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CHRISTIAN RAPTURE
Welcome back ... Glad you chose to take this Spiritual journey with
me. Make sure you check the scripture that is being shared in this
study as to confirm TRUTH. Many Christians are
under the impression that all believers will be taken up to
Heaven in what is known as the Christian
RAPTURE.
The problem is ... The Bible says something completely different. In
just a moment you will learn that the Bible reveals that there are in
fact two RAPTURES and that even though you may be a believer, you may
still be left behind. Another important fact to know is that when you become a Christian, that
doesn't mean that you will automatically be taken to Heaven in a
Rapture.
We don't get to choose if we are Raptured or not ...
God is the judge of that.
Since the central
focus of this study is on those Christians that are going to be left behind, you can find the answers to
any questions that you have about the Raptures at:
BE SURE TO RETURN AFTER YOU CHECK OUT THE RAPTURE
STUDY
There are some interesting things that you might
want to know about those who will be Raptured, just in case
you're not one of them. First of all, if you're a Christian ... If
you believe that Jesus is the
Son of God and that He died for your
sins, was resurrected, and you accept Him as your Savior, but you're
not taken in a Rapture, that doesn't mean that you're doomed or that
Jesus doesn't love you. It simply means that God has a different
calling for you. It doesn't necessarily mean that you'll be put
through fire either ... That all depends on the choices you've made in
your life. But just maybe God will leave you here on earth during and/or
after the End Times for other reasons, which you'll discover in this
study. So sit back, relax and enjoy the new found wisdom that is about
to be revealed to you. Now, in case you did not catch this or
decided not to check out the Rapture study, I want to share a TRUTH
with you about those Raptured people ...
Many of you may have seen the movie series entitled
"Left Behind" which depicts the author's interpretation of what things
may be like during the End Times. While it offers many interesting
situations to consider, there are many things presented in films that
aren't Biblically sound. It's always important that you confirm things
in scripture. Then ... Interpretation is the most important aspect of
seeking TRUTH and without discernment from the
Holy Spirit ... You can
be deceived.
In the "Left Behind" series, when the Rapture
occurs, those who are left behind discover the clothing of the
Raptured people neatly folded wherever they happened to be when they
were Raptured. This suggests that their PHYSICAL flesh was carried
away naked to Heaven or perhaps they were "beamed up" to Heaven.
Let us take a look and see if scripture is in harmony with this.
When Jesus was describing the Rapture to His
disciples in the Olivet Discourse, He said:
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Luke 17:35-37
Two women shall be
grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the
other left. And they answered and said
unto Him, Where, Lord? And He said unto them
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Wheresoever the body is, thither
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But there is another scripture in the book of
Matthew describing the same event which uses a different word in the
place of the word "body" ...
Matthew 24:28
For wheresoever the carcase
is, there will the eagles be gathered together. |
This clearly suggests that there will be carcasses
(dead bodies) left on earth, of the people who are taken up to Heaven
when the Rapture occurs.
This reveals that the theory shared in the movie
series "Left Behind" which suggests that when the Rapture occurs that
the Christians that are taken will have their clothing neatly folded
and their flesh will be taken to Heaven as being ... WRONG.
Let's look at what the Bible says happens to
Christians when they die ...
Keep in mind Christians do NOT die at the Rapture.
BUT ... Do Christians that pass on from this realm to the next really
DIE?
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Our
BODY
returns to dust:
Genesis 3:19
For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. |
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Our SPIRIT
returns to God:
Ecclesiastes 12:7
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the
spirit shall return unto God who gave it. |
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When the righteous dies, their SOUL
goes to
ABRAHAM’S BOSOM:
Luke 16:22
And it came to pass that the beggar
died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's Bosom. |
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IF one does the math on all scripture that has just
been shared,
It is OBVIOUS
that at the Rapture ...
The body stays behind.
Obviously it isn't
the flesh that is
taken to Heaven but rather our soul that is
taken.
The mortal bodies are gone and they receive an
immortal body.
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1 Corinthians 15:51-54
Behold, I shew you a mystery;
We shall not all sleep, but
we shall all be changed.
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for
the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible
must put on incorruption, and
this mortal must put on
immortality. So when this
corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal
shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the
saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
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It is important to understand that the flesh does
not rise to Heaven because the people ... and in
particular, antichrist ... that are here on earth will have to explain to those on earth what
has just occurred when the Rapture happens. IF there are missing
people they would have to suggest one thing, and if there are dead
bodies, they would have to suggest another.
If there are dead bodies as we discovered is what
will occur, they
would probably be able to blame a plague or some natural disaster because there
will be many events occurring at this time on earth which they could
use to explain away the dead bodies as not to admit that it was the
Christian Rapture as to deceive those on earth who do not know TRUTH.
At the Rapture, the chosen souls meet the
Lord in the air and go straight to Heaven
as discussed in the rapture study.
I'd like to take you back to
Prepare 4 End Times now, and check out pages 3 and 4.
When you return, we'll continue with page 3 of this study and find out
what else can happen ... To those LEFT BEHIND
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