Acts -- Also the letter to the left behind
Then the book of Acts is also going to be just like the tribulation.
Acts – a preview of what it will be like for the church in the tribulation.
Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven
[Acts begins with the rapture]
1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
Luke is referring to the gospel according to Luke.
3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
I think this is very good instructions for those who are left behind. Spend the time in the word of God, in prayer, in fasting and in fellowship with other Christians. If you don’t know any then pray that the Lord bring them to you.
6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
At this time in your Christian life do not focus on what the Lord will do in the big picture, but rather focus on what the Lord will do in your life. Pray to be filled with the Holy spirit so that you could be a witness of the Lord in all the earth.
9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
This is how the early church started, Jesus was taken up from their sight, in the same way you are starting with the spirit filled believers being taken up from your sight. The reason is simple, the Lord doesn’t want spectator Christians. The first string has been pulled from the field so that you can get a chance to get out their and play.
10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
Don’t just stand around, dive into the word. The Lord will be with you, He will be in you, and He will return to you just like you saw with the rapture.
Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas
12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk[c] from the city. 13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. 14 They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. 15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) 16 and said, “Brothers and sisters,[d] the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17 He was one of our number and shared in our ministry.”
Do not be shocked. There are phony pastors who were working with Satan. They will all be judged and killed right after the rapture and the church buildings burned down and destroyed. This is of the Lord. He wants you guys to start from scratch depending fully on Him just as the early church did. You don’t want anything that is given to you by Satan or “the King of Sodom”. Just as Abraham refused to receive as much as a shoelace from him.
18 (With the payment he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. 19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
Money is the root of all sorts of evil. Pastors sold out Christians because of it. Pray the Lord does not lead you into the same temptation. The good news is that over the next 42 months this will not really be much of a temptation for the believers. Do not think of the mark of the beast as a curse from Satan but rather as a mercy from God to keep you from this temptation and to protect the church from any that would fall for this temptation.
20 “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms:
“‘May his place be deserted;
let there be no one to dwell in it,’
and,
“‘May another take his place of leadership.’
Again, the prophecies are clear that these FreeMason churches, Mega churches, preachers of the prosperity gospel, etc. that they will all be deserted and no one will attend those apostate churches anymore. Also, just because you are left behind do not despise those that are. All men are sinners, all fall short of the glory of God. This is how the early church began and it is how the church age will end.
21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, 22 beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
At the moment all of the left behind are a witness of the rapture. But there is about to become a great revival and they will need to hear your testimony, your witness and your help in the word of God. Do not focus on your failure, rather take the Lord’s blood, confess your sins, and realize you have been chosen for such a time as this. You have been with the Lord from the beginning and people need to hear your testimony.
23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” 26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
[I think you will have 50 days from the rapture till the pouring out of the spirit. During this time you should be in prayer, fasting and the word of God]
Then the book of Acts is also going to be just like the tribulation.
Acts – a preview of what it will be like for the church in the tribulation.
Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven
[Acts begins with the rapture]
1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
Luke is referring to the gospel according to Luke.
3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
I think this is very good instructions for those who are left behind. Spend the time in the word of God, in prayer, in fasting and in fellowship with other Christians. If you don’t know any then pray that the Lord bring them to you.
6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
At this time in your Christian life do not focus on what the Lord will do in the big picture, but rather focus on what the Lord will do in your life. Pray to be filled with the Holy spirit so that you could be a witness of the Lord in all the earth.
9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
This is how the early church started, Jesus was taken up from their sight, in the same way you are starting with the spirit filled believers being taken up from your sight. The reason is simple, the Lord doesn’t want spectator Christians. The first string has been pulled from the field so that you can get a chance to get out their and play.
10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
Don’t just stand around, dive into the word. The Lord will be with you, He will be in you, and He will return to you just like you saw with the rapture.
Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas
12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk[c] from the city. 13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. 14 They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. 15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) 16 and said, “Brothers and sisters,[d] the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17 He was one of our number and shared in our ministry.”
Do not be shocked. There are phony pastors who were working with Satan. They will all be judged and killed right after the rapture and the church buildings burned down and destroyed. This is of the Lord. He wants you guys to start from scratch depending fully on Him just as the early church did. You don’t want anything that is given to you by Satan or “the King of Sodom”. Just as Abraham refused to receive as much as a shoelace from him.
18 (With the payment he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. 19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
Money is the root of all sorts of evil. Pastors sold out Christians because of it. Pray the Lord does not lead you into the same temptation. The good news is that over the next 42 months this will not really be much of a temptation for the believers. Do not think of the mark of the beast as a curse from Satan but rather as a mercy from God to keep you from this temptation and to protect the church from any that would fall for this temptation.
20 “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms:
“‘May his place be deserted;
let there be no one to dwell in it,’
and,
“‘May another take his place of leadership.’
Again, the prophecies are clear that these FreeMason churches, Mega churches, preachers of the prosperity gospel, etc. that they will all be deserted and no one will attend those apostate churches anymore. Also, just because you are left behind do not despise those that are. All men are sinners, all fall short of the glory of God. This is how the early church began and it is how the church age will end.
21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, 22 beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
At the moment all of the left behind are a witness of the rapture. But there is about to become a great revival and they will need to hear your testimony, your witness and your help in the word of God. Do not focus on your failure, rather take the Lord’s blood, confess your sins, and realize you have been chosen for such a time as this. You have been with the Lord from the beginning and people need to hear your testimony.
23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” 26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
[I think you will have 50 days from the rapture till the pouring out of the spirit. During this time you should be in prayer, fasting and the word of God]