Welcome to the program today, model Gonzalez here in studio and I have through Skype John

Balch who's written a tremendous book and we're going to talk about that in a moment but

and before we do I want to remind everybody that we have an upcoming conference that we have

in Orlando Florida which is going to be February 29 through March 3rd there is going to

be over 800 people there again Again, you can find information

about that, Orlando Prophecy Summit.com. Well, right now, John Balch, welcome to the program today.

Hi, Mondo. It is great to have you. So for our audience, we want to talk about your book here,

but for our audience and kind of introduce yourself to them, whatever you want to share.

Well, my goodness, I'm in a circumstance that 52 years ago never would have imagined.

I was at Michigan State University, and that's where I met Christ through the Ministry of Campus

Crusade for Christ, and somebody said, you know, you're getting enough learning that you could be dangerous.

You need to go off to Bible school or seminary.

So I came out to Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, and I've been in the pastorate for a number of years.

And then the last 35 or 36 years have been teaching Bible

here and churches in the Portland area. So the title of your book here, missed the rapture,

How to Overcome During the Tribulation. Talk a little bit about your co-author here and how you guys

came together in producing this book. It occurred to me, you know, when a rapture happens, all of the Bible-oriented teachers

and preachers and mentors will all have departed. So who's going to care for the discipleship

of all these believers.

Now, I don't discount that during that time there's going to be things that to us right now would be

unbelievable in terms of the Holy Spirit's ministry to and through people and getting them saved

and growing them rapidly in the Savior.

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