> > "Will we be given a sign before the rapture?"

> > Why did Jesus instruct us to look up? Because His face or His > representation will be displayed as a banner in the sky signaling the > start of proceedings.

> > Jesus Himself in Luke 21:25- 26 pointed out all the end times signs that > would be confronting us. All the signs Jesus listed in these verses are > presently before us. He then instructed us in Luke 21:28 to…… look up > and lift up your heads, because your redemption (He… Jesus) draws > near….. Why did Jesus instruct us to look up? Because His face or His > representation will be displayed as a banner in the sky signaling the > start of proceedings.

> > He also said in verse 27 ……”Then they will see the Son of Man (Jesus) > where?….coming in a cloud (in the sky) with great power and great > glory….

Hi;

There are two Raptures, and big signs will take place at the time of the last Rapture, which takes place on the Day of the Lord at the end of the Great Tribulation. But, will there be signs before the first Rapture?

FIRST-TRUMP RAPTURE, MID-TRIB

1Th 4:16-18 says, "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18  Wherefore comfort one another with these words."

Rev 13:5-11 says, "And there was given unto him (i.e., Antichrist) a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies (i.e., Pope Francis said that God was not divine); and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months (i.e., during the first half of the Tribulation).6  And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and THEM THAT DWELL IN HEAVEN (i.e., the First-Trump Rapture of the wise-virgin saints takes place just before the False Prophet is revealed). 7  And it was given unto him to make war with the saints (i.e., the foolish-virgins saints left behind the first time), and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8  And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9  If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10  He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 11  And I beheld another beast (i.e., the False Prophet) coming up out of the earth (i.e., at Mid-Trib); and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon."

Rev 11:1-3 says, "And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, RISE (i.e., in the First-Trump Rapture), and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2  But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 3  And I will give power unto my two witnesses (i.e., Moses and Elijah come Mid-Trib), and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth."

Rev 12:6-10 says, "And the woman (i.e., Israel) fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place (i.e., Petra) prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days (i.e., during the Great Tribulation). 7  And there was war in heaven: MICHAEL and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8  And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9  And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10  And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now (arti, just now) is come SALVATION (soteria, rescue, deliverance, i.e., the Rapture), and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night."

Dan 12:1 says, "And at that time shall MICHAEL stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble (i.e., the Great Tribulation follows the first Rapture), such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time (i.e., when Michael stands up Mid-Trib) thy people shall be delivered (malat, escape, leap out, i.e., be raptured), every one that shall be found written in the book."

AT THE LAST-TRUMP RAPTURE ON THE DAY OF THE LORD AT THE END OF THE GREAT TRIBULATION ALL SAINTS RECEIVE IMMORTAL BODIES

1Co 15:51-54 says, "Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52  In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53  For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54  So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory."

"AFTER THE TRIBULATION...THEN SHALL APPEAR THE SIGN OF THE SON OF MAN"

Mat 24:29-31 says, "Immediately AFTER THE TRIBULATION of those days (i.e., on the Day of the Lord) shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30  And THEN SHALL APPEAR THE SIGN OF THE SON OF MAN in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31  And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."

"AND THERE SHALL BE SIGNS...AND THEN SHALL THEY SEE THE SON OF MAN COMING"

Luk 21:25-28 says, "And THERE SHALL BE SIGNS in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26  Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 27  And AND THEN SHALL THEY SEE THE SON OF MAN COMING   in a cloud with power and great glory. 28  And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."

ON THE DAY OF GOD'S WRATH, HE SAYS, "THERE SHALL BE A GREAT SHAKING" AND "I WILL BE KNOWN IN THE EYES OF MANY NATIONS"

Eze 38:18-23 says, "And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that MY FURY shall come up in my face. 19  For in my jealousy and in the fire of MY WRATH have I spoken, Surely IN THAT DAY THERE SHALL BE A GREAT SHAKING in the land of Israel; 20  So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. 21  And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother. 22  And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23  Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I WILL BE KNOWN IN THE EYES OF MANY NATIONS, and they shall know that I am the LORD."

THE LAST-TRUMP RAPTURE WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE DAY OF THE GREAT SHAKING

Rev 11:12-14 says, "And they (i.e., Moses and Elijah) heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, COME UP HITHER. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. 13  And the same hour was there a GREAT EARTHQUAKE, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14  The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly."

ON THE DAY OF THE GREAT SHAKING, BABYLON WILL BE DESTROYED

Rev 18:21 says, "And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all."

THE SIGN OF THE SON OF MAN WILL BE SEEN AFTER THE TRIBULATION

Mat 24:29-31 says, "Immediately AFTER THE TRIBULATION of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And THEN SHALL APPEAR THE SIGN OF THE SON OF MAN IN HEAVEN: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31  And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of HEAVEN to the other."

Mar 13:24-27 says, "But in those days, AFTER THAT TRIBULATION, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25  And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 And THEN SHALL THEY SEE THE SON OF MAN COMING IN THE CLOUDS with great power and glory. 27  And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the EARTH to the uttermost part of HEAVEN."

TWO TRUMPETS

Num 10:1-4 says, "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2  Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the ASSEMBLY, and for the journeying of the camps. 3  And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4  And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee."

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN HEAVEN AT THE LAST TRUMP

Heb 12:22-26 says, "But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, 23  To the general ASSEMBLY and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24  And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. 25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: 26  Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, YET ONCE MORE I SHAKE NOT THE EARTH ONLY, BUT ALSO HEAVEN."

Agape,
Marilyn Agee

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John B (10 July 2016)
"Will we be given a sign before the rapture?"

Doves,

A couple of weeks ago a fellow Dove asked if there would be an advanced warning or a sign of any kind or a heads up as to when the rapture was to happen. To my knowledge no one replied or answered that question. So I thought I would repost an article I posted a couple of years ago in an attempt to answer that question from what scripture has to say about it and what my conclusions were from reading the numerous scripture references concerning this topic. So here is what scripture has to say on that topic and my conclusions............

Throughout history at the start of a horse race or car race a flag or a banner was used as a signal. The banner was held in a high vantage point for all in attendance to see. Those at the event who were alert, the watchmen you could say……… focused on the banner in anticipation of the banner being waved….. signaling the start of the event.

Well, that’s exactly what God has instructed us in scripture is to happen (I believe soon) to signal the start of the end times scenario. God is going to establish a banner high above the mountains in the sky as a warning to all who are watching that He is about to start the end time proceedings and then a wave will happen. Soon after this bannerappears we can expect monumental prophetic things to begin happening.

How do I know this to be true? I found seven areas of scripture without even looking hard that redundantly attest to this happening. I will go into the details of these “banner” scriptures later in this post in an attempt to proclaim / shout out these scriptural truths.

What is this banner projected above the mountains (high in the sky) that all will see that will signal God the Father’s intervention for Israel and the great resurrection and rapture of the church?

Isaiah 11:10 answers this question……”And in that day (end times) there shall be a Root of Jesse (Jesus), who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, (and we sure are) And His resting place (for these Gentiles) shall be glorious.”

So, Jesus or His representation is going to be displayed above the mountains in the sky for all to see signaling the soon intervention by God the Father for Israel and the soon great resurrection of the dead, the great resurrection of the whole house of Jacob (Ezekiel 37) and then the rapture of the dead and the alive in Christ. As per scripture many other things will be happening at this same timeframe but lets just focus on the “banner” aspect at this time.

Jesus Himself in Luke 21:25- 26 pointed out all the end times signs that would be confronting us. All the signs Jesus listed in these verses are presently before us. He then instructed us in Luke 21:28 to…… look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption (He… Jesus) draws near….. Why did Jesus instruct us to look up? Because His face or His representation will be displayed as a banner in the sky signaling the start of proceedings.

He also said in verse 27 ……”Then they will see the Son of Man (Jesus) where?….coming in a cloud (in the sky) with great power and great glory….

He also said……“all who call on the name of the Lord will be saved“…..I suspect a lot of people who see the representation of Jesus portrayed on the sky will at that time call to Him to be saved.



If all of this is true, how come no one in Christian circles ever references this banner phenomena as being a huge part of the end times scenario? Maybe because of………Daniel 12:4 …..shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end…….

Well, it is the time of the end and I am going to shout these banner verses out to all who will listen and hopefully they will take heed.

When one looks at the many related bible verses concerning the banner and then studies the before and after adjacent verses a clear picture develops of what will happen after God raises this banner or Jesus’ representation in the sky.

Before I get into the many individual bible scripture passages that attest to all of this, let me first give you an overview of the major events……as per these verses….. that appear to transpire right after we witness the banner… Jesus’ representation…. over the mountains or in the sky that all will see.



First…….the banner (Jesus) is displayed in the sky for the whole world to see

Second…..A voice as loud as a trumpet calls to “them”. I believe the ‘them” is the resurrection of the dead. The dead in Christ and also the whole house of Israel / Jacob arises from the dead

Third….a wave from Jesus pointing to the “gates of the nobles”. I believe this is the “first fruits” of this great resurrection…. the 144,000.… that Jesus takes to heaven to become His personal entourage to follow the Lamb wherever He goes as per Revelation 7 and 14

Forth….a command to His sanctified ones (His church)……. which I presume is the command for the dead in Christ and the alive in Christ to rise and meet Him in the clouds

Fifth……A call to His mighty ones to carry out His anger. Out of this great resurrection as per Ezekiel 37 God raises back to life….the whole house of Israel / Jacob……. His exceedingly great end times army from the whole house of Jacob and uses these resurrected spirit beings as His end times army……200 million of them….. with His own personal Spirit blown into them (as per Ezekiel 37:14)

Sixth……the great exploits and fear generated by God the Father’s resurrected army written in great detail found not only in the “banner verses” but also in many other areas of scripture.

These six events I just listed appear to be the major events going on in the different “banner scripture passages” but there appears to be many other things happening in the same general timeframe such as those listed at the sixth seal and the Ezekiel 38 conflict. Like a world wide earthquake, a blackened appearing sun, moon appearing red, earth’s atmosphere rolling up like a scroll and receding many miles farther out into space possibly exposing earth satellites to gravity causing them to fall to the earth like late figs from a tree shaken by a mighty wind, the face of God the Father being exposed to Israel’s enemies, extreme overcast heavy clouds and gloominess.



Let’s now take a closer look at these “banner verses” I want you to focus on starting with Isaiah 13 that project quite the storyline.



Isaiah 13

2 "Lift up a banner on the high mountain, [Jesus’ representation]

Raise your voice to them; [A call for the dead to rise]

Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. [ The first fruits , the 144,000 are sealed and then directed to the gates of the nobles]

3 I have commanded My sanctified ones; [the dead and alive in Christ are commanded to rise and meet Jesus in the clouds]

I have also called My mighty ones for My anger-- Those who rejoice in My exaltation." [ In the great resurrection of the dead that just happened the whole house of Jacob was brought back to life and forms an exceedingly great army of 200 million spirit beings and is used by God the Father to dispense His anger on the world as per Ezekiel 37, Revelation 9, Joel 2 and other areas]

4 The noise of a multitude (God’s resurrected 200 million man army) in the mountains, Like that of many people! A tumultuous noise (a wild and uproarious noise that leads to great emotional disturbance) of the kingdoms of nations gathered together! The Lord of hosts musters The army for battle. (God the Father personally summons, assembles, takes roll call and inspects, and instructs His new formed army….ie. musters)



5 They (God’s army) come from a far country, From the end of heaven-- The Lord and His weapons of indignation (anger as a result or reaction to injustice, meanness, ingratitude…..righteous anger) , To destroy the whole land.

6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty. (The “day of the Lord” is referenced in many scriptures and takes place during the end time scenario)



7 Therefore all hands will be limp, Every man's heart will melt,

8 And they will be afraid. Pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; They will be in pain as a woman in childbirth; They will be amazed at one another; Their faces will be like flames.

9 Behold, the day of the Lord comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it. (and they will be hiding in caves and reinforced buildings…anywhere to escape looking at the face of God and his army…. as per Rev.6)



10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine. (same verbiage to Joel 2:10 where we also see God’s army carrying out His destruction)

11 "I will punish the world for its evil, And the wicked for their iniquity; I will halt the arrogance of the proud, And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.



12 I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir.

13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place (same worldwide shaking event spoken of in Revelation 6, Ezekiel 38), In the wrath of the Lord of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger.



14 It shall be as the hunted gazelle, And as a sheep that no man takes up; Every man will turn to his own people, And everyone will flee to his own land.

15 Everyone who is found will be thrust through, And everyone who is captured will fall by the sword.



16 Their children also will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished.



17 "Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, Who will not regard silver; And as for gold, they will not delight in it.

18 Also their bows will dash the young men to pieces, And they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb; Their eye will not spare children.

19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, The beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. (we also learn in Ezekiel 38, Revelation 9 and Joel 2 that God the Father and His 200 million man army incur most of their damage by fire. Fire from the face of God and fire from the fire breathing horses that God’s army rides…..hence the reference to Sodom and Gomorrah)



20 It will never be inhabited, Nor will it be settled from generation to generation; Nor will the Arabian pitch tents there, Nor will the shepherds make their sheepfolds there.

21 But wild beasts of the desert will lie there, And their houses will be full of owls; Ostriches will dwell there, And wild goats will caper there.

22 The hyenas will howl in their citadels, And jackals in their pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, And her days will not be prolonged."







The next “banner scripture passage” to look at is Isaiah 18 starting in verse 3.…..Also note that verses 1 and 2 have to do with the water rights dispute happening right now between Egypt and Ethiopia. So we are in the correct timeframe for all of this to happen.



Isaiah 18



3 All inhabitants of the world and dwellers on the earth: When he lifts up a banner on the mountains, you see it; And when he blows a trumpet, you hear it. (Again the banner is a representation of Jesus displayed above the mountains and a voice as loud as a trumpet will address “all the inhabitants of the world)

4 For so the Lord said to me, "I will take My rest, And I will look from My dwelling place (in the clouds?) Like clear heat in sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest." (God is describing two things rising when He looks down. One coming up from the ground and the other just in the air. They rise and then disappear just like….. the dead and the alive in Christ at the rapture.)

5 For before the harvest (main part of the end time harvest), when the bud (144,000) is perfect And the sour grape (Jews who haven‘t sweetened to who Jesus is yet) is (still) ripening in the flower, He will both cut off the sprigs (young people and or offspring of a family or institution) with pruning hooks And take (them) away(rapture them) and cut down the branches (destroy many descendents of Ishmael and Esau).



Note….in verse 5 God is describing an event that happens before the main part of the end time harvest. God analogizes this event to a grape vine. This grape vine represents the covenant vine He planted through Abraham. The vine and the parts of this vine represent the descendents of Abraham and those who have been grafted into Abraham’s family tree and the final roles in history of all these players.



So what this verse is saying is that before the main part of the end time harvest begins……… when part of this grape vine that has never been pollinated (had sex was still a virgin) “the buds”, (the 144,000) is perfect and the sour grapes, (the Jews) who haven’t accepted or sweetened to Jesus yet are still blinded to the truth (ripening in the flower), God will do two things. He will cut off the “sprigs” which Webster defines as young people or offspring of an organization. We are all offspring of Christ’s Church. He then takes away (raptures) these young people (under the age of responsibility) and the offspring of His organization….. the Church. The second thing He does is to cut down the branches. The “branches” here represent the part of the Abrahamic vine that didn’t bare good fruit, this being the descendents of Ishmael and Esau. As we learned in Isaiah 13, Joel 2 and Rev. 9 God uses His army to destroy them just like they were going to do to the Jews. We learn in the next verse (6) that the bodies of these “branches” and their livestock will be left for the mountain birds of prey in summer to feed on and the beasts of the earth to feed on in the winter. This agrees with Ezekiel 39:4 concerning the birds of prey and the beasts of the earth. It also agrees with the time duration because Ezekiel 39:14 speaks of seven months to clean up the bodies.



6 They will be left together for the mountain birds of prey And for the beasts of the earth; The birds of prey will summer on them, And all the beasts of the earth will winter on them.



7 In that time a present (the arc of the covenant from Ethiopia) will be brought to the Lord of hosts From a people tall and smooth of skin, And from a people terrible from their beginning onward, A nation powerful and treading down, whose lands the rivers divide--To the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, To Mount Zion.







The next “banner” verses we need to look at are from Isaiah 11. Here we see the same scenario played out again. Jesus as the banner, the church seeking the rapture, God the father resurrecting the whole house of Jacob for His army and then the exploits of this army. Let’s look at the verses starting at verse 10.





Isaiah 11

10 "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse (Jesus), Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place (where he takes the Church after the rapture) shall be glorious."

11 It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea.

12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah >From the four corners of the earth. (Similar verbiage to Ezekiel 37 when He resurrects the whole house of Jacob / Israel)

13 Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim.

14 But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; Together they shall plunder the people of the East; They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; And the people of Ammon shall obey them. ( Describes in verse 14 and 15 some of the destruction from God’s resurrected army)



15 The Lord will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt; With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over the River, And strike it in the seven streams, And make men cross over dry-shod. 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people Who will be left from Assyria, As it was for Israel In the day that he came up from the land of







The next ‘banner” verses to look at are in Isaiah 5 starting at verse 26. Here again we see the banner, and God calling loud enough to be heard all over the earth to assemble or muster together His end time army. Then the description of this army very similar to Joel 2 and also same extreme noise of this army and same weather conditions.





Isaiah 5



26 He will lift up a banner (Jesus) to the nations from afar, And will whistle (extremely loud call, shout) to them from the end of the earth; Surely they (resurrected army....Ezekiel 37:10... exceedingly great army.....God the Fathers end time army as per Joel 2:11 ) shall come with speed, swiftly.

27 No one will be weary or stumble among them (because they are spirit beings with God the Fathers spirit in the ....Ezek.37:13,14), No one will slumber or sleep; Nor will the belt on their loins be loosed, Nor the strap of their sandals be broken;

28 Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent; Their horses' hooves will seem like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind.

29 Their roaring will be like a lion, They will roar like young lions; Yes, they will roar And lay hold of the prey; They will carry it away safely, And no one will deliver.

30 In that day they will roar against them Like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks to the land, Behold, darkness and sorrow; And the light is darkened by the clouds





The next “banner” verse is found in Isaiah 31 verse 9 but the whole chapter speaks to His spirit filled end times army and the intervention of God Himself for the battle of Jerusalem. Unbelievable story line in this chapter.

This chapter tells how the Egyptian forces (manmade forces) made of flesh are no match for God’s spirit forces. The text describes God’s huge spirit filled army just as it did in Isaiah 5 as loudly roaring lions who are very intimidating and have no trouble defeating God’s / Israel’ enemies…..until…..they come up against Satan and Satan’s princes (Gog) at the battle for Jerusalem. Satan and his princes are not impressed or intimidated by God’s resurrected army or the terrible noise they make. Consequently we learn in verse 4 that God personally….the Lord of Hosts personally comes down to fight for Mount Zion and its hill. Verse 5 describes The Lord of Hosts defense of Jerusalem as being like……”birds flying about”. Verse 5 says that He defends, delivers and preserves Jerusalem during this onslaught by Satan and his troops. Verse 8 then says that these Assyrian troops will be killed by a sword not of mankind and the survivors will become slaves or forced labor. It then says that Satan and his demonic princes will retreat to their stronghold because of fear. It says that Satan’s princes will be afraid of ….the banner….the face of Jesus. The people of Israel have witnessed this whole event and it appears from verse 6 that they now recognize Jesus as their Lord and Savior.



The last “banner” verse I would like to list is found in Psalms 60. Here we see a similar scenario to all the other banner passages. We have the earth trembling and shaking, the inhabitants of the earth are in extreme confusion. Verse 4 and 5 states that……”You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth…..That Your beloved may be delivered, save with Your right hand, and hear me”…….

In conclusion I believe that I have presented a strong case to attest to what God has told us to do. He told us to watch…watch….watch and after we witness the heavenly and earthly events spoken of in Luke 21 happening (and they have), then we are to “look up” because a banner…. the representation of Jesus….. will, one of these days be looking back at us signaling the soon kickoff of God the Father and Jesus’ wrath.

So....will we be given a heads up.... an advanced warning...... that the great resurrection or rapture is about to happen? I believe that scripture indicates in several places that we will indeed be given a great sign............Jesus or something that represents Him will be displayed with all it's glory high in the sky for all to see.

Very exciting stuff Doves.........Blessings, John B