Saint I see your view point but stay tuned because the rapture has to happen and will....so the rest of the story continues☺
I see his viewpoint also
“And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me,
These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Therefore are
they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and
he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
They shall
hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For
the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters:
and
God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”
Revelation 7:14-17
they
came through a great tribulation in order to arrive where they are . What those folks are is the church gathered as we pass away we are gathered into his kingdom
the people in heaven have been redeemed from the earth
“And I heard a loud voice saying
in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
And
they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them.
Woe to the
inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for
the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.”
Revelation 12:10-12 KJV
that is when the tribulation began
“And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and
them that dwell in heaven.
And
it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
If any man have an ear, let him hear.”
Revelation 13:6-9
Right now the gospel is all throughout the world , preached in all nations for salvation , the reason is right there in that last part
Satan has been given authority on earth Over mankind because we having dominion on earth , partook of his will rather than Gods.
so from the time of the gospel until right now we have the enemy and his angels in this world who have power over mankind , this is the reason we have to be in Christ . When we come into Christ we are dying to the operation of this world , and being born into the kingdom of God He is our strong tower in this earth the only place where Satan doesn’t have power right now on earth is in Christ .
because he has been given authority for a time , the gospel was sent into all those same places to those same people so they can escape the world That binds is to death if they will do this
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
Mark 16:15-16
“ the rapture “ happens spiritually when we receive the gospel being delivered from the bonds of death upon our spirit
“And
hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
That
in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.”
Ephesians 2:6-7 KJV
so we can be saved from this creations fate and delivered into the true promised land in the age to come When we will receive our new body for our saved spirit which is raptured from death when we pass away if we of course have
overcome this world and the tribulations we face in our estate here for a short time but glory waits ahead
if we make an effort to live as jesus taught us , we find there is much tribulation to be found in this world but if we embrace the world and live as we belong to it , we don’t find tribulations so much in this life as a paradise If we embrace the flesh
“For
all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
And
the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but
he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
1 John 2:16-17
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