ACQUITTED To demonstrate how the prophecy in Joel 3 concerning Israel’s acquittal from the guilt of bloodshed relates to present-day events in Jerusalem, revealing the spiritual dimension behind acts of violence against the Jewish people, and pointing to God’s promised intervention and the imminent restoration of Israel as a sign of the nearing end of the church age. ACQUITTED Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: To demonstrate how the prophecy in Joel 3 concerning Israel’s acquittal from the guilt of bloodshed relates to present-day events in Jerusalem, revealing the spiritual dimension behind acts of violence against the Jewish people, and pointing to God’s promised intervention and the imminent restoration of Israel as a sign of the nearing end of the church age. Synopsis: Joel 3:21 points to God’s promise to acquit Israel of bloodshed, a prophecy that connects directly to modern violence against the Jewish people. Unlike past conflicts, today’s attacks bear the mark of demonic hatred rather than mere human leadership. Scripture shows that while Israel once bore the curse of rejecting Christ, God will soon remove their guilt, restore their nation, and bring global judgment on those who rise against them. These unfolding events signal the nearness of Christ’s return and call believers to be watchful and prepared. Inspired Teaching: Joel 3:21 “For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; for the Lord dwells in Zion.” If you’ve been watching the news and keeping track of what is going on in the holy city of Jerusalem, you have probably sensed that the Jewish nation is entering a new phase—maybe a new and final phase—in their struggles against their enemies who want to destroy them. What caught my attention on the attack against a Jewish synagogue in Jerusalem that killed five individuals and wounded many others was the amount of blood that was shed by those who were wounded and killed. Profuse bleeding was caused since some of the weapons that were used against them were hatches, which can be used for the dismembering of physical bodies. In their many campaigns against Israel, the Palestinians have used a variety of tactics, from kidnappings, to suicide bombers, to rockets and mortar launchers against their civilian population. What makes this phase different, I think, is that in all the other campaigns against them, there was organized human leadership behind them. I believe that what is taking place right now is its being fomented by spiritual forces of darkness, which are driven by pure and unadulterated hatred against the Jews in the nation of Israel. In case you have not watched the news, Jews are being run down in the streets by seemly random acts of violence, by cars, buses, and other modes of transportation driven by Palestinians that just seemed to lose their common sense and went on a killing rampage. This last attack was aimed directly at a place of worship and against those who were leading the worship, and I believe the phase of this present conflict to be completely driven by satanic inspiration. Joel 3:4 “Indeed, what have you to do with Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia? Will you retaliate against Me? But if you retaliated against Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your retaliation upon your own head.” I believe that the Lord is speaking against the spiritual rulers of the Palestinian territory in verse four. You have to remember that in spiritual warfare, people are like pieces on a board game that the rulers of darkness move at will and to accomplish their devious purpose. By careful observation we can detect when human leaders are acting in an alliance with demonic forces to accomplish their physical objectives. That does not seem to be the case in this new phase of terror that is being unleash against the nation of Israel, and it has Israel’s leaders very worried. The reason I said that this may be the final phase of this present conflict before the Lord intervenes is because of God’s response to these demonic entities in verse four, that He will swiftly and speedily turn their retaliation against their own heads. How do I know that what is taking place in the book of Joel chapter three has anything to do with Israel’s present situation? Joel 3:1 “For behold, in those days and at that time, when I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem.” In those days and at that time, it cannot be any clearer than that! When did God bring back the captives to Judah and Jerusalem? Today, in our present day! For how long were they not a nation anymore? For almost two thousand years! The only time that this specific prophecy can be fixed to a date is in our present today. And from our opening text we can safely conclude that both, the church and the nation of Israel are present during the happenings of in those days and at that time. For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; for the Lord dwells in Zion. Even though the early church was comprised of a super majority of Jews, both in numbers and in leadership, the nation of Israel herself rejected Jesus as her Messiah, so that her sins were not atoned for with the blood of Jesus at that time, and that is why their temple was destroyed and their nation ceased to exist. Matthew 27:24-25 “When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude (the nation of Israel), saying, ‘I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it.’ And all the people answered and said, ‘His blood be on us and on our children.’” It is clear that the multitude which was represented by the rulers and the leaders of the nation of Israel, refused to acknowledge Jesus as their Messiah, and as one, they uttered those infamous words that cursed them with the curse of blood shedding—the shedding of their blood as well as their children's own blood. This is what I was reminded of when I saw the bloody mess all over their synagogue floor after that brutal attack. But the good news is that God Himself says that He will acquit them, the entire nation of Israel, from that awful guilt of bloodshed that their forefathers swore in an oath before Pilate. And that the acquittal will take place swiftly and speedily after these demonic entities take it upon themselves to brutally and sadistically murder Jews as an act of retaliation against God Himself. This could be one of the greatest signs that Jesus is coming soon, that we have had for a while. So keep an eye on these demonically driven acts of violence against the Jews to see whether they rise to a level of intensity to where God Himself will intervene on their behalf. What are the events that we should look for if God Himself were to intervene on Israel’s behalf at this time? Joel 3:2 “I will also gather all nations, and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will enter into judgment with them there on account of My people, My heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; they have also divided up My land.” Through all of this we cannot ignore the connection that such an event will have upon the closing of the church age, for as soon as the nation of Israel is acquitted from the guilt of bloodshed, their kingdom will be restored, which means the closing of the church age with the rapture. Acts 1:6 “Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, ‘Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom of Israel?’” The disciples clearly believed and were looking for the restoration of national Israel at that time and asked Jesus about it. Jesus did not deny nor rebuked their belief that national Israel would be restored in the future. He just told them that it was not for them to know the times and seasons which the Father has put in place, before He brings about the acquittal and restoration of the nation of Israel. Days later, after their meeting with Jesus, the disciples were gathered in Jerusalem together, waiting for the power to fall down from heaven upon them as Jesus told them it would. After the Holy Spirit fell on them, Peter stood up and quoted Joel’s prophecy that clearly ties the fate of the end of the church age with the restoration of national Israel. Joel 2:28-32 “And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. (The first part of this prophecy was fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost after the Holy Spirit fell on them.) And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance (Acquittal), as the Lord has said, among the remnant (those who return from the dispersion) whom the Lord calls.” (The second part of this prophecy will be fulfilled on the Day of Atonement, during the Lord’s acquittal of the nation of Israel when their kingdom is restored to them.) You can see how intricately connected everything is to all that is taking place in and around the nation of Israel today. Wherever you look in the news today, you cannot escape how all the players are lining up and assuming their prophetic end-time positions. Joel 3:9 “Proclaim this among the nations: ‘Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.’” The other unnatural part of what is going on today in the Middle East has to do with the men of war from the nations of the world who are answering the spiritual call to present themselves into that area of the world to fight a war of which they have no concept of, or part of it. These Jihadists, or holy warriors, come from many nations of the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, as well as many other nations that are in different continents. Many of these recruits have no commonality that bond them, except one, they are answering a spiritual call to prepare for war and to draw near to a place the Lord calls the Valley of Jehoshaphat, where the Lord will enter into judgment with them there on account of His people. It always amazes me how the complex issues that befuddle so many who try to interpret the motives behind the irrational acts of so many can only be truly interpreted through the enlightenment of Scripture. As the acquittal of those whom the Lord had not previously acquitted draws near, so does our redemption. Are you ready? Previous Next Home

AND WE ARE NOT SAVED! To reveal the dangers of rejecting God’s truth while trusting in false assurances, using Jeremiah’s warning to Israel as both a historical lesson and a prophetic parallel for the last days. The teaching aims to awaken believers and nations to the reality of God’s coming judgment, emphasize the responsibility of testing all doctrines against Scripture, and urge a steadfast commitment to Christ in order to be preserved from the final hour of trial. AND WE ARE NOT SAVED! Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: To reveal the dangers of rejecting God’s truth while trusting in false assurances, using Jeremiah’s warning to Israel as both a historical lesson and a prophetic parallel for the last days. The teaching aims to awaken believers and nations to the reality of God’s coming judgment, emphasize the responsibility of testing all doctrines against Scripture, and urge a steadfast commitment to Christ in order to be preserved from the final hour of trial. Synopsis: Jeremiah, known as the “weeping prophet,” was tasked with proclaiming the impending destruction of Judah—a nation that had once been exalted by God but now deceived itself through lies and false prophets. Though they knew their history of deliverance from Egypt, victory under Joshua, and glory under David and Solomon, Judah foolishly believed that the mere presence of the temple would protect them, even as they continued in idolatry and sin. Jeremiah exposed this false confidence, declaring that trusting in lying words and compromising with sin would only bring God’s wrath. Just as Israel and Judah faced exile and destruction for their rebellion, so too will modern nations and churches that abandon God’s Word and embrace worldly philosophies face judgment. The warning is especially relevant for today, where secular humanism and moral relativism replace biblical truth, and many churches have grown lukewarm, deceived into believing that compromise and tradition ensure safety. Parallels are drawn between Jeremiah’s time and the end of the age: false prophets promising peace, people presuming safety because of their religious identity, and the corruption of truth through idolatrous traditions. Yet the faithful remnant—those like the “Philadelphia church” in Revelation—who keep God’s Word and uphold the name of Christ, will be preserved from the coming global tribulation. Ultimately, the message calls believers to vigilance: to test every teaching by Scripture, to refuse compromise, to cast off false traditions, and to listen to the Holy Spirit. Only then can the church avoid the tragic lament of Jeremiah’s day—“the harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved”—and instead stand ready for the Lord’s return. Inspired Teaching: Jeremiah 8:20 “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved!” Jeremiah had the hardest job of any of the old prophets; it fell upon him to tell the nation of Israel the bad news—their nation would soon be destroyed! Imagine telling the people today, what Jeremiah was commanded by God to tell the nation of Israel of his day. Jeremiah 8:17 “‘For behold, I will send serpents among you, vipers which cannot be charmed, and they shall bite you,’ says the Lord.” The glorious history of the nation of Israel was coming to a close. There was no other people in the entire history of the world upon which the Lord had bestowed so much honor and blessings. Everybody knew how God humbled mighty Pharaoh and forced him to let the children of Israel go, and after he changed his mind and pursued them, how God drowned his mighty army in the depths of the sea. The world of old also knew how the God of Israel brought the walls of Jericho down, and how He led His chosen children into the land that He had promised them for their inheritance. It was in the annals of the history of their world, how David and Solomon, under the mighty power of their God, had established a powerful nation from the seed of one man of faith—Abraham. And now it was all coming to an end, what happen to them? Jeremiah 7:3-4 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Do not trust in these lying words, saying, “The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are these.”’” They were deceived by lying words! The Babylonians, who plundered the land of Judah, had a mighty army indeed, and many secular historians may say that Israel would have never had a change against them anyway. But according to God, had the children of Israel chosen to amend their ways, God would have caused them to stay in the land and dwell in it safely. But the false prophets of their day were telling lies to the people, We have the temple of the Lord in our midst, God will deliver us from our enemies like He always has. So that when Jeremiah came and told them the truth that their destruction was near, they totally rejected his message. Jeremiah 7:8-10 “Behold, you trust in lying words that cannot profit. Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know, and then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by Me name, and say, ‘We are delivered to do all these abominations’?” There is a parallel here that applies to all the nations that have had to face their doom because of their sinfulness; due to pride, they refuse to believe that their mighty empire will be brought down because of sins that they have been getting away with—they think—for a long time. After the nation of Israel became divided, the northern kingdom retained the name Israel, while the southern half was called Judah. God judged the northern kingdom, allowed their nation to be destroyed and their people to be scattered to the nations, because of idolatry. You think that Judah, the remnant of the children of Israel that was left, would have learned and turned away from their wickedness after God warned them through His prophets—after seeing what happened to their brethren in the northern kingdom—but no, they had the temple and felt that they could get away with their disobedience and expected God to protect the house that was called by His name. Such was their foolishness, so they fell for the lies of their false prophets. Jeremiah 7:14-15 “Therefore I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, and to this place which I gave to you and your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh (God allowed the Israelites to be defeated and the ark was captured). And I will cast you out of My sight, as I have cast out all your brethren—the whole posterity of Ephraim.” It is amazing how they knew the history of how God had dealt with their forefathers; in their earlier and latter history God had made it clear to them that He would not allow them to continually provoke Him to anger without having to face eviction from their land. Jeremiah 7:19 “‘Do they provoke Me to anger?’ says the Lord. ‘Do they not provoke themselves, to the shame of their own faces.’” We are living under the same conditions today, but God will not be dealing with just one nation and one area of land at this time, He is coming back to deal with the entire earth and the nations that inhabit it. Revelation 3:10 “Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.” There are many Scriptures that tell about the final days of the earth, before God’s judges the world and all the peoples for their idolatries. Psalm 97:3-5 “A fire goes before Him, and burns up His enemies round about. His lightnings light the world; the earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.” It is abundantly clear that a majority of the nations of the earth have decided to scrap the Judeo-Christian principles upon which they were founded—not to mention the nations that never embraced it—and have accepted the new morality of everything goes except what the Bible has to say. We see this taking place at every level of society today, where the old foundations of morality are being done away with, in an open display of revolt and contempt against the Word of God. Psalm 2:1-3 “Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, ‘Let us break Their bonds in pieces and cast away Their cords from us.’” The fact that the nations of the world are doing exactly what God told us in His Word thousands of years ago, that they would do at the end of days, proves that we are the last generation before God’s Kingdom is established on the earth for the one thousand years reign of Christ. If we look at the parallels from the history that we have been studying, three things become prominent; first, false prophets and false teachers who distort and pervert the Word of God, will lead people into believing that God is not going to bring any distress against those who embrace the new world order of morality founded on secular humanism. Psalm 2:5 “Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, and distress (bring tribulation to) them in His deep displeasure.” Secondly, the misconception that those who are part of the church, any church, will not have to endure the wrath of His displeasure. Revelation 3:15-16 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.” Just like the children of Israel that thought that they were safe since they were the guardians of the temple—and could live any manner of life that they chose—so will the members of the Laodiceans church at the end of the age, feel safe and secure in their compromising of the Word of God and Christ’s divinity, without fear of the coming judgments, that in their hearts they do not even believe are coming. The Philadelphia church keeps the Word and does not deny the name of Jesus or His divinity, so therefore, they are taken out of the earth before the hour of trial begins, not so for the Laodiceans, they are left behind. The third thing to look out for, has to do with the paralysis that un-dealt with idolatry brings upon the churches and the peoples that, are sincere with God, but in many cases are not even aware of the contamination that occurs when they participate in traditions that have been handed down to them, which are not based on biblical principles. Jeremiah 8:22 “Is there no balm in Gilead, is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery for the health of the daughter of my people?” False demonic doctrines and traditions within a church, will always cause the lack of spiritual growth, as well as becoming a hindrance to the physical health of those who knowingly or unknowingly practice it. Revelation 2:20, 22 “Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things (participate in demonic doctrines) sacrificed to idols...Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their sins.” We, as believers, have the responsibility of studying the Scriptures, and it is up to us to make sure that what we are being taught through the church, evangelists, or through different ministries, is founded on sound biblical principles that bring life into our souls. If it is truth from the Word of God what we are hearing, the Spirit of God within us will recognize His own anointing upon what its being taught and will use it for our benefit and for our enrichment. If we see the church compromising the Word of God, we do not have to be part of their compromise. We decide by our actions which church God sees us as being part of. If we keep God’s Word and do not deny the deity of Jesus, Jesus will keep us from the hour of testing, no matter what denomination or church affiliation we are part of in the natural. It is also our responsibility to study the traditions that have been handed down to us, through the prism of the Word of God. If we find that they have a foundation in God’s Word, we should learn how to do them properly and in accordance with what the Scriptures teach us, so that we do not miss out on their benefits. However, if they have no biblical foundation, even though they may be well established within church tradition, chances are that they are not from God and will end up doing us more harm than good. Revelation 3:13 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” It is by listening to the Holy Spirit that we can make sure that we are saved and that we will not be left behind. Previous Next Home

THE SEVEN THUNDERS The objective of The Seven Thunders is to explore the mystery of the sealed revelation in Revelation 10:4, examining why God withheld the words of the seven thunders from humanity and what their withheld message implies about judgment, grace, repentance, and salvation. It seeks to help believers understand the balance between God’s mercy and His wrath, the danger of relying on a “plan B” after the rapture, and the urgency of embracing salvation during the age of grace. THE SEVEN THUNDERS Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of The Seven Thunders is to explore the mystery of the sealed revelation in Revelation 10:4, examining why God withheld the words of the seven thunders from humanity and what their withheld message implies about judgment, grace, repentance, and salvation. It seeks to help believers understand the balance between God’s mercy and His wrath, the danger of relying on a “plan B” after the rapture, and the urgency of embracing salvation during the age of grace. Synopsis: John faithfully recorded every vision revealed in Revelation until the moment the seven thunders uttered their voices, when God commanded him not to write their message. This secrecy highlights a divine purpose: some truths are withheld until their appointed time. The author interprets the seven thunders as a parallel to the seven trumpets, representing the physical perspective of the first half of God’s Wrath (1260 days). Yet unlike the trumpets, their meaning is sealed to prevent humanity from misusing the knowledge or treating it as an alternative path to salvation. The text stresses that God’s aim is repentance and salvation. Revelation 9:21 reveals that even amid judgment, humanity largely refuses to repent of its sins. In mercy, God allows unrepentant people to experience a foretaste of hell for five months, hoping they might turn to Him. However, the human heart’s wickedness often resists, highlighting why the seven thunders were concealed—had people known of another opportunity after the rapture, many would have neglected faith during the age of grace. John’s vision of eating the little book further illustrates the dual nature of the message: salvation is sweet as honey, but the reality of judgment and rejection of grace is bitter. For those who embrace Christ now, salvation is secured by grace. For those who reject Him and miss the rapture, only bitter suffering and sacrificial death remain as the path to heaven. Ultimately, the sealed message of the seven thunders reinforces the urgency of choosing Christ today. The sweetness of grace is available now; to delay is to risk being left to the bitterness of God’s law and wrath. The prophecy concludes with a call to repentance and faith, affirming that without God there is no hope, but with Him there is always a way of escape. Inspired Teaching: Revelation 10:4 “Now when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, ‘Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them’” Up to this moment John had been writing everything which had been revealed to him since the vision started, he even wrote down the things that he did not understand, and in many instances he was given an explanation to the meaning of those things that he did not understand. But here, all of the sudden, he is told not to write down the information that he was just privileged to hear from the seven thunders as they uttered their voices. We know that he heard it, but he was not allowed to share it with the rest of us, which begs the question, why? If you read my book Man’s Final Destiny , you know that I believe that the letters to the seven churches comprise the entirety of the Church Age from the physical perspective, and that the seven seals comprise the entirety of the Church Age from the spiritual perspective, about a two-thousand-year period so far. In the same manner, I believe that the seven trumpets reveal the entirety of the first half of the Wrath of God which lasts 1260 days, and that the seven thunders cover the same time period from the physical perspective, but for some reason the physical revelation, which would make it a lot easier for us to understand this time period, is kept from us. Revelation 10:7 “But in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound (the trumpet), the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets.” What the seven thunders spoke is part of the Bible, and it must be fulfilled exactly as the Lord revealed it to His prophets, even though it was not revealed to us, but this part of Scripture will not be revealed to humanity until the sounding of the seventh trumpet takes place, then this mystery of God will be completed. Since God sealed it from us, it would be foolish for us try to know the details of what the message was, but we can extrapolate what the general content of the message is, since we have the spiritual revelation given to us of that same time period during the blowing of the seven trumpets. In other words, if we know what the general context of a book is about, we may not know the particulars if we have not read it, but we can clearly ascertain what the emphasis of the message is that such a book would be detailing. In our case, we can take a look at the last verse of the spiritual revelation of the seven trumpets and find out what the Lord’s emphasis during these 1260-day period was. Since chapters eight and nine of Revelation deal with that time period from the spiritual perspective. Revelation 9:21 “And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality of their thefts.” From God’s perspective He is trying to get as many people to heaven as possible and spare them from His Day of Wrath, but they have to be willing to confess and renounce their sins, and if they do not repent, they cannot enter into the holiness of His heaven. We also know from the spiritual revelation of chapters eight and nine that, God in His great mercy, allows those who rejected the free offer of salvation as proclaimed during the Church Age in the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to experience hell here on earth, for an interval of five months, figuring that those who did not really think that heaven or hell were real, would change their minds and repent when faced with the reality of an eternity of pain that finally sinks in into their hearts, where the seat of their understanding abides. Jeremiah 17:9-10 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind (most secret parts), even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.” So that we can clearly extrapolate that since the human heart is desperately wicked, and only God truly knows how wicked, that if he would have revealed to humanity during the age of grace what the seven thunders uttered, that there was a plan B, just in case they missed the rapture, that many of those who are believers now might have said to themselves after hearing the Gospel that, well if I miss it there is another way for me. And since God truly knows the wicked condition of the human heart, it may be that those who still did no repented after their encounter with hell for five months, could not do so because they heard the Gospel previously, were convicted by it, and rejected it by saying to themselves, well, I’ll believe it when I see it. For we know that without faith it is impossible to please God. I know that in my rational mind I do not want any kind of hell or demonic encounters, ever, even if it is for just five months, no sir, there is no plan B as far as I am concerned, I much rather believe now and along with my faith in the Truth of the Word of God, enjoy the benefits of my salvation in the here and now, which are many, and rejoice as I fervently look for His appearing, as He returns to take me home with Him and to spared me from the Day of His Wrath. I do not know what the mechanics for salvation will be for those who missed the rapture and find themselves in a real hell on earth, for that is what John was not allowed to write, and I do not want to know, for its one less temptation for us to face, but it will involve dying, for once the rapture takes place the only way to heaven is through the door of death. Since we know the type of martyrdom that those who get saved during the second half of God’s Wrath entails, which is beheading for refusing to take the mark of the beast, we can be pretty sure that the type of death required before entering heaven will not be pretty either for those who missed the Grace of God. Is their required sacrificial death so horrible that our Lord refused to published it before its time? Or is it so simple that it would have undermined the effectiveness of the Gospel during the time of Grace? I’ve come to the conclusion that is neither one of these two extremes. Revelation 10:10-11 “Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. And he said to me, ‘You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.’” The angel tells John to take this little book and to eat it, and then he gives John the bad news first and then the good news last. He tells John that it will make his stomach bitter, but that it will be sweet as honey on his mouth. John, on the other hand, looks at the good news first, he says that it is as sweet as honey in his mouth but that it then soured his stomach. In biblical understanding, eating something is representative of the embracing of a doctrine deep within the heart. The doctrine here is the teaching of salvation and the consequences of damnation. From our present-day perspective as Christians, our salvation is as sweet as honey to our mouths, for as it is written: Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” For us today there is grace and nothing more, for the bitter cup of all our sinfulness was poured out in full measure upon Jesus on the cross. The night before He was crucified, as He was praying in agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, He asked Father God if there was anyway that He could avoid drinking from the bitter cup that was so full with all our sins, knowing that it was for that reason that He came, but that’s how loathsome it was to Him, but we are told that for the joy that was set before Him He endured the cross, for the sweet taste of victory that would follow His sacrificial death. But for those who will miss the rapture, they have treated the blood of Jesus with contempt, and by so doing they have forfeited the grace that could have been theirs and escape the hour of trials, so that now they must drink of the cup of their own bitterness as they are turned over to the law of God which declares that the soul that sinned shall surely die. But there is still the nectar of honey left for them if they pass the test and repent by recognizing once and for all that without God there is no hope for life and no hope for them. And that was the message that John was told to prophesy to the peoples and nations and tongues and kings. Without God there is no hope and without the Word of God there can be no salvation. We are living under the Dispensation of Grace which is so sweet to our taste, those who miss the rapture will find themselves living under the Dispensation of God’s Law overnight, and it will taste so bitter to the desperately wicked human heart that is so bound by selfish ambitions. But we rejoice in the fact that in whatever situation, or in whatever dispensation, the love of God always makes a way of escape. But why would anyone turn their backs on the sweetness of the Gospel of Grace? You do not have to die in your sins, and if our Lord returns while you are still alive, you do not have to be left behind to drink from the bitter cup of your own sinfulness. Say yes to Jesus and He will deliver your soul today into eternal life. Proverbs 16:21 “The wise in heart will be called prudent, and sweetness of the lips increases learning.” Previous Next Home

THE NATIONS SHALL SEE To encourage believers to prepare their hearts for the unfolding of God’s wonders in the world, recognizing that while unbelievers will respond in fear and shame, the faithful can take refuge in God’s promises and see Christ’s return as their great hope and salvation. THE NATIONS SHALL SEE Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: To encourage believers to prepare their hearts for the unfolding of God’s wonders in the world, recognizing that while unbelievers will respond in fear and shame, the faithful can take refuge in God’s promises and see Christ’s return as their great hope and salvation. Synopsis: This teaching, drawn from Micah 7:16, reflects on the prophetic declaration that nations will be ashamed when confronted with the majesty and power of God. The message connects contemporary signs and prophetic voices with Scripture, suggesting that times of great wonders may soon be revealed, not only to the church but to the entire world. Believers are exhorted to “enter into the Rock”—Christ Himself—by trusting in God’s promises as protection from the terror and deception that will accompany these events. In contrast, unbelievers will seek refuge in fear, misled by the enemy’s lies, and will ultimately face the judgment of the very Rock they rejected. The lesson warns of the enemy’s strategy to distort the truth of Jesus’ return, even portraying Him as an alien invader, preparing the world to unite under the Antichrist. Yet for Christians, the Word of God provides assurance: Christ’s return is not for condemnation but for deliverance, reward, and eternal joy. Through personal testimony of a vision of the rapture, the teaching highlights the awe, fear, and joy of encountering Christ’s glory. Ultimately, it affirms that while the world trembles at His majesty, the faithful can rest in His eternal promises, knowing He comes as Savior, not Judge. Inspired Teaching: Micah 7:16 “The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall put their hand over their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.” As I prepared the prayer page for January of 2014 the Lord began to impress on me that this year will be a year of wonders. I pondered whether it would be a year of wonders for us personally, and by that I mean, us the church, or whether it would be a year of wonders for the nations as well. It seems that many others have received the same message about 2014 possibly being a year of wonders, which leads me to believe that this year, wonders may be revealed not only to the church in general, but to the people of the nations of the world as well. One of the things that I read about that have many talking about the year 2014 had to do with a Jewish Rabbi in Israel named Kaduri, who claimed that Messiah had revealed Himself to him. He said that Messiah told him that soon after the former prime minster of Israel Ariel Sharon died, that Messiah would return, then he wrote in a piece of paper the name of Messiah, sealed it in an envelope, then gave instructions not to open the envelope until a year after he, the rabbi, had died himself. I believe the rabbi died at the ripe age of 108 in the year 2007 or 2008, a year after he died they opened the envelope according to his instructions, and to everyone’s surprise he named Jesus as the Messiah who appeared to him, which to say the least caused a lot of controversy at the time. At the beginning of this new year of 2014, the news came that the condition of the former prime minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma for about seven years, had deteriorated considerably. That got a lot of people talking about that this may be the year when the Lord reveals Himself to the nations. I confess that I had not heard about the Rabbi’s prophecy until I read about it in the internet a couple of days ago, on the sixth of January. T he things that I want to deal with in this lesson are the implications that an open manifestation of worldwide wonders would have upon us believers, what these wonders could possibly be, and how they would affect us as individuals. Isaiah 2:10 “Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from the terror of the Lord and the glory of His majesty.” As the Lord was impressing on me that this might be a year of wonders, He gave me the above Scripture, which I opened with in the prayers that empower page, on the prayer focus for January of 2014, and I wrote that this might be our theme for the whole year: Enter into the Rock. And as I was meditating on Isaiah’s counsel to enter into the Rock and hide in the dust, the Lord revealed to me that the dust was a reference to hide within the multitudes of His many promises. As when the Lord promised Abraham that his seed would be like the sand of the seashore. So that the way that we enter into the Rock and hide from the terror of His majestic wonders is by taking shelter within the many promises that He has given to all who keep His Word and who have not denied His name. It is interesting that Micah reveals what is going to happen to those who do not embrace God’s Word or revere the name of Jesus when the heavenly wonders begin to unfold. Micah 7:17 “They shall lick the dust as a serpent; they shall crawl from their holes like snakes of the earth. They shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of You.” It is also interesting what the book of Revelation says is going to happen to the unbelievers of this world when the majesty of the Lord is revealed from heaven. Revelation 6:14-17 “Then the sky receded like as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?’” Kind of ironic that while the believers are trusting God’s promises, and by so doing are entering into the Rock of their salvation, the unbelievers are running to the caves and rocks only to find themselves crushed by the very Rock that they have rejected and the promises that they have ridiculed. Micah 7:18 “Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.” I just read about a poll today that said that more Americans believe on aliens today than those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God. And it is not surprising to me, since so many books and television programs continuously try to explain those things from the past which science cannot explain by attributing it to the workings of ancient aliens. What is the devil’s goal in all of this? For a while now I have been asking this rhetorical question of those of you who read my writings: When the majesty of Jesus is revealed in the sky will you see Him as your Savior or as your judge? Guess how the devil wants people to see the return of Jesus? The devil wants you to see Jesus return as a ferocious alien who is coming to take over the earth and to subjugate all the people as slaves to do His will. It was former US president Ronald Reagan who told the general assembly of the United Nations how petty our human differences would seem if all of the sudden the entire world was threaten by alien invaders. Just how do you think the antichrist rises to power and unites the entire world behind him to fight against Jesus Christ? Scripture teaches us that he cannot be revealed and take over the world until the true believers are removed from this earth. 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8 “For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.” The goal of the enemy is to pervert the teachings about the soon return of Jesus to rescue us, to the point where believers are mislead as to who the real Jesus is, and as to what His intentions are, and the devil will do this through the power of fear, when the mighty wonders are revealed. After all, this is what is written about then; Isaiah called the wonders: The terror of the Lord and the glory of His majesty. Micah said, They shall be afraid of the Lord our God and shall fear because of You. But here is one of the many promises that we can envelope ourselves with and be protected from the spirit of fear: 1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” The question that I often ask about how we will see Jesus when He returns, as a Savior or as a judge? Is rooted in the Scripture above. I know that Jesus has forgiven me all of my sins, past, present and future. I know that I have already been judged and have passed from death into life, so that I fear no torment. I know as a matter of fact that when Jesus returns, He is coming to take me to a place that He has prepared for me. I know that He is coming to welcome me into His joy, and I know for sure that He has good plans for me. How do I know all of that? That is what He promises me in His Word! And not only to me, but to all who are willing to believe in His Word. 1 Corinthians 13:7-8 “(Love) Bears all things, believes all things (in the Word of God where the love of God towards us humans is revealed), hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails…” Micah 7:19 “He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins (past, present and future) into the depths of the sea.” John 5:24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.” John 14:3 “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” Matthew 25:23 “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.” Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” In 1989 I experienced a vision of the rapture, you can read the entire vision in the introduction pages of my book Man’s Final Destiny, available free in the books section of www.houseoffaithministries.org . When I saw the wonder of Jesus revealed in the sky as He was heading rapidly towards me, my body became unglued, I cannot sufficiently explain the terrible fear that I felt as I first looked at Him in His glory. Every cell in my body was trembling so violently that I felt like my entire body was coming undone, and yet in the midst of the great and terrifying fear that my physical body was experiencing, the real me, my spirit man, rose from deep within me and shouted at the top of his voice: HALLELUJAH HE KEPT HIS PROMISE! I will never again experience, until Jesus returns for me in the rapture, such great joy and such dreadful fear as I experienced in that vision. I’m just sharing this so that you can see where I am coming from. John 6:63 “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” There is nothing that we can do to prepare our flesh for its inevitable encounter with the glory of Jesus, for the flesh of those who are being rapture dies the instant that it beholds His glorious and wonderful majesty, for no mortal flesh can withstand such glory. But for those of us who fully embrace the promises of God deep within our hearts, at His revealing, our spirit man will be clothed with a new, immortal, and eternal physical body, that will never cease to give Him the glory, honor, and the praise that He deserves. We do not yet know what kind of wonders will be revealed from heaven this year, and we do not know what lies the devil will infuse into the world as he tries to deceive the elect if it were possible. But we know this: THE WORD OF GOD AND ALL ITS PROMISES STANDS ETERNAL IN THE HEAVENS. 2 Corinthians 5:1 “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” Previous Next Home

IMITATORS OF CHRIST To explain the spiritual meaning of imitating Christ as presented in 1 Corinthians 11, emphasizing God’s divine order of authority, the flow of spiritual life through creation, and the significance of Christ’s redemptive blood. This teaching aims to help believers understand how aligning themselves with God’s ordained order allows them to receive His blessings, walk in discernment, and partake worthily of the body and blood of Jesus. IMITATORS OF CHRIST Pastor Marcos Marrero January 18, 2021 Objective: To explain the spiritual meaning of imitating Christ as presented in 1 Corinthians 11, emphasizing God’s divine order of authority, the flow of spiritual life through creation, and the significance of Christ’s redemptive blood. This teaching aims to help believers understand how aligning themselves with God’s ordained order allows them to receive His blessings, walk in discernment, and partake worthily of the body and blood of Jesus. Synopsis: Imitators of Christ explores Paul’s exhortation in 1 Corinthians 11:1 to follow his example as he follows Christ. The lesson compares God’s spiritual order to the flow of energy in an electrical system: God the Father is the source, flowing through Christ, then man, woman, and children, before returning back to God. This divine circuit must remain intact for blessings to flow, as disrupted order leads to judgment instead of blessing. The study highlights that the flow of life began when God breathed His Spirit into Adam, producing blood that gave him life. Eve was then created from Adam’s side, signifying the continuation of this divine flow. However, the serpent’s deception of Eve disrupted the spiritual order, requiring redemption through the promised virgin-born Son—Jesus Christ, the “last Adam.” Through Mary’s miraculous conception, divine blood entered the human race again, untainted by sin. Jesus bore the full consequence of Adam’s failure, suffering on the cross, shedding His blood, and offering Himself through the Spirit to cleanse humanity. Just as Eve came from Adam’s side, the church is being birthed from the pierced side of Christ. Believers are called to discern this spiritual order, especially when partaking in communion, to proclaim the Lord’s death with understanding and to walk in His healing and blessing. Ultimately, the teaching reminds us to keep looking up in expectation of Christ’s return, living as true imitators of Him by remaining aligned with God’s order and redeemed by His blood. Inspired Teaching: 1 Corinthians 11:1 “Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.” What is the spiritual meaning of imitating Christ? You will see within the context of this chapter that in order to imitate Jesus we need to fall in line with the spiritual order that God has ordained. Imagine how an electrical system allows energy to flow: the energy originates at the power plant, then flows through the power grid and then into the outlet in the house, where we connect an electrical appliance and accomplish the task that we set out to do. 1 Corinthians 11:3 “But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.” In the third verse we are given the schematic of how the power from God flows: From God the Father through His Son and our Savior Jesus Christ, and then through man, then through the woman; and although not mention here, through the children and then back to God. Psalm 127:3 “Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.” The return of the children to God completes the flow or the circuit of the heavenly blessings. Malachi 4:6 “And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” We can see that when the order is not kept in its proper sequence, the results are a curse instead of the blessings. In Holy Communion we have this progression clearly established. 1 Corinthians 11:26-27 “For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you PROCLAIM the Lord’s death till He comes. Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.” We know that one of the many benefits of our salvation is divine healing, but we are told that if we do not stay within the flow of this spiritual energy, we are not going to receive the benefits. 1 Corinthians 11:28-29 “But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not DISCERNING the Lord’s body.” The key here is to attain spiritual discernment of the things that we are supposed to proclaim. Since faith comes by hearing or having an understanding of how spiritual things work, let us take a step-by-step approach as to what this powerful chapter is trying to teach us! 1 Corinthians 11:8-9 “For man is not from woman, but woman from man. Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.” In the beginning God created Adam first and then the woman out of the man. 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 “Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, IN THE LORD. For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; BUT ALL THINGS ARE FROM GOD.” Because of the marital relationship between a man and a woman this can get a little confusing. In a marital relationship this applies: “The head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God” This does not mean that one is better than the other, for the two are considered one flesh before the eyes of God. It just follows the pattern of the original order in which they were created. Whether a woman is single, married or widow, Jesus is the Man who covers her head with the authority that protects her from the angelic order through which the blessing of God flows. 1 Corinthians 11:10 “For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.” But it is crucial for us to understand the original order in which spiritual energy from God flows. Genesis 2:7 “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” It was the breath or Spirit of God who gave life to a well fashioned lump of clay. According to the Law of Moses the life is in the blood. What that means is that when the breath of God entered into Adam it became blood as it flowed through him. Adam means red as in red face, his face became red not by the color of the clay, but for the color of the blood that flowed through him. Genesis 2:21-23 “And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. And Adam said: This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man.” If we want to understand the spiritual order, we have to follow the blood. The body of Adam was made of the dust of the ground as a fully grown adult, but it was the power of life that was in the blood that turned his body into flesh and bones. The woman was taken out of the side of Adam that bled when it was cut open, and out of Adam’s flesh and rib bone, the woman was created. The spirit that flowed out of God’s breath became blood in the man first and then in Eve. 1 Corinthians 11:8-9 “For man is not from woman, but woman from man. Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.” So that if we follow the blood, we begin with the breath of God becoming blood inside the man, transforming his clay body into flesh and bones. Then Adam bleeds as one of his ribs is taken out and God makes the woman flesh and bones out of the rib that He took from Adam. Neither one of them experienced any pain for there was no sin involved. 1 John 5:7 “For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.” Spiritual authority flowed from God the Father who spoke the words: let us make man in our image, and the Holy Spirit provided the breath that became blood in Adam and then in Eve. The serpent deceived Eve by taking her away from the position given to her in the spiritual order, which was: the Father, the Word, the Holy Spirit, then man and then woman. Eve should not have dealt with the serpent anymore than Adam should. The serpent was questioning God’s motives; Eve should have let him talk to God about that. Eve was deceived, not Adam. Adam who is a type of Christ took of the serpent’s poison willingly, in hope that somehow he might redeem Eve from the consequences of her sin, which are pain, sorrow and death. Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the VIRGIN shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” Through the deception of the serpent, the woman was moved out of her position of authority; therefore, God’s judgment against the serpent would come through a Son born out of the virgin woman. This Son would not only redeem the woman from the curse, but also the man, the first Adam who failed to protect her. Why did the woman have to be a virgin? Follow the blood! 1 John 5:8 “And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.” In the natural order of reproduction, a virgin cannot conceive in her womb unless the seal of her virginity is broken. Luke 1:31-34 “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end. Then Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be, since I do not know a man?’” Mary did not doubt; she knew about the birds and the bees, and that it required a man to be involved for the conception to take place. So the angel Gabriel told her that her conception would come through a miraculous and unique way. Luke 1:35 “And the angel answered and said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.’” After Mary consented: “Let it be to me according to your WORD” she conceived the Word of God in her womb by means of the Holy Spirit. The last Adam and our Redeemer Jesus, was infused in Mary’s womb with the divine blood destined to redeem the corrupted seed of the first Adam and Eve. Meanwhile Mary remained a virgin until after her water broke, and the Holy Seed broke the seal of her virginity on His way out of her womb, in accordance with the divine testimony of God’s order of authority. “The Spirit, the water and the blood.” 1 John 5:6 “This is He who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.” Thirty-three years later, this same Jesus who came by water and by divine blood is hanging naked on Calvary’s cross. He is bleeding from His head as He is wearing a crown of thorns; He had to become king over the curse in order to dismantle it, making a spectacle of the curse. His hands and feet are bleeding, pierced by iron spikes. Thirty nine stripes let out blood out of His wounded back rubbing against that rugged cross. The first Adam did not suffer any pain when God fashioned Eve out of his side. However the last Adam had to fully bear the consequences of the failure of the first Adam. Jesus did not have to suffer like He did, but it was His love for the woman, His bride to be, the church, that drove Him to the cross. “It is finished” He said, and gave His Spirit back to God who sent Him to die for us. Hebrews 9:14 “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offer Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?’ As the dead body of Jesus hung on the cross, they had to take the bodies down before sunset, since the other two who were crucified alongside of Jesus were still breathing, they broke their legs making it impossible for them to push up and breathe. They had to make sure that Jesus was dead even though He was not breathing, so they drove a spear through His side. John 19:33-34 “But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.” God took Eve out of the side of Adam, and she became his wife. God is taking the church out of the side of Jesus and when His church is completed, He is coming back to take her as His wife. Right before this event takes place—the resurrection and the rapture—the water must be broken. Habakkuk 2:14 “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” The knowledge of the glory of the Lord will fill the whole earth. This probably means that signs will appear in the sky that will usher in this great outpouring of the Holy Spirit. To testify of the water and of the blood here on earth. Luke 21:25-28 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” When you see Jesus coming in a cloud, how would you see Him? Will you see Him as your Savior coming to recue you, or as a Judge coming to judge you? If you love Him now and are eagerly awaiting His redemption, you have nothing to worry about. Isaiah 46:4 “Even to your old age, I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, AND WILL DELIVER YOU.” It is your choice. If you make Jesus your Savior today, He will deliver you and He will recue you before the great and dreadful Day of the Lord begins. Romans 10:9-10 “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” KEEP LOOKING UP! Previous Next Home

PROPHECY BY NUMBERS The objective of Prophecy by Numbers is to explain how God’s plan of salvation for humanity—spirit, soul, and body—follows a divinely ordained numerical and prophetic pattern. By tracing the biblical principles of justification, sanctification, and glorification, and their alignment with prophetic numbers and sequences in Scripture, the teaching reveals how God has structured the unfolding of salvation history and the end-time events leading to Christ’s return. PROPHECY BY NUMBERS Pastor Marcos Marrero December 5, 2021 Objective: The objective of Prophecy by Numbers is to explain how God’s plan of salvation for humanity—spirit, soul, and body—follows a divinely ordained numerical and prophetic pattern. By tracing the biblical principles of justification, sanctification, and glorification, and their alignment with prophetic numbers and sequences in Scripture, the teaching reveals how God has structured the unfolding of salvation history and the end-time events leading to Christ’s return. Synopsis: Prophecy by Numbers presents a comprehensive study of the biblical principle that all things follow a prophetic order rooted in divine numbering. Beginning with 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, it explains how salvation is threefold: the spirit is justified instantly at the new birth, the soul undergoes lifelong sanctification, and the body awaits glorification at Christ’s return. This triune salvation reflects the sequence of prophecy, always revealed as three elements completed by a fourth, as seen in Proverbs 30:21 and the imagery of the four winds, chariots, and horsemen. The work explores how the first three seals of Revelation correspond to deception, wars, and pestilences, while the fourth seal completes the age of grace and ushers in God’s judgment. Historical and present events—such as the release of the antichrist spirit at Christ’s resurrection, the wars that destroyed the Temple, and the pestilences like COVID-19—are identified as stages within this prophetic sequence. The narrative emphasizes how the world’s powers are using crises to push toward a centralized one-world system in opposition to God, preparing the way for the Antichrist. Ultimately, the teaching stresses that while the world heads toward deception, corruption, and control, the redeemed are not left without hope. Justification through faith, sanctification by obedience, and the future glorification of the body guarantee that believers will be “saved to the uttermost.” The rapture is presented as God’s rescue plan, followed by Elijah’s prophetic mission to the Jewish remnant. In all, Prophecy by Numbers underscores that even in judgment, God’s mercy and order prevail, pointing His people toward readiness, endurance, and faith in Christ’s imminent return. Inspired Teaching: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.” We are told in the letter to the Hebrews 7:25 that Jesus saves us to the uttermost; that is that our spirit, soul and body will all be gathered up together at His soon return. There is a spiritual principle at work here that if we understand it, will reveal to us how everything in life follows a carefully numbered and prescribed prophetic pattern. For example: the human spirit is saved instantly at the moment of the new birth, during what is commonly known as the born-again experience. After responding to the conviction of the Holy Spirit and accepting Jesus as our Savior and Lord, our spirit-man is instantly made alive to God—been previously dead or separated from God, for in sin we were conceived—during the new birth experience our spirit-man is immediately transported into the very presence of God’s throne to wait for the completion of the salvation of the soul and of the body. That is why there is joy in the presence of the angels of God in heaven over one sinner who repents. Luke 15:10 Ephesians 2:6 “And raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” This already happened to the spirit of all who have accepted Jesus as their Savior and Lord. Our spirit-man was raised and sitted with Jesus at the moment of our salvation. 1 John 3:9 “Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed (Jesus’ spiritual down payment ) remains in him (the sinner who repents ); and he (the spirit of the person who repented) cannot sin, because he has been born of God.” Italics added for emphasis. The born-again experience can only be applied to our spirit-man who at the moment of our salvation is taken up to the heavenly places and made to sit with Christ Jesus where he—our spirit-man—who has been born of God does not sin. 1 Peter 1:9 “Receiving the END (goal) of your faith—the salvation of your souls.” On the other hand, the goal of our faith is the salvation of our soul or personality, which is a life-long process which ends at the time of our death, when our soul must appear before the judgment seat of Christ to give an account for the things that we did after our salvation be it good or bad. 2 Corinthians 5:10 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that EACH ONE MAY RECEIVE (a reward or lack of it ) the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” Italics added for emphasis. So that while we are here on this earth we still have to fight the battle between good and evil. 1 John 1:8 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” JUSTIFICATION then is for the spirit-man and can only be received by faith in the blood of Jesus and by trust in the grace of God. Romans 3:24-25 “Being JUSTIFIED freely by HIS GRACE through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by HIS BLOOD, through FAITH…” SANCTIFICATION is for the human soul and it is attained by daily obedience to the truthfulness of the Word of God. John 17:17 “SANCTIFY them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” GLORIFICATION which is the transformation of the physical body that goes from glory to glory here on earth until it dies and then waits for that blessed hope, at the return of Jesus Christ to the earth, when it is resurrected a glorified body that will never die: saved to the uttermost. 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 “So when this corruptible has put incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory.’ ‘O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?’ ” Proverbs 30:21 “For THREE things the earth is perturbed, yes, for FOUR it cannot bear up.” In this proverb the Lord reveals to us a powerful spiritual principle that applies to the inner workings of prophecy itself. Revelation 19:10 “…For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” As I study the Scriptures I find that there are always three spirits at work in whatever situation we are looking at, and the matter is completed when the forth spiritual force comes into play. The testimony of Jesus always completes what the Bible refers to as the four winds. Ezekiel 37:9 “Also He said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath’, ‘Thus says the Lord God: Come from the FOUR WINDS, O breath, and breathe on these slain that they may live.’ ” We see the progression of the four winds played out in the foundational doctrine of salvation: The process of Justification, Sanctification and Glorification which can only be completed when Jesus returns to the earth and sets up His kingdom here on earth. Jesus Himself being the fourth which the earth cannot bear up, that is why Armageddon takes place before His kingdom begins. Zechariah 6:1, 5 “Then I turned and raised my eyes and looked, and behold, FOUR chariots were coming from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze…And the angel answered and said to me, ‘These are FOUR spirits of heaven, who go out from their station before the Lord of all the earth.” The FOUR winds of heaven are FOUR spirits that sometimes are portrayed as chariots that are led by different color horses, or as riders riding on the different colored horses themselves. Revelation 6:1 “Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the FOUR living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, ‘Come and see.’ ” The first FOUR seals of Revelation chapter six follow the same pattern of three winds or spirits fomenting a matter and then followed by a forth, which when it is introduced it brings to a full completion the matter that it is dealing with. 2 Corinthians 4:18 “While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.” For clarification purposes we need to understand how this principle of things which are seen and not seen works. Everything that is seen falls under the law of entropy; eventually all things that are visible will come to an unavoidable end and thereby accomplish an unseen or spiritual purpose for-ordained by God who sends the four winds to begin with. Revelation 1:2 “Who bore WITNESS (testified) to the WORD OF GOD, and to the TESTIMONY of JESUS CHRIST, to all things that he saw.” As we read the Bible we will find that when describing those things which are seen or visible God uses a lineal formula: He created everything in six days and then rested in the seventh. We see that in the physical TESTIMONY of JESUS CHRIST in the letters to the SEVEN churches; The sixth letter to the sixth church completes the purpose—He opened a door of escape—for the church age, while the seventh church is left behind not part of His work of grace any more. While describing those things which are invisible or spiritual, God uses the three plus one formula revealed to us in Proverbs 30:21. The TESTIMONY of the WORD OF GOD to the seven churches is a spiritual testimony, so that the four horsemen revealed at the opening of the first four seals completes the church age. While the last three seals deals with the consequences. The fifth seal deals with the martyr’s from the beginning of the church age who must wait for the number of their fellow servants and their brethren to be killed as they were—when that number is reached the fourth seal will be released. The sixth seal describes the rapture as Jesus returns in the clouds. Remember how the FOUR chariots were coming from between two mountains made of bronze? I believe bronze here symbolizes the martyr’s who had to die during their trials by fire. The sixth seal completes the beginning and the end of the age of God’s grace, which is bookmarked by the blood of the martyr’s. What a beautiful end to God’s glorious church! The seventh seal introduces a new era, in this case the beginning of God’s Wrath upon all those who rejected the salvation offered to the entire world during the age of God’s Grace. That means that we are eagerly awaiting the introduction of the fourth seal to usher in the completion of God’s Age of Grace. Luke 21:8-11 “And He said: Take heed that you not be DECEIVED. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go after them. But when you hear of WARS and commotions, do not be terrified: for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately. Then He said to them, nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be FEARFUL SIGHTS and great signs from heaven.” Notice how Jesus connects the opening of the first three seals in Revelation chapter six to His account in Luke: First deception /antichrist, then wars and commotions follow by fearful sights. DECEPTION comes through the spirit of antichrist who is revealed as riding on a white horse. This spirit was released when the guards who witness the angel telling them about the empty tomb were bribed to denied that Jesus had physically risen from the dead. 1 John 4:3 “And every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ HAS COME IN THE FLESH is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is NOW already in the world.” You cannot counterfeit something that does not exist. The spirit of Antichrist could not be revealed until after the real Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Matthew 28:3-6, 12-13 “His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. And the GUARDS shook for fear of him, and became like dead men. But the angel answered and said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for HE IS RISEN, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay’…When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers (guards), saying, ‘Tell them, His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept.’ ” The above Scriptures officially confirms the very moment when the spirit of antichrist was released and it was THERE already in the world during the days of John’s writings and it is still here with us today until he is given a body to possess in the middle of the Day of God’s Wrath, only to be taken captive at the end of God’s Wrath, and thrown alive into the Lake of Fire. The opening of the second seal represents WARS, I think this seal was probably released with the war that led to the destruction of Herod’s temple before the generation of Jesus’ day ended. It is the same spirit of wars that took the world into two world wars. This same spirit will be given power to make war over one fourth of the earth—the Middle East—when the fourth seal is open and the Lord will intervene on behalf of the nation of Israel. I believe that right now we are smack in the middle of the third seal, which might have been released with the introduction of the atomic age. Revelation 6:5-6 “When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, ‘Come and see.’ So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the living creatures saying, ‘A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.’ ” Bread, oil and wine are not only the basis of any economic system, but from God’s perspective they represent the wholeness and wellness of all mankind. Which this present world system wants to control and it is using these tragic events like pestilences to attain their goal. Psalm 104:15 “And wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread which strengthens man’s heart.” According to Luke’s Gospel after the wars and during the third seal we will experience: “And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and PESTILENCES; and there will be FEARFUL SIGHTS and great signs from heaven.” The Covid 19 virus is a pestilence. The next event that will follow the pestilence will be great and fearful sights in the sky. Luke 21:25-26 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.” The powers that be in the world today, know the faithfulness of the Scriptures and use them to prepare themselves against what God’s plan is for the nations. That is what this third seal is all about; the world is getting ready for the one world government united against Almighty God. Psalm 2:1-3 “Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His anointed, saying, ‘Let us break Their bonds in pieces and cast away Their cords from us.’ ” Malachi 2:17 “You have wearied the Lord with your words; yet you say, ‘In what way have we wearied Him?’ In that you say, ‘Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and He delights in them,’ Or, ‘Where is the God of justice?’ ” We are living in the days of the end of the age of God’s Grace, the judgments of God are about to begin and the wicked leaders of the earth are preparing for them. What the wicked leaders of this corrupt world have in mind for the populace is Deception, Division, Corruption, and Total Control over every aspect of our daily lives. From their demonic perspective we are all expendable; the devil’s goal for all humanity is the total annihilation of the human race. For those of us who have been Justified by faith in the blood of Jesus and believe that the rapture of the church is a rescue mission for all who are alive and remain after the saints of old are raised from the dead, we will not be disappointed. For in the twinkling of an eye we will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air and thus will forever be with the Lord. Do not be left behind! Malachi 4:1-2 “For behold the day is coming, burning like an oven, and all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, that will leave them neither root nor branch. But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves.” In order to have a one world government it is imperative to have a one world economy; and a world-wide economic system requires a world-wide monetary system. The key word here is CENTRALITY in order to be governed by one person, and for that you need a world-wide-net system of communications. And to make so many different nations and systems to willingly abandon their sovereignty you need a world-wide-crises. The antichrist spirit masks itself with the mantra of saving the planet, by saving it they mean to take it over and rule it into extinction. Revelation 13:15-17 “He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes ALL, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” Everything that has been taking place around the world since this Covid 19 pestilence started is nothing more than a big rehearsal for that which is going to be introduced in the world when the FEARFUL SIGHTS appear in the sky. An entire generation of children, now grownup, has been mentally conditioned for such a time as this. As Christians, it is imperative that we teach this new— and mentally different—last generation the truthfulness and certainty of God’s Word. Jesus said that you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. Malachi 4:5-6 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he will turn the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” Elijah the prophet comes to the earth after the rapture of the church as one of the Two Witnesses, to turn the hearts of the Jewish children who were left behind, to the Lord. They will seal 144,000 of them for they represent the last generation which is the 144th. God receives them as a first-fruit offering on behalf of all the children left in the world. Thereby sparing all the innocent children around the world from His Day of Wrath. Even in Wrath, God remembers His Mercy! Previous Next Home

CHILDREN AND THE RAPTURE To examine the prophetic timeline revealed in Daniel’s “Seventy Weeks,” the implications of God’s Doomsday Clock, and specifically how the rapture and the Day of the Lord affect children—both those with believing parents and those without—while highlighting God’s justice, mercy, and covenantal protection of the innocent. CHILDREN AND THE RAPTURE Pastor Marcos Marrero October 14, 2023 Objective: To examine the prophetic timeline revealed in Daniel’s “Seventy Weeks,” the implications of God’s Doomsday Clock, and specifically how the rapture and the Day of the Lord affect children—both those with believing parents and those without—while highlighting God’s justice, mercy, and covenantal protection of the innocent. Synopsis: This teaching begins with Gabriel’s prophecy in Daniel 9:24, which sets forth the seventy weeks (490 years) decreed for Israel and Jerusalem, described as a kind of “Doomsday Clock.” While the prophecy focuses on the Jewish people, its implications extend to the entire world, culminating in either the conversion of sinners or their judgment. The crucifixion of Christ created a prophetic “variable,” pausing the clock until the final seven years—the Day of the Lord. God’s patience, as explained in 2 Peter 3:9-10, is rooted in His desire to save as many as possible before the expiration of grace. At the rapture, the dead in Christ will rise first, followed by the living believers, while those who rejected the gospel will face the seven-year tribulation. A pressing question arises: what happens to children, especially those below the age of accountability? For children of believers, 1 Corinthians 7:14 assures that they are sanctified and holy, and therefore will be taken in the rapture. For children of unbelievers, God’s righteousness and justice come into view. Scriptures such as Habakkuk 3:2 (“In wrath remember mercy”) and Revelation 7 & 14 reveal that God will seal and protect 144,000 innocent children, symbolic of all who are left behind but under His care. These sealed ones are described as pure, undefiled, and belonging to the Lord, serving as firstfruits that sanctify all children who remain. The teaching emphasizes that during the first half of the Day of the Lord (1,260 days), children will be spared torment, then taken to be with the Lord before the second half begins. In that latter period, no births, pregnancies, or conceptions will occur (Hosea 9:11, 16), ensuring no child is subjected to the reign of the Antichrist or forced to face the mark of the beast. Ultimately, this message underscores God’s extraordinary lengths to protect the innocent and His ongoing mercy extended to all through the gospel. While the present age of grace remains open, anyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved (Romans 10:9-10), ensuring not only their own salvation but also the sanctification of their children. The teaching closes by reminding believers that God’s mercy and righteousness extend to “children’s children” (Psalm 103:17), affirming both His justice and His tender care for the youngest among humanity. Inspired Teaching: In Daniel 9:24, God through His holy angel Gabriel reveals to Daniel the prophet what through man’s perspective can only be described as a Doomsday Clock. Daniel 9:24 “Seventy weeks (490 years total) are determined for your people (Israel) and for your holy city (Jerusalem), to finish transgression, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy.” (Parenthesis, italics and bold added by me for emphasis.) Although the revelation is directed to Daniel’s people, the Jewish nation and their holy city Jerusalem, it has tremendous implications for the rest of the world. In order for God to make an end of sins and to bring in everlasting righteousness, He would have to do things that affect the entire world. There are only two ways to end all sins; God either converts all the sinners and give them sinless everlasting new bodies so that they sin no more; or He gets rid of all the sinners who do not want to convert, by killing them all. That is what has to happen before you can have everlasting righteousness in the entire world at the end of the (490) four hundred and ninety years. This is why I refer to this as a Doomsday Clock. These 490 years would have concluded on or about the thirty-seventh year of our Lord, which teaches us not to set up dates even when the numbers match perfectly. God attaches variables to prophecy that only He can know. In the case of Daniel’s vision we can read the variable. Daniel 9:26 “And after the sixty-two weeks (total of 483 years) Messiah shall be cut off…” When we add all the numbers in verse twenty-five, they add up to 483 years, about the year thirty in our present calendar, which was when Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead on the third day; after introducing to the world the new covenant of grace. What happened? Why did God introduce this variable? We can learn two things from this variable. Number one, if God had brought His final judgment upon the world back then, most of the people of the world would have perished, for the majority of them had no way of knowing God’s plan of salvation or His purposes for ending life as we know it. Number two; we learned that it is going to take God seven years to carry out His final purpose for all humanity according to what God revealed to Daniel in His Doomsday Clock. 2 Peter 3:9-10 “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise (to put an end to all sin), as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us (willing to wait for His plan of salvation to be proclaimed to all the nations, to save as many as possible), not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come…” Here we see why God opted to wait, and why His Son had to die for our sins. So, He could save as many as will accept God’s offer of grace. But God’s offer of grace has an expiration day, and when that day is reached, His Day of Judgment will come, which is referred to by Peter as the Day of the Lord, and then the end of all things will come without delay. The Day of the Lord will be a period of seven years. Each year will have 365 days. How do we know that? The first 483 years were regular years, so the last seven years will be the same length as the first 483, otherwise, if you use prophetic years (a 360 days year), you end up 30 days short of the 490 years total. When the Lord said 490 years are determined, He meant that all of them in their entirety must be fulfilled, for every single day of the Day of the Lord is numbered. Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Those who died in Christ will be raised from the dead before the Day of the Lord begins. Also, all the believers who are alive and remain will be raptured immediately after the resurrection. But those who ignored the Gospel will be left behind, and will have to live through the final hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Revelation 3:10 “Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.” What happens to all the children who are under the age of accountability before and during that terrible Day of the Lord? The good news for us believers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is that all the children of believers who are under the age of accountability are sanctified, even if they only have one parent who is a believer—they are holy— therefore they will be raptured along with the rest of us believers. 1 Corinthians 7:14 “For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the (believing) wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the (believing) husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.” Paul is dealing with the dynamics of a married couple, one who is a believer and the other is not, and he is saying that the one who believes makes the unbelieving partner sanctified for the sake of their children—those who are under the age of accountability—so that during the rapture the children and the believing parent will be taken up, and the unbelieving parent will be left behind, for their sanctification is only for the sake of the children’s safety. Now then, what happens to the children who have no believing parents? The answer to this fundamental question can only be answered through God’s system of righteousness and justice which are the foundation of God’s throne. Psalm 97:2 “Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.” This psalm is written within the context of the rapture. Psalm 97:6 “The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the peoples see His glory.” Revelation 6:14-17 “Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?’” Even though the Day of the Lord is a Day of Wrath for all the inhabitants of the earth who ignored God’s offered of grace and are left behind, those innocent children who are not raptureed have no say in their parent’s rebellion to the Word of God, but still they will be left behind to endure the Great Day of the Lord. How is God’s righteousness and justice metered out to these children in the time of God’s wrath? Habakkuk 3:2 “…In wrath remember mercy.” Revelation 9:4 “They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.” We see in Revelation chapter seven that before the Day of the Lord is allowed to begin, the resurrection and rapture must take place; for God will spare those who have accepted His offer of grace from wrath. But what about the innocent children who have no parental protection? God will seal 144 thousand boys, (12,000) twelve thousand from each tribe of Israel who will represent all the innocent children that are left behind on the earth after the rapture. All the innocent children will be sealed—protected—from the calamity that follows. After the fifth trumpet sounds, all the demons of hell are released on the earth to torment all those who ignore and reject God’s offer of grace; to show them that hell and all its torments are real. But it would be unfair to subject innocent children to these torments; those who have not reached the age of accountability and are there by no fault of their own. Look carefully at our next Scripture’s description of who are those who have been sealed! Revelation 14:4 “These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.” Firstfruits means: to be the primary part of a larger offering. James 1:18 “Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.” The apostles and the early Christians were a kind of firstfruits offering for those of us who have been saved centuries after their sacrifices were accepted by God. In the same manner the one hundred and forty-four thousand that will be offered as a firstfruits offering, will sanctify and protect all the innocent children that will be left behind in the world after the rapture. Here is something new. These one hundred and forty-four thousand that will be sealed will be innocent children, those who have not reached the age of accountability. Therefore, in their mouths was found no deceit, for they are without fault before God (Rev. 14:5) Why does God select only Jewish boys from the twelve tribes of Israel to be the core of this firstfruits offering? When the age of grace comes to a close, not one single nation out of all the nations of the world would have accepted God’s offer of grace. There will be people raptured from all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, but not one single complete nation will acknowledge Jesus as their Savior and King! If any person or any nation rejects God’s grace, ultimately they will fall under the heavy weight of God’s law, no exceptions. We see that for the first 1,260 days of the Day of the Lord, the entire world, all the peoples and all the nations will be judged according to God’s law; only the children who are under the age of accountability will be spared the torment. They will have to die, for under God’s law the soul that sins must die, and it is appointed unto men to die once and then face God’s judgment. Here we see what the final result of God’s judgment is for all these innocent children who are represented by these one hundred and forty-four thousand who stand before the Lord, to be redeemed. Revelation 14:1 “Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads.” Glory to God! The seal that God places on all these innocent children’s foreheads is His Holy Name: THEY BELONG TO ME says the Lord! The one hundred and forty four thousand represent all the children left in the world after the rapture. Psalm 127:3 “Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is His reward.” At the end of the first half of the Day of the Lord, one thousand two hundred and sixty days, all the innocent children of the world will be removed from the world to be with the Lord forever and ever. There will be five days in between the 1260 and the 1290 for a total of 2555 days. At the beginning and during the second half, which will be one thousand two hundred and ninety days, there will be no children left in the world. It is during this time that God will judge the nations of the world; the antichrist will be empowered to rule over them and demand that all humans receive his mark or die. It would be unfair to have children who have not reached the age of accountability to be present during this time, since someone else would have to choose their destiny for them. Hosea 9:11 “As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird—No birth, no pregnancy, and no conception!” God will not allow births, pregnancies or conceptions during the last half of His Day of Wrath to protect the innocent from what will be the most horrendous time in human history. Even the women who have not repented, who are pregnant at the end of the first half of God’s Day of Wrath will have their babies removed from their womb to spare their babies from the final judgment of the second half of the Day of Wrath. Hosea 9:16 “Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up; They shall bear no fruit. Yes, were they to bear children, I would kill the darlings of their womb.” Why would the God of righteousness and justice go through such extreme measures unless to protect the innocent babies from a fate far worse than anyone can imagine. Note: If you miss the rapture of the church, the only way to get saved after that is to die a righteous death in order to enter heaven and be with Jesus. Hosea 10:8 “Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. The thorn and thistle shall grow on their altars; They shall say to the mountains, ‘Cover us!’ and to the hills, ‘Fall on us!’” The above Scripture in Hosea is a direct quote from Revelation 6:16-17, after the sixth seal is opened and the Day of the Lord is about to begin. Revelation 6:16-17 “And said to the mountains and rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” It is amazing to see the great lengths to which God goes to show His mercy to all His creatures. For almost two thousand years now the mercy of God—His desire to spare His human creation from the consequences of their sin—has been and continues to be proclaimed to all the nations through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Listen to this, it is very important: While we are in this age of Grace, ANYONE who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved; and if you have children under the age of accountability they will be sanctified by your salvation and made holy to the Lord. As a parent there is no greater satisfaction than knowing that your little one’s eternal destiny is secured. But know this: that with the same intensity that God loves our children, He loves us too, for we once were His little children ourselves, and we can still be if only we would call Him Abba our precious heavenly Father. Romans 10:9-10 “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, YOU WILL BE SAVED. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Psalm 103:17 “But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children’s children.” Previous Next Home

THE THREE FROGS To expose the deceptive nature of the “three unclean spirits like frogs” described in Revelation 16:13–14, tracing their influence through false doctrines that undermine God’s truth, corrupt the conscience, and lead humanity toward rebellion against God. This teaching aims to equip believers to discern these demonic influences, remain watchful, and keep clothed with the promises of God through Christ, standing firm in righteousness against end-time deception. THE THREE FROGS Pastor Marcos Marrero May 30, 2023 Objective: To expose the deceptive nature of the “three unclean spirits like frogs” described in Revelation 16:13–14, tracing their influence through false doctrines that undermine God’s truth, corrupt the conscience, and lead humanity toward rebellion against God. This teaching aims to equip believers to discern these demonic influences, remain watchful, and keep clothed with the promises of God through Christ, standing firm in righteousness against end-time deception. Synopsis: The Three Frogs centers on Revelation’s vision of demonic spirits emerging from the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. These spirits—symbolizing lying doctrines—leap across the world, deceiving nations with signs and false wisdom. Their ultimate goal is to gather humanity in rebellion against God on the “great day of God Almighty.” The teaching identifies three historic channels of deception: Darwin’s theory of evolution (reducing man to an animal), Freud’s psychology (severing the human soul from moral accountability), and Marx’s socialism (exalting pride and control over God’s order). Each corresponds with the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life warned of in 1 John 2:15–16. Together, they form a counterfeit trinity that erodes the divine truth embedded in every human conscience. The message contrasts humans—created uniquely in God’s image and infused with His breath—with animals, which are animated by mere life-force. While fallen angels once attempted to corrupt humanity by blending human and animal natures, God judged and destroyed their work. Modern parallels appear in artificial intelligence and genetic tampering, echoing Daniel 2:43’s prophecy of mingling with the seed of men, yet doomed to fail. Ultimately, believers are warned not to fall prey to these doctrines of demons but to remain clothed with Christ’s righteousness, putting on the armor of light and resisting deception. The call is to vigilance, holiness, and steadfast faith in Jesus—the only One who preserves both body and soul for the promised resurrection and eternal life. Inspired Teaching: Revelation 16:13-14 “And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.” These three demonic spirits jump out like frogs out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet and leap upon the entire world, performing signs and wonders with the goal of deceiving all the humans who inhabit this earth. Unclean spirits always peddle lies against the Word of God, their aim is to keep those who will be saved from sure destruction—once they know the truth—from knowing the truth that Jesus can keep them safe from the judgment of that great day of God Almighty. That great day of God Almighty—as of this writing—is still in the future, but the demonic doctrines represented by these three frogs are alive and present and have been around for centuries now leading many a strayed. That is why Jesus, knowing that many would be exposed to these demonic doctrines, warns us to be watchful and to keep His covering—His promises—on like a garment. Many will say that no one knows the time of the end. That is exactly why we need to keep watch and be ready for today many signs tells us that we may already be in them. Revelation 16:15 “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.” Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx are great examples of how this demonic trinity has been working its way into our everyday lives. Through Darwin comes the teaching that the human body evolved from an animal which is a lie. Through Freud comes the teaching that the human mind or soul can be void of morality, that is, if we are nothing more than animals then there should be no guilt or shame nor Day of Judgment. Through the teachings of Marx comes the teachings of socialism or social justice as it is called today, which embodies the aspiration that every aspect of human life can be control by these frog-like demons behind these doctrines. 1 John 2:15-16 “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh (Darwin), the lust of the eyes (Freud) and the pride of life (Marx)—is not of the Father but is of the world.” Job 41:34 “He (Leviathan the dragon) beholds every high thing (God’s moral law with contempt); He is king over all the children of pride.” We come to the place in time, where the morality of God’s Law in viewed with contempt by many, and pride for a life style that is against God’s morality is publicly celebrated. What is the difference between humans and animals? Animals are called animals because they are animated by the spirit of life that God infused into the creation when God said let there be and there was and commanded them to be fruitful and to multiply. The human body was made alive when God infused it with the breath of God Almighty Himself directly into Adam’s nostrils and man became a living soul, created in God’s image with a fully functioning conscience. Romans 2:15-16 “Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.” Long before Moses walked down the mountain with the Ten Commandments in his hands, God had already placed the morality of His righteous law in the hearts of every living soul! Before the great flood, the fallen angels tried desperately to remove the human conscience from the physical body through all kinds of human experiments combining animal and human DNA. For the purpose of controlling the human body without it feeling guilt or regret for their actions in order to avoid God’s law of human resistance against demonic intrusion in the human soul. James 4:7 “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” Those demonic entities failed miserably in their attempt to recreate man into a soulless creature and are now awaiting God’s judgment; all that were left with was the dead bodies of soulless animals without immortality and deprived of the breath of life from their lungs for God drowned them all in the flood. The fruit of their labor was destroyed and prevented from rising again. Isaiah 26:12-14 “Lord, You will establish peace for us, for You have also done all our work in us. O Lord our God, masters beside You have had dominion over us; But by You only we make mention of Your name. They are dead, they will not live (no soul no resurrection); they are deceased they will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish (no memory no soul).” God owns the souls of all men, for the soul is all the work of God in us. And even though our genetic code has been infused with the frailty and death of the body because of sin, there is immortality promised to men, not only for the soul of man but also for the physical body as well. The blessed hope is the promised resurrection of the physical body. But for the result of those who tampered with this sacred work of God into the soul of man, there will be no resurrection for their demonic product, for the trans-bodies (human-animal) that they engineered bypassing the conscience, cannot rise from the dead and will not rise from the dead for they have no soul; even all the memory of them will be destroyed forever. Daniel 2:43 “As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, THEY WILL MINGLE WITH THE SEED OF MEN; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.” That is the kind of work that is going on today in modern science with artificial intelligence, but Daniel tells us that it will fail again. But many are the victims of these evil works, do not fall prey to them. Keep watch and clothe yourselves with the promises of God. 1 Timothy 4:1-2 “Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron.” Jesus wants us to put Him on as a garment and then He blesses those who obey Him: Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame. Paul tells us how to put on the armor of light and how to keep our garment of light on and not be deceived. Romans 13:12-14 “The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 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WHAT IS THE DAY OF THE LORD? I'm beginning a new series called Investigating End Time Prophecy. The first teaching I'm releasing is What is the Day of the Lord. In this teaching, I will examine the Bible's own description of the Day of the Lord by allowing Scripture to interpret Scripture. This teaching identifies the defining characteristics of this prophetic day, examines who it impacts, when it occurs, where it takes place, why God pours out His wrath, and what events precede it. Rather than beginning with theological opinions or prophetic systems, this study investigates the biblical evidence so believers can better understand this future event and faithfully watch for the signs Jesus, and the apostles instructed us to recognize. Note, this teaching only covers 'what' is the day of the Lord. Subsequent teachings will follow answering the investigative questions. WHAT IS THE DAY OF THE LORD? Minister Lisa Kane July 2, 2026 Objective: I'm beginning a new series called Investigating End Time Prophecy. The first teaching I'm releasing is What is the Day of the Lord. In this teaching, I will examine the Bible's own description of the Day of the Lord by allowing Scripture to interpret Scripture. This teaching identifies the defining characteristics of this prophetic day, examines who it impacts, when it occurs, where it takes place, why God pours out His wrath, and what events precede it. Rather than beginning with theological opinions or prophetic systems, this study investigates the biblical evidence so believers can better understand this future event and faithfully watch for the signs Jesus, and the apostles instructed us to recognize. Note, this teaching only covers 'what' is the day of the Lord. Subsequent teachings will follow answering the investigative questions. Synopsis: What is the Day of the Lord? Throughout the Bible, the Day of the Lord is described as a unique day of God's direct intervention in human history—a day marked by His wrath, worldwide upheaval, cosmic signs, and judgment. Yet many believers have questions about when it occurs, who it affects, and why it is so significant in God's prophetic plan. In this teaching, Minister Lisa investigates the Day of the Lord using a simple biblical approach: ask the questions what, when, who, where, why, and what precedes it, then allow Scripture to answer Scripture. Drawing from the writings of the prophets, the teachings of Jesus, the apostles, and the book of Revelation, this study connects the Bible's many descriptions of this future day into a unified picture. You'll discover how the Day of the Lord is consistently identified as the Day of God's wrath, why believers are instructed to watch rather than be caught unaware, how Israel, the Church, and unbelievers each relate to this event, and why the sixth seal of Revelation plays a central role in the investigation. Whether you are new to biblical prophecy or have studied it for years, this teaching provides a careful, Scripture-centered foundation for understanding one of the Bible's most important prophetic events. Inspired Teaching: When investigating anything, you ask the questions who, what, when, where, and why. That’s what I’m going to do with End Time Prophecy from scripture. In this study, my goal is not to begin with theological systems or popular interpretations, but to let Scripture answer Scripture. Rather than asking what prophecy teachers say first, we'll ask what the biblical text itself says. Note, I noticed something as I began this journey. There are scriptures that speak of the same event but have different viewpoints. Also, since End Time Prophecy focuses on three groups of people: Israel, the Church, and unbelievers, we need to see which group of people is the intended audience for that scripture. Here are the principles for investigating end-time prophecy used in this teaching: 1. Scripture interprets scripture. 2. Context determines meaning. 3. Identify the intended audience. 4. Allow parallel passages to explain one another. 5. Recognize that prophecy may describe the same event from different perspectives (earthly/physical and heavenly/spiritual). 6. Build conclusions from repeated biblical evidence rather than isolated verses. What is the Day of the Lord? Zephaniah 1:14-18 NKJV 14 The great day of the Lord is near; It is near and hastens quickly. The noise of the day of the Lord is bitter; There the mighty men shall cry out. 15 That day is a day of wrath, A day of trouble and distress, A day of devastation and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 A day of trumpet and alarm Against the fortified cities And against the high towers. 17 “I will bring distress upon men, And they shall walk like blind men, Because they have sinned against the Lord; Their blood shall be poured out like dust, And their flesh like refuse.” 18 Neither their silver nor their gold Shall be able to deliver them In the day of the Lord’s wrath; But the whole land shall be devoured By the fire of His jealousy, For He will make speedy riddance Of all those who dwell in the land. Zephaniah provides a physical description of a specific day. He also calls this day a day of wrath. That’s important to note because you will see this term used in scripture when referring to the Day of the Lord. There are many scriptures that speak of the Day of the Lord. I’ll provide a list of scriptures that refer to the Day of the Lord below. Some parts only speak of certain events that happen on that day, for example the earthquake. Take the time to read these to have a better understanding of what the Day of the Lord is: Description Scriptures: God's wrath Zeph. 1:15-18; Rev. 6:16-17 God's direct intervention Isa. 2:19-21; Zech. 14:3-4 Great earthquake Isa. 2:19; Joel 2:10; Joel 3:16; Rev. 6:12 Sun darkened Joel 2:31; Amos 5:20; Rev. 6:12 Moon like blood Joel 2:31; Rev. 6:12 Stars affected Joel 2:10; Joel 3:15; Rev. 6:13 Heaven shaken Joel 3:16; Hag. 2:6; Rev. 6:14 People hide in caves Isa. 2:19-21; Rev. 6:15-16 No one can endure it Joel 2:11; Mal. 3:2; Rev. 6:17 Paul, the author of many New Testament books also speaks of the Day of the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-10 NKJV But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. 5 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be [a]sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. 8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. 9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. First, in verse 2 he tells us that ‘the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night’, but then he says in verse 4, don’t be in darkness, or be unaware ‘so that this Day should overtake you as a thief’. This is important because now we know that the phrase ‘thief in the night’ tells us that the audience of those scripture(s) are unbelievers. He also gives us another clue about that day in verse 3: ‘peace and safety’, then ‘sudden’ destruction. If you read all the scriptures above about the Day of the Lord, you will find that this day is a day of destruction. For those of us who are believers, we’re watching for ‘peace and safety’ because we’re children of the light. Paul clearly tells us to watch and be sober. Later, we will take a look at Matthew 24, Luke 21, and Mark 13 and you will see that Jesus tells the believers to watch and pray. Paul is emphasizing what Jesus told us. Summary of what is the day of the Lord Now we know what the Day of the Lord is. In summary, it’s a dark, gloomy, destructive day, involving an earthquake, the heavens are shakened, the stars fall, the sky recedes, every fish, bird and man will feel the shaking. And everyone will know that this is the day of wrath, per Revelation 6:17. Previous Next Home

WHEN DOES THE DAY OF THE LORD TAKES PLACE? Here is the second teaching on the series called Investigating End Time Prophecy. I'm asking the investigative questions of what, when, who, where, and why to the specific end time events prophesied in scripture allowing scripture to confirm scripture. This second teaching's objective is to examine the Scriptures that reveal when the Day of the Lord begins by comparing the writings of the prophets, Jesus Christ, the apostles, and the book of Revelation. This study demonstrates how the repeated signs of the darkened sun, blood moon, shaken heavens, great earthquake, and mankind's response consistently point to the opening of the sixth seal as the biblical beginning of the Day of the Lord. By allowing Scripture to confirm Scripture, believers are encouraged to watch for the signs God has already revealed rather than speculate about specific dates. WHEN DOES THE DAY OF THE LORD TAKES PLACE? Minister Lisa Kane July 13, 2026 Objective: Here is the second teaching on the series called Investigating End Time Prophecy. I'm asking the investigative questions of what, when, who, where, and why to the specific end time events prophesied in scripture allowing scripture to confirm scripture. This second teaching's objective is to examine the Scriptures that reveal when the Day of the Lord begins by comparing the writings of the prophets, Jesus Christ, the apostles, and the book of Revelation. This study demonstrates how the repeated signs of the darkened sun, blood moon, shaken heavens, great earthquake, and mankind's response consistently point to the opening of the sixth seal as the biblical beginning of the Day of the Lord. By allowing Scripture to confirm Scripture, believers are encouraged to watch for the signs God has already revealed rather than speculate about specific dates. Synopsis: When does the Day of the Lord take place? Is it an unknown event with no identifiable beginning, or has God provided clear biblical markers for His people to recognize? In this study, we compare the testimony of Joel, Isaiah, Jesus, Paul, Peter, and the apostle John to discover a remarkable consistency throughout Scripture. Each describes extraordinary heavenly signs—the sun darkened, the moon appearing as blood, the heavens shaken, the earth trembling, and humanity overwhelmed by the realization that God's wrath has arrived. Revelation 6 records these same signs at the opening of the sixth seal, where the inhabitants of the earth themselves declare, "For the great day of His wrath has come." Rather than searching for dates, this investigation examines the signs God has already revealed, showing how Scripture confirms Scripture. As the prophetic pieces are placed together, the sixth seal consistently aligns with the biblical descriptions marking the beginning of the Day of the Lord, reminding believers to remain watchful, discerning, and prepared for the fulfillment of God's prophetic Word. Inspired Teaching: Revelation 6:12-17 NKJV 12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and [g]behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the [h]moon became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky [i]receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, [j]the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” Notice that the cosmic signs described in verses 12–14 occur when the sixth seal is opened. Then, after witnessing these events, the inhabitants of the earth cry out, "For the great day of His wrath has come" (v.17). Their own testimony identifies this moment as the beginning of the Day of the Lord. Has this day happened yet? As of this writing, no, but we know from scripture when this day will happen. No, we don’t have a specific date, but we have clues that occur just before this day that we as believers need to watch and pray about. Here are scriptures that tells us the signs we will see when this day takes place. Joel 2:30-31 NKJV 30 “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. Joel describes the same heavenly signs that John records in Revelation—the sun darkened and the moon turned to blood. Joel adds an important detail: these signs occur before the coming of the Day of the Lord. When these same signs appear in Revelation 6, the inhabitants of the earth immediately recognize that God's day of wrath has arrived. Scripture is confirming Scripture. Matthew 24:29-31 NKJV 29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His [d]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Jesus describes the same sequence of heavenly signs—the sun darkened, the moon affected, the stars falling, and the heavens shaken. These parallels strongly connect His teaching with the events surrounding the sixth seal. Later, in Revelation 7, John records the sealing of the 144,000 followed by the appearance of a great multitude in heaven before God's throne. Taken together, these passages present a consistent prophetic picture. He’s telling everyone (this is the audience He’s speaking to: Israel, The Church, and the unbelievers), look at these signs. Scripture confirming scripture. Isaiah 13:6-10 NKJV 6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty. 7 Therefore all hands will be limp, Every man’s heart will melt, 8 And they will be afraid. Pangs[d] and sorrows will take hold of them; They will be in pain as a woman in childbirth; They will be amazed at one another; Their faces will be like flames. 9 Behold, the day of the Lord comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it. 10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine. Isaiah adds another witness by connecting the Day of the Lord with God's wrath, the darkening of the sun, and the dimming of the moon. Once again, the prophets describe the same heavenly signs surrounding that day. Isaiah 2:17-22 NKJV 17 The [d]loftiness of man shall be bowed down, And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; The Lord alone will be exalted in that day, 18 But the idols [e]He shall utterly abolish. 19 They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the [f]earth, From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily. 20 In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver And his idols of gold, Which they made, each for himself to worship, To the moles and bats, 21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, And into the crags of the rugged rocks, From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily. 22 Sever[g] yourselves from such a man, Whose breath is in his nostrils; For [h]of what account is he? Isaiah even records mankind fleeing into the caves and rocks because of the terror of the Lord when He shakes the earth. John's description in Revelation 6 is remarkably similar, suggesting that both prophets are describing the same event from different points in history. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-4 NKJV 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. 2 Peter 3:10 NKJV 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be [d]burned up. Peter and Paul (through 1 Thessalonians) reminds believers that although the Day of the Lord will come unexpectedly upon the unbelieving world, it should not surprise those who are watching the signs God has already revealed through the prophets. Summary of When the Day of the Lord takes place? The prophets consistently teach that immediately before the Day of the Lord the sun is darkened, the moon appears as blood, the heavens are shaken, and mankind witnesses extraordinary signs in heaven and on earth. Revelation records these same signs when the sixth seal is opened. It is at that moment that the inhabitants of the earth declare, 'For the great day of His wrath has come' (Revelation 6:17). By comparing Scripture with Scripture, the sixth seal consistently aligns as the biblical point at which the Day of the Lord begins. Previous Next Home

WHO IS IMPACTED BY THE DAY OF THE LORD? Here is the third teaching on the series called Investigating End Time Prophecy. I'm asking the investigative questions of what, when, who, where, and why to the specific end time events prophesied in scripture allowing scripture to confirm scripture. This third teaching's objective is to identify the three distinct groups affected by the Day of the Lord—Israel, the Church, and unbelievers—and examine, through Scripture alone, how each group is uniquely impacted when the sixth seal is opened. By following the biblical evidence, readers will better understand God's different purposes for each group during this pivotal moment in prophecy and see how these events fit within the larger timeline of the seven-year period described in Scripture. WHO IS IMPACTED BY THE DAY OF THE LORD? Minister Lisa Kane July 28, 2026 Objective: Here is the third teaching on the series called Investigating End Time Prophecy. I'm asking the investigative questions of what, when, who, where, and why to the specific end time events prophesied in scripture allowing scripture to confirm scripture. This third teaching's objective is to identify the three distinct groups affected by the Day of the Lord—Israel, the Church, and unbelievers—and examine, through Scripture alone, how each group is uniquely impacted when the sixth seal is opened. By following the biblical evidence, readers will better understand God's different purposes for each group during this pivotal moment in prophecy and see how these events fit within the larger timeline of the seven-year period described in Scripture. Synopsis: Who is the Day of the Lord really about? Is it directed toward the Church, Israel, the unbelieving world—or all three? In this study, we follow the biblical evidence to discover that Scripture consistently identifies three groups who are affected by the Day of the Lord, each in a different way. Beginning with Daniel's prophecy of the seventy weeks, we examine how the final seven years complete God's prophetic timetable for Israel. We then explore Revelation's account of the 144,000 sealed servants and consider their role during God's outpouring of wrath. Next, we turn to the Church, comparing Jesus' teaching in Matthew 24 with Paul's writings and John's vision in Revelation 7. As these passages are placed side by side, readers are invited to examine the relationship between the gathering of Christ's elect and the great multitude standing before the throne. Finally, we consider the unbelieving world. Scripture repeatedly describes the Day of the Lord as arriving like a thief in the night—not for believers who are watching, but for those who are unprepared. By comparing passages from Thessalonians, Peter, Matthew, and Revelation, we investigate why this day brings sudden shock to unbelievers and how they experience the judgments that follow. Rather than beginning with assumptions, this lesson allows Scripture to define who is present, who is protected, who is gathered, and who remains during the Day of the Lord, inviting readers to carefully examine the biblical evidence and draw their own conclusions. Inspired Teaching: Who is impacted by the Day of the Lord? There are three groups of people impacted by the Day of the Lord. They are Israel, The Church, and the Unbelievers. Let’s begin with Israel. Israel has been ‘behind the scenes’ since they rejected Jesus Christ as their messiah, and they move to the forefront when the sixth seal is opened. Daniel 9:24a NKJV 24 “Seventy [e]weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city, When Daniel does the math in Daniel chapter 9, you will find there are 490 years determined for ‘your people’ and ‘your holy city’. Daniel is an Israelite…this means 490 years are for Israel and Jerusalem. You will also find that there are seven years left of the prophecy that hasn’t been fulfilled yet as of this writing. When the Day of the Lord begins, this begins day 1 of the seven-year time period of God’s wrath, the last of the 490-year prophecy. Revelation 7:3-4 NKJV 3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed: Revelation 14:4 NKJV 4 These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were [c]redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. When the sixth seal is opened, chapter 7, still on the sixth seal shows us that the 144,000 male virgin Jews are sealed. Summary: Israel Israel represents God during the seven-year time-period of God pouring out His wrath. The church is another group that is impacted by the Day of the Lord. Ephesians 1:7-10 NKJV 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and [b]prudence, 9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, [c]both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. Matthew 24:29-31 NKJV 29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His [d]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Revelation 7:9 NKJV 9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, Revelation 7:13-14 NKJV 13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?” 14 And I said to him, [b]“Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Here’s the church when the sixth seal is opened. To be a part of the church, you need to be a believer in Jesus Christ. When the sixth seal is loosed, the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky gathering His elect. And at the end of the sixth seal, you will see these in heaven as the elder describes. Summary: The Church The church is removed from the earth when the sixth seal is opened and before heaven just before the seventh seal is opened. Another group of people affected by the Day of the Lord opened or loosed during the sixth seal are the unbelievers. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-4 NKJV 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. 2 Peter 3:10 NKJV 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be [d]burned up. Matthew 24:36-44 NKJV 36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of [f]heaven, but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what [g]hour your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what [h]hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Revelation 9:4 NKJV 4 They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. To the unbelievers, the Day of the Lord will appear as a thief in the night. They will be surprised and shocked by the events on the Day of the Lord. And when you look at each of these scriptures, you will see that we’re told the unbelievers are shocked but that believers are to watch and pray because we’ll be ready. You will find that the unbelievers are those that are not covered by the Lord’s seal during the seven-year time-period of God’s wrath. These are the ones who have rejected Jesus Christ as the Son of God, just like Israel did when they crucified Him. Summary: Unbelievers We find the unbelievers as those who suffer during the seven-year time-period of God’s wrath. They are very surprised that day happened. Previous Next Home

HOW DOES THE BIBLE DESCRIBE THE DAY OF THE LORD? The objective is to examine how Scripture describes the Day of the Lord by comparing the testimony of the prophets, Jesus, and the New Testament writers. Through these repeated descriptions, we will identify the biblical characteristics associated with that Day—including God’s wrath, cosmic signs, the shaking of heaven and earth, darkness, destruction, and worldwide upheaval—and allow Scripture to establish the evidence for what the Day of the Lord will look like. HOW DOES THE BIBLE DESCRIBE THE DAY OF THE LORD? Minister Lisa Kane August 17, 2026 Objective: The objective is to examine how Scripture describes the Day of the Lord by comparing the testimony of the prophets, Jesus, and the New Testament writers. Through these repeated descriptions, we will identify the biblical characteristics associated with that Day—including God’s wrath, cosmic signs, the shaking of heaven and earth, darkness, destruction, and worldwide upheaval—and allow Scripture to establish the evidence for what the Day of the Lord will look like. Synopsis: What does the Bible actually say the Day of the Lord will look like? Before attempting to determine when the Day of the Lord takes place, we must first establish how Scripture describes it. Isaiah, Joel, Zephaniah, Ezekiel, Jesus, Peter, Paul, and John speak across centuries, yet their descriptions repeatedly point to the same unmistakable events: the anger and wrath of God, the darkening of the sun, the moon turned to blood, the shaking of heaven and earth, falling stars, darkness, clouds, destruction, and worldwide upheaval. In this teaching, we will follow these biblical witnesses and compare their testimony, allowing Scripture to interpret Scripture. Once the evidence is placed side by side, an important question emerges: If these witnesses are describing the same Day, where do we see that Day unfold in Scripture? Inspired Teaching: How does the Bible Describe the Day of the Lord? Before deciding what the Day of the Lord is, let's first ask a simpler question. How does Scripture describe it? If the prophets repeatedly describe the same day, then those descriptions become our evidence. Observation 1 – God’s Anger Isaiah 2:10a NKJV 10 Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, From the terror of the Lord Joel 1:15 NKJV 15 Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is at hand; It shall come as destruction from the Almighty. Zephaniah 2:2b NKJV Before the Lord’s fierce anger comes upon you, Before the day of the Lord’s anger comes upon you! Observation 2 – Cosmic Signs Joel 2:32 NKJV 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. Observation 3 – Heaven and Earth Shakes Isaiah 13:13 NKJV 13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place, In the wrath of the Lord of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger. Matthew 24:29 NKJV 29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Acts 2:19-20 NKJV 19 I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. Ezekiel 38:18-19 NKJV 18 “And it will come to pass at the same time, when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” says the Lord God, “that My fury will show in My face. 19 For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken: ‘Surely in that day there shall be a great [e]earthquake in the land of Israel, Revelation 6:12-14 & 17 NKJV 12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and [g]behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the [h]moon became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky [i]receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” Observation 4 – The Physical Description Zephaniah 1:14-16 NKJV 14 The great day of the Lord is near; It is near and hastens quickly. The noise of the day of the Lord is bitter; There the mighty men shall cry out. 15 That day is a day of wrath, A day of trouble and distress, A day of devastation and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 A day of trumpet and alarm Against the fortified cities And against the high towers. Let’s summarize the Biblical evidence we have: • Terror of the Lord. Destruction from the Almighty. The Lord is Angry. It’s a Day of Wrath. • The sun turns dark and the moon turns red before this Day arrives. • The heavens will shake and the earth will move out of her place. Every mountain and island is moved out of its place. • It comes ‘immediately’ after the tribulation of those days. • The stars will fall from heaven. • Signs in the earth beneath: blood, fire, and vapor of smoke. • It will come to pass at the same time Gog comes against Israel. • The sky recedes. • The noise on that Day is bitter. • Mighty men will cry out. • A Day of trouble and distress. • A Day of devastation and desolation. • A Day of darkness and gloominess. • A Day of clouds and thick darkness. • A Day of trumpet and alarm. • It comes ‘before’ what? We have now heard from Isaiah, Joel, Zephaniah, Ezekiel, Matthew, Peter, Paul, and John. Though separated by centuries, their testimony agrees. The Day of the Lord is consistently described as a day of God's wrath, cosmic signs, darkness, trembling, and worldwide upheaval. If these witnesses are describing the same day, then our next task is not to redefine it—but to determine when it takes place. If all these witnesses are describing the same day, where do we first see this day unfold in Scripture? Previous Next Home