I just can not agree with you more. Please read both of
my letters to Gina and Mike
Point:
Salvation by Grace for the believer, rewards/crowns
by works
OK,
that’s another topic but wanted to clarify for you
why I am on this track about a “partial Rapture”.
Rapture
is a reward, a crown for those faithfully following
and watching for the Lord’s return. Backslidden and
carnal Christians are not looking forward to the
Lord’s return, they are too “in love” with the
things of this world, imho.
How
many times have we said to a believer; “Time is
short, the Lord is coming soon”, only to get a
reply; “I hope not now, my fist grandbaby is on the
way”, Not now, we’re about to buy a new boat”, “Hope
it’s after the playoff’s”, etc.
Me thinks, if a person doesn’t want to go
now (rapture), they won’t go and will be left. Luke 21:36 Be always on
the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape
all that is about to happen, and that
you may be able to stand before the Son of Man." Matt 24:42 "Therefore
keep watch, because you do not know on
what day your Lord will come.”Both verses (and
others) are talking to believers and about the last
days. If salvation was an automatic “rapture”, why
bother with the above wording, why not something
like; “Be excited for when the Lord comes for all
you believers WILL be caught up in the air with the
Lord”.
These verses and others, are telling the
saved, to be faithful (not of this world) Rev 18:4 Then I heard
another voice from heaven say: "Come out of her,(the
world/don’t be worldly) my people, so that you
will not share in her sins, so that you will not
receive any of her plagues.
This
is also why I think there will be so many “saints”
(Christians) being martyred/targeted during the
tribulation, that many unfaithful will be left.
Yes,
people will be saved during the trib, but think
about today, when things are not very bad and people
won’t turn to Christ. Gosh, during the trib it’s
going to be super miserable to be a Christian and
you can’t buy, sell, trade, work, get gas, food,
have a place to live (can’t pay rent/mortgage) with
out taking the mark.