Q & A

Questions and Answers

General

Q: Is the Covid-19 Vaccination the Mark of the Beast in Rev 13?
A: No. We pick-up clues reading through Revelation 13. The Mark of the Beast is instituted in the last half of the Tribulation period (70th Week of Daniel's prophecy in Daniel 9). It's administered by 'another beast' (called the False Prophet) who causes people to worship the Beast who had a deadly wound which was miraculously healed. This False Prophet performs great miracles, and creates an image of the Beast causing people to worship this image. He miraculously gives life to this image, and whoever refuses to worship this image is put to death. The receiving of the Mark is an act of worship to the Beast. To state the obvious, to have the Mark of the Beast, you need to have the Beast. This unholy trio will not be revealed and come into power until after the resurrection/ rapture of the church. At some point after the resurrection/ rapture of the church, the 70th Week of Daniel's prophecy will begin and the Antichrist will rise to power. Three- and one- half years later, this act of worship and receiving of the Mark takes place. It's the 'Mark of the Beast', not your Mark. It's not a shot or vaccination, though the Mark could be genetic modifying. The more important question to ask is, "should I receive the Covid-19 vaccination?" If it modifies your mRNA I wouldn't recommend it. From a moral point of view, if cells from aborted babies are used in the development of the vaccination, I wouldn't take it; however, you must make the choice for yourself (your body, your choice), but rest assured, this vaccination is not the Mark of the Beast, which seals a person to be sentenced to the Lake of Fire forever. - dB

General

Q: As a Christian knowing that I am going to heaven, why do I sometimes fear death?
A: I believe this is common. The number one reason I can give is that we fear death because we are not at death's door. Since we are not at death's door, we do not have God's (dying) grace. I know of several Christians as they were dying were able to see into eternal life and have Jesus or an angel take them from this life to the next. Find comfort in 1 John 4:18 "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment." I had a dream where I was at the point of dying and feeling fearful, when Jesus appeared and said, "Rise up my love my fair one and come away (from the Song of Solomon)." The peace and joy were overwhelming. Have faith in the love of God knowing that whatever fear you may have will melt into peace and joy as you enter His presence. - dB

General

Q: With all the suffering in the world, where is God? If he loved everyone why does he allow suffering?
A: I've been asked this by genuinely concerned persons and sceptics alike. I will start off with a question, and sarcasm is not intended: My question is, Where are you? One of the last commands Jesus gave before his ascension to heaven is recorded in Matthew 28:19-20 where he says, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations..." this is to make disciples. Jesus was our example, so how did he do it? He cared for people, he healed people, he fed people, he taught people the best way to live, and then he taught them how to duplicate this in others. To the person(s) asking, Where is God? I ask, Where are you? What are you doing to ease the suffering in the world? Shouldn't we be the hands and feet of Jesus until he returns to earth? When I was a young man, I heard a preacher make a statement which I have never forgotten: "A need seen is an assignment given." Instead of blaming God for the world's suffering, let's be the ones to 'Go' and be part of the solution; it is what I believe God intended for us to do. - dB

On the Prophetic

Q: Can we know when the Rapture will take place?
A: Yes. Let me be clear here that I am not a date setter, but I do know we are in the last days. So then, can we have a good idea of when we can expect the Rapture (Resurrection)? I believe so. Let me first define what the Rapture is: The word is derived from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 where all those in Christ, dead and alive, are snatched off the earth to meet and be with Jesus. The English, “Caught-up” in this passage (v17) originally comes from the Latin, Rapiemur, which we translate into English as Rapture. In the Greek text the word is, Harpazō, and means catching away. Jesus held the people of his day accountable for not knowing when his coming was. I believe he wants us to know when his return will be. Let’s say, just as an example, his return to earth as described in Matthew 24 and 25 will be in 2067, then the 70th Week of Daniel’s prophecy (Daniel 9) we call the Tribulation (Revelation 6-19) will start in the year 2060. In this scenario the Rapture will need to take place sometime between now and the year 2060. Why am I using the years 2060-2067 for the 7-Year Tribulation described in Revelation 6-19? I will explain in a Blog at some point, but it has to do with the Jubilees of Israel. The point I am making though is the resurrection-rapture of the church is imminent (can happen at any moment - nothing has to happen first).
The Rapture is associated with Trumpet Blasts, and has phrases used in its description the early church would have been familiar with, e.g. 'No one knows the day or the hour'. Too much to get into here, but if the Spring Feast were connected to the first coming of Christ, then the Fall Feast may have a connection to the Second Coming of Christ. It could very well be that the Rapture of the Church will take place during the Feast of Trumpets. Others see the end of the church on earth being on the anniversary of its beginning or on the Feast of Pentecost. Bottom line is that we cannot know for certain the exact date of the Rapture, but one thing we are instructed to do, is to look up for our redemption draws near; and I believe it is nearer than most realise. -dB

On the Prophetic

Q: What does Jesus mean by the Days of Noah?
A: The text is Matthew 24:37-39 "But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
The context of Matthew 24 is Jesus speaking to his Jewish disciples regarding the 70th Week of Daniel's prophecy (aka The 7-year tribulation - Rev 6-19). The idea of what Jesus said here is that life continues on as normal; more importantly, life carries on without a care in the world. His Jewish disciples would have been familiar with Genesis 6. God gave Noah 120-years to build the Ark and preach of the coming judgement, yet no one cared or listened. 2 Peter 3 tells us the same for today where people mock the Rapture of the church event, saying, where is it? You say it's going to happen yet all things continue as they always have. Something missed regarding the days of Noah. Genesis 6:9 tells us Noah was "perfect in his generations." Because this is the time when angels left their habitation (Jude) and took them daughters of men and cohabitated with them creating offspring not considered human. Noah was not genetically tainted (he was perfect in his generation).
This is how it was in the days of Noah and what Jesus meant in Matthew 24:37-39: Warnings of God's coming judgment, the human race being genetically modified, and the population not caring continuing on in their merriment. Is it like this today? Yes, in all points. The creation, from fruit, vegetables, animals, and humans, are being tampered with genetically, and the vast majority of the world's population just don't care and even mock the prophetic.
Jesus gave warning, and guess what? We are there; being fulfilled before our eyes. Those who are Christ' look up for our redemption is next. If you do not know Christ, I would not delay one second: call upon him today (Romans 10:9-10). -dB

On the Prophetic

Q: Does the Bible tell us who the Antichrist is?
A: The short answer is, Yes. Most of what we know of the Antichrist comes from the Old Testament; Daniel being the main source. First thing to know is that the Antichrist is known as the "Assyrian" in the Old Testament, so all we can hope to know about the Antichrist is looking at who the Assyrian is and where Assyria is. Isaiah 10:5 refutes the idea the 7-year tribulation is the time of Satan's wrath. The Antichrist is the rod of God's anger and indignation. Where is ancient Assyria? It included modern day southern Turkey. Part of the Ottoman Empire, or Eastern Rome, which never fell, only changed hands over the years and is on the rise once again. It's mostly Muslim. We learn from Daniel the Antichrist is of Jewish ancestry, but left the ways of his forefathers to join to Assyria, so joining to Islam. This means the Antichrist isn't President Trump or Barak Obama or the Pope. He'll be a Jewish man who embraces Islam. His act of confirming a 7-year covenant with Israel triggers the 7-year Tribulation or Time of Jacob's Trouble (Dan 9:24-27).
In the New Testament (Rev 13) we read the Antichrist will be given power and authority from God to overcome the Tribulation saints where he kills them. This is proof the Tribulation saints are not part of the church as Jesus promised the church the power and authority of hell will not prevail over her (Matt 16:18). Move to Revelation 17-18 and we read the Antichrist (called the Beast in the Revelation) will have his seat in the literal city of Babylon, which is currently being rebuilt on the banks of the Euphrates River. Babylon is not Rome, the Vatican, or the United States. Babylon is Babylon.
Conclusion: So, who is the Antichrist? We won't know for sure as long as the church is on the earth as 2 Thess 2 tells us the Antichrist (man of sin) will not be revealed until the church is gathered unto the Lord (in heaven at the father's house - Jn 14:1-3). The closest we can come to knowing who the Antichrist will be, is to look among the world oligarchs for an Islamic leader who has Jewish descent who likely lives in Turkey, and you can close in on who this man of sin may be once possessed and controlled by Satan after the church is removed. -dB