The world is slowly changing. Sadly, things will get worse before they get better. Right now we are living in the very last of the last days before the return of the Lord Jesus. These are days of great apathy and rejection of the Word of God. People go through life and act if there is no God in heaven. Lost people are approving of all forms of evil that just a few short years ago would never be considered or allowed. For example, same-sex marriage is now tolerated and encouraged. It wasn't very long ago when a school teacher who was a sodomite would be fired from their job as parents didn't want their children exposed to that evil. The current falling away approves in the name of 'tolerance' sodomy, adultery, witchcraft, the occult, and all kinds of fornication's. There was a time when people didn't think witchcraft and the occult was fun and enjoyable. However, today even church people enjoy and defend all Satan has to offer in worldly occultic entertainment. Books like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are best sellers and even church people are involved in the enjoyment of occultism. We are truly at the very last of the last days before the return of the Lord Jesus!
Many people cannot conceive how really bad things will get after the rapture of the Church. The world as it is now will not exist in those days. At that time God's restraint will be removed from the earth. Like a dog freed from his leash, Satan will be free to conquer the world and to bring to power his antichrist. There will be occult power and demonic manifestations world-wide. Today we have atheists and others prancing around making foolish claims that God does not exist and their perversions are not accountable to the Lord. After the rapture everyone on earth will be aware of the supernatural and the fact of God's existence.
In this tract we will look at some of the conditions on earth before the rapture and after the rapture. The world after the rapture will be very different place from the world as it is now.
BEFORE THE RAPTURE: THE SUPERNATURAL IS HIDDEN
Suppressed: Satan and his demons are alive and well and working on earth. However, his works are only known to people involved in the dark realms of the occult. Many people are convinced that both God and Satan do not exist. Some of the louder more brash people have been known to scream out to God: If you exist strike me dead right now! When nothing happens, they proudly say: See God does not exist.
Hidden to the lost.
For the Christian the Lord is very real. His ears
are open to the prayers of His people and He guides and leads through
His Word. Even though the Lord hears all the prayers of His people,
Christians are expected to walk a walk of faith on earth. This means
they are to trust in the many promises found in the Word of God. There
is no two way discussions between God and man here on earth. The walk
of faith is truly walking in faith blindly trusting in the Lord. No one
is talking one-on-one with God in open verbal communication. Instead,
God leads and gives wisdom and guidance from His Word.
The supernatural is only experienced by those involved in various forms of occultism. Witches, Satanists, and mediums can conjour up demons and have demonic apparitions occur in their lives. Most of the world leaders are working with the occult leaders to bring to pass the kingdom of the antichrist. These are working in league with the demonic. Here are some verses that show the world leaders working against the Lord to setup the kingdom of the antichrist:
Psalms 2
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel
together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them
in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore
displeasure.
According to Bible prophecy, wicked men and the devil will succeed in setting up the kingdom of the antichrist. However, this evil kingdom will not last very long. The Lord will send mighty judgments upon the antichrist and all the servants in his kingdom.
God is quiet and patient calling all men to repentance and salvation. God exists and is currently quiet and hidden from the eyes of the world. He seeks all to come to a saving faith in the Lord Jesus! The Lord is calling and prodding men's hearts that they might receive the free gift of salvation and eternal life only found in the Lord Jesus. These days will not go on forever. The day is coming when the Lord will reveal Himself to a sinful and Christ rejecting world. The first time the Lord came to earth, He came as a lamb to die for the sins of the world on the cross. The second time the Lord comes, He will come as a conquering King to destroy the antichrist, his Satanic kingdom, and all the sinners out of the earth.
In short, the conditions of the world before the rapture is one of silence in the spiritual or supernatural realm. God is calling the lost to salvation and right now that is the most important thing.
AFTER THE RAPTURE: THE SUPERNATURAL IS OPENLY DISPLAYED TO ALL
The world changes after the rapture! God will no longer be silent. The devil will no longer work in secret. Instead God will openly manifest Himself to the world in judgment. Before the rapture, the realm of the supernatural was hidden. Things will change! All men will know that both God and the devil exists. During this time the Lord will judge the earth. This time of judgment is known as the Day of the Lord. This Day of the Lord is a terrible time when all the judgments from the Lord fall upon lost mankind. God introduces this time with a simple warning: Howl ye! The day of judgment is a day of pain and screaming for the lost. See the below verses that speak of the judgments of the Lord:
Isaiah 13
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a
destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of
them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall
be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and
fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the
sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not
give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and
the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for
their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease,
and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the
golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out
of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of
his fierce anger.
As you can see when God judges the earth, He will openly manifest Himself to the world. There will be no more silence. Today the vile, base, perverted, Christ rejecting sinner proudly flaunts his sin and rebellion. Once judgment starts these people will howl and scream in terror at the judgments of the Lord. At that point supernatural events will no longer be hidden but will be open for all to see. In the book of Revelation from chapters 5-18 God lists the 7 seal judgments, 7 trumpet judgments, and 7 bowl judgments that will be poured out upon planet earth. The entire world will literally be broken from all these judgments.
No more hidden supernatural events. There will be radical changes to the world. God will literally destroy the sinners out of the earth. Men will know that God exists and will hide from His wrath! Today the proud atheists debate the existence of God. In those days these proud people will run and hide in fear of the Lord's judgments and wrath. See the below verses:
Rev 6
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo,
there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as
sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a
fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of
a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled
together; and every mountain and island were moved out of
their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the
rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and
every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the
dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide
us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from
the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be
able to stand?
Also, in those terrible days, people will see demons and even be openly tormented by them. The following is an account of hordes of demons that will be unleashed upon the world to torment the Christ rejecting lost people:
Rev 9
1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto
the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of
the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air
were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto
them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of
the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those
men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that
they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the
torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and
shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto
battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and
their faces were as the faces of men.
8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as
the teeth of lions.
9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and
the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many
horses running to battle.
10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in
their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless
pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek
tongue hath his name Apollyon.
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
Today many in the occult think demons are enjoyable, cute, and lovable. Some have even picked a demon for their 'spirit guide'. Children and adults read Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings and think the occult and demonism is all fun and harmless entertainment. However, after the rapture, God will allow demons to openly manifest themselves to the world and to torment lost people. The above verses is one such occasion at the fifth trumpet judgment. Notice verse 6 above. The lost will suffer so much torment that they will seek to die. However, in those days God will not allow them to commit suicide. These lost people will begin their lost eternity of suffering forever in the lake of fire by first suffering here on earth.
The point I'm trying to bring forward is that the lost will not have an easy time during the reign of the antichrist. Right now world leaders and occultists world-wide are working to bring to power their antichrist and to setup his kingdom on earth. They think it will be a good thing. The Bible presents a different picture. Yes, they will be allowed after the rapture to fully setup the kingdom of the antichrist but it will not be a good thing. They will suffer great torment from the mighty judgments of God and the assaults from demons.
Also during that time the devil and his people will be given power to kill people who become Christians. It will be an offense worthy of the death penalty to be a Christian in the kingdom of the antichrist. Multitudes of people who reject Satan and accept the Lord Jesus as their Saviour will be killed for their faith. Here is a description of those who will die for their faith under the reign of the antichrist:
Rev 6
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar
the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for
the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord,
holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them
that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was
said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season,
until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should
be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
People will see the angels of God as they give warnings. Today before the rapture no-one has seen an angel except for special occasions in the Old Testament and around the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. God has forbidden angels from communicating to men here on earth. However via the occult, demons communicate with the lost in many different ways. Lost people can use a ouji board, see a medium, go into trances etc. and make contact with demons. But God has forbidden angels to openly manifest themselves and to communicate with men. God expects people to seek Him through the Bible, the Word of God. In the days after the rapture, people will openly see the angels of God as they give warnings to the people on earth. Here is one such occasion when three angels openly give messages to the people of earth:
Rev 14
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the
everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth,
and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for
the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven,
and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen,
is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink
of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice,
If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark
in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is
poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and
he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of
the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever:
and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his
image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Above is an account of three angels flying and giving men on earth a message. They will be visible to the eye and everyone will be able to see and hear their message. Today, this type of thing does not happen at all.
As you can see the world after the rapture will be a very different place than it is today! It certainly will not be a peaceful or a pleasant place!
CHANGES TO THE PHYSICAL EARTH
The entire topography of the planet will change. During the time God judges earth, He will also be preparing the earth to accommodate a huge population during the 1000 year reign of the Lord Jesus. There will be massive changes to the mountains, oceans, and continents. See the below verses:
Rev 6
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo,
there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as
sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a
fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of
a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled
together; and every mountain and island were moved out of
their places.
God is going to re-arrange the mountain ranges, islands, and continents while He is judging the wicked.
Also, there will be no rain for the first 3 1/2 years of the reign of the antichrist. The kingdom of the antichrist will last for 7 years. It will start when the antichrist and the nation of Israel sign a 7 year peace treaty. For the first 3 1/2 years God will send two witnesses to earth. Some speculate that they will be Enoch and Elijah as both had never experienced physical death. Here is a description of these two witnesses:
Rev 11
3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall
prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed
in sackcloth.
4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks
standing before the God of the earth.
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their
mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt
them, he must in this manner be killed.
6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the
days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn
them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as
often as they will.
Imagine no rain on earth for 3 1/2 years. What will this do to the climate on earth. One thing is there will be massive famine, droughts, and evaporation. Some speculate that God will be transforming the earth back to the conditions before the great flood. In those days it never rained on earth. Instead there was a huge canopy of water vapor in the atmosphere. This water vapor created constant good climate around the world and allowed for excellent plant growth. The water vapor also protected people from the harmful rays from outer space and during those days people lived much longer. Life spans didn't decrease until after the flood. Before the flood people could easily live 500-900 years before growing old and dying.
Those conditions are going to be restored again to planet earth. There will be people who go into the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus who will live the entire 1000 years without dying! By restoring the physical conditions on earth to be as they were before the flood, the Lord will also be allowing a greatly increased life span for those living on earth.
During the Day of the Lord's wrath there will be many judgments poured out. These judgments will torment and destroy the lost as well as prepare the earth for the 1000 year Millennial Kingdom. Here is a summary of all the judgments:
Seal judgments:
-1st Seal: White horse (Antichrist) to conquer
-2nd Seal: Wars on earth
-3rd Seal: Worldwide economic troubles
-4th Seal: Death released. 1/4 of the worlds population to die by
plagues, disease, beasts of the earth etc.
-5th Seal: Persecution and killing of God's people worldwide
-6th Seal: Massive earthquake
-7th Seal: Silence then the 7 trumpet judgments
Trumpet judgments
-1st Trumpet: Hail, fire, and blood. 1/3 all grass and trees burned up
-2nd Trumpet: Great mountain hits sea. 1/3 all ocean becomes
blood. 1/3 all sea life dies and 1/3 all ships destroyed.
-3rd Trumpet: Wormwood star hits earth. 1/3 all freshwater poisoned.
-4th Trumpet: 1/3 of sun and moon darkened
-5th Trumpet: locust beasts that sting and torment men loosed from the pit
-6th Trumpet: demons released and 200 million Eastern army
kills 1/3 of the world's population
-7th Trumpet: Cries from heaven and 7 bowl judgments to be
released on earth
Bowl Judgments:
-1st Bowl: Terrible and painful sores break out on all who
worship beast
-2nd Bowl: Entire ocean becomes blood. All sea life dies
-3rd Bowl: Fresh water becomes blood. No more fresh drinking water
-4th Bowl: Sun increased in heat and scorches and burns people
-5th Bowl: Supernatural darkness on earth
-6th Bowl: Great Eastern army heads toward Armageddon in the
Middle East for the final battle
-7th Bowl: Babylon destroyed, massive earthquakes, and 100
pound hailstones devastate earth.
There will be massive earthquakes which will rearrange the mountains and continents of the earth, all the grass and trees will be burned up, all the life in the sea will die, all the fresh water will be polluted, the sun will increase in heat and burn people, and there will be 3 1/2 years of no rain. The current population of over 6 billion will be reduced to (probably) only a few million survivors.
Like a potter with clay, the Lord will setup and prepare the earth for the saved remnant of mankind who will live in the 1000 year millennial Kingdom. When the Lord Jesus returns, He will restore the drinking water, animals, and vegetation. The Lord Jesus will reign from Jerusalem and the entire world will be blessed and at peace. At this time all the wicked will have been destroyed out of the earth.
CONCLUSION
In this tract we have looked at the current conditions in the world and compared them with the conditions that will exist after the rapture. We have seen that today God is somewhat silent and He does not openly reveal Himself. Instead, we have the Bible the Word of God, which reveals all that a person needs for salvation, knowledge, and guidance. However, after the rapture God will bring this wicked Christ rejecting world into judgment. The Lord will no longer be silent. In those days, men will hid in the caves in fear of the judgments of God. Today lost men will laugh and mock at such a concept. In those days, lost men will howl and scream in fear. God, angels, demons, and even the devil will be fully revealed to the world. There will be no atheists in those terrible days.
I urge people to get saved today. Time is quickly running out and the Lord Jesus is returning very soon! Before things get better the earth must past through its darkest days. Soon men will be oppressed by the wicked reign of the antichrist. Along with that they will suffer the mighty judgments of the Lord. Make your choice today! Do you accept the Lord Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? Or do you reject Him?
John 14
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no
man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Acts 4
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none
other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
This tract closes with a few verses describing the coming Day of the Lord which will be days of darkness and judgment.
Isaiah 13
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a
destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of
them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall
be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and
fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the
sinners thereof out of it.
Jeremiah 46
10 For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance,
that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour,
and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the
Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the
river Euphrates.
Joel 1
15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as
a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Joel 2
11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp
is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day
of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
Joel 3
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day
of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall
withdraw their shining.
16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice
from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but
the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of
the children of Israel.
Amos 5
18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is
it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went
into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a
serpent bit him.
20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light?
even very dark, and no brightness in it?
1 Thess 5
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the
Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden
destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman
with child; and they shall not escape.
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