I have watched the fault lines of the New Madrid Fault for awhile now. I posted this last year but when I cleaned out my posts evidently this one went too. So this is a repost. I had many comments on it, secular and non about other people with similar dreams. It was uncanny the amount of response with similar dreams.
An interview with John Kilpatrick by Sid Roth aired this week.
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John Kilpatrick: “An EARTHQUAKE VISION and DREAM of the NEW MADRID FAULT”
By John Kilpatrick
May 29, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008 – Vision
As I was approaching the Daphne Civic Center for Sunday morning service at Church of His Presence, I had a vision which lasted for about two or three seconds. In this vision, I saw the ground buckling before me. It was so real that I actually moved aside to avoid what I was seeing. I knew immediately that it was an earthquake, and the thought crossed my mind that the damages of this earthquake could have the potential to exceed those of Hurricane Katrina of 2005. Please understand that I am not saying that the Lord told me this. It merely crossed my mind.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 – Dream
I awoke trembling and shaking at 5:00 in the morning after having a startling dream. This was one of the three most profound dreams that I have ever had during the ministry the LORD has called me to. I feel that this dream is an addendum to the vision I had on April 27, 2008.
In this dream I saw the words “wind and water.” I only saw the words but did not actually see any wind or water damage. I then found myself overlooking a river which instantly became so wide that I could no longer see either of its banks.
The dream then shifted, and I was with one of my parishioners running through what appeared to be an old abandoned school house. This empty building began to shake. The shaking was so violent and severe that it was like the bucking of a wild horse tossing us around. My teeth were clapping so hard from the impact that I tried to clench them to prevent this from happening.
In this dream I knew I was experiencing a massive earthquake. The sounds were so catastrophic that the thought crossed my mind that the devastation could likely exceed Hurricane Katrina of 2005. I did not see the devastation behind me; I only heard it. In all of my life I have never heard such catastrophic sounds. These were the scariest sounds I have ever heard.
The dream then shifted once more and concluded with two names on what appeared to be an old Spanish map. One name read Indianola and the other Europa. When I awoke, I was shaking as if I had chills and a fever. I could not stop trembling. All through the day I felt as if I had just had the dream 10 minutes ago.
This dream so shook me that my wife and I immediately went to the internet to do some research. I also contacted some close friends in the ministry and reliable intercessors concerning this dream. What we found was startling. There are towns called Indianola, IL; Europa, MO; and Indianola, MS. These towns run in a line from North to South with Europa, MO being near the middle of them. The Mississippi River runs between them with Europa, MO being by the epicenter of the New Madrid fault.
After seeing this, I believe the dream could be concerning a devastating earthquake on the New Madrid fault. Many reputable friends in ministry have felt that this dream was not to be interpreted as a spiritual dream because they felt that it has literal implications. Even now the intensity of this dream is the same.
I do not want to come across as an alarmist concerning what I saw. I also don’t want to put fear in the public or the Body of Christ. However, I cannot help but feel that God gave me this as warning to prepare us for the days ahead and to pray concerning this matter.
Please know that I did not see any timeframe as to when this may happen. Please pray with me concerning this vision and dream.
If you have any comments, you can send them to watch@churchofhispresence.org.
John Kilpatrick
Church of His Presence
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Thank you, breakthroughbanners, I know John Kilpatrick personally and HE IS A MAN OF INTEGRITIY!
He wouldn’t of even spoke unless God told him to END OF STORY! Praise God there are still real men of God that speak God’s warnings and words and have the courage to do so. Praise the Lord for the Word of God.
I am the owner of this blog. I will approve comments referring to dreams and visions along the lines of this post. When I had it posted before, there were many confirmations. But I will not post any complaints or slander to this man of God.
I have been sharing this message since I received it by email in May. The apathy that I have witnessed from Christian’s has broke my heart, and surprised me. I take this warning very serious! If anyone has followed the guests on Sid Roth, this is a confirmation from a previous show from 11-08 with John McTernan. He also said this would happen if we continue to pressure Israel. From what I hear and read, the pressure is still on!! We better put on our seat belts…it’s going to be a bumpy ride! An exciting ride for believers!
I take this message VERY Seriously too and I applaud the listowner for not allowing this man of God to be maligned here.
The response of so many so called Christians is just as the bible declared they would be in the end times, there will be two churches, one lukewarm, the other the Church of Love. Where do you stand, I believe it is time to catch fire, or we will grow cold. We need to pray for conviction. God help us to be ready when he soon comes.
Some time back, I had a dream, where a huge body of water was swiftly flowing from right to left, and items were flowing in the water from the homes of people. At that time, I thought it had to do with the ocean. I now wonder if this was relative to the potential earthquake, as I live in area near the fault line. I have been recording my dreams for some time now. This was a dream from this past May.
Also, there were pieces of land moving across the water, chairs, lounge chairs and other items, like parts of someone’s property.
I truly have no idea if this is relevant — just thought it could be.
Jesus did tell us things we should look for, so as not to be caught off guard and so that we will be prepared, not afraid.
God Bless
These are the last days. I am looking forward to the resurrection, for a new healthy body and a purified world with good hearted people who will be the first to be resurrected. I am looking forward to us all being 1 religion, differnet than anything we have now, because Satan won’t be in the picture to tempt us or torment us. We will all be living the same lifestyle under the leadership of our Lord, so it won’t be called a religion, it will be called a lifestyle.
The veil between the spirit world and ours will get thinner and thinner closer to the second coming, and we will experience more and more supernatural experiences, both good and evil. The strongest spirits were saved for these last days, “the great but dreadful days”. When I was young, looking forward to being a mother, I expected crime and drugs to get worse, and people’s hearts to be hardened, but I never imagined I’d be helping them deal with unseen forces, and so many supernatural experiences that they won’t be called supernatural anymore. I too have been greatly saddened (as is the Lord) at how “dead” and corrupt most churches have become. Have you seen the latest John Kilpatrick interview on http://www.sidroth.org/john about the vision of the word R.E.S.S.U.R.E.C.T.I.O.N.? Each letter stands for an event that will happen in the next 3 years. 12 letters (a sacred number to God) 12 events. The interview is great. It shows a man hungry for the powers God promised us all through the ages, the powers Jesus used. I bought the DVD offered there to see what all the letters stand for. He also had a 40 minute vision explaining how busy angels are trying to help us, and how we can have their help and protection anytime we need. That DVD comes free with the first one. The crash of economy happened just as his vision said, and like John, so many people are seeking and hungering for the church of Biblical times, where miracles were the sign of the people following the true God. Now, when I even mention my near death experience or healings, I am avoided like I have the plague or like I’m insane. “They come near to me with their lips but their hearts are far from me.” No wonder God is grieving for the souls of those in the church, as much as for non-believers. No wonder He is in a hurry to save as many souls as possible. Satan is also working doubly hard to take as many souls with him as possible. To people who believe the doctrine but have no intimacy with God, He will say “I never knew thee” to most people who think they are following all the rules, therefore they are saved. It takes more than just following rules. The church is a tool to help people find a relationship with Christ. If you have attended church all your life, but have not become close to the Lord, you have wasted your time. If you can gain that intimacy without a church, great, but then it is our responsibility to share with others how to have the same gift that we got when we were born again. When we became a new man or woman. I am thankful for the guidance of the Holy Spirit who tells us who is a false prophet or not, and I truly felt that this man had a sincere series of Godly experiences, and so did his congregation, and it is recorded on videotape!!! I am so excited to get these DVDs! What a marvelous but scary time to be alive. John Kilpatrick said that these signs would really scare anyone who does not know the Lord, but for those of us who know Him, it is good news, for as we watch the signs, and pray for strength through them, we can tell that the Lord’s return will be closer and closer. “Learned men will explain away the signs” (scientists) but wise men will watch and know the signs are those predicted for thousands of years. What a loving, gracious God to tell us all these things in the scriptures, and to warn us to prepare, and to tell us that He will be with us no matter what, and will never leave us. How wonderful that He made communication with Him so very easy. He is just a thought and a whisper away. We are not forced to climb a mountain to a man-made temple in order to speak to Him. He could have chosen to leave us here alone to struggle on our own….but he didn’t. What a wonderful, loving, just God we have! AN AWESOME GOD! I didn’t mean to ramble. I just feel so inspired and filled with the Holy Spirit since seeing John on Sid Roth yesterday. I hope all of you can get the DVDs for further wisdom.
Blessings,
Bluebirdy
first of all i was raised in the baptist church sisnce 10yrs old,ran from GOD from 17 to 25 at which time i was living in dallas,tx and received the baptisim of the holy spirit while by myself on my livingroom floor crying out to GOD for help in 1983. HE is everything to me and i have servrd him fulltime since then. i will be 52 this yr but in 2007 i had a dream that was so real when i woke up i told my wife about it.myself, some friends, and family members were together and all at once the earth shook violantly and then proceeded to crack open a little at a time and then i looked away from us and seen alot of people falling in. we were all protected and none of us fell in but it was scary and then i woke up.we have been living here in kentucky drilling for oil since 05 and i believe for the christians that our best yrs are still in front of us and the wealth of the wicked is now being set up now to go into the hands of the rightous to fund this end time gospel. PRAISE THE LORD !!!!!
just wanted to add,we were in john kilpatricks church when the great services were going on. we also help sponser a bus load of young people to go there from lufkin tx. they were late coming back because this brand new silver eagle bus they took had a flat and while the bus driver was changing it he got struck by lightning. the kids saw it and needless to say who ever didnt get touched or believed in miracles at brownsville while there sure seen one when that happened. when we arrived at lufkin 1st assembly to pick our kids up at 11p the parking lot was full of kids sprawled out all over the place speaking in toungs,laughing, and crying. it was a sight i will never forget. how wonderful our GOD is.
JYRHQ
Cetainly we believe John’s dream. Purchased the Resurrection CD from Sid Roth. It was disappointing. John did not explain several LETTERS. Since we are far from his church, we are not aware of many of his visions or teaching. We wish John would be more explicit in his Resurrection CD.
Thanks,
Joe
I agree, especially the part about R-ussia.
Hello everyone – Just received an answer from an email I kindly sent to Pastor J. K. ministry requesting to know what RESURRECTION meant.
This answer was a total blessing to my heart and I wanted everyone to know that his staff took time and effort to forward it to me. That says alot .
So here it is: R – rescue – God is going to rescue His people
E – extreme measures – God will use extreme measures to keep and sustain you.
S – There will be signs in the heavens
U – Usher – God is sending His ministering spirits to usher in God’s provision.
R – recover and recovery – we will recover all that has been lost
R- Russia – keep a wary eye on Russia and her allies
E – Remember the earthquake dream
C – Candlestick
T – Time is quickly running out
I – Israel and Jerusalem are God’s timepieces
O – Overthrow – God will overthrow evil
N- Near His coming is nigh
I just wanted to comment on the article regarding John Kilpatrick and REVELATION.
About 14 years ago I had a dream that was VERY real. It was the endtimes and I was outside and there were signs in the night sky, huge hailstones as big as basketballs were falling and the stars were falling from the sky. I had a band of people with me who were lost and needed help. I directed them to take shelter in an old schoolhouse (like in John’s dream?) and went in the back of the building. We climbed to the second story of this old building (there were 2-3 sets of stairs and 2-3 stories) from the front of the building. We all stopped at the top of the stairway because the center of the floor was rickety. God sent down sticks from heaven, each exactly a certain length and width and they made a bridge across the room to the other side. I can still hear the clicking of them as they were quickly put in place. I directed the others across the width of the room (the room was very large!) .
Once we were on the other side everyone lined up along the walls and doorways because the floor was more supported there. There were chairs and couches lining the wall. Some people chatted as if we were in a normal setting, oblivious to our circumstances, or ignoring it. One friend of mine stayed in the doorway of the room and I walked over to talk to her, she took the events seriously. I turned and saw a boy by the center of the large room and yelled out a warning to him that he may crash through the floorboards, some of the boards were even broken. It was a very dangerous time. I had warned the people before but this boy wouldn’t listen. The floor opened up and I could see a raging fire down below. He fell into the abyss as did his mother. I was horrified.
In the next sequence the danger had passed and I was outside by the side of the building and I saw a flat bed semi-truck hauling away the two bodies wrapped in canvas. The dream ended. This dream stayed with me for a very long time and I remembered all of the details in it.
I’m thinking this dream is prophetic for the endtimes and it seemed similiar to John Kilpatrick’s dream so thought I’d mention it.
I live in Missouri and love the supernatural gifts and callings of God. I have heard John’s prophetic Word and this is what the Spirit of the Lord is telling me. God does nothing that he does not reveal it to his prophets. June of 2008 I was dreaming and heard somebody say The Hudson River. I did not know what to do so I put it in my dream book and prayed Thy Kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven for the Hudson River, I speak peace and safety on the Hudson River. Three days later the headlines read, Miracle on the Hudson. We as the Church need to speak Peace and Safety to the Fault Line and the Rivers involved with this Earthquake. God is not a tattle tell. He is telling us to change this and I intend to do that. All of creation is waiting for the manifestations of the Sons of God. Thanks Tami
u r right,look at moses. GOD wanted to kill the people because of there rebellion but that one mans prayer changed GODS mind. oh if GODS people could grasp the picture of this we could change the world and GOD woud not have to take such drastic measures to get through to his people.darlene bishop has a sermon called “why wont people pray’ it is so powerful about when she locked herself in her church one night and prayed till she got breakthrough.keep on praying because the WORD says the prayers of a rightous one availeth much. GOD BLESS daddunkerson57@live.com
Chuck Youngbrandt prophesied that there would be a great New Madrid earthquake were waters of Lake Michigan would go north then come south wiping out Chicago and heading towards the Gulf of Mexico. He also prophesied that 37 days after the earthquake the Russians would nuke the US followed by land invasion by Russia/China/Japan and others 2 months after the nuking.
Chuck details a 3 year scenario where the first year there is a North Korea vs South Korea war, China vs. Taiwan war and Mideast war. In the third year he has the New Madrid earthquake and Russian nuking/invasion.
Thomas S. Gibson has WWIII starting by 2010. The next 3.5 years seem to be setting up to be disastrous for USA. Lindsey Williams has warned that the elite our going to financially collapse the American economy and dollar.
E.R. Lindsey prophesied that 3 signs would occur simultaneously before the great California earthquake where everything west of the San Andreas fault falls into the ocean causing world wide tsunamis. The signs are 1) the greatest Australian earthquake 2) Mediterranean volcano errupts causing tidal wave 3) minor earthquake in California where the walls of the city halls of LA and San Fran crack.
the bible code book is a good example of GOD revealing things so we can change them. lets wake up and do it. sometimes as with 9-11 it causes people to wake up. hopefully most of these things can be avoided if people will just look at history as with the story of moses. GOD did not kill them and heard the man of GODS prayer.
as I was reading about your dream on the earth quake. this just entered in my mind of a dream I had a month ago. I knew where we was in flordia there was a lot of people around my 2 sisters in-laws was near (one sister is a nurse and the other is an intersessor and I am a dreamer of god ) all the sudden the floor beneth me started to shake there where building around the ocean was on the other side of the white fence.. I knew it was bad my sister in-law we started to help the people around us and the interessor sister he had a shirt on and her shirt turned into a nurse unform shirt.. and I am still a nurse student..
just lately I been dreaming of torndos and destuction
I dont know if these are related to any of these but I do know there is something coming and as we need to do is prepare for what coming as my preacher got a word from the lord to have emergence stuff to last at least 30days.. I am a believer of dreams and visions from the lord and I know I haven’t been using them as the lord intend me to but I am not going to be wasting the lord time. the time we need to be real or not real
While we all know and are praying about this, this will happen. God said it will. The earth will respond to the sin and will not tolerate it no longer. It eventually will happen.
While we pray and wait, we must also prepare. We must ask Father what our role, if any, is in this disaster. What does he want us to do for our own families in preparation? How can we prepare so that we can help the rest of those who will need help when North America shakes.
My father was on high alert in the early 90s as he worked for the Federal Gov’t. There was talk back then of this happening He was prepared to go up to Duluth to work for months on end on what might happen. This think will be felt all the way up into the middle of Canada, y’all.
School bells shook in DC, houses ruined in NC, water boiled on the Upper Pennisula of Lake Michigan in DECEMBER when it shook in 1811. The Mississippi flowed backwards and was re-routed. Houses and ships were swallowed up into the great River, tributaries effected and changed routes also.
This is nothing to just sit and pray about. We must prepare our houses PHYSICALLY y’all. What are YOU doing to prepare?
The Lord has shown me many times in dreams and visions of the coming invasion of America. The first time was when I had a mission in Georgia. The Lord awakened me at 5:00 a.m., and I was wide awake. I got up and prayed, and the Lord told me to get the book of Jeremiah and read. As I did so, the Lord told me that Jeremiah’s message to Israel in his day was God’s message to America today. Jeremiah warned the people that they had forsaken the true and living God and were worshiping idols. The Lord showed me that Americans have done the same. They are making idols out of many things by putting them ahead of God. Jeremiah warned Israel that because they had done these things that God was going to allow a ancient nation, a heathen nation, one whose language they did not understand to come and take them captive. They did not believe Him. They said they were God’s chosen people, and God would not allow this to happen to them. Before 911, most Americans thought it was not possible for us to be attacked here. Jeremiah told the people that just as he had put a yoke of iron about his neck, so their enemies would come in and take them captive and lead them places they did not want to go. The Lord told me to warn people everywhere that this war is coming, and to tell them that in Christ Jesus will be their only hiding place. At that time I could see Russia, with tanks rolling and soldiers marching.
Some time later, I was on the last day of a 7-day fast, and had a vision of Chinese Communist soldiers coming into American cities. They were going up and down the streets, going into ordinary homes, and taking anything of value that they wanted. What they did not want, they were burning and destroying. They were grabbing the white women and taking the off, and the Lord impressed me that they were going to rape the white women. Then He spoke to me and said, “If you want to escape these things, you must go where I tell you to go.” And I said, “Yes, Lord.” From that day until this, I have spent my life going from city to city, working for Lord, and moving only by His leading. He has led me by dreams and angelic visitations. He will lead His people before destruction hits an area, I believe, just as He sent angels to warn Lot and his family to flee out of Sodom and Gomorrah right before it was destroyed. We must be willing to “follow the Lamb, whithersoever He goeth,” which sometimes will mean we have to leave family and friends to do His bidding, but He also has promised that He will “never leave us or forsake us, but will be with us always, even to the end of the world (age).”
I won’t try to tell all the other dreams I’ve had about the Chinese Communists invading us, but do recall that when they entered from Cuba on landing boats, coming through the Guld of Mexico, when they went into the coastal city, the people had no guns, and it was like taking candy from a baby. Truly, we do need to be awake and alert. The Lord spoke to me three times and said, “I’m coming soon.” “I’m coming soon.” And the third time He said, “Tell my people I’m coming soon.” Hallelujah! Behold the Bridegroom cometh! We must get ready now, for when He appears, we will not have time to even breathe a prayer. He said in the “twinkling of an eye,” and that probably is quicker than even a blink. We must get ready now! God bless all who read this. In Jesus’ mighty Name! His Handmaiden
Just would like to say that today a friend in New York called and said the News in her area was reporting that Russian submarines were in the waters off of our East Coast. She said the News reported that the subs were being tracked. This does not mean an attack is eminent, only that our enemies have not forgotten about us.
I am believing for one more great move of God, to get the Bride ready for the rapture, and then I believe Jesus will come. We don’t know the day nor the hours, but we can see the signs of His return all around us. Don’t be afraid. Just get ready, and do His will.
Love to all,
His Handmaiden
I recommend that those who are interested in end-time events and the future of the US read Dumitru Duduman’s book “Through the Fire Without Burning.”
Pastor Duduman received many angelic visitations and revelations from the Lord during his long and faithful life of service to God. His words are well worth reading.
Blessings.
I just saw the TV show It’s Supernatural with Pastor John K.’s interview. This is the first I heard about his prophecies, but I can concur that much of what he has heard and seen are the same that I have heard and seen as well.
On Sept. 9, 2005, I was given my first end-time prophecy. The Lord said (this is a briefing):
economic decay as the world has never seen; violence wll escalate; quick decline of the (then) leading nations (and others will rise up to take their place); chaos will be the word of the day; upheavals in every corner; floods will be prevalent; earthquakes and fires will cause considerable damage; but He also said, “Though the days will be dark, yet I will be with you.” I think we can all agree that these past couple of years, much of this has already been seen yet God has been with us.
In July 19, 2006 I had another word from the Lord about the coming of WWIII. I preceived it to be a nuclear war. There will be terrible devastation. I don’t know if the Church will be taken up by then or not.
In Jan. 2007, I had a vision of a tsunami hitting the west coast of America. The loss was horrific. The Lord showed this same thing to a well-known prophet who has shared it publicly.
Then on March 25, of this year (2009), I had another word from the Lord and this really coincides with Pastor John K. Here are some of the things that were said: “The clock of heaven is ticking rapidly. The world has asked for change, and change it will have. Change is coming rapidly, and it will come forcefully…Begin to store up for the impending dangers ahead. Store up in your house. I (God) will show you what needs to be brought in…Watch for signs to begin manifesting in the heavens for the heavens are preparing to herald the coming of the Lord. There will be many signs in the sky. Scientists will notice these changes, and they will be reported in the news. Atmospheric changes are going to be noticed–(changes) in barometric pressures, heavy wind, hail and torrent rains. There will be great loss.
I believe God is telling many of His believers these things in order to warn us and to give us a heads up. “But always, first of all, I warn you through my prophets. This I now have done.” Amos 3:7. (TLB) He will always confirm His word.
Perhaps yet, if we confess our sins and pray we can hold back the judgement hand of God. He who has an ear, let him hear…Blessings!
WOW!!!!!
“When all these things begin to happen, lift up your head for your redemption draweth nigh.” Jesus Our Lord.
I was watching your show on the coming storm and it reminded me of an experience I had with the Lord. I was at a revival conference at my church. Rodney Howard Browne was heading it up. I remember how happy I was and how much I was in love with Jesus. I could hardly contain my excitement when all of a sudden I felt this bolt of thunder come thru me and this voice came out of my mouth and when it did it knocked very many people off their feet. Suddenly we were all in worship and I fell to the floor not being able to stand in His presence. I felt an earthquake under my church and sensed our church building had risen off its foundation! The next day I read in the paper that we had an earthquake. It was on the New Madrid Fault Line. This occurred in Sunset Hills or Fenton, MO.
God Bless,
Donna
Mr. Kilpatrick mentioned a dream where he saw the words wind and water, God gave me a dream where I saw a wind that was filled with crystal clear water,it was moving at a very high rate of speed. It would move around the trees and turn before hitting the homes. I ran onto the back porch of a house and I remember thinking that if that hits this house we are going places. It did hit the house but, I just floated around even though there was no water. I never came in contact with the walls.I just knew that the I was very high up. I now have another confermation about this dream after reading Mr. Kilpatricks dream. Thank you
All of this reminds me of a vivid dream I had once. In my dream the oceans had receded and people were lined up along the shorelines as far I could see where the ocean use to be. The sky was cloudy, and crimson red, and off in the distance I could see a battered city and hear the sounds of war.
The Lord has been showing me what His Word really says regarding the rapture, but many do not want to listen. The rapture does not happen before the tribulation. It is after the tribulation.
Many of us are being told that the Day of the Lord is a 7 year tribulation, but is this correct? The truth is, the teaching that the Day of the Lord is the tribulation is nowhere in Scripture. When is the Day of the Lord? I believe that the prophet Joel gives us a very significant clue:
Joel 2:31, “The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.”
Jesus gives us a second very significant clue regarding when these cosmic signs take place:
Matthew 24:29, “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken”
Therefore, if the cosmic signs happen before the Day of the Lord, and these same cosmic signs happen immediately after the tribulation, the Day of the Lord cannot be the tribulation itself. There is only one Day of the Lord that Scripture speaks of in the eschaton, and it is the definitive article: THE Day of the Lord.
So, what is significant about this day?
In Isaiah 13:9, Joel 2:1 and Zech 14:1 we read in each of these verses that “the Day of the Lord COMETH”, and in each verse the text immediately begins to describe the battle of Armageddon. The word “cometh” is the Hebrew word “bow” and it means to come or arrive, and it implies the beginning of the Day of the Lord. In each case the arrival of the Day of the Lord bring about the battle of Armageddon.
Now, many of us have used Luke 21:36 to support the idea that the rapture will happen before the tribulation, which says, “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.” I’ve read the pre-trib position argue that this is referring to a pre-trib rapture, but this is not what the Word of God is saying. Let’s look at it in its context and examine the words of Christ in the Gospel of Luke:
Luke 21:25-28, “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars… At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
Many often point to “begin” and say it only means the first few signs, but Jesus says “When these things begin to take place” AFTER describing the cosmic signs that we are told happens immediately after the tribulation in Matt 24:29-31. Why did He not say “when these things begin to take place” before mentioning those post-trib events? I think that this should be a significant clue for us.
A couple of verses later, in Luke 21:31, Jesus says “when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand”, and again these things INCLUDE the cosmic signs and the coming of the Son of Man mentioned a few verses earlier.
Now let’s look at Luke 21:34-36, “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and THAT DAY will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, [referring to "that day"] and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
What day is “that day”? Jesus just gave us cosmic signs that Joel 2:31 tells us happens just BEFORE the Day of the Lord, but immediately AFTER the tribulation according to His own words in Matt 24:29. “That day” is the Day of the Lord. It is the day of Christ’s judgment, of His Divine Wrath that we as believers are not appointed to suffer (1 Thess 5:9). The Greek for “escape” in Luke 21:36 is ekpheugō (G1628) and is used elsewhere to refer to escaping the judgment of God (Romans 2:3). So how do we escape? Paul ties in the Day of the Lord with the gathering (rapture) in 1 and 2 Thessalonians, and tells us to watch for that day just as Jesus does in Luke 21:36. Since we know that the Day of the Lord takes place immediately after the tribulation, the escape — and therefore the rapture — is post-trib as well.
Do not take my word for it. Study the Scriptures to see if what I say is so.
Dark days are coming. Are you ready?