Gerry Almond (20
Dec 2012)
"Time to prepare...
Jesus is coming for His own."
Dear Christian brothers and sisters
I believe that the time for our rapture has come. Perhaps
in as little as a few days, or failing that, very, very
soon. What we have all longed, prayed, and patiently
waited for seemingly, is finally on the horizon to occur.
Our transport to heaven is in the offing. One thousand
nine hundred and eighty years of God’s grace has been offered to
the world, and many have taken advantage of the offer to become
a child of God. But many more have not; indeed they have
rejected the only door to heaven. Yahushua (Jesus Christ)
said it Himself, “I am the way, the truth and the life; NO MAN
COMETH TO THE FATHER EXCEPT BY ME”. In the house of the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ are many mansions. He went
away to prepare a place for us, and nearly two “days” of 1,000
years each later, He is coming to get us. And marvel of
marvels, He is going to fulfill what the Apostle Paul wrote in
Romans 10 and 11…That the Jews, put on a shelf because of their
rejection of Messiah, will have the scales removed and they will
see Yahushua (Jesus Christ) for whom He is, their Messiah at
last. Though rejected by them, He will forgive them and
renew His relationship with them.
When? At the rapture of the Church. In order for
Israel to “see” again, the Christians will be taken out.
The beautiful Song of Solomon in chapter 6, verse 12 says that
when the Shulamite (gentile) girl was taken by the servants of
the great Prince, the daughters of Jerusalem (modern Israel)
says urgently, “Return, return, return, return”. When
asked why they want her to return, they reply “that we may
behold her beauty”. So, the wild olive branch (Church)
must be removed and the natural (Israel) grafted back in.
This means that the fullness of the gentiles will have come in
and Israel will know that it has happened and what it means.
The times of the gentiles will last only a while longer, but
only until the consummation of the wrath of God. After
Armageddon and on to the coronation of the King of Glory, then,
glory to God, the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ will
begin. It will last for 1,000 years or a period of 360,000
earth days. The awful man of sin and his false prophet
will be cast in hell fire, the lake that burns eternally.
Satan will be bound in chains so that he can no longer go out to
deceive. The earth will be returned to its pristine
condition, and will blossom as the rose. Near heavenly
conditions will exist and even the feral nature of animals will
be done away. Lions will eat grass, as does the ox.
Nothing will hurt or harm in all of the Kingdom in that
day. Illness and disease will cease to be. There
will be little if any need for doctors and hospitals.
Israel will rule the world under her Messiah, the King of Kings
and Lord of Lords. Sin will not be tolerated and will be
judged instantly. Prosperity will know no bounds, neither
will there be wars any more. The Bride of Christ will
co-reign with her Husband and will judge the nations. The
Jews will have king David resurrected and ruling over them under
His Majesty, Christ Jesus the King of Kings. New Jerusalem will
be in orbit above the planet earth, with a highway
connecting. As the song says, what a day, glorious day,
that will be. All heaven will rejoice and choirs of angels
will glorify God in that day. The life span of man will
increase to nearly a thousand years, and children will play with
wild animals as if they are household pets. Even the
poisonous serpents will be tame and harmless, and children will
play with them also.
All of this defies our imagination, as we are subject to the
sins, immoralities, and heinous crimes of men on this earth
today. Vicious slander, gossip and human bondage are
common conditions of our world, but not there.
Who, in their right mind, would not want to live in a heavenly
way like that? Well, there are many today who reject the
idea outright. They love their life just as it is, steeped
in sin and deceit. They love greed, money, power, and the
ability to rule over others. So, the conclusion is that
they are not in their right mind. We Christians who love
the Lord live in an insane asylum. People are plain crazy
when it comes to the choice God presents: His free gift of
salvation or sure and certain doom in the abyss of hell.
Incredibly men choose the latter over the former because, it has
been found that they feel that they have to give up too much if
they accept God’s offer to yield obediently to Him and to His
Son. They want to sow their wild oats, dabble in
pornography, chase strange flesh, and abominate with same sex,
etc. But God has commanded people everywhere to REPENT,
for He has set a day in the which all will be judged by the
standard of His Son. The song writer pleaded that we do
what we can to rescue the perishing and snatch them in pity from
sin and the grave. Rescue is the theme of the hymn and it
is more true today than ever before. Radio, television,
preaching, witnessing, missionary activity, evangelical church
services and so forth is going on daily. Pray for these
ministries that many souls may come in while the age of grace is
still available.
Pray and weep before the Lord. In your hearts, make
intercession for people whom you know need to be saved.
Make your own election sure. Serve God to the best of your
ability. Seek Him in your heart. Obey the
commandment that Jesus Christ gave us, that we love one
another. These things are very pleasing to God according
to His Word.
Blessings on every brother and sister in Christ
Gerry Almond