Greetings
Doves;
The following scenario is how I believe the mechanics of the rapture will
play out.
It is the spring of 2008; the period of 7 eclipses in a 12 month period
has just passed (February 2007 – March 2008), the 18 year long “saros”
period has just begun. {These very same phenomena (during the year of
7 BC) immediately preceded Yeshua’s birth in 6 BC and immediately preceded
His crucifixion, RESSURRECTION AND ASCENSION in 30 AD at age 37.}
It is somewhere between Abib 13-16, 2008 AD. Prophetic scriptures
now come into play; it commences with 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 (New King
James Version) 15 “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 by no means
precede those who are asleep. 16 For
the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout,
with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And
the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we
who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always
be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.”.
Examining the above passage it is seen: “And
the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then”. The word “Then” in
Greek is (epeita) which can also mean “afterwards” or “later on”, but
not necessarily immediately afterwards, but an “afterwards” that is some
distance in the future.
But before we examine the “Then”, just who are the dead in Christ that
will follow the pattern laid out in: Matthew 27:50-54 (New King James
Version. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EVENTS
DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING VERSES TOOK PLACE ON ABIB 13-16, 30 AD.)
“50 “And
Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, (SEE
RED VERSES ABOVE IN 1 THESS FOR THE LORD CRYING OUT/SHOUTING) and
yielded up His spirit.
51
Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom;
and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, (This
quaking and splitting of rocks – sarcophagi, mausoleums , graves, etc
will also happen in our day.) 52 and
the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep
were raised; 53 and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they
went into the holy city and appeared to many. (COMPARE
THIS WITH THE BLUE LETTERING IN 1 THESS ABOVE.)
54
So when
the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake
and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly
this was the Son of God!”. (COMPARE
THIS ROSE COLORED PASSAGE WITH THE “TESTIMONIES THAT WILL BE GIVEN WITH
THE ROSE COLORED PASSAGES BELOW) Matt 27:50-54 is obviously now our
“FULLY EFFECTIVE” latter day PROTOTYPE of the mechanics of the rapture!
Comparing the RED verses from 1 Thess with the RED verses in Matt 27;
and comparing the BLUE verses in 1 Thess and the BLUE verses in Matt 27,
also compare the ROSE HIGHLIGHTED VERSES RE: TESTIMONY with THE ROSE HIGHLIGHTED
PARTS BELOW. we can see the connection.
But who are these dead in Christ? Scripture provides some names!!!: Matt
12:41 “The
men of Nineveh will rise up in
the judgment with this generation and condemn it, (RENEMBER
1 PETER 4 :17-18 ‘JUDGMENT BEGINS IN THE HOUSE OF GOD’)
because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater
than Jonah is here.”; Matt 12:42 “The
queen of the South will rise up in the
judgment with this generation and condemn it, (RENEMBER
1 PETER 4 :17-18 ‘JUDGMENT BEGINS IN THE HOUSE OF GOD’)
for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon;
and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.”, John 5:28-30 “28 Do
not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the
graves will
hear His voice 29 and come forth—those who have done good,
to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection
of condemnation. 30 I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and
My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will
of the Father who sent Me.”.
I think the DEAD IN CHRIST include: ADAM, EVE, SETH, NOAH, ABRAHAM,
ISAAC, JACOB, JOSEPH MOSES, JOSHUA, CALEB, SAMUEL, ISAIAH, JOB, JONAH,
JEREMIAH, EZEKIEL, DANIEL, JOHN THE BAPTIST, ALL THE APOSTLES, KINGS DAVID
AND HEZEKIAH and numerous others will be among those who arise on that
Spring day in 2008.
But before that Spring day in 2008, I believe there will be a great outpouring
of the Holy Spirit, which will cleanse and purify the Bride of Christ:
Daniel 12:10 “26 that
He (Yeshua) might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by
the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not
having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy
and without blemish. Eph 5:” 26 that
He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having
spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without
blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as
their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.”. The outpouring
will accomplish two things: purifying (spiritually and physically) the
Bride of Christ and empower the SIX STONE VESSELS (stone signifying Christ-Like)
vessels (See John & the WEDDIND FEAST in Cana
– compare to WEDDING FEAST of Revelation) to ‘do these things and EVEN
GREATER” – the working of healings and miracles. That’s why the BEST WINE
(Greatest works of the Holy Spirit, as well as the resurrection and giving
of testimony of some of the Bible’s greatest witnesses – SEE ABOVE LIST
‘DEAD IN CHRIST’) is “SAVED TO THE LAST”!
When that day in Spring of 2008 comes those named above and many others
will arise. The world will see them and hear their testimonies. This will
go on for 40 days. Many will believe, but many will not, such great events;
yet invincible ignorance, remarkable refusal will still prevail afflict
many. Those who believe in “multiple raptures” will get their chance to
ask it of some of these witnesses. At any rate, anyone who rejects these
witnesses, and great outpouring, by their refusal to believe will have
most earnestly “earned their place” in the period called the tribulation.
Just as in Christ’s ascension, after 40 days then: 1 Cor 15:52 “in a moment,
in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will
sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”.
Pillars of salt will be seen, as the church will be judged first. Then
the wrath will begin, on a world that has seen the most stupendous events
in history and rejected them; a world now getting its “just desserts”.
As far as I can tell and from all that I read, this is pretty close, I
think, to how it will happen.
Y’va
reh-ch’cha Adonai v’yeesh-m’reh-cha,
Ya-air
Adonai pa-nahv ay-leh-cha vee-choo-neh-ka,
Yee-sa
Adonai pa-nahv ay-leh-cha v’ya-same l’cha Shalom