Raptures and Ascensions in the bible with rapture presentation Here is a study of situations where folks are translated, raptured, ascended to heaven and in one case(Korah and the rebels with him) to hell in the bible, followed with a presentation of the rapture, in the hopes that people will be made ready for this soon to come event. The first one in this study is Enoch in Genesis chapter 5 as he was righteous and believed (Genesis 5:21) And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: (Genesis 5:22) And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: (Genesis 5:23) And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: (Genesis 5:24) And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. This also is spoken of in Hebrews chapter 11 verse 5 (Hebrews 11:5) By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. Here is the one good example of an evil rapture of sorts in Numbers chapter 16, where Korah and his followers were swallowed up by the earth and as some old translations put it went alive to hell, or the pit, which is in effect a rapture to hell. In this case all their possessions went with them, too. God judged them for their rebellion against Moses. (Num bers 16:24) Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. (Num bers 16:25) And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. (Num bers 16:26) And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. (Num bers 16:27) So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children. (Num bers 16:28) And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind. (Num bers 16:29) If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me. (Num bers 16:30) But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. (Num bers 16:31) And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: (Num bers 16:32) And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. (Num bers 16:33) They, and rall that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. (Num bers 16:34) And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. Here is the story of the taking up, translation, ascension of Elijah into heaven, by chariot in 2 Kings chapter 2 (2 Kings 2:1) And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. (2 Kings 2:2) And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel. (2 Kings 2:3) And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. (2 Kings 2:4) And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. (2 Kings 2:5) And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. (2 Kings 2:6) And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. (2 Kings 2:7) And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. (2 Kings 2:8) And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. (2 Kings 2:9) And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. (2 Kings 2:10) And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. (2 Kings 2:11) And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. (2 Kings 2:12) And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. (2 Kings 2:13) He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; (2 Kings 2:14) And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. (2 Kings 2:15) And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. (2 Kings 2:16) And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. (2Ki 2:17) And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. (2 Kings 2:18) And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? In Acts chapter 1 Jesus own ascension is then related in the first 11 verses including His commands for the apostles to wait for the Holy Spirit and then go out and preach the gospel to all nations (Acts 1:1) The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, (Acts 1:2) Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: (Acts 1:3) To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: (Acts 1:4) And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. (Acts 1:5) For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. (Acts 1:6) When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? (Acts 1:7) And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. (Acts 1:8) But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:9) And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. (Acts 1:10) And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; (Acts 1:11) Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Now I will share some scriptures about the rapture of the church. Matthew chapter 24 has Jesus own description and prophecy about the coming rapture and He warns that nobody will know when but also warns all to be ready for it at any time (Matthew 24:30) And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matthew 24:31) And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (Matthew 24:32) Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: (Matthew 24:33) So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. (Matthew 24:34) Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. (Matthew 24:35) Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. (Matthew 24:36) But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. (Matthew 24:37) But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (Matthew 24:38) For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, (Matthew 24:39) And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (Matthew 24:40) Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. (Matthew 24:41) Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. (Matthew 24:42) Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. (Matthew 24:43) But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. (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; (Mat 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. Here are twelve more verses of Jesus in Luke chapter 21 where He again warns people to pray and to avoid the cares of the world (Luke 21:25) And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; (Luke 21:26) Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. (Luke 21:27) And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. (Luke 21:28) And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. (Luke 21:29) And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; (Luke 21:30) When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. (Luke 21:31) So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. (Luke 21:32) Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. (Luke 21:33) Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. (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 1 Corinthians chapter 15 Paul then speaks of the rapture in these three verses (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. (1 Corinthians 15:53) For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. Paul also speaks of the coming rapture of the church in these verses 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. (1 Thessalonians 4:18) Wherefore comfort one another with these words. The first two verses of Revelation chapter 4 also speak of the rapture as John is taken up to see things (Revelation 4:1) After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. (Revelation 4:2) And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. I believe too that the angels spoken of praising the Lord in Revelation 5 are indeed the raptured church en masse (Revelation 5:11) And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; (Revelation 5:12) Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. (Revelation 5:13) And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. (Revelation 5:14) And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. In Revelation chapter 11 is the story of the two witnesses and how they will be killed but ascend to heaven three days later after the manner of Jesus also ascended to heaven after He died for our sins, except these two are immediately taken up where Jesus spent time on the earth. (Revelation 11:3) And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. (Revelation 11:4) These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. (Revelation 11:5) And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. (Revelation 11:6) These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. (Revelation 11:7) And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. (Revelation 11:8) And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. (Revelation 11:9) And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. (Revelation 11:10) And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. (Revelation 11:11) And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. (Revelation 11:12) And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. (Revelation 11:13) And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. In Revelation chapter 14 are two reapings of things- one good and the other for wrath (Revelation 14:13) And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. (Revelation 14:14) And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. (Revelation 14:15) And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. (Revelation 14:16) And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. (Revelation 14:17) And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. (Revelation 14:18) And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. (Rev 14:19) And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. (Revelation 14:20) And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. Lastly is the harvest of the dead for the great white throne judgment in Revelation chapter 20, where all the unsaved dead are then pulled to heaven but only to be cast into the lake of fire- please do NOT be one of these and get to know Jesus today if you don’t already. (Revelation 20:11) And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. (Revelation 20:12) And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. (Revelation 20:13) And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. (Revelation 20:14) And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. (Revelation 20:15) And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Finally to wrap up this study and presentation, and to warn people to be ready at ANY TIME for Jesus second coming here are messages I myself received through the Holy Spirit and others I found online warning of the rapture and the events during it and the various types of people involved in it and I present these as a further warning to be ready for the rapture at any time: 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, forgiving ALL offenses done against you, asking for God and or others help if need be for I sense Satan is holding many in the bonds of unforgiveness, 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 now come and gone and wasn’t the case?Only God The Father knows for certain! But I want people to prepare NOW as HE will be coming 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 any and 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! 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! 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