April 2,2025

Part 1.

This evening a spent over an hour listening to a very popular podcast, listening to a Pastor attacking the theology of Dispensionalism and the Rapture.  I must admit I was irritated by the interview.  All these interviews, present us, believers in the imminence of the Rapture and dispensionalism, as fools who are simply misled by foolish Pastors.  They always present Darby as the investor of this made up theology.

And yet, when I read the scriptures it seems so clear to me!  

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17Text: "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

Thessalonians 5:9

 "For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

( Tribulation is a time of God’s wrath (Revelation 6-19), and since believers are promised exemption from wrath, the rapture must occur before it begins.

Revelation 3:10Text: "Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.

John 14:1-3Text: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-8  "And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.

1 Corinthians 15:51-52Text: "Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

Luke 21:36

"Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man."

Titus 2:13

"While we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ."

Critics of the Rapture say the Word doesn't appear in the scriptures.  Well, Bible and Trinity don't appear either so do we stop believing in the scriptures and the doctrine of the Trinity?  Of course not.

A friend recently told me we can't believe in the Rapture because the disciples suffered such horrible deaths, why should we be spared suffering and The Tribulation.  My quick response was, what about the hundreds of years that Christians in the US have lived and died without the Tribulation and persecution.  Will those believers be sent to hell for just a little while so they too won't be spared?

From the Beginning we see God's mercy on His people.  God has never punished rigtousness (we have our righteousness in Jesus).  The pain followers of Jesus have suffered has been in the hands of non-believers.  Why would believers suffer under God's wrath and the wrath of the Lamb during the Tribulation.  This does not align with the message of Love and Grace throughout the scriptures.

Personally, I am sticking to my Rapture theology, eagerly awaiting the blessed hope.

April 1,2025

My husband and I were having a debate today.  The question is, how do we bring you truth that surpasses all the denominational barriers, while holding strong to Biblical Truth? A quick Google search tells me there are 200 denominations in the US, and 45,000 globally.  Is it pure insanity, or is it a testimony to our sinful nature, humanity’s pride (our desire to do it our way)?  So, which denomination is correct.  Who is going to heaven and who is being fooled by religious dogma?  

Let's explore.  Lets look at the most famous verse in the Bible, John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.  

Roman's 10:9-10. If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

These verses give us a solid foundation, The Truth.

. God loves us.  

.  He loves everyone on the whole wide world. 

.  He gave us His Son (not a son but His only begotten Son)

. He gave us the free will to believe or not believe

    ( Believe means to accept as true, be sure it's true, to have confidence.)

. We must declare that we believe His life, death an resurrection

. We must then make Him Lord of our lives

.  In Jesus, we will not die

.  We will have eternal, everlasting life.

We can argue until we reach eternity all the other doctrinal issues of our faith but these 2 verses tell us the truth about salvation and how to get to heaven. We must believe in God, we must believe He sent His only Son who died and was resurrected that we could be redeemed. We don't only accept him as redeemer/savior but make Him Lord of our lives.

 The rest is a journey of faith, a journey of learning, a journey of obedience.  Which, I pray you will allow me to explore with you as we walk on this journey together.

March 30,2025

As former Governor Mike Huckabee is in the process of being nominated by the Senate to be ambassador to Israel I have read many ridiculous articles about his faith and his belief system. Yes, Mike Huckabee, as we do in this ministry, supports Israel. He supports Israel's right to the land, once called Palestine. But, if we go further in time we know it was also called Judea and was given to the Jewish People by God himself Genesis 12:1-3. As believers, we know His promises are everlasting! Israel belongs to the Jews and they have the God given right to be there and to protect land and people. This understanding and support of Biblical History has nothing to do with any dominion theology, which is a ideology that Christians aim to establish a nation governed completely by Christians, following Biblical laws, in Israel.. again, ridiculous. The other claim is that we believe in the Rapture (and event whereby Jesus will take all His followers out of the Earth) but we somehow need Israel for that to happen. In these articles some truth is covered but the heart or the essence of our faith is missing. The Rapture is imminent. We don't need Israel for this event to happen, we just need for the Father to set the date. We support Israel because we believe the Word of God that the land belongs to Israel and we support Israel because in Genesis 12:3 God told Abraham, “ I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse...

March 31,2025

IN MATTHEW 24:3 Jesus was asked what would be the sign of His coming and the end of the age. He gives us a list of signs. Verse 7, He tells us, there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. This morning Thailand had a 7.7 Earthquake that was very shallow and we saw buildings crumbling to the ground, while people ran for their lives. Terrifying images. It is believed thousands can be dead and many injured. I don't think these tragedies are God's judgment. I believe God is warnings the world to turn to Him, through Jesus' work of redemption, because the end of the age is here. Lets pray for the Lord's mercy upon these people. Let's pray that God's Glory shines through and the pain these people are suffering. That He will soften the hearts of many to turn to Christ, whose arms are open to receive them! Remember, today is the Day of Salvation.