Are we to look for Christ to come at ANY MOMENT? YES.
Is He coming to meet us? YES.
Can He come at any time? YES
Does He come to those who look for Him? YES
Will He be taking us to Heaven? YES
Should we ALWAYS be ready? YES
ARE all these things ABSOLUTELY GODS TRUTH and are they WRITTEN? ABSOLUTELY.
AND, If you have come to FAITH and believe that Jesus the Messiah the only Begotten Son of God, the Word made flesh, born from above, born of water, born of woman and walked among us was rejected, crucified and first fruits of them that slept, RAISED from the dead, the propitiation for the sins of the world, rent the veil, opened the graves descended to preach to those who slept, ascended leading the captivity captive and brought in the New Covenant willingly as the Lamb of God the infinite value of His shed blood, opening salvation to the gentiles to become joint heirs and partakers with Israel in the promises of God, freeing us from the bonds of sin and death then went to prepare a place for us so that we could be where He is, which is at the right hand of GOD in HEAVEN who will return as KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS to reign and rule the nations on earth with a rod of iron at the 2nd Advent culminating in all evil being blotted out in the lake of fire ushering in the New Heaven and Earth in which we will all attend the wedding feast as the New Jerusalem comes down from heaven and GOD will dwell among us
it will happen to you.
Why are all those TRUTH? because
Hebrews 9:25 Nor yet that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others 6 For then must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world but now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment
28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Death comes to us all and when we die Christ comes to meet us and to take us to the Father. (Scriptures below)
Death, then comes judgment. This is appointed to all men. This is never appointed to a group...
SAVE the ONE TIME mentioned.
We MUST ask ourselves
WHAT is it that makes those who are 'alive and remaining' DIFFERENT from every other soul and from every other generation who has ever walked the face of the earth? (save 2)
What is it that makes it possible for DEATH NOT TO COME FIRST, BUT FOR JUDGMENT TO COME FIRST and for there to be no death at all, but a 'catching up' and a 'being forever with the Lord'?
A JUDGMENT has TAKEN place PRIOR TO THIS EVENT because TO BE EVER WITH THE LORD is TO HAVE RECEIVED AKA BEEN GIVEN
IMMORTALITY.
What is it that makes this different?
WHY an entire group?
Why all at the same time?
This is what the pre tribulation doctrine does not ever address adequately and also where this doctrine comes into direct conflict with WHAT is written in many many places.
We read the judgments of the churches by Christ Jesus and clearly see there is very little in there worthy of IMMORTALITY. There is very little in the judgment of the churches worthy of much at all. In fact, the churches don't seem very different than those they were brought in for to make jealous T when salvation was opened up to everyone. The 'the Jews' under the law with no Holy Spirit had in part been blinded for almost the exact same things the Church, UNDER GRACE and having received the HOLY SPIRIT is now saying they will be raptured and given immortality for.
How could that ever be considered JUST?
And how is it POSSIBLE to have FAITH in the power of God to 'rapture' the church, BUT NOT have faith in His power to keep or deliver from evil taking place on the earth?
Has there ever been one time that a soul was taken to heaven to be 'delivered' from evil or tribulation? NO.
Has there ever been one time that a soul was taken to heaven to be 'kept' safe? NO
Has there ever been a time when God thought that persecution was bad for us? NO
As a matter of fact just the OPPOSITE is written about it. And it is God who sends it in the first place.
We are promised affliction and tribulation and all the rest when we come to FAITH. He tells us if it gets to be too much He will give us an escape. Is that for the final generation ONLY? NO and never once is it written that is done by ending our life on earth.
There have been TWO souls taken to heaven without dying. In both cases THEIR WORK WAS FINISHED and most likely they are returning to suffer death themselves.
So yes, look for the Lord to return at any minute, be ready and watching always because DEATH is coming to us all. And upon that death, if you have faith, then Christ is coming to meet you. A 'pre tribulation rapture' of sorts if you will.
John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
We know where He is going. Where He is going is where a place is being prepared.
John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
He will come to receive us. We will go to be where He is.
John 14:4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
John 14:5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
He will BRING US TO THE FATHER, not will we wait for them to come and get us later
Is He coming to meet us? YES.
Can He come at any time? YES
Does He come to those who look for Him? YES
Will He be taking us to Heaven? YES
Should we ALWAYS be ready? YES
ARE all these things ABSOLUTELY GODS TRUTH and are they WRITTEN? ABSOLUTELY.
AND, If you have come to FAITH and believe that Jesus the Messiah the only Begotten Son of God, the Word made flesh, born from above, born of water, born of woman and walked among us was rejected, crucified and first fruits of them that slept, RAISED from the dead, the propitiation for the sins of the world, rent the veil, opened the graves descended to preach to those who slept, ascended leading the captivity captive and brought in the New Covenant willingly as the Lamb of God the infinite value of His shed blood, opening salvation to the gentiles to become joint heirs and partakers with Israel in the promises of God, freeing us from the bonds of sin and death then went to prepare a place for us so that we could be where He is, which is at the right hand of GOD in HEAVEN who will return as KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS to reign and rule the nations on earth with a rod of iron at the 2nd Advent culminating in all evil being blotted out in the lake of fire ushering in the New Heaven and Earth in which we will all attend the wedding feast as the New Jerusalem comes down from heaven and GOD will dwell among us
it will happen to you.
Why are all those TRUTH? because
Hebrews 9:25 Nor yet that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others 6 For then must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world but now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment
28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Death comes to us all and when we die Christ comes to meet us and to take us to the Father. (Scriptures below)
Death, then comes judgment. This is appointed to all men. This is never appointed to a group...
SAVE the ONE TIME mentioned.
We MUST ask ourselves
WHAT is it that makes those who are 'alive and remaining' DIFFERENT from every other soul and from every other generation who has ever walked the face of the earth? (save 2)
What is it that makes it possible for DEATH NOT TO COME FIRST, BUT FOR JUDGMENT TO COME FIRST and for there to be no death at all, but a 'catching up' and a 'being forever with the Lord'?
A JUDGMENT has TAKEN place PRIOR TO THIS EVENT because TO BE EVER WITH THE LORD is TO HAVE RECEIVED AKA BEEN GIVEN
IMMORTALITY.
What is it that makes this different?
WHY an entire group?
Why all at the same time?
This is what the pre tribulation doctrine does not ever address adequately and also where this doctrine comes into direct conflict with WHAT is written in many many places.
We read the judgments of the churches by Christ Jesus and clearly see there is very little in there worthy of IMMORTALITY. There is very little in the judgment of the churches worthy of much at all. In fact, the churches don't seem very different than those they were brought in for to make jealous T when salvation was opened up to everyone. The 'the Jews' under the law with no Holy Spirit had in part been blinded for almost the exact same things the Church, UNDER GRACE and having received the HOLY SPIRIT is now saying they will be raptured and given immortality for.
How could that ever be considered JUST?
And how is it POSSIBLE to have FAITH in the power of God to 'rapture' the church, BUT NOT have faith in His power to keep or deliver from evil taking place on the earth?
Has there ever been one time that a soul was taken to heaven to be 'delivered' from evil or tribulation? NO.
Has there ever been one time that a soul was taken to heaven to be 'kept' safe? NO
Has there ever been a time when God thought that persecution was bad for us? NO
As a matter of fact just the OPPOSITE is written about it. And it is God who sends it in the first place.
We are promised affliction and tribulation and all the rest when we come to FAITH. He tells us if it gets to be too much He will give us an escape. Is that for the final generation ONLY? NO and never once is it written that is done by ending our life on earth.
There have been TWO souls taken to heaven without dying. In both cases THEIR WORK WAS FINISHED and most likely they are returning to suffer death themselves.
So yes, look for the Lord to return at any minute, be ready and watching always because DEATH is coming to us all. And upon that death, if you have faith, then Christ is coming to meet you. A 'pre tribulation rapture' of sorts if you will.
John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
We know where He is going. Where He is going is where a place is being prepared.
John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
He will come to receive us. We will go to be where He is.
John 14:4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
John 14:5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
He will BRING US TO THE FATHER, not will we wait for them to come and get us later