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In the Christian community we talk a lot about prayer but how many of us know the proper Biblical way to pray? In Matthew 6:5-15 Jesus clearly teaches us how to pray. I believe that if you follow the model that Christ gives us it will help you have a more productive and fruitful prayer life.

On this channel I have made a lot of videos talking about how close we are to the rapture of the church. Rather than making more videos about various signs pointing out the obvious that we are living in the last days I want to discuss where we are going when the Rapture does occur. How much do you know about heaven? If someone were to ask you to describe heaven could you? And would that answer be based on scripture or things that you have heard that you can't be 100% certain are in scripture? I think it is important that we are ready to answer this question because if we are witnessing to someone we need to be able to give a better answer than some type of vague well heaven is a much better place than this earth and you won't ever be sick.

In part one of this series we looked at where heaven is and we saw in the third heaven there is a City. In todays video we take a closer look at that city. If you have ever had to move and are looking to buy a new house one of the first things you start with is you look at neighborhoods you are interested in living. In Revelation 21&22 John is giving us the Brochure for the New Jerusalem. Remember the Reason for doing this study is to stop being hyper-focused on WHEN the Rapture will take place, rather to encourage the Body of Christ WHERE we are going at the Rapture. If this is somewhere you would like to go one day but don't know how I implore you to check out this video. https://youtu.be/G6q4zmzhUKA

Part 1 we discussed where heaven is and saw that in the 3rd heaven there is a City Part 2 we Looked at this Celestial City and talked about its size and it’s construction In today’s video we are going to meet the inhabitants of the New Jerusalem and get a look at life in that City. Remember the Reason for doing this study is to stop being hyper-focused on WHEN the Rapture will take place, rather to encourage the Body of Christ WHERE we are going at the Rapture.

I may pull parts of this video out later and make it multi part but there are 2 main sections I am going to talk about these converging signs and give my understanding of them and why so many content creators are making errors Then I am going to go through some popular rapture scriptures and point out the erroneous assumptions I believe many are making. I will add time stamps later to make it easier to jump around through this video. Part 1 0:00 We see Converging Signs but where are they converging signs Part 2 Let's review some proper rapture scriptures 32:15 2 Peter 3:8-10 One Day as a 1,000 Years. Does this scripture prove that Christ is coming back in 6000 years after the the creation of the world 44:27 Matthew 24 : 36-44 No one "knows the day or the hour" "comes like a thief" Beware date setting and speculation 1:10:01 I make a side note are content creators the John the Baptist's of today 1:18:32 2 Thessalonians 2 : 1-12 Will the Great lie Help the world enter a new normal? 1:32:34 Matthew 24 : 45-51 What does watch, be ready mean? 1:37:30 1 Thessalonians 5 Does this tell us we should know the date because this was written after the Cross 1:43:48 Matthew 16 : 1-4 Why did Christ rebuke the Pharisees? 1:48:03 Daniel 9 : 24-27 What does the Prophecy actually say 1:52:41 Daniel 12 : 11-12 Revelation 11:3; 12:6 What do all these days tell us?

I have been working on several other projects for my channel and I don't want anyone to think I am oblivious to what is going on in Israel. I personally believe that this war MAY be a fulfillment of Psalm 83 with the countries that are involved. The truth is when you are in a prophecy it is harder to know for sure that is the prophecy you are in until you have gone through the prophetic event. I will not be using this platform to speculate and give a play by play run down of this war as it unfolds. I am not qualified to do so and I have access to the same information you do. I do not have inside contacts at the IDF to source information from and I am in the United states not Israel. If you are looking for more in-depth analysis from a Christian Worldview; I would recommend the following channels: @beholdisrael @pastorjameskaddis @thebalaganconnection7129

I saw this prophecy update from @rockharborchurchbakersfield In the full video to watch it you have to answer 2 disclaimers about graphic and sensitive material before the video can play because at the first part of the video Pastor Brandon Holthaus shows actual video footage of what Hamas is doing. I encourage you to watch this video while you can. On Wednesday I released a video saying that I anticipated that the media narrative would begin to shift and there would be calls for Israel to back down. I share a couple of clips showing the shifting media narrative. I haven't made as many videos this week because I am keeping an eye on this but this is one of the best and most concise updates I have seen this week and if you only take the time to watch one video this one is definitely worth the hour of your time. BTW I have turned comments off for this video because this type of content is getting a lot of anti-Semitic hate from "supposed" Christians. I don't normally say stuff like this but "anti-Semitic" and "Christian" DO NOT belong together. Show me an "Anti-Semetic Christian" and I will show you a person on the fast track to hell with a form of Godliness. WATCH THIS NOW WHILE IT IS AVAILABE! @rockharborchurchbakersfield video https://youtu.be/yINNKfnFYHo?si=wEmK_ETtBGFqT1sD

At my Church we are starting a new Wednesday Night Study reviewing the Book “Why I Believe” by Chip Ingram © 2017. You can get this book at one of these retailers. (I have no financial interest in you buying this book) https://livingontheedge.org/product/why-i-believe-study-guide/ https://www.christianbook.com/believe-straight-answers-honest-questions-christianity/chip-ingram/9780801074417/pd/074417?event=ESRCG https://www.amazon.com/s?k=why+i+believe+chip+ingram&crid=1FEUOMP47DUK3&sprefix=Why+I+Believe+%2Caps%2C103&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_5_14 I have not read this book and my Pastor wanted to do something on Apologetics What is Apologetics? It is the reasoned arguments or writings in justifying why you believe in something. Christian apologetics are why we Christians Believe what we believe. Is it just blind faith or do we have good reasons for believing what we do? In this day and age we aren’t lacking for information but rather we are bombarded with tons of information and our challenge today is to use to discernment to determine what is good information. If you are like me, you were raised in a predominately Christian American atmosphere. Most of us take for granted certain truths because our parents believed them, their parents believed them, and on and on. But what happens when you are confronted with someone who does not believe? Do you have an answer for why you believe the things you do? Or are you intimidated by challenges to your belief and run away from that situation as fast as you can? I welcome you to join me on this personal Bible Study as we review this book by Pastor Chip Ingram. At my Church we will be discussing each chapter so for this YouTube I will introduce discussion points that you can use to discuss either in the comments section or with people local to you. (I have had a few viewers mention that they live in areas where they don’t have a good church to go to. I am not familiar with Pastor Ingram, but I trust my Pastor that this will be a good resource into this topic. I have done a previous video 3 years ago discussing worldviews that I will link at the end of this video. https://youtu.be/1oJW546k0IQ?si=5LfqAx3SH4c7ix3u . If someone is adamant that there is no such thing as God and we are here as the result of some cosmic accident I am not claiming that this study will convince them, but it should equip you to give a reason defense for why you believe what you believe. I will also link videos from Pastor Ingram since this is his material if you rather hear this straight from him. (See Video on YouTube for these Links)

We are continuing our Review of the Book “Why I Believe” By Pastor Chip Ingram. I will not be recapping previous episodes, but I will add these episodes to a playlist that I will link at the end of this video along with a link to Pastor Ingram’s video for you to review. Of the major religions of the World ours is the only one I know of where our Savior died for our sins and was raised again on the third day. Buddha died and supposedly reached a higher plane Muhammed was carried off into heaven by a horse But Christ was crucified on an old Roman cross and after three day resurrected Himself back to life and after about 40 days following His resurrection ascended to heaven. Join me as we discover in part 2 if we have an answer to did Jesus really rise from the grave or is this a myth? Here is the link for that site I mention in my video from GotQuestions.org https://www.gotquestions.org/prophecies-of-Jesus.html

We are continuing our Review of the Book “Why I Believe” By Pastor Chip Ingram. I will not be fully recapping previous episodes, but I will add these episodes to a playlist that I will link at the end of this video along with a link to Pastor Ingram’s video for you to review. In the last episode we were discussing the resurrection of Jesus. Pastor Ingram in Chapter 1 of his book “Why I Believe” began giving us 7 reasons why we should believe the Jesus of the Bible was an actual historical figure who literally died and was raised again. In chapter 1 he gives us the first 4 reasons Reason 1 The Historicity of Jesus of Nazareth Reason 2 The Character of Jesus is Unquestioned Reason 3 The Works f Jesus Went Unchallenged Reason 4 The Identity of Jesus was Confirmed In Chapter 2 Pastor Ingram is going to give us the 3 remaining reasons. (Note: I am going through this book just like you would, and I must confess at this point I don’t know why Pastor Ingram split these reason like this. I am not an author but if I were writing this book personally; I would have either covered all 7 reasons in one chapter or dedicated a chapter to each reason and would be making more robust arguments for each reason. Part 2 of this series was 1 hour and 5 minutes long. I added a lot of my own reasoning following his outline because I agree with Pastor Ingram. The resurrection is such an important thing that if we are not rock solid on that then any other argument for our faith is pointless.) There are those that have said that Jesus didn’t really die and that his death and resurrection were faked by his disciples. Some like Author Dan Brown who is famous for his book “The Davinci Code” took this idea and wrapped it in a fiction that Jesus survived the cross and married Mary Magdalene and had children by her. In this video we are going to explore the question did Jesus REALLY die? After all if we are putting all our faith in the resurrection of Christ it is hard have a resurrection if there was never a death.

Today there is epidemic in the Church of believing in Jesus without any emphasis on repentance. In this video we look at Luke 13:1-5 and talk about why repentance is so important. Most of this video is a sermon clip from Pastor Rex Edwards of Cornerstone FWB Church my former pastor, friend and spiritual mentor. You can check out the full sermon here https://youtu.be/OXX8FeuIkss?si=1jJtOoeU4ye1wlEE I have also linked a video at the end of this video if you want to know more about how to be saved.

One thing I have always struggled with is the timing of all the Various Judgements in Revelation. Most of the time when we discuss revelation we stack the Seals, Trumpets, Thunders and Bowls one after another. I have always believed that these judgements would overlap but I had never really heard this taught. Brother Lee Brainard over at @Soothkeep did an excellent video on this and I could not hope to make a better video. I give you a taste of what this video is about but you will have to check out the full version on his channel. https://youtu.be/TflRsNrXOKw?si=le-WfQCRyAvjIT7O

This video was recorded 9/20/2023. Last week I warned not to get swept up in all the excitement and hype around the feast of trumpets. Now that the feast of trumpets have come and gone a lot of people may be feeling disappointed and discouraged. This is not an "I told you so" video. In this video I am encouraging my fellow content creators not to double down and set and speculate on more dates and instead focus on sticking to scripture and confine any speculation to the scripture and sound doctrine. Folks being wrong about the feast of trumpets doesn't mean the Lord is not coming back or prove the pre-tribulation position is in error. I also play clips from 2 videos. one @GodAMinuteGoJesusGo and one from @Soothkeep

2023 Has been an exciting year in the Bible Prophecy world. Unfortunately, many content creators have allowed themselves to get so caught up in wild speculative theories that many in the body of Christ have become discouraged, dismayed, burnt out to the point that they are stressed out and panicked. Bible prophecy is meant to be a comfort to believers and not a burden. I read from 1 Thes 4 and 2 Thes 2 and offer some words of encouragement to those that feel discouraged, hurt and let down. Jesus is faithful and will return at the appointed time. It is not for us to be concerned with that time and all those feelings that may eventually turn to anger don't direct them toward Christ. He did not let you down or forsake you. All that's happened is people have speculated wrong. God's plan is still on track and nothing we can say or do will alter His plan that has been playing out since before the foundation of the World.

This is a speculation video. I have no idea who the anti-christ is but I think I have found a good pop culture analogy for what the rise of the Beast will look like. In George Lucas' Star Wars Saga especially the prequels we see the rise of a random senator to galactic emperor. I draw several parallels between what we know from scripture and this fictional universe. Let me know what you think. By the way if any of you content creators out there with more resources and time want to use this idea to make a better video feel free to do so.

Because I have been doing a lot of Bible Prophecy videos lately my feed is full of suggested videos where people are saying that “God revealed _____ to me in a dream” or “God showed me a vision of ______ “ Please watch this video and tell me what you think.

One of the biggest misconceptions on Salvation is that you have to speak in tongues to prove that you have the Holy Spirit. The Bible clearly teaches that you receive the Holy Spirit when you accept Christ as your Savior. Tongues is just one of many spiritual gifts and to elevate this gift to the level of an evidence of the filling of the Holy Spirit is wrong. These teachings can drive people from the Faith thinking they are not good enough and they give up and is used to scare others that they will not be raptured. This is a more informal video. Do your own research. Scriptures to read 1 Corinthians 12-15 Romans 8:9 Ephesians 1 :13-14 Here are some examples of tongues: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZxB_zc0US4I?si=BQEnevcwwe0GlYEE https://youtu.be/gvzSDCYA33I?si=BPIn1h52mZoMBciq https://youtu.be/GQfofUCBypk?si=SDuEV_kc6IPUGrzA https://youtube.com/shorts/P5tiQw8ohxE?si=yYAnuXGjxr-537JN

In a few of my videos I have mentioned the Rapture would be A if not THE triggering event to push the world into the Tribulation. In these videos I have thrown out some numbers and in this video I show my work. This will be a very technical video and will have a lot of slides so you will probably want to watch this video rather than listen to it. You may also want to watch this on a computer so you can see all the data I am sharing and you may want to make sure to watch this is full screen. According to the US Census Bureau’s International Data base the world population is about 8 Billion. Several pieces of this dashboard for my calculations later. You can see the link on your screen and I will put this link in the description of this video if you want to do your own math. Source https://www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/idb/#/dashboard?menu=countryViz&COUNTRY_YEAR=2023&COUNTRY_YR_ANIM=2023 Most of my viewers are in the United States and I am in the US so I like this data source because you can choose which country to look at. In my previous videos I have mainly talked about global number but I will also calculate an estimate for the US. Not all countries are equal. Source https://www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/idb/#/dashboard?menu=countryViz&COUNTRY_YEAR=2023&COUNTRY_YR_ANIM=2023&CCODE_SINGLE=US&CCODE=US Believers – Something to keep in mind when I get to my calculations all the statistics, I have looked up estimate the Global Christian population between 2 and 2.6 Billion. I don’t like to source data from Wikipedia but if you know how to use Wikipedia you can look at all the references for the wiki article. I think these numbers are overly generous see Matthew 7:21-23 21 I am being very conservative in my estimations because throughout scripture believers are portrayed as the smaller group. See Matt 7:14, 9:35, 9:37, 22:14; Luke 10:2, Luke 12:32, Luke 13:22-24 Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_by_country#cite_note-:0a-3 Though there is no specific passage that mentions an “age of Accountability” The Clearest example of this is 2 Samuel 12:21-23 Children – This is very individual to the child. Romans 1:20 tells us that “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.” so indirectly if a child does not have the capacity to recognize God they would have an excuse though they aren’t innocent. Also Consider Matthew 19:14 “but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” Mentally Disabled Using the sources below I am going to assume 1-3% of global population Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9805697/#:~:text=Globally%2C%2092.8%20million%20individuals%20or,107.6%20million%20individuals%20with%20ID https://ijpds.org/article/view/1342 https://www.inclusivecitymaker.com/disabled-people-in-the-world-in-2021-facts-and-figures/

We in the Christian Content Creator Community especially those of us interested in Biblical prophecy talk about, debate, speculate about things like the rapture, the tribulation, the antichrist, the mark of the beast, the millennium reign, etc. In today’s video I want to go back to basics and ask a simple question. Why is the Lord going to allow this world to go through a period which we call the tribulation? I mean the world is bad enough. Surely if He wanted; He could come back today defeat the forces of evil lock satan up in the bottomless pit and take His rightful place on His Throne. Surely God must have some purpose for putting the earth through this. This is what we will explore. You may want to read Daniel 9 in it's entirety

In the last 36 hours I have been hearing and seeing rumors on the internet about potential lockdowns returning in September 2023. As of August 23, 2023 these reports are unconfirmed by reliable sources. DISCLAIMER I am neither validating nor refuting these claims. I am using this story to ask a hypothetical question.

It seems like today every Jewish holiday prompts calls from the Content Creator Community to watch for the Rapture on that Date. I explore this topic and ask if we should be expecting the Rapture of the Church on a Jewish feast.

In Today's video I am joined by a special guest to talk about what happens to your beloved pets during the rapture. As a father to three dog's and two cats I know this is something that a lot of Christians that are looking forward to the rapture are concerned about.

The Mark of the Beast is a system that will be required for anyone to have any ability to live in the Tribulation. Would you accept the Mark of the Beast? Or are you full of such spiritual truth that you would never receive the Mark of the Beast. People who think those of us looking for a Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church are weak and will be the first to fall. I propose in this video we have already been tested and you can use events in the past to see our resolve. This Video was made for YouTube so I was careful with my language. Most of the comments I have gotten here on Rumble are from people who disagree with the pre-trib rapture. Most of the comments imply that my faith is somehow weaker for this belief. The Covid Vaccine WAS NOT THE MARK OF THE BEAST. But this was a good test of how people would respond when pressured.

Myself and other content creators keep talking about the Rapture coming soon. In this video I address what it means to be watching for the Rapture and use an analogy from Texas history with the battle of San Jacinto. This Video is a follow up to my brother Tom @WatchmanRiver video he posted this morning.

If you are interested in Bible prophecy no doubt you have run across videos about stars and constellations and blood moons. Are there any Heavenly signs pointing us to the rapture of the church? I explore this topic in this video.