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1 Corinthians 15: 51, 5251Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed
52 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.
Paul talking to the Christians at Corinth, saying listen my brothers, we are not all going to die, but we are all going to be changed, the dead are going to be raised first - spiritual and glorified, then we Christians who are alive will be changed too.
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Matthew
25
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridgroom.
2 And five of them were wise and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight
there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet
him
7 Then all those
virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore,
for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
1 Thessalonians 4: 15-18
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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Hello, God's Blessings To All : ) - This article was posted in May of 2007 - I updated the article a bit today 6/27/08. I think the article is pretty relevant to the times we are in at the moment, given that Israel may attack Iran's Nuclear Works possibly this year.
Let's ask
the question:
How
Close Are We Really To The
Rapture or The End?
Jesus says that no one knows the day and hour, but Paul in Thessalonians - Daniel's 70 Weeks Article - says that believers are not in darkness as to the Day of The Lord. The Day of the Lord will take place at the End of the World and Paul is saying Christians ARE NOT IN DARKNESS as to this time period/day. Jesus even pronounced doom on Jerusalem because they didn't realize the times they were living in. So us knowing the days we are living in I would say is an important thing.
Jesus even says if we don't watch for His return it will be to us as a thief. And we don't want that to happen because we want to be found ready as The Wise Bridesmaids who had Oil in Their Lamps and were ready to go to the Wedding when the Bridegroom arrived!!!!
Because Jesus is returning for the Faithful Christians.
There were other virgins or bridesmaids whom you could say would maybe Christians, who stopped caring about the Bridegroom's (Jesus) arrival. And they were excluded from the Wedding. - Jesus has to be a Christian's First Love! : )
There is even a crown promised to those who love His appearing. Looking for Jesus return is an awesome hope!
Well if we look out to the world at the moment, what we see is Jesus ETA (estimated time of arrival) could literally be real, real soon.
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Casper the Friendly Ghost
Watch, I was selling on Ebay. Mine when I was a kid, circa 1970's I
think - and it still ticks : ) lol
Let's Give The
Situation In Iran
Total Serious Consideration For A Moment.
Let's say Israel or the USA or Both Countries destroy Iran's Nuclear facilities, which could seriously, seriously happen in the next 2 years. ( As of 6/27/08 - Israel may attack Iran's Nuclear Works with-in weeks or months - possibly around November/December this Year of 2008 ) This event could lead directly to the end. I say this because in the Bible it says Damascus will be a ruinous heap - Isaiah 17:1
Sooner or later Syria is going to tangle with Israel I would say. If Iran's Nuclear Works wind up being destroyed, THEN THERE WILL BE A SUPER HIGH POSSIBILITY THAT SYRIA WILL STRIKE ISRAEL BECAUSE OF IT. MY THOUGHT IS THIS: THAT IF SYRIA LOBS OVER ONE OR MORE CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL BOMBS TO ISRAEL - ISRAEL MAY JUST WELL GO AHEAD AND NUKE DAMASCUS.
IF ISRAEL DOES THIS, LIKE TERRY JAMES AT www.raptureready.com WAS SAYING. THE WHOLE ARAB WORLD WILL BE TOTALLY IRATE IN WANTING TO DESTROY ISRAEL. (April 30, 2007 Nearing Midnight Commentary)
I THINK TERRY MIGHT BE RIGHT - ISRAEL WILL HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMOS, IF THEY NUKE DAMASCUS, THERE'S JUST NO OTHER WAY AROUND THAT I WOULD SAY.
THE ANTI-CHRIST, IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN, MAY BE THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD WHO MAY BE ABLE TO MAKE PEACE.
IT COULD BE THAT IF THE RAPTURE WERE TO HAPPEN TOO ABOUT THE TIME OF ISAIAH 17:1 - THIS WILL GIVE THE A/C ENTRANCE INTO THE WORLD AND BE ISRAEL'S ONLY ANSWER - BECAUSE THE USA MAY ABANDON ISRAEL OR BE IN GREAT DIS-ARRAY AFTER THE RAPTURE.
THE BIBLE SAYS IN DANIEL 9:27 THE A/C WILL MAKE A COVENANT WITH ISRAEL AND MANY FOR SEVEN YEARS.
Isaiah 17:1 - Nuclear Destruction of a City in Today's Age, Would Be
"Difficult To Reason"
Could Damascus and The Rapture be on the same page possibly - Giving the A/C his open pass to the world? Will Damascus tangle with israel in a bad way because of an attack on iran's nuclear works??
Damascus I feel, is doomed for their destiny on any day going forward, because Damascus I think is like "Terrorist Headquarters" and sooner or later someone in Damascus may do something very foolish connected with Iran's Situation or not.
If the Rapture happens real soon, the world will be totally at the end. And all things written in the Bible with a one world Gov't, Economy will happen real fast.
This Iran/Syria situation is really serious I think possibly. Is this going to lead right to the End????
Iran could seriously be attacked within two years (as of 6/27/08 it could be 5 Months or Less) and Syria will probably get involved.
Will it be this picture below with the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse being unleashed upon the earth? Sooner of Later though this picture below will become a reality:
The White Horse = The Antichrist entering the world scene
The Red Horse = War
The Black Horse = Famine
The Pale Horse = Death
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Will a Nuclear Bomb be involved regarding Damascus?
I don't know, but if it is, and I'm not just saying this, but if a
Nuclear Bomb is detonated in Damascus, that could really truly be the
end. Probably only the Antichrist will be able to bring peace to that
area of the world when Damascus becomes destroyed, but who knows.
This stuff is on the burner, what is going to happen?? - Is a good question -
Let's think about this too:
Abortion is off the charts, Homosexuality is becoming a factor, there are Nuclear Weapons, and if there is a WWIII there will be no more world.
- As of 6/27/08, Global Abortions are at 337 Million - And U.S. Abortions are at 44 Million -
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As a Watchman, in looking at everything in the world, I think I'm giving an honest assessment of the Bible as it relates to the World as of May 2007, in saying The End of The World may not be far away.
This makes giving the Rapture a lot of Serious consideration.
Consider this as well:
Israel existence and the Muslim's world hatred towards Israel and Israel's importance to the End of the World.
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How much further will God let things continue before
He say's Rapture and Judgment???
Moral Integrity in the world is deteriorating so fast, and Morality, Holiness is super important to God. Purity to God is like everything.
It's almost like Pharaoh of Egypt when it was like plague after plague - that is the world today in connection to immorality, it's just more trouble after more trouble from Abortion to Homosexuality to Divorce to Pornography.
As a Watchman in seeing everything taking place in the world, I think the next two years are going to be pretty interesting.
I think we need to give each day
100% Serious Rapture consideration
From here to the day of the Rapture, or to the day of our death, whichever occurs first.
Jesus is going to return as the Bridegroom for His Bride the Church and then there will be The Ultimate Royal Wedding -- The Marriage Supper of The Lamb :)
An Invitation to the Best Celebration Ever
I think we may be close to The Rapture, The Bible says no one knows the day nor hour/but Paul says we are not in darkness ( As to The Day of The Lord )!!!! That means we should know the general time frame of Jesus Return. - And I think the general time frame is Here.The only thing that could delay Jesus Return would be the subject of Babylon, That is the only thing in the Bible Prophecy area that may be a question.
- Barring this topic - Jesus could return tonight, and I'm not kidding! :)
Why? Again, because Paul says we are not in darkness as to the Day of The Lord, and if we are not in darkness, all the evidence or things taking place in the World, I think make a super compelling case for one to believe that Better things may be on the soon horizon for Christians.
The Rapture
The New Heavenly Holy City Jerusalem
The Millennium - 1,000 year reign of Jesus on Earth
Heir of God
Being with the God who created 100 billion galaxies each with maybe 100-200 billion stars -- that is awesome power -- and thinking that God calls each Star by name - God is beyond Power.
Just as a note, I am in no way advocating that I know when Jesus will return, whether it be in 10 minutes or in 100 Years.The whole point in living life as a Christian, is to live each day to Jesus and as such, that, that would be the day Jesus would return -- To always be ready for Jesus Return, even if it doesn't happen in our life-time. The call is Always to be prepared/ready as the wise Bridesmaids In Matthew 25, who had oil in their lamps waiting for the Bridegroom to Arrive - And to be about our Father's Work : )
A labor of Love quoting Darrell from www.focusonjerusalem.com on looking for the Lord to return each day. ( Even if it doesn't occur in our life-times )
With so much occurring that aligns with The Bible/Bible-Prophecy in today's world, I would keep Extra Oil for The Lamps!!!
The evidence in the world, tracked back to the Bible, paints things towards the End being seriously, " Maybe not to far off. " Everything seems to equal.
World Scene Today + Bible = Possibly/Seriously The End.
Always remember Nuclear Bombs - That is the sleeping giant of all things.
WWI - WWII - WWIII = No more world.
I'm no Einstein, but regarding the times, I don't know if one needs to be.
MARANATHA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
