Subject: seeking information about "rapture" |
Bible Note: Dear Mark, Don't be discouraged. We as Christians are in a quest for truth. When the Lord opens our eyes and we are hungry,we search. There is nothing wrong with having an opinion that differs especially when Rapture isn't a word found in the Bible at all. Rapture is defined as a catching away when the Lord says, The Earth is He's and the Fullness there of. The Kingdom of God will be established here when Jesus comes. The problem with a secret Rapture would mean there is a third coming when Jesus comes again to Judge the wicked after the 7 years but the Bible only talks of a 2nd coming not 3 comings of Jesus. The Bible does say He will appear in the East and be seen in the West as lightning in the sky. I Thess 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and 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. Lets examine. The Lord shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God. Doesn't sound very quiet does it? Sounds like a celebration when Jesus comes for His bride doesn't it? Also, it states we will be changed in a twinkling of an eye which will be a Glorious Day. But how could flesh dwell in His presence. The scriptures also refers to being caught up in the air which is a statment that refers to the air and air surrounds the earth. Also, in Acts 1:11 The Angels talking "Men of Galilee, why are you standing here staring at the sky? Jesus has been taken away from you into heaven. And someday, just as you saw him go, he will return! Which refers to the same manner in which He left. All could see. Also, Why would a God who states I am not a God of confusion bring absolute confusion on the world. By planes crashing, driver's of vehicles disappearing, and children missing. Doesn't John talk of the Anti-christ already being in his time and doesn't Revelation 13 talk of the Anti-Christ system, The Bible talks in types and shadows couldn't we see that the wisdom of God thru the Holy Spirit telling us that the beast is a system in the Spirit world and acts like and preforms as the Anti-Christ. Why would the anti-christ be anything less than the one trying to imitate the All mighty God. 2 Thess 2:1 And now, brothers and sisters, let us tell you about the coming again of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered together to meet him. 2 Please don't be so easily shaken and troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. There have been many with a system of anti-christ spirit. Hitler who used the Jews as comman ground to build an empire out of what Jews possessed. Catholic Church who tortured and killed many who would not convert to there faith during the Aquistion. And to gain money for comman ground to build an empire. Now, we can see this same Spirit in the Middle East with the war to wipe out any one who helps the Jewish nation who wants all the Land and Kill anyone that doesn't convert and gain possessions to gain an empire from others possesions. We can see a people being used by this anti-christ spirit with purpose for Comman ground to exalt itself in a Religon used to stronghold people into believing 2 Timothy 3:5 "They will act as if they are religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. You must stay away from people like that." We are a many body member to pull together as one. Many people try to discern the word of God with our minds and not through the Spirit. When we do this we are blind to spiritual truth. God is pulling a people together and calling people out of the Religious System to find the truth of God to have the image of God stamped on our Souls. 1 John 1:7-9 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. |