Where the Eagles Be Gathered

Let’s take a few minutes and explore the topic of the pre-tribulation rapture.

First, I would like to preface my comments by saying this article is directed to the dyed-in-the-wool rapturists. So all others please try not to be offended but rather learn from the idiotic mistakes of others.

If you believe in the "rapture" you will tell me that Jesus was describing it in Luke 17:34-36 when He said:

"I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left."

Now, before I completely destroy the pathetic rapture doctrine I would like to quickly point out what we read in Matthew 24:39

"But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."

We see here that those who knew not were the ones who were taken away. Does this not shake you at all? Of course not, because it is plain that you would rather make lies your refuge. The horrors of the tribulation are so great in your mind that you cannot fathom suffering through them, therefore you prefer to abide in the lie that is the pre-tribulation rapture.

You are a personal glaring example of what we read about in Isaiah 28:15

"Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:"

This is confirmed when you say that the tribulation shall pass through but it will not come unto you because you will be "raptured" out before it happens. It is a shame that I have to be so caustic here but how much plainer can it get?

Jesus plainly tells us that those who knew not are the ones that are taken, not Noah. In fact, we see neither Noah nor Lot are "raptured" but rather they are given a means of escape just as God will provide for those of us who are His children when the tribulation occurs. We read this in Proverbs 10:30.

"The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth."

Now, how is it you say we will be removed again? I can already hear the gears turning in your minds trying to come up with some excuse that makes sense of all this evidence against your precious rapture.

Don’t take me wrong here, this doesn’t necessarily mean that our physical bodies will be preserved. We understand that we are no longer physical beings but rather spiritual beings, hence being born again, but we see everyone so worried about their flesh.

Yes, we are so concerned about our pathetic hides. Don’t you know that your flesh is already dead but that in our new bodies not a hair of our head shall be harmed? We need to focus on the Spirit, not the flesh.

Now, you might be saying isn’t all this enough to destroy the doctrine? Well, if we were dealing with rational people this would be enough. If people cared about the truth, it would be enough but when we are dealing with people who make lies their refuge we have to realize that most of the time they are unmovable.

Therefore, it really isn’t my goal to change their minds but rather to persuade other’s not to take the same path. The rapture is so entrenched in the church that it will not be removed but perhaps a few can be pulled from the fire.

The underlying problem is that Christians today have ceded their birthright to physical Israel. They will tell you all day long that the "Jews" are the chosen people but what does the Bible tell us? In 1^st John 2:22 we read:

"Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son."

So, I ask you plainly who is it again that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? Why, it’s the physical Jews isn’t it? So how is it they are the chosen people again? It seems to me that they are rather anti-Christ and if you believe the rapture you must understand that at the heart of that dastardly doctrine lies the belief that the Jews are the chosen people.

In effect the anti-Christ has set himself up in the Temple of God, claiming that he is God (were you waiting on a physical temple?) No, it is all spiritual, don’t believe me? We read in Ephesians 2: 19-22

"Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit."

Read that carefully. It is describing the believers as the Temple of the Lord. Yes, the combined body of believers, with Christ himself as the chief cornerstone, are fitly framed together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

And who is now sitting at the pinnacle of the Temple? You guessed it. It’s physical Israel sitting as the chosen people. The anti-Christ came right in and sat down in our very midst and almost no one noticed. Well, you better get out of there while you still can, yes get out of the churches for the anti-Christ is already taking his place there as their god.

Now, just to recap, I have shown with scripture who the anti-Christ is. I have show who the Temple of the Lord is. I have shown that the believers today revere the anti-Christ, and rest assured, it will not be long before his jealousy rages and he forbids all others and demands that everyone worship him. Yes, this is the truth.

Now, in conclusion, I am going to seal the deal and destroy the rapture doctrine with a little known and even less quoted verse that surprisingly comes right on the heals of the so-called rapture verses which we read earlier from Luke chapter 17.

Funny how you never hear this verse quoted from the rapture pulpits even though it is the very next verse. Let’s read it together now, it is Luke 17:37 and it reads:

"And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together."

What were they asking here? They wanted to know where all these people would be taken and what does Jesus tell them? He says if they want to know where they were taken just look for the eagles and there they would find them.

So, those taken are going to a supper but not the one they were expecting. Jesus is telling you that those taken are going to be destroyed. Those taken are going to be bird food. They aren’t invited to the marriage supper but rather they are the supper. …a supper for the eagles.

Wake up people!

The Road Less Traveled

My search for the Truth has been an interesting road. At each signpost I have intentionally opted for the road less traveled because we are clearly told the road to Life is straight and narrow and few there be that find it. So, logic would dictate to us that we should simply never follow the crowd.

The journey begins in a wide area, when we are asked to come to Christ. We don't know much at this point since we have just set out on the road.

We come to the first signpost, an arrow to the left points to the broad way and says follow the world but to the right another says follow Christ. We take the path less traveled. 

The next signpost we reach is labeled "once in grace". To the left the sign reads "You can do whatever you want and no matter what you can never be lost". WOW, that sounds great. We see many walking that road and it sounds like fun. However, we see the other sign says, "No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." We take the path less traveled.

Next we come to the signpost which is labeled "Christmas". To the left we see "Good times, many gifts and family togetherness." That sounds so good. Plus, we see that most of the Church is celebrating it also, so surely there isn't anything wrong with it. The other sign simply says. "Christmas is a pagan lie. Don't do it." We take the path less traveled.

Soon after, we see the Easter signpost. To the left we see the Church celebrating Jesus' death and resurrection in the fashion of pagan sun worshippers. To the right we see persecution and ridicule for not joining in the pagan festivities. Still, we choose the path less traveled.

Then we see the Sunday worship signpost, to the left we see the entire Church world meeting and keeping Sunday holy. All our lives we have seen this, it seems so natural to us and everyone does it. However, the sign to the right tells us to recognize the Sabbath as holy. Again, we choose the path less traveled.

The next signpost is the Rapture. To the left we get whisked away to feast for seven years at a huge marriage supper in Heaven. To the right we see that we must endure the tribulation. We choose the road less traveled.

Finally one day we see the sign post to the left that says "We are the Church and we should celebrate all her pagan festivals, believe the rapture and once in grace doctrines." We see all of our friends and families following it. To the right we see a sign that says "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." and we realize we are not second class citizens behind the Jews but rather we are the Jews, Spiritual Jews. We take the road less traveled.

We come to yet another signpost. To the left says "children first, family first, country first." To the right the sign says, "God first." We take the road less traveled

The next path has people following what seems like the truth but actually it is only a road of pride. To the left we read "I know what God wants and I know I am right." To the right it says "God is right and we cannot understand his ways." We take the road less traveled

In the end we look around and there seems to be no one around.

Our road has become so narrow and straight that nearly all that used to walk with us have fallen away. The road became to narrow for them. Maybe they stopped walking back at the "once in grace" signpost or maybe they walked all the way to the "sunday worship" signpost, maybe they fell away at the loss of their rapture but in any case they have stopped walking the path.

It seems as if we are all alone, but Christ is leading us.

"The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever."