Why I believe in the rapture.

[Truth7t7]

Since the Millennium is clearly revealed in Revelation 20, you are the one who is FALSELY CLAIMING that there is no Millennium. Therefore you have identified yourself as a false teacher by denying what the Bible affirms.

BEWARE OF FALSE TEACHERS IS WHAT CHRISTIANS ARE WARNED ABOUT.

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Many claim Jesus will literally return and rule "On This Earth" In A Millennium this being false in deception

Jesus warned his followers against this teaching, Jesus wont be found anywhere upon this earth as many claim

The Antichrist will be in Jerusalem, claiming to be Messiah Returned, "Beware"!

"Believe It Not" "Go Not Forth"

Matthew 24:23-27KJV
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Revelation 13:13-14KJV
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

Revelation 19:20KJV
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

 

[David H.]

You didn’t show where it says that it happens at any specific time, such as at the start of the millennium.

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. (1 Corinthians 15:23) The second coming happens before the millennium does it not?

You’ll have take that up with God, i would say, because Revelation says only the martyrs out of the tribulation rule with Jesus for the thousand years.

This is where your hyper dispensationalism fails, It divides the word of God so much to make it of none effect. The Rapture is our "blessed Hope" And you deny this to large segments of the church which have been bought and paid for by the Blood of God and are his possession for all eternity.

 

[farouk]

You didn’t show where it says that it happens at any specific time, such as at the start of the millennium. That’s because it doesn’t say that.

Jesus rose two thousand years ago, so His being risen from the dead isn’t when the rapture happens, BTW.

Shalom Aleichem

There are three distinct groups of people: Jews, Gentiles and the church of God (1 Cor. 10.32). The rapture by definition relates to the church which began at Pentecost.

 

[Truth7t7]

There are three distinct groups of people: Jews, Gentiles and the church of God (1 Cor. 10.32). The rapture by definition relates to the church which began at Pentecost.

There are (Two) groups of people

Saved and Unsaved

The rapture is a "Future" event, that takes place at the second coming

 

[farouk]

There are (Two) groups of people

Saved and Unsaved

The rapture is a "Future" event, that takes place at the second coming

1 Corinthians 10.32 says there are three.

Your comment is indeed valid also, of course.

 

[Truth7t7]

1 Corinthians 10.32 says there are three.

Your comment is indeed valid also, of course.

Galatians 3:26-29KJV
26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Romans 2:28-29KJV
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

 

[michaelvpardo]

@Keraz please explain the following in light of what you posted.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:1-3)

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. (John 17:24)

Also, Martyrs and soul sleep?

What about those Martyrs whose souls are under the alter crying out to God "How long O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth" if the dead are in a state of "soul sleep"? (Revelation 6:10) where is this Alter located?

Paul clearly lays this sort of theory to bed in the following:

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. (1 Corinthians 15:12-19)

Hint : John 14:1 is mistranslated and should read "in my father's house are many chambers." A word study would be profitable because we have a couple different associations with "chambers" in the old Testament including Noah's ark and the reference in chapter 26 of Isaiah about "the indignation " (wrathful judgment) upon the nations.

 

[michaelvpardo]

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. (1 Corinthians 15:23) The second coming happens before the millennium does it not?
This is where your hyper dispensationalism fails, It divides the word of God so much to make it of none effect. The Rapture is our "blessed Hope" And you deny this to large segments of the church which have been bought and paid for by the Blood of God and are his possession for all eternity.

Actually, the return of Christ is supposed to be our blessed hope, God Himself is our great reward. That is kind of the point of the communion cup and bread, remembering Him , as a bride waiting for her groom, professing His death and resurrection until He comes.
A belief in a rapture expresses the same hope, but the famous rapture passage from 1st Thessalonians chapter 4 is clearly about the first resurrection or resurrection of the just at the last trump and Christ's second coming. The word says what it says. We either believe it or we don't.

 

[farouk]

Actually, the return of Christ is supposed to be our blessed hope, God Himself is our great reward. That is kind of the point of the communion cup and bread, remembering Him , as a bride waiting for her groom, professing His death and resurrection until He comes.
A belief in a rapture expresses the same hope, but the famous rapture passage from 1st Thessalonians chapter 4 is clearly about the first resurrection or resurrection of the just at the last trump and Christ's second coming. The word says what it says. We either believe it or we don't.

@michaelvpardo "Till He come" (1 Corinthians 11.26), right?

 

[Enoch111]

A belief in a rapture expresses the same hope, but the famous rapture passage from 1st Thessalonians chapter 4 is clearly about the first resurrection or resurrection of the just at the last trump and Christ's second coming.

It should have been "the Resurrection/Rapture" all along, but for some strange reason, we have always seen only "the Rapture". But it is not about Christ's "second coming". It is rather about our "gathering unto Him" (John 14:1-3).

And the "last trumpet" is "the trump of God" summoning the saints to Heaven. It has nothing to do with the 7th trumpet which heralds the wrath of God upon the unbelieving world. Yet people get these trumpets mixed up.

The Second Coming comes later, when Christ comes with His saints and angels, who give the appearance of brilliant "clouds" as they descend to earth robed in white and riding white horses: Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.

Why will all kindreds of the earth wail because of Him? Because the wrath of the Lamb is about to be unleashed. This is a word of warning to all humanity to repent and be converted before the Second Coming of Christ.

 

[Heart2Soul]

Many claim Jesus will literally return and rule "On This Earth" In A Millennium this being false in deception

Jesus warned his followers against this teaching, Jesus wont be found anywhere upon this earth as many claim

The Antichrist will be in Jerusalem, claiming to be Messiah Returned, "Beware"!

"Believe It Not" "Go Not Forth"

Matthew 24:23-27KJV
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Revelation 13:13-14KJV
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

Revelation 19:20KJV
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

So with all this patchwork of scripture you have put together (out of context) how do you fit in the mention of 3 earth ages and 3 heavens?
We are in the 2nd earth age.

 

[Heart2Soul]

Here it is very well explained
What is the New Jerusalem? | GotQuestions.org

What is the New Jerusalem?
The New Jerusalem, which is also called the Tabernacle of God, the Holy City, the City of God, the Celestial City, the City Foursquare, and Heavenly Jerusalem, is literally heaven on earth. It is referred to in the Bible in several places (Galatians 4:26; Hebrews 11:10; 12:22–24; and 13:14), but it is most fully described in Revelation 21.

In Revelation 21, the recorded history of man is at its end. All of the ages have come and gone. Christ has gathered His church in the Rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:15–17). The Tribulation has passed (Revelation 6—18). The battle of Armageddon has been fought and won by our Lord Jesus Christ (Revelation 19:17–21). Satan has been chained for the 1,000-year reign of Christ on earth (Revelation 20:1–3). A new, glorious temple has been established in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 40—48). The final rebellion against God has been quashed, and Satan has received his just punishment, an eternity in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:7–10.) The Great White Throne Judgment has taken place, and mankind has been judged (Revelation 20:11–15).

In Revelation 21:1 God does a complete make-over of heaven and earth (Isaiah 65:17; 2 Peter 3:12–13). The new heaven and new earth are what some call the “eternal state” and will be “where righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:13). After the re-creation, God reveals the New Jerusalem. John sees a glimpse of it in his vision: “The Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). This is the city that Abraham looked for in faith (Hebrews 11:10). It is the place where God will dwell with His people forever (Revelation 21:3). Inhabitants of this celestial city will have all tears wiped away (Revelation 21:4).

The New Jerusalem will be fantastically huge. John records that the city is nearly 1,400 miles long, and it is as wide and as high as it is long—the New Jerusalem being in equal in length, width, and depth (Revelation 21:15–17). The city will be dazzling in every way. It is lighted by the glory of God (verse 23). Its twelve foundations, bearing the names of the twelve apostles, are “decorated with every kind of precious stone” (verse 19). It has twelve gates, each a single pearl, bearing the names of the twelve tribes of Israel (verses 12 and 21). The street will be made of pure gold (verse 21).

The New Jerusalem will be a place of unimagined blessing. The curse of the old earth will be gone (Revelation 22:3). In the city are the tree of life “for the healing of the nations” and the river of life (verses 1–2). It is the place that Paul spoke of: “In the coming ages [God] might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:7). The New Jerusalem is the ultimate fulfillment of all God’s promises. The New Jerusalem is God’s goodness made fully manifest.

Who are the residents of the New Jerusalem? The Father and the Lamb are there (Revelation 21:22). Angels are at the gates (verse 12). But the city will be filled with God’s redeemed children. The New Jerusalem is the righteous counter to the evil Babylon (Revelation 17), destroyed by God’s judgment (Revelation 18). The wicked had their city, and God has His. To which city do you belong? Babylon the Great or the New Jerusalem? If you believe that Jesus, the Son of God, died and rose again and have asked God to save you by His grace, then you are a citizen of the New Jerusalem. “God raised [you] up with Christ and seated [you] with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:6). You have “an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade” (1 Peter 1:4). If you have not yet trusted Christ as your Savior, then we urge you to receive Him. The invitation is extended: “The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come!’ Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life” (Revelation 22:17).

 

[David H.]

Hint : John 14:1 is mistranslated and should read "in my father's house are many chambers." A word study would be profitable because we have a couple different associations with "chambers" in the old Testament including Noah's ark and the reference in chapter 26 of Isaiah about "the indignation " (wrathful judgment) upon the nations.

Very true. Chambers are a place of Protection in the time of wrath, the Point of my comment was to show WHERE those chambers are located, "in His Father's house".

A belief in a rapture expresses the same hope

The rapture is our blessed Hope because in it is our vindication to the World, as seen in the seventh Trumpet:

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. (Revelation 11:18)

what follows in verse 19 is the ark of the testament seen in heaven, We, all who are saved are the ark of the testament and we are now in heaven..... Some of us will come back riding on white horses in the army of the LORD, As part of the 10,000 saints (Jude 1:14) Some become the Bride of Christ arrayed in the righteousness of the saints and others are invited to the wedding itself, Each having different roles in the millennial Kingdom. The Church itself is made up of these groups, Not all are chosen to make the saintly sacrifice of giving their testimony (Many are called few are chosen) We are all called to live in Purity as a virgin bride, And then there are those who the LORD invites to the wedding extending his mercy upon them (blessed are the meek, Lowly of heart, The 144k of Israel, etc.) Thus You have the "called (Those invited) chosen (saints) and the Faithful (Bride)" (Revelation 17:14).

 

[michaelvpardo]

It should have been "the Resurrection/Rapture" all along, but for some strange reason, we have always seen only "the Rapture". But it is not about Christ's "second coming". It is rather about our "gathering unto Him" (John 14:1-3).

And the "last trumpet" is "the trump of God" summoning the saints to Heaven. It has nothing to do with the 7th trumpet which heralds the wrath of God upon the unbelieving world. Yet people get these trumpets mixed up.

The Second Coming comes later, when Christ comes with His saints and angels, who give the appearance of brilliant "clouds" as they descend to earth robed in white and riding white horses: Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.

Why will all kindreds of the earth wail because of Him? Because the wrath of the Lamb is about to be unleashed. This is a word of warning to all humanity to repent and be converted before the Second Coming of Christ.

Sounds reasonable, but "wailing" isn't the typical response to fear. Infants commonly wail after a scare, but typically can't anticipate something frightening and cry afterwards because they don't know what to do with the energy that fear generates. The normal human response to intense fear is a biological response called "fight or flight" and involves an increase in adrenaline and all the sudden physiological changes to the body caused by it (increased respiration, tunnel vision, increased heart rate, etc.), and not crying. To the contrary tears tend to blur the vision so adrenaline tends to suppress them. Wailing is more commonly associated with intense sorrow, mourning, or intense pain.

 

[Enoch111]

Wailing is more commonly associated with intense sorrow and mourning.

See Revelation 6 to get the right perspective.

 

[michaelvpardo]

Very true. Chambers are a place of Protection in the time of wrath, the Point of my comment was to show WHERE those chambers are located, "in His Father's house".


The rapture is our blessed Hope because in it is our vindication to the World, as seen in the seventh Trumpet:

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. (Revelation 11:18)

what follows in verse 19 is the ark of the testament seen in heaven, We, all who are saved are the ark of the testament and we are now in heaven..... Some of us will come back riding on white horses in the army of the LORD, As part of the 10,000 saints (Jude 1:14) Some become the Bride of Christ arrayed in the righteousness of the saints and others are invited to the wedding itself, Each having different roles in the millennial Kingdom. The Church itself is made up of these groups, Not all are chosen to make the saintly sacrifice of giving their testimony (Many are called few are chosen) We are all called to live in Purity as a virgin bride, And then there are those who the LORD invites to the wedding extending his mercy upon them (blessed are the meek, Lowly of heart, The 144k of Israel, etc.) Thus You have the "called (Those invited) chosen (saints) and the Faithful (Bride)" (Revelation 17:14).

I'm not sure that I would agree with your understanding of called and chosen, but I couldn't be dogmatic about it. Some people equate "chosen" with "elect" but I'm inclined to believe that the "chosen" are those tasked by God with specific purpose, sanctified as "types" or examples on display like the apostles and like those dedicated to God from birth like Samuel, Samson, and Jeremiah, or like those called and chosen as prophets like Isaiah and Amos.
Just this past week I took another look at one verse about the resurrection which bears closer consideration.
Your dead shall live;
Together with my dead body they shall arise.
Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust;
For your dew is like the dew of herbs,
And the earth shall cast out the dead. Isaiah 26:19
Apparently there are some variations of this verse in different manuscripts, but when God makes reference to His dead body, He can only be referring to Christ in the tomb before His resurrection or to His church. The passage itself is addressing national Israel, God's judgments against heaven and Earth, and the restoration of the kingdom.
I find verses 5 and 6 particularly interesting:
For He brings down those who dwell on high,
The lofty city;
He lays it low,
He lays it low to the ground,
He brings it down to the dust.
6 The foot shall tread it down—
The feet of the poor
And the steps of the needy.” Isaiah 26:5-6
You could interpret this "lofty city" as Jerusalem, but that makes verse 6 seem irrelevant (the poor and needy were never excluded from Jerusalem and in scripture we see beggars at the entry to the temple itself.)
My understanding of the various prophecies regarding the judgment have always "danced around" the notion of a "reversal" of power and authority between heaven and Earth, lead by Christ as the Son of Man, ascending to heaven and receiving all authority, which He in turn delegates to His body. I've never done a specific study on the concept before, but it has become a necessary element to understanding the everlasting gospel and the nature of God's kingdom on Earth for the millennial reign of Christ. The imagery of the heavenly host being cast down to Earth follows from the concept of all exalted things being humbled and what could be more humbling than the rulers of heaven being ruled over by men (Christ's church?)

 

[michaelvpardo]

See Revelation 6 to get the right perspective.

I've read it many times and there is no mention of wailing in it, but rather, deliberate attempts to escape the wrath of God, as in the normal "fight or flight" biological imperative to imminent danger. Sorry, 4 years of biological sciences has given me an accurate understanding of emotional responses as biological imperatives that are experimentally verified, quantifiable, and reproducible. God's word is not in opposition to observable reality, but consistently confirms it.

 

[David H.]

I'm not sure that I would agree with your understanding of called and chosen, but I couldn't be dogmatic about it. Some people equate "chosen" with "elect" but I'm inclined to believe that the "chosen" are those tasked by God with specific purpose, sanctified as "types" or examples on display like the apostles and like those dedicated to God from birth like Samuel, Samson, and Jeremiah, or like those called and chosen as prophets like Isaiah and Amos.

Let me elaborate on this a bit further.
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are 1 called, and 2 chosen, and 3 faithful. (Revelation 17:14, Numbers added)
Here we see three groups of people with the Lamb. The called are those invited, the chosen are those elected, and the faithful are believers. These come from the definitions of the Words themselves.
The 144k are called and invited and will witness the wedding, but they are not the bride, also among this group are the survivors of the nations, the Poor, the meek, the oppressed who by their bondage and oppression never heard the Gospel.
the Chosen are the saints, those chosen to give their testimony (Martyria) They are the clothing which the bride is adorned in at the wedding.
The faithful that is all believers, are the bride of Christ.
Now In Revelation 19:7-10 we see all three of these groups as well, the bride adorned in the righteousness of the saints and those invited to the wedding (the called). Just as there are different classes of angels in heaven cherubim, seraphim etc, so too in the millennial kingdom there will be similar distinctions and roles handed out, Some will be priests, others will be kings others will rule with Christ as his bride, etc.

As for the rest of your comment, the way i see it is the least shall be the greatest in the Kingdom of God.

 

[Truth7t7]

So with all this patchwork of scripture you have put together (out of context) how do you fit in the mention of 3 earth ages and 3 heavens?
We are in the 2nd earth age.

One thing I do know, Jesus wont be on this earth with mortal humans

 

[Truth7t7]

Here it is very well explained
What is the New Jerusalem? | GotQuestions.org

What is the New Jerusalem?
The New Jerusalem, which is also called the Tabernacle of God, the Holy City, the City of God, the Celestial City, the City Foursquare, and Heavenly Jerusalem, is literally heaven on earth. It is referred to in the Bible in several places (Galatians 4:26; Hebrews 11:10; 12:22–24; and 13:14), but it is most fully described in Revelation 21.

In Revelation 21, the recorded history of man is at its end. All of the ages have come and gone. Christ has gathered His church in the Rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:15–17). The Tribulation has passed (Revelation 6—18). The battle of Armageddon has been fought and won by our Lord Jesus Christ (Revelation 19:17–21). Satan has been chained for the 1,000-year reign of Christ on earth (Revelation 20:1–3). A new, glorious temple has been established in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 40—48). The final rebellion against God has been quashed, and Satan has received his just punishment, an eternity in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:7–10.) The Great White Throne Judgment has taken place, and mankind has been judged (Revelation 20:11–15).

In Revelation 21:1 God does a complete make-over of heaven and earth (Isaiah 65:17; 2 Peter 3:12–13). The new heaven and new earth are what some call the “eternal state” and will be “where righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:13). After the re-creation, God reveals the New Jerusalem. John sees a glimpse of it in his vision: “The Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). This is the city that Abraham looked for in faith (Hebrews 11:10). It is the place where God will dwell with His people forever (Revelation 21:3). Inhabitants of this celestial city will have all tears wiped away (Revelation 21:4).

The New Jerusalem will be fantastically huge. John records that the city is nearly 1,400 miles long, and it is as wide and as high as it is long—the New Jerusalem being in equal in length, width, and depth (Revelation 21:15–17). The city will be dazzling in every way. It is lighted by the glory of God (verse 23). Its twelve foundations, bearing the names of the twelve apostles, are “decorated with every kind of precious stone” (verse 19). It has twelve gates, each a single pearl, bearing the names of the twelve tribes of Israel (verses 12 and 21). The street will be made of pure gold (verse 21).

The New Jerusalem will be a place of unimagined blessing. The curse of the old earth will be gone (Revelation 22:3). In the city are the tree of life “for the healing of the nations” and the river of life (verses 1–2). It is the place that Paul spoke of: “In the coming ages [God] might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:7). The New Jerusalem is the ultimate fulfillment of all God’s promises. The New Jerusalem is God’s goodness made fully manifest.

Who are the residents of the New Jerusalem? The Father and the Lamb are there (Revelation 21:22). Angels are at the gates (verse 12). But the city will be filled with God’s redeemed children. The New Jerusalem is the righteous counter to the evil Babylon (Revelation 17), destroyed by God’s judgment (Revelation 18). The wicked had their city, and God has His. To which city do you belong? Babylon the Great or the New Jerusalem? If you believe that Jesus, the Son of God, died and rose again and have asked God to save you by His grace, then you are a citizen of the New Jerusalem. “God raised [you] up with Christ and seated [you] with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:6). You have “an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade” (1 Peter 1:4). If you have not yet trusted Christ as your Savior, then we urge you to receive Him. The invitation is extended: “The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come!’ Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life” (Revelation 22:17).

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