I have been one who has not believed that the current teaching regarding the rapture of the church, before the second coming was not biblicaly based.
But through recent new insight from the Lord, I am starting to believe that there will be some form of a event, in which the elect, first friuts church is taken out from the world, before the great day of the Lords return.
What I believe I am beginning to see is that the Church will be taken out of the earth realm, and translated into the heavenly relam.
I don’t see the Church being caught up to meet the Lord, this would mean that the Lord would have to come twice, which the bible does not teach.
What I believe I am seeing is that there is coming a time when the veil between the heavenly world and the earthly world, will open, and the elect saints will walk through the veil door, which divides the two dimensions, and enter the heavenly world.
I see this as a secret event only for the elect Church. It will be a revelation event to see and walk through this event, it will be hidden from the world.
I thinks its pretty clear that the marrige supper of the Lamb takes place in heaven first, before his second coming to judge the nations, the marrige supper of the Lamb has already taken place when he returns to earth with his saints.
The bride needs oil to go out and meet the Lord, this looks like a secret event known only to those who have oil in their lamps?
Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. Matthew 25, 1-13
I dont see a marrige supper event in the bible, which takes place on the earth.
Not sure how all these things unfold, but Jesus does not come to earth, recieve the bride, go back to heaven, have the marrige supper, then return with his church to rule and judge the nations.
To me all these events have already been worked out, before his return to save elect Israel and defeat all his enemies.
This Is a big shift in my understanding of the end time events, it is an unfolding work in progress.
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth. Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true words of God. And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Revelation 19, 6-9
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” John 14, 1-7
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Revelation 3, 20-2
I’m trying to buy in Bro. I see some insight into what you are seeing? but can you expand on the secret coming ? I don’t like the term rapture ! sorry bro.
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Hey Ed, still working this out, it came this morning.
Not sure of the theology yet, but I do know something is coming for the Church, which is a mystery waiting to be revealed.
I think it was a preliminary unveiling, for a soon to be future full prophetic event.
I have never ascribed to the secret event, which the Church calls the rapture, to me Its very unscriptural.
What I saw was something so other than what is believed and taught.
Basically I saw the veil between the earth and the heavens open, and I saw people of God, who make up the Church just walk in.
Don’t know what was behind veil, but what I saw were people just walking in and disappearing.
The sense was that the Lord was on the other side calling us in.
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