Firstfruits Rapture: Part 9

This is the final Part of this series wherein I would like to tie loose ends and emphasize important points. 

The first point I want to emphasize is that Christ taught us that our daily lives will be going on pretty much in a “business as usual” manner all the way until sudden destruction begins. This also means that up until that day comes, people will continue to scoff at those who are warning that Judgment Day is coming.

2 Peter 3:3-4 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation."

1 Thessalonians 5:1-9 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, “Peace and safety”; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail 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, sleep in the night; and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.

There is an Elect group of believers that are not appointed to wrath. Because this passage specifically deals with the the sudden destruction that is to begin when Christ returns on the day of the Lord, we can say that those who are not appointed to wrath must therefore be the Firstfruits saints that will be Raptured on that day. Jesus teaches that his return will be as it was in the days of Noah and Lot; that life will be continuing normally until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and Lot went out of Sodom, after which the wrath of God was poured out.

Luke 17:27-30 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage,until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

So shall it be as it was in the days of Noah and Lot; as people were building towards their future; as they were planting their crops, and building their buildings, and proclaiming peace and safety; it was all interrupted on the day when God took Noah and Lot out of harm's way: “until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came”, and,“the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven”.
       
Many Christians are watching for the signing of a peace treaty in the Middle East because of how they interpret Daniel 9:27.

Daniel 9:26-27 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Millions of Christians that are monitoring the advent of this peace treaty agreement are dangerously allowing themselves to be completely distracted from preparing themselves and their families for the Lord's imminent return. The covenant that will be established by "the prince that shall come" of Daniel 9 is a spiritual covenant that will be established between Satan and his followers. If God had meant for us to understand it as the physical signing of a piece of paper, He would have done so as was done when king Ahasuerus singed the decree in Esther chapters 3 and 4. The correct interpretation of the expression "confirm the covenant" is "to prevail or strengthen an alliance, or allegiance". The word "confirm" was translated from the Hebrew verb "Gabar" [H1396], and the word "covenant" was translated from the Hebrew noun "Beriyth" [H1285]. The word Beriyth is the same word that was used for the covenant that Jehovah made with Abraham; the word Beriyth does not represent a piece of paper that must be physically signed in a treaty. The covenant of the "prince that shall come" of Daniel 9 is a spiritual allegiance that Satan will fortify and successfully prevail in with his followers, the tares of the world; his children. This is why we have seen a proliferation of movies and TV shows depicting vampires, warewolves, witches, zombies, Artificial Intelligence, robots, aliens, UFOs, and transhumanism. This is why many public figures in politics, and the film and music industries, are coming out of their closets and openly displaying satanic hand gestures and graphic symbols endorsing their worship of Satan. This is all part of this "covenant of the prince that shall come" that has already been ratified and strengthened openly right before our eyes, and in which Satan has been successfully prevailing in for years. The thing is that because it has been creeping into our society gradually for many years, we almost tend to think it is "normal". Satan has been successfully seducing the masses, which mean billions of people, for many years with "flattery". This was also prophesied 3 times in Daniel 11, where it tells us that this will be done "peaceably". The word translated as "flattery" means "slipperiness, fine promises".

Daniel 11:21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries [H2519].

Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries [H2514]: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

Daniel 11:34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries [H2519].

I believe this was the same type of subtle, slippery, "flattery", or seduction, that Satan used to beguile Eve; it was a "fine promise" that if she listened to and obeyed Satan, her reward was to become "as God, knowing good and evil".

Now getting back to the subject of the Raptured saints, they are described in the Old Testament as those that will be "hidden" in the day of the Lord's wrath.

Isaiah 26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation passes through.
   
Psalm 27:5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

Psalm 83:3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thyhidden ones.

Job 14:13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me.

Elect babies and children will be Raptured because they retain a pure and special relationship with the Lord, and their hearts have not been given over to the love and cares of this world.    

Matthew 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 10:15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

Matthew 18:10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

All those who are found "asleep" when the Lord comes, will not be Raptured.

Isaiah 29:9 Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.     

In my opinion, most Christians in the world are asleep, and their lives are consumed with the love and cares of this world. Most pastors and Christian leaders, as well, are not warning people that Judgment Day is soon approaching. This is because people don't want to hear it; this is too offensive; and so they go to church to be entertained with music and sweet words of peace and safety. I have noticed that when I try to tell people that Judgment Day is coming, they don't want to talk about it, they prefer to remain in denial of it, and they probably think there is something wrong with me; and so it seems there is only a small percentage of people that do want to remain awake, and who are eagerly watching for the Lord's return. The greatest danger for those who are consumed with the love and cares of this world is that they will be left behind, as Lot's wife was. She had not been appointed to wrath because she had been taken out of harm's way along with Lot and their daughters, but God judged her, and she perished.

Luke 17:30-36 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. 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. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. 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 theother 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, there will the eagles be gathered together.”

Jesus has taught us from his own lips what we should expect on the day of his return. That life will be continuing normally until sudden destruction begins, as the birth pangs that come upon a woman that is ready to deliver a child. He tell us in Luke 21 that there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. The sudden destruction that mankind will see on that day will be shocking, and devastating; people will be completely perplexed because they will not know what is causing these affects upon the planet, and people will be fainting, and also dying of heart attacks, as their hearts fail them. This will be the day of the Lord, when Christ will come with all his saints in the clouds. Christ will then Rapture, or "hide", the Firstfruit saints, who will become as "eagles gathered together wheresoever the body is". 

Luke 21:25-28 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

This will be the day when Babylon falls, and the world will become the habitation of all the demons that will ascend out of the bottomless pit.

Revelation 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

This will be the day when billions of people who have enjoyed watching movies and TV shows of ghouls, and walking dead, zombies, aliens, and vampires, will see these beings litterally come to life before their very eyes.  This will be the day when Satan's army of locusts will ascend out of the bottomless pit to torture the unsaved, who will also become demonically possessed.

Revelation 9:2-6 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. And to them it was given that they shouldnot kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

Even throughout all the pain and suffering the unsaved will endure during those days, they will continue to blashpheme and curse the name of God, and they will not repent, and will not give glory to God.

Revelation 16:9-11 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.