(12) CHRIST RAPTURES THE CHURCH / THEN ANTICHRIST REVEALED

(MARK 13:32)- But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father./ (LUKE 21:20)- When ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh./ This verse is speaking of what will happen when it's near to the 'Battle of Armageddon'. The Rapture will precede this by 7 years. Jerusalem is now surrounded by enemies. It has had few allies that would support it politically. The United States is now deserting the Jews. This is a big mistake for us, because of the consequences. The Lord told Abram (Abraham) in (GEN. 12:2-3)- I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shall be a blessing: and I shall bless them that bless thee and curse him that curses thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed./ The United States has been blessed from it's beginning; but as a nation, we have not only deserted God, we are also deserting Israel. The beginning of our downfall is when we allowed the atheists to take the Bible out of our schools. Exerpts from (MATT. 24:5-14)- Many shall come in my name and deceive many. You shall hear of wars and rumors of wars --- but the end is not yet. Nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. They shall deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you, and you shall be hated by all nations for my namesake. Many false prophets shall rise and deceive many. Iniquity shall abound and the love of many shall turn cold. The Gospel will be preached in all the world and then the end shall come./ Most of this is already happening. Many churches are compromising with the world. When a church takes in worldly entertainment and waters down the Gospel message, the membership grows faster, but the church is losing its first love. Even Mother Teresa didn't evangelize as she helped the poor. She seemed to believe that all religious roads lead to heaven. Many of our church members are inactive witnesses. They can talk about anything but Jesus. If you're ashamed of Jesus, you may not have a saviour. We are now in a great 'Apostasy'. The Ecumenical movement is designed to bring all churches under a common leadership and, more than likely, finally under the leadership of the Pope and catholicism. Jesus said, "Strait (Difficult) is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life eternal and few there be that find it. -(MATT. 7:14) (2 THESS. 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 (Antichrist) be revealed, the son of perdition./ This prophecy is being fulfilled now. Before Antichrist is revealed, the church will be taken out. (Rapture-caught up, 1 THESS, 4:17) (DAN. 9:27a)- He shall confirm a covenant with many for one week./ At the beginning of the Tribulation period of 7 yrs., the Antichrist will make a covenant with the Jews; then, they will be able to rebuild their Temple in Jerusalem. I think that three events will take place before the Rapture so that the Antichrist can do this legally. The European Union, which is fast becoming the 'Revived Roman Empire'. NOTE:- What I am about to say may offend some of you. We must keep in mind that all christians will be taken out at the rapture of the saints. There will be many church members, Protestant, Catholic, and all the others, who aren't Born-Again believers, that won't go. / The Antichrist will be Italian. (DAN. 9:26) The people of the prince that will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary./ The Roman general Titus did this in 70AD. The Antichrist will be a little king. (DAN. 7:8)- A little horn rooted up three of the horns. Horns symbolize Kings. The Trib. will begin with 10 nations (10 Horns) of the EU in control along with other associate members. A little king (Little Horn) will take leadership of 3 of these controlling nations. The Pope is a little King. He has no army, but much influence. The number of the Antichrist will be 666. The official title of the pope is 'Vicar Of The Son Of God'. It is used only when a new Pope is crowned. (Latin:- Vicarius Filii Dei ) Using Roman Numerals= 666. The 3 nations that I think will follow the Pope is Italy, Germany and France. These 3 nations are 3 of the 10 horns on the Beast out of the sea (Rev. ch 13). the other 7 horns are U.K., Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain & Greece. These 10 nations have full voting rights. The other 17 nations of the EU are associate or observer members. The Pope now is German. Maybe the next one will be Italian, and then, only maybe, he will be Antichrist. For several years the recent Popes have wanted Jerusalem to be an International city. This will be necessary so the antichrist can legally allow the Jews to build their Temple. To summerize, I think that (1)- There must be an Italian Pope. (2)- Jerusalem must be an International city. (3)- The new European Treaty needs to be ratified. It is a rework of the EU Constitution that failed to be Ratified by member nations. This treaty will require member nations to give up their sovereignty, allowing the EU to control all the armies. The Antichrist will need this power. The time is near and at 82 yrs., I think I may one of them who are changed when Jesus comes for us, without going by way of the grave. Beautiful thought, but it's also comforting to have no fear of death. Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Con