Rapture ... soon?

[Marilyn C]

AGREE

The Apostle Paul had received revelation from the LORD the same Way as the LORD reveals to us Today = as it Pleases Him

Galatians ch1
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem

How did the LORD reveal to the apostle Paul???

`....how that by revelation.....revealed by the Spirit...` (Eph. 3: 3 & 5)

 

[Marilyn C]

You read it wrong Marilyn

I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

“Come, I will show you the Bride, the Wife of the Lamb.”

Unless you read it correctly and DIRECTLY as stated = you will not SEE "the Bride"

Everyone will choose One Way or the other
To Believe and SEE
or
try to see in order to believe

`Then I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared AS, AS, AS a bride...` (symbolic). (Rev. 21: 2)

 

[David in NJ]

`Then I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared AS, AS, AS a bride...` (symbolic). (Rev. 21: 2)

Why are you arguing against the Revelation of the LORD Jesus Christ???

"Come i will show you THE BRIDE = THE WIFE of the LAMB"

It is your choice Marilyn = the angel said THE BRIDE = Believe the Word of God and or remain as others on here = trying to see

 

[David in NJ]

`....how that by revelation.....revealed by the Spirit...` (Eph. 3: 3 & 5)

The LORD revealed and Opened the Scriptures to Paul by revelation via the Holy Spirit

The things Paul wrote in Romans, Galatians, Ephesians come from the OT Scriptures.

The Holy Scriptures must be Opened to us by the choosing of the LORD which is thru His Holy Spirit

Please read Luke chapter 24 and let me know if you SEE

If you do, please post the scripture that declares how the apostle Paul received revelation from the LORD

Shalom

 

[David in NJ]

`Then I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared AS, AS, AS a bride...` (symbolic). (Rev. 21: 2)

You keep leaving out the dependency of the word "as" which is upon "PREPARED"

That sentence has a TRUTH embedded in it = which, at present, you cannot SEE

 

[Marilyn C]

Why are you arguing against the Revelation of the LORD Jesus Christ???

"Come i will show you THE BRIDE = THE WIFE of the LAMB"

It is your choice Marilyn = the angel said THE BRIDE = Believe the Word of God and or remain as others on here = trying to see

We always go to the FIRST MENTIONED.

 

[Marilyn C]

The LORD revealed and Opened the Scriptures to Paul by revelation via the Holy Spirit

The things Paul wrote in Romans, Galatians, Ephesians come from the OT Scriptures.

The Holy Scriptures must be Opened to us by the choosing of the LORD which is thru His Holy Spirit

Please read Luke chapter 24 and let me know if you SEE

If you do, please post the scripture that declares how the apostle Paul received revelation from the LORD

Shalom

Yes, Paul does refer to the OT scriptures, however the OT does not reveal the Body of Christ. That revelation was given to the apostle Paul first. (Eph. 3: 3 - 6)

 

[Marilyn C]

You keep leaving out the dependency of the word "as" which is upon "PREPARED"

That sentence has a TRUTH embedded in it = which, at present, you cannot SEE

`Abraham.... waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.` (Heb. 11: 10)

`God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.` (Heb. 11: 16)

A city and a bride are two different things. The question should be `Why has God likened the city to a bride?`

 

[David in NJ]

Yes, Paul does refer to the OT scriptures, however the OT does not reveal the Body of Christ. That revelation was given to the apostle Paul first. (Eph. 3: 3 - 6)

The OT in fact does reveal the Body of Christ and Paul wrote about it and quoted from the OT where.

As a matter of fact there are other locations in Scripture besides what Paul quoted.

The Lord Jesus Christ also quoted from the OT what pertains to His Bride.

 

[David in NJ]

`Abraham.... waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.` (Heb. 11: 10)

`God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.` (Heb. 11: 16)

A city and a bride are two different things. The question should be `Why has God likened the city to a bride?`

On this earth, a Bride is a woman and a City is what???

Define what makes a "City"

 

[David in NJ]

`Abraham.... waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.` (Heb. 11: 10)

`God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.` (Heb. 11: 16)

A city and a bride are two different things. The question should be `Why has God likened the city to a bride?`

Please do not forget to read Luke chapter 24 and find the answer, for it is pertinent to this discussion.

Just "as" a bride is "prepared" for her husband.

thank you

 

[David in NJ]

`Abraham.... waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.` (Heb. 11: 10)

`God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.` (Heb. 11: 16)

A city and a bride are two different things. The question should be `Why has God likened the city to a bride?`

i LOVE your question = so does GOD

 

[Marilyn C]

The OT in fact does reveal the Body of Christ and Paul wrote about it and quoted from the OT where.

As a matter of fact there are other locations in Scripture besides what Paul quoted.

The Lord Jesus Christ also quoted from the OT what pertains to His Bride.

I do not know of any OT scriptures referring to the Body of Christ. Can you please quote them?

 

[Marilyn C]

On this earth, a Bride is a woman and a City is what???

Define what makes a "City"

A community of people. And God gives a wonderful description of the foundations and rulership and community of the New Jerusalem.

 

[Marilyn C]

Please do not forget to read Luke chapter 24 and find the answer, for it is pertinent to this discussion.

Just "as" a bride is "prepared" for her husband.

thank you

I did read Luke 24 and did not find the `bride.`

 

[Marilyn C]

i LOVE your question = so does GOD

So...what do you think? `Why has God likened the city to a bride?`

 

[David in NJ]

I did read Luke 24 and did not find the `bride.`

For now, let us put aside focus on 'the bride'

What did you SEE in ch24 that was/is monumental?

 

[David in NJ]

A community of people. And God gives a wonderful description of the foundations and rulership and community of the New Jerusalem.

Awesome

What are the foundations and walls as described in Rev ch21

 

[David in NJ]

So...what do you think? `Why has God likened the city to a bride?`

#1 - You nailed it with "a community of people"

Keep going

 

[ProverbsInPink]

Yes, the Lord said that when He was manifest on earth. However, now the Lord is at the right hand of the Father, in the Godhead - equal, in unity and of the same mind. So, the Lord surely does know when the Father will send Him to gather His body to His own throne in the highest.

Imma uel,Jesus,was God on Earth.
He's not literally sitting apart from God on His right. He has returned to His source,that what manifested a male infant in Marys womb.
When Scripture says Jesus returned to the right hand side of God, in Hebrew symbolism,as it is understood,this means He returned to the right hand of power.