The war in the Middle East has everyone thinking about Bible prophecy.

We point out that what is happening is that the modern state of Israel has fulfilled and is fulfilling prophecy:

• The rebirth of Israel as a nation and the regathering of Jews to Israel are direct fulfillments of prophecies.
• Israel causing trouble for all nations is being fulfilled.

The current nations coming against the Jews does not match any list in the Bible. At this point we say we are witnessing what Jesus alluded to in the first part of His prophecy update on the Mount of Olives when He warned there would be “wars and rumors of war.”

There seems to be a trend involving celebrities coming to Christ, or at least claiming conversion:

1. Daddy Yankee absolutely shocked millions of his fans when he announced that he will be devoting his life to Jesus from this point forward. You may not be familiar with Daddy Yankee, but he is a really big deal in the Spanish-speaking world. The music superstar used that platform to post a clip of his live, heartfelt message to fans.
2. Oliver Anthony shared how God radically changed his life and read the Scripture passages that have guided him amid his rapid climb to fame in a recent interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Anthony, who found overnight success with his song Rich Men North Of Richmond, told host Joe Rogan in an August 30 episode that a month before he shot to fame, he’d given his life to the Lord, changing the entire trajectory of his life.
3. Celebrity tattoo artist Katherine von Drachenberg, best known as Kat Von D, shared details about her conversion to Christianity and asked Christians pray for her husband, who is not yet a believer but attends church.

• Rogan is the top podcast in the world with 15m subscribers and 3b total views.
• Daddy Yankee has 49 million followers on Instagram.
• Kat Von D has 10m followers.

In that same talk that Jesus gave He said, “This Gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14).

• We see the ultimate fulfillment of world evangelism in the Great Tribulation and relating to the return of Jesus.
• It is not necessary for everyone on the planet to be evangelized before the resurrection & rapture of the church.

We would expect that the Gospel would go out to the world in big numbers. It is.

Jesus promised His Church, “I… will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth” (Revelation 3:10).

He keeps us entirely out of the 7yr Great Tribulation by raising deceased Church Age saints, then rapturing “we who are alive and remain.”

When? The return of the Lord for us is imminent. It could happen any time. Nothing needs to occur before Jesus can come for us.

Are you ready for the rapture? If not, Get ready; Stay ready; Keep looking up.

Ready or not, Jesus is coming!