Rapture, Preparation and Events Afterwards Part III

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This is part 3 on the Rapture. If you look at my first 2 parts on the subject of the Rapture, you can see, that from a Biblical perspective I have proven, with scriptures, that there is such a thing as a Rapture of God.

I would like to touch on some more things in regards to the Rapture. I like to capitalize the first letter of the word, here, only because the event itself is a major event. However, I do not expect others to do the same. Again, there are alot of Believers in Jesus Christ, who do not believe in the Rapture. I disagree with them. I believe in the Rapture based upon the scriptures supporting such an event in the past and based, as I mentioned before, on my own experiences with God. I want to mention, that for those who do not believe in the Rapture; again, God is not going to force it on you. I am going to continue to believe in it, and trust that God will make it happen soon.

I want to point out something I mentioned in my "Everybody Will Not Get To Heaven" series. That in researching the Rapture, or the catching up or away of God's people, before a major disaster or catastrophe was about to happen, God would give His people a heads up or notice, as to what was about to happen, and when He will come and deliver them. God then would rescue His people from disasters. It is important, as Jesus mentioned, for Believers to be ready and watchful.

It is important for Believers to be in communication with God, and hearing from God, so that they will know what is going on and when things will happen. If Believers are not enabling themselves to be yielded to God and listening to God, then they will not know what is going to happen. However, if we want to know, God will let us know. This goes back to Enoch, Noah, Lot, and Elijah. God will forewarn His people if they are listening to Him.

The reason why this main Rapture event needs to happen is because there will be a time of Great Tribulation on planet earth coming soon. During the Great Tribulation, which is believed by many including myself, to last 7 years; there will be much pain and suffering upon the planet. According to scriptures, it is important for God to take His Believers out of this great time of trouble on the planet earth, just as He delivered Noah and His family from the flood, and delivered Lot from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

A few other things I want to bring up is that there is alot of information surrounding the Rapture and afterwards. I understand the Rapture and other end-time events, by the Spirit of God; that being said, I do not know everything. I do not want to claim to have all the answers, or have people misquote me as such. However, again, I do know things especially from a spiritual perspective, or from the spiritual side of things, with God's help. That is the case in alot of what I post here.

Also, there are others who believe in a different timing factor of the Rapture. So, I want to acknowledge that there are different beliefs in regards to when the Rapture takes place and the time frame of Believers being around during a part of the Great Tribulation. I do not want to go into all of that here. I primarily want to show everyone what the Lord showed me based upon what is actually in the scriptures.

One example of other believer's beliefs are that; there will be a Rapture in the middle part of the Great Tribulation, and not before, like I am saying here. There are other beliefs out there in regards to the Rapture, but it will take awhile to go into everything. Also, I could go into the different levels of Heaven, but will not here, again, because of length. However, I want people to know, and even those who may disagree with me, that even though I may not mention certain views, I am aware of all the information that is out there on the Rapture and end-time prophecy.

Now, another very shocking thing that people need to understand is that currently most people are not ready to be Raptured up to Heaven. This includes Christian believers who are in Church every Saturday or Sunday. Currently, the number of people that is believed to be Raptured is "grossly" over-rated, and actually will be a very small number; with a majority of the people being children.

There will be many Saints or Believers in Jesus Christ left behind on earth to go through the Great Tribulation. This is not God's fault, but each one of the Believer's fault for not being ready. A good example of Believer's not being ready and missing the Rapture is spoken in a parable about the Ten Virgins by Jesus from St. Matthew Chapter 25: Verses 1-13.

After the Rapture takes place, and Believers are taken up to Heaven, there will be hell and chaos on the earth. God will pour out His wrath upon the inhabitants on the earth. Also, there will be a demonic presence that will be allowed to oppress mankind. Also, there will be plagues of all kind. Then in the last half, or last 3 and a half years of the Great Tribulation, there will arise the Antichrist and His beast system.

The Antichrist, also called the Beast, also called the Prince that shall come, is a person who is the "ENEMY" of God. This Antichrist will rule the world under his specific type of world system. The world system of the Antichrist and how it operates will be against God.

This world leader will cause everybody to not be able to economically function unless they use his system by accepting his "MARK" in their right hand or in their forehead or by accepting his name or the number of his name according to Revelation Chapter 13: Verses 16-18. No person will be able to buy or sell without accepting the antichrist system.

Very important to note here, that it should be expected that this person who the Bible calls the Antichrist or Beast will not call himself those names, if he is smart. It should be expected that this person is not going to come on the world scene, and say, "hello everybody, I am the Antichrist", or say something like, "Yeah, my name is the Beast, the one that God warned you about in the Bible". He might and could say that, but I doubt that he will seriously do that.

This man, person and His system will deceive many. His allegiance will be to Satan, and it is Satan that will fuel his power upon the world. He will also have a religious partner known as the false prophet; who, again, I am sure he also will not come on the scene and say; "Hello world, I am the false prophet". So, we have to be aware of that.

They are called the Antichrist or Beast, and False prophet in the Bible because that is how God sees them, and rightfully so. They are dangerous to the extent that they will cause many to perish by taking the "mark" and worshipping them. There is alot to this, therefore I am going to have to go into a part 4 on the Rapture to finish discussing the events that takes place after the Rapture.

Rapture, A Valid Event Part II

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This is my part 2, or Roman numeral II(two) post on the Rapture subject. In the last post on the Rapture, I discussed the scriptures from 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4, and related the original Greek word Harpazo, meaning "caught up" with the English word Rapture used by Believers and followers of Jesus Christ.

I want to also say that in those scriptures I previously mentioned in Part 1, they clearly say the Lord, Himself shall descend from Heaven to get His believers. When the Lord Jesus descends from Heaven, He will go back to Heaven, taking believers with Him to Heaven.

Now, there are several other points I want to bring out here. One of which, that the Rapture is not something new, but has occurred at least three times in human history that is "documented", once in the New Testament with Jesus, Himself. The other two times was with Enoch and Elijah of the Old Testament. There could be other times or cases that have been undocumented that we do not know about.

Biblical scholars and believers would or should know who Enoch and Elijah was. Now, I want to also mention that Enoch and Elijah were ordinary human beings. Jesus was a human being also, but He was not ordinary in that He is God in the flesh, begotten of God, and sinless. However Enoch and Elijah were ordinary believers in the promise like we as believers in Jesus Christ are. However both Enoch and Elijah, being ordinary believers, were the only two "known" human beings who did NOT see death, but were caught up or taken away to Heaven to be with God.

There is not alot of standard Biblical information on Enoch. The scriptures on Enoch, and about how he did not see death, but was taken up by God are the following; Genesis Chapter 5: Verses 21-24, and Hebrews Chapter 11: Verse 5.

Hebrews 11:5 says; "By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was NOT FOUND, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God."

I was able to do some further credible research, and found out alot more about Enoch. The scriptures on Elijah and how God took him alive to Heaven by a whirlwind are from 2 Kings Chapter 2: Verses 1-18. I learned from further research that both Enoch and Elijah, knew ahead of time when God was going to take them up to Heaven.

I know everybody and there grandmother will want to attack me and say that the Bible said or Jesus said no man knows the time. Well, let me counter that by saying NO, the Bible or Jesus DID NOT say no man knows the time of the "Rapture" or catching away of Believers.

Jesus did not use those exact words in reference to the "Rapture" for various reasons. One being that we already know that, that word was not in scriptures and that you have to go to the original Greek word, harpazo from Thessalonians 4, but not used in what Jesus was "specifically" saying about not knowing the time.

When Jesus was talking, specifcally, about no man knowing the time, He was talking about the time of the end of age of this world system currently. Also, it needs to be noted that if you look in St. Luke Chapter 21: Verses 5-36, You can see in relation to the other gospels of St. Matthew and St. Mark, that while Jesus was discussing the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, the disciples asked Jesus about the timing of that. The disciples asked Jesus, about the destruction of the temple, His coming and the end of the world(age of man).

He said in St. Mark Chapter 13: Verse 33; Jesus said no man knows the time. However, to try and make all this a little brief, in specifically referencing to His coming, in St. Matthew Chapter 24: Verse 36, Jesus said, specifically, no man knows the "DAY" and "HOUR". In St. Matthew Chapter 25: Verse 13, Jesus repeats the words day and hour. Also, in St. Matthew Chapter 24: Verse 42 and verse 45, Jesus again, specifically, repeats not knowing the "hour" when He will return.

I can confidently say in those scriptures that in regards to the day and hour, that Jesus is referring to the Rapture and His Second Advent to earth. I would say both the Rapture and Second Advent no man would know the day or hour, but "other measures of time" on each a man can know. Also, I want to point out that the Rapture and Second Advent are not the same thing, but two seperate events.

So, technically speaking, according to the fullness of how we measure time today and based upon what Jesus said from His own words, it is important to note that Jesus DID NOT say that no man knows the "YEAR" or the "MONTH" of the specific Rapture. Jesus also never said that no man will ever be able to find out the year and month of His return. He just said "day" and "hour".

Also, another very critical piece of information that Jesus said that needs to be looked at, is that He told His disciples that the Father in Heaven knows. Which means that the Heavenly Father is the source of the Rapture information, and He, the Heavenly Father is the one that we should be asking anyways as believers, not Jesus.

Also, according to my Bible, it made reference that Jesus because he was in a fleshly body at that time, that His information was limited. However, at this point with His resurrected status in Heaven, on the Father's right hand, He may also "now" know when things are going to happen, unlike, back in the time when He was in a flesh and blood body talking with His disciples.

So, the whole point is this. According to scriptures, based on what Jesus said, a believer seeking God can at least know the year and month of the Rapture when Jesus returns. Also, based upon what happened to Enoch and Elijah and Jesus after he was resurrected, we can clearly see that such Rapture events have taken place before, and are very possible to take place again.

Again as I mentioned before, from my personal experiences with God, I know that He can make a Rapture event happen very easily. Even outside of my personal experiences, I still believe in the Rapture.

Who are we to say that God can not do it. Everything God does is good. God can do anything He wishes to do. God can Rapture His people any time and do it several times. Another thing, there is nothing in scriptures or anywhere valid that says there is only one Rapture.

Enoch and Elijah were taken to Heaven on two seperate time periods, and they did not know each other. So, God can Rapture one person, 5 people, or 1000. Again, it is about whosoever believes and is "ready" to receive. I will be back with part 3 on the Rapture.

Rapture, Introduction To The Event Part I

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I have come to a post topic here that is one of my favorite subjects to talk about. that is the Rapture. When I use the term Rapture here, and you will see me frequently capitalize it, I am talking about a major event that is believed, by many believers in Jesus Christ, will take place in the near future. This event will affect people around the world.

For many believers, the Rapture is an event that will take place in the near future; in which, Jesus Christ will return in the sky to catch up all His believers and take them to Heaven, before the Great Tribulation period befall the earth.

Alot of people will ask where is the scriptures to this event, and why is the word Rapture not mentioned in the Christian Bible? Henceforth I will present scriptures that identify this event. I want to reference 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4: Verses 13-18; however, I want to show here only the verses 16-18. That way I can get more of everything else the Lord has shown me in here.

1 Thessalonians Chapter 4: Verse 16; "For the Lord himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:"

Verse 17; "Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."

Verse 18; "Wherefore comfort one another with these words."

Also, I want to present these following scriptures as well; 2 Corinthians 5:8; 2 Corinthians 12:2. Right in these scriptures the Apostle Paul talks about being absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Paul also mentions about being caught up into the third Heaven.

I want to mention from my personal experience, that I know what being absent from the body and being present with the Lord feels like. I was "fortunate", for a lack of a better term, that God has allowed me to have experiences with Him in the body and out of the body.

Very important to note that I had experiences without dying and without drugs. My experiences have been supernatural manifestations of God to me. If you believe and seek Him you can have those experiences too. So, I know what Paul is talking about. Also, I had a recent experience with the Lord while in body, that I just did not talk about.

The biblical perspective of the Rapture is the original and only perspective I want to use here. Now I use the scriptures from 1 Thessalonians 4, because that is the primary scriptures that most scholars and believers reference. However, I am going to be able to reference other Rapture events in the Bible that goes back to the Old Testament.

If you take or look at the words "caught up" in verse 17 that Paul mentions in 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4, those words in the original Greek text meaning is called Harpazo, or to be caught up or snatch, or catch away. There is a latin term called Rapturo, which is translated from the Greek term Harpazo.

Now, in a Webster's dictionary I have, the word Rapture is a noun meaning spiritual or emotional ecstacy. However, in this same dictionary the word Rapt is a adjective meaning carried away with emotion. Transport is a synonym of the Rapture. I would like to add, as my definition of the word Rapture, that the Rapture is a supernatural bodily transforming and transporting by God of his Believers from earth to Heaven.

Now, from a believers point of view the English word Rapture means a combination of all those definitions with less emphasis on the emotional part. As a Believer many believe the Rapture will be based upon those 1 Thessalonian scriptures, in which Jesus will return to catch up, or snatch or spiritually transform and transport every Believer bodily and carry them away to Heaven.

Even though when talking about this "Rapture" event, Believers do not define this event as emotional, I can guarantee people, when this event happens, there will be alot of emotions. There will be alot of joyous emotions to those who will be Raptured or carried away; and there will be not so joyous emotions, anger, sadness and other emotions for all those who are left behind for the Great Tribulation on earth. I feel like I am at a good pause point here, and will come back soon, with the part II of my discussion on the Rapture.

Everybody Will Not Get To Heaven Part 11

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There is one more thing I need to cover concerning this series in this part 11. THERE IS ALOT OF FUN UP IN HEAVEN!!! HEAVEN IS A PLACE WHERE THERE IS ALOT OF FUN!!! BEING LITERALLY WITH GOD, IN HIS PRESENCE IS ALOT OF FUN!!! Scripture Reference; St. Matthew Chapter 18: Verse 3; Jesus is talking here "And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven."

Verse 4; "Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of Heaven."

St. Matthew Chapter 19: Verse 14; "But Jesus said, suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of Heaven."

Now if you look in St. Mark and in St. Luke, those books will say kingdom of God. Now, I already went into the explanations of the kingdoms, so I do not want to repeat that. However, awhile back, in past post series, I talked about Heaven, and being like a little child. I did not say some things about being like a little child way back then like I want to do now. Jesus said, that we should be converted and become as little children. Jesus said again that whosoever humbles himself or herself as a little child is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven.

Now children have alot of faith. Children believe things very easily. Children get excited about big things, and children want to have fun. God is a big God, who is giving out big blessings as someone tells me all the time. God has alot of big blessings in His kingdom, and in Heaven. To be able to receive the big blessings and goodness of God, we, you and I, and every person whatever your age is and no matter how much you think you know, need to humble ourselves, think like children and believe or have faith in the big blessings God.

We have to have innocent faith, and trusting in God with no alternative motives, but with a pure heart that God knows what He is doing. In other words, we have to be willing to go with what God is doing in His kingdom, and be excited and happy about what God is doing. In other words, you can not be bored with God. You can not doubt or be skeptical with God. You have to be like a little child and say, "Yes Lord, I believe You, lets go have fun." I know this may sound crazy and beneath alot of high minded, experienced and aged people. However, this is what Jesus is talking about.

You have to put your 4 doctors degrees aside and your 9 apostleship papers aside. It does not matter if you preached thousands of sermons. If you preached that many that is a good thing, but the idea is that you must be willing to learn and grow like a child in God. That being here on earth and in Heaven. You have to get rid of pride, and believe that you can learn even "more" from God, and be "excited" about learning from God; while at the same time have fun and enjoy being with God.