Shalom. May the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ be blessed.
Let us study the Bible together. Do you know that there is a day when Christ will come to take His chosen ones and go with them to heaven? Do you know that those who will go to heaven are very few? The Bible says the gate is narrow and the way is difficult.
Matthew 7:14“For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”
Do you know that after the Rapture has taken place, those who are left behind will deeply regret it? Many will wish time could be turned back just five minutes so that they might repent — but it will already be too late.
Almost everyone in the world has, at one time or another, seen a dream or vision about the day of the Rapture — whether righteous or sinful. Many who see such dreams find themselves left behind. When they wake up, they feel intense fear and relief, thanking God that it was only a dream.
Personally, I once had several such dreams. In most of them, I saw myself left behind. Inside those dreams I would cry, mourn, and beg God to turn back time even five minutes so I could correct my life before the Rapture. When I woke up, I thanked God it was only a dream — and I would repent and promise to live more sanctified, lest I be left behind when the real Rapture comes.
But dreams are one thing — the real event will be another.
One evening, around 7:30 p.m., we were inside the house when suddenly the electricity went out across the entire neighborhood. It became completely dark. We stepped outside. Where we lived was usually very quiet at night.
As my sibling and I sat outside, we decided to look up at the sky and admire the stars and God’s glory. The sky was clear — no clouds — and the stars were shining brightly.
Suddenly, a strange bright light appeared above us, bluish in color, moving from west to east. It was about five meters above us. It made no sound at all, but it shone intensely for about three seconds, lighting the whole place as if it were daytime — and then it disappeared.
It was not lightning. It was the dry season. There were no clouds anywhere in the sky.
Just days earlier we had been discussing the Rapture and remembered this verse:
Luke 17:24“For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day.”
Immediately, that verse came to mind. We thought the Rapture had already happened and we had been left behind.
The feeling that came upon us was indescribable — a crushing sorrow and regret unlike anything I had ever known. I began thinking: What have I been doing all this time? Soon the Antichrist would appear. Soon the mark would be enforced. Soon the Great Tribulation would begin.
I thought of the plagues written in Revelation — water turning to blood, the sun scorching people, darkness covering the earth.
I imagined standing before Christ’s judgment seat and finally being thrown into the lake of fire.
There would be no more opportunity to repent.
We truly believed the Rapture had passed.
But the next morning, the Lord began to teach us that it was not the Rapture. Rather, He wanted to show us what it would feel like to miss it.
Those who will suffer most are those who once heard the Gospel but ignored it. Those who were preached to yesterday and rejected the message. Those who read about Christ’s Second Coming but treated it lightly.
They will mourn bitterly.
That experience changed our lives. I cannot forget that feeling. I say to myself: I may miss anything — but not the Rapture.
Brother, sister — there will be terrible anguish for those who miss that day. Imagine if today the Rapture occurred and you were left behind. How would you feel?
The Bible says:
Hebrews 10:37“For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not tarry.”
Today you may say the Rapture is far away. But when that day comes, you will wish for just five minutes to put your life in order — and it will be too late.
If you are not saved, today the door of grace is still open.
Humble yourself before God. Ask Him to forgive all your sins — both deliberate and unintentional. After repenting, truly turn away from sin.
If you were living in sexual immorality — stop.If you were stealing — stop.If you were dressing immodestly — stop.If you were watching pornography — delete it and begin a new life.
When you do this sincerely, Christ will give you a supernatural peace in your heart. That peace will be the confirmation of your forgiveness.
Afterward, be baptized (if you have not yet been baptized). Biblical baptism is by full immersion in water in the Name of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit will then guide you into all truth, empower you to overcome sin, and help you understand the Scriptures.
If you live in that condition, the Bible assures us that when Christ returns, you will be caught up. There is no possibility of being left behind.
May the Lord grant us grace to overcome this world as He overcame, so that on that Day we may rejoice at the heavenly banquet prepared for us forever.
Maranatha!
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