Let me tell you….
This is one question that has been on the minds of Christians ever since Christ left the Earth in the clouds.
Many people and organizations have put dates on the expected “end of the world” or whatever they may have called it. Many times, wars or severe worldwide diseases have brought on thoughts of “the end”. And, it is pretty easy to understand why. The Bible says that the church will be saved from the day of wrath. Well, what wrath is it talking about?
The wrath is “the time of Jacob’s troubles,” the end of “the day of the gentiles,” the tribulation, the great tribulation, and the cleansing of the world. The wrath is the wrath of God, poured out onto the inhabitants of the Earth. The Bible says Christians will be removed from the Earth and will not experience such wrath in an event referred to as “the rapture.”
As we, historically as well as currently and even futuristically, experience the evil of man and destruction due to various events, wonder…. “is this the day?” There are several songs that are titled or similarly titled to “This Could Be The Day.” I like Alicia Williamson’s version. The more evil we see, the more we think, THIS COULD BE THE DAY! We all wish that. Who wants to endure more of man’s wrath or man’s evil or Satan’s works on Earth?
Well, let me tell you, although everyone else has been wrong so far when predicting the day of the rapture, I will tell you exactly when it will be… Well, at least as close as anyone else has ever been or closer…..
Wait! Read on….
Let me start from the larger timeframe and whittle it down for you. The rapture will happen after the year 2022. The season will be after a harvest season of some type, as Christ will remove the wheat from the chaff. The rapture will happen on or before August 29, 2023. Now that we got it whittled down that much, one more detail…. The rapture will happen after 12:00AM.
There. Now you know when it will happen. I even got it down to a 24-hour period of time.
Seriously, we know the rapture will happen AFTER the last person to accept Jesus as their savior does so. I have heard that for quite some time. A music group called NewSong has a song titled, “This Could Be the Day” and part of the lyrics is as follows:
“There’s a person somewhere
Who will be the last one saved
Then the body of our Lord
Will be completely made
Oh, every time a sinner trust Him
We’re closer than before
To leave Him here and be in there
With Him forevermore”
With that in mind, I can say “DUH!” I can also say, it will happen after the last Christian swallows water. Obviously, there will be a last something before the rapture. People have been saying they want to have that last soul accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior today! Well, here’s a question for you to ponder…. What if God decided to send Jesus to get His bride the second before YOU accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior? We should not push for the last person to accept Christ, but to see how many people we can help get to know Jesus before He comes to get us. I recently have had that thought. What if? Aren’t you glad Jesus was not seen returning in the clouds before you became a believer?
So, as light-hearted as this post is meant to be, I hope it also leaves you ever so much more grateful that God saw you and held back on telling Jesus to retrieve His bride. I don’t know what He saw in me that He ever even thought of me. Yet, I know He loves me so much… I tell my kids I love them more than they will ever understand. And I mean it. Not that I think they will not have children and love them severely, but, I can’t imagine loving my children any more than I do. And yet, how much more does God love me? And who do I think I am that I should push for the last person to accept Christ so I can avoid the pain of death and the evil that is to come to me during the rest of my living seconds on this planet? I mean, seriously…. Every time I hear the statement that we need to hurry and tell others about Jesus so the last person can accept Him so the rapture can happen, I think, “Wait…. Can we get one more soul?”
There was a war movie I liked, called “Hacksaw Ridge.” It is based on a true story of a conscientious objector who served in World War II as a medic. Towards the end of the film, he is seen injured, struggling to move himself, yet still going out onto the battlefield to find anyone breathing that he can help. He carries, drags, and wills injured men to the edge of a high ridge where he ties ropes around the damaged bodies, one at a time, and lowers them to others who remove the ropes and carry the men to get medical attention. His prayer to God was, “Please, let me get just one more.” Just thinking of the end of the film makes my eyes leak….
How much more value does the everlasting life of a person have than the physical life? I have to ask myself that question and I should ask myself that daily, probably several times each day. I know me. If you have read enough of these posts, you will likely remember how I refer to myself as a chicken Christian. I have signs on my truck that I made that say
(Are you ready for the rapture? You need to be ready!” and “Your life matters. Jesus died for YOU!” I have these signs to have others start the communication with me. One thing that happens when I drive, sometimes I am reminded I have those signs on my truck so I had better let Christ show through me rather than the old man in my, especially when someone cuts me off.
If you are not a Christian, perhaps someone pointed you to this site or posting and you have been touched by The Holy Spirit and realize you really want to be part of the rapture, I give this as an option for you to pray to God. Pray this prayer and mean it. “Father in Heaven, God of all things, I come to You, knowing I need You to help me through this life and forever in the next life. Please forgive me of my sins. I know you will, so long as I ask. Jesus, please enter my heart and lead me in the ways You want me to go. I thank You, Father, for all You have done for me. I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.”
My prayer today, that I will share with you…. “Father, thank You so much for constantly forgiving me and bringing me closer to You. I ask that You use this web site, these postings, and Your words to bring You glory. Please help me to always remember Your love is beyond anything I can understand, and You wish for no man to perish, but for all to come to repentance. Please use me as a tool to prepare the soil, plant the seed, nourish the ground, and help in any way it can to allow one more soul to accept Your free gift of salvation. To You be all glory! In the name of Your Son, The Creator Christ, Jesus, Amen.