Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

Even for this purpose I have raised thee up (part 2)

Romans 9:17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

Pharaoh has come to mean "ruler", so you can see this in God saying that He has raised him up. But the literal definition is "Great house". Some of these pastors become "great houses" where the son is also a pastor and maybe the Pastor is the son or grandson of a pastor. Think of the Billy Graham ministry that is now being run by Franklin Graham. There are many, many more examples and we always love to see a man whose kids follow the lord, especially to the third generation. We also know that Pastors are supposed to lead well their children. So do not in any way infer there is anything wrong with a Pastor because he is descended from a men of faith. However, just know that Pharaoh means great house. I once heard that many, if not all the presidents in the US are related, though some are distant relatives. All these kings are heads of "great houses".

2 Timothy 4:3. For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear what they want to hear.

This is a key. If you go to a book store and you go to the Christian book section, look at the titles of the books. That is what people want to hear. You will see they have "multiplied teachers". The titles seem good, they are about encouragement, forgiveness, transformation, and the Lord's protection. They are borderline self help books. In fact they are often simply repackaged self help books. What you are missing is sanctification, that is separation from the world. Cutting off the flesh. Living the life of the altar and the tent. It is as though every book is written to those who are still in Egypt rather than to those who have left Egypt and have crossed the red sea and are now living in the wilderness on manna and the rock that is following them. This makes sense, a "best seller" is going to appeal to a wide audience, to those who are on the broad way that leads to destruction. The best of these books are like signs indicating how to take the off ramp. But none of these books are like a guide leading you on the narrow way that leads to life. You can definitely find those books if you look (seek and you shall find) but not on the best sellers list.

Matthew 7:15 “Be on your guard against false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves.

What is a wolf interested in? He wants to eat the sheep. That is the goal. So then how does a "false prophet" eat the sheep? Sure, this is spiritual, but if we look at practical examples it will help us understand. During the mortgage meltdown they "ate the sheep" by getting them to buy houses and for five years to pay the mortgage, lets say $2,000 a month for five years, that is $120k and then they pull the rug out on on you by doubling the mortgage, you can't afford it, they foreclose and they get the house back and get to keep the 120k. How were they able to "fleece the sheep"? Well the sheep didn't understand the contract they were signing. Before they can fleece you they have to convince you to sign a contract that you don't understand. Why would you do that? Because you think they are your friend, they want to help you, etc. This is how Satan operates, get you to agree legally for him to have a contract with you. If you commit sin, any sin, that is one way in which you have agreed for sin to rule over you and enslave you. This is why they turn the grace of God into sensuality. Anyone who goes along with that will be enslaved again by sin.

Matthew 24:11 Many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

This is an end time prophecy. So look around, there should be many false prophets that are deceiving many. Look at the big mega churches with ten thousand members or more. Listen to the sermons. Do they expound the Bible or do they sound like a self help guru repackaged as a sermon? Look at the music they call "Christian music". If you look at the lyrics would you know it was about Jesus Christ? Look at a hymnal, most of those hymns are crystal clear they are about Jesus Christ. Wherever money is involved you will attract false prophets. Think of them as "bank robbers". Why do they rob banks? Because that is where the money is.

Even for this purpose I have raised thee up (part 3)

Romans 9:17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

Matthew 16:11 Why is it you don’t understand that when I told you, ‘Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees,’ it wasn’t about bread?” 12. Then they understood that he had not told them to beware of the leaven in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Why didn't they understand? It is because they do not realize that everything we see is a shadow of the spiritual reality. We need to eat bread, but what we really need is the word of God. That is what truly feeds our spirit and soul. This will open our eyes, the blood of Jesus, simply look at all the things that our blood does for the body and then you will know what Jesus blood does for you.

It is easy to see that God raising up Pharaoh refers to the elites, to the rulers of this age. But, here the emphasis is not so much on Pastors, but on those who define doctrine. Have you ever noticed how everyone wants to label you, are you a dispensationalist? Are you pre-trib, post trib or mid trib? Are you Once Saved Always Saved? Are you a Lutheran or a Calvinist? Etc. I never understood that. I believe in the bible. I know that there is much I don't know. But I don't care if the Bible contradicts some pet doctrine. I also don't care if my understanding is wrong, let the Bible adjust me and I'll change my understanding. Some people like to define the gospel as a few verses in 1 Corinthians. To me the gospel is the entire New Testament.

So then why do we care what some Pharisee or Sadducee teaches? In reality we don't. They teach us about the Bible but soon they have come up with their own doctrinal interpretation, next thing you know we are calling it "Darbyism" or "Calvinism" or whatever. But once it is their teaching it is no longer the Bible's teaching. I want all my doctrines to be biblically based. Are you a pre tribulationist? Well, I believe we should pray that we would be found worthy to escape the wrath that is coming. Are you a mid tribulationist? Well, I believe if you are faced with being required to worship the Antichrist and take the mark of the beast in order to buy or sell that you would be better off rejecting that offer, proclaiming that Jesus Christ is Lord and having your head chopped off. Are you a post tribulationist? Well I believe that at the end of tribulation Jesus will come in glory, step down on the Mount of Olives, it will split in half and a third of the Jews will flee through that gap. Are you OSAS? I believe that no one can snatch us out of the hands of the Lord Jesus. Are you a dispensationalist? I believe the church age is called "the times of the Gentiles".

Luke 11:37 As he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him. So he went in and reclined at the table. 52. “Woe to you experts in the law! You have taken away the key to knowledge. You didn’t go in yourselves, and you hindered those who were trying to go in.”

I spent twenty years studying the Bible under a group that taught according to Watchman Nee and J.N. Darby. There is a lot of benefit to that training. You learn how to read the Bible and interpret the Bible. That said, my understanding has changed significantly. That doesn't mean that J.N. Darby and Watchman Nee were bad teachers, it means that we see through a glass darkly and as current events unfold the prophecies our understanding changes. Both Darby and Nee taught before Israel became a nation again. They taught before we had computers. Before we had atomic bombs. Watchman Nee was arrested in 1952, so technically that was after the bomb and after Israel was reformed. However all of his major works were published before 1945 or were based on messages given before 1945.

But what I have noticed is they use the teachings of these various teachers to hinder those who are trying to study the word of God. Instead of saying this contradicts the Bible they'll say it contradicts Nee or Darby and therefore you need to stop. That is not a valid reason, however, it is a standard reason in denominations. If you contradict their official teachings you will be excommunicated. However, if you contradict the Bible there are many denominations who openly do that. The very act of being "denominated" does that.

Matthew 15:8 This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

This is what makes it hard, don't look at what they say, look at what they do. They will say great things about Jesus being the good shepherd and laying His life down for the sheep. But where were they during the mortgage meltdown and where were they when people were fired because they didn't want to take an experimental vaccine?

Matthew 15:9 They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines human commands.”

We need to discern between human commands and Jesus' commands. Did Jesus ever tell us to not teach about the rapture? No. Did Jesus ever teach us to ignore the prophets? No. Did Jesus tell us to not talk about sin and hell? No.

A Day of Terror & Vengeance For Babylon 7-1-25@8:57 AM

Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Those who teach that this is a "works gospel" are ignorant. Jesus' blood washing us from our sins is according to the Law. It is a sin offering a trespass offering and a Peace offering. For us to receive Jesus atoning sacrifice is to keep God's commandments. To be baptized is also to keep His commandments. He is the one that told us to come out from among their midst and be clean and touch no unclean thing, that is also His commandment. To love one another is His commandment. To forgive even as you have been forgiven is also one of His commandments.

Jesus death on the cross is not some shortcut to heaven, it fulfilled the law, He died according to the law as the Passover lamb of God. Jesus is the incarnated word of God, that includes these verses in Ecclesiastes.

It's Within The Quarter, Not Outside Dream 7-1-25@7:01 AM Shared 7-2-25

I did a search on "bible references on the rapture". I looked through 24 pages of results on google, this site did not show up. On DuckDuckGo it was on the third page. My question was how did the 24,000 new visitors to this blog in the last 11 days find it? Certainly not by doing a search. I think it must be word of mouth, and so that should be encouraging to us and also instructive to believers.

Why I don't cover certain doctrines

Whenever someone hears I have a blog about the rapture the first question is "pre tribulation, mid trib or post trib?" This is a subject I don't directly address even though I think I have thoroughly covered it if you actually read the posts. One of the major things I have learned from the Bible is that every believer is responsible to have their faith resting directly on the revelation of Jesus Christ, that is the rock on which we are to build our house of faith.

1 John 4:1 - Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

We have been told that there are many false prophets. I am not trying to sell anyone on any doctrine, rather my goal is that anyone who reads as much as one post on this blog will get the Bible. The Bible is the sure word of prophecy.

Hebrews 5:14 - But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

Not everyone is ready for solid food. Many of these doctrines are not for the newly saved. So the Bible is very smart it doesn't ram rod anything down your throat. Occasionally you will get a verse you don't understand, that is fine, it is little by little we build up our faith.

Philippians 1:9-10 - And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

It is love with knowledge, the focus is not on our knowledge but our love growing. And we don't want love without discernment. If you have love without discernment you will be overlooking red flags, you will be superficial, you will be involved in harmful relationships, you will be easily manipulated and all of those things leads to bad character traits. Knowledge should build up our ability to spot the red flags and not allow yourself to be manipulated.

To me this is the real focus. The apostasy is love without knowledge or discernment. They are manipulated, they lack wisdom, their understanding of the gospel is superficial.

Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

This is what we really need, we need the word of God to act on us. For example, are you clinging to some doctrine because of the thoughts and intentions of the heart? Is it because you aren't ready to give up the country club? Or is it because you are standing on the rock, the revelation that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God?

Romans 12:2 - Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

This is an essential skill to the Christian life. We must be able to discern what the will of God is. We have a shield of faith, now faith comes from hearing and hearing is the word of God. This is how I share on this blog, I use the word of God as a shield. This is probably the most contentious topic today and yet I hardly get any flak because I standing behind this shield of faith, the word of God. Vicki Goforth Parnell is a very good example of prayer, I think I have set forth an example of using the word of God as a shield of faith.

James 1:5 - If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

Do not worry about being a fool, that is fine, we are all born fools. Just pray. Ask God to give you wisdom and understanding and discernment.

1 Corinthians 2:14 - The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

This is another reason to avoid debates, mostly they are with the natural person. They can't understand, so debating is useless. Christians need to learn to use their spirit to discern, we have been raised to depend on our brain, on our logic, on our "common sense". What we need to do is humble ourselves and open ourselves to the Lord to shine on us.

John 7:24 - Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.

They judged Jesus for healing on the Sabbath. He repeatedly showed them how hypocritical and unrighteous that was, but they used it as an excuse to condemn Him. Today it is about being contrary to some pet doctrine. People no longer base their faith on what the word of God says but on what they understand some doctrine to be.

2 Corinthians 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

Someone asked if the rapture is a rescue mission. Not exactly, it is like the Kingdom of Heaven pulling out the Ambassadors right as war starts. This means we come publishing and proclaiming the gospel of peace. We are here preaching that the people would be reconciled to God. When the time for talk is over we get pulled out, that is the rapture and at that time God's judgment falls on those who refused the gospel of peace. Our goal is that everyone would be reconciled to God, not everyone will be.

Zephaniah 2:4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.


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Matthew 5:13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

Let us be warned. To me this is a final warning to the Great Babylon. They may "live in Israel" and they may be "children of Abraham" but if you are not one with the Lord Jesus you will be rooted up.

Isaiah 1 and the Apostasy -- those that forsake the Lord

I understand from the word of God that there is a pre tribulation rapture. This does not mean that any of these believers avoided tribulation in their life, only that they are taken up before "the" tribulation described in Revelation. For example:

Isaiah 1:24 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies: 25 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: 26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.

The enemies and adversaries in this verse are not the unbelievers, it is those within the church, the false believers who have secretly come in that Paul talks about in Galatians.

27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness. 28 And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

In the New Testament we are told to look up when we see the signs of the Lord's return because "our redemption draweth near". That is a reference to the rapture, but that redemption shall be with judgment. And He is very clear, that means the destruction of the transgressors. He puts the "transgressors" together with the "sinners". The unbelievers are the sinners, the backsliding Christians are the transgressors. They will both be together, left behind, after the rapture. Then there is a third group, those that forsake the Lord. These ones are the false prophets, the sell outs, they shall be consumed.

29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

These false prophets chose sanctuaries that were lined in oak, they chose churches with beautiful gardens rather than to stand strong for the word of God regardless of the cost. FreeMasons and Satanists joined the board of directors and in exchange for a big, fat budget they were willing to be puppets on a string to these Satanists.

One question has bothered me for a very long time, Jesus is Lord of all, and Satan is the prince of the power of the air.

Philippians 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

Satan has authority as he is a prince, but over who, over what and why? This word is clear, he works in the children of disobedience. When you disobey God you open the door for Satan to work in you. We are all sinners, so when you sin your conscience will bother you, that is God speaking to you through the Holy Spirit. Now if you disobey what the Spirit says then that opens the door for Satan. For example, He may speak to you that you need to confess and repent, but you don't want to. There you go, the door is now open, you are being disobedient. He may speak to you to make restitution, or do something that will cost you. You don't want to pay that cost, so then you open the door to Satan and in my experience the final cost is always much more than what it would have been had you simply obeyed the Lord's speaking.

So then that answers who Satan is prince over. But why? He assists God in teaching us obedience. When you obey God it is like being in a strong tower.

Psalm 61:3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

I am reminded of this dream I had where I realized I was wearing a rain coat and my first thought was "this must be a really good rain coat, I didn't even know I had it on" then the second thought was "Wow, this must really be a good rain coat, I didn't even realize I had been outside in a storm". That is the Lord as our shelter.

I was in NYC, the Lord told me not to get the vaccine. That meant I would lose my job as a teacher and my wife would also lose her job, which in turn meant we would have to sell our house and move and it meant I would lose my health insurance. This was big because I had been diagnosed with cancer and they wanted to operate, but the hospitals in NY would not operate unless I first got the vaccine. So I was going to go to another state after leaving my job and selling the house and there I would get the operation, but by that time I wouldn't have health insurance. I obeyed, we did it. I was healed from the cancer, that was more than four years without any symptoms (they had done a biopsy and confirmed it was cancer and the symptoms were very serious at the time). We made the move smoothly and in every way life is very good where I have moved to. Yes, the move cost me 35k, it wasn't free. But now I see what people are going through back in NYC where I am from and around the world and I realize they are caught in a huge storm and for us we have not had any experience of any of it.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Isaiah 2 and the Apostasy

2:10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty.

There are many prophecies including in Revelation that when the rapture takes place (the opening of the sixth seal) they hide themselves under rocks and in caves. The billionaire bunkers and these huge bunkers that the US, China and Russia have built are a fulfillment of this prophecy.

11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

There are many prophecies about what will happen, however, we know that when the sixth seal is opened there is a great earthquake. This may be accompanied by meteorites, a tsunami, and volcanic eruptions. But my point is it is not a bioweapon nor is it a suitcase nuke or anything that man could take credit for because it will be a humbling experience.

12 For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, 14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, 15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, 16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

All that are lifted up would refer to the millionaires and billionaires, it would refer to both the rich and the famous. Cedars and oaks are the best wood for building. Engineers, scientists, mathematicians will all be brought low. Mountains are your superpowers while hills are lesser governments. High towers and fenced walls indicate the militaries. The ships of tarshish indicate world trade and all the pleasant pictures depict tourism.

17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

This cannot have anything to do with Russia or Iran or China destroying the US. It must be all of the Lord so that the Lord alone will be exalted. Granted the rapture is all of the Lord and the dead in Christ rising from the grave is all of the Lord.

18 And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

Our money, our economy and our weapons.

19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

This is very similar to the opening of the sixth seal in Revelation.

20 In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; 21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

Idols of gold and silver sounds like money, in that day they will use all their money to go into the bunkers. To shake the earth terribly certainly sounds like an earthquake but it could be accompanied with meteorites, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.

Isaiah 3 -- Everyone gets to choose their own judgment

Isaiah 3:1 For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water. 2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

There is a beautiful pattern here. In 70 AD the church age began when this happened to Jerusalem and Judah. Paul told us this was to provoke them to jealousy so that some might repent and be saved. But this will also happen at the end of the church age, that is when the rapture takes place. So the church age begins and ends with this happening to the Jews. The 69th week for the Jews ended with the crucifixion of Jesus and the pouring out of the spirit on the church. The Jews were given 40 years to repent or else to be scattered in the wilderness. When they came out of Egypt they embraced the evil report from the ten spies and when Jesus was ministering they embraced the evil report of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Those people thought they were the great men, the leaders, and God took them away. Ultimately it was their children that entered the good land.

5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

As you have done it will be done to you. This is the way they behaved towards Jesus, and during the church age this is the way they behave toward evangelical Christians. So then, during the tribulation with what measure they have measured it will be measured to them again.

6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.

Why do you think the choices for president in 2024 were Trump and Harris. No one is in a position to heal this situation, anyone with some common sense understands the US is headed for bankruptcy and ruin. As bad as it is this is nothing compared to what it will be like after the rapture.

8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

Once again, this happened in 70 AD, it will happen to the world after the rapture, and the 70th week concludes with Armageddon, the world being judged. Peter says that "judgment must begin with the house of God". 70 AD it began with Jerusalem, but that was a warning to the Christians and to the nations.

9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

This will be the situation at the time of this judgment. You will see all kinds of sexual perversion preaching from the pulpit.

10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

We are all judged with the same judgment, as you have done it will be done unto you.

12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

Jesus Christ, the Son of God was the anointed one chosen by God to rule the people. They rejected Him, they chose for themselves women and children. They chose their own judgment.

Isaiah 3 -- The apostasy shall lament and mourn and be desolate

Isaiah 3:13 The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.

This is the church age in which the gospel of the kingdom went throughout the entire earth.

14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

We wonder, why does the Lord allow this evil to take place. Well you have to wait for a crime to be committed before someone can be convicted of that crime. Right now God is sifting and searching the hearts of man. This age is revealing where everyone stands. You can never find out if someone truly loves you unless there is a very viable alternative temptation.

15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.

Think of the contrast between Jesus Christ, the good shepherd and the worthless shepherds that people choose for themselves. It is like an adulterous woman who cheats on a good man only to find herself living with worthless shepherds who beat her and abuse her children.

16 Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: 17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.

There is a reason why you get sick. If you get sick you need to go to the Lord, pray for understanding, confess your sins, repent and plead the blood of Jesus to heal you.

18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, 19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, 20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, 21 The rings, and nose jewels, 22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, 23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. 24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.

Think of the situation today with all these "influencers" with their Tik Tok videos, Sex and the City TV shows, the Kardashians, etc. This is a very good description of what it will be like with women right before the rapture. But do not be deceived, this is not judgment on unbelievers, it is judgment on those who are called by the name of Jesus.

25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. 26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

That is the apostasy, that is those left behind.