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The Rapture Of The Church
Contributed by Nelson Emeonu on Dec 3, 2013 (message contributor)
Summary: Could you imagine the sudden confusion that may take place on the earth? Can you imagine the headlines in the newspapers all over the world immediately after the rapture, “Millions missing from every parts of the world”
THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH
Beloved, It’s wonderful being in the presence of the Lord. I know the Lord is good for you and your loved ones. I know you’re being enjoying the presence of your Maker. A second in His presence is more than a thousand hours in the presence of the kings of this world.
This is a moment we are reaching ourselves through the undiluted Word, preparing the saints for the imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ, and also looking at the current world events or amazing facts of the end time and understanding them in the light of the revealed Word of God. It is a moment, we are using to warn the unbelieving world about the judgement of God and call for urgent repentance from all sins and iniquities.
Today, the Spirit of God will reveal many shocking truth about this time. You may be cleared on many facts, of the things you’ve being hearing about, but do not understand them or know how they may look like or how it may happen. We are to depend on the Holy Spirit for deeper knowledge and insight this moment. We will take it gradual because there are many things God is laying in our hearts. Some of us have been hearing about many words about the end-time, but ignorant about some of them- I mean some words like Rapture, Mark of the Beast, Number of the Beast, the World Dictator- the man Antichrist, the climatic changes, the de-population agenda going on now, the New World Order, the Great tribulation, the Bema-Judgement, the One world economy, One world government and one world religion and others.
Now, By God’s grace, His Spirit will give enough explanation of some of these facts, so that you will not be trapped by the Satanic agenda of these last days. Really, the coming of the Lord is at hand. It may happen now as I’m preaching, when we are sleeping or in the morning. In short, anytime- I don’t Know, but it must surely happen.
The topic of the message is THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH
THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH
Please turn with me to the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ as recorded by John, Chapter 14 verses 1 to 3
John chapter 14:3
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also”
Look again, the 1st Epistle of Paul, the Apostle to the Thessalonians chapter 4 verses 15 to 18
“For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep. 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; then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words”.
For emphasis, follow me again to 1st Corinthians chapter 15 verses 50 to 54
“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not 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. But when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory”.
May I continue by saying again that the coming of the Lord is at hand and the signs of His coming are here with us. Some have happened before now while others are taking place in our times. The story of the arising of the false prophets, the frequent earthquakes, the famines and pestilences or the characteristics of the perilous age are no longer news to us. We see these things on daily basis, more than before. The next thing now in as much as the prophetic calender of God is concerned is the sudden departure of the saints from this planet called earth.
In as much as i encourage you to go for your normal business, just remember this message saying Jesus Christ is coming back- I mean any moment from now. I don’t want to scare you but to comfort your heart and encourage you.
