When I get to
thinkin, it can only mean trouble, lol. So I know that since time immemorial, Christians have been trying to pinpoint when Christ returns again, but no man knows the day or the hour, not even Christ himself; only the Father in heaven knows!
However, I've been putting a few puzzle pieces
together toward that end. What I've come up with is only a theory, but with the way things are heading today, it might be very plausible. And I'm thinking one of these could happen within the next year. The scenarios that I seem to have come across most in my research are these:
A great many followers of Christ believe (and they believe really really really hard!) that the Rapture will come long before the SHTF, and whisk us out of here, saving the day! But I'm not so sure. Other Bible scholars I've come across don't think so either. I am of the camp that thinks there will be some type of global disaster that will catch everyone off guard, and will freak out people around the world. But we Christians will be here for a while yet to help guide people to Jesus, which will be another "great awakening." Conversely, it will also be a time of "falling away" because others will be so disheartened, frightened, and upset that the Rapture didn't "save" them like they'd thought it would. This thought came to me after I read this scripture a couple days ago:
- Planet X/Nibiru/Herculobus/the Dragon/the Destroyer comes so close to the Earth that the whole world can easily see it (causing panic of course), surrounded by a ton of red iron oxide space dust (causing it to look a deep red, like a "dragon") causes a huge meteor shower to the earth, mostly on the western world;
- Planet X/Nibiru comes close to the earth but sends only one or two HUGE asteroids to the earth causing tidal waves/tsunamis/earthquakes, throughout the world (I've heard they'll hit in the Atlantic ocean next to Puerto Rico), flooding inland by 100s of miles, burying Florida, California, various islands, and other low-lying land bridges.
- An EMP blast takes out all our electronics (did you know this already happened in Hawaii in the 60s?)
- WW3 commences
A great many followers of Christ believe (and they believe really really really hard!) that the Rapture will come long before the SHTF, and whisk us out of here, saving the day! But I'm not so sure. Other Bible scholars I've come across don't think so either. I am of the camp that thinks there will be some type of global disaster that will catch everyone off guard, and will freak out people around the world. But we Christians will be here for a while yet to help guide people to Jesus, which will be another "great awakening." Conversely, it will also be a time of "falling away" because others will be so disheartened, frightened, and upset that the Rapture didn't "save" them like they'd thought it would. This thought came to me after I read this scripture a couple days ago:
1 Peter 5:9-11 - Resist him, standing firm in your faith and
in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the
same kinds of suffering. And after you have suffered for a little while,
the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will
Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
So, first the suffering...then the glory. We are to be purified in the "heat" of persecution for Christs namesake, like gold is refined to draw out impurities. You have to admit
that we here in the U.S. haven't had much of a struggle compared to millions of other believers around the world, right?
I
saw a video yesterday that said that there have to be at least 7 years somewhere
during the next "era" because Israel will be burning weapons and burying
bodies FOR SEVEN YEARS! So are those 7 years going to be during the Tribulation? Or
will they be adjacent/in addition to it? If we have WW3 starting shortly, one can only assume the war would
go on for awhile (as wars do). So my theory is that at the conclusion of
the war, then the Rapture occurs, then the Antichrist shows up after
we're gone. The burning/burying won't happen after Armageddon, of course, because Christ
will be here to make all things new again, so all the burning/burying
won't be necessary. Which brings me to the crux of my theory:
Math has never been my strong suit, so take this with a grain of salt. I was watching a video by Jonathan Cahn where he
was talking about "shemittah years." He said that both 2001 (9/11) and
2008 (market crash/777 points) were shemittah years, then 2014-15 was
another one with the blood moons/warning. That would make the next shemittah
year 2021 (in 4 years). So since we're already currently within that 7 year cycle, I
started wondering if 2021 could be another significant shemittah "year of
destruction" since that's what seems to happen lately. Well, if the number 21
has anything to say about it, then yes.
My theory is that the great war in the bible, aka WWIII, could start at any time. If this happens, and the war lasts for 3 years, it could be over by 2021, because the world will have grown so weary of it, that they'll be begging for someone--anyone--to bring peace to the world. Therefore, 2021 could be the year of the BIGGEST shemittah of all: it could mark the end of WWIII...which will then be followed closely by the Rapture...followed closely by the rise of the Antichrist...followed by the
start of the Tribulation: boom boom boom boom. The Tribulation then continues for another 7 years
after that...until 2028. And what does the number 28 mean Biblically? Well, it could mean this...or it could mean THIS. :-D