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And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:5
Life's journey is not without its trials, and some of these cannot be simply prayed away. Instead, they must be faced head-on and endured. For it is in persevering through these challenges that we discover the strength, wisdom, and character necessary to fulfill our divine purpose.
YES!!!! just like Jesus said to the Apostle Paul, still applies to each one of us: GET UP, STAND UP, you are here for a PURPOSE !!!! ((Acts 26:16 But get up and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness not only to the things which you have seen, but also to the things in which I will appear to you; ))
The enemy's persistent attempts to lure you into self-harm or despair are a telling sign: a breakthrough is on the path ahead, and he's desperate to prevent you from experiencing it.
If your current struggles were destined to persist, the enemy would have no reason to invest so much energy in discouraging you. Instead, he would delight in your ongoing suffering, deriving twisted satisfaction from your pain.
Job's story serves as a powerful reminder of the enemy's tactics. Whe... moreBy Etinosa Osayi
The enemy's persistent attempts to lure you into self-harm or despair are a telling sign: a breakthrough is on the path ahead, and he's desperate to prevent you from experiencing it.
If your current struggles were destined to persist, the enemy would have no reason to invest so much energy in discouraging you. Instead, he would delight in your ongoing suffering, deriving twisted satisfaction from your pain.
Job's story serves as a powerful reminder of the enemy's tactics. When his wife urged him to curse God and die, Job resisted her counsel, refusing to give up.
The enemy fears your breakthrough and testimony! He knows that your story has the power to inspire and transform others.
Don't yield to despair, no matter how overwhelming your circumstances may seem. The very struggles that bring you to tears today will become the foundation of your future ministry and testimony.
Hold on to hope, for your breakthrough is nearer than you think.
For you, O Lord, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.
Psalm 116 is a song of thanksgiving and praise to God for delivering the psalmist from a life-threatening situation. The psalmist reflects on their experience, acknowledging God's mercy and salvation.
Earlier today, I told a friend that we serve a God who fights the unseen battles and protects us from evil that seeks to take us unaware.
For you, O Lord, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.
Psalm 116 is a song of thanksgiving and praise to God for delivering the psalmist from a life-threatening situation. The psalmist reflects on their experience, acknowledging God's mercy and salvation.
Earlier today, I told a friend that we serve a God who fights the unseen battles and protects us from evil that seeks to take us unaware.
When I reflect on the challenges I've faced in life, I realize that there's more to be thankful for than to worry about. Events that could have taken my life and left me sorrowful, even fallen, remind me that God was present to deliver me and give me victory.
Many of us have endured a lot this year, and with just a few weeks left before the new year, my prayer for us all is that God will deliver our souls from death, our eyes from tears, and our feet from stumbling.
In a world filled with temptations, distractions, and deceptions, we will not fall spiritually or morally. Even in moments of weakness and vulnerability, the mercy and grace of the Lord will see us through.
What was meant to be a stumbling block will become stepping stones into our destiny. Those who wish for our downfall will live to see us rising and them falling. We will walk and not faint, run and not be weary. We will excel, triumph, and overcome in life.
Emotional pain and sorrow are not our portion. Even when we shed tears, they won't be tears of sorrow and pain but tears of joy and thanksgiving to God for His goodness and faithfulness.
What was meant to cause us harm and sorrow, the Lord will turn for our good. In the face of adversity and trouble, we won't become victims but victors.
We shall not die but live to declare the works of the Lord. The covenant God has with us is not one of death but of life and peace. Our lives won't be cut short. The sun will not smite us by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will preserve our souls from all evil, and we shall live to see the goodness of God in the land of the living.
We shall eat the fruit of our labor. We shall be happy, and it shall be well with us. We shall live to see our children's children. No good thing will wither in our hands, and everything we undertake will prosper.
May the Lord deliver your soul from death, your eyes from tears, and your feet from stumbling.
THE final biblical holiday of 2024, Hanukkah, begins the evening of December 25.
While Hanukkah is not the first festival one thinks of when it comes to the Rapture, there are at least 10 corresponding themes:
1. THE 9th MONTH
Hanukkah occurs in the 9th month, Kislev. The number 9 appears 49 times (the number of Jubilee) in Scripture, and signifies completeness or finality.
2. MIDNIGHT OF THE YEAR
Astronomically, the year is a circle. Dividing the circle into halves at the spr... moreBy T W Tramm
THE final biblical holiday of 2024, Hanukkah, begins the evening of December 25.
While Hanukkah is not the first festival one thinks of when it comes to the Rapture, there are at least 10 corresponding themes:
1. THE 9th MONTH
Hanukkah occurs in the 9th month, Kislev. The number 9 appears 49 times (the number of Jubilee) in Scripture, and signifies completeness or finality.
2. MIDNIGHT OF THE YEAR
Astronomically, the year is a circle. Dividing the circle into halves at the spring and fall equinoxes, the winter solstice around Hanukkah marks the halfway point, or ‘midnight,’ of the darker half of the year. This is significant because midnight is when the bridegroom, a type of Jesus, comes to gather the virgins: “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!” (Matt. 25:6).
3. THIRD WATCH OF THE YEAR
Dividing the circle of the year into four ‘watches’ at the equinoxes and solstices, the winter solstice around Hanukkah marks the end of the third watch. In Luke, Jesus warns that He may come during the third watch: “And if he shall come in … the third watch, and find them so [watching], blessed are those servants” (Luke 12:38 KJV).
4. TEMPLE DEDICATION
Hanukkah commemorates the cleansing and rededication of the Temple to the Lord, after the Jews recaptured it from the Greeks, who had defiled it. The cleansing and dedication of the Temple foreshadows the dedication of the ultimate “temple,” the Church, at Jesus’ coming (1 Cor. 3:16, 17).
5. SECOND FEAST OF TABERNACLES
Hanukkah, the festival that commemorates the rededication of the Temple, is patterned after the original feast of dedication, the Feast of Tabernacles (1 Kings 8:1–21; 2 Macc. 1:9, 18). Since Hanukkah is essentially a delayed observance of Tabernacles, some rabbis teach that it marks the true conclusion of the High Holy Days.
6. JESUS AT THE GATHERING PLACE
In John chapter 10, it is on Hanukkah that Jesus appears at the area of the Temple called Solomon’s porch (vv. 22, 23). Solomon’s porch was a place of assembly for the early Church, and is believed to be the location of the gathering of the saints on the first Pentecost, when the Church Age began (Acts 2; 5:12).
7. SPIRITUAL HARVEST
In John chapter 4, it is around Hanukkah, when spring is yet four months away, that Jesus surveys the spiritual field and deems it ripe for harvest: “You have a saying, ‘Four more months and then the harvest.’ But I tell you, take a good look at the fields; the crops are now ripe and ready to be harvested!” (John 4:35).
8. ENOCH AND HANUKKAH
The name Enoch means “dedicated” or “consecrated,” and is derived from the same Hebrew word Hanokh used for Hanukkah. This is significant because Enoch, who was supernaturally taken up to be with God, is a picture of the raptured Church. What’s more, Enoch was raptured when he was 365 years old (Gen. 5:23, 24), the same number of days in the Gentile–Gregorian calendar year, which happens to end on the last day of Hanukkah in 2024.
9. A GREAT SHAKING
It was on Kislev 24, the date that would later become Hanukkah Eve, that God gave Haggai a prophecy about a great shaking at the end of the age:
“The word of the Lord came to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying … I am going to shake the heavens and the earth. I will [in the distant future] overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the [ungodly] nations” (Hagg. 2:20–22; Heb. 12:26).
Similarly, the Rapture will cause a great shaking of the heavens and earth (Rev. 6:12–17).
10. A TIME OF SHOPPING AND FEASTING
Kislev, the month of Hanukkah and Christmas, is when people worldwide are shopping and feasting. This is significant because Jesus says people will be “eating, drinking, buying and selling,” when Judgment Day arrives (Luke 17). Moreover, it is said that they will be “planting” and “marrying.” Kislev–December, the final month of fall, is when wheat and barley are planted in Israel, and is considered an auspicious month for weddings.
In summary, Hanukkah is:
• A time of completion.
• ‘Midnight’ of the year.
• The ‘third watch’ of the year.
• A time of Temple dedication.
• A delayed Feast of Tabernacles.
• A time when Jesus is at the Temple.
• A time of spiritual harvest.
• A time of shaking or judgment.
• A time of buying, selling, eating drinking, planting and marrying.
The rapture themes of Hanukkah remind us that the ultimate festival of dedication is near. Soon, on a day no one knows, the ‘Temple’ that has been cleansed by the blood of the Lamb—the Church of Jesus Christ—will stand spotless before the Lord.
7. Viewing Hanukkah as a time of “spiritual harvest,” it is interesting that on Hanukkah Eve in 2024, the Moon, a symbol of the Church, will occult the star in Virgo named Spica, meaning “sheaf of grain.”
9. Haggai chapter 2 implies that Kislev 24 is when the foundation of the Temple was laid. It is believed that this day was kept as a day of gathering in the Temple, commemorating its foundation, which is why the Greeks chose it as a day of defilement, and why the Jews chose it as a day of dedication. https://www.thetorah.com/.../the-biblical-building-blocks...
12. Hanukkah events in modern times:
• On Hanukkah Eve in 1917, British forces liberated Jerusalem from centuries of Muslim–Turkish rule.
• The week before Hanukkah in 1947, the UN voted in favor of the creation of an independent Jewish state in the Land of Israel.
• The week before Hanukkah in 2017, Donald Trump became the first foreign leader in modern history to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Heaven. The local time is eternal, and the atmosphere is nothing short of perfect. We are delighted to announce that your journey through the Rapture has been completed, and you’ve arrived safely at your eternal destination.
For your safety and comfort, please remain seated as the gates of Heaven open before you. As you disembark, feel free to leave behind all burdens, sorrows, and earthly concerns—they are no longer needed here.
If you are looking for loved o... more“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Heaven. The local time is eternal, and the atmosphere is nothing short of perfect. We are delighted to announce that your journey through the Rapture has been completed, and you’ve arrived safely at your eternal destination.
For your safety and comfort, please remain seated as the gates of Heaven open before you. As you disembark, feel free to leave behind all burdens, sorrows, and earthly concerns—they are no longer needed here.
If you are looking for loved ones or need assistance finding your eternal dwelling, our Heavenly Hosts will be happy to guide you. For those with questions, please consult the Book of Life, where your name has already been written.
On behalf of Jesus Airlines and your Captain, the King of Kings, it has been our greatest honor to bring you home. Thank you for trusting us with this sacred journey. Welcome to everlasting joy, peace, and the presence of the Lord. Have an eternity filled with blessings!”
But let all who take refuge in You be glad,
Let them ever sing for joy;
And may You shelter them,
That those who love Your name may exult in You.
(Psalm 5:11)
