Amen bro. Just like Lot had only a short time to take the road up out of Sodom, we should have no less of a direct alert. Whether is be by an angel of the direct voice of the Lord, I am convinced the Bride will know at least a short time before the event happens. It may be only a few hours, but that is just fine with me.

I am also of the firm conviction that if we knew the sure time of the Rapture and tried to tell our unsaved friends or family, they would no more believe us than those Lot tried to convince in Sodom.

However, I do think that many will believe and be saved after the rapture takes place. It will be the greatest event in human history since the cross and will be the catalyst that brings millions to call upon the name of Jesus for their salvation.

The fervent prayer of the righteous avails much. Maybe we should be praying for all those who will be considering the cross and what Jesus did for them and that it will bring them to repentance and a heart change on the day of our rapture.

What are your thoughts?

That's interesting Chris as I have thought the same thing! Like a whisper or something as we will not be surprised like a thief coming in the night...

I can't help but link the many "evil" signs and peoples watching this very year for their false messiah or mahdi or whatever they see as prophesied thousands of years ago about 2012, but there is something to it.

In my gut I just know that this is the year....too many things in Israel and the middle east with too much momemtum to slow down now. The Zohar suggests that their messiah will arrive at Trumpets 2012 which I think is very interesting. I do like to study the Harvest cycles of the Lord since he talked so much about them in detail and how they relate to 3 people groups.

If we the Bride are the Barley Harvest, then it can't be long!
May it be so! Amen Michelle

Hi everyone..just catching up on reading today. This is a good post. I agree with Chris and 1993 Watcher. And I will read Tender Reed's response. Time is exactly where it should be...in place and perfect. The Lord will take us when we least expect it...but I feel we will get an absolute knowing just before. In the meantime....I call this the tarrying process...we all need to continue in faith...and witness to share the gospel. Be seasoned like salt...share the gospel when the opportunities present themselves. God Bless, Jan

Tender Reed, I'm still here and watching and waiting with you! Nothing has changed for me. The more times, and dates, and feasts go, the more I grow to love and trust our Father.

I hear ya'! We should "be all the more in prayer, seeking His face, and His voice." AMEN to that!

You ask a lot of great things in this thread. WILL we see more prophecy fulfilled, or will things slow down again? It does seem to go back and forth quite a bit. As far as prophecy goes, I think we are all basically in agreement with the thought that nothing else needs to be fulfilled before we are called Home. I think the signs we are told to look for will most certainly increase if this is indeed the time, without a quiet time. Each time things get back into, for lack of a better term, action, they seem to be more severe than the time before. How much more can the Lord shout out to the earth? Maybe we will see a bit more before we depart?

You asked if there is anything we can do to hasten His appearing. Do you think there is anything else than prayer?

Will we receive a corporate word? I'm still not sure of this. You're right, dreams and visions have failed big time for sure! Will there just be (as I said above) a time when there is no lull and only action? A BIG EQ? War? All of this is so near. My mind is racing a million mph just thinking of all the possibilities. As Chris said above, will our Holy Spirit "spidey senses" kick in before we leave? :) On and on and on we can go! Our God is so awesome! But can you even imagine what we would be doing if we were given, say a 60-minute heads up from the Holy Spirit? My insides are screaming at the thought!! :)

Simply, we are not fools. Glory be to God we are awake and watching and longing for our sweet Jesus to take us up! We know it is the season, we know it's so close because we listen to the Word of God. He will NOT fail us nor forsake us. I don't think there is much left for Him to do to let us know for sure other than a collective word if He so choses. The only thing left is to seek Him while we are here, and to love and encourage one another as we see the Day approaching!

Love & Blessings, Nicole xo

Chris... "The only thing left is to seek Him while we are here, and to love and encourage one another as we see the Day approaching!"

I concur. And though that may not sound like enough to do that's plenty for me! In seeking Him we ask how best to occupy until He does call us up. So if we focus on that, day by day, however long He taries, we'll be living prepared, ready and still being salt and light to those around us.

I don't think I believe in these "high watch dates." If the harpazo is an immenent event then it can be anytime with nothing needed to line up or be properly calcualted or whatever. It probably will be sudden... that twinkling of an eye thing ya know?! And I want to be okay with all the not knowing of the details.

How should I live today, Lord, while I'm waiting for You to come pick us up? Oh yeah, that love others thing*. That seems pretty important. Help me to focus there! :-)

*PS: And also be prepared to give a reason for the hope that is within us.

I think Yahshua said at the time we LEAST expected and not NOT expected. Because everyday at least some of us predict literally His coming, and logically at one point of time in the future, we or at least some of us will be finally right. However, it is the least expected by us and most of the world.

If we keep expecting His coming everyday, sometime in the future we will be finally right at least to the day and maybe not hours ....

So keep looking up, expecting His coming today everyday of our life .. we will be someday got right about it for sure ....

If we do see the dead rise, witnessing that I'll most likely have a massive coronary, die, and be caught between the dead rising first and those caught up that are still alive. This may be a whole new category that we hadn't considered.

:-)

By the way, who am I kidding, not believing in the high watch days? I'll most likely be pondering, hoping, and watching extra-specially the next ones that comes along. I've just asked the Lord to work on me and my getting bummed out when those days come and go.

"Watching is good because it will change your priorities in life."

That it does, 2nd Coming.