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.

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.

Firstfruits Rapture: Part 6

 

In this study, I will discuss 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 and how it relates to the Firstfruits Rapture.

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

This translation shown above was taken from the King James Bible, (published in 1611), but if you look at many other Bible translations of this passage, you will see a different, (and more correctly made) translation. The translators of the King James Bible translated the Greek noun Apostasia [G646] into the English words “fallen away”, and this has influenced most modern Bible teachers to teach that there will be a great falling away of believers in Christianity in the last days, however, this is not what this passage is teaching. First of all, the Greek noun Apostasia actually means “the departure”, and this is how many Bible translators in past history have translated it. The Greek noun "Apostasia" actually means "departure", and has the opposite meaning of the noun "presence", or, "standing in the presence of". Another fact that makes the translation "a falling away" incorrect is that the definite particle translated as the word "a" in front of the words "falling away", should be the word "the"; therefore the correction translation for the Greek words "he apostasia" should be "the departure". The word "Apostasia" is derived from the Greek noun Apostasion [G647] which means “a declaration of divorce (or separation)”. When we look at how Jehovah God ended his relationship with ancient Israel, we see that He first divorced her, as declared in Jeremiah 3.

Jeremiah 3:8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

After Jehovah divorced Israel, He used the ruthless Babylonian armies to devastate the 12 tribes of Israel, ending in their captivity in 587 B.C. By considering this historical principle, we can know that God uses a bill of divorce to separate Himself from a backslidden church, and this is the same principle that we see in 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4. Before Jesus will allow the man of sin to be revealed, the son of perdition, who will oppose and exalt himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God, Jesus will divorce Himself from the New Testament church and take out His Firstfruits harvest; thus, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 can be more accurately translated as follows.

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come except the aforementioned departure of the church occur first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

Just as God divorced Himself from the Old Testament church age and they experienced a regime change when they went into captivity by the Babylonians, and were ruled over by the king of Babylon, Jesus will also divorce Himself from the New Testament church age, and they will experience a regime change as they will go into captivity by the New World Order, that will be ruled over by the son of perdition.

The main difference between the early rain and the latter rain is, that during the latter rain, God will bring a great number of people into His kingdom, and as the Bible declares in Joel 2 and Acts 2, God will pour out His spirit upon all flesh in the last days, and a great many people will become saved.

Joel 2:28 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:

Acts 2:17-21 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Firstfruits Rapture: Part 5

 

To begin this study, I would like to further detail the translation of the man child of Rev 12 that is caught up to the throne of God and is to rule all nations with a rod of iron.
 
Revelation 12:4 …and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child [G5043] as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man [G5043] child [G5207], who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child [G730] was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
 
The first reference to a “child” here was translated from the Greek word Teknon [G5043], and is repeatedly used in the New Testament to refer to a child (or children) of God, as in the following verses.
 
Matthew 3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, “We have Abraham to our father”; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children [G5043] unto Abraham.
 
Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children [G5043] of God:
 
Romans 8:21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children [G5043] of God.
  
Romans 9:8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children [G5043] of God: but the children [G5043] of the promise are counted for the seed.
 
Galatians 4:28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children [G5043] of promise.
  
Ephesians 5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children [G5043].

The word "man" in "man child" was translated from the Greek word “Arrhen” G730, and always refers to a male, or male son.

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male [G730] nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

The word “child” in "man child" was translated from the Greek word “Huios” G5207, which is also repeatedly used to refer to “children of God”, or "sons of God".
 
Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons [G5207] of God.

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children [G5207] of God.
 
Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children [G5207] of your Father which is in heaven.

In presenting that the man child of Rev 12 represents the firstfruit believers that are caught up, I will now show how the Bible teaches that these "sons of God" were always foreknown of God, and were predestinated to be the firstborn (or firstfruits) among many brethren, and will rule all nations along with Christ after their Rapture.

Romans 8:28-29 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Rev 2:26-27 And he that overcometh, and keeps my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

Revelation 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

Rev 14 also shows us that these Elect firstborn are the 144,000 that are redeemed from among men.

Revelation 14: 1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Zion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goes. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. 5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
 
Many Bible teachers teach these represent a literal 144,000 Jews, but the Bible will not support that, and I will show you why. First of all, 144,000 is not a literal representation, but rather a parabolic representation, just as the 10 virgins in the parable of the 10 virgins, do not literally represent 10 people. Secondly, it is clearly evident these 144,000 are not on planet Earth because they are standing on mount Zion with the Lord Jesus (in verse 1), thirdly, they are clearly in heaven because a voice is heard in heaven as the voice of many waters, and the voice of a great thunder, and the voice of harpers with their harps, (in verse 2); also, they are clearly in heaven because they are singing a new song before the throne, before the four beasts, and the elders (in verse 3), and finally, they have already been redeemed from the Earth (in verse 4). All these attributes cannot be attributed to anyone physically living in their former earthly bodies on the Earth.
 
In verses 4 and 5, we then see that “These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.” These group of believers are one and the same as the man child that was caught up to the throne of God in Rev 12, and if you read further into Rev 14, you will see that John continues to describe what is about to happen to those left behind, therefore proving these 144,000 are not physically living on the Earth.

The Firstfruits Rapture: Part 4

 

In this study I would like to discuss the 2 witnesses of Revelation 11 and how they fit into the doctine of the Firstfruits Rapture. As I had discussed in Part 3, it is at the definitive moment when Satan and his angels are defeated by Michael and his angels and cast down into the Earth, that a loud voice in heaven is heard proclaiming "Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb." [Rev 12:10-11] It will also be at this moment when the Son of Man is revealed, and the son of perdition is also revealed, and the man child is caught up to the throne of God [Rev 12]. All born again true believers will be caught up, however, all lukewarm and misguided Christians who have not become born again, as well as all Jews who have not accepted Christ as their Messiah, will be left behind in order to complete their Salvation, bear fruit, and prophesy for 42 months in fulfillment of prophesy as declared in the books of Daniel and Revelation. It will be at this time, when the "fullness of the Gentiles" will have come to pass and the witnesses will begin to prophesy in the spirit of Moses and Elijah. Let's first look at what Paul tells us in Romans chapter 11.

Romans 11: 16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. 17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off , that I might be grafted in. 20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high minded, but fear: 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. 26 And so all Israel shall be saved; as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. 28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: 31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

There is a lot of information in this passage, so I will try to make a shorter summary of it. The holy root, (or olive tree), is referring to the Lord Jesus Christ who has had some of his branches broken off. The branches that were broken off is a reference to the Jews who rejected the Lord Jesus as their Messiah because of their unbelief. These branches were broken off when Christ died on the cross and rent the veil of the Temple in two, thus ending his covenant with the Old Testament nation of Israel. The wild olive tree that is grafted into the original root is a reference to all Gentiles who were once branches to a wild olive tree, but would now become grafted into the good and holy olive tree. In verse 22, Paul tells us that God dealt severely with the Jews because of their unbelief, but has dealt in a good way with the Gentiles because they believed in and accepted Christ as their Messiah. Paul then explains that if they, (the Jews), abide not still in unbelief, they will also be grafted into the holy olive tree, (that is why all modern Jews who come to Christ are considered as both Jews and Gentiles).

Now take note what verse 25 is telling us: that God does not want us to be ignorant of a "mystery", that blindness in part has come to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in to the kingdom of Christ. Then in verse 26 we see that it is God’s will that all Israel become saved and that this will occur by their Savior who will come out of Zion, and who will turn away ungodliness from Jacob. This is God's main purpose for the great tribulation: that the remnant of the seed of the woman of Rev 12 attain their Salvation; that the nation of Israel come to "see" who their true Messiah is, (that they are no longer be blind to it). When Jesus Christ hung on the cross and prayed to the Father in Luke 23:34, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do”, Christ was actually praying for the Salvation of Israel. Praying on the behalf of the sins of a nation is what Yom Kippur is all about, and it comes from a statute that is declared in Leviticus 4:14-15.

Paul continues in verse 28 to explain, “As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the Father’s sake.” The nation of Israel is beloved for the Father’s sake and it is God’s will to have mercy upon them, and upon all of the remnant of the woman's seed of Rev 12; the Lord has promised it, and as He is "the faithful One", He will save them, and not lose one of them.

Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Jesus prayed this beautiful prayer to the Father.

John 17:12-19 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them...Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may beone in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

These that are left behind, the remnant of the woman's seed, will then begin to prophesy with the spirit of Moses and Elijah. In Matthew 17, Jesus explains that a prophet filled with the spirit of Elias, (which is Elijah), will go forth to turn the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

Matthew 17:10-13 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

Notice that Christ said Elijah would come, and that he has come. It is the spirit of Elijah, not Elijah himself. And it was the spirit of Elijah that was also in Elisha, as we see in 1 Kings 2.

2 Kings 2:15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

Prophesying and being a witness for God is a fruit of the Holy Spirit that a true believer will produce, and it is the spirit, and the living power, and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 19:10 ...for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

The Firstfruits Rapture: Part 3

 

In Part 1 I began to discuss the concept of the Firstfruits Rapture while tying it into the first 5 verses of Revelation chapter 12. There we see a woman, (a great wonder in heaven), that is crying out from labor pains as she is getting ready to deliver a man child. We see a great red dragon whose tail has drawn a third part of the stars of heaven down, and have all been cast to the earth. We also see the dragon, (who is Satan), standing in front of the woman eagerly wanting to devour her child as soon as it is born, but the child is caught up unto God, and to His throne.
 
Revelation 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to His throne.

The Greek word translated as “caught up” in verse 5 is the verb: “Harpazo” [G726]; it is found 13 times in the New Testament and it means: to pluck out; take out; or catch up. It is the word used to convey the concept of being “Raptured”, as is used in 1 Thessalonians 4.

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. 

Now let’s analyze verse 6 of Rev chapter 12.

Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

Bible teachers interpret the identity of this woman in many different ways, for example: some say that she is the Virgin Mary, some say she is national Israel, or the New Testament church, or the constellation Virgo, and I am sure there are many more interpretations. First of all, the identity of this woman needs to meet 4 criteria which are: she is a “great wonder in heaven”; she is “clothed with the sun”; she has “the moon under her feet”; and has a “crown with 12 stars upon her head”. By process of elimination I was able to eliminate all the interpreted identities mentioned above, but when I interpreted this woman to be Mother Earth, I noted that it was able to meet all the criteria. The planet Earth is a “great wonder in heaven”, it is clothed with the sun, has the moon under her dominion, and has the 12 constellations of the Zodiac above her head. Mother Earth is also able to meet the criteria of groaning with labor pains to deliver the man child, as we read in Romana 8.

Romans 8:22-23 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

Moving on to verse 6, we read:

Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

The event described in verse 6 is completely supernatural in nature and is very difficult to conceptualize with an everyday carnal mentality. To begin with, this event will be a global supernatural event, much like in the day when God passed judgment on Adam and Eve and supernaturally transformed planet Earth from what it was in the Garden of Eden and globally transformed it into the decaying and cursed planet that we are familiar with from our birth. The events described in Rev 12 are events that the world has never seen before in history, which also make it very difficult for me to convey. But to give you a slight concept of the supernatural nature of this event, I would like to quote from Matthew 17.

Matthew 17:1-4 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves, and he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light; and behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

In this passage, Moses and Elijah were clearly alive and visible to Peter, James, and John, however, they appear to be alive in a different dimension. This is exactly similar to the supernatural nature of what is occurring in Rev 12, where the woman has “fled” into a different dimension, a fifth dimension where she will be very much alive and protected in a place prepared for her by God, and where she will be fed there for 3.5 years; it is the same "place" that Jesus referring to in Luke 17.

Luke 17:34-38 I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left." And they answered and said to Him, "Where, Lord?" So He said to them, "Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together."

The ones that are taken are the Firstfruits of God; the man child; they will enter into a fifth dimension, into a place prepared for them by God, where they will be gathered around human bodies that are still living in the third and fourth dimensions, and here the woman, which is the fifth dimensional aspect of Mother Earth, will be fed there for 3.5 years. That is the best way that I have of explaining Rev 12:6, and now I will move on to analyze Rev 12:7-11.

Revelation 12: 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
 
In this passage we see there is a war taking place between Michael and his angels, against Satan and his angels, and when Satan and his angels are defeated, they are cast down into the earth. We can know that the word “heaven” here is referring to the vaulted expanse of the sky, which is where Satan has been ruling over the world for thousands of year as the “prince of the power of the air”.

Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now operates in the children of disobedience.

It is at this definitive moment, the moment when Satan and his angels are defeated by Michael and his angels, and the moment when they are cast out from the sky and down into the Earth, that a loud voice in heaven is heard making the following declarations: #1. Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ (verse 10). #2. The accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night (verse 10). #3. The true believers have overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

It is at this moment when the Apocalypse will begin and the Son of Man will return as lightning to Rapture the Firstfruits. This is when the Son of Man will be revealed from heaven; the day of the revealing of the revelation; the Apocalypto[G601] of the Apocalypsis[G602].

Luke 17:29-30 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[G601].

1 Corinthians 1:6-8 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: So that ye lack in no gift; waiting for the revelation [Apokalypsis-G602] of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall also establish you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:6-7 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 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 honour and glory at the revelation [Apokalypsis-G602] of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 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 [Apokalypsis-G602] of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed [Apokalypsis-G602], ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

We can know that the Lord will be revealed on the same day that the Satan is revealed from comparing the following 2 passages.
    
Luke 17:30-32 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.

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.
 
As you can see when comparing Luke 17:30-32 to Mark 13:14-16, the Son of Man and the abomination of desolation, (which is the day when Satan and his angels are defeated by Michael and his angels and are cast out into the earth) will both occur on the exact same day, and the man child will be caught up to the throne of God (the Rapture of the Firstfruits). This is the day when there will be great rejoicing in heaven, but also the day that a great Woe will begin to the inhabitants of the Earth.
  
Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knows that he hath but a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.