What is the future of Christian Evangelism in these End Times?

Bit of a deep and cage rattling article this one, touching on Christian Evangelism and it´s role and it´sfuture in these modern times and more to the point End Times or even Last Days. Taking you right into the war zone of Christianity. Are massive changes on the horizon or will Evangelist types still be free to do what they do, or will their freedoms be severely restricted. This is an article for somebody just curious on what Evangelism is, or maybe you are thinking about becoming one. Maybe like myself you are in the faith and being prodded and nudged and guided by the Spirit to go in that direction, even though you have other ideas or plans. This article is for those types and for non believers alike.

How this article came about

This is one of those articles that just came from nowhere whilst walking down the road and staring out the window afterwards with the mind in neutral. When you get those thoughts you know it has come from somewhere else and it´s the most high giving you a tap on the shoulder saying "don´t just think about it, get that article out there NOW". So here it is!

This process was probably started by myself stating in a recent video talking about the Holy Spirit, and I classed myself as a "Non Denominational Christian" and a sort of "Evangelist" or "Evangelical" type? I´m not sure that was me talking there but that is what was said. Even though I go five days a week to a Church of England Church?. Even though I go to Church regularly, I don´t really class myself as a fan of the Institutional Church and do not see myself as the "Church" going type. If you watch my videos you´ll probably agree and think "he doesn´t look like the church going type" as well. More the jack the lad type.......... but appearances can be deceptive.

Here´s a recent example. Is the owner of this website an Evangelist on the quiet, preaching in a Testimonial style???

Video: What is the Holy Spirit? My personal experience.

So what is Evangelism?

Evangelism is the announcement, proclamation, and/or preaching of the gospel , the good news of and about Jesus Christ. Therefore, the gospel is a communicated message—communicated in verbal and/or written form. Evangelism is the communication of the gospel message, includes a warning, an explanation, and a call. Evangelism includes warning people about sin and the consequences of sin It includes an explanation of God’s remedy for sin—the gospel. And it includes the clear call to repent (to turn from sin and to turn toward God) and believe the gospel. via CARM

What would be Examples?

Street Preachers, Speakers at London´s famous Hyde Park Corner or other equivalents around the world, people who preach the word in some shape or form on the web (such as myself), people who have ministries or video platforms and Evangelise such as on You Tube, people who preach via Social Media and so forth. Also the types you see standing on the streets just holding leaflets or handing them out and not saying a word can be classed as a form of Evangelism or silent Evangelism. Finally going round and knocking on peoples doors is another form of Evangelism. In summary those in the faith will call it "spreading the word". If you are Born Again ...you WILL have the unexplainable and overpowering urge to do this in some shape or form. It´s what I call Frontline Christianity. That´s your job!



What styles of Evangelism are there?

Superb article from PBCF.org by a Senior Pastor by the name of Jeff Warren details 6 different styles of Evangelist delivery.
1. Direct Style 2. Intellectual Style 3. Testimonial Style 4. Interpersonal Style 5. Invitational Style 6. Serving Style

More at PBCD.org 

Famous quotes on Evangelism

Here are some famous quotes focused on Evangelism. It´s something people either love or hate and most people have strong views on the subject. Here´s my views on Evangelism arrived at many years ago. A Jewish work colleague from a job many years ago once said to me something that has stuck ever since (about 15 years ago) when I showed some interest and was fascinated with the Jewish Religion (never pursued it) and he had this to say:

"We don´t come to you Frank...............you come to us!"

That is something that has stuck with me to this very day and is how all The Twelve Gates websites operate." You come to me and knock on my door and ask questions or come looking for answers, I don´t come to you and bash on your door and try to ram Religion in your face"

Strangely enough that´s how you will become "Born Again" or "Saved" . Personally my approach is the reverse to the positive, uplifting, flowery and make you feel good type of preaching. I´m more of a cage rattling Joshua type stepping on Spiritual toes and exposing the darkness . It´s a wake you up and make you sit up and take notice mentality whilst shining that bright light in your face. Confronting you with the truth and revealing who you really are and making you aware that it´s time to do something about it. It´s brutally honest. That´s just me, everybody has a different job in the body of Christ.



Here´s some other views on Evangelism from all walks of life taken from the Good Reads website which demonstrate some quite strong views on Evangelists and what they do.

“Let eloquence be flung to the dogs rather than souls be lost. What we want is to win souls. They are not won by flowery speeches.”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon

“I believe that entertainment and amusements are the work of the Enemy to keep dying men from knowing they're dying; and to keep enemies of God from remembering that they're enemies.”
― A.W. Tozer

“True gospel preaching always changes the heart. It either awakens it or hardens it.”
― Chan Kilgore

“A need for approval lies behind all efforts of evangelism. If someone else can be convinced, that will show us that we are on the right path. The attempt to convince someone of anything is a mark of insecurity. (173)”
― Ravi Ravindra, The Wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide by Ravi Ravindra

“Jesus himself did not try to convert the two thieves on the cross; he waited until one of them turned to him.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison David Platt
“Radical obedience to Christ is not easy... It's not comfort, not health, not wealth, and not prosperity in this world. Radical obedience to Christ risks losing all these things. But in the end, such risk finds its reward in Christ. And he is more than enough for us.”
― David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

“Have you no wish for others to be saved? Then you're not saved yourself, be sure of that!”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“Do you not know that God entrusted you with that money (all above what buys necessities for your families) to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to help the stranger, the widow, the fatherless; and, indeed, as far as it will go, to relieve the wants of all mankind? How can you, how dare you, defraud the Lord, by applying it to any other purpose?”
― John Wesley

“Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.”
― George Carlin



The Future of Evangelism and Russia

Which brings us nicely onto why this article came about in the first place. A couple of videos leapt out from that famous Video platform featuring the President of Russia which provided a dramatic and worrying contrast. The first was filmed a couple of years ago when he was talking about Christianity, how it is a good thing and talking about the "West" which is featured below.

Putin defends Christianity and condemns anti-Christian West and political correctness



Merely a couple of years later this second video has been released after the Russian President stated that no Evangelism is allowed in Russia in the future including in your own home, on the internet, on the streets and public places, only in Churches?

RUSSIA BANS CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM !!! AntiChrist Spirited Vladimir Putin



Is this the Future of Evangelism
Putin was baptised into the Eastern Orthodox Church on the basis of his mother being Eastern Orthodox and her pushing for her son to be baptised. Only in recent years after life dealt him some heavy blows and he visited Israel (see HollowVerse)  did he finally come back into the Christian Faith again embracing Eastern Orthodoxy. Which is why this stand against Evangelism is all the more worrying. It is a well known fact that the Roman Catholic Church is not keen on Evangelists and they have been persecuted throughout history being called Heretics, but in modern times they have been allowed their freedoms as a basic human right which it now looks like, this has been removed...in Russia. Does this mark a worrying potential change on a global scale, or is it something just isolated to Russia?

Conclusions
With Christian Persecution on the rise especially in China and the Middle East views are changing in society towards Christianity, becoming more Anti by the day including towards the Holy Book itself....The Bible. Will websites like this and others, Evangelists on You Tube and Facebook and Twitter and the classic street preacher be forced to shut down and become a thing of the past. As mentioned in a previous article on Monk´s, Hermits and Anchorites´s many who have the faith will end up going underground and going back to the old Biblical ways of Christian communities meeting around peoples houses and sharing everything they have. In more extreme cases they will go just like the Agafia woman who fled into the Siberian wilderness. Only time will tell but one things for certain.........times they are a changing?

Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

A final video, left till last that carries a WARNING. Contains bad language and some disturbing scenes including vomiting and it is a cage rattler,  but it gives a good insight into what a True Christian Preacher will be confronted with on the streets and shows the "Power of the Word" and confirms to even the hardened Atheist that YES there is a GOD!

Most Watched CFM Street Preaching videos of 2012

Bible Quotes:

(1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
1. Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Mark 16:15

Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 5:15-16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 1:16

O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name:
make known his deeds among the people.
Psalm 105:1

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Matthew 28:19-20

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:1-2

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
Mark 8:35

FEMA Camps. A closer look

A look into the highly controversial and bizarre world of FEMA camps. An experimental post. Are FEMA camps real, or is it all just conspiracy theory? Is Walmart up to something or is it just business as usual. Are FEMA camps a good thing and shows that the Government cares, or is it some sinister plot and the beginnings of the introduction of the Orwellian New World Order. Are there interconnected underground tunnels in the US or is it a load of hogwash. Has there been a mass purchase of coffins in the US?. Do they know something we do not. Are FEMA camps the next Auschwitz or is it all good news and all in the name of Government Preparedeness. Are FEMA camps the way that the RFID chip (some call the Mark of the Beast) will be introduced. This again is a form your own opinion article.

This is well and truly heading into tin foil hat territory.............but is it? FEMA camps are OLD, OLD news with many news items coming out around April 2016 and going back way before that, reporting various strange goings on around the US including Jade Helm and a growing uneasy feeling that "something is going on" and more importantly "we are not being told anything about it". This website was aware something was happening, but decided to stay on the sidelines and raise awareness at a more appropriate time. That time is now. This websites aim is not to scare but to warn, raise awareness and make you mentally prepared for what is to come.



It´s difficult to answer all these questions and in reality any of them. The videos included here attempt to answer questions on a topic that is highly secret and volatile in nature. There have been some strange goings on in the US for some time now, large movements of military vehicles by road and rail, strange underground sounds and the bizarre closure of Walmart stores across the US, FEMA trains, amongst many other weird and wonderful stories. This article via some of the more mentally balanced videos out there, aims to scratch the surface to see if there is any truth to all this, it ties up with some of the articles and videos on Christian Prepping and Preparedness and also Martial Law.





FEMA camps and Preparedness

FEMA camps if you have any form of Preparedness in your future plans is something that has to be taken on board. If you are prepping for the worst and are more of an independent type or are a Christian and will be putting your trust in the Lord to provide or both, then FEMA camps will not be your concern. If you have no intention of preparing and will rely on the Government to provide, then FEMA camps will be your concern.

Rumours abound that people will be rounded up at gun point via Martial Law and sent to these FEMA camps with no say in the matter when a crisis situation arises and many say these will become enforced labour camps or enforced RFID chipping centres or worse something like Auschwitz from the second world war, with mass gassing and cremation. None of these chilling rumours can be confirmed, they have validity but we will only know nearer the time. What can be confirmed from all this though is that the powers that be know something is coming and they have for some time, and they are keeping pretty quiet about it, maybe in order to avoid a mass panic situation.



The problem with these rumours is the following:
1. If there was a nationwide crisis in the US or some sort of natural disaster, war, pandemic or economic collapse, EMP attack with mass power outage or something similar people would not need to be rounded up at Gun Point to go to these FEMA camps, they would be on their knees begging to come in, in a time of crisis when they have no other options. The Government knows this.
2. If there is a New World Order coming then surely gassing or cremating the potential population that this New World Order will be ruling over doesn´t make a lot of sense.... as there would be nobody left to rule over?

The Potential Problems with FEMA Camps.
Letting somebody else take care of your preparedeness plans comes at a price, if indeed this is what these camps are intended for.
1. Disease problems (many people packed into a small area makes it easier for disease to spread if there is an outbreak...look at the Jungle Calais)
2. Loss of Independence. You will be at the mercy of the officials
3. Loss of Privacy. Everything inside these camps will be closely monitored in an Orwellian style
4. Loss of freedom? Once in...... will you ever get out again??

Superb video below going into great detail on disaster and preparedness psychology and FEMA camps.



Some Realities from alternative sources:

The First Camps
Here´s a recent news article which again is of the form your own opinion variety about such a Camp that has opened in Arizona. These camps will serve as special camps for conservative-leaning Americans who openly dissent against the current US Administration and the Democratic party, through Facebook status updates, Tweets, blog posts, or in private conversations intercepted by FEMA. via National Report

All Armed Americans To Be Detained In FEMA Camps Starting In 2017?
An in depth article going into great detail on Fema Camps with a stack of links to further articles from The Last Great Stand

Fema Camp Construction is Greatly Increasing via Dave Hodges The Common Sense Show

An investigation by Popular Mechanics into FEMA camps produced an interesting article that goes into various facilities, mass plastic coffins and recent Executive Orders. Again form your own opinion. The Evidence: Debunking FEMA Camp Myths

Vid: WALMART TUNNELS: DHS, NSA Venture Involves Hundreds of Stores 2015 via Dahboo777



Conclusions

Should you stay at a FEMA camp or avoid in a disaster scenario? That´s a personal choice, but after reading this and watching these unverified videos, if you have your marbles the answer is probably NO. It´s a choice I think you have to make now especially if you are in the US. Ignoring a problem doesn´t make it go away. If you have made your own arrangements, all well and good, then you will be going your own way. If you are a Christian prepared or otherwise you will probably be going your own way as well, as these places are probably places to be avoided, as the Book of Revelation prophecy indicates quite clearly. If you are wary of the rumours of enforced labour camps, compulsory RFID chipping, gassing or cremation on a massive scale like Auschwitz, again you have your answer and these places are to be avoided, regardless whether they are myth or reality. If you haven´t prepared then again you now have your answer..



Independently Prepared

Which brings us back to being independently prepared in the first place with the basics, food, water, medical supplies and the rest, just the basics to survive. If you have this and a preparedness plan (or a number of them), you can quite comfortably walk in the other direction of a FEMA camp and you will have choices (assuming there is no rumoured martial law roundup). It´s better to have options than no options.

As mentioned before, personally I don´t think the RFID chip is the mark of the Beast, it will be something else, or something that isn´t physical but it would form an electronic tagging backbone to a New World Order society as stated in the 2030 Agenda. My advice again is this, if it is implantable and is located as mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Forehead or Right Hand..........AVOID!

Conclusions

FEMA camps are a highly controversial topic, full of grey areas and mystery and surrounded by conspiracy, but this is one conspiracy theory that people need to be made aware of. You are then in a position to make an informed and pre planned choice BEFORE a potential disaster strikes rather than afterwards when you will have NO choice.

FEMA camps fact or fiction is worrying enough, but it´s the secrecy behind this activity that is more worrying than the camps themselves, which paints disturbing pictures of an emerging New World that we thought we had buried never to return at the end of the Second World War. Only time will tell!

Mega Preachers Exposed Part 7. Oprah Winfrey a closer look.

A closer look at the now Celebrity and World Famous Talk Show host Oprah Winfrey who classes herself these days as a Spiritual Teacher. Who hasn´t heard of Oprah? The main question that will be answered is "Do Oprah's teachings lead you to God...... or somewhere else?"

Oprah has an estimated Net Worth of over a Billion that puts her just ahead of top Mega Preacher by Net Worth Kenneth Copeland featured in Mega Preachers Exposed Part 6, who is a very different animal indeed. Oprah is not your typical Pastor/Preacher or Mega Preacher type, but came to fame via her TV chat shows. A former Baptist she comes across as the listening friend everybody wants and the dream next door neighbour type you wish you had and that person with the shoulder to cry on.

She does class herself as a Christian that believes in God and Jesus but her take on Christianity is a new one with an Oprah twist, that is proving exceptionally popular with the masses. She has an ever increasing army of followers that are looking for happiness in their lives. Her spiritual Guru is Eckhart Tolle, who has become famous in his own right since his association with Oprah. He is famous for his book "A New Earth". More on that later, but the title gives a good clue what it and she is really all about.

History

She went to a Baptist Church in her younger days, the same one as Obama. Jeremiah Wright was her Pastor. Her Eureka moment in her Spiritual Life came when her Pastor quoted this Bible verse or one of many others but the focus words/phrase is "Jealous God"

For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
Exodus:34:14

or

Deuteronomy 4:24
For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

This sparked a massive change in her beliefs and she moved away from the more Biblical Christianity one that is based on "The Word" to a newer version, which is the one she preaches today. Further details on this throughout her featured videos here.

She has had her fair share of tragedies in her life and that's what part of her attraction is, she's human with a Capital H and you name it in life, she has been there and back and got the T Shirt in the process and makes it known to the world. As she says everybody has Skeletons in their closets and so does she, but the world knows about hers. That's why people find it so easy to emphasise with her. Oprah gives her audience what they are looking for, so they can escape their suffering, anguish, and pain in life. But is it in any sense of the word...... "Christianity"?

Introduction

A video that leapt out for some reason out of many gives a good insight into Oprah in about 5 or 6 minutes. If you have seen her before on TV this will be nothing new, if you haven´t seen her before, it´s a good gateway video into the World of Oprah or what some call "The Church of Oprah" bigger than Joel Osteen and Kenneth Copeland and the rest by far.

Video 1 Oprahs Life class in Radio City Hall NYC

Here´s some samples of what she has to say.

I am a Chrisitian. That is my faith. I´m not asking you to be a Christian. If you want to be one. I can show you how (laughter from audience)....But it is not required. I have respect for all faiths. ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Faiths......I´m not talking about Faith or Religion I´m talking about Spirtuality.

She mentions three words "Force, Energy, Consciousness"

She says there is no life without a Spiritual Life

Favourite Bible Verse Acts 17:28 (which she couldn´t remember)

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

She quotes "In God I Live and Move and Have My Being"



Video 1 Analysis:
In 6 minutes, straight off the bat we have contradictions and confusions. She says she is a Christian but uses the words "Force, Energy and Consciousness" these are New Age Terms and are not associated with Christianity. The three words Christians would use are "The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit" or "Peace Love and Joy". As soon as you hear the word energy you are tapping into a New Age/Pagan philosophy. She says she can show you how to be a Christian which is met with roars of laughter from the audience and then adds "But it is not required". This sounds similar to the Joel Osteen approach, one size fits all, it´s almost as if she is mocking the traditional Christianity. She says she is not talking about Faith or Religion she is talking about Spirtuality.

And there in a nutshell is the Oprah philosophy laid bare. She says she is a Christian. Christianity is a Religion which is also at it´s very core about Faith, but in the same breath she says "I´m not talking about Faith or Religion, I´m talking about Spirituality" so in a word she is talking about something else other than Christianity, which again raises the question "What Christianity is she talking about?"

Some Introductory Famous Quotes

To see whether Oprah is a False Teacher or not requires looking at a couple of her famous sayings to get the ball rolling

1. Oprah has been most famously quoted as saying there are "Many paths to what you call God" which strangely seems at conflict to what Jesus said:

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John:14:6

2. Oprah has also famously said "Jesus did not come to this Earth to die on the Cross for our Sins."

But the Bible says

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans:5:8


3. "There couldn't possibly be one way (to heaven)."

But the Bible says
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Acts:4:12

And finally

4. "There are Many other Paths to God other than Christianity." which is explained in more detail below. There are many paths to many God's but only one path to the True God.

The New Age Deception.
The New Age religious stance is that all religions are similar and they all lead to the same God and therefore there are many routes to God and many routes to Heaven. This is not true. This is the Oprah Mantra. God resides IN us, and is not an external entity. Therefore if God is inside us, we control our own destiny. You in effect become a God and it´s the infamous "little Gods" doctrine made famous by many false preachers hailed by many Christians as "The Doctrine of Demons"

The Bible quite clearly states otherwise:

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew:5:16

What does the beginning of the Lords Prayer that everybody knows, Christian or not, say in the opening line as mentioned in Matthew 6:9

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

There is no mention of the Tri State as in the Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit by Oprah, that also seems to be in denial in Oprah´s teachings even though she says she is a Christian.

What is the typical Christian blessing: "I bless you in the name of the Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit (Ghost)"

The Oprah Philosophy
Oprah calls herself a Christian but says you don´t have to be a Christian to follow her? Some have labelled Oprah as a cult leader tuned into the promotion of anti-biblical beliefs which deny the very foundations of Christianity. Her webcasts have attracted hundreds of thousands of participants with the promise of gaining new perspectives on how to live a life of enrichment, peace, new found self-worth, and spiritual freedom.

A Bible quote relevant to the Oprah and Tolle mantra is from Satan as the Serpent in the Garden of Eden regarding the eating of the Apple from the Tree of Knowledge.

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Genesis:3:5

Here´s some Eckhard Tolle sayings to ponder over "Life is the Dancer. You are the Dance" and contentment is as being "one with life." …..............Right?

Oprah is heavily influenced by Eckhard Tolle, who appears on her shows and provides New Age insight into Spirtuality. Here´s a sample video of what he is all about.

Eckhart Tolle's Secret to Happiness in 3 Words | A New Earth | Oprah Winfrey Network



So What exactly is New Age

The typical New Ager believes:
1. God is in everything (pantheism)
2. All things are one (monism)
3. Man is God
4. Your mind creates the reality
5. Your own experiencse make the truth valid

New Agers do not believe in evil. Therefore, they do not accept man's problem as being seperated from God by Sin that interferes with Holiness. They believe that each of us has forgotten their own divinity and needs to find it again. Therefore, the New Age solution is to seek "higher consciousness" through meditation, breathing exercises, yoga, diet, crystals, channeling. spirit guides, and more. Each of these diverse practices has the same purpose: to awaken the god in man. Info via CrossWalk.com



New Agers are Universalists, believing that all paths lead to God. New Age belief centres around the fact the Christian and Judaism route to God, is narrow, rigid and that these religions are narrow minded. They fault Christians and those in Judaism for being intolerant and inflexible and old fashioned. The thing is what God are they referring to? Is it the God of Heaven that is the same for those in Judaism or Christianity or the God of this world (Satan). They are also in denial of the Tri State: Father, Son, Holy Spirit with their "God is inside you" mantra. But God's word anticipates this and warns

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
(Matthew:7:13-14)

An Oprah New Age Take on Prayer
Her prayers from what I´ve seen are always preceded by a Deep Breath which again is a New Age thing, certainly not a Christian one

"Open your heart and quietly to yourself say the only prayer that's ever needed: Thank you, thank you, thank you," she has said once. "You're still here. You get another chance this day to do better and be better, another chance to become more of who you were created and what you're created to fulfill. Thank you. Amen."

No reference to God or Heavenly Father or Jesus or Lord or anything. Your, You, Yourself, You´re are the keywords here. Sounds very similar to the Joel Osteen preaching. This take on prayer is not biblical and is totally New Age. The Bible commands us to pray for very specific things beyond thanks.

Oprah's Theology
So let's take a look at some more famous Oprah sayings these have been lifted off various videos

1. "God is a feeling experience not a believing experience? One of the key components of Christianity is Belief!

2. "I believe God is in all things" which is New Age. Christians believe "God created all things"

In short Oprah promises "meaning without truth, acceptance without judgment, and fulfillment without self-denial." in other words the broad gate mentioned in the Bible. The Oprah approach is  something that everybody will clamber on board and reach deep in their pockets to read or see at her travelling road shows hence her success.

What's the Good News?
Here´s the strange thing, the good news is many New Agers do read the words of Jesus and look at him as a Spiritual Guru and they put their own twist on his words to fit in with their centred way of thinking. What they don't realise is, by constantly referring to the words of Jesus, which as everyone knows these words contain spirtual power. Christian seeds are being sown in their New Age lives without them even realising it and good ones, and many New Agers consequently as a result see the light and flock to the truth as in Christianity. 100% realising what a fake the New Age Religion really is. It´s very difficult to consistently read the Bible and not be a Christian, such is the power of “The Word”.

Summary

Oprah classes herself as a Spirituality teacher and a modern day Christian. She has a massive following and really you could say the "Church of Oprah" is the biggest by far in this present day, spanning the globe via Internet and TV broadcasts, eclipsing the likes of say Joel Osteen and Kenneth Copeland. She has a Net Worth of over a Billion to match, which tells you quite definitely where her fruit is, no need to delve any deeper there. She is charismatic, highly liked, a good speaker, knows how to make people laugh and cry, and manages to connect with her audience that hangs on her every word, hoping to find answers to life problems and reach that life nirvana of total happiness.

Vid: A video featuring the owner of this website sheds some light titled 15 Signs of a False Preacher

But here´s where the problems start. Her New Age philosophy is not the issue, if that was being preached in isolation. It is the mixing of Christianity with her New Age beliefs, that´s where the problem lies. Just like mixing oil with water, the two will never mix and this is what Oprah is presenting to the world as a new form of Christianity. As is demonstrated by Matthew 7:13-14, the narrow way leads to the truth and not many find it, the broad way leads to destruction and many will be on that road. Oprah and her following is off the scale huge and bears testimony to that Bible quote. It´s a fun road to be on, but it ultimately leads to darkness.

She has a lot of similarities to the Osteen's with their positive New Age vibe interlaced with Biblical quotes, but there is no mistaking the Oprah delivery. Her goal is the same as any other False Preacher or False Prophet, that is to tell you what you want to hear, lead you away from the truth to their way of thinking, away from the light and into a darkness being packaged as Christianity with what she calls "Spirituality", which in reality is New Age teachings which are Satanic in nature.

New Age appeals to people in the modern fast paced world we live in today. On the surface it looks and seems cool, isn´t too invasive into our lives, fits in with our lifestyles and is easy to comprehend and appears to cater to OUR needs to guarantee happiness, wealth, health and some sort of spiritual nirvana. It´s spreading into every area of our lives, in schools, doctors surgeries, colleges and many public places and creeping into peoples public conscience. It´s a one size fits all spirituality, where you can dive into a spiritual guru of your choice such as Buddhism, Jesus, Mohammed or Hare Krishna, whatever takes your fancy, but the end result is you are being separated from the True God and will never experience the true spirituality which leads to something that the New Age religion can never deliver. You are just being led into a spiritual vacuum.

One thing you´ll notice with all these False Preachers and Teachers is that their audience is heavily dependent on that particular preacher to give them their spirituality, take that person out of the equation and they realise they have nothing. That alone should be a warning in itself. The other tell tale sign is the person preaching is enjoying huge success but is your life showing any positive signs of change?

Strangely I do see some goodness here in Oprah, just as with Paula White, but it has been corrupted by this New Age Deception, but maybe if she still reads the Bible and the words of Jesus, she may come round full circle, see the light and become a full blown Christian again?

To summarise Oprah is a Spiritual Teacher in the New Age sense of the word, but a False Teacher in the Christian sense of the word. If you are looking to find the Truth, The Light, God and Jesus and Christianity.......you will NOT find it here!

The Church of Oprah Exposed -MUST SEE!!!


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Bible Quotes:

Matthew 24:11
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

2 Peter 2:1
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

Exodus:20:5
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Acts 24:14
But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

Luke 6:26
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Deuteronomy 11:16
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them

2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

Mega Preachers Exposed Part 6. Kenneth Copeland a closer look.

Kenneth Copeland. Mega Preachers Exposed Part 6

Mega Preacher Kenneth Copeland is billed by many as the Godfather of Prosperity Preachers, he´s been preaching for over 35 years. He runs his famous ministry called Kenneth Copeland Ministries with his wife Gloria Copeland who also preaches. You could say they are a husband and wife team that is similar to the Joel Osteen and Victoria Osteen team, but that´s where the similarity ends. They preach from their church at Eagle Mountain International Church in Forth Worth, Texas which is televised around the globe to a huge audience, just like the other Mega Preachers. This one is truly is a Mega Preacher amongst Mega Preachers. I´ve been looking forward to writing about this one!

In Word of Faith or more commonly known as Prosperity Preaching things like failure, adversity, sickness, suffering and hardship are always attacks from Satan and are never God's will. In reality though God will bring adversity your way either as a test of faith or as a character building or even a faith building excercise.

So what is Kenneth Copeland all about?
Here´s the mission statement of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries taken from the About Page from their website at kcm.org

At Kenneth Copeland Ministries, we take God’s Word as final authority. That’s why for more than 35 years, ever since the Lord told Kenneth Copeland to preach the uncompromised Word of God on every available voice, proclaiming the truth of God’s Word and His unconditional love has been the focus and mission of Kenneth Copeland Ministries.

His slogan or headline used on his magazines and his sermons is "Believers Voice of Victory" which sounds on first impressions Christian, positive and uplifting and inspiring. Delving deeper and finding out what the KCM believes in, here´s one taken from a long list from the website link here http://www.kcm.org.uk/what-we-believe/

We believe in water baptism, in the Baptism in the Holy Spirit as distinct from the New Birth, in speaking with tongues as the Spirit of God gives utterance (Acts 2:4), in the gifts of the Spirit, and the evidence of the fruit of the Spirit. We believe that all of these are available to believers.

Most of the rest are standard, that raise no cause for concern.

Delving deeper into the Church that live broadcasts Kenneth Copeland and Gloria Copeland Sermons we find this church features other preachers of the Mega Variety. Church website at emic.org

Delving even deeper on a Google search we find that on a recent Top list of the Top 15 Preachers by net Worth.....Kenneth Copleland as at May 2016 is right there at the top. The amount of money is staggering.

Here´s the full list. Information via ET Inside

1. Kenneth Copeland
Net Worth $760 Million

2. Pat Robertson
Net Worth $100 Million

3. Benny Hinn
Net Worth $42 Million

4. Joel Osteen
Net Worth $40 Million

5. Creflo Dollar
Net Worth $27 Million

6. Billy Graham
Net Worth $25 Million

7. Rick Warren
Net Worth $25 Million

8. Bishop T. D Jakes
Net Worth $18 Million

9. Juanita Bynum
Net Worth $10 Million

10. Joyce Meyer
Net Worth $8 Million

11. Rev John Hagee
Net Worth $5 Million

12. Paula White
Net Worth $5 Million

13. Bishop Eddie Long
Net Worth $5 Million

14. Bishop Noel Jones
Net Worth $5 Million

15. Minister Louis Farrakhan
Net Worth $3 Million

Forgetting the millions what is the Copeland style and delivery when he preaches his sermons.

The Kenneth Copeland Style of Delivery

He is your typical Charismatic, charming but in places extremely aggressive in what he would call Positive and Victorious Christian sermons. As is common with all these Mega Preachers there is plenty of humour laced in with the preaching and he knows what his audience/congregation want to hear and he keeps them entertained and you see them lapping it up and saying "Yesssss Sirrrr". His approach is just like Joyce Meyer very similar to a stand up comedian in his delivery but his messages have an underlying seriousness about them, but then again there is nothing quite like Kenneth Copeland. His famous tag line is "Money.......cometh to me....................NOW" which probably gets us closer to what he is really all about but he says he is a Preacher, let´s forget the millions, forget the MONEY tagline ..................let´s see what he preaches.

Sermon 1 2015 New Year's Eve Service With Kenneth Copeland: "Bringing in 2016"



This video is over 2 hours long. A quick analysis and first impressions are as follows based on 10 minutes and no more.
1. The Devil is mentioned many times at the beginning. I struggle to hear that name mentioned in my local Church more than a couple of times per visit
2. There seems to be a complete absence of any religious symbolism from what I can see. No crosses, no Jesus picture or painting. Zero!
3. He has a hypnotic effect over his audience who hang on his every word when basically in ten minutes he hasn´t said much at all.
4. His trade mark finger pointing into the audience accompanied by that demonic grimace appears frequently, it´s his trademark but personally I find it makes me uncomfortable and the thoughts of "evacuate" are starting to enter my mind
5. They use a World Map, just like the Osteen´s use a globe as their backdrop. A coincidence or something more of the NWO or Illuminati Variety

I finished at "I want to manifest myself unto you in the land of the living" which was just before the 10.00 mark

Sermon 2 Kenneth Copeland boasts he is a billionaire KCM Ministers Conference Jan 23 2008



Comments: This video really doesn´t need any explanation but the words "Self Exaltation" spring to mind. Not a Christian characteristic by any stretch of the imagination.

Sermon 3 Kenneth Copeland Admits Jesus Is The Deceiver



Comments. Forget what is said in this video and the title of it which is bad enough. Just stop the video at 1.41 exactly .........blow it up to full screen. What do you see. Do you see a man of God ...............or do you see something else? I see anger and hatred and the demonic, again these are not qualities of a Christian!

Some more famous words from Kenneth Copeland over the years (via http://www.forgottenword.org/copeland.html)

1. "I was shocked when I found out who the biggest failure in the Bible actually is...The biggest one in the whole Bible is God...I mean, He lost His top-ranking, most anointed angel; the first man He ever created; the first woman He ever created; the whole earth and all the fullness therein; a third of the angels, at least - that's a big loss, man....Now, the reason you don't think of God as a failure is He never said He's a failure. And you're not a failure till you say you're one." (Ken Copeland, Audio-Clip "Christianity in Crisis," Hank Hanegraaff)

Comment: Total Blasphemy

2. "If you stood Adam upside God, they look just exactly alike....If you stood Jesus and Adam side-by-side, they would look and act and sound exactly alike....The image is that they look just alike, but the likeness is that they act alike and they are alike....All of God's attributes, all of God's authority, all of God's faith, all of God's ability was invested in that man."(Kenneth Copeland, Authority of the Believer IV (Fort Worth: Kenneth Copeland Ministries, 1987, audiotape #01-0304), side 1

Comment: Pure Blasphemy

3. "You can have what you say! In fact, what you are saying is exactly what you are getting now. If you are living in poverty and lack and want, change what you are saying. It will change what you have...Discipline your vocabulary. Discipline everything you do, everything you say, and everything you think to agree with what God does, what God says, and what God thinks. God will be obligated to meet your needs because of His Word....If you stand firmly on this, your needs will be met." (D. R. McConnell, A Different Gospel, page 172. Ken Copeland, "The Laws of Prosperity," page 98, 101)

Comment: Bringing things into existence ie manifestation by your own words is the Occult. God is not obligated to meet our needs.

4. "It takes money to preach the gospel. Jesus Himself knew that, and contrary to what some people think, His ministry was not a poor one. He had so much money coming in and going out through His ministry that He had to appoint a treasurer. His name was Judas." (Kenneth Copeland, "From Faith to Faith A Daily Guide to Victory," December 5)

Comment: More Blasphemy. Jesus was homeless, poor and had to borrow a donkey to ride into Jerusalem as "King of the Jews" and managed to preach the Gospel, so did his disciples. He could have clicked his fingers and had whatever he wanted, but he used what little he had to bless and help others. It takes a lot of money to buy a private jet!

5. "God's prosperity isn't just financial blessings. It also includes healing, protection, favor, wisdom, success, well-being and every good thing you could possibly need—all the good things Jesus paid for you to have." from KCM website

Comment: The blessings that God gives are Peace, Humbleness, Wisdom, Caring, Love, Joy, these sorts of things. Blessings from God do not take material form and there is no guarantee that as a Christian you will not suffer or be persecuted as you will if you are walking as Jesus walked. Jesus died on the cross to forgive our sins. Jesus didn´t die on the cross so you could have a private jet!

6. "[God's Word is] so powerful it can cure every sickness and disease known to man. It has no dangerous side effects. It is safe even in massive doses.
And when taken daily according to directions, it can prevent illness altogether and keep you in vibrant health." from KCM website

Comment. Quite a few of the disciples got sick repeatedly including Paul and Timothy. Another false claim and raising the hopes of people, when this super healing doesn´t materialise.....what happens to your faith?.

Finally a video that features a number of short clips from Sermons with some commentary



We could dwell on the sermons and words of Kenneth Copeland all day, but most people surely must get the general picture from the above. He is highly entertaining but that doesn´t change the fact he is a False Preacher and Teacher and raises False Hopes in his congregation. We could stop here but let´s continue the journey.

Kenneth Copeland under the spotlight from the media

Moving away from Sermons and Preaching which proves conclusively this man is in no remote way a man of God, let´s take a look at Kenneth Copeland and his life, his fruits, his dreams and more to see where his heart is and more importantly his treasures? As the Bible says, are they here on earth or are they stored in heaven? Is he healing or does he even have the power of healing? What happens to the donations, are the poor and desperate being exploited?. Does he have a conscience? What about previous employees who have worked at the KCM, what do they have to say? Do prayer requests sent by mail ever get seen by The Copeland´s? A 100% guaranteed way to judge a True Christian especially a Preacher of this renown.

Video 1 Kenneth Copeland's True Spirit comes out at REPORTER...False teachings



Video 2 Kenneth Copeland - FORMER Ministry Workers Speak OUT - EXPOSING CHARLATANS



Video 3 CBS with Katie Couric 1.29.2008 on Kenneth Copeland





Summary

I have to admit I´ve been holding back on Kenneth Copeland in the Mega Preachers Exposed series as he is so obvious, nobody in their right mind can honestly say this Mega Preacher, in any sense of the word, remotely resembles a Christian. One of the easiest Preachers to expose so far. Speaking normally he looks well normal, but once he starts pointing that finger and goes into one of his sermon rants, to me anyway he looks like Satan himself and the words coming out of his mouth are just as deceptive and demonic, but here´s the thing, people love it and they come back every week for more.

If that is not warning enough his whole ministry is set up for personal gain for himself and his wife Gloria and with their mantra of seed sowing being sow a seed of money and it will come back to you a hundred fold, people flock in their millions to get a piece of the Copeland action. As always the Tithe lie is being pushed by Copeland with a twist that is normally used by other Prosperity Preachers and that is if you don´t Tithe, bad things will happen to you and people fall for this garbage every time and pay their 10%  Kenneth Copeland on Tithing.

The Kenneth Copeland trademark in his preaching, is that everything bad that happens to you is to do with the Devil. The thing is sometimes bad things can come from God especially if you have sinned and not repented or sometimes as a test of your faith. The Copeland tactic is a major play on peoples faith, when everything is going well God is in my life, when you hit hard times the Devil is in your life and wonder why God is not helping to sort things out. This can be a major faith crusher. If you are in any faith but especially the Christian one, the true test of faith is not when it survives the good times, but how well it endures the bad times. As mentioned many times read the Book of Job for an illustration of that fact. Kenneth Copelands other trademark is blatant blasphemy saying that God is a failure, Jesus is the same as Adam?, and Jesus is a deceiver along with many other lines that most other preachers wouldn´t get away with. This creates even more confusion and deception but he delivers these blasphemous lines so aggressively  and confidently, you end up thinking it must be true to the extent that maybe The Bible is wrong?

You´ve also got to ask yourself, if you are a member of the Kenneth Copeland Congregation and maybe for some time, is it really necessary to have a private jet let alone a fleet of them and more to the point do you really need your own AIRPORT? If you have been going to these sermons for some time, donating money and seeing no real changes or benefits in your life and other friends that attend report the same, and then hear this church has plans for a second airport for the Kenneth Copeland Ministry or maybe a Private Jumbo like Air Force One........surely it must dawn on you that something is not quite right here? This man is motivated by money and his treasure is right here on this earth in a big way right under your nose.

Kenneth Copeland it has to be said certainly is a "character" for sure, but his job is to confuse, deceive, take your money and keep you coming back for more, and more importantly keep you away from the truth. Your faith will eventually become dependent on him and not on God and will suffer adversely as a result. By any yardstick including his preaching, his lifestyle, his fruits, his actions and even his appearance in finger pointing mode nobody can honestly say this isa man of God. This man is living proof that we are in The End Times. On a final note, and to state the blatantly obvious ......... Kenneth Copeland is definitely without a shadow of a doubt... a False Preacher!

Vid: A video featuring the owner of this website sheds some light titled 15 Signs of a False Preacher

Bible Quotes:

Bible quotes relating more to the Christian Faith than False Preachers but verses that easily reveal a False Preacher even when on first appearances everything seems fine  on the surface.

Matt. 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Matt. 6:21
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Proverbs 10:9
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

Psalms 52:2
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Galatains 5:16-17
16 [This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

2 Cor. 6:10
10. As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Eph. 5:5
5. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

2 Cor. 12:7
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

Psalm 73:6-12
6. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
7. Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
8. They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
9. They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
10. Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
11. And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
12. Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
Matt. 5:3-12
3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Luke 6:20-23
20. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
21. Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
22. Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
23. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

John 15:18-20
18. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
19. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

1 Cor. 4:12
12. And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

Blessings and Suffering

1 Cor. 12:25-26
25. That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
26. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

2 Cor. 1:5-7
5. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
6. And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
7. And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

1 Thess. 3:4
For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

Heb. 13:3 3. Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

The Rapture and Tribulation. Which will come first?

The Rapture is surrounded by controversy but in these End Times it is a topic that draws increasing amounts of interest. It cannot be denied that we all know we are in the season as in "The End Times", but we do not know the day or the hour that the Second Coming will take place. The time of the end is drawing near and among those signs of the times would include the rebirth of Israel, which took place in 1948, we are seeing the recent alignment of countries against Israel, we are seeing the escalation of apostasy in the church, there’s a move toward globalism and global socialism, a continued move toward a cashless society and increasing signs of temporary martial law being labelled as "States of Emergency". The worlds moral compass is going haywire and there is confirmation in the natural world and in the Cosmos with Biblical signs that undeniably are saying......... the time is near.

This article is written with the True Believer in mind and not really for the Non Believer, but it makes an interesting read for the Non Believer regardless, but again has to be approached with an open mind. I´m not date fixing, making prophetic predictions or any such things in this article, just really trying to cut through the fog and confusion surrounding this topic and hopefully answer a few questions to make things clearer in these troubling times. There is nothing worse than waiting for something to happen and well......it doesn´t happen.

End of the World - When is Rapture



We are in trying and also deceptive times, if you are a Christian, I mean the real deal. Recently you are probably experiencing things you may not have experienced before. Visions, strange dreams, strange goings on and a general feeling and unease that seems to be increasing on a daily basis. You may be also be experiencing a form of persecution in some shape or form, it could be harassment or victimisation or something similar or general hostility. As the days get darker your light shines that more brightly and will attract unwanted attention, you will find out who your true friends are in these times . I have experienced all of these things increasingly over the past few months, but minus the visions, you may have experienced all.

We as many are aware are in the Jewish Shemitah Year of Jubilee and are approaching the "Feast of Trumpets", these are prophetic and historic times. September and October 2016 look particularly prominent and ominous and everybody is watching closely. You may be hearing stories of people having visions about the Rapture is coming in September, The Rapture is delayed 3 years, The Rapture isn´t coming at all, The Rapture will not be Pre Trib, the Rapture this and the Rapture that and the Rapture the other. Personally I have had no visions regarding the Rapture at all, but feel an increasing uneasiness. A tap on the shoulder from the Lord has prompted this article being brought into existence. This article will dive deeply into this topic. The Rapture is a vitally important one in the Christian faith and ties up very closely with the Great Tribulation which we will just skim in this article. The Tribulation is a massive whole stand alone topic in it´s own right, although intrinsically linked, the Tribulation is too vast to cover here.

A few words from the owner of this website on The Rapture



To understand what the Rapture and the Tribulation are we have to define them.

The Rapture Definition
The rapture is when Jesus Christ returns to remove the church (all believers in Christ) from the earth. The rapture is described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 1 Corinthians 15:50-54. Believers who have died will have their bodies resurrected and, along with believers who are still living, will meet the Lord in the air.

The Tribulation Definition
A period that many theologians say will be a difficult and chaotic period characterised by natural disaster, war, famine, disease, extreme weather and other climate chaos and unprecedented events in the Cosmos with persecution and great suffering after/before the second coming of Jesus Christ. The period of the ACTUAL Tribulation is confirmed 7 times in the Bible and is 3.5 years

Bible Quotes
3 1/2 Times - Rev 12:14, Dan 7:25, Dan 12:7
1260 days - Rev 11:3, Rev 12:6
42 Months - Rev 11:2, Rev 13:5

A word of Warning
First off I´m going to say this, and it´s not something people want to hear. Don´t get too reliant on this Rapture. I mean don´t think it´s not going to happen, but don´t be so reliant on this thing that it has the potential to destroy your faith, if it doesn´t happen at the time you are hoping it´s going to happen, or even if it happens at all. My attitude is when it comes.... it comes, if it doesn´t come it doesn´t come, just always be ready IF it does. Also my attitude is be prepared to go through this coming Tribulation, the same as everybody else but just remember, if you are truly a servant of God.........he will be by your side. The old adage "Put your trust in the Lord" and "The Lord will provide" are very relevant here. With that attitude if the Rapture doesn´t turn up on a certain date mentioned by somebody with a big following on Twitter or You Tube or a website or anywhere else, you have your options covered. If you are receiving dreams and visions yourself and you know otherwise fine, but I´m just warning you, if you are getting your info from the web, there are a lot of fakers out there, ( yes I watch this stuff as well)which just like the big name False Preachers or the False Prophets will lead you to a place but it will not be a Christian one. A little tip with such people, if you are getting confused, the jigsaw pieces just don´t seem to fit and things do not line up with scripture....evacuate! Don´t take my words and choice of videos as Gospel truth either, if something isn´t right, let me know or again.........beat a hasty retreat.

Popular Rapture Films
Films are cashing in on this Rapture with the most recent being “The Remaining,” released Sep 2014, and “Left Behind,” which was released just afterwards in October 2014. just remember who are they are made by!



Current Events
The current events taking place around the globe are paving the way for an event to take place. The emergence of a New World Order (see 2030 Agenda) is now under way and is building in intensity and urgency and the extreme weather, natural disasters and the appearance of cracks in our modern day society and the early stages of martial law starting to appear are warnings signs and milder versions of what is to come. This is ushering in a new period where the world is rapidly heading towards a state of Great Tribulation and the acceleration of global events are the early warning signs of something much worse around the corner and signals the coming of the Anti Christ. You could say what we are witnessing are the birth pangs

Why is there so much debate about the Rapture in Christian Circles.
As you can imagine, IF the Rapture is coming, the time it comes in relation to the Tribulation, has a huge bearing on how much time a Christian will be spending suffering during that Tribulation period. The Tribulation is not something any mortal would want to experience, so obviously the shorter the better, if at all. If the Rapture comes before or just at the beginning, then a Christian will be effectively air lifted out and spared having to experience the extreme adversity, suffering and misery that such an event would throw at them. If the Rapture comes at the end of the Tribulation, then Christians would be experiencing exactly the same as people of other faiths and non believers during those times. Obviously not a desirable situation. So the time of the arrival of the Rapture is one that is fiercely debated but in reality no one really knows when the rapture is coming or even whether it is coming at all, but the scripture according to each Pre, Mid and Post have their fans. The Pre Argument seems to be the strongest and obviously the most favourable but read on for convincing arguments otherwise.

Rapture Might be Like This!



What is the purpose of the Tribulation?
As demonstrated many times in the Bible including Babylon, Sodom and Gomorrah and The Great Flood in the times of Noah, there have been destructive periods in the Bible where the world has seen God´s wrath, but these events have always happened for a reason. Babylon was punishment for Arrogance, Sodom and Gomorrah was punishment for Pride and the Sin of Homosexuality and The Great Flood in the times of Noah was in effect a system reboot of the planet to eradicate mankind who had become totally corrupted and start again afresh. Tribulation has appeared many times throughout the Bible on a personal basis and The Book of Job is a good introduction into this and a recommended read.

In this modern age, we have reached a time where mankind has become corrupted again and the Tribulation this time is designed not as a reboot for the world to start from scratch, but to separate the wheat from the chaff, to separate true believers from the rest and prove as a reminder (just like Sodom and Gomorrah) that sin comes at a terrible price. Only those who are "Saved" are spared the misery of the Tribulation either by being Raptured before the event or being protected during the event and Raptured half way through or at the end.

Strangely enough the Word Rapture does not appear in the Bible but is clearly referenced in the following 4 Bible verses, one is clearly pre tribulation on it´s own, 3 are more leaning towards Mid or Post depending on how you view the last Trumpet

1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 This is the infamous Pre Tribulation Rapture Bible Quote. Asleep means Dead. This Bible quote has NO TIME MENTIONED, does not mention whether the Rapture is Pre, Mid or Post Tribulation

13. But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Matthew 24:29-31 TIME MENTIONED VERY CLEARLY After the tribulation

29. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

1 Corinthians 15:50-53 TIME MENTIONED CLEARLY The last trumpet.

50. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

Revelation 20:4-6 TIME MENTIONED CLEARLY After the Tribulation. Chapter 20 is aftermath after The Tribulation.

4. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

It´s part of the Christian Faith to face Tribulation
The Bible is packed with names that had to face severe adversity including Moses and the Exodus, Samson, John, Paul, David v Goliath, Noah and the infamous Job, and not forgetting God´s only begotten son.... Jesus. They were NOT airlifted out before their respective tribulations, they had a job to do and had to go through those Tribulations and guess what....God was by their side..always. If you are a True Christian you will know the good side is Joy, Peace and Humbleness, Wisdom and Understanding along with certain gifts, amongst other things, but with it comes pain, suffering and persecution. It has been like that throughout history. It goes with the Territory of being a Christian, think Jesus on the Cross. An airlift out via the Rapture before the Tribulation starts, I just don´t think fits in with the scheme of things or God´s plan, everybody is going to suffer through those times including Christians. I hope I´m wrong on this and as we delve deeper we will see what is revealed and that I am hopefully proven wrong.

When you get into what is called "The Rapture of the Church" to fulfil the Second Coming and the time of the Millenial, with the Church being a body of believers, you will realise there are three distinct camps on when the Rapture will take place with a fourth camp also adding another point of view. Christians either believe that the Rapture will happen Pre Tribulation, Mid Tribulation or Post Tribulation with the fourth believing there will be no Rapture at all......just Tribulation.

The key to all of this is the Bible Verse Daniel 9:25 ( a whole separate article) and the Seventy Weeks with the last week being assumed to be the last 7 years of the world. The beginning is marked as where the Anti Christ signs the Peace Treaty with Israel and the End is when the Anti Christ and The Beast experience their last days. The Bible states that the length of the Tribulation will be 3.5 years and begins when the Anti Christ reaches the peak of his power and becomes the leader of the One World Government. Hence why many believe within the 7 year period of the Anti Christ on this earth, the Rapture will happen when the Anti Christ becomes supreme World Leader which is at the exact mid point of this 7 year period and this is when the Tribulation will begin for 3.5 years. Those who have taken the Mark (Christian Believers or Non Believers) will be left and those who have not taken the Mark as in True Christian Believers will be Raptured, hence the Pre Tribulation view point if the whole 7 year period as Stated in the Book of Daniel is classed as part of the Tribulation.

Pre or Post Tribulation Rapture
So who is right? Will the Rapture (if it happens) be Pre Tribulation, Mid Tribulation or Post Tribulation. A look at some views from various Bible scholars and other general people from You Tube that come up with an intelligent and valid point for whether the Rapture is Pre, Mid or Post Trib with some backing up with the word where appropriate.

1. The Pre Tribulation Camp

Dr. David Reagan talks to Dr. Ron Rhodes about several Bible Prophecy events, including the Rapture of the Church. Video 2010




A Watchman Report - The Rapture Controversy Aug 5 2016




2. The Post Tribulation Camp


Beyond Today -- Is the Rapture Real? and Proof the Rapture is Post Tribulation?




SUMMARY
Most people will be aware that when things are going well in their lives they do not need God, but in times of trouble people start turning to God in those times of crisis. This period in the worlds history will be that time. There is a war going on that most people are unaware of between angels of light and darkness in the spiritual realm and a way is being paved for something sinister that eventually will run the world, but it is part of God´s plan before the Second Coming. It´s in the scripture. The Tribulation as mentioned in the Book of Revelation is not something that anybody would want to be around for and the Rapture is the perfect answer to get airlifted out before the Tribulation starts.

There are cases for both pre and post rapture scenarios but after reading this article you really have to form your own opinion. Many videos were watched to arrive at these final ones. Both Pre and Post rapture are equally convincing but you just have to decide for yourself which camp you are in. The possibility of no rapture has not been mentioned in this article because it is so clearly stated in scripture, but again it is something to mentally take on board. All the big names in the Bible went through some form of Tribulation in their lives and us here now will be no exception. These will be testing times and your faith will be tested to the extreme also. It has to be that way.

My personal view is, yes I do believe in the Rapture and yes we are very close to the start of The Tribulation. My attitude though is to be mentally prepared for "No Rapture" unless nearer the time you hear otherwise, that way your faith remains rock solid. If you are in daily prayer you will know when it´s time. BUT be Rapture ready and be ready for it to come at any time, make sure you are "Right with God" and that your "House is in Order". Remember though if it does not happen Pre Tribulation, if you are a True Believer and have faith you are equipped to go through the Tribulation and have a powerful ally that will "show you the way" and "will provide".

On a final note, there are is so much noise out there about Christianity especially End Times with people talking on TV, You Tube, on websites, just everywhere, do what I do and just turn it all off for a couple of hours and just listen to the Spirit and read The Word, pray and you will find your answers.


Bible Quotes:

John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

1 Thessalonians 5:2
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

Revelation 16:15
Behold I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.


Matthew 24:21-22
21. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

Deuteronomy 4:30
When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

1 Samuel 26:24
And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:


Acts 14:22
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Romans 5:3
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Romans 8:35
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Romans 12:12
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

1 Thessalonians 3:4
For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.


Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.


Revelation 7:14
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.