• Partial or Separate Rapture and the Condition to Receive this Reward

    Revelation 3.10 says "Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that hour which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth."

    Who is on the earth before the Tribulation? Both Christians and non-Christians.

    Christians can't receive initial salvation by works so 3.10 is referring to those already saved who receive a blessing and other believers lose this reward. It is a conditional statement because it says "Because..." so if "thou keeps the word of my patience" that person will escape not just trial as Christians have always faced but the hour of the trial of the Tribulation itself, and the only way one can be assured of this is by rapture, for many Christians will be martyred during the Tribulation. The Tribulation last seven years. It is the 70th seven in Dan. 9.27, and all Daniel's 69 sevens are 2,520 days each (360 x 7) that pointed to when Christ would be cut off.

    Luke 21.36 confirms this condition for Christians, "But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."

    What is to come to pass to stand before the Son of man? The Tribulation -- Daniel's final seven.

    And again in Matt. 24, "Then shall two man be in the field; one is taken, and one is left: two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left. Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh."

    So the believer is told to watch. If you don't want, there are consequences. It is better to be taken by the Lord than left. If you watch you will be taken. Taken when? Taken before the important events that unfold in the Tribulation as described in the 7 Trumpets of the Tribulation. The 7th Seal opens up the 7 trumpets and the 7th trumpet pours out the 7 bowls of wrath like a lock tumbler combination to understanding Revelation.

    When will this take place? Immediately after the 3 events in Rev. 6.12: "And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood." Then that first rapture according to readiness takes place "before the throne" (7.9) before the 1st trumpet is blown in 8.7.

    The great earthquake already happened. 320,000 died in Haiti in 2010 and the 4th greatest earthquake recorded in human history by magnitude was in Japan 2011. Never in human history have two earthquakes with such impact occurred back to back, year over year. The second item, in order, occurred Nov. 3, 2013 the long H3 Hybrid solar eclipse which is the rarest of all solar eclipses was the 4th since Christ and won't happen again till 2172. There are 4 kinds of solar eclipses, the rarest which is the hybrid occurring about 5% of the time. Of the hybrids there are 3 types in which the H3 is the rarest. And it is a long version which lasts for more than a minute and a half.

    The 3rd item is the feast Total Lunar Tetrad 2014/15 which will be the 8th since Christ and doesn't happen again till 2582/83.

    I for one am saved and can never lose salvation because the Bible says those who are born-again "they shall never perish" (John 10.28), but I can lose the reward of being raptured before the Tribulation and not be included in the 5 wise virgins to enter the marriage feast of the millennial reign over the nations for 1000 years (Matt. 25.1-13; Rev. 2,26,27, 20.4-6) before the New City and New Earth commence.

    So daily I read the word of God and prepare myself that if I meet God's standards, keeping the conduct of Matthew 5-7, that I pray along with Paul that I may be accounted worthy. Paul did not pray to be saved or to be kept saved, for he knew his salvation was assured and had eternal life which could never be lost, but what he did pray for was this reward.

    Thank you Jesus.
    This article was originally published in forum thread: Referred to as Partial or Separate Rapture and Condition to Receive this Reward started by savedwheat View original post
    Comments 4 Comments
    1. Yshua's Avatar
      Yshua -
      Blessings. I am watching every day but have a question. How can any born again believer know what God's "standards" are? I read and understand Matthew 5-7 but how many Christians can transparently say they "keep" these teachings, every day? The Lord said to "watch and pray" so that we may not give in to temptation by the world system. I think that is a high enough standard. I believe by faith that God's grace will keep me watching as I keep my eyes on Him. I cannot worry about whether or not I am meeting His standards since He is perfect and I am fallible. Trying to keep His "standards" sounds more like trying to reach the five pillars of Islam. Your thoughts please? Blessings in Messiah Yeshua.
    1. savedwheat's Avatar
      savedwheat -
      It's not up to you to say if you are keeping the word of God, but to do the best you can do according to the Scriptures. Though some are given a "white stone" (Rev. 2.17) or some special sign they are an overcomer. Watch and pray encompasses much more. The Bible says to run the race. So run. Don't concern yourself with introversion, but keep your eye on Christ at all times. Trying to keep the 5 pillars of Islam for initial salvation by works or to be kept saved is quite unlike God's approach. The Bible teaches a person can never lose salvation so when the Bible says to keep the conduct of Matthew 5-7, for example, don't accuse God of being Islamic. The first rapture is according to readiness. If you have the pretention of assuming you will be raptured beforehand then you are seen as not ready already, because that is not a humble position to take. What I do is I run the race and leave it up to God if I am ready to be raptured alive at the first rapture. If I am not, I will know there were some things to overcome. One of the greatest sayings I ever heard was from T. Austin Sparks who said, referring to the partial rapture, "there are advanced parties and harbingers in every sphere." Firstfruits and later harvests (1 Cor. 15.23). So it is with the first rapture. Even Paul did not count himself as worthy for the first rapture. Christians are often comparing themselves with non-believers or wheat with tares, when the Bible emphasizes more often than not comparing wheat with wheat.
    1. Yshua's Avatar
      Yshua -
      I was not accusing God of being Islamic, just pointing out that that religion has its standards. I agree with your response, I do not assume I am worthy, and I do leave up to God whether I am worthy of the Rapture. I am just still struggling with the "fact" of a Rapture. I have prayed and read Revelation, Daniel, the prophets, the Epistles, and all I still see are two Comings of the Lord, not a secret snatching away in between. Pray for me that God will fully reveal a Rapture to me because I struggle with the concept. Blessings.
    1. savedwheat's Avatar
      savedwheat -
      But you are accusing God of being Islamic since you said this conduct of a good Christian you compared to keeping the 5 pillars of Islam. What makes you think there are two comings of the Lord if there is a first rapture? First the Lord meets the saints before the throne in 3rd heaven (Rev. 7.9), before the first trumpet (8.7), then He comes on the clouds, through the clouds, to the meet the saints in the air at the last trumpet. Only after that does Jesus then step down on the mount of olives. Why would you think He steps down on the mount of olives a second time? That makes no sense. The secret snatching away as you put is not so secret for several million people will vanish, and the world will be fully aware of it. I am my praying for, and even more than that, corrected you on your mistaken assumptions.