Are you ready for the Rapture?

[His son]

It has been said by more than one, that we are not going to know for sure till it happens, that what it means in The Scripture when it says that He comes like a thief in the night. No one knows when the thief is going to do his thing but himself, and Jesus adds even more of the uncertainty of when because He said that even himself doesn't know. That should be enough for anyone. I say prepare for the next second, and pray for years away. But by all means be ready!!!!!!!!

[other one]

Well, I don't mean to put a damper on things, but I am one of those who really does not believe that we are to be taken from the time of the tribulation. So when I think about getting prepared it is not for the leaving, but for the staying.

I don't know for sure if there is or is not a pre trib rapture, but I think if I spiritually prepare for the tribulation and the Lord takes us away before, I'll be so pleasantly surprised, and if not then I'll less likely fall into the trap of the great deception that is surely on the way.

It is easy to get ready to go....... to stay is another story and takes much prayer and thought.

se

[Guest Thomas I believe]

Well, I don't mean to put a damper on things, but I am one of those who really does not believe that we are to be taken from the time of the tribulation.  So when I think about getting prepared it is not for the leaving, but for the staying.

I don't know for sure if there is or is not a pre trib rapture, but I think if I spiritually prepare for the tribulation and the Lord takes us away before, I'll be so pleasantly surprised, and if not then I'll less likely fall into the trap of the great deception that is surely on the way.

It is easy to get ready to go.......  to stay is another story and takes much prayer and thought.

se

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Good Point Sam !!!!!

[princess_childofthekingofkings]

If we were meant to be ready for the rapture and know when it was coming God would have told somebody to tell it to the world by now.

[other one]

I've been hearing people say that he is coming next week, tomorrow, next year or next decade all my life; so if someone did it would be hard for me to listen....

[Guest Phillip]

No matter what you call it rapture or caught up there are several examples of this in the bible. So it will happen!!!!

Rev 4:1 After these things I looked, and behold, a door was opened in Heaven. And the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me, saying, Come up here, and I will show you what must occur after these things.

Gen 5:24 And Enoch walked with God, and then he was not, for God took him.

2Ki 2:11 And it happened as they went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire came, and they separated between them both. And Elijah went up in a tempest into Heaven.

2Co 12:4 that he was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable words, which it is not allowed for a man to utter.

Rev 11:12 And they heard a great voice from Heaven saying to them, Come up here. And they went up to Heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them.

Phillip

[other one]

Phillip, Dad Earnie has posted some really good articles about the rapture, those are searchable so I really don't think it wise to repost them here. Basically I am not saying that we will not be caught up, changed in an instant and all that; I just think it will be just prior to God taking his wrath out on planet earth and those who have taken the mark. I do believe that we will be here for the beast and his people to persicute and kill some of us prior to this time.

I think many of us will go through what the early christians went through during and after Jerusalem was destroyed. People then didn't seem to think is was too much to stand up for their relationship with the Lord, even if it ended being fed to the lions. So I try daily to get closer to the Spirit for I know that He is my way of getting through all that I see coming.

When you can hold hands with your spouse and kids and sing "Shall we gather at the River" while the evil one does his thing, your ready for the end times. It is my personal hope that the Father will decide a few generations later........ I don't think so though.

And if the Lord sees fit to let me pass this trial, either by rapture or run down by a buss, or away on some mountin somewhere, it will be ok with me. It is all in His hands for I can't end it or get through it without His direct hand involved either way, all I can do is watch it come and hopefully point a few things so others can understand what's happening too.....

[Jacqueline]

I don't think that I'll ever believe that I'm ready for the rapture or to go home to our Father.

[Old Timer]

In previous posts I attempted to present the pre-tribulation rapture position from a biblical perspective - changing no one