CONSPIRACY: NEW WORLD ORDER THE RAPTURE: Going Home to Live with God For the LORD Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the LORD in the air, and so shall we ever be with the LORD. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 KJV Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 KJV For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the LORD so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. You are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-5 KJV We spend so much time wondering when the end will come and so much time trying to predict the day of the Rapture, but, believe it or not, that is none of our business. The One in control of when everything will come to an end is God Almighty! We see Him as the power and glory of our lives and He has already made great decisions for us; the preparations have been fierce to give us a home of the finest quality imaginable to be with Him because He wants everything to be perfect for our coming. It is like when we are expecting guests to come into our homes; we prepare, clean, cook, polish everything to perfection, and still just before time for them to come, we go over the house checking every little detail so that our guests will be comfortable and enjoy themselves. This is what God and the angels are doing, finalizing plans and preparations to bring us to be with Him, but the scale so grand that we cannot comprehend the work involved. He knows what we are up against and what we have already endured here on earth and He knows that He must call us home soon because of our human weaknesses or else many will be lost. Our period of Grace is nearly up! We have been given the opportunity to call on Him and lift Him up as our LORD and Savior. His blessings are so wonderful that we cannot say enough words to express the benefits of them, and yet, 1
we keep our mouths shut and we do not praise Him with vigor. Who are we to stay silent when the LORD has blessed us so much? We cannot be that weak that we will not speak boldly of His love for us. To be raptured will require boldness from us like we have never experienced. What will the Rapture be Like? We think that we know what the Rapture is like and many have tried to describe it in pulpits around the world, but the answer is in the Scripture. It is a snatching away. There are two beautiful examples of the snatching away found in the Old Testament: the first is Enoch, who walked with God; then he was no more, for God had taken him. Genesis 5:24 TANACH. Enoch did not die! He was snatched away! Enoch lived for three hundred sixty-five years and fathered many children, including Methuselah, the longest living man on record. Three hundred years of Enoch s life, he walked with God. The next was Elijah in 2 Kings, chapter 2 when walking with Elisha, the young prophet Elijah was mentoring, a chariot of fire and horses of fire [appeared] and separated between the two of them, and Elijah ascended to Heaven in the whirlwind V.11 TANACH. Can you imagine seeing either of these two events and not be astounded at the power of God? Elisha saw Elijah taken away and started to cry out, Father, father because he thought of Elijah as his spiritual father, who was now disappearing into the sky, leaving him alone. He tore his clothes in mourning and then turning, he saw and picked up Elijah s mantle (his coat or cloak) that fell from him as he was taken and he started using it the way Elijah did. Elisha struck the water of the Jordan with the mantle and it parted, allowing him to walk over to the other side where other prophets were standing. Elisha had asked one thing of Elijah; to be blessed with a double portion of what Elijah had. Elijah told him it was a difficult thing that he asked, but if he saw him taken away, he would receive it. The other prophets perceived that Elisha had received something special. Elisha saw this great miracle and was granted the blessing, being elevated to a higher status of a divinely appointed place among prophets. Pre, Mid, Post, Pan Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the LORD come, Who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. 1 Corinthians 4:5 KJV 2
Instead of trying to figure out when the Rapture will occur, why don t we spend time getting ready for it? We argue over the time of the Rapture: Pre-tribulation We want the Rapture to happen before the tribulation period as spoken of in Daniel and Revelation; those seven years of turmoil and hell on earth. We will see the beginning of the turmoil, but will be swept away before we experience the worst of it. Mid-tribulation Many claim that the Rapture will happen after the first 3 ½ years, before the great tribulation which is the last 3 ½ years. Again, we will be taken away before the worst even though we will have experienced some of it. Post-tribulation There are those who claim that we will be here for the entire tribulation period, experiencing the horror that will occur. There will be no relief for any of us, just persecution and torment until it is over. Pan-tribulation There are those who say that it will not matter when it happens because it will all pan out in the end; just be ready for any of them. Many have claimed that we Christians thought each major war was the final one; that God was coming to take us away. Each time, the troubles were so great on earth that it seemed that this must be the end, but it was not. Each war was a step towards the final step Armageddon. Everything had to be in place for the end times to come. From the time of the exile and destruction of Israel by Rome we have been waiting for things to fall into place about two thousand years. The main event that had to take place was for Israel to return to her homeland. She is there, but not all of her children are home. The Aliyah is still coming when they will flock to her gates in mass. They are on their way; leaving every continent, nation, and village daily to come home. There is urgency in their need to go home. If we want to go at the beginning of the tribulation, we had better get busy trying to get ready to go. We are not packing up our best clothes or trying to decide what to take from our homes; who needs that stuff when you are going to live with God? He has the finest of everything waiting for us. Material things here on earth are just a glimpse of the wonders in Heaven. The things that we pined for or even coveted the rich for having will not equal to a hill of beans in Heaven. Our greatest opportunity will be to sing praises to the LORD, day in and day out. We will never get tired of it. But, before we celebrate in Heaven, we must do what the LORD has called us to do on earth. We are to disciple many people and bring them to Christ. We are to love them no matter what their situation and give them comfort to know that they have a Savior Who loves them so much that He died for them. We are to teach them the way of the Word and 3
help to keep them on a narrow path that seems too hard even for us to walk on, but we know that the reward in the end is far greater than what we have here. The Agenda 2030 is only fifteen years away. The world wants us gone so that there is no condemnation on them. Our faces and our faith hurt the unbelievers because they cannot break us and tear us down, but right now we can be torn apart. We are torn because there is no unity in the Church; not one church can claim unity mainly because of selfishness. We are not strong enough to stand up to what is about to happen to us. We say that we are strong, but are we really? Can you imagine what would happen to this community if just one church was totally in unity, the effect that it would have on us? We could put Elizabethtown on the map as the place to watch and emulate, seeing the power of the Holy Spirit in action. We have not suffered for the cause because life for us has been so easy; too easy. When you have heard of and met people who could not worship and praise God openly, who have been persecuted by their own families for opening a Bible or even having a page of the Bible in their possession, you will truly understand how precious our faith is to us. You have not been tested! Your Bibles can be and may be taken from you! Even on your phones, computers, tablets and every other technical device you may have, the Word of God would disappear. It is possible for them to control everything you read and see, knowing what you are thinking and possibly anticipating your thoughts. But, what if we were strong without fear? What if one day the enemy came to this church and we stood our ground, joining hands and making a formidable wall of power against satan, what would happen? We have the Word of God telling us: And now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob; the One Who fashioned you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine. When you pass through water, I am with you; through rivers, they will not wash you away; when you walk through fire, you will not be singed, and no flame will burn you. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; Isaiah 43:1-3a TANACH If we can stand on these words, there is nothing in this world that can cause us to give up and shy away. Everything that is material can be taken away from and that is alright; they mean nothing when they are compared to our salvation. But, if we are weak and cannot stand for what we believe in, we will be left behind to go through the terrible suffering of the unbelievers. We are a strong people in Jesus Christ! If the LORD is for us, who can be against us? So how do we stand strong? 4
Stand on the Word of God; there are many who have written books of meditation and inspiration for your benefit and they are quoted all the time they are wonderful, but stand on the Word of God, the only Book that offers life eternal Believe wholeheartedly in the Bible; it is the greatest Book ever written and none other can be compared to it Have no doubt about the God you serve; know who you serve and when another religion is introduced to you that sounds good, go pass the sounding and seek out the truth of the matter to find your footing; we doubt when it sounds good, but ask yourself is it real Believe in yourself and the faith that you have; even mustard seed faith is better than no faith Speak openly about your faith even if it offends those listening; you have a right to say what you believe, especially if you are asked, but use wisdom Boldly call on the name of Jesus when it is required, and it is required everyday Have faith in God more than the faith you have in yourself; what you have in yourself will not get you very far, but your faith in God will open doors that have been shut in your face Live a godly life on a daily basis; let the world see you live as children of God Stay in prayer on a daily basis; yes, you can pray all day, not always out loud, but a prayer can be in your heart and God will hear it Walk in the footsteps of Jesus even if it means persecution 5