The Blessed Hope Titus 2:13

Introduction

The Bible passage John 14:1-6 is a common choice at funerals in that the first three verses are a promise from Jesus that there is a place prepared for us in heaven: 1  "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.  2  In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.  3  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.  The common understanding of John 14:3 is that there is a place in heaven reserved for all believers. However, these words spoken by Jesus in John’s gospel were also speaking of the Rapture of the church. The Rapture is the single event in the future when Jesus will return (not his second coming) to gather His church (believers) to be with Him for ever: I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. This text potentially has relevance in these troubling times we live in, since prophecy tells us the Rapture is related to end-times and potential war involving Israel and, consequently, may have some urgency.

The urgency

A sense of urgency is held by many who are watching for signs of the ‘end of this age’ as we know it; commonly referred to as the end-times. The signs are a coming together of two criteria: Biblical teaching/prophecy and events centred on Israel. Since nowhere in the Bible is there a hint of calculable timescales that include the start of the end-times, there are, not unsurprisingly, some interpretations that suggest the key event, the rapture of the church, isn’t really that urgent. The undeniable fact agreed by the varying views is that it will happen at some time in the future. It is better, then, to be aware of it now, and safer to assume it is indeed urgent in that we should all be spiritually ready (sometimes referred to as ‘Rapture ready’).

Purpose

The intent is to take you through a process from John 14:1-6, mentioned above, to an understanding of what the near future might have in store for us. For readers who are not yet believers, I would urge you to at least read ‘Reasons to believe’, which can be accessed from the Navigation Bar or the next page. The next page is an overview of this site’s content in chart form, a pictorial means of progressing through the pages. Alternatively, go straight to the page ‘The Blessed Hope; The Rapture Of the Church’, either from the Navigation Bar or here . Go to the next page

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Preface

This site has been created to bring your attention to a potential end-times scenario based on the Christian meaning of 'The Blessed Hope', a pre- tribulation view of the Rapture , and the on-going situation involving Israel and surrounding nations. Initially intended to simply expound on The Blessed Hope, the need to show the natural progression to an end-times scenario became apparent. The Blessed Hope remains the central theme, but consequential expansion of pages and addition of others will be apparent. In 2025, there was a strong view amongst those who watch for end-time related events that the initiation of the seven- year tribulation was extremely likely. The primary reason for this was the growing situation with Israel and her surrounding enemies: Hamas in Gazz, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, all proxies of Iran. It was apparent that Iran and her proxies were gearing up for war with Israel. It is not conflict in itself that would initiate the seven-year tribulation, but a resultant agreement with Israel that would guarantee peace and allow the building of the third temple (the previous two having been destroyed). Wars and forthcoming agreements are prophesied in Scripture. This general scenario rolls into 2026 with deepening anxiety over potential war. However, although all-out war between Israel and her enemies is seemingly unavoidable, there are possibilities that such a war could be delayed. As purely speculative suggestions, two come to mind. One is Israel’s recent implementation of a new laser anti-missile defence system, named the Iron Beam, which might cause her enemies to step back and review their strategy. The other is the completely hypothetical suggestion that Israel, concerned about the threat of being bombarded by thousands of missiles at a time, intended to overwhelm her defences, might decide on a significant and devastating preemptive strike, leaving her enemies reeling and having to take time to evaluate a response, and possibly a new strategy. The point here is that we just don’t know how events will unfold. What we do know is that Bible prophecy tells us the world will turn against Israel (most already have), there will be wars at some time, and there will be an agreement with Israel, at some time, that will initiate the seven-year tribulation. With this in mind, the objective of this site is to encourage spiritual preparedness for the inevitable upcoming end-times scenario, however near or distant that might be. The reader should be aware that this site's view of the Rapture is strictly pre-tribulation (explained later), a view with which some will not agree. However, there is no harm, and undoubtedly a benefit, in considering the possibility of a pre- tribulation Rapture and being spiritually prepared. It will happen one day.