Freedom River Church Sunday Message 7/8/18
Channel: Freedom River Church
Date: 2018-07-08

Rapture Realities

Meeting the Lord in the
Clouds
I Thessalonians 5:1-3

Who could imagine so much happening so quickly?

Pastoring for 43 years gives me a unique perspective of the Biblical events described in the lead-up to the next major event on the prophetic calendar. Though no one knows the day or hour that Jesus may come in the clouds to call us up, the Word of God describes an environment of rapidly expanding, increasingly intensive world events that will serve as a barometer of scriptural fulfillment. Here are but a few of the major world altering
events of the past 50 years: 

 In 1971, the microprocessor, the foundation of today's computers is introduced.

 In 1978, Egypt's president Anwar Sadat and Israeli premier Menachem Begin sign a "Framework for Peace" after meeting for 13 days with Jimmy Carter at Camp David. Israel and Egypt are at peace for the first time in history.

 ARPANET adopted TCP/IP on January 1, 1983, and from there researchers began to assemble the “network of networks” that became the modern Internet. Notice: Al Gore is not there!

 The Berlin Wall: On November 9, 1989, the fall of the wall united Germany and signaled the failure of Communism as a dominate force in the world.

 On December 25, 1991, the Soviet hammer and sickle flag lowered for the last time over the Kremlin, signifying the death of the Soviet Union. Russia becomes but 1 of 15 separate republics.

 On Nov., 1993, the Treaty of European Union united the old Roman Empire into an economic and political confederation (European Common Market).

 In 1993, Nokia sends text messages between mobile phones.

 In 1996, Taliban Muslim fundamentalists capture Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Later, al-Qaeda terrorist training camps are set up.

 June 23, 2016 Great Britain passed a referendum (Brexit) to leave the European Union (EU).

 December 6, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and ordered the planning of the relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

 January 4, 2018, Newsweek Report, “The persecution and genocide of Christians across the world is worse today than at any time in history, and western governments are failing to stop it.”

 June 12, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signaling the potential for peace between North and South Korea for the first time since 1945. The Korean War of 1950–1953 ended with an armistice agreement but not a peace settlement.

The Beginning of the End

(2a) – “…the day of the Lord…” – When you see the nations of the world begin to cry for peace, the day of the Lord is close at hand. That day begins with Jesus Christ and His appearing in the clouds to take us home.

(2b) – “…thief in the night…” – A thief in the night does not announce his coming, and the only evidence of the happening is the absence of valuables.

(3) – “…as labor pains upon a pregnant woman.” – If you know anything about the birth process, you know that, once it begins, the pains grow closer and stronger, and they don’t stop until the child is born. The inference for our world is that the rapid and painful tailspin we have experienced over the past few years is evidence that a new age is about to be born.


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