Tag: Blessed hope

The Rapture is coming

Look up for the return of the Lord for His Church is coming soon!

I am going to go through some rough statistics today, that are found in the Book of the Revelation of Christ and population of the world statistics. Without the Lord they are frightening but, rejoice that your names are written in the Lambs Book of Life, and will not be on the earth.

First there approximately 8.1 billion people upon this earth currently. Of these, there are supposed to be 2.6 billion Christians. Not all of these people will be a part of the Rapture. Jesus tells us that there will be a great falling away. Whether Jesus was talking about Jewish Christians or Christians of the world is not clear. Though other scriptures do talk about this happening within the Church.

“Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many. Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. Matthew 24:9-13

But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, 1 Timothy 4:

Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3

If not, all people who call themselves Christians will not go to be with the Lord at the Rapture, how many of the 2.6 billion will meet the Lord in the clouds? It is impossible to say! But let’s use a common theme in the book of Revelation. Take a third of the 2.6 billion that will be left behind. That means 1.8 billion will be raptured.  Taken off the earth before the tribulation.

Out of those so-called Christians who are left behind will be the many who Jesus says not all who say to me, Lord, Lord……. Will enter the Kingdom of God.

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’ Matthew 7:21-23

After the Rapture, that will leave 6.3 billion people on the earth. Nearly a quarter of the earth’s population removed on one day! That would make the World Economic Forum happy, as they talk openly of the need to reduce the population of the world. Now let’s look into Revelation to see what will happen to the population of the world. These are just the numbers stated.

When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come.” I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth. Revelation 6:7-8

Here we see that a quarter of the earth’s population will be killed from war, famine, pestilence, and beasts of the earth. Interesting that animals will play a part of killing people, maybe that will be as the famine affect them so they eat whatever they can including people?

A quarter of the population of the earth will die, that will be about 1.6 billion. Leaving only 4.7 billion. That is nearly half of the current population of the world gone!  The worst of the tribulation/wrath of God is yet to come. When the next seal (6th) is opened in Heaven there is a great earthquake that causes everyone to try and hide in caves for fear of what is to come.

Jumping forward to the trumpets in Revelation and some terrible things that will happen. Yet during this time there will be the preaching of the Gospel to the ends of the earth by the 144,000 from the tribes of Israel, the two prophets and an angel. Many will come to the Lord at this time. How great is the grace of God, to still reach out to those who have rejected, rebelled against God. Many of these new converts will be killed by the persecution of the anti-christ governance. They are called the tribulation saints in Revelation 7.

Trumpet 1, A third of the trees and all the grass burned up because of hail and fire, mixed with blood.

Trumpet 2, mountain of fire thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turns to blood, third of sea life killed a third of ships destroyed.

Trumpet 3, A star called Wormwood falls to earth and a third of rivers and spring waters turned bitter and many die from drinking the water.

Trumpet 4, Third of the sun moon and stars turned to darkness.

Trumpet 5, Bottomless pit opened and locust with scorpion tails will afflict the earth dwellers so bad for five months, that they just want to die, but they will not be able.

Trumpet 6,

Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, one saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind. The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. Revelation 9:13-16

Here another third of the population of the earth will be killed by the four released fallen angels. That will leave bout 3.1 billion people on the earth. Remember we started at 8.1 billion. The rest of mankind did not repent.

Later in Revelation we see the bowls of wrath being poured out on the earth. These bring malignant sores on those who take the mark of the beast, the whole of the sea becomes blood and all sea life dies. True global warming, the sun will burn so hot that people will spontaneously combust. There will be an army gathered in Israel to fight against the coming Christ.  2 hundred million! They will be destroyed by the breath/word of Christ as He comes.

The biggest ever earthquake will take place that effects the whole earth, the island will sink below the sea. How many people will be left upon the earth? I am just guessing but I think that there will be less than 2 billion.  Three quarters of the population of the world will be gone, until we return with Christ to reign with Him for 1,000 years.

Do not fear as bad as all this looks, we have the blessed hope in the return of the Lord in the clouds to take us away from what is going to come upon the earth. He is coming soon. The signs of the times tell us it will be soon. We should not let that event overtake us. Do not despair at what is going to happen to the earth and the people that will be left behind.

“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. John 14:1-3

Do not doubt the Rapture of the Church, the word of God tells us that there will be many mockers of this hope that we have. Do not pay attention to those who say the Rapture will not take place till the middle of the tribulation, or that it will be at the end when Jesus returns and destroys the armies arrayed against Him. Then He stand upon the mount of olives. Then establishes His millennial reign.

We have a place prepared for us in Heaven, I believe that these are temporary dwellings until we return to earth to live and reign with our Lord Jesus. Those of us who return will be more than those who have died through the tribulation. With all of the saints who had died previously.

Look up for your redemption is near. It is so close now!

Be Blessed

Charlie

Jesus Is Coming For His Church

We have a blessed hope!

The wrath of God is different from the Judgement at the throne of God.

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18

We know what the future holds for us and the world that rejects the forgiveness that comes through Jesus Christ. For us that are in Christ we know that we have an eternal future with Him on the new earth that will come after this earth has been devastated after the tribulation, the wrath of God is poured out upon the earth.

There are some that say that we will go through the tribulation, but the tribulation is the wrath of God being poured out upon the earth. God’s word says that we are not subject to wrath. We escape from the wrath of God. We are adopted as sons of God. Think about it; would God pour out His wrath, as described in the Revelation, upon His beloved children?

For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. Romans 5:6-9

There are some within the churches that say that we will go through all or part of the tribulation. God is our Loving Heavenly Father. Who will protect us from His wrath by sending Jesus to take us from this earth at the rapture. This is our blessed hope! Above is one of several scriptures that tell us that we will escape the wrath of God.

He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3:36

Here we see that Jesus says that through believing in Him, (having been born again of the Spirit), we have eternal life, already set free from the wrath of God. Those who do not believe in Christ have the wrath of God remaining upon them. The only escape is through Jesus. Jesus said, “I am the way, The truth, and The life.” The wrath of God has been removed from us.

Jesus told the disciples that He was going to prepare a place, In His father’s house there are many rooms. There is a place prepared for us in the Fathers house in Heaven for us to live while the wrath of God is being poured out upon the Earth. Be cause when Jesus comes back for the millennial reign, we will return with Him to live on the earth again.

We will have eternal bodies amongst any that are left through the tribulation. Jerusalem will become the Capitol of the world. For 1000 years, until the New Heaven and New Earth comes. God has taken us out of the kingdom of darkness and transferred us to the Kingdom of His Son Jesus.

For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore, do not be partakers with them; for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Ephesians 5:5-10

Those who reject Jesus are the sons of disobedience. We are warned not to do the things that they do or agree with their acts of idolatry, immoralities, covetousness. We are to walk as children of light. We are to stand in the truth of the Lord, recognising the righteousness that the Lord has clothed us with. Looking for our blessed hope of redemption from the wrath to come.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. Romans 1:18-19

We are not destined to wrath for we are in Christ. There are some who argue that there will not be a rapture of the church, they say that the rapture is the same as the second coming when Jesus will set His feet on the mount of olives, after defeating the armies that have gathered to battle against Him. Does this sound like no one knowing the day or hour for the us meeting the Lord in the air and being transformed from mortal to immortal.

People who deny the rapture are those who suppress the truth in unrighteousness. We who are in Christ are not destined to the wrath that will be poured out on the earth during the seven years of tribulation. That is why we are to comfort one another with these words!

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

Be blessed.                                                                     

Charlie