Shalom. May the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ be blessed.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\nMatthew 7:14
\u201cFor the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nDo 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 \u2014 but it will already be too late.<\/p>\n
Almost everyone in the world has, at one time or another, seen a dream or vision about the day of the Rapture \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
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 \u2014 and I would repent and promise to live more sanctified, lest I be left behind when the real Rapture comes.<\/p>\n
But dreams are one thing \u2014 the real event will be another.<\/p>\n
\nA REAL EXPERIENCE THAT BROUGHT FEAR<\/h2>\n
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.<\/p>\n
As my sibling and I sat outside, we decided to look up at the sky and admire the stars and God\u2019s glory. The sky was clear \u2014 no clouds \u2014 and the stars were shining brightly.<\/p>\n
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 \u2014 and then it disappeared.<\/p>\n
It was not lightning. It was the dry season. There were no clouds anywhere in the sky.<\/p>\n
Just days earlier we had been discussing the Rapture and remembered this verse:<\/p>\n
\nLuke 17:24
\u201cFor 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nImmediately, that verse came to mind. We thought the Rapture had already happened and we had been left behind.<\/p>\n
The feeling that came upon us was indescribable \u2014 a crushing sorrow and regret unlike anything I had ever known. I began thinking: What have I been doing all this time?<\/em> Soon the Antichrist would appear. Soon the mark would be enforced. Soon the Great Tribulation would begin.<\/p>\n
I thought of the plagues written in Revelation \u2014 water turning to blood, the sun scorching people, darkness covering the earth.<\/p>\n
I imagined standing before Christ\u2019s judgment seat and finally being thrown into the lake of fire.<\/p>\n
There would be no more opportunity to repent.<\/p>\n
We truly believed the Rapture had passed.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\nTHE REGRET OF THOSE LEFT BEHIND<\/h2>\n
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\u2019s Second Coming but treated it lightly.<\/p>\n
They will mourn bitterly.<\/p>\n
That experience changed our lives. I cannot forget that feeling. I say to myself: I may miss anything \u2014 but not the Rapture.<\/p>\n
Brother, sister \u2014 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?<\/p>\n
The Bible says:<\/p>\n
\nHebrews 10:37
\u201cFor yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not tarry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nToday 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 \u2014 and it will be too late.<\/p>\n
\nWHAT SHOULD YOU DO?<\/h2>\n
If you are not saved, today the door of grace is still open.<\/p>\n
Humble yourself before God. Ask Him to forgive all your sins \u2014 both deliberate and unintentional. After repenting, truly turn away from sin.<\/p>\n
If you were living in sexual immorality \u2014 stop.
If you were stealing \u2014 stop.
If you were dressing immodestly \u2014 stop.
If you were watching pornography \u2014 delete it and begin a new life.<\/p>\nWhen you do this sincerely, Christ will give you a supernatural peace in your heart. That peace will be the confirmation of your forgiveness.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Maranatha!<\/p>\n
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