], and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns [ten modern nations]. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn [Antichrist], before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things [Revelation 13:5, “And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.”]. I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days [Jesus Christ] did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.” [added comments]

Isn't that beautiful? The Word of God tells us the future. Bible prophecy is history written in advance. The Holy Scriptures mention a coming global government, ruled by one man, the Antichrist... “POWER WAS GIVEN HIM OVER ALL KINDREDS, AND TONGUES, AND NATIONS” (Revelation 13:7b).

Except those who get saved during the Tribulation period, the entire unsaved world will worship the Antichrist (Beast). The Antichrist will make war with the saints and overcome them, killing them. Literally, the world will become a giant prison planet enslaved to the Antichrist and his Luciferian Illuminati who serve Satan:

Revelation 13:3-9, “And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If any man have an ear, let him hear.”

Notice that “ALL THAT DWELL UPON THE EARTH SHALL WORSHIP HIM” (Antichrist), whose names are not written in the Lamb's Book of Life.

Revelation 13:10-14, “He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. And I beheld another beast [False Prophet] coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb [symbolized by Baphomet, a major Masonic figure], and he spake as a dragon [Satan]. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men [I believe this is Star-Wars-like laser technology from space satellites... just my opinion], And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.”

The whole world is going to be brought into line with Judaism. That is the religion of the Antichrist! Everywhere today, professed Christians are claiming to have found their “Hebrew roots.” It is becoming a huge movement. Another popular term today is “Torah observing Christians.” It's a big buzz amongst homeschoolers. This is the satanic merging of Judaism with Christianity into a false religion of end time apostasy. You've probably heard a lot of talk about “blood moons” and celebrating “feast days.” Beware of it, it is of the Devil. Jews only comprise 2% of the American population, yet Jews account also for 30% of Buddhists in America (aka, JewBu's). There will be a uniting of Judaism and Buddhism in the end times.

We are hearing about Chrislam (Christianity merged with Islam). Satan is trying to dilute the different religions into one movement. The different religions won't lose their individual identities; but rather, will share a common religious view of Theosophical (Luciferian) spirituality instead of Biblical theology. This Luciferian dogma includes a tolerance for homosexuality. The Devil's message today is for everyone to unite in the name of peace. Daniel 8:25, “And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.” The churches are being destroyed today by the deception of tolerating wickedness under the guide of God's love for everyone. Although we are commanded to love (1st John 4:11), we are also commanded to refute all works of darkness (Ephesians 5:11). It is a sin to lack either! Psalms 97:10 tells believers to HATE EVIL!!!

Too many pastors, evangelists, missionaries, churches and preachers today are dipping their sails in sinful compromise, refraining from preaching against sin in an attempt to reach the lost with the Gospel. Consequently, churches have become soft on sin!!! When homosexuals feel comfortable attending church, something is VERY WRONG!!! We've even got pastors today who are blaming Christians for driving homosexuals away from God, allegedly because churches fail to love sodomites and baby them with a milk bottle, bib and pacifier. If people won't come to Jesus Christ apart from admitting being wicked sinners, they cannot be saved (John 3:20; 1st John 1:8-10). God only saves THE UNGODLY (Romans 4:5-6). There is a satanic agenda today to get the churches to embrace the homosexual community in the name of “love,” so that preachers no longer say anything offensive that may drive queers away! That is a wicked philosophy. Preachers must cry aloud against all sin and wickedness, without compromise and without apology!

Satan Is Deceiving The Whole World

Revelation 12:9, “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”

Here are several ways that Satan is deceiving the churches today. Satan has crept into the churches. I encourage you to read these many articles that I am linking to. I intentionally repeat many truths in my writings, because repetition is the key to learning. Every article that I write dilutes the total sum of all my articles. With that truth in kind, I am careful not to fill up my websites with garbage. I have visited countless websites, where there was so much information that I lost interest. It was too boring and overwhelming to read, in some cases. I want my articles to get read. I have one goal, which is to help you. I want people to get born-again. Then I want them to grow spiritually in the Lord. I want them to become a soul-winner, so they can win souls to Christ and be very happy in Heaven one day. I want you to better understand the world today, from a Christian perspective.

Satan is a beautiful liar, and his sinister ministers are everywhere, corrupting the churches (2nd Corinthians 11:13-15). Heresy is creeping into our fundamental Baptist churches by the hour. Please listen to the MP3 sermon by Dr. Jack Hyles titled, “FUNDAMENTALIST HERESY.” Watch your back Jack! Dispensationalism is a false doctrine, which has been used to sneak Zionism into the churches. Zionism is manmade Israel. By tricking the churches to support manmade Israel, the Illuminati (Luciferians who control the world) are exploiting the churches to support the forming Beast system of the coming Antichrist. The most effective attack by Satan has been the modern Bible revision movement. By incrementally changing the Bible, Satan is gradually corrupting the Word of God to destroy the churches. The church today has lost her authority!!! The modern Bible versions are a part of the Luciferian conspiracy to build a New World Order. NEW WORLD ORDER BIBLE VERSIONS (an awesome 1:46 hour documentary).

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Prolific author, George Orwell, said that in his book “1984.” He is correct. Deception abounds today, from the lying mainstream newsmedia to the counterfeit Bible versions flooding our churches. The most frustrating thing about deception is how easily so many people buy into it. Author Mark Twain rightly said, “It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” So true! If there is one thing I could teach you, next to the Gospel, it would be to think “objectively.” That is, question everything!!!

Satan knows that the most effective deception is the half-truth. Satan often hides a LIE between two TRUTHS. The half-truth is the most effective deception, because in part it can be defended with incontestable logic! This is the case today with many false prophets, who pervert the Gospel. For example: Consider Evangelist Paul Washer's corrupt plan of salvation. He teaches that eternal life is a free gift, paid for by Jesus' blood, but then he plainly says that you cannot know you're saved in a moment. Mr. Washer teaches that it is wrong to write down your name and the date you were saved, in the back of your Bible. The reason why is because he says you've got to prove you're saved by the life you live. Folks, that is not the simplicity that is in Christ (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4). Discipleship is not evidence of sonship! Do you see how Paul Washer hides a lie between two truths?

Beware of anyone who teaches that you cannot know you're saved immediately, right now, permanently. If salvation us a gift, and it absolutely is, then there's nothing that needs to be added. If you admit that you are a guilty sinner in God's sight (Romans 3:19), and you BELIEVE that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God (John 20:31), Who died on the cross for your sins, was buried, and then bodily resurrected three days later (1st Corinthians 15:1-6), and that is your only hope for forgiveness of sins and eternal life... YOU ARE SAVED!!! 

Philippians 3:9, “And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.” Believe on the Good News [Gospel] of Jesus Christ and the work is done!!! We are saved by BELIEVING the Good News! That's it! It is that simple to be saved. How you choose to live is an entirely separate matter of discipleship (Romans 12:1). God scourges and chastises His disobedient children (Hebrews 12:6-8).

For a crash course on the New World Order, I highly recommend reading everything you can find by Commander William Guy Car (1895-1959). See, PAWNS IN THE GAME and SATAN: PRINCE OF THIS WORLD. Also, THE CONSPIRACY. You need to know that the ultimate plot of the Luciferian leaders of this world (aka, the Illuminati) is World War III. Also, please watch the 2:19 hour awesome, historical, eye-opening, documentary by Alex Jones titled, END GAME!

I believe the Antichrist is alive and being groomed to become a world leader. The Bible calls him the “man of sin” (2nd Thessalonians 2:3). Therefore, the Devil is promoting all manner of sexual perversion and atheism to prepare the world to receive the “man of sin,” the “Beast,” the Antichrist. Revelation 13:4, “And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?” A cashless society is coming. A highly technological police state is coming. The Mark of the Beast is coming. The Rapture is coming! Even so, come, Lord Jesus!!!

Get Busy For God My Friend, Time Is Running Out!

I encourage you to search the articles on this website. There's a search box function at the top of the main webpage. In these last days we as believers need to know what's going on. Satan is tricking everybody! That's exactly what Revelation 12:9 says. Have you believed a lie? I care about you friend. I've never made a penny, nor received a penny, for my online labors. I don't monetize my YouTube videos. I am not against others who do, but I want everyone to know my heart in this matter. This is a labor of love for God. You are my reward. You are my Epistle. 2nd Corinthians 3:2, “Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men.” I pray daily for God to work in the mind and heart of my web visitors, and to bless my labors for Christ, because in my own human strength I cannot help anyone. I am just a clump of clay with a spirit inside. Psalms 127:1, “Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”

Don't make the mistake of turning information into a god. Many people today worship information, instead of God. God didn't save us to BE GOOD, He saved us to DO GOOD! First, if you do not know 100% certain that you are saved, you can KNOW right now. All you have to do is admit you are a guilty sinner in God's sight and BELIEVE the Gospel. Eternal life is a free gift, please make sure you have it! If you are saved, then get busy for God, because your happiness in Heaven will be determined by your life down here on earth. Daniel 12:3 doesn't say that people who live moral lives will shine as the brightness of the stars; but rather, they that turn many to righteousness. We all have a duty to preach the Gospel with others. You'll never be happy in this life as a Christian until you become a soul-winner. Only God can save a soul, but our part is to share the Gospel with them (1st Corinthians 3:8).

Please watch the video sermons, GETTING STARTED SOUL-WINNING (by Pastor Steven Anderson), and SOULWINNING (by Pastor Danny Castle). There is much that we can all do to get out the Gospel message to the lost. If nothing else, we can plant seeds, to get the truth of the Gospel into people's souls. May we redeem the time, laboring to win souls for Christ while we still can, for the night cometh when no man can work.

Make sure dear friend that you have been born again, by faith alone in the name of Jesus Christ. Simply by faith receive His sacrifice on the cross as full payment for your sins, believing that He was buried, but then ressurected from the dead three days later. This is the Gospel (i.e., the Good News) by which all who BELIEVE IT are saved (Romans 1:16; 1st Corinthians 15:1-6). If you have never read the helpful book “I NEVER KNEW YOU” by Michael P. Bowen, I encourage you to do so. I hope that you will at least read the introduction, which will reiterate what I just said to you from the inspired Holy Bible how to go to Heaven. Thank you for reading my blog.

“Every word in this Bible is inspired by God almighty!” —Dr. Jack Hyles, “A Friend At Midnight”)

I'll See You In The Rapture

1st Thessalonians 4:14-18, “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”

I found this really nice Gospel song on YouTube called, "I'll See You In The Rapture," from 1975 by The Florida Boys. I love the pedal steel guitar!

I'll See You In The Rapture
(The Florida Boys, 1975)

Here are a bunch more Gospel quartet albums!!!

A few months ago, I purchased a license for the '4K DOWNLOADER' program for about $10, which is good for a lifetime! With the program you can download YouTube videos as MP4's or audio MP3's, and there is an option to download the entire YouTube channel if you'd like. So, if you want to download all that nice music, you can do so easily with 4K DOWNLOADER.

As an alternative, if you want to do it the harder way, but still very effective, you can download and install the free Audacity program to your computer and record anything you want. If you can hear it, you can record it! For stubborn YouTube videos that are copyright protected, I use Audacity to record them instead. One way or another, 'I'll get you my pretty!'

A new dog appeared in my yard two days ago and now we're buddies...

Have a good day and THANK YOU for reading my ministry blog. I also post new articles daily on my 'Recent Articles' page at Jesus-is-Savior.com (which by God's grace I started in 2002). To God alone be the glory, great things He hath done (and is doing).

You Cannot Stop The Book

Matthew 5:18, “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”

Someone recently sent me an email and asked, “How can we stop the New World Order?”. I kindly replied that we cannot stop the New World Order! The inspired King James Bible makes it very plain that there will be an Antichrist system (aka, New World Order). We read in the last inspired book of the Holy Bible...

Revelation 13:11-18, “And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.”

That is the New World Order dear reader! You Cannot Stop The Book!

We further read in the inspired Holy Bible...

Revelation 17:10-12, “And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.”

The “five” kinds (I humbly believe) were the world powers of Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia and Greece. The “sixth” was Rome. Historically, these nations ruled the world at their respective times in human civilization. The “seventh” king will be the New World Order, which which the Bible teaches the “eight” (Antichrist) will arise. At present, there are several super powers in the world (e.g., Russia, China, United States and India), but there is no one world power (no one nation) that controls the entire planet. When the New World Order is complete (and it is obviously forming before our very eyes today), the Man of Sin will rise to power and will rule the world. You Cannot Stop The Book!

Slowly but surely we are headed toward a Cashless Society, which is what we read about in Revelation 13:15-18. Already, I make 95% of my financial transactions electronically. We really don't need hard currency anymore. With the incredible intriguing advances in Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) technology, we've just seen the beginning of what lies ahead for the world. You Cannot Stop The Book!

There WILL BE a New World Order! The Bible teaches in 2nd Corinthians 11:13-15 that Satan is an “imitator,” which is what the Greek word for transformed means in the following passage of Scripture:

2nd Corinthians 11:13-15, “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”

The world is fill of deadly lying False Prophets; namely, Joel Osteen, Billy and Franklin Graham, Rick Warren, Ray Comfort, Todd Friel, Paul Washer, John MacArthur, Marty Herron, Jeff Redlin, Sam Horn, Steve Pettit, Beth Moore, Joyce Meyer, Steven Furtick, Ken Ham, John Hagee, Paula White, Charles Stanley, James Dobson and countless more damnable false teachers who are wrong on God's simple plan of salvation! You Cannot Stop The Book!

All of the aforementioned toxic preachers pervert the Gospel of free grace—adding turning from your sins, following Jesus as 'Lord' of your life, living a lifestyle of repentance, becoming a Christ follower, faithfully running the Christian race, surrendering control of your life over to God and other nonsense—to get to Heaven. In sharp contrast, when the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas what he must do to be saved, they said in Acts 16:31b, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved...” Nothing more was required. If you believe that Jesus died on the cross to pay for your sins, and that He was buried, but then resurrected bodily from the dead three days later—and you receive that GOOD NEWS as full-payment for your sins and your only way to Heaven—then you are saved (1st Corinthians 15:1-8). You Cannot Stop The Book!

You Cannot Stop The Book!

You Cannot Stop The Book!

You Cannot Stop The Book!

Matthew 5:18, “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” I am not a betting man, but if I were, I would not be so foolish as to bet against the inspired Holy Bible!

I hear fools sometimes challenge God in their sinful talk. For example: Atheist actor Robert DeNiro blasphemed God when he said: “If there is a God he has a lot to answer for.” Well, we'll see about that Mr. DeNiro, won't we? God has nothing to answer for, we do! Romans 9:20, “Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?” No human being has the right to place God on trial. We are the creatures, God is the Creator. And may I say, our Creator is a very good and fair God. The Lord is not to blame for the mess this world is in; humans are to blame because of our own sins. Sin always undermines any nation! Isaiah 64:8, “But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.” You Cannot Stop The Book!

So, be at peace dear reader, if your faith is in Jesus Christ alone as your Savior. We are already on the winning side in Christ Jesus! Now, I said earlier that there is nothing that we can do to stop the New World Order. We CAN fight against communism and tyranny and we should, but ultimately the Beast system of the coming Antichrist will succeed. However, at the end of the future 7-year Tribulation period, Jesus Christ Himself will return. In Bible theology we call this THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. The Battle of Armageddon will be fought between the forces of Satan and God, and Jesus will put down and defeat Satan (the Dragon), the Antichrist (the Beast) and the False Prophet. So, in the end the New World Order will fail. But it will be the Lord Jesus Christ Himself who defeats Satan and his minions. You Cannot Stop The Book!

Jesus gave us this wonderful exhortation in John 16:33, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” While the heathen around us toil in worry and fear and love of wickedness, our dear Savior encourages us as God's saints to “BE OF GOOD CHEER,” knowing that through faith in Jesus we have already won the war. 1st John 5:4, “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do.

I encourage you to listen to this edifying sermon by Pastor Lester Roloff (1914-1982) titled: 'THE BOOK THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.'

You Cannot Stop The Book!

What About UFO's And Aliens?

2nd Peter 1:16, “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”

I remember one time when I worked at MacDonald's as a 16 year old teenager. One of my bosses kindly offered to give me a ride home, which I gladly accepted. It was evening, just before sunset. We were driving westbound on Diversey Avenue in Chicago. Up ahead in the horizon we saw bright flashing lights, which was intriguing to say the least. We were both fascinated by these flashing lights, which appeared just above and below the flying object. We were reasonable both thinking an alien spaceship...lol.

So, my boss asked if I would mind if we drove ahead to inspect the mysterious lights and I gladly agree. I was very curious too. Let's go check it out! We'll, when we drew much closer, my boss was the first to realize that the flashing lights were being caused by a long freight train passing by over a bridge, and the bright setting sun in the background was flashing each time another train car broke the light beams. Since the train was passing over a bridge, with sunlight shining above and below, it gave the FALSE appearance that the object was flying. I am convinced that most UFO sightings are false. They are visual deceptions.

Having said that, it is obvious to me that many UFO sightings are legitimate. With compelling stories like this, and this one, and this one, one is left to shake our heads in curiosity. As usual, there are hundreds of claims of UFO's, but no solid evidence. Call me a skeptic, but I don't believe in little green aliens, and I think you are foolish if you do. I do however believe that the USA, China, Russians and other countries have experimental spacecrafts that sometimes get photographed. Biblically we have no ground to suspect that any biological life exists elsewhere in the universe.

If you consider the angels and God extraterrestrial alien (which by definition they are), then I do believe in alien life. But as far as Star Trek type entities existing in the vast deep reaches of the universe, I do not believe in aliens. Our text Scripture passage is from 2nd Peter 1:16, “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.” I believe that 99% of claims of UFO's and aliens are cunningly devised fables (lies).

The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) received 757 reports of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) from May 1, 2023 to June 1, 2024. This occurred one day after a declassified report prompted a high-stakes hearing on the issue. Albeit, they are just reports. In my mind, all of the bizarre claims of UFO's and aliens are in the same boat as goofy Charismatic speaking in tongues, fake healing crusades and other Pentecostal shenanigans. 

Whether Charismatics or UFO's enthusiasts, they have NO EVIDENCE!!! If aliens truly existed, there would be some solid proof by now. I'm not talking about videos on YouTube, which A.I. could have generated. I'm not talking about renegade websites. Just like the demonic Charismatics, alleged miracles always seem to happen in the most remote places on earth where there was no camera, no witnesses and no evidence. You can only expect what you inspect. Without solid verifiable proof, claims of UFO's and aliens are just that, mere claims. With all the articulate photo shop software available today, and now A.I. technologies, anything is possible to create elaborate deceptions to fool the gullible public.

The old adage is very true: To the man with a hammer in his hand, everything looks like a nail sticking up. Alien enthusiasts so desperately want to believe in aliens, that they will bite on any bone you throw them. I have learned that whether it be religion, politics or the existence of aliens, once people have decided what they believe, there is no changing their mind. All you can do is present the truth to people, and then allow time for the truth to work on them, which usually takes several months, if not years for them to wake up. But for many people, no amount of time will change their mind, because they don't care about seeking the truth, they only care about their agenda or self-induced delusion.

I am bewildered by how many fools I have met on social media, who sincerely think that the earth is flat. I have met just as many fools who think that the earth is stationary and doesn't move. It is a scientific fact that the earth travels 66,700 miles per hour around the sun. I have encouraged doubters to contact NASA for information to answer their questions about the shape of the earth and its movement through our solar system, but then they begin to criticize NASA, saying that we cannot believe everything they say. I came to the logical conclusion that some people are just insane, and there is no cure. The Apostle Paul had limited patience with such willfully ignorant people. (1st Timothy 6:20; 2nd Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:9; Galatians 2:5).

No doubt many UFO sightings are real, but that doesn't mean they are from outer space. Someone can mistake a flying Frisbee for a UFO...lol. I have heard some very compelling testimonies on social media from Air Force soldiers, about strange things they have seen while flying. I don't doubt that they speak the truth. However, at best that is mere speculation about alien life. THERE IS NO CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF ALIEN LIFE, and anybody who says otherwise is swimming upstream against all odds. If you want to entertain the possibility of alien life, knock yourself out friend and have fun, but I won't get into your banana boat.

The Devil Controls YouTube

2nd Peter 3:3-4, “Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”

The world is getting stranger every day! I just received two email notices from YouTube. The first one notified me that they have removed my video titled, "THE RAPTURE." And the second notice says they are worried in the YouTube community that I might kill myself because of THE RAPTURE. You couldn't make this insanity up!

The video was an excerpt from the 2012 Youth Rally at Shining Light Baptist Church in Morganton, North Carolina, by Pastor Danny Castle, in which the excerpt shows the Rapture suddenly happening while the pastor is preaching about it. I found the video. It is at 29:30 in this sermon, "WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN JESUS COMES?"

What Will Happen When Jesus Comes
(Pastor Danny Castle - Watch 29:30 in sermon)

The ungodly world mocks, blasphemes and attacks the things of God; but they allow all manner of voyeurism, homosexuality, adultery, debauchery and filth. I suggest that YouTube stops persecuting Bible-believing Christians, and start doing something to stop the pedophile groups who use YouTube to exploit children. 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝟭𝟯:𝟭𝟭, “𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆; 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.”

How Much More Scriptural Evidence Do You Need To Conclude A Pretribulation Rapture?

Mark 13:34-37, “For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.”

The blessed Savior told us all to WATCH! We are commanded to watch for His return. This 100% disproves the false theory of a prewrath Rapture (i.e., the false teaching that the Rapture will happen after the prophetic event of the Abomination of Desolation, but before God pours out His wrath upon the earth in the Great Tribulation). I humbly believe the Bible teaches that the Rapture will happen before the Tribulation period begins. If not, we would know the time of Christ's return, which Mark 13:32-37 says no man knows. The biblical fact that we are exhorted to look for the appearing of Jesus Christ proves a pretribulation Rapture.

The Rapture must occur before the Antichrist is revealed, otherwise why would the Bible tell us in Titus 2:13 to look for the appearing of Jesus Christ? Again, the biblical fact that we are exhorted to look for the appearing of that blessed hope, the appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, proves a pretribulation Rapture. We are not supposed to be looking for the appearing of the Antichrist (but Pastor Steven Anderson and the New IFB foolishly preach that we are).

Respectfully, Pastor Steven Anderson errantly teaches in this chart from chapter 2 (of Pastor Anderson's YouTube movie titled: 'THE BOOK OF REVELATION') that the Rapture will happen 75 DAYS after the Abomination of Desolation (see Comments 35 and 36 in this chart at the bottom right).

See for yourself in Part 10 of his Revelation series, at 31:00 minutes into the video, where he unbiblical states:

“𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲? 𝟭,𝟯𝟯𝟱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹'𝘀 𝟳𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸.” —𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻, 'Revelation - Part 10' (Time: 31:00 minutes into video)

That is DATE SETTING! Pastor Anderson vehemently denies setting a date for the Rapture, on the basis that he claims no one know when Daniel's 70th week of prophecy begins.
But then he says this blatant heresy...

“𝗦𝗼, 𝗜'𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹—𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜'𝗺 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗜'𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.” —𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻, 'Revelation - Part 10' (Time: 35:25 minutes into video)

What a contradictory statement! He just finished saying that he would NEVER set a date, but then says he will set a date if he sees the Abomination of Desolation (AOD) happen. As I have already shown you, Pastor Anderson believes that there will be 75 DAYS from the AOD until the Rapture. This is DATE SETTING! When he says that the Rapture will happen 1,335 days into the Tribulation, that is DATE SETTING! He is indeed setting dates!!!

That is 100% heresy on the Scripture! When Jesus said that no one knows the timing of His return, He meant NO ONE! Pastor Anderson foolishly teaches that those alive at the time of the Abomination of Desolation (the prophetic event when the Man of Sin claims to be God, the Messiah), they will know WHEN the Rapture is coming—in 75 DAYS! That is DATE SETTING, no matter how he may attempt to dismiss it, and it is a violation of the Scripture. The sad truth is that the New IFB are effectively parrots of Steven Anderson's beliefs, and he is preaching some STRANGE DOCTRINES!

Titus 2:12-15, "Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee."

Kindly said, if the New IFB are correct about their prewrath rapture theory, then we should be looking for the Man of Sin, not for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and Saviour Jesus Christ. You can follow the New IFB if you want, but I am going side with the inspired Word of God. I'm looking for the appearing of Jesus Christ, not Antichrist!

Except There Come A Falling Away First

2nd Thessalonians 2:1-10, “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 come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.”

What Does The Bible Mean: "Except There Come A Falling Away First"?

There is great controversy over the interpretation of this passage of Scripture in 2nd Thessalonians 2:3-4, “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.”

Let's begin by reviewing a helpful quote from one of my favorite Bible scholars, Dr. John R. Rice (18950-1980), who states in his Bible commentary on Revelation:

Note now the term “the day of Christ,” the same as “the day of the Lord,” when Christ sets up His Kingdom. It is not at hand until certain things occur (vs. 2).

1. First, there needs to be a “falling away,” literally a departure, that is, as we understand it the rapture of the saints, the “gathering together unto him” of verse 1. The Greek word here is apostacio, so it is natural for people to think that it means a religious apostasy, a falling from grace. But it can hardly mean that. The word is sometimes used for departure, and “the day of the Lord” is the time of Christ's return to conquer and reign. It waits not on a religious apostasy but on the departure of the saints. The Man of Sin cannot appear until that time. (See the book by E. Schuyler English entitled Re-thinking the Rapture.) Dr. Ironside and other scholars agreed that the falling away here means the departure of the saints.

2. Nothing here is preliminary to the rapture, but a regular schedule of events to follow the rapture. Since we are often warned to expect daily the rapture, the first phase of Christ's coming at any moment, “in the twinkling of an eye,” there cannot be and are not any prophesied events to come before that rapture. So before the rise of Antichrist, before Daniel's seventieth week of years can begin, before the tribulation period, must come the rapture of the saints.

3. But then Someone “who now letteth” or restrains the course of history so that the Man of Sin cannot appear—who is He? That Restrainer is the Holy Spirit. His worldwide influence through born-again Christians makes it so the restored Roman empire cannot rise nor the Antichrist appear until Christians are taken out and and thus the influence through them of the Holy Spirit is removed from its restraining power on the wicked world. 

How many men have tried to build a world empire after the decay of Rome, as such an empire! Charlemagne, the pope,

SOURCE: Dr. John R. Rice, “Behold He Cometh: A Verse-by-Verse Commentary On The Book Of Revelation,” pp. 134-135; Sword of the Lord Publishers, 1977

Now, I have tremendous respect and admiration for Dr. John R. Rice, but I humbly disagree with his interpretation of 2nd Thessalonians 2:3. It is my humble opinion that to say that this is the Rapture is reaching. I've read Dr. Rice say elsewhere that where the Bible is silent we should be silent. I agree with that statement. Also, Dr. Rice has said elsewhere that the best way to interpret the Bible is to let the Bible interpret itself. Again, I fully agree with that wisdom.

I would now like to quote some commentary from Halley's Bible Handbook, with which interpretation I agree:

II THESSALONIANS
Further Instruction About The Lord's Coming

Written, probably about A.D. 52, only a few weeks, or months, after the First Epistle. In that Paul had spoken of the Lord's Coming as being sudden and unexpected. In this he explains that it will not be until after the Apostasy.

Chapter 1, The Day of the Lord

The particular feature of the Lord's coming emphasized in this chapter is that it will be a day of terror for the disobedient. In 1 Thessalonians 4 Paul had said that He would descend from heaven, and, at the shout of the archangel, the Church would be caught up forever to be forever with the Lord.

Here he adds that the Lord will be accompanied with “the angels of his power in flaming fire” (7), rendering vengeance to the disobedient. Jesus had spoken of “eternal fire” (Matthew 25:41), and “unquenchable fire” (Mark 9:43). In Hebrews 10:27 “devouring fire” is connected with the day of judgment. In II Peter 3:7, 10 it is stated that the destiny of the earth is to be burned with “fire” (see note on the passage).

Chapter 2, The Apostasy
The express purpose of this Epistle was to caution the Thessalonians that the Lord's Coming was not immediately at hand; that it would not be until after the Apostasy.

What is the Apostasy? It is called the “falling away,” in which a person called the “man of sin,” in the temple of God professes himself to be God, and exalts himself against God (3, 4). A False Church headed by an Imposter.

The early fathers unanimously looked for a Personal Antichrist, to be manifested after the fall of the Roman Empire.

The Protestant Reformers, being directly in touch with the awful corruption of the Church of the Middle Ages, believed the Papacy, an institution headed up in person, usurping to itself authority that belongs only to Christ and being itself responsible for the prevailing corruption to have been a manifestation of the man of sin.

In our own times, after 2,000 years of church history, there is still wide difference of opinion. There are many who think it refers to a period immediately before the Lord's Coming.

The spirit of the thing was already at work in Paul's day (7). The story of the Church as a whole, even to this day, makes a sorry looking picture. Taking a broad general view of the visible Church, as it has existed from the first century to the present time, it is not inaccurate to call it an Apostate Church. What the final culmination is to be is yet to be seen.

“That which remains,” (6), was general understood by the early father to have been the Roman Empire. Some take it to mean the Holy Spirit.

Paul's Ideas of the Second Coming. It is quite common among a certain class of critics to say that Paul “had to reconstruct his ideas about the Lord's Second Coming,” that his “earlier and cruder view” contradicts his later view. This is absolutely not true. Paul's earlier view was his only view, first, last and always. The Thessalonian Epistles are his earliest extant writings. In them he specifically states that he did NOT expect the immediate appearance of the Lord, and that it would not be till after the Apostasy, which in his day was only beginning to work. It may not have been revealed to Paul what the Apostasy would be. But whatever his idea of it, it did not preclude the possibility that the Lord would come in his own lifetime, evidenced by the expression “we that are alive” (1 Thessalonians 4:15; 1 Corinthians 15:52). First and last Paul looked for the Lord's Coming as a glorious consummation, meanwhile anticipating the eventuality of, in death, “departing to be with Christ” (Philippians 1:23); it not being any great matter whether he was in the body or out of it at the time of the Coming. In his last written word (II Timothy 4:6, 8), at the time of his “departure,” his mind was on the “appearing” of the Lord.

SOURCE: Dr. Henry H. Halley, Halley's Bible Handbook, pp. 629-630, 1927

There is nothing, in my own humble opinion, in 2nd Thessalonians 2:3 which indicates that this passage refers to the Rapture event, when the Church is taken out of the world. Let us review the Scripture passage in question:

2nd Thessalonians 2:3-4, “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.”

To be frank, we simply don't know for certain what the phrase “a falling away” means. Some Bible students think the phrase refers to the Rapture. (By the way, I always capitalize the word Rapture because it refers to a proper noun, in this case an event.) Other Bible students think it refers to worldwide Apostasy. Search the internet for articles about "vanishing Christianity" and other similar searches, and you will find umpteen disturbing articles; such as this one.

I also encourage you dear reader to visit the Pre-trib.org website, which contains hundreds of helpful articles in defense of a Pretribulation Rapture.

 

Why Gen Z is Leaving Christianity

The Decline of Mainline Churches in America (2023)

Listen to what occultist Alice Bailey (1880-1949) said:

“The new world religion is nearer than many think, and this is due to two things: first, the theological quarrels are mainly over non-essentials, and secondly, the younger generation is basically spiritual but quite uninterested in theology. The intelligent youth of all countries are rapidly repudiating orthodox theology, state ecclesiasticism and the control of the church. They are neither interested in man-made interpretations of truth nor in past quarrels between the major world religions.

At the same time, they are profoundly interested in the spiritual values and are earnestly seeking verification of their deep-seated unvoiced recognitions. They look to no bible or system of so-called inspired spiritual knowledge and revelation, but their eyes are on the undefined larger wholes in which they seek to merge and lose themselves, such as the state, an ideology, or humanity itself. In this expression of the spirit of self-abnegation may be seen the appearance of the deepest truth of all religion and the justification of the Christian message.

Christ, in His high place, cares not whether men accept the theological interpretations of scholars and churchmen, but He does care whether the keynote of His life of sacrifice and service is reproduced among men; it is immaterial to Him whether the emphasis laid upon the detail and the veracity of the Gospel story is recognised and accepted, for He is more interested that the search for truth and for subjective spiritual experience should persist; He knows that within each human heart is found that which responds instinctively to God, and that the hope of ultimate glory lies hid in the Christ-consciousness.

Therefore, in the new world order, spirituality will supersede theology; living experience will take the place of theological acceptances. The spiritual realities will emerge with increasing clarity and the form aspect will recede into the background; the new emerging truths. These truths will be founded on the ancient realities but will be adapted to modern need and will manifest progressively the revelation of the divine nature and quality. God is now known as Intelligence and Love. That the past has given us. He must be known as Will and Purpose, and that the future will reveal.” [emphasis added]

SOURCE: Alice Bailey, The Externalisation of the Hierarchy, pp. 201-202

Alice Bailey was inspired by a devil. I don't know if you caught it in the preceding quote, but Miss Bailey teaches that Jesus doesn't care if people accept or reject the Gospel, just so long as they have what she terms, “the Christ-consciousness”...

“Christ, in His high place, cares not whether men accept the theological interpretations of scholars and churchmen, but He does care whether the keynote of His life of sacrifice and service is reproduced among men; it is immaterial to Him whether the emphasis laid upon the detail and the veracity of the Gospel story is recognised and accepted, for He is more interested that the search for truth and for subjective spiritual experience should persist; He knows that within each human heart is found that which responds instinctively to God, and that the hope of ultimate glory lies hid in the Christ-consciousness.” [emphasis added]

SOURCE: Alice Bailey, The Externalisation of the Hierarchy, pp. 201-202

In other words, Alice Bailey is teaching people to reject everything that the Word of God teaches, except for Christ's life of sacrifice for others. In the shameful, satanic, world of Miss Bailey, Christianity is summed up and limited to living for others without being born-again. This is why we often hear new agers talking about Christ's love, helping others and forgiveness; but they reject Christ's preaching against sin (John 7:7), the need for the new second birth, His command to “SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES” (John 5:39) and the Lord's teachings on everlasting Hell, fire and damnation for the unsaved (Matthew 18:8; 25:41).

Effectively, new age retains the outer shell of Christianity, while hollowing out the interior and instead filling it with Luciferian doctrine. Or in other words, new age is repackaging Devil-worship in a Christian wrapper. The Bible warns us that this is how Satan normally operates...

2nd Corinthians 11:13-15, “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”

My Christian brethren and sisters, what I have just shared with you ought to complete some of the missing puzzle pieces to explain what is going on in the world today. I believe this worldwide departure from organized religion, into a personal form of spirituality without Bible theology is part of the Apostasy Paul mentioned in 2nd Thessalonians 2:3. Alice Bailey's plot to build a New World Order is premised upon drawing youth away from Christianity and preparing them to embrace the Man of Sin (the Antichrist) when he comes.

Again, I humbly agree with Dr. Henry H. Halley that the intriguing phrase in 2nd Thessalonians 2:3b, “a falling away,” doesn't refer to the Rapture; but rather, to a literal Apostasy in the end times. We are certainly seeing this in the world today. This Apostasy, I humbly think, simply refers to the world departing from faith in the God of the Holy Bible, to follow after what Commander William Guy Carr (1895-1959) termed it: a 'Godless Global Totalitarian Communist Police State.' To accomplish this sinister plot, otherwise known as a New World Order (NWO), Satan knows that he must corrupt the inspired Word of God, to remove it from people's lives. Amos 8:11, “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:”

It was mentioned in the news this week that NWO kingpin, World Economic Forum (WEF) chairman, Klaus Schwab is calling for a new Bible revision that will correct the religions. Klaus wants the Bible “rewritten” by artificial intelligence (AI) to create a globalized “new Bible.” Yuval Noah Harari, the senior advisor to the WEF and its chairman Klaus Schwab, argues that using AI to replace scriptures will create unified “religions that are actually correct.” Good luck with that... lol. Dear reader, the Devil is a liar and the father of all murders, liars and thieves!!!

With approximately 900 English Bible versions today (either in part or whole), this is Apostasy. With the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation being preached in 85% of Baptist churches today, this is Apostasy. With youth worldwide leaving from the churches, this is Apostasy. The world as a whole is headed for something dark and sinister and evil, the coming of Antichrist, also known as, the “Man of Sin” (2nd Thessalonians 2:3).

Many Lost Sinners Will Be Saved During The 7-Year Tribulation

Many people will be saved during the 7-year Tribulation period. They will be saved by faith alone in Christ, just as lost sinners have always been. Some false teachers like Robert Breaker on YouTube, and the late Dr. Peter S. Ruckman (1921-2016) errantly teach that Old Testament saints, and those after the Rapture during the 7-year Tribulation, get saved by keeping God's commandments (i.e., the law). These false prophets (Robert Breaker and Ruckman, and William P. Grady sadly) teach that Old Testament and Tribulation saints get saved by faith plus works. But nothing could be further from the truth. Acts 10:43, "To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins." This Scripture passage plainly teaches that people have always been saved by faith without works.

I humbly believe that the 144,000 saints mentioned in the book of Revelation will be born-again believers, who will be Jews, and they will preach the Gospel throughout the world. Many people will be saved, likely tens of millions. I highly recommend reading some free online books by Pastor Max D. Younce...

I KNOW WHO HOLD TOMORROW:

• https://heritagebbc.com/library/i_know_who_holds_tomorrow_w_charts_web-pdf/
• https://www.jesus-is-savior.com/BTP/Dr_Max_Younce/i_know_who_holds_tomorrow.pdf

REVELATION: GOD'S FINAL WORD TO MAN:

• https://heritagebbc.com/library/the-book-of-revelation-gods-final-word-to-man-by-dr-max-d-younce
• https://www.jesus-is-savior.com/BTP/Dr_Max_Younce/revelation_gods_final_word_to_man.pdf

These are tremendous Bible study books.

Also, here is the helpful book: "SOME GOLDEN DAYBREAK" by Pastor Lee Roberson (1909-2007).

All saints, dead first, then the living, will be removed from the earth at the Rapture (1st Corinthians 15:51-58), which could happen at any time. I believe that the Bible teaches a Pretribulation Rapture, that is, the Church will be removed BEFORE the 7-year Tribulation happens. After the Tribulation, millions of people around the world will wonder what has happened. They will be confused, because MOST professed "Christians" will still be on earth, so how could this have been the Rapture? The Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Roman Catholics, Seventh-Day Adventists, Church of Christ, Lordship Salvationist Baptists and Lutherans (to name but a few cults today) will still be here on earth. They won't get raptured because they are not saved, and never were at all. So very FEW people will be taken at the Rapture.

The inspired Word of God will still be here on earth after the Rapture. Many people will read the Bible, and hear sermons left behind by fundamentalist Bible, free grace Gospel, preachers (e.g., Pastors' Ralph Yankee Arnold, Jack F. Hyles, Harry A. Ironside and Steven L. Anderson), which lost sinners will listen to and be saved. So, yes, many sinners (likely tens of millions) will be saved during the Tribulation, and many of them will be brutally martyred for their Christian faith. At present, in 2023 we just surpassed the 8,000,000,000 population mark for the planet. That number could increase much higher before Christ returns, but we don't know for sure if this is true, since Jesus could come back at any moment. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!!!