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ABATE of Florida Inc SOUTHWEST CHAPTER
33
Chapter Chaplain Tom
Dear Fellow ABATE Members:
Beware of Disappearing Motorcycle Riders!
According to many Biblical scholars, with whom we happen to agree with, one of the greatest
events predicted in the Bible, may occur at any moment!
Predicted Biblical events that have already been played out, have set the stage for many Biblical
believing motorcycle riders and other believers to disappear from the face of the earth! This is
not fiction. This is fact!
You could be riding, such as we were with hundreds of bikes in a special fund raising event
today. And, all of a sudden, many riders on the bikes would suddenly disappear! Their bikes
would then crash into other bikes and/or veer off the road! This is not fiction. This is fact!
The disappearance of believing bikers will mark the beginning of events that will lead to the
Second Coming of Christ, which is sometimes called the Return. These events will all take place
within a period of seven years. Most Biblical scholars believe the stage has been set for an
event the Church calls the Rapture. John 14:3 contains the words of Jesus. “And if I go and
prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I
am, there you may be also.” So, here, Jesus says that He is coming back. Then, we must
look at 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and 17, “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
(disappear off our motorcycles, if we are riding at the time) together with them in
the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 51, written by Paul gives us a little more detail: “Behold, I tell you a mystery:
We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—in a moment, in the twinkling of
an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised
incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” Only those who knew the Lord when they were
alive and those living, who know the Lord, will be taken up. The rest will be left to face the
Tribulation. The Lord speaks of it in Matthew 24:21: “For then there will be great
tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no,
nor ever shall be.”
The Great Tribulation is described in the book of Revelation and Daniel
12:1: “At that time, Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands watch over
the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was
since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be
delivered, every one who is found written in the book.” Satan will be behind it, working
through his agent who will be known as the Antichrist. The first 3-1/2 years will be marked by
the rise of the Antichrist. There will be one world government that will at first, bring a world
peace. There will be a one world currency and a one world religion. It will be a time of relative
peace like the world has never seen before. Everyone will be deceived. The next 3-1/2 years
will be almost “hell” on earth. Some theologians believe that possibly, the Antichrist being
wounded will show his true colors and begin the horrible events. "And the beast which I saw
was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the
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