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ONE WILL BE TAKEN, THE OTHER LEFT…. Matt. 24:40-41 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. Luke 17:34-35 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.” Luke 17:37 “Where, Lord?” they asked. He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.” Our question is, is the first resurrection, commonly called the “rapture,” really what this verse is talking about? If not, what is the danger of using it as such? There is a popular biblical prophecy series called “Left Behind” by Tim LaHaye that is based on a popular interpretation of Matthew chapter 24 and Luke chapter 17 that interprets the verses above to mean that when the resurrection occurs the believers will be taken up to heaven and those left behind will have to face a time of “great tribulation.” While that is true the verses above do not pertain to what is commonly called “the rapture.” Some may think, why make an issue of it? If the general teaching is correct what difference does it make if some are using scriptures that do not really apply as proof texts? We will answer the 2nd question first. The church has down through the centuries allowed doctrine to be taught using non biblical terms and sometimes twisting scripture to justify it. After having done so, other people discover the errors and form new denominations and cults to correct the errors. Often the new churches contain more errors than the former ones. One example is the Jehovah’s Witnesses. They correctly recognized that the words “Christmas,” “Easter,” and “Trinity” are not in the bible. So, they formed a new organization to “correct” those errors, but some of the doctrines of their new church, if it can be called that, are much worse than the errors they wished to correct. How much better it would have been if the early church would have just used the biblical terms Tabernacles, (When Christ was tabernacled (tented) in human flesh), Passover (which is incorrectly translated “Easter” in the KJV) and Father, Son and Holy Spirit instead of “Trinity.” By using non biblical terms the early church fathers actually caused the cults to come into existence. Today many people are using the word “rapture” instead of “resurrection” causing great confusion for some. God is not the author of confusion, Satan is. Satan causes confusion to come into the Church and then when someone recognizes the error in the doctrine he (Satan) says to them, (in their mind) “see, that can’t possibly be the right church, they have error in their doctrine” when he (Satan and his demons) are the ones responsible for putting the false doctrine there in the first place. 1Cor. 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. Titus 2:1 You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine. The Christian Churches should never use anything but biblical terms when setting doctrine to writing. This would eliminate much confusion. The word “rapture” should never be used instead of “resurrection” except in personal conversation. You may ask, why shouldn’t we use the word “rapture” instead of resurrection? For one thing, that term is not one that the old time churches understand. How can you witness to Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Lutherans, Methodists, Episcopalians, etc. when they have no idea what you are talking about? They have all heard the word “resurrection” in their churches, but how many know what the “rapture” is? Not only that, but the word “rapture” comes from the root word “rapio” from which is derived the word “rape.” Christ is not coming to rape the church but to marry his beloved bride. Latin [Rapio] Verb present active rapiō 1. snatch, grab, carry off to do violence. Descendants: English: rape, raptor, rapture Italian: rapire The bible uses “resurrection” many times, but “rapture” not even once. Here are only a few examples. Matt. 22:23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. Matt. 22:28 Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?” Matt. 22:30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. Matt. 22:31 But about the resurrection of the dead — have you not read what God said to you, Luke 14:14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” Luke 20:35-36 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection. John 11:24-25 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; Acts 1:22 beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.” Acts 2:31 Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to the grave, nor did his body see decay. Acts 4:2 They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. Acts 4:33 With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. Acts 17:18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to dispute with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. Acts 17:32 ¶ When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.” Acts 24:15 and I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. Rom. 1:4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 6:5 If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. 1Cor. 15:12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 1Cor. 15:13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 1Cor. 15:21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 1Cor. 15:42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 2Tim. 2:18 who have wandered away from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some. Heb. 6:2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. Rev. 20:5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. Rev. 20:6 Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. This is what is commonly called “the rapture.” The bible calls it the “First Resurrection or the Resurrection of the righteous.” Now, back to the first verses we began this study with. Once you know that the rapture is just a wrong word substituted for resurrection, it is easy to see that the verses in Matthew 24 and Luke 17 so often quoted in the “Left Behind” series are not resurrection verses at all. In fact, no one in their right mind wants to go where these people who are being taken are going. Before we continue we will do a brief study on the creatures that God forbade the Israelites to eat. Lev. 11:13 “ ‘These are the birds you are to detest and not eat because they are detestable: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture, Deut. 14:12 But these you may not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture, Ex. 22:31 “You are to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts; throw it to the dogs. Deut. 14:3 Do not eat any detestable thing. Deut. 14:7 However, of those that chew the cud or that have a split hoof completely divided you may not eat the camel, the rabbit or the coney. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a split hoof; they are ceremonially unclean for you. Deut. 14:10 But anything that does not have fins and scales you may not eat; for you it is unclean. Deut. 14:19 All flying insects that swarm are unclean to you; do not eat them. Deut. 14:21 Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to an alien living in any of your towns, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. But you are a people holy to the LORD your God. Vultures are detestable birds in the bible because they eat things that die of themselves by disease or accident. Buzzards eat road kill. God created all creatures and this is not to say that they are bad animals. God made certain animals to represent various themes. Vultures and buzzards eat diseased and rotting flesh. They represent detestable people. Pigs wallow in the mud, representing people wallowing in sin. Rabbits multiply swiftly representing immoral behavior. (That’s why playboy uses the rabbit as a symbol) Fish without scales are primarily bottom feeders, representing lazy greedy underhanded people. The hyena laughs at everything representing fools who mock God and have no piety. Swarming insects follow the crowd, wide is the path that leads to destruction. Following the crowd will get you there, to destruction and hell. All animals in the bible that were forbidden to be used for food in the old testament represent a form of sin. Lets look at the verses from Luke again. Luke 17:34-35 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.” Luke 17:37 “Where, Lord?” they asked. He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.” Verse 37 explains the previous verses. When asked where they would be taken, Jesus replies that those taken will be going to where the vultures gather, to where there are dead bodies. Where is that? To Armageddon, of course! Those who are left where they are will have the opportunity to live into the millennium and perhaps be saved. Those taken will be killed. Everyone who is taken will be killed at the return of Christ. None will be saved. Every one that is taken will die at Armageddon and be destined for the lake of Fire. Eternity in Hell! Who would want to go there? By the time Armageddon happens the saved will have already been raised from the dead and have been celebrating the marriage supper of the lamb in heaven. The verses in Matthew and Luke about being taken and left pertain to a time after the “First Resurrection” (the rapture) has already taken place. To teach otherwise just causes confusion. When you use these verses to teach the “rapture” it makes it look like it occurs at or after Armageddon, just exactly the opposite of the point they are trying to get across, that believers will be spared from the “Wrath of God.” 1Th. 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, If you read Matthew 24 from verse three onward you will find that the verses used to represent the resurrection occur at the very end of the tribulation period. Lets look at Matthew 24 and Luke 17 more closely. Matt. 24:3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” First of all the disciples want to know about his (2nd) coming and the end of the age. Matt. 24:4-6 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Matt. 24:7-8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. Matt. 24:9-12 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, Matt. 24:13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. Matt. 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Those who stand firm in their faith until the end will be saved, and the gospel will be preached to all nations before the end comes. The end can mean the end of ones life or the end of this present world system, in other words when the first resurrection takes place. 1Th. 4:15-18 According to the Lord’s own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words. Then the Abomination of Desolation will take place, which Paul describes as Antichrist declaring himself to be God while sitting in the Jewish temple. Matt. 24:15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— Matt. 24:16-20 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. Matt. 24:21-22 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. Unless Christ stepped in and put a stop to mankind’s madness, he would destroy himself and the planet, at Satan’s inspiration no doubt. Matt. 24:23-27 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible. See, I have told you ahead of time. “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the desert,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Luke 17:22-25 Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. Men will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them. For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. False Christ’s, especially one false Christ, the Antichrist, will be prevalent in the end times. Matt. 24:28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. The vultures will gather at Armageddon and throughout the world prior to Armageddon while men are dying in wars and plagues. Matt. 24:29-31 “Immediately after the distress of those days “ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ “At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Matthew 24:31 is where the first resurrection takes place. The angels will gather all the righteous from one end of heaven to the other. It will occur just as Paul and John wrote, with a loud trumpet call. The dead will rise first and then the living will be caught up to meet the Lord Jesus Christ in the air. 1Th. 4:16-17 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 1Cor. 15:52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. Rev. 10:7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.” Rev. 11:15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever.” Rev. 11:18 The nations were angry; and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your saints and those who reverence your name, both small and great—and for destroying those who destroy the earth.” When the seventh angel sounds the last (seventh) trumpet referred to in the book of Revelation, the first resurrection will take place. Jesus, Paul and John all express this view in the scriptures. Following the first resurrection i.e. “the rapture” God will gather the most evil people of the world, those who destroy the earth and persecuted the saints and took the mark of Antichrist, to Armageddon. There they will be destroyed at his return. These are the people who will be taken. Those who are destroying the earth will be destroyed and later cast into the Lake of Fire. In the previous verses Jesus took the believers up in the first resurrection. Now he reviews things and follows with what will happen to the unjust before his actual return. Matt. 24:32-36 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. The verses above refer to the restoration of Israel in the end times, which has already occurred. So, we are getting very close to the time when the first resurrection will take place. Here is where people are “Left Behind.” Those who miss the first resurrection will face the “Wrath of God and Armageddon.” Matt. 24:37-39 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Luke 17:26-27 “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. Luke 17:28-30 “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. Not even one person was saved after Noah entered the ark. All died in the flood in unbelief. Everyone who takes the mark of the beast will be gathered to Armageddon and die. Physical death will not be the worst of their problems though, it is what comes afterwards. Matt. 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Rev. 14:9-11 A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, he, too, will drink of the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name.” Lets review the scriptures we are studying once more and then look at a few more that pertain to the same time period. Matt. 24:40-41 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. Luke 17:34-35 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.’” Luke 17:37 “Where, Lord?” they asked. He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.” Now, the question is where will the vultures gather? The scriptures answer that question. Zeph. 3:8 Therefore wait for me,” declares the LORD, “for the day I will stand up to testify. I have decided to assemble the nations, to gather the kingdoms and to pour out my wrath on them—all my fierce anger. The whole world will be consumed Rev. 19:17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, Rev. 16:16 Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. Rev. 19:19-21 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army. But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. Those who are taken per the verses in Matthew and Luke will be taken to a great supper that God almighty is preparing for his servants, the birds. Almost like something out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Jesus does follow up in Matthew with a warning to believers to watch for his return. This warning pertains to watching for all of the signs that occur before the first resurrection, not after it. The first resurrection took place when the angels gathered his elect from one end of heaven to the other. You don’t have to watch for the first resurrection after it has already taken place. Some may have gotten confused by not comparing the verses in Matthew with those in Luke where Jesus explains where those who are taken are going, to the bird feast, and they are the delicacies. Jesus follows up the entire chapter of Luke 24 with a command to watch for the signs of the end times. We are seeing them now. Matt. 24:42-44 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. Matt. 24:45-47 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. Matt. 24:48-51 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Jesus also gives an explanation concerning the gatherings of the righteous and the wicked at the end of the age in Matthew chapter 13. Matt. 13:36-42 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matt. 13:43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. The bottom line is this: Make sure you go up in the first resurrection. Don’t wait and be one of those taken to be killed and eaten by detestable flesh eating birds of prey as outlined in Matt 24 and Luke 17, and then cast into hell after that. Luke 19:27 But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’” Rev. 19:21 The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. Matt. 13:49-50 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Rev. 16:15 “Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed.” |
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I heard the statement
made one time by a man who said, “I know that it is God’s will for me
to be happy, joyous and free.” Those words stuck in my mind for months.
How could he know that?, I wondered at various times when his words
popped into my mind. What if God wants us to go through a time of
suffering? What if it is God’s will for us to be miserable? Shouldn’t
we just accept it and play the hand that is dealt
to us? Why should we try to be happy if God wants us sad? Is what he
said scriptural? These questions and more like them nagged at my mind
for months until one day I decided to do something about it. I
decided to search the scriptures to see if I could find out if there
was any validity to what he said, it or if it was just the ramblings of
an old man. Being
Happy, Joyous and Free is God’s Will
We need to get it into our minds that it is not just an option to be happy, joyous and free, it is a command of Christ and a theme throughout the scriptures. In other words it is a sin not to be happy, joyous and free. If we are living in sin we cannot receive all that God has to offer in his plan for our life. So, if a person is not happy, joyous and free they need to stop sinning and get on with God’s program. It’s
A Command To Be Happy, Give Thanks, And Sing Praises To God
(Psa 68:4 NIV) Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds -- his name is the LORD-- and rejoice before him. (1 Th 5:16-18 NIV) Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. If something is a command Then it is a sin not to do it. As the scripture says, if someone knows something is right but doesn’t practice it themn to them it is sin. So, it is a sin not to be joyful. (James 4:17 NCV) Anyone who knows the right thing to do, but does not do it, is sinning. In the middle ages many misguided souls thought that a pure expression of Christianity was to be like a monk in a silent world away from everyone practicing penance and stoic behaviour, punishing the body. It was at this time that Martin Luther while climbing the stairs of the Sistine Chapel on bloody knees received the revelation that salvation was by grace through faith, not by works. He wrote many songs expressing his joy to the Lord for giving him the understanding of the simple gospel that was preached from the beginning of the Christian era, but lost as the worship of God gradually became a system of rituals rather than being led by the Holy Spirit. If we can rejoice in nothing else, we can rejoice that the gospel is freely preached in the United States and that we can worship in Spirit and in Truth as God commands. (Psa 68:3 NIV) But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. Read the entire 30 page study on "Happy, Joyous and Free" Click Here: > Happy, Joyous & Free |
| For those of you who have not studied biblical prophecy, a simplified outline of the future is provided above. There are hundreds of end times prophecies yet to be fulfilled, and only 21 of them are listed. 1-14 will probably come to pass during many of our lifetimes. 15-21 will not be fulfilled until one thousand years after the return of Jesus Christ. If prophecy interests you. read the entire book "Countdown to 6000" by clicking on the prophecy link above. |
A Simple Picture of the Future
According to Biblical Prophecy July 2004
1. The true church, called "Philadelphia,” (Meaning brotherly love) will be reviled by the world, but blessed by the Lord. It may be taxed. Rev. 3:7-12. Dan 11:20. & future U.S. discrimination law. 2. The false dead church, called "Laodicea" will become the dominant church on the world scene. Rev 3:14-22 3. The seven seals begin. Antichrist, war, famine, and disasters, the mark. (Theme of the book of Revelation) (Rev 13:8 NIV) All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast--all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world. (Notice, the saved are not deceived by Antichrist and do not take his mark. The Lord protects his people, in the world or out of it. If you have received Christ, do not fear the future, your name is in the Lamb’s book of life.) (John 10:14 NIV) "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me-- (John 10:27-28 NIV) My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. 4. The Two Witnesses arrive on the scene and preach for 3 1/2 years. The 7 trumpet judgments begin. 5. After 3 1/2 years the Two Witnesses will be killed. (Probably Enoch and Elijah, who have never died.) 6. 3 1/2 days after their death, they will be raised from the dead and ascend to heaven. Rev 11:3-13 7. The first resurrection, the harvest, also called the rapture might take place shortly after the Two Witnesses go up. Rev 14:9-20 (The harvest of the righteous, the reaping of the wicked into God’s winepress of wrath) 8. The Jews will realize that Jesus is the true Messiah when they miss the first resurrection. Jeremiah 8:20 9. The marriage supper of the Lamb will begin taking place in heaven. (Rev 19:7-9 NIV) Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!'" And he added, "These are the true words of God." 10. The church and the old testament saints will celebrate with the Lord in his kingdom and receive rewards. 11. The Jews begin to pray for Jesus him to return and rescue them from the Antichrist. Matt 23:37-39 12. The seven bowls of God's wrath will be poured out on the earth, probably for a period of one year. (The hour of temptation, the church is definitely spared from this) 1 Th 5:9 KJV For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, (Rev 15:1 KJV) 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. 13. Evil demonic powers will gather the armies of the world to Armageddon. Rev 16:13-16 14. The Lord will return with his armies and his saints and destroy the armies of the world at Armageddon. Revelation chapter 19 15. Satan is bound for 1000 years. Rev 20:2-3 16. The millennium begins, 1000 years of peace on Earth under the rule of Jesus Christ. 17. Satan is released for a short time to test those born during the millennium. Rev 20:8-10 18. Satan gathers those who hate Christ to Jerusalem for the final battle, a repeat of Armageddon. 19. Satan and his armies are defeated again. The final rebellion has been put down. Rev 20 20. The 2nd resurrection takes place and the last (Great Whit Throne) judgment occurs. Rev 20:11 21. Eternity begins - God has new projects for us to participate in. His kingdom expands forever. (Isa 9:7 NCV) Power and peace will be in his kingdom and will continue to grow forever... He will make it strong by ruling with justice and goodness from now on and forever. The LORD All-Powerful will do this because of his strong love for his people. This is a simple outline of the future. All of the events listed will occur someday, according to the bible. The order of their occurrence is an educated guess on the authors part. The timing of the rapture or first resurrection is unknown. It can occur anytime from the very beginning of the tribulation to the end. The authors guess is that we go up shortly after the Two Witnesses go up, but your opinion is as good as mine. Keep Watching! |
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COUNTDOWN TO 6000 PREFACE MODERN SCIENCE AND COMPUTERS HAVE ALSO PLAYED A LARGE PART IN THE KNOWLEDGE EXPLOSION. COMPUTERIZED CONCORDANCES HAVE REVOLUTIONIZED SYSTEMATIC BIBLICAL STUDIES. BY THE USE OF ONE "KEYWORD," EVERY VERSE WITH THAT PARTICULAR WORD, LETTER OR NUMBER COMBINATION IN IT CAN BE FOUND IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF OVERLOOKING EVEN ONE OF THEM. THIS BOOK UTILIZES ALL OF THE LATEST DISCOVERIES AND TECHNIQUES TO RESEARCH THE BOOK OF REVELATION, AND PLACE THE EVENTS DESCRIBED IN IT IN THE ORDER THAT THEY ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR. THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ARRANGED AND ORGANIZED WITHIN THIS BOOK IS BASED LARGELY ON HOW EACH VERSE FITS TOGETHER WITH EVERY OTHER VERSE IN THE BIBLE THAT PERTAINS TO THE SAME SUBJECT. THE
PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK IS
TO GIVE THOSE WHO WISH TO STUDY END TIMES BIBLICAL PROPHECY A CLEARER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVENTS, AND THE ORDER OF THOSE EVENTS, THAT THE
LORD HAS PROMISED TO BRING TO PASS ON THE EARTH
IN THE NEAR FUTURE. R. J. ADAMS |
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| CHAPTER 1: WISDOM
AND KNOWLEDGE CHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTION TO PROPHECY CHAPTER 3: THE FOUNDATIONS OF PROPHECY CHAPTER 4: BIBLICAL PROPHECY CHAPTER 5: COUNTDOWN TO 6000 CHAPTER 6: THE DAYS OF NOAH CHAPTER 7: THE SIGNS OF THE END OF THE AGE CHAPTER 8: THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST CHAPTER 9: THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES CHAPTER 10: THE SEVEN SEALS CHAPTER 11: THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL CHAPTER 12: THE ATTACK FROM THE NORTH CHAPTER 13: THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD CHAPTER 14: THE ARK OF THE COVENANT CHAPTER 15: THE ANTICHRIST CHAPTER 16: ANTIOCHUS IV EPIPHANES: CHAPTER 17: THE KINGDOM OF ANTICHRIST CHAPTER 18: THE RESURRECTION OF ANTICHRIST CHAPTER 19: THE FINAL DESTINY OF ANTICHRIST CHAPTER 20: THE FALSE PROPHET CHAPTER 21: THE MARK OF THE BEAST CHAPTER 22: CAESAR, TAXES AND TITHES CHAPTER 23: THE TWO WITNESSES CHAPTER 24: ISRAEL AND THE DRAGON CHAPTER 25: THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEMS IN GAZA |
CHAPTER 26: JERUSALEM
CHAPTER 27: THE RESTORATION OF SODOM CHAPTER 28: THE JUDGMENT OF AMERICA CHAPTER 29: GOD'S WEAPONS CHAPTER 30: THE VISION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CHAPTER 31: THE TRUMPET JUDGMENTS CHAPTER 32: THE SEVENTH TRUMPET CHAPTER 33: THE FEASTS OF THE LORD CHAPTER 34: THE FEAST OF THE TRUMPETS CHAPTER 35: WHEN WILL THE 1ST RESURRECTION TAKE PLACE? CHAPTER 36: THE SABBATH (7TH) YEAR FIRST RESURRECTION CHAPTER 37: THE MYSTERY OF THE SECOND BEAST CHAPTER 38: THE TWO BEASTS CHAPTER 39: THE MYSTERY OF INIQUITY CHAPTER 40: THE ORIGIN OF DEMONS AND EVIL SPIRITS CHAPTER 41: MARY MAGDALENE: THE LADY DISCIPLE CHAPTER 42: MARY MAGDALENE: THE ANOINTING OF JESUS CHAPTER 43: MARY MAGDALENE: THE RESURRECTION WITNESS CHAPTER 44: JESUS APPEARS TO THE DISCIPLES CHAPTER 45: THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FALSE CHURCH CHAPTER 46: THE WRATH OF GOD CHAPTER 47: THE DAY OF THE LORD CHAPTER 48: THE FEAST OF THE TABERNACLES CHAPTER 49: THE FINAL REBELLION AND THE LAST JUDGMENT CHAPTER 50: ETERNITY |
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Salvation This site would not be complete without a simple explanation of Salvation. Very briefly, everyone who ever has or will ever make it into God’s Kingdom will have been saved by faith in the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Many before his first coming never knew is name as Jesus Christ. They only knew and believed by faith that God Would someday send a Redeemer, a Messiah, a Christ, to save them from both spiritual and physical problems. They had Faith in an unknown un-named Jesus Christ. The promise of a Saviour began in Genesis right after mans fall into sin and salvation by faith in this promise has been available from the time of Adam and Eve onward up until This promised Messiah, Saviour and Redeemer was revealed as Jesus Christ about 2000 years ago. We no longer have the option of just believing in some un-named coming redeemer for salvation. This option vanishes for every person the moment they hear, read or have the Gospel presented to them in some manner. From that point on they must make a choice. This is so because Jesus said; (John 10:24-29 NCV) The Jews gathered around him and said, "How long will you make us wonder about you? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." Jesus answered, "I told you already, but you did not believe. The miracles I do in my Father's name show who I am. But you don't believe, because you are not my sheep. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never die, and no one can steal them out of my hand. My Father gave my sheep to me. He is greater than all, and no person can steal my sheep out of my Father's hand. Since Jesus returned to Heaven whenever anyone hears the Gospel the Holy Spirit is there to open the minds and hearts of those who are hearing it to the fact that it is the truth. Anyone who rejects the Gospel upon having it presented to it simply show that they are not willing to accept the truth and be saved. You can be saved right now, in the next few moments by simply praying sincerely to God the Father and to Jesus Christ the simple prayer below. Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus Christ; I know I am a sinner. Please come into my life and save me and forgive me all of my sins and make me into the kind of person you want me to be. I’m trusting only in Jesus Christ for my salvation and I ask this prayer in his name. Thank You Lord for Saving me, Amen. That's all there is to it. Now tell someone about it. Read your Bible. Get Baptized. Discover your Spiritual Gifts and Talents. Find a good church and volunteer to serve in some manner according to your gifts and talents. You may ask, How do I find a good church. That's easy. Find one where people are being saved or at least an invitation is given for salvation through Jesus Christ in every service and you will be in a good church. (John 7:14-17 NCV) When the feast was about half over, Jesus went to the Temple and began to teach. The Jews were amazed and said, "This man has never studied in school. How did he learn so much?" Jesus answered, "The things I teach are not my own, but they come from him who sent me. If people choose to do what God wants, they will know that my teaching comes from God and not from me. If you begin to serve the Lord and do his will you will understand more and more with certainty the truth of teaching and doctrines of Jesus Christ. If you ever doubt your salvation, refer to the verse below, and remember, God cannot lie, it is true, and will always be true if you meet the qualifications in the verse below. (Rom 10:9 NKJV) that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. (Titus 1:2 NKJV) in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, |
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