Still Here - Now What?

By Gobel Brockman
Well, another end-time prophecy has come....and gone. Problem is, we're not - we're still here. Hope that doesn't shock any of you. I must admit, I get a little impatient with people who waste time trying to 'decypher' when the Rapture's going to happen. Matthew 24:36 is pretty clear on the subject. It's simple: NO ONE KNOWS when it's coming. No one WILL know when it's coming. Jesus said the day will come 'like a thief'. A thief doesn't call you up ahead of time, ask you to leave the door unlocked, and move all your stuff beside the door for easy access. He catches you by surprise. So will the Rapture.

When I get asked about various issues concerning prophecy, I try to always make this point: Proverbs 27:1 says, "Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring." We can't get so caught up in prophecy that we forget this simple point: You could be dead before the day's over. So could I. If that happens, the timing of the Rapture is inconsequential. We're dead. Gone. Kaput. And our eternal fate is sealed. So I'm not going to tell you the end of the world is coming as much as I'm going to tell you the end of YOUR world is coming. That's what I want to be prepared for.

I close by giving you a prophecy of when the Rapture's going to take place: When God says it's time.