In a fairly recent article, you made a ‘heart-thumping’ prognostication regarding the rapture of the Church. Your comment- “Christians in America (may) have voted in their last presidential election.” Would you please expound upon why you think this could be the case?

I’m curious and as always expecting the soon return of the Lord. If the current trouble in Israel and Gaza turns out to be something in any way prophetic, what in your opinion do you think we’d see and what might it be? It could still be one of the many wars that Jesus said would occur in the last days, right? Yet anything that relates to Israel must have some value in that regard. Also, it seems I read in the Word that Gaza once belonged to Judah. Is this correct?

I would like to respectfully suggest that the 70 to 80 year estimate of when all things have to come to pass before Jesus’ return is a bit low. In the article it is stated that “some of the ones born around the time Israel became a state will still be alive when all is fulfilled. If you consider modern geriatric medicine and what it has already done for life spans and what it promises in the near future it is possible that there could be some from that generation who will live to over 100 years. In fact 110 to 120 years is not beyond the realm of the possible considering advances that are being discovered almost on a daily basis. If that, or more, is true then we have until at least 2058 or 2068 before “all has to be fulfilled”. In other words, we could easily have from 50 to 60 more years for all of bible prophecy to play out as it pertains to end times events.

When recently listening to a popular prophecy preacher he stated that only those ready would be raptured. He further stated that if a Christian is behind in their tithe that they should borrow the money to get caught up because with the things he had heard at the recent prophecy conference in Dallas he and other prophecy preachers believed Christians that are “ready” would not see 2010. He and others I have heard state that only the overcomers will be raptured. How can we be saved by grace and nothing else but work to keep our salvation? Your thoughts on this would be helpful.

There has been a lot of talk about the Isaiah 17 scenario but I was wondering if the “Burden of Moab” in Isaiah 15:1,2 could not be included in the Isaiah 17 and Psalm 83 war? I think the Moab area would be included in this conflict as well. Any comments or thoughts would be deeply appreciated.

We know from the “sheep and goats” judgment that only “saved” humans will enter into the Kingdom. By “saved”, I mean those who accepted Jesus’ sacrifice as payment for their sins, and survived the Great Tribulation. In addition, we will have resurrected Old Testament saints and The Church.

Therefore, who is it that will be living in Israel and performing the Temple duties and sacrifices? Are we to understand that there will be Jewish believers (I assume the ones saved through the Tribulation in Petra) will revert to their Old Testament covenant practices? And if so, why? Or, do you think that Jews who are “protected” are not “saved”, but merely brought through the tribulation to be allowed to populate the Millennium?

Or, do the Old Testament saints (with David as their Prince, and including all the heroes of old) actually live as they did in the old covenant ways?

I recently read an intelligence report claiming that the US has a long term policy of abandoning Israel, in spite of what we hear. If the US turns its back on Israel, that means it will be judged by God. My question is, will the Lord protect the Church in America, or will the righteous be destroyed with the wicked? May God have mercy on us!

I was just reading a very comprehensive newspaper article regarding the U.S.’s inextricable link economically and politically with China. I have read where you have thought that possibly the United States could be made inert militarily so as not to be able to support Israel against Iran, Iraq, and Syria as per Psalm 83/Isaiah 17 battles. Do you think that our monetary indebtedness and our political union with China could have the same affect (to be made powerless) regardless of our military powers in our failure of aligning ourselves in defense of Israel against their enemies?

Re: Saved From The Penalty. I was wondering regarding this post – what about Ananias and Sapphira? They were struck dead. Why?

Re: Isaiah 4:I. In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!” Pastor, how do you explain this passage?