NO ONE KNOWS…
JUST HOW MUCH MORE TIME I WILL HAVE TO TELL YOU TO GIVE YOUR LIFE TO CHRIST BEFORE HIS COMING?
Every true Christian knows that the Lord Jesus Christ could come to take us home to be with Him in what we Christians call the (RAPTURE) !
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 1 Cor 15:51-52 (KJV)
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: 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.1 Thess 4:16-17 (KJV)
These words (caught up) is where we get the word for rapture meaning to snatch away! So that is what we mean by the word RAPTURE to snatch away instantly from the presence of this Earth! And I am sure for the most part those of you on here have heard of this!
THE PROBLEM HERE IS THIS… In fact there are two problems here to say the least!
One some of you scoff and say there is no rapture ! That is made up ! Or just where is Jesus Christ He has died or been gone for nearly 2000 years right?
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 2 Peter 3:3-4 (KJV)
Now if I was in unbelief like some of you , I would probably be using that line too! After all where is HE? That all you hear anymore is that Jesus is coming ! Right? The truth is most of you that feel this way do not trust Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and have never read the Bible believing that Gods word is truth! It takes the Holy Spirit of God living inside of every believer to trust God and His word and to reveal the truth to your soul! So guess what? To you Jesus Christ is not coming back to snatch you away or His followers! Why ? Because you don’t trust Him as Lord and you are not looking for Him!
I know some of you are thinking this sounds like…
a bunch of Spiritual mumbo jumbo!!! It is impossible for you to know the truth without trusting the source of the truth , the God who created you and me and all that is ! You my friends are letting the devil darken your minds and blind you to the truth!
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 1 Thess 5:2-7 (KJV)
This is saying that the children of God are not in darkness but of the light and know when this all is coming down upon the Earth! We Christians know that it is just a short matter of time before Jesus Christ comes to Rapture us and then all HELL is going to break loose upon the Earth called the Tribulation Period! It lasts for 7 Years and is the worse time to be living here!
So you say then how is Satan blinding us to these things and darkening our minds? I am glad you ask! First off SIN blinds us to the things of God! When we live in rebellion and disobedience to God we do not have Gods guidance , nor can we understand His word the Bible, God doesn’t speak to us , and all we really care about is ourselves , and we do not care about what God thinks! Am I not right? And Satan gets you listening to this worlds ways and thinking and doing it from his point of view where your heart is so hardened against God you are completely blinded to the things of God! The truth is if you heart is so hardened against God I doubt you even read this passage to this point! If you did read it to here there is hope for you my friend!
NOW TO THE OTHER PROBLEM HERE…..
The other problem is in the United States 70% of the people living here think they are Christians! Thats right! I was talking to someone the other day who get this, considers themselves to be a Christian! This is their life style: They are living with someone having sex out-of-wedlock ! Their normal lifestyle is talking about drinking and partying a few times a week. They have no problem with dirty talking and joke sharing! They never read their Bible and ever go to church ! Because their mother is in heaven they think and they see themselves as a good person that when they die they will go to heaven they hope! This person and I with a few others was talking about the rapture and they said this: When you go in the rapture won’t most of the people here on Earth go too? I was explaining to her and others that if they hear of me disappearing suddenly that is the Rapture and I left a DVD in my box for those who find it to watch and know what really happened to me! I said please do not believe what others tell you , this video is the truth! I think it startled her and others that I said they would be left behind!
Another one said I guarantee you all the politicians will be left behind! The truth is most people do not know what a Christian is according to Gods Word , nor do they really care! I think most people try to search for meaning and truth to this life and they think they have found it in doing what ever feels good as long as no one is hurt and accumulating stuff , riches, and enjoying life till they die! Having a family and raising them and getting great educations, positions in your career of choice and lots of good friends! Most of these things can be noble but they are not the meaning of life!
4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.Prov 11:4 (KJV)
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Mark 8:35-37 (KJV)
The truth is we all have a soul that is either dead to God or alive to the things of God! It is part of what will go on after we die! It is the real you! Does the real you know Jesus? Or is the real you dead and blind to Gods will for your life?
Folks a real Christian has ask Jesus Christ to be their Lord and Savior because they know they are sinners ! They have ask Him to forgive them of the Mountain of Sin in their life because they know that it was the blood of Christ on the Cross that is the only sacrifice for sin that God will accept! They know their good works will never save them from Hell or Gods Wrath, but they know that they are made by God a new Creation in Christ for good works as evidence of their faith in Him! They know it is by Gods grace alone that they are giving the New Birth and eternal life with God! God has shown them that they are bought with Christ blood and they are not their own anymore! They live their life according to Gods word with the Holy Spirits help that was given to them at the New Birth by faith in Christ Jesus! THEY REPENT FROM THE SIN IN THEIR LIFE and obey God to live a holy, righteous life before Him in all their ways! And finally as long they live their life in such a way to glorify God in all they do and say !
3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke 13:3 (KJV)-Jesus
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3 (KJV)
SO DID YOU SEE YOURSELF …..in what a real Christian should be?
If you did not, you need to ask Jesus Christ to forgive the sin in your life and live for Him! Those are the ones who are not blinded to the things of God and know what is shortly coming upon this Earth! Time is running out dear friend ! You need to get Right with God and live a Holy life or you will be LEFT BEHIND when the rapture comes or you take your last breath! Click the following link to learn about being a Christian. http://www.needgod.com