Revelation 8 ~ After the Rapture
I created this letter today and left a few copies around the house. I post it here for those "left behind", you are in our prayers ...
What happened? Where did I go???
"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." {Hebrews 9:28 KJV}
If I have * dis-appeared * along with others, fear not, I have joined the love of my life (my husband, Scotty), and others in Christ, to meet our Lord in the air at His appearing (aka: the resurrection of the dead in Christ, followed by, and along with, the catching up of living believers), the rapture of His church has happened. I'm truly sorry that you missed it. And YES, Jasper is fine, he's with me, and NO we were not snatched by “aliens” LOL
"But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words." {1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 KJV}
<REDACTED> {Continuing} ... Read all you can find here of what I have saved on paper or put as favorites in my various web browsers. These things (even older stuff) will help you come to terms with where you are in HIS-story (history). Also, read my blog https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/
But of the utmost importance, READ MY BIBLES, any version thereof, I prefer the KJV <REDACTED>. Your answers are in that book, guard it with your life, read it, seek the Holy Spirit to help you understand it ===>not by your own interpretation<=== HE will show you what is to come, IF you've asked the Lord into your heart & life.
So, what happened? The rapture! Read on …
What will happen next? My best guess, you have somewhere between 3-1/2 years to 7 years of tribulation to endure. Come to Jesus, you can still do so though you may well have to die for your faith now …but... remember the early church. If Jesus is your Lord, henceforth, you are among those we call the “tribulation saints”. You now have the baton, run your race to the end. Hold the line, until death if need be. Your reward in heaven awaits you. We await you.
DO NOT TAKE “THE MARK” (in your forehead or right hand), there will be NO HOPE left for you if you do ...
"And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name." {Revelation 14:9-11 KJV}
It is my sincere belief that the 6th seal of the book of Revelation has occurred, the bride of Christ, the watching betrothed of the church, have been taken as promised, see Rev 7:9-17. The 7th seal is where you are now, Rev 8, which begins the trumpet judgments. You will, at the very least, have to endure 3-1/2 years (1260 days) of tribulation, that being the 1st half of the final 7-year period before the Lord (with His church) returns to rule & reign for 1000 years.
Endure, seek the Lord to get through this time if at all possible. Look for the two witnesses (in Jerusalem) in Rev 11, they are telling the truth. Share Jesus, even if it costs you your life … remember the first believers in Him, remember all those that spread the gospel (good news of salvation in Jesus) who were martyred for His name's sake. Stay vigilant, watch for your blessed hope …
"Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud [one] sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped." {Revelation 14:12-16 KJV}
{I have <REDACTED> a couple of places in the above letter as they do not apply to you, the internet reader.}
Other scriptures to read:
===> Isaiah 26 KJV
===> Matthew 25:1-13 KJV
===> 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 5:1-11 KJV
===> Hebrews 9:28 KJV
===> Revelation 8 - 14:16 KJV {your blessed hope}
Here are my previous blog posts for those "left behind"
===> https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2018/05/051218-letter-to-those-left-behind.html
===> https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2016/06/060816-left-behind.html
NOTE: The "rapture" IS in the bible, but you must understand the languages used: English = "rapture" ...from the... Latin = "rapio" ...and the... Greek = "harpazo". All three words have the same meaning though different languages: "caught up", "catching away", etc, see here
===> https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G726&t=KJV
Don't let ANYONE tell you the rapture didn't happen: it's the 2nd of three harvests, the 1st harvest was in Matthew 27:50-52 KJV; look for the third harvest just before the wrath of God (the bowl/vial judgments of Revelation 15 onward), your blessed hope is in Revelation 14:14-16.
- 1st harvest (Jesus, and the "many") = Mat 27:50-52 KJV
- 2nd harvest (the "rapture") = Rev 6:7-19 KJV
- 3rd harvest ("tribulation saints") = Rev 14:14-16 KJV
In the end, your eternity is in your own hands.
"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." {2 Timothy 2:15 KJV}
DISCLAIMER: If I * disappear * but no one else has ===>as the rapture will be possibly MILLIONS OF BELIEVERS DIS-APPEARING WORLDWIDE ALL AT THE SAME TIME<=== then suspect fowl play. Also, I am NOT suicidal, in spite of my recent loss of my best friend & husband of almost 34 years ... I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of my Lord & Savior, along with my then reunion with my husband and many others that have departed this world before me ... at the rapture. JUST SAYIN'!