Weeping and wailing of teeth warning study

            Here is a warning study over all the situations where people in the bible end up weeping or wailing and gnashing their teeth. This is always your disobedient people who find themselves in hell, outer darkness or rejected by Jesus because they rejected and disobeyed Him in what He would have them do. We do need to accept Jesus as our personal Lord and savior and obey Him to our best or we ourselves may well find ourselves weeping and wailing and gnashing our teeth in regret over the situation that we find ourselves in after death or rapture. I present these as warning examples in love to show us what we need to avoid in our walk, and this teaching I am adding a presentation on the rapture afterwards so you know what is up, also, so you can be well informed and so you don’t miss the imminently coming rapture and end up weeping and gnashing your teeth in regret as you deal with the horrible chaos and tribulation period to follow the rapture

The first example are the people of the kingdom who did not accept Jesus then (as He knew they wouldn’t being cast into outer darkness (hell) and then ending up weeping and gnashing their teeth in regret

(Matthew 8:5)  And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

(Matthew 8:6)  And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

(Matthew 8:7)  And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

(Matthew 8:8)  The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

(Matthew 8:9)  For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

(Matthew 8:10)  When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

(Matthew 8:11)  And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

(Matthew 8:12)  But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

(Matthew 8:13)  And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

The second example is the guy who weeps and gnashes his teeth after being cast into outer darkness after lacking his wedding gown in the parable of the marriage feast. This is just my thoughts but this likely was a false or disobedient disciple.

(Matthew 22:1)  And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

(Matthew 22:2)  The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

(Matthew 22:3)  And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

(Matthew 22:4)  Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

(Matthew 22:5)  But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

(Matthew 22:6)  And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

(Matthew 22:7)  But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

(Matthew 22:8)  Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

(Matthew 22:9)  Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

(Matthew 22:10)  So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

(Matthew 22:11)  And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

(Matthew 22:12)  And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

(Matthew 22:13)  Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

(Matthew 22:14)  For many are called, but few are chosen.

In Matthew chapter 24, the weeping and gnashing of teeth is for those who foolishly say the Lord is delaying and then act in varied evil ways very foolishly and then find themselves being appointed their portion with hypocrites(which they are by their foolish behavior) and weeping and gnashing their teeth in regret after such, finding themselves missing the coming rapture and going through the tribulation period (needlessly) (or even cast to hell with the other unsaved hypocrites)

(Matthew 24:44)  Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

(Matthew 24:45)  Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

(Matthew 24:46)  Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

(Matthew 24:47)  Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

(Matthew 24:48)  But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

(Matthew 24:49)  And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

(Matthew 24:50)  The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

(Matthew 24:51)  And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The last of the three instances is where the lazy and slothful servant is thrown there after having buried the talent given him by his Lord in the Parable of the talents told by Jesus in Matthew 25. Jesus tells this parable as a stern warning to not waste the giftings that are given us by God for us to use for His glory for this guy is most severely punished for doing so out of his fear(as he admits), but the others who do use their talents and multiplied them are very much rewarded for their efforts by the same Lord. He then weeps and gnashes his teeth in deep regret over the situation he know finds himself in.

(Matthew 25:14)  For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

(Matthew 25:15)  And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

(Matthew 25:16)  Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

(Matthew 25:17)  And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

(Matthew 25:18)  But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

(Matthew 25:19)  After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

(Matthew 25:20)  And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

(Matthew 25:21)  His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

(Matthew 25:22)  He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

(Matthew 25:23)  His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

(Matthew 25:24)  Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

(Matthew 25:25)  And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

(Matthew 25:26)  His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

(Matthew 25:27)  Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

(Matthew 25:28)  Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

(Matthew 25:29)  For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

(Matthew 25:30)  And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The parable of the wheat and tares in Matthew chapter 13 is another good example of where in this case the tares are thrown into a furnace of fire, and these are representative of evil people sown into the kingdom and these will wail and gnash their teeth in regret after ending up there. This parable has an interpretation too.

(Matthew 13:24)  Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

(Matthew 13:25)  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

(Matthew 13:26)  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

(Matthew 13:27)  So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

(Matthew 13:28)  He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

(Matthew 13:29)  But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

(Matthew 13:30)  Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

(Matthew 13:36)  Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

(Matthew 13:37)  He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

(Matthew 13:38)  The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

(Matthew 13:39)  The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

(Matthew 13:40)  As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

(Matthew 13:41)  The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

(Matthew 13:42)  And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

(Matthew 13:43)  Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

The brief parable of the net is similar with a similar result where the bad pearls are cast away into hell and wail and gnash their teeth in regret. These are undoubtedly people who chose to reject Jesus in their lives and end up dying unsaved and wind up in hell as a result

(Matthew 13:47)  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

(Matthew 13:48)  Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

(Matthew 13:49)  So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

(Matthew 13:50)  And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Jesus speaks this to all those who reject Him as He will push them all away, and those pushed away will weep and gnash their teeth.. He encourages all though to enter in to the straight gate, being obedient. This is in Luke chapter 13

(Luke 13:24)  Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

(Luke 13:25)  When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

(Luke 13:26)  Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

(Luke 13:27)  But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

(Luke 13:28)  There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

(Luke 13:29)  And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

(Luke 13:30)  And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

Now I am adding in a few other warning and encouraging scriptures. The first is from this same Luke 13 encouraging all to repent

(Luke 13:1)  There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

(Luke 13:2)  And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?

(Luke 13:3)  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

(Luke 13:4)  Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

(Luke 13:5)  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

(Luke 13:6)  He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.

(Luke 13:7)  Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

(Luke 13:8)  And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

(Luke 13:9)  And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.

The other is the verses in Matthew chapter 7, encouraging all to similarly enter in at the narrow path, and stay in the Father’s will, hearing Jesus word. These scriptures here are a perfect compliment to those in Luke chapter 13 which also encourage all to enter into the straight gate as well.

(Matthew 7:13)  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

(Matthew 7:14)  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

(Matthew 7:15)  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

(Matthew 7:16)  Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

(Matthew 7:17)  Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

(Matthew 7:18)  A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

(Matthew 7:19)  Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

(Matthew 7:20)  Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

(Matthew 7:21)  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

(Matthew 7:22)  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

(Matthew 7:23)  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

(Matthew 7:24)  Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

(Matthew 7:25)  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

(Matthew 7:26)  And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

(Matthew 7:27)  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

I am still very strongly led this morning November 28, 2013 to write yet another strong warning to people to get right with Jesus before He comes back to rapture His bride and very likely I will keep writing these warnings and things incessantly again and again, in the hopes that it stirs some to get ready in their hearts for Jesus’ return and the rapture, until He does indeed come to rapture His bride as He promises in His word in these two verses  in 1 Corinthians chapter 15

(1 Corinthians 15:51)  Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

(1 Corinthians 15:52)  In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Also the message of the coming rapture is made very clear and plain in 1 Thessalonians chapter 4

(1 Thessalonians 4:13)  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.

(1 Thessalonians 4:14)  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

(1 Thessalonians 4:15)  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.

(1 Thessalonians 4:16)  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:

(1 Thessalonians 4:17)  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.

These seven bible verses above show without doubt that the rapture will happen and because the way people are becoming more and  more evil, and the events in the news that are taking place now, which are indicative of the birth pangs spoken of in the bible in like Matthew 24. I am convinced the rapture is very, very soon and before anyone will think, for Jesus does promise to come as a thief in the night. I know that it will be in God the Father’s timing and only He knows when this will be but I am convinced beyond a shadow of doubt that He is very deeply grieved by the EVIL happening NOW throughout all the world and will soon order His Son to gather His children. I believe God is using me strongly as an end times prophet to warn people to be ready for this glorious day of the rapture and I have a strong passion for doing this in my heart,  but I am not even going to try to prophesy a time for it and I repent of any attempts to do so, as it is only up to God the Father. I am led to keep warning people to get right with God before it is too late and you find yourself missing the rapture and being left behind to face the most terrible period of time in human history in two phases:

First period of evil that is coming up is the chaos and anarchy  immediately following the rapture where there will be unprecedented looting and panic due to all the people suddenly gone missing and the consequences of suddenly having driverless cars, trucks, trains, pilotless plans and many critical jobs suddenly abandoned, and second is  the seven year tribulation period, which will surely follow the rapture at some point be it days weeks, months or even years, again only God knows how much of a gap there will be. I want you to be ready for the Lord to take you so you don’t have to worry about being stranded on any vehicle where the driver suddenly disappears, or even close to that driverless vehicle or any one of another dangerous situations which will surely arise from all of the chaos. I am sure many will die as a result of crashes immediately after the rapture and the looting, mayhem and chaos immediately afterwards, and if you aren’t ready to go with the rapture, then if you are killed for any reason immediately following the rapture, there is an excellent chance you will wind up in hell, unless you can somehow repent and accept Jesus right before you die then. This is definitely NOT a chance I would want to take myself, so I urge you all to get it right with Jesus NOW not LATER so you don’t have to take that chance. I close this warning with many other prophecies, scripture and warnings so you know what the rapture is all about and know with a certainty that You do NOT want to miss this and take your chances with the chaos to follow the rapture.

On the evening of November 23, 2013 at my place in Cleveland Tennessee, I was looking at this e-book heaven the great adventure and now realized that the dreams that I have had for years and years even long before I really committed my life to the Lord may have been actual visions of heaven and me there. I have had very many dreams while sleeping and daydreams, too where I would literally flap my arms at my sides when I was standing in the dream, and then literally shoot up off the ground and go flying somewhere, either generally or to some specific destination, sometimes at fairly low altitude of a few hundred feet or less above the ground, sometimes at much high altitude of many thousands of feet, sometimes slow and sometimes very, very fast, supersonic speeds. Many of these dreams were centered on my homeland of Pennsylvania but some of these flying dreams went for great distances, across states, countries, sometimes off the planet into outer space itself. When I had these numerous dreams I always dismissed these dreams that I have received probably many times hundreds of times preemptively as wild fantasies of my own imagination and forgetting them and about them until I have another and then doing the same thing each and every time I had one, never sharing them when I awoke in the morning with other people at all, but now I am beginning to reconsider the fact that I had previously dismissed and forgotten these repeatedly recurring dreams. After all why would I get such a dream happening over and over again for months and years no matter where I am living at the time? They aren’t exactly the same but they did have the theme of flying in them- my own flying that is without being in any plane etc. I am now wondering if the Lord was trying to use these dreams communicate with me, and myself having missed it all along until now (I an thankful for His patience on that matter) and the Lord is now asking me to share these dreams with you all. I now feel that people will be able to fly just like I did during my dreams and whenever they desire while they are in heaven and likely during the new earth time period after they are created new (Revelation 21). I am pointing this out because the Holy Spirit wants to let you know that the rapture is coming very soon and when it does ALL those who follow Jesus will go to heaven for the time following the rapture all the way up to the time for the return for the battle of Armageddon. I am not sure if this will be possible during the millennial kingdom afterward but I feel more likely it will be after the city of New Jerusalem comes down from Heaven to earth and this flying will enable one to get around that vast city, and indeed be a perfect way of getting around that city, which is a perfect cube of a massive 12,000 furlongs of length, width and height(Revelation 21)

            I am sharing this as a way of encouragement in the hopes that you would use it to draw ever closer to Jesus as the day approaches so you can make the rapture and not be left behind to face the horrors of the tribulation period. I am now including a presentation filled with prophecies of the rapture to help you do this, for it is not my wish that any miss the rapture and face the tribulation period, and neither is it God’s:

On the early morning of November 22, 2013 the Lord again spoke to me speaking of the coming rapture and giving me four categories of people. I am going to list them for you now in the hopes that people- even just one will wake up, get saved or repent and be ready, and for those ready to do even more for the Lord in these very rapidly waning days before the rapture.

Category 1. These people won’t make the rapture because they are not saved, they are either unsaved, living in the west or an unreached country in Asia/India. Also many people are either too lukewarm to make it or too caught up in the cares of the world so as have lost their first love. These last two subgroups need to repent and put the Lord first with all passion. There are far, far too many people in the world and I am led to believe it is for the sake of this big group which could be up to 98 percent of the world’s population that the Lord is tarrying, hoping fervently that some can be won. If you care in this category either pray to know Jesus today for all who call in the Name of the Lord will be saved, and/or repent of any lukewarm things in your life and come back to Christ, making Him your first priority over all the cares of the world. Below are the relevant scriptures dealing with the churches in Ephesus and Laodicea in revelation

First up is the passage of scripture relating to losing the first love in Revelation chapter 2, this written to the Ephesian church- again any convicted here please repent now:

(Revelation 2:1)  Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

(Revelation 2:2)  I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

(Revelation 2:3)  And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

(Revelation 2:4)  Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

(Revelation 2:5)  Remember therefore from whence thou art 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.

(Revelation 2:6)  But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

(Revelation 2:7)  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

            The other scripture passage of warning is the one written to the church at Laodicea who were lukewarm. As with then, Jesus does not put up with lukewarm believers and I urge any and all who are lukewarm or even questionable to pray for conviction now from the Holy Spirit and repent and be on fire for God. Those who are lukewarm will find themselves either  missing the rapture entirely or being taken and then literally spewed or spit out of the rapture as it is taking place. The way the scripture seems to read in Revelation 3:16 I would not be surprised if it is the latter being spewed out of the rapture so beware!! I will do what I can to keep my passion for I don’t want to miss the rapture or I think worse be spit out of it as it takes place! Again I say repent now!

(Revelation 3:14)  And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

(Revelation 3:15)  I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

(Revelation 3:16)  So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

(Revelation 3:17)  Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

(Revelation 3:18)  I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

(Revelation 3:19)  As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

(Revelation 3:20)  Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

(Revelation 3:21)  To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

(Revelation 3:22)  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

I urge you again to repent. The passage below deals with those who are going to make the rapture. In many ways it will be as if you had died when the rapture takes place in as far as everyone WILL appear before the judgment seat of Christ alone at some point to give an account for what they did with their lives. I am backing this up with scripture.

This is first spoken of in Romans chapter 14 where it also warns people NOT to judge one another (not hard to do, repent if so, I repent too as needed) and that we will all stand at the judgment seat of Christ to give account of ourselves

(Romans 14:9)  For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

(Romans 14:10)  But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

(Romans 14:11)  For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

(Romans 14:12)  So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

(Romans 14:13)  Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.

This message of needing to give account for ourselves is again repeated here in 2 Corinthians chapter 5, where the fear of the Lord is also stated

(2 Corinthians 5:9)  Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

(2 Corinthians 5:10)  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

(2 Corinthians 5:11)  Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

We must be mindful of what we do and what motives we do for all of our works will be tested by fire as stated in 1 Corinthians chapter 3, at the judgment seat of Christ to see what type of works they are, be they good works done in a good motive which leave precious jewels, gold and silver, or wood, hay and stubble(the ones which surviving the test will receive rewards) and I will discuss what happens there below.

(1 Corinthians 3:11)  For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

(1 Corinthians 3:12)  Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

(1 Corinthians 3:13)  Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

(1 Corinthians 3:14)  If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

(1 Corinthians 3:15)  If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

Type 2 of person- raptured but no rewards. They did make the rapture but find that they have no rewards in heaven. I hope this is not the case but I sense that most who make the rapture may well fall into this category. Either they do little, or more likely they find their works burnt up at the judgment seat but they themselves saved by fire (verse 15, above). This group will definitely face regret at having not done a lot more for the Lord but of course the Lord will wipe away all of their tears. They will be in heaven with the Lord and in ways that is all that matters but it could have been much more for them.  It is, however, not too late to do good works though until the rapture to find rewards and all. But as expressed in these 3 verses in 1 Corinthians, that love is the key motive and things not done in love (charity) will not profit you a thing.

(1 Corinthians 13:1)  Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

(1 Corinthians 13:2)  And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

(1 Corinthians 13:3)  And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

Please do right works with the right motive.

Category 3- some rewards given. These are those who do indeed get some rewards for good works given, but not all they could have been given. Of the two remaining categories raptured, this will be bigger and perhaps by far. These will have nicer housing than category 2, and find maybe one or two crowns coming their way for service and the Lord will entrust them with helping Him some degree with the millennial kingdom and beyond, but it won’t be what it could have been had they been more diligent and/or done things with a purer motive so there will be some regret too with the group.

Category 4- Many rewards given them by the Lord . These people, which will be by far the smallest group, sadly, of those making the rapture, will get the biggest rewards for their service will be with the right motive, out of love for the Lord and their neighbor. These will receive crowns, three or more, a large place to dwell,  and will help the Lord rule and reign in a big way in the coming Kingdom.

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