Firstfruits Rapture: Part 8

  

In this study, I will discuss several Greek words the New Testament uses to describe events related to the return of Christ.

The Greek noun “Parousia” [G3952], translated as "coming", as in the "coming of the Lord", is a noun and therefore refers to the Lord's coming as an "event".

Mathew 24:27 For as the lightning flashes out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so also shall the coming [G3952] of the Son of man be.

The Parousia is a supernatural event that will initiate at the speed of light as the Lord Jesus makes his “appearance", which is also a noun, or event, translated from the Greek noun “Epiphaneia” [G2015].

2 Timothy 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing [G2015].

“Epiphaneia” [G2015] can also be translated as "manifestation".

2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall the lawless one be unveiled, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the manifestation [G2015] of his coming [G3952].

As discussed in Part 3, when Christ returns at the Parousia, the Lord will appear and manifest himself, but so will also the son of perdition be "unveiled", which will be according to God's will.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 [Even the lawless one], whose coming [G3952] is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and false miracles, and with all seduction of unrighteousness among them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Because the workings of the son of perdition are "after" the working of Satan, the son of perdition cannot be Satan, and I believe that he will actually be a Nephilim, an actual son of Satan, born by a human mother.

Another interesting fact regarding the manifestation of Satan on the Earth is that it is also described as lightening, as the Parousia was also described as occurring like the flash of lightning.

Luke 10:17-18 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

The Bible also uses the Greek verb "Apokalupto" [G601], translated as "revealed", to describe the "appearance", or "manifestation", of both Christ and the son of perdition.

Luke 17:30-32 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed [G601]. In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back; Remember Lot's wife.

Mark 13:14-16 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take anything out of his house; and let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come the departure first, and that man of sin be revealed [G601], the son of perdition.

Interestingly, the Greek noun “Apokalupsis" [G602] is used to describe both the manifestation of the Raptured saints, as well as manifestation, (or revelation), of the Lord Jesus.

Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation [G602] of the sons of God.

1Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing [G602] of Jesus Christ:

1Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation [G602] of Jesus Christ.

1Peter 4:13 But rejoice, in as much as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, [G602] ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
  
The Greek word used to convey the Rapture of the saints is the verb “Harpazo” [G726].

1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain, shall be caught up [G726]together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

This passage of 1 Thessalonians 4 has misled most Christians to believe that Raptured saints will be taken away in the clouds into some heavenly place far away from planet Earth, but this is a complete misconception. Jesus teaches in Luke 17 and Matthew 24 that when the saints are Raptured, they will be as "eagles gathered together around the body"; and these bodies can only be human bodies.

Luke 17:34-37 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them,Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

In Matthew 24:28, instead of using the word “body”, the word “carcase” was used.

Matthew 24:27-28 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. For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

I believe that God has closely guarded these passages to keep their understanding secret until the last days because few Christians have been able to really understand it until recently. But as God is revealing more and more secrets to the true believers in the last days, we are now able to understand previously kept secrets.

Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

There are millions "new agers" who are eagerly awaiting a coming "Ascension" into the fifth dimension. You can Google it, or look it up in You Tube, and see what they are teaching; because ascending into a higher dimension is exactly what the Rapture is; it is the translation of our Earthly bodies into hyper-dimensional, glorified bodies, that will be immortal.

John 5:28-29 Marvel not at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in the graves shall hear his voice and shall come forth; they that have done good unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of condemnation.

Because the events that will occur at the Lord's returns in the Parousia are far beyond our current understanding of physics, it is really impossible for us to imagine what it will really be like.

Firstfruits Rapture: Part 7

 

In this study, I will analyze the parable of the ten virgins and show that the wise virgins represent the tribulation saints: those that are left behind after the man child of Rev 12 is caught up to the throne of God in the Firstfruits Rapture. In verse 1, we see that the kingdom of heaven is likened unto ten virgins who take their lamps, going forth to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

The ten virgins represent all those anticipating the arrival of their Messiah, (the bridegroom). Almost every religion in the world has a type of "Messiah" who they anticipate will one day return for them. The lamp each virgin holds represents the gospel which they follow, and which guides them in their daily walk as they anticipate the return of their Messiah. The Bible teaches that the word of God, (the Bible), is a lamp which lights the path of a true believer, and it is the light from the gospel of salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ that guides the true believer in their daily walk.

Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, “If a man love me, he will keep my words, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”

It is by hearing and understanding of the words of the true gospel of salvation by which a person attains a genuine saving relationship with the bridegroom. In this parable, however, five virgins are wise and five are foolish.

Matthew 25:2-4 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

The vessel represents a person's physical being, and the oil represents the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 9:21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?

1 Thessalonians 4:4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor.

Psalm 23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Psalm 89:20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him.

Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.

While the bridegroom had delayed in his return, all ten virgins fell asleep, but at midnight the arrival of the bridegroom is announced.

Matthew 25:5-6 While the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, "Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him."

The wise virgins that have fallen asleep in this parable absolutely cannot represent the man child of Rev 12 that is caught up in the Firstfruits Rapture. Jesus repeatedly warns about watching for his return, and to not fall asleep.

Romans 13:11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

1 Thessalonians 5:2-7 For you yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, "Peace and safety"; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as the birth pangs that come upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep, do sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

Matthew 24:42-43 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this; that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

Mark 13:34-36 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cock crowing, or in the morning. Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

Luke 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how thou have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

There is no denying how much the Lord has stressed the importance of staying vigilent, and watching for his return; therefore the virgins that fall asleep cannot be representative of the Firstfruits man child, but rather do represent the tribulation saints, which are the remnant of the woman's seed of Rev 12; and they will wake up and become saved during the final tribulation period. The announcement of the Lord's return at midnight is the day when the Lord will come as a thief in the night. Those that have not fallen asleep, (which will include all Elect babies and children), and those that are watching and ready, will be Raptured and kept from this time of testing.

Matthew 24:39-42 So shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, which shall come upon all the world, to test them that dwell upon the earth.

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

Luke 12:34-37 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching.

While the bridegroom had been delayed in his return, the virgins felt no need to become ready, and they all fell asleep. They did not realize the great darkness that was soon approaching them at midnight. But now the sleeping virgins will be awaken by the sound of a trumpet when the Lord's return is announced. This will be the Apocalypse (Revelation) of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is midnight; it is a day of great darkness; great spiritual darkness; it is the day when Satan and his legion of devils will manifest themselves; and the wise virgins will need wake up, and trim their lamps, and apply God's holy oil to the gospel of their salvation, and prove themselves.

Matthew 25:7-9 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, “Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them thatsell, and buy for yourselves”.

A person can hear the words of the true gospel of salvation every day, but unless they have been given the ears to hear, and God has anointed them with the Holy Spirit, it impossible for anyone to have the discernment to apply the word of God towards salvation. We see the wise virgins do possess this holy oil, which is the same oil God had anointed David with, and it will be by the anointing of this holy oil that the wise virgins will possess the ability to discern and apply the word of God and establish a saving relationship with the Lord Jesus. The foolish virgins do not possess this holy oil, which can only come from God Himself, and so when they ask the wise virgins for oil, the wise virgins will intuitively know that this oil can only come from God, and will intuitively know not to give what is holy unto the dogs and not to cast their pearls before swine.

Matthew 7:6-8 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

This period of tribulation is also known as "the time of Jacob's trouble".
Jeremiah 30:7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it! It is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.

Micah 5 also explains how the Lord will give Israel up until the woman that travails in her birth pangs delivers up her child and the remnant of the child's brethren will return. This period of time is also known as the last week of Daniel's 70 weeks.

Micah 5:3-4 Therefore will he [the Lord] give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

While the Lord will save the wise virgins, the foolish virgins represent the tares, "the children of the devil".

Matthew 13:38-39 The good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil.

The foolish virgins are the tares who will receive the mark of the beast; it is God's will that they go to those that buy and sell (those that pedal a false gospel) to look for oil for their lamps; thus they will not be able to win victory of the mark of the beast, which is the number of the name of the son of perdition.

Revelation 13:16-17 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Revelation 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

On the Last Day, which will be Judgment Day, it will also be the day of the marriage supper of the great God. The wise virgins who applied God's holy oil to their lamps, and held fast to the true gospel of salvation, and stood in their lot, will go into the wedding, and then the door of Salvation will shut.

Matthew 25:10-13 And while they wentto buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Revelation 19:16-21 And he has on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 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. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.