Hello, John and Doves,
Why are we hearing of so, so many deaths every day?
Well, to start with, it is written,
25I
do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters,
so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in
part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, 26and in this waye all Israel will be saved. As it is written:
“The deliverer will come from Zion;
he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
27And this isf my covenant with them
when I take away their sins.”g
28As
far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as
far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the
patriarchs, 29for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. 30Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, 31so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may nowh receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you. 32For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.
Romans 11:25-32 NIV
Did
you get that? There is some huge number that only God knows that must
be filled before the time of Jacob’s trouble [Jeremiah 30:7] can
proceed. And yet, Daniel’s 70th week is almost gone. The
delayed Rapture is almost here. You see, we are the lightning rod that
tempers the judgment of God on Gentiles and Jews alike.
It is written,
In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person
will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God's chosen
ones.
Matthew 24:22 NLT
Make no mistake: God’s chosen ones include all those who are saved and will ever be saved.
As it is written,
3Praise
be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us
in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5heb predestined us for adoption to sonshipc through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace 8that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9hed made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
Ephesians 1:3-10 NIV
Again, it is written,
In bringing many sons and daughters to glory,
it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists,
should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he
suffered.
Hebrews 2:10 NIV
For it is written,
Now
if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with
Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also
share in his glory.
Romans 8:17 NIV
Okay,
Mikey, you have emphasized God’s sovereignty in selecting whom He
will. You have also emphasized that we will suffer.
In
answering, let me say this about that. If God saves the little
children too young to know salvation on a rational basis [and He does],
then is it any wonder that they too share in His sufferings, that they
may have an eternal inheritance?
It is written,
16“For
God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
John 3:16-17 NLT
Again, it is written,
1My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But
if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the
Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. 2He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.
1 John 2:1-2 NLT
For it is written,
The LORD is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
Psalm 145:8 NLT
And how do we know this?
It is written,
26“But
don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when
everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will
be made known to all. 27What
I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I
whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear!
28“Don’t
be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your
soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.j 29What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coink? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. 30And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. 31So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
Matthew 10:26-31 NLT
And here is the payoff:
The Hope of Eternal Life
3All
praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great
mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from
the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4and
we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven
for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5And
through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you
receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day
for all to see.
6So be truly glad.b There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. 7These
trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire
tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than
mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it
will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus
Christ is revealed to the whole world.
8You
love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him
now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.
9The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.
10This
salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about
when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. 11They
wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was
talking about when he told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and
his great glory afterward.
12They
were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And
now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in
the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.
1 Peter 1:3-12 NLT
So,
then, here is what your golden ticket means. You have a number
associated with your soul. All of the Rapture occurs in a “twinkling of
an eye. That is the amount of time that it takes light [let’s say
green light of about 510 angstroms wavelength] to traverse the thickness
of a human cornea twice—incoming wave and outgoing wave. During that
time, there is an allowance of Planck time [tp = 5.39 × 10-44
s = the smallest unit of time] for each resurrection. It’s either that
scenario, or else God stops the Universe, gets the Rapture done, then
He starts up the Universe up again where He left off.
The Resurrection of the Dead
12But
tell me this—since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are
some of you saying there will be no resurrection of the dead? 13For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. 14And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless. 15And
we apostles would all be lying about God—for we have said that God
raised Christ from the grave. But that can’t be true if there is no
resurrection of the dead. 16And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised. 17And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins. 18In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost! 19And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world.
20But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.
21So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man. 22Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life. 23But
there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first
of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he
comes back.
24After
that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the
Father, having destroyed every ruler and authority and power. 25For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet. 26And the last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27For the Scriptures say, “God has put all things under his authority.”
(Of course, when it says “all things are under his authority,” that
does not include God himself, who gave Christ his authority.) 28Then,
when all things are under his authority, the Son will put himself under
God’s authority, so that God, who gave his Son authority over all
things, will be utterly supreme over everything everywhere.
1 Corinthians 15:12-28 NLT
~Blessings,
Mike