Here is an hour long sermon from John MacArthur on the resurrection of Christ, and how it validates a resurrection of believers (the Rapture). The entire teaching is powerful, but if you're in a hurry, just watch part 2, as it jumps right in and rehashes a few things from part 1 so you won't be lost.
~~Becka
Friday, April 8, 2011
Messianic Praise
I don't know about you, but I absolutely ADORE Messianic praise music. What is that, you ask? It's Christian music set to a "Jewish"-type beat. A lot of times, it revolves around Old Testament Scripture verses, alluding to the fact Christ is the Messiah.
These first two songs I'm showing you today are by a guy named Randy Rothwell. He recorded these songs in... 1990 I believe. The last one is by Paul Wilbur called "Days of Elijah". You might be familiar with Twila Paris's version, but Paul's is so much better! And very apropos for this blog. :)
BUT I LOVE THESE SONGS! \O/ I have these albums on my iPod and whenever these songs come on, I crank it! LOL My kids think it's a little strange, but there's just something about this kind of praise music that makes me happy. I want to get up and dance with a bunch of people! I thought you might like it as well. :) Enjoy!
~~Becka
These first two songs I'm showing you today are by a guy named Randy Rothwell. He recorded these songs in... 1990 I believe. The last one is by Paul Wilbur called "Days of Elijah". You might be familiar with Twila Paris's version, but Paul's is so much better! And very apropos for this blog. :)
BUT I LOVE THESE SONGS! \O/ I have these albums on my iPod and whenever these songs come on, I crank it! LOL My kids think it's a little strange, but there's just something about this kind of praise music that makes me happy. I want to get up and dance with a bunch of people! I thought you might like it as well. :) Enjoy!
~~Becka
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Excellent Teaching on the Fig Tree and "This Generation"
If you want to do an in-depth study of what Jesus spoke of in Matthew 24, check out this website:
Are We the Final Generation? - A Lesson from the Fig Tree
This article goes into why the "fig tree" mentioned by Jesus is a picture of Israel, what he meant, and how we are living in the "generation" he spoke of.
It's a long, but fascinating read.
~~Becka
Are We the Final Generation? - A Lesson from the Fig Tree
This article goes into why the "fig tree" mentioned by Jesus is a picture of Israel, what he meant, and how we are living in the "generation" he spoke of.
It's a long, but fascinating read.
~~Becka
Monday, April 4, 2011
"The Coming is Upon Us" - The Islamic Mahdi
This video is Iranian propaganda which explains some key prophecies from their Hadith regarding the final 12th Imam, or Mahdi, as they call him. Many Christian scholars believe this Mahdi figure is the Antichrist of the book of Daniel and Revelation.
It's 28 minutes long and doesn't really get started until about 2 1/2 minutes in. It doesn't translate every word on the screen, but it translates enough to understand it. In a nutshell, the leaders of Iran, both political and religious, believe they are the ones prophesied in the Hadith that will usher in the age of the Mahdi.
If you don't understand why the Muslims believe we're living in their "end of days" just as the Christians do, then give this video a watch and educate yourself.
Personally, it amazes me that the prophecies of Muhammad and the prophecies of the Bible are lining up. Right now. At the same time.
Read Psalm 83. Powerful stuff. It doesn't look like these folks will be successful in wiping Israel off the map...
~~Becka
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Will the Rapture Itself Fulfill Certain Tribulation Prophecies?
I've often wondered whether the pre-Trib Rapture itself will usher in the Bible prophecies about the end times. If you have a read through Revelation, Daniel, Ezekiel & Joel, you'll learn about the end times, the Antichrist, and what he has a mind to do.
We know there will one day be a one world government and the AC will rule it. We're moving toward that goal already, but we're not quite there. The dollar is tanking, economies are not good at all, we might one day get there.
Another thing is the mark of the Beast. I don't believe the AC will force people to get it. I think people will line up for it.
But why?
To me, the Rapture is the only thing that makes sense. Imagine, suddenly, Christ appears in the clouds, the dead rise from their graves, all believers are gone and suddenly the world is left with millions of people who have disappeared--all over the globe. There will be disasters, certainly. Car accidents--no more Christian drivers. Plane crashes probably. Wildfires from perhaps campfires of Christians that are no longer being watched. Factories or maybe even nuclear facilities might suddenly have workers missing and go into emergency mode. The electric company might have black outs due to missing workers. The list goes on. And it will be world-wide, because Christians are everywhere.
A sudden disappearance of these people would make those left behind very scared, in my opinion. There will be theories of alien abductions, other abductions, suicides, missing persons, etc. But people will deny the fact that even though they saw Christ in the clouds, they couldn't possibly have witnessed what they did. Ever hear of Project Bluebeam? Conspiracy theorists out there believe the government is planning some "fake" Rapture hologram in the sky. Google it. I'm serious. I'm not saying *I* believe this, but for non-believers, it will be easier to believe the gov't put a hologram in the sky than believe they saw Jesus Christ in the clouds taking His Church.
With all these supposed disasters that might happen, individual countries might not be able to handle them on their own. Other countries will be dealing with the same issues and might not be able to give them aid. A solution could be a global government in order to make it possible for funds to be used globally for these disasters.
And if the mark of the Beast *is* this RFID chip that can be implanted under the skin, could the AC trick people into getting them because their loved ones disappeared and no one knows where they are? If the global gov't knows where you are at all times, then you can't be "abducted" or "go missing" like the millions of people before you.
It makes sense to me. I mean, if that many people disappear, that might be the tipping point for economies to finally collapse globally, so that people are forced to make a new global currency. Obviously I don't know if this will actually happen and I will never know, because I plan on being one of those "abducted", but know this -- if I ever go missing along with my family and millions of others, we were NOT abducted by aliens. We did NOT commit suicide. We did NOT go into the mountains or change our identities or anything else.
We were Raptured by Jesus Christ FULL STOP.
~~Becka
We know there will one day be a one world government and the AC will rule it. We're moving toward that goal already, but we're not quite there. The dollar is tanking, economies are not good at all, we might one day get there.
Another thing is the mark of the Beast. I don't believe the AC will force people to get it. I think people will line up for it.
But why?
To me, the Rapture is the only thing that makes sense. Imagine, suddenly, Christ appears in the clouds, the dead rise from their graves, all believers are gone and suddenly the world is left with millions of people who have disappeared--all over the globe. There will be disasters, certainly. Car accidents--no more Christian drivers. Plane crashes probably. Wildfires from perhaps campfires of Christians that are no longer being watched. Factories or maybe even nuclear facilities might suddenly have workers missing and go into emergency mode. The electric company might have black outs due to missing workers. The list goes on. And it will be world-wide, because Christians are everywhere.
A sudden disappearance of these people would make those left behind very scared, in my opinion. There will be theories of alien abductions, other abductions, suicides, missing persons, etc. But people will deny the fact that even though they saw Christ in the clouds, they couldn't possibly have witnessed what they did. Ever hear of Project Bluebeam? Conspiracy theorists out there believe the government is planning some "fake" Rapture hologram in the sky. Google it. I'm serious. I'm not saying *I* believe this, but for non-believers, it will be easier to believe the gov't put a hologram in the sky than believe they saw Jesus Christ in the clouds taking His Church.
With all these supposed disasters that might happen, individual countries might not be able to handle them on their own. Other countries will be dealing with the same issues and might not be able to give them aid. A solution could be a global government in order to make it possible for funds to be used globally for these disasters.
And if the mark of the Beast *is* this RFID chip that can be implanted under the skin, could the AC trick people into getting them because their loved ones disappeared and no one knows where they are? If the global gov't knows where you are at all times, then you can't be "abducted" or "go missing" like the millions of people before you.
It makes sense to me. I mean, if that many people disappear, that might be the tipping point for economies to finally collapse globally, so that people are forced to make a new global currency. Obviously I don't know if this will actually happen and I will never know, because I plan on being one of those "abducted", but know this -- if I ever go missing along with my family and millions of others, we were NOT abducted by aliens. We did NOT commit suicide. We did NOT go into the mountains or change our identities or anything else.
We were Raptured by Jesus Christ FULL STOP.
~~Becka
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