GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH
The living Church, though never neat, keeps God's world from complete disaster. -Macleod
1 Thessalonians 4:17, 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.
While the word rapture is no where in Scripture, the meaning of the word is. This is the essence of the Blessed Hope that every believer is looking forward to. When the church of the living God is “caught up” to meet Jesus Christ in the air, what a glorious day!
Have you heard about that day? NO? Well, you need to get up, get ready, and go to church this morning! You have; then you need to get up, get ready, and go worship Him this morning! Don’t give into the devil, your flesh, or this old world today! Find victory in Christ!
PLAIN AIR RIDE
The rapture of the church will happen when we least expect it.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, 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.
What a promise from the Word of God! Yes, the Bible teaches the rapture of the church before the Tribulation period beings. The New Testament church is not mentioned during the Tribulation. We do not see them attempting to win the lost, baptizing, or making disciples. We don’t see them because the body of Christ will have been caught up or raptured out of this sin riddled world. We will have taken that plain air ride to meet our Saviour!
Will you be going? If you don’t know, you can! Just ask me how!
FLIGHT
After your first flight, you’ll never want to walk again.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, 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.
Have you ever taken a trip on an airplane? A couple of years ago we took a mission trip to Montana with our church and one of the sponsors had never taken a flight. She didn’t know what to expect. Going up, she was scared to death. Coming down, she was scared to death. There were air pockets that we went through which caused slight rocking and rolling of the plane. But on the trip back, she wanted to know when our next trip was going to be.
Child of God, we are waiting on that plain air ride to Heaven! While we are waiting, enjoy the trip. There will be ups and downs. There will be bumps and bruises. One thing about the whole trip, He will always be with us!
ABOUT TIME TO GO
No man can resolve himself into heaven. -Moody
Luke 13:5, I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
I’m no doomsday prophet. I’m a guy preaching about Jesus and how He is the ONLY way anyone will go to Heaven. This is God’s Word on the matter! You may not like it, believe it or, or agree with it, but that will not change the truth of God’s Word.
John 14:6, Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Friend, no man will get to Heaven without repenting and trusting Jesus Christ as Saviour. No man will enjoy the promises of Heaven without repenting and trusting Jesus Christ as Saviour. No man will be reunited with love ones, who were saved, without repenting and trusting Jesus Christ as Saviour. No man will be saved from the wrath to come without repenting and trusting Jesus Christ as Saviour. No man will escape hell’s fire without repenting and trusting Jesus Christ as Saviour. No man will be taken up in the rapture of the church without repenting and trusting Jesus Christ as Saviour. No man will see Jesus, face to face, without repenting and trusting Him as Saviour.
And let me tell you something… it’s about time to go! Are you ready?
THERE’S COMING A DAY!
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Jeremiah 23:5-6
The Children of Israel had a blessed hope of being delivered form all of the oppression, bondage, and slavery they had been enslaved in. But they had hope in the coming Messiah would come and set them free! That the Messiah would make everything right! That the Messiah would conquer their enemies! In much the same way, the blessed Hope is still alive today! We look for Jesus to return to set us free; free from deceptive Self, free from the bondage of Sin, and free from the satanic influences thrown at us day after day!
I don’t know about you this morning but I am looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of Jesus Christ my Saviour!
What a day that will be!
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. –Moore
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:55-57
I was thinking about the passing of Sharon’s Grandpa a few years back. I thought of the sweet reunion he and his wife (Cora Bell) of 65 years had when he took his last breath. Much more than that reunion, I do not believe there has ever been a meeting anywhere on Earth like when a Child of God meets their Heavenly Father! So that brings me to the greatest question ever asked on Earth- Are you ready to meet the Lord- face to face? So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Romans 14:12