Why are there so many people missing? Why are there so many traffic accidents and airplane accidents? The earth is in chaos! Why???
In 1 Thessalonians 4 of the Bible, it tells of a time when Jesus is going to come in the clouds and Rapture (gather up) all of His true believers…those who have been forgiven of their sins by believing in Jesus by FAITH – in His death on the cross to pay for their sins and in His resurrection from the dead to provide Eternal Life in Heaven for them. His children (true forgiven believers) will be Raptured up in the clouds with Jesus and then taken to Heaven.
That will first include Jesus’ believers who have already died and then those believers who are still alive, will be taken up. The Bible says Jesus will come down from Heaven with a loud command, then we’ll hear the voice of an archangel and then the trumpet call of God. The true Jesus’ believers will hear these things.
When is this going to happen? No date has been given and the Bible says that the Lord Jesus will come like a thief in the night…very quickly! This could happen at any moment!!!
Now think about how those left behind on the earth will react to such a thing! God’s believers will be walking along, or driving vehicles, riding on trains, flying on airplanes, or flying airplanes, at work, etc., when, all of a sudden, people (as many as a few billion) will disappear. This will cause major accidents for vehicles, airplanes, trains, buses, and cars, and people who are walking along will disappear in front of other people’s eyes. The world will be in panic mode and in tears. Jesus will also Rapture children who are not yet accountable for understanding God’s plan for salvation. Jesus said that He loves children!
There is a series of 13 books called the Left Behind series, written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. It uses fictional characters to experience what the Bible describes. It is based on End Times’ prophecy events and it includes the Rapture of God’s Church (true forgiven believers), the 7 year Tribulation that is God’s wrath upon those who have rejected God’s gift of Jesus’ death to pay for their sins and the resurrection to provide Eternal life for them and then all the other events after that. You can purchase that series at Christianbook.com. The Book of Revelation in the Bible is all about that, as well as other events that will occur after the Tribulation.
The Rapture of God’s children (His Church) can happen at any moment. There is nothing in Bible prophecy that must happen first. Since Israel is back as a nation now, the Rapture can happen. The Jewish people are God’s chosen people, so prophecy is much about them and the land of Israel and about Jesus’ coming as Messiah, in the Old Testament. It even describes Jesus coming as a baby and being born of a virgin. That’s Old Testament Bible prophecy!
The Bible says that after the Rapture, the 7 Years of Tribulation will begin. It will begin by a man coming on the scene who is the antichrist. Nations will be against Israel and this man will propose a 7-year peace treaty with Israel and Israel will sign it! The world will worship this man willingly at first! But he is indwelt by Satan and his true colors will come out!
Now, with Israel being attacked recently by Hamas and other nations being against Israel, things could very well be lining up for all of the above to happen soon.
Like I said before, the first thing to happen before the antichrist and the peace treaty, is the Rapture. It really could happen at any moment. Did I mention that before? Hmmm… =)
Are you ready? Have you humbled yourself before God and confessed your sins of living your life for yourself and ignoring God and controlling your own life the way you want it and rejecting Jesus? Have you yet repented of those sins? Have you put your FAITH in Jesus’ death on the cross (He took YOUR place) to pay for and forgive your sins and in His resurrection that conquered spiritual death (hell) so He can give you Eternal Life in Heaven?
If not…you WILL be left behind after the Rapture to experience the 7-year Tribulation. The Tribulation will be like hell on earth. If you don’t put your faith in Jesus even during the Tribulation, there is no hope for you…you will go straight to hell. The earth has never experienced such turmoil. There will be plagues, national disasters, and more. There will then be a huge war at the end of the 7 years. The Antichrist will be leading it. It is a war of the armies of the world, Satan, and God. God ultimately wins because Christ will return to earth with His Heavenly armies. He will defeat evil. It is called the Battle of Armageddon. Then the Millenium will happen where Jesus will reign on the earth for 1,000 years. After that the Great White Throne Judgment will happen for all non-believers and because they rejected Jesus, they will be sent to hell for all of Eternity. Then Jesus/God will destroy this current Heaven and Earth and create a new Heaven and Earth where He and His true believers and His angels will live for all of Eternity. It will be an awesome place of beauty where there will never be sin. Sin will exist NO MORE, nor will that possibility exist. God requires total righteousness in His perfect Heaven and Earth where He will forever reign.
Now, if you’re thinking that this is all science fiction or that I have “gone off my rocker,” all of this and more details are in the Bible, and a lot of details about the 7 years of Tribulation are in Revelation, which is the last book of the Bible. I suggest that you read it for yourself and if you have a study Bible, it will help you understand it better!!! I encourage you to read both I Thessalonians 4 (which was given to the Apostle Paul by God) and, also, Matthew 24, spoken directly by Jesus, Himself.
If you don’t have a Bible, please go on the Internet and look up www.bible.com You can read the Bible online or you can even download the whole Bible. I encourage you to choose the ESV (English Standard) version or the NIV (New International) version. There are many versions listed but either of those two are great!
I’m praying for you! You need Jesus!!!
Sharon
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