Hello again brother John. Please
allow this to be seen by the Doves. We are so close. I think
as we work at this we are truly getting to "one accord" even
before we will at the rapture.
I
submit again, humbly again, a count. There are many who
look around and who will correctly see we are at the end
of days by pointing to what is happening in culture, in
geopolitics, in what is happening in the die offs in the
animal kingdom as set forth in Hosea 4:3. These tell us
judgment has begun and wrath (which the Church will not be
a part of) is getting close.
However,
Jesus said that when we see these things begin to happen
we are to "look up!" Looking around tells us we are at the
end. "Looking up" gives us precise calculations from the
signs in the sun, moon and stars that we are given by
a sovereign Lord. And, we were told these signs would
occur in these last days.
Add
that to certain other lessons from Scripture and it is
possible that Hebrews 10:25 does indicate we might see
"the day" approaching. Further, Revelation 3:3 really does
indicate we might actually be able to know "the hour."
Hah! and less and less by trial and error as we become
more familiar with how intricately and amazingly our God
counts.
Here
are the main assumptions I have and upon which I write
this article:
1.
Scripture contains the clues we need.
2. The
rapture will be on the 1st day of the week because I
believe it to be a type. New things are created on the
first day of the week. “Light” in Genesis 1
and a “resurrected Son” in the Gospels, and the
“new creations” created on Pentecost in Acts 2. A
"new" birth, which is what the rapture is, from this,
should likewise be on the first day of the week.
3. The
rapture is the termination of the membership drive for the
Church, the termination of the ongoing season of Pentecost
which was initiated in Acts 2.
4. The
rapture is on a date not otherwise "expected." It is not
on a feast date. Pentecost started on a feast day of
course. However, there is no requirement that the effect
of Pentecost terminate on a Pentecost feast day or any
other feast day.
5.
Every time a highlighted rapture date has gone by, there
has been new information which even allows for more
precision. This may happen again. Praise God! We are
getting close!
Dennis
Watson