Nearing Midnight: Eternity Versus the Illusion of Normalcy

Jonathan Brentner - https://www.raptureready.com/category/nearing-midnight/

I have heard it said in many ways from both Christians and pastors. They say today is no different than any other previous period in history. They tell us that just like the past, the trends we bemoan will correct themselves. In other words, there’s no reason to think we live in the last days of human history.

In several ways, life has returned to more of a sense of normality since the lockdowns, business and church closures, and draconian restrictions of the COVID-19 era. Perhaps for many, this confirms their belief that our time is no different than any other of the past; normal always returns.

Discouraged Or Challenged?

By Nathele Graham - https://www.raptureready.com/2025/10/11/discouraged-or-challenged-by-nathele-graham/

The date-setters are discouraged. September 23, 2025, has come and gone, and the Rapture didn’t happen. Date setting is always an exercise in futility. If God had wanted us to know the exact date of the Rapture, He would have made it crystal clear. He didn’t, yet Christians everywhere sold their property, isolated themselves, and waited. Today, there are a lot of homeless, lonely Christians who wonder what went wrong.

What did go wrong?

The Rapture will happen, but we won’t have advance notice. When we look at Scripture, it seems as if it was always a surprise to the one taken. We know it will happen; we just don’t know when. The first Rapture revealed to us in Scripture was Enoch. “And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him” (Genesis 5:24).