I posted this question and answer a few years ago but think it needs to be explored again. What do you think" The Biblical account shows clearly that God has a method of operation that he has used over and over again. He has ALWAYS given prior notice before any major event happens to those that He has chosen and are part of the covenant He made with them. People of faith starting with Noah (7 day notice) and includes the children of Israel before crossing into the Promise land (3 day notice), Elijah before being taken up into heaven in the fiery chariot,(several days notice) Israel before leaving Egypt (3 or 4 day notice), Lot before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (a few hours), the disciples before the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost ( 10 day notice)are just some of the major events that God gave prior notice. We should also consider the Rapture to be a major event in the lives of those of Faith and since God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, we can be sure His M.O. will be the same. Never doubt in the dark what God has shown in the light. OK, since it would appear that we will receive some kind of notice before the rapture, just what method will He use? Think outside the box. Think supernatural maybe?? There is no right or wrong answer so jump right in with your thoughts. :feedback This isn't much out of the box but I have always thought that, possibly 3 or so days before the rapture, we will all experience an overwhelming display of the Holy Spirit. I think we will be healing and bringing many to Christ in those last few days. There's so many times that we see people who are close to death and after their death we see evidence that they knew it was their time. We will know too :yahoo: Not sure what you were wanting, but hopefully it is ok now. Kolleen :rose: Might he send His angels to tell us? That His children will drop all earthly things and spread His gospel to all who will listen. A last chance to get those souls for His kingdom. God shall definitely give us a warning and an event before the rapture. I have found the clue in Zechariah 11. Zechariah 11:1 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 2 Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down. 3 There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled. 8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me. Through the prophet Zechariah, God has foretold one day He shall cut off three shepherds in one month. They are Lebanon, Syria ( Bashan ), and Jordan . Through out history, we couldn't verify that this prophecy has been fulfilled. There is no biblical and historical evidence that the ancient Moab, Edom, Ammon (Jordan) together with Damascus ( Bashan ) and Tyre (Lebanon) were cut off together in one month. This prophecy shall be fulfilled per the fourth transgression in Amos 1-2, Isaiah 17/destruction of Damascus and Psalm 83. But my focus point is on verse 10. Zechariah 11:10 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. 11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD. Immediately after the three shepherds are cut off, God shall break the covenant with all the people. There have been few major covenants God has made with people. They are Noahic covenant, Abrahamic covenant, Mosaic covenant, Davidic covenant. None of the covenant can be broken because God promised not to destroy the whole earth again per Noahic covenant. God shall give the land to Abraham's rightful descendant who is Israel. This prophecy is still waiting for it's fulfillment. At the end of tribulation, after the return of Jesus, the Jews shall inherit the promised land. Mosaic covenant [ The Mosaic covenant, found in Exodus 19–24 and the book of Deuteronomy, contains the foundations of the written Torah and the Oral Torah. In this covenant, God promises to make the Israelites his treasured possession among all people[Exo 19:5] and "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation"[Exo 19:6], if they follow God's commandments. As part of the terms of this covenant, God gives Moses the Ten Commandments. These will later be elaborated on in the rest of the Torah. ] Some bible scholars believe this is the covenant found in verse 10. Jesus has replaced this covenant. But we learn from God that the whole house of Israel shall be saved at the return of our Lord Jesus. (God only abandons them for a while, to makes His name known in the gentiles). God shall make them a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. Since this event is still waiting for the fulfillment, it doesn't seem like this is the covenant which shall be broken in verse 10. Concerning Davidic covenant, a King and a Messiah shall come from David's lineage. The King and the Messiah is Jesus who shall rule over all the nations, This can't be the covenant God shall break. Since Zechariah is silent regarding which covenant shall be broken by God, back in 2009, I have interpreted this covenant to be the covenant God makes with the church. This covenant shall have a time expiry issue, that is, when God calls the church home, that will be the time God breaks the covenant with the church. And immediately after this covenant is broken, God foretells the appearance of the foolish shepherd from verse 15 to 17. Many of us agree that the foolish shepherd is Anti Christ. The sequence of the three prophetic events in Zechariah 11. 1/ Three shepherds being cut off in one month. 2/ God calls the church home by breaking the covenant with the church. 3/ Appearance of the foolish shepherd / AC. Having said this, the church shall witness a war breaks out between Israel and the three shepherds. This war can only last one month because God says so. This war shall be our final witnessing tool to the church and the world before rapture takes place. One more point I would like to add. Zechariah 11:10 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. The Beauty is "the church". God calls the church "Beauty". "cut it asunder" is perfecting the church. God has a covenant with the church. When her time is up, God shall call her home by breaking the covenant with all the people. That leaves the other staff which God calls Bands. Zechariah 11:14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. After the "Beauty" the church is gone in rapture, God shall begin to "cut asunder His other staff "Bands". Bands is Israel. "breaking the brotherhood between Judah and Israel" speaks of separation of Judah from their homeland Israel during the second half of tribulation. This is known as "the times of Jacob's trouble". Concerning their ultimate fate, God has Zechariah continue prophesying the destiny of Judah in the following chapters 12, 13, up until Jesus' return to mount Olive in chapter 14.
