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THE RETURN OF THE KINGTo honor the Savior of our souls
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STRONG DELUSIONThe enemy of our souls is the great deceiver — the prince of the power of the air — he would even deceive the elect were that possible.
We live in a time of strong delusion. Let’s be Bereans and see what scripture really says about the return of the King.
DIVINE WARNING
Did you know the word “rapture” isn’t found in the Bible
Did you think Christ would return in secret Did you think we wouldn’t witness tribulation Did you think the wicked would remain on earth during some future tribulation period Why
WRATH OF GOD Does God promise that believers won’t be alive to witness His wrath What about Noah and his family who witnessed the great flood What about the enslaved Israelites who witnessed the great plagues on Egypt including the Passover (Exodus 12)
SALVATION — NOT WRATH
Believers are not appointed to suffer God’s wrath — but to obtain salvation through Christ our King. This doesn’t mean we won’t see God’s wrath upon the wicked. Who told you what to believe about the return of Messiah
HOW WILL HE RETURN
Christ will return the same way He left earth.
Babylon the great city falls rapidly in Revelation 18 as she is condemned and desolated — having deceived all nations by her sorceries. The King returns in Revelation 19. Are your souls ready
VERY VISIBLE RETURN
Sure doesn’t sound like our King is returning in secret.
With modern communication technologies the whole world will surely know when He comes.
GATHERING HIS ELECT Scripture says the elect will be gathered when He returns. But why do people teach us that believers will be removed from earth or “raptured” before He returns and before a future tribulation period — does scripture really say that
DEAD IN CHRIST RISE Resurrection of the dead in Christ happens when the King returns. What about believers still alive when our Savior returns
DEAD WILL RISE FIRSTWe can only imagine the glory of being with Christ the King forever — and having heavenly resurrection bodies.
But when do the dead rise
AFTER TRIBULATION Book of Revelation describes tribulation events in amazing symbolic language which occur up until Christ the King returns in Revelation 19. But it’s not until Revelation 20 that we see the resurrection of the dead. Do you realize what this means
BIBLE TRUTH
First resurrection is after tribulation events (Rev 20:4-6). Believers still alive when Messiah returns won’t precede the dead in Christ being resurrected to meet the King in the air. So believers alive up until His return witness tribulation events
WHO WILL BE TAKEN Scripture portrays the wicked being taken when the King returns.Why do people teach us that believers will be taken, but the wicked remain for a future tribulation periodThere have already been 2000 years of tribulation for Christ’s followers
THE WICKED ARE TAKEN The wicked will be taken away when our mighty Savior returns — just as the wicked were taken away during the great flood recorded in Genesis 7. “Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.”Matthew 13:43
WHICH WILL YOU BE Have you been taught that believers will be raptured away while the wicked will remain Christ taught the opposite — that the wicked will be taken away. Why would such a deception exist and who pushed this false teaching(More on this later)
THE HARD TRUTH
Believers have witnessed tribulation events for 2000 years — and will be witnesses of God’s wrath upon the wicked when the King returns. Father in heaven, please grow a spirit of repentance and revival as shockingly evil deeds are revealed to the world
WHERE VULTURES GO
An awful, bloody word picture — but it’s divine scripture.Imagine the scene after the Passover when the lives of all the firstborn of Egypt were taken in a single night (Exodus 12:29)“God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar;”
Romans 3:4
THE BIRDS Any doubts about the vultures Consider this scene of birds called forth after the King returns.”That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them,” Rev 19:18
BE WISE All the virgins went out to meet the bridegroom. Yet to half of them the bridegroom said he didn’t know them. What an awesome warning to believers to be wise and actively continue in our faith — lest we in foolishness lose our devotion to God.
MY KINGThe King of Kings shall return in glory and my prayer is that you would know Him as Savior.
”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.”Revelation 19:11
DEBUNKING RAPTURE Here’s an interlinear Bible comparison from original Greek. Greek word in 1Th 4:17 assumed by many to support rapture has similar meaning and translation as similar Greek word in 2Co 12:2.Question: Did Paul return to preach after he was caught up
DEBUNKING PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE Dead in Christ will rise first. Christ’s followers still alive don’t precede the dead rising. Christ will raise up both groups at the LAST DAY. So why do so many teach that believers will be removed before a tribulation period
REVELATION 20:1-8 Satan imprisoned for 1000 years during which Christ reigns with His priests of first resurrection. Satan then released from the pit to deceive people of the earth. Why are we taught that believers will be removed from earth before 1000-year reign
BATTLE LINES DRAWN Released from 1000 years of captivity, the great deceiver gathers his servants throughout earth to do battle against God’s saints. Why are we taught that Christ’s followers are removed from earth before the 1000-year reign of Christ and His saints
DANIEL 9 Jesus’ ministry to Israel was 7 years from His baptism until His disciples sent to gentiles after Stephen martyred. In middle of 7 years Jesus was crucified — ending sacrifice. All foretold in Daniel Why are we taught that 70th week hasn’t happened yet
DANIEL 9 AMAZING PROPHECY OF 70 WEEKS Over 500 years before Jesus walked among us — Gabriel gave the prophet Daniel the time of Christ’s ministry to Israel. Prophetic years used. To understand — consider the decree, the rebuilding of Jerusalem and Jesus’ ministry.
DANIEL’S 1st 7 WEEKS Ezra 7:7 — 7th year of Artaxerxes reign fall 458 BC to fall 457 BC. Ezra 7:11-26 — Artaxerxes decreed that Jews can return to Jerusalem with full assistance to rebuild temple and use funds as they see fit. John 2:20 — 46 years to rebuild temple.
DANIEL’S NEXT 62 WEEKSBrings us from time when Jerusalem rebuilt to 27 AD.1 BC to 1 AD only counts as 1 year, so 483 years (69 weeks) exactly matches period 457 BC to 27 AD.27 AD — Messiah the Prince anointed and began His ministry to Israel to confirm the covenant.
DANIEL’S 70th WEEK
Abrahamic covenant of grace confirmed to Israel for 7 years(27 AD to 34 AD)
31 AD Messiah cut off, making reconciliation for iniquity 34 AD Stephen last preacher to Jewish leadership and then executed (Acts 7)70 weeks490 years457 BC-34 AD
TRUTH OR FABLES Do you still believe that Christ’s followers will be raptured away before a future 7-year tribulation period (somehow Daniel’s 70th week) and won’t witness God’s wrath upon the wicked Keep reading if you want to know who started that story and why.
BRAVE VOICESWaldenses, Albigenses, Vaudois, Bohemian Brethren & Wycliffites were killed for their testimony against Antichrist.Protestant reformers & theologians were unified in condemning papal system.Geneva Bible of 1500s full of condemning notes on Rome & papacy.
COUNTER-REFORMATION Rome empowered Jesuits to counter Protestant reformers who believed papacy was Antichrist. Jesuit Ribera’s 1590 treatise launched futurist view of Biblical prophecy. Antichrist moved to future to protect papacy from label.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Ribera
GENEVA BIBLE 1569Rev 17:3-4 notes:
The beast signifieth ancient Rome; the woman sitteth thereon, new Rome which is the Papistry, whose cruelty and blood shedding is declared by scarlet.This woman is Antichrist, that is, the Pope with whole body of his filthy creatures,
KJV 1611 First Geneva Bible published in English in 1560. King James didn’t encourage new translation to enlighten people, but to deny them Geneva Bible marginal notes. To great extent, notes placed in Geneva Bible by Reformation leaders including Knox and Calvin.
GENEVA BIBLEDan 9:26-27 notes:
In this last week of the 70 shall Christ come and preach and suffer death.Titus, Vespasians son, who should come and destroy both the temple and the people without hope of recovery.Christ accomplished this by his death & resurrection.
69 WEEKS THEN A GAP KJV 1611 removed reformers’ critical notes from Geneva Bible used by Protestants. Jesuit’s 1590 treatise claimed future 7-year tribulation & Antichrist was Daniel’s 70th week. Gaps not found in God fulfilling prophecy with numerical timelines
DESOLATIONRoman army under Prince Titus surrounded Jerusalem as Jesus foretold Roman army in holy place was abomination of desolation Jesus foretold 1.1 million people died Siege 3 yrs. 7 mos. (1290 days) until daily sacrifice ended. Siege over after 45 more days
TRUTH vs. DECEPTION
THE GENEVA BIBLE 1560 Have you read or heard of it Why do you suppose it’s kept quiet Look into how scripture has been translated and interpretated over the past 2000 years. Always ask who controlled the translation and interpretation.
FUTURISM“...originated at the end of the 16th Century, with Jesuit Ribera, who, actuated by the same motive as the Jesuit Alcazar, sought to rid the Papacy of the stigma of being called the Antichrist, and so referred the prophecies of the Apocalypse to the distant future.”
WHO DO YOU BELIEVEWill you believe Jesuit-created futurist view of Bible prophecy widely taught today — or will you believe Reformation heroes who were burned alive for their beliefsI choose to believe the martyrs deemed heretics by the Jesuit General and his army.
