August 11, 2026 | http://www.gospelofjesuschrist.blog | River Wilde
Many who study end times prophecy are fimilure with these scriptures:
Acts 2:17 (KJV)
“And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:”
The original prophecy is:
Joel 2:28 (KJV)
“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:”
As I have stated many times, In the past four years of researching the end times, I have never had a dream regarding anything related to what is about to happen on this earth.
UNTIL LAST NIGHT!
What I had just experienced is one of the most sacred events of my life, and I hesitated to share it, because I know that it will be met with some who will defame the sacredness of what I experienced.
Matthew 7:6 (KJV)
“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”
I share MY experience because of the MANY on this blog who understand the period of time that we are in, watching for the Rapture to occur. I feel it important for them to consider what I have just experienced, in addition to their individual studies of the end times. In doing so, I realize that there still are “swine” out there who will not see the spiritual relevance of this experience, and will “turn again and rend me.” I pray that God will keep this posting away from those who would do such.
I must tell you that this was MY dream, and is not to be considered as anything beyond that…a dream. I am not making a statement of fact. This, as well as everything else, should be compared to scripture, as well as personal prayer to let God be the one to confirm all truth to you. So, let me share it with you, and the interpretation that I have received later, with God through prayer. Buckle up, because you indeed are about to fly out of your seat!!!
I woke up early, which isn’t like me at all, this is not on the checklist when a person is retired.
After a few minutes awake, I returned to bed and immediately fell back to sleep. Over the course of the next 4 hours, I would fall asleep, dream, and wake up again. This happened five different times. This was very unique to me, for I have never been able to go back to sleep and pick up on a dream that I had previously had…exactly where I had left off.
The Dream
It was a bit of a stormy day. Dark clouds were out and I was on the lake in a boat with my family. It was not a day of fun as it usually is, rather just an experience that all of us were going through together.
This boat was hooked up to a floating platform which essentially acted like a stage. Upon this stage many different scenes would play out. One person at a time would be standing on this stage. The boat and stage were drifting in the water, rather than going somewhere. I, along with them would have my turn standing on this floating stage.
As each person would appear, the clouds would darken, and sometimes a storm would be surrounding them. Satan and his angles would attack that person, projecting black sticky vines towards them, and eventually those vines would stick onto part of their body.
Then, terror would come to all of us, as we say our loved one being pulled by those vines into the lake. They were trying to bring us to the place where they lived, beneath the water.
Wanting to assist that person being pulled away from us, those in the boat would take turns, putting ourselves at risk, and jumping onto the stage attempting to cut the vines with a knife or scissors that we had with us. EVERY time we were successful in rescuing that person, and were able to safely bring them back onto the boat with the rest of the family,
It was storm, and with each person taking the stage and being pulled into the water, it got to be more intense with each different person.
After each person had had the experience on the stage, things began to intensify. The storm began to RAGE, and it became eerily dark and overwhelming. Several people at the same time were thrown onto the stage, and it became impossible to keep up with the rescues.
It was at that moment that through the POWER of Jesus Christ, we were able to cast satan out, thus allowing us to rescue those who were at risk.
Notably, it was not doing this one time, and then there was no longer a threat.
After being cast out, satan and his angles did indeed retreat, and the storm disappeared, making the day beautiful again. However, it wasn’t long before the darkness again began to encircle the boat, and the same process was repeated again, with the necessity to use the POWER of Jesus Christ to rid satan and his threat,
Although satan and his angles left our family after being commanded to go by Jesus Christ, they NEVER left the water, just us!
With all of us safe and in the boat, the “stage” disappeared and was no longer attached to the boat. We were now all inside the boat, together. This was the dream for the first three or four times waking up and then returning to sleep.
(Now, this is where the dream got to be VERY Important, and I hope that I will be able to do it justice in the way that I explain what I can recall.)
I was sitting at the back of the boat, again drifting, just looking back into the water. I then heard God begin to speak to me, just by His voice at first. He started to tell me things that I needed to know. There were MANY things that He told me, and they were so important, Realizing the importance of what He was saying, I would turn around and repeat it, word for word, to two family members who were behind me.
Ther were about seven or eight different messages that He told me. The first several, I do not recall what exactly they were but it was similar to gospel teachings. Even though I cannot recall the specifics of what He said, I certainly know that He was conveying THINGS of IMPORTANCE to me.
As I would turn around repeating the words of God to family, I became frustrated that the two whom I had shared these messages, were not paying attention, and did not see the importance of what was happening.
I got so upset that I asked them to go get someone else that would pay attention and see the importance of what I was sharing. They left and another family member replaced them.
Again, I would receive a message from God, turn around and repeat word for word, to this new person. Instead of writing these words down, he began to interpret what God was saying, using his own interpretations, rather than simply writing the words down, as I had requested.
Frustrated again, I actually Picked him up and threw him into the water. The two original family members returned, with a third member of the family. This time, God was standing on the water speaking, rather than just His voice. I marveled at seeing HIM, standing right in front of me. His presence radiated through anything that I could possibly explain.
He was more than a person, as His presence was all encompassing. My attention to Him was extreme, as I watched his lips in anticipation to the very words that would be coming out of HIS mouth…Directed to ME to Hear. How could I ever even be considered to be a person that God would want to speak to, I thought. (I want to be clear here, this was a dream, and I am not claiming that I saw God in person. I saw Him in a dream.)
The process continued. God would speak to me, and I would turn around and word for word, I repeated what I had heard God say. Several times, I wasn’t sure what God had said, and I would ask Him to repeat what He said, ensuring that I was hearing Him clearly, for the “noise” around me would sometimes drown out His message.
Once again those listening to me relay God’s message did not see it as important, and were vaguely paying attention. Again frustrated, I turned to God and told Him of the situation…”They just aren’t paying attention, nor do they see the importance of what you are saying”, I said.
God replied with these exact words: His words were, “Tell them that is enough.” I immediately asked how He meant that. What was the tone of which He said those words? Was He too frustrated, telling the that “THAT IS ENOUGH!” or was He saying that “that is enough” as though reassuring me that that was ok even though they were not paying attention, and was all that was needed?
When He answered, His tone was calm, and reassuring as he said it again…”that is enough.” I concluded that He was saying that it was ok: that it was adequate in the importance of the message that He was conveying. That His words were for ME, rather than for others to accept or even sense the importance of what He was saying.
Then, as the dream continued a “bomb of knowledge” would go off. As clear as clear… He said this, and I recall the words EXACTLY as He said, “The return of the Son of God would be TODAY!”
The return of Jesus Christ would be TODAY?!?!?!?! I slapped the water trying to get the attention of those behind me and said, “Did you hear what God just said? He said that Jesus Christ was coming back TODAY!!!”
I was overcome with Joy! My emotions were uncontrollable. God had just told me something that I had felt, but did not have a reassurance of yet, relating to the season that we are in when Jesus Christ returns. He stated to me in this dream that He was sending His SON TODAY!!!
In the dream, I remember wanting to jump into His arms as He stood upon the water, but realized that satan and his angles were beneath Him in the water, and so I held back. I even had the distinct feeling that it was not time to “be with HIM.”
I then ran through the boat to tell everyone; my family and friends, that Jesus was coming back, just as prophecy had been foretold, and that this would happen TODAY.
Their interest was more of a curiosity rather than a conviction of what God had just said. They paused for a moment, and were at least excited to hear what I was Hearing. However, in a few moments, that interest changed, and they were soon back to being distracted once again.
I returned to the back of the boat. God was still there, this time surrounded by HIS angles. He then stated something even more POWERFUL. I was certainly not prepared for what He was about to say.
With a soul penetrating voice, He said, that in “10 Minutes” we would be in the presence of our loved ones who had gone before us. I cannot recall the exact word in the dream other than to understand the concept of what He was saying to me, that in “10 minutes” we would “be with our loved ones.”
Jesus Christ would return TODAY, and that we would be with our loved ones in Ten Minutes! THIS, was the message of my dream!
Awake now, I rolled over and shook my wife, and asked her what she was dreaming about. Se said, nothing. I began to ramble with what I was trying to convey to her what I had just dreamed, to which she replied, “ARE YOU OK???” =)
I immediately jumped on my knees and thanked God for giving me such a spiritual dream, and begged Him to help me remember the details of that dream as well, and to assist me in understanding and conveying the messages from the dream.
My Interpretation
I am still processing what I experienced, but what I feel is the most important thing to express to all of you is that the spirit that I am currently feeling is very strong…So strong, it is quite humbling! To me, the spirit is validating the truthfulness of His message.
I have interpreted the first part of the dream, containing several definite and reassuring facts of our life. Each one of us have been sent down to this earth, to be on a stage, if you will, to deal with the challenges of life. And in those challenges, quite often they involve sin, and even the luring of satan, when he and his angles are frequently trying to drag us into the environment where he dwells…away from those we love, and surrounded by others who have been overcome with the “luring of the adversary”
I found it to be quite truthful in all of our attempts to “save” those that we love from such seductions, and even successfully saving them through our efforts, even sometimes putting our very selves at risk in this rescue attempted.
The final “Phrase” of that position of the dream is inclusive of our worldly environment, as it has become so evil and corrupt that we can no longer save others WITHOUT the POWER of Jesus Christ. Our “seduction” has become so great, that we need GOD, for we can not continue on without Him. And for those missing the rapture EVEN MORE!!!! There is NO WAY a person can endure the final seven years on earth WITHOUT the POWER OF GOD! To this claim, as a person steps onto the stage during the tribulation period, they WILL NOT have people who are close to them trying to save them from the seducing power of the antichrist. And, it will be made even more difficult as they see FORMER CHURCH LEADERS there to continue with false teachings, making their chances of pulling through this experience successfully even less, as they have this unbreakable bond with such a false leader.
Now, for the last part of the dream. One that I am still shaking to this very moment as I consider what I saw.
For those of us who have frantically been studying the end times prophecies that were GIVEN TO PROPHETS OF GOD, and shared with us through the writings of the bible, we KNOW that we are in the SEASON of the return of Jesus Christ. I have felt that strongly, even before this dream.
But when God said in the dream that it would happen TODAY, I have interpreted that as validation that we are indeed in the SEASON. It is going to happen IN OUR VERY LIFETIME. We are NEAR it happening SOON.. “TODAY” a period of time stated by God, and NOT our definition of today.
This in itself is quite revealing, but as the dream continued, EVEN More detail was shared. We will be with our “loved ones who have passed on in 10 Minutes!!!
Again, through continual prayer, this is the interpretation that I feel strongly of what this means.
Jesus Christ will return Today, which does not include everyone being with their loved ones. Jesus Christ will return to earth at the close of the 7-Year Tribulation Period, which has not started yet. When He comes, it is for the purpose of destroying evil. This is the season that we are in, and it will happen in God’s TODAY.
Again, for those who study times prophecy, we know that the rapture will happen BEFORE the 7-year tribulation begins. This event is God’s rescue plan for those who are “in Christ.” It is NOT for everyone. And, it is only those “in Christ” who will see their loved ones after this life.
I interpret this to mean that the rapture will happen in 10 minutes. This is symbolic to me, because my dream shows a distinct difference in the timing of the two visits from Christ in the last days:
The Rapture, that will soon take place, allowing those “in Christ” to see their loved ones, and then, The Second Coming of Jesus Christ, to end all things of this earth.
These are two distinct events, with two different timings.
Given this dream, if Today indicates Gods timing of the final 7 years on earth, what does 10 minutes mean? If the rapture will happen in “10 Minutes” what can we conclude.
To me, the obvious answer that would be credible is “Very Soon.” Using this information in hopes to create an exact date should not be my intent, for that is NOT what God want’s us to know, for he has said this several times in scripture.
However, my investigative nature will not allow me to just leave it at that. I’d like to apply some additional things to see if it could give us additional guidance for what 10 minutes might mean.
Let’s begin with a mathematical calculation.
Supposing a day was 7 years, what would 10 minutes of time represent, given the same mathematical perimeters?
Are you ready, or should I post this information Tomorrow?
…Wait for it… =)
If 1 day (24 hours) represents 7 years, then:
- 24 hours = 7 years
- 1 hour = about 106.5 days
- 10 minutes = about 17.75 days
So, on that scale:
10 minutes ≈ 17 days and 18 hours.
Or, rounded for simplicity, 10 minutes would represent about 18 days.
Eighteen days from, August 11, 2026 (Today) is August 29, 2026.
Please KNOW that I am NOT stating that the rapture will be on August 29, 2026, for I myself, through other writing from the prophets do NOT see that as a date that fits with other prophecy. (Remember, test all things through scripture. Scripture, end times prophecy from God, does not fit with the date of August 29th, 2026 for the Rapture.)
However, I can safely state with all conviction that the rapture will be happing VERY SOON!!!!
The rapture is not intended to be a countdown. Prophecy warns us that we should be ready and watching, not simply checking off the days.
Mark 13:33 (KJV)
“Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.”
Mark 13:35–37 (KJV)
“Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh…
Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.”
Again, as we have learned in former writings, watching does not mean to stand outside and be looking up into the air. To WATCH for Jesus Christ is to believe that He is coming, recognize what Scripture tells us to watch for, remain spiritually awake and prayerful, continue faithfully serving Him, and live every day prepared to meet Him—whether He comes today, tomorrow, or many years from now. This is how we have been taught to WATCH for His return.
I thank God for HIS MESSAGE TO ME, for I am simply blown away regarding the experience that I have just had. Once again, this was MY experience, and should not be taken as truth, until you have presented this information to God FIRST! Let GOD be the one that directs YOU, NOT me.
That being said, I KNOW that if you take this to God in prayer, and are HUMBLE and open to HIS teachings that you will receive your own conformation of truth. And… THAT is EXACTLY how it is suppose to happen.
DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY MANKIND, for we know what deception can occur when we TRUST any Man or Woman for our spiritual knowledge. Even trusted religious leaders can lead us astray. Let God confirm all truth. OUR part in all of this is to study HIS WORDS as recorded in scripture, and pray to Him for understanding of those words, and conformation of truth.
I AM SO EXCITED…WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR?!? =)
For many of us, we are this close in meeting our Savior in the AIR, and receiving our NEW glorified bodies. Then, quickly go on to reunite with loved ones, as we celebrate in the Wedding Feast of Christ that will immediately follow.
Can You ONLY Imagine!!!
Some notable truths that I’d like to finish with.
You DO NOT need to know the details of the rapture to be taken. You DO NOT need to be waiting outside, or even awake. The rapture will happen as God has planned, regardless of a person even BELIEVING in the rapture.
There is ONLY One Requirement to be taken in the rapture. Let’s look at the scriptures teaching.
1 Thessalonians 4:16–18 (KJV)
16 “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”
1 Corinthians 15:51–53 (KJV)
51 “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.”
Together, these passages give the central picture: Christ descends → the trumpet sounds → the dead in Christ are raised → living believers are instantly changed → believers are caught up to meet Jesus in the air → and remain with Him forever.
Did you catch the qualification? It is in verse 16: A person must be “in Christ” dead or alive, to be taken up by the rapture.
So, what does “in Christ” mean? Let’s go back to the scriptures to answer that.
There are no “official steps” that a person must take to be “in Christ,” So let me share the associated doctrine that describes it.
The KJV gives us a beautiful progression showing how a sinner becomes “in Christ.” The phrase does not describe membership in a particular earthly church; it describes a person’s spiritual relationship with Jesus Christ.
We begin separated from God because of sin
Every person begins with the same problem:
Romans 3:23 (KJV)
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
And sin brings death:
Romans 6:23 (KJV)
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Notice that eternal life is called a gift.
Jesus paid the price for our sins
We cannot remove our own sins through good works. We cannot remove our sins by belonging to a church. It is only possible to remove our sins through what Christ accomplished on the cross. HE accomplished what WE, a religion, a temple, our tithing, nor anything else COULD NOT DO. And HE DID THIS without any ones help. It was ONLY THROUGH HIS atoning sacrifice, that we can be forgiven of our sins. NOT AFTER “ALL THAT WE CAN DO” FIRST does this atonement apply to our lives. It is ONLY because of JESUS CHRIST and HIS ATONMENT that our sins are forgiven. Forgiveness of our sins has NOTHING to do with a church, a person, nor special ceremony. It is ALL through Jesus Christ and His atonement. (Hold on to your baptism, and good works thought for just a few minutes).
Romans 5:8 (KJV)
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
And:
1 Peter 2:24 (KJV)
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”
The foundation of salvation is therefore what Christ did, not what we accomplish for ourselves.
Repent and believe the Gospel
Jesus preached:
Mark 1:15 (KJV)
“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
Repentance is a turning toward God. It accompanies genuine faith rather than being a work by which we purchase salvation.
Believe in Jesus Christ
Jesus gave perhaps the simplest statement:
John 3:16 (KJV)
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Paul explains:
Romans 10:9–10 (KJV)
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
Salvation is received through faith—not earned
Paul could hardly make this clearer:
Ephesians 2:8–9 (KJV)
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
Likewise:
Titus 3:5 (KJV)
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”
Our works cannot purchase our position in Christ.
This is where being “born again” enters the picture
Jesus told Nicodemus:
John 3:3 (KJV)
“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Jesus then explained:
John 3:6 (KJV)
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”
Being born again is therefore a spiritual birth. IT IS NOT BAPTISM! Baptism comes AFTER a person has been BORN AGAIN. It is the public display that a person has become “Born Again,” and is an ordinance that God has commanded us to do. Even though it is a commandment, Baptism in itself is NOT how a person achieves Heaven, nor is it how a person is Born again.
Baptism and good works are important, and we will be REWARDED because of those. If you are interested in these rewards that God has planned, study the “Crowns of Glory” as taught in the New Testament. Good works are the fruit of being born again, NOT the ROOT.
And this connects beautifully with Paul’s description of someone who is in Christ. Here we go, this is what it’s all about.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Put those passages beside each other:
“Born of the Spirit.” – “In Christ…a new creature.”
They are complementary descriptions of the believer’s new spiritual life.
The believer receives the Holy Spirit
Paul explains what happens after hearing and believing the Gospel:
Ephesians 1:13–14 (KJV)
“In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”
This is especially important. Paul says they heard the Gospel → trusted Christ → believed → were sealed with the Holy Spirit. This is the NEW Spiritual Birth that the Gospel of Jesus Christ teaches. We are the Sealed and are “in Christ,” qualified now to be rescued from the 7 year tribulation period that is coming, through Gods plan of the RAPTURE.
The person now possesses eternal life
Jesus said:
John 5:24 (KJV)
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
Notice the tense:
“hath everlasting life.”
And:
1 John 5:12 (KJV)
“He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”
Why “in Christ” matters to the Rapture
This brings us directly back to Paul’s description of the Rapture. Let’s return again to the scripture.
1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 (KJV)
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
Paul does not identify them by denomination. His crucial description is:
“IN CHRIST.”
The KJV progression can therefore be summarized very simply:
We recognize that we are sinners → repent and believe the Gospel → trust Jesus Christ and His finished work → are saved by grace through faith → are born of the Spirit → become a new creature “in Christ” → are sealed with the Holy Spirit → possess eternal life.
That is why preparing for Christ is ultimately not about belonging to the “right” earthly organization. The central question of the Gospel is much more personal:
Are you “in Christ”?
The beauty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is that if you are placing your FULL faith in HIM and in HIS Atonement, you have done your part, and He does the rest. After a person has had this new spiritual rebirth, because you now have His Spirit that resides in you, your desire to sin DECREASES DRAMATICALLY. Your desire to do good works INCREASES substantially. We are not earning our way into heaven, for He has already extended this gift. We are living a life that Christ would like us to live, and therefore represent Him, and have a very fulfilling life. In addition to the assurance that we will join Him in heaven.
This leads to my final thought about the rapture. Notice this verse again:
1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 (KJV)
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
From the MOMENT of the rapture, throughout eternity, we will ALWAYS be with the Lord. Wherever He goes, we will go. To the Wedding Feast of Christ, onto the Judgment Seat of Christ where we will receive “Crowns of Glory” from Him regarding our good works, through the Millenium, and finally in the new Heaven that He will create. We will “…EVER BE WITH THE LORD!”
With the end in sight now, I would ask that you please be responsible and continue doing the things that you think are important in providing and caring for your families.
But, let us all FINISH STRONG, found in the service of others when we are “caught up” to “…Forever be with the Lord.
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