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Excellent ... You
made it back. Make sure you check the scripture that is being shared
in this study as to confirm TRUTH. As we have learned, ONE of the
three possible things that could happen to Christians before, during
and after the End Times is that they would
die for the name of Christ. What does that
mean exactly? Well, when you become a Christian, you become one with
Christ, so if you die a Christian, you die in the name of Christ, or
in other words, bearing His name, or belonging to Him. Now that may
sound a bit strange but the Bible makes it clear ...
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Luke 17:33
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and
whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. |
According to the
Bible ... Once the End Times
begin, there will be Christians who die. Some will be killed
because of their beliefs and refusing to take the mark of the beast (Antichrist)
or refusing to bow to his image that he will create and demand that
all worship. If you die believing in Christ, you die in the name of
Christ. That doesn't mean your cause of death is definitely going
to be directly related to
defending your faith in Him, but in the End Times, chances are, if
you're a believer, it may very well be.
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Revelation 12:11
And
they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of
their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. |
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I Peter 4:1
Arm yourself with decisions of suffering for Christ
in mind. |
Some believers will
die during the Great Tribulation, for failing to be prepared for the
End Times though our loving Father gave us an awesome Instruction
manual within the Bible as to be able to endure the End Times and know
what to do ... And NOT to do. Those who aren't prepared, who
fail to seek shelter in the wilderness may die, or many may die of
things resulting from the horrific events that will be taking place.
In the last few paragraphs of this
page, we will be talking a lil more about antichrist, so let's get a little
background information about him. Check out pages 5, 6 and 7 of
Prepare 4 End Times, then return here
and we will continue on. I will see you there.
I'd like to clear up
something that may be a question in your mind, that you may be too
bashful to ask ... Is it okay to accept the mark, though in your
heart, you really don't renounce your faith, you're just taking it to
be able to get food or medicine or pay your bills for you and even
your children? OR ... Is it okay to take the mark if someone says
they'll kill you if you don't take it? The answer is an emphatic ...
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
There is NO valid reason to take the mark.
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Revelation 14:9-12
If any man worship the beast and his
image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The
same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is
poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and
he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of
the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke
of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have
no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and
whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Here is the patience of the saints: here
are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of
Jesus. |
Many different s ituations may
arise in the End Times, that will test your knowledge of what we were
given to know and your FAITH will be tested so it's important to beware and know what may
happen so you can be prepared and prepare others as well.
Keep in mind that the
End Times and in particular the last three and a half years are the
last days that satan has to try and steal as many souls
as he can from God.
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Revelation 12:12
Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of
the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great
wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
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He will even try and
deceive the Chosen Christians that are left behind if he can.
Jesus shared this warning with us ...
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Matthew
24:21-25
For then
shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning
of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except
those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved:
but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or
there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs,
and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders;
insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very
elect.
Behold, I
have told you before. |
DID YOU CATCH WHAT JESUS SAID ..
BEHOLD ... I HAVE WARNED YOU BEFORE IT HAPPENED.
WHO ARE THE ELECT THAT WILL BE EXPERIENCING THE
GREAT TRIBULATION? IT IS THE CHRISTIANS THAT ARE LEFT BEHIND.
In the End Times, those left behind will be fighting
the good fight of FAITH.
This is the world of
SPIRITUAL WARFARE and like it or not ...
YOU ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
Satan will have many on his
side, probably even search parties that go looking for Christians to
give them his ultimatum of taking his mark and worshipping him ... Or
die. The Bible says that if you don't worship the beast or his image,
or receive his mark on your forehead or in your hand, you may be
beheaded.
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Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was
given unto them: and I saw the
souls of them that were
beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God,
and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image,
neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their
hands; and they lived and reigned
with Christ a thousand years. |
I am not revealing
this to you to scare you, but rather to prepare you, because if you
give in because of fear, you end up in
Hell,
but if you stand firm in your FAITH, as you can see, you will reign
with Christ for 1,000 years.
AFTER spending one thousand years in hell (During
the Millennium
that will be taking place on earth) those who take the mark or worship
the beast and/or his image will be placed in the Lake of Fire.
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Revelation 20:11-15
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose
face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place
for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and
the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book
of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were
written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up
the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead
which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their
works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the
second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life
was cast into the lake of fire.
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Let me also remind
you, that when you're cast into the lake of fire, you don't die in
there, but Jesus describes it many times in the Bible ... There will
be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Death doesn't mean that your soul no longer exists. You still feel and
experience the destiny that your life's choices will render
...FOREVER.
No matter what, don't take the mark!
I'm going to give you
a very alarming example of how antichrist may try and CON-vince you to
take the mark. Perhaps you're captured by someone working for
antichrist, and while you're holding your infant child they tell you
that if you don't take the mark, they will murder the child. Here are
your options: IF you and your child take the mark you have just
sentenced you and the child to the lake of fire, and they will
probably murder your child anyway. OR ... You refuse to take the mark
and both you and your baby die in the name of Christ and live with Him
for 1,000 years during the Millennium without a single tear. Prepare
yourself for emotional tribulations like this, because antichrist will
use ANY means he can to deceive AS MANY as he can.
After reading the End
Times study thus far ... Did you notice that many of the things that
are discussed in the Bible concerning the first five seals are
happening right now? In some places, they're actually killing
(beheading) Christians who don't agree to renounce Christianity. Don't
be surprised if the things that you just read about and/or similar
things just as atrocious start escalating in the VERY near future.
Let's get back to Christians dying during the End
Times. As we discussed before most like to imagine ALL Christians
being Raptured. BUT ... Many scriptures prove that assumption to be
incorrect. Like this scripture which is deep into the End Times ...
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Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed
are the dead which die
in the Lord from henceforth:
Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours;
and their works do follow them. |
Henceforth, means
from this point on. The voice from Heaven declared this after the
Revelation of the 7 Trumpets, so that means that these blessed people
who die in the Lord (obviously Christians) die after the second
rapture (which occurs at the sound of the 7th Trumpet). I point this
out again because these people weren't taken in a rapture, so they
were definitely left behind, AND die in the name of Christ.
There is also an
indication here that these people were veteran believers who were
devoted to the cause, but could also be those who had recently been
saved and enthusiastically sought to convert unbelievers, just like
they were converted. They will be remembered for their heroism just as
all of those who walked this path before us.
For some, dying is a
frightful thought, no matter how or why you die. Here's something to
remember; for a Christian, when you die, God is setting you free of
your fleshly body that has burdened you all your life. It is sinful in
nature, it's heavy, it's weak, it's subject to the environment and
disease and the defilement of the world.
Though it works
against us, living as one with Christ, there's really only one way to
live righteously with such a cumbersome obstacle ... The Apostle Paul
said:
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Philippians 1:20-21
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing
I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so
now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be
by life, or by death.
For to me to live is Christ, and
to die is gain. |
If death is something
you fear, I urge you to visit this study:
God has taught us to fear NOTHING but Him.
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2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and
of love, and of a sound mind.
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1 John 4:16-18
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God
is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God
in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have
boldness in the day of judgment: because as He is, so are we in
this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth
out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made
perfect in love. |
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Psalms 56:3
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. |
Remember, when the
time comes, Jesus died for us.
To die for Him is an honor, not something to fear.
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Romans 5:6-10
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died
for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die:
yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But
God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified
by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if,
when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of
His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His
life. |
You haven't really
lived, until you find something worth dying for.
My friend, Jesus is
worth it.
If you're distressed
about the thought of dying for Him ...
Perhaps you haven't really found Him yet.
Find Jesus ... and
live!
There is still a
third possibility of what can happen to Christians left behind during
the End Times. Join me on page 4, and we'll take a look together.
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