Do you know what "Secret" means? Well, in the bible Mystery means a Secret by God's Silence, because the word used means "TO SHUT THE MOUTH"
From my Original King James/Greek study guide
1 Corinthians 15:51 Behold, 2400 z5628 I shew 3004 z5719 you 5213 a
mysterie: 3466 we shall y2837 z0 not 3756 all 3956 y3303 sleepe, 2837 z5701 but 1161 wee shall y236 z0 all 3956 be changed, 236 z5691
#3466 μυστήριον musterion {moos-tay'-ree-on}
from a derivative of
muo (to shut the mouth); TDNT - 4:802,615; n n
—Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1)
hidden thing, secret, mystery
1a) generally mysteries, religious secrets, confided only to the
initiated and not to ordinary mortals
1b)
a hidden or secret thing,
not obvious to the understanding
—Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
From a derivative of μύω [[muo]] (to shut the mouth);
a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites):—mystery.
—Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament)
So, Paul is telling you this MYSTERY he has been shown, heretofore has been a SECRET not revealed by God in the scriptures, thus we do not see the Rapture of the Church in the Old Testament because the Jews only repent during the 70th week fir the most part, we can however add it up in certain scriptures in the Old Testament, if we know what to look for. The problem with too many Christians is they CONFLATE prophesies about the Old Testament Saints and the Church of Jesus Christ. Whenever Jesus (who stated e was sent to the Jews ONLY) is saying in Matt. 24 and other places that he will come IMMEDIALY AFTER the 70th week Tribulation, he's talking about coming to save the Jewish peoples, the ONLY ONES he was called unto, he wouldn't even speak to the Samaritan woman until her FAITH MOVED him. The Centurion's GREAT FAITH moved him !! But he preached only unto the Jews, so why do you guts nit understand Matt. 24 is unto the Jews? Even the 70 he sent out he forbade from going to the Gentiles, Jesus then sent Paul unto the Gentiles, then Paul says I tell you a MYSTERY (Secret) that God has not told anyone here to fore. The Dead IN CHRIST (not the Jews of old, the Dead in the Grave) will come out with NO SIN FLESH (uncorrupted with sin flesh = No Flesh, the Arise as Spirit men) will rise FIRST (but I say this is just Paul trying to keep them from fearing that there loved one would not be taken, because those of us still alive will be taken a Blink of and Eyelid later, so lets be real, its all at the EXACT SAME TIME) and then the living will be CHANGED (this means we must leave our CORRUPTED FLESH on this earth and go to heaven as Spirit Men without the CORRUPTED SIN FLESH).
“Come up Here!”
Rev 3:22 ‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.’”
Below Jesus says that the seven churches are the seven golden lamp stands
Jesus is telling us what the mystery is in order that we can solve it (follow the Sevens)
Rev 1:20 “
(((As for the mystery))) of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and
(((the seven lampstands are the seven churches)))
Jesus says that He walks among the seven golden lamp stands
Rev 2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand,
the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this:
Now Jesus is saying He is holding the Seven Spirits of God. And we will soon see where they come from and where they go.
Rev 3:1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write:
He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.
Ok here is the Rapture but more importantly is what comes after this verse and the next
Rev 4:1
After these things I looked, and behold,
a door open in heaven, and the first
voice which I had heard,
like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, "Come up here, and
I will show you what must take place after these things.
After a reception of lightning and thunder Seven Lamps of Fire appear in front of the throne; and look what it says they are. Now the lamps that were on earth are before the throne, and do you remember what Jesus said the lamps were: that's right, He said they were the churches; But now they are being called the Seven Spirits of God. And it just keeps getting better.
Rev 4:5 Out from the throne come
flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And
there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God
A little review: Jesus said that the seven golden lamps on earth are the churches. Then after a voice like the sound of trumpet says come up here, and after a reception of lightning and thunder coming out from the throne: now the seven lamps are in heaven, but now they are being called the Seven Spirit of God. So you can look at the previous verse to see that it's all true. But move forward is the greatest thing we could ever see. So now we know the Seven Spirits of God are the Seven Churches.
Rev 5:6 And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders
a Lamb standing, as if it had been slain,
having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, that were sent out into all the earth.
So there we have it. The greatest thing one could ever imagine: Right there is the Head of the Lamb are Seven Eyes that are the Seven Spirits of God that were sent to ((((ALL THE EARTH)))).
So here We are on the Throne Just As Jesus Promised We would be. Therefore, We are Raptured off of the Earth and seated on Our throne, Immediately before all the Murder and Mayhem begins.
Below is the Promised Throne.
Rev 3:21-22 ‘He who overcomes, I will grant to Him to sit down with Me on My throne, just as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. Rev
Rev 3:22 ‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.’”
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