Does the Bible actually talk about the rapture of the saints? If so, will every Christian be caught up to meet the Lord, or only the “faithful” ones? Find scriptural answers to these questions and more as Joseph Prince demystifies the controversy surrounding this imminent end-time event. Discover what the Bible actually says about this subject, how it applies to all believers, and why only a revelation of the gospel of grace provides the proper perspective of the rapture and tribulation. Let this message give you the assurance of your glorious bodily redemption and renewed hope to live life unafraid in the last days!
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excerpt from Joseph Prince calm so they
tell us that rapture is something that
in was conjured up by someone in the
1800’s 19th century but let me tell you
this they even Shakespeare who live in
1600 he wrote of the rapture in his play
Pericles act to sin one not in terms of
delight but in terms of removing from
one location to the other he was talking
about the rapture of the sea not the
heaven the sea he used that terminology
because it was well used in those days
in terms of removing rapture can mean a
rapturous delight it’s not referring to
that he’s referring from moving from one
scene to another and sixteen hundreds
before 19th century my friends
the famous Matthew Henry the the most
famous comentary of any around the
entire Bible is a man called Matthew
Henry now Matthew Henry all right hmm
it was very hugh matthew henry lived in
the sixteen hundreds and matthew henry
wrote okay he wrote this regarding the
rapture first thessalonians 4:17
it’s comentary at or immediately before
this rapture into the clouds those who
are alive will undergo a mighty change
what i’m endeavouring to show you friend
it is not a figment of someone’s
imagination it wasn’t a group that came
together in the 1800s and and coined
this word rapture is something taught
down to church history they might not
use the word rapture all the time but
the truth is there even the tassel
onehans when paul was still alive they
were looking for his son from heaven
they were not looking for the Antichrist
okay now that’s matthew henry let’s look
at another famous minister who commented
also in a book called the practical
expose eater there’s a dr. john guys but
the john guys leave 1682 1761 all this
before 19th century my friend they live
during the time of Shakespeare and what
did this guy say on first Thessalonians
4:7 did we
with them shall be carried up by a
divine rapture so I want to tell you
this is not something that came up with
from one’s imagination okay so back to
this let’s imagine okay that we are now
in the city of Salonika the tassel
onehans alright we are the tassel
onehans and and we have received Christ
now we’re waiting for his son from
heaven while waiting for a sign from
heaven because we do not know when the
rapture will happen right some of the
brothers or sisters that we love and
care for they die
now don’t forget they have no teaching
on the rapture yet not their concern
about them they didn’t make it to wait
for Jesus to come from heaven what would
happen to them will they enter the
kingdom so they have all this kind of
thoughts anyway one day there was a
messenger a runner who came to the
believers in Thessalonica and say hey
hey guys the latest from the Apostle
Paul I have a letter from the Apostle
Paul you’re not right in those days they
don’t text you know in this generation
you must tell because some of our use
are like what gross really me know
tell them you know so the elder one of
the elders stood up and say gather the
believers together in Thessalonica we
have a letter from Apostle Paul our
brother and then Paul has been hearing
but their predicament they are concerned
about those who have died they are
soldering for them and amongst this test
alone Ian’s there’s a man let’s call him
a young man or let’s call him Demetrius
that’s a nice name a common name among
Greeks Demetrius the Demetrius has been
waiting to hear something from Paul
because ever since fall first came he
got saved through Paul’s preaching and
and Paul taught him to wait for God’s
Son from heaven during that time while
waiting young Demetrius you know he has
been tempted many times sometimes he
said no the temptation sometimes his sin
all right and he’s not sure whether
whether you know his security with God
is dead-on or he’s one of those that are
stumbling Christian
so one of the things I want to answer in
this sermon is one of the biggest things
is this not those who deny the rapture
all right yes there are not a big
majority but a big majority of
Christians that believe in the rapture
believe not all Christians are going up
and only the faithful ones only those
faithful ones those who are watching
those who are overcoming now again that
drops the average believer of hope okay
and this big this one is big is a
partial theory rapture so let’s look at
the Bible don’t let Joseph Prince
explain let the Bible explain use church
for yourself all believers going up or
not so young Demetrius he realized ever
since became a Christian he has not been
a a what I call a a Christian that’s
been overcoming his bad habit in fact
he’s he’s been falling here and there
sometimes he wins sometimes he loses
sometimes he learns all right
it doesn’t always say yes and neither
does he always say no he’s the kind of
Christian God
now his tames because the latest letter
from Paul has come and it’s inspired
you’ll become Bible
so the an elder a loud voice takes
Paul’s letter in those days is in a
scroll form and he starts reading
remember I told you guys chapter 1 that
you wait for God chapter 1 again the
wait for his son from heaven whom God
raised from the day even Jesus who
delivers us from the rough to come and
then he keeps on reading and it tells
them in this letter Paul says you know
what it’s my crown of joy all of you
when Jesus comes again
that’s also in first Thessalonians and
then he comes to this in chapter 4 okay
he says I do not want you to be ignorant
brethren concerning those who have
fallen asleep that means those who have
passed or left you sorrow as others who
have no hope
for if we believe that Jesus died and
rose again even so God will bring with
him those who sleep in Jesus next for
this we say to you by the word of the
Lord no fear Demetrius is training his
years
how you know we shouldn’t be soaring for
Christians that are dead why Paul says
don’t sorrow for them like people with
no hope like the people of the world but
this I say to you by the word of the
Lord
so whatever pause on us say it is by the
word of the Lord the Lord is going to
say something and Paul is just a
delivery boy that we start to tremble
bit and the speakers pause here that we
we was we were faithful we who are
overcomers
we were watchful who what kind of
Christians are going up we come on come
on I tell you by the word of the Lord
that we who are alive and remain the
only criteria alive and remain so Church
I believe it can happen just like that
Amen that they are straining to hear we
who are faithful know we who are
overcomers know we who are serving know
we who are alive and remain now it is
restricted to believers okay is for
believers but among believers there are
different kinds of levels of
faithfulness the different levels of
commitment different levels of
consecration another good amen and these
people that teach partial rapture who
gave them the authority to say what
level of faithfulness would cost you to
be going up the Apostle Paul himself
speaking by the word of a lot that says
we who are alive and remain if you’re a
believer and you are life at the time of
the rapture you are going up against the
laws of gravity that he himself
instituted when you look at the event
that’s happening in the world today and
what you say well the thing is this we
can see all the science happening
the world is focused again on the middle
is God set is gonna be so Jesus said so
if he focused on the Middle East it
reminds me of a story a true story in
all England there was a property man a
wealthy property man but he was a kind
man and he purchased a large strip of
land acres and acres of land for
building new house projects okay but in
the midst of this land there is a
broken-down dilapidated all Hut and all
lady stays there she lives all by
herself and when his messengers came
over and told her that her days are
numbered this land has been purchased in
any case a house is dilapidated you know
it’s time for it to be razed to the
ground but it told her that they’ll
build another house for her somewhere
else after she wasn’t very you know all
the people always like that yeah they
are they prefer the familiar the top men
the property men himself heard about
this and he himself went down to see the
old lady and he told that elderly lady I
promise you a beautiful house where I
personally make sure that you have ready
electricity these are many years ago you
have ready
water running into the pipes which you
don’t have now and you would like no
inconvenience
I’ll make I’ll build that house for you
okay in a place where you can have help
anytime you need the help whereas down
here you are far away all right I’ll
make sure that this will not be to your
detriment and he told ladies when the
time comes your house is ready I
personally will come and get you myself
well about half a year pass and true
enough as the date drew nearer she saw
bulldozers coming near a house outside
didn’t start work yet the people were
piling they were doing some things in
preparation okay and one of the workers
came over saw her and he had compassion
on her and said lady are you afraid with
the noise of all the bulldozers and all
that don’t worry woman you won’t break
down your house just
yes I ranches no I’m not afraid when
asked why she says that because that man
told me that when my house is ready he’s
coming for me so even though I see all
these things I’m not afraid
he’s coming and true enough the man came
when a house was ready took her himself
and brought her to the beautiful house
all right
we’re so much better than that house
before they tow it down so where we are
right now people is that we are seeing
the bulldozers are in place we are
seeing the whole thing but the worst is
not yet they are just in position he’s
coming for us this thing should not be
make us afraid but he’s coming for us
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something somewhere along the way
there’s been wrong thinking that produce
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and why is there wrong believing many
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there’s something about men that we have
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Saves to this lady your faith has made
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they told blind but admires according to
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days be the days of heaven for you and
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