New ager's take on Rapture, very interesting!

[bornagain2011]

Found this article, hope ya'll enjoy!

The Rapture: The New Age Perspective

According to the Bible there will be a future time when all of the believers in Jesus Christ are taken off of the earth to heaven to be protected from the time of terrible tribulation known as the Day of the Lord. This miraculous rescue is described in a number of Biblical passages such as Matthew 24:36-42,

"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming."

And also 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17,

"For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air..."

The secular media approaches this far-out belief with much patronizing glee, seeming to ask, "What person in his right mind would actually believe such ridiculous nonsense!?" The truth is that there are many people other than just bible-thumping Christians who believe in a very similar future event:

New Age guru David Spangler writes that "those attuned to the old world" will be "transported through the [cosmic] law of attraction" to "another planet, plane of existence or level of earth's consciousness where they can be contained... the main point is that they will lose, for the time being, their access to the etheric planes of power and the ability to control or influence the developments upon earth." (Revelation, Birth of a New Age, pp.163-4)

Best-selling New Age author, intellectual and promoter John Randolph Price was told by his spirit guide Asher, that in the near future two billion people who could not cope with the reality of the New Age would be wiped off the face of the earth during the future "cleansing" period. (1)

New Age channelers and gurus around the world predict an event very similar to the biblical rapture, yet from their point of view the rapture will not be an event which rescues God's faithful from His impending wrath on a wicked world, it will instead be an event that removes those who lack the proper spiritual vibration. It is said that those taken are those whose beliefs are characterized as "intolerant," "fearful" and "of the past." From the New Age perspective the rapture is seen as a global "cleansing action" that will remove "dark thought forces" to allow the earth to ascend to a higher plane of existence.

Barbara Marciniak is another well-known New Age channeler who predicts this event. This woman claims to have been telepathically contacted by aliens who come from the star-system of the Pleiades, and she has written numerous books on the messages that she has channeled from them. These spirit beings tell her a number of things regarding the future "shift in consciousness,"

"If human beings do not change -- if they do not make the shift in values and realize that without Earth they could not be here -- then Earth, in its love for its own initiation, is reaching for a higher frequency, will bring about a cleansing that will balance it once again. There is the potential for many people to leave the planet in an afternoon."

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"The people who leave the planet during the time of Earth changes do not fit in here any longer, and they are stopping the harmony of Earth. When the time comes that perhaps 20 million people leave the planet at one time there will be a tremendous shift in consciousness for those who are remaining." (3)

"Some of you want to pretend that the earth changes are not occurring. However, they are occurring, and there is nothing to fear, for they are part of the process of the great shift... Whether you stay on the planet and alter your vibration, or you check out and sit in the bleachers to watch the show, doesn't really matter. On some level, in some avenue of existence, you will participate and you will learn." (4)

Thelma Terrell is yet another New Age author and trance-channeler. Also known by her spiritual name of "Tuella," she wrote a book entitled Project World Evacuation. They are messages channeled from a being who calls himself Ashtar, the leader of an alien confederation, and throughout it are documented the predictions that this spirit being has made regarding the future "evacuation" of a significant number of human beings from off of the surface of the earth. (5)

As New Age spirituality becomes more widespread the practice of channeling inter-dimensional beings increases as well. The internet is full of countless websites dedicated to this anti-biblical practice of contacting the spirit world. These sites document even more channelings which predict a future "cleansing action," "evacuation," or "transference" of a segment of humanity to another location.

Sheldan Nidle operates "The Planetary Activation Organization," based in Maui, Hawaii, which is dedicated to preparing the world for extra-terrestrial contact. His website contains articles which refer to an evacuation of certain people to special mother ships of the inter-galactic fleet. He writes that these people will then go through a special "orientation training" before being released. In another section one of Nidle's "lightworkers" asks him if New Age meditations and rituals might make an evacuation unnecessary. Nidle responds that although the rituals are essential the evacuation must still take place. (6)

The Ashtar Command is another internet-based organization that claims ET connections. They make mention of an "ascension" process that goes through several phases. The second wave of Ascension is described as "the beginning of the evacuation," but the timing of this event is not given because the announcement of dates "is not permitted." This group also recognizes the Lord Maitreya as the "current planetary Christ." The Ashtar Command has branches all over the world including Norway, Brazil, the Netherlands, Germany and the United States. (7)

Soleira and Santari Green are two channelers from England who communicate with a being who likes to call himself "Metatron." In one of their articles Metatron offers a warning to those who resist "unity" in the New Age,

"It is the time of the joining. It is the time of the choosing. And those who wish not to walk upon this path will be transitioned, transferred to a different reality. The time is upon us. The enemy is at hand and is about to become one with us and will be the enemy no longer. No longer will be there dark or light, good or bad. Only will there be unity and those who wish not to operate in unity, will operate elsewhere in another universe." (8)

Cristah is a Florida based "lightworker" who operates a website titled "Gateway to Oneness." Within her site are channeled messages which predict that the earth will soon be ascending into the fourth dimension, but that individuals who lack the proper vibration will be left behind. Apparently from the earth's point of view these individuals will simply appear to blink out of existence. (9)

These are just a few of the many channeled predictions regarding the future disappearance of millions of people that can be found within New Age literature and on the internet. This information is strong evidence in support of the Christian expectation of a miraculous Rapture of every Saved individual from the earth to heaven. The only difference is that the Bible predicts that the good people will be taken while New Age trance-channelers are being told that the bad people will be taken.

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The Rapture

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 4:16-18

And The Harmony

And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. Jude 1:14-16

Of Earth

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. Isaiah 11:6-10

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And All God's Children Sing Hallelujah To The KING OF KINGS~!

Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. Psalms 150

Now That's Harmony....

[joi]

These are just a few of the many channeled predictions regarding the future disappearance of millions of people that can be found within New Age literature and on the internet. This information is strong evidence in support of the Christian expectation of a miraculous Rapture of every Saved individual from the earth to heaven. The only difference is that the Bible predicts that the good people will be taken while New Age trance-channelers are being told that the bad people will be taken.

Sounds as if Satan is getting his people ready for what is to come. I hope those seeking for Truth get busy NOW.

Have you noticed that the Word only says we will not know the day or hour?

Does that leave an open door for us to realize the year perhaps?

[Matthitjah]

The common Rapture theory in the Western Church is a hoax and has no bearing on actual Biblical facts.

It also removes the Church from her Missional position. Which is why the Western Church is so weak right now and dropping numbers fast, especially here in the States. People feel that the Church is hardly relevant anymore and the number one reason is she is off Mission. Partly because of fantasies like the current popular Rapture theory.

[Bold Believer]

The common Rapture theory in the Western Church is a hoax and has no bearing on actual Biblical facts.

It also removes the Church from her Missional position. Which is why the Western Church is so weak right now and dropping numbers fast, especially here in the States. People feel that the Church is hardly relevant anymore and the number one reason is she is off Mission. Partly because of fantasies like the current popular Rapture theory.

AMEN.

[other one]

I don't think I remember anyone at Worthy (that was a believer) who says Jesus isn't coming back....

[John Robinson]

Does that leave an open door for us to realize the year perhaps?

Many years ago I heard radio preacher say something outstanding yet sobering. He said (and I'm paraphrasing), "The Word of God is clear that no one knows the day or hour of the catching away of the Church, but did you ever notice it DOESN'T say we won't know the year, month, or week? Now I'm not saying we will or we won't," he went on, "but what would you do if you knew, beyond a shadow of doubt, that sometime in the next seven days Jesus was coming back to take His bride home? How would YOU redeem that time? Who would YOU witness to with holy boldness?"

Those words stuck me, and a couple of years ago they birthed the plot of a new book (why not, I'm a writer! *G*) The result was an apocalypse-with-a-twist novel called Heading Home, and brother, did I catch some flak for it from my fellow Christians for writing it. Oddly enough, though, it got some very nice reviews on Amazon from other Christians. More importantly, I know several unsaved people accepted Jesus because of it.

And that makes the grief I got from folks for writing that book all worthwhile.

[Zemke]

The common Rapture theory in the Western Church is a hoax and has no bearing on actual Biblical facts.

It also removes the Church from her Missional position. Which is why the Western Church is so weak right now and dropping numbers fast, especially here in the States. People feel that the Church is hardly relevant anymore and the number one reason is she is off Mission. Partly because of fantasies like the current popular Rapture theory.

I would put pride first but psychology, money preachers, false prophets, the christian book industry, the christian music industry instead of ministry, the mega programed church that tells people to not pay attention to biblical prophecy and basically a lack of bible exposition and personal bible reading in our churches all next before blaming the rapture being taught wrongly. To blame a rapture teaching for the fall of the western church is a cop out.

The last single church to disciple believers and spread the gospel to every continent without a set plan or program but teaching the word and moving in the love of God was a despensational pre-trib church from the sixties called Calvary Chapel. They are now failing in a sense to take biblical understanding farther and many of the churches have sealed themselves as though their doctrine is the magic from which the revival came but it isn't so. Many of them now will go bad but many of them are still very strong and biblical because they have stuck with strong biblical exposition and are solid on mission.

I am not a pretribulational rapture believer and I also see the other side of the coin so to speak in that it will or could make a people lazy after a few generations. The bible becoming to them more and more for those left behind then for us now as though nothing else needs to be fulfilled because it is for others in the future. But the language you have used is divisive for the one point that saying there is no rapture and is a fantasy. Granted the event is the resurrection and the church has over emphasized the rapture, especially pre-trib but a fantasy. That's just to far.

[Zemke]

Thanks for the article, new agers seem to have a counterfeit for everything.

It's the spirit of the age, the spirit of anti-christ.

[Matthitjah]

The common Rapture theory in the Western Church is a hoax and has no bearing on actual Biblical facts.

It also removes the Church from her Missional position. Which is why the Western Church is so weak right now and dropping numbers fast, especially here in the States. People feel that the Church is hardly relevant anymore and the number one reason is she is off Mission. Partly because of fantasies like the current popular Rapture theory.

Those who make statements like this need more study and understanding,,there must first be an apostasy , a falling away from the WORD,,before Christ returns,,but those who speak as you often do not beleive in Christ returning to earth; there is much false teaching around today , just as scripture says there will be during the time when Jesus returns ,,I find it astounding that anyone would follow such foolishness that Jesus will not return, or that he has already ,,the harpazo is real ,,and it is to the disadvantage of those who refuse it.

Actually, I do believe that Christ will return. I also believe that we are in the Great Apostasy as we speak. Where is the popular Rapture that you preach? Where is this supposed escape from Wrath?

While you're at it, define Wrath and also define Tribulation, please.