The Average American Christian Is in a Guetapens

 

Guetapens, have you ever heard that word before? It was the winning word in the 2012 spelling bee, and the average American Christian is in one—a guetapens—a trap or snare. 

Let’s first consider what the average American Christian is like and then I will show you how they are in a trap. I ran across a great article the other day that does a good job of summing up what the average American Christian is like. (Note: Post-trib view.) 

Here are some snippets from the article showing what he believes the average American Christian is like. 

The Western church reports obesity rates identical to the secular population. Consumer debt among believers averages $96,000 per household. Christian media consumption tracks with mainstream entertainment metrics. Pharmaceutical dependence for mood management is statistically equivalent between churchgoers and non-attendees. Traditional disciplines including fasting, extended prayer, prison visitation, and refugee hospitality have declined to single-digit participation rates in most denominations. Meanwhile, church facility spending has increased 340% since 1990. A theology that interprets these conditions as divine favor addresses a felt need…

 

The Western church has created a Jesus in its own image: a Jesus who cares about your credit score, your vacation plans, and your retirement portfolio. A Jesus who would never let His people suffer. A Jesus who is essentially a divine butler, delivering comfort on demand and extracting you before the real trouble starts. 

Personally, having rubbed shoulders with many American Christians, I agree with his assessment and am very disheartened at what I have seen in the average church attendee. I see way too much worldliness and a glaring lack of discernment about what is right and wrong. 

And how has the average American Christian trapped themselves? The have trapped themselves with their worldliness and their false pre-tribulation rapture theory, as the author linked above so eloquently describes. 

The rapture doctrine is the perfect theology for a lukewarm church. It requires no repentance. It requires no preparation. It requires no sacrifice. It requires no cross. It tells you that your obesity is “prosperity,” your debt is “blessing,” your apathy is “waiting on the Lord,” and your entertainment addiction is “Christian liberty.” 

And how has the modern pre-tribulation theory, which wasn’t invented until the 1800s, trapped the modern Christian? It has trapped them because it has left them totally unprepared for the tribulations that will occur in the end times, including the great tribulation—the persecution of the antichrist—which will include not being able to buy or sell without the biometric I.D.—the mark. 

Now think about this; what if someone doesn’t think that they are in the end times, because the rapture has not occurred yet, and they take the biometric I.D., what will happen to them. 

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. Rev 14

 

The average American church member is in a Guetapens. It’s time for the church to wake up, suffering is coming and the less that a person is spiritually, mentally, and physically prepared for what is coming the worse off they will be.

And if we are in the last 7 years now, which I believe that as of 10/13/2025 we are, then the time is very short. 

  

 "Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man." — Luke 21:36

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What You Might Not Know About the Rapture: According to Jesus

 

In Matthew 24 the disciples asked Jesus about the end of the world and Jesus gave them an overview of what would happen and in what order the events would occur. And he specifically told them what events would precede His return at the rapture. Let’s listen to the Word of God and see what it reveals. 

1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 

3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 

Tribulation; Seal 1 to 4 

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 

6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 

7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

 

Great Tribulation; Seal 5

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 

10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 

13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. 

15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 

16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 

17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 

18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 

19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 

24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 

25 Behold, I have told you before. 

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

 

Seal 6 

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

 

The Rapture 

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 

32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 

33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 

35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 

37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 

42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 

43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 

44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. 

Jesus made it clear that the rapture occurs after the Sixth Seal is opened. Why do so few believe it? Maybe it is because they have been taught the wrong thing for so long that they are unwilling to listen to what Jesus actually said.

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A Hidden Mathematical Code Has Amazing End Times Implications

  

Math; yea I get it that some people don’t “get” math. But you know math is very very important and it can be used to prove many things. In fact, did you know that you can prove that God exists using math? That’s right, check out this short video below that shows how math can be used to prove the existence of God. And then I will show you some other “math” that has profound end times implications. 

 

Now let’s look at a little math that Steve Wilkin found that has profound end times implications.

 

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The Great Tribulation at 36.5 Billion to One

 

As you can see above, I had an out of the ordinary experience the other day with the number 109—a 109109 on my odometer and a 109 on my miles to empty gauge. I calculated the odds of this occurring at about 100 million to one. I asked Steve Wilkin about 109 and this was his response. (Click any image to enlarge)

 

To say the least those 109 syncs are pretty amazing. So, if we add in the fact that the 109s of my car matched the day number of the year--109--that we were focused on—4/19/2025—which was also the day I had put a timer up on the ETF website, that raises the odds to 36.5 billion to one. I would say that was beyond chance, wouldn’t you? 

BTW, my 109-experience happened on 7/15/2025. And from 4/19/2025 to 7/15/2025 (incl) is 88 days. And 7/15/2025 is the midpoint date between 4/19/2025 and 10/9/2025 (109). 

Was God sending us a message? Is this experience with 109 at odds of 36.5 billion to one a confirmation of the Great Tribulation start date? Is it pointing to an event on 10/9/2025?

If it is a confirmation of the Great Tribulation start date, and you believe in a pre-tribulation rapture, then you might want to rethink things--Sixth Seal Rapture.

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36 

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Prophecy Alert: Are We at the Turning Point? Updated

 

Many syncs are pointing to 4/19/2025 as the start of the Great Tribulation. Now whether or not anything major happens on 4/19/2025 or whether major events will start to occur after that date, I do not know. But if that thesis is true, then major prophecy related events are imminent. Is there any evidence that would suggest that?

Seal 2: 

EMERGENCY ALERT!! HIGHEST PRIORITY U.S. NUCLEAR CODES!! SKYMASTER MESSAGES GOING OUT!! 

Seal 3: 

 

Seal 4: 

WHO member states agree on draft of ‘pandemic treaty’ that could be adopted in May 

 

Seal 6: 

 

I believe the results of a Planet X passage are detailed in Revelation 6 after the opening of the Sixth Seal.

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? Rev 6:12-17

This is also the time of the rapture, that is evidenced by Jesus appearing in the sky. 

Update: 4/20/2025 10:45 AM: Must watch video, absolute amazing syncs! (HT Olli)

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More 4/19/2025 and 9/30/2028 Synchronicities Updated: Prophecy Alert

 

Here are some of the latest discoveries by Steve Wilkin of Jesus Second Coming 2028 pointing to 4/19/2025 and 9/30/2028. More at the link.

33 minutes and 48 seconds = 2028 seconds 

The sum of the divisors of 3348 = 8960 

8960 = 10 x 896 

Deuteronomy 32:30 is verse number 896 of Book and verse number 5789 of the Bible. 

Day of Year 10 in 5789 Jewish Year is 9/30/2028. 

SUPERBOWLS 58 and 51 are the only two to go into Sudden Death overtime. 

58 x 51 = 930+2028 

58 + 51= 109 = 109^th day of year is 4/19 

ATARAH # 5851 in Strong's concordance and only appears once in the Bible in 1st Chronicles 2:26 which vs has a gematria count of 2444 

2444 = 1222 + 1222. 

419 + 2025 = 2444 

From vs #930 of Psalms (Psalms 65:9) its 1222 verses to last vs in Bible with 2028 gematria count (PSALM 122:2.) 

Will 4/19/2025 be the start of the Great Tribulation? Time will tell.

Update: PROPHECY ALERT!

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36 

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Six and One Makes Seven: Realigning an End Times Chronology

 

In the past, I have attempted to reconcile all the end times date parameters of scripture into an end times chronology. The numbers I am referring to are.

2520 days—the 70^th Week. 

1260 days—the reign of the antichrist and the ministry of the two witnesses. (Note: The Two Witnesses end their ministry before the bowl judgments.)

1290 days—from the Abomination of Desolation until the “end of these things.” 

1335 days—from the Abomination of Desolation until “blessed”. 

In the past I have attempted to come up with and end times chronology based on these parameters and the parameter of aligning the fall feasts of the Lord with major prophetic end times events. 

However, all the past attempts have been flawed due to the fact that I believe that I missed an important end times date parameter. See if you can discover the parameter I missed from the verses below. 

For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. Ex 20:11 

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. Ex 23:12 

And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. Exodus 24:16 

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. Ex 31:17 

There is a pattern there, six and one in a week, and in the last verse above God also tells us that it is a sign for ever. Could the six and one pattern in a week also apply to the 70^th week, the last seven years? 

If so, then we should also see this 6 and 1 division of time evidenced in other applications. Let’s consider this verse in 2 Peter. 

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 2 Pet 3:8 

Putting the concept of six days and one day, and the concept of a day equals a thousand years together yields a six thousand years and one thousand years split. 

We recognize the thousand year “day” of rest as the Millennium. Thus, the thousand-year Millennium supports this six and one division of time and also supports the theory that there is 6000 years from day one of creation to the Millennium. 

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. Rev 20:6 

So, we can see that the six and one division of time is clearly evidenced in scripture. Now, let me pose the question again; will the 70th Week—the last seven years—have a six and one division of time also? 

I would dare say that conjecture is highly probable. Based on that parameter and the other Biblical date parameters listed above, I have adjusted some aspects of the end times chronology chart to fit into this six and one division of time—this may have been the piece I was missing. 

 

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Let me comment on a few of the dates. Overall, I see a lot of numbers that have been "signaled" and or have esoteric importance such as 11/1 (111), 2160 (216 = 6x6x6), 360 (all the numbers from 1 to 36 add to 666), 1/28 (highly signaled date), and 9/11. So, this may add credence to this chronology chart.

Keep in mind this is a theoretical chart; it may be wrong. An important test of this theory will be what happens on the highly synced date of 4/19/2025.

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36 

Not sure that you will go to heaven? The end times are knocking on the door and so is Jesus. He wants to save you; will you let him? Find out what you must do to be saved, click here. 

Have you had your epiphany? You need to be prepared for the end times! Read The Coming Epiphany;—Your Guide to Understanding End Times Bible Prophecy.