Awaken Bible Prophecy

Following my Commentary titled Post-Tribber Tribulation Saga, I had an explosion of comments from a reader who has popped up over the years to contest the doctrine of the pre-Seal, pre-Tribulation Rapture with the idea that the Rapture instead occurs at the 6th Seal Judgment. Greg is quite adamant that his view is the only one with Scriptural integrity regardless that literally NO ONE else has ever put forth this idea. In other words, Greg is out on a limb entirely without any other known believers supporting this idea. Only he has gotten the wisdom and insight from God for his position. In fact, Greg has a habit of accusing those of us who believe in the pre-Seal, pre-Tribulation Rapture as having distorted the Words of God and apparently being part of, or closely following, the doctrines of the world’s religion (singular), namely the Catholic church from what I can glean. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-bible-prophecy-update-5-22-24-6th-seal-rapture-delusion/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

The sudden “unexpected” emergence of antisemitism throughout the world has caught people by surprise. Who could have guessed that so many individuals and governments harbored such rabid hatred for the Jews? Whatever happened to “Never Again!”? The answer and reality is that all this goes hand-in-hand with the rejection of God. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-no-need-for-god-or-to-fear-him-think-again/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

Before I get started today on this specific Commentary, I wanted to take a minute to briefly mention something else. The Israel Guys – whom I’ve favorably mentioned at various times for their reporting on the events going on in Israel - have been promoting an Israel conference for a couple months that will take place in Nashville, TN next week beginning May 20. The Israel Summit was scheduled to be held in the Sonesta Hotel in Nashville. However, due to extreme pressure from the pro-Hamas crowd, the Sonesta gave in and canceled their contract with The Israel Guys, leaving the conference without a place for it to be held. Just this morning, I received an email from The Israel Guys stating that Dave Ramsey has stepped into the breach to host this conference at his HQ event center in Nashville next week. I wanted to simply give a shout out to Dave Ramsey for standing with Israel and enabling the conference to go on as scheduled. Thank you, Dave! In addition, the conference livestream can also be purchased so that people can watch it online. I urge you to sign up and support this effort so as to also stand with Israel. Links are in the Transcript to this Commentary on my website. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

What if there was no pre-Trib Rapture? The wars came as expected; what you didn’t anticipate was that they’d affect you as they did. With all the prepping, you figured you were good for the long haul. You’d hunker down and wait out the Tribulation – what there was of it that you believed would actually happen; after all, most of Revelation was symbolic and not literal – because that’s what you knew God intended. But the lawlessness was worse than you thought. Since you were rural, you were safe. Only you weren’t. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-post-tribber-tribulation-saga/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

Have you ever had a conversation about the Gospel with an unbeliever, and you’ve gotten to the point of telling them about the consequences of sin and of rejecting Jesus Christ as Savior, then you come to the punchline? What are those consequences? The person who denies Christ, denies God the Father who mercifully sent His Son to shed His blood on the cross and die for us. And when this happens and the person dies, he or she goes to hell. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

Things are moving along quite nicely toward the eradication of Israel, if you happen to be among one of those many people, groups, or governments dedicated to this cause. Antisemitism, i.e. Jew hatred/Israel hatred, has raised its ugly head and is now prevalent all over the world. German efforts in the 1930s leading to the Holocaust of 6 million Jews had nothing on this movement and where it’s leading. What? Gary, you think that what we’re seeing today is worse than what it was in Nazi Germany? No, not quite yet, although this is a much bigger crusade to kill off God’s Chosen People, and it absolutely will culminate in a much worse end result than that which occurred during World War 2. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

This concept of engaging the text, i.e. the Biblical text, and asking pertinent questions about it has been floating around in my head for the past week or so following my Prophecy Update from last Wednesday in which I commented about House Speaker Mike Johnson. If possible, without directly getting too deep into the one Biblical issue I raise periodically that causes angst and pushback, I hope in this Commentary to suggest a method of examining God’s Word more fully so as to really think about what it says. In fact, I want to make the subject somewhat broader by looking at several Biblical issues that seem to cause people to studiously avoid deeper inspection and understanding. There are three of these items I want to discuss. They are: • Gods mentioned in the Bible • Promises to Israel vs to the church • If-then consequences in the Old versus New Testaments The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-bible-prophecy-update-5-1-24-engaging-the-text-asking-pertinent-questions/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

A friend of ours from Switzerland and I had a spirited email exchange the other day. We were “contesting” to determine which nation has done the worst damage to the world and particularly to Israel, America or Switzerland. How’s that for looking at the world through a Biblical and prophetic lens? The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

When House Speaker Mike Johnson first started acting against his purported Christian and conservative principles, I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt. The first couple contrary issues were small, so I thought, “Okay, there may be a good reason for this, so I’ll not condemn rashly.” Now I’m not a crazy political junkie, but I read a wide variety of news sources, primarily alternative and Christian. I also still look at Drudge and Fox News to directly see the faux conservative mindset. It was difficult to miss Johnson’s slide coming at me as it did from every direction. What had been a man widely lauded as principled because of his deep Christian faith had become this political person simply not holding that line. What the heck? This Commentary is not intended as a hit piece, so I hope it doesn’t come off that way. It is intended to examine what seems to be the real-time downfall of this man purported to have once been a very solid Christian. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-bible-prophecy-update-4-24-24-house-speaker-mike-johnsons-descent-into-darkness/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

Over the last number of years, I’ve spent a fair number of computer bytes discussing how Israel gets from her current situation to the Gog-Magog War of Ezekiel 38-39. I’ve also mentioned various circumstances around Iran’s journey to that seminal place where it collaborates with Russia and Turkey to attack Israel en masse. Turkey I’ve pretty much ignored, although it’s got its own trajectory to this war as well. Today let’s summarize what we have already discussed, where things stand, and then look primarily at Russia. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-russias-path-to-gog-magog/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

There is a large swath of the church that believes in Cessationism. As GotQuestions.org tells us: Cessationism is the view that the “miracle gifts” of tongues and healing have ceased—that the end of the apostolic age brought about a cessation of the miracles associated with that age. Most cessationists believe that, while God can and still does perform miracles today, the Holy Spirit no longer uses individuals to perform miraculous signs. The questions I have regarding this belief are: Does this view hold water? Why would so many in the church think this is true? What are the implications in the world if Cessationism has indeed caused miracle gifts to no longer operate? The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-bible-prophecy-update-4-17-24-satanic-influence-christian-cessationist-ignorance/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

Yes, I’m commenting about Israel a lot these days, and with good reason. Israel is at the absolute center - the literal heart - of end-times Bible prophecy. Anyone purporting to teach Bible prophecy should maintain a clear focus on Israel. Failing to do so misses the point as to what God intends to accomplish in this world. It creates an erroneous eschatology which leads to bad theology. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-american-treachery-against-israel-consequences/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

Another piece of the end-times puzzle may be falling into place. As the world engages in antisemitic hatred of Israel in its continuing efforts to incur God’s wrath, the Lord’s prophetic Word moves toward its ultimate fulfillment. One of the key upcoming wars that will astound both the people of Israel as well as the rest of the world is that of Gog-Magog, a.k.a. Ezekiel’s War based on Ezekiel 38-39. We’re not yet at the point for the beginning of this huge and decisive conflict. Israel must complete its current course of action by definitively defeating Hamas. In that process, it is my belief that the Psalm 83 War will be triggered. This means that all the hostile nations surrounding Israel will conspire – by one means or another – to come together in the effort to drive Israel into the sea, i.e. to completely destroy the apple of God’s eye and steal the land which was never intended for them to occupy. They will not succeed. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-biblical-prophecy-commentary-israel-to-annex-ezekiel-3911-valley-of-the-travelers/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

It may very well be that nothing significant happens tomorrow April 8, 2024 in the wake of the Great American Eclipse. If that’s the case, won’t the mockers and scoffers have their day? The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/bonus-biblical-commentary-the-nineveh-40-day-countdown-to-judgment-for-america/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

The narrative and lessons from the book of Esther are not just for Sunday school. They are true for today and a warning that those who conspire against Israel should heed. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-biblical-commentary-esthers-message-for-israel-haters-today/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

The people of Israel have shown over the years how unfaithful they can be to the God who called them His own and gave them the Promised Land. However, does a single one of us Gentiles who call ourselves Christians really think we would have acted any differently? If you do, you are greatly deceived and have learned nothing in your relationship with God. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-biblical-prophecy-commentary-israel-in-the-flesh-vs-gods-promises/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

Many people have heard the term Hegelian Dialectics and have possibly also listened to various people discussing them. However, if you’re like me, despite having numerous encounters with this phrase, perhaps it still hasn’t hit home with you exactly what it means and what its implications are. I came across a useful article written over ten years ago on this subject that helped clarify it for me. If you’re not totally understanding what Hegelian Dialectics is, maybe the Commentary today will help. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-compromise-the-devils-hegelian-synthesis/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

That’s not just a silly title for the Commentary, it’s a stupid and impossible thought. But if that’s the case, why isn’t making Christianity great again in America a foolish idea? Christians in this country have a very parochial view of Christianity. We tend to consider America as the apex place for all things Christian. This is probably one reason for the rise of the New Apostolic Reformation, a.k.a. NAR, a.k.a. Dominionism, a.k.a. Kingdom Now Theology. At its core what do these various-named movements have in common? It is that the church must clean up the world so as to pave the way for the return of Christ. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

The Hamas massacre perpetrated against Israel on October 7, 2023 was the most horrendous genocidal event against the Jews since the Holocaust. Over 1,200 innocent civilian men, women, and children were ruthlessly murdered that day. Before they were slaughtered, many were mercilessly raped and tortured. You may have seen this comparison, but based on population percentages, if the United States had suffered an equivalent loss of life on 9/11, 54,000 Americans would have been killed instead of 3,000. That’s the proportional difference, why it was so tragic, and why the psychological damage to the Jewish people in Israel has been so great. Think of how many more people you might have possibly known or come into contact with in our nation with so many more people senselessly killed in that 9/11 attack. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-barbarians-at-israels-gates/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

It’s funny how these Commentaries sometimes come together. I watched a video that discussed aliens and decided one thing that was mentioned was rather interesting. The very next day along came a much shorter video that tied into what I wanted to explore. As a result, the Commentary outline expanded just like that. So here we are back with this rather popular topic of aliens from a little bit different perspective than what you may have heard before. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-biblical-prophecy-commentary-lets-talk-about-et-aliens/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

Where does Israel stand in regard to God? Is she a has-been as much of the church believes, or is Israel destined to be a key player in the world in the years ahead? When the church embraces Replacement Theology and declares itself is the new Israel, subject to all of God’s Old Testament promises, is that true? Is it even reasonable to think this? The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-israel-a-light-to-the-world-or-not/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

Pressure is building in the world. We are rapidly moving toward a time of great chaos; dare I say it: toward the 7-year Tribulation? Those of us with eyes to see and ears to hear know the reason. Israel is in great peril. Much of the threat is coming about because of the United States. As has often been said: Things are not falling apart; they are all falling into place. That which Jesus warned of is happening. He said in Matthew 24:7-8: For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. We are living in a period where the risk of war is rising on every side in every corner of the planet. The global elites, those who fancy themselves as our overlords, are manipulating the weather to such extremes that we have famines and droughts side-by-side. People are starving to death in some places while others are being swept away by unprecedented floods or buried under impossible levels of snow. There are signs in the skies and earthquakes rocking the earth. The sky, land, and sea are all being deliberately poisoned leading to disease and death. Despite what some so-called prophecy experts may tell you, we are not currently in the Tribulation. What we’re seeing and experiencing are but the birth pains. When the birth itself comes, that will be the Tribulation – worse than anyone can imagine. Please note that the transcript is available on my website blog under the post with the same title. Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

It’s quite helpful when someone else essentially writes my Commentary for me. That happened in my prior offering that I titled A Hard Heart. Today, we have an addendum to that based on another email this particular author sent to his subscriber list. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-a-fool-mocks-god/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

There have been a lot of factors lately that have gotten me thinking about the surveillance state and the role of artificial intelligence as it grows more potent. Intimately coupled with these highly intrusive technologies are the concepts of power and authority. For the Christian, we must consider our response to these issues as the world grows darker, yet knowing the urgency of the hour to accomplish what God would have each of us do in these times. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/awaken-biblical-prophecy-commentary-surveillance-ai-a-child-of-god/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/

The story of Nineveh is fascinating, not only in its own right, but because it’s a morality tale for America. Nineveh was the primary city of the Assyrian empire. Assyria was noted for its ferocity in battle and for the fact that its victims suffered immensely. It was not unusual for people in an intended target city of the Assyrians to commit suicide rather than subject themselves to the horrors of what they knew was coming. Think Hamas on October 7, 2023 with the tortures, rapes, and murders its depraved terrorists committed, rolled into a single nation whose purpose is to pillage, and plunder, and destroy anything in its maniacal desire to take over the world. Hmmm, sounds like the proposed plan for a Palestinian state comprised of radical Islamists. But I digress. The transcript for this audio commentary is available at my website blog under the post with the same title: https://garyritter.com/biblical-audio-commentary-reprieve/ Gary Ritter website: books & blog http://garyritter.com/