TO ALL PASTORS AND BELIEVERS THAT I HAVE CHOSEN TO SEND THIS TO :
Keep this in your back pocket IF you need to use it one day.....
Following is the most condensed format of all the "Meat & Potatoes" which I believe the Holy Spirit has shown me that needs to be left behind for the world if I am no longer here.
1) THE RAPTURE
There absolutely appears to be (3) separate gatherings up to heaven between now and the beginning of the Millennial Reign -
A ) Rev 4:1 thru 5:10 - Starting with John prophesying his own rapture in 4:1 ( realize that nowhere within scripture has a prophet been given a prophesy with the sound of a trumpet from heaven ).... This first gathering is summed up with the many believers saved in 5:9
B ) Rev 7:9 thru 7:14 - Believers gathered up that have been martyred - along with what I believe will be the catching away also of believers alive.....would it not make sense that he would take up those alive with those dead or "asleep in Christ" as it states in 1 Thesalonians 4 ; especially to the steadfast believer that is at that time in the process of being martyred ? )
C ) Rev 14:14 thru 14:16 - What I believe could be the final gathering shortly after the "mark of the beast" to those who will be brought to death for not excepting the mark or those believers that have managed to slip through the cracks or survive - Again to what I believe... will be caught up alive with those martyred as in 1 Thesalonians 4 )
* Please examine in Luke 12:36-38 how precise Luke is lead by the Holy Spirit to describe what Paul calls the "mystery" when referring to the rapture unto the Wedding / Wedding Supper !!
There may be even a possibility of one final snatching away towards the end of the pouring out of the vials according to Rev 16:15-16 ; or this could be just a synopsis towards those who have already been taken in one of the (3) mentioned above.... This is what I believe is all part of the "mystery" Paul referred to when writing of the catching away of the believers. Mark 13:35 I believe also adds to this mystery - Not as detailed as Luke's description.... But seems to use a metaphor to portray multiple watches - even up to four !! )
Now I realize most do not respond to a partial rapture theology ( which three or four separate raptures would be the epitome of )... But if you examine the differences between the church of Philadelphia against the church of Laodicea you will see justification for such belief - especially the open door compared to knocking on a closed door. ( Rev 3 )
After these (3) gatherings performed by the Lord the final 7 judgements of God will be poured out unto those remaining. Then it appears Christ will return on a white horse to wipe out any and all whom were ale to survive. ( Rev 19:15 ; Mathew 24:30 ; psalm 2:9 )
2) THOSE NOT GATHERED UP
Those who never except Christ or that take the "mark" will be put into the center of the earth (bottomless pit) along with a bound up satan for a thousand years while we are with Christ in his "New Jerusalem" structure with many mansions and streets of gold. At the end of the thousand years satan will round up an army inside the bottomless pit to come up unto the surface of the earth to attempt to destroy us and Christ, but will utterly fail and fail quickly ( Rev 20:9). All those who were sent to the inside of the earth after the Millennial Reign will be judged in the White Throne judgement and those not found in the Lamb's book of life will then be cast into the lake of fire to perish and become non existent forever. The good news though being : Once someone is saved and caught up in one of the (3) gatherings and deemed to be in Paradise - From that point on cannot be deceived by satan ( we are not inside the earth; but with Christ getting ready to inherit the earth for eternity upon completion of the thousand years when it is made new again ( Rev 21:5 )
3) HOW EASY IS IT TO BE GATHERED UP FOR ONE OF THE (3) CATCHING AWAYS
It is my belief that for the first gathering it may not be so easy.... Too many people that even believe in Christ have "cares for this world". Verses to examine would be : He who hateth his life shall gain life eternal, he who loveth his life shall lose it. (or) Anyone who chooses to become a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. I believe that those taken first will likely fit the description of those considered "Blessed" according to Mathew Chapter 5. If you thoroughly examine these verses you will see that these individuals would find it very easy to perform Luke 21:36 ( especially when it states "always" ). Why do I point this out ? Because the Lord is actually doing a favor unto this world when he performs his first 14 of his 21 judgements. The first 7, being the seals, will bring so many towards the Character of what I mentioned above to be taken.... And then the next 7, being the trumpets, will bring what I believe is the final individuals to obtain the Character of what I described above.
4 ) WHO WILL NOT BE TAKEN IN ONE OF THE (3) GATHERINGS
A ) Those who never believe that Christ died for their sins and except Christ as their Savior or even those that believed but begin to deny him in their heart.
B ) Those who become deceived by extraterrestrials, which are no more then demonic beings, as the ones to save us ( without even considering who created them!! ).They will also probably be deceived into believing that they took away those who were raptured.
C) Those clinging unto the "cares of this world" to continue on in this world ; especially taking the "mark of the beast" to continue on in this world.
The easiest way to Save these individuals will be to point out that there is 1,817 prophecies in the bible of which almost all have been fullfilled ( this would be an impossibility if the bible was not the True and Real word of God !! )
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO REPENT
The word repent is simply a two syllable word meaning Change Thinking.... Not "turn from your sins". That is why it states the Lord repented in Genesis 6:6 . It will be extremely important for the world to Change Their Minds that Christ already paid the price for their whole life's sins - past, present and future ( And this must be taught to the whole world for them to Love and Embrace Him for what he did for us and put them into a position to be gathered unto the Wedding Supper by Him ).
God Be With You All
Craig John