Hi Mary

Oh how much less confusion would there be if Christians today would make the distinction between the Gospel of the Kingdom for the Jews and the Gospel of Grace for the Gentiles.God still has promised the nation of Israel 7 years of tribulation (The 70th week of Daniel.) The Body of Christ is a called out Body that God chose the apostle Paul to minister to. They will be "raptured" right before the 70th week of Daniel begins.Today if anyone wants to be saved it MUST be by the Gospel of Grace. Any other way will put the person right in the middle of the 70th week of Daniel.

 

How do we make the rapture today?

We are to believe that Jesus died and was buried then he rose from the grave. We have to believe that he paid the price for all our sins, past present and future.We simply believe and accept his payment. If we think we need to be baptized or anything else to "be counted as worthy" then we surely will not be counted as worthy because we would have falied to accept God's perfect payment for us during this dispensation. So the people who think the Body of Christ will go through the tribulation better beware. Are they fully trusting Jesus. Have they sometime in their life believed the Gospel of Grace. If so they will be be in the rapture. That is a choice only they can make.

 

Paul promised the carnal Corinthian church that they would be raptured.

 

What happens to the Gospel of Grace after the rapture?

It will again be back to the Gospel of the Kingdom. There will not be anyone a part of the Body of Christ left on earth after the rapture. The Body of Christ will be complete.The millions that will be saved during the tribulation, and maybe billions saved, will become a part of the earthly Kingdom promised long ago in the Old Testament. The Jews will be priest and will serve Jesus on earth. They will not be a part of the Body of Christ. The tribulation saints as they have become known, are not a part of the Body of Christ and the ones who now have"been counted worthy" and lost their lives will be resurrected to the earth to become those priest that God promised long ago. They will indeed inherit the earth.

 

Thanks again for your response to Arlene.

 

Mike W