Frank R Molver (23
Apr 2012)
"Daniel's,
"Are you ready for the rapture?" reformated"
There seems to be some letters that you
have to scroll side ways quite a bit on.
This is one from Daniel in Switzerland posted Saturday
I think it is a good letter so I reformated it so you don't have
to scroll sideways.
I took out some ands and run on sentences too.
Am I READY FOR THE RAPTURE ?
(A VERY GOOD AND SIMPLE TEST AND ANSWER IN THE HOLY BIBLE) !
Dear brethren of Five Doves This is again Daniel from
Switzerland.
My mother tongue is Swiss German but my English is quite
ok
I hope You understand very well the following message and
that the Lord will encourage You a lot:
There is the ongoing discussion
"Who is worthy to be in the rapture and which are the christians
left behind and missing the rapture ?"
As all of us - so I guess - are praying too to be worthy to be
part of the bride
I see on one side the Holiness of the Lord and on the
other side my old sinful nature
The normal everyday life with the confrontation of the fallen
world and sinful world
Each day, again and from day to day, not getting younger but
getting older and weaker -
I think You all know what I mean....
And I prayed to the Lord "SHOW ME IF I AM WORTHY TO BE IN THE
RAPTURE
HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF I AM WORTHY TO ESCAPE ON THAT VERY GREAT
COMING DAY OF THE RAPTURE
OR IF I AM BACKSLIDDEN AND WILL MISS THE RAPTURE?".
And the Lord gave me a VERY SIMPLE ANSWER:
ACTS 8,26
It is the story of Philip and the Ethiopian
It is the ONLY RAPTURE EXAMPLE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.
We know the raptures in the Old Testament of Enoch and Elija,
but this is the one rapture example in the New Testament:
Acts 8,39
"AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAUGHT AWAY PHILIP"
And what was the typical spiritual character that he was
raptured away:
You find the answer at the beginning of this story:
Acts 8,26
"AND THE ANGEL OF THE LORD SPOKE, ARISE AND GO...
Acts 8,27
"...AND HE AROSE AND WENT".
The spiritual character of Philip was that HE HEARD THE VOICE OF
THE LORD
AND HE OBEYED TO THE VOICE OF THE LORD
(=THE VOICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT) !!!
And it is my experience - and as well Your experience dear
brethren -
When You obey to the voice of the Lord,
the consequence is that You hear that voice better and
better in Your everyday life,
then the peace of the Lord in Your heart is growing more
and more.
When this is Your everyday experience on a very normal
day,
then YOU WILL NOT MISS THE RAPTURE !
But when You hear the voice of the Lord and You do not obey,
then it will become more and more difficult to hear the voice of
the Lord.
LAODIZEA CHRISTIANS AND BACKSLIDDEN CHRISTIANS WILL MISS THE
RAPTURE !
Because a backslidden christian is not cold and not hot.
You can only have the "Laodizea temperature"
When You were once hot - cold cannot become automatically
hotter,
but hot can become "Laodizea temperature",
in doing nothing and not obeying to the Lord.
A backslidden and Laodizea christian is always a person who once
heard the voice of the Lord but did not obey -
and such a person will of course miss the rapture.
So the answer from the Lord to me to be part in the rapture was
very simple:
Check Your daily walk with the Lord,
and IF YOU REALLY HEAR THE VOICE OF THE LORD,
AND IF YOU OBEY TO THAT VOICE THEN YOU ARE READY AND WILL
BE RAPTURED !!!
We all know that we experience the faithfulness of the Lord when
we hear His voice and obey
We could all give many small and great examples about this truth
and His faithfulness out of our daily lifes.
And if THE LORD IS ALREADY SO FAITHFUL (and He indeed is !) IN
THE SMALL THINGS OF LIFE
THEN HE WILL ALSO BE FAITHFUL IN THE GREAT THINGS -
AND THE RAPTURE IS A GREAT THING.
Hope You are encouraged and read this
TRUTH OF HEARING THE VOICE OF THE LORD + OBEY TO THAT VOICE +
BEING RAPTURED in ACTS 8,26 - 40.
Maranatha Daniel from Switzerland