The Rapture comes after the Tribulation

We should understand the scriptures on the Rapture and not just believe what we have been taught by others.  Don't just believe what others say to be popular.  Listen to this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jTmZHDb_sP8 

The Blood Red Moon Prophesies!

Do you know that the blood red moon is very significant in prophetic scriptures in the Bible? It's one of the signs before the "Day of the Lord". In Joel and Acts we have 2 scriptures that clearly speak of the moon being turned into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord.

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.
Acts 2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come.

Jesus said that in this world we will always have tribulation. Jesus talked about these in Matthew 24, and the apostle John talks about them in Revelation. Many Christians believe that they will be raptured before all these tribulations. Jesus did not promise to keep us from tribulation, but He said He has overcome the world, and we need to trust in Him. I believe the great tribulation will be a time of testing for the Christians as well, in order to perfect our faith.

Why did Jesus say the following? He said in Matthew 10:34 “ Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.” It is because He knows that there will be those who do not want to follow “His Way” of peace. True peace can only come by recognizing Him as Savior and King, and by praying to God that His Kingdom will come on this earth as it is in Heaven. Only when His Heavenly Kingdom comes to this earth will we have peace on this earth.
We need to pray, “Your Kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” But there are those on the earth who have their own agenda and what to set up their own earthly kingdoms. There are those who want to rule the world! This will lead to war until God comes to establish His Kingdom of peace here on this earth!. If we try and fight on God’s side for Israel or any other country, we will be in danger of dying by the sword. We are to pray for peace, not fight for peace.

In the event that we see much tribulation coming to this world in our generation, we can remember that we can still have the peace that passes understanding, when we submit to Jesus Christ and ask Him to be the Lord of our lives.

There are 2 “moon prophecies” of great significance in the Bible – the blood red moon and the darkened moon. They are both depicted in the Book of Revelation.

The first sign is the blood red moon in the sixth seal. It is accompanied by the sun which is as black as sackcloth and by stars falling to the earth like unripe figs falling from a tree, when shaken by a great wind.

Rev 6:12-14 And I saw when He opened the sixth seal. And behold, a great earthquake occurred. And the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair; and the moon became as blood; 13 and the stars of the heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree being shaken by a great wind casts its unripe figs. 14 And the heaven departed like a scroll being rolled up. And every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

The second sign of the moon is the darkened moon in the judgment of the fourth trumpet. A third of the sun and moon and stars are struck and a third of all light is lost.

Rev 8:12-13 And the fourth angel trumpeted. And the third part of the sun, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars, was struck, that the third part of them might be darkened, and the third part of the day might not appear; and in the same way the night. 13 And I saw, and I heard one angel flying in mid-heaven, saying with a great voice, Woe! Woe! Woe to those dwelling on the earth, from the rest of the voices of the trumpet of the three angels being about to trumpet!

Jesus also spoke of the sun and moon being darkened and the moon not giving it’s light, and the stars from heaven falling, and the powers of heaven shaking.
Mat 24:29-31 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. 30 And then the sign of the Son of Man shall appear in the heavens. And then all the tribes of the earth shall mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of the heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

This sounds like the first sign in Revelation 6:12, except that Jesus did not say there that the moon would be like blood but he said it would not give it’s light. Not giving it’s light could also mean that it is blood red and thus not able to give it’s light. If we compare the other parts of the two verses (Matt. 24:29 and Rev. 6:12) they are the same – darkening of the sun and the stars falling from heaven in an unprecedented way. If we take Rev. 6:12 as the time Jesus spoke about, then the tribulation will come before Rev. 6:12 and Jesus coming in the clouds will come after Rev. 6:12.

Why is this significant for us? For one thing, it shows us that we need to be prepared to go through some tribulation. For another thing it tells us what signs we can look for in the tribulation as described in the seven seals, and seven trumpets. Are you ready?
You should get ready because Jesus warned about it. He also said that the earth would be like the days of Noah when people were not ready and not believing and great destruction came. Before the Lord comes there will be tribulation and great destruction.


In the old testament we also see the signs of the moon appearing in prophecy. Notice what is occurring in these verses.

The sign of the blushing moon in Isaiah
Isa 24:21-23 And it shall be in that day, Jehovah shall punish the army of the high place on high, and on the kings of the land on the land. 22 And they will be gathered, a gathering of prisoners in a dungeon. And they shall be shut up in a prison; and after many days they will be visited. 23 Then the moon shall blush, and the sun shall be ashamed, when Jehovah of Hosts shall reign in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem; and before His elders is His glory.


Notice here also that Jesus shall reign in Mt. Zion and in Jerusalem after the moon blushes it red color. Jesus said he would come in the clouds after the sun is darkened. Are you anxious for Jesus to come again? But first get ready for Jesus to punish the army of the high places on high. Isn’t that frightening! God is an awesome God, and He is just and willing to forgive all who call on His name.  Those who are punished are the people who don't want to even call on His Name.

Look at the signs accompanying the blood red moon in Joel.
Joel 2:28 - 32 And it shall be afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; your old men shall dream dreams; your young men shall see visions. 29 And also I will pour out My Spirit on the slaves and on the slave women in those days. 30 And I will show wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Jehovah. 32 And it shall be, whoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be saved; for salvation shall be in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, as Jehovah has said, and in the remnant whom Jehovah shall call.

God’s Spirit is now being poured out and will be poured out on the earth in mighty ways when the time comes for the tribulation before the moon turns to blood red. These things already started in the Book of ACTS and are a sign of the age of the Holy Spirit's outpouring which is still going on today.  Aren’t you excited about that too? And notice that after the blood red moon sign, salvation shall be in Mt. Zion and in Jerusalem. It seems that salvation will come there first – before anywhere else! The primary focus of God’s plan to bring salvation to the whole earth is that it must start in Zion – that was God’s original plan before the Israelites went into captivity!

Notice what the disciples asked Jesus before He went up to heaven.
Act 1:6 – 8 Then, indeed, these coming together, they asked Him, saying, Lord, do You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? 7 And He said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power, the Holy Spirit coming upon you. And you shall be witnesses to Me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.


The disciples knew that the Kingdom of Israel had to be restored first, and so they asked Jesus when it would be. Later Peter was preaching on the day of Pentecost and he had the revelation from the Holy Spirit and quoted from the Book of Joel. Here we see that Joel  was prophesying of the days ever since the day of Pentecost up until now and until Jesus comes again.

Act 2:17-20 "And it shall be in the last days, says God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. 18 And in those days I will pour out My Spirit upon My slaves and My slave women, and they shall prophesy. 19 And I will give wonders in the heaven above, and miracles on the earth below, blood and fire and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious Day of the Lord. 21 And it shall be that everyone who shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

In other words Joel’s prophecy is being fulfilled right now and we are in a time of the pouring out of God’s Spirit since the days of Pentecost, and we are in the time before the blood red moon when tribulation is being poured out on the earth. We should also not be surprised when the tribulation gets worse towards the end as it does in the Book of Revelation. And we should expect that the pouring out of God’s Spirit will increase but so will deceptions by false prophets. That is why we need to check out everything with God’s Word and not follow after those who are promoting new experiences as the way to experience God’s power and His Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit dwells in us by faith and we can move all mountains by faith (not by experiences.) “All mountains” is everything that is opposed to God’s Word – all these can be cast into the sea – anything that comes against the Word of God and against God’s will can be cast into the sea and we have this authority in the name of Jesus Christ.

What are some of the things to look for in the tribulation before the blood red moon? Read Revelations chapter 6. The third seal talks about an economic crisis – sounds like America almost had one recently. It’s shaping up to a “one world order” very quickly. Get prepared for the economy to go down soon and for a “one world order” to be instituted shortly after. One in four people will die in the fourth seal. In the sixth seal there will be great signs from heaven with a blood red moon and darkened sun. There will be stars falling from heaven and a great earthquake such as we have never seen.

Rev 6:15 -17 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him sitting on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; 17 for the great day of His wrath has come, and who will be able to stand?

By this time we will be praying that Jesus comes very quickly. Jesus said He would come after the darkening of the moon in Matt. 24. So let us not be deceived but be filled with the Spirit until the darkening of the sun and moon.

Look at some more scriptures that seem to describe the second sign of the moon which is described in Rev. 8:12 – the darkening of the sun and moon – the time of the 4th trumpet. This comes before the last 3 trumpets which are called the 3 woes in the Book of Revelation.

O.T. prophesies of the darkening of the sun and the darkening of the moon.

Joel 2:9-11 They shall rush on the city; they shall run on the wall; they shall climb up on the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 10 The earth shall quake before them, the heavens shall shake. The sun and moon shall grow dark, and the stars shall gather in their light. 11 And Jehovah shall give His voice before His army, for His camp is very great. For he who does His Word is strong. For the day of Jehovah is very great and terrifying, and who can endure it?

Before verse 9 we have a mighty army of destruction causing the earth to quake. But then it says the Lord will give His voice before His army and “His camp” is very great. It’s as though the Lord will be leading His own army – but where will they be? Where will “His camp” be? In Mt. Zion?

Joel 3:14-17 Multitudes, multitudes in valley of decision! For the day of Jehovah is near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall gather in their light. 16 And Jehovah roars from Zion, and He gives His voice from Jerusalem. And the heavens and the earth quake. But Jehovah is a refuge for His people and a fortress to the sons of Israel. 17 And you shall know that I am Jehovah your God dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be a holy thing, and aliens shall no more pass through her.

Here it seems that at the time of the sun and moon turning dark, that the Lord will already be ruling in Mt. Zion and He will be a refuge for His people in Zion already.
This is what I believe to be the case. So therefore it seems that the Lord comes for His people in the clouds after the blood red moon (6th seal-Rev. 6:12), and perhaps after the darkening of the moon (4th trumpet in Rev. 8:12) because the Bible indicates that He is in His Holy place with His people during or shortly after the time of the 4th trumpet. If we compare the scriptures in Rev. 8 to those of Joel 3:14-17 and Isaiah 24:21-23. It seems God will be dwelling in Mt. Zion with His people at that time already and will be a fortress to the sons of Israel – to those who claim Zion to be their spiritual home. No aliens will be there – only those who recognize Jesus as their king.

However, the important thing is to be prepared for the tribulation to come and know what to expect. Joel and Peter spoke of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit before all these events take place.  Therefore the most important thing is not to focus on the tribulation to come but to focus on being filled with the Spirit, and then we will be ready for all these disasters to come- blood and fire and vapor of smoke. (Acts 2:19)

Are we being led by God and filled with the Holy Spirit?  If so we will be even be able to survive an economic meltdown that will bring about a one world order.  We will have strong faith, when we are being filled with the Spirit daily.   This is the most important thing. This is what will be tested. Matthew 6:33 says if we put God’s kingdom first, He will supply all our needs. We will be prepared to help the poor and still believe that God will supply our needs when the great and terrible Day of Jehovah comes.

We need the faith of Habakkuk and the firm resolution that when hard times come we will still praise God because He will provide our needs and He will make us walk on high places during those times.

Hab 3:17-19 Though the fig tree shall not blossom, and fruit is not on the vines; the work of the olive fails, and the fields make no food; the flock is cut off from the fold, and no herd is in the stalls, 18 yet I will exult in Jehovah; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. 19 Jehovah the Lord is my might, and He sets my feet like hinds' feet, and He will make me to walk on my high places. To the chief singer, on my stringed instruments.


The Apostle Paul writes in Ephesians, how to be continuously filled with God's Spirit.  Eph 5:18  And do not be drunk with wine, in which is excess, but be filled with the Spirit, 19  speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20  always giving thanks for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21  submitting yourselves to one another in the fear of God.

Conclusion:
Some people think it doesn’t matter what we believe about the end times. They are satisfied to agree to disagree about end time doctrine, because the church is so divided. I believe that the devil has deceived the church so much about the end times that he will have a much greater advantage during the end times than we would like to think possible.

It does matter what you believe, because many Christians will be going though difficult times financially, and won’t understand what is going on. I think many pastors will be confused and not know what to teach from the Bible or where to find the answers during these difficult times. That is because they thought it really didn’t matter what they believed about the end times. But they will soon find out that it does matter what you believe, because the Bible warns about these things but they didn’t heed them. Many who got caught up in materialism and the prosperity doctrine will learn some painful lessons at this time.

Luke 21:36 Then be watchful at every time, begging that you be counted worthy to escape all these things, the things being about to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.


For non-believers: God loves you and wants your attention. He wants your life to be lived for Him. All that you have to do is to believe that God, the creator of the universe, sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to this earth to die for your sins and to give you eternal life! (John 3:16) And then give your life to the One Lord Jesus Christ,  to be your Lord, who knows everything about you. He knows what you need before you ask, and He wants to give you the best. If you are going your own way, that is not the way to eternal life. I suggest you read the book of Matthew and John in the Bible. Then read the Book of Acts! (You can read these online at Bible Gateway). Jesus sent the Holy Spirit as spoken of in Acts chapters 1 - 2, and the Holy Spirit is the One who convicts us, comforts us and guides us. I am asking the Holy Spirit to illuminate your understanding on how you can become a child of God and be filled with His Holy Spirit, and to have the knowledge of what great things He has in store for you!

Do you want to be on God's side?

I am including some of my photos of the tsunami in Thailand, Dec. 26th, 2004,to show you more of what is to come according to Bible prophecy! The Lord seems to have spared His people. I don't know of any Christians in Thailand that lost their lives. I was on another island in the Gulf of Siam when I saw the news, and had a chance to travel with a team of about 12 to do volunteer work in the aftermath, 10 days following the tsunami.

Prophecy in the Body of Christ should always be consistent with biblical prophecy. I trust these articles are a balance of the two, and will help you to consider how you can get ready for the tribulation that is coming on this earth, that is prophesied in the Bible, and is being revealed by the Holy Spirit to men and women today, through dreams and visions and even angelic appearances, as well as through the Holy Bible.

Why I want you to be on God’s side! Part I

1. There will be great economic problems on this earth. (Joel 1, Rev. 6:5,6)
However, if you trust in God, He will provide all your needs. (Matt. 6:33)

2. There will be famine – 25 % of all people will die.

Rev 6:8 And I saw, and behold, a pale green horse, and the name of the one sitting on it. Hades followed after him. And authority was given to them to kill over the fourth of the earth with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

But the good news is that God will provide for His people. Psa 33:18 Behold the eye of Jehovah (God) is to those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy; 19 to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

3. There will be great signs in the sky and on the earth and everyone will be afraid, even all the kings of the earth.

Rev 6:12 And I saw when He opened the sixth seal. And behold, a great earthquake occurred. And the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair; and the moon became as blood; 13 and the stars of the heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree being shaken by a great wind casts its unripe figs. 14 And the heaven departed like a scroll being rolled up. And every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great ones, and the rich ones, and the commanders, and the powerful ones, and every slave, and every freeman hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains. 16 And "they said to the mountains" and to the rocks, "Fall on us," and hide us from the face of the One sitting on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. 17 because the great day of His wrath has come; and who is able to stand? When you see stars falling like fig trees get ready for a great earthquake and make sure you are in a safe place.

Great news for God's people – After this the saints (believers in Christ Jesus) will be sealed (protected) in Rev. 7. Some people believe this is only the Jews, but I believe the 144,000 could  represent an indefinite number of saints from both the old and new testament (12 tribes x 12 apostles to the thousands = 144,000 = could represent an indefinite number of saints from the old and new testament era..

4. 33 percent of the earth will be burned up and 33 per cent of the waters turned to blood. The sun and moon will be 33 percent darker.

Rev 8:7 And the first angel trumpeted. And hail and fire mixed with blood occurred. And it was cast onto the earth; and the third part of the trees was burned down; and all green grass was burned down. 8 And the second angel trumpeted. And as a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. And the third part of the sea became blood; 9 and the third part of the creatures having souls died in the sea; and the third part of the ships was destroyed. 10 And the third angel trumpeted. And a great burning star, like a lamp, fell out of the heaven. And it fell onto the third part of the rivers, and onto the springs of waters. 12 And the fourth angel trumpeted. And the third part of the sun, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars, was struck, that the third part of them might be darkened, and the third part of the day might not appear; and in the same way the night.

5. Locusts that sting like scorpions will come out of a bottomless pit and torture all those who are not protected by God for 5 months. People will seek death and not find it. (Revelation 9:1-11)

Good news for God's people - But rejoice if you are one of the 144,000, because you will be sealed and protected.

6. An army of 200 million comes (Rev. 9:16) and a third of mankind is killed by fire, smoke and brimstone (sounds like a nuclear war.)

7. A demon (beast) comes out of the sea, having 10 horns and seven heads. (Rev. 13:1-6). The whole earth is amazed at a miracle that takes place (a fatal wound is healed) and they follow the beast. He has authority to act for 42 months. He blasphemes God. He makes war with the saints, and authority is given him over all nations.

All those who are on earth will worship him, except those whose names are written in the Book of the Lamb, Jesus Christ. (Rev. 13:7-8)

Then another beast comes out of the earth – he has 2 horns like a lamb and speaks like a dragon. He makes everyone worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. (Rev. 13:11-13). He performs great miracles in order to deceive those on the earth. He tells everyone to make an image of the first beast and worship him. He even gives breath to this image to make it speak and to cause those who don’t worship the image to be killed. (Rev. 13:14-16). All people will be given a mark (microchip) on their forehead or their right hand, and they cannot buy or sell without this mark. The number of the beast is 666. (Rev. 13:17-18)

Good News for God's people - God’s people will escape to Mt. Zion, which could be both in heaven and in earth. (Rev. 14:1).  This is probably also the time when Jesus comes in the clouds (Matt. 24:29-31) and also descends on the Mount of Olives. (Zechariah 14:4)

8. Babylon – the beast’s kingdom will be called Babylon and those who don’t escape to Mt. Zion (Isaiah 66:19,20) will continue to live in Babylon. The beast will be given authority for 42 months before the Battle of Armageddon.

9. There are seven more judgments now directed against the Beast of the Sea and the Earth (False Prophet) and their followers in the Kingdom of Babylon.

Bowl 1- grievous sores
Bowl 2 – all sea becomes blood – all life dies.
Bowl 3 – all rivers and fountains become blood
Bowl 4 – the sun burns men with heat – they blaspheme God.
Bowl 5 – throne of beast darkened – great pain
Bowl 6 - River Euphrates dries up – Kings from east prepare - 3 unclean spirits come out of the mouth of the dragon and the beast and the false prophet to prepare all nations to battle.
Bowl 7 – Babylon, the kingdom of the beast, is destroyed. Rev 16:19-21 And the great city came to be into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the anger of His wrath. And every island fled away, and mountains were not found. And a great hail, as the size of a talent, came down out of the heaven on men. And men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague of it was exceedingly great.

10. Battle of Armageddon – Jesus comes to rule with a rod of iron (Rev.19:11) There will be no rebellion. Rev. 19:20 – beast and false prophet thrown into lake of fire and brimstone. There will be one thousand years of peace and Jesus will rule the earth from Jerusalem. Satan is bound
for 1,000 years. (Rev. 20:2-5)

Great news for God’s people - All nations will go up to worship Jesus at Jerusalem. The animals will live in peace with man. There will be no wars.

Isa 11:6 And the wolf shall live with the lamb; and the leopard shall lie with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little boy shall lead them. 7 The cow and the bear shall feed, their young shall lie together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 And the infant shall play on the hole of the asp; yea, the weaned child shall put his hand on the viper's den. 9 They shall not do evil, nor destroy in all My holy mountain. For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.

Isa 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed as one; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And dust is the food of the snake. They shall not do evil nor destroy in all My holy mountain, says Jehovah.

11. At the end of 1,000 years, Satan is released from the bottomless pit. He goes out to deceive the nations one more time. He brings them to the Battle of Gog and Magog. God sends fire from heaven and destroys this army. Satan is thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone with the beast and the false prophet, and they are tormented forever and ever. (Rev. 20:7-10)

12. Day of Judgment – Rev. 20:11-15 Those who don’t know God and believe in His Son Jesus Christ, will be cast into everlasting darkness.

Great news for God’s people - A new heaven and a new earth – Rev. 21,22 – eternal life in heaven for those whose names are written in the Book of Life. There will be streets of gold, crystal streams, no more death or sickness.

Dr. Samuel Doctorian's revelation from "The Five Angels of the Continents"

I personally do not know Dr. Samuel Doctorian, but I am putting this on my blog since it is similar to what I have found the Book of Revelation to be saying.

You may also want to read Revelation chapter 6, which seems to be the beginning of the great tribulation as foretold by Jesus in Matthew 24:21-31. You will notice a great earthquake at the end of chapter 6, that causes kings to hide in caves and call out for the rocks to fall on them and hide them from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.

By the way you can also find the Bible online. Search "Blue letter Bible" And then do a search for "Revelation chapter 6" and you will get many versions to choose from.

http://www.americaslastdays.com/angelwarn.htm

The Five Angels of the Continents

Dr. Samuel Doctorian August 16,1998
Received on the Isle of Patmos

This message was transcribed by Ruthanne Garlock from a tape we received in Singapore on August 30th, 1998 from Wee Tiong How. He had just returned from the Isle of Patmos where he attended a prayer retreat with a small group of Singaporeans, and where Samuel Doctorian related this experience to them. We do not personally know Dr. Doctorian (a naturalized American), but his ministry is well spoken of by many of our friends in Singapore.

"I was here alone in a house on the Isle of Patmos for several weeks to pray and seek the Lord. I found a little chapel - St. Nicolas's Chapel - where no one ever goes. I went there and poured out my heart before God. I found a rock on the side of a hill where I would go to sit and pray - meditation and reading the Bible. I ate very little during those days. Several times I went to the cave of John where he saw the great Revelation.

While meditating for one month in this solitary place, I thought, "I wonder if the Lord will ever send a tenth angel?" I'd seen angels nine times before - in England, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in Amman, Jordan, in Jerusalem, and angel that delivered a woman from being hanged in upper Egypt; I saw the ninth angel in Beirut in the midst of war. The angel physically awakened me at 3:00 in the morning and told me to get out of the country immediately. I am grateful to the Lord until today - I don't know what might have happened to me if the angel had not come. Heaven will tell that one-day. So I wondered whether I would see an angel for the tenth time. There were times when I was praying when I felt such presence I asked, "Lord, I wonder if an angel is coming now? " But it was not so. One night I even dreamt about an angel. He told me to fly in my dream and I did - but that was only a dream. I wanted to see a real angel, as I had seen nine times before.

On June 20 at 3:50am, here in Patmos suddenly my room was full of light, and there are no lights around here. It is a house all by itself at the end of the road near a monastery. Lo and behold, when I was wide-awake - I saw five beautiful angels. I saw their faces -perfect and human-like, but full of light. I saw their eyes, their hair, their hands.

On my right side were two angels, and when I looked to the left I saw three other angels with wings. They had beautiful white robes falling to the floor - something I can't describe with human words. I wondered why five angels had come, but I was trembling and shaking. I wanted to cry, but I could not. Just before I saw these angels in the Spirit. I had seen myself in a great meeting of multitudes, and I was preaching in English. An interpreter was on my left with dark hair and a gray suit, but I can't remember what language he was speaking. I was prophesying this message: "My church, you preach love, you teach love, but you need to practice love - to show love. There is need of unity in my body. There are many divisions among you. My spirit will not move and work where there is no unity. There is carnality in my church; too much uncleanness in my church. I desire and I want a holy people. I died to made you holy." While I was prophesying in the spirit I was trembling. My eyes opened and I was looking at the great multitude. And suddenly, in the midst of the prophecy, these mighty angels appeared. I went back from the pulpit and thought I was going to fall down. I am now wide-awake, but this is all happening in the spirit. Some power helped me not to fall down and I wondered what was happening. Then suddenly the first angel on my right side said," We are five angels from the five continents. We are here to give you messages from the five continents of the world." The moment I heard that, I also heard the multitude crying out, "Ohhh, Ohhh, Ohhh"; I believe that multitude saw the angels also. Somehow the Lord showed me that in the days to come, in many parts of the world, God is going to reveal Himself through ministering angels. It's going to happen publicly; it's going to happen in churches - thousands of people seeing angels at the same time. They will be ministering to the Body in these last days. Then came this message from the angels:" What you see and hear, tell it to the nations." So it's not something to keep to myself. Whether they accept it or don't accept it, I have to tell it to the nations.

FIRST ANGEL:
The first angel said:" I have a message for all of Asia." When he said that, in a spilt few seconds, I could see all of China, India, the Asian countries like Vietnam, Laos - I've never been to those countries. I saw the Philippines, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. And then the angel showed me all of Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya and down to Australia and New Zealand.

"I am the angel of Asia," he said. And in his hand I saw a tremendous trumpet that he is going to blow all over Asia. Whatever the angel said, it's going to happen with the trumpet of the Lord all over Asia. Millions are going to hear the mighty voice of the Lord. Then the angel said, "There shall be disaster, starvation - many will die from hunger. Strong winds will be looked like has never happened before. A great part shall be shaken and destroyed. Earthquakes will take place all over Asia and the sea will cover the earth.

I saw this on June 20. Today is August 16. A few weeks ago I heard the news of villages completely wiped out and washed into the sea in Papua New Guinea. Thousand of lives in great jeopardy. That happened a few weeks ago, and the angel told me it is going to happen all over Asia. "The earth will fall into the sea," I heard the angel say," part of Australia will be shaken. Australia will be divided, and a great part will go under the ocean. "This was frightening - I wondered whether I was hearing right. But the angel said," Millions will die in China and in India. Nation will be against nation, brother against brother. Asians will fight each other. Nuclear weapons shall be used, killing millions." Twice I heard the words, " Catastrophic! Catastrophic!" then the angel said, "Financial crisis will come to Asia. I will shake the world."

I was trembling while the angel was speaking. Then he looked at me and smiled and said," There shall be the greatest spiritual awakening - bondage will be broken. Barriers will be removed. And all over Asia - China - India - people will turn to Christ. In Australia there shall be tremendous revival." I heard the angel of Asia say, " It is the last harvest." Then as if the Lord were speaking, he said," I shall prepare My church for the return of Christ." I was happy with such good news after the message of judgment. All the time the five angels were in my room I could feel their presence - it was tremendous.

SECOND ANGEL:
Then I saw that the second angel had a sickle in his hand, such as is used in harvesting. The second angel said," Harvest time has come in Israel and the countries all the way to Iran." I saw those countries in a few split seconds. "All of Turkey and those [inaudible;] countries that have refused me and refused my message of love shall hate each other and kill one another." I saw the angel raise the sickle and come down on all the Middle East countries. I saw Iran, Persia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, all of Georgia - Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, all of Asia Minor - full of blood. I saw blood all over these countries. And I saw fire; Nuclear weapons used in many of those countries. Smoke rising from everywhere. Sudden destruction - men destroying one another. I heard these words, " Israel, Oh Israel, the great judgment has come." The angel said, "The chosen, the church, the remnant, shall be purified. The Spirit of God shall prepare the children of God." I saw fires rising to heaven. The angel said," This is the final judgment. My church shall be purified, protected and ready for the final day. Men will die from thirst. Water shall be scarce all over the Middle East. Rivers shall dry up, and men will fight for water in those countries." The angel showed me that the United Nations shall be broken in pieces because of the crisis in the Middle East. There shall be no more United Nations. The angel with the sickle shall reap the harvest.

THIRD ANGEL:
Then one of the angels with wings showed me Europe from one end to the other - from the north all the way down to Spain and Portugal. In his hand he had a scale of measurement. I saw him fly over Europe, and I heard the words, " I am grieved. I am grieved. Unrighteousness, uncleanness, ungodliness - all over Europe. The sin has risen to heaven. The Holy Spirit is grieved." I saw the rivers of Europe flooding and covering millions of houses. Millions drown. After seeing this, I read the news a few weeks ago. Czechoslovakia had the worst flooding ever. I also heard that the big river in China is in tremendous danger of thousands of houses being destroyed in flooding. I didn't know all this news until after I had seen the vision and heard what the angels told me.

Suddenly I heard earthquakes all over Europe. " Countries that have had no earthquakes shall be shaken," said the angel. And suddenly, in my spirit, I saw the Eiffel Tower in Paris crumbling falling down. A great part of Germany destroyed. The great city of London - destruction everywhere. I saw floods all over Scandinavia. I looked to the south and saw Spain and Portugal passing through hunger and great destruction.

Many will die from hunger all over Spain and Portugal. I was disturbed by all this news, and I said," Lord, what about your children?" The angel said," I shall prepare them. They shall be looking for the appearing of the Lord. Many will cry to me in those days and I will save them. I shall perform mighty miracles for them and show them My power." So in the midst of great destruction, there will be the grace of God in those countries. I was happy that God has His protection over His children.

FOURTH ANGEL:
Now we go to Africa. I saw the fourth angel with wings fly over Africa, and I could see from Cape town in the south all the way to the north of Cairo - I saw all the countries there, more than fifty of them. The angel of Africa had a sword in his hand - a tremendous, sharp sword. Suddenly I heard him say, " Innocent blood has been shed. Divisions amongst the people generations far from the Lord - they have killed one another, thousands of people. I have seen my faithful children in Africa, and I shall reward all the faithful in the continent of Africa. I shall bless them abundantly. I shall control the weather - scorching and burning of the sun in some parts. Great rivers shall dry up, and millions will die from starvation. In other parts, flooding. Foundations shall be shaken. My sword shall judge the unrighteous and the bloodthirsty. So many earthquakes shall happen that rivers shall flow different directions in the continent, flooding many villages." I saw great pieces falling from the sky over different parts of Africa " There shall be trembling of the earth like has not been seen since the creation. None shall escape the sword of the Lord." I saw the River Nile drying up. It is the god of Egypt. Fishes dead and stinking all over Egypt. A great part of the middle of Africa will be covered with water - millions dying. "Lord," I said, "It is all bad news. All destruction. Any good news?" The Lord said, "The final day has come. Judgment day is here. My love has been refused now, and the end has come." I was shaking and trembling. I thought I cannot bear it.

FIFTH ANGEL:
Then I saw the last angel flying over North and South America - all the way from the North Pole down to Argentina. >From the east of the U.S.A. to California. I saw in his hand a bowl. The angel said he would pour out over these countries the judgments that were in the bowl. Then I heard the angel say, "No justice anymore. No righteousness. No holiness. Idolatry. Materialism. Drunkenness. Bondage of sin. Shedding of innocent blood - millions of babies being killed before they are born. Families are broken. An adulterous generation. Sodom and Gomorrah is here. The days of Noah are here. False preachers. False prophets. Refusing of my love. Many of them have the imitation of religion, but denying the real power.

When I heard all that, I begged the angel, "Can you not wait for a little while? Don't pour it. Give a chance for repentance." The angel said, "Many times God has spared and has spoken, but they have not listened. His patience has come to an end. Beware, the time has come. They have loved money and pleasure more than they have loved Me." As the angel began to pour from the bowl in his hand, I saw tremendous icebergs melting. When that happened I saw floods all over Canada and North America -all the rivers flood; destruction everywhere. I heard the world market collapsing with mighty earthquakes, and New York skyscrapers were tumbling - millions dying.I saw ships in the ocean sinking. I heard explosions all over the north country. I saw the angel pouring over Mexico and two oceans joining together- the Atlantic and the Pacific. A great part of north Brazil covered with water, the Amazon River turning into a great sea. Forests destroyed and flooded. Major cities in Brazil destroyed; earthquakes in many places. As the angel poured, great destruction took place in Chile and Argentina as never before. The whole world was shaking. Then I heard the angel say," This will happen in a very short time." I said, "Can't you postpone? Don't pour these things out all over the globe." And suddenly I saw the five angels standing around the globe lifting up their hands and their wings towards heaven and saying, "All glory to the Lord of heaven and earth. Now the time has come and He will glorify His Son. The earth shall be burned and destroyed. All things shall pass away. The new Heaven and New Earth shall come. God shall destroy the works of the devil forever. I shall show My power - how I will protect My children in the midst of all this destruction.

Be ready for that day, for the Lord has come.

My room was full of light from the brightness of the angels. Then suddenly they ascended up to heaven. As I looked up I saw the angels go in five directions. I know they already have started their duties. For more than an hour I could not move. I was wide-awake, trembling from time to time. I said, " Lord, shall I leave Patmos now?" He said, "No, I brought you here for a purpose." I said," The message from the angels all over the world is not good news. It is judgment, punishment, destruction, devastation. What will people say about me? I've always been a preacher of love, peace and good news." The angel said," It is our message. You are the instrument, the channel. What a privilege that God has chosen you to give this message to the nations. "I said," Lord, Thy will be done." To God be the glory.

Scripture Reference: 1 Thess 4:13-18; 5:1-11; Hebrews 12:22-29; 2 Peter 3:1-13

The Day of the Lord

“The day of the LORD is coming, For it is at hand: a day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong, the like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations.” Joel 2:1,2

The next age or “day” after the tribulation and after Jesus coming in the clouds (Matthew 24:29-31) will be called the “Day of the Lord”, as referred to by the old testament prophets.
In the Book of Joel, you will observe a definite order of events before the Day of the Lord, and telling us what the Day of the Lord will be like. Joel 1:15 announces “Alas for the day! For the Day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as destruction from the Almighty.” But why does the Lord want to destroy? You will find the answer clearly in Isaiah 13, right after the announcement of the “darkening of the sun”, and after the announcement of a large army coming. We read in Isaiah 13:11, “I will punish the world for it’s evil, and the wicked for their iniquity.”

In Joel chapter 1, we have a picture of what the tribulation will be like before the coming of Jesus in the clouds. It’s a vivid picture of how the animals and the land will be suffering from lack of food and lack of water, due to some economic crisis. Will not people suffer from hunger too? The people are told to call a fast for the "Day of the Lord" is near. (vs.15). The Day of the Lord will be a day of destruction from the Almighty. (vs. 16) But before the Day of the Lord, when Christ comes in the clouds, there will be a famine - food will be cut off (vs. 16). The storehouses will be desolate, the beasts will groan, the cattle will wander aimlessly. (vs. 17-18). Fire will devour the pastures and the water brooks will be dried up. (vs. 19-20).

Then in Joel 2:1 we read, “Blow the trumpet in Zion and sound an alarm in my holy mountain!” We are to warn the church! Here, he is saying “Warn the believers so they won't have to go through the day of the Lord!” This is what we must do now! It seems to me that the Lord has already given us 3 world-wide warnings recently with the towers in New York, the tsunami in Indonesia, and the hurricane and flooding in New Orleans.

Following Joel’s warning that the Day of the Lord is near, he then gives us some signs of what it will look like as it approaches. It’s the verses that I wrote at the top of this page. (Joel 2:2a) In verse 2 we read that there will be dark and thick clouds everywhere over the mountains. It seems to me that it will be a literal time of physical cloudiness and gloominess worldwide, but it could also mean an overall gloominess in the economic and moral condition of the world. You can read the rest of it yourself. It seems that Joel is saying, ‘When you see this happen, get ready, the day of the Lord in all it’s terribleness is coming very soon. The ominous dark clouds will be one clue, but there is also another. The next verse says, “A people come great and strong, the like of whom has never been.”(Joel 2:2b). Isaiah 13, Joel 2, and Revelation 9 all talk about this army. Revelation 9:16 numbers them as 200 million. We must take the numbers to be literal, but not exact to the man. Woe to those that are in their path. Read the terrifying description of this army. “Like a noise of chariots over the mountains they leap, etc.” It seems they will be airborne. They also have a massive land army. It’s terrifying. “They climb into the houses. They enter at the windows like a thief.” (2:9) So the 2nd warning to us from God, of the Day of the Lord, will be when we hear of the rumblings of this army, as the dark clouds are gathering.

After Joel mentions the “ominous clouds” and the “horrendous army” he talks about the earthquakes, very possibly causing tsunamis worldwide. (2:10) I’m afraid that people who don’t desire to understand scriptural prophesy, and don’t heed the signs, will not be able to escape the terrible floods and tsunamis that will engulf the coastlands worldwide. There may be Christians on this earth who are left behind after the rapture. I'm afraid that they may become very discouraged. But God is warning them to recognize the signs, repent and fast and be ready.

In Zechariah 14, the Lord is speaking of the same time. In verse 2 we read, “For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem.” By using our logic, we can gather that this is the same army, as in Joel and in Revelation chapter 9. In Revelation 9:18, we read that 1/3 of mankind are killed at this time. I believe that it is the same army in Revelation as in Joel 2, Isaiah 13, and Zechariah 14.

Zechariah 14 tells us that when the heavens are shaken, we will see that Jerusalem will be taken and the houses will be rifled and the women will be ravished. Half the city will then go into captivity. (vs. 2) Then the Lord will go and fight for Jerusalem against all those nations. Woe to those unbelievers in Jerusalem! However, verse 2b says that there will be a remnant in the city, who are not cut off. It seems that the remnant are the true believers, both Jews and Gentiles, who are still in the city at that time, and that they will be protected by God.

However, the Lord is now sounding the alarm, to repent so we won't miss out on Christ's coming in the clouds and so we won't be destroyed on the "Day of the Lord". but we may still have to go through this tribulation of Joel chapter 1 and 2. It is a warning from God to get ready. It' s a warning to the church. After the ominous clouds, when the sun and moon darken, and the heavens shake, the nations will probably lose all electricity, all telephones, and all internet and cell phone communication. Airports could be closed. The supermarkets and banks will likely be closed in many areas. There will possibly be robbing and looting, due to lack of food. (I am just imagining what could and probably will happen, and even worse.) Moreover, it seems that radar-guided missiles may not be operational. Oil wells could be on fire. Most transportation could come to an end. The Day of the Lord is coming! The Tribulation will come to th echurch as a warning! The Sword from Heaven will judge! Are you ready church?

“Get Ready! Sound the Trumpet! Warn the Saints! The Day of the Lord is Coming!”

What does the Lord want us to do? Read what Joel says that we should do to help alleviate this great disaster in Joel 2:15-19. That’s very important for pastors, elders, and ministers to heed. That’s what we need to do now! (fasting and weeping). This can bring repentance to the church but cannot stop God’s judgments on all the abominations on this earth.

I wish that the church could really repent, and come together for a great revival! Will it take a great tribulation to bring that about? If we really understood the signs of Jesus Coming, perhaps we could prepare now. In Joel 2:17, we read what we need to do. “17 Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar; Let them say, "Spare Your people, O LORD, And do not give Your heritage to reproach, That the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’18 Then the LORD will be zealous for His land, and pity His people. 19 The LORD will answer and say to His people, "Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil, and you will be satisfied by them; I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations.20 But I will remove far from you the northern army, and will drive him away into a barren and desolate land, with his face toward the eastern sea and his back toward the western sea."

In verse 17, God is calling the priests or pastors to weep and pray, so that the nations wouldn’t rule over us. If we do this, the Lord will send us grain and new wine and oil. Perhaps it will come as a miracle as it did to the widow at Zarephath through Elijah.

Verse 20 says the northern army will be removed as a result of penitent prayer. But what if the church is not warned and does not repent? May we be found ready and in prayer as a church and as individuals. The Lord is giving us warning as never before to get us ready for the "Day of the Lord". He is giving dreams and visions just as He said he would in the book of Joel.