Taking a Step Back to See the Big Picture (original) (raw)
Taking a Step Back to See the Big Picture
By Carl Worline
Potentially promising watch dates are coming at us at a fast and furious pace. Each one seems particularly promising for its own unique reason. As each one passes by, we feel disappointed, but the next one on the horizon gives us new hope that will be raptured within a few days or a few weeks. I have been through this cycle of hope and then disappointment followed by renewed hope and renewed disappointment so many times that I find I must take a step back and pause for a moment while I try to see the proverbial big picture of what is really going on.
We just have to be in the last days of the Last Days for many reasons. We know the approximate maximum span of the Last Days from Matthew 24:34 in which Jesus declares that all of the events of the Last Days will happen within the time span of one generation. The fulfillment of scripture for Israel to become a nation once again (and within a single day (Isaiah 66:7-8) was the beginning of the time period we refer to as the �Last Days,� and the act of Jesus kicking the Satanically-indwelt butt of the anti-Christ into the Lake of Fire along with the establishment of the Millennial Kingdom will mark the end of this prophetic period of time.
The political situation in the Middle East is now in alignment for the last of the End Time prophecies in the Bible to take place. This alignment has never happened before. The political situation in the Middle East is also highly fluid. It will not remain in the proper alignment for very long. The rapture must happen very soon.
The third temple must be in existence by the middle of the tribulation so that the anti-Christ can desecrate it and declare himself to be god (2 Thess. 2:3-4). The newly reformed Sanhedrin are now back in existence after almost two thousand years. This is a divine miracle in itself. And, after almost two thousand years Israel finally has not only one, but two, red heifers that meet all of the stringent Biblical requirements for the ashes to use in cleansing and dedicating of the new Temple. Not only have all of the Temple implements been recreated, but the altar for the new Temple has recently been dedicated. The priests (rabbi�s) and all of the other necessary personnel have been trained. The plans have been drawn.
Everything is ready for the immediate construction of the third Temple except for one very important detail. At the moment there is no way in hell or on earth that the Islamic world would ever conceive of allowing the construction of this new temple on the Temple Mount. Islam really doesn�t care about the Temple Mount, or even Jerusalem for that matter. Jerusalem is not even mentioned in the Koran. However, Islam knows that Jerusalem, and particularly the Temple Mount, are sacred to the Jews and Islam has a rabidly fanatical and supernatural hatred for Judaism along with anything even remotely connected to Judaism.
I believe that something big is about to happen and it is going to be so immense in its scope that the entire world is going to demand that the Islamic World immediately cease their terroristic tantrums and silence their lying deceits. The only event of such magnitude that I can possibly conceive of is the Rapture of the Church. When many millions of Christians instantly vanish, the world is going to be stunned and they are going to realize that there is a very real probability that a very, very angry God actually does exist. The world will demand immediate action and all of the notions of political correctness will be as extinct as phonograph needles and dinosaur food at the local Walmart.
Daniel 9:27 tells us that the anti-Christ will confirm a covenant for one (prophetic) week (7 years) and he will break that treaty after only 3 � years. This covenant will be a peace treaty that will promise Israel peace and security. From studying the Bible, it would appear that this peace treaty is confirmed immediately before the rapture. I find it intriguing that the entire world is now anxiously awaiting the �deal of the century� peace plan from Donald Trump. Could this be just one more sign of the lateness of the prophetic hour??
I have often said that the signs pointing to an immediate rapture are appearing so frequently that it is becoming increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to even see the road ahead. Trying to list these signs is beyond the scope of this article � there are far too many. However, there are a few general categories of prophetic signs that I would like to give mention to.
The first of these categories is the unprecedented freakish weather that our entire planet has experienced. The word �unprecedented� means that nothing like it has ever happened before. Science cannot explain it so they ask us to accept their idea of �climate change� on �faith� while declaring that there is no possibility, whatsoever, that it could be God trying to get humanities attention. Science is oh so quick to declare that they deal in facts rather than superstitions and stories, yet all the while they reject out-of-hand any fact that suggests an Almighty Creator who not only created, but is the master of the universe and everything in it. It often seems to me for this very reason that science is the quintessential definition of hypocrisy.
The next category of prophetic signs is the way the earth is longing to be free of the curse placed upon it in the Garden of Eden. We have certainly seen the increase in both frequency and intensity of earthquakes. The same can be seen in the increase in volcanic eruptions and activity. The animals are dying off in what our scientists tell us is just a routine (for our planet) extinction level series of events.
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. Hosea 4:2-3
And then there are the strange sounds that are being all over the world and that appear to be coming from directly above us. Sound cannot travel in the vacuum of space, so where are they coming from?? What do they mean?? Is God really trying to get our attention??
Another category of signs worth mentioning are the signs in the heaven. The Revelation 12 sign has never happened before in all of human history and will never happen again. Yet, it happened exactly as predicted almost two thousand years ago. How did they know that?? Two thousand years ago science was a full three degrees below �caveman status.� They didn�t even know that the earth was round or that it revolved around the sun. And then there are all manner of blood moons on Jewish holy days, and solar eclipses with foreboding timing that just cannot be a coincidence. Take, for example, the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, that seemed to slash across America in such a way as to suggest that God was screaming down upon the United States that this was our last warning. God told us in the first chapter of the first book of His best-selling book of all time that we would see signs in the heavens. There certainly have been a lot of them, especially as of late.
A political nobody named Donald Trump won a stunning victory over a seasoned politician (horrible as she was) in a victory that shocked both this nation and the world. It wasn�t supposed to happen and yet it did. Hillary Clinton lost an election that was rigged in her favor. What�s more, God�s fingerprints were all over it with a long list of events involving the number seven (His number). Was the Donald really chosen king?? Just look at what Ezekiel 22:30 has to say:
I looked for someone among them who would build up a wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. Ezekiel 22:30 (NIV).
Is it just me, or does even the Donald�s last name seem to have prophetic implications about it?? Has the man who is our President, the man who some are even beginning to compare to Cyrus the Great, been chosen to act as a trumpet of God??
There are other major categories of prophetic signs out there. For example, how could our nation (and the world) have become so tolerant of the vile venom spewed forth by the LGBGTQ community? And whatever happened to our treasured right to freedom of speech?? If a person were to even suggest in the mildest of terms that they do not fully and wholeheartedly believe in every perversion put by these people the person in question will be the subject of the most reprehensible of attacks in every possible way imaginable. They � the LGBGTQ community � are ever so quick to accuse the normal people of this world of being �haters,� whatever that might be, and yet the ferocity of their enmity towards anyone they perceive to oppose them to any degree, no matter how small, staggers our imagination. It has become tantamount to a felony to say even one word against their agenda and many a life has already been ruined in the process.
God has made His feelings on the LGBGTQ question known to us in His book. The once great cities of both Sodom and Gomorrah stand as a testament to that. I cannot help but see this as a major sign that the last of the Last Days are now at hand.
There is another major sign in the news these days that makes me believe that the end is near. Science is unabashedly tampering with the genetic code of life, itself. Just this week I read about how scientists in China are combining human DNA with the DNA of monkeys to make smarter monkeys. They have also been combining human DNA with the DNA of various other animals. Isn�t this one of the main reasons why God destroyed the world with a flood?? Are we trying to recreate the Nephilim?? Does anybody out there really think that our Father is going to allow this much longer??
The Bible tells us that God created us in His own image. He used DNA, which is the biological equivalent of a computer code (or program). Will God allow the DNA of His own children to be mixed with that of a baboon?? I think not. And I also think that He is hopping mad at this very moment about what we have done to date.
I have saved the category of abortion for last. What could possibly be more offensive to God that the murder of tens of millions of the most innocent children? We think the Holocaust was horrible � and it was horrible. Over 6 million Jews were slaughtered. Quite awhile back I heard that over 60 million infants were slaughtered in their mother�s womb. That is 10 times as many deaths as the Holocaust. God created each and every one of those babies and He also had plans for each and every one of them. By now the figure of 60 million is way too low. The actual numbers are much higher because so much time has past since that estimation was made. How much longer can we expect the God of Justice to remain silent?? Stop and think for a moment how much pain and mental anguish we have caused our loving Creator.
Taking a substantial step back from examining the day-to-day events that are pointing to the rapture has provided me with a unique vantage point. Trying to second guess God as to when the rapture is going to take place has proved to be both daunting and elusive. All of my best efforts have failed as I watch each watch day come and go. Nevertheless, there are so many events that are present at the moment that scream at us that we are undeniably in the last moments.
Many watch days are on the near horizon. Personally, I am looking very intently at Pentecost, and the Feast of Trumpets (a favorite of mine) is only about 5 months away. There are a number of other dates out there as well. I feel that it is vitally important to watch, just as our Lord commanded. Even more important, it is exceedingly more important to be ready at all times.
Carl Worline