Whatever you want to call it: the end of the age, end of
the dispensation, end of the world as we know it, end of time or the return of
Christ, it all amounts to basically the same thing. Our Lord Jesus is going to return, believe it
or not, and it will be in the Fathers good time. Time was set up by God for mans’
benefit. God can live a day as a
thousand years and a thousand years as a day.
As far as I can determine, the rapture will be in the year 2012, 2023,
2060 or any other date the Lord has thus decided. We don’t know when, but the Holy Spirit does,
and apparently the Bible does. Based on
the Biblical scholars I trust most, I am looking for 2012 because it is one
generation (56 years[1]) that will not pass away
after the Jews regained control of Jerusalem
Many have postulated over the years as to whether there
will be a rapture and if the rapture will be before, midway, or post
tribulation. I come down on the side of
pre tribulation, although there are good arguments for all three. As end time teacher and international
director of ‘The Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship International’, Col. H
Speed Wilson, used to say – “God made us over comers, not copper outers”.
The mountain top experience is gratifying, but most often
we miss the chance to use it as an opportunity to look into the valley below, where
we may be headed in order to prepare for the future. We are so involved, and often overwhelmed, by
our daily existence that we fail to recognize the need to be connected to the
higher power of God. But instead having “….an indifference to their spiritual
need”.[2] We ignore history, and are therefore destined
to repeat it. The days for correcting
this mistake are drawing short. We are often
so absorbed in our daily lives that we hope tomorrow will take care of it
self. We are not to worry about
tomorrow, but we are to prepare for it.
The prophets of old predicted things to happen in the near
future, knowing that they would be held accountable for absolute validity. They also predicted things to happen in the
future as far as thousands of years away.
They had to be accurate one hundred percent of the time or be subject to
stoning. Sometimes they were stoned just
because people didn’t like the prophecy.
When the prophets were ignored, bad things happened. When prophesies about Jesus were ignored, His own people missed who He
was. When we, today, ignore prophesies
that are being fulfilled, concerning what is happening all around us, we can’t be
prepared for what will happen. To be
forewarned is to be fore armed.
Time after time throughout Biblical history a remnant of Israel Israel
Despite their animus to the contrary, the godless nations
of the earth are playing into the hands, of prophesies contained in the
Bible. “A dictator does not trust his
rule from upon people from the top down, without provocation. His tyranny is end direct result of chaos in
the society that results in his rise to despotic power. The dictionary defines him as a person who
seizes the authority over a nation as the result of an emergency. Hitler saw himself as a hero, a savior, a
strong man needed by weak underlings---a ’great leader’ who could guide the
Germans to heights of glory, according to his standards. He believed he was above the moral standards
of ordinary man. Consequently, he
surrounded himself with shady characters of every type. As long as they were useful to him this
motley bunch if criminals and sadists were part of the ruling strength of
Hitler’s inner circle.”[3] Does this seem in any way familiar to what is
happening in the world today?
“Let him who has ears, let him hear. Let him who has eyes, let him see.” The details surrounding what I am saying here
have been well researched and documented by many authors[4]. I feel no compulsion to extend the length of
this writing by duplicating what has already been established. Do not take what I say as gospel (test every
spirit[5]). Study for yourself. All of the sources I use in my preparations
are readily available to everyone. This
does, however, take some effort on your part.
The mood of many of the church leaders today can best be
described by a line used in a TV commercial – “Da boys is Fractious”. Apparently there is no rule that you have to
be a ‘Born Again Christian’ in order to be credentialed as a pastor of some
churches. English teachers have to know
the language, math teachers need to know math, geography teachers need to know
the world; shouldn’t a pastor know God? How
can you teach others about Christ and bring others to Him if you don’t know
Him? The Bible says that many will come
in His name and would not know Him.
The basic fundamentals
of the Christian Church (the body of Christ) are the virgin birth, the deity of
Jesus, God is the creator of the heavens and the earth, the Bible is the
inspired word of God, you must be born again, the Holy Spirit indwells the
believer, the return of the Lord is eminent, Jesus was resurrected from the
dead, Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father, having paid for our sins, Christ
is the only redeemer and the only path to heaven.
I can only refer to those who are left behind after the
rapture as unfortunate. Can you imagine
the despair you would feel if you missed out and afterward realized the
truth?
The Church age will end when the last person who is
predestined to be saved comes to the Lord.
It would be nice to know his name so we can keep an eye on him. Is it you?
You don’t want to take the chance that it might not be you. The time to accept the Lord’s gift is
now. Put it off at your own peril. There will be people saved during the seven
years of the tribulation period, so you may have one more chance. Probably the closest thing I can think of
that relates to their situation during that time would be the underground
church in Russia during the USSR
“The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide fellowship
of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking
unity, a common witness and Christian service.[1]
It is a Christian ecumenical organization that is based
in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland.[2]
The fellowship includes denominations collectively representing a Christian
population of some 590 million people in nearly 150 countries in all regions of
the world, over 520,000 local congregations served by some 493,000 pastors and
priests, in addition to elders, teachers, members of parish councils and others
throughout more than 120 countries.”[6] What a great organization to be used by the
One World Leader to set up the One World Religion. I wonder who it was that came up with the
false teachings about collective salvation and the Jews being replaced in God’s
heart by the Christian church.
“To be absent from the body is to be present with the
Lord.”[7] When we physically die, our bodies go to dust
to await the great resurrection while our souls go to be with the Lord. The Bible tells us that in the Day of
Judgment, Christ will return with the Saints.
We must already be with Him in order to return with Him. Score one for the pre tribulation bunch.
Since each believer in
indwelled by the Holy Spirit, the antichrist can’t take over until the Church
(otherwise known as the restrainer) is removed from the earth. This won’t happen until the rapture of the
Church.
The entire “Church” will not be saved from the
tribulation. The lukewarm “Church”;
those professing to be Christian but are not ‘Born Again’ will be vomited from
His mouth[8]. They will, however, have the best chance to
be saved from the final judgment because they are already involved in the
apparatus of truth (The Church) which has the availability of the church
teachings that they formerly had not accepted.
Some will come to know the truth simply because they will have seen the
rapture and will come to realize that the scriptures are true.
When the question of what happens to you when you die is
looked at, we must set religion aside.
There is no religion in the history of the world that can get you into
heaven. Acceptance of Jesus as your Lord
and Savior is the only way to get into heaven.
Christianity is not a religion; it is a personal relationship with the
Christ. Religions are those things
established by men to bind themselves together in their belief systems.
It is my theory that all of us who make it to heaven will appear
to be the equivalent of 30 years old.
This seems to be the age of maturity indicated in the Bible. It was the age of Jesus when he started His
ministry. It is the age, that in the
60’s, the hippies said you couldn’t trust anyone after. I would think that God would want us to be
mature in heaven: not immature children or decrepit old folks.
The bare bones of what is going to happen are as follows –
Jesus will come in the clouds and remove all of His flock. The false prophet and the Beast (the
Antichrist) will essentially take over the control of the world promising peace
and prosperity to all. That is, all who
will be willing to worship the Beast as god; woe to those who won’t. The technology is already in place to track
and keep track of everyone in the world.
No commerce will take place without his authority. You won’t be able to buy or sell or even be
employed without their control. All
these things will be established for ‘your good’. If you go along with the program things will
seem to go well for three and one half years. The next three and one half years will, in
many ways be filled with abominations which build up to the final confrontation
known a Armageddon. All life on earth
would be exterminated if the Lord didn’t interfere. Jesus will return to the
earth this time to set up His thousand year reign.
I fully realize that this writing will be poo pooed by
many. I am writing it therefore, for the
ones who will take it to heart and will be inspired to study these things for
themselves. Then; go you therefore into
all the earth with the good news of our Savior; Jesus, the Christ.
[1] Jack Van
Impe
[2] Hal
Lindsey
[3] Hal
Lindsey 1970 ‘The Late Great Planet Earth’
[4] Jack Van
Inpe, Hal Lindsey, David Jeremiah, Grant Jeffrey, D. James Kennedy, Col. H
Speed Wilson USMC Ret., Jack Hayford, John Hagee, James Merritt and many more
[5] 2 Peter
2:1, 1 John 4:1
[6]
Wikipedia
[7] 1
Corinthians 5:8
[8]
Revelation 3:16
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