TO ......  STAY OR GO.......GO OR STAY

      First let me define this POST as an explanation of my previous  POST about
being CHOSEN to STAY BEHIND when the RAPTURE occurs. It was an OFFER, not
a COMMAND. Nor does it "fly in the face of Scripture". This can be taken as an
answer to MARY, who POSTED a response to "that" POST. Now this may surprise
you (Mary) but I AGREE with everything you said. Really!  For YOU, you are correct!
( I wish you felt it would be ok to name this chap who purposed this to you in that
He was on a National Show with the same offer to "many" (( he originally told you 300 people were staying)) so he certainly wasn't "hiding his identity) He obviously
was/is willing to be "known" for his belief on this topic and so I wouldn't think he would
mind if you were to divulge his name. I would very much like to speak with him on
this matter.  None the less, the choice is your's and you must have your reasons for
not revealing it and I have to respect that. To explain a bit about him contacting you
after meeting you, his "mistake" (you came to feel he was demon led on his
part to acquaint you with this proposal) was that people CHOSEN for this task are
CHOSEN by the LORD, not by man.  He saw something in you that he felt you might be someone who could serve in this capacity.  He was wrong !  That's why
man doesn't make these choices, man is fallible, GOD IS NOT.  That fellow was of
"WORKS" and seldom if, ever do they come to fruition. We all make mistakes, we
are Human and imperfect.  I wouldn't be too hard on him though, it was a Human
error and he meant well. You should take it as a compliment,  because it was. YOU
CHOSE not to be a part of what he was proposing and THAT call was yours to make.I will tell you this in all Honesty, when GOD CHOOSES you,  you OBEY !
You don't have a choice then, believe me !  If HE SAYS "You're Staying" you're
STAYING !  You've been "Picked" and that's all there is to it !  YOU don't have
anything to say about it, case closed !  That's why you were able to refuse the "call."
Again I say, don't be too hard on this fellow.  He "thought" wrong, that's all.  You
weren't GOD'S choice, so you did what you did.  Then you searched the Scriptures
in order to validate your refusal and found what you were looking for....life goes on.
It is said that things, (in Scripture) are "hidden" for reasons of the  HOLY SPIRIT and
no one can argue that, can they?  But...times change and so do people, so who
knows what the future holds for us?  The HOLY SPIRIT KNOWS THOUGH, DOESN'T
HE.  Let me leave you with this question:  Did you "search the Scriptures" to see if
this fellow was "right" or were you looking to see if he was "wrong" ?  Obviously you
found the answer you were looking for and are now convinced you were "right" in your
decision to NOT  embrace what this guy was offering,.......It was NOT for you !
But, ( with ALL politeness I can muster) do not set yourself up as to make that call for
others, ok?  Let's allow the HOLY SPIRIT do that.  HE KNOWS WHO IS AND WHO ISN'T
CALLED FOR THIS, doesn't HE?  One other thing I would like to put forth...do you think
that those who DO ACCEPT, don't Search the Scriptures just as thoroughly as you did to
see if it supports their acceptance of GOD'S CHOICE for them to STAY BEHIND..for GOD'S
REASONS ?  Those who have "known" about their task for YEARS, haven't, and in all those years, found Scripture to support their acceptance of HIS CALLING to serve in this manner?  Of course they have !  The SCRIPTURES and HIS GUIDING VOICE !
    Do YOU hear HIS VOICE ?     I Pray you do !

                    MARANATHA !
 
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   PS      "Not one hair of their heads will be harmed" and that is why before the Rapture
           satan works doubly hard to fool those chosen for this "task" because they represent
         the means by which MORE people will come to believe in the SAVING GRACE of our
          LORD, JESUS CHRIST, that they didn't accept or even realize, "before" the Rapture.
           GOD is going to use any and all means of "Saving" as many souls as HE can. GOD
            is also in the business of thwarting satan in his efforts to convince people of the
             legitimacy of his "anti-Christ" and GOD is leaving a few EMPOWERED SAINTS
               behind to convince certain people* of satan's lies and to the FALSENESS of his ac.
                 And GOD DOES NOT FAIL in what HE PLANS TO DO ! !  And neither will HIS
                  SAINTS who are CHOSEN for this task !   I am one of them.  The LORD has been
                   Leading me and Grooming me for this "task" for the last forty years. And I have
                   "Searched this matter out"quite thoroughly all these the years,and NEVER found
                      ONE WORD to the contrary....therefore by THE GRACE OF GOD,  go I.
                         The JEWS get their 144,000.....We, the Church,  get a "few" **  of our own.
                                      May GOD'S WILL BE DONE !     AMEN  and  AMEN  !

                                                        * these are the ones that have to "see" to believe
                                                                     ( the Thomas(s) of our day)
                                                                  ** micron