CHRISTIAN RAPTURE
CHRISTIANITY
OASIS
HAS PROVIDED YOU WITH THIS CHRISTIAN RAPTURE
STUDY OF THE BIBLE RAPTURE ... MANY HAVE HEARD OF THE CHRISTIAN RAPTURE
OR BIBLE RAPTURE BUT WHAT DOES THE WORD RAPTURE MEAN IN THE BIBLE? WE WILL SHARE THE TRUTH OF THE
CHRISTIAN
RAPTURE AND BIBLE RAPTURE WITH YOU IN OUR END TIMES BIBLE STUDY. MANY ARE EAGER TO POINT OUT THAT THE WORD
RAPTURE IS NOT EVEN IN THE BIBLE AND THEY ARE CORRECT. HOWEVER, THE
TRUTH IS ... RAPTURE IS SIMPLY THE WORD THAT CHRISTIANS USE TO IDENTIFY THE
CARRYING AWAY OF CHRISTIANS TO HEAVEN DURING THE END TIMES. LET US SEEK AND FIND
THE TRUTH OF THE CHRISTIAN RAPTURE TOGETHER, SHALL WE?
SIGN OF THE END TIMES
BIBLE STUDY PROPHECY
The Rapture is a delicate
subject to many Christians as there are so many interpretations out there as
to the TIMING of the Rapture. Many believe that the Rapture will be BEFORE
Tribulation, others believe that the Rapture will occur DURING Tribulation and
still others believe that the Rapture will occur AFTER Tribulation. I have
heard more theories on the Rapture timing than I can remember. Whenever this
happens, I elect to seek TRUTH from the source. The Word of God Himself. The
Bible.
These various theories and
the Christians' disagreement with one another on said theories have actually
caused debates and even divided Christian friendships.
I realize that
interpretation, pride and prejudice have divided the TRUE Church into many
different "denominations" but, that was not what Jesus intended. That is
satan's plan of "dividing the
house", not an example of God's Grace and Love between fellow Christians.
Most of the divisions
are based upon interpretation of the Bible. Other divisions stemmed from the
pride of individuals wanting control, dating way back. Do not misunderstand
me, there are many false Religions, false doctrines and misinterpretations of
the Bible that one should beware of and to find out what
one's beliefs are, should be done,
for we are taught to "Prove all things"
And to check the fruits (words
and deeds) for a tree is known by it's fruit.
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Matthew 7:17-20
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit;
but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good
tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall
know them. |
Therefore let us search for
TRUTH together no matter what it may be, as one thing is certain ... God
already determined the TRUTH of the Rapture and no matter how many theories
are concocted from the same written words in the Bible ... God's TRUTH is the
ONLY TRUTH.
If you elect to perform this
study with an open mind and heart, you will find TRUTH and the TRUTH will
either hurt or set you FREE depending on the mind and heart of the recipient.
It has the potential to FREE you from that which you have believed to be TRUTH
from past teachers, preachers or your own search for truth. There is no
question that there are in fact Christians that are upon earth during the End
Times. But the question seems to be who and up until what point in time.
I know that you may have a
certain belief so I seek not to prove you wrong nor me right but rather to let
the Bible reveal what the TRUTH is. I know that most Christians are devoted to
their cause and can become quite stubborn if they deem the situation requires
... However, I also know there is a SOUL SEARCHER within each of us and above
all things we want to know God's TRUTH as to share it no matter WHAT the TRUTH
is.
As I said before the TIMING
of the Rapture seems to be a major question, which we will look into in this
study but there is another aspect of the Rapture that we will look into as
well. It is not on the question of WHEN but WHO. Most Christians have been
taught to believe that ALL Christians are going to be Raptured. It is a comfy
lil feeling ...
But is it TRUTH?
For those who believe in
this theory passed down through the ages, I have just a few Scripture based
questions that I would like you to ponder on before we begin the Rapture study
...
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THE BIBLE IS CLEAR
THAT ANTICHRIST REIGNS TERROR DURING THE LAST THREE
AND ONE HALF YEARS OF THE END TIMES.
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Revelation 13:5
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great
things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him
to continue forty and two months. |
SO, IF
THERE ARE NO CHRISTIANS ON EARTH DURING THE END
TIMES ...
THIS BRINGS FORTH
A VERY INTERESTING QUESTION:
In the Bible when it is speaking of
Antichrist, it says ...
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Revelation 13:7
And it was given unto him
(Antichrist) to make war with the SAINTS, and
to overcome them: and power was given him over all
kindreds, and tongues, and nations. |
WHO ARE THESE SAINTS THAT ARE AT WAR
WITH ANTICHRIST DURING THE LAST THREE AND A HALF
YEARS OF THE END TIMES?
These
same Saints are spoken of yet again:
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Revelation 14:9-13
And the third angel followed them, saying with
a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his
image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in
his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the
wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture
into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be
tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of
the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever
and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who
worship the beast and his image, and whosoever
receiveth the mark of his name. HERE IS THE PATIENCE
OF THE SAINTS: here are they that keep the
commandments of God, and THE FAITH IN JESUS. And I
heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write,
Blessed are the DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD FROM
HENCEFORTH: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may
rest from their labours; and their works do follow
them. |
Who are the Saints that need patience
and that will be blessed that die for the Lord
BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT WORSHIP ANTICHRIST?
How about this Scripture ...
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Revelation 12:17
And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to
make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep
the commandments of God, and have the testimony of
Jesus Christ. |
Who are the individuals that have the
TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST in hiding ON EARTH during
the 3 and a half years of Antichrist reign of
terror?
Jesus tells us in the
Olivet Discourse that
Great Tribulation like never before NOR EVER SHALL
BE will come upon those ON EARTH. It ALSO says that
THOSE DAYS OF GREAT TRIBULATION shall be shortened,
or there shall NO FLESH BE SAVED. But for the
ELECTS SAKE those days of GREAT TRIBULATION
shall be shortened ...
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Matthew 24:21-22
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was
not since the beginning of the world to this time,
no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should
be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but
for the ELECT'S sake those days shall be shortened. |
Who are the Elect?
Who are these Elect souls that are
enduring this GREAT TRIBULATION?
Are the elect not
God's chosen?
If so, are they not there during the
Great Tribulation and are not those days shortened
because of these Elect?
Then LATER Jesus says this:
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Matthew 24:29-31
Immediately
after the tribulation
of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the
moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall
fall from Heaven, and the powers of the heavens
shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of
the Son of man in Heaven: and then shall all the
tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the
Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power
and great glory.
And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a
trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect
from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the
other. |
It clearly says that AFTER the Tribulation ... The
Lord will send His angels to gather the elect.
Another question ...
Who are the meek that inherit the
Earth?
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Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the
earth. |
If ALL the Christians are
Raptured, do the
Raptured go to Heaven and
receive celestial bodies
only to be returned to the Earth and placed back in
physical bodies during the 1000 year Millennium?
The Bible is clear ...
There is
a Spiritual event where SOME Christians are Raptured:
HOWEVER
...
There ARE Christians on earth during
the End Times.
They are called the Saints, the Elect and those that
have the Testimony of Jesus Christ.
If
ALL Christians choose to be and are
Raptured, who will reach and teach the
non-believers during the End Times as for them
to become Christians?
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Again
... I know it is a VERY pleasant
thought for ALL Christians to escape Tribulation. I know that many have set it
in their mind and heart that when the rescue plane comes that they will get on board and perhaps that is
TRUTH for many of you reading this. But, lemme ask ya this ...
Have you heard the
story or seen the movie about the luxury liner called the "Titanic"
sinking? The ship hit an iceberg and the ship began to slowly sink into
the freezing cold ocean. There were only enough lifeboats for about half
of the passengers, so they began to load up women and children first.
There was chaos all about.
Meanwhile the ship
sinking lower and lower into the depth of the sea. As you can imagine,
there were cowardly men who tried to sneak on the lifeboats with the
women and children. However, there were also men that stayed behind
making sure they saved as many as they could before the ship disappeared
into the dark, cold waters. These brave men and women sacrificed their
lives to save those souls. EACH SOUL that chose to sacrifice their lives
for others
are deemed as a HERO in the minds and hearts of anyone who ponders on this story.
The Rapture, is
the same way.
The earth is being destroyed
in many aspects (But NOT totally) and
Antichrist will be
killing Christians. There will be those who WILL be Raptured but maybe
there are those who are CHOSEN BY GOD and these souls choose to stay and try and reach and
teach more souls during the last 3 and a half years that are left before
God brings in the
Millennium
...
God has
chosen these men and women to do so.
Sound Strange?
Then I bet this
does too ...
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Mark 8:35
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life
for my sake and the Gospel's, the same shall save it. |
Think about it ...
If your child was on a sinking boat would you not CHOOSE to stay behind
to help your child even at the risk of your own life? We are not talking
about risking your SOUL, but rather your life for others ... Like JESUS
DID.
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John 15:13
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends. |
Now keep in mind there IS a Rapture
and there ARE Christians Raptured so if you are a Christian you very
well may be going up in the Rapture.
However ... It may be that God has
chosen you to stay and save more souls. Wouldn't it be best to be
willing to do so IF it is DESTINY?
As compared to appearing as the men
trying to sneak on with the lesser vessels?
PONDER ON THIS TRUTH ...
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Matthew
20:15-16
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?
Is thine eye evil, because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last:
for many be called, but few chosen. |
ARE YOU NOT HIS OWN?
DO YOU SEE IT AS EVIL BECAUSE HE HAS A PLAN OF GOOD?
MANY
CALLED ... FEW CHOSEN
Know why? ... Cuz few choose.
LET ME ASK YA ONE MORE
QUESTION ...
WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?
It is clear that SACRIFICE is important
to God as we see when Jesus says, "He who would save His life will lose it and
He who would lose His life for my sake will save it" ... Therefore, I choose
to stay during the Great Tribulation and reach and teach the 1/3 of mankind on earth
that will be left and refined with fire, tested and become God's people.
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Zechariah
13:8-9
And it shall come to pass, that in all
the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die;
but the third shall be left therein.
And I will bring the third part through
the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them
as gold is tried: they shall call
on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they
shall say, The LORD is my God. |
Cuz
if everyone leaves ... Who will teach these lost souls? This is a personal
belief and Covenant between my Father and I. Understand that I seek not to
impose it on those that are WRITTEN to be
Raptured
but rather to open the eyes, mind and heart of those Christians destined to
stay so that they do so willingly.
It may be that you are
one that will be Raptured. Who am
I to say? But as the Bible reveals and this End Times Study of the Rapture
reveals ... There WILL be Christians on earth during the End Times. The
Elect
will stay to reach and teach the lost.
There are many different
administrations in the Christian body. Seek out what yours is and utilize the
gifts that He has given you to perform His chosen task through you and set
forth to perform the doing thereof.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO STAY ...
KEEP IN MIND AND HEART THAT A TRUE CHRISTIAN IS WILLING TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF
FOR THE CHRISTIAN CAUSE AS MANY CHRISTIANS BEFORE US DID AND EVEN JESUS DID FOR US. I HAVE FOUND THAT JESUS ALWAYS TAKES
CARE OF HIS OWN AND THAT WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO SACRIFICE, YOU END UP BEING
REWARDED.
Let's get on with the study
now, shall we?
MOST RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ONE
RAPTURE AND THAT IT WILL OCCUR AT ONE TIME. THERE ARE MANY DEBATES AS TO THIS
TIMING AND EACH SHOWS STRONG EVIDENCE IN SCRIPTURE TO SAY THAT IS AT THIS TIME
AND THAT TO PROVE THEIR THEORY.
SO WHO IS RIGHT? WHAT IS THE TRUTH?
THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE
THERE ARE TWO
RAPTURES ...
YOU WILL FIND THAT AFTER RESEARCHING THE BIBLE IN THIS
STUDY THAT THE TRUTH IS THAT THERE ARE TWO RAPTURES AND THAT THERE WILL BE MANY
TAKEN TO HEAVEN AND
YET GOD HAS CHOSEN TO KEEP MANY ON EARTH TO HELP OTHERS
FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD.
PONDER ON THIS ... WHEN THE PROPHECIES IN THE BIBLE OF
JESUS COMING TO EARTH WERE READ BY THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS BEFORE HE CAME TO DIE
FOR OUR SINS, THEY NEVER CONSIDERED THAT THERE COULD BE TWO VISITS. THEY THOUGHT
THERE WAS BUT ONE WHERE THE MESSIAH WOULD COME AND BREAK THE CHAINS AND BRING
PEACE ON EARTH. THEY BLINDED THEMSELVES SO MUCH BECAUSE OF THEIR LIMITED MINDSET
THAT THEY CRUCIFIED JESUS AND MOST ISRAELITES STILL DENY THE TRUTH TO THIS
VERY DAY.
NOW, WITH HINDSIGHT WHICH PROVIDES US WITH 20/20
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT, WE CAN SEE BY READING ALL OF THE PROPHECY SCRIPTURES THAT
THERE WAS NOT ONE COMING OF JESUS BUT TWO VISITS AND IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
ONE COMING WAS AS THE LAMB TO DIE FOR OUR SINS AS TO
FULFILL THE SCRIPTURES AND HE WILL RETURN AGAIN AS THE LION AND DEFEATS
ANTICHRIST
AND BRINGS
IN EVERLASTING PEACE.
THE POINT IS THAT THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS FAILED TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR BELIEF LIMITED GOD'S PLAN IN THEIR OWN MIND AND HEART.
THEY COULD NOT SEE THAT IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE THEY WERE BLINDED BY
PRIDE. IF THEY HAD ONLY REQUIRED THAT ALL SCRIPTURE BE IN HARMONY, THEY WOULD
NOT HAVE MISSED
THE SIGNS.
LET US FURTHER EXPLORE THE TRUTH OF THE TWO
RAPTURES TOGETHER ...
In the book of Revelation, there are symbols used
to indicate time periods. We will be looking into these time periods.
There are the Seals, Trumpets and Vials ... There are seven of each one.
Let us look at the time period known as the Seals ... Immediately after the 6th Seal, there is an event
that occurs which we will look into on this page. In the book of
Revelation,
Chapter 7, we find 144,000 people being sealed with the
seal of God.
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Revelation 7:4
And I heard the number of them which
were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand
of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
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This seal will protect them from the events that
will be occurring on Earth. These 144,000 are God's first fruit, or best
of the crop of the Israelites. Even these are left on Earth during some
of the End Times, but are protected. These 144,000 people are all virgin,
Jewish, Christian males.
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Revelation 14:1-5
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on
the mount Sion, and with Him an
hundred forty and four thousand,
having His Father's name written in
their foreheads. And I heard a voice
from Heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great
thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: And
they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four
beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred
and forty and four thousand,
which
were redeemed from the earth. These
are they which were not defiled with
women; for
they are virgins.
These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth. These were
redeemed from among men, being the
firstfruits unto God
and to the Lamb.
And
in their mouth was found no guile:
for they are without fault before the throne of God. |
Immediately after this event, a large number of
people, of all races, will suddenly show up in Heaven. When asked by
John who had the vision and wrote the book of Revelation, an angel said
that these people are Christians which
were taken out of the Great Tribulation
that was occurring on Earth.
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Revelation 7:
9-17
After this I beheld, and, lo,
a great multitude, which no man
could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues,
stood before the throne, and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes,
and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation
to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the
angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four
beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God.
Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and
honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
And one of the
elders answered, saying unto me,
What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came
they?
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me,
These are
they which came out of Great Tribulation, and have washed their robes,
and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before
the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His Temple: and He
that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no
more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor
any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed
them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes. |
THIS IS THE
FIRST RAPTURE
In the Olivet Discourse, Which is Jesus
predicting the End Times, it spoke of
this Great Tribulation, so we are given the timing of
these Christians going to Heaven, which many call ... Rapture.
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Matthew 24:21
For then shall be great tribulation, such
as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever
shall be ...
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After these things, it goes to the 7th seal.
This tells us that this group of Christians that
are taken from the Earth, are taken in between the 6th and 7th Seal. The
6th Seal speaks of the sun and moon getting dark and the stars falling
...
Let us look at the Olivet Discourse to see if
there is mention of this event and see if Christians are being taken
from Earth to Heaven.
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Matthew 24:29-31
Immediately after the tribulation of
those days shall the sun be
darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall
from Heaven, and the powers of the Heavens shall be shaken: And then
shall appear the sign of the Son of man in Heaven: and then shall all the
tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the
clouds of Heaven with power and great glory. And He shall send His angels
with a great sound of a Trumpet, and
they shall gather together His elect
from the four winds, from one end of Heaven to the other.
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It speaks of the
sun and moon turning dark and the stars falling, so we will look from
verse 30 on. It says that there was a sign in the Heavens and that
mankind would mourn and see Jesus coming in the clouds, which is very
similar to the 6th seal ...
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Revelation 6:15-17
And the kings of the earth, and the
great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men,
and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in
the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on
us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and from
the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of His wrath is come; and who
shall be able to stand? |
Immediately after this, we see in the Olivet
Discourse that Jesus has His angels gather His elect (Christians) from
the four corners of the Earth.
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Matthew
24:31
And he
shall send his angels with a great sound of a
trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect
from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the
other. |
It goes on to say that two will be in the
field and that one will be taken and the other left behind.
This event
is known as The RAPTURE.
It is when God gathers many of those that chose
to believe in Jesus and takes them to Heaven.
So, the FIRST "Rapture"
... Takes
place between the 6th and 7th Seal, just before the Great Tribulation.
This does NOT include EVERY Christian though, as
you will see. For many people on Earth will be undecided or
double-minded, as far as their belief in Jesus, and those who are not
selected to go to Heaven at this time, will encounter an even more
frightening chain of events.
Remember ... They will be brought through fire as
to try them as gold is tested.
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Zechariah
13:8-9
And it shall come to pass, that
in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut
off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
And I will bring the third part
through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and
will try them as gold is tried:
they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It
is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God. |
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Jesus shared this, as Matthew wrote:
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Matthew 24:29-31
Immediately AFTER the tribulation of those days
shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not
give her light, and the stars shall fall from
heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be
shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of
man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the
earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man
coming in the clouds of Heaven with power and great
glory. And He shall send His angels with a great
sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together
His elect from the four winds, from one end of
heaven to the other. |
We
also know that Jesus was the source of the Book of
Revelation.
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Revelation 1:1-2
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto
him, to shew unto his servants things which must
shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it
by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record
of the word of God, and of the TESTIMONY OF JESUS
CHRIST, and of all things that he saw. |
So, it
was Jesus who made BOTH statements as the Book of Revelation
was HIS Testimony thru John and Matthew was quoting Him.
So ... This was shared by Jesus thru John.
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Revelation 6:12-14
And I beheld when He had opened the sixth seal, and,
lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became
black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as
blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth,
even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when
she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven
departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and
every mountain and island were moved out of their
places. |
This
event takes place at the 6th seal and the events that take
place match very well with what Jesus shared in the Book of
Matthew.
So, this event either takes place twice or it is the same
event.
Now ... This is what is written takes place IMMEDIATELY
after the event before the 7th seal ...
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Revelation 7:14
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And He said
to me, These are they which came out of great
tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made
them white in the blood of the Lamb. |
So,
these souls were taken out of the Great Tribulation
according to the testimony of JESUS ...
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Matthew 24: 29-31
IMMEDIATELY after the tribulation of those days
shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not
give her light, and the stars shall fall from
heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be
shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of
man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the
earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man
coming in the clouds of Heaven with power and great
glory. And He shall send His angels with a great
sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together
His elect from the four winds, from one end of
heaven to the other. |
The
word immediately could be saying that both events happened
in the blink of an eye.
Afterall ... 1000 years to us is as one day to God.
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2 Peter 3:8
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing,
that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years,
and a thousand years as one day. |
Maybe
the souls were removed at that very moment.
Another way to look at it is that it would be IMPOSSIBLE to
write of multiple events that occur at the same moment
without writing them as it has been. One after another as
they were at the same time.
Not to mention the 144,000 were sealed during this same
time.
This is done in books and movies all the time.
Kinda
like MEANWHILE at such and such place.
So
these souls are Raptured just as the sun and moon go dark
and the stars fall.
Making
these signs VERY important markers.
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Now let us look at the time period known as the
Trumpets ...
Immediately after the 6th Trumpet, we come to
another strange event, just like the first "Rapture" that occurs in between
the 6th and 7th Seal.
We are now at
Revelation Chapter 10. This chapter
talks of an angel, with a book in his hand, that came from Heaven. His
message is that there is no longer any time left.
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Revelation 10:6
And sware by
him that liveth for ever and ever, who created
heaven, and the things that therein are, and the
earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea,
and the things which are therein, that there should
be time no longer:
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He says that
in the days of the 7th Trumpet
when it shall begin to sound, this
"mystery"
of God shall be finished.
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Revelation 10:7
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel,
when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God
should be finished, as he hath declared to his
servants the prophets. |
The trick is to find out what the "mystery" is.
Here it is ...
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1
Corinthians 15:51-54
Behold, I shew you a
mystery; We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed.
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. For this corruptible must put on
incorruption, and this mortal must put on
immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put
on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on
immortality, then shall be brought to pass the
saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in
victory. |
It says that the mystery is that we shall not all
die, but shall be changed at the
sounding of the 7th Trumpet.
Those that choose to believe in Jesus will change from
mortal to immortal.
Here is
another Scripture which confirms this ...
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1 Thessalonians
4:16-17
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also
which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. For this we say unto you
by the Word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the
coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 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: 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. |
It says the Lord shall descend from Heaven with the
Trumpet of God.
Those who are alive, will be "caught up" and
meet the Lord in the AIR.
THIS IS THE
SECOND RAPTURE
So we have people going up to Heaven in between
the 6th and 7th Seal ...
AND in between the 6th and 7th
Trumpet.
THERE ARE TWO
RAPTURES ...
This is not as strange as it sounds ...
There are TWO comings of Jesus. (Before and His
return)
There are TWO Covenants (New
Covenant)
There
are even TWO Resurrections ...
There are even TWO deaths for those that do not choose to believe in Jesus ...
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Revelation 20:5-6
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years
were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is
he that hath part in the first
resurrection:
on such the second death hath no power,
but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign
with him a thousand years.
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THEN AFTER THE 1000 YEARS OF
PEACE (MILLENNIUM)
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Revelation 20:7-10
And
when the thousand years are expired,
Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to
deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth,
Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of
whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of
the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the
beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and
devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the
lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet
are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
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THEN comes the GREAT WHITE
THRONE JUDGMENT where the rest of the DEAD are Resurrected (SECOND
RESURRECTION) and those not found written in the Book of Life experience
a SECOND DEATH ... ETERNAL.
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Revelation 20:11-15
And I saw
a GREAT white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the
earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for
them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and
the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the
book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which
were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea
gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up
the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man
according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the
lake of fire. This is the second
death. And whosoever was not
found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
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As you can see ... God is a God of
second chances.
SOMETHING TO PONDER ...
The 7th Trumpet pretty much ends
the End Times as far as Christians go, except for Vials which are only punishment for
Antichrist and his followers, which according to the Word and
discernment lasts 30 days.
Read this in CONTEXT ...
During the End Times ...
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Daniel 12:10-12
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried;
but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but
the wise shall understand. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be
taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a
thousand two hundred and ninety days. (1260 days is how long Antichrist reigns
terror) Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred
and five and thirty days.
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There is an extra 30 days AFTER
Antichrist reigns terror that the abomination of desolation
still stands but Antichrist is no longer reigning as the
Kingdoms of the world became the Lord's at the end of the 7th
Trumpet as it is written ...
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Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in
heaven, saying,
The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord,
and of his Christ;
and he shall reign for ever and ever. |
Therefore
... The next thing after the 7th Trumpet is the 7 Vials
so they last 30 days.
Then comes
Armageddon.
Armageddon will
cause MUCH damage and disease so the people in hiding are told not to
come out for an additional 45 days after the 30 days after the 1260 days
= 1335 days
Blessed is he that
waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty
days.
SOOOOOOO ... By the 7th Trumpet ...
All Christians are Raptured or hidden (If
they are to replenish the Earth)
Now in between the 6th and 7th Trumpet
... Check out what is happening in Heaven to those who were just Raptured ...
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Revelation
15:1-3
And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having
the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. (VIALS) And
I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and
them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over
his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having
the harps of God.
And they
sing the song of Moses
the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb,
saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true
are thy ways, thou King of saints.
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These
are Christians singing
the song of MOSES ...
In other words ...
They are JEWISH Christians.
That means the
people taken up in the second Rapture were Jewish, which makes perfect
sense.
See in the first
rapture, they were GENTILES ...
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Revelation
7:9-15
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number,
of
all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne,
and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And
cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the
throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne,
and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their
faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and
thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and
ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me,
What are these
which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him,
Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great
tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of
the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and
night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among
them. |
There are
two Raptures ... One for Gentile Christians and One for Jewish
Christians.
These two Raptures
are 3.5 years apart.
The End Times is
seven years and Antichrist is only in last 3.5 years.
The Jewish people
had TWICE the time to follow God AND/OR accept Jesus. (Both old and New
Covenants)
The time of the
Gentiles was only during NEW COVENANT.
The Gentiles did not
make the choice to deny Jesus at His death, as the Old Covenant was only
applicable to Jewish people. The Jewish people did deny and kill the
Messiah so THEY will have to endure the Antichrist. NOT the believing
Gentile Christians.
LET'S LOOK AT
SOME OF THE SCRIPTURES REGARDING THE RAPTURES ...
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Revelation 10:7
But in the days of the voice of the Seventh Angel, when he shall begin
to sound, the
mystery
of God should be
finished, as He hath declared to His servants the Prophets. |
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Daniel 12:1-3
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the
children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was
since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people
shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many
of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting
life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall
shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to
righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. |
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Matthew 24:29-31
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and
the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from Heaven, and the
powers of the Heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son
of man in Heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they
shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of Heaven with power and great
glory. And He shall send His Angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they
shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of Heaven to
the other. |
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Revelation 14:14-16
And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the
Son of man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
And another Angel came out of the Temple, crying with a loud voice to Him that
sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee
to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And He that sat on the cloud
thrust in His sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF THE RAPTURE
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Matthew 24:38-51
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into
the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall
also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other
left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and
the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what
watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered
his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son
of man cometh. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler
over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so
doing. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his
coming; And shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with
the drunken; The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for
him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the
hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
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Matthew 25:13
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the
day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. |
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Mark 13:32
But of that day and that hour knoweth no
man, no, not the angels which are in Heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. |
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Luke 17:31-36
In that day, he which shall be upon the
housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and
he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever
shall lose his life shall preserve it. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one
shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the
other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other
left. |
HOW WILL WE KNOW IT IS JESUS
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Luke 21:27-28
And then shall they see the Son of man
coming in a cloud
with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up
your heads;
for your redemption draweth nigh. |
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Revelation 1:7
Behold,
he cometh with clouds; and
every
eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the
earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. |
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Matthew 24:30
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in Heaven: and then shall all
the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man
coming in the clouds of Heaven
with power and great glory. |
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Mark 14:62
And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the
right hand of power, and
coming in the clouds of Heaven. |
WHAT ABOUT CHRISTIANS THAT
ARE DEAD?
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John 5:28-29
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which
all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, And shall come forth;
they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that
have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. |
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1 Thessalonians 4:14-18
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also
which
sleep in Jesus
will God bring with Him. For this we say unto you by the word of the
Lord, that
we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not
prevent them which are asleep.
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:
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. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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John 6:40
And this is the will of
Him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on
Him, may
have everlasting life: and I will
raise him up at the last day.
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