When unbelievers are reminded about Rapture, they always laugh it out, “That is the same they say to our great grandfather,” and “up till now, Jesus has not come!” The Lord is not slack concerning his promises, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us and, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Pet.
3:9). 2 Pet.
3:8, “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day”. The Rapture is the raising of the church into (1 Thessalonians 4:17)-is the next event on the prophetic calendar, it is Jesus Christ being the bridegroom coming to take the bride being the church to Himself.
That He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she be holy and without blemish (Eph. 5:27).
The Rapture is when Christ comes back and takes every True Christian that is still on the earth and resurrects all of those who have died and takes them to heaven with Him. John 14:3, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
“And where I go you know, and the way you know. ” (John.
14:3-4). In 1 Thessalonians 5:1-8, Paul expresses that the Lord’s return will be like a thief in the night.
No one knows the date or time. However, there several signs of the End Times that we can all be aware of.
Events such as global earth warming, earthquakes, wild fire, cyclones, landslides, wars and global tension among nations, and violent persecution against Christians are all signs to the Rapture. Splinter insurgency groups are unfolding in droves that are razing down churches and martyring of Christians such as Al Qaida, Al Shabab, Boko Haram, Hamas, Hezbollah, etc.
For ages, people have tried to figure out the exact period and time that the prophecy of Jesus’s return will happen. The best place to turn for answers about the Rapture is the Scripture.
This book, AT THE EDGE OF TIME, attempts to highlight Old Testament and New Testament prophecies detailing Raptures and End Time events. The reader should be able to situate unfolding events in relation to gradual fulfillment of prophecies of the end of the age.
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