The world has heard so much about the ‘end time’ from the so called scholars of Bible. I don’t know whether God has given any special privilege to them to interpret the word of God according to their whims and fancies. What Bible says is that only God alone knows the exact time of the rupture and the end time and that too known only to one among the Holy trinity- the Father. Even the other two entities are ignorant about the exact time of the actual harvest. It’s so concealed, so secret. Then how can these end time prophets make such unauthorized proclamations, making the word of God an object of ridicule before others. However, Jesus the son of God has revealed to the world what all things he knows about the end time. He has narrated the symptoms that should forego the end time so clearly that people may come to salvation on seeing the happenings. He spoke this, as I believe, for those whose beliefs are based only on evidences, a common trait of today’s world.

Is it fair on the part of a true Christian to long for the end days, as being advocated by so many preachers? In my opinion, there seems to be a bit of selfishness in such a thought. Those who wish for immediate end time may be thinking that their position is bright and safe and it is better to have the end time as early as possible as it is very difficult to continue this life of dedication in this world of pleasures. They secretly wish for a sweet revenge against the sinners and pleasure seekers! The father is prolonging the end time so that more people may repent and be saved from the ultimate doom. A true Christian should also wish to prolong the end time so that he could save more sinners. I would say that Christians continue their faithful life winning more and more souls untiringly; with out bothering about when the end time would arrive. One may preach about end time based on Bible, but should never predict on when it would come as such teachings are against the spirit of the word of God.

Thank you, pastor Peter for bringing forth such a relevant topic for open discussion.

My heart burns for Israel. I have never been there, but I know I will go one day. True peace is the Prince of Peace and there is no way I want to leave here before we see revival in the middle east. It has already started because of awesome evangelists like you Peter and intersessors like me. I heard an awesome message one time; Faith Changes Things, Grace Changes People. I pray for grace like rain to pour down in the middle east. We all have the ability to love a GOOD, GOOD GOD FULL OF GRACE!!!!

Sometimes pain or depression also make you want to see Jesus return quickly because you give up, you can’t take the pain anymore. When in the past, pain got hold of me and can’t control it, i want Jesus to come overnight and take me home. if you are having a good time living in the strenght of Jesus, do you really care when he comes back? you don’t care because he lives inside of you, you just beleive he will come, today or tommorow you trully don’t care because you know who’s you are and when he comes he will take you home. Those who predict the rapture either they do it for money or they have some serious illness they can’t bear anymore. i love bible prophecy and i thank God for given us warning before the time. this massage should be preach with simplicity and not scare people away after some have listen to prophetic teaching they may say ‘if this is the christian God i have nothing to do with him’. it is redicolous for some prophetic teachers to tell people to give up, they should just wait and do noting with their time and be waiting for Jesus, that is the message some are sending. not sure if those who set date really beleive it themselve,sometimes this question comes to my mind.

The Rapture: What Is It?The Rapture is an end times event ( eschatological event) where Jesus Christ rtruens for His Church and believers who are alive and remain shall be caught up together…in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air (I Thessalonians 4:16-17). This is the time of the resurrection, where each Christian receives his or her resurrected body. First to receive their new bodies are those who have died as Christians, and then, those who are alive and remain.  Take notice, I am telling you a secret. We shall not all die but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet call. For the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall all be changed (I Corinthians 15:51-52). The Rapture: When Will It Happen?The timing of the Rapture sparks a great debate within Christianity. Does it occur before, during, or after the tribulation period? The tribulation is a seven-year period that immediately precedes the return of Christ and the establishment of His millennial kingdom, which lasts for 1,000 years. The first 3 bd years of the tribulation will be a time of peace and cooperation, and the second 3 bd years of the tribulation will be a time of war and catastrophe. At the midpoint of the tribulation, the Antichrist will proclaim himself god and require worship from all people of the world. Many will bow down and worship the Antichrist, including taking his mark of worldwide registration. Some will refuse to worship the Antichrist and receive his mark, and many will be killed for this act of disobedience. The second half of the tribulation is referred to as the Great Tribulation.  There will be extraordinary catastrophes all over the world during this period. (For scriptural support, see Revelation 3:10, Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 17). So, the main debate on the Rapture is not what it is, but when it will occur in relation to the tribulation. In summary, the pre-tribulation view is that the rapture will happen before the tribulation period; the mid-tribulation view is that the rapture will occur half-way through the tribulation period; and the post-tribulation view is that the rapture will occur at the end of the tribulation period. The Rapture: Does the Timing Matter for Believers in Jesus Christ?The pre-tribulation rapture is a wonderful hope for believers in Jesus Christ. However, whether we live to see a pre-tribulation, mid-tribulation or post-tribulation rapture, or whether we die prior to any type of rapture at all, the key to eternal salvation is, in all cases, our belief and faith in Jesus Christ alone. Be secure in your relationship with Christ, and nothing else really matters.  For I am going away to prepare a place for you. And when I have gone and have prepared a place for you, I will come again and take you to Myself so that where I am, you also will be (John 14:2-3). For with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and the trumpet of God, the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven, and those who died in Christ will rise first. Afterward we, the living who remain, will be cauht up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we shall forever be with the Lord (I Thessalonians 4:16-17).