Dear Steve,

Every word you posted was concise, correct and the truth!

You said that you "accept the fact that you might not be part of the Bride..." You said in a different way what God has shown me for two years now. All Christians make up the Church but not all Christians are part of the Bride. Salvation is free, Rapture is not.

If that were not true we need to erase Jesus' words out of our Bibles when he admonished us to pray to be accounted worthy...

I do not know most of the time if I am in the Bride group or not. The times I am devoting myself to Him all my waking hours, I am. The times when the cares of this world over take me, I don't believe I am. An engaged person looking for the wedding day, or one in love thinks about NOTHING but their Intended. You don't even get your work done for day dreaming about your love.

One of the reasons I am going on about this is for the sake of those who are not the Bride but are the Church waiting to be raptured out before the wrath of God falls in the Tribulation. There is nothing to fear! God will still cover us with His wings and hide us in the secret place! He will still cover us with Psalm 91. The devil cannot defeat us! We are stronger than he is! We have the power he doesn't have. "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of love, and of power and of a sound mind."

If we do not make the Bride group, we are still sealed with the Holy Ghost at salvation. Nothing, even the first part of the Tribulation, can seperate us from the love of God! Remember the fearful will not make it into the heavenly City. (Rev.) Therefore, let us put off fear and war the good warfare until He does take us out of here. Christians who remain after the Rapture will do exploits in His name. They will not be weak and forsaken because they missed the "ark". They will be part of the Crusaders who win the lost and work miracles so God can thru them confirm the truth of His Word. Hallelujah!

Brother, Steve, I am praying to be worthy. However, if we do not make it, I still rejoice in God my Saviour. I will be standing with you as we post the truth online. (Perhaps not on Five Doves because John will be gone! Ha. I'm laughing but I do believe that.)

Children, God bless us one and all. He has us in the palm of His hand no matter what befalls us. Nothing can overcome us but our own attitudes. God in us is greater than the god of this world!

In His Awesome Name,
Shelva
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Not so fast, Shelva! :)
John