Hearing the voice of God with a presentation on the rapture

This is a teaching on hearing the voice of God which will to start show five different scripture examples of hearing God’s voice. The first one I am led to use is the burning bush example in Exodus chapter 3, and I am using the first 8 verses. In this example God used a burning bush to get Moses’ attention and then spoke to him about the plight of the children of Israel and how Moses was to be used to deliver them.

(Exodus 3:1)  Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

(Exodus 3:2)  And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

(Exodus 3:3)  And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

(Exodus 3:4)  And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

(Exodus 3:5)  And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

(Exodus 3:6)  Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

(Exodus 3:7)  And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

(Exodus 3:8)  And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

This conversation between God and Moses then goes on for about three chapters (through Exodus 5, approximately) but as it would turn out God would indeed use Moses to deliver Israel eventually from the Egyptians despite Moses resisting this calling to deliver Israel from Egypt initially. They would also eventually reach the Promised Land of Israel that is spoken of in verse 8 as well.

Here is Samuel’s calling, and how he heard from the Lord. The Lord had to call Samuel repeatedly because he thought Eli was calling him and not God, so the Lord has had to call people several times just because they thought it was someone else. I am sure I have made this mistake too. Thankfully, as with Samuel the Lord is so patient to us and will call repeatedly as needed until He gets our response. This passage is from 1 Samuel chapter 3

(1 Samuel 3:1)  And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

(1 Samuel 3:2)  And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

(1 Samuel 3:3)  And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;

(1 Samuel 3:4)  That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

(1 Samuel 3:5)  And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

(1 Samuel 3:6)  And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

(1 Samuel 3:7)  Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

(1 Samuel 3:8)  And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

(1 Samuel 3:9)  Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

(1 Samuel 3:10)  And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

(1 Samuel 3:11)  And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

(1 Samuel 3:12)  In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.

(1 Samuel 3:13)  For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

(1 Samuel 3:14)  And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

(1 Samuel 3:15)  And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.

(1 Samuel 3:16)  Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

(1 Samuel 3:17)  And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

(1 Samuel 3:18)  And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.

(1 Samuel 3:19)  And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

            My next example is where is with Jeremiah the prophet who was called to prophesy judgment and repentance to Judah, an attempt to bring Judah back to the Lord and then Jeremiah prophesied the Babylonian captivity when Judah would not repent and because of the evils of Manasseh. Jeremiah was persecuted for delivering God’s  message to Judah, but he heeded the voice and the call of God despite its cost and resulting persecution. This is Jeremiah chapter 1.

(Jeremiah 1:1)  The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

(Jeremiah 1:2)  To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

(Jeremiah 1:3)  It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

(Jeremiah 1:4)  Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

(Jeremiah 1:5)  Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

(Jeremiah 1:6)  Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

(Jeremiah 1:7)  But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

(Jeremiah 1:8)  Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

(Jeremiah 1:9)  Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

(Jeremiah 1:10)  See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

(Jeremiah 1:11)  Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

(Jeremiah 1:12)  Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

(Jeremiah 1:13)  And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.

(Jeremiah 1:14)  Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

(Jeremiah 1:15)  For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

(Jeremiah 1:16)  And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

(Jeremiah 1:17)  Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

(Jeremiah 1:18)  For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

(Jeremiah 1:19)  And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.

Another scriptural example for this essay is the one from 1 Kings Chapter 19 where Elijah sees all these manifestations including wind, fire and earthquakes but God is not in any of them but Elijah does hear the voice of God in His still, small voice instructing Elijah to anoint various successors including his own and two kings, one of Israel, the other of Syria.

(1 Kings 19:11)  And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

(1 Kings 19:12)  And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

(1 Kings 19:13)  And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

(1 Kings 19:14)  And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

(1 Kings 19:15)  And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:

(1 Kings 19:16)  And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.

            My last scriptural example is from Acts chapter 9 where first Saul (later Paul) heard Jesus come to him on the road to Damascus and then Ananias too who was told to come to Paul in Damascus and pray for him to recover his sight as he was blinded at his initial encounter with Jesus and baptize him in the Holy Ghost. Saul (Paul) would later go on and be one of the most powerful apostles ever and responsible for over half of the New Testament (most of the epistles, in fact). Had not both Saul and Ananias heeded God’s voice none of this might have ever happened as it did

(Acts 9:1)  And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

(Acts 9:2)  And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

(Acts 9:3)  And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

(Acts 9:4)  And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

(Acts 9:5)  And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

(Acts 9:6)  And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

(Acts 9:7)  And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

(Acts 9:8)  And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

(Acts 9:9)  And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

(Acts 9:10)  And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

(Acts 9:11)  And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

(Acts 9:12)  And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

(Acts 9:13)  Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

(Acts 9:14)  And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

(Acts 9:15)  But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

(Acts 9:16)  For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

(Acts 9:17)  And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

In the above example in the bible, God speaks in a still small voice, which Elijah did hear but then Elijah only heeded one of the tasks that he was told to do by God- anointing Elisha his own successor. This still small voice is a very common method of how God will speak to us nowadays, and as a result it is a very easy one to miss, being still and small. This still small voice of God as a result can easily be drowned out by the competing voices of the world, our flesh, and Satan, who does not want us to hear God’s voice at all. To hear God’s voice in the best way possible we then need to turn down all of the distractions from the world and the competing voice of our flesh and Satan so we can hear what God wants us to do. Praying in tongues and worship help make God’s voice louder and so does worship. Fasting can help still the voices trying to drown out the competing voices especially that of our flesh, which sometimes can be really loud, demanding, persistent and hard to ignore often speaking louder and louder until being heeded. 

God does have other means to communicate His words and wishes to His people. Sometimes He gives us feelings or unctions about things- both positive and peaceful, or he could take away our peace and make us uneasy about it, when he knows that the item is not good for us, when we are in danger, or in the following personal example rushing His will for my own life, and getting into something far too soon. In 2011 he did that when I thought I might go to Nepal as a part of an outreach team, but I felt such a strong lack of peace and uneasiness about going there on outreach that I did not go on that trip at that time, but instead went somewhere else alone. In hindsight, as explained above, I feel in hindsight I was too immature spiritually and as a result not ready to go there at that time to Nepal, and God let warned me about this and I heeded the warning. God’s voice can be through other people and even animals as what happened to Balaam in Numbers, when his donkey spoke out to him. God does speak to me when I read through the bible His spoken word and has used that to mold me. I love reading the bible, too. God speaks through inner feelings, thoughts, and dreams and visions as well as the still small voice.

The effects of God’s voice  causes peace and for one to be still, it can reassure, and enlighten,and encourage, it can  comfort, calm and convict you when you hear God speak in one of His ways. Satan’s voice pretty much does the exact opposite of what God’s voice does, and as a result has the opposite effect of God’s voice, worrying and rushing people into things ahead of their time, or causing undue focus on past events, hoping to bring condemnation. For example with Nepal it was NOT the right timing for me to go there in 2011 but I needed more maturity spiritual development to do such a mission trip. I don’t think the results would have been good had I not heeded God’s voice in that example.

I could write much about God’s voice in my life, how He directed me mostly by feelings and through His Holy Spirit through most of my Christian walk. I try to pray and seek Him several times per day, as led,and have made a practice of prayer and reading the bible, for I always want to hear from Him, seeing how that He is infinitely wiser than I am and only He can direct my steps. If I try and go out on my own the results usually are not good at all, and He chastised me afterward lovingly for trying to do it on my own, forgiving me for my stupidity when asked to, however if it would not have been for God’s mercy it could have been even worse for me.

Personally God has spoken to me by a good many of these ways, but mostly speaks to me through inner feeling through the Holy Spirit as well as that still small voice. He also has used other people as well to deliver messages one to one, also through sermons and prophecies in church and other places where I have been left to say this message has been intended for me. This already has happened a LOT this fall but also before. He also has set up and used circumstances to speak to me too, such as finding a brochure about New Life in my landlady’s car in the spring of 2010, which led me to go in 2010 for summer and remembering that experience was a big factor in bringing me here also in 2013, and also an email stating that the education is free plus the fact that the dress code was liberalized.

To conclude I hear God’s voice a good bit as it is something I do strive to do. Sometimes, being fleshly I can be and I know I have been fooled into hearing negative thoughts also of Satan and also my own flesh. There have been others who have spoken evil over me. God’s voice has blessed me. He has spoken over me concerning this essay too, giving me instructions of what to do with it, because  He wants me to also change it and use it for His purposes, for example to win souls.

The best thought I have been hearing from God and I have started to heard the message not long after I have been saved is that He has big things for me, and He has spoken that to me over and over again through the years from 2008 through the current time. I have seen a number good things and blessings over the past five years but I believe strongly that the big things that God has spoken have yet to occur, and He as told me that as well this day (10/30/13). It will be exciting to see what they are involving, only knows for sure, for I think at least some of it may be trips overseas for missions and/or Israel for a pilgrimage but only He knows. He also has given me a very strong passion for the lost, as well, so the promise and the passion are probably related. I welcome and request all prayer for me on this promise and passion.

I honestly believe God has been showing me recently that the rapture is coming sooner and not later as some believe, but we cannot predict the day or the hour but we are to keep doing our part, keeping a good relationship with Him and winning souls until God the Father tells the angels to blow the trumpet and sends Jesus to gather up His children to Him, and so I am adding a presentation with more information on the rapture and end times, for the day of the Lord’s coming will be as a thief in the night and it is necessary for all to be prepared for this always.

Now is a good time to draw near to the Lord and be reading His word and more, for I have gotten together a number of prophetic messages both of my own- by dreams and more and from other sources. I do not want anyone to miss this coming rapture for earth will be hell during the tribulation period so now I present information on the rapture and events related below:

In the early morning of October 27, 2013 I had a second extremely vivid and memorable dream of the coming rapture and this time it shook me very deeply and to the very core of my being. I had a first dream of the rapture three or four weeks ago, which was also very breathtakingly vivid too, in fact so much so that I thought that the actual rapture was actually taking place right then and there! Both of these dreams had in them the final trump of God blowing very, very loudly. The first one for certain had Jesus in the air and people even going to Him. It seemed like daytime but it could have been night- the time of the day really does not matter. This time this second dream was at night in the middle of the night but it was supernaturally lit and bright so that it was more like it was dusk/dawn rather than the pitch dark of night but I knew the lighting as was wholly supernatural and brighter than the usual moon and stars. This time I saw angels walking about- huge figures well over 30 feet tall but no wings or anything, but now I realize that these were in fact angels. I may have also seen Jesus hanging in the sky in this dream too . I knew this too was a rapture dream because I had heard the trump of God VERY LOUDLY as with the first dream. After this dream, I tried to go back to sleep but I found  that my sleep had completely  went from me this morning due to the extreme urgency of this situation, it is okay with me as it is not too far from when I would have normally woken up normally in the morning but I am now feeling an EXTREMELY STRONG sense of urgency to get this message out NOW to WARN THE PEOPLE OF THE VERY SOON COMING RAPTURE SO THAT YOU ARE INDEED READY FOR JESUS’ imminent return. I do not normally dream prophetically like this- in fact spiritual dreams had been very rare for me- but this is now twice within a month, so I KNOW that I KNOW it is very urgent and this warning dream is not to be ignored! This is in fact FAR TOO important to ignore!! Please folks I implore you to pray to the Lord to ask for a complete sense of peace if you are ready to go and uneasiness if not and for instructions of what to do to be ready and the power to act on those instructions to ensure readiness. I don’t want anyone to miss this rapture and be left behind! I know the power of doubled dreams from reading Pharoah’s dreams of the seven years of plenty and even worse famine in Genesis chapter 41 and this knowledge of that scripture adds to the urgency this early morning, as well as the fact that I don’t normally get prophetic dreams. I sense that the rapture is imminent and could be any time at all now and know it will be without warning as a thief in the night. The Lord could give me more dreams of warning or the next time could be the real thing ONLY HE KNOWS FOR SURE!!! I am led to write this out to warn everyone so as to be ready for the rapture as if it is going to be tomorrow or even today though it could also be months or years away, but DO NOT DELAY in preparing for it. Rush all preparations to completion ASAP. Win as many souls as you can for Jesus, and pray for the lost in the world, especially in the areas not yet reached by the gospel (mainly Asia and northern Africa but there are many other areas unreached in various continents) as well as your family especially those who have not accepted Christ yet. Pray for your country that you live in too, no matter where that is, but most important of all REPENT of ANY SINS NOW so you run no risk of missing the imminent rapture and find yourself left behind to face the chaos immediately following the rapture which will be horrible and also the eventual seven year tribulation period. The Lord did NOT let me go back to sleep so I get this warning on paper and I plan on sharing it later this AM on Facebook Lord willing before attending church at New Life. Here below is more on the rapture and post rapture situations

Post rapture and millennial kingdom scenarios for believers taken in the rapture

I am now led to write a prophetic note with five scenarios- titled on the base of the type of housing given by God to them after the rapture and during the millennial reign of Jesus and beyond by His grace. Five is the number of grace so I am choosing that one. I am sharing this so people are encouraged to do more for His kingdom so they can in then receive a greater reward by grace, for the bible does say that while by grace are we saved and not by works, it also says faith without works is dead. We will stand judgment at the judgment seat of Christ for what we did and did not do and perhaps more importantly the motive behind these works, that is whether they were done in love our out of selfish motives. God knows why we do all we do. Howard Pittman in his book Placebo had a near death experience and one of his things during his visits to heaven was that he was very soundly rebuked by God for doing his ministry with a wrongful, selfish motive. I recommend getting and reading the book or find the video on youtube- one can learn a lot from it. Motivation to do things in a pure loving way in God’s love  is a hard thing to do, especially this pure selfless motivation especially since our flesh often just craves the approval of others, but we are to put the deeds of the flesh to death, trusting the Holy Spirit for help in this.

These five categories of rewards and such are broken down by size and type of the housing God will give them by His grace and love  after the rapture happens and also during the millennium and eternity in the New Jerusalem. These are being shared in the hopes that people will be encouraged to do even more for God.

Category 1. Single to three room efficiency/apartment/condo:

These are those who did little for God, gave little in the way of tithes or offerings, did not win many to God and or what they works they did were of a wrongful, fleshy and or a selfish motivation and done by their own personal strength rather than God’s . These people all got saved by the grace of God  but will have little to nothing to show for their Christian walk here on this earth for the above reasons, or also the rapture happened (or they died) just after they came to the saving knowledge of Christ and as such did not have any time to do good works. They will at first before God wipes away their tears and gives them happiness, bemoan the fact that they could have done much, much more for the kingdom of God. I share this to encourage people to do more for the kingdom and as such increase your rewards with God. However, of course, the greatest reward of all from God will just be in the presence of Jesus for all eternity and His perfect love, which applies to all five categories. I share these categories to encourage people to do good deeds with pure motives while there still is time before the rapture with the goal of advancing one or more categories, repenting of all fleshly and wrong deeds as the Holy Spirit gives conviction for them, and committing to do things with the motive of love. I want people to be of category 3 and up, higher is better

Category 2. four to eight room house, condo or apartment. These have done more than the first category perhaps with a bit purer motives so God will give them this housing and maybe they will win a crown or so (which will be thrown at Jesus feet, of course). They will also however also regret that they too could have done more with their walk if they had made better decisions in their life. Again, God also will wipe their tears away and they will be happy but still they also will have fallen short of their full potential of rewards for service and works. They too will though enjoy being with Jesus which as stated is the greatest reward for being raptured. Still I encourage as before to do more works with love and a pure motive and not with fleshly selfish motivations (or they would be higher than this category) to try to get a better category- I do this in love wanting the best for people and that they get really blessed by God. Some may be in this category too because they did not have enough time to mature to do good works in a pure motivation so as to increase their category further. I am thinking most martyrs will get category 3 (as God loves the ultimate sacrifice) as well as those who are the most successful at mortifying the deeds of the flesh and living Holy, the will be category 3 plus and win the crown of righteousness, for as God is Holy He loves Holiness in His people and a lack of fleshly deeds. Many in category 1 and 2 will be there due to too many fleshly works so ask God for help in dying to the flesh while there is time.

Category 3. nine to sixteen room house or large apartment These people will have done more for God still, and God will reward them nicely for their wonderful service with a nice place, in the form of a large house to spend the rapture, millennial kingdom. They could have done more still but this will be nice, and have some small grounds and gardens for the person with trees and other nice things. They likely will win a crown or two and will have some supportive role in helping Jesus rule in the millennial kingdom. These will have done deeds with a largely pure motive but some too will still have been done with fleshly selfish motives or they may have gotten a category 4 or even 5 for what they did. Some may not have had the time and this may be the best. It is still a good category or level to be in, but I challenge readers to go for the best and do things in love (give, teach, missions, serving and so on, as their calling and the Spirit dictate).

Category 4. seventeen to thirty room large house small mansion These large homes are for people who have done wonderful service for God. Many also will have larger grounds too with all sorts of nice trees, gardens and more, to bless the person to which it has been given to by grace. These will have likely two or three crowns which will again be thrown to the feet of Jesus in adoration and worship, knowing that they could not have been won without Him. Most of their deeds will have been done with a pure heart but there may be a few good deeds done with fleshly motives but that will decrease as the rewards increase as God will not reward or bless good deeds done with fleshly selfish motives, but likely will rebuke that, as he did with Howard Pittman. Again here I stress the point that the motive of the deed is more important than the deed itself, and it may be better to do nothing than to do something with a selfish motivation. The people in this group will have an increased role in the millennial kingdom too.

I will also add that some of the carnal Christians who might miss the rapture due to being lukewarm or having left their first love and been carnal or whatever other reasons will repent of their wrongs too, that kept them from the rapture and then make up for it and then end up in category 3, 4 or 5 after being martyred by the antichrist for their services to God and more (as well as their martyrdom) while some who barely make the rapture will be in categories one and two. This also applies to those who get saved post-rapture and get really on fire for the Lord before they get martyred and do much good too. These are my own feelings but they are backed up to some degree by scripture especially in Revelation (chapters 5,7,20 and so on). Personally I’d rather make the rapture and be a category 1 or two than miss it and take my chances of being tempted to take the mark of the beast (DO NOT DO IT AT ALL COSTS) and ending in the lake of fire for eternity. I am certain the devil will try to say God has rejected them to those left behind and otherwise make attempts to make the lukewarm fall away completely and take the mark and help the antichrist by building up bitterness against God in those left behind.

Category 5 thirty one rooms and up- mansions in some cases vast ones of hundreds of rooms all of them different according to a person’s wishes, and more. This is the category to strive for above all, as these are the most loving and selfless people you will find, being happy and doing all to the glory of God with His strength .  These in this category have gone with God’s strength and wisdom to their full potential doing service, winning many souls for God, doing much teaching, giving a lot, missionary work, even suffering for their faith with sacrifices up to and including martyrdom, and so on, and all with a pure loving motive of heart, and not doing things of fleshly selfish motives, having died to the deeds and demands of the flesh successfully. Some of these mansions will be so vast as to make Gatsby’s in the movie seem like an efficiency by comparison. Many people of this category will have been martyred for their faith, too. These will also have a good role helping Jesus during the millennial reign and eternity. Likely these will win multiple crowns, some even all five offered for their service, which they will joyfully cast these at the Lord’s feet. There will be the least regret in this group over not reaching full potential, for these will be close to or at their full potential.

I post this up in the last days to encourage people to do good works for God so you can reach your full potential and reward through Him after the rapture but also I want to encourage all to seek God asking in prayer to see if they are truly ready to go, asking for peace if they are and uneasiness if not, and for revelation on what needs done and the power and will to accomplish what needs done. Do ALL the Holy Spirit tells you to NOW before the rapture happens for you don’t want to be left behind to face the chaos and tribulations sure to follow and martyrdom, for as I said it is better to make it and end up being a category 1 or 2 than miss it and hope to make it up to try for category 3 to 5 by deeds and martyrdom- too much of a risk to fall away without the strength of the Holy Spirit, which needs to be taken away for the antichrist to manifest (2 Thessalonians 2). I am closing this presentation now with more information and a warning on the rapture so you can be ready.

I sense this morning that there will be five kinds of people in these end times period- one who make the rapture

Kind  1 Those on whom are ready for the rapture and indeed go in the rapture(see above for the categories of those people, by what housing God might assign them). These are NOT lukewarm and have NOT lost their first love, heeding all of the warnings of the end times. I fervently pray there are many of these and that this warning text will increase their numbers even more. I have no wish to see ANY miss the rapture for any reason at all. I will add a salvation prayer too. I pray you read this in time to be taken in the rapture but even if not you can still be saved.

Type 2 those who miss the rapture but realize how the blew it badly and then, broken, break down and repent of the lukewarmness, having lost their first love, and whatever else that caused them to miss the rapture and afterwards likely are going to be martyred, as it will be very hard to live out the whole tribulation period totally on their own away from civilization (I suppose it is possible if God was to tell them to do so but it would be very hard). These are largely the groups of people spoken of in Revelation chapter 5 and 7, perhaps, especially chapter 7. At the rapture these will have left their first love and or have been found to be too lukewarm to be taken in the rapture. These will almost certainly receive the crown of life for being martyred for their faith. I urge readers of this teaching before the rapture to repent NOW of anything that might cause you to miss the rapture(ask God in prayer if there is anything) so as not to be a part of this group but group 1, who make the rapture!!

Type 3 those who are NOT saved now before the rapture but DO get saved after the rapture. If you are reading this after the rapture and fall into this type or even type 2 know there still is hope for you, if you repent NOW of your sins! It will almost certainly cost your life, being killed by the antichrist for your faith, at the least you will be a hunted fugitive forced to live on your own through the whole tribulation period, but that is far better than to be hard and take the mark of the beast and be in hell forever. To accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior and thus be saved and a part of this group or if read in time to be a part of group 1 please pray this prayer with me

Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness. I believe that your only begotten Son Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin. You said in Your Holy Word, Romans 10:9 that if we confess Jesus as our Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we will be saved. Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am saved. Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license, but rather it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself. Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.

Amen.

Now that you are saved then take time to read the bible, especially the end times chapters with the Lord. These include Daniel, Matthew 24, 25, Mark 13, Luke 12,17, 21, and especially the book of Revelation. Pray fervently to the Lord for Revelation of these and other scriptures and just a good relationship with Him. I also recommend seeking the baptism of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues- that has been a real blessing for me personally.

I will go over the last two types briefly for it is NOT my wish for ANY to be in them at all but I know there will be people who will be. Type 4 is someone who is not ready for the rapture, like type 2, with the same issues but instead of repenting gets mad at God and hardens, falling completely away from the faith, probably helping those who are persecuting the Christians.

Type 5 is similar, this one is an unsaved and hardened soul who will refuse to repent no matter what, either before or after the rapture who takes the mark and sides with the Antichrist openly. Types 4 and 5 are those who are described in Revelation in chapters 9 and 16 as those who refuse to repent for all the judgments whose end will certainly be the lake of fire.

 Please, please, do NOT let your hearts harden when the times come. Of course that is Satan our enemies goal, but I want all to be saved.

Now here is some more end times materiel for your reading to help you be ready for the soon to come rapture.

In October 2010, The Lord came to me, from my right side, when I was preparing for bed, HE told me "take off your night gown" and I was shocked, I said "Lord, why would you ask me to do such a thing?" and HE said "RAPTURE, VERY VERY SOON!" and I said "O K A Y!!!" and I obeyed HIM, than HE said "get on your hands and knees and this is what you must do when I come and call your name!"

I later asked HIM, "when will this happen?" and HE gave me a month and number, i have seen this number pass a couple years, now, I don't believe the number was a day, but a year, I asked HIM, "can I tell everyone?" and HE said "they will think your foolish" so I have only shared this with less than a handful of those who know me and know I live in TRUTH and LOVE!

All I will say to YOU now, is PLEASE, PLEASE be prepared NOW, HE is coming VERY VERY SOON!!!  HE does not want YOU to suffer thru the Great Tribulations and neither do I.  HE is the most loving and gentle GOD!  HE will not force you to have a relationship with HIM because HE gives us free will, you must chose to do this or miss the Rapture of HIS Bride and you will for certain feel the wrath of God, HE is a just God and you will either suffer persecution because you finally get it and willing to stand to the point of death or you will go to the pit of HELL with Satan!

HE has used me as an End Times Prophet for the doom and gloom and it grieves my spirit.  My strength and guidance comes from HIM and I have cried out and even gotten angry at HIM and HE sent one of HIS Angels to wake me and said "OKAY, YOU WANT TO GO NOW?" and instantly I knew I have a very important and critical duty here on earth, so I replied "NO, I WILL WAIT UNTIL HE COMES FOR HIS BRIDE!" since this visitation in 2010, I have stopped my crying and anticipate HIS return which I KNOW IS VERY, VERY SOON AS HE PROMISED ME!!!  All I can say is "Come Lord Jesus Come!"  THIS IS NOT MY HOME!

Stop procrastinating and WAKE UP, repent of your sins and build a relationship with HIM NOW or YOU will miss the RAPTURE and be Left Behind to face the GREAT TRIBULATION, which is the most horrific time on earth and YOU WILL remember these Words as HE told me you would and MY LORD CANNOT LIE!!!

AMEN!!!  PRAISE THE LORD!!!

 I only answer to God and NOT Man, so I don't care if you chose to believe me or not and think I'm a fool but I do hope and pray you take heed to this warning. I was given October 13, I have seen a couple of these days pass, but could it be October 2013, which is this very month? Only God The Father knows for certain! But I want people to prepare NOW as HE comes as a thief in the night and without any warning, when people will LEAST expect Him to!!! Repent NOW of your sins, give forgiveness to all offenses as HE forgave us who have repented, read His Word daily, stay in constant prayer (especially in tongues, if you have the gift of praying in tongues, if not it is easy to ask God and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and praying in tongues) and fellowship with HIM. HE wants a relationship with you, not religion!!! Praise You Lord Jesus Christ!

IF YOU READ ENGLISH READ THIS. IF YOU DONT, SHARE IT ANYWAYS AND DO YOUR PART.

I am feeling led to share this message again that I found on Facebook along with tips and a prayer to see that you are rapture ready, as I have a feeling that the Father may soon order the trumpet blown, triggering the rapture, due to the evil of the world and the prayers of the saints who want the rapture- it is up to the Father of course:

Urgent Christ is Coming Soon to Rapture His bride!

The second week of September 2013, a pastor was driving his car traveling, and saw an old man walking on the road, he decided to give him a lift in the car. While traveling the old man told the pastor, "Son you know what happened last night in heaven?" The pastor got scared and quickly stopped the car and asked, " Sir are you okay, how did you obtain information from heaven?" The old man said, "Last night in heaven God was very angry against man and He told the angels to sound the trumpets and when they were going to begin to sound the trumpets was when Jesus prostrated before God and began to plead with tears in His eyes. Then fresh blood started coming out of his hands and body. Christ told God to have mercy, for His death was not in vain. When God, seeing His son and seeing the pain of His saints and also the wickedness of the wicked, God said, " IM GIVING THEM ONE LAST CHANCE." Jesus returned to the angels and told them that a great number of angels were to rush all over the world and tell the world that THE END IS NEAR and that JESUS IS COMING SOON." The pastor asked wiping his tears, " How do you know all this? " The old man replied, " I am one of the angels that were sent into the world," And went on to say the pastor, " Please use all means of communication and send this message, there is no time to lose." And the old man disappeared. To summarize it, this story is real, Christ is coming soon. Please save a soul today and make sure you are rapture ready for the above makes me feel that the rapture is really drawing close, though I am by NO MEANS prophesying an exact date, but I encourage you to seek the Lord in prayer to be ready as if it is going to be immediately occurring. I am sharing this with you all in love, not wishing any should miss the coming rapture! Below is more information on the coming rapture including scripture which explains a lot so I recommend reading this:

Here is a powerful tract and teaching containing powerful information on the coming rapture. Please prayerfully read all this. The site owner freely gives permission to share this, which is what I am doing now. God bless

ARE ALL CHRISTIANS GOING IN THE RAPTURE???

ARE YOU SURE YOU ARE READY???

This seems to be one of the hot topics on 5 Doves recently, so I feel it is time that I forward one of my tracts that I wrote about 12 years ago, with several hundred thousand in circulation. For those of you who believe that ALL Christians will be taken in the Rapture, I hope and pray that you are right. On the other hand, if one believes that way, and feels no need to change his backslidden, lukewarm, compromising, unwatchful, worldly, or fence-straddling ways, WOE BE UNTO HIM, if he suddenly finds the Rapture happened and he was left behind.


Isn't it much safer to get as close to the Lord as we can in these VERY LAST DAYS? Is there any negative in doing that??? It is much safer and wiser to believe that all Christians are NOT going in the Rapture. Not only safer and wiser, but I believe MORE SCRIPTURAL, also. Following is the tract that I wrote:


Are All Christians going in the Rapture? If, at some point in your life, you have asked Jesus Christ into your life to become your personal Lord and Saviour, does this GUARANTEE that you are going in the Rapture? All signs point to the END OF THE AGE VERY SOON, SO THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION YOU COULD ASK YOURSELF IS, "AM I READY FOR THE RAPTURE?"



Before we go any further, let's clarify what the RAPTURE is. I Thessalonians 4:16-17 says, "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 will 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."



The Rapture is the GREAT ESCAPE from the horrendous Tribulation period that is SOON to come on ALL THE WORLD! It is for a body of born-again believers in Jesus Christ. The question is IS THE RAPTURE FOR ALL CHRISTIANS?



It is probably safe to say that a majority of Chlristians reading this tract would say "YES". We are NOT addressing the issue of salvation, or "once saved, always saved," or "eternal security". For those of you who answered "Yes", CAN YOU FIND EVEN ONE SCRIPTURE THAT GUARANTEES THAT ALL CHRISTIANS ARE GOING IN THE RAPTURE? Scripture points to the fact that all will NOT be making it to the rapture.



Just because you have always believed something, or your Pastor believes it, or your church teaches it, DOES NOT MAKE IT TRUE! IT MUST BE BASED ON THE WORD OF GOD! It is our fervent desire that ALL CHRISTIANS are going in the Rapture. If ALL CHRISTIANS are going in the Rapture, we have lost nothing by drawing closer to the Lord to prepare for His Soon Return. If, on the other hand, we have a false sense of security regarding our readiness for the Rapture, and we ignore the Lord's warnings to GET OUR HEARTS RIGHT WITH HIM BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, we have a TREMENDOUS amount to lose. Just read the Book of Revelation!



"Lord, your Word is awesome. Lord, your Word is powerful. Lord, your Word is sharper than any two-edged sword. Lord, use the convicting power of the word of the Living God and the convicting power of your mighty Holy Spirit to reveal to every one of us the Truth from your Word. If the message of this tract is not true, then cause it to have no effect on the hearts of those reading it. If, however, the message from your Word IS true, we ask you to release an outpouring of your Holy Spirit on Christians everywhere. For those who are not spiritually ready, cut to the very bottom of their heart and REMOVE THAT FALSE SENSE OF SECUITTY IN THE NAME OF JESUS! AMEN."



Your opinion, and my opinion, do not matter. What you have been taught does not matter. WHAT DOES THE WORD OF GOD SAY? This is ALL that really matters. The remainder of this tract will be WARNINGS DIRECTLY FROM THE WORD OF GOD CONCERNING YOUR READINESS FOR THE RAPTURE! (If YOU are ready, that's wonderful, but how about your family, your friends, and those who sit in the church pews around you?)



In Luke 21, the whole chapter is discussing the End of the Age and the Second Coming of Christ. In verses 34-36, JESUS GIVES AN OMINOUS WARNING TO ALL CHRISTIANS, "and TAKE HEED TO YOURSELVES, lest at any time YOUR HEARTS be over-charged with surfeiting (partying), and drunkenness, AND CARES OF THIS LIFE, and so THAT DAY COME UPON YOU UNAWARES. For as a snare (trap) shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. WATCH YE, therefore, AND PRAY ALWAYS, THAT YE MAY BE ACCOUNTED WORTHY TO ESCAPE ALL these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the son of man (Jesus)."



If ALL Christians were going to take part in this GREAT ESCAPE, WHY WOULD JESUS GIVE SUCH A STERN AND OMINOUS WARNING TO THE END-TIME CHRISTIAN??? This is DEFINITELY a very PERSONAL WARNING for each of us. The subject matter can be nothing but the Tribulation hour and the Rapture. Jesus says to pray always. Surely, Jesus knows that a non-Christian cannot be in an attitude of constant prayer. Surely, non-Christians are not expected to be LOOKING FOR THAT DAY and WATCHING for signs of His Soon Return.



Jesus is continuously talking to HIS FOLLOWERS throughout this chapter. Jesus says to TAKE HEED TO YOURSELF, He is addressing YOUR HEART and He is constantly personalizing this message to YOU, to YE, THE CHRISTIAN! ARE YOU LISTENING? ARE YOU READY???



What can we do, as Christians, to be found WORTHY of the Lord's GREAT ESCAPE, THE RAPTURE? Jesus tells us to be in a constant attitude of prayer. Become so close to the Lord that you can talk with Him about anything. Pray that the Lord would reveal to YOU anything in your life that might keep you from being ready for the Rapture. Then you need to act upon that which the Lord shows you to do.



In this passage, the Lord strongly encourages us to be WATCHING for the SIGNS of His Soon Return, so that we would not be UNAWARE of the approximate time of His Return. Jesus said we could KNOW when His Return was NEAR, EVEN AT THE DOORS! ALL SIGNS NOW CONFIRM TO US THAT HIS COMING IS AT THE DOOR!!!



If you do not have this firm conviction in your heart that our Lord's Return is AT THE DOOR, it is probably because you have not been WATCHING for signs as He continuously admonishes us to do over and over again in the New Testament (Read Mark 13 and 14). Are the CARES OF THIS LIFE your priority, or do you so much look forward to His Return that YOU LOVE HIS APPEARING (II Timothy 4:8) more than the things of this life?

(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.

The CARES OF THIS LIFE (Luke 21:34) are what cause us to become "worldly" Christians, or "backslidden" Christians, or "lukewarm" Christians. Luke 21:34-36 (Go back and read it again) strongly implies that these types of Christians ARE NOT READY FOR THE RAPTURE!!!
(Luke 21:34)  And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

(Luke 21:35)  For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

(Luke 21:36)  Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

In Revelation, starting with Chapter 6, the horrible judgments of the Tribulation are poured out on an unsuspecting world. In Chapters 1-3, there are several WARNINGS TO THE CHRISTIANS IN THE LAST DAYS, WARNINGS BEFORE THE RAPTURE AND THE TRIBULATION IN CHAPTERS 6-19.



The constant theme of Revelation, Chapter 2, is the NEED OF THE END-TIME CHRISTIAN TO REPENT! Rev. 2: 4-5 says, "I have somewhat against thee, because THOU HAS LEFT THY FIRST LOVE. Remember, therefore, from whence thou are fallen, AND REPENT, and do the first works; or else I WILL COME UNTO THEE QUICKLY, AND WILL REMOVE THY CANDLESTICK OUT OF HIS PLACE, EXCEPT THOU REPENT."



If you HAVE LEFT YOUR FIRST LOVE you are a "backslidden" Christian. You need to REPENT and restore your relationship with Christ back to what it should be. Is the Lord speaking to YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW?



Rev. 3:10 says, "Because thou has kept the word of my patience, I ALSO WILL KEEP THEE FROM THE HOUR OF TEMPTATION, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth." The implication of this verse is obvious: If the end-time Christian does NOT stay close to the Lord and endure to the end, HE WILL NOT BE KEPT FROM THE TRIBULATION HOUR!



Rev. 3: 15-16 is ANOTHER OMINOUS WARNING TO ALL CHRISTIANS, "I know thy works, that thou are neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then BECAUSE THOU ART LUKEWARM, AND NEITHER COLD NOT HOT, I WILL SPUE THEE OUT OF MY MOUTH."



Can you honestly give another explanation for this verse, other than the LORD CASTING LUKEWARM CHRISTIANS OUT INTO THE TRIBULATION? What are YOU doing that would show the Lord that you are ON FIRE for Him? These verses say emphatically that their WORKS WERE LUKEWARM.



What happens to the unwatchful SERVANT who believes his LORD is not coming back for a while and is not that concerned about the way he is living his life? Matthew 24: 50-51 says, "the LORD of that SERVANT...shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth (The Tribulation Hour?)." In Matthew 25:30, we see the exact same result for the unprofitable SERVANT. In both cases, there is A LORD--SERVANT RELATIONSHIP ALREADY ESTABLISHED. ARE ALL CHRISTIANS GOING IN THE RAPTURE? WHAT DOES THE WORD SAY???



This world is full of LUKEWARM, BACKSLIDDEN, UNWATCHFUL, AND WORLDLY Christians. In Rev. 7:9, we see a GREAT MULTITUDE, that no man could number, standing before the Lamb of God in Heaven. Verse 14 describes them, "These are they which came OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION, AND HAVE WASHED THEIR ROBES, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." In Chapter 20, it says they were beheaded for not taking the Mark of the Beast.



This great multitude of people already had robes. Your Robe of righteousness is given to you at the time of your salvation. They were already saved but their ROBES WERE DIRTY. These COMPROMISING Christians were caught up in the CARES OF THE WORLD when the Rapture happened and they were cast into the Tribulation hour like the Scriptures had warned them about so many times. They WASHED THEIR DIRTY ROBES in the Great Tribulation because there is no compromise then---IT'S EITHER JESUS CHRIST (and lose your head) OR ANTICHRIST (and lose your soul FOREVER)!!!



Do you really want to have to face that choice? It is clear from God's Word what you must do to be assured of a place in the Rapture. YOU MUST ACT QUICKLY BECAUSE THE TIME FOR THE RAPTURE IS ALMOST HERE!



1. Make sure that you have received Jesus Christ into your life as your PERSONAL Lord and Saviour. If you do find you need Him to be your personal Lord and Saviour please pray the following prayer with me. There is nothing that can compare with a relationship with God or even come remotely close

Heavenly Father I come to You in the Name of Jesus. I confess to You that I am a sinner and cannot save myself. I confess and repent of all of my sins and unrighteousness. Right now I confess with my mouth Jesus as the Lord of my life and believe in my heart that You, God did indeed raise Him from the dead. I thank You for cleansing and forgiving me of all of my sins and unrighteousness and for saving me. I thank You for sending Your Son to die in my place for my sins, and for the inexpressible gift of eternal life that I now claim through the death of Jesus on the cross. Thank You, Lord, again for saving me. In the Name of Jesus I pray Amen

2. Examine your own heart for any signs of backsliding, worldliness, unwatchfulness, compromising, and lukewarmness.



3. REPENT (Turn COMPLETELY away from sin and turn COMPLETELY around towards Jesus). Sin separates you from God, even as a Christian. Feel free to use the following prayer, praying it with me

Heavenly Father I confess these sins(list them) to You and say I am sorry I did these things, doing so by faith thanking You for Your promise in Your word that when we confess our sins You are faithful and just to forgive them and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Thank You for forgiving all my sins and breaking all demonic oppressions, bondages, and strongholds behind them and deliverance from temptation. In Jesus Name I pray Amen



4. Study end-time Biblical prophecy until you become completely convinced that His Coming is, indeed, AT THE DOOR. This will help keep you from temptation and sin. JESUS IS COMING VERY SOON!!! The book of Revelation, Matthew 24, 25, Mark 13, Luke 12, 17, 21 are good places to start.



5. Do something for the Lord. (Passing out tracts would be a good start.)



6. Examine your priorities, lest the CARES OF THIS LIFE cause YOU to MISS THE RAPTURE, as we are so adamantly WARNED about in Luke 21, and so many other Scriptures.



7. Draw closer to God by praying, reading His Word, attending a fundamental church as often as possible, and surround yourself with a Christian atmosphere (Christian friends, books, music, radio, TV, etc.)



8. PRAY DILIGENTLY. ASK THE LORD TO REVEAL TO YOU ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE THAT EVEN MIGHT KEEP YOU FROM THE RAPTURE. PRAY THAT THE LORD WOULD GIVE YOU A PEACE, IF YOU ARE READY, AND AN UNREST AND UNEASINESS IN YOUR HEART, IF YOU ARE NOT READY.



9. Listen for His voice and then STAY OPEN TO THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.



10. Act upon that which the Lord is calling you to do. DO IT NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!



If the Lord has planted the least bit of doubt or uneasiness in your heart, will you swallow your pride and pray this prayer with me:



"Dear Lord, Thank you for preparing a WAY OF ESCAPE from the horrible Tribulation to come. It is my sincere desire to be ready for your Soon Return, so that I can participate in the Rapture. Give me a COMPLETE PEACE IN MY HEART FROM YOU if I am, indeed, ready.

Let there be no false sense of security in my heart concerning my readiness for Your Return. Begin to reveal to me things in my life and in my heart that might keep me from the Rapture. Show me what I need to do to BE READY and then give me the power to act upon that which you show me to do. Draw me away from the world and closer to you every day. Use me in whatever way you can to help others who may not be ready for your Return. Fill me with your peace when I am ready and fill me with YOUR POWER, for victory over sin and temptation, and for effective service for your kingdom. In Jesus' mighty name, Amen."

The words of the Lord that He would leave with you in these last days before His Return, "REMEMBER THEREFORE, HOW THOU HAST RECEIVED AND HEARD, AND HOLD FAST, AND REPENT. IF THEREFORE, THOW SHALT NOT WATCH, I WILL COME ON THEE AS A THIEF, AND THOU SHALT NOT KNOW WHAT HOUR I WILL COME UPON THEE." (Revelation 3:3)



Feel free to make copies of this tract or forward it to your backslidden, lukewarm, compromising, unwatchful, and worldly family members and friends. Do not delay. Time is short. What we do, we must do quickly now.



Maranatha!



God bless you and yours