Thank you so much for the perfect timing on posting this time message. Just like in the days of Lot and Noah… Last night I was driving with my son (who’s almost 20) to pick up dinner. That one-on-one time with my son is always precious because that’s when he opens up about what he’s mulling over.
There was a small group of women on his college campus who were in the public square area who were standing there telling students “you matter”. He felt really good about it until he saw their sign: “<a very crass slang word for prostitutes> for kids” along with another sign that said “no religion here”. He thought it was nice to hear the words “you matter”, but he wondered why they were making a statement that they weren’t doing it to show and share God’s love and kindness.
Then he told me he had been listening to a funny podcaster out of Australia who went off the rails about Texas’s new abortion law. Our son was actually influenced by this podcaster and how abortion might should be a choice. I then explained all of my reasons why abortion shouldn’t be used as a means of birth control and that the “grain of rice” in a woman’s womb is, in fact, a human being. I then asked him “What grain of rice has an actual heartbeat?” He replied that the podcaster tried to say that it’s not an actual heartbeat but rather a fluttering, much like a leaf fluttering in a breeze. I then used the podcaster’s analogy to ask “so the leaf flutters because of an unseen mechanism, i.e. the wind. God is much like the wind in that you can’t actually see the wind, but you can see the effects of the wind in the leaves fluttering. And just like those leaves, the rice grain sized baby has a brain that’s telling the heart to beat. Our very analytical son stopped and admitted that he hadn’t thought around the podcaster’s argument in that direction but that my response made perfect sense.
There was so much more that was brought up and I feel as confident as I can feel, that I met his questions with kindness and tried my best to counter satan’s lies and deception that is so prevalent right now.
Thank you, Jimmy for your timely posts that helped me be prepared mentally to meet the lies and expose them for what they are.
This is so encouraging to me. Just this morning I was confessing to God that as I look around at the world and everything going on, I'm scared. This isn't easy. It's scary, it's troubling, and if I focus on it too much, it steals my joy. Then I opened my devotional and the verse of the day was Joshua 1:9, where God reminds Joshua, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." And I just cried! I just cried and thanked God for speaking so clearly to my heart. Courage is not the absence of fear. It's refusing to be frozen by it. It's remembering WHEN you're afraid that God is with you. And He is fighting for you. These verses encourage me the same way. In the days of Noah and of Lot, God saved them at the last moment. So it stands to reason that God will come for us at the last moment. These awful things are bad, yes, but they should remind me to look up because the closer trouble gets, the worse it gets, the closer my Jesus is! Come Lord Jesus, but may we be productive for you until the MOMENT you come!
Happy Sunday y’all! Pastor Jimmy you never cease to amaze… I love that this is a shareable post and so easy to understand what the scriptures teach about the rapture! I never dreamed our country and the world would be divided on so many issues, but also how divided believers would be on the rapture. Christians strongly believe in the rapture or they strongly do not—we see it here too on TP! In the end no matter what you believe theologically— if you are a follower of Jesus Christ we’ll meet in the sky in the twinkling of an eye. Thank you for sharing the scriptures on the rapture literally and truthfully. Sometimes I have a hard time wrapping my brain around the NKJV but loved this version… “We can tell you with complete confidence—we have the Master’s word on it—that when the Master comes again to get us, those of us who are still alive will not get a jump on the dead and leave them behind. In actual fact, they’ll be ahead of us. The Master himself will give the command. Archangel thunder! God’s trumpet blast! He’ll come down from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise—they’ll go first. Then the rest of us who are still alive at the time will be caught up with them into the clouds ⛅️ to meet the Master. Oh, we’ll be walking on air! And then there will be one huge family reunion with the Master. So reassure one another with these words.” 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18MSG💛💛🦁
Great post! It could be tomorrow. It could be today! I have had to change my thinking a bit to remember that God is not bound by any particular time frame when it comes to the rapture of the Church. And with the World today like a runaway train, in the shape it is in, and the level of deception that we are experiencing now, He could take us to meet the Lord in the air, in the twinkling of an eye, and as the lightning flashes…. at any moment, and we will be out of here and finally home forever. Those Scriptures make it crystal clear, as we see in this post from Jimmy, that the rapture is definitely pretribulation. No arguing with the Bible. Of that I am still quite clear. Meanwhile, we live for Him. Taking every opportunity we get to be His guiding Light, in an incredibly broken World. Until He comes for us, a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people…. 1 Peter 2:9-10. That you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light!! We March on!!! Happy Sunday!! 🌻
I love the part of the “dead in Christ will rise first” ..... Do you think that the graves will be uncovered and caskets left open for all to see? As a testament to all who are left? Or do you think one would have to search and digest the Word of God first and then go out and find out that all the Believers are no longer in their graves, just like their Savior. Jesus conquered death, hell, and the grave! Amen 🦋
Great refresher on the rapture! I think the most misunderstood aspect of the rapture is that it does not activate the 7 year tribulation period. That begins with the 7 year peace treaty enacted by the Antichrist. It will probably take somewhere between 12-14 months for that to take place. Dr John Walvoord... deceased and former head of Dallas Theological Seminary, expert of experts on prophecy called it a period of preparation. It's obvious that during this time is when the Antichrist comes on the scene and begins his ascent as well as most likely when the Gog-Magog war takes place. And this might be when that last days world wide revival takes place that some have been predicting if it's going to happen.
Pastor Jimmy, I want to thank you for the X-O-llent (excellent) XO Marriage Conference in Austin this weekend. 💕 My husband and I were so blessed by the worship, relatable speakers, and amazing encouragement! We even had the chance to meet Brent, he was so kind and we are so thankful for the work he does to bring world class, Godly marriage content to couples in digital, print, and live experiences.
I also want to thank you for this timely article on the distinct difference between the Rapture and the Second Coming. After moving to Austin, we had been attending a gospel centered church here for about a year. Just recently after attending their membership class, I learned they lean more toward covenant theology, which was a bummer. I told my husband that End Times prophecy is such an important part of my faith, I don’t want to attend a church that denies a plain reading of prophetic scripture. Just this past Sunday, one of the pastors preached on these verses in 1 Thes 4 and said that Paul was trying to paint a picture of what Christ’s second coming would be like, that he lacked the words so these verses are the way they are. He also said there will not be a rapture!!!
As you point out here, YES, clearly the rapture and the second coming are two distinct events! It hurts that wonderful Christians deny a plain reading of scripture because of tradition, or perhaps even the enemy’s influence on that tradition (he didn’t want the world knowing when Jesus came in a manager the first time, why would he want the world to know about the rapture of the church and second coming?). All this to say, we are going to start attending a new church in the most unified way possible, we don’t want to discourage the good work that church was doing, but I can’t help but feel crazy having made all of these relationships and they just don’t get how important a plain reading of scripture or end times theology is. I am thankful for a husband who understands, and marriage content to help us work through these confusing issues when church is disappointing or messy. I understand our next church won’t be perfect, but this process made me realize how important theology is to me.
Thank you Pastor Jimmy for continuing to teach us and reinforce God’s holy Word and promises to us as believers. I am so humbled, grateful and comforted that He loves us (and even little ole’ me) this much. I confess that I love Him through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with all that I am and will continue to forever and ever. I pray that I will remember to be His salt and light in this world every day and night until that very moment of this most “preposterous” 😉 event! Come Lord Jesus, come! 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you for sending this today. I am SOOOOOO DISAPPOINTED we did not go on the FOT...whether it was in September or October (the October explanation sounded reasonable enough). But, alas, we are still here. I don't think I can take another year...with the communist takeover and everything going on...plus personal things going on. Your teaching on Jesus returning on FOT makes so much sense, though. I know you said it doesn't have to be and that the rapture is imminent, but...it can't be imminent enough for me! Thank you for your videos and emails...they are helpful! Maranatha!
Jimmy writes that many believe the rapture has come into existence only in the 19th century, of course it has, my own life has strongly changed to holy righteousness and humility like NEVER BEFORE, as we are so close to Jesus receiving HIS Bride🙌 I feel it, I sense it, I tremble at the thought of missing it...best be in your wedding clothes, the marriage is about to happen 🤸
I am hearing, from a very well respected evangelist, that the seals in revelation may have started to be opened. My belief is that we are going before the tribulation. I was very surprised to hear this person say this. Never would have expected it.
Thank you so much for the perfect timing on posting this time message. Just like in the days of Lot and Noah… Last night I was driving with my son (who’s almost 20) to pick up dinner. That one-on-one time with my son is always precious because that’s when he opens up about what he’s mulling over.
There was a small group of women on his college campus who were in the public square area who were standing there telling students “you matter”. He felt really good about it until he saw their sign: “<a very crass slang word for prostitutes> for kids” along with another sign that said “no religion here”. He thought it was nice to hear the words “you matter”, but he wondered why they were making a statement that they weren’t doing it to show and share God’s love and kindness.
Then he told me he had been listening to a funny podcaster out of Australia who went off the rails about Texas’s new abortion law. Our son was actually influenced by this podcaster and how abortion might should be a choice. I then explained all of my reasons why abortion shouldn’t be used as a means of birth control and that the “grain of rice” in a woman’s womb is, in fact, a human being. I then asked him “What grain of rice has an actual heartbeat?” He replied that the podcaster tried to say that it’s not an actual heartbeat but rather a fluttering, much like a leaf fluttering in a breeze. I then used the podcaster’s analogy to ask “so the leaf flutters because of an unseen mechanism, i.e. the wind. God is much like the wind in that you can’t actually see the wind, but you can see the effects of the wind in the leaves fluttering. And just like those leaves, the rice grain sized baby has a brain that’s telling the heart to beat. Our very analytical son stopped and admitted that he hadn’t thought around the podcaster’s argument in that direction but that my response made perfect sense.
There was so much more that was brought up and I feel as confident as I can feel, that I met his questions with kindness and tried my best to counter satan’s lies and deception that is so prevalent right now.
Thank you, Jimmy for your timely posts that helped me be prepared mentally to meet the lies and expose them for what they are.
This is so encouraging to me. Just this morning I was confessing to God that as I look around at the world and everything going on, I'm scared. This isn't easy. It's scary, it's troubling, and if I focus on it too much, it steals my joy. Then I opened my devotional and the verse of the day was Joshua 1:9, where God reminds Joshua, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." And I just cried! I just cried and thanked God for speaking so clearly to my heart. Courage is not the absence of fear. It's refusing to be frozen by it. It's remembering WHEN you're afraid that God is with you. And He is fighting for you. These verses encourage me the same way. In the days of Noah and of Lot, God saved them at the last moment. So it stands to reason that God will come for us at the last moment. These awful things are bad, yes, but they should remind me to look up because the closer trouble gets, the worse it gets, the closer my Jesus is! Come Lord Jesus, but may we be productive for you until the MOMENT you come!
Happy Sunday y’all! Pastor Jimmy you never cease to amaze… I love that this is a shareable post and so easy to understand what the scriptures teach about the rapture! I never dreamed our country and the world would be divided on so many issues, but also how divided believers would be on the rapture. Christians strongly believe in the rapture or they strongly do not—we see it here too on TP! In the end no matter what you believe theologically— if you are a follower of Jesus Christ we’ll meet in the sky in the twinkling of an eye. Thank you for sharing the scriptures on the rapture literally and truthfully. Sometimes I have a hard time wrapping my brain around the NKJV but loved this version… “We can tell you with complete confidence—we have the Master’s word on it—that when the Master comes again to get us, those of us who are still alive will not get a jump on the dead and leave them behind. In actual fact, they’ll be ahead of us. The Master himself will give the command. Archangel thunder! God’s trumpet blast! He’ll come down from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise—they’ll go first. Then the rest of us who are still alive at the time will be caught up with them into the clouds ⛅️ to meet the Master. Oh, we’ll be walking on air! And then there will be one huge family reunion with the Master. So reassure one another with these words.” 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18MSG💛💛🦁
Great post! It could be tomorrow. It could be today! I have had to change my thinking a bit to remember that God is not bound by any particular time frame when it comes to the rapture of the Church. And with the World today like a runaway train, in the shape it is in, and the level of deception that we are experiencing now, He could take us to meet the Lord in the air, in the twinkling of an eye, and as the lightning flashes…. at any moment, and we will be out of here and finally home forever. Those Scriptures make it crystal clear, as we see in this post from Jimmy, that the rapture is definitely pretribulation. No arguing with the Bible. Of that I am still quite clear. Meanwhile, we live for Him. Taking every opportunity we get to be His guiding Light, in an incredibly broken World. Until He comes for us, a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people…. 1 Peter 2:9-10. That you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light!! We March on!!! Happy Sunday!! 🌻
I love the part of the “dead in Christ will rise first” ..... Do you think that the graves will be uncovered and caskets left open for all to see? As a testament to all who are left? Or do you think one would have to search and digest the Word of God first and then go out and find out that all the Believers are no longer in their graves, just like their Savior. Jesus conquered death, hell, and the grave! Amen 🦋
Great refresher on the rapture! I think the most misunderstood aspect of the rapture is that it does not activate the 7 year tribulation period. That begins with the 7 year peace treaty enacted by the Antichrist. It will probably take somewhere between 12-14 months for that to take place. Dr John Walvoord... deceased and former head of Dallas Theological Seminary, expert of experts on prophecy called it a period of preparation. It's obvious that during this time is when the Antichrist comes on the scene and begins his ascent as well as most likely when the Gog-Magog war takes place. And this might be when that last days world wide revival takes place that some have been predicting if it's going to happen.
Pastor Jimmy, I want to thank you for the X-O-llent (excellent) XO Marriage Conference in Austin this weekend. 💕 My husband and I were so blessed by the worship, relatable speakers, and amazing encouragement! We even had the chance to meet Brent, he was so kind and we are so thankful for the work he does to bring world class, Godly marriage content to couples in digital, print, and live experiences.
I also want to thank you for this timely article on the distinct difference between the Rapture and the Second Coming. After moving to Austin, we had been attending a gospel centered church here for about a year. Just recently after attending their membership class, I learned they lean more toward covenant theology, which was a bummer. I told my husband that End Times prophecy is such an important part of my faith, I don’t want to attend a church that denies a plain reading of prophetic scripture. Just this past Sunday, one of the pastors preached on these verses in 1 Thes 4 and said that Paul was trying to paint a picture of what Christ’s second coming would be like, that he lacked the words so these verses are the way they are. He also said there will not be a rapture!!!
As you point out here, YES, clearly the rapture and the second coming are two distinct events! It hurts that wonderful Christians deny a plain reading of scripture because of tradition, or perhaps even the enemy’s influence on that tradition (he didn’t want the world knowing when Jesus came in a manager the first time, why would he want the world to know about the rapture of the church and second coming?). All this to say, we are going to start attending a new church in the most unified way possible, we don’t want to discourage the good work that church was doing, but I can’t help but feel crazy having made all of these relationships and they just don’t get how important a plain reading of scripture or end times theology is. I am thankful for a husband who understands, and marriage content to help us work through these confusing issues when church is disappointing or messy. I understand our next church won’t be perfect, but this process made me realize how important theology is to me.
If you read this to the end, hugs! 😂💕
Thank you Pastor Jimmy for continuing to teach us and reinforce God’s holy Word and promises to us as believers. I am so humbled, grateful and comforted that He loves us (and even little ole’ me) this much. I confess that I love Him through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with all that I am and will continue to forever and ever. I pray that I will remember to be His salt and light in this world every day and night until that very moment of this most “preposterous” 😉 event! Come Lord Jesus, come! 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you for sending this today. I am SOOOOOO DISAPPOINTED we did not go on the FOT...whether it was in September or October (the October explanation sounded reasonable enough). But, alas, we are still here. I don't think I can take another year...with the communist takeover and everything going on...plus personal things going on. Your teaching on Jesus returning on FOT makes so much sense, though. I know you said it doesn't have to be and that the rapture is imminent, but...it can't be imminent enough for me! Thank you for your videos and emails...they are helpful! Maranatha!
Jimmy writes that many believe the rapture has come into existence only in the 19th century, of course it has, my own life has strongly changed to holy righteousness and humility like NEVER BEFORE, as we are so close to Jesus receiving HIS Bride🙌 I feel it, I sense it, I tremble at the thought of missing it...best be in your wedding clothes, the marriage is about to happen 🤸
All I can say is Jesus, I’m ready when You are
Yess!! Great teaching again. Thank you Pastor. GBU
Thank you Pastor Jimmy! Your continual encouragement reminding us that our Sweet Lord Jesus is coming!! MARANATHA
Love your teachings brother Jimmy. Thank you for sharing the gospel with us.
I am hearing, from a very well respected evangelist, that the seals in revelation may have started to be opened. My belief is that we are going before the tribulation. I was very surprised to hear this person say this. Never would have expected it.
Do you think that when the rapture happens we will hear the trumpet being blown?