I have a friend who told me in August that some group stated that the Rapture is coming on September 23, 2025. I didn’t believe them, because Scripture says no one will know the day or the hour of Jesus’s return. I figure that includes the Rapture as well, but the exact words, “the Rapture” are not in the Word of God.
Plus, I doubted them because I don’t know anything about the people in the group. They could be totally ignorant of the Word of God. My friend couldn’t tell me who they were, either.
If they said they think it will be in the month of September, I might have given them a little more credence. If you listen to videos or podcasts on the Internet, you may have noticed an increase in postings of End Times or the Rapture teachings.
In addition to all of this, our ladies’ Bible study has decided to try and learn about Revelation, the last book in The New Testament. We want to know what has been prophesied about the future, since we are living closer to the future portrayed in Revelation than the Apostle John was, when he first had the vision from Jesus around 2,000 years ago.
Besides, (Revelation 1:3, NASB) tells people, “Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it; for the time is near.”
God wants to bless us! He tells us that in the Psalms, in Jeremiah, in John, chapter three; in Matthew, chapter six; and in Philippians, to name a few places in Scripture. When we keep God first and foremost in our lives, He likes to provide for us. Like an earthly father, He loves us and disciplines us when necessary, so we won’t get ourselves in trouble.
To help us study Revelation, I made copies of a free download for our group entitled, “The Revelation Prophecy Chart” provided by Dr. David Jeremiah from DavidJeremiah.org. Other pastors I’ve heard speak of the Rapture and End Times and Revelation are John Bevere, John Hagee, Jonathan Cahn, Max Lucado, Perry Stone and Alan Jackson.
Last week, I heard Anne Graham Lotz speaking of her devotional-type book that she wrote to help people understand End Times and the book of Revelation: The Vision of His Glory: Finding Hope Through the Revelation of Jesus Christ, updated and revised in 2025. It’s published by W Publishing, Nashville, TN and is copyrighted by Anne Graham Lotz/AnGeL Ministries. Anne Graham Lotz was being interviewed on CBN when the book got mentioned. YouTube showed that interview on their site.
I told the ladies in our group, if we only understand 10 per cent of the book of Revelation, we’ll be blessed because of the above verse, Revelation 1:3. Reading, hearing and keeping the things written in the prophecy is only possible through the help and grace of God. He loves to enable us to live out His commands in the Word for our benefit and for the benefit of others. In 1 John 4, we learn that God is love. That boggles my mind.
Do you attend any Bible study groups? What are you learning about there, if you are part of a Bible study?
May God bless you and protect you from evil.
