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by Bill Perkins
Let no one in any way deceive you, for it (the Day of the Lord) will not come unless the apostasy comes first, 2Thes. 2:3a
Some of the most powerful eschatological (Biblical study of prophesied future events) verses in the New Testament are in Paul’s two letters to the church he planted at Thessalonica.
In his first letter to these neophyte Believers, Paul begins in Chapter 1 by telling them all Believers would be rescued from the coming wrath of God.
And in Chapter 4 Paul pens one of his two most repeated Rapture passages:
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. 1Thes. 4:16 - 4:18.
So the emphasis to Paul's readers was the Rapture. He closes his first letter explaining Believers are not appointed to receive God’s wrath which will follow the Rapture.
He also adds that Believers will be able to see the signs of the approaching Tribulation…meaning when we see them, the Rapture would also be approaching.
In his second letter to the Church in Thessalonica, the first 8 verses of Chapter 2 lay out the exact order of major events from the Rapture to Jesus’ Return at the Second Coming.
But there’s a single word in verse 3, “apostasy,” that has tripped up Bible prophecy enthusiasts since the King James Bible was completed in 1611. And how this one word has been translated has caused much unnecessary confusion as to the verses’ overall meaning.
Greek-to-English translation problems have cropped up in the past. For instance, the Greek word “pharmakia” in Rev. 18:23 is translated “sorcery” in most of our Bibles.
At first glance, reading our English word “sorcery” hides the true latter-day warning that God intended. “Sorcery” gives the impression God is upset with witchcraft.
But the word “pharmakia” actually means “drugs”—in the latter days, after the Rapture, God will come against one specific large and influential nation(1) because it's been distributing drugs worldwide. Few people realize the true meaning of that verse.
In the same way, we read the English word “apostasy” in 2Thes. 2 and assume it means “falling away.” Yet when this word is correctly translated, it’s a game-changer!
The word apostasy is the Greek word apostasia, the noun form, or aphistemi, the verb form. It can mean either a spiritual departure or a physical departure.
In Liddell & Scott’s Greek-English Lexicon, the word apostasia can mean either:
> Rebellion against God
> Apostasy
> Departure
> Disappearance
> Distance
So in 2Thes. 2:3, the Greek word apostasia could be translated “apostasy” OR it could be translated “departure” or “disappearance.”
And what’s also interesting is that 12 of the 15 times this word is used in the New Testament it means a physical departure. For instance:
…they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed (same Greek word in verb form—aphistemi) from him. Acts 12:10b
The English word “departed” is translated from the Greek word aphistemi and is used to convey the fact the angel physically departed.
Here’s another example:
Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me. 2Cor. 12:8
Aphistemi here is translated to mean physically “leave.” (See also Luke 2:37; 4:13; 13:27;Acts 5:38; 15:38; 19:9.)
Prior to KJV in 1611
Check out what these Bible commentaries say prior to the KJV translation in 1611:
This is not a ding against the KJV. But it does prove that the KJV is not a God-inspired translation! Just saying.
So there you have it—it’s not even a stretch to suggest the verse could/should read:
Let no one in any way deceive you, for it (the Day of the Lord) will not come unless the Rapture comes first, 2Thes. 2:3a
Today there are good Bible scholars who teach 2Thes. 2:3 means a falling away from the faith must happen before the Tribulation.
But there are also very solid Bible teachers and Greek language experts who believe 2Thes. 2:3 teaches the Rapture must come first. Such as:
Kenneth Wuest
Dwight Pentecost
Wayne House
Stanley Ellison
Gordon Lewis
Tim Lahaye (deceased)
Thomas Ice
Andy Woods
Actually, Andy Woods did an entire presentation on 2 Thes. 2:3 at a Steeling the Mind Bible Conference. CLICK HERE to watch free on CompassTV. It’s 48 minutes and adds even more “Rapture” points.
And one final note, the second half of the verse in 2Thes 2:3 nails shut that the Bible clearly teaches pre-Tribulational Rapture:
Let no one in any way deceive you, for it (the Day of the Lord) will not come unless the Rapture comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 2Thes. 2:3
So it’s Rapture first, then the Antichrist is revealed. Keep your eyes up looking for Jesus Christ, not down looking for the Antichrist!
Lift up your eyes to the sky, then look to the earth beneath; For the sky will vanish like smoke, and the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants will die in like manner; But My salvation will be forever, and My righteousness will not wane. Is. 51:6
Reference:
1) https://compass.org/the-united-states-in-bible-prophecy/
I feel sorry for anyone trying to understand what's going on in the world today without having the Bible as a guide! But we know Who is really in control, and all things work together for us Believers. The links below are to help us be wise and aware as we live and make decisions living in the concluding moments of the Church Age. Use us, Lord! BP
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Tucker Carlson: 24-minute video CLICK HERE
This video is eye-opening and worthwhile to see the whole thing, but watch at least the first 10 minutes. Believers need to be aware what's happening around them and how the Globalists/Satanists are trying to use "Christian Nationalism" to make conservative Believers "Domestic Terrorists" and a threat to democracy.
Fox News: Article CLICK HERE
You can't deny the persecution of Christians is blatantly happening. In this article you'll see how the government is suing Grand Canyon University and Liberty University because they teach according to Christian Principles.
[The image clip above is from our Before and After Rapture (BAR) flyer that we're busy mailing 50,000 a month to random people across the United States, one million total. Use us, Lord!]
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A popular US convenience store chain, Sheetz, has been hit with a civil rights lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against minority job seekers because it requires applicants to have no criminal record.
The EEOC, who is suing Sheetz, does the same thing:
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We know that right after the Rapture, within 50 days, Ezek. 38/39 says Russia, Iran, Turkey and China invade Israel.
What's amazing is that Israel repels this invasion, mightily defeating Russia, et. al. and negotiates a peace treaty that is signed by 10 nations. The Bible says:
And he will make a firm covenant with the many for (7 years),... Dan. 9:27
When the treaty is signed, it begins the 7-year Tribulation that Jesus says is worse than Noah's global flood.
For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. Matt. 24:21
So, if we're close to the Rapture, we SHOULD be seeing nations trying to put together peace in the Middle East. And the article linked above discusses this treaty that WILL happen, post Rapture.
This too is on our BAR flyer we're sending out.
You can see the entire BAR graphic HERE
Do Va((ines Make Us Healthier?16-minute video (20-minutes total but the last four is an update)
OH WOW!!!
This is a great video that has been banned from YouTube, Facebook, etc. You can't argue with facts, and the facts are quite alarming. I'm guessing after you watch this video you'll send the link to anyone you know who still thinks va((ines have any benefit whatsoever.
And if someone says they want to see the research, here ya go....
RESOURCES Courtesy of Greg Glaser and Dr. Brian Hooker
1. Unvaccinated Study #1: Analysis of health outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated children: Developmental delays, asthma, ear infections and gastrointestinal disorders - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2050312120925344
2. Unvaccinated Study #2: Revisiting Excess Diagnoses of Illnesses and Conditions in Children Whose Parents Provided Informed Permission to Vaccinate Them - https://ijvtpr.com/index.php/IJVTPR/article/view/59
3. Unvaccinated Study #3: Health versus Disorder, Disease, and Death: Unvaccinated Persons Are Incommensurately Healthier than Vaccinated - https://ijvtpr.com/index.php/IJVTPR/article/view/40
4. Unvaccinated Study #4: Pilot comparative study on the health of vaccinated and unvaccinated 6- to 12-year-old U.S. children - https://www.oatext.com/pdf/JTS-3-186.pdf
5. NY Times bestselling book: VAX-UNVAX: Let the Science Speak - https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781510766969/vax-unvax/
6. Court documents: Expert reports - https://vaxcheckers.org/expert-reports/
7. CDC on chronic illness: The majority of vaccinated Americans suffer chronic illness - https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/about/index.htm
8. Article: Effort to Kill New Vaccine Studies Fails - American College for Advancement of Medicine (ACAM) on the false claim that the Mawson study had been retracted: https://www.acam.org/news/347977/Effort-to-Kill-New-Vaccine-Studies-Fails.htm
9. US Census Bureau’s National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) questionnaires ( about 170 questions long, yet none about vaccination status): https://www.childhealthdata.org/learn-about-the-nsch/survey-instruments
10. Vaccines classified as “unavoidably unsafe” by law - CFR, Comment k “Unavoidably unsafe products” are discussed in the Code of Federal Regulations, Restatement of Torts (Second) 402A (k) § 402A. Special Liability of Seller of Product for Physical Harm to User or Consumer, Comment k. See e.g.,“Unavoidably Unsafe Products: Clarifying the Meaning and Policy Behind Comment K” - https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2953&context=wlulr
11. The 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) (shields vaccine makers from legal liability and shifts burden of compensation for vaccine injuries and deaths onto taxpayers) - https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/5546
12. 2011 Supreme Court (Bruesewitz): Court ruling that vaccine makers cannot be sued for design defects that harm or kill because the 1986 law acknowledged that vaccines cannot be made safe. (See NCVIA and CFR/Comment K reference)
13. Informed Consent Defense: Unvaccinated Control Group litigation exhibits, testimonies, evidence - https://informedconsentdefense.org/
14. NICE Act: Bill in Congress to end vaccine mandates and encourage control group science - https://niceact.org
15. Video voiceover: Erik Nicolaisen - www.eriknicolaisen.com/Home.html
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This falls under the "A wise person seeks a multitude of counselors." It's a fascinating article for Believers to read...but warning, this guy gives you a major dose of “cold water in the face“ reality.
It's probably not all true but it fits fairly well with my 2026 Rosh Hashanah Rapture theory so it's worth a peek. Here's a quote:
"...we will see massive and multiple false flag events in June-August 2024 to make America financially panicked to the point of accepting the Biden Hegelian Dialectic of create the problem and provide the solution (i.e. false flag attacks, crash the economy and promise debt relief with Central Bank Digital Currency/CBDCs)."
If the Deagel Report, discussed in this article, is actually the Globalists / Satanists game plan outline, our exhilarating exit may very well be this October on the last day of Rosh Hashanah.
And if we're still here, there is no way Trump will be elected President... assuming we have elections.
The Deagel Report says the U.S. population will have an 80% reduction by 2025. Well, if the Rapture happens in October, that would be about right!
38-minute video (Start at 2:40 mark and watch at least the first 10 minutes on 1.25 speed, but the whole video is amazing!)
Last week I shared a link for Monkey Werx. This video is just as mesmerizing talking about weather, the Trump trial, Operation Northwoods, debt, interest, cloud seeding causing flooding, cyber attacks and more. Talk about trying to drink out of a fire hydrant!
Sign of the times.....
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"That 30%+ increase in food that Americans have been dealing with - that's not going away, it's just not climbing as fast as it was. And, as we've seen in the past couple months, inflation has the ability to return just as quickly to add even more gasoline to the fire.
"Establishment media sources lie incessantly about our financial conditions, and when they are finally cornered and forced to admit how bad things are, they then lie about the causes.
"By the time the pandemic lockdowns were initiated and the Fed dropped $8 trillion+ onto the economy through stimulus measures like covid checks and PPP loans, the total US money supply was already at destructive levels. The Covid stimulus was simply the straw that broke the camel’s back.
"When the media touts a lower CPI point as a sign that the economy is improving, what they usually don’t mention is that the stat only represents how much higher prices are going to go. A lower CPI does not mean costs on the shelf are going to go down. Inflation is cumulative.
"So, if you want to know who is directly to blame for your daily expenses rising 30% or more in the span of three years, the first set of criminals are the central bankers." (The Globalists/Satanists, to be precise)
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new limits on how much nitrogen, phosphate and other pollutants meat processing facilities can discharge into surface waters.
The EPA said the proposed rule change will “improve water quality and protect human health and the environment.”
But some critics argue it also will hurt small processing facilities that won’t be able to afford the upgrades required to comply with the new rule.
Small facilities will either shut down, resulting in fewer local meat sources for consumers. Or they’ll sell out larger corporations, contributing to even greater consolidation in the meat industry.
Causing the cost of beef to continue to rise exponentially.
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Research has found a link between artificially sweetened beverages and atrial fibrillation (AFib). No surprise there.
Dollar sinking means treasury purchases down, gold up.
Most people who manage money say "If you buy gold it just sits there." But it's the Bible's monetary measurement. While our dollar is being purposely destroyed via inflation, gold retains value.
As you can see from the chart above, investors are beginning to buy fewer dollars and more gold. There will come a day when gold, just sitting there, will be huge because it's still there. That was not financial advice, just discussion.
Here is an interesting secular article about why gold is rising, or why the dollar is sinking...
The Epoch Times
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded the alarm on the Biden administration’s high deficit spending, warning that its fiscal stance and ballooning public debt threaten to stoke inflation and possibly even spark financial chaos.
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In the entire history of the United States, we have never witnessed an urban collapse of this magnitude. During the pandemic, millions of Americans started working from home, and many of them have never returned to the office.
Meanwhile, rapidly rising levels of crime, homelessness and migration have transformed many of our inner cities into extremely dangerous places. As a result, thousands upon thousands of businesses have left our core urban areas in search of greener pastures.
So now there is lots and lots of commercial real estate space that is sitting empty, and commercial real estate prices have absolutely plummeted.
This is not so funny...
(Ok, I edited the Biden quip. He was supposed to look clueless about what he's doing. But I'm not so sure.)
By Matthew Franklin,
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Yesterday, Members of the U.S. Senate and House, together with leaders of the Sovereignty Coalition, held a Capitol Hill press conference to voice their opposition to the imminent adoption of two World Health Organization (WHO) treaties that are set to be agreed to in just 37 days. Participants denounced the Biden administration’s intention to approve these treaties that surrender U.S. sovereignty, compromise states’ rights, and undermine, if not terminate, constitutionally guaranteed freedoms.
They also presented new poll results showing likely voters’ strong opposition to the sorts of treaties being stealthily negotiated in Geneva. Coalition representatives announced a new “Not Now” emergency campaign aimed at heightening public awareness of the WHO's plans with the goal of deferring the international approval of those accords and requiring the U.S. Senate to advise and consent prior to the Biden Administration's assent to the the Pandemic Treaty and amendments to the International Health Regulations.
Those participating included Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), Representatives Ralph Norman (SC-5), Bob Good (VA-5), Chris Smith (NJ-4), Andy Biggs (AZ-5), Chip Roy (TX-21), Matt Rosendale (MT-2), Paul Gosar (AZ-9), Tom Tiffany (WI-7) and Scott Perry (PA-10) and the Sovereignty Coalition’s: Matt Schlapp (Chairman of the Conservative Political Action Coalition), Jenny Beth Martin (President, Tea Party Patriots Action), Tony Perkins (President, Family Research Council), Kris Ullman (President, Eagle Forum), Reggie Littlejohn (President, Women’s Rights Without Frontiers and Anti-Globalist International) and Frank Gaffney (Executive Chairman, Center for Security Policy).
To read the whole article, CLICK HERE
More than 1 in 10 children in the United States — about 11% of those ages 5 to 17 — have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics.
The report data was drawn from interviews, conducted in person and by phone from 2020 through 2022, with members of a representative sample of U.S. households.
Although no single cause has been found for all cases of ADHD, medical experts often point to genetics, noting that children with ADHD frequently have a parent or relative with the condition.
No cure has been found for ADHD, but treatment — which may include medication, therapy (family, psychological or behavioral), parental coaching and classroom accommodations for the child — may reduce symptoms and improve the child’s ability to function.
So we have 11% of our kids tethered to Big Phama...just for ADHD. Overall, 45% of adults take prescription drugs...and that was in 2015, so the percentage is most assuredly over 50% today.
Mr. Azzarello died at the hospital a few hours after arrival.
He left a note on the Internet: “I have set myself on fire outside the Trump Trial. This extreme act of protest is to draw attention to an urgent and important discovery: We are victims of a totalitarian con, and our own government (along with many of their allies) is about to hit us with an apocalyptic fascist world coup. These claims sound like fantastical conspiracy theory, but they are not.”
The website pointed to a booklet that said: “After spinning us in circles and dazzling us with lies for so long, our own government is about to hit us with an apocalyptic fascist coup nearly a century in the making,”
He was a former Bernie Sanders supporter and former staffer for two democratic Congressmen.
Some of that may be true, but killing himself was, of course, worthless. He could have just held a sign and walked around. I hope he likes his new home.
The authors extracted immune cells from 14 post-vaccine patients and found that 13 had spike protein in their immune cells. Asymptomatic vaccinated people had no spike present.
Epoch Times
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For those moving to Florida, something you may need to know. But be sure to take your shoes off for a fair fight and always carry duct tape!
Allison Neitzel pretended to be a physician as she poo-pooed people, calling them "Conspiracy theorists" for not believing Big Pharma lies. Turns out she too was a liar.
That's the only thing that makes sense for the government prosecuting Trump for a legal accounting entry.
2-minute video (couple of cuss words)
Powerful words..."Members of Congress are terrified of the intel agencies. I'm not guessing at that..." He goes on to say the Deep State has dirt on every politician that they use to threaten them. Ouch! What this means is that he believes we've lost our country but we don't know exactly who they are. Join the crowd. Thankfully we serve the Creator God Who is in charge of everything!
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Rom. 8:28
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Fascinating statistics are disclosed. Slowly the word is getting out. Too late for a lot of people.
😡Three Ukrainian brigades refused to fight this week at the worst possible times.
Two of Ukraine’s most celebrated and veteran brigades, the 47th and 67th Mechanized Brigades, both separately refused to fight this week and abandoned key strategic positions along the front lines.
They were reportedly exhausted and upset about having had no real leave since being mobilized at the start of the war, and being forced unlawfully to soldier on past the ends of their contracts.
Ukraine only has about 100 brigades. It can’t afford to lose any, never mind losing its two most experienced brigades. Even worse, the reason the 47th Mechanized threw in its battle towel was because when their relief brigade, the 115th, saw the scorched earth they were ordered into, they said ‘nope’ and stood down. That, apparently, was the last straw for the overworked warriors in the 47th.
-Jeff Childers
"The Number One issue that our voters wanted them to address is the southern border and the massive influx of foreigners by the millions coming into this country ... and Republicans basically just surrendered on the border. We're doing more in Florida than Congress is. I mean, it's just pathetic. They basically capitulated entirely on the border. And at this point, you're not gonna see anything done on the border for the rest of this year. Are we just gonna let in another two million people and do nothing about it? I think it was a real, real failure." - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
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The study and announcements come amid recent news exposing the presence of PFAS in Band-Aids, plastic food containers, firefighter gear and artificial turf, raising concerns about the ubiquity of these substances and their effect on human health.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week announced it finalized a rule designating PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Superfund law. And on April 10, the agency announced the first enforceable legal limits for PFAS in drinking water.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week published an update on testing results for PFAS in food, indicating potential danger with the chemicals accumulating in fish. Additionally, it disclosed a revised testing method that can identify nearly twice as many PFAS chemicals in food.
Christians using Biblical capitalism works. Non-Christians, not so much.
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Chloe Cole, a detransitioner who is in court in a case against the doctors who pushed her and her parents into a radical chemical regime and mutilating surgery when she was young, now is charging that there is evidence of malice, oppression and fraud by the doctors who "treated" her.
I pray she wins.
Well, definitely a sign of the times. Check out the copy below that went with the advertisement:
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This is interesting... during the height of Covid in the United States, the hospitals were given an extra 20% kickback if they prescribed Remdesivir to a patient to treat Covid. 50% of the people who took it died.
In Britain, they used a different drug to kill people called Midazolam. They were also trying to get the death count up to scare people into taking the va((ine... which would kill people more slowly, at a pace they could manage the ride down of the dying population. Sick.
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I only put in this link because it's POSSIBLE that the government will use "UFOs GOT THEM" as a coverup of the Rapture.
By Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH
Over the past few weeks we have reported this fact pattern about highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 otherwise known as bird flu:
END, Compass eNews, April 25, 2024
