Thank you so much for tuning in and Welcome everyone – Hope you’re well!  I’m your host, Ben Lively, and you’re listening to “Shaken Awake” – Episode #33! 

 

I just want to thank you for tuning in, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing right this very moment.  I want to take a quick moment to thank all you new listeners for tuning into the show – welcome aboard - we’re glad to have you!

 

And, as always, I promise you another great show – But, more than anything, my HOPE for you today, and always, is that you have an actual encounter with the Lord - He’s is always right there beside you.    If you find ANY value in these episodes, the greatest thank you of all is to pass the work to at least one person you know to help spread the word.

 

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So, without further ado, let’s get ready to invite God in with us, right here, right now and allow Him to speak directly to your heart and minds.  

 

So here goes, here is today’s topic: “The False Doctrine of Pre-Tribulation Rapture, Exposed!”

 

If you’re listening to this you know the world is a much, MUCH different place then it’s ever been in our lifetime – understatement of our lifetime, right?!  In fact, it’s rapidly accelerating to new lows with each passing day.  It’s not theory at this point, it’s fact.  And, it’s only the year 2021 – one year after Covid where it seemed the world was saying, “I can’t wait until 2020 is over!” – remember that one!??!  I knew already, it was the calendar date that would change anything other than the calendar date – I knew the beginning of the end had already begun.  The signs were there for the perfect storm and regardless of the media, which I refuse to watch now because it has a 99.9% fake news rate.  So, what I’m hearing is pre-tribulation rapture, mid-tribulation rapture, and post-tribulation rapture theory, being discussed like never before – of course, it’s most by Christians, professing Christians, thinking-about-being Christians, and those that aren’t Christian but want to be part of the conversation anyway.  Here’s the point I came to – I was stuck at a “Who cares” mentality with respect to WHEN the rapture would happen, and began to discuss being saved and living a life for Christ regardless of when the rapture would take place because many of us will die prior to the rapture.  Therefore, I had concluded it was a matter of IF you were truly forgiven and saved prior to death that was of the utmost importance, not the timing of the Rapture so we could, so-called – gear up and quickly prepare ourselves.  

 

Then, I had conviction after conviction that called me to speak on this very topic today.  I was wrong.  BIG Time!  There is no doubt in my mind and my heart that the Holy Spirit had shaken me awake (again) onto this very topic so that I was not led astray, nor would I continue or begin leading others astray.  “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked” (Luke 12:48).

 

And so, I’m required to present the truth and facts of God’s Word the more that it is revealed to me, no matter how much heat or hate or mistreatment or mistrust I’m handed.  God’s Word is God’s Word.  Even satan tried using God’s Word against Jesus Himself, but Jesus used it in Truth and won over the temptations.  

 

Here’s my conviction – there is no pre-tribulation rapture that will ever happen because it’s not in the Bible.  In fact, what IS in the Bible is a POST-Tribulation Rapture!!  All my life, all the churches I went to, believed in and practiced a pre-tribulation Rapture – little did I know that the pre-tribulation doctrine was not created until the 19th century, which I found out in my research.   Little did I know, the Bible plainly teaches a POST-Tribulation and it’s been there in front of my nose my entire life!  But equally, if not MORE important is what God spoke to me through His Holy Spirit – and that is, there is actual DANGER (and by danger, I mean the falling away of His elect saints) by believing there is a pre-tribulation rapture vs. what the Bible teaches, which is post-tribulation rapture.  Literally, the difference in the timing of the Rapture and knowing the truth will save many, and will end up causing a great falling away of many Christians. And THAT’S why today’s message is so important – to help spread the truth and to prevent further confusion from the enemy that will inevitably cost souls.

 

There are SO MANY Books in the Bible with chapter upon chapter, verse upon verse, of the coming tribulation, rapture, second coming, millennial reign, and the Great White Throne Judgement, that I only need three to show you everything you need to know to understand what the Bible teaches.  Anything else will be added wisdom for you, but you will need to seek that out on your own and get into God’s Word if you’re hungry enough.

 

What I’m about to read to you will help you 1.) understand WHEN the rapture will happen and how, and 2.) to warn you that if you don’t understand the timeline and the events during the timeline, you can and very way be misled into thinking you missed out on the rapture and were left behind, AND/OR, walk away from the faith if you feel that what you thought you knew your whole life was a deception, no doubt from the enemy, and simply give up.  Once your decision is made, you’ve made it for eternity.  My job today is to put the pebble in your shoe that helps you stay the course, should you be alive during the Tribulation.

 

 

24 1 As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings. 2 But he responded, "Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!" 3 Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world? "

4 Jesus told them, "Don't let anyone mislead you, 5 for many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah.' They will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don't panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won't follow immediately. 7 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. 8 But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come. 9 "Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. 10 And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. 11 And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. 12 Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come. 15 "The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about-the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing in the Holy Place." (Reader, pay attention!) 16 "Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. 17 A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. 18 A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat. 19 How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. 20 And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again. 22 In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God's chosen ones. 23 "Then if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Messiah,' or 'There he is,' don't believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones. 25 See, I have warned you about this ahead of time. 26 "So if someone tells you, 'Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,' don't bother to go and look. Or, 'Look, he is hiding here,' don't believe it! 27 For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes. 28 Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.

29 "Immediately after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 30 And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world -from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.

32 "Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near. 33 In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door. 34 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

 

 

 

 

Revelation 6:

 

6 1 As I watched, the Lamb broke the first of the seven seals on the scroll. Then I heard one of the four living beings say with a voice like thunder, "Come!" 2 I looked up and saw a white horse standing there. Its rider carried a bow, and a crown was placed on his head. He rode out to win many battles and gain the victory.

3 When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, "Come!" 4 Then another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to take peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. 5 When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living being say, "Come!" I looked up and saw a black horse, and its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice from among the four living beings say, "A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley will cost a day's pay. And don't waste the olive oil and wine." 7 When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, "Come!" 8 I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green. Its rider was named Death, and his companion was the Grave. These two were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals.

9 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony. 10 They shouted to the Lord and said, "OÂ Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you judge the people who belong to this world and avenge our blood for what they have done to us?" 11 Then a white robe was given to each of them. And they were told to rest a little longer until the full number of their brothers and sisters -their fellow servants of Jesus who were to be martyred-had joined them. 12 I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became as dark as black cloth, and the moon became as red as blood. 13 Then the stars of the sky fell to the earth like green figs falling from a tree shaken by a strong wind. 14 The sky was rolled up like a scroll, and all of the mountains and islands were moved from their places. 15 Then everyone-the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person-all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. 17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?"

 

 

 

7 1 Then I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds so they did not blow on the earth or the sea, or even on any tree. 2 And I saw another angel coming up from the east, carrying the seal of the living God. And he shouted to those four angels, who had been given power to harm land and sea, 3 "Wait! Don't harm the land or the sea or the trees until we have placed the seal of God on the foreheads of his servants." 4 And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God-144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel: 5 from Judah 12,000 from Reuben 12,000 from Gad 12,000 6 from Asher 12,000 from Naphtali 12,000 from Manasseh 12,000 7 from Simeon 12,000 from Levi 12,000 from Issachar 12,000 8 from Zebulun 12,000 from Joseph 12,000 from Benjamin 12,000

9 After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. 10 And they were shouting with a great roar, "Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!" 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God. 12 They sang, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen."

13 Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, "Who are these who are clothed in white? Where did they come from?" 14 And I said to him, "Sir, you are the one who knows." Then he said to me, "These are the ones who died in the great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white. 15 "That is why they stand in front of God's throne and serve him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will give them shelter. 16 They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun. 17 For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes."

 

I’ll stop here, because after this, is the 1,000 year reign of Christ on Earth, Known as the Millennial Reign, right before God destroys Heaven and Earth and creates them anew, throwing Satan and all those from the Great White Throne Judgement into Hell and seals it forever.  You can read more about this in Revelations, Daniels and many more NT books if it interests you enough.

 

The point of today’s episode is to throw a pebble in your shoe to create an awareness of what’s to come – not by what man or some pastors or Christians preach, but by every spoken Word of God.  Should you be alive during the Tribulation, which by all accounts may have already just begun or be getting ready to begin (only God knows), you will not be deceived.  And if you or I think, “Ha!  Yeah right, I’m not dumb, I won’t be deceived – I’m smarter than that – be WARNED NOW and reduce your pride – for Matthew 24:24 is our warning and it says, “
For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones.”  EVEN GOD’S CHOSEN ONES – HIS ELECT.  Don’t think you cannot be fooled. 

 

I’ll give you one example of what COULD occur – I’m not saying it will or won’t, I’M saying it’s within the realm of possibility.  You see more and more and more and more coverage, now from all branches of government and the military discussing and showing what they state is proof of UFO’s.  I’m not going to get into this on today’s episode; likely will never unless it becomes increasingly apparent.  But what if they use a deception of UFO’s taking people?  You and I would say that’s absurd!!!  There are no such things as UFO’s, right????  That’s correct, but isn’t there such a thing as demons and the supernatural realm?  Couldn’t a deception be that to cause mass hysteria and dependency on the Anti-Christ, and worse yet – to cause Christians who believe in a pre-Tribulation Rapture, that they JUST MISSED being Raptured!!?!?!??!  Wouldn’t that one, easy-to-believe scenario cause such a falling away and great deception???  Of course, and it WOULD!  AND IT MAY!!!  I want to prevent the deception by believer of the pre-tribulation rapture that they somehow were left behind by Christ, when in fact, it was another great deception from the devil himself to lose even more souls, needlessly!  In fact, if we are going through the Tribulation (and if we’re alive during the Tribulation – we WILL go through the tribulation!), that it may wear so heavily upon Christians who were so sure they’d be raptured prior to the Tribulation, that they fall away and walk away from their faith.  The Bible says that may will!!!!!!!  

 

My final statement is this:    First, be sure that you are saved today – before you do anything else.  Nothing is more important than salvation in Christ and a guarantee to be in the presence of God for eternity.  The second is – please go back and read these chapters for yourself.  As I mentioned previously, there are many, many more books/chapters/verses dedicated to end times knowledge.  I’ve just picked 3.  Read them all twice, or three times if you have to (Matthew 24, Revelation 6 & 7)!!!  Many of you, like I, will need to in order to undo what’s been done during our lifetime to have us believe in a wrong timing of the Rapture.  It’s important to know when, so as to not be deceived and lost during the tribulation that you will go through.

So, my final question to you is then this:    Is it more important to believe you’re right, or more important to be prepared with God’s truth – especially when it comes to making decision that can affect your eternal resting place?  One is with Him and the other is without Him.  

So, before we end today’s show, I just want to thank you all again for tuning in and I HOPE you were touched by today’s message and scripture.  I’d like to ask you a favor only IF you received any value out of today’s show – would you tell at least one person you know – call them, text them, email them, talk to them – tell them to give this show a listen.  

 

Check out the show at shaken-awake.com, email me at ben@shaken-awake.com or call or text me directly for any reason at (407)-493-3208 (repeat).  If you have ideas for the show – LET ME KNOW!

Next week!!!!  Tune in Next Sunday evening – or WHENEVER YOU’RE ABLE, as we dive into another important topic of our day, which is, “It’s Been Discovered the One Thing that God Left Out of the Bible – and, it’s Your Opinion!!!”

Next weeks episode is another powerful and DO-NOT-MISS episode – thanks for joining!  

Until next week, take great care of yourself and each other, and God Bless You all.  

 

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