Before the second Advent of Christ into the earth, to begin His Millennial reign on earth, there shall be three remarkable events: the Falling away, the Rapture, the Tribulation (which is the reign of the anti-Christ). After the Great tribulation, then the second Advent that will usher ina new heaven and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness, as written in 2Peter 3:13.
The next world-wide remarkable event is the Rapture; and those to be raptured are the saints of God, who are blameless, without spot and wrinkles, as written in Ephesians 5:27. These saints of God are the righteous nation that keep the truth, as written in Isaiah 26:2, and I quote, “OPEN YE THE GATES THAT THE RIGHTEOUS NATION WHICH KEEPETH THE TRUTH, MAY ENTER IN.”
In this publication, the Spirit of Truth will teach us what the rapture is all about, while subsequent publications shall be about the falling away and the tribulation.The rapture, according to Apostle Paul, is a world-wide event, in the which the saints of Christ, both dead and alive, shall be caught up together in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, where they will forever be with the LORD.
The rapture and the second advent of Jesus into the earth have already been foretold by the two angels of God, during the ascension of Jesus into heaven, as written in Acts 1:11, and I quote, “THIS SAME JESUS, WHICH IS TAKEN UP FROM YOU INTO HEAVEN, SHALL SO COME IN LIKE MANNER AS YOU HAVE SEEN HIM GO INTO HEAVEN.” And as the cloud received Jesus out of the sight of all the men of Galilee, who were gazing up into heaven, as Jesus ascended into heaven, in like manner shall the clouds receive, in the twinkling of an eye, the saints of God, at the rapture.
The signs of the Second (2nd) Advent of Christ, like earthquakes, wars, famine, and the emergence of false prophets, showing great signs and wonders to deceive many, as written in Matthew 24,are gradually manifesting all over the world today.However, there shall be no signs to warn believers of the rapture. It will be a sudden and unexpected event that will come like a thief in the night. That is why many believers will be caught unawares and unprepared!
But Jesus warns all believers who love His appearing, not to allow their hearts to be overcharged with surfeitings and with the cares of this life, so that, that day will not come upon them unawares, as written in Luke 21:34, and I quote, “TAKE HEED TO YOURSELVES LEST AT ANY TIME, YOUR HEARTS BE OVERCHARGED WITH SURFEITINGS, AND DRUNKENNESS, AND CARES OF THIS LIFE, AND SO, THAT DAY COME UPON YOU UNAWARES.”
If believersmust be partakers of the rapture, they must be ready to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts, and live soberly, godly and righteously in this present world, as written in Titus 2:12-13. All lukewarm believers, who are neither hot nor cold, as written in Revelation 3:16, all believers who are adulterers and adulteresses, as written in James 4:4, and those who believe not the truth, as written in 2 Thessalonians 2:12, shall not be raptured!
The whole essence of this great event called the rapture is to make the righteous nation who keep the truth, to escape the great tribulation, so that they will not be partakers of all the plagues that will characterize the seven (7) year tribulation period of the reign of the Anti-Christ, as written in Revelation 16:1-11. It is to separate this righteous nation, that keep the truth, from the ungodly and from the wicked. It is to take them out of the way, so that, that WICKED MAN OF SIN, otherwise known as the Anti-Christ might be revealed, as written in 2 Thessalonians 2:7-9. The essence of the rapture before the second (2nd) Advent of Christ is to change our corruptible and vile bodies into incorruptible or immortal bodies, as written in 1 Corinthians 15:51-53, Philippians 3:21. It is to usher the saints of God into the mansions promised them in John 14:1-3. It is to call them to the marriage supper of the Lamb, as written in Revelation 19:9.
Christians, can we say we are ready for this great event? Remember the parable of Christ about the ten virgins in Matthew 25:1-12. Five were wise because they took oil in their vessels with their lamps, but the other five foolishvirgins took their lamps but took no oil with them, and yet they were all waiting for the bridegroom. But when the bridegroom finally came, the five wise virgins, who were ready, went in with Him to the marriage and the door was shut against the other five foolish virgins, who were not ready. And as they knocked at the door saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, the Lord answered and said to them, verily I know you not!
Christians, watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour, wherein the Son of man cometh, not  even the angels in heaven, except the Father only, so saith the LORD JESUS, in Matthew 24:36-38, and I quote, “BUT OF THAT DAY ANDHOUR, KNOWETH NO MAN, NO NOT THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN, BUT MY FATHER ONLY. BUT AS THE DAYS OF NOE WERE, SO SHALL ALSO THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN BE.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.