James Jacob Prasch > Quotes

“There is no biblical ground in the New Testament to align the Gospel message with a political party or ideology. Christians are rather taught in the Bible to be salt and light within their nations and societies, and to contend for biblical principles. The politically-related action outlined for Christians in the New Testament are chiefly limited to three essential things: praying for those in power, appealing to Caesar, and being good citizens as a witness and testimony while not bowing to man’s laws when they directly contradict God’s laws.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“In the deception he perpetrates, the Antichrist will attempt to counterfeit the Millennial Reign of Christ”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church

“the return of Jesus will not be a welcomed event either by the Christian religious establishment, the political authorities of Judeo-Christian nations, or even the majority of people falsely claiming they believe they want Him to come. Just as it was but a remnant of Jews who desired and were prepared for His First Coming, so too there will be but a remnant of faithful Christians who likewise desire and are prepared for His return.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church

“Many will be purged, purified and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand. (Dan. 12:10) Speaking of the Harpazo and Resurrection, the Hebrew Prophet Daniel precisely warned us of these things in Daniel 12:10. The wicked will not understand, those who have insight will.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church

“Christians are commanded to pray for those in political leadership, but they have no biblical mandate to use the Christian ministry or the cause of Christ to endorse or campaign for any politician. They are entitled to their own views and opinions, but they are not entitled to equate those views and opinions with Christian dogma.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“In the Last Days religious seduction will be likewise paralleled with political seduction, and the Church will get double-crossed and betrayed. This is exactly what happened in Israel for placing trust in Pompeii and Alexander the Great. In the end they get an Antiochus Epiphanes, a Pontius Pilate, and a King Herod—all of whom typify and foreshadow the Antichrist. But the worst is yet to come for both Israel and, sadly, for much of the Church. The politicians whom Christians trust will betray them, and the clergy who urge and guide them in this direction will become capable of the most despicable acts imaginable”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“Following this encounter he is left alone after battling until the end of the night during a time of peril in crisis where he fears utter extermination of himself and his descendants at the hand of his brother Esau, the patriarch of the Arab nations. Dramatically and ironically, however, in his encounter with his brother, what he expected as confrontation becomes reconciliation in Genesis 33:10 where once again Jacob sees the face of God in his brother Esau. The prophetic typology of these events foreshadow the reconciliation in Christ which will eschatologically take place between Jew and Arab once both are transformed by Christ.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church

“Even as microchips are being implanted in human arms, and we are rushing toward a global currency, most people—and even most Christians—have little if any idea what it means. Once more, in the early stages the implantation is embarked upon for reasons that are benign or medically beneficial, but progressively it is transformed into a mechanism for economic, political, social, and ultimately religious control.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“We even recognized cultural-historical elements referred to in Josephus or the Mishnah that the New Testament alludes to concerning Messianic expectations. Among these would be the belief that the Messiah would tell them what to do with the stones of the defiled altar stacked in Solomon’s Portico and that He would tell them this instruction at the time of Hanukkah. No one could fathom that because He made Himself equal with God, people supposedly awaiting the Messiah would pick up stones to kill Him at Hanukkah as in John 10.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church

“The West ignores the Islamic doctrines of “taqwid” and “hudna.” In taqwid, permissible lying to the infidel (non-Muslim) is not seen as lying but as mere military disinformation in the jihad. The doctrine of hudna means agreeing to a peace which the Muslim understands to be temporary until he can get a strategic advantage, but the infidel believes to be permanent.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“Antichrist Types and Their False Prophet Types In the 1940s Billy Graham publically stated that the three biggest enemies to the Gospel of Christ are Marxism, Mohammedanism (Islam), and Romanism (Roman Catholicism). Billy Graham tragically changed his position. In his 1989 crusade in London, Billy Graham had a Roman Catholic Cardinal (later implicated in the protection of pedophile priests) on his platform at Earl’s Court. The front page of the Chicago newspapers disclosed a declassified secret White House recording of Billy Graham in conversation with Richard Nixon denouncing Jews and showing plainly that both men were vehement anti-Semites. Graham actually said if his Jewish friends only knew what he really thought of them, what would they think as Nixon and Graham discussed the need to stop the influence of the Jews in Hollywood, etc. (In fact, Hollywood has as many left-wing non-Jews as it does Jews.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“For those who do not presently understand the mystery of the faith, (1 Ti. 3:9) the mystery of the Gospel (Eph. 6:19) and the mystery of Christ, (Eph. 3:4) neither will these understand the mystery of the return of Christ. But to the faithful believers it is appointed to know the mysteries.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church

“The cardinal tenet of understanding the Resurrection and Harpazo of the Church is the Body of Christ and that what happened to Him will happen to us as His Body.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church

“When Jesus died on the cross, the “velon” (the veil) was torn from the ceiling to the ground. An actual, literal, physical event happened in a literal, physical temple; a supernatural event occurred. But that is not what was most important. The most important thing is what it meant: sinful man was no longer separated from a holy God, and now has access to the Father though the blood of the High Priest. If the Temple is rebuilt—and there is no reason to believe it will not be—and an image is set up; it will only be a reflection of Antichrist being worshiped in Christendom. And it will come about the way it is coming about now—Hellenization: God’s people being swallowed up by popular culture.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“Differences and Similarities What the faithful Church will have in common with the Maccabees is that many will join with them in hypocrisy. There will be a series of dangerous, internal betrayals. The lesson is that, just because someone is against what you are against does not automatically mean they are for what you are for. Just as in the days of the Maccabees, there will be sinister characters playing both sides—unfaithful people who will align themselves with the faithful remnant as a vehicle for advancing their own interests.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“millinery trade, the textile trade, and the fabric and lace trades.”
― James Jacob Prasch, The Dilemma of Laodicea

“The Book of Proverbs is a book in Hebrew which we call The Book of Mashals or Mishla. The first half of a proverb is the mashal, and the spiritual explanation in back of it is the nimshal. “As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout” (that is the mashal) “so is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion” (that is the nimshal) (Prov. 11:22).”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“The New Testament uses typology, allegory, and symbolism to illustrate and illuminate doctrine; a doctrine is never based on these things. For instance, in 1 Corinthians Jesus is our “Passover Lamb” (1 Co. 5:7). In the Gospel of John, John the Baptist announces, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (Jn. 1:29). And in Peter’s Epistle he says, “…as of a lamb unblemished and spotless” (1 Pe. 1:19). To God, one man without sin is worth more than all the men with sin; that is how one could die for all. When we see Christ in the Passover demonstration, and we understand the symbolism of the Passover meal at the Last Supper, we will understand the Lord’s Supper in a way we never could before.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego were tossed into the furnace of affliction clothed and bound, but they emerged free and the stench of the fire was not on their garments. Persecution at the end will unchain the true Church and will not singe what Isaiah called the “garments of salvation” (Is. 61:10)—that is, the robes of righteousness, calling them “bigda yesha”—the “clothes of salvation” and the “mahil tsdaka”, “the robes of righteousness”. Such clothing is given by God to His saints and cannot be damaged or invaded by anything the enemy can do.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church

“In the New World Order (a term partially coined by Tri-Lateralist president George H.W. Bush, a bedfellow with dangerous and intolerant Saudi Wahhabists) “political correctness” will increasingly demand “religious correctness.” Opposition to the interfaith and ecumenical agenda (championed in Evangelical circles by Chuck Colson and Rick Warren) will increasingly be legally viewed as a hate crime. This is all being controlled by the spirit of antichrist setting the stage for the arrival of the ultimate Antichrist.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“The permanency of holy matrimony is to testify to and reflect the permanent oneness of the Godhead. This in large part accounts for God’s hatred of divorce as stated by the Prophet Malachi. (Mal. 2:16) Divorce reminds God of His most painful memory when His sinless Son took our sin upon Himself in our place. The Father could not look upon Him and the achdut was at that moment interrupted when Jesus cried out, forsaken on the cross. (Mt. 27:46; Mk. 15:34) Interruptions or perversions of achdut are an offense to God because they distort the reflection of His own nature. In making us in His image and likeness, God gives us the capacity to love and to reflect in us His own desire to love and to be loved. Because He is Creator, He has created us to be procreative; because He desires children, He has imbued us with that same desire. Homosexuality is an affront to all of this. It cannot procreate another person, therefore it cannot procreate love. It is this reason that homosexuals demand the right of adoption and the right to make their agenda compulsory in school curriculums. Because they cannot reproduce or have children, they”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church

“There is no distinction in the original languages between “faith” and “faithfulness”. If faith is real, it will be a saving faith evidenced by works—that is to say, true Christians do works not in order to get saved, but because they have been saved.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church

“In Daniel’s experience in the lion’s den, the Aramaic term “netzel” is used for rescue three times. This Aramaic term has its Hebrew equivalent in the term “natzel”. The pronunciation is almost identical and they mean the precise, same thing. Remarkably, “natzel” means “to rescue by snatching away” or “to be snatched out in order to be saved or delivered”, matching the definition of the Greek term “harpazo”. The term is also used in the rescue of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego in Daniel 3:29. There is no other God who is able to “natzel”—that is, “rescue by snatching away”.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church

“Tolerance has already been redefined, not as a mere willingness to tolerate, but a demand that one give assent and approval. Homosexuality”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church

“It is vital again to understand that the Antichrist and False Prophet will operate by spiritual seduction, intrigue, and betrayal. As we speak, the spirit of antichrist is preparing the apostate church for the coming of the Antichrist, just as the Holy Spirit is preparing the faithful Church for the return of Christ.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“The clearest picture of the Rapture and Resurrection is the Transfiguration.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“The war on terror is rather a device to defraud citizens of their rights and freedoms, and to give government license to infringe upon their lives in areas it otherwise could not have, including taxation and financial control. Hence government monitoring of Internet communications will facilitate the taxation of online banking and trading of every description.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“Keeping the World Out of the Gospel An overriding principle in understanding how the Antichrist will be identified is the need to keep referring back to the fact that just as the Holy Spirit is preparing the faithful Church for the coming of Christ, the spirit of antichrist is preparing the harlot church for the coming of the Antichrist and False Prophet. This diabolical strategy includes an across-the-board erosion of scriptural standards of ascertaining and defending truth, and the erosion of godly moral standards once the importance of truth has been diminished. Among other things, we note the castigation of doctrine in the Christian media by Paul Crouch of TBN, who denounced doctrine as “excrement” using a vulgar expletive in a broadcast. Doctrine is in fact “didaskin,” that is, the teaching of Jesus.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Shadows of the Beast

“The surrounding of God’s people. We see this in the warning of Jesus about Jerusalem being surrounded in 70 AD, as well as the surrounding of Lot’s house where the people of God are encompassed in a cul-de-sac by their enemies in a scenario similar to Psalm 83, and of the plight of Jesus prophetically predicted in Psalm 22 where dogs and a company of evildoers surround Him at the time of His crucifixion. (Ps. 22:16) The people of God prior to the Harpazo find themselves in dire need of rescue in an encircling situation of disparate proportions where they have no way out except God.”
― James Jacob Prasch, Harpazo: The Intra-Seal Rapture of the Church