Excubitor (as a P.S. before what I am posting--I just caught your reply.), the vision doesn't necessarily fail to meet the "rapture" test, since there is not a time-frame given for all of the events. Consider what I say below. The rapture mentioned in the vision is not necessarily indicative of a pre-trib rapture as some may assume. It sounds like the events are occurring IN the tribulation.
I am wary of near-death experiences in the fact that Satan and his demons can falsify them so as to hide the truth and confuse believers. I know this because the lost have them as well and have been deluded about the after-life through them.
While there's not a definite time-frame as to the vision's events, it sounds like things get pretty bad here in the U.S. in a hurry. In that respect, I suspect the tribulation to already have begun at that point. Many have stated a good possibility that the tribulation itself starts here in the end of '08, possibly December 21, 2008, if not already started. If the missles on east and west coasts mentioned in this vision occur, it will probably be the sixth seal (Revelation 6:12-15) opening. If so, I can also demonstrate that the 1st-5th seals would have already opened by looking at world events in terms of terrorism, war on terrorism, food prices/shortages, and persecution--much of which is already in progress around the world, but not
yet hit the U.S. and wealthier nations.
Paul Washer's word here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7UyZYpeReY...feature=related are a very pointed word of what is likely to happen to America's Christians in short order. We must seek Christ and abandon the world's system, not failing to be salt and light while still present, however.
May we seek him more every day (and pray for Obama's safety.)
In Christ,
Mike