Hey all!

Listen, I wanted to further explain something!!  Obviously you can’t see directly into my head of thoughts (boy are you lucky!  😊)  nor can you peer into my heart, only the Lord Jehovah can do that!

At any rate, last week when Tng posted what I’d written about the corona virus testing ~ and ~ the mark of the beast happening in very similar situations – in parking lots & pharmacy drive thru’s….. and I still believe that to be the case, however when I said get your virus testing done and the mark at the same time – http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/march2020/1cor1031-315-2.htm     

okay, I was clearly getting ahead of myself!!  Sometimes I get myself worked up into such a rapture frenzy, yet that is no excuse for sloppy teaching.  So I’d like to apologize! 

1. The mark (though ready NOW, no doubt) will not be officially rolled out till The Tribulation – at what point exactly, we’re not sure.  May not be clear till closer till the MIDDLE of the 7 years (also called Mid-trib)  because it will be The False Prophet who orders people to take it!!  {most likely the pope at the time ~ whether this one, or??} 
   

And sadly, trust me, if the **gasp-gasp!!**….. POPE tells people to take it – then by George, you can bet the farm AND your bottom dollar that people like my very staunch rc mother-in-law will be the first in line!   Sad, but true….  Probably elbow her way to the front of the line to kiss that nasty ring….+ mark her forehead with ashes to SHOW how righteous & religious she is.  /sigh!  I’ll go on praying for her UNTIL……

2. And BTW, the mark of the beast will most likely NOT BE CALLED the mark of the beast by those in power – by those who are ordering people take it!!!  They will of course, “PR” it & call it a convenience (which they’re of course already doing!)  Even (one very busy) angel will fly thru’ the skies TELLING PEOPLE TO NOT TAKE IT!!!!!!  Will people listen???  A few will, most will not.

Scripture from Revelation 14:  ⁹ Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰ he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹ And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”

3. I believe also at the very beginning of their ministry, the 2 witnesses in Jerusalem will be preaching against people taking the mark.  I have a much different stance than most on the “timing” of the 2 witnesses’ ministry.  Most everyone believes they’ll show up & oppose the antiChrist at the BEGINNING of the 7 year time frame.  I don’t.  I believe they’ll show up just a bit before the mid-trib timeline.  Several reasons I believe that actually.  And I may at some point have time to come back & further explain. 

 

But let’s start with one of the biggies:  as soon as they’re resurrected & disappear in front of everyones’ eyes, then Jerusalem has a major quake & a tenth of the city crumbles.  It kills 7,000 people there on the spot.  “The rest” are afraid & give glory to God of heaven….. if this happened at midtrib (I mean IF the 2 witnesses were here for the first half) then this happened at mid-trib, wouldn’t you think this would take away from the AC’s thunder??  IN A BIG WAY!!!!  

Scripture from Rev 11:  And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. ¹³ In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell.   In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven.

With such destruction, think that’d really be when the AC (antiChrist) arrives to go into the Temple to declare himself God?  Counter-productive?  Taking away from his limelight like that?  Wouldn’t people wonder if he was truly God, how he prevented those 2 from being resurrected & raptured into heaven??  Wouldn’t people wonder why he, if truly God, could have prevented this huge quake from tearing up the city? 

I’m with Amy Van…. Can’t ever remember her name!  The endtimes forecasting gal who’s a weather forecaster in real life.  While we probably do not see eye to eye on everything, yet I certainly agree with her on the timing of the ministry of the 2 witnesses!  To arrive just a bit, let’s say approx. a month +/- before MID-TRIB,….. and then be killed just a bit before the end of the Tribulation. ß because there will have to be additional time for everything to wrap up!

What does THIS have to do with the timing of the mark being ordered upon the population?  Absolutely nothing!  Just my 60 plus year old brain piston firing again!   BIG LAUGH!!  LOL!!!  Cue:  Doves spew up coffee!!.....

You know in real life – I mean outside the computer – I don’t think I have a soul I can talk to about the rapture!  How sad is that?!  No interest AT ALL!!  So I’ve always turned to the computer – to you folks & a few other boards for comfort, for hope, to merely reassure each other (and get excited) about Jesus’ soon coming!

I’ve believed this my entire life – even had a rapture dream when I was only 8 or 9…. Even before I knew what a “rapture” was!!  So, now, here we are living it.  And it’s surreal at times.  Some of us have posted & watched for the Lord for so long – and now as I look back at that 20+ years of actively watching & posting on forums – when signs weren’t nearly what they are now – HOURLY, even changing by the minute – I just sort of smile.

What seemed ions ago when I was at rapture ready (and met some mighty fine folks from there in person) and have stayed online friends with a few – well I recall as year 2000 was rolling around, I was trying hard (too hard, I admit) to comfort another poster that the rapture may be that year – he’d recently lost his daughter, and just couldn’t face more time on this earth without her.  At that time, I thought it was the right thing to do.  But I’ve stopped with the date setting/guessing – and now just say it will be soon.  Though, I can’t imagine the rapture NOT happening this year!  Personally, I’ve got my sites set on this spring, March or April.

Though should they pass and we get past spring solstice into summer, I will continue watching.  Given the two biggest possibilities though of spring or fall, I always gravitate toward it being in the spring…… “then you know that summer is near” + time for the AC to get into full swing (and I don’t mean merely his golf game!)  & then the 7 year of Jacob’s trouble could officially start in the fall……. Just my own personal leanings anyway.

 

So, in the USA, what would normally be called, “March Madness” (basketball playoffs) ~ now has turned into worldwide March madness for real!!   

 

So enjoy the rest of the month, best you can and Be a blessing to the Lord & to others; keep that head crooked to the sky, keep those ears cleaned out so you can hear that trumpet!

And for goodness sake, sleepy-headed virgins:   W A K E   U P!!!!!!!!      😊

 

Soon ~ soon ~ soon!!!

 

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