Rapture of the Dead First and then the Living

The Bible is clear that all the dead shall rise first and those who are alive and remain at
the end shall then be joined with the Lord in the air.
1 Thessalonians 4:13. But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning
those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him
those who sleep in Jesus. 15. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that
we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means
precede those who are asleep.
16. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of
an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
17. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in
the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
18. Therefore comfort one another with these words.
That which was written in 1 Thessalonians 4 was to comfort those who had loved ones
that died and to inform them that their hope is to be resurrected into heaven with those
who had already died in Jesus; not that they should hope in a pretribulation rapture. The
post tribulation rapture cannot take place until the antichrist is sitting in the seat of God
in Jerusalem. He who restrains and protects Israel is Michael the archangel who will
leave and ascend up to lead the Holy angels to kick the serpent dragon out of heaven in
the great angelic war written about in the prophetical book of Revelation.
2 Thessalonians 2:1. Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2. not to be soon shaken
in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as
though the day of Christ had come. 3. Let no one deceive you by any means; for
that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is
revealed, the son of perdition, 4. who opposes and exalts himself above all that
is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God,
showing himself that he is God. 5. Do you not remember that when I was still
with you I told you these things? 6. And now you know what is restraining, that
he may be revealed in his own time. 7. For the mystery of lawlessness is already
at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. 8.
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the
breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.
Daniel 12:1. "At that time Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands
watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, such as
never was since there was a nation, even to that time. and at that time your
people shall be delivered, every one who is found written in the book. 2. And

many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting
life, some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Revelation 12:7. And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought
against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
8. but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.
9. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and
Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels
were cast out with him.
1 Corinthians 15:51. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we
shall all be changed 52. in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last
trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and
we shall be changed.
The apostle Paul did not utter any new prophesy about the rapture and our gathering to
be together with the Lord but uncovered a mystery already written in prophetical
scriptures and expounded on those Old Testament verses which unfortunately he did
not refer to in some of his letters that are still available for us to read today. But maybe
that was Gods will so we would research and study those same scriptures. Each time
the apostle Paul speaks of this event when the remnant are raised alive he makes it
clear that it is at the end, with the last trump and the arrival of Jesus for the judgment.
1 Corinthians 15:51. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we
shall all be changed 52. in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last
trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and
we shall be changed.
Here are some of the verses Paul learned this mystery of the remnant who are alive in
Jerusalem at the Lords coming from the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 4:3 And it shall come to pass that he who remains in Jerusalem, shall be
called holy, everyone that is written among the living in Jerusalem.
2 Kings 19:30. And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah shall
again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. 31. For out of Jerusalem shall
go a remnant, and those who escape from Mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of
hosts shall do this.'
Isaiah 1:8. So the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, as a hut in a
garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. 9. Unless the Lord of hosts had left to
us a very small remnant, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been
made like Gomorrah.

Isaiah 10:17. So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame;
it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day. 18. And it will
consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, both soul and body; and
they will be as when a sick man wastes away. 19. Then the rest of the trees of his
forest will be so few in number that a child may write them.
Ezekiel 7:6. `Those who survive will escape and be on the mountains like doves
of the valleys, all of them mourning, Each for his iniquity.
Ezekiel 9:4. and the Lord said to him, "Go through the midst of the city, through
the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and
cry over all the abominations that are done within it.'' 5. To the others He said in
my hearing, "Go after him through the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor
have any pity. 6. "Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little children
and women; but do not come near anyone on whom is the mark; and begin at My
sanctuary.'
Ezekiel 14:21. For thus says the Lord God: "How much more it shall be when I
send My four severe judgments on Jerusalem the sword and famine and wild
beasts and pestilence to cut off man and beast from it? 22. "Yet behold, there
shall be left in it a remnant who will be brought out, both sons and daughters;
surely they will come out to you, and you will see their ways and their doings.
Then you will be comforted concerning the disaster that I have brought upon
Jerusalem, indeed all that I have brought upon it.
Joel 2:32. And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord
shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as
the Lord has said, among the remnant whom the Lord calls.
Zechariah 14:4. And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which
faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, from
east to west, making a very large valley; half of the mountain shall move toward
the north and half of it toward the south. 5. Then you shall flee through My
mountain valley, for the mountain valley shall reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee as
you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Thus the Lord
my God will come, and all the saints.
Revelation 18:4. And I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of
her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.
The false teachers today tell you basically the same lies that the false prophets told to
ancient Israel in their day. Saying that no harm or tribulation will come to them if you just
come to our church, believe in a pretribulation rapture and give us your money then
everything will be just great and smile because Christians are never sad. Stop listening

to their words, read the Bible, study with a computer program, free and readily available
on the internet. Research with a computer is so much faster and I believe this is part of
the reason why knowledge increases in these last days. If you do not have accesses to
a computer get a concordance with a matching Bible of the same translation.
1 Thessalonians 5:3. For when they shall say, Peace and safety then sudden
destruction comes upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall
not escape.
Jeremiah 14:13. Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say to them, You
shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured
peace in this place. 14. Then the LORD said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in
my name: I have not sent them, neither have I commanded them, neither spoken
to them: they prophesy to you a false vision and divination, and a thing of naught,
and the deceit of their heart. 15. Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the
prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and
famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be
consumed.
The next verses were written to Jerusalem and Mystery Babylon; the spreader of false
doctrines.
Isaiah 28:14. Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scornful men, who rule
this people who are in Jerusalem, 15. because you have said, "We have made a
covenant with death, and with Sheol we are in agreement. When the overflowing
scourge passes through, it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge,
and under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.'' 16. Therefore thus says the
Lord God: "Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, a tried stone, a precious
cornerstone, a sure foundation; whoever believes will not act hastily. 17. Also I
will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plummet; the hail will
sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place. 18.
Your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not
stand; when the overflowing scourge passes through, then you will be trampled
down by it.
Amos 9:10. All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil
shall not overtake nor fall upon us.
Isaiah 3:12. As for My people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over
them. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of
your paths.''
A very small number of people are gathered alive compared to those who die in their
faith. God would not break this supposed promise of a pretribulation rapture to millions
of believers throughout the ages who died before the great tribulation period even
began. We can be 100 percent sure of the resurrection into heaven if we have truly

repented of our sins and put our faith in the Lord Jesus, our Messiah. For those who die
in the Lord it is actually better to be removed from this evil time.
Isaiah 57: 1. The righteous perishes, and no man takes it to heart; merciful men
are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous is taken away from evil.
2. He shall enter into peace; they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his
uprightness.
Luke 21:33. "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
34. "Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation
and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you
suddenly like a trap; 35. for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of
all the earth. 36. "But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have
strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand
before the Son of Man."
There are only three small, smaller, and smallest groups of Gods chosen elect which
are listed in scripture as living and not suffering death in the body at the end of the time
of great tribulation which will come upon the whole earth. The 144000 virgins from the
Church of Philadelphia, the remnant of Jerusalem, and the surviving remnant of the
House of David.
God has only promised the church of Philadelphia, whom millions of people claim to be,
that they would be spared from the great trial upon the whole earth. The only living
members of this church in the time of great tribulation will be the144,000 virgins who are
protected and nourished in a safe place in the wilderness for three and a half years.
Everybody else will have to be chastened, tried and purified through the fiery trial of
great tribulation with the only living survivors of Gods people being the remnant of
Jerusalem. The reason why they are separate is because they do not belong to a
church of Mystery Babylon, believe, practice, speak or write false doctrines while even
opposing all these things. They are wise and turn many to righteousness. They obey the
commandments of Jesus, having the Holy Spirit living inside them who teaches them
pure doctrine. They have forsaken all to follow him. They do not deny the name of Jesus
at any cost and endure all things with patience. They watch and guard the Word,
studying line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, there a little and pray daily
looking for signs of the return of their Lord and Savior. They have the name of the
Father God written on their foreheads before the day of the Lord begins. They need no
further purification or refining because they are spotless. I pray I could honestly say that
about myself.
The mainly gentile church of Smyrna who are the children of Abraham will undergo ten
days of great tribulation in which the antichrist will possibly have his counterfeit ten days
of awe for the Day of Atonement which is a foreshadow of the judgment also known as
Yom Kippur and he will slaughter Christians of the sons of Abraham for ten days until
the final one of that group is killed. Then the day of the Lord will commence with a great
earthquake with mountains being moved as the Lord will gather up the children of

Abraham and begin his wrath upon the wicked that dwell upon the earth. Many authors,
church leaders, pastors and prophets will tell you that God is waiting for the last
Christian to be saved before he comes in a pretribulation rapture but the Bible says that
he waits for the last believer to be killed in this mixed multitude of the sons and
daughters of Abraham before he comes to avenge their deaths with his wrath upon evil
doers.
Revelation 6:9. When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of
those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they
held. 10. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and
true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?''
11. And a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they
should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and
their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
Revelation 3:7. "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, `These
things says He who is holy, He who is true, "He who has the key of David, He who
opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens'': 8. "I know your works.
See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a
little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. 9. "Indeed I will
make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie
indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I
have loved you. 10. "Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also
will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to
test those who dwell on the earth. 11. "Behold, I come quickly! Hold fast what
you have, that no one may take your crown.12. Him that overcomes, will I make a
pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more: and I will write upon
him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new
Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon
him my new name.
Revelation 14:1. Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and
with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father's name written
on their foreheads. 2. And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many
waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists
playing their harps. 3. And they sang as it were a new song before the throne,
before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song
except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth.
4. These are the ones who were not defiled with the woman for they are virgins.
These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were
redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. 5. And in
their mouth was found no guile, for they are without fault before the throne of
God.

Zephaniah 3:12. I will leave in your midst a meek and humble people, and they
shall trust in the name of the Lord. 13. The remnant of Israel shall do no
unrighteousness and speak no lies, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their
mouth; for they shall feed their flocks and lie down, and no one shall make them
afraid.'' 14. Sing, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all
your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Zephaniah 3:18. "I will gather those who sorrow over the appointed assembly,
who are among you, to whom its reproach is a burden. 19. Behold, at that time I
will deal with all who afflict you; I will save the lame, and gather those who were
driven out; I will appoint them for praise and fame in every land where they were
put to shame.
Revelation 9:3. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them
was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4. They were
commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree,
but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
Psalm 55:6. And I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! For then I would fly
away and be at rest. 7. Indeed, I would wander far off, And remain in the
wilderness. Selah 8. I would hasten my escape From the windy storm and
tempest.''
Revelation 12:6. Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place
prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and
sixty days.
Revelation 12:13. Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth,
he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child. 14. But the woman
was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her
place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the
presence of the serpent.
Luke 12:36. "and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he
will return for the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him
immediately.37. "Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes,
will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them
sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.
Isaiah 56:4. For thus says the Lord: "To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, and
choose what pleases Me, and hold fast My covenant, 5. even to them I will give
in My house and within My walls a place and a name better than that of sons and
daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.

There are four different watches for the coming day of the Lord and several different
groups of Gods chosen peoples of the seven churches who have a set time of
ingathering according to their appointed lot.
Mark 13:33-37 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
For the son of man is as a man taking a long journey, who left his house, and
gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work; and commanded the
porter to watch.
Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at
evening, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning: Lest coming
suddenly, he should find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.
Matthew 20:1. "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early
in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2. "Now when he had agreed
with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3. "And he
went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4.
"and said to them, `You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give
you.' And they went. 5. "Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour,
and did likewise. 6. "And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others
standing idle, and said to them, `Why have you been standing here idle all day?'
7. "They said to him, `Because no one hired us.' He said to them, `You also go
into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.' 8. "So when evening
had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, `Call the laborers and
give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.' 9. "And when those
came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.
Just as Peter denied the Lord three times before the cock crowed in the 3 rd watch and
Peter, James, and John were found sleeping, so shall the majority of the three different
groups of gods people deny him and be found sleeping at his coming. They shall be
purified and refined in the fiery oven of great tribulation. The 144000 virgins shall be
ready, watching and waiting. The house of Joseph is at the beginning of the cockcrowing watch while Israel is at the end of it. Judah, with the house of Aaron, shall be
found awake at his coming after enduring the whole tribulation period at the morning
watch. Some of the House of David remain alive and waits until Gods wrath and the
first judgment are complete before they join the rest of our family.
The House of David is a very small group that shall be redeemed after the
great tribulation period at the completion of the 1 st judgment.
Psalms 130:6. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the
morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Nehemiah 7:3. And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened

until the sun be hot; and while they stand on guard, let them shut the doors, and
bar ye them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in
his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
Another key to understand the prophecies of the last days is to understand the meaning
of the opening of the third seal in Revelation. The four different watches are represented
as crops or fruits of the earth for harvesting. There is a progression of watches and
ingatherings as Jesus stated. For each individual it shall be as the twinkling of an eye
because we are not sure which watch he will come for us. The 24 elders have already
been resurrected and gathered up to heaven around the throne of God.
Revelation 6:6. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures
saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius;
and do not harm the oil and the wine.''
I believe many have incorrectly interpreted this to mean that there will be a worldwide
food shortage and famine at that time, but scripturally this speaks of the first fruits of
Gods harvest at the four appointed watches while the famine upon the earth begins
with the opening of the fourth seal. What really is happening is a picture of the
redeeming of the bodies of the children of Abraham from all nations (barley) and Israel
(wheat) while the 144000 virgins of Israel (wine) and Judah (oil) are given protection
from hades and death of the body. These two groups do not need redemption of the
body because they will not die, but remain until the Lord returns for the first judgment.
The virgins will be protected and nourished the whole time but Judah shall be refined
and purified under great tribulation and be a small number of survivors. It must be noted
again that the virgins have already proven themselves before the time of great
tribulation begins as they suffer tribulation individually and go through fire and water
before the time of trial upon the whole earth.
1 Corinthians 15:22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made
alive. 23. But each one in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits, afterward those
who are Christ's at His coming.
Romans 8:23. And not only they, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,
even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the
redemption of our body.
Revelation 6:7. When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth
living creature saying, "Come and see.'' 8. And I looked, and behold, a pale
horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with
him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword,
with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.
The wrath of God which begins with the opening of the sixth seal is a permanent
judgment upon the body and soul of the wicked and must not be confused with great
tribulation which begins with the opening of the fourth seal and shall separate the true

believer from the imposters. Only the wrath of the serpent dragon shall be upon
believers in the time of great tribulation and are only capable of tormenting and
destroying the earthly body. They cannot and do not have permission to touch a
persons soul whose judgment is reserved for the Lamb of God.
Matthew 10:28. "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.
But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
John 3:36. "He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not
believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.''
Romans 1:18. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all
ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in
unrighteousness, 19. because what may be known of God is manifest in them,
for God has shown it to them.
Romans 5:8. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we
were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9. Much more then, having now been
justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
1 Thessalonians 1:10. and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from
the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10. who died for us, that whether we wake or
sleep, we should live together with Him.
Revelation 6:16. and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us
from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17.
"For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?''
Christians are not appointed to the wrath of the Lamb of God but many are appointed
for death of the body by the wrath of Satan.
Revelation 12:12. "Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe
to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you,
having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.'' 13. Now when
the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who
gave birth to the male Child.
Revelation 12:11. "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the
word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
Revelation 12:17. And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to
make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and
have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Daniel 11:36. "Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and
magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of
gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been
determined shall be done.
Revelation 13:11. Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he
had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.
Revelation 13:15. He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast,
that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not
worship the image of the beast to be killed.
Revelation 20:4. And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was
committed to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been cut off for their
witness to Jesus and for the Word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or
his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands.
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
The woman in the flesh was blessed Mary who represented symbolically Israel who has
the 12 stars who gave birth to Jesus conceived by the Holy Spirit from the pure seed of
David. Anybody who receives the Holy Spirit is the offspring of the woman through
Christ who is the seed of Eve, Seth, Abraham, Jacob (Israel), David and then Jesus
who in all that are called have the option to be his son. All those who die in the flesh for
Jesus at the hands of Satan, the serpent dragon during the time of great tribulation are
members of the Church body and are overcomers by the blood of the Lamb and the
Word of Truth.
Revelation 6:9. When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of
those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they
held. 10. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and
true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?'' 11.
And a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they
should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and
their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
Revelation 7:13. Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, "Who are these
arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?'' 14. And I said to him,
"Sir, you know.'' So he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great
tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the
Lamb.
Matthew 24:9. "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you
will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. 10. "And then many will be
offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 11. "Then many
false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

Matthew 24:13. "But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

Matthew 24:21. "For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been
since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
John 16:33. "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace.
In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the
world.''
Acts 14:21. And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many
disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, 22. strengthening the
souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, "We
must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.''
Romans 5:1. Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2. through whom also we have access by faith
into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3. And
not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces
perseverance; 4. and perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or
distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36. As it is
written: "For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for
the slaughter.''
2 Corinthians 1:3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4. who comforts us in all our
tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the
comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5. For as the sufferings
of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.
1 Thessalonians 3:4. For, in fact, we told you before when we were with you that
we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know.
Revelation 1:9. I, John, both your brother and companion in tribulation, and in
the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos
for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 2:8. "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, `These things
says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life: 9. "I know your
works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of
those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10. "Do
not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is
about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have
tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

11. "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who
overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.'' '
Jesus did not promise all his church that they would not suffer tribulation or death of the
body.
The wrath of the Lamb which begins immediately after the ingathering of the
predominantly gentile church of the sons of Abraham (barley) in Revelation 6:13 shall
be upon the wicked who roam the earth. The gentiles do not have an easy out and are
not more valuable than those with the blood line of Israel or Judah.
We being many are one body in Christ. All who trust in the name of Jesus are and will
be a member of the Church which is the body of Christ. The Holy Spirit dwells in all who
trust in the Lord and shall not ever be removed from the earth so long as one single
believer remains. That which will stand up and be removed is Michael the archangel
who protects Israel from the evil one, as told in the book of the prophet Daniel.
Daniel 12:1. And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which
standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such
as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy
people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
2. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to
everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3. Those who are
wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to
righteousness like the stars forever and ever.
Romans 12:4. For as we have many members in one body, but all the members
do not have the same function, 5. so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and
individually members of one another.
1 Corinthians 10:17. For we, being many, are one bread and one body; for we all
partake of that one bread.
The more prominent position in heaven will actually be ordained to the true Jewish
people of Jerusalem who will convert and join the body of Christ during the period of
great tribulation; a re-grafted branch of the olive tree who shall be the remnant that are
alive and remain. Some of Those who are first shall be last, and those who are last
shall be first. The Lord called the Jew first, and the Greek or gentile second.
Ephesians 2:11. Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh who are
called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by
hands 12. that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no
hope and without God in the world. 13. But now in Christ Jesus you who once
were far off have been made near by the blood of Christ. 14. For He Himself is
our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of

division between us, 15. having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law
of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new
man from the two, thus making peace, 16. and that He might reconcile them both
to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. 17.
And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who
were near. 18. For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
There are however distinctions in peoples for the ingatherings of the Lord for those of
the dead and the living. The first ingathering was a sheaf offering of the Old Testament
saints who were preached to and some were released from paradise of Abrahams
bosom by Jesus after he died on the cross and descended below. Many of the Israelites
of these were seen walking around Jerusalem for a short period before they ascended
into heaven.
Isaiah 26:19. Thy dead men shall live; together with my dead body (Jesus) shall
they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of
herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
Matthew 27:52-53 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints
who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His
resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
They are now among the twenty-four elders along with the apostles seated around the
throne of the father described in Revelation who came from all nations of the world, and
they belong to the Church of Smyrna. They are righteous descendants of Adam and
Noahs sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, united by their faith in the Father God.
The second ingathering consisted of the Apostles and early Church martyrs who were
the firstfruits of Harvest of Weeks and I believe they may belong to the Church of
Ephesus..
Romans 8:23. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of
the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to
wit, the redemption of our body.
James 1:17. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh
down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of
turning. 18. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be
a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
The following verse indicates the different structural members of the Holy temple
which is the body of Christ are being fit together over time until its completion. The
foundation is the first building structure laid and is made up of the apostles and
prophets which are the 24 Elders.

Ephesians 2:19. Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but
fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20. having
been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself
being the chief cornerstone, 21. in whom the whole building, being joined
together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22. in whom you also are being
built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
The third ingathering shall be of the children of Abraham, which is the church of Smyrna
from all nations representing the barley harvest being redeemed in Revelation 6:6; in
the evening watch, sometime near the middle the 7 years of great affliction at the
opening of the sixth seal in Revelation 6:13, just preceding the wrath of the Lamb. The
Bible describes these believers as waiting under the altar and for the Lord to avenge
their deaths in Rev.6:12. The Scriptures do not mention specifically any of these to be
live believers, only that the Lamb waits for the last one to be killed before he applies his
wrath upon the wicked of the earth. These are of a great number who came out of great
tribulation and are to serve God day and night in the temple as described in the
prophetical book of Revelation.
Revelation 7:9. After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which
no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing
before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm
branches in their hands, 10. and crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation
belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!''
Genesis 17:5. "No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall
be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. 6. "I will make you
exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from
you. 7. "And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your
descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God
to you and your descendants after you.
Galatians 3:7. Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of
Abraham. 8. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the nations by
faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, "In you all the nations
shall be blessed.'' 9. So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing
Abraham.
The fourth ingathering in the midnight watch consists of the living 144,000 spiritual
virgins of the 12 tribes of Israel along with the rest of the Church of Philadelphia, the
wine harvest in Rev. 6:6; The virgins are unaffected by false doctrine and the wrath of
the enemy and follow the Lord Jesus wherever he goes. They are marked and raptured
alive to a safe place with the Lord Jesus. These have the name of the Father written on
their forehead which is indicative of the church of Philadelphia. These are the only
people spared from the great trial upon all the earth as they are protected for the last
half of the seven years.

Revelation 12:6. Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place
prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and
sixty days.
Revelation 12:13. Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth,
he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child. 14. But the woman
was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her
place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the
presence of the serpent.
The fifth ingathering at the beginning of the cock-crowing shall be the house of Joseph,
the wild vine who was separated from his brethren of Israel while his son Ephraim was
prophesied to bring forth many nations and represents the Church of Laodicea. Many
who consider themselves of the gentiles will be surprised to learn of their inclusion in
this group.
Revelation 3:17. "Because you say, `I am rich, have become wealthy, and have
need of nothing' and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind,
and naked 18. "I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you
may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your
nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you
may see. 19. "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and
repent. 20. "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and
opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
Hosea 12:7. A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, He loves to oppress.
8. And Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me No iniquity, which {would be} sin."
The sixth ingathering at the cock-crowing watch is the great harvest of the earth, the
wine of Rev. 6:6; the house of Israel who is represented by the Church of Pergamos
shall receive victory over the beast and die in the Lord.
Revelation 14:14. And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat
One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a
sharp sickle. 15. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud
voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time
has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.'' 16. So He who sat
on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
The seventh ingathering at the beginning of the morning watch is for the watchmen,
Church of Ephesus and the two witnesses who shall prophesy 1260 days and have
power to stop rain from heaven are possibly the greatly beloved Daniel and the one
whom Jesus loved, John, who were each told to seal writings until the time appointed at
the end of days. They are gathered up with the rest of the remaining prophets, the

foundation stones, who were killed for their faith at the completion of the second woe.
Revelation 11:3. And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall
prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4.
These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God
of the earth.
Revelation 11:11. And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God
entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them
which saw them. 12. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them,
Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies
beheld them.
Psalms 103: 1. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His
holy name!
The eighth ingathering in the morning watch is the rapture of the remaining living of
Judah and the House of Aaron; the oil of Rev. 6:6 represented by the Church of
Thyatira who are told to come out of Babylon (Jerusalem), so as not to receive her
judgments. This is evidenced by the sad judgment pronounced upon Jerusalem in
Matthew 23 when he said you shall not see me henceforth until you shall say
blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord. These words are also spoken in
Psalms 118, a book which describes the time of Jesus birth, the tribulation of the end
times, and all gatherings into heaven, in chronological order. You may read about this in
the Prophetically Chronological Psalms.
The final ingathering is a small group known as the house of David represented by the
Church of Sardis which shall go through an extra 45 days waiting for the completion of
the judgment before they are able to join the rest of the house of God.
Psalms 130: 6. My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the
morning I say, more than those who watch for the morning.
The next verse discloses the reason why King David must wait until the completion of
the 45 day judgment period.
Acts 2:34. "For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: `The
Lord said to my Lord, "Dwell at My right hand, 35. till I make Your enemies Your
footstool.'' '
Psalms 110:1. The Lord said to my Lord, "Remain at My right hand, Till I make
Your enemies Your footstool.'' 2. The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength
out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! 3. Your people shall be
volunteers In the day of Your power; In the beauties of holiness, from the womb
of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth. 4. The Lord has sworn And will
not relent, "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.'' 5.

The Lord is at Your right hand; He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath. 6.
He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead bodies, He
shall execute the heads of many countries. 7. He shall drink of the brook by the
wayside; Therefore He shall lift up the head.
Psalm 132:1. A song of ascents. LORD, remember David and all his anxious care;
2. How he swore an oath to the LORD, vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: 3. `I
will not enter the house where I live, nor lie on the couch where I sleep; 4. I will
give my eyes no sleep, my eyelids no rest, 5. Till I find a home for the LORD, a
dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.' 6. `We have heard of it in Ephrathah; we
have found it in the fields of Jaar. 7. Let us enter God's dwelling; let us worship
at God's footstool.' 8. `Arise, LORD, come to your resting place, you and your
majestic ark. 9. Your priests will be clothed with justice; your faithful will shout
for joy.' 10. For the sake of David your servant, do not reject your anointed.
The mystery of the extra 45 days spoken of by the prophet Daniel is exposed in the latter
book of Psalm. With Bible scriptures we must ignore and disregard the numbers of the
verses and chapters which were not originally included in the ancient manuscripts, but
added at a later time for reference. Beginning in Psalm 119 there are twenty-two letters
of the Hebrew alphabet, from Aleph to Tau. Second, there are fifteen songs of
degrees or ascents beginning in Psalm 120. Thirdly, there are 8 Psalms of David
beginning in Psalm 138 which parallel the feast of tabernacles; all of which total
forty-five; the number of days of the first bema judgment of Revelation, in which all are
blessed and take part in the first resurrection. The book of Psalms are indicative of the
procession of time, as is degrees and the Hebrew alphabet. How great is our Lord to
show us these ancient mysteries in these last days!
Daniel 12:11. "And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the
abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and
ninety days. 12. "Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three
hundred and thirty-five days.
Although not specifically mentioned, anything is possible with God for a small number of
live believers to be raptured in each of the forthcoming watches of the Lord, but most
shall die for their faith with the exception of the 144,000 and the small remnant who
survive in Jerusalem and the living of the House of David. We can only hope, pray, and
watch, that we may not be caught sleeping in the time of our own visitation. For most
believers throughout the ages, the return of Christ is imminent when we die our earthly
death.
The mixed multitude of Abraham, 144000 Virgins and House of Joseph all wear
garments of many colors before they receive their white garments indicating that they

are intermixed with the gentiles and their identity is hidden to them and most others.
Satan has a perfect memory over 7000 years and knows who they are if God has not
hidden it from him and is the reason for the secret persecution and murder of Gods
chosen elect at the current time. You may read about this in the book of Psalms. Search
hidden, secret, trap, gin, snare, plot, scheme, etc. It is well documented in my
researched writing of Secret Genocide of the Pure Human Race.
The following lists are preliminary and are by no means set in stone or the Word of God;
I am simply attempting to do what the Lord commanded me to do by putting line upon
line, precept upon precept, here a little, there a little and publish my findings. I suppose
my doctrine will never be perfect until the Lord Jesus returns and I receive my new body
with a perfect understanding and memory while he corrects me with his Sword of Truth.
The ingathering or harvesting of Gods chosen peoples are possibly represented by
these eight Holy days of Israel:
Firstfruits:
Passover:
Beginning Pentecost:
Day of Atonement:
Purim:
Trumpets:
End Pentecost:
Tabernacles:
Solemn Assembly:

Jesus
O.T. saints (some) Elders
Apostles Elders Firstfruits of Wheat Harvest
Children of Abraham (mixed multitude)
144,000 virgins (currently among gentiles)
House of Joseph (currently among gentiles)
Israel and the Prophets Feast of Ingathering
Judah and House of Aaron
House of David all brethren together

The Four Watches are likely to be:

1st Evening watch:
2nd Midnight watch:
3rd Cock-crowing watch:
4th Morning watch:

Children of Abraham
144,000 Virgins
Joseph-Israel Prophets
Judah (Jerusalem)

Barley
Wheat
Wine
Oil

The Seven Churches are probably:

Thyatira:
Pergamos:
Ephesus:
Smyrna:
Sardis:
Philadelphia:
Laodicea:

Judah of Jerusalem
Israel
Prophets and Watchmen
Mixed Multitude of Abraham
House of David
144000 Virgins of Israel
Ephraim House of Joseph

Isaiah 4:1. And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, "We
will eat our own food and wear our own apparel; only let us be called by your

name, to take away our reproach.'' 2. In that day the Branch of the Lord shall be
beautiful and glorious; and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing
for those of Israel who have escaped. 3. And it shall come to pass that he who is
left in Zion and he who remains in Jerusalem will be called holy everyone who is
recorded among the living in Jerusalem. 4. When the Lord has washed away the
filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst,
by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning,
Because I only know in part and am learning on a continual basis the knowledge set
forth by our Lord and Savior Jesus, being led by the Holy Spirit, I find minor mistakes
and update all my writings as I gather more pieces of the puzzle of the prophecy of
these last days. I urge you to do your own studies to receive a fuller knowledge of
Scriptures. There is an abundant wealth of mysteries ready to be uncovered in these
last days with knowledge increasing and the aid of computers.
God Bless!