August 2025

FROM THE DESK OF JOHN

Many events are happening in our world. This month we will include many of them as we discuss on TV what the Bible says about the rapture and the tribulation. Our guests, Dr. Ed Hindson, Dr. Mark Hitchcock, and Dr. Ron Rhodes, will share what they have learned about these end time events throughout their many years of study. You won’t want to miss out on anything they say (we won’t be able to air the entire series on television), so you’ll want to be sure to order the DVDs and books to learn more. See the enclosed card and flyer for more information and to request this material.

We have just returned from a wonderful cruise to Alaska with folks from all parts of the United States. We had a great time and enjoyed great weather in Alaska, so we were able to enjoy many events in cities such as Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan. We also had a beautiful day seeing the glaciers in Glacier Bay. 

      Our spiritual gatherings featured the harmonious music of The Martins and Michael O’Brien. Our speakers included Pastor Gary Hamrick and Pastor Jeff Kinley. They spoke at individual sessions, and I did sessions with them where I asked them questions about the rapture and book of Revelation. 

       All our discussions were taped, and we hope to be able to offer them to you at some point. They are full of great information, so keep checking our website. We’ll let you know when they are available.

As I hear from folks watching us on television, YouTube, and our website, I know that many of you are looking for signs of whether or not we are living in the end times.

I believe the Super Sign of End Times Passages in the Bible is what the Prophet Ezekiel wrote in chapter 37:21-22: “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land I will make them one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel.’”

Israel became a nation in 1948 following a UN resolution, culminating the Zionist Movement and the return of Jews to their ancestral homeland. 

Today, approximately 7.2 million Jews reside in Israel. This number represents around 45% of the global Jewish population. Immigration to Israel continues to this day. So, God is doing exactly as He promised Ezekiel about 2,956 years ago.

On television we have recently finished our programs with the three ladies who wrote the Mama Bears Apologetics Guide to Sexuality. 

I was stunned when I heard that in 2019 the world’s largest porn group reported 42 billion visitors—basically, the entire earth’s population, times six, visited their site. And that is just one porn site in one year. That doesn’t even include the approximate 26 million other sites that exist, several of which also boast visits in the billions per year.

     We talked about many topics that are being taught to your children in kindergarten through 12th grade. If you missed some of the programs, they are still available. All 7 TV programs plus the 266-page book can be sent to you if you just contact us. See the enclosed card to request this material.

Coming up, I will be taping a series with Dr. Erwin Lutzer on his new book, The Eclipse of God. One of his statements really got my attention. 

He said, “We are in a culture war that cannot be won by superior ideas, rationality, and common sense. There are forces at work tearing our culture apart, reviling all that is good and honoring that which is perverted and evil…. 

“There was a time when disagreements about morality, law, freedom, and politics could be discussed in an atmosphere of basic respect and common sense…. those days are past.”

“What we see is the unraveling and destruction of our culture, with the loudest voices frequently winning the argument no matter how wrongheaded, divisive, and irrational. We are, in effect, being asked to believe that two plus two equals five, that men can have babies, that children in grade school should question their gender, and that drag shows be allowed in school libraries… And those who seek to learn from the past and improve our culture rather than destroy it are being shouted down…. 

“We are living in a time when saints are being vilified as sinners, while sinners are being exalted as saints.

“This is not just a clash of worldviews, but a clash of spiritual forces attempting to overthrow the God of heaven.”

Pray for us as we make these programs for you. Our TV programs are seen not only here in America and Canada, but in Europe, Africa, South America, Russia, Ukraine, Sweden and Israel.

God is opening doors to us that we are walking through that we cannot tell you about. But people are getting saved and pastors are being discipled. Again, pray for us. 

Regarding Audio Bibles, we have reached over 20 million people who are now in listening groups hearing the Word of God on devices that you have provided. Near Thanksgiving, Morgan Jackson will give us a new report of what is happening in different countries of the world. 

   Thank you for your financial support.  We cannot do these programs throughout the world without your prayers and support. Thank you for all you have done. God is greatly using you, and we appreciate all that you have done.

Till the whole world hears,

John and Darlene

Rapture vs. Return

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Curious about the differences between the rapture and the return of Jesus? Featuring expert insights from Dr. Mark Hitchcock, Jeff Kinley, and Dr. Ron Rhodes, this free resource clarifies the essential distinctions between the Rapture and Jesus’ Second Coming. This is a one page PDF.

Dr. John Ankerberg
Dr. John Ankerberg

Dr. John F. Ankerberg is founder of the Ankerberg Theological Research Institute (ATRI) and host of the John Ankerberg Show. Dr. Ankerberg has an MA in Church History and Philosophy of Christian Thought from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a Doctor of Ministry from Luther Rice Seminary. He is the author or coauthor of more than 150 books, including Ready with an Answer, The Most Asked Prophecy Questions, and the Facts On series.

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