Think on this: “Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.” (II Thessalonians 2:1-3)
Pray on this: Father, be pleased to give us increased discernment as to what is happening spiritually among believers and Israel. Grant us grace to stand firmly in support of Israel as anti-Semitism is growing world wide. In Jesus name, AMEN!!!
Jim,My heart is so sad to hear about these Church’s doing these evil things against Israel.But this was predicted in prophecy.And all we as believers can do is Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and all our brothers and sisters that YAh in YA’SHUA’s name will intercede soon. Jeri
There are two days of the Lord . 1 the day of his return
and our gathering with him . or rapture . This is what
this passage is speaking of. the second is the day of his
wrath and vengeance.
Why don’t born-again, Christian Jews ever talk about the Rapture???
Don’t Christian Jews believe in the Rapture?
Don’t the Christian Jews realize at the 2nd Coming of Christ/return of the Messiah they won’t be here on earth to greet the Lord, but will be with Lord on His return trip to earth?
Paul calls the rapture of the church a great mystery and it mystifies me why I have NEVER heard a Jew talk about the rapture and how it will affect the Christian/Messianic Jew!!!
I have several Jewish friends, PLEASE tell me how to talk to them about “The Rapture” which many of them consider to be nonsense.
Thanks for the message – I agree with you this is sad for the Presbyterians. I would make one comment about the name of God – YHVH – and its proclamation. This is only my opinion, but it is my experience that many Christians are not really aware of the name, that is, if asked what is the name of God, would not say YHVH. I may be totally off base here, but that is my experience and why I am emphasizing it in my bible study group. Thank you again – I do enjoy these messages!
Good message, Jim. It’s true. The entire institutional church system is now rushing headlong into manifesting the apostasy Paul warned us about. Some, like the Presbyterians, manifesting their apostasy by hating Israel and the Jews whom God loves “for the sake of the fathers.” Others, having rejected the Hebrew roots of their faith, are returning to the originator of the apostasy, Mother Rome. First Ken Copeland, representing the charismatic world, has embraced the Vatican with its idolatrous practices. Now Joel Osteen is taking the evangelicals there. Can the antichrist be far behind? The Day of the Lord is coming soon. It will be a day of darkness and doom for those drawn into this false religion. But for us who stay awake to receive our coming Savior it will be day of light and glorious, victorious reward. Come Lord Jesus!
Apostasy is as apostasy does.
This troubling news comes to me in the wake of just reading how the PCA has also seen fit to vote to support the conducting of marriage ceremonies for same sex couples.
Then a week ago I sat in a Presbyterian service in which the pastor’s sermon was about how God – who ‘never changes’ – therefore has only ever given one Covenant to man; not more. Blatantly ignoring Hebrews 8:6 – 10; Hebrews 10:9, Jeremiah 31: 31 and dozens of other critical scriptures; besides that the entire New Testament is better translated ‘The New Covenant’.
Where does this leave us; but praying for , and grieving for an entire church that has lost its spiritual compass. On the other hand, we need to shake this church by its collective shoulders and warn them that they are missing the mark and leading their people down an ungodly path.
I would tell the PCUSA and all of their ilk to bring it on. Do they really think that they can fight against the God of Israel and win? Ps 2 states “Why do the heathen rage and the people imagine a vain thing (BDS)? The kings of the earth set themselves and the leaders take counsel together against the Lord and His anointed, saying, let us break their bands asunder and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: He shall have them in derision. Then shall He speak in His wrath, and vex them in His sore displeasure…..” For the Lord hath said that “no weapons (BDS) formed against you shall prosper” and just as Haman erected the gallows for Mordecai and the Lord turned it around and used it against Haman so will the Lord used their BDS (gallows) and hang them with it. It is so sad that people can be so blinded. Perhaps they never really intended to serve the Lord; maybe their main intention was to have a job and influence people with their lies.