A Christian's Tribulation

Can Christians be subject to tribulations? I am sure that we all have experienced the answer to that question, and would all answer with a resounding “Yes.”

John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Acts 14:22
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

For our own good God does at times allow His children to go through tribulations, but never His wrath.

1 Thessalonians 1:10
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

The deliverance from His wrath to come will occur at the rapture, but up to that point we can experience tribulations. In regards to the end times when does God’s wrath start? The Bible clearly tells us that it starts at the sixth seal.

Rev 6:12,17
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…17. For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

So if God’s wrath starts after the sixth seal is opened, then the first 5 seals must be various tribulations and not part of God's wrath. The first 5 seals involve wars, famines, plagues, and persecutions, which Christians have lived through before. So does that mean that Christians will be subject to the tribulations of the first 5 seals? To help answer that question let’s look at a couple passages regarding the Day of the Lord.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. (1 Thess. 4:15–5:2)

Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. (2 Thess. 2:1–2)

Both of these passages are talking about the rapture and call the event the Day of the Lord or the Day of Christ. And from what I have researched most Christians will agree that the rapture happens at the Day of the Lord. Now let’s consider Acts 2:20

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:

This verse clearly establishes the fact that the moon is turned to blood before the Day of the Lord. When is the moon turned to blood? At the sixth seal.

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; Rev 6:12

Therefore that leaves us with only one possible conclusion—since the rapture is part of the day of the Lord, and the Day of the Lord occurs after the moon is turned to blood at the sixth seal—then the rapture must occur after the sixth seal is opened.

In summary;

The rapture occurs during the Day of the Lord.

The Day of the Lord occurs after the moon is turned to blood.

The moon is turned to blood after the sixth seal is opened.

Therefore the rapture occurs after the sixth seal is opened.

Scripture confirms this scenario in the verses following Rev 6:12;

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; 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: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? Rev 6:15-17

What does scripture say causes men to hide? It says they are trying to hide from the face of Him that sits on the throne—Jesus—and they are scared to death. When does Jesus appear for the world to see? Jesus appears at the rapture. The scripture also says that this is when God’s wrath starts, and this is the only thing that Christians are promised that we will not be subject to—God’s wrath. Christians can be subject to tribulations, but not the wrath of God. After the sixth seal is opened is when God’s wrath starts and that is why and when we are removed at that time.

Therefore since the rapture occurs after the 6th seal is opened Christians can be subject to the tribulations of the first 5 seals.

Brothers and sisters do not let fear arise in your hearts regarding these truths. Remember the truth will set you free. Let these truths help motivate us to draw ever closer to God—to love the Lord with all our heart mind and soul. It should also motivate us to pray for our country and leaders and to pray for God’s power and guidance to prepare spiritually, mentally, and physically to meet the challenges that lie ahead. It should also motivate us to present ourselves to God to be used by Him to accomplish great things for Him in accordance with His will.

Some Christians want to "bury their heads in the sand" and ignore what is going on around them and the prospect of future tribulations and just "focus on God." It is great to focus on God, but if there is one thing that I have learned in my 30 plus years as a Christian is that you need BALANCE. Witness--yes, study the Word--yes, pray--yes, watch prophecy developments--yes, prepare for the future--yes, trust God--yes. And all must be done in proper priority; 1. Your relationship with God, 2. Responsibilities, 3. Ministry, and 4. Time for you.

So many Christians are asleep to essential end times truths and the times in which we live. Please wake up dear Christian brother and sister--lest you be caught unawares. Or would you rather "go to sleep" and wake up when the really bad times hit and then be thrown into a panic?

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 1 Thes 5:4-6


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

R.A. Coombes has written a short article entitled Wake UP Christian that has some very timely insights regarding the parable of the 10 virgins and Christians who are asleep to the times in which we live. Here is a snippet, I recommend reading the entire article;

Is it just me or have the Evangelical/Fundamentalist Churches in America gone to sleep concerning Bible Prophecy and current developments? Perhaps its just my local area that seems to be napping instead of being on “watch” for the Lord’s return for His Bride...


What we can conclude for a study of this parable and from the previous chapter and His commands – is that Christ intends for ALL Believers to:


Know and Understand God’s prophecies (Bible Prophecies) yet to be fulfilled. And with that knowledge and understanding we are to always be aware, watchful, alert and attentive to what is going on in the world around us, in relation to these future prophecies.


We are NOT to be ignorant or to ignore these scriptural prophecies, despite the teachings of some “popular” Evangelical leaders in the “emerging church” and “purpose-driven” church movements a.k.a. as the “mega-churches” in America.


With this understanding of the Parable of the Virgins and their deep sleep and slumber, don’t you find it amazing that, at least in American Churches, the vast majority of church pastors and congregations (including Evangelicals and Fundamentalists) are fast asleep in regards to Bible Prophecy and the news developments we are now witnessing around the world and especially in Middle East politics.

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Dreams

Can God still communicate to people through dreams today? Some would argue no, saying that since we have the complete Word of God, we have no need for dreams. I disagree; for scripture will be present during the end times and God has specifically told us that He will use dreams to communicate to His children during that time.

But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams…And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come. (Acts 2:16–20)

So the argument that God will not communicate to us via dreams because we have scripture is not valid. I assert that God in the past, today, and in the future can and will at times communicate to us in dreams. The Bible records that many people, both saved and unsaved in the Old Testament and New, have had dreams in which God was trying to communicate to them. Pharaoh, the baker, the butler, Joseph, Nebuchadnezzar, Peter, all had dreams. So I guess if a sinner like the pharaoh's baker could have a dream from God so can I. By way of caution, let me also say that no dream from God will contradict scripture, nor do we ever derive doctrine from dreams.

Dreams of a Paradise Lost--Hawaii

Note: Important update added at end of post.

Since writing the original post in this series; Dreams of a Paradise Lost, that presented two dreams that I had and my conclusions, I have become aware of some new and startling information that I would like to make you aware of, which has added to my original conclusions.

After posting the story I emailed the link to Cindy by the Sea—because I thought I remembered her talking about a dream that her daughter had of a nuclear explosion and tsunami.

Here is her response.

Hi William, Thanks for writing! I think what you may be remembering is actually a dream I had regarding a nuclear explosion over Honolulu. William, my dream ( I know because I recorded in a journal at the time) was in the early morning hours of Feb 20th 2008. William, Feb 20th is also the date of your dream! Any possibility, your dream has to do with Hawaii and not St. Thomas? Please check it out to see if there could be any connection. I was staggered and more than a little shaken to see that our dream dates were a match. What do you think?

And then she wrote this.

Hi William, I'm not sure the link I posted on the comments section of your blog is going to work, on preview it did not highlight, anyway, I wanted you to see it - I found it be googling images - Hawaii murals as the subject - as you can see, identical to yours! Cindy

Well that got my attention—the wall mural in my room is a picture of Hawaii! We also had the dreams on the same day, just 4 years apart, and Cindy lives in Hawaii. I immediately checked the distance from Hawaii to OKC and wrote this in response.

Hello Cindy

The distance from the OK EQ to about the middle of the big island is around 3222 NM. I assume you know about 322 and the skull and bones. The distance could be made to be 3220.

Also the day after the dream on our way to school my daughter saw a car with a Hawaii license plate in our neighborhood, she mentioned it to me but I did not look because I think I was thinking about the dreams. We live on the East Coast--very rare occurrence.

I find it significant that my wall mural is a picture of Hawaii; I had always wondered where it was from.

So maybe it is Hawaii and not the Virgin islands, or maybe it is both.

Also I recently watched some of the movie 2012 and they had Hawaii as being all in flame from a massive volcanic eruption.

I would be interested in hearing anymore of the details about your dream; did you see any blackish gray smoky clouds?

BTW the pronunciation of my neighborhood’s name where the Hawaii license plate was seen can be pronounced to mean “ash born” or “ash burn.” In relation to Hawaii; it was born from ashes and these dreams may suggest that she will be burnt from ashes.

I received another email from Cindy by the Sea. Here is a portion of it.

Hi Bill, Thanks for writing back, I have a lot to share with you that I think may be helpful. First of all my dream, it came in the early morning hours of Feb 20, 2008. It was one of the most vivid dreams I have ever experienced. So, much so, that I made sure I wrote it down and dated it the next day.

In the dream, I received a phone call from a friend, who was living in Hawaii at the time but, had a Wisconsin phone number. When the phone rang, I clearly saw the caller ID light up - Wisconsin in neon blue letters. So, I knew immediately, who was calling.

When, I answered the phone, all my friend said was "doomsday" - no hello or greeting, just "doomsday". Puzzled by this I said, "What?" He repeated it; "Doomsday, look out your window".

So, I looked out the window from my second floor bedroom, where I could see a large mushroom cloud - the unmistakable signature of a nuclear blast forming over Honolulu. Terrified, I told him, "I want you to come here now!" Knowing even as I spoke, it would be absolutely futile for anyone to escape that cloud."…

Another quick thought regarding the Oklahoma/Hawaii connection. The Murrah building was demolished by an explosion. So, was the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor. In my humble opinion this could be the tie, you are looking for. And, if so, the implications regarding that could be huge!

Here are a few more pieces of the puzzle. There is a line from the US Capitol building to the Big Island that goes right through Sequoia National Park where the 2 giant sequoia tress joined at the base fell on 9/30/11. Cindy posted about this incident, and I felt the trees represented our alliance with Israel.  I do not think that it is by accident that these three places align.

In case you were not aware recent catastrophic events have occurred on “lines” with prophetic connections. The existence of these lines adds credence to the possibility that catastrophic judgments may be in store for Hawaii.

Along those lines, some of you may remember that the Tsunami sign that was between the Temple and the Japan earthquake. In that post I theorized that other lines from the tsunami sign may point to future areas of judgment. One of those lines points to Hawaii.

Here is something else that was quite shocking to me; remember the man in the dream? Well, I received an email from a man who lives in the OKC area and as a boy remembers hearing the windows rattle at school when the Murrah building exploded. This man sent me his picture and asked me if he was the one in the dream? When I saw his picture I was dumbfounded--I believe that he was the man in the dream!" BTW the next day he emailed me and said that he saw a car from Hawaii.

And yet another very important part of the puzzle; I had my dream on President’s day 2/20/12, did anything happen in regards to Israel and the USA on the day of the dream? Yes (HT to Daniel at Prayers for the People), the US envoy told Israel not to attack Iran.  More could be inferred from the visit, like if you attack we will not support you, which is exactly what Brzezinksi who is reported to be President Obama’s top adviser says will happen—that the USA will not support Israel if she goes against Iran.

Speaking of February 20th, Cindy emailed me this “The first Hawaiian legislature met on Feb 20, 1901.”

All of the above leads me to believe that my dream is a warning to the United States of pending imminent judgment for our many sins. I believe this judgment will be “triggered” by our “turning our back” on Israel (HT Daniel). Many have been warning this country for years with example after example of what has happened to other countries and this country in the past for going against Israel. We have also shown what God says in His Holy righteous Word about this, which can be summed up in Gen 12:3—I will bless them that bless thee and curse him that curseth thee.

I am not making a prediction but in light of the dreams and the other information that I have been shown, I believe that if we go against Israel, that part of the coming judgments may involve destruction to Hawaii and or the Virgin Islands. Hawaii seems to be implicated to a greater degree than the Virgin Islands, thus it may be Hawaii alone or it may be both places. I also feel that if we go against Israel and these judgments occur, they will most likely be the start of more devastating judgments that will eventually come against the continental United States.

My hope in fulfilling my destiny as a “bold protector of peace” is that America would turn from its evil ways, and would fall on its knees in repentance, and that many would be saved, and the judgment would be turned away as the scripture that I believe God showed me says.

At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. Jer 18:7,8

Let me make it clear that I am nothing in myself and am not worthy to receive these dreams, it is by Christ alone who saved me and lives within in me, and by Him and Him alone have I been shown these things. I also believe that He has called me to deliver this message. I thank Him for this privilege and I pray it will be heeded. On that note I present this open letter to the President:

Dear President Obama

Please stand with Israel and take action against her enemies.

Several catastrophic events in recent history brought upon nations have been associated with their treatment of Israel. The most notable in recent times was the Japan tsunami and ongoing Fukushima disaster—Japan has been a strong supporter of Israel’s enemies. Another example is hurricane Katrina—which came upon us after we forced Israel to destroy her settlements. In light of these and other events I am thoroughly convinced that if a nation goes against Israel, that God will bring judgment upon that land.

On February 20, 2012, the same day our country was meeting with Israel over the Iranian issue, God warned me in a dream that imminent judgment will come against our land if we turn our back on Israel. I believe the dream indicates the judgment will involve Hawaii and or the Virgin Islands, and this judgment will only be the beginning.

Therefore; for your sake, the sake of our country, and the sake of the world, I urge you to support Israel and stand with her lest judgment comes upon our land.

At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. Jer 18:7,8

Sincerely and respectfully submitted
William Frederick, M.Div.
The End Times Forecaster

UPDATE 3/7: A reader left a comment and link regarding Nathan Leal and a vision that he had about Hawaii. Here is a snippet of his vision:

I had this prophetic dream on the night of August 4, 2011.

As it began, I was standing in front of a bookshelf filled with many books. I reached for a book on one of the shelves and I pulled it out. I do not know why I chose this particular book but the title of the book began with the word, "Nuclear." It had more words in the title but I do not remember them.

I randomly opened the book to thumb through it. As soon as the book it was opened, I was immediately transported to a different location. I was suddenly high in the air, looking down on all of the Hawaiian Islands. I could see the Northwest Island of Kauai as well as the Southeast Big Island of Hawaii.

Within seconds, I saw a missile flying towards Hawaii. It was coming from my left or from the west which would be from the direction of Asia. It approached from very high in the sky and left a vapor trail behind it.
As it got nearer to Hawaii, it began to arch down and aim straight towards Honolulu. Honolulu is on the Island of Oahu. As it approached Honolulu, the word “Honolulu” appeared over the city of Honolulu in black letters.

The missile then exploded over Oahu, into a circular flash of white heat. The fireball totally covered the Island of Oahu and reached as far as Maui, to the south east....

I find the information to be very important, and will post about in depth as soon as I can. Here is the link for the full write up of his vision. http://www.watchmanscry.com/article_Americas_New_Pearl_Harbor.php

Storms, Lines, and Israel

Red--Tornado Report   Blue--Wind   Green--Hail

I believe the storms that have plagued the Midwest are prophetically related to our recent treatment of Isarel. On 2/20/2012 the US envoy told Israel not to attack Iran. (HT to Prayers for the People), More could be inferred from the visit, like if you attack we will not support you, which is exactly what Brzezinksi who is reported to be President Obama’s top adviser  says will happen—that the USA will not support Israel if she goes against Iran.  Daniel at Prayers for the People has written a great expose of the situation., which I recommend reading.

The storms our country experienced were 9 and 11 days (significant numbers) respectively from 2/20/2012. Let me also remind you that 2/20/12 was the day of my dreams. Also if you look at the photo above I have taken the storm reports from 2/29, 3/2, the New Madrid zone and 2 lines of judgment between the UN and Washington, and combined them all into one. The tornadoes are in red. as you can see most of the tornadoes are parallel to the line from Washington to Phoenix. Also most of the storms are wedged between the 2 lines and seem to be clustered over the New Madrid Zone.

Let me also mention that the New Madrid Zone has produced some vapor plumes just recently. I firmly believe that when we force Israel to divide her land that God will divide ours via a massive earthquake in the New Madrid zone.

The bottom line; when we go against Israel, then judgmnts come against us. Let us pray for the people suffering in the Midwest and that the people of our country would be brought to their knees in repantance toward God. Also; I have been working on an important post--it has been difficult to write--your prayers are appreciated.

Dreams of a Paradise Lost

A tropical island paradise; we have all probably dreamed of being there, I know I have. In fact the picture above is of a wall mural in a room that I am in quite often. And I sometimes wish I was there with fishing rod in hand.

On President’s Day, 2/20/2012, just after midnight I had what I believe to be a dream from God involving that picture. Here is how I remember it; a man came running into the room where the tropical island paradise wall mural is. He was an average build man, with medium to light complexion and a short beard. He looked scared to death; he had a look of stark terror and fear on his face and was in a panic, but did not or could not say anything. I think I called to him a couple of times loudly and asked; “what is wrong?” He did not answer. The next thing I saw was the wall mural of the tropical island but I could not see any of the scene, it had turned a smoky--cloudy black and gray similar to what is depicted below.

Later the same night I had another dream; I remember seeing a Google Earth picture of a city and I heard “check the distance from Oklahoma City.” My response was; “Why Oklahoma City, what does that have to do with anything?”

(Note: this dream was fulfilled in September 2017; here is the post; I Had a Dream
http://endtimesforecaster.blogspot.com/2017/09/i-have-dream.html

This morning I asked God to give me a message for this post from His Word when I randomly opened my Bible. I randomly opened to Jeremiah 18 which contains messages for two groups of people, the nations and Israel, and a prayer and warning to the evil doers.

Jeremiah 18

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

2 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.

7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

11 Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.

12 And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

13 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

14 Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?

15 Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

16 To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

18 Then said they, Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

19 Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

23 Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.

The story continues in Part 2; Dreams of a Paradise Lost--Hawaii

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