After the Rapture

By Dick Ainsworth  /  Rapture Ready

After the Rapture #19 

JOIN THE CRAZY UNCLES CLUB NOW!

In this sin-sick world under complete control by Satan, the need for crazy uncles is ever-increasing, especially because the time of the rapture, and later His return, is growing near. For centuries Our Lord Jesus Christ has offered a free, eternal membership to this elite club of saints. But now that the time is short, I believe Our Lord has directed the Holy Spirit to establish an intense membership drive in hopes to fill the empty chairs at His Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

Those of us who are already in “The Crazy Uncles Club” keep plugging away, suffering rejection after rejection, but we need help. Our numbers are too low! If you potentially new members are intimidated and reluctant to witness the Word to the lost, remember that after the rapture we all go to the Bema seat (or Judgment Seat of Christ) to answer to the Lord for what we did and failed to do on earth in His Name. There will be no judgment of sins for the raptured, as those sins were erased at The Cross and forgotten.

Don’t face Jesus at that judgment of your earthly works and say, “I was too timid or too scared to witness Your Name.” You will be in heaven, but you will also be chastised harshly face-to-face with our Lord for your earthly works that will be burned up, due to your earthly sin of pride that stopped you from being His good servant and witness.

If the sin of pride is now stopping you from being a bold and courageous witness for the Lord, you need to slam the door in Satan’s face before the rapture and conduct yourself in a way that is pleasing to God. You are not going to be here that much longer, so you shouldn’t be concerned about what people might think about you.

The sin of pride was the first sin ever committed against God when Lucifer declared he was equal to and above God. You know what happened to him and one third of the angels after that? And the sin of pride is where all other sins begin. Why are you intimidated in spreading the Saving Word of Christ? Because Satan and his demons and fallen angels are placing those slothful, negative and anti-God thoughts in your heart and mind. You are doing Satan’s work for him and just don’t realize it yet. Your fears and concerns are not legitimate.

If you are timid, intimidated and so concerned with your own personal feelings that you keep quiet when you should be bold and strong, you are out-of-favor with Our Lord, even though you are raptured and in His perfect eternity (1 Corinthians 3:10-16). You don’t want Christ to burn up all of your works (wood, hay, stubble) while chastising you harshly, when He could be rewarding you with praise, crowns and other rewards with your works of gold, silver, and precious stones? You sincerely want to hear His words, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:21, 23).

Over the centuries, the crazy uncles of this world have suffered rejection, mocking, scoffing and frequently physical pain, and even martyrdom in the Name of the Lord. But they continued to battle Satan from stealing away souls from the Kingdom of God. All of Christ’s apostles died a martyr’s death except for John, who died of natural causes after being imprisoned on the Isle of Patmos for years (where he later wrote the Book of Revelation after being temporarily raptured into heaven to witness and write down the end-times tribulation-period events).

There is none of that PC stuff coming out of heaven! All females are urged to be crazy uncles, too. Of course, we will refer to you as a “crazy aunt” if you wish? But that isn’t necessary and it’s up to you.

After the Judgment Seat (or Bema seat) of Christ, there will be one gigantic supper and fellowshipping reception. Since there is no time in heaven, there is no schedule or program to follow. All of the saints like Moses and Ezekiel from 6,000 years of Biblical history will be there. And all of the Angels of God. You can finally meet Gabriel, Michael and millions of other angels who cheered and rejoiced when you became a born-again Christian (Luke 15:10).

I look forward to meeting all of Jesus’ family. I know the Catholic church teaches Mary was “forever a virgin,” but the Bible names her and Joseph’s four sons after the birth of Jesus (James, Joses, Simon, Judas) plus “sisters” (plural, meaning two or more) recorded in Mark 6:3 and Matthew 13:55. Also, Galatians 1:19 states that James is the brother of Jesus – the same James who wrote the letter/epistle under his own name.

I will also be able to meet Joseph, whom I don’t know much about. I’d like to get to know him better along with Mary. And then there is Jesus’ cousin John the Baptist and his parents Zechariah and Mary’s cousin, Elizabeth. All of the Old Testament prophets and saints will be there along with the New Testament apostles and disciples, plus all of those up through the centuries like Billy Graham, Adrian Rogers, J. Vernon McGee, David Breece, John Wycliffe, David Wilkerson, C.S. Lewis, David Hunt, William Tyndale and a long list of others. And all of those crazy uncles I’ve met through the Rapture Ready website. I just hope they don’t eat all of the potato salad?!

At some point, we will all leave to move into our brand-new, super-duper mansion (John 14:2-4). It sure beats a cold, damp, muddy cave or hiding in the bushes.

The crazy uncles battled for centuries with some success, but many rejections. They were determined to “go DOWN with the ship,” but the Holy Spirit has a new membership drive slogan of “going UP with the ship.”

Please get onboard now.

BOLD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS (Matthew 25:23)

I marvel at how God selects members of His creation in order to fulfill a prophecy, instigate an event or many other tasks He wishes to put in place in this world and its civilizations. Many of these instances around the globe and throughout history go unnoticed but only show who is really in control. God “notices” everything. And the saved that obey God’s calling will be rewarded at the Judgment Seat of Christ after the rapture.

Not everyone answers God’s calling to which I believe they will be judged for, one day in the near future. But many obey and follow without hesitation, as their love and faith is so strong that they surely don’t think about doing anything else.

In Genesis 22, it is recorded where God spoke to Abraham and told him to take his only son (Isaac) up into the mountain, build a sacrificial altar, place his son on the altar, slay him with a knife, then cover him in firewood, set it ablaze and sacrifice his son as a burnt offering. The Bible makes no mention of either Abraham or Isaac putting up a struggle, pleading or arguing as they both willingly moved to obey God. But after God saw their obedience and faith in Him, He provided an animal sacrifice in Isaac’s place. We all need to look inside ourselves to see if we have the faith and trust as Abraham.

I am sure John the Baptist knew he was in hot water if he criticized King Herod’s sex life with his brother Philip’s wife (Herodias). This upset the adulterous mistress and her sexy, teasing daughter so much that they requested the head of John the Baptist (Mark 6:24) on a charger (platter), which the damsel presented to her loser mother.

John the Baptist was to blaze the trail and make ready for the First Coming of Jesus Christ. He did so amongst persecution, mocking and scoffing from the Pharisees, Sadducees and others. And his boldness and love for the Lord led to his decapitation and death ordered by King Herod.

In the near future, God will place two witnesses dressed in sackcloth on the streets of Jerusalem, which the whole world will see and hear, as the two witnesses attempt to prepare those left behind for the Second Coming of the Lord. Even though they perform many miracles before mankind, they will be mocked and scoffed by many for 3½ years, until they are killed and their bodies are left lying in the streets for the world to see (Revelation 11: 3-12). The people will rejoice and give each other gifts, but after 3½ days, the two dead witnesses will be resurrected to life and raptured up into heaven for all the world to see.

We have many people today who are preparing the way for the Second Coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Most of them go unnoticed by the general public except in their own area and locations. I have mentioned in previous chapters of this “After the Rapture” series about the Light of the World ministry in India that has gone through persecution and harm for the 20 years I have been involved with them. It mostly comes from Hindu terrorists, which are as bad as the Muslim terrorists we are mainly familiar with.

India has a population of over one billion people, in which approximately 80% are Hindu. The remaining 20% are made up of Islam and Buddhism with a small minority of Christians. The main three movements (Hindu, Buddhism and Islam) have different gods and ideologies but are led by the same leader (Satan).

Over the past 20 years, their street preachers have been beaten and hospitalized on a frequent and regular basis, with their Bibles and teaching materials burned in public displays of hate. Last month the terrorists burned their church to the ground. But they keep coming back each time and serve the Lord stronger than ever.

And like Abraham, John the Baptist, the two witnesses in Revelation and many, many others, they continue to blaze the trail for the Second and final Coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. After that time, they will finally have true and eternal peace and safety in heaven.

You can contact this bold and faithful ministry through Sister Deevena Kumari Koyya at: [email protected]

MORE WILDERNESS TIPS

In previous articles, I mentioned how important it is to have A good knife. As usual, I overlooked something. I didn’t mean that a person left behind have A good knife, but rather have several good knifes for a variety of good reasons.

Good hunting-style knifes with sheaths are a must to have, as are the Swiss Army knives that can handle a variety of small, lightweight tasks. But for heavy cutting one should have axes, hatchets, wood saws plus some wood chisels. Manual hand drills with a variety of bits are also recommended, as you will be doing a lot of your own makeshift building and construction work. There are no Home Depot stores in the wilderness. Also add a good supply of sharpening stones and a kitchen-knife sharpening tool.

The sheath is important so a person can carry a hunting knife and/or a hatchet with them at all times. And it provides protection from the exposed, sharp blades. The Swiss Army knife can be carried in your pants pocket. A double-edged axe is best; Hatchets are usually single-edge but can be turned over where the flat, blunt end can be used as a hammer. It would be a good idea to have extra replacement handles for tools with wooden handles, and many of these tools can be used as weapons, if need be.

A person should have at least two of each model of cutting tool. Blades break and items get lost, so you need replacements. When you stockpile tools, supplies, etc., think about enough to last seven years (even though you might not be around that long). Also extra knives, hatchets, etc., can be used as barter items in your underground economy.

ALSO a lot of good wilderness survival information can be obtained from the National Geographic writings and show series, “The Legion of Mick Dodge,” who has spent much of his 66 years on this earth residing and surviving in the Pacific Northwest.

FEAR YOUR MEMORY: That will be the downfall of many as they sit on the cold, damp ground staring at a handful of dandelion greens and a raw, cold turnip. They will think back to the days of BBQ, KFC, cherry cheesecake and the local all-you-can-eat buffet. Satan and his imps will depress you with thoughts and memories like that to weaken your spirit and tear down your barriers of resistance.

And the antichrist’s gestapo will also play mind games with you. If you are captured, they won’t kill you right away. They don’t want you dead until after they take your soul away from God with the 666 mark. So they might drive you to the local Dairy Queen and Pizza Hut but not let you order anything, while they sit there and gorge their ugly faces with the treats you so dearly miss.

It will work on your mind and probably weaken you. But remember that there are no Dairy Queens in hell.

READER FEEDBACK

Your letters, pro or con, are welcome. Inappropriate mail won’t be printed. Lengthy letters will be edited down. As Bill O’Reilly used to say, “Keep it pithy.” As Dick always says, “keep it clean.”

BRETT SLAGELL writes, “I would mention to you for those left behind kits is a bottle of good multivitamins. I am a former paramedic and have seen many people lose weight by just existing on vitamins and water for months on end. They won’t have much energy, but an all-in-one, once-a-day multivitamin has everything in it the body needs to sustain itself indefinitely. When food is scarce, you can survive on just that and water alone. Just food for thought.”

(Dick’s comments): I buy my multivitamins in bottles of 200. Old farts like me eat a lot of pills! By my count, there are 2,555 days in a 7-year period, so that would amount to 13 bottles of 200. I don’t know the shelf life or expiration dates on those pills, as mine never sit long enough to get old. Unused bottles should remain sealed until needed. Crazy uncles need to take note of Brett’s info. Thirteen bottles won’t take up a lot of room in a left behind box.

GARY GASKIN writes concerning #16’s question on whether children who haven’t reached the age of reason will be raptured? Like nearly every believer might think, we don’t know. But I am sure they are saved in one way or another due to the Old Testament teachings in Isaiah 11. In it we find infants at peace and playing in the one-thousand-year millennial reign of Christ. Are they earth’s children from before the rapture or are they children born during the millennium? They play at the hole of a venomous asp (cobra) and with the deadly cockatrice. I have mention of this in #18.

I hate to confuse this subject even more, but we think of infants and little children who are alive at the time of the rapture and their fate. What about those who are already dead and buried? And the millions of aborted babies over time who were just pitched into the trash heap and garbage can by the satanic abortionists? We know God’s plan for the abortionist (Luke 17: 2; Mark 7: 42, Matthew 14: 6).

The late pastor Dr. David Breece once said, “God has reserved the whole south side of hell for the abortionist.” I believe an aborted baby was conceived with a soul. And Jesus died on the cross to save souls from hell. So when 1 Thessalonians 4:16 is fulfilled, do those children come up out of their graves? You tell me?

Then we go to Matthew 24:19, Mark 13:17 and Luke 21:23 which tell us there will be infants and babies during the tribulation period, as Jesus warns them that “give suck” in those times. I asked in an earlier article if women could get pregnant during the tribulation period. It appears that they can. And we definitely know women will get pregnant during the millennium. What if a woman gets pregnant by a man and both have taken the 666 mark? That’s not the sin of the unborn baby.

Gary also asks that if any parent or grandparent really loves their young ones, they might just forgo the rapture so as to stay on earth to take care of and teach the Gospel to their kids/grandkids. I can understand that line of thought, but it isn’t the parent’s or grandparent’s decision whether they go or stay. When the trumpets sound, the decision is already made by God Himself. We must trust God to take care of the innocent little children, which I am sure that He will do.

Gary got the impression I was implying that God changed from the Old Testament times to the New. He’s correct that God doesn’t change, but I didn’t mean to give that impression.

In my gut, I just don’t believe God would leave the infants and little children behind to be subjected to the evils of antichrist, his gestapo, the turncoats plus hungry bears and wolves. And the intense and violent weather, forest fires, floods and so on? But God allowed millions of abortions to take place for years. He has a plan for the little ones. I think it might be that, during the millennium where Christ will reign for the thousand years, they will learn about Jesus firsthand. At the end of the millennium, the little children (now mentally matured) will then choose whether to accept or reject the Lord? Just a thought.

I guess this must be another of those mysteries only God will reveal to us in due time. One thing we all must keep in mind when we have discussions over these Bible prophecy subjects is that we must not think of God in human terms. He is 100% righteous and just (Isaiah 55:8-9).

BRUCE PETERS writes, “I’m afraid there are some things I don’t get about your series? Most of this has to do with the order of the book of Revelation: Is it written in order? Or not?

When does the “antichrist” (AC) actually come to power, and when does he go south and show his true, bad colors? I was always taught he comes to power and tricks everyone at first; and everyone is in love with him, even the Jews, and people line up to take the mark because they are tricked. But then he turns on Israel midway through and becomes bad.

If the AC is around from day 1, why isn’t he mentioned in relation to the two witnesses in chapter 11 or the 144,000? And how can the seals be released and all that wrath be poured out upon the world, and the AC stay in power?

Even if Revelation isn’t written in order, the AC doesn’t appear until chapter 13, and then God almost immediately pours out the 7 final vials of His plagues and wrath. How can AC do anything of any horror to anyone when God is far more horrific? I don’t get it?

How could one expect to survive God’s plagues and wrath on the earth by escaping to the woods with a bug-out bag?”

Dear Bruce. Thanks for the outstanding letter. I think I could write a whole article in just trying to answer it!

I don’t know if John wrote Revelation in chronological order. He witnessed all the events in God’s order, but how he wrote them down might be another thing. He might have written them down in an order that would be understood by first-century people, as most believed Christ would return at any time.

I do believe there is some overlapping of events. Events in Israel might be going on at the same time other events are happening around the world? John may have written them down in two different chapters? And some of the judgments may overlap, for example, the end of the scroll judgments overlapping with the start of the trumpet judgments? They are written down in separate chapters but could be happening at the same time?

There is so much going on in Revelation, I envy anyone trying to put it in any kind of order true to its actual order of happenings. I usually don’t have a lot of trouble understanding the New Testament except for the mysterious Book of Revelation. I can look back 30 years or so and remember what I believed then, and then compare it to what I believe now; and a lot of the time it is quite different. I hope that means I am growing in His Word.

As far as the revealing of the antichrist is concerned, I believe like a lot of other pre-tribbers do, in that antichrist can’t be revealed until after Christ has removed His church. He is probably present now, plotting and planning under the guidance of Satan but won’t be revealed until due time. And when he is revealed, I don’t believe it will be with bells and whistles. He will be a strong leader that people will like and follow.

We can see the coming of Obama the same way. He was a fairly unknown senator until he ran for president. Then his big, teethy smile with that convincing gift for gab won him two terms in the White House. He was an awful president who caused many evil policies to be enacted. He did great harm to America and to Christianity; but to this day he has enormous popularity with high ratings and polls, even though he is such an evil man.

Antichrist could be the same way. He will build such a faithful following that, when he opens his 666 mark “program” (I believe at the 3½ year mark after the rapture), loyal followers will rush to line up to take the mark. And remember, even those who are not big fans of antichrist will take the mark in order to survive (buy or sell food, clothing, etc.).

God will “allow” antichrist to get away with all sorts of evil. God knows antichrist and the false prophet are going to hell, but everyone else has to make a choice between God and Satan. So the judgments won’t affect antichrist that much. Revelation says he will make it to the end of the tribulation. He will perform miracles in front of mankind. Revelation 13:3-8 tells of what I think is an assassination attempt on antichrist where he comes back to life in a miracle. God allows all of this to happen, just like in our times He allows for millions of abortions to occur.

I don’t believe going into the woods with a Go-Bag is useless. Everyone will try to survive. Those left behind might not realize it yet, but they are fleeing the 666 mark. And we know many new Christians will survive the tribulation to populate the millennium, and will be “be fruitful and multiply.” It is all part of God’s plan.

Prayer Requests

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RHONDA WILLIAMS is requesting prayers for her two adult sons, and that they will come to the Saving Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ before His return. Their names are Daniel (age 43) and Charles (age 39).

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After the Rapture #20

The “Pick & Choose Christians” And Their Fate

I’m a KJV Bible guy, even though I have several other translations on hand to cross check my writings, plus a good Concordance and my J. Vernon McGee reference set. But I follow the KJV literally and for my own personal choice for private study.

But I run into other KJV followers who have different interpretations of various verses than I do, even though we are reading the same Holy Spirit inspired words? And it helps answer the question as to why there are so many different Bible interpretations available today. Add to that the false teachings in book form such as The Book of Mormons, the Catholic Catechism, the Islamic Koran, and the list goes on and on.

All scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit through Godly men and isn’t, or can’t be, of any private interpretations (2 Peter 1:20-21). But the private interpretations of the Bible have gone hog wild as the end-times events grow closer and closer. It is mind-boggling to hear some of the Bible interpretations people with wild imaginations come up with. Now don’t email me when you feel my weak attempt at humorous writing is my “Scriptural interpretation!” I realize that crazy uncles, antichrist’s gestapo, and potato salad at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb aren’t in the Holy Word.

I tag some of these misguided folks as “pick & choose Christians” who pick out and delete from memory the verses they don’t like or disagree with and choose what verses of God they agree with. They need to “choose” the final verses and commands by God in the ending of the Bible (Revelation 22:18-19). It is quite clear what God has planned for those who “add to” and/or “take away from” His Words in the Bible.

Bear in mind that our Blessed Holy Trinity is 100% correct in its construction of God’s Law, and you can’t improve on perfect. There is nothing you can add to or take away from The Word that can make it better. All you can do is justify and satisfy some earthly desires. God didn’t overlook anything nor was He ever puzzled or at a loss for words on any subjects; He is infallible.

People who believe abortion is a good thing can come up with many ways to reinterpret “Thy Shalt Not Kill” to fit their preferred lifestyle – everything from climate control to population control to being cruel for bringing unwanted children into an uncaring world.

Homosexuals even invented their own churches and denominations, and even hire gay clergy to satisfy their own satanic lusts under their “gospel message” that God wants everyone to be happy. Let’s see how happy they are in hell?

But I have had people argue with me that the Book of Revelation is the “book” those verses are referring to. They are basically saying you can change anything in the other of the 65 books except Revelation. Then it is pointed out to them what Moses in Old Testament times wrote in Deuteronomy 4:2, after Exodus 20 where he revealed God’s Ten Commandments. And look at what a shambles mankind has made of the Ten Commandments since then?

And Satan and his imps have led way too many people into disregarding Deuteronomy 4:2 and Revelation 22:18-19.

It is good for all of us to revisit Deuteronomy 4 and Revelation 22:18-19 from time to time to make sure we are still on track with the Lord. Satan has a way of slipping it to you quietly and unnoticed. Remember who he is and what he’s trying to do.

And this message needs to be passed on to those who will likely be left behind.

The Dummy, Satan, Is a Fool

Continuing on with the works of Satan to pull Christians away from the true and complete Word of God, let’s look at what he is doing now, as he is regularly at the Throne of God accusing God’s creation of every sin imaginable. Of course, Satan is the father of lies, yet the dummy believes the all-knowing God would actually believe anything that he says.

God created Lucifer as the brightest and most handsome of all the angels. That sure is a bad reflection on the remaining two thirds of the angels who were smart enough not to follow Lucifer. They are in heaven for all of eternity while the bright & beautiful dummy, Satan, and his one-third, renegade, fallen- angels crew have an eternity in hell awaiting them. But they deserve every “minute” of it after what they have put us earthlings through over the last 6,000 or so years.

If Satan is so smart and bright, why is he continuously accusing all of us at the Throne of God? Doesn’t he know God is the all-knowing, omnipotent Creator who knows EVERY thought, word and deed 24/7 of all the 7.4 billion souls presently on this earth? Nothing slips by God. He doesn’t overlook ANYTHING! Satan is just blowing smoke with his crybaby act to no avail. Sort of reminds me of Hillary Clinton?

He does take many forms in order to trick and deceive God’s children. He can appear as an “angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14) when he is really the demon of darkness. He is also the father of ALL lies (John 8:44), but he keeps doing it and getting away with much of it. He is also a roaring lion (1 Peter 5:8) roaming around, seeking whom he can devour. But he has an army of one third of the fallen angels that appear as light, continue the lies and deceptions, and roam about seeking whom they might catch unawares and deceive.

This is just three of Satan’s bag of deceiving tricks to lure God’s creation into a painful, torturous eternity in hell.

We have to keep all of this in mind for our own good, but most importantly, it needs to be passed on to those who might be left behind. They don’t know about these tricks yet. And we don’t want them to find out the hard way.

From The Tribulation to The Millennium

The 7-year tribulation period will be much, much harder to deal with for the left behind than the 1,000-year millennial reign of Christ. Not all of those left behind will survive the entire 7 years. Many will be martyred by antichrist for refusing to reject God, instead of taking the 666 mark of the beast that is a pact guaranteeing their worship of Satan and an eternity in hell.

Decapitation by guillotine will be antichrist’s preferred method against God’s future saints. I believe antichrist will use psychological intimidation, like lining up captured evaders in rows and letting them all watch the decapitations, as gestapo guards taunt those in the very-slow-moving lines. The guards will chuckle and make remarks like “are you ready?” or “you’re next” or “it’s about bye-bye time.” The guards just don’t know that there is eternal LIFE after the guillotine blades drop.

As the individuals draw nearer to the blade, the guards will offer them one last chance to “repent” and take the 666 mark. And I don’t think the antichrist allows them to run through the lines quickly. The slower they go, the more theirfears build up; thus, the more of those left behind will change their minds and submit. Satan is after souls.

So why won’t antichrist just line them up by a wall with a firing squad and shoot them? Because that’s too quick and too humane.

The lucky ones will be those who die in the wilderness of natural causes or from exposure to the elements. Even being killed by a mountain lion or a grizzly bear or falling out of a tall tree and breaking one’s neck is better for them, since they won’t be tempted into taking the 666 mark.

I believe a few will survive the 7 years of hell on earth. Revelation 6:9-17 tells us about the frustrated and impatient martyrs from the tribulation period crying out to the Lord, seeking His judgment on those who cruelly executed them (Revelation 6:9-10). This is followed by a gigantic earthquake which has all the kings, captains, plus the small and great begging for all the earthquake rocks to fall on them to hide them from the Face and Wrath of God to come (Revelation 6:16).

But the left behind who became born again during the tribulation period and are still alive, I pray will be standing there amongst all of this earthly commotion with their arms extended high above their anxious and happy faces, praising the final Coming of the Lord.

Jesus Christ will return to earth on a magnificent white stallion with all of us raptured saints, also on white horses (Revelation 19:11-14). Angels will lock up and seal the antichrist and the false prophet in the bottomless pit for 1,000 years (Revelation 20:3). Those left behind that didn’t take the 666 mark and worshiped Satan will be transported into the one-thousand-year millennial reign of Jesus Christ.

It appears that those left behind who became born again during the tribulation period will get a breather during the millennium, as the Bible tells us it will be quite peaceful and danger-free. Isaiah 11 gives us several examples of how God will have changed things during that time.

The teeth and fangs of animals that were once vicious on earth will be changed, and their inherited instincts to attack other animals and mankind for meat will cease. I wonder if it will be like Noah’s time on the ark when he had all species of animals, foul, reptiles, etc., on board, but they resided for the 40 days peacefully? It appears that they all, or at least most of them, ate hay?

Isaiah 11 also says that the lion will “eat straw” (hay) and that the wolf will lie down with the lamb, the leopard with the kid (young goat), the cow with the bear, the calf with the lion. The suckling child (infant) will play at the hole of the asp (venomous cobra snake), and the weaned child will be at peace with the cockatrice (an ancient serpent hatched by a reptile from a cock’s egg).

The mention of young children in this chapter makes me wonder if they might be our young who died before the age of reason, and the millions of slaughtered unborn from the abortion mills throughout the years?

Reader Feedback

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JACK KING writes with two questions regarding #18.

Will we see Nephilim again before the rapture?

During the millennium era, will careers of today’s world such as lawyers, accountants, dentists, plumbers, etc., become non-existent? What career will we take in that era?

(Dick’s comments): I don’t see anywhere in scripture where Nephilim would appear before Christ’s Church is removed before the rapture. After the rapture might be a different case with Satan, the antichrist and the false prophet (the evil trinity) in charge. They will be able to spread all forms of intense evil everywhere against those left behind. Antichrist will be all-powerful during those times, and he would have power and complete control over everyone; so if he has Nephilim at his disposal, they could become a major force within his gestapo. So the possibility does exist.

As far as trades and occupations are concerned, there again is no mention, but we can learn something from existing scriptures. The millennium is a peaceful place with no presence of the evil trinity. Mankind will still have a sin nature, but the angels and the raptured saints will be the only sin-free occupants.

So what would they need with lawyers, police and jails?

There is no need for accountants, banks and financial institutions in the millennium, as God is quite clear in His feelings in choosing between God and mammon. It is written that the love of money is the root of all evil and that it is harder for a rich man to enter heaven than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle. Read about Lazarus and the rich man. There would be no need for bookkeepers. Everything is provided.

No need for doctors and dentists. If He can raise people from the dead, He can cure a sore throat. The leaves on the tree of life are for healing, plus our Lord is the Great Physician.

As far as plumbers are concerned, again no need. The river of life runs through the kingdom, starting at King David’s throne. It will be the best water you ever drank, and there is plenty for everyone. So God’s plumbing is in perfect working order.

Thanks for the fine selection of thoughtful questions.

Prayer Requests

Prayer requests are welcome. Lengthy prayers may be edited down for space considerations. Unchristian prayers go to file 13. Email to: [email protected].

RHONDA WILLIAMS continues to request prayer for the salvation of her two grown sons (Charles, age 39; and Daniel, age 43).

A “PRAYER KIT” for those who might get left behind and the crazy uncles trying to shine some light in their lives is included in “After the Rapture #14.”

PAULA (United Kingdom) requests prayer for her entire family. Her 25-year-old daughter Rachel is into the new age movement, but recent prayers have evidently caused her to start considering Jesus Christ as her Savior. Also, Paula’s parents (Tony & Georgina) don’t believe in anything, but recent prayers have caused Tony to start considering the Lord. They both need prayer – Tony for encouragement from the Holy Spirit to lead him onward, and Georgina to crack through and see the light and relieve her of her satanic nightmares.

Her remaining family members are her brother, his wife and their son (Vince, Val & James) that believe it is all rubbish. Paula also has a good friend near death with cancer. He has a gay daughter, and they both need prayer.

Paula wants to thank everyone and let them know their prayers are making a difference.

SISTER DEEVENA KUMARI KOYYA (India) wants to express her church’s sincere thanks to all the loving, Christian people who have offered up prayers in their time of need after the brutal, Hindu terrorist attacks and beatings, and the devastating church burning.

In spite of the major setbacks, the Light of the World church continues to function with regular baptisms, along with youth and adult Bible study classes and church services, which are held in a grove of nearby trees or in tents. They still do a full schedule of street ministry and continue to travel to the poor, remote areas to evangelize, establish new churches, plus aid and care for the widows and orphans.

If you can offer any further assistance, contact Sister Deevena at [email protected]

Prayer is needed for Dick’s entire family (USA), none of whom are saved. They are wife Vitz and three grown children (Jet, Mira, Hope) and five grandkids (Taylor, Brette, Carter, Garrett, Tatum), plus in-laws (Chris, Scott, Beth, Colton).

Dick Ainsworth

FOCUS ON JESUS Ministry

PO Box 156

New Franklin, MO 65274

[email protected]

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