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The Best and the Brightest

I have a sister who is two years older than me, and all through school she had a well-earned reputation for being one of the wild ones. She didn't study much, got poor grades, had a penchant for the bad boys, and seemed to cause a lot of headaches for her teachers (not to mention her parents).

But then along would come little Greg two years later, and when those same teachers would recognize my last name and realize I was her younger brother, they were inclined to groan and mutter...

"Oh no...not another one!"

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Boiling Water

I have written on the topic of the Rapture several times in the past, but there is one aspect of this doctrine that seems to be affecting an increasing number of Christians these days, especially those who, like me, hold to a pre-tribulational view of its timing. A fairly trivial event sparked something in my spirit not long ago, and it finally compelled me to address this issue.

A few months ago I was reading a Christian blog that I visit occasionally, and the author had posted a short piece about something of prophetic significance that had occurred a few days prior. I don't remember what the event was, but I do recall that it wasn't something terribly earth shattering. Noteworthy, yes. Earth shattering, no. I mean, it wasn't as if the Israelis had just bulldozed the Dome of the Rock or something. It was just some prophetic trend that had advanced a step, and so it was just another in a seemingly endless torrent of events that serve to remind prophetically knowledgeable believers that we are indeed getting close to the Rapture. Frankly, however, it's getting to the point where such things happen on a weekly—if not daily—basis.

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7/21/2026 — From the "Something to Look Forward To" Department...

I stumbled across a strange article the other day, and it had to do with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin is 73 years old, but it seems he is planning to live a whole lot longer than that.

In fact, he is planning to live forever.

No, not in spiritual terms, as in somebody planning to go to heaven. I mean here on earth in his current physical body.

According to a recent article, Putin is literally trying to achieve immortality by spending billions of dollars on a bizarre combination of techniques that would be right at home in a Frankenstein movie. These include such things as:

• Bathing in the blood of maral deer.

• Bioprinted organs from pigs and other animals.

• Mutant strawberries believed to increase longevity.

• A network of secret laboratories hidden under the Caucasus Mountains that are devoted to every conceivable life-extending treatment, including gene manipulation.

And that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. All the loony immortal stuff aside, however, investigative journalist and historian Ilya Davlyatchin is convinced that in reality Putin is focusing on remaining alive (and Russia's leader) until the age of 97. That would be the year 2050, which is when his oldest son Ivan (who is currently 11) turns 35—the minimum age to become president in Russia.

So, until then, Putin has a lot of creepy stuff to look forward to.

You know, I almost feel sorry for people who become so obsessed with extending their lifespan that it dominates their existence. I mean, it's not as if I want to die, or that I don't care about taking care of my health in any way. I want to have a long and healthy life as much as any normal person.

But there is no reason for a believer to fear death in such an obsessive manner. Of course, death is not a pleasant topic. It's not a topic I am drawn to in any particular way. I am not looking forward to my actual physical demise.

But I sure am looking forward to what I will experience afterwards.

As a believer, I know exactly where I am going the moment I die, and I cannot wait to enter the joy of that place. I've definitely got something to look forward to. And I know the moment I enter that heavenly realm, any desire I had to live a long life down here in this sin-infested world will seem downright silly.

Actually, I very seldom think about how long I will live, or when I might eventually die and enter heaven.

I have my hope fixed on a much quicker way to get there.

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