“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.Therefore comfort one another with these words.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 NKJV
After the holidays are past and we enter a new year it seems reasonable to wonder what might transpire in 2026. I recall that in my youth there were always predictions from so called “clairvoyants” who professed to know what would happen in the coming year. I also recall that generally speaking they all failed miserably or predicted in such a broad manner that it was almost impossible to fail. Yet as I consider the prophecies contained in the scripture which have a one hundred percent accuracy in their fulfillment, I can certainly speculate on what might occur in the coming year.
“So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” Genesis 5:23-24. NKJV
lāqaḥ: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away
harpazō: to seize, carry off by force, to seize on, claim for one's self eagerly, to snatch out or away.
It should not come as any surprise that, like many, I am eagerly waiting for the rapture of the Church. Also, it goes without saying that many would also say that it is impossible to know the “day or the hour” when Christ will return in the air to call His bride home. That said, if you compare the two words I chose to highlight from the passages above, one from the Hebrew and the other from the Greek, you can easily see the similarities of their definitions. Enoch was certainly, in my opinion, a foreshadowing of the Church in that he was “snatched” away before the judgment of the flood just as the Church will be “snatched” away before the judgment of the tribulation period, the word snatched obviously implying a surprise event.
So right about now you are asking yourself if today’s subject is what might occur in the coming year, and many believe we can’t know the day or the hour of the rapture, where are you going with all of this? My thoughts for today begin with a wonderfully amusing quote from the late Chuck Missler regarding the rapture of the Church when he famously said, “when you see the Christmas decorations going up, you know that Thanksgiving is near”. He was, of course, referring to the coming tribulation and the preparations that must take place before it actually begins using Christmas decorations as a metaphor.
“not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:25. NKJV
Are you wondering why the word “Day” is capitalized here? Examining this verse within the context of the complete passage it becomes clear that the day being referred to is Christ’s second coming at the end of this age, which in turn is preceded by the seven year tribulation. Part of the definition of the word day is as follows; hēmera: "of the last day of this present age, the day Christ will return from heaven, raise the dead, hold the final judgment, and perfect his kingdom”. So putting it all together, the author of Hebrews is telling believers that if they watch, they will be able to see events which will portend the coming tribulation period.
So the question for you is do you see the day approaching? Fortunately for me as a watcher, I am certainly not alone in believing that we can and are. There are a great many others within the body who choose to watch as God has commanded us to do and they all see the exact same things that I am seeing. I believe I am safe in saying that the consensus opinion of watchers today is that as Chuck Missler said, we see the decorations for the tribulation going up in an increasingly rapid frenzy. It seems that the signs we are told to watch for are coming so fast and becoming so apparent, that even those who choose not to watch are realizing something in this world is amiss.
So to return to the question at hand, what do I believe may happen in the coming year? Not only do I believe we will see even more signs of the coming tribulation, I am willing to go out on a limb here and say I think it is entirely possible, if not probable, that the tribulation will begin sometime in 2026. Now obviously I could be wrong about this and I am certainly not predicting that it will definitely begin, yet it just seems inconceivable to me that this world can continue as it is for much longer before it enters that particular time in which the Bible speaks so much about.
That said, if we accept the possibility that this will be the case, then it also follows that there is another, more anticipated event that has to take place sometime before the tribulation begins. I am, of course, speaking of the rapture of the Church. However, if one wishes to experience that joyful occasion, you must be a member of Christ’s Church. If you have never made the decision to accept that free gift I encourage you to do so today. Simply ask God to forgive you of your sin based on your belief that Jesus died to pay the price for your sin, and turn over control of your life to Him. You can do that right now by praying a prayer just like this one;
Dear Father in heaven, I believe in your son Jesus. I believe that He died on the cross for my sins, that He rose up from the grave, and that my sins are forgiven. Forgive me of my sin, help me to walk with you, and thank you for saving me. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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