Rapture Delayed

By Terry James

Author’s note: This article was posted originally on Raptureready.com on March 7, 2016. It is re-posted here because some of the same concerns as back then are being expressed through emails and in other ways. My response remains the same because God’s Plan in regard to the Rapture hasn’t changed.
We have looked a number of times in this column at those who mock the end-times message and the Rapture in particular. Because those who scoff have been of the abrasive, unbelieving variety for the most part, there is a standard Bible verse reply I’ve usually employed in response.

The scriptural reply has most often been intended to let those mocking know that they are, in actuality, fulfilling Bible prophecy.

“Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation” (2 Peter 3:3-4).

As of late, however, such a reply doesn’t quite fit that which should compose an appropriate response. That is because the questions are coming weekly from genuine believers in the Pre-Trib Rapture of the Church. These Christians are worried–some very worried.

These look around them, and on every side they see and feel the satanic pressures from this fallen sphere closing in. Issues and events –the very ambience in which they find their lives engulfed–generate thoughts that their circumstance is beginning to look much like the Bible’s description of the Tribulation itself.

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Rapture Delayed

Author’s note: This article was posted originally on Raptureready.com on March 7, 2016. It is re-posted here because some of the same concerns as back then are being expressed through emails …

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[Hol]

From the article: "It’s the kind of questioning I’ve heard in my own kids’ anxieties when they were young and felt disappointed for one of my failures or the other to keep a promise. “Dad should never let me down like that” is the tone.

Only this perceived unkept promise isn’t from an imperfect human father. I say “perceived unkept promise” because the promise isn’t unbroken whatsoever. The error is in the question of the imperfect child asking it. His Perfect Father will, as always, be one hundred percent faithful to keep every promise made."

 

[Andiamo]

In my opinion, as the bride we are to wait while maintaining a joyful expectation, knowing that He will come, because He has promised, and not fretting that we don’t know when. Keeping faith in our Bridegroom, without giving in to feelings that maybe He has stood us up. Or has decided to take His time for some silly reason. We may see things get much much worse and this should not affect our perception that we are waiting for our Bridegroom.
He loves us.

 

[mattfivefour]

In my opinion, as the bride we are to wait while maintaining a joyful expectation, knowing that He will come, because He has promised, and not fretting that we don’t know when. Keeping faith in our Bridegroom, without giving in to feelings that maybe He has stood us up. Or has decided to take His time for some silly reason. We may see things get much much worse and this should not affect our perception that we are waiting for our Bridegroom.
He loves us.

That's my opinion, too, sister. And Terry's. As he writes in the article: "God knows exactly the instant He will send His Son to get His Bride, make no mistake. There is no delay.”

 

[Baby Yoda]

There is no delay.”

 

[LightOfMyLife]

The our Blessed Hope is imminent can happen at any time. It will happen in Gods timing.

 

[Andy C]

In my opinion, as the bride we are to wait while maintaining a joyful expectation, knowing that He will come, because He has promised, and not fretting that we don’t know when. Keeping faith in our Bridegroom, without giving in to feelings that maybe He has stood us up. Or has decided to take His time for some silly reason. We may see things get much much worse and this should not affect our perception that we are waiting for our Bridegroom.
He loves us.

I use to worry about when will He come, or are there signs Im missing. Now, I live my life the best I can, and try and help others when I can. I cant truly say Im in a hurry to be called home, as I still have family members I would gladly stick around as long as necessary to see them become saved.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

I expect and hope that Jesus will come for me at any moment (imminent return doctrine), but understand that God's timing isn't our timing.
In the meantime, we're to be about God's work He has set out for us to do until that moment.
I hope Jesus finds me about His work when He returns, instead of goofing off, being lazy, sinning . . .

 

[lismore]

That's my opinion, too, sister. And Terry's. As he writes in the article: "God knows exactly the instant He will send His Son to get His Bride, make no mistake. There is no delay.”

Hello Matt. Reminds me of this scripture:

For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come
and will not delay (Habakkuk 2:3).

God Bless All

 

[mattfivefour]

Reminds me of this scripture:

For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come
and will not delay (Habakkuk 2:3).

God Bless All

Amen!!!

 

[Andy C]

I no longer feel the rapture is as close as I want it to be. I also know the timing of the rapture is not based on my feelings or thoughts. However, I also know it can happen any second.

Now would be a great time!

 

[Spartan Sprinter]

I no longer feel the rapture is as close as I want it to be. I also know the timing of the rapture is not based on my feelings or thoughts. However, I also know it can happen any second.

Now would be a great time!

Yeah this year kind of has a light switch feel to it and that it could turn on and things ramp exponentially even more.

Something also that is a sidetrack but this year a lot of the evilness that happens in Hollywood is being brought to the light and a lot celebrities, directors and musicians are being exposed for the evil and open Satan worship that they practice .

 

[LightOfMyLife]

Yeah this year kind of has a light switch feel to it and that it could turn on and things ramp exponentially even more.

Something also that is a sidetrack but this year a lot of the evilness that happens in Hollywood is being brought to the light and a lot celebrities, directors and musicians are being exposed for the evil and open Satan worship that they practice .

Also, this is the year they got Trump for 34 counts for so-called falsifying business records. They are trying to mess him up on the election. That is another biggie this year, and I sure hope there is no cheating to keep the Dem's in office. If so, my er is we are going home out of this evil place. We know this world is setting up for the ac and fp to come on the scene. It is all in Gods timing how this plays out.

 

[Baby Yoda]

and I sure hope there is no cheating to keep the Dem's in office. If so, my er is we are going home out of this evil place. We know this world is setting up for the ac and fp to come on the scene. It is all in Gods timing how this plays out.

I kind of feel like if Trump should somehow win and get back in office, that's a gift from God and will mean the Rapture will be further away than I have been thinking. If Biden stays in, I feel the world will decline that much faster and hasten our departure. Just thinking.....

 

[LightOfMyLife]

I kind of feel like if Trump should somehow win and get back in office, that's a gift from God and will mean the Rapture will be further away than I have been thinking. If Biden stays in, I feel the world will decline that much faster and hasten our departure. Just thinking.....

That is how I feel too because Biden is not good for our country. I think it has to show signs of getting really bad because the setup is coming for the ac and fp. That means believers are going home.

 

[TCC]

I use to worry about when will He come, or are there signs Im missing. Now, I live my life the best I can, and try and help others when I can. I cant truly say Im in a hurry to be called home, as I still have family members I would gladly stick around as long as necessary to see them become saved.

I think that is the right perspective

 

[TCC]

That is how I feel too because Biden is not good for our country. I think it has to show signs of getting really bad because the setup is coming for the ac and fp. That means believers are going home.

Sometimes i wonder if those Psalm 83 views might have merit because of how off the charts it can possibly get for Israel today. But i tend to see a light at the end of the tunnel prior to a rapture zone. It would seem the NWO's fanny is sticking out from behind the curtain. In the event things improve post Biden, I would encourage us not to lose rapture heart. BTW that is such a cool emoji

 

[PaidInFull]

One of the reasons I got banned from Rapture Ready when it was the biggest pre-trib forum was because trying to explain why the latest skirmish in Syria was not going to start the Gog War and that it was many years away, which has proven to be the case. If you want to know when the Gog War is close, check the weather. However at that time my reasoning was there was far too much pressure on Israel to do nothing as it would cause economic chaos whereas now, it's just another problem in the midst of a mountain of problems.

Add that my belief that the Gog War was miles away, I also said Jesus would be late. Not late on the Father's timetable but late on the bride's expectations. Add in we need a hefty dose of scoffing with false date setting.

But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. Matt.25:5

So I have been expecting to be standing at the altar for a while waiting while the congregation falls alseep.

Watch the sizes of hailstones increase as things heat up for the Gog War. No big hailstones - no war.

 

[Margery]

I kind of feel like if Trump should somehow win and get back in office, that's a gift from God and will mean the Rapture will be further away than I have been thinking. If Biden stays in, I feel the world will decline that much faster and hasten our departure. Just thinking.....

I tend to think if Trump does get in, that it will be like last time, things will seemingly speed up. I say seemingly because God is in charge, it's going at the speed He sets. But in terms of perception remember how fast it started once that Israel peace deal was finally ready to come out? Bill Koenig (Eye to Eye guy) has a nice article on his site or he did for a long time on the dates of the peace plan and the dates the plague began to really pick up steam. Same dates.

But the entire Trump term seemed to be on fast forward. An exponential curve. Riots, BLM, various crazy activist groups, snowflakes in permanent meltdown mode from the moment Hilary lost.

I think Trump will try to turn it around, but the deep state (RINOS) and other swamp dwellers in Washington DC are ready for him this time. Last time he caught everyone off guard and managed quite a few good things before the RINOS began their backstabbing campaign.

I'm actually more concerned about the Right Wing Deep State/Globalists as I think they do more damage before people wake up to what they're up to. People trust them.

Trump will be doing his level best to turn this around, but the long knives as we call it in Canada will be out to get him from his own party.

 

[TCC]

I tend to think if Trump does get in, that it will be like last time, things will seemingly speed up. I say seemingly because God is in charge, it's going at the speed He sets. But in terms of perception remember how fast it started once that Israel peace deal was finally ready to come out? Bill Koenig (Eye to Eye guy) has a nice article on his site or he did for a long time on the dates of the peace plan and the dates the plague began to really pick up steam. Same dates.

But the entire Trump term seemed to be on fast forward. An exponential curve. Riots, BLM, various crazy activist groups, snowflakes in permanent meltdown mode from the moment Hilary lost.

I think Trump will try to turn it around, but the deep state (RINOS) and other swamp dwellers in Washington DC are ready for him this time. Last time he caught everyone off guard and managed quite a few good things before the RINOS began their backstabbing campaign.

I'm actually more concerned about the Right Wing Deep State/Globalists as I think they do more damage before people wake up to what they're up to. People trust them.

Trump will be doing his level best to turn this around, but the long knives as we call it in Canada will be out to get him from his own party.

I hear you Margery. I have a different perspective. But honestly...half the time I don't believe it myself because Trump does seem to be a rather easily influenced man by his donors. And that sort of man to office would not be able to do any real NWO takedown. Sometimes for reasons like this I am on the verge of trashing my whole perspective on the matter. But I guess we are close enough now where we will just see...I have a feeling I will be eating a lot of crow...lol.

Other than that, what my typical view is that since 1964 (Kennedy assissination) globalist controls of society have exponentially increased. Alongside that though would seem to some measured plans along the way to develope ways over 6 decades to stop America from being ran by organized crime (I.e. globalist power brokers...who just conveniently seem to fit a coming beast system in the tribulation age ironically). From what I can tell, Trump is not a globalist. Which would explain the hostility. However, he seems like a man that could be bought. So in one sense it would not matter if he was a globalist or not. If he could become one...then...there is only "how fast" America becomes 3rd world and loses sovereignty.

What keeps my view in the game for me is that it would "appear' as you say that God is permitting providence and seemingly organic outflow to actually also be a part of how things occur perhaps even prophetically. At such rudimental levels, this would cultivate such huge bias dust clouds...it would make things difficult to view and understand outside of a bias (which we all have). In that sense, it would "appear" that 1 4 year term in "to unplug everything" + 1 4 year out of office contrast (border wall vs. massive border influx for example) would generate enough outside power plays (where groups could influence from outside the Oval office--not being the focus so easily by state media) and spark a groundswell against the sitting regime: Biden. This ground swell might cultivate enough momentum to make cheating impossible, while at the same time changing puplic perspective to go along for a different ride the following 4 years (like another Trump administration).

So in that sense it would seem that there will be huge issues to face between now and November. If this might be the case, WW3 among other giant issues, would crystalize and firment before us--prophetically taking it out of the hands of deep state players because of the "but God" factor. If true, it would have to be a "but God" factor to override the world fully falling into the hands of criminal enterprise. Most end time weather blueprints do not consider any other direction than world enslavement to be a thing to watch out for. So just saying it would seem impossible to come against the deep state. Which is what I believe likely sets up the "but God" contrast. For unbelievers, yes. But in my view even more so for Israel. As she will be the prime inheritor of her 70th week.

I appreciate your heart. And we will all I have to see. I believe my view to have a lot of holes in it...lol. So I would not be as surprised as I might have been a few years back if it goes a completely different direction than i'm thinking. Blessings.