THREE RAPTURES PART 3

THE BRIDE, THE CHURCH, THE RESTRAINER, AND THE STRONG DELUSION

Since this may be my last post, (due to the possibility that we will lose the Internet tomorrow) I prayed this morning to write only what the Holy Spirit has impressed upon my heart.  I feel there is much confusion about the RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH, and that this is THE ONLY RAPTURE!!  When, in fact, this is the STRONG DELUSION, that the LORD sends to those in the CHURCH, which do not love the TRUTH.

I will try to explain all this in the most simple and direct way that I can. First of all we must understand what Paul is saying in his description of events involving these things.

 

 In 2 Thes.2:3,4  Paul describes THREE EVENTS THAT WILL LEAD UP TO THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH!!!

”Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there

(1) come a falling away first,

(2) and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

(3)Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.”

FIRST EVENT IS THE RAPTURE OF THE BRIDE!!

This will kick off the 7 YEAR Tribulation of which those of the CHURCH (the main body who do not go in the rapture of the BRIDE), will then see the SECOND AND THIRD EVENT OCCUR BEFORE THEY ARE RAPTURED MID-TRIBULATION!! THREE AND ONE HALF YEARS AFTER THE RAPTURE OF THE BRIDE!!!

The first fruits rapture is the DEPARTURE, the mysterious rapture, which the majority of the Church does not understand or believe in.  The Mid-tribulation rapture is the main harvest of the Church.

 

THE BRIDE

Knowing who the Bride of Christ is, and understanding the First fruits rapture, and when this rapture takes place is CRUCIAL to the understanding of so many things, and clarifies the meanings presented in scripture.  From knowing this we can see that.

The Bride is not the WHOLE Church!!!

The Bride is made up of only BORN AGAIN, SPIRITUALLY MATURE CHRISTIANS THAT ARE THE FIRST FRUITS OF THE BARLEY HARVEST, HAVE MATURED BEFORE THE REST OF THE CHURCH AND ARE TAKEN OUT OF THE TRIBULATION FOR 7 YEARS!!!  THEY ARE IN THE ARK 7 DAYS (YEARS) BEFORE IT STARTS TO RAIN (just like Noah and his family) and WILL SPEND 7 DAYS (YEARS) IN THE BRIDAL CHAMBER WITH CHRIST, THE BRIDEGROOM (as per a Jewish Wedding), and SHE WILL RETURN WITH HIM FOR THE WEDDING SUPPER!!!

 

The BRIDE departs the apostasy in the MAJORITY OF THE CHURCH BODY and marries the BRIDEGROOM!!!  SHE WILL RULE IN HEAVEN WITH HIM!!!!  The great majority of the CHURCH will be saved mid-tribulation and will rule on earth with Christ….not in heaven!!!!

 

THE RESTRAINER

The bride of Christ is the RESTRAINER, not the Holy Spirit!!

The restrainer is those Christians who will be removed at the time of the Separation. The Antichrist will only be revealed after the restrainer has been removed from the earth. It is the Holy Spirit who does the removing and not the one who is removed.

Only after the Bride is raptured, taken out of the way will the tribulation commence.  She is what is holding back the evil that will befall the rest of mankind.  She is the salt of the earth, that prevents corruption and evil, until she matures, maintaining her savor, and departs in the FIRST FRUITS RAPTURE.

The Bride is the faithful ones that have come out of the apostate Church and do not believe in the doctrine of the Whole Church being raptured before the Tribulation!!!

When the bride is gone, then the wicked one will be revealed and the rest of the CHURCH will be cast into the evil of the reign of this ‘son of perdition’.

 

 “And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:” 2 Thes. 2:8 KJV

THE STRONG DELUSION

The strong delusion is that the WHOLE CHURCH will be raptured at the same time!!!!  This is the STRONG DELUSION that God sends to those who do not love the TRUTH but are hung up on RELIGION!!!

 

“And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.” 2 Thes. 2:10 KJV 

Those who are perishing are those Christians who are not faithful. They are not faithful because they do not love the truth clearly set forth in the Scriptures about the Separation, and the identity of the restrainer.

God sends this strong delusion because the majority of the Church prefers to believe this lie, and the majority of churches, in the end times, teach this false doctrine, of the entire Church being raptured before the tribulation period starts, and no Christian suffering under the persecution of Antichrist.

 “ And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:” 2 Thes. 2:11 KJV

This strong delusion will condemn many to the tribulation they thought they would escape!!! They are the immature Christians that did not die to themselves and live for Christ.  This is the true meaning of THE DEAD SHALL RISE FIRST…THOSE WHO HAVE TOTALLY DIED TO THIS LIFE AND GIVEN THEIR LIVES TO CHRIST IN WORD, THOUGHT AND DEED!!!  THEY MUST BE MATURE, OR THEY WILL NOT GO IN THIS HARVEST, AND THEY WILL FALL FOR THE STRONG DELUSION!!!

 “That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” 2 Thes. 2:12 KJV 

I pray that I did a half way decent job of conveying what is on my heart and in my mind, as the Lord has directed.  It just seems so crucial that we understand this, and do the research it takes to find peace with this truth.  We will be going in that FIRST FRUITS RAPTURE very soon, and need to be prepared to believe what is happening with all the misunderstandings in the church, today.

I also hope this clears up any misunderstanding between Bruce W. and I about who gets saved and when.  As it turns out we are not talking about the same rapture, therefore it makes no difference how we see it.  The important thing is that you see and understand the FIRST FRUITS RAPTURE  as different than the rest, and not buy into there only being one rapture of the WHOLE CHURCH.  I pray you can see this as the truth.

 

See you all soon, and may we stay in the Truth and spend 7 years in the Bridal Chamber with our Savior, Lord, King and Bridegroom!!

Love to you all!!

Patti C.