Dear friends:

A lady named Shelby Corbitt says she has had divine revelations over a period of years and has come to the firm and unshakable conclusion that the rapture will be in the summer of the year 2007.  Yes, this year.

Some of you know about this already, but for those who do not, let me tell you about it.

With one main exception, Shelby is just like many other wives, mothers, and committed Christians.  The big exception is that 21 years ago -- in 1986 -- Shelby says she began having a series of revelations from God that has led her to believe that she positively knows the "season and year" of the rapture.  That "season" is summer 2007.  She says she does not know the day or hour, which she believes is not possible to know, according to the Scriptures.

She says the revelations about her own personal life have all come to pass just as God revealed to her beforehand.  One of her revelations is that God wanted her to write about book about all this and to tell people how to be saved and about the rapture in 2007, and that the book would be available three years before the rapture.  Obediently, she wrote the book.  It came out in 2004 -- three years ago.  The book is titled simply "2007."

As compelling evidence for the depth of her her conviction, she self-published the book at a great personal cost of thousands of dollars -- and she is sacrificially giving them away FREE, asking for nothing in return.  She has given away very large numbers.  Yet, a mocking, anti-rapture Web site condemns her for writing the book "just to make money."  Such accusations are evil.

I am telling you about this with the full knowledge that if nothing happens scorn will be heaped upon Shelby, and even me for just telling you about it.  Typically, there are mockers out there who are already picking up the stones and gleefully waiting for nothing to happen.  Their hope is in the "blessed nothing."

But I made a conscious decision: Even though I do not have any personal revelation and confirmation that Shelby is correct, I had rather tell you about it and be wrong, if she is wrong, than to not tell you about it, and she be right.  The easy and comfortable way for me would be not to tell you about it, but it's not my way.  If necessary, I'll take my licks for the possibility of a greater good. 

But we are not without some possible confirmations.  For different reasons, many Christian bloggers on the Internet, totally unrelated to Shelby's message, believe 2007 is the year, based mostly on Scripture and world events. 

Remember: I have never claimed to be a prophet.  My calling is that of a reporter.  This is a report about the claimed revelations of a lady named Shelby Corbitt.

You can read about Shelby and her testimony on her Web site at http://www.2007rapture.com .

You can get a free copy of her e-book, 2007,  in .pdf (Acrobat) format by writing her at shelbycorbitt@2007rapture.com .  With this e-book option Shelby can e-mail it to you and it does not cost her any money.  I believe this option would be better for those outside the U.S.

You can also request a free hard copy of her book by writing her at that same e-mail address or by writing:

Shelby Corbitt
PO Box 2221
Oneco, Florida, 34264

Be sure and include your postal address.

Let us hope she is correct.  If she is correct, are you ready to meet the great and awesome God of the universe, who, because of His great love, humbled Himself and became a man, voluntarily submitting to the excruciating cruelty of wicked men, and died on a Roman cross, just to take all your sins upon Himself, so you could live with Him forever?  If you are not ready, then today is the day to get ready.  Rapture or not, you must not delay.  None of the Virginia Tech students thought there would be no more days for them.  Naturally, they thought they had more time.  But their time ran out.  Actually, everyone's time is running out.  Pray and ask Jesus into your heart today and to forgive your sins.  Be ready to meet Him, with joy and not shame.

God bless you,

Jim