Readers -
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I talk about something I felt sure the Lord said to me in December 1997, and I drew a rough sketch of what I saw in the Spirit. Though the week was difficult as far as trying to write things down as the Lord said them (rapid fire), this particular item was very clear and stuck with me over the years.
If this is true, then it points to a mid-Trib "Catching Away", and Satan being cast down to earth. In the above post I indicated that I wasn't quite sure which came first the "casting down" or the "raising up" - but it was the former. Satan was cast down first, then in rapid succession the church was caught up.
Due to looking at a day count number from some starting point to some ending point. which I won't discuss, the number 1780 came up.
This is the greek value of Strong's 2478 g, "Ischuros" meaning "strong man".
Matthew 12:29"Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house."
This seems to match the above principle.
The casting down of satan to earth is the "binding of the strong man" (which happens first); the catching away of the saints is the "spoiling of the house"(which happens second) or the "plundering" of the house (of earth).
Jesus is Lord.