could this be the year

"but of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only." matt 24:36

ah, the famous scripture that believers and unbelievers alike are always ready to hurl at us rapture conscious believers.  it may well be the only verse non-believers can quote from scripture, but they've got that one memorized - minus chapter and verse.

and yes, it's true, we have been heralding the return of our Lord for a long time.  we have not just been crying wolf, but are anxiously and watchfully been desirous to see Him for a long time.  if anyone hasn't, i would question their true dedication to Him.  we pant for our Lord as the deer pants for the water.  "whom have i in heaven but You?  and there is none upon earth that i desire besides You." psa 73:25  even the disciples longed for His return as soon as He left.

and so, i ask again: "could this be the year?"  i'm not finalizing the day or the hour; just feeling the urgency and expectancy of one about to give birth.  i see everywhere the bowl of the measure of sin filling up.  His wrath is ready to be pored out. 

there have always been the sacrifice of the most innocent which has never pleased God.  while this generation have surely overtaken all previous ones in this barbaric practice of sacrificing one's progeny for their person, now those escaping abortion are being confused, castrated and conformed into the delusion of their manipulation.  they have sacrificed the truth for a lie.

"and what I say to you, I say to all: watch!" mark 13:37  everyday now is becoming an urgent watchday.  even unbelievers are sensing a time of troubling ahead.  they call it a "black swan event."  the black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight.  the term is based on an ancient saying that presumed black swans did not exist, until they were discovered in australia in 1697, and it then became reinterpreted to mean an unforeseen and consequential event.

the rapture is the world's ultimate black swan event.  it is an unforeseen and consequential event indeed.  the world will try to explain it away, perhaps as an alien abduction or some other notable means.  the truth will only be know by those fair-weather believers who were left behind to endure the tribulation.

the convergence of all the signs in prophecy are now visible to those with eyes desiring to see.  even now, the globalist elite are planning a mass depopulation to make room for themselves while the richest are building bunkers, hoping to find escape from what they fear is coming.  to those called and chosen ones who persist in their leisure and linger in their sleep God says: "awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light." eph 5:14

in fact, i am foregoing the usual "familiar friday" message today to alert everyone to the urgency and imminence i feel in my spirit.  in conclusion, i will answer my own question.  yes, this could be the year; the year our blessed hope will manifest "to all who have loved His appearing." 2 tim 4:8  you will notice the Holy Spirit said through paul here "appearing" and not "coming."  this event is the rapture, not His return to the earth.  it is the bridegroom coming to receive His bride.

live each moment as though it was nearing time to get off work, while working hurriedly to accomplish what needs to be done.  "others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh." jude 23

we have barely under 300 days now left in this year.  i believe one of those days that clarion call will be heard by those who have loved His appearing.  believe me also when i say my heart aches for those who will have to most likely give up their life for salvation then.  at the very least, the tribulation will be such as has never been seen before.

"therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness." 2 pet 3:11  we are not now just numbering our days to acquire a heart of wisdom, but counting the days until our blessed hope arrives.  even so, come Lord Jesus!