Glory to God!!!!!!!
Martin W...................I am so thankful that we agree on this one!!! Fivesens, though we have not agreed on everything your wisdom and support have encouraged many that hold on to the Rapture, and the truth of it.
The Holy Spirit kept telling me over and over don't count!!!! We are given in the Word when to do so, like one day is like what to the Lord. The bible will aways lead you into Keys to the map, The Word will tell you. I was counting trumpets, and knew that they were not the same Trumpets. Trumpet angel holds Trump of God.......(Thank you fivesense and Wife for Making that more clear) Something else the Holy spirit alerted me to. It's what Martin W. made so clear here. We don't see the Church after Rev Chapter 3, and then mentioned again at the end of the book.
The language of the Church is missing, It kept coming to me over and over. So, I looked.
The Great commission to us.
Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
This was so vital to the Church, and it's operation in the Power of the Holy Spirit, and anointing. Christ and the Church. Jesus who being the Head, and Lord over. Preach the Gospel!!!!
Rom 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
1Co 9:12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
How important it was for the Church to preach the Gospel. Mentioned 103 times in in the K
On the 104th time it is mentioned once in the book of Revelation.
Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
An Angel? Preaching the Gospel to all on earth? Where is the Holy Spirit? Where is the gospel of Christ (Anointing) Where is the Church?
Salvation is used 3 times....................Not by the Church, but it's the Salvation of God.
Rev 7:10 And cried with a loud voice, saying,
Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Rev 12:10 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.
Rev 19:1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia;
Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God
Where is the Church?
Jesus is taught!!! but it is not the Gospel of Christ, it is what was taught before the Lord Jesus was anointed on high. It is what John The Baptist taught. Minus the baptism of the Holy Spirit.............. This is the teaching of Jesus without the power and indwelling of the Holy Ghost. That part is missing. The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit is missing!!!!! The anointing, the greater one in us than any devil in the World. That Power is missing. The Holy Spirit is in the same Roll He played before the day of Pentecost.
Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed,
which keep the commandments of God,
and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Rev 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God:
for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
That Spirit of Prophecy came upon men of the Old Testament. Men were not filled with the Holy Spirit.
Where is the Church???
The Holy Spirit testifies of Jesus. Christ and the Church........... The most important thing to the Lord Jesus today. His Church. He is the corner stone.
That is how I did my studies and prayed about. It had to be focused on Jesus. Hammerstone said it was not the Holy Spirit. He sort of hurt my feelings, but I kept quit. All the evidence is there, but he said he heard it before. Fine......... I came into this thing trying to prove one or the other. I had no idea. I knew to focus on Jesus though, and the Church.
Hammerstone:
That's what I try to point out to all rapture believers. God certainly does not have to remove you from the scene to protect you. As I've said before, remember Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. God didn't remove them from the fire. Instead, He was right there with them!
God was with Noah also. Noah did not escape the Earth, but the point is, a way of saftey was made for Noah and his family.
Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Mat 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Mat 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be
This is before the whole earth is destroyed by the Flood. This is before the trouble starts. Jesus said it is just like Noah. However, unlike Noah, Jesus tells us what happens.............. The coming of the son of man, then
Mat 24:40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Mat 24:41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Jesus gives the account above of his coming after the tribulation. He gives both accounts in this Chapter. We are protected.
At the last trump. (The trump of God, not at trump of a Angel or one a angel is holding) there will be a series of trumpet blast, just like Jewish tradition with the shofar. They will be loud and clear, they shall ring over the whole earth. On that last trumpet blast the Church shall be removed from the earth, before the time of trouble.
We are protected, because we are not here..........
Edit: ............. wife thinks that 1 Cor 15 may not be related to (1 Th 4:16) where last trump was mentioned. I'll have to look into that, but in any case, we are taken. as jesus told of Noah.
Jesus Is Lord.