There are some people, myself included, who are waiting and watching for the rapture of the Church to take place literally any minute. There is nothing, not one thing, on God's prophetic time clock, that must happen before the rapture takes place. It is a real event. It hasn't happened yet. The signs are everywhere, and everything has lined up. In fact, there are others, myself used to be one, who believe that the rapture can only take place on the actual day of the Feast of Trumpets which is also called Rosh Hashanah. The day that no one knows is another name for it, and that is another reason why Christians often think that the event will take place ON the day of the Feast of Trumpets since it is a day that no man knows when it will actually take place. This year the Feast of Trumpets is on September 6-7.
Rosh Hashanah is the only Jewish festival that takes place over a period of two days, as it is not exactly known when the day begins since it begins with the first sighting of the sliver of the moon that appears after the new moon -- however, some (others) say that the particular moon that must be followed is the first new moon after the solstice, so that would be closer to October rather than September, and really, we just can't know. Only God knows, and that's another thing we can be sure of; God does in fact know when HE is going to release Jesus to come back for His bride, who is us, the Church. So, we wait. We wait, but we don't have to wait so patiently. I am one of those who always complain about the timing because I'm so ready to be gone already. When it doesn't happen during the Feast of Trumpets year after year, you can always count on me complaining and bellyaching to God saying I really wanted to go this time!!
The rapture in and of itself can only happen one time, but we did have many examples of a pre-tribulation or pre-wrath "taking" of believers in the Bible. We saw it with Noah and the Ark, we saw it with Enoch before that. We saw it with Lot, with Daniel, and we saw it with others. God shows His mercy to us over and over and gives us "like" events to show us that He will bring His people out of harm's way at the right time - - His time. Even though the boys, Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego (totally could have misspelled these names) had to go through the fiery furnace which was, by the way, heated 7x hotter than it usually was (7 was a very important number, and still is. It is the number of completion) God was with them. The King saw that. Israel is the picture there, while Daniel represents the Christians, and he was taken before that event.
Story after story in the Bible of rapture-type events, or saving events that take place before the wrath of God is delivered. Enoch walked with God and was no more. We will walk with God and be taken. I think it's interesting that we'll meet Jesus first in the sky and then we will all be taken to Heaven to be with Him in Glory. The dead in Christ being raptured before the living in Christ, and we meet in the air first, not in Heaven. Immediately after that we are in Heaven, but it's really cool that we may actually get to see the stars, the novas, the planets, other galaxies, whatever is between here and there -- and we'll do it in our new bodies; that's just so cool to think about and when I think about it and then think that some people don't want the rapture to come I just can't imagine their ignorance. PERFECT bodies people!!
I say it all the time to people who will listen, there isn't a single issue, not one single problem that you or I could have on this Earth that could not be settled immediately and permanently by the rapture. Literally, after that nano-second of time, there will be ZERO problems that we face ever again. Not one. We won't owe money, we won't have sickness, there will be no vaccination or face masking up in Glory. There will be no need for a doctor, a police officer, a courtroom, a fire department. There will be lots and lots of music, food, fun, gatherings, dancing, celebrations, valleys, mountains, hills, waters, colors, smells, and brilliant everything, but there will be nothing that will be harmful, sad, agonizing, paralyzing, upsetting, or remotely distressing. NO ANXIETY, no PTSD, no debt to be repaid. There will only be love, and plenty to go around.
When people say the rapture isn't in the Bible I laugh. Sure it is. It's called the gathering, the great gathering, and other things, and in the Greek original text it is called Harpazo; to snatch away. In the Latin Bible it is "rapturo" I think, and if they want to get really nasty with you, tell them that the word "Trinity" isn't in the Bible either. Eat that and chew it twice. People are just so ignorant; wanting to rain on our rapture parade -- they need Jesus, and they need Him really really fast, because baby, we're going home soon - - and very soon. I can't wait to do gymnastics again - - and I'm looking forward to finding my little boyfriend that I had before we were humans; when we were free to play and free to explore. I'm absolutely sure he'll be there; and we can pick up where we left off, with him being BLUE and me being GOLD and we explored the real rainbow, popping in and out of its colors for fun. He'll be there, all grown up and manly, bearded and smiling like he hasn't seen me in forever -- and I will not let go of him for a very long time.
Please Jesus, let this year be the year, and let it happen on Rosh Hashanah (and no, I won't complain if you do it before that either) I really don't want to wait anymore. I miss you.
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