Where did humans disappear to? (Bible in brief)
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The nature of God and His plan of salvation
Where have people disappeared to
When will there be a rapture of the church? Year
Introduction
In this article, I will summarize the most important biblical truths: doctrines, prophecies, and end-time events in a short and simple manner.
It is based on Scripture alone. But it is important to remember that every verse of the Bible is polysemous, and its meaning can unfold in different ways depending on the context. You have to put all the pieces together to see the full picture - which is why there are different Christian traditions and theological differences.
What doctrines is the article based on?
1. The Russian Orthodox Church
On the Holy Trinity and the nature of God,
On salvation (“God became man so that man might become God by grace”),
On the fall into sin, and other fundamentals of the faith.
But I deepened these concepts by finding answers to difficult questions:
Why is God one but in three Persons?
What is sin and why did the fall occur?
Why does a person need to glorify God and what does that mean?
Why is repentance only possible in life?
If God loves everyone, why is there an eternal hell?
What awaits the righteous in Paradise?
Why the suffering on Earth?
and many others....
2. Protestantism
I am close to Orthodoxy for its logic and faithfulness to the teachings of the ancient Church Fathers. However, this approach has a weakness: in the first centuries of Christianity, the Bible was not studied as deeply as it is today.
Protestants believe that everyone can interpret Scripture. This is risky (heresies are born), but it is also valuable because it allows us to go beyond established traditions.
Protestant studies are especially strong in recent times:
The Last 7 Years Before Christ's Coming,
The Rapture of the Church,
the millennial kingdom.
Orthodoxy, on the other hand, has no clear end times logic - and that's no accident. The Apocalypse is the most complex book of the Bible, and many Old Testament prophecies that have already been fulfilled have second and third meanings pertaining to our future. In the past, little attention was paid to this.
3. my research
Completely mine are only my reflections on the creation of the world (Book of Genesis). They are what led me to faith.
Knowing quantum physics, I was able to prove that the Bible is not a human book, but a divine revelation.
The article will contain quotes from Scripture, but I will try not to complicate the text.
(!) At the beginning, a small introduction for atheists, followed by an explanation of the Bible's tenets
Can God exist?
Modern science is unequivocal: man did not come into existence until after the Big Bang and billions of years of evolution. Our universe had a beginning - it is about 13 billion years old. This fact alone makes one wonder if it points to an intelligent Design behind creation.
If the Creator really exists, it is logical to assume that He resides in the primary, “original” reality, while our world is a kind of virtual space. What does this mean? Our existence can be like information in a super-powerful computer or thoughts in someone's consciousness. Remarkably, modern physics confirms: at a deep level, all matter is just information.
What can be the nature of God? Let's assume that our Creator is a human civilization that has reached an incredible technological level and created a virtual simulation of its history on a quantum computer.
However, there is no need to limit the understanding of the true world to our perceptions. It is quite possible that the Creator is someone completely different. He may exist completely independently, outside of space and time. Or perhaps represents Infinity itself. This is logical, since everything in our world came into existence as a limitation of infinity. And only an infinite individual has the power to create a world as complex as ours.
Biblical God
Is the biblical God an old man on a cloud? Absolutely not. To summarize, here are His basic characteristics: infinity, omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence, transcendence and immanence, eternity, and incomprehensibility.
When can a possible God possess all these qualities at the same time? Only in one case - if He is an infinite Person who created humanity as a virtual reality within Himself.
Evidence?
Can the Bible prove its divine origin? It was with this question that my research began. Logically, if God really wrote the Bible, He must have described the creation of the universe (including the Big Bang). Of course, the prophets of antiquity could not use terms like “cosmological singularity” or “separation of gravity from fundamental interactions” - these concepts were inaccessible to them.
But if we carefully decipher the biblical images, the description of the creation of the world turns out to be amazingly accurate. The sequence of events, their number, the main stages - everything perfectly coincides with the modern scientific picture. There is simply nothing to pick on. For me, this is absolute proof of divine authorship.
Main study: https://teletype.in/@mvrshmvllxw/bigbangen
Here I will only give the key conclusions in the form of screenshots. But you can study the full article yourself and verify my conclusions.
Noteworthy: the Bible has maintained for 4000 years that the universe had a beginning. Until recently, scientists were convinced of its eternity - and only 50 years ago they confirmed the biblical truth.
The theory of evolution
Does the theory of evolution contradict the Bible? Not at all. While it is beyond the scope of this article to provide extensive proof, I will make a few important points.
- The biblical account of creation says that water “produced” living things (Gen. 1:20). As we know from science, life actually originated in water. This means that God used water as a tool to create life.
- The sequence of the appearance of living things in the Bible is completely in accordance with the evolutionary order: from the simplest forms to more complex forms.
- Man was originally created mortal. The presence of the “tree of life” in Eden (Gen. 2:9) confirms this. When God warned Adam that on the day of eating the forbidden fruit he would “die a death” (Gen. 2:17), it was first of all about spiritual death - excommunication from God (which corresponds to the Orthodox understanding of the “first death”).
Thus, when interpreted correctly, the biblical text does not contradict scientific data, but is surprisingly consistent with them.
The problem of man
Creation of the angels
The book of Job 38:4-7 tells how the angels, called “sons of God,” rejoiced as they watched the creation of the human world. These lines suggest that angels already existed at the time of the creation of our universe (matter). Angels are essentially spirits, just like God. Which means they exist on a more basic level than our universe, they are closer to God.
Man's free will
Man was created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-27). The key here is personhood, free will, and freedom of choice. Free will is the ability of man to do whatever he wants to do. Freedom of choice - the right of a person to choose how to realize free will: through good or evil.
Freedom of will can be realized in two frames, and choice covers these frames. On the graph it can be represented as follows.
Why does man not see God?
God wants man to remain free. Imagine: If we now clearly saw before us an all-powerful and holy God who does not tolerate sin, who would dare to do evil? But not out of sincere choice, but out of fear. The very obviousness of the divine presence would deprive us of true freedom.
This is why the world was created through the Big Bang and evolution. The illusion of autonomy is always preserved in it, so that man has a choice: to believe or not to believe, to do good or evil.
The freedom of angels
Why do angels abide in the presence of God? Their freedom has limits: they act in harmony with the divine will, retaining some autonomy, but not complete arbitrariness.
Do angels have the freedom to choose between good and evil? Yes, but only once. Their decision becomes final - they can not revise it, only to confirm in it. The reason is their nature: they are immortal spirits, which means that their personality is not capable of destruction (change). An immortal personality either grows in holiness or sinks into darkness.
Angels have a will, but not the fullness of freedom as man. Their nature is to serve the divine plan, and even fallen spirits can not act outside of this framework. If the will of God is the salvation of man, then fallen angels, being deprived of the ability to do good, can only distort this path, leading the soul to perdition.
Human mortality
Man was created in a corruptible body for a reason. Our physical nature is subject to destruction: cells die off, the brain, which forms consciousness, gradually changes. This fragility gives man a unique opportunity - the ability to inner transformation. Unlike immortal spirits, the human personality is plastic, capable of repentance, growth or fall during earthly life.
Catastrophe
After death, all that remains of man is an immortal soul - unchanging, like that of the angels. But this is an intermediate state. At the end of time, God will resurrect the bodies of men, making them incorruptible, and reunite them with their souls (Daniel 12:2; John 5:28-29; 1 Corinthians 15:42-44; Revelation 20:12-13). From that point on, there will be no more change - only eternal confirmation in the choice, because the immortal body is unable to change the choice, to get rid of sinful qualities.
What is left for God if man remains in sin forever? Only to isolate him, like the fallen angels, so that evil does not spread. Even the slightest sin deprives a person of holiness - and then there would be almost no one in paradise. But God has salvation: a way that overcomes this hopelessness. Not because people have become worthy, but because His grace is stronger than our destruction.
The nature of God and His plan of salvation
To understand the plan of salvation, we must first know the nature of the Creator.
God is a Trinity
We know from the Gospel that God has three persons - Father, Son, and Spirit. The three persons are absolutely omnipotent, infinite, holy. They are themselves the source of all things. And in eternity they glorify each other. This is how we can picture it. (Trinity: Jn. 10:30, Jn. 14:9-11, Jn. 14:16-20, 26, Matt. 28:19b, John 17:21. Glorification: Jn. 17:1, 5, Jn. 16:14, Rev. 5:12-13)
Why does each personality glorify the others? Because, being infinite, they do not need anything. Glory is not an inner self-assertion, but a gift that can only be received externally, from another personality. Therefore, the only thing that infinite personalities can exchange is glory.
God, being Trinity, possesses glory in Himself: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit continually glorify each other. But no Hypostasis glorifies Himself - for self-glorification is pride, sin. This is the perfect harmony of the divine nature: glory is not appropriated, but freely given.
Sin
Since Scripture says that “God is love” (1 John 4:8, 16), the very essence of His being is unceasing sacrificial love: each Person in the Trinity gives Himself to others without reserve. In this is the perfect harmony of the divine life
Consequently, sin is the exact opposite of such being - it is when one Person forcibly takes something from another. To put it schematically:
The sin of stealing is the appropriation of another's property. Lying is stealing the truth. Gossip is the theft of a good name. Atheism is the usurpation of Divine glory.
Functions of God
The Bible reveals to us that each person fulfills a different role. Father - conceives. Son - incarnates. Spirit - brings to perfection. (Eph. 1:3-5, Jn. 6:38, Jn. 1:14, Heb. 10:7, Col. 1:16, Jn. 16:13-14, Rom. 8:11)
This is due to the very nature of Divine harmony. If each Person of the Trinity were to plan and execute at the same time, the result would be either chaos or three independent worlds, but not perfect unity.
The deeper meaning lies in voluntary self-restraint: the Son, possessing the fullness of omnipotence, deliberately chooses to obey the Father (John 5:19). This is not a diminution of His nature, but the highest expression of unity - when perfect freedom is expressed in perfect harmony.
And yet, why did the Son, being an all-powerful free person, choose to surrender his will to the Father?
The Love of God
God is three persons, three infinities. Each personality abides in the other (Jn. 10:38, Jn. 14:10-11, Jn. 17:21, Rom. 8:9-11, Jn. 14:26,1 Jn. 4:15-16). Each Person possesses the fullness of knowledge of the other Person. If we visualize each Personality as a circle, these circles are not merely contiguous-they are completely overlapping, permeating each other.
Since God is love in His essence (1 Jn. 4:8), each Person of the Trinity acts solely according to the desires of the others. This is why the Son without fear completely surrenders his will to the Father, for the Father knows the Son as himself and plans only what is in accordance with the Son's will. And the Son, in realizing the plan, does not do so of his own free will, but in perfect harmony with the Father's will.
The essence of love in the Trinity
True love is the deep knowledge and fulfillment of the desires of another person (of course, only the holy and sinless). In this sense, only God possesses perfect love, for:
Completeness of knowledge - only He fully knows the other Person;
Infinity of gift - only He can give Himself without limit without diminishing others.
This is how the Trinity reveals the ideal of love: not submission, but voluntary unity, where each Person, preserving His identity, is fully open to the others.
The tragedy of human nature
We know from Scripture that man was created for eternal fellowship with God, to live in love (Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27). But sin has enslaved his nature - instead of love, man chooses evil, and he cannot reform himself.
What does God do? The Son, by the Father's will, becomes a man - Jesus. Why? To acquire human nature for himself and to live an absolutely righteous life, revealing:
Love for the Father by doing His will;
Love for people by doing good.
Love is measured by what one gives: possessions, time, care. But the highest expression of love is to give life itself. Jesus, being a true Man, did this:
As Man - He offered Himself as a sacrifice to God, achieving perfection in the love of His human nature for God;
As God - the Father, by giving the Son, revealed the ultimate love for human beings.
Christ didn't just take on human nature - He brought it to completion by becoming the perfect man - as Adam was meant to be.
Jesus has restored the ideal of human nature. Now in Him is the way of restoration for all who are united to His victory by faith.
Design of God
Orthodoxy holds that the Son and the Holy Spirit proceed from the Father. Catholicism believes that the Son is from the Father and the Spirit is from the Father and the Son. Which is correct?
Quantum fields
If you look carefully, everything in the universe and in man is created in the image of God. For example, 3 spatial dimensions, like God has 3 personalities. Or man has separate functions of thought, creation and communication, just like God.
Therefore, if our world at the quantum level consists of fields (field of photons, electrons, Higgs, etc.), we can assume that God is also an infinite field.
The picture shows the layers of fields.
If the Father is an “infinite field” and the Son proceeds from the Father, then it follows that the Son, as infinity, is within the infinity of the Father. By this logic, the Spirit is within the Son.
This is roughly how it can be depicted.
The empty circle is the Father. The shaded circle is the Son. The shaded circle is the Spirit. They are all infinite, yet the Spirit is in the Son and the Son in the Father.
Creation of the Universe
If the universe is a virtual world, in which personality does it exist? Which personality is creating? Jesus. In that case, our universe is in Jesus. Not literally, but on a virtual level. Because only God is real, and we are a virtual world within Him.
The shaded circle is our universe. The circle next to it is the Holy Spirit.
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
Man was created in Jesus. Man has the same function as Jesus - to create, but he does it according to the Father's will. Man was created to abide in God. Moreover, the church is called the body of Jesus.
The Son is in the Father. And man is in the Father, but through Jesus.
The Spirit is in the Son. But the Spirit is not in the man.
That is what baptism corrects. The Holy Spirit begins to abide in the man, just as He abides in Jesus.
In the picture, the left circle is the universe, and within it are the personalities of people. The Holy Spirit (on the right) is united with each person.
Baptism is only the first stage of man's salvation. Man has received the Holy Spirit, but he is still in an isolated universe.
The salvation of man
God's plan is that at the end of time, when there will be a general resurrection of all men, man will become part of Jesus. Jesus speaks of the same unity between believers as there is between Him and the Father.
“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us.” John 17:21
There is no question here of man's personality in God disappearing! That is impossible! The personality of each person will remain individual. Because God is infinite and man is finite. Man gained the ability to become part of God only because Jesus acquired human nature at the incarnation.
The picture goes something like this:
The first circle is the Father. The second circle is the Son. The circle in the center is the Spirit. And the divisions within the Son, like slices of pizza, are the personalities of people. What is the meaning of this reunion of God and man?
First, it gives man deliverance from sin. Jesus as an infinite and perfectly righteous Person becomes a new nature for the believer. When the human personality passes into Him, it is completely preserved, but is rendered incapable of sinning because there is no sin in the nature of Christ. Man gains the holiness of God Himself by becoming a part of His being. At the same time, because of the infinity of God, the individual is enabled to develop eternally through the unceasing knowledge of the Creator.
If you are worried that this transformation will change your individuality, it is in vain. God values the uniqueness of each individual above all else. But if a person consciously rejects union with God during his life and does not want to part with sin (which is expressed in the absence of repentance), the Lord leaves him in his former sinful nature. This is the free choice of man himself, the consequence of which is a stay in hell.
Such people do not become part of the holy nature of Jesus. In our diagram they also look like slices of pizza, but with a circle inside, which is their sin.
Second, by becoming part of the divine nature, man has full access to the perfect love that exists between the Persons of the Trinity. It is the experience of this love that constitutes the essence of paradisiacal bliss.
Sinners, on the other hand, are deprived of this gift because sin creates an insurmountable barrier between them and God. Their anguish comes primarily from the realization of their own guilt and missed opportunities. God is left with only one just solution - to isolate them from the righteous.
Thus, those who are saved will be eternally in the love of God, while those who reject grace will find themselves in emptiness and eternal remorse. Although there will be abundant material goods in Paradise, the main reward, which outshines everything else, is the very possibility of feeling the love of the Creator - everything else is of no importance in comparison.
Causes of sin
God is an infinite person. We represent Him as a circle. Then man, a finite person, is represented as a square.
The circles inside are the thoughts of the individual (1). Thoughts are both action and memory, which influence further decisions. When man was created, all his thoughts were righteous (white circles).
But over time, sinful thoughts (black circles) appeared, which are stored in memory and form the personality (2).
Sin affects the further development of the personality, and the person is poisoned more and more (3).
Where does sin even come from? God is infinite and omnipresent. He permeates everything, including the other Persons of the Trinity, and therefore knows every thought and feeling from the inside out. This makes sympathy the basis of His nature.
Man, on the other hand, is finite. His consciousness is closed to himself - he knows only his own experiences, and it takes effort to understand others. As a result, sooner or later, he puts his own desires and pleasures above the needs of others.
If man were infinite, he would become another divine person merging with the Trinity. But the meaning of human nature is separate: unique desires, tastes, interests. It is these that form the personality.
Sin is not a consequence of individuality, but a distortion of it. It is not a peculiarity, but a disease that destroys a person.
The image shows a man repenting and struggling with sinful thoughts (4). Repentance requires effort - it is no accident that in our world everything is given through labor. Physical effort teaches us that spiritual change requires work as well.
Suffering is not meaningless either: it teaches empathy, and through it, love and repentance (ideally). The world is designed so that through labor and pain a person can grow toward what he or she was originally meant to be.
If a person is victorious, he will be free from sin for a short time (5)
The sinful qualities have disappeared. But, note, the number of the righteous has also decreased. The point is that sin leads to a loss of individuality, and thus a loss of human personality. Since all people have the same sins. Wicked people are very much alike.
What happens to a repentant and cleansed person? He is guaranteed to fall back into sin because his nature is finite and his feelings are centered on himself.
Salvation from sin
Now let us visualize the personality of God. The circle is infinity. The little circles are thoughts.
As we know, salvation consists in union with God. There is no sin in Him and there can be no sin in Him, for He is Love itself and absolute Holiness.
But why is the sinner unable to be united with God in his present state? Because in such a union his sinful characteristics simply cannot exist. And since a person's personality is determined by the totality of his qualities (thoughts, desires, inclinations), the forcible removal of sin would lead to the disappearance of the former self and the emergence of a completely new personality. This would contradict God's very design of the freedom of the human will.
Only the personality itself can change itself.
Only those will enter Paradise who:
have either been completely purified (as in images 1 or 5),
or truly repentant and struggling with sin (as in image 4).
Paradise is the harmonious union of man (symbolized by the square) with God (the circle), where freedom and holiness exist in perfect harmony.
In this reunion, a marvelous transformation takes place: the righteous person fully retains his unique personality (for the sinner cannot be united with God of his own free will). However, his consciousness is no longer separate from the Creator, but within God Himself.
Man used to be an independent source of his thoughts and decisions. Now God becomes the source of his thinking. Since the Divine nature is absolutely holy, even a limited human consciousness, abiding in Him, will generate exclusively righteous thoughts and desires.
It is important to emphasize: this does not mean that God will “think instead of man.” It is different: God's infinite nature contains all possible pure thoughts. Man will still think on his own, but all his thoughts will now be drawn from this infinite source of holiness. In fact, they are the same thoughts he would have had apart from God, but purified from the filth of sin.
Thus, the individuality is preserved in full measure, but acquires a new quality of existence - in perfect harmony with the Divine will. This is not suppression of the personality, but its healing and elevation to the Creator's original design.
The Fall
Although the Bible does not explicitly state that the fall into sin occurred before the eating of the fruit, certain points hint that the falling away began earlier.
The serpent tempts Eve with the promise: “You will be like gods” (Gen. 3:5-6). The desire to exalt oneself and doubt God's word was already a manifestation of pride - that is, sin.
After the fall into sin, Adam and Eve hid from God (Gen. 3:8-10), but even before that, at the moment of temptation, they allowed their distrust of Him, which can be considered the beginning of falling away.
In theology (especially in the Orthodox tradition), the fall into sin is understood not only as an act, but also as an inner assent to a lie. As James 1:14-15 says, sin originates in the heart and then moves into action. So Eve first inwardly accepted the serpent's seduction, and only then ate the fruit.
What then was the point of the apple (the fruit, to be more precise)? Man, though he was initially capable of sin, did not realize the difference between good and evil, did not realize the guilt. And if there is no law, there is no offense. But having tasted from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, man has conscience. Now he knows what is right and what is wrong. And the main thing is that now man can choose good or evil.
Notice that God did not punish the man immediately after the meal. God asked the man if he wanted to repent of the deed. And only when man hid from God and did not admit guilt, thus choosing sin, refusing to get rid of it, God expelled man from Paradise (to bring him to repentance). I.e. the fall into sin is not the fact of sin itself, but the voluntary and meaningful choice of man to accept sin in himself, to stay with it.
Could the fall have been avoided? Yes, if Adam had repented of sin. Then God would have allowed him to eat of the tree of life. But the mechanism of man's gaining righteousness in such a case is not clear to me, because God did not have a human nature at that time and the connection with Him was impossible....
How do you accept salvation?
Let's visualize a person's personality as a circle. The small circles inside are thoughts or qualities. The light ones are good, the dark ones are sin.
The first person (unrepentant sins - black dots):
All his sins remain unconfessed.
God cannot change him against his will - such a person will go to hell.
Second person (all sins are repented of, there is a struggle):
He sincerely repents and resists sin.
God will give him His righteousness, and such a person will be saved.
Third person (one unrepented sin):
Will he go to Paradise? No.
Even one unrepented sin remains a part of his personality.
If a person does not want to get rid of it, God will not forcibly “remake” him - that would violate free will.
Salvation is possible only for those who are completely open to God - either already cleansed or actively struggling with sin. One unrepented sin is a conscious choice against God, and therefore against salvation.
Why is it so hard to be saved?
Let's introduce the chart. Below I will duplicate it unchanged, just so you don't have to scroll up.
Let's take as a basis a conditional person who did not make a choice in favor of righteousness or sin. This person's righteousness is at point 0, where it says “start”. If he commits sin he will go left, if he is righteous he will go right. He believes that Jesus died for his sins. Will he go to Heaven? Since the person in question has not repented of his sins, no (because there are really no people who have not sinned, 0 is a conditional point meaning a minimum of sin). Any person at point 0 goes to hell.
If a person repents and stays awake (actively struggles with his sins), his righteousness will move to point 1. But Paradise (Kingdom of Heaven) begins only at point 7. What should be done?
If your answer is to do good works, you are very much mistaken. He doesn't need to do anything else. To the contrite Christian, Jesus will give his righteousness as a gift. Jesus always gives (conditionally) 6 units of righteousness. Now the person has 1+6=7 units of righteousness and enters Paradise. But at this point the devil begins to set traps.
Conditions of salvation
Is faith alone sufficient for salvation? No.
“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” Matthew 7:19
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He cuts off..... If anyone does not abide in Me, he will be cast out as a branch and wither; and such branches are gathered and thrown into the fire, and they are burned up.” John 15:1-6
And in John 15:16 Jesus emphasizes:
“I have chosen you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide.”
A Christian must have fruit. If you say that the Bible says that people are saved by faith alone, it is worth clarifying:
That is, true faith cannot be inactive - it will definitely manifest itself in life (e.g., repentance, love, holiness). And here is the good news! After all, sincere repentance of sins is already fruit!
Matthew 3:8 John the Baptist says, “But produce worthy fruit of repentance.”
2 Corinthians 7:10 “For sorrow for God's sake produces abiding repentance unto salvation, but worldly sorrow produces death.”
True repentance is not just regret for sins, but a change of mind and life.
A realization of sin (Psalm 50:6).
Turning away from evil (Proverbs 28:13).
Seeking God and correction (Acts 26:20).
The robber on the cross (Luke 23:39-43) - repented at the last moment, did not have time to do good works, but faith and sincere conversion saved him.
Reward for good deeds
Now let's get to the error that will cause many Christians to go to hell, so read carefully and to the end.
A repentant person receives a unit of righteousness (1), Jesus adds 6, and the person is already in Paradise (7), but without reward.
If a person reaches righteousness level 2 in his lifetime, Jesus adds 6, then in Paradise he will no longer be at the basic level of 7, but at 8. If a person reaches 3 or 4 in his lifetime, he will be at level 9 (3+6) and 10 (4+6) in Paradise.
Now the question is, is it possible to desire a reward from God?
Matthew 5:12 - “Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven” (Jesus on persecution for righteousness).
1 Corinthians 3:14 - “He who has a work that he has been building will stand, and he will receive a reward.”
Psalm 18:12 (19:11) - “And your servant is guarded by them; in keeping them there is great reward” (referring to the reward for keeping God's commandments).
Proverbs 11:18 - “The wicked does an unreliable work, but to him who sows righteousness there is a sure reward.”
Examples of biblical heroes who desired reward
Moses - “...for he looked on the recompense” (Hebrews 11:26).
The Apostle Paul - “By good deeds I have labored...but now the crown of righteousness is prepared for me” (2 Timothy 4:7-8).
It is possible to desire a reward from God, but there is a trap!
The trap of sin
So, you have found faith, repented, and are beginning to do good works to receive your reward in the Kingdom of Heaven. You help the poor financially, tithe to the church, preach to atheists about the existence of God and the forgiveness of sins, rebuke sinners, trying to guide them to the righteous path.
You have been working hard for 5 years doing good deeds. And now, summarizing the results of your works, you say to yourself: “I have done a lot of good deeds, the reward in Paradise is assured to me”. And then you add: “Well, so many Christians don't do good works, they will be unrewarded, not like me”. Congratulations, you are guaranteed to be in Hell!!!
Remember the nature of God: the Father glorifies the Son and the Spirit, the Son glorifies the Father and the Spirit, the Spirit glorifies the Father and the Son. Jesus did everything in his earthly life for the glory of his Father. He did nothing for his own sake! For glory must always come from another person. And giving glory to oneself is pride, a mortal sin.
Now let's go back to the chart:
Pride instantly reverses repentance and takes your path from 0 to 1. Now Jesus cannot give you righteousness because you are in sin. Furthermore, the more good works you have done, the more pride you will have, the more torment in hell awaits you. From righteousness level 2 you will fall to level -2, and from level 4 to -4.
What should we do?
Is it possible not to do good works at all, so as not to become proud? As I pointed out above, good works are a prerequisite for salvation:
“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” Matthew 7:19
If you roll and stop bearing fruit at that point, you are not saved. Furthermore, doing good works is your responsibility if you want to be saved. Read the parable:
“Who among you, having a slave plowing or herding, when he returns from the field, will say to him, 'Go quickly, sit down at the table'?
On the contrary, will he not say to him, 'prepare my supper, and, girding himself, serve me while I eat and drink, and then eat and drink yourself'?”
Would he begin to thank the slave for obeying the command? I don't think so.
In the same way, when you have fulfilled all that you have been commanded, you say, 'We are slaves worthless, because we did what we had to do.'”
So how do you do good deeds?
“So [it is with him] who gathers treasure for himself, and does not grow rich in God” (Luke 12:21).
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves, the gift of God: not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath ordained that we should perform.” Ephesians 2:8-10
“For this is love to God, that we keep His commandments.” 1 John 5:3
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, mercy, faith, gentleness, self-control.” Gal. 5:22
To enter Paradise - you must love God with all your heart and mind;
If your love is sincere, the Holy Spirit will transform you and make you like Christ;
if you become like Christ - you will inevitably do good deeds out of love for God and for people;
good deeds are not your merit; God has already allowed various situations in life from the beginning of time to give you the opportunity to do good deeds; in Paradise you will not have the opportunity to do good deeds because there will be no evil and tribulation; good deeds are literally a gift from God so that you can show Him your love;
good deeds are not a way to get into Paradise, but a measure that shows how close you are to the image of God;
your reward in Paradise depends on your love for God (the more you love Him, the more you can absorb His love); good deeds are an indicator of your love and, consequently, of your possible reward;
By doing good deeds, your goal should be to draw closer to the image of Christ, to show your love for God;
If you give glory to yourself for your works, you will fall into pride and go to hell if you do not repent;
Every good deed you do should be dedicated to God, and you should say: I do it for the glory of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit;
God is the source of your future divine glory; the more you glorify God, the more He will glorify you;
Where did the people disappear to?
1. The Rapture of the Church
This is the greatest event in human history - the moment when Jesus Christ will secretly take His Church.
Living believers will be instantly transformed - their bodies will become incorruptible and immortal (1 Cor. 15:51-52).
Those who have died in Christ will be resurrected - their souls from Paradise will be reunited with new, perfect bodies (1 Thess. 4:16-17).
They will all meet the Lord in the air and be taken up into Heaven.
“For the Lord Himself at the proclamation, at the voice of the archangel and the trumpet of God, will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are left alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.” 1 Thess. 4:16-17
Verses indicating that the rapture will be before the Tribulation:
1 Thess. 1:10
“And to wait from heaven for His Son...Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.”
“Wrath to come” is God's judgment during the Tribulation period (Rev. 6-19).
The church is promised to be delivered from it, not left in it.
1 Thess. 5:9
“For God has not determined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation.”
Believers are not designed for God's wrath (the tribulation is the time of His wrath, Rev. 6:16-17).
Rev. 3:10 (Philadelphia church promise):
“I will keep you from the hour of testing that will come upon the whole universe.”
“Preserve from” (Greek ‘ek’) means deliverance from the period itself, not protection in it (cf. Jn. 17:15)
In Rev. 4-19 (the Tribulation period), the Church is mentioned only:
As 24 elders (symbolizing the redeemed, Rev. 4:4, 5:8-10) - already in heaven;
And many other verses, including the books of the Old Testament.....
Millions of people will suddenly disappear, causing chaos.
False explanations will appear: UFO abduction, Allah killing Christians, Satan's work, etc. - don't believe them!
If you are reading this after the mass disappearance of people - it means that the rapture has already happened, and now your task is to endure to the end.
2. The beginning of the Tribulation: deception and persecution
After the rapture, the 7-year period of the Tribulation will begin (possibly 6 years) - a time of God's judgment and Satan's deception.
The first 3.5 years are false peace and deception
The Antichrist (world leader) will make a treaty with Israel (Dan. 9:27), establish a unified religion and economic system.
The false prophet will perform false miracles (Rev. 13:13-14) to deceive people.
Christians will be persecuted: their property will be taken away, they will be forbidden to buy and sell, and they will be imprisoned.
But salvation is still possible!
“Whoever endures to the end will be saved” (Matt. 24:13).
3. The Great Tribulation: severe trials
The second 3.5 years will be much more frightening - it will be the time of the Antichrist's open reign and God's wrath.
The Antichrist will gain the power of Satan (Rev. 13:4-5), declare himself a god, and demand worship.
Believers in Jesus will be killed (beheaded - Rev. 20:4).
Global catastrophes: wars, famines, earthquakes, falling stars (Rev. 6-18).
But even now God is giving us a chance to repent!
4. How can you be saved during the Tribulation?
❶ Do not deny Christ - under any circumstances!
“Whoever denies Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father” (Matthew 10:33).
Even under torture - remember: physical death is better than eternal hell!
❷ Do not accept the mark of the Antichrist!
The mark of the beast (chip, tattoo, digital identification or otherwise) is eternal destruction (Rev. 14:9-11).
❸ Do not believe the false prophets!
The true return of Christ will be seen by all (Matt. 24:27).
Any “secret appearances” of Christ are a deception.
This is very important! False prophets can destroy your soul!
“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body...fear Him who can also destroy the soul” (Matthew 10:28).
❺ Pray and hold fast to your faith.
“God will not allow you to be tested beyond your strength” (1 Cor. 10:13).
5. The End of the Tribulation: The Second Coming of Christ
When the Tribulation reaches its end, Jesus will appear in glory (Rev. 19:11-16):
Will destroy the Antichrist and his army.
Will resurrect the martyrs in immortal physical bodies.
Will establish the Millennial Kingdom.
6. The Millennial Kingdom and the Last Judgment
For 1000 years Jesus will rule on earth.
People who repented and survived the Tribulation will temporarily remain mortal and create families and bear children.
People killed for the name of Jesus during the Tribulation will be resurrected in physical immortal bodies and live in the 1000 year kingdom! Giving your life for God is the maximum expression of your love for Him, so immediately after the Tribulation you will be justified.
When the people who believed in Jesus during the Tribulation but did not die for their faith will be resurrected in physical bodies - I don't know: perhaps right after the Tribulation, perhaps after the 1000-year kingdom.
Whether the raptured and resurrected during the rapture will live in the 1000 year kingdom or whether they will be in the Heavenly Jerusalem at that time - I don't know exactly, but it is likely that they will return from Heaven to Earth to rule for 1000 years with Jesus Christ.
At the end of this period:
Sinners will be resurrected (souls from Hell in physical bodies) and thrown into fiery Gehenna.
New Earth and eternal Paradise - God will create a perfect world without sin and death (Rev. 21:1-4).
If you are not yet saved - repent now!
If the Tribulation has already begun - hold on to Christ to the end!
“Behold, I am coming soon; hold fast what you have, lest anyone take your crown” (Rev. 3:11).
When will there be a rapture of the church? Year
Prophecy about the restoration of Israel
There are many prophecies in the Bible and they come true day by day, even though they are predicted 3,000 years in advance. For example, the exact year of Jesus' first coming was predicted 2500 years in advance in the Old Testament.
But now let's turn to the prophecy of the restoration of the state of Israel.
Then lie on your left side as a sign that you are taking on all the sins of Israel. You shall bear this guilt for as many days as you lie on your left side. Three hundred and ninety days you shall bear the guilt of Israel. By doing so, I am letting you know how long Israel's punishment will be - one day equals one year. Then you shall turn on your right side and lie on your right side for forty days. During that time you will bear the guilt of Judah - one day equals one year. Such a long punishment I have determined for Judah.
Ezekiel 4:4-6
Even so, if you will not listen to Me, I will increase the punishment for your sins threefold,
Leviticus 26:18
In these verses we see that God will punish Israel for 430 years (390+40). And if Israel did not repent of idolatry, He would multiply the punishment 7 times. Now let's do the math, we know from history that the beginning of Israel's captivity was in 606 BC, the end was 536 BC in the month of Nissan. That is, Israel was in captivity for 70 years (there is prophecy about this too).
This was the first punishment. But Israel did not repent at the end of the captivity. So God renewed the punishment and Israel never gained independence. So when will the punishment end? Let's do the math. God promised 430 years. 70 years Israel was in captivity, 430-70=360 years remain. Multiplied by 7 = 2520 years. Taking into account that in the Bible a year = 360 days, when translated into our format (365 + leap year) we get 2483.8 years. Add this date to the date of the end of the captivity of Israel (taking into account the zero year) and we get 1948 - the date of the founding of the State of Israel. Thus, the year of Israel's independence is predicted more than 2500 years in advance....
By the way, the prophecy about the formation of Israel in one day is contained in the book of Isaiah, 66:8:
Who's heard one of these? Who has seen such a thing? Does a country arise in one day? Is a nation born in one day? As soon as they began to labor, so Zion was born.
And so it happened, in 1948 at the Yalta Conference they decided to give the Jews a state. By the way, “As soon as labor pains began” alludes to the fact that the 20th century precedes Jesus' return (the beginning of labor pains - the approach of the Great Tribulation).
Parable of Israel
Take a likeness from the fig tree: when its branches become soft and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near; so when you see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, as all these things shall be; heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."” (Matthew 24:32-35)
Throughout the Bible, the fig tree is referred to as Israel. Even a few verses earlier Jesus had said that God had cursed the fig tree, so there is no doubt. The fig tree puts forth leaves - it's not hard to guess that this is talking about the restoration of Israel, which began in 1948.
There is also the line that it won't take a generation for things to happen. In Psalm 89 (in some translations Psalm 90), verse 10:
The days of our years are seventy years, and with greater strength eighty years; and the best season of them is labor and sickness, for they pass quickly, and we fly.
70 or 80 years. But that's an approximate figure. Is there an exact figure?
Israel is descended from Jacob, who was the third patriarch in the Bible, son of Isaac and Rebekah, and grandson of Abraham. After Jacob wrestled with an angel and received the name Israel, his 12 sons became the ancestors of the 12 tribes of Israel.
Jacob was 84 years old when he married Leah and Rachel. Jacob worked for 7 years before marrying Leah and Rachel, a perfect parallel to the tribulation period. And the reunion of God and man is called a wedding everywhere in the Bible. That is, the potential second coming will be from May 14, 2032 to May 14, 2033.
And the tribulation will begin between May 14, 2025 and May 14, 2026. Which means the rapture could be any day in 2025. Or 2026. But most likely 2025.
Abraham, being old and wanting his son Isaac to marry a worthy woman, called his faithful servant, probably Eliezer. He asked him to go to his homeland and find a bride for Isaac from his own family. The servant swore that he would fulfill this mission.
It is traditionally believed that in this story Abraham symbolizes God the Father, Isaac symbolizes the Son, Eliezer symbolizes the Holy Spirit, and the wife (Rebekah) symbolizes the church. Now pay attention. When did Isaac get married? In 2025 B.C. ...
Jacob at the age of 77 had a dream of the rapture (stairway to heaven). In 2025, it will be 77 years since Israel was declared a state on May 14, 1948.
Generally, the number 84 (1948 + 84 = 2032) is encoded in many places in the Bible.
Adam (45) x Adam (45) = 2025 (the value of Adam in Hebrew is 45)
Aaron was ordained high priest at the age of 84.
The prophetess Anna, daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher, was 84 years of age when she offered thanksgiving to the Lord in the temple and spoke of redemption in Jerusalem. Anna's name, her father's name, and the name of the tribe mean “happy and honored to see the face of God.”
The tabernacle of Moses contains the seven candlestick and the 12 loaves of offerings. 7 x 12 = 84
The 7 candlesticks represent the churches. The 12 tribes of Israel. 7 x 12 = 84
The year 2025 is the 77th year of Israel. Luke 3 gives us the genealogy from Jesus to God in 77 names.
Psalm 84 speaks of being in the house of God.
In Hebrew Enoch has the meaning of 84. Enoch the 7th from Adam spoke of the 2nd coming.
Many agree that 1406 BC was the year of the crossing over the Jordan. (490 x 7 = 3430). 1406 + 3430 years = 2025
Many suggest that Christ died between 30 and 33 A.D. Hosea 6:2.
- Cross + 2000 years = 2032
There's just one “but”: the Bible's lines about letting the servant go in the 7th year, and that the Great Tribulation will be shortened, hint that the second coming will still be in 2031.
The probable day of the rapture of the church
We've decided on the year - it's probably 2025. But can we recognize the day as well?
I don't know the exact date! The day I give should be seen as a deadline to be ready: to believe in Jesus, to repent sincerely, to confess and receive communion, to seek God and to study the Bible.
I may be wrong (!) Moreover, even from the unraveled date, a delay of 7-14 days is possible (Exodus 29:35-37; Leviticus 8:33-35) as a waiting period (Habakkuk 2:2-3).
Israel
If even the year of Jesus' return and the rapture of the Church is connected to Israel, perhaps the day is also hidden in its destiny? Let's turn to the prophecy from Isaiah 66....
1 Thus says the Lord, “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; where will you build a house for me, and where is my resting place?
2 For my hand has done all these things, and all these things have happened, says the Lord. But on whom I will look: on him who is humble and contrite in spirit, and on him who trembles before my word.
3 Whoever slaughters an ox kills a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb breaks the neck of a dog; whoever brings a sacrificial offering, the same swine's blood; whoever incenses an idol, blesses an idol. As they have chosen their own ways, and their soul finds pleasure in their abominations,
4 So will I choose for them their ruinous acts, and will bring upon them that which they have feared: for I called, and there was no answer; I spoke, and they would not hear, but did evil in my sight, and chose that which was not pleasing to me.
5 Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble before his word: your brothers who hate you and cast you out because of my name say, “Let the Lord show himself in glory, and we will see your joy!” But they will be ashamed.
In these lines the Lord reveals to us:
If man does not heed the voice of God and does not follow His will (does not do good), then no sacrifice will please Him (for the sacrifice was only a type of the coming Sacrifice - Christ).
But there is another important revelation:
Those who mockingly ask: “May your God reveal Himself in glory!”
And this is a direct reference to the day when Christ will appear in all His power and glory.
6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, the voice of the LORD taking vengeance on his enemies!
7 Before she began to be tormented, she gave birth; before her torment came, she was delivered of a son.
8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such a thing? Did a country come into existence in one day? Was a nation born in one day, as Zion, when she began to be tormented, she gave birth to her sons?
We already know the prophecy of the restoration of Israel in 1948. But this is a double prophecy! If we translate verse 7 verbatim from the Hebrew, the meaning changes a bit:
“Before she whimpered (with pain), she gave birth; before labor came to her, she was resolved with male offspring.”
Here is a hint that these lines may indicate two different events, close in time but not coincidental. Let's get into their meaning by taking each part apart.
7 Before she whimpered (with pain), she gave birth;
8 Who has heard such a thing? Did a country arise in one day?
In other words, “Before the pain came - a country came into existence in one day. Who has heard of such a miracle?”
7 before labor came to her-it was resolved by a male offspring.”
8 Who has seen the like of this? Were the people born at one time, as Zion, barely beginning to suffer, so gave birth to their sons?
Note: the male descendant is also mentioned in Revelation John 12:5, which speaks of the rapture of the Church:
And she gave birth to a male child, to whom she should shepherd all nations with a rod of iron; and her child was raptured to God and His throne.
“Who has seen the like of this?” - Scripture asks. If the people had heard of the birth of Israel, now they were to see. What are we talking about? The rapture of the Church!
Were the people born at one time, as Zion, hardly beginning to travail, so gave birth to his sons?
A people born in an instant - who are they but those resurrected in incorruptible bodies? But what does this have to do with Zion being in Jerusalem? Psalm 47:1-2 and Hebrews 12:22 reveal to us that Zion exists not only on earth, but also in Heaven.
We have before us a prophecy with a double meaning: the birth of Israel in one day and the instantaneous transformation of God's people. Why are they combined in the same verses? I would venture to guess: because both events take place on the same day, May 14, but in different years.
Now read the chapter to the end!
9 Will I bring you to labor, and not give birth? says the Lord. Or, giving power to give birth, will I confine the womb? says your God.
10 Rejoice with Jerusalem and rejoice over it, all you who love it! Rejoice with him with joy, all you who complain about him,
11 That you may feed and be filled from the teats of its comforts, and may revel and enjoy the abundance of its glory.
12 For thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am directing the world to him as a river, and the wealth of the nations as a flooding stream; you will be nourished, you will be carried on your hands and caressed on your knees.
13 As his mother comforts someone, so I will comfort you, and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
14 And you will see this, and your heart will rejoice, and your bones will blossom like young green, and the hand of the Lord will be revealed to his servants, and he will be angry with his enemies.
15 For behold, the Lord will come in fire, and his chariots will be like a whirlwind, to pour out his wrath with fury and his rebuke with blazing fire.
16 For the Lord will judge all flesh with fire and with his sword, and the number of those who are smitten by the Lord will be great.
17 Those who sanctify and purify themselves for gardens, following one another into the midst, eating swine's meat and abomination and mice, will all perish, says the Lord.
18 But I know their works and their thoughts; and behold, I will come to gather all nations and languages, and they shall come and see my glory.
19 And I will put a sign upon them, and I will send out of those who have been saved from them to the nations, to Pharsis, to Libya and Lydia, to the people of Tubal, to Javan, to the distant islands, who have not heard of me, nor seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory to the nations.
20 And they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and stretchers and mules and swift camels, to My holy mountain, to Jerusalem, says the LORD-just as the children of Israel bring a gift to the house of the LORD in a clean vessel.
21 And from among them I will take also for priests and Levites, says the Lord.
22 For just as the new heavens and the new earth that I will create will always be before me, says the LORD, so shall your seed and your name be.
23 Then from month to month and from Sabbath to Sabbath all flesh will come before My face to worship, says the Lord.
24 And they shall go out and see the corpses of men who have departed from me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abomination to all flesh.
The vast majority of verses are addressed to the New Jerusalem, not earthly Israel! There are also references to the beginning of the tribulation, the salvation of the martyrs, the Second Coming, the Last Judgment, the Millennial Kingdom, and the fiery Gehenna.
You will also hear of wars and rumors of war. Behold, be not dismayed, for all these things must come to pass, but it is not yet the end: for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be plagues, pestilences, and earthquakes in places;
Parsing the translation of the last line:
πάντα δὲ ταῦτα (panta de tauta) - “Yet this is all”
ἀρχὴ (archē), “the beginning.”
ὠδίνων (ōdinōn) - “of disease / labor pains” (lit. “labor pains,” a metaphor for suffering before the end of time).
In other words, Jesus is indicating that wars and famines (which will be especially pronounced in the twentieth century) are only the beginning, the first step in the fulfillment of prophecy. This is another confirmation that the Book of Isaiah (chapter 66) describes two separate events that will take place at different times.
When will the tribulation begin?
4 For behold, the kings of the earth were assembled, gathered together;
5 When they saw these things, they were amazed, troubled, shaken,
6 Trembling came upon them there, anguish like that of one who gives birth.
Psalm 47 is also devoted entirely to the rapture of the Church. Note: As soon as the earth's rulers shudder at this magnificent event, it is very likely that terrible cataclysms - perhaps giant tsunamis - will follow. This suggests that the great tribulation will begin the very next day.
We find confirmation of this thought in the Gospel of Luke (21:26), where it says:
And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the Son of Man
And when did the later begin under Noah?
“In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on this day all the springs of the great abyss were opened, and the windows of heaven were opened.” Genesis 7:11
17 Iyar (the second month) in 2025 falls on May 15! There will be no more such coincidences in the coming years.
The day of Jesus' return
Ideally, but not precisely, if the tribulation begins on May 15 and ends at Jesus' second coming, then His return should be May 15, 2031 or 2032 (though probably 6 or 7 years need to be recalculated using the format year = 360 days).
“But of that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, but my Father alone” (Matt. 24:36).
Because this day was not marked in any way in the Bible! It was not revealed until 1948 when Israel gained independence (at 4:00 pm, by the way).
Pesach Sheni
In Jesus' parable of the rapture:
“But at midnight there was a cry: “behold, the bridegroom is coming; come out to meet him!“”” (Matthew 25:6)
Where else does the midnight cry occur? In Exodus, the Egyptian executions, including the deaths of the firstborn, occurred at midnight.
At midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in prison, and all the firstborn of cattle.
Exodus 12:29
And the exodus from Egypt is the feast of the Passover. But Jesus had already fulfilled the Passover, so there should be no rapture on this day.
Now let's open Proverbs 7:19-20.
because her husband is not at home: he has gone on a long journey; he has taken a purse of silver with him; he will come home by the day of the full moon.”
Say unto the children of Israel, If any of you or of your descendants be unclean from touching a dead body, or be on a long journey, he also shall keep the passover of the Lord: on the fourteenth day of the second month, in the evening, let them keep it, and with unleavened bread and bitter herbs let them eat it;
Jesus is the husband of the far way. If Jesus was resurrected on the 3rd day of Pesach Eve, then we too must be resurrected on the third day of Pesach Sheni Eve. Pesach Sheni in 2025 is May 12, the third day from the eve is May 14. Such a coincidence only in 2025!
And another hint about Passover.
“Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning” Luke 12:35
In this passage, Jesus urges His disciples to always be ready for His return, like faithful servants waiting for their master. If we look at all the references to the phrase “girding the loins” in the Bible, we can see that they are all associated with special moments: the conversation with God, the resurrection, and other events that symbolically point to the first resurrection. In addition, these words are also heard in a Passover context, which may indicate a connection between Passover and the rapture.
The manna of heaven
On the fifteenth day of the second month, the children of Israel received the gift of the manna of heaven, sent down with the Lord's favor. The next day, on the sixteenth day, the daily collection began. It is interesting that in 2025 the sixteenth day of the month of Iyar falls on May 14....
Spring
10 My beloved began to say to me, “Arise, my beloved, my beautiful one, come out!
11 Behold, the winter is past; the rain has passed, it has ceased;
12 flowers have appeared on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our country.
13 The fig trees have opened their buds, and the vines, blossoming,
and the vines, blossoming, give forth their fragrance. Arise, my beloved, my beautiful one, come out!”
A clear indication that the rapture is to take place in the spring.
Possibly May 14, but not a sure thing.....
UPDATE.
It appears that the rapture will indeed take place on Pentecost (Shavuot) June 8, 2025. As it turns out, there are many hints about this date. (Note that Jews will celebrate Shavuot on June 2, but this date is not according to biblical reckoning, but is based on tradition.)
Shavuot as the final holiday
Shavuot marks the end of the 49-day countdown of the Omer after Passover and is the last holiday of the Passover cycle. Thus, all allusions to Passover remain relevant. Furthermore, Jesus spoke of the resurrection of the righteous on the “last day” (Jn. 6:39-40). It may not just be about the Easter cycle. Pentecost is the day the church was founded, and it can also be its last day.
The symbolism of the rainbow and the feasts
Genesis 9:13 says, “I set My rainbow in the cloud, that it may be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.” The rainbow is made up of seven colors, and the Bible describes seven major feasts. Jesus fulfilled the first three of these during His earthly ministry. In Revelation, John describes a green rainbow over the throne (Rev. 4:3), which may symbolize the fourth color of the rainbow. It is noteworthy that Shavuot is the fourth feast in the biblical calendar.
The marriage of Christ and the Church
In Scripture, Jesus is often referred to as the Bridegroom and the Church as His bride. This analogy goes back to the Hebrew wedding tradition:
The phrase “no one knows the day or the hour” (Matt. 24:36) refers to the custom of the groom's father setting the date of the wedding.
Christ's words, “I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes” (Luke 22:18) correspond to the groom's prohibition to drink wine after betrothal.
The descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost can be seen as the moment of “betrothal,” which means that the “wedding” (rapture) must take place exactly one year later - on the same day.
The Feast of First Fruits
Shavuot was originally the feast of the harvest of first fruits (Exodus 23:16). The Church as the “firstfruits” (Hebrews 12:23) symbolically represents these fruits.
Matthew 24 also alludes to Shavuot (grinding in the millstones): “then there shall be two in the field: one shall be taken and the other left; two grinding in the millstones: one shall be taken and the other left.”
Numerical symbolism of the date 08.06.2025 (June 8 in Isarilian format)
If we take the date: 08 06 2025, divide by 2 digits: 08 06 20 25, then add up each 2 digits, we get: 8 6 2 7. If we use Strong's dictionary to check the meaning of 8627 and reverse order (in Hebrew), then do the same with the first three and last three digits (in Greek), we get the sentence, “The trembling sinner will be raised in righteousness, incorruptible and raptured.” There can be no such coincidence....
An hour and a minute...
In Song of Songs 2 there are lines:
17 As long as the day breathes coolness
and the shadows flee away,
“return, be like,
my beloved, like a chamois or a young deer
on the split mountains!
The cool of the day, the shadows are changing, the animals are active. It looks like early morning. By the way, if the “rapture” is 726, perhaps it will occur at 7:26 Israel.
UPD 2
The date that has probably been unraveled is the evening of the parable of the 10 virgins. The time at which believers expect Jesus. But God delayed (the cry at midnight, the return of the bridegroom after midnight). Therefore, the delay of rapture can be for days and hours. I do not know exactly how much.
UPD 3
The numbers 8627 come not only from 08/06/2025 (June 8), but also from June 17 and 26, 2025 (there will be no other dates until 2034). If we decompose June 17 into 17 06 20 25 we get: “Abel who does good will find pleasure in the deep joy (from God)”.
By the way, in Jewish tradition, the 10 days between the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) and the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) are the “Days of Awe” (Yamim Noraim). If June 8 was the beginning of the waiting, perhaps the rapture will be on June 17, after 10 days of “awe”. Or June 26: "Abel will find pleasure in love and deep joy (from God)".
BTW 2025 = “anoint” in Greek and “altar” in Hebrew....
How do you become righteous?
You can only overcome sin with the help of Jesus. To do this, you must ask Him sincerely in prayer to cleanse you. But it is important to remember that God respects your freedom. He will not forcibly change your personality, otherwise it would invalidate your free will, which is the basis of His plan. Therefore, you must consciously repent of every sin and desire with all your heart to get rid of it. Then purification will become your voluntary choice, and God will give you the strength for victory.
Be careful: If you pay lip service to repentance, but continue in sin, thinking it is a “small thing,” you risk perishing. God will not be able to deliver you from sin that you do not want to let go of. But if you sincerely struggle, even fall down, but repent again each time, God will help, because your struggle proves that you truly want to change.
Righteousness begins with realizing the basic truths. The first step is to understand who God is and what your place is in His plan.
1) God is Love itself, and you are His creation. Only in Him is true happiness. It is not only because of His omnipotence, but because He knows you more deeply than you know yourself. Your dreams, your aspirations, even the things you do not know about yourself, are fully revealed to Him.
2) Look at the world around you. Majestic nature, boundless Universe, inexhaustible possibilities for knowledge and creativity - all this is God's gift to mankind. Only God possesses true creativity - only He is able to create from nothing, not following ready-made models, but creating the very essence of being.
3) The seeming “naturalness” of the world is a manifestation of God's wisdom. If the existence of God were absolutely obvious, man would have no true freedom of choice. Faith would no longer be a voluntary decision, but a forced acceptance of the obvious. That is why God has left us room to search - so that everyone can freely choose between faith and unbelief, between good and evil.
4) Man was created for eternity, but his eternity depends on his choices. Your immortal soul is a complete reflection of your personality, thoughts, decisions, and actions. Although the physical body is temporarily mortal, there will be a universal resurrection at the end of time:
The righteous will receive glorified, incorruptible bodies - perfect and free from all suffering (1 Cor. 15:42-44).
Sinners will also be resurrected in physical bodies, but these bodies will have a special nature that allows them to experience eternal torment to the fullest. Their bodies will not be destroyed, but will become eternal “vessels of suffering”-just as the soul in Hell is continually tormented by the break with God, so the resurrected body will experience unrelenting torment (Matt. 10:28; Mk. 9:43-48).
5) Death and suffering are not cruelty, but the way to salvation. A perfect, imperishable body is not subject to destruction, which means that the personality in it cannot change - only develop in the chosen direction. If a person had originally received such immortality, sin would be the eternal inheritance of all people.
But thanks to the mortal period we have a precious opportunity: even when we fall into sin, we can realize it, repent and change. The mortal nature is the grace of God, a temporary limitation that allows us to make a final choice in the face of eternity.
6) Love is the ability to fully experience another person's feelings as one's own. However, because of our limited nature and closed individuality, humans are not capable of perfect love in its absolute manifestation.
That is why suffering and hardship in this world is not an accident, but an essential tool for spiritual growth. Through pain and trials, God teaches us
to truly understand the experiences of others,
to empathize deeply,
to show mercy and compassion.
Only by going through our own suffering can we break the boundaries of our individuality and come closer to the perfect love to which God calls us (1 John 4:7-12).
7) The sinner's eternal destiny: the limitation of evil for the sake of love. When the sinner is resurrected in his eternal body, his personality will be permanently fixed - he will no longer be able to change and his evil will have no limit. In this state he will forever increase his hatred, pain, and destruction.
Gehenna of fire is not just a punishment, but an act of God's mercy:
The fire of suffering will keep evil from spreading endlessly, protecting the universe from total chaos.
It is the last way to help those who have willfully rejected the path of good - to limit the consequences of the choices they made in their lifetime.
God does not take away their freedom, but gives them a reality appropriate to their condition, where evil cannot affect others (Rev. 20:14-15; Matt. 25:41).
8) The Great Sacrifice: the ultimate expression of divine love. God the Father, motivated by His infinite love for mankind, gave His Son to die for our salvation. In this act is the perfect expression of the love of both the Father for mankind and the Son for the Father and for us.
The meaning of Christ's sacrifice:
It was not a “ransom” or a necessity for God - He does not need sacrifices (Psalm 49:7-13).
It was an act of restoration:
Jesus, through His absolute love and obedience, healed man's sin-damaged nature.
His sacrifice was a gift that enables us to obtain righteousness-not by our own strength, but through faith in Him (Rom. 3:21-26).
The sacrifice was not needed by God, but by us - to:
to show what true love can do,
to open the way for us to reconnect with God,
to give us a ready-made righteousness that can be accepted as a gift (Eph. 2:8-9).
9) Trials as a manifestation of God's care. Difficulties, sickness and tribulation in your life are not a sign of rejection, but a call from God for change. Through suffering, He:
stops you on dangerous paths,
teaches you mercy and humility,
and leads you to repentance and true love.
The problem is not God, but our resistance to His will.
Earthly life is only a preparation for eternity. God is willing to sacrifice your temporary comfort to save your soul (Hebrews 12:6-11).
The paradox of God's approach:
To those who stubbornly reject Him, He often does not send tribulation - let them enjoy temporary goods, for eternity without Him awaits them (Luke 6:24-25).
But He allows those whom He loves to go through purifying trials (Rev. 3:19).
10) Divine Providence: the hidden harmony behind “accidents”. Being eternal and omnipotent, God is timeless, yet He is actively involved in every moment of your life. Nothing happens without His knowledge - even evil He allows only as an instrument for the salvation of souls.
The illusion of randomness is a wise disguise for God's presence so as not to violate your free will.
Daily Stewardship: Every morning God offers you new opportunities for repentance and growth through:
encounters with certain people,
unexpected circumstances,
inner insights.
Continual rejection: Although man often ignores these signs, God patiently continues to lead him in different ways (2 Pet. 3:9).
Practical Tip: Analyze carefully the events of the day - behind many of them is God's hint, a call to a change of heart (Acts 17:26-27).
11) Trust in God is confidence in His loving Providence. When you surrender your life completely to the Lord, you are acknowledging:
Absolute control: Everything that happens to you-no accident, no tribulation-is beyond God's authorization (Matt. 10:29-31).
Tribulations are for good: Even the most painful trials are:
an instrument of cleansing your soul from sinful attachments,
an exercise of faith that strengthens your spirit (1 Pet. 1:6-7),
a merciful intervention to keep you from eternal destruction.
Scripture example:
Job, after losing everything, was able to say, “The Lord gave, the Lord also took” (Job 1:21). His suffering not only purified him, but revealed God to him in a deeper way than all previous blessings.
How to apply:
When trials come, ask not “Why?” but “What for?” - God is ready to reveal His purpose to you if you seek Him in tribulation (Rom. 8:28).
12) Realizing your dependence on God is the key to spiritual strength. The truth is simple:
All power comes from God - both now and in eternity. In Paradise you will create only by His power, and it is wise to begin living this principle already on earth (John 15:5).
Human weakness is not a flaw, but a condition for a miracle: when we recognize our weakness, then God's grace works (2 Cor. 12:9-10).
Metaphor of the game:
Imagine this:
You are a player whose options are limited by the code of the game.
God is the Developer for whom nothing is impossible (Luke 1:37).
Important: This doesn't mean you are powerless - but your power is in co-creating with Him. Every worthy work is accomplished when you ask for His help (Phil. 4:13).
Practical Step:
Before any action (from household decisions to spiritual choices), consciously turn to God:
“Lord, without You I can do nothing. Give me Your strength and wisdom.
13) All glory belongs to God alone. Remember: in the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit glorify each other eternally. Love is to give, but in Paradise we, as finite creatures, will not be able to give anything but glory to the infinite God. Remember that giving glory to self is pride, a mortal sin. Therefore, praise God for everything. Do not look for men to glorify you, but look for the glory that God will glorify you with if you will please Him.
14) Earthly life is a unique time to show love to God.
The essence of love is sacrifice for another. In Paradise, where there will be complete abundance, you will not have the opportunity to sacrifice. But in the here and now, you can:
help others, especially when you yourself are having a hard time - the harder your situation, the more valuable your sacrifice and the stronger your love for people and God;
endure tribulations in faith, accepting them as a way to eternal life - this is also a manifestation of love for the Creator;
take time to study the Bible, for this direct reference to God's Word is another way of expressing your love to Him.
15) Paradise is a perfect union with God, where one will experience such a fullness of divine love that one will literally “weep with bliss” (as described in Scripture). This state cannot be compared to anything earthly - it surpasses all human conceptions of joy.
There will be material peace in Paradise - God, as a loving Father, will fulfill all the desires of His children (including material desires), for nothing is impossible for Him (Psalm 36:4).
The main pleasure is not things, but the very presence of God, which will fill everything around and the human soul with infinite light.
Important: It is not just a “reward” but a natural consequence of living with the One who is Love itself (1 Jn. 4:8).
17) Love for God requires total commitment.
God loves you infinitely and personally - as the one and only. But the love must be mutual:
The stronger your love for Him now, the more of His love you will be able to accommodate in Paradise.
He must come first for you - above family, wealth, and all earthly affections (Matthew 10:37-39).
This is not just advice - it is a condition of salvation. If you find it difficult to love God in this way:
Sincerely repent of your coldness.
Ask Him for help - pray:
“Lord, teach me to love You with all my heart! Make it possible for me to enter Your Paradise!”
Important: God does not value beautiful words, but honesty before Him. Tell Him the truth - even if it is a confession: “I don't know how to love You truly yet.
The truth is that we are not worthy to even approach God, much less have Him serve us. No amount of good deeds, exploits, or sacrifices can “buy” eternal life.
Is given only by grace (Eph. 2:8-9) - the undeserved favor of God;
Must be received - through repentance (realizing your sinfulness) and faith in Jesus Christ (John 14:6).
If Heaven could be earned - Christ would not need to die for us.
If we could save ourselves - God would not call it a “gift” (Rom. 6:23).
Your step:
Simply accept the gift - turn to God in sincere repentance and trust.
19) On the cross, Christ accomplished everything for your salvation.
Lived a perfect life without sin (Hebrews 4:15);
Overcame all temptations;
Voluntarily gave His life as a sacrifice for you.
His righteousness - that you may stand before God cleansed (2 Cor. 5:21);
His kingdom - that you may rule with Him in eternity (Rev. 3:21);
Your merits - as if you had fulfilled the whole Law yourself;
His glory - which He now shares with believers (John 17:22).
This is already a accomplished fact - all that is left for you to do is:
Accept this gift by faith (Jn. 1:12);
Give thanks for what you could not have earned on your own.
20) There will be different degrees of reward in Paradise - some will receive greater closeness to God, special crowns, and beautiful mansions, while others will receive lesser glory. But how can the highest reward be attained?
1. A right attitude toward oneself
To realize one's utter unworthiness:
“I have done nothing good on my own - but Jesus has done all things for me and gives me His reward.”
This humility opens the way to the greatest grace (James 4:6).
2. Proper motivation for good works
Not to “earn” a reward, but out of love for God:
Every good deed is not a reason to be proud (“I'm so righteous!”), but a response to God's love.
“God so loved me - and I want to love Him in return, so I do these things only for Him” (1 Cor. 10:31).
Seek God (prayer, Scripture)
Repent of sins as soon as you realize them
Do good - but not for the praise of men, but in secret (Matt. 6:4), so that only God may see.
21) God is the only source of true glory.
1- The danger of self-glorification
If you do good things and boast of yourself (“I'm so good, I've done so much!”), then:
You steal the glory that belongs only to God (Isaiah 42:8).
You create the illusion of your “righteousness” - but before God it is empty “fluff” (1 Cor. 3:12-15).
2. What will happen at the judgment?
When Christ wants to bestow His glory on you, He will see that you have already filled yourself with yours.
Your “glory” will not pass the test - it will be burned up like straw in a fire.
You will be left “naked” (without rewards), but still in Paradise (if you have not fallen into pride!) - because salvation is by grace, not by works (Eph. 2:8-9).
3. What is the right thing to do?
All good things are for the glory of God alone (Matt. 5:16).
Do not say “I did” but “God helped me.”
Then He will reward you - but with His own eternal glory (John 12:26).
Your “glory” is tinsel.
God's glory in you is incorruptible gold.
22) God knows you more deeply than you know yourselves.
Sees your every thought before you even realize it (Psalm 138:4);
Understands the true meaning of your words, even when you cannot express yourself;
Knows all your dreams and pain - even the things you hide from everyone.
Jesus is the closest to you. He:
Doesn't just “know” you - wants to be your closest Friend (John 15:15);
Waits for you to reveal to Him what you would never confide to anyone else - your fears, your shame, your deepest desires.
Speak honestly to Him - without “churchy” phrases, as you would to a loving Father.
Confide what you are afraid to say out loud - He will not judge (Hebrews 4:15-16).
Tell your dreams - He wants to give you good things (Psalm 36:4).
Remember:
You are not a burden to Him. No topic is “too silly” or “too scary” for Him.
23) From the captivity of sin to the radiant freedom of God's love
We come into this world shackled - the invisible chains of sin bind our will from birth. No matter how hard we try, we cannot break these chains with our own strength. Even our best deeds are stained with the shadow of willfulness, like noble gold mixed with dirt.
But there is a way to liberation! Not through struggle, but through humility; not through strength, but through willing submission to the One who is Truth itself. To become a “servant of God” is to find true freedom, just as a sick person, trusting a skillful physician, receives healing.
Instead of helplessness before sin, victory by the power of Christ;
Instead of the illusion of freedom, genuine ability to do good;
Instead of death, eternal life in the One who conquered death.
How to take this step?
Recognize your powerlessness - but do not give up.
Say in prayer, “God, take the reins of my life!”
And check your path every day by the light of His Word.
24) God is Love itself, and it is only in Him that our heart is able to love truly.
He is the perfect Person, the source of all harmony and beauty. Just as sunlight comes from the sun, so all true love comes only from Him. Without Him, our love is but a pale semblance, a shadow, devoid of power and depth. It is fickle, selfish, and cannot go beyond earthly limitations.
But when we turn to God, everything changes. The love he gives is eternal, sacrificial, and unchanging. To know it, we must draw near to Him: in prayer, in meditation on His character, in obedience to His word. The more we let His light into us, the more our heart learns to love - not still, weakly and insecurely, but as originally conceived: without conditions, without fear, without end.
And then love ceases to be a mere feeling - it becomes part of eternity.
25) Paradise worship is the ultimate melody of love, where the soul meets God in an eternal dance of rapture.
It is not a cold ritual, but a living heartbeat captivated by the beauty of the Creator. As a lover, pausing, gives flowers, so you will bring Him the only worthy gift in eternity - praise born from the depths of a grateful heart.
And at that moment you will experience a bliss similar to that which a man feels when he sees happiness in the eyes of the one to whom he has given joy. The fuller your glorification, the brighter the fathomless ocean of His love opens before you, and in this sacred exchange an eternal symphony of happiness is born.
Worship in Paradise is not a duty, but the summit of pleasure: you give Him the song of your soul, and He gives Himself to you without measure, and with each passing moment this marvelous union becomes sweeter, deeper, more beautiful.
26) There are no earthly marriages in Paradise, for they are only a model of the eternal union of the soul with God. There awaits you a bliss so unearthly that mortal minds cannot comprehend it. And though the old earthly ties are transformed, nothing will separate you from the people dear to your heart, for all will be near you, having found their eternal home in the shining streets of the New Jerusalem.
27) The heaviest punishment for sinners will be the realization of how much God surpasses their limited understanding. All their lives they have allowed the existence of the Creator, but attributed to Him human weaknesses such as cruelty, selfishness, and indifference. But when the time comes and God is no longer hidden behind the veil of freedom of choice, He will reveal Himself in His fullness, and the immensity of His Holiness, Goodness and Love will be revealed to everyone.
A Love that surpasses the wildest imagination of mortal man. The righteous will immerse themselves in its bright waters and find eternal joy, while sinners will forever know the agony of remorse, for they will see that everything they so ardently desired was possible, but rejected by themselves.
The second step is to change your thinking.
Life is a continuous movement of the soul toward the light, and the next step on this path is to transform your thinking. This is how you can learn to see the world and people through the prism of love, humility and gratitude:
1- Separate sin from the person
Behind every act is a soul, pure and beautiful, made in the image of God. But it is constrained by weak flesh, which is subject to sin. When a man stumbles, it is not his true nature, but only a manifestation of the weakness of his body. Instead of condemnation, have compassion, for his soul is suffering in the captivity of sin.
2. Appreciate the uniqueness of each person
God created everyone different, and that is His design. Differences between people are not a reason for separation, but an opportunity to learn to accept and love your neighbor as he is.
Every person is the protagonist of his life. As you enter his world, be gentle guests: help him discreetly, instruct him gently, so that he feels as if he has come to the truth himself. Your goal is not self-assertion, but selfless concern for his happiness.
4. Remember whose you are in this world
All things belong to God, and we are but wanderers in His creation. Live according to His laws, give Him glory, and never forget that the true Master of the world is not you.
Let your deepest desire be a life where everyone knows love and bliss. Strive for this not only in thought but also in deed.
Stop evaluating yourself, comparing yourself with others, looking for your place. The less ego you have, the more room there is for love.
There is something beautiful in every person - be it facial features, kindness in the eyes or sincerity in words. Learn to notice it, and the world will become brighter for you.
8. Give thanks for the gift of eternity
Rejoice now, for God is there, He loves you, and there is a life waiting for you that will have no end. What earthly sorrow can compare with this hope?
9. Keep your heart in humility
If pride awakens in you, ask yourself: “Will I be able to set myself above others before God?” Remember that every person is closer to Him than you are. Stay in last place, and then your heart will be free from vanity.
Bottom line:
True perfection of thought is not in strict rules, but in the ability to love, compassion, and see God's light in every person. Start small, and one day your heart will be a pure mirror reflecting His grace.
Islam
Islam strongly resembles a religion founded by the devil to destroy people. It is most likely that Islam will become the dominant religion during the tribulation, which is why Christians will be killed because it says so in the koran.
1) At the time of Jesus there was a sect of Gnostics who fled to Arabia. They denied that Jesus was God. Muhammad had studied the Bible since he was a child. But here's the problem, in his area he simply couldn't encounter real Christians and the gospel, and instead studied heresy.
2) Muslims claim that the Bible is distorted because it says that the prophets did sin. For example Noah when he got off the box got drunk and fell asleep naked. Yes, the Bible states that only God is holy and no man is sinless, the prophets are no exception. There is no contradiction here.
3) The Quran was written 700 years after Jesus.
4) The Quran states that Jesus is only a prophet, not God. He wasn't killed on the cross, God took him away and discreetly substituted a robber in his place.
5) Islam forces belief in the prophet Muhammad on pain of death by beheading.
Behold your Lord has inspired the angels: “I am with you. Strengthen those who believe! But I will strike terror into the hearts of those who do not believe. Cut off their heads and chop off all their fingers.”
This is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger. And if anyone opposes Allah and His Messenger, for Allah is severe in punishment.
6) The angel Jibrail appeared to Muhammad at the age of 8, opened his chest, ripped out his heart, threw out a clot of blood, washed everything and brought it back. And said it was part of shaitan.
7) At age 20, he begins to seclude himself in a cave in prayer to God.
8) At age 25 he marries a 40 year old woman. At the same time he begins to study the gospel. Perhaps the Gospel of Matthew was prevalent there during this period.
9) When his wife dies, he marries many more times. His youngest wife was 6 years old, she began marital duty at age 9 (confirmed by many Islamic historians and theologians).
10) At the age of 40, Allah, through an angel, calls Muhammad to become a prophet.
11) Muhammad felt fear and terror at every encounter with the angel. He even hid from him at home. At first he thought that the devil had appeared to him, but his wife convinced him that he was a prophet.
12) After this, Muhammad moves to Mecca. Up to this point he had lived a peaceful life. But now he says that Allah allowed him to fight to spread Islam.
13) The Quran confirms that Prophet Isa (Jesus) performed miracles. But there is no mention of Muhammad's miracles.
14) The Quran says that the confirmation that Muhammad is a prophet is the Quran itself. Therefore, Muhammad does not need to perform miracles.
15) Muhammad's teachings changed throughout his life. For example, at first there was no mandatory requirement to pray 5 times a day.
16) Muhammad had more than 20 wives.
17) Shia Muslims can marry for a certain amount of time - 5 years or 2 hours. Legalized prostitution. Husband is obliged to pay money according to the contract.
And those women whose disobedience you fear, exhort them, shun them in the marriage bed, and beat them.
19) Divorce is normal in Islam. But only on the husband's initiation.
20) It is written in the Koran to kill infidels if they do not pay tribute:
Fight those of the people of the Scripture who believe neither in Allah nor in the Last Day, who do not consider forbidden what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, who do not practice the true religion until they pay their own tribute, remaining humiliated.
O those who have believed! Fight against the disbelievers who are near you. And let them be convinced of your severity. And know that Allah is with the God-fearing.
Verily, those who fight against Allah and His Messenger and strive to create wickedness in the earth shall be killed or crucified, or their hands and feet shall be cut off crosswise, or they shall be expelled from the land as a recompense. This will be a disgrace to them in this world, and great torment is in store for them in the Hereafter.
21) Jihad. Allah rewards paradise for killing infidels. Jihad is a 100% way to enter Islamic paradise. The real purpose of jihad is looting. Wars in the territory of Islam have hardly ever stopped.
22) After infidels are killed, their wives can be made concubines.
23) Muslims consider the Gospel of Barnabas to be true. Which they themselves invented. It says that Jesus is not God and did not die.
24) The Koran is considered sacred and eternal, which has always been with God. Muslims deify the book.
25) Islamic paradise is a guria to copulate with forever. And a bottomless stomach so that one can eat endlessly. That's not a joke.
Bible riddles
Just as an example of the fact that every word of the Bible is permeated with riddles and has several levels of hidden meaning (the first example is the article about the Big Bang). All books of prophets have several levels of sense, but I will not describe here, and I do not fully understand everything myself.
Biblical genealogy from Adam to Noah:
Adam (Hebrew אָדָם, Adam) - “man” or “earth” (from the word “adama” - earth). Symbolizes the origin of man from the dust of the earth.
Seth (Hebrew שֵׁת, Sheth) - “appointed,” “established,” or “foundation.” Eve gave him this name, believing that God had appointed him in place of Abel.
Enos (Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁ, Enosh) - “man,” “mortal.” This name emphasizes human nature and weakness.
Kainan (Hebrew קֵינָן, Kainan) - “acquisition” or “possessor.” The meaning is connected with the idea of possession or continuation of the race.
Maleleil (Hebrew מַהֲלַלְאֵל, Mahalalel) - “praise of God” or “glory of God.” It consists of two parts, “mahalalel” (praise) and “El” (God).
Jared (Hebrew יֶרֶד, Yared) - “descent” or “descent.” Possibly connected with the idea of condescension or humility.
Enoch (Hebrew חֲנוֹךְ, Hanoch) - “initiate,” “teacher,” or “mentor.” Enoch was known for his righteousness and for being taken by God into heaven.
Methuselah (Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח, Metushelah) - “man of the spear” or “one sent forth by death.” His name is sometimes interpreted as symbolizing longevity or connection with divine judgment.
Lamech (Hebrew לֶמֶךְ, Lemeh) - the meaning is not entirely clear, but is possibly related to a root meaning “strong” or “mighty.”
Noah (Hebrew נֹחַ, Noah) - “comfort” or “rest.” His name is associated with the hope of comfort after hard work and suffering (Genesis 5:29)
Now put all the words together in a sentence and you get, “Man is approved mortal. He who possesses the glory of God will come down to teach. He who is sent to death will destroy it and bring comfort.”
And this prophecy is recorded several thousand years before Jesus.....
The genealogy from Shem to Abraham (Genesis 11:10-26)
This genealogy continues the line from Shem, the son of Noah, to Abraham (originally Abram). It includes the names: Shem, Arphaxad, Salah, Eber, Falek, Ragab, Seruch, Nahor, Farrah, Abram.
“Glory will heal the branch on the other side. Will divide the friends. The fierce branch will come to the Father.” (Speaking of the Gentiles who will come to faith in Jesus)
“Glory is eternally grounded in healing through kinship with the high place.” (Salvation is a gift)
Israel's genealogy: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin.
“Look, son, listen and join in the praise of the Judge of those who wrestle with God. The happiness and blessing which is the reward of the house shall be multiplied by the Son of the right hand.” (Those who struggle with God are Jews, the judge is Jesus)
The Genealogy of Judah to David: Judah Phares Esrom Aram Aminadab Naasson Salmon Boaz Ovid Jesse David
“By praise you shall break through to the protected high place of my noble people from the serpent. The garment of power the servant receives as a gift as a beloved.”
Genealogy of the priests from the tribe of Levi
“Join the assembly of the exalted people on the mountain, God will help you to have a mouth of brass.”
“The Lord is glory exalted, bountiful. The Lord is my father.”
Prayers of Penance
Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever.
Amen.
3) To ask the Father for help in bringing a worthy repentance
4) Recognize the violation of the commandments
The Ten Commandments of God (Exodus 20:2-17)
1 I am the Lord your God ... you shall have no other gods before me. (Prohibits idolatry, magic, superstition, pride, denial of God.)
2 You shall not make idols for yourself...you shall not worship them or serve them. (Prohibits passionate attachment to money, fame, things, dependence on people's opinions.)
3 You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. (Prohibits boasting, blasphemy, careless reference to God.)
4 Remember the Sabbath day...six days you shall work, but the seventh day you shall give to the Lord. (Obligation to pray, attend temple, rest from busyness.)
5 Honor your father and your mother. (Respect for parents, elders, spiritual leaders.)
6 Thou shalt not kill. (Prohibits murder, abortion, anger, hatred, suicide.)
7 Thou shalt not commit adultery. (Prohibits adultery, fornication, pornography, lustful thoughts.)
8 Thou shalt not steal. (Prohibits theft, deceit, corruption, dishonest work.)
9 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. (Prohibits lying, slander, gossip, hypocrisy.)
10 Thou shalt not covet...anything that thy neighbor has. (Prohibits envy, dissatisfaction with one's life, greed.)
Sins can be divided into 8 passions (according to the teachings of St. John of the Ladder) or 7 deadly sins (Western tradition).
1. Pride (the mother of all sins)
Vainglory, self-love, arrogance, humiliation of others, resentfulness, non-acceptance of criticism.
Gluttony, drunkenness, drug addiction, excessive attachment to pleasure.
Adultery, fornication, fornication, onanism, viewing pornography, lust in thought.
Greed, stealing, avarice, gambling, envy of other people's wealth.
6. Despondency (slothfulness of soul)
Depression (without struggle), despair, laziness (in prayer, work), procrastination.
Boastfulness, hypocrisy, showy affairs, envy of the success of others.
8. Worldly sorrow (wrong regret)
Excessive sorrow without trust in God, grumbling against fate.
Sins against the faith: heresy, occultism, atheism, superstition.
Sins of the tongue: lying, slander, profanity, idle talk.
Sins of omission: failure to help, indifference.
5) To the King of Heaven (Holy Spirit)
O Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth,
Who art everywhere present and fillest all things,
Treasury of blessings and Giver of life:
Come and abide in us,
Cleanse us from every impurity,
And save our souls, O Good One.
6) To ask the Holy Spirit to pray for us to the Father through the Son for our salvation, and to transform our prayer, because man is incapable of making a proper prayer, especially a little practiced one.
7) Penitential Canon to our Lord Jesus Christ (CREATIVELY)
O Lord Christ God, Who by Thy sufferings hast healed my passions,
And by Thy wounds hast cured my sores:
Grant me, who have sinned greatly before Thee,
Tears of compunction for my sins.
Vouchsafe that my body may partake of the fragrance
Of Thy life-giving Body,
And let my soul taste the sweetness
Of Thy precious Blood instead of the bitterness
Wherewith the enemy hath made me drink.
Lift up my mind, which is bowed down to the earth,
And raise me from the abyss of destruction.
For I have no repentance, no compunction,
No comforting tears that lead the children back to their Father’s home.
My mind is darkened by the passions of this life,
I cannot look upon Thee in Thy suffering,
Nor warm myself with tears of love for Thee!
But, O Master, Lord Jesus Christ, Treasury of good things,
Grant me full repentance
And a heart laboring with love to seek Thee.
Bestow Thy grace upon me
And renew in me the features of Thine image.
I have forsaken Thee—forsake me not!
Go forth to seek me,
Lead me to Thy pasture,
And number me among the sheep of Thy chosen flock.
Nourish me with them
On the Bread of Thy Divine Mysteries,
Through the prayers of Thy Most Pure Mother
And of all Thy Saints. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
And blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
O my Most Merciful Queen, my Hope, O Mother of God,
Refuge of orphans and defender of travelers,
Joy of the grieving, protector of the oppressed!
You see my distress, You know my sorrow.
Help me in my weakness; guide me in my wandering.
You understand my burden—free me as You see fit.
For I have no helper but You,
No defender, no loving consoler
Save You, O Virgin Theotokos:
May You preserve and protect me now and forever. Amen.
10) Ask the Mother of God to intercede with God for your salvation
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
Sincerely say that you want to live forever, in Paradise, with God and all the saints. Sincerely ask to be saved.