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Lightening, Thunder and the Mystery of the Rapture 

 
    "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him,"  Psalm 126:6.

Let us be hopeful, comforted, and listening for that glorious shout and trumpet sound!
 
God bless you,
 
Jim

7 REASONS WHY WE KNOW WE ARE LIVING IN THE END TIMES

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1. Key year: 1948. Israel has to be a nation.
2. No Old Testament prophecy could be fulfilled until Jerusalem was the capital of Israel.  Prior to the 6 day war of 1967 Jerusalem was divided. The eastern side was Muslim and was where all the Jewish sacred sites were. This had to be rectified and WAS during the 1967 6 day war. Hosea 6:1-3. Holocaust they were torn but now healed on the 3^rd day of the war. 3^rd day Jerusalem was under Israeli control. James 5.
3. 1967 is the same year as the Charismatic renewal struck mainline Christians.  God poured out His Spirit on all flesh. (latter rain)
4. The Jews had to return to Israel. Isaiah 11: 11-14. North, south, east and west. Would come on Wings of Eagles, Isaiah 40:31 (from the south) on the shoulders of the Philistines. Isaiah 43:5-6. North: Russia: give up see Jeremiah 31:8-11. Started in the 80s and 90s. Jeremiah 23:7-8.
5. Ability to reach the world with the Gospel.  Matthew 24:14. End = the summary of all things. Can now use satellite, internet, podcasts to broadcast the gospel. We now have the technology to reach the world with the Gospel.
6. Moving from Empires to Coalitions of nations.  EU 30 nations, Arab emirates, kings of the east, soon to be Ameri-Euro coalitions of Canada, U.S. and Mexico, Antichrist and his 10 nations. Revelation 7.
7. Merging of Christians and Jews: Romans 11. Five ways to identify Ephraim (Joseph’s son) who helped produce the Gentile nations who are multicolored as Joseph’s coat. They would be dead but found alive (in Christ) and have the ability to interpret dreams, prophecy. Gentiles would learn the Torah. This is true of charismatic churches and Pentecostal.

Dear friends:

Last night I got a telephone call from fellow watchman Dr. Armando Pardil lo of New Mexico.  Armando pointed out to me that a Five Doves post in January pointed to the same date as another post by a different person in February, both totally independent and using a totally different method and assumption.  Both pointed to the Day of Atonement, October 8-9, 2008.  Here they are:

Post # 1.  Armando reminded me that fellow watchman and mutual friend Dr. William Zambrano of Florida had previously called this one to our attention.  On January 9, Ted Porter posted a reply to "TJ's" "A Can't Miss Calculation" at http://www.fivedove s.com/letters/ jan2008/tedp19- 3.htm, with links from "TJ."  It showed how exactly 49 Jewish (360-day) years from the day Israel captured the Temple Mount on June 7, 1967 = 49 X 360 = 17640 days, which takes one to September 22, 23, 2015, the Day of Atonement.  Now, go back 7 years from the Day of Atonement in 2015 and you arrive at the Day of Atonement in 2008, October 9.  Could this be the beginning of the final seven years?

The Miracle Six-Day War in 1967 in Israel and specifically June 7, 1967 are widely considered to be when the end-time countdown began.  That is when the fig tree, Israel, put forth its leaves, and Jesus said when we see this happen we know "He is near, right at the door," and "this generation" (the generation that sees this) will not pass away until all comes to pass (Matthew 24:32-34).

If June 7, 1967 was such a historic prophetic marker, then the date derived by adding seven weeks of years (49 years) to it seems profoundly significant.

Post # 2. On February 15, 2005, Lauren Berns posted a message at http://www.fivedove s.com/letters/ feb2008/lauren21 5.htm in which she traces the 120 Jubilees from Adam as allo tted to man and with a link ( http://www.christia n-forum.net/ index.php? showtopic= 16401) reveals an obscure prophecy by Ezekiel recorded in the Jewish Talmud (Sanh. 97b), all of which also point to the Day of Atonement, October 9, 2008.  I find this date agreement with the previously described message remarkable.

Lauren's end-time scenario is unconventional and difficult for me to understand so far, but her arrival at that specific date is most intriguing.

I do not comprehend what all this may mean.  One possibility is that October 9, 2008 may begin the final seven years, or Tribulation, and/or 70th week of Daniel.  If that is true, the rapture could be anytime before that, such as in the Spring 2008, as many believe.  I am not dogmatically saying that and just mentioning it as a possibility, so save your ammo and use it against the devil!

Re gardless of how things may play out, the above numbers plus many other world and Middle East factors definitely indicate we are in the final countdown. 

So what does Jesus say to do?  "When these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near" (Luke 21:28, NKJV).

"You, brothers, are not in darkness so that this Day should surprise you like a thief"  (1 Thessalonians 5:4, NIV).

Jim

This is a post I received today in my group. I thought it especially interesting that this point should come up again now. The Rapture is truly drawing close. The devil knows it and has provided an explanation for those in the UFO cult. 

astromer_one wrote:

I have been hearing this explanation for the past 15 years. No surprise. It is one of the reasons I have the two websites and wrote the books. If people know the truth they will not be deceived. I am glad the Holy Spirit set off your alarm bells and rightly so. It shows you are in the center of His will. B. Fox

In the past I have concluded that a lot of such talk comes from America haters -- people who actually want to see their own nation fall.  I think some of these people are masochistic sickos.  However, no doubt the world economy has always been a house of cards, miraculously held together by God for His purposes.  Some of it may also be fed by disinformation operations of our enemies aimed at gullible Americans to discourage and depress them.  And based on the wording, some of it is clearly from pathological Bush-haters who want p aint a picture of disaster and prove that Bush and the NWO are behind it all. 

Whichever, the prophets of doom have a poor track record, thankfully.
 
3.  In the past few days there have been intelligence reports based on Internet terrorist "chatter" that several U.S. cities are about to get hit by nuclear dirty bombs in the immediate future.  The sources of this are suspect, but the intelligence community and city authorities are on alert.
 
4.  In addition, in his annual New Year predictions, Pat Robertson said there will be terrorist attacks on the U.S. in 2007.  See video at  http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=TZuk3j9YI4k.
 
Over the years I have seen so many of these dire warnings, my first reaction was to yawn and say, "Yeah, right.  Here we go again."
 
However, such warnings always activate my inner prophecy inclinations.  There ma y be something different about 2007. 
 
For example, Shelby Corbitt describes a vision in which she is convinced God revealed to her that the rapture would definitely be in the summer of 2007.  She believes it will be preceded by a period of disruption and difficulty, to paraphrase.  Summer ends with the autumn equinox on September 23.  You can read her Web site and book at http://www.2007rapt ure.com .  Shelby is so persuaded that she heard from God that she spentthousands of dollars of her own money to put it all in a book and has been distributing them free of charge.  That is a true test of conviction and commitment.
 
Also, Pastor F.M. Riley has written that based on biblical chronology, in which he is proficient, he believes the rapture will be in 2007.  I just discovered this yesterday.  You can read his article at http://hi s-forever.com/ 2007.pdf .

(Narrowing the rapture to a specific year is not at all unbiblical.)
 
Will all these things prove to be more gloom-and-doom and prophetic fizzles, or are they keen insights on what lies immediately ahead?  I don't know. 
 
The only thing I do know for sure is that God is totally in charge, that He is merciful, that His timing on all these things will be perfect, that I am His, that I dwell in the secret place of the Most High, and that I abide under His shadow (Psalm 91:1). 
 
In that, I rest totally in His shalom.  I urge you to do the same.
 
Jim

Dear friends:

While meditating on the Word yesterday, I became fascinated again with the numbers 40 an d 400. 

The Bible has many significant uses of the numbers 40 and 400, and also 4,000.  Typically, 40 is a time of testing.

The year 2007 is 40 years from the prophetic Six-Day War, with Israel miraculously defeating five powerful Arab armies in only six days and retaking Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, for the first time since AD 70.  (Luke 21:24.)  These past 40 years have surely been a time of testing for Israel, and in many ways Israel has failed.  But God's will shall be done.

The year 2007 is also the historic 400th anniversary of the first permanent English-speaking settlement on the New World, at Jamestown, the real birth of America.  These past 400 years have also been a time of testing for this great republic, and in many ways we have failed.  But God's will shall be done. It's fascinating to me and surely significant that this 400 and the above 40 coincide in the same year.

While not exact, the year 2007 is close to the 40th Jubilee Year since Christ's first coming.

While not exact, the year 2007 is close to 4,000 years since Abraham, the first Jew and father of the faith.

While not exact, there were about 40 Jubilee years from Abraham to Christ,

While not exact, there were about 4,000 years from Adam to Christ.

Then just this morning, with amazing timing, I discovered that on TV John Hagee is preaching this week on "2007: The Year of Destiny."  I think it will go on all week.  This morning was sort of a primer on the significance of biblical numbers in general.  He mentions some of the above numbers, and also that 7 is the number of completion.  The remainder of the week should be interesting.

Jim

Dear friends:
 
Below are three past supernatural experiences by others , previously reported, that deserve repeating because of their unusual timeliness.
 
1.  This morning a lady reminded me of a September, 2005 post where I described an unusual e-mail from a reader describing a prophetic experience by the father of his friend, Charles, a pastor.   Charles told him that right about the time President Bush was elected president, his father had this interesting experience.   The reader said:

"Charles' father, Bob, woke up one night from sleeping.   He heard a voice in another room calling him.   Bob asked who it was.  Bob said that the voice said, 'This is your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.'  Bob then went into the room and saw and spoke to the Lord.   Bob and the Lord communicated by Bob having a question and Jesus answering the question before Bob could ask it.  Charles mentioned the Lord's ability to answer questions in the 'twinkling of an eye' after Bob thought of the question.

"One of the questions that Bob had was, 'Will my family and I all be in Heaven?'   Bob has two sons and a wife.  The Lord said:  'Yes, all five of you.' 

"Bob replied 'Five?,' not understanding where that number came from since they had only four in the family.  Then Jesus said: 'Your other son, too.'  

"At the moment the Lord said that, Bob remembered the baby that his wife had miscarried years ago.   'He's in Heaven now.  He's doing well. You would be proud of him,' the Lord said.   Bob was deeply affected by this because Charles started crying a little bit as he continued on.

(Bramlett comment: This supernatural knowledge seems to authenticate the experience.)

"Bob also asked the Lord about a time years ago when he had been diagnosed with a stomach disease.  One day while he was at work outside, a man in a dark suit and a bald head had appea red all of a sudden and said to him, 'come with me.'  The man then gripped  Bob tightly the way you would if you were helping someone to walk somewhere in a hurry.  The man walked him out into a parking lot and then left.   When Bob went back to the doctor later that week, he had been miraculously healed!  Bob asked the Lord if that had been an angel sent to help him.   The Lord confirmed that it had been an angel.

"The Lord also told Bob, 'Tell your friends that I am coming soon.  There is a Christian President now in office.  But that's not going to stop me.  I am still coming soon.'  Bob took this to mean that Jesus could rapture up the Church before George W. Bush leaves office."

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2.  Below is a post on the Five Doves site by Cinda Godfrey that I shared again recently.  The instance happened before the 2000 Presidential election.  Cinda report ed a Benny Hinn vision the preceding summer that showed George W. Bush (before he was elected) to be the last American President. 

Cinda was sharing the Benny Hinn vision with a friend who has a daughter, Julie, now in her mid-30s, who sometimes is able to see things in the future.  For example, in a vision, the daughter saw the Alaskan air crash two days before it happened, and even drew an exact map where it went down.  She tried to warn the airline but no one took her seriously.  She also saw two separate murders in her hometown days before both happened, but again, no one took her seriously.  Cinda says, "As we were talking yesterday about the conclusion of Election 2000, Julie told me that she heard the news that George W. Bush had been named the winner while driving on the expressway with her car.  She said she immediately had a vision of George W. Bush in office while millions of people 'disappeared. ' She said they all vanished into thin air and she couldn't understand the significance of the vision.  When I explained the rapture to her, Julie was so excited."
 
What is especially interesting about this experience is that, at the time, Julie was not a Christian and did not know anything about the rapture!  She could not have conjured it up from some theological predisposition.

The above experience may be very significant because: (1) it was first reported seven years ago; (2) Julie, the person who claimed the vision, had never heard of the rapture and thus was not influenced by predisposition; (3) Julie has had other amazing and accurate prophecy-type insights before; (4) it agreed with what Benny Hinn reported; (5) the timing lines up with other things pointing to this year, such as Shelby Corbett.

3. A while back, Rev. Ron Patterson reported to me that because of son Ronnie Jr.'s disability, a social worker recently made a routine call.  Conversation r evealed that she is a serious Christian and also a missionary.  Ron said she seemed very mature in the faith.  When she found out about Ronnie Jr.'s previous supernatural experience and that Ron's major ministry is to boldly proclaim the Lord's soon return, she broke down in tears.  She was extremely touched and said she knew it, that Jesus is coming soon!

The lady then told about an elderly missionary friend who was dying a few years ago.  Her loved ones were gathered around her, grieving, for her during her final few moments.  But just before she died, the old lady mustered up the energy to speak up and admonish them, saying, "Don't grieve for me.  I'll be back in six years."

That happened in 2001!  My high-tech electronic calculator confirms my super-rapid mental calculation that 2001+ 6 = 2007!

Ron and I agreed that when they are dying some folks see and hear from the other side.  It's like they have one foot here and one foot in heaven.  An M.D. friend commented and said: "As an internist, I collected stories of near-death experiences. Not only do the dying frequently see heaven and communicate it back to earth, but frequently those physically around them and emotionally close to them are permitted a glimpse also. This story is absolutely credible." 
 
Keep looking up!

Jim

Part 2, rapture video
Jim Bramlett
Jul 7, 2007

Dear friends:

Thanks to reader Karen Cline, Part 2 of the previous rapture video link I sent you is at http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=Xiqoc6HgEUk .  This is also only about 10 minutes long.  On Part 2, several more Christian leaders say the rapture is soon (although post-tribber Pat Robertson only speaks of the Tribulation) . 

As a reminder, for your reference, the previous Part 1 is at http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=96d-trRsLO8&mode=related&search

These other names in Part 2 include:

Dr. Renald Showers
Dr. Jimmy DeYoung

Jim

http://www.2007rapture.com/  

Dear friends:
 
This morning I was reminded of an unusual prophetic event and th at it took place seven years ago.  Since seven is a special biblical number, it seemed good to review it for relevance.
 
The situation was described by friend Rev. Ron Patterson, about his then-teenage son, Ronnie, Jr., who has a severe learning disability.  Below are Ron's own words:
 
"Ronnie was walking his dog Sandy and singing praise to the Lord on a warm September 2000 day after school. Suddenly, he was in the spirit in the presence of the Lord. Ronnie saw a huge field of beautiful flowers in heaven, each one perfect and without flaw. Then he saw a big wall with a large gate made of solid white pearl columns. On each side, outside the gate, was huge warrior-like angel about twice the size of a normal man. Ronnie said it took very powerful beings to open the enormous gate.
 
"Next, Ronnie saw past the gate into the beautiful city on the other side. Every building was made of some material that was as clear as pure water . In the middle of the city, he saw two giant chairs or thrones in an indescribable throne room. Ronnie could not see clearly the figures on the seats as they were engulfed in a cloud-like spirit similar to a force field or a glowing mist of energy.
 
"Ronnie was absolutely certain by the power and the presence that these were the thrones of Almighty God, the Father, and Jesus Christ, the Son, surrounded by an unmistakable manifestation of the Holy Spirit. Ronnie was also amazed at a smooth, peaceful, beautiful music that seemed to be all over heaven but was most noticeable in the fields of flowers.
 
"After seeing all of this, Ronnie for the first time during this experience, heard a voice speaking directly to him saying, 'Son, look over here.' Ronnie then saw a long series of horse stables as far as he could see to the right and to the left made up of individual horse stalls. Each stall contained a magnificent white horse with angels standing with the horse s as caretakers (one angel per about 20 horses). The Lord told Ronnie that after He removes His people from the earth, Jesus will remain with them in heaven a short time and then lead them back to the earth riding these white horses. He said Jesus will put an end to all who oppose Him and will establish His kingdom in the earth.
 
"As the vision concluded, the voice of God continued to speak to Ronnie. The Lord told Ronnie not to listen to the devil any longer. He said that the devil had been condemning Ronnie with lies trying to make him believe that Ronnie was worthless, helpless, without value, and on his way to hell. God told Ronnie that Ronnie is His child, 'a child of God,' and that He was well pleased with him.
 
"Next the Lord told Ronnie to stop grieving over being 18 years old and not being able to drive a car as Ronnie had driven himself almost crazy with disappointment over this. The Lord said to Ronnie, 'I am coming so soon for you and my peop le that there is not enough time for you to drive enough to justify learning."
 
Postscript, June 20, 2007:
 
After 1, 2 and 3 years passed, people began to doubt that Ronnie had truly heard from the Lord.  However, God knew that He was doing.  Only God knew that Ronnie's situation would soon deteriorate to the point where he would not be able to drive a car. 
 
It has now been seven years.  We are now in 2000 + 7 = 2007.
 
Ron says that he knows that he knows that he knows that Ronnie, Jr. had a genuine experience with the Lord in the year 2000.  That is because of the radical change and reality that he saw in his son.  He said it was truly miraculous.
 
Just yesterday I received another story from Ron.
 
Because of Ronnie Jr.'s condition, a social worker lady made a routine call on Monday.  Conversation revealed that she is a serious Christian and also a mission ary.  Ron said she seemed very mature in the faith.  When she found out about Ronnie Jr.'s experience and that Ron's major ministry is to boldly proclaim the Lord's soon return, she broke down in tears.  She was extremely touched and said she knew it, that Jesus is coming soon!

The lady then told about an elderly missionary friend who was dying a few years ago.  Her loved ones were gathered around her, grieving, for her during her final few moments.  But just before she died, the old lady mustered up the energy to speak up and admonish them, saying, "Don't grieve for me.  I'll be back in six years."

That was in 2001!  My calculator tells me that 2001+ 6 = 2007.

Ron and I agreed that when they are dying some folks see and hear from the other side.  It's like they have one foot here and one foot in heaven.  And an M.D. friend commented and said: "As an internist, I collected stories of near-death experiences. N ot only do the dying frequently see heaven and communicate it back to earth, but frequently those physically around them and emotionally close to them are permitted a glimpse also. This story is absolutely credible."  She could have heard something. 
 
All this makes me think of Shelby Corbitt's visions and revelations beginning in 1986 that the rapture would be in 2007.  See http://www.2007rapt ure.com/.
 
Let us hope!

Jim

Dear friends:

For what it's worth...

Using a date counter at http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html  , I have discovered that there are exactly 40 years times 365 days (rounded) = 14,600 days between June 7, 1967 when Israel captured Jerusalem for the first time since AD 70, and Pentecost Sunday, May 27, 2007, on the Gentile calendar.

Also, not rounded, using 365.25 days, the count is 14,610 days, which lands on June 7, 1967, the exact 40th anniversary on the Gentile calendar.

Not sure what it all means but I suspect it is significant on God's calendar. (Of course, everything is significant on His calendar -- every second of eternity has a purpose!)

Jim

Dear friends:

Yesterday I forwarded a person's claim that days after seeking, praying and weeping, the Lord revealed the soon rapture date.  Of course, I do not know whether or not the date is correct, and I commented, "Based on past experience, one cannot help being skeptical."  So true.

About three people instructed me that it obviously cannot be true because Jesus said, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man" (Matthew 24:36 KJV), assuming, I suppose, that I had forgotten about that passage.  I did not forget.

If the reported date is not true, and it may not be, I do not believe the reason will be Matthew 24:36, for reasons stated below from an essay I wrote on the subject several years ago.  From the Scriptures, this should shed light on the subject.

Jim
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When is He coming?  
 
Just the question -- when? -- causes some Christians to cringe, protest, or even scoff! They quickly point out that Jesus said, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man" (Matthew 24:36 KJV).
 
Some believers criticize other believers who are seeking God's clues, either from the Scriptures or by personal revelation.  It is interesting that it was apparently by personal revelation, not Scripture, that many people knew the exact day of Elijah's rapture (2 Kings 2)!  Are there types in the Old Testament?  Do God's principles repeat themselves?
 
The doubters may mention Paul's words that the day of the Lord will come like "a thief in the night" (1 Thessalonians 5:2). But many believers have so misunderstood these verses that they are oblivious to the times, not watching for the Lord as He commanded, and are often absorbed by the cares of this world and their own agendas.
 
As to Matthew 24:36, some scholars point out that Jesus' words here are in the present tense, addressed to His hearers at the time, and not to those alive at the end of the age when Daniel's vision would be unsealed (Daniel 12:9). This would be similar to Matthew 16:20: "Then he warned His disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ." As evidence, many other Scriptures reveal to us that God will reveal at least the approximately time. (Even if the "day and hour" restriction is literally valid today, it may be because the Earth is in 24 time zones and always in two different days.)
 
Jesus also said, "but my Father only" knows, which pins the statement to His hearers at the time, when Jesus was still on the earth, because surely there are now no secrets in the Trinity between the Father and the glorified Son, who are truly One. Also, in context, He seems to be speaking of heaven and earth passing away (v. 35), not other end-time events.

In addition, Jesus said, "If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee" (Revelation 3:3). He is obviously saying that to the one who watches, He will not come as a thief and that person will know the hour! (Hour -- Greek hora -- Strong's 5610; various meanings, including, "any definite time, point of time, moment."
 
GOD'S PROMISES OF REVELATION
 
1.      It is clear that Jesus will not come as a "thief in the night" for watchful believers, because in the very same passage, verse 4, Paul tells us, "But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this DAY should surprise you like a thief." If we are trusting in Christ and looking for His coming, Paul said that even the very DAY does not have to surprise us!

2.      Also, Jesus exhorted, "If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief" (Revelation 3:3, KJV), obviously saying He will come as a thief only to those not watching!  It is obvious that for those watching, He will NOT come as a thief.

3.      Jesus rebuked those who did not understand the signs of the times in His day: "O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky, but can ye not discern the signs of the times" (Matthew 16:3).

4.      Of the end of the age, Jesus said, "And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh" (Luke 21:28). He said we would know when it is near!

5.      God said, "Surely the sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing it to His servants the prophets" (Amos 3:7, NIV). God said "nothing," and He did not exclude Christ's return. I take Him at His word.

6.      God not only knows the end from the beginning, He tells us that He makes it known! "I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come." (Isaiah 46:10). He has already made it known! I personally believe it has been hidden in His Word all along, to be unlocked in His timing.  There is nothing wrong with seeking!  No doubt, it pleases God.

7.      God said, "I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee" (Isaiah 48:5, KJV).

8.      Jesus said the Holy Spirit "will teach you all things" (John 14:26). He said "all things." Did Jesus make a mistake, forgetting to exclude when He will return? I don't think so.

9.       Friends confide in one another.  Abraham was called God's "friend" (Isaiah 41:8; James 2:23).  "And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do" (Genesis 18:17).  Now, because of Jesus' atonement, we are called friends of God: "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends" (Jesus, John 15:15).

10.  Ecclesiastes 1:9 says "What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun" (NIV).  Many Bible students believe that ancient events and dating in the Bible are shadows and clues that foretell the coming of the Lord, even the timing.  An example is the six days of creation, seen as 6,000 years of man's dominion over the earth, before the return of the Lord and the seventh, or Sabbath Millennium of peace, with Christ ruling in Jerusalem.  According to scholars, we are now at the end of 6,000 years since Adam
 
There are other such passages. God clearly promised that we would know at least approximately when Christ will return, and even "the day" will not surprise us, as the Holy Spirit reveals through Paul!
 
In addition, there is ample precedent for God revealing specific times in advance.
 
1.      He gave Noah advance notice of when the flood would be (Genesis 6,7).

2.      He told Abraham how long the Israelites would be in Egypt (Genesis 15:13).

3.      As mentioned, He revealed to many the very day of Elijah's rapture (2 Kings 2).

4.      He told Jeremiah how long the Babylonian exile would be (Jeremiah 29:10).

5.      He told Daniel exactly when Messiah would come the first time (Daniel 9:25-26).

6.      Some, including the brilliant Sir Isaac Newton, believe this same passage holds the key to the timing of His return.

7.      There is evidence that the Bible reveals the exact number of years of "the times of the Gentiles" and the exact span of time to Israel's rebirth in 1948 and the recapture of Jerusalem in 1967.
 
Obviously, leaving us clueless now would violate God's own established pattern as revealed in His Word!
 
Also obviously, we are not left clueless.  There are many signs and clues.  Let us remain watchful and ready, and be found doing the Master's work.
 
Jim

http://rapturealert.blogspot.com/2007/04/when-bad-things-happen.html   

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1687360.ece    

Dear friends:
 
A must-see video presentation of the mortal dangers immediately facing the U.S. is t itled "Wake Up, America," and is at http://usawakeup. org .  This is hot! 
 
Coincidentally, in 1994 I wrote a newspaper article also titled, "Wake Up, America," which won me a prestigious Amy Writing Award.  The recognition was nice, but unfortunately, America didn't wake up.  In fact, things have become worse. 
 
We should be hearing this message from top politicians and the mainstream media, but we are not, and never will, because it is not "politically correct," a modern social sickness that may destroy us.
 
The video very graphically describes two main threats: (1) radical Islam and (2) out-of-control immigration.  Either or both can destroy this country. 

Open borders are allowing terrorists to flow through unimpeded.  Border control is almost non-existent.  When agents try to do their job, they are persecuted and thrown into prison.  Massive numbers are resigning.  Government and both parties give lip service to the problem but do nothing about it due to politics and political correctness.  This is a scandal of the highest order.

Former CIA director George Tenet said recently that Al Qaeda is already in the U.S., just waiting for orders.  Al Qaeda may be waiting until they have portable nukes in place so their strike will be devastating and final.  According WorldNetDaily, captured al-Qaida leaders and documents (show) "the plan is called the 'American Hiroshima' and involves the multiple detonation of nuclear weapons already smuggled into the U.S. over the Mexican border with the help of the MS-13 street gang and other organized crime groups."
 
Such a devastating strike could cripple our economy and bring anarchy throughout the nation, with no power, no water, no communications, and no food.  People will be killing each other to survive.  Th is hell on earth may be closer than most people think.
 
A study by a top U.S. Senate committee said it is not a matter of "if" but "when" America will be hit with a nuke or nukes.  This study was done years ago before Islam was revealed as such an imminent threat.
 
Islamists are now wined and dined at the White House, elected to Congress, and given preferential treatment in our society, such as in our universities where Saudi oil money (read that "our gas money") has established propaganda centers and our young people are being brainwashed.  America is in a self-destruct mode, constructed, aided, and abetted by politicians, academia, and the media.  And they will all go down together into one big heap.
 
I believe the dangers and warnings in this video will come to full fruition and reality after the rapture.  There was never a more compelling time than today to get right with God by casting oneself totally on the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ.
 
In 1995 I wrote an essay circulated worldwide titled "God's Judgment on America," in which I described what I saw from a biblical standpoint, including America in prophecy and where we might fit in.  I believe the insights are still valid and timely.  If you are interested, the essay is online at http://choicesforli ving.com/ spirit/part4/ judgement. htm . 
 
It appears that judgment is already here, and worse judgment is imminent.  I believe all this and that described in the video are part of God's judgment I wrote about in 1995.  The essay explains why it is probably too late for 2 Chronicles 7:14 to work, as it did not work for Jeremiah. 
 
(Sorry, all you happy time prophets, but this is just the way I see it, and I believe it is scriptural.  God only has promised blessings in store for His peop le, some in this world, but mostly after they are removed.)
 
It was painful for me to write this essay because I have always been a very patriotic person.  I spent a 20-year career serving my country in the United States Air Force.  I can still tear up when hearing the Star Spangled Banner or other patriotic songs.  This largely stems from my childhood experience in World War 2 when my dad was in the infantry, landing at Normandy and fighting through Europe, and my uncle, whose B-24 bomber unit was one of the first to deploy overseas, to North Africa.  As a young teen, I followed the war news daily and idolized them and the millions of men and women like them who saved us from German and Japanese fascism. 
 
Today's troops are no less brave, honorable, and dedicated.  They are fighting radical Islamists who want to kill us, yet the troops are being constantly undermined by negative, radical, self-seeking political forces in their own country who even want to put our troops on trial if they are not being "nice enough" to our enemies.  These same negative forces, egged on by the media, also criticize every action taken by our Commander-in- Chief to protect us and capture terrorists, and confine them, even with a benevolence toward prisoners that is historically unprecedented.
 
Our political and social climate has become so divided, so hateful, so evil, and so tolerant of evil, that I do not see how modern soldiers can remain motivated to put their lives on the line each day.
 
I believe these evil, negative, and radical forces will be left behind at the rapture to deal with the anarchy, chaos, and destruction.  I don't want to be here.
 
Come, Lord Jesus.
 
Jim