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CHAPTER TWO

Be Prepared

Introduction

Beginning in Ephesians 6:10, we see that we must put on the Whole Amour of Yahwah and that our feet must shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Without knowing what the truth (gospel) of peace is, you can't shod your feet. You will certainly fall!!

The brethren that put on the whole armor of Yah before the battle, not during it, shall stand, they shall be prepared.

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil days and having done all, to stand.

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God:

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel.

For which I am and ambassador in bonds; that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak." Ephesians. 6:10-20.

Yahshua echoes the last two verses above in Mark 13:11, "But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand and what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate; but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost."

These last two verses answer the question as to why we should stand. We must stand so that we can boldly make known the mystery of the gospel unto others who do not know it.

We must stand having our loins girt about with truth. We must have and know the truth concerning the end of the last days. Without truth, we shall be lead away with every wind of doctrine; the doctrines of man and the doctrines of devils. I Timothy 4:1

Many false Christ’s will appear during the time that is coming soon. The gospel of the kingdom will be preached and disciples made in all nations. Yahshua promises this in Matthew. Matthew 24:14 "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."  Then, after Yahshua rose from the dead, he came and spoke to his disciples.

"All power (authority) is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach (make disciples) all nations..." Matthew 28:18, 19.

"...true salvation is not in itself a protection against false doctrine. The believer who is not regularly in Yah's Word and who is continually seeking the guidance and strength of Yah's Spirit is easy prey for those who teach falsehood under the guise of Christianity." ¹

Yahshua does not want our families to be broken up. We owe it to our children and our relatives to know the truth about Christ's second coming. Yahshua in the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24:36-44), gave some signs to look for. He likens the time to the time of Noah, and he then mentions the two in the field, one being taken and the other left. Then he says, "But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered (allowed ²) his house to be broken up." Matthew 24:43.

Yah chooses to warn us of this impending doom so that our household will not be broken up and dispersed.

Yahshua tells us in Luke 12:35 "Let your loins be girded about and your lights burning."  We learned in a few paragraphs earlier, what our loins should be girded with - Truth!

Gospel of the Kingdom

Matthew 24:14 "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."

I would like to take this time to express my deeply held belief that there is more than just preaching the gospel that must happen before the end shall come.  It is the gospel of the kingdom which he explains in the verses before this one as to what must be preached before the end.

Putting it boldly, the post tribulation rapture must be preached in all the world, and then the end will come!!  This doesn’t mean that all will believe the message, but that it simply must be preached first.

And since almost no one is preaching that gospel, then the end cannot come yet. 

In the verse preceding verse 14 above says, “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.  Yahshua didn’t say that those who believed until the pre-tribulation rapture happened would be saved, but those who endured unto the end, which he goes on to explain in the following verses that the end includes the abomination of desolation (when Satan, not the Antichrist stands up in Jerusalem), and that no flesh would be saved unless he shortened the days for the elect’s sake, and then in verse 29, he says that immediately after the tribulation of those days, he will appear in the clouds of heaven and gather together his elect from the four winds!

Getting this message out is the reason for this book!!!

We as good stewards of the Word must preach that you must endure until the end, and not put your hope in some false pre-tribulation rapture that 99 percent of Christendom that believes in a rapture now believes.

We must not cower to the false teachers who teach the false doctrine concerning the rapture!

Truth about Prophecy Equals Preparedness

The truth about Bible prophecy concerning these times must be preached. Yahshua warned us in Matthew 24 about false christs and prophets, (see Matthew 24:4, 5; 24:11).

I can think of nothing that is more powerful than a truth when it's time has finally come (revealed).

Concerning this, I wish to use some quotes from "How To Recognize The Antichrist", by Arthur E. Bloomfield ² (in bold)

..."A worldwide sweep of Christianity and an unveiling of the prophetic Scriptures. There is nothing in the world more powerful than a truth when its time has come. God told Daniel that his predictions would be sealed up (as far as their influence is concerned) until the time of the end; that is, until their time had come. Then many would run to and fro (preach and teach), and knowledge would be increased.

The Bible is full of truth that in the past, have had little influence on the world. They have been for the most part disregarded by the church, but they are there for a purpose, and when their time has come, they will make a tremendous impact on the world. God has put in His Word a powerful punch for what the Bible calls "the time of the end". Satan will react by producing a host of false christs and false teachers. In Jesus' answer to the disciples, He puts this first, which might indicate that it is one of the first signs to look for.

The deceivers will preach prophecy. There have always been deceivers preaching Christ and His coming again. There have
always been wars and rumors of wars; these would not be signs unless there was something unusual about them, something that is different from anything that has happened before.

The unusual thing is that there will be many of them. False teachers and false religions will suddenly begin to multiply. They will pull so many people away from the church that the situation will really become serious.

There is a reason for this. The reason may be found in the clue, the time draweth near. Satan reads the signs; he knows what to preach to get the people. The last days of this age will be tremendous. The world will be changing fast. Everybody will realize that Bible prophecy is being fulfilled. If under those circumstances the churches cannot supply the information so much in demand, others will."

"...The churches are not ready for what is coming on the world. They know a little area of truth which they repeat over and over again. There is a little circle of knowledge containing a few basic truths and a few Bible stories which are monotonously repeated year after year to the exclusion of all the rest of the Bible. It is the part of the Bible that has been left out of our thinking that is important today.

This is a large amount to leave out of our consideration, but when this part becomes vital because of world conditions, its omission creates a vacuum and false teachers rush in. The most troublesome and fastest-growing false religions make much of prophecy; in fact, that is their strength. Most of the prophetic subjects and terms have been appropriated by them so that their very mention connects with some false religions. (Jehovah-Witnesses ³)

Jesus continually used the term "kingdom of heaven". The gospel was first called the gospel of the kingdom. (Matthew 24:14) The disciples went everywhere preaching the kingdom. It is the only subject on which Jesus taught systematically. In the churches, it is now a forgotten subject not taught, not understood, seldom, if ever, mentioned.

The kingdom is the chief subject of the teaching of one of the biggest false religions. Any mention of the kingdom instantly connects with that movement. When the church ceased to preach so vital a truth as the kingdom, false teachers took it up."

"Perfect conditions for the rise of any number of false teachers will be with us when prophecy begins to be fulfilled on the grand scale that is indicated for the end of the age."

"If the churches had prepared for this by having a good working knowledge of the prophetic Scriptures - the part that has been left out through the years - they could reap a harvest of souls. There is no miracle in the Bible more sensational than prophecy when it is being fulfilled."

"Prophecy has always been more or less a racket. The theme of such false teachers is "The time draweth near."

When a religious movement claims to be the only true church, setting itself apart from all regular churches and claiming to be the sole custodian of truth, that church is false because it is not one of the seven churches. Its history will not fit the revealed history of the church. (Revelation 1 - 3)

Jesus said that where God sows good seed, Satan sows tares. Thus you can tell a true church by the tares. False religions have no "false teachers" within them. They have no trouble with apostasy, for everybody conforms and nobody has any other ideas than those taught by the church.

It is possible to recognize a true church by its shortcomings because in Revelation, we have a prophecy of those shortcomings. The Laodicean Church is not a church whose members are all apostate, but one whose leaders are apostate."

"The strength of false religions results from the failure of the church to teach the whole Bible. Church people are not ready for the events of the end of this age. Yet when these events come suddenly upon us, we will not have time to instruct our own people. False teachers will have a field day and will deceive many."

It is with this in mind that this treatise is written. I can remember when, after I read Hal Lindsey's "Late Great Planet Earth", how I became zealous for knowledge about prophecy and the end of the age. There wasn't much knowledge taught at the church I began to attend, so I went to a local Bible College in Denver, Colorado. Meanwhile, false teachers outside were ready to fill that vacuum and have even to this day, but praise God, we have the Holy Spirit to lead us into the truth. It may be a hard and long road, but he is there with us!

Mr. Bloomfield continues:

"When Jesus said, "Take heed that no man deceive you", he was speaking not to the world but to His own - to the church. We expect the world to be deceived but churches are also in danger. It is in the churches that deceivers get their victims. The way to combat this danger is to instruct the people. People who know are not deceived. God said, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea. 4:6.

"Satan is interested in religion; he wants to be worshipped. Satan intends to be, in fact, the god of this world. He has principalities and powers in heavenly places."

"The times that Jesus was talking about are not normal times. We are not dealing with business as usual. The powers of the heavens will be shaken. Perhaps we should look for a very literal fulfillment of this prophecy."

"The only defense against false teaching is truth, but truth is a preventative, not always a cure."

I would, at this point, disagree. The truth shall set your free. However, it is most difficult to get ones who have false doctrines to let go of them for many reasons, as Arthur further states. The many denominations and differences about doctrines of every type within the church for centuries would prove this true. However, one day, we will come into the unity of the faith, Ephesians. 4:11-16. This also will be discussed in detail in the 6th Seal.

"...Our experience with present-day false religions would lead us to the conclusion that false doctrine is like a disease germ; it sets up a mental block to truth. A person once infected is very difficult to reach..."

"Jesus warned, "Go ye not therefore after them." This warning would lead us to expect that many will go after them; following false religions, in fact, will be the trend."

I think we should pay heed to the wonderful insights into these truths by Arthur E. Bloomfield in his book written in 1975.

How And When To Prepare

Many people have written many books about the subject matter in these four volumes. Many are doctrines of men and many are doctrines of devils. Nonetheless, Christian libraries are full of books on the subject of the end of time with commentaries concerning doctrines that have sprung forth and hundreds of years of history attest to it.

Many are proud of their works and their teachings on the subject and many for greedy gain. Their search is not for truth but to uphold their false doctrines which they have been taught by other false teachers.

From the Amplified Bible. I Timothy 6:3-5, "But if any one teaches otherwise and does not assent to the sound and wholesome messages of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, and the teaching which is in agreement with godliness - piety toward God -

He is puffed up with pride and stupefied with conceit, (although he is) woefully ignorant. He has a morbid fondness for controversy and disputes and strife about words, which result in (producing) envy and jealousy, quarrels and dissension, abuse and insults and slander, and base suspicions.

And protracted wrangling and wearing discussion and perpetual friction among men who are corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, who imagine that godliness or righteousness is a source of profit - a money-making business, a means of livelihood. From such withdraw."

One must, through much prayer, ask the Holy Spirit to search one's heart and bring to mind any sin that so easily besets him.  We must allow him to search our hearts to reveal any ungodly acts to us that we might be unaware of.  Soul searching for motives, that any impure and ungodly motive would be revealed to oneself by the Holy Spirit, followed by repentance should always be done. Without repentance, there is no salvation. The spirit cannot be saved without repentance, neither can the soul (the seat of the mind).

"The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left undisciplined brings his mother to shame.

When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, but the (uncompromisingly) righteous shall see the fall of the wicked.

Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes he will give delight to your heart.

Where there is no vision (no redemptive revelations of God) the people perish; but he who keeps the law (of God), which includes that of man, blessed, happy, fortunate (and enviable) is he. Proverbs. 29:15-18 Amplified.

Without redemptive revelations from Yah, we, his people will perish.

Search the motives of the heart, repent and receive the truth of his Word, his prophecy and his revelations of the time of the end.

When will the understanding of Yah's Revelation in His Word be revealed?

Previously, we have discussed what has to take place within oneself to receive revelation from God. Now we will discuss the time to prepare.

The Time is Now!

" Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth; for he shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak; and he will show you things to come.

He shall glorify me; for he shall receive of mine, and show it unto you.

All things that the Father hath are mine; therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you. John 16:13-15

Well, the Holy Spirit did come as attested to in the Book of Acts, and Yahshua kept his word and gave it to John the revelator. (Revelations)

"And he saith to me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand." Revelation 22:10

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace Ephesians. 6:15

"And having shod your feet in preparation (to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness and the readiness produced by the good news) of the Gospel of peace." Ephesians. 6:15 Amplified

With the truth of the knowledge of the time of the end we can shod our feet by preparedness and can run with it. During the time of Habakkuk, there were no telephones, faxes, computers, newspapers or TV's. One had to run with a message. Daniel said, many will run to and fro and knowledge shall be increased. Running doesn't increase knowledge. Those who run must have a message. They must teach.

Hab. 2:2, 3, "And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readth it

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie; though it tarry, wait for it, because it will surely come, it will not tarry."

Habakkuk has written the vision and it is in Yah's Word, the Holy Bible, and during the appointed time (at the end) it shall speak and he that understands it will run with it.

Daniel saw this time when prophecy would be revealed and spoke of it.

The King James translation is as follows, "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." Daniel 12:4.

"But you, O Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book until the time of the end. (Then) many shall run to and fro and search anxiously (through the Book) and knowledge (of God's purpose as revealed by His prophets) shall be increased and become great. Daniel 12:4 Amplified.

As you can see, the Amplified Version is much clearer, but it still takes nothing away from the King James Version.

Many teach that this scripture tells of the increase of knowledge and the ability of people to travel (running to and fro). People have always ran to and fro and knowledge is always being increased. Nothing new at the time of the end. Yes, we have computers and jets where travel and knowledge has greatly increased. This is a true statement, but it has nothing to do with this verse in its fullest sense.

At the time of the end, knowledge about these prophetic scriptures will be increased as the book of Daniel is no longer sealed or kept from our understanding. Even though the words about the time of the end have been read and studied and stared at for centuries, the understanding of the wisdom contained in them have been hidden from us by Yah, until the time of the end and when they are pertinent to those that are alive at that time. The Holy Spirit of Yah shall, at that time in the future when the time of the end begins, open the seal and teach us and give us the understanding. The knowledge of this book of Daniel shall be increased and those that have sought the Holy Spirit and opened their hearts and minds to his teachings, shall be taught. And they WILL run to and fro telling and informing others of the increased knowledge of these scriptures. And as concerning this book of Daniel, I believe it is being opened now, as some already have had their knowledge increased concerning the events in this book.

The time is now, the hour is late.

Let's sensibly prepare for the things about to come upon the earth.

I believe many Biblical scriptures you have read and read, studied and studied, been taught and taught, will take on new meanings and truth as you begin in this volume and hopefully continue through the other three. To the truths of many things other books have opened my eyes, but much of these volumes you are reading came by the Spirit of Truth as I began to study and write. He is truly the teacher. Nothing contained in these volumes are new, for they have always been there, I just didn't see them. These volumes were written as much for me as anyone and to my Lord, I give much thanks. I hope that the refreshing that came to my spirit and soul while writing them, will likewise come to you. As we lift up the name of Yahshua/Jesus and his true words, it surely will.

False Interpretations Lead to Confusion

Remember, these volumes are written for the "preparation" of coming events. Listen to what Peter has to say in the Book of II Peter. Without getting into a whole dissertation of II Peter at this time, suffice it to say Peter is talking about the days leading up to and including the Day of the Lord.

"As also in all his epistles (Paul's) speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruction.

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness. II Pet. 3:16, 17.

Christians who do not understand the truth about the Day of the Lord, and the days immediately preceding the Day of the Lord, (things hard to be understood) also have a problem understanding other scriptures unto their own destruction, and fall from their own steadfastness.

A clear understanding of these events, a forewarning will enable you to stand and not fall. You will be learned about these things and other scripture will fall into place as a result as well.

Now be praise unto God, "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy." Jude 24.

Notice, he did not say he will, but that he is able. He is able if we are willing.

"That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word.

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." Ephesians. 5:26, 27.

The word blemish is without fault. We must make ourselves, individually, as part of the collective church, his bride, ready for the marriage of the Lamb. He demands and will settle for no less! There will be more on this throughout the entire book.

Does anyone have any doubt that in the current everyday life of one's existence in this world, that we have many occasions to fall?

Jesus says, "And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word and it becomes unfruitful." Mark 4:19.

The word will not produce fruit. The washing of the water of the word will not take place and Yahshua will not present us before him without fault.  And it is not necessary that we become completely sinless, but continue to strive to be conformed unto his image.  We are clothed in his righteousness, not our own.  However our spirits are without sin that is the real us.  Read Chapter Three of 1^st John.

"I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you young men, because ye are strong, and the Word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one." I John 3:14.

If we are the generation that is alive when that wicked one, the Devil, Satan, is revealed on the earth, all that is described during this period (horror beyond belief), then we must be prepared for the onslaught of destruction, persecution and tribulation of those days which will make the everyday life of today look like a Sunday afternoon picnic in the park.

There can also be wrong motives for not knowing truth about the days of the end. One might say, "Oh, since I am a Christian, I will not be here during that time, if I am alive, I will be raptured (I will have escaped) before this, to be with the Lord!"

If this is true, then you will have nothing to fear in that day. Also, If you die before that day, you will have nothing to fear. Let's look at both of these statements.

First of all, what if your theology concerning this is in error? If you are correct in your pre-tribulation rapture assumptions, then you will obviously have a pleasant surprise. If you are, however, wrong in your pre-tribulation rapture assertions, well then that is a different matter indeed. I will suggest, unfortunately, that you will not be prepared for what is then about to take place on earth and it could prove to be disastrous for you! Your rewards in Eternity or even where you may spend Eternity, will be at stake! Make no mistake! Fortunately, adhering to this admonition will not cause you to fall. Quite the contrary. One is much better off to be prepared for the worst! (post tribulation rapture/resurrection)

Now on to the second statement. "I'll not be alive by then, that's way in the future, possibly even generations to come". How selfish are those thoughts?  That's all that needs to be said about that perverted feeling.

This Book, The Tribulation Saints in the Preparation For the Tribulation Series will be for sale in July of 2009 for those who would like to have a hard copy of this outstanding book on the Book of Revelation and the Tribulation Saints who overcome the New World Order and Satan without escaping in a false pre-tribulation rapture.  Also see the Chart of Revelation.  For a great book used in evangelizing the lost take a look at the novel Project Tag from the "E" Chronicles Series which gives the correct view of the rapture

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