Some time back I shared with the Doves my communication with New Zealand's pastor/evangelist Peter Kumar.  I first was in contact with Peter Kumar in the fall of 2001, at which time he related to me a vision that he had had in the middle of the night in November of 2000.  He was awake and the Lord showed him two things to watch for immediately prior to the Rapture.  First, Mr. Arafat would be "removed", and Peter Kumar described that as "a card taken out of a deck of cards and thrown aside".  The Lord did not reveal anything further about Mr. Arafat's "removal".  Then the Lord showed Peter Kumar a period of "chaos" between the Israelis and Palestinians, in the middle of which the Rapture occurs.
 
As of August 11th of 2005, Mr. Arafat will have been gone for 9 months (a birthing process?) (here is another aside--is it not interesting that no one seems to miss him?!--with a face that only a mother could love, I wonder if even his wife misses him?!).  WHAT IS EXTREMELY FASCINATING IS THAT SINCE NOVEMBER 11th OF 2004 NOTHING, AND I DO MEAN NOTHING, HAS SUPERCEDED ARAFAT'S DEATH IN TERMS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS BETWEEN THE ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS!  IT HAS BEEN A VERY QUIET PERIOD!
 
Now, what about the "period of chaos" among the Israelis and Palestinians?  As many of you know, Israel was debating about putting off the pull-out from Gaza for six months.  But the Israeli cabinet voted to proceed with the pull-out this August, and not wait any longer.  I believe that it is quite possible that when this pull-out begins in August, the "period of chaos" that Peter Kumar saw will begin, just in time for the fall Jewish feasts, and, of course, Rosh Hashanah in early October!
 
From a personal standpoint, I would like to share with you two things that I think indicate the VERY NEARNESS of the Rapture.  First, my wife and I just celebrated our 7th anniversary on June 20th of this year.  Seven years ago for our honeymoon we went to Mackinac Island (in Michigan if you did not already know--where the movie "Somewhere in Time" was filmed back in 1979).  We were planning this summer to go to California for vacation, but my wife's niece got married in Colorado, so my wife went there for the wedding, and when she got home we drove up to Mackinac Island, the first time in seven years that we have been back there.  Seven years ago this coming September we moved from an apartment to a new home that we built.  I CANNOT HELP BUT WONDER IF AFTER CELEBRATING A SEVENTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, AND THEN A SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY RETURN TRIP TO MACKINAC ISLAND, THAT PERHAPS THIS FALL WE WILL BE CELEBRATING A SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY TO A NEW HOME BY MOVING TO OUR FINAL NEW HOME, THAT IS, TO BE WITH THE LORD UPON HIS COMING AT THE RAPTURE!!!!!!!!
 
The second personal thing that I would like to share with you is that in August of 2004 I was outside (with our dog to do her stuff) late at night and I was praying out loud (as I often like to do).  I said, "Lord, are you really coming back extremely soon, and I DO NOT MEAN 2-3-4-5-6 YEARS FROM NOW!"  That is exactly how I stated the prayer out loud.  I went back in the house (the dog having done her stuff) and went to sleep.  A few hours later while still asleep I had a very vivid dream in which the Lord said to me, "Yes, I am coming back extremely soon!".  Notice above that I did not rule out "one" year in my prayer!  One year is this fall!
 
Well, that is a wrap!  Should we see "chaos" break out in August as Israel pulls out of Gaza, I think we can be jumping up and down (makes for a good "Rapture drill") in extreme excitement about the VERY NEARNESS OF THE RAPTURE!
 
Neil Lipken