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6BODYOFCHRISTNEWSSEPTEMBER2013AswecontinuetoseethemajorsignsofthetimesincreasingonaglobalscalewecanclearlyseethatthecomingofourLordisnear.TheBibleteachesthatAllMightyGodwillsoonjudgetheworldbutHewillnotallowHisfaithfultosufferHiswrath.BealwaysontheWATCHandpraythatyoumaybeable-andaccountedworthytoESCAPEALLthatisABOUTtohappenandthatyoumaybeabletostandbeforetheSonofManLuke2134-361Thess19-10NIV-KJ.AccordingtotheWordwhenthewrathofGodispouredoutlikeitwasinthedaysofNoahandLotHewillnothaveHisfaithfulbuildanarkandtherewillbenowheretohide.HowwilltheLordrescueHisbrideFortheLordHimselfwillcomedownfromheavenwithaloudcommandwiththevoiceofthearchangelandwiththetrumpetcallofGodandthedeadinChristwillrisefirst.AfterthatwewhoarestillALIVEandareLEFTwillbeCAUGHTUPtogetherwiththemintheCLOUDStomeettheLordintheair.AndsowewillbewiththeLordforever.ThereforeENCOURAGEeachotherwiththesewords1Thess416-NIV.AftertheLordrescuesHisfaith-fulchurchtheanti-Christwillcomeintotheglobalspotlight.Daniel927teachesthattheanti-Christwillcon-firmacovenantwithIsraelforaperiodof7years.Inthemiddleofthesesevenyearshewillbreakhiscovenantwiththemwhichiscom-monlyknownastheabominationthatcausesdesolation.Thatswhentheanti-ChristsetsinthetempleinIsraelclaimingtobegodMatt24152Thess24.2Thessalonians21startsoutbysayingConcerningtheCOMINGofourLordJesusChristandOURbeingGATHEREDtoHimNIV.TheNIVtranslationgoesontoexplainthattheDAYoftheLORDwillnothap-penuntiltheREBELLIONoccursandthemanoflawlessnessisrevealed.ThewordREBELLIONintheKJandNKJtranslatestoFALLINGAWAY.OthertranslationsusethewordAPOSTASYAmplifiedNAS.BetweenthedifferenttranslationsthisBibleverseneedstobeinterpret-ed3waysforthereisareasonwhythedifferentBibletranslationsusedifferentwordingwhichreflectsthesedifferentinterpretations.ThewordREBELLIONisreferringtothedaysofNoahandLotwhereallofthepeoplearoundtheworldwerelivinginabsolutedefianceagainsttheauthorityofGod.ThewordFALLINGAWAYforsurereferstothebackslid-ingearlyNewTestamentchurchesofRevelationchapters2and3andapropheticreflectionofmanywithinthemoderndaychurchoftoday.ThewordAPSOTASYthroughvarioussourcesnotonlytranslatestofallingawaybutitalsotranslatestoTAKENAWAYorAWAYFROMAmericanHeritageDictionary-Websters.Coulditbethatthisreflectsa3foldinter-pretationSoTHREEmajorBiblicalproph-esieswillbetakingplaceatthesametimejustbeforetheanti-Christcancomeforth.TheunsavedworldwillbelivinginabsoluterebellionagainstGodandHisWordLuke1726-352Pet24-9.ManywithinthelastdayschurchwillbefallingintothesamebackslidingfootstepsasthechurchofLaodiceaRevChs2-31Tim63-142Tim43-8.AndthereWILLBEthegreatCATCHINGAWAYofthosewhoaretrulysaved.RememberPaulstartsoff2Thessalonianschapter2withConcerningtheCOMINGofourLordJesusChristandOURBEINGGATHEREDtoHimNIV.2Thessalonianschapter2contin-uesonbyexplainingthatthespiritofanti-Christisalreadyatworkandthatthephysicalanti-ChristcannotcomeforthuntiltheRESTARAINERisTAKENOUToftheway.WhocouldthisrestrainerbeAgainPaulstartsoff2Thessalonians21bysayingAndourbeingGATHEREDtoHim.Socoulditbethatthefaithfulchurchistherestrainingforcethatispre-ventingtheanti-Christfromcomingforthandcoulditbethatthefaith-fulchurchmustbeTAKENOUToftheWAYbeforetheanti-ChristcanberevealedIfDaniel927teachesthattheanti-ChristcomesattheBEGINNINGofthesevenyeartribulationperiodcouldthismeanthattheRAPTUREtakesplaceattheveryBEGINNINGofthatperiodthatisifthechurchisrestraininghimfromcomingforthandifhecannotcomeforthuntilthefaithfularerapturedYesfriendsaftertheRAPTUREoftherestrainingforcethefourhorse-menoftheapocalypsewillrideoutattheBEGINNINGofthegreat7yeartribulationperiodandthewholeworldwillbeshaken.Thewhitehorsewhichistheanti-ChristwillclaimtobeIsraelslongawaitedsaviorwhileofferingthemafalsepeaceforthefirst3years.AtthesametimehewillbegintoconquerandruletheMiddleEastandeventuallythewholeworld.WhiletheredandpalehorsesarestartingwarsandPERSECUTINGthenewbelieversinJesusChristwhowereLEFTBEHINDthesocietiesaroundtheworldwillbedevastatedMichaelFortiEndTimesProphecyReportTheRestrainingForceofEvilByMichaelForti1.TYETRIBBETT-GREATERTHAN2.EDDIEJAMES-SHIFT3.HEZEKIAHWALKER-AZUSANEXTGENERATION4.FREDHAMMOND-UNITEDTENORS5.ISAACCARREE-RESET6.JAMESFORTUNE-KINGDOMMUSIC7.DESMONDPRINGLE-FIDELITY8.JONATHANNELSON-STRONGFINISH9.BROOKLYNTABERNACLE-LOVELEADTHEWAY10SHIRLEYCAESAR-GOODGODWhiletheredandpalehorsesarestartingwarsandPERSECUTINGthenewbelieversinJesusChristwhowereLEFTBEHINDthesocietiesaroundtheworldwillbedevastatedbytheblackhorseaspeoplewillbeworkingforafulldaytogetacupofwheat.ContinuedonPage9