END-TIME STUDY;PREPARING FOR RAPTURE ( PART 2 ): WASHING YOUR GARMENT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

PREPARING FOR RAPTURE (PART2): WASHING YOUR GARMENT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

TEXTS:   REVELATIONS 7: 9-17

REVELATIONS 7:9-17 (KJV)

9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 

10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

14 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.

15 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.

16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

17 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.
 
INTRODUCTION

One day, I got an email from one lady-evangelist that I exchange end-times emails with. In the email, She narrated a testimony she had on one fateful day. The Lord used the testimony to bless and inspire me a lot. I share the testimony as follows.

My friend said she just finished using the toilet and she was washing her hands in the basin. That was about the third time she used the toilet and she washed her hands, each time, after such use. As she was washing her hands, she said she heard a voice, which she recognized, in heart. The Voice asked her ‘why are you washing your hands’? She replied I just used the toilet. I am washing my hands to cleanse any germ I might have contacted. But, You washed your hand in the morning after using the toilet! The Voice asked her again. Yes, I did because I used the toilet in the morning. Anytime, I use the toilet I wash my hands to cleanse any germs I might have contacted. My friend replied.

Why then do you take as less serious and important, the washing of your heavenly garment? The Voice finally asked a question that totally caused my friend to have a change of orientation. Perhaps, my lady-evangelist friend never realized she had an heavenly garment that she needed to take its wash as serious as she washed her hands to prevent infection with germs. She realized she has not measured up to expectations in this regard.

Are you in the same shoes my friend was before she had a change of orientation? Do you know you have a garment God reckons with? Do you even know how to take care of this garment? What exactly is this garment for? How is this garment connected to Rapture? If you do not already know these things, this teaching plans to explore them. Or do you already know about this garment but are complacent in handling it? Why then do you take as less serious and important, the washing of your heavenly garment?

WHAT IS THE GARMENT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS?

To answer this question, let us see from the bible whether we can draw an analogy between types of garment and righteousness. We arrive at two major types as follows.

1)  FILTHY RAG (FILTHY GARMENT), 

Isaiah 64: 6a
6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags;
 

Here, God links a type of righteousness to Filthy rag (filthy garment). If we are to interpret this verse, we can say that, if we are to liken our level of righteousness to the nature of  garment we put on, then we can say that all of us are putting on filthy rag and this filthy rag make us, all, unclean. This was the state of any man before he knows JESUS CHRIST. All unrepentant sinners are still like this. No one has power to remove this filthy garment by himself unless He repents in Christ Jesus.

2)  FINE LINEN (FINE GARMENT), 

Revelations 19: 7-8
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
 
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.                                                                                  

Here, God links a type of righteousness to Fine Linen (garment) and says those who will be raptured must be dressed in this garment (see Part 1 of this teaching). Unlike the filthy garment that is unclean, God says this type of garment is fine, clean, and white. When we give our lives to Jesus Christ and became born-again, our filthy rags were removed and we are dressed with the beautiful garment of righteousness, the fine linen. So when we say garment of righteousness in the remainder of this teaching, it is this FINE LINEN, clean and white that we are referring to.

DO YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR GARMENT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS?

YES! There is a deliberate need to take care of your garment of righteousness because Jesus Christ says you must take care of it. Lets read Revelations 16:15

Revelations 16:15
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his
garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

Jesus Christ said in this scripture above that if you did not keep your garment, when He comes at rapture, you will walk naked and your shame will be seen. 

The phrase ‘keep his garment’ means exactly two things:

1) To keep your garment means to make sure you did not lose it or remove your garment from you.
 
2) To keep your garment means to make sure your garment is in proper shape; not tattered, nor wretched.

If you lose your garment or remove it, and have nothing to wear, you will be naked and people will see your shame just like JESUS CHRIST said in the scripture above. Also, if you did not keep your garment very well and it became torn or wretched, people will still see your nakedness and you will be ashamed.

The first case of removing the garment is for the backslider. The bible makes us to understand that Jesus Christ is our righteousness. We put Him (Jesus) on like garment. So, when a believer backslides, he has not kept his garment. He has removed Righteousness (Jesus Christ) altogether from his life. He has removed his garment. 

The second case is for believers who have not backslided but have unconfessed and unforgiven sins in their lives. All these sins are defilement to them. They tarnish the righteousness of Jesus Christ that they put on as garment. Even though, they are still in Christ and they have not removed their own garments like the backsliders, Their garments have become torn and filthy again. Soon, that filthy garment they put on will expose their nakedness and people will see their shame.

Keeping your garment, like Jesus Christ said, will help you, believer, prevent yourself from the two situations above, arising from not keeping your garment.

The next thing is to look how to keep or maintain (wash) your garment of righteousness clean and white. But before that, let us look at why we need to keep our garment clean and white.

IS GARMENT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IMPORTANT TO MAKE RAPTURE?

YES! One principal requirement to making rapture is that we must possess garment of righteousness and that it must be holy, white and clean (not filthy) up to the last minute of rapture. Lets briefly look at why this garment and its condition are both necessary at rapture.

1) WITHOUT GARMENT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE   RAPTURE    

Mathew 22:11-14 

11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 

12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

From the text above, we see how God, The Father, will make the possession of garment of righteousness a prerequisite to be at the marriage supper of The Lamb.

2)  IF THE GARMENT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS DIRTY, STAINED OR FILTHY, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE RAPTURE 

Ephesians 5:27 
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 

Revelations 19:8-9
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 

9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

From the two scriptures above, we see that, to make rapture, God expects the garment of righteousness on us to have ‘no spot’, ‘no wrinkle’, ‘ no blemish’ but that it should be holy, clean and white; the exact state it was when we first surrendered to Jesus Christ. So, in order to know how to keep our garment of righteousness clean and white or how to wash it, first, we have to know what can make it dirty (unclean, spotted, wrinkled).

WHAT STAINS, SPOTS, WRINKLES, AND DEFILEMENTS DO YOU HAVE ON YOUR OWN GARMENT?
 

As we have already shown above that we were in filthy rags before we surrendered to Jesus Christ. These dirty rags just depict how spiritually dirty we were before holy God because of our sins. But when we give our lives to Jesus Christ, He washes away all the sins that brought filthiness to us. He took away the filthy rag and gave us spiritually fine linen of righteousness.

So, anytime a believer falls into sin, the fine linen he is putting on begins to become unholy, stained, wrinkled, defiled, until it becomes a filthy rag again. Any unrepented, unconfessed or unforgiven SINs will eventually stain our garments of righteousness that Jesus purchased for us and we will become filthy gain and unworthy for rapture. 

What stains are on your own garment?  How have you soiled your garment since Jesus Christ purchased it for you? Is it the stain of lusts, worldliness, and disobedience to God, immoral dressing or some other stains you have on your own garment?

WASH YOUR GARMENT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

As believers, we are not supposed to commit sins deliberately again. If we do, we will face the fierce wrath of God because we will be nailing His Son to the cross again and subjecting Him to open shame. However, any sin we commit unconsciously is still a sin and will still be a stain to our wedding garment of Lamb of God and must be washed away.

Our text above is very clear about how to wash our garments from stains of Sins. Revelations 7:9-14 above makes us understand that Apostle John saw the people that will make the rapture and all of them have one thing in common;  they have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 

Verse 14 can be expatiated as follows above.

•  All those that made rapture washed their robes; This suggests that their robes were dirty, stained, spotted or filthy before they washed it.

•  All of them made the robes white;  This suggests that they continued the washing of their robes till all dirts were removed.

•  They washed their robes in the blood of Jesus.

All the actions above were done deliberately, not by accident. This verse, Revelations 7: 14 was what the Bible summarized in Revelations 19:7-8.

Revelations 19: 7-8
 
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 

These two verses imply that the bride of Christ deliberately makes herself ready. So, you can see that to wash your garment is to make yourself ready. Will you wash your garment and make yourself ready? Will you come and wash your garment before Jesus comes? Wash! I say wash!

HOW TO WASH YOUR GARMENT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

How then do you wash your garment? Any time you ask God genuinely for mercy and forgiveness of Sins (REPENTANCE) you are washing your garment. This repentance will help you wash away the stains of sins that have come into your life by carelessness, ignorance, or through any other means. These stains will hinder a believer from making rapture if they are not attended to. I do not encourage that a believer commit sin deliberately.

This is how I wash my own garment:

Lord, Jesus Christ, have mercy on me. Forgive me all sins. Forgive me all sins that can lead me to hell. Forgive me all sins that can deny me a place in heaven. Forgive me all sins that can make me miss the rapture. Wash me with your blood. Wash my body, soul and spirit. Wash me inside and outside. Wash my garment with your blood and prepare me ready for your coming. Cover me with your blood in Jesus name. Amen.

I say this prayer as many times as possible in a day, even if it is just for 1or 2 minute each time. Sometimes, I say this prayer as many as 10 to 15 times a day or as God allows me. I have attached this prayer to my use of water. Most time I use water for any purpose, I say this prayer. I encourage you also to say this prayer as often as possible in a day. We do not know the day nor the hour that Son of man will come and any little stain of sin will disqualify us. That is why you must wash in his blood all the time to stay blameless.

You can see that, contrary to some believers that say we do not need to ask for forgiveness of sins again apart from the one we asked on the day we give our lives to Jesus, we need to continue repenting till Jesus comes even though we are to avoid committing sins. You also must make conscious effort to run away from sin.

SUMMARY

We can see that the issue of garment is very important. Joshua, the High Priest was resisted by satan because Joshua was adorned in filthy garment (Zechariah 3:1-4). And the Lord forgave the iniquity of Joshua, the High Priest and likened it removing the filthy garment from him.

We have also read how a man was cast into lake of fire at the marriage supper of the Lamb for not having the wedding garment.

We have also read that garment is our righteousness which could be defiled by sins. And lastly, we have also read that those who made rapture are the only people who washed their garment clean and white in the blood of the lamb. They made rapture because they kept washing their garment to make it clean. 

You can choose to be wise like those who wash their garments in the blood of the Lamb. Wash your garment before trumpet sounds. Cultivate the habit of daily repentance of all sins you commit in thought, actions, words and by other means. It is difficult not to stain the garment but it is easier to wash it in the blood of the Lamb.

ACTIONS
 
Are you an elect of Christ? Are you truly saved? Are you on the narrow road? Do you want to make the rapture/heaven? If your answers are yes, then,                                                  
• Make all efforts to heed the warnings of Jesus Christ.
• Be watchful. Pay attention to what is happening around the World and see whether they match what the scriptures say.
• Be filled with the Holy Spirit and be in the Spirit all the time.
• Fast, consecrate yourself, run away from sin and worldliness.

If your answers are NO, then you can repent today. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord.

PRAYERS
 
If you will like to confess your sins and accept Jesus to save you, say the following prayers, sincerely and faithfully and make a determination never to commit sin again.

Lord, Jesus Christ, I am sorry for all my sins. I confess them with my mouth and I ask for mercy. Please forgive me and wash me in your blood. I accept you as my personal Lord and Saviour. Write my name in the book of life. Give me power over sins and fill me with your Spirit and Joy of Salvation. When rapture trumpet sounds, let me make it. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus name, I pray. 

Begin to read bible. Begin with the book of John. Pray always. Fast regularly (you can begin with once in a week). Look for a bible believing church where they teach repentance, holiness, salvation and fellowship with them. Pray before you go. Don’t just go to any church. There are a lot of deceptions out there. If you need our assistance, we can recommend for you, if you email us. Always run away from SINS.

•  Lord, Jesus Christ, do not shut the door of your wedding banquet against me and my family.

•  Lord, Jesus Christ. Enlist me as your wise bride.

•  Lord, Jesus Christ, forgive me all sins that can make me to miss rapture and the Kingdom of God.

•  Lord Jesus Christ, wash my wedding garment in your blood and make it ready.

•   Fill me with the grace to watch and pray. 

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We will like to get as many people as possible ready for rapture. We wish nobody goes through the great tribulation. What are happening now are child’s play.                                          
 
Shalom.                                       
JESUScoming

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END-TIME STUDY; PREPARING FOR RAPTURE (PART 1)

TOPIC:   PREPARING FOR RAPTURE (PART 1)

TEXTS:   REVELATIONS 19 : 6-9

REVELATIONS 19:6-9 (KJV)

6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and HIS WIFE HATH MADE HERSELF READY.

8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

INTRODUCTION

The day of rapture is the day of wedding of our LORD, JESUS CHRIST; the day HE will be spiritually married to HIS wife that HE loves so much, The CHURCH. This is a marriage that will be consummated in heaven. This event is supposed to be the blessed hope of true believers at this time.

As most earthly marriages are done with full preparations from both the groom and the bride, this marriage is no exception as regards preparations. I hardly hear of marriages that are done on impromptu. Before marriages, the parents of both bride and groom take a good time to prepare in advance. The bride takes time to select her wedding gown, her wedding shoes and other items ahead of time and ensures they are in good condition before the day of wedding. The groom does no less. He selects his wedding suit, wedding shoes, wedding rings and other items.  

As the wedding day draws nearer, both the groom and the bride put on hold any activity that can hinder their wedding. They begin to put finish touches to their preparations. At this time, the only agenda on their schedules is how to conduct a successful wedding. They continue like this until the marriage is eventually hosted.

Once again, the marriage of Our Lord, JESUS CHRIST, is no exception. GOD, THE FATHER of THE GROOM, JESUS CHRIST, is busy perfecting the plans for the marriage of HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST. The Groom, too, is preparing. The MAIN AGENDA on the calendar of GOD, for now, is this wedding of HIS SON. All pointers indicate this.

But, is the wife preparing for this wedding? Many Christians, over time, have disapproved that believers need to consciously prepare for this wedding. When you try to sensitize some believers, they quickly put up a defence for their non-preparation and reply that nobody knows the day. What an excuse for failure is this?

If we examined our text above, we would see that the whole heaven begin to rejoice for 2 reasons: 1) the day of the wedding is come, and 2) the WIFE hath MADE HERSELF READY. The wife was not made ready. She made herself ready. It takes conscious effort to make oneself ready. It takes self preparation.

But why would the whole heaven be rejoicing because the wife is ready and not because the groom is ready? There are two simple reasons. 1) The bride is the cynosure of all eyes in a wedding ceremony 2) Once the bride is ready, it is most certain that the wedding can now hold. Any believer that consciously refuse to make herself ready will be ashamed because she will not be worthy of that wedding.

Thank God. The wedding has not been held, yet. We can now consciously begin PREPARATIONS FOR RAPTURE.

ALL ARE PREPARING FOR THE BRIDE

It is disheartening that majority of believers are not preparing for rapture, the wedding of the Lamb of God. On this all-important day, the earth and all that will not make this wedding, will be impacted in a way that will be too difficult to reverse. All preparations are in top gears but the bride for whom these preparations are done are not sensitive.

May be we should sensitize ourselves on the levels of preparations that are going on in both heavens and on earth so that we can know that we need to prepare, too, perhaps we have been complacent.

•  GOD, THE FATHER, is preparing.
HE is busy sending invitations to you, even you. Mathew 22: 1-4.

1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain KING (GOD, THE FATHER), WHICH MADE A MARRIAGE FOR HIS SON (JESUS CHRIST),

3 And SENT FORTH HIS SERVANTS TO CALL THEM (INVITE YOU) THAT WERE BIDDEN TO THE WEDDING:  and they would not come.

4 Again, HE SENT FORTH OTHER SERVANTS, saying, Tell them (YOU) which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and ALL THINGS ARE READY: COME UNTO THE MARRIAGE.

•  JESUS CHRIST is preparing. 
HE is preparing to descend with a shout (of joy) to meet HIS wife.              
1 Thessalonian 4:16

16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

•  The DEAD in CHRIST are preparing.
They are busy preparing to lead the bride to the wedding banquet.               
1 Thessalonian 4 : 16.
                                                                         
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
                         
•  The ANGELS are preparing.
They are busy preparing to receive the bride with joy into the wedding banquet. Revelations 19: 7
                                                             
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
                                                            
•  The HEAVEN is preparing.
The heaven is busy preparing to open door for the bride to enter.      Revelation 6: 14
                                                                     
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
                                                            
•  The EARTH is preparing.

The earth is preparing to reel to and fro like a drunkard to usher in the Lord (massive earthquake).  Isaiah 24:19-20, Revelation 6:12
                   
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.

20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

•  The SUN is preparing.
The Sun is busy preparing to give off its light. Joel 2: 31, Mathew 24:29, Revelation 6: 12

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

•  The MOON is preparing.
The Moon is preparing to turn to blood. Joel 2 : 31, Mathew 24 :29,  Revelation 6 : 12
                                                                       
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
                 
•  The STARS are preparing.
The Stars are preparing to cast down. Mathew 24 :29, Revelation 6 :13

13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
                                                     
•  The MOUNTAINS are preparing.
The Mountains are preparing to be moved out of their places. Revelations 6 : 14
                                                                              
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

•  The TRUMPET, even the Trumpet, is preparing.
The Trumpet is preparing to sound to usher in the royal bride of Jesus.   
1 Corinthians 15: 52.
                                                           
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.


IS THE BRIDE PREPARING FOR HERSELF?

We can see that the stakes are high, very high, when it comes to the issues of rapture (the marriage of the bride, the church to the Lord, who redeemed her). Preparations have reached advanced staged.

But what is the bride that all these things are done for, doing? She is busy fornicating with the world. She goes about soiling her wedding garment all around. She makes no effort to put anything in place. She is busy copying the footsteps of her senior sisters, the 5 foolish virgins. She pays no attention to time. She will not learn from her senior sisters, the 5 foolish virgins, who wept bitterly for missing their groom, until she also weeps and gnashes her teeth for missing her own groom, too.

WILL YOU RATHER PREPARE?

Do the descriptions above fit you? Be sincere with yourself. If the answer is yes, then you are not preparing for rapture. If you continue like this, the door of the wedding banquet might just be shut against you.  Mathew 25: 10

10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

But there is good news, the wedding has not been held. The door has not been shut. You can still enter if you prepare for it. Though, you are lagging behind in your preparation, you can still make it if you hasten up and make up for the time you lost wandering about. It takes time to prepare your wedding garment.

Let the preparation begin.

SUMMARY

This part 1 of the teaching is not really meant for diving into the preparation for rapture but to try to convince you that you have to prepare for rapture, unlike contrary opinion, and to provide a platform for your self-evaluation of how much you have invested towards this wedding.

Now I believe that you have been convinced that there is a deliberate need for you to prepare for the wedding of the Lamb of God. Also, I believe you can evaluate how much you have put into your own preparation.

Part 2 of this teaching, to be released soon, will try to explore biblically, how God expects us to prepare for this wedding. Please join us and let us prepare together.

ACTIONS

Are you an elect of Christ? Are you truly saved? Are you on the narrow road? Do you want to make the rapture/heaven? If your answers are yes, then,                                                 
• Make all efforts to heed the warnings of Jesus Christ.
• Be watchful. Pay attention to what is happening around the World and see whether they match what the scriptures say.
• Be filled with the Holy Spirit and be in the Spirit all the time.
• Fast, consecrate yourself, run away from sin and worldliness.

If your answers are NO, then you can repent today. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord.

PRAYERS

If you will like to confess your sins and accept Jesus to save you, say the following prayers, sincerely and faithfully and make a determination never to commit sin again.

Lord, Jesus Christ, I am sorry for all my sins. I confess them with my mouth and I ask for mercy. Please forgive me and wash me in your blood. I accept you as my personal Lord and Saviour. Write my name in the book of life. Give me power over sins and fill me with your Spirit and Joy of Salvation. When rapture trumpet sounds, let me make it. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus name, I pray.

Begin to read bible. Begin with the book of John. Pray always. Fast regularly (you can begin with once in a week). Look for a bible believing church where they teach repentance, holiness, salvation and fellowship with them. Pray before you go. Don’t just go to any church. There are a lot of deceptions out there. If you need our assistance, we can recommend for you, if you email us. Always run away from SINS.

•  Lord, Jesus Christ, do not shut the door of your wedding banquet against me and my family.
•  Lord, Jesus Christ. Enlist me as your wise bride.
•  Lord, Jesus Christ, forgive me all sins that can make me to miss rapture and the Kingdom of God.
•  Lord Jesus Christ, wash my wedding garment in your blood and make it ready.
•  Fill me with the grace to watch and pray. 

For more information, question or contribution, please send email to us at raptureglorious@gmail.com or jesuscoming@yahoo.com and please tell others to join us. We teach people deep word of God about holiness, righteousness and how to prepare for rapture. You can send email to us to receive the teachings, free. We also send breaking news of end-time events that happen around the world to people with bible verses that match them. You can send email to us to receive them, free.

We will like to get as many people as possible ready for rapture. We wish nobody goes through the great tribulation. What are happening now are child’s play. 
                                       
Shalom.
JESUScoming.

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END-TIME STUDY; THE DAY OF THE LORD

TOPIC:   THE DAY OF THE LORD

TEXT:     JOEL 2:28-31

28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before THE GREAT AND THE TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD come.

INTRODUCTION

One day, I was seeing off my evangelist-friend to the bus-stop and we decided to buy a piece of bread as we went. The bread we chose to buy was so small and yet very expensive and we were shocked. In a swift reaction, my evangelist-friend prayed aloud that our Lord, Jesus Christ, should return quickly. The woman selling the bread also quickly prayed after my friend that Jesus Christ should come and make Nigeria better.

Then, I realized that the woman had a wrong meaning of what The Lord, Jesus Christ, will do when HE comes. I quickly explained to her that The Lord, Jesus Christ, is not coming to fix or make Nigeria better when HE comes but rather to rapture the saints and punish all nations/mankind left behind through the great tribulation.

There are many of such misconceptions all around. Even, in the church, there are misconceptions about issues of Rapture. Many pastors don’t even preach it and yet, millions don’t even know yet that The Lord Jesus Christ is coming. It is because of wrong perceptions like this that I have to prepare this teaching on THE DAY OF THE LORD and how to prepare for it (the teaching on preparation for the day of The Lord will come next after this teaching).

In the text verses we just read, above, Prophet Joel mentioned a lot of events that will happen as a build-up to a certain day. What day is that? Prophet Joel called it the great and the terrible DAY of THE LORD.                                              

Amongst other things, Prophet Joel said there will be outpouring of HOLY SPIRIT who will bring about many people seeing visions, dreams and prophesying about wonders in heavens and on earth. He also said the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the DAY OF THE LORD. If all these things have to happen to usher in a particular day, then that day is worth studying.
                   
In verse 31, Joel said “before THE GREAT AND THE TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD” This phrase is particularly contrasting (it looks like word and opposite) and awe-striking. How can a day be both great and terrible at the same time? Anybody who is not Spirit-filled might be tempted to say that it is not possible. To explore the possibility of this phrase, let us see more of what the bible has to say about this day.

JESUS CHRIST’ PROPHECY OF RAPTURE

MATHEW 24: 29-31, 36 (I advise that you read the whole Mathew chapter 24 for better understanding)

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Then verse 36

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

COMPARING JOEL’S PROPHECY WITH JESUS’ PROPHECY

From the Mount-Olivetti sermon i.e (the whole of sermon delivered by The Lord, Jesus Christ, on the mountain of Olive in Mathew chapter 24), Our Lord, Jesus Christ,  mentioned a lot of events that will also happen as a build-up to a particular day, like Prophet Joel also did earlier. In verse 29, The Lord, Jesus Christ, said that the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven. This is similar to what Joel also said in Joel 2:30 but in Mathew 24: 30-31, Jesus said the SON OF MAN shall come in clouds and HIS angels shall gather HIS elects. Also, in Mathew 24:36, Jesus said nobody knows this DAY THAT THE LORD WILL GATHER HIS ELECTS i.e. the day that the Lord will RAPTURE His elects.

So by similarity, the day Joel called THE GREAT AND THE TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD in Joel 2:30 was the day that The Lord, Jesus Christ, called THE DAY OF RAPTURE in Mathew 24: 30-31.

CAN A DAY BE GREAT AND TERRIBLE AT THE SAME TIME?

Now, we have ascertained by comparing Prophet Joel’s prophecy with Jesus’ prophecy that THE DAY OF THE LORD is the DAY THAT THE LORD JESUS COMES TO TAKE HIS ELECTS (i.e day of RAPTURE).  How then, can this day be both great and terrible (Joel 2:30)? The answer is simple: THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL BE GREAT FOR THOSE THAT ARE TAKEN BY SON OF MAN (those raptured) because they will enter into heaven straight away without having to experience death, but THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL BE TERRIBLE for those that miss the rapture. Many of the people that miss the rapture will die through sudden destruction of rapture and will go straight to hell. Others that escape the sudden destruction among the people that miss rapture will enter straight into the great tribulation. (To understand this very well, see our teaching titled 'Preparing For Rapture, Part 4, Praying Always To Escape').

This is why The Day Of The Lord is both great and terrible; great for those that make the rapture, terrible for those that miss it.

THE DAY OF THE LORD IS TERRIBLE

The bible has just made it clear to us that THE DAY OF THE LORD is terrible and through-out the bible, the bible talks more that the day of Lord is terrible than it talks that the day is great. The reason for this may be that by talking more of how terrible The Day Of The Lord (The Day Of Rapture) will be, people may try hard to avoid being left behind at rapture. Let us see what other Prophets of God has said about how terrible the day of the Lord will be so that we too can work hard to avoid being left behind at rapture.

PROPHET AMOS’ ACCOUNT OF THE DAY OF THE LORD

AMOS 5:18-19

18 Woe unto you that desire THE DAY OF THE LORD! to what end is it for you? THE DAY OF THE LORD is darkness, and not light.

19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

PROPHET ISAIAH’ ACCOUNT OF THE DAY OF THE LORD

ISAIAH 13:6-10

6 Howl ye; for THE DAY OF THE LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:

8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.

9 Behold, THE DAY OF THE LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

1 THESSALONIANS 5:2
2 For yourselves know perfectly that THE DAY OF THE LORD so cometh as a thief in the night.

PROPHET ZEPHANIAH’ S ACCOUNT OF THE DAY OF THE LORD

ZEPHANIAH 1:14-18

14 The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.

17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.

18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD�S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

For more about what the God says about the day of the lord, you can check the following verses: (Jeremiah 46:10, Ezekiel 30:3, Joel 1:15,  2 Peter 3:10, the book of revelation and more)

WHY WILL GOD MAKE THE DAY OF THE LORD (THE DAY OF RAPTURE)  TO BE THIS TERRIBLE?

For answer to this question, let us go to the book of Isaiah.

ISAIAH 24: 5-6

5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and FEW men left.

From the above, there are 4 things that God said the people have done. They are listed below:

1.  People have defiled the earth.
2.  People have transgressed God’s laws i.e. they have broken God’s laws.    
3.  People have changed God’s ordinances.
4.  People have broken the everlasting covenants.

All of sins that men commit today must fall into at least one of the categories above. For example, bloodshed, use of atomic weapons, massive pollution, deforestation and so on fall under defiling of earth. Homosexuality, genetic mutation, cloning of babies and others fall under 'changing of God’s ordinance' (natural order). Idolatry falls under breaking His everlasting covenant to be our God and us to be His people and so many sins we commit against Him on daily basis.

Because of all these things only FEW people that have not done any of the 4 things above  or that have repented will be raptured and majority of the rest that are left behind will be burned with the fire of Jealous of God. How terrible can this be?

GOOD NEWS

You can be among these FEW people that will escape. It takes conscious effort to prepare and be ready to escape. Will you start the preparations today?

CONCLUSION

From all the accounts above, We can see that what the bread-seller (the one I mentioned in the introduction) taught would happen on the day of the Lord was wrong. In the same way, there are many people in the church that are not preparing for the day of the Lord in holiness and in righteousness and we can see that what they will go through if they are left behind will not be what they bargained for.
Amos 5:18 says

18 Woe unto you that desire THE DAY OF THE LORD! to what end is it for you? THE DAY OF THE LORD is darkness, and not light.

To desire the day of the Lord is not to prepare to escape on that day. The day of the Lord is terrible indeed! But I pray it will be great and glorious for us in Jesus’ name. Begin to prepare to escape in Jesus’ name.

RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTIONS

Are you an elect of Christ? Are you truly saved? Are you on the narrow road? Do you want to make the rapture/heaven? If your answers are yes, then,

1.   Make all efforts to heed the warnings of Jesus Christ.
2.   Be watchful. Pay attention to what is happening around the World and see whether they match what the scriptures say.
3.   Be filled with the Holy Spirit and be in the Spirit all the time.
4.   Pray, Fast, consecrate yourself, run away from sin and worldliness.

If your answers are NO? Please, repent today. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour and forsake sins so that your name can be written in the book of life. Please, say this prayer genuinely and make sincere determination to forsake sins and follow Him to the end.

Lord, Jesus Christ, please forgive me all my sins. Watch away my sins with your blood and save my soul. I accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Write my name in the book of life and help me to make rapture and escape the great tribulations. Give me power not to return to sins in Jesus name. Amen.

1.   Ask Him for forgiveness of all your sins at all times
2.   begin to live in holiness and righteousness,
3.   And begin to pray as He said in Luke 21:36

PRAYERS

• Lord Jesus, please let the day of the Lord be great for me and not terrible.
• O Lord, lead me on the narrow road to a safe haven.
• Lord Jesus, help me to go with you at the sound of the trumpet.
• Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me all sins that can make me to miss rapture and the kingdom of God.
• Lord Jesus Christ, I call upon your name for salvation. Save me.

Our previous teachings include the followings. You can send email to us to ask for anyone of them.                                                            
• 50 Signs of end-time/Rapture
• Why We Must Watch
• Awareness of SIN
• Awareness of False Prophets
• JESUS CHRIST, The Only Way Out
• The Book With The 7 Seals, Part 1
• The book with the 7 Seals, Part 2, (Revelations 6 versus Mathew 24)

God has an urgent warning for YOUTH about hell and heaven. You can also request for it.

For more information, question or contribution, please send email to us at raptureglorious@gmail.com or jesuscoming@yahoo.com  or visit us at www.jesuscoming1.blogspot.com  and please tell others to join us. We will like to get as many people as possible ready for rapture. We wish nobody goes through the great tribulation. What are happening in the world now are child’s play to what will happen after rapture.


TO MAKE RAPTURE:
confess your sins to JESUS CHRIST and ask Him to save you.
repent of your sins constantly on daily basis and run away from sins.
Be filled with the Holy Spirit
Live in Holiness and Righteousness
Do all Restitution
cut off all worldliness.
forgive all people.
pray and fast.
consecrate and study the bible.
watch.

Shalom.
JESUScoming.

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END-TIME STUDY; THE BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS (PART 2)

TOPIC: THE BOOK WITH 7 SEALS, PART 2 (Revelations 6 versus Mathew 24)

TEXTS: MATHEW 24:1-9, REVELATIONS 6:1-16

MATHEW 24:1-9 (KJV)

24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the End-of-world?
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.


REVELATIONS 6:1-17

6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?


INTRODUCTION

In the part 1 of this teaching, we explored the visions of two great servants of GOD, Prophet Daniel and Apostle John, concerning 'a book' they each saw at two different occasions and times. We further tried to prove that both of them saw the same book, by trying to analyze the similarities between the visions of these two men. However, Daniel made us to understand that the book he saw had to do with Rapture-of-saints/End-of- world and also that the book contained the names of those who would be redeemed at that time. To finally ascertain that the book that John saw was the same book that Daniel saw, we have then to prove that the book that John saw also had to do with Rapture-of- saints/End-of-world and/or contained the names of those that would be redeemed at that time.

To achieve this, let us compare the visions seen by John after the 7 seals of the book he saw were broken in Revelations 6:1-17, with other Rapture-of-saints/end-of-world accounts. For this purpose, let us compare the visions of John with the popular mount Olivetti sermon delivered by Our Lord Jesus Christ concerning Rapture-of-saints/end-of-world in Mathew 24:1-9.

MATCHING JOHN'S VISION WITH CHRIST'S TEACHINGS: REVELATION 6:1-17 VERSUS MATHEW 24:1-9

i THE FIRST SEAL
After the 1st seal was broken in rev 6:1-2, a white horse with a rider who had a bow and a crown on his head was released and he went on to conquer and was conquering.

The question we should ask at this junction is: who is this rider that had a crown on his head and was conquering about? Please, take a minute to solve this puzzle before you continue with the remainder of this teaching. Did you say He was Jesus? I expected you to say He was Jesus. Many Christians might be tempted to say that the rider was Jesus CHRIST, but no, they are wrong.

ALERT/CAUTION/WARNING: Just as you just took this rider to be Jesus because he mimicked Jesus in appearance, the church/body of Christ will also take him to be Jesus when he enters the church. After this teaching, you should be able to identify this rider in case he enters your place of worship. Now we are going to remove the mask from the face of this rider/impostor.

Before we answer this question, let's stress that whatever GOD does, Satan wants to copy GOD and be like GOD. See Isaiah 14:12-14.
Now let us compare Revelations 6:1-2 with Mathew 24:4-5. From the latter, JESUS taught/prophesied that towards HIS coming i.e. Rapture-of-saints/end of world, many people who were not CHRIST would go out and parade themselves falsely as Christ and would conquer many Christians by deception.

So, by extension, the man on the white horse in the former, who would parade himself like the real CHRIST is the false Christ/antichrist who will conquer many churches/Christians and the people of the world by deception.

This was what Paul, The Apostle, was talking about in 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-4 when he said there will be falling away, first, and then the revealing of the antichrist before JESUS will return to rapture the faithful church. JESUS CHRIST himself foresaw the extent of the falling away of the church that HE asked in Luke 18:8 whether HE would find believers in genuine faith when He came back. The falling away of Christians/churches through deceptions, false teachings, false miracles, apostasy, lukewarmness and all such would be engineered by the rider of the white horse of rev 6:1-2, the antichrist, through the spirit of the antichrist.

The spirit of the antichrist would enter the church and pollute the church through false miracles, false gospels, false doctrines, motivation speaking, introduction of witchcraft in church, ecumenism, worldliness, relegating the word of God, and many other bastardisations that we have in the church now. So disheartening, many Christians/body of Christ will call it 'the move of the Holy Spirit'. They will not be able to discern that it is the spirit of the antichrist that has entered the church and shooting the church with his bow and arrow, thereby conquering the church. This spirit will parade himself as prophets, pastors, evangelists, church leaders and other men of God. The church will think they truly represent Jesus and they will make the elect to fall by deception. Jesus hinted us in mathew24:24 in advance but the church still could not recognize because they look so much like true men of God.

24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets (false pastors inclusive), and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

For our teaching on how to recognize false prophets/pastors, you can send email to raptureglorious@gmail.com or jesuscoming@yahoo.com or visit us on www.jesuscoming1.blogspot.com. The title of the teaching is 'Awareness of False Prophets'.

Finally, to prove that the rider released in revelations 6:1-2 after the first seal was broken was actually not JESUS CHRIST but the false Christ/antichrist that only wanted to mimic/copy the real CHRIST just like Satan the father of the false Christ/antichrist also wants to copy GOD, THE FATHER of our LORD JESUS CHRIST as already seen in Isaiah 14 above, let's read Revelations 19: 11-16 to present the real CHRIST to prove that the rider of revelations 6: 1-2 was the antichrist/false christ that wanted to copy the real CHRIST.

Revelations 19:11-16

11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were MANY CROWNS; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Note the differences: The copy-cat, antichrist, had one crown while the real CHRIST, THE KING of kings and LORD of lords has many crowns. Jesus uses sword while the copy-cat uses a bow.

ii THE SECOND SEAL

After the second seal was broken in revelations 6: 3-4, a red horse that had a rider was released. The rider had a sword and was given the task to take away peace on earth and to make people begin to kill themselves.

In Mathew 24: 4-7, the second thing that JESUS prophesied was that there would be wars or absence of peace. By analogy, this prophecy of JESUS matched with the vision of John that peace would be taken and there would be killings after the second seal was broken.

iii THE THIRD SEAL

After the third seal was broken in revelations 6:5-6, a black horse that had a rider was released. The rider was given a balance and he was charged to make sure that food was so scarce and expensive and also to make money so worthless (economic recession and famine). This means famine and economic recession.

In Mathew 24: 4-7, the third thing JESUS prophesied about was famine. By analogy, this prophecy of JESUS matched with the vision of John that food would be scarce and costly after the third seal was broken.

iv THE FOURTH SEAL

After the fourth seal was broken in revelations 6: 7-8, a pale horse that had a rider was released. The rider's name was death and hell accompanied him and they were charged to kill a quarter of the people on earth with different kinds of plagues like hunger, war, diseases, animals, and so on. Another word to summarize all these things is plague or pestilence.

In Mathew 24:4-7, the fourth thing JESUS prophesied about was pestilence and earthquake. Please, note that earthquake is a kind of plague. By analogy, this prophecy of JESUS matched with the vision of John that there would be plagues and pestilences after the fourth seal was broken.

v THE FIFTH SEAL

After the fifth seal was broken in rev 6: 9-11, the souls of servants of GOD that had been slain began to cry for vengeance and they were assured to hold their peace till many more servants were killed.
In Mathew 24:9, the fifth thing JESUS prophesied about was that Christians would be killed and persecuted. By analogy, this prophecy of JESUS matched with the vision of John that many Christians would be killed.

vi THE SIXTH SEAL

After the sixth seal was broken in rev 6: 12-17, there was massive earthquake, the sun became dark, moon turn to red blood, stars fells from the sky and the stage was set for the great tribulation.

Shortly after these, 144,000 children of Israel were sealed on their foreheads (rev7:1-8), and multitudes that could not be numbered, from all nations and tribes, who escaped from the great tribulation (by means of rapture) were seen by John in heaven, (rapture). See revelations 7:9-14.

In Mathew 24:29-31, JESUS prophesied all these things as well and also said that HIS angels would be sent to gather HIS elects (rapture).

SUMMARY

In summary of this Part 2 of 'The Book with 7 Seals', we have proven with all certainties that the vision of 'The Book with 7 Seals' that John saw was also about Rapture-of-saints/End-of-world just like Prophet Daniel's vision of a book was also about Rapture-of-saints/End-of-world as mentioned earlier. This was achieved by comparing John's vision with the end-of-world teachings/prophecies by Our Lord Jesus Christ on the mount of Olive.

Thus with all certainties, the same book that was earlier seen by Prophet Daniel was also the same book later shown to Apostle John and it is the "book of life' that contains the names of the redeemed. Is your name written in this book? If so, congratulations. But, if not, I urge you to get your name written in this all-important book before rapture or before you die.

What then happened after the 7th seal was broken? Since we all know that the purpose of the 7 seals was to hide the contents of the book. Once the 7th seal was broken, nothing would be hidden again about the book and we would have totally unraveled the visions/prophecies contained in the book.

Thus we would end the unraveling of John's vision of 'The Book with 7 seals' here and we begin another series (The 7 Trumpet Judgments) when the 7th seal was broken.

CONCLUSION

The revelations given to John in the book of revelations, chapter 6, were very chronological. They follow in sequential order until rapture takes place after the breaking of the sixth seal. This is mercy and grace of God not to keep us in total darkness about the happenstance of rapture. Since, the father had not revealed the day nor the hour of rapture to anyone, then this chronological revelations can be taken as a guide to let us know how close we are to the main event, the rapture of the saint.

If we observe closely, we would see that the church has fallen away and is still falling away. There are wars and bloodshed. There is worldwide economic collapse and famine. There are plagues of all types, ranging from incurable diseases to earthquakes, floodings, plane crashes, tsunamis, climating changes among other. Finally, there are high rise of attacks on Christians worshippers in many countries of Africa, Asia and Middle East. Many churches have been bombed in Nigeria, Kenya and many other countries of the world and Christians killed/attacked right inside churches.

All the things prophesied in Mathew, chapter 24, and later given to John in chronological order are now happening. Indeed, the Messiah is coming to rapture the church. Do not wait till the 6th seal become broken till you give your life to Jesus and begin to prepare for His coming. The little time left is still enough to get ready.

ACTIONS

Are you an elect of Christ? Are you truly saved? Are you on the narrow road? Do you want to make the rapture/heaven? If your answers are yes, then,

• Make all efforts to heed the warnings of Jesus Christ.
• Be watchful. Pay attention to what is happening around the World and see whether they match what the scriptures say.

• Be filled with the Holy Spirit and be in the Spirit all the time.
• Pray, Fast, consecrate yourself, run away from sin and worldliness.

If your answers are NO? Why not repent today, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour and forsake sins so that your name can be written in the book of life. Please, say this prayer genuinely.

Lord, Jesus Christ, please forgive me all my sins. Watch away my sins with your blood and save my soul. I accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Write my name in the book of life and help me to make rapture and escape the great tribulations. Give me power not to return to sins in Jesus name. Amen.

PRAYERS
• Lord Jesus, please seal my name in the book of life.
• O Lord, do not allow me to fall into the deception of the antichrist.
• Lord Jesus, Let me escape all traps that Satan has set to make me miss the rapture and the kingdom of God.
• Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me all sins that can make me to miss rapture and the kingdom of God.
• Fill me with the grace to watch and pray.
• Remove my name from those that will worship the antichrist or be here when he shall reign and write my name in book of the reedemed.
Our previous teachings include the followings. You send email to us to ask for anyone of them.

God has an urgent warning for YOUTH about hell and heaven. You can also request for it.

For more information, question or contribution, please send email to us at raptureglorious@gmail.com or jesuscoming@yahoo.com or visit us on visit www.jesuscoming1.blogspot.com and please tell others to join us. We will like to get as many people as possible ready for rapture. We wish nobody goes through the great tribulation. What are happening in the world now are child's play to what will happen after rapture. Shalom


TO MAKE RAPTURE:

Confess Your Sins To The Lord, JESUS CHRIST And Ask Him To Save You.
Repent Of Your Sins Constantly On Daily Basis And Run Away From Sins.
Be Filled With The Holy Spirit.
Live In Holiness And Righteousness.
Do All Restitutions.
Cut Of All Worldliness.
Forgive All People.
Pray And Fast
Consecrate And Study The Bible
Watch.

JESUScoming.

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END-TIME STUDY: THE BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS (PART 1)

TOPIC: THE BOOK WITH 7 SEALS (PART1)

TEXTS: REVELATION 5:1-5, DANIEL 12:1-4

Revelation 5:1-5 (KJV)

5:1 And I saw in the right hand of HIM that sat on the throne, a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

Daniel 12:1-4 (KJV)

12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

INTRODUCTION

In our first text, we read a part of the revelation that JESUS CHRIST gave to Apostle John. Here, Apostle John saw a vision of a BOOK that had 7 SEALS and was placed at the right hand of THE ONE, (GOD) who sits on the throne and a call (challenge) was made by an angel for who could break the SEALS but no one was able to break them except JESUS CHRIST.

What is the book about? What are the SEALS meant to do? Why do the seals need to be broken? Before we answer these questions, let's see what else the Bible has said about the book and the seals through other prophet. For this purpose, let's go through our second text.

MORE ABOUT THE SEALED BOOK

Daniel 12:1-9

Daniel, the Prophet, saw the vision of a book that contained the names of those that will be saved at the end of the world. Verse 2, particularly describes a part of the rapture of the saints where the dead in Christ will rise first as articulated by Paul, the Apostle, in 1 Thessalonians 4:16.

In verse 4, Daniel was asked to shut up (SEAL) the further words of vision he saw concerning the book till the time of the end. Verses 5 and 6 described how Daniel saw a; 'man clothed in linen' say to him when the prophecy shall be fulfilled.

Notice, that the "man clothed in linen' stood upon the waters of a river and other man stood at the bank of the river. That perhaps suggests that Daniel received his vision near a river.

In verses 8 and 9, Daniel complained that he did not understand the vision, then, the 'man in linen' said to him that the further visions about the book are shut up/concealed from Daniel and the book itself was SEALed up.

3 major things can be deduced about the vision of Daniel as follows.

i. The book contains the names of the REDEEMED of the LORD at the end of the world.

ii. The Seal conceals/hides/prevents from our knowledge what will happen at the end of the world when the people whose names are found in the book will be redeemed.

iii. Further visions about the book may be known if the seals are removed or broken.

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN APOSTLE JOHN' AND PROPHET DANIEL' VISIONS

1. Both men saw a book. Revelations 5:1, Daniel 12:1
2. Some things were written inside the books in both cases. Revelations 5:1, Daniel 12:1
3. Both of them saw a book that was either sealed or sealed later. Revelations 5:1, Daniel 12: 4
4. The 'Personality' that showed both of them the vision of the sealed book wore either a garment or fine linen in both cases. Revelation 1: 12-13, Daniel 12:6-7
5. Both visions were received near a river. Revelations 1:9, Daniel 12: 6-7

Based on these similarities, we can conclude that the same book shown to Prophet Daniel in his vision as documented in the book of Daniel was the same book shown to Apostle John in his vision as documented in the book of Revelations. To buttress this assertion, we will like to draw your attention to Revelations 13:8.

8 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.

Here, we can see that it was revealed to Apostle John that those whose names were not written in the Lamb's book of life will worship the antichrist. Those whose names are written in the book of life will have been redeemed (delivered) at rapture and will not worship the antichrist during the great tribulation. This was the exact thing Prophet Daniel was trying to say in Daniel 12:1. We can conclusively say that the book that Prophet Daniel first saw when it was not yet sealed, and had to be sealed later, was the same book Apostle John saw when it had been sealed and it is the book of life.

Apart from the similarities in these particular visions had by these two servants of GOD, which we just listed above, there are other similarities in personalities, lifetimes, ministries, attitudes and visions of Prophet Daniel and Apostle John. We shall treat these in great detail as another topic to come out after the second part of this teaching (Part 2) of 'the book with 7 seals'.

MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JOHN'S AND DANIEL'S VISIONS

While Prophet Daniel saw a book which was opened at the beginning but was later closed/sealed because he could not understand the vision contained in the book, Apostle John saw a book which was closed/sealed at the beginning and he could not understand the vision contained inside because the book was sealed and the seals had to be broken or removed first and this necessitated an angel making a call for who could break the seals so that John could understand the visions inside. Jesus Christ eventually broke the seals and John then understood the visions contained in the book (revelation 5:5).

This breaking of the 7 seals in John's vision will form the second part (Part 2) of this teaching since the seals covering the book had been removed and the visions inside made known to John.

SUMMARY

In summary of this Part 1 of 'The Book with 7 Seals' let us look at what Prophet Isaiah said in the book of Isaiah 29: 11-12.

Isaiah 29:11-12

11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:

12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.

If I were to rephrase verse 11 of Isaiah 29, I would say, supposing a book contained a vision and the book was sealed and the book was given to an educated man to read, the educated man would reply "I cannot read the content of the book because it is sealed''.

This was the exact case of Apostle John. So Isaiah 29:11 perfectly described what happened to Apostle John when He saw the vision of 'the book with 7 seals'.

If I were to rephrase verse 12 of Isaiah 29, I would say, supposing a book which contained a vision was opened and given to an illiterate to read, the illiterate would simply reply "I cannot read the book because I am not educated" and the owner of the book would just close his book.
This was the case of Prophet Daniel. So Isaiah 29:12 perfectly described what happened to Prophet Daniel when He saw an opened book which contained a vision and was asked to close/seal the book because he did not understand the book.

For the riddles of this book to be solved, its 7 seals had to be broken and then the book should be given to a learned man to read.
Now that 'The Lion of the tribe of Judah', 'The Root of David' 'The Lamb that was slain from the beginning of the world' hath prevailed to open the book and to loosen 'the 7 seals' of this book, let's begin to explore the visions of this amazing book that made two great men of GOD to wonder. This exploration will lead us to Part 2 of this teaching. Shalom.

CONCLUSION

The only classification, that matters to God, is whether your name has been written in HIS book of life or not, whether you are on HIS side or on the side of the enemy. There is no sitting on the fence. You cannot be neutral in this case. Even, a decision to be neutral (neither to choose for God nor for satan) is a decision on its own. It is a decision against God.
Has your name been written in this all-important book of life? Do you desire to be delivered (Daniel 12:1) as Prophet Daniel put it? Then seek to write your name inside the book now when you still have the grace to do so.

Do you desire to experience the great tribulation, worship the antichrist (Revelation 13:8) and end in lake of fire with him (Revelations 14:11)? Then you may seek not to write your name in this book of life, though, I BEG you to act otherwise.

ACTIONS

Are you an elect of Christ? Are you truly saved? Are you on the narrow road? Do you want to make the rapture/heaven? If your answers are yes, then,

• Make all efforts to heed the warnings of Jesus Christ.
• Be watchful. Pay attention to what is happening around the World and see whether they match what the scriptures say.
• Be filled with the Holy Spirit and be in the Spirit all the time.
• Fast, consecrate yourself, run away from sin and worldliness.

If your answers are NO? Please, repent today, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour and forsake sins so that your name can be written in the book of life. Please, say this prayer genuinely.

Lord Jesus, please forgive me all my sins. Watch away my sins with your blood and save my soul. I accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Write my name in the book of life and help me to make rapture and escape the great tribulations. Give me power not to return to sins in Jesus name. Amen

PRAYERS

• Lord Jesus, please rescue me and my family from the coming tribulation.
• O Lord, do not allow me to worship the antichrist.
• Lord Jesus, Let me escape all traps that Satan has set to make me miss the rapture and the kingdom of God.
• Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me all sins that can make me to miss rapture and the kingdom of God.
• Fill me with the grace to watch and pray.
• Remove my name from those that will worship the antichrist or be here when he shall reign and write my name in book of the reedemed.

God has an urgent warning for YOUTH about hell and heaven. You can also request for it.

For more information, question or contribution, please send email to us at raptureglorious@gmail.com or jesuscoming@yahoo.com and please tell others to join us. We will like to get as many people as possible ready for rapture. We wish nobody goes through the great tribulation. What are happening now are child's play.

Shalom.

TO MAKE RAPTURE:

Confess Your Sins To The Lord, JESUS CHRIST And Ask Him To Save You.
Repent Of Your Sins Constantly On Daily Basis And Run Away From Sins.
Be Filled With The Holy Spirit.
Live In Holiness And Righteousness.
Do All Restitutions.
Cut Of All Worldliness.
Forgive All People.
Pray And Fast
Consecrate And Study The Bible
Watch.
JESUScoming.

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