June 21, 2024 – Watchman River Tom – Trump of God. Going Home soon saints!

One day soon we will hear that trump of God and we are going Home!

Reads 1 Thessalonians 4: 16-18. It talks about the Lord descending from heaven with a shout and the voice of an archangel with the trumpet of God and the dead arise first and we who remain are caught up together in the clouds to be forever with the Lord.

Tom says there is some confusion with the trumpet. Some associate it with the trumpet blown in Revelation 11:15. They are different. And one is about a trumpet, and one is about a voice.

There are many trumpets blown in the Bible. In Exodus 19:16 a trumpet sounds on the mountain. It made the people tremble, that was the voice of God. 

Revelation 1:10-11 was what John heard on “the Lord’s Day.” Called a Great Voice as of a trumpet. Saying “I am the Alpha and Omega.” That is Jesus voice as compared to a trumpet. 

Revelation 4:1 a door opened in heaven and a voice as a trumpet said, “come up and I will show you things that must be hereafter.” The voice of Jesus, like a trumpet. Tom says Jesus is not going to say “come up hither” because He doesn’t speak in old English. He’s going to say a language we don’t know now but we will know it when we hear it. He is going to say, “come up here!” That’s the trumpet of God! We will be changed in a moment. The twinkling of an eye. It is going to be very soon, can’t wait!

News

Western Journal: the Pacific is on the edge of war as Chinese navel forces board and seize military boats of US ally. Tensions erupted as the Chinese coast guard seized the ship of a Philippines navy resupply mission. Pictures were shown on social media calling it aggressive and barbaric. 

Tom says this was quite an attack the Chinese did on a Philippine ship that was not even in Chinese waters. 

Insider Paper: Russia visits Vietnam and vowed to strengthen ties. Putin visiting Vietnam and N. Korea to attempt to booster alliances after Moscow’s growing isolation due to the war in Ukraine. Putin won a pledge for support for the war in Ukraine from N. Korea. 

Insider Paper: Putin told S. Korea that sending weapons to Ukraine would be a big mistake. Warned they would not like the consequences. 

Israel News: Armenia recognizes Palestine as a state.

Tom says Israel is alone, as prophesied. Don’t worry, God steps in. 

Israel military and political leaders are in conflict which is preventing the promised victory and the public is loosing patience. Leadership disputes show the enemies a sign of weakness. Saying a feeling in the government  the army is meddling with political matters. Needs to be resolved quickly they say, especially as Netanyahu dissolved the war cabinet. 

Tom says everything to do with Israel right now is a mess. But the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob has His hand on that nation and He will step in. Tom reminds that they need Jesus for salvation, just like everyone else. God has a plan for the Jews and at the end of the tribulation will save a remnant. Those will turn to Jesus and say, “blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord.” Gentiles don’t have the promises He gave to Israel, He grafted us in. We all have promises of salvation.

Insider Paper: Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for a deadly strike in S. Lebanon after a fiery speech from the group’s leader.

Amir: says following a delay from US arms shipments to Israel Biden is now releasing a shipment of a large number of arms. Netanyahu had called out the US government saying US needed to help them. Netanyahu said he is willing to suffer personal attacks to get the ammunition it needs.

Amir says the transfer of equipment and systems from Gaza border to the north has begun in preparation for possible military action against Hezbollah. 

Tom says they are prepping for this war, which is major. Will we be here for the start of it, or maybe we will be gone.

Amir reports today of a bombing of Air Force base of Iranian revolutionary guard corp. Large explosion, helicopters destroyed, not much coming out about it.

Amir: says Islamic regime in Iran sentenced an Iranian to 15 years in prison for converting to Christianity. We pray for him, want to go Home soon. 

A mysterious sonic boom rattles Mediterranean resorts in Tuscany and French island Corsica. What they thought was an earthquake could have been a meteorite. University at Florence said whatever caused that boom was traveling at 100 miles per second. 

Past 24 hour earthquakes, 38 over 4.0 and 6 over 5.0.

From Political: wealthy liberal, billionaire backed non government organizations have plans to block the sun. It was a bungled experiment using aerosol to block sunlight in California. Claim to attempt to lower global temperature by making the clouds brighter and thus able to best reflect the sun’s rays. However local officials are hesitant to allow the spraying of aerosols such as liquefied salt. But there are financial backers such as Hyatt hotel. Tom says these are like the people that go against Jesus in the tribulation. 

Ai news

CNBC: a soft bank CEO says Ai that is 10,000 times smarter than humans will come out in 10 years. Said he visioned a world featuring super intelligence. The first talked about is AGI that is 1-10 times smarter than humans in the next 3-5 years. Described it as Ai that interacts with each other like neurons in a human brain. 

Tom says, no! Just water! The last days. Says seems the smarter people get, the dumber they appear. 

Testimony;

Says she is from Persia and one day 10 years ago asked God to show Himself. Shortly after a man came and asked where she was from. When she said Persia he said there’s a lot said about Persia in the Bible. She got a Bible and couldn’t get away from it. 

Commets:

What a day that will be, when my Jesus I see. When I look on His face the One who saved by His grace and blood. What a day, glorious day that will be!

Thinks of how love will be in our new glorified bodies. So excited for our eternal future with our Jesus. 

Wanted to share a story. Was at work, working long hours just to survive, and for a split second thought he heard a trumpet. In that split second everything vanished. Worry, anxiety, pain. Like life here a snap gone. Felt the most peace ever felt. Like 1,000 pounds of stress and weight off my shoulders gone, ties here were gone. Knew it wasn’t it yet, but excited for what is to come. Says I have  had a trial  run and ready for the next thing.

Praise report! Says 2 of her granddaughters became believers after she began with the prayers here on Sundays!  Nothing is impossible with the Lord, prayers are answered in His perfect time. Praise God! 

Gospel:

Jesus died in our stead. We earned death, He took our punishment. He shed His blood to rescue us. Took our sin, gave us His righteousness. 

Tom tells illustration of a little girl who was deathly allergic to bee stings. Frightened as she saw a bee. Her father caught it in his hand. He let it go, she cried, why did you let it go? He showed her the stinger in his hand. 

That’s what Jesus did. Took our punishment as we deserve death hell and the grave. Jesus came to die, shed His blood once and for all, remove every sin ever committed. 

All we need to do is admit we are a sinner and tell Jesus we believe in what He did and have faith He removes all sins so we can be together with Him in heaven. Will be saved by faith, not works we do or can do. 

Be saved, filled with the Holy Spirit, born again, rapture ready.

Warns if don’t believe, won’t be saved and go to hell. If still here, will go to the 7 year tribulation. 

He doesn’t want any to perish. He loves us. 

Be saved today, in heaven with Him forever.

TODAY’S SCRIPTURES: The Trump/Voice Of God

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 KJV

[16] 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: [17] 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. [18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Revelation 11:15 KJV

[15] And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. 

Exodus 19:16 KJV

[16] And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. 

Revelation 1:10-11 KJV

[10] I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, [11] saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Revelation 4:1 KJV

[1] After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.