Preparing for the Escape
From the Great Tribulation
Everyone in this world at some
point in their life has experienced tribulation. Rather it involved war,
divorce, incarceration, homelessness, sickness, death of a loved one or
personal issues that needed overcoming. At some point in time we all have
suffered tribulation; therefore, we (the world) are always in tribulation and
must overcome those trials and tribulations.
Many believers will agree that we
serve a loving God; however, most believers have forgotten or choose to dismiss
the fact that we also serve a God of judgment, wrath, recompense and vengeance.
Jesus has warned his followers that there will be a great tribulation that we
have never seen before nor will we ever see this type of tribulation again. Matthew 24:21-22, “For then shall be great
tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no,
nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no
flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.”
Jeremiah 51:45-47, 50, “My people, go ye out
of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of
the LORD. And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be
heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one year, and after that in another
year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
Therefore behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images
of Babylon: and
her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst
of her. Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the
LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem
come into your mind.”
One thing we know about history
is it repeats itself. For some strange reason a lot of Americans believe that
the United States of America is exempt from, not only repeating history, but
from God’s judgment as well.
We know from studying America’s
history that she has a lot of blood on her hands, most of which has been
covered. But we know from scripture that one day the United States of America
will no longer be able to cover her slain and will be completely destroyed with
fire.
Now, there are quite a few
Americans who do not like or want to hear about their so-called “great country”
being destroyed. They do not want to think about it, read about it or discuss
it; however, we are not at a point where we need to shelter the truth in order
to not offend anyone who has lived his or her life naively, blind or attached
to the cares and lusts of this world.
We are not at a point where we
need to convince people, especially Christians, of all the deceitfulness,
murders, unfair justices and practices and more that our nation has done over
the years, not only to America,
but to other countries as well. Today, all information is at your fingerprints.
There is no need and no excuse to be in the dark as regards to information. A
little searching and a little digging can get you far and prepared for the upcoming
events.
Escape from Great Tribulation
As a lot of you may already know,
I am a post-tribulation believer. I believe all faithful believers will be here
for the tribulation but not for God’s Wrath. I believe God’s Wrath is for his
enemies/adversaries, non-believers, ungodly and for those who have not repented
for their transgressions, in a nutshell all of those individuals who God is
anger with.
However, based on many scriptures
I do believe that God has provided an escape for those who were found worthy of
escaping the tribulation and the hour of trial. Luke 21:36, “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be
accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to
stand before the Son of man.”
I believe we are to come out of
the midst of her as Jeremiah 51:45
instructs us. When we look up the Greek word for escape in the Strong’s
Concordance 1628 it means = to
escape; escaped; fled out; fled. Now, when we look at Jeremiah 51:45 God says, “My people, go ye out of the midst of her,
and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD.”
When we look up the Hebrew word
for midst in the Strong’s Concordance 8432 it
means = middle, midst, center, above, within, among, between, out of.
If we are in the city we need to
get out of the city. For we know that cities are the worst place that a person
can be when chaos is order. Revelation
18:4, “…Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and
that ye receive not of her plagues.”
Jeremiah 51:4, “Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver
every man his soul; be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the
LORD’S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.”
The Father is going to dish back
to America
what she dished out at others. We have clear instructions throughout the Bible
to flee and come out of the midst of God’s judgment.
Many have stated the church is
not in the Book of Revelation after
the 3rd Chapter; well, of course not. Where is the church? The
entire chapter of Psalm 91 and Isaiah 26 tells us where the church is.
The church is dwelling in the secret place under the shadow of the Almighty God
and those churches who are not are martyred for the faith and going through the
tribulation.
The church is not raptured away;
however, the church is protected under the wings of the Most High God in his
secret dwelling place; the place where God lead us when we fled from the midst of His judgment. Those in the secret dwelling
place were found worthy to escape.
I would love to rapture before
the tribulation! However, it is not in accordance with the way our heavenly
Father has worked in the past. And if being raptured or translated means we
have to have the spirit and walk the walk as Enoch or Elijah…honestly, most of
us, if we’re honest with ourselves, will not be raptured. There are very few
Enoch’s and Elijah’s on earth today.
God will protect his children
during these times. Noah did not leave before the flood he was protected
through the flood (Genesis 7 and 8); Lot
was not raptured out of Sodom, he fled for his life from the city (Genesis 19:1-26); Joseph wasn’t taken
out of the 7 years of famine he was protected and prepared for the 7 years of
famine (Genesis 41); The Israelites
were not raptured during the Passover
they were protected while judgment swept the land (Exodus 12).
Daniel was not raptured from the
lion’s den; however, he was protected while in the den (Daniel 6); Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were not raptured before
entering the fiery furnace; however, they went through the fire and came out without
a burn or mark in sight (Daniel 3).
We also know from scripture that when
the armies surrounding Jerusalem
those in Judaea were to flee to the mountains
they were not raptured out. Matthew
24:16, “Then let them which be in Judaea flee
into the mountains:”
When we look at the Greek meaning
for the word flee in the Strong’s
Concordance 5434 it means = flee, escape, elude, escaped, fleeth, fled.
Lastly, Jesus was not raptured he
was crucified on the cross, died and was buried; even though he asked the
Father to take away the cup from Him. Mark
14:36, “And he (Jesus) said, Abba,
Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me:
nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.” We can’t assume that we
are better or more worthy than Jesus or any of the others mentioned above.
John 17:15, “I pray not that thou shouldest
take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.”
What a wonderful God we serve. Our
heavenly Father is going to protect His children plain and simple. And to see
the glory of Him protecting you through the midst of it all should not only
strengthen your faith but should make you want to sing praises daily! Our
Father comes in the midst of it all to strengthen our faith and to guide us
through the trials and tribulations. Don’t you think Job wanted to be raptured
away when he lost his entire family and became ill? Job did go through a low
point but God saw him through his ordeal and strengthen him. And God will do
the same for us
Now, we know from scriptures that
the elect are here during the tribulation (Mark 13:20); the saints are here
during the tribulation (Revelation 14:12); The Church of Smyrna is clearly here
during the tribulation (Revelation 2:10-11); all the other churches must repent
and overcome this is excluding the Church of Philadelphia who were found worthy
of being kept through the time of testing/tribulation.
Revelation 3:10, “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.”
What About the Rapture
Mark 13 sounds a lot like the 6th seal; does it not?
When we see these things happening we will look up for our redeemer draweth
near. This is the mystery that Paul was referring to. “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all
be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:
for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall sound, and the dead shall be
raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” (I Corinthians 15:51, 52)
All of God’s faithful believers
will be changed at the same time; after the tribulation, after the falling
away, after the man of sin is revealed and after the dead in Christ rise first.
There is a sign and a significance to our Father telling the Israelites to remember the month Abib (mid March – mid
April) for it is the day when He got them out of Egypt, out of bondage, out of
the land of their oppressors. Our Father is of order and will do the same thing
again for those of us who are…hearing Him.
When we look at the meaning of
the words falling away in Greek in the Strong’s
Concordance 646 it means = turning away, rebellion, apostasy, forsake,
abandonment. Falling away does not mean rapture according to the Greek
translation. What are the people abandoning or falling away from—the faith. And
as believers we see that happening now a lot of people who grew up Christian
are turning away from Christianity.
I know this message isn’t for
everybody. Thus, I know that it will be received by those whom were deemed to
receive it. I’m a firm believer that our heavenly Father works through people
and He gives us signs when we ask, when we are struggling for answers, and when
we are open to receiving His message and guidance.
Our Father’s Instructions to His People
God has a plan for everyone
during these days. Some will be martyred for the faith, some will die in the
field, some will perish in the city, and sadly, some will take the mark of the
beast. The majority of the believers that will be destroyed are destroyed
because of lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6,
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou has rejected
knowledge…” As long as people are added to how they like the Bible to read,
they will miss the signs and be destroyed.
When events begin to happen in America we need
to flee as the Word tells us to in Jeremiah
51. However, if God has provided you with the means to flee now then you
will be as some other believers far from the events that will soon come to
past. I believe these believers have already been found worthy of escaping and
will be assisting other believers during their escape. Like I stated God has a
master plan for all of us and has not left us clueless.
Jeremiah 51:45-47, “My people go ye out of
the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of
the LORD. And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be
heard in the land: a rumour shall both come one year, and after that in another
year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
Therefore behold the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images
of Babylon: and
her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst
of her.”
Our Father has given us
instructions to come out of the midst of her for death will occur in the midst
of her. The Father has told us one year we will hear a rumor. Today, we hear
rumors from news reports, media, newspapers and social networks. Then the next
year, we’ll hear the same rumor and that’s when our Father says, Listen you
need to flee now, because what comes next is violence and death. The last thing
you want to be is caught in the midst of these events. Then there is no
escaping you are caught in the middle of the crossroads.
What will this rumor be? We
don’t know for sure; however, the rumor today is geared around ISIS and the
Sons of Islam wanting to destroy America and place their flag in the
White House. Yes, we have heard those rumors before; however, it’s a bit of a
different vibe today. ISIS is hungry for
American blood more so than they have been in the past. The messages that they
are leaving for Americans is mind-bottling; therefore, that is a rumor that I
am closely watching.
Subsequently, ISIS
wanting to overthrow America
may not be the rumor, I don’t know for sure. My point is I am staying alert,
sober and watchful during these times. But it is your responsibility to take
your concerns to the LORD in prayer and let Him guide you.
Remember, a person will not be
found worthy of escaping the tribulation unless at some point in their mind the
light bulb goes off and says, “You need to flee from the area!” That will be
the angel in your ear telling you to get out of the midst of her, rise and go!
Common sense tells us that a person will not flee if they don’t know they need
to flee and that’s just common sense.
Where Do I Flee
When we flee we will go to the
secret dwelling place that our Father has provided for us. If you live in New York, your secret
place may be in New York
or Connecticut,
remember it’s where the Father will lead you. This is where prayer and fasting
comes in. Your secret dwelling may be right there in your home or at a camping
site you’re familiar with; only you and God can answer the question, Where do I
flee?
When you get to your place of
safety, which is symbolic to the land
of Judah, this will be
the time for you to give God thanks and praise and glory! There will be no need
to build a wall or fence for the Father’s salvation is your wall and fortress.
This is the time to trust Him completely.
While you are in this place of
safety those left in the midst of the land will be going through God’s
judgment. Thus, God has ordained peace for you in your dwelling.
Isaiah 26:3, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect
peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
Those who have trusted and lived
according to God’s Word were found worthy to escape. Now, we must take a look
at scripture for a minute. Favor will be shown to the wicked; those who also
escaped the great tribulation. Isaiah
26:10, “Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn
righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not
behold the majesty of the LORD.”
When we look up the word wicked
in the Strong’s Concordance 7563 it
means = wicked, evil, guilty, ungodly, condemned, him that did wrong. Those of
us who were found guilty will show favor among the wicked. We do not know if
they convert or not. All we know from scripture is that they receive favor from
God children. Which means they were taken in and provided shelter, food, water,
kindness, charity and more.
Jeremiah 51:50 tells us not to stand still. Therefore, we will not
make the place of safety our home permanently. “Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the
LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem
come into your mind.” Here comes common sense again: if God said, “let Jerusalem come into your
mind,” does that not mean at some point we need to make our way in the
direction of Jerusalem?
We know America will be completely destroyed before Jesus returns. It will be
inhabitable; Revelation 17:16, 17; Jeremiah 50:23;
Revelation 18:8-11; just to name a few.
Also bear in mind, that you and
Jane or John Doe will not receive the same confirmation from God. If you’re
waiting to hear what God said to John, to see if God told him that same thing
He expressed to you…good luck, for this is mindless logic. We know from Mark 13:27, the angels will gather God’s
elect from different parts of the earth. “And
then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the
four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of
heaven.”
This is the rapture or the
gathering of God’s people and those who are asleep in the Lord. We all will be
in different places on the earth; however, we all will be gathered together in
God’s chambers during the wrath which will bring the consummation of days. “Come my people, enter thou into thy
chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little
moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of
his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth
also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.” (Isaiah
26:21).
Once the angels gather God’s
people, His wrath is upon the earth and all those left behind will taste the
wrath of God. “Everyone that is found
shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by
the sword.” (Isaiah 13:15).
The Father has left us
instructions within a book called the Bible. All we have to do is read it. If you
have been lead to receive the message within this article continue to pray and
use discernment, repent and fast.
Your comments are welcome but as
always if you do not agree let’s agree to disagree peacefully as brothers and
sisters in Christ.
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