Like many here, I’ve listened to JD for a very long time. I’m guessing around 8 years. It began with his guest appearances on Understanding the Times Radio (Jan Markell.) Jan Markell and Amir via Jan’s program even longer than that. I went back through all of her Youtubes a few days ago. They go back 15 years. I remember most of them. Even going back that far, the issues and the anticipated events haven’t changed that much. There are patterns and cycles; Ezekiel 38, Isaiah 17, wars in Israel, Israel’s anniversary of statehood, earthquakes, Christian persecution etc etc. The onset of the “coronavirus pandemic” was out of left field, everything else was anticipated. Really, none of those things have fully materialized and your patience has to be quite durable and your faith has to be persistent in order to hear the same things week after week with the proverbial goal posts playing tricks with your spirit as they often seem to move further away the closer we feel like we’re moving towards them. JD doesn’t have the answers. For many years I’ve been more apt to consider his thoughts on bible prophecy and how it lines up with the current events. I see/hear imperfections in him yet he is quite a bit more humble than his peers and those who are quite obviously hanging on to the world and even all the greatness that some of their ministries have crowned them with. Satan is a tempter.
For me, the bottom line is that the rapture and all that lead to it are inevitable. Whether I entertain the pastor’s take on things or whether I ponder some of the things that are written here, I’m not going to lose sleep over the how or when those inevitable things are going to happen; including the rapture. I’ve been “a watcher” since 1991, when I had a wonderful revelation that the rapture would happen in my lifetime. I don’t know and can’t know how accurate that revelation is but know that the awareness and the beauty of that promise has sustained me. However, I learned through the pandemic that my watching had turned into waiting and I got into the habit of getting a whole lot of nothing done. We have to live and love to the maximum as if today is the last opportunity.
Synonyms for inevitable:
Imminent
Impending
Inescapable
Inexorable
Irresistible
Necessary
Unavoidable
Undeniable
to Goodboy was that In general I think looking at the age of grace and overlay the road map toward the tribulation is the exact wrong layover. I’ve been saying that for a while. But as far as JD, I do think he is more humble and often encouraging or fun to listen to. I really like that fact that he wanted to step out of the lime light. I do. That is wonderful. However, what I do think would be helpful to the body dynamic (even though would not be easy for anyone I am sure) is to be involved with some form of outreach to the watchers ministries that shop their wares around. For the reason of interjecting how the Lord has been working on him and the views he would like to share with all believers. Otherwise…its just for us in the corner of a room. I understand JDs decision. But it leaves most of Christianity out there on the wet grass. I would see JD having more to offer. Plus, in general, I would see being in the mix of sorts can help everyone opportunity to be as sober minded as they might about their own views as well. Blessings.
… hanging on!
