REVELATION-Chapter Two (A) Raptures

THE FINAL SEPARATION

Raptures, First Fruit Harvest – Full Harvest & Bride of Christ!

Hi, my name is Tom, and this is TheBibleGuy.com. I am introducing the lost End time Time-Line which was hand drawn over 100 years ago by Ira Surface and rediscovered by me 15 years ago.

Chapter Two will be an interlude in three parts; as we are at the raptures of the Gentiles!

Please enjoy this amazing preview of The Bride of Christ Rapture!

Reading Revelation Chapter Four; John’s Rapture Preview!

In Chapter One on the outline we highlighted the Gentiles in green on the bottom from left to right and the curving up to the first rapture of the Gentiles in Heaven as “The Bride of Christ”. Next you see an arrow highlighted in red pointing to the Anti-Christ then we pick up the green highlighted Gentile line once again curving upward to Heaven as a second rapture of the Gentiles that were “Left Behind”, this is Mid-Tribulation if you will. (See my book: Hope for those Left Behind)

Again, we could stop here and skip the next Seven Years of Tribulation because those of us that are of  the overcoming body of Jesus (Revelation 2-3) and the Bride of Christ (Revelation 4) or The Last Gentile Brothers; The Martyrs under the alter (Revelation Chapter Seven) have been raptured. We spend the rest of our time at the Wedding Feast above while judgement of Tribulation is taking place on the earth below. 

I will continue the second half of the Timeline in Chapter Three but in this chapter I want you to have a grasp on who you are and what to expect in the very near future concerning these two Gentile Raptures.

BASIC RAPTURE TEACHING

1 – Heaven or Hell Message

I have discovered that few, really understand this concept of rapture at all. Most of us have been taught about heaven at a funeral, listening to Bible verses telling us that the dead person is in a better place where there is no pain or sorrow. In some churches one might hear about an alternative eternal location called hell where there is fire and torture; and of course the rational choice is that going to heaven would be better than burn in hell. “So we are instructed to pray a prayer, be dunked in water and join this church and you will go to heaven when you die.” Actually in this scenario we don’t even need to think about rapture, because we are told God will automatically take care of that after we die. I do hope that Jesus is mentioned in all of this as He is door to heaven.

This urgent importance of studying the rapture now is because more than likely; many of you reading this will not die. That is if the definition of death is taking our last breath on this earth, our death and resurrection will take less than a second.

2 – The Rapture Event – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

¹³ But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have [A] fallen asleep (died), lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. ¹⁴ [B] For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

¹⁵ For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that [C] we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep (died). ¹⁶ For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And [D] the dead in Christ [E] (those who have made Jesus Lord) will rise first. ¹⁷ Then we who are alive and remain shall be [F] caught up together (raptured) with them [G] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. ¹⁸ Therefore comfort one another with these words. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)

Though there are many, this Bible passage is the foundational understanding of the rapture.

3 – Bible Guy Breakdown of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

A. Those fallen asleep are those who have physically died.

B. Number one attack of Satan’s deception to the world is to cast doubt that Jesus came to earth as God in the flesh, and number two is that he rose from the dead. These attacks are still prevalent today! Since God raised Jesus from the dead, He will also raise us who are born again from the dead.

C. Notice here the order of things; it is the foundation of what this whole book is written on. These three events happen in a split second: (1) (in a voice that only those who are born again can hear) like a trumpet Jesus will shout – “voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, ‘Come up here’ (Revelation 4:1).

D. (2) the dead rise first (3) we who are still alive on earth will rise second

E. will rise F. caught up; both of these are the rapture.

G. in the clouds and in the air – this is the second heaven, notice Jesus DOES NOT step foot on the earth as this is only the rapture, about seven years later He steps foot on earth at His second coming.

4 – Rapture Qualifications

Who really will be in this first rapture, and have eternal life? Do you think you may be surprised of who might “make heaven”? Are you sure you will? Let’s be assured of our salvation in Jesus! There is no formula on how to get to get to Heaven because we are talking about a relationship between us and Jesus. That would be like giving you a formula on “How To” get a spouse. But if you can check off each of the following verses as happening in your life right now, then you are going!

– Believe in and know Jesus and God.

• ___ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him (Jesus) should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
• ___ He who believes in the Son (Jesus) has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” (John 3:36)
• ___ 24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My (Jesus) word and believes in Him (God) who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. (John 5:24) (We are spared from the 7 Year Tribulation).
• ³ And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. ⁴ I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. ⁵ And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. (John 17:3-5)
• ___ that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you (Jews) crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him (Jesus) this man stands here before you whole. ¹¹ This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ ¹² Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name (Jesus) under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:9-12)
• ___ ²³ for the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

– Confess Jesus as your new Lord and King

• ___ ⁹ … if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9)
• ___ “Therefore whoever confesses Me (Jesus) before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 10:32)

See you in the Rapture!

5 – The Rapture is imminent; anytime now!

*Now we know that the rapture is a real event foretold 2000 years ago which is now imminent; there are no more prophecies that need to be fulfilled before the catching away happens. It involves real people who love and follow Jesus and we are going to a real place called heaven.

*Not all people who talk about Jesus will be going, but there will be a second rapture for those who truly repent after the first rapture (but it will cost them a worldly capital punishment of being beheaded).

6 – Why two raptures?

Mainly because so many will miss the first one, secondly God takes no desire in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11). But there is a Bible pattern using God’s calendar which defines “appointed times” with the harvest seasons of Israel; First Fruit Harvest and the Full Harvest.

Please Click for Chapter 2 B – First Fruit Harvest!