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Who Returns With Jesus At His 2nd Coming?

November 20, 2024

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Who Returns With Jesus At His 2nd Coming?

Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones, to execute judgment upon all, Jude 14b-15a

Jesus returns at the end of the Tribulation to defeat Satan’s armies who had gathered at the valley of Har-Meggido (Tel Megiddo), what today is referred to as the Valley of Armageddon.

Satan’s world army will march down the Jordan Valley past Jerusalem on the way to Petra to wipe out the Jews once and for all. But it’s not much of a battle. Jesus speaks, Satan loses.

From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, Rev. 19:15

So the question is, who are these “Holy Ones" who come with the Lord?”

the LORD, my God, will come, and all the holy ones with Him! Zech 14:5b

“Holy ones” in scripture can refer to either angels and/or Believers. And we know both angels and Believers return with Christ at the Second Coming:

Angels:

…they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angelsMatt. 24:30b-31a

Believers:

the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. 1Thes. 3:13b

Armies of Heaven:

And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. Rev. 19:14

These armies are…

the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Rev. 19:8b

So clearly, both Believers and angels return with the Lord on His Second Coming to rule and reign during the Millennium.

But if millions are Raptured, why are only thousands returning with Him? “Thousands” sticks out like a sore thumb. In the Greek, it literally means “His holy ten thousands.” If those are the only Christians of all time who make it to heaven I'm going to have to rethink who gets saved!

To find the answer let’s first set the stage…

Jesus spent 40 days after His resurrection showing His apostles and hundreds of others that He was indeed alive…that He had risen from the dead.

He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to [His Apostles] over a period of forty days… Acts 1:3b

Between Jerusalem and Galilee, Jesus was recognized in His resurrected body by hundreds of people…and the proof was He was still bearing the scars of His crucifixion.

And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. While they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish; and He took it and ate it before them. Luke 24:38-43

Jesus' resurrection was so incredible it was hard to believe. Some questioned if He was a spirit, not flesh and blood. So Jesus showed He could talk, walk and even eat food.

What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, 1John 1:1

Jesus came back to life as a human. Fully God, fully human. Yet He could enter a room without using the door…He could literally walk through walls.

So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord. John 20:19-20

Wow! The doors were locked out of fear the Romans would come arrest them and then Jesus casually walks through the wall. Talk about “a convincing proof!” I don’t know about you but I would have wet my robe!

Those who study science know our bodies are actually not solid and, as God, He could have rearranged His atoms to pass through each other. Which is quite a miracle by itself!

And as a side note, this is the same body all Believers will have in the future.

who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, Phil. 3:21

So after 40 days of convincing proofs, Jesus gathers His apostles on the Mount of Olives just outside the Old City and He ascends to heaven.

He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.” Acts 1:9b-11

Jesus left from the Mount of Olives and will return the same way for His Second Coming.

Jesus comes first to destroy Satan’s armies.

From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. Rev. 19:15

After Armageddon, He comes out of the clouds to the Mount of Olives in sort of a “drop the mic” moment.

In that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle from east to west by a very large valley, so that half of the mountain will move toward the north and the other half toward the south. Zech. 14:4

We’ve covered in a past article what happens to the world when Jesus’ feet touch that mountain(1) but the question at hand is, who comes with Jesus? Why thousands and not millions?

Millions will be Raptured and later you have an uncountable number (certainly more than thousands) who were saved in the Tribulation (Rev. 7:9-14). So what gives?

First we have to realize that there are ranks in heaven. For instance the 12 apostles sit on 12 thrones.

and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you (the Apostles) will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:29-30

And there are 24 thrones on which 24 elders sit.

Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads. Rev. 4:4

We already saw that white garments refers to saints. The word “Elder” is never used to refer to angels and angels don’t wear crowns. But the angels do have ranks. Gabriel told Zacharias that he:

stands in the presence of God. Luke 1:19

The inference is that only a select few angels get that arch-angel position.

For us Believers we know in heaven and in the Millennium there will be responsibilities and tasks assigned us.

For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things have been created through Him and for Him. Col. 1:16

So the Lord will give every Believer a position or responsibility where we will serve Him with gladness.

Some will be directly serving God.

There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; Rev. 22:3

Three times scripture refers to heaven as “paradise,” which was a Persian word that was taken into the Greek language. It means “park” or “garden.” It refers back to the Garden of Eden as well as our future bliss in heaven.

Like Adam had responsibilities to take care of the Garden of Eden before sin entered the world, Believers will be given various responsibilities on this earth during the Millennial Reign of Christ.

As examples, some will be teachers, some will lead worship, some will tend gardens, some will be soldiers. Everyone won’t be a teacher, or lead worship, tend to God’s gardens or be a soldier/guard around the throne of God.

So when the Lord returns in the sky with thousands of His Holy ones, they will likely be part of His heavenly army of both angels and Saints accompanying Him as He defeats Satan’s army.

The purpose of war is to win… to kill people and break things. Jesus is not woke therefore 100% of these soldiers will be male, just saying.

Then the LORD will go forth and fight against those nations, as when He fights on a day of battle. Zech. 14:2

Therefore, when Jesus returns with thousands, it’s likely He returns with those He chose for His heavenly army. You don’t take the whole city to battle, just the soldiers…thousands, not millions, at least for the initial battle phase of His return.

It’s unclear, but the rest of the Believers could join the party after He flattens the earth a bit.

CQLJ!
BP
 
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STEELING THE MIND BIBLE CONFERENCE TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! 

Join us Saturday, March 15th in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho for a great day of Bible teaching by top Bible teachers who understand the lateness of the hour.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

Alex Newman will be speaking again at Steeling! He's one of the top Signs of The Times speakers in the country and will be speaking on what to expect from the Globalists/Satanists in the coming months.

Other speakers confirmed are Andy Woods, Dave Reagan and Russ Miller. We expect to have five or six total speakers.

CQLJ

BP

Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Rom. 13:1

Thank you, Lord, for our recent change in leadership. Please protect all of them!




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The links in the Additional Resources below are meant to help us be wise and aware as we live and make decisions living in the concluding moments of the Church Age.

Because the bad guys continue to threaten to weaponize healthcare in order to force obedience, we continue to follow the problems with the v-shots. Hopefully RFKJr takes a position of leadership in a health capacity to open more eyes to the travesty of our Big Pharma-controlled healthcare.

Most importantly, we wish to be used by the Lord to illuminate truth to those who are deceived and/or lost.

CQLJ!

BP

---Clicking on any fuzzy picture below usually clears it up---



Palestinian flag flies next to Biden's teleprompter.

Biden Trying To Harm Israel As Much As Possible Before He Leaves Office

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The current debate within the Biden-Harris administration is not whether to go after Israel, but how far to go. White House staffers anonymously signed a letter demanding an arms embargo. Congressional letters in favor of an arms embargo and sanctions on members of the Israeli government have been signed by a number of Democrats.
The Biden Administration has no idea they are giving God the finger. Good luck with THAT!
On the flip side, Mike Huckabee, the incoming US ambassador to Israel: ‘There Is No West Bank—It’s Judea and Samaria, the Promised Land!

“As you well know, I've never, been willing to use the term West Bank. There is no such thing. I speak of Judea and Samaria. I tell people there is no occupation. It is a land that is occupied by the people who have had a rightful, deed to the place for 3500 years since the time of Abraham.

"So a lot of the terms that maybe the media would use or even people against Israel would use are not terms that I employ because I want to use terms that live from time immemorial, and those are the terms like "promised land" and "Judea, Samaria.

"These are biblical terms, and those are important to me. And so I will continue to follow that nomenclature unless I'm instructed otherwise, but I don't think that'll happen.”


And I will bless those who bless [Israel], and the one who curses you I will curse. Gen. 12:3 
US Missiles Fired From Ukraine into Russian Neighborhoods
This has been all over the news over the last few days. CLICK HERE if you missed it. Biden is not only dinging Israel, he's also trying his best to start a war with Russia. Trump is probably behind-the-scenes trying to stop or restrain Russia. Only the Lord knows what’s ahead. January 20th can't get here fast enough!




Trump To Declare National Emergency Over Southern Border

Article

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President-elect Donald Trump on Monday confirmed he would declare a national emergency to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations of migrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.

Judicial Watch's Tom Fitton said there are reports the incoming administration is preparing such a declaration and to use "military assets" to deport the migrants. "TRUE!!!" Trump responded.

Love it!



 

 



A top Dutch government official has admitted that the Covid rollout was a “military operation” and revealed that her nation was taking orders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during the pandemic.

Dutch Health Minister Fleur Agema has revealed that the “military operation” was led by NATO and the Netherlands’ National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV).

The NCTV is a Dutch government agency that serves the country’s national security.

 



Flu Vaccines Do NOT Prevent Infection or Transmission

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November 12, 2024: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that petitioners have the right to challenge the CDC’s claim that the COVID-19 injections are ‘safe and effective vaccines,’ because the shots don’t protect against infection or transmission.

Va((ines must be proven to prevent infection and transmission (provide immunity), otherwise they are just palliative treatments to alleviate symptoms and not vaccines.

Slowly, slowly, the truth is leaking out...



English playwright William Congreve in 1697 scripted a memorable non-Biblical line in his play "The Morning Bride"— “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”



Is The Rapture On Hold?

54-minute video (watch first 15 minutes)

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The “deep state” is in a panic because of America’s election. The end-time plan of God can never be altered but is it delayed? We have many weeks before the new administration and what might be the deep state’s evil agenda before and after? Global government is still their goal.

 



One day later the Snow White Disney star apologized for her nasty foul-mouthed post to her 2 million followers.



Transgender Pastor Claims Bible 'Wasn't Written For 2024'

A California-based transgender pastor, Drew Stever, is stirring controversy after an interview with the Daily Mail in which he claimed, "the Bible wasn't written for 2024."

Well, Mr. light-in-the-loafers pastor, you can’t pick and choose what you want to Believe in the Bible. You have to take all the scripture or none of the scripture. And Romans 1 says perversion is the height of Satanic deception. On judgment day, all unrepentant perverts lose badly.

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 1Cor. 6:9   

and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching 1Tim. 1:10 

‘You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. Lev. 18:22

 



Kidneys & Kovid

ICAN Reports:

As of October 15, 2024, CDC has released more than half of the anticipated 7.8 million entries of V-safe free-text entries. ICAN’s analysis of the entries released so far reveals almost 12,000 reports of kidney pain, kidney stones, or kidney infections. 

(The eventual total should be about 20K, and will probably continue to climb- BP)

V-safe was developed by CDC for individuals to report symptoms after COVID-19 vaccination. We decided to look at V-safe reports of kidney issues.

We know from other va((ines that va((ination can negatively affect kidney function, causing harm far from the injection site. 

Sadly, it doesn’t occur to most people that an injection in their arm can harm a distant system of their body. But as ICAN has reported again and again, all body systems can be impacted by va((ination.

2024 study found a “strong causal relationship” between COVID-19 va((ination and kidney diseases such as acute interstitial nephritis (inflammation of kidneys) and podocytopathy (injury to special cells in the kidney). 

2022 study found a correlation between acute kidney injury (AKI) and COVID-19 va((ination and that “AKI following the COVID-19 va((ines led to poor prognosis, with 19.78% death in the Pfizer-BNT group, 17.78% in MODERNA, and 12.36% in JANSSEN.”

The V-safe app entries—most made in just the first few days and weeks following va((ination—reveal many reports of kidney pain, the abrupt development of kidney stones, and hospitalization for kidney infections. Here are a few examples:

  • “Infection of Kidneys and UTI. Blood in urine and kidney stone on left kidney.”
  • “I’m in the hospital right now because I’m still peeing blood they think it’s kidney stones.”
  • “Kidney stone requiring emergency surgery, ureteral stent placement and subsequent removal; UTI.”
  • “Intermittent stabbing, pulsing pain around left kidney.”
  • “Severe flank pain (I think it’s a kidney stone) I’m in the ER”
  • “Diagnosis with new onset kidney stone”
  • “Severe kidney infection back pain fever”

Readers will not be surprised to learn CDC doesn’t recognize kidney issues as adverse events related to COVID-19 va((ination, despite CDC’s access to this same V-safe data in real time as the vaccines were rolled out. 



Texas Rental Market Collapsing

Article

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The Austin, TX rental market is collapsing before our eyes. The vacancy rate has exploded to a seven year-high.

The median apartment rent dropped 15% over the last 2+ years.

Vacancies have skyrocketed. Rental concessions are everywhere.

Rents are now only 9.8% higher than pre-pandemic. Meaning that many Austin landlords are losing money, as property taxes, insurance, and interest costs are way higher.

(This is a harsh lesson on the boom/bust cycle in real estate for many developers and investors who bought into Austin during the boom.)



Non-white conservatives are increasingly matching their vote choice to their position on social/cultural issues, shifting them towards the Republicans. The major media can fool all the people some of the time, some of the people all the time, but (due to alternative media) they can’t fool all the people all the time.




END, Compass eNews, November 21, 2024

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