Tom Cote (Watchman River): 20 Signs that the Rapture is Near. Jesus is coming back!

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20 Signs that the Rapture is Near. Jesus is coming back!

We are so close to the Rapture of the Church that I thought today I would share with you 20 signs that the Rapture is near. We’re going to do that today, bring up some comments of the day, and just hang out.

My name’s Tom. You’re watching the Watchman River Channel, and as I do every day, I’ll remind you that I’m not a prophet, I’m not a pastor, and I’m not even a great teacher. I’m just a guy who loves the Lord, and I love hanging out with you.

So, let’s get busy. Grab something to eat or drink—coffee, tea, or maybe apple juice. Grab a snack—graham crackers or whatever you enjoy when you’re hanging out with an old friend and a fellow servant of the Lord.

This morning when I woke up, I was thinking: we’re so close to the Tribulation. We’re so close. Everything is set up for the terrible seven years of the Tribulation—which means the Rapture is at hand.

So I started gathering the signs—puzzle pieces—that point to the nearness of the Rapture. These 20 signs aren’t random. Think of them as puzzle pieces painting one picture: that the Rapture is soon.

Sign 1: Wars and Rumors of Wars

Yes, there have always been wars, but right now we have Russia and Ukraine. One day you read Russia’s firing on a nuclear plant, the next day Ukraine’s firing on it. Inspectors sent to keep it safe are under fire. No truth, no bottom line. China has surrounded Taiwan. Reports say China is now in Ukraine helping Russia. Iran, North Korea, China, and Russia are all threatening the United States with nukes. This is worse than the build-up to World War II—mainly because of nuclear weapons.

Sign 2: Earthquakes Everywhere

Earthquakes in various places—every day, all over the world. Yesterday there was an enormous one in Mexico, 7.5. People have apps that ding all day long with earthquake alerts.

Sign 3: Famine

We’re being told a worldwide famine is coming. Food supply chains are being destroyed—some believe on purpose. Droughts and flash floods ruin crops. Even in the U.S., we’re told there will be food but much less at much higher prices. Many will go hungry.

Sign 4: Fires Everywhere

Fires are burning in record numbers. When I was a kid, forest fires were major but controllable. Not like the massive, uncontrollable fires happening now.

Sign 5: Pestilences

We all know what happened with the pandemic—and more are in the pipeline. Polio is showing up again in water. Pestilences are coming, and they will be worse. This perfectly sets up the coming Tribulation.

Sign 6: Droughts and Floods

It’s always one or the other: drought so severe farmers can’t grow crops, or flash flooding destroying what’s grown. It’s affecting food, animals, and the world at large.

Sign 7: The One World Government Forming

If you’ve never watched the United Nations or the World Economic Forum, you have no idea what’s being planned. It’s developed. It’s ready. They’re preparing for the man who will step out from behind the curtain—the Antichrist—to lead the world. They want to crash the current governments to usher this in.

Sign 8: The UFO / Alien Agenda

Now governments openly talk about UFOs, showing pictures every day. This used to be denied. This will be the narrative when we’re raptured: “Aliens took them.”

Sign 9: Israel

Not just that Israel became a nation in one day (1948)—a huge prophetic fulfillment and the “starting gun” of the end times—but that it’s constantly threatened. Hezbollah is threatening war over Israel’s new offshore gas pipeline. Israel is a boiling pot, a huge sign of the Tribulation and the Rapture.

Sign 10: Chrislam

Chrislam—the One World Religion—is set up. It’s opening this fall in the United Arab Emirates. Christianity and Islam blended. The Pope endorsed it. They did a press conference. Not once did they say “Jesus.”

Sign 11: The Red Heifers

The red heifers have arrived in Israel. They’ve been waiting for this. Once they have the ashes, they can begin sacrifices in the Temple. Everything is ready to build the Third Temple—many experts say in 90 days. The priests are ready. They know everyone involved. It’s ready to go.

Sign 12: Israel’s High-Speed Train to the Third Temple

Israel is building a high-speed train terminal to shuttle people directly from the airport to the Third Temple. They’re saying it will be ready soon—possibly April.

Sign 13: Technology for the Mark of the Beast

We used to wonder how the Mark of the Beast would work. Now they have the technology: a tattoo containing your banking and health information—on your forehead or wrist.

Sign 14: Israel Back in the Promised Land

This was the gun going off. 1948—Israel back in their land. 1967—Jerusalem regained in the Six-Day War. Huge prophetic sign.

Sign 15: The Final Great Apostasy

Prophesied in 1 Timothy 4:1 and 2 Thessalonians 2:3. It’s underway.

“Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons.” (1 Timothy 4:1)

“Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition.” (2 Thessalonians 2:3)

Doctrines of demons, apostasy, even kids’ shows like Disney’s “Little Demon.” They don’t hide it anymore.

Sign 16: Internet Live Feeds

Revelation 11 says every eye will see the two witnesses. We now understand how—live feeds, smartphones, satellites. When they’re killed, the world will watch and exchange gifts.

Sign 17: An Unsustainable World

Economies are collapsing. Some intentionally, some naturally. The U.S. has been bankrupt for years. Stock markets going down. A crash is coming.

Sign 18: Israel Flourishing

Israel is more prosperous than ever. Once desolate, now it’s flourishing, fulfilling Isaiah 36:11 and Isaiah 41:18–20.

“I will multiply upon you man and beast, and they shall increase and bear young; I will make you inhabited as in former times, and do better for you than at your beginnings; then you shall know that I am the Lord.” (Isaiah 36:11)

“I will open rivers in desolate heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, the myrtle and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree, the pine, and the box tree together, that they may see and know and consider and understand together that the hand of the Lord has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it.” (Isaiah 41:18–20)

Israel was a desert 80 years ago. Now it provides fruit to nations worldwide.

Sign 19: Lawlessness

Lawlessness covers the land, fulfilling Daniel 8:23, 2 Timothy 3:1–7, and 2 Thessalonians 2:6–7.

People commit crimes and walk free. As Isaiah 5:20 says:

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil…”

We’re living in total lawlessness, and it’s getting worse.

Sign 20: The End of the Sixth Day

We’re at the end of the sixth day of the “millennial week.” Many believe God’s plan for Earth is a 7,000-year “week”—from Adam to Jesus: 4,000 years; from Jesus to now: 2,000 years. That’s six days. The seventh—the Sabbath rest—is the Millennial Reign of Christ. We’re right at the end of the sixth day.

Looking at these 20 signs—all in play—you can’t tell me the Rapture isn’t the next step. It’s the final puzzle piece that will set all of this into motion. Jesus is coming back soon to snatch us away.

Comments of the Day (Highlights)

• Raul Garcia Jr.: “Pray like it’s your last day and read your Bible like you’ll have it taken away tomorrow. God bless everyone.”
• Tori: “I always feel like I’m sitting down with a family of brothers and sisters when I watch you.”
• SlowDriver139: “When you said ‘Do you really think I would leave someone’s salvation in your hands?’ it took so much stress off my heart…”
• Mason Myrrh: “I wake up every morning surprised we are still here. I am so ready to fly.”
• Tracy Walker (75 years old): “I was teeter-tottering about religion. By listening to a guy in a car down by the river, I became a firm Christian…”

These comments show how God is moving through this community.

Closing Message

We can talk about the Rapture all day, but we’re always going to hurt for the people who don’t know Jesus. You have to turn to Jesus now. Don’t wait. Today is the day of salvation. (2 Corinthians 6:2)

Jesus died for our sins. We all have a sin nature. None of us are perfect. But Jesus came to rescue us. He went to the Cross, shed His blood to wash us white as snow, was buried, and rose again.

All you need to do is admit you’re a sinner, ask Jesus to forgive you, and turn from your way to His way. At that moment, you’re saved, sealed, and headed to heaven—and you’ll go up in the Rapture, which is very soon.

God then puts the Holy Spirit in you and changes your life. That’s the Good News—more important than the Rapture itself.

If you’re lonely, join the Watchman River Family or Watchman River Prayer Warriors on Telegram (links in the video description). It’s a beautiful community of believers praying for each other.

We’re so close to the end. The finish line is right there. Hold each other up. Pray for your loved ones. Stay in the Word. Pray for one another. Be busy, because we’re not long for this world. We’re going to meet Jesus in the clouds soon.

I’m praying for every one of you who comes across this video. God willing, I’ll see you tomorrow.