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Daniel 12:7 English Standard Version (ESV)
7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.


Mark 13:24-27 English Standard Version (ESV)
24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

Matthew 24:36 English Standard Version (ESV)
36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son,[a] but the Father only.
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what the Bible really says:
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Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that Iiveth for ever that it shall he for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

GOD protects HIS children and delivers them from the fiery furnace just as HE did with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, but they did go into that furnace. No one gets raptured out.

How could satan accomplish scattering the power of the holy people if they were raptured out?

Mark 13:24-27 is the seventh and last trump. The trump of GOD. It's the end of the age, not a secret trip back by JESUS to rapture out the couch potatoes. Learn the job of the election.

Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

This verse has nothing to do with a rapture. It says no one knows when the end time is but FATHER in Heaven, but it does say that the season can be discerned. Read verses 32 through 36 and then learn what the parable of the fig tree means.
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the son of destruction,[b]

1 Thessalonians 5:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Matthew 13:39 English Standard Version (ESV)
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

Luke 21:36 English Standard Version (ESV)
36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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what the Bible really says:
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 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;

2 Thessalonians 2:4 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.

As we covered earlier, these verses show that we don't gather back to CHRIST until after satan sits in the temple claiming to be GOD in the form of JESUS. Therefore there cannot be a rapture. The main thing to see here is that it is the man of sin, the son of perdition that claims to be GOD and there is only one son of GOD that does that, and that is satan.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

In Daniel, it states that satan comes in peacefully and prosperously and that satan destroys wonderfully with peace.

Matthew 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

This is part of the parable of the tares and it shows the harvest is the 'end' of the world. How can this be about a rapture if it is clearly stated as at the end of the world?

In Luke 21:36, know the signs. A watchman needs to know TRUTH.
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Luke 21:16 English Standard Version (ESV)
16 You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers[a] and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.

Matthew 24:30 English Standard Version (ESV)
30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Revelation 7:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”

Zephaniah 2:1-3 English Standard Version (ESV)
Judgment on Judah's Enemies
2 Gather together, yes, gather,
   O shameless nation,
2 before the decree takes effect[a]
   —before the day passes away like chaff—
before there comes upon you
   the burning anger of the Lord,
before there comes upon you
   the day of the anger of the Lord.
3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land,
   who do his just commands;[b]
seek righteousness; seek humility;
   perhaps you may be hidden
   on the day of the anger of the Lord.
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what the Bible really says:
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Luke 21:16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

Luke 21:17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.

Luke 21:18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

Luke 21:19 In your patience possess ye your souls.

Your loved ones will betray you because they love you. They think satan is JESUS. They want you saved. Some of you will be put to death. One of the devil's names is death, It’s not your flesh satan wants to kill, it's your soul. How else can it say, “But there shall not an hair of your head perish”? Don't give your soul to satan, be patient and wait for the TRUE CHRIST!

Matthew 24:30 shows CHRIST returning at The trump of GOD; the seventh and last trump. That marks the End of the age in flesh! In Revelation 7:3, The TRUTH is being put into the elect's foreheads. I have previously said that this is going on now, but it isn’t for these elect. These elect are known as Zerubbabel and it is their job to finish building the end time Temple of The LORD. These elect are Sealed during the hour of temptation when they hear GOD’S seven thousand (the stone with seven eyes, which were chosen before the foundation of the world) give their testimonies against satan. See the video: “The End Time Temple Of The LORD”. The end time Temple of The LORD is made of wood, and wood is made of trees, and trees are symbolic of people; so the end time Temple is a temple not made with hands. It’s the TRUE Christians.

Zephaniah 2:1  Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

Zephaniah 2:2  Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.

Zephaniah 2:3  Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.

Seek GOD and be righteous in order to avoid the cup of GOD’S wrath and avoid the millennium.
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Revelation 17:8 English Standard Version (ESV)
8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit[a] and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.

Revelation 12:14 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.

James 5:14-15 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
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what the Bible really says:
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Revelation 17:8  The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

The beast is satan (he comes out of the pit). The devil had a One World System in the previous age similar to the system coming together now in this age. When satan gets here, everyone on the earth will worship him whose names were not written In the book of life before this age began. The devil will be destroyed at the end of the millennium. You will be destroyed also, unless you overcome satan while you are still in flesh, or overcome him at the end of the Millennium. There are things to learn regarding this, so you should study and learn the TRUTH.

The reason the beast 'was' is that he was in the previous age. The reason the beast 'is not’ is that he is not here now, he is in prison. The reason the beast 'yet is’, is that he is coming back.

You better learn the TRUTH! This is all coming together now. We are In that time! Oh! and this has nothing to do with a rapture. Get your money and your credit card back from your preacher.

You are going to be here during the great tribulation. But remember, satan comes in peacefully and prosperously and disguises himself as CHRIST. It is not your flesh that he is after, but he will use your flesh against you and tempt you to get you to give in to him and worship him. Remember how he tempted JESUS in Matthew chapter four. Make sure you realize that it is called “The Hour Of Temptation” for a reason. Don’t give in to him. Wait I say, wait upon The LORD!

Revelation 12:14  And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

Revelation 12:14 means that GOD protects Mother Israel, HIS elect from the deception of satan. How does HE do that? By nourishment in The WORD for three and a half years. And don’t forget who TRUE Israel is: It’s those in CHRIST.

Time=1 year. Times=2 years. Half time=1/2 year.

James 5:14-15 GOD means what HE says! If you are sick, follow GOD'S exact instructions in verses 14 and 15!

None of these verses have anything to do with a rapture.
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Matthew 26:64 English Standard Version (ESV)
64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Matthew 24:21 English Standard Version (ESV)
21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.

Revelation 14:14-16 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” 16 So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.

2nd Timothy 3:1-9
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Matthew 26:63  But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

Matthew 26:64  Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Verse Matthew 26:64 is about JESUS being interrogated by the high priest and JESUS answering  when asked if HE was the CHRIST, the Son Of GOD. JESUS responded with a description of HIS return at the seventh and last trump.

Matthew 24:20  But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

Matthew 24:21  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

In verse Matthew 24:21, conditions on the earth during the great tribulation are described. It is so bad because of so many lost souls. In verse Matthew 24:20, it says “pray ye that your flight be not in the winter”; that means pray that you are not harvested out of season. In other words, don’t be the one taken out of season by antichrist.

Neither of the verses (Matthew 26:64 or Matthew 24:21) is rapture related.

Revelation 14:14  And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

Revelation 14:15  And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

Revelation 14:16  And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

Revelation 14:17  And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

Revelation 14:18  And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

Revelation 14:19  And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

Revelation 14:20  And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. Notice that it is grapes being harvested. You don't harvest grapes with a sickle. The juice would splatter everywhere. It's those people that didn't make it. It has nothing to do with a rapture.
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Romans 2:2-3 English Standard Version (ESV)
2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. 3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?

2 Timothy 4:1-5 English Standard Version (ESV)
4 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound[a] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 5 As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Isaiah 57:1
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Romans 2:2  But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

Romans 2:3  And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

In Romans 2:2-3, it says not to judge others when you do the same as they do. You will not escape GOD'S judgment. These verses have nothing to do with a rapture.

2 Timothy 4:1  I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

2 Timothy 4:2  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

2 Timothy 4:3  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

2 Timothy 4:4  And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

2 Timothy 4:5  But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

In 2 Timothy 4:1-5, what is described is happening today. It’s not rapture related. The rapture doctrine is unsound teaching. Don’t have itching ears and heap up teachers to tell you what you want to hear. Those teachers know what you want to hear and they will provide it and charge you for it, but it comes at a bigger cost than just your donation. Learn the TRUTH and teach the TRUTH, and lay up your treasures in Heaven.

Matthew 6:19  Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Matthew 6:20  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Matthew 6:21  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 6:22  The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

Matthew 6:23  But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

Matthew 6:24  No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

I’ve often wondered if verse Matthew 6:24 could be applied to preachers that know they are teaching falsely, or that don’t do their jobs properly and learn the TRUTH. They get into a situation where they are accepting money or taking a paycheck to teach GOD’S WORD falsely.

Conclusion:

The rapture doctrine is an unsound teaching that may lead GOD'S children astray. It has a very high possibility that it will lead many Christians straight to satan when satan is cast to earth at the end time. The devil will be cast to earth arid deceive most people into believing that he is CHRIST by doing miracles in the sight of man and thereby causing most to worship him. Due to their ignorance of GOD'S WORD and their lack of caring to know the TRUTH, these people will end up in the millennium where they will face 1000 years of Iron Rod discipline and have to overcome satan on their own instead of having the Grace of GOD to overcome satan for them. The millennium is works only, no Grace.
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What The Bible Really Says

1 Thessalonians 4:17 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.

If you research Hebrews 12:1, you will see that Paul speaks Colloquial Greek, which is Street Greek, or Greek slang.

Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Since Paul also wrote Thessalonians, it is likely that the word 'cloud' in 1st Thessalonians 4:17 is also meant to be taken as 'crowd'. The word 'air' in 1st Thessalonians 4:17 means “to breathe unconsciously” as in breath of life or spirit. It is different than 'sky' as used in a sentence like “fouls of the air”. See Strong's definitions G109 and H8064 or G3772.

Keep in mind that it is not 1st Thessalonians 4:17 that determines that there is no rapture. It is 1st Thessalonians 4:16 that determines there is no rapture because it states that 1st Thessalonians 4:17 does not happen until the trump of GOD. The trump of GOD is the seventh and last trump, which is at the end of this age.

Given the above information, 1st Thessalonians 4:17 would read as: 'Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the crowds, to meet the Lord in the spirit: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.".

See the document: “Disproving The Rapture” for a more detailed look and positive proof that there is no rapture.

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Daniel 12:7 English Standard Version (ESV)
7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.


Mark 13:24-27 English Standard Version (ESV)
24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

Matthew 24:36 English Standard Version (ESV)
36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son,[a] but the Father only.
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Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that Iiveth for ever that it shall he for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

GOD protects HIS children and delivers them from the fiery furnace just as HE did with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, but they did go into that furnace. No one gets raptured out.

How could satan accomplish scattering the power of the holy people if they were raptured out?

Mark 13:24-27 is the seventh and last trump. The trump of GOD. It's the end of the age, not a secret trip back by JESUS to rapture out the couch potatoes. Learn the job of the election.

Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

This verse has nothing to do with a rapture. It says no one knows when the end time is but FATHER in Heaven, but it does say that the season can be discerned. Read verses 32 through 36 and then learn what the parable of the fig tree means.
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the son of destruction,[b]

1 Thessalonians 5:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Matthew 13:39 English Standard Version (ESV)
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

Luke 21:36 English Standard Version (ESV)
36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 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;

2 Thessalonians 2:4 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.

As we covered earlier, these verses show that we don't gather back to CHRIST until after satan sits in the temple claiming to be GOD in the form of JESUS. Therefore there cannot be a rapture. The main thing to see here is that it is the man of sin, the son of perdition that claims to be GOD and there is only one son of GOD that does that, and that is satan.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

In Daniel, it states that satan comes in peacefully and prosperously and that satan destroys wonderfully with peace.

Matthew 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

This is part of the parable of the tares and it shows the harvest is the 'end' of the world. How can this be about a rapture if it is clearly stated as at the end of the world?

In Luke 21:36, know the signs. A watchman needs to know TRUTH.
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Luke 21:16 English Standard Version (ESV)
16 You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers[a] and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.

Matthew 24:30 English Standard Version (ESV)
30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Revelation 7:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”

Zephaniah 2:1-3 English Standard Version (ESV)
Judgment on Judah's Enemies
2 Gather together, yes, gather,
   O shameless nation,
2 before the decree takes effect[a]
   —before the day passes away like chaff—
before there comes upon you
   the burning anger of the Lord,
before there comes upon you
   the day of the anger of the Lord.
3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land,
   who do his just commands;[b]
seek righteousness; seek humility;
   perhaps you may be hidden
   on the day of the anger of the Lord.
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Luke 21:16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

Luke 21:17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.

Luke 21:18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

Luke 21:19 In your patience possess ye your souls.

Your loved ones will betray you because they love you. They think satan is JESUS. They want you saved. Some of you will be put to death. One of the devil's names is death, It’s not your flesh satan wants to kill, it's your soul. How else can it say, “But there shall not an hair of your head perish”? Don't give your soul to satan, be patient and wait for the TRUE CHRIST!

Matthew 24:30 shows CHRIST returning at The trump of GOD; the seventh and last trump. That marks the End of the age in flesh! In Revelation 7:3, The TRUTH is being put into the elect's foreheads. I have previously said that this is going on now, but it isn’t for these elect. These elect are known as Zerubbabel and it is their job to finish building the end time Temple of The LORD. These elect are Sealed during the hour of temptation when they hear GOD’S seven thousand (the stone with seven eyes, which were chosen before the foundation of the world) give their testimonies against satan. See the video: “The End Time Temple Of The LORD”. The end time Temple of The LORD is made of wood, and wood is made of trees, and trees are symbolic of people; so the end time Temple is a temple not made with hands. It’s the TRUE Christians.

Zephaniah 2:1  Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

Zephaniah 2:2  Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.

Zephaniah 2:3  Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.

Seek GOD and be righteous in order to avoid the cup of GOD’S wrath and avoid the millennium.
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Revelation 17:8 English Standard Version (ESV)
8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit[a] and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.

Revelation 12:14 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.

James 5:14-15 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
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what the Bible really says:
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Revelation 17:8  The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

The beast is satan (he comes out of the pit). The devil had a One World System in the previous age similar to the system coming together now in this age. When satan gets here, everyone on the earth will worship him whose names were not written In the book of life before this age began. The devil will be destroyed at the end of the millennium. You will be destroyed also, unless you overcome satan while you are still in flesh, or overcome him at the end of the Millennium. There are things to learn regarding this, so you should study and learn the TRUTH.

The reason the beast 'was' is that he was in the previous age. The reason the beast 'is not’ is that he is not here now, he is in prison. The reason the beast 'yet is’, is that he is coming back.

You better learn the TRUTH! This is all coming together now. We are In that time! Oh! and this has nothing to do with a rapture. Get your money and your credit card back from your preacher.

You are going to be here during the great tribulation. But remember, satan comes in peacefully and prosperously and disguises himself as CHRIST. It is not your flesh that he is after, but he will use your flesh against you and tempt you to get you to give in to him and worship him. Remember how he tempted JESUS in Matthew chapter four. Make sure you realize that it is called “The Hour Of Temptation” for a reason. Don’t give in to him. Wait I say, wait upon The LORD!

Revelation 12:14  And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

Revelation 12:14 means that GOD protects Mother Israel, HIS elect from the deception of satan. How does HE do that? By nourishment in The WORD for three and a half years. And don’t forget who TRUE Israel is: It’s those in CHRIST.

Time=1 year. Times=2 years. Half time=1/2 year.

James 5:14-15 GOD means what HE says! If you are sick, follow GOD'S exact instructions in verses 14 and 15!

None of these verses have anything to do with a rapture.
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Matthew 26:64 English Standard Version (ESV)
64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Matthew 24:21 English Standard Version (ESV)
21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.

Revelation 14:14-16 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” 16 So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.

2nd Timothy 3:1-9
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what the Bible really says:
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Matthew 26:63  But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

Matthew 26:64  Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Verse Matthew 26:64 is about JESUS being interrogated by the high priest and JESUS answering  when asked if HE was the CHRIST, the Son Of GOD. JESUS responded with a description of HIS return at the seventh and last trump.

Matthew 24:20  But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

Matthew 24:21  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

In verse Matthew 24:21, conditions on the earth during the great tribulation are described. It is so bad because of so many lost souls. In verse Matthew 24:20, it says “pray ye that your flight be not in the winter”; that means pray that you are not harvested out of season. In other words, don’t be the one taken out of season by antichrist.

Neither of the verses (Matthew 26:64 or Matthew 24:21) is rapture related.

Revelation 14:14  And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

Revelation 14:15  And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

Revelation 14:16  And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

Revelation 14:17  And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

Revelation 14:18  And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

Revelation 14:19  And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

Revelation 14:20  And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. Notice that it is grapes being harvested. You don't harvest grapes with a sickle. The juice would splatter everywhere. It's those people that didn't make it. It has nothing to do with a rapture.
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Romans 2:2-3 English Standard Version (ESV)
2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. 3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?

2 Timothy 4:1-5 English Standard Version (ESV)
4 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound[a] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 5 As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Isaiah 57:1
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what the Bible really says:
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Romans 2:2  But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

Romans 2:3  And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

In Romans 2:2-3, it says not to judge others when you do the same as they do. You will not escape GOD'S judgment. These verses have nothing to do with a rapture.

2 Timothy 4:1  I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

2 Timothy 4:2  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

2 Timothy 4:3  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

2 Timothy 4:4  And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

2 Timothy 4:5  But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

In 2 Timothy 4:1-5, what is described is happening today. It’s not rapture related. The rapture doctrine is unsound teaching. Don’t have itching ears and heap up teachers to tell you what you want to hear. Those teachers know what you want to hear and they will provide it and charge you for it, but it comes at a bigger cost than just your donation. Learn the TRUTH and teach the TRUTH, and lay up your treasures in Heaven.

Matthew 6:19  Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Matthew 6:20  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Matthew 6:21  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 6:22  The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

Matthew 6:23  But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

Matthew 6:24  No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

I’ve often wondered if verse Matthew 6:24 could be applied to preachers that know they are teaching falsely, or that don’t do their jobs properly and learn the TRUTH. They get into a situation where they are accepting money or taking a paycheck to teach GOD’S WORD falsely.

Conclusion:

The rapture doctrine is an unsound teaching that may lead GOD'S children astray. It has a very high possibility that it will lead many Christians straight to satan when satan is cast to earth at the end time. The devil will be cast to earth arid deceive most people into believing that he is CHRIST by doing miracles in the sight of man and thereby causing most to worship him. Due to their ignorance of GOD'S WORD and their lack of caring to know the TRUTH, these people will end up in the millennium where they will face 1000 years of Iron Rod discipline and have to overcome satan on their own instead of having the Grace of GOD to overcome satan for them. The millennium is works only, no Grace.
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What The Bible Really Says

1 Thessalonians 4:17 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.

If you research Hebrews 12:1, you will see that Paul speaks Colloquial Greek, which is Street Greek, or Greek slang.

Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Since Paul also wrote Thessalonians, it is likely that the word 'cloud' in 1st Thessalonians 4:17 is also meant to be taken as 'crowd'. The word 'air' in 1st Thessalonians 4:17 means “to breathe unconsciously” as in breath of life or spirit. It is different than 'sky' as used in a sentence like “fouls of the air”. See Strong's definitions G109 and H8064 or G3772.

Keep in mind that it is not 1st Thessalonians 4:17 that determines that there is no rapture. It is 1st Thessalonians 4:16 that determines there is no rapture because it states that 1st Thessalonians 4:17 does not happen until the trump of GOD. The trump of GOD is the seventh and last trump, which is at the end of this age.

Given the above information, 1st Thessalonians 4:17 would read as: 'Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the crowds, to meet the Lord in the spirit: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.".

See the document: “Disproving The Rapture” for a more detailed look and positive proof that there is no rapture.

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Daniel 12:7 English Standard Version (ESV)
7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.


Mark 13:24-27 English Standard Version (ESV)
24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

Matthew 24:36 English Standard Version (ESV)
36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son,[a] but the Father only.
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Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that Iiveth for ever that it shall he for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

GOD protects HIS children and delivers them from the fiery furnace just as HE did with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, but they did go into that furnace. No one gets raptured out.

How could satan accomplish scattering the power of the holy people if they were raptured out?

Mark 13:24-27 is the seventh and last trump. The trump of GOD. It's the end of the age, not a secret trip back by JESUS to rapture out the couch potatoes. Learn the job of the election.

Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

This verse has nothing to do with a rapture. It says no one knows when the end time is but FATHER in Heaven, but it does say that the season can be discerned. Read verses 32 through 36 and then learn what the parable of the fig tree means.
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the son of destruction,[b]

1 Thessalonians 5:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Matthew 13:39 English Standard Version (ESV)
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

Luke 21:36 English Standard Version (ESV)
36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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what the Bible really says:
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 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;

2 Thessalonians 2:4 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.

As we covered earlier, these verses show that we don't gather back to CHRIST until after satan sits in the temple claiming to be GOD in the form of JESUS. Therefore there cannot be a rapture. The main thing to see here is that it is the man of sin, the son of perdition that claims to be GOD and there is only one son of GOD that does that, and that is satan.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

In Daniel, it states that satan comes in peacefully and prosperously and that satan destroys wonderfully with peace.

Matthew 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

This is part of the parable of the tares and it shows the harvest is the 'end' of the world. How can this be about a rapture if it is clearly stated as at the end of the world?

In Luke 21:36, know the signs. A watchman needs to know TRUTH.
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Luke 21:16 English Standard Version (ESV)
16 You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers[a] and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.

Matthew 24:30 English Standard Version (ESV)
30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Revelation 7:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”

Zephaniah 2:1-3 English Standard Version (ESV)
Judgment on Judah's Enemies
2 Gather together, yes, gather,
   O shameless nation,
2 before the decree takes effect[a]
   —before the day passes away like chaff—
before there comes upon you
   the burning anger of the Lord,
before there comes upon you
   the day of the anger of the Lord.
3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land,
   who do his just commands;[b]
seek righteousness; seek humility;
   perhaps you may be hidden
   on the day of the anger of the Lord.
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what the Bible really says:
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Luke 21:16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

Luke 21:17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.

Luke 21:18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

Luke 21:19 In your patience possess ye your souls.

Your loved ones will betray you because they love you. They think satan is JESUS. They want you saved. Some of you will be put to death. One of the devil's names is death, It’s not your flesh satan wants to kill, it's your soul. How else can it say, “But there shall not an hair of your head perish”? Don't give your soul to satan, be patient and wait for the TRUE CHRIST!

Matthew 24:30 shows CHRIST returning at The trump of GOD; the seventh and last trump. That marks the End of the age in flesh! In Revelation 7:3, The TRUTH is being put into the elect's foreheads. I have previously said that this is going on now, but it isn’t for these elect. These elect are known as Zerubbabel and it is their job to finish building the end time Temple of The LORD. These elect are Sealed during the hour of temptation when they hear GOD’S seven thousand (the stone with seven eyes, which were chosen before the foundation of the world) give their testimonies against satan. See the video: “The End Time Temple Of The LORD”. The end time Temple of The LORD is made of wood, and wood is made of trees, and trees are symbolic of people; so the end time Temple is a temple not made with hands. It’s the TRUE Christians.

Zephaniah 2:1  Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

Zephaniah 2:2  Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.

Zephaniah 2:3  Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.

Seek GOD and be righteous in order to avoid the cup of GOD’S wrath and avoid the millennium.
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Revelation 17:8 English Standard Version (ESV)
8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit[a] and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.

Revelation 12:14 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.

James 5:14-15 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
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Revelation 17:8  The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

The beast is satan (he comes out of the pit). The devil had a One World System in the previous age similar to the system coming together now in this age. When satan gets here, everyone on the earth will worship him whose names were not written In the book of life before this age began. The devil will be destroyed at the end of the millennium. You will be destroyed also, unless you overcome satan while you are still in flesh, or overcome him at the end of the Millennium. There are things to learn regarding this, so you should study and learn the TRUTH.

The reason the beast 'was' is that he was in the previous age. The reason the beast 'is not’ is that he is not here now, he is in prison. The reason the beast 'yet is’, is that he is coming back.

You better learn the TRUTH! This is all coming together now. We are In that time! Oh! and this has nothing to do with a rapture. Get your money and your credit card back from your preacher.

You are going to be here during the great tribulation. But remember, satan comes in peacefully and prosperously and disguises himself as CHRIST. It is not your flesh that he is after, but he will use your flesh against you and tempt you to get you to give in to him and worship him. Remember how he tempted JESUS in Matthew chapter four. Make sure you realize that it is called “The Hour Of Temptation” for a reason. Don’t give in to him. Wait I say, wait upon The LORD!

Revelation 12:14  And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

Revelation 12:14 means that GOD protects Mother Israel, HIS elect from the deception of satan. How does HE do that? By nourishment in The WORD for three and a half years. And don’t forget who TRUE Israel is: It’s those in CHRIST.

Time=1 year. Times=2 years. Half time=1/2 year.

James 5:14-15 GOD means what HE says! If you are sick, follow GOD'S exact instructions in verses 14 and 15!

None of these verses have anything to do with a rapture.
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Matthew 26:64 English Standard Version (ESV)
64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Matthew 24:21 English Standard Version (ESV)
21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.

Revelation 14:14-16 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” 16 So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.

2nd Timothy 3:1-9
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Matthew 26:63  But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

Matthew 26:64  Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Verse Matthew 26:64 is about JESUS being interrogated by the high priest and JESUS answering  when asked if HE was the CHRIST, the Son Of GOD. JESUS responded with a description of HIS return at the seventh and last trump.

Matthew 24:20  But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

Matthew 24:21  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

In verse Matthew 24:21, conditions on the earth during the great tribulation are described. It is so bad because of so many lost souls. In verse Matthew 24:20, it says “pray ye that your flight be not in the winter”; that means pray that you are not harvested out of season. In other words, don’t be the one taken out of season by antichrist.

Neither of the verses (Matthew 26:64 or Matthew 24:21) is rapture related.

Revelation 14:14  And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

Revelation 14:15  And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

Revelation 14:16  And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

Revelation 14:17  And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

Revelation 14:18  And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

Revelation 14:19  And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

Revelation 14:20  And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. Notice that it is grapes being harvested. You don't harvest grapes with a sickle. The juice would splatter everywhere. It's those people that didn't make it. It has nothing to do with a rapture.
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Romans 2:2-3 English Standard Version (ESV)
2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. 3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?

2 Timothy 4:1-5 English Standard Version (ESV)
4 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound[a] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 5 As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Isaiah 57:1
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what the Bible really says:
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Romans 2:2  But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

Romans 2:3  And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

In Romans 2:2-3, it says not to judge others when you do the same as they do. You will not escape GOD'S judgment. These verses have nothing to do with a rapture.

2 Timothy 4:1  I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

2 Timothy 4:2  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

2 Timothy 4:3  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

2 Timothy 4:4  And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

2 Timothy 4:5  But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

In 2 Timothy 4:1-5, what is described is happening today. It’s not rapture related. The rapture doctrine is unsound teaching. Don’t have itching ears and heap up teachers to tell you what you want to hear. Those teachers know what you want to hear and they will provide it and charge you for it, but it comes at a bigger cost than just your donation. Learn the TRUTH and teach the TRUTH, and lay up your treasures in Heaven.

Matthew 6:19  Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Matthew 6:20  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Matthew 6:21  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 6:22  The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

Matthew 6:23  But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

Matthew 6:24  No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

I’ve often wondered if verse Matthew 6:24 could be applied to preachers that know they are teaching falsely, or that don’t do their jobs properly and learn the TRUTH. They get into a situation where they are accepting money or taking a paycheck to teach GOD’S WORD falsely.

Conclusion:

The rapture doctrine is an unsound teaching that may lead GOD'S children astray. It has a very high possibility that it will lead many Christians straight to satan when satan is cast to earth at the end time. The devil will be cast to earth arid deceive most people into believing that he is CHRIST by doing miracles in the sight of man and thereby causing most to worship him. Due to their ignorance of GOD'S WORD and their lack of caring to know the TRUTH, these people will end up in the millennium where they will face 1000 years of Iron Rod discipline and have to overcome satan on their own instead of having the Grace of GOD to overcome satan for them. The millennium is works only, no Grace.
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What The Bible Really Says

1 Thessalonians 4:17 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.

If you research Hebrews 12:1, you will see that Paul speaks Colloquial Greek, which is Street Greek, or Greek slang.

Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Since Paul also wrote Thessalonians, it is likely that the word 'cloud' in 1st Thessalonians 4:17 is also meant to be taken as 'crowd'. The word 'air' in 1st Thessalonians 4:17 means “to breathe unconsciously” as in breath of life or spirit. It is different than 'sky' as used in a sentence like “fouls of the air”. See Strong's definitions G109 and H8064 or G3772.

Keep in mind that it is not 1st Thessalonians 4:17 that determines that there is no rapture. It is 1st Thessalonians 4:16 that determines there is no rapture because it states that 1st Thessalonians 4:17 does not happen until the trump of GOD. The trump of GOD is the seventh and last trump, which is at the end of this age.

Given the above information, 1st Thessalonians 4:17 would read as: 'Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the crowds, to meet the Lord in the spirit: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.".

See the document: “Disproving The Rapture” for a more detailed look and positive proof that there is no rapture.