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The apostle Paul threatens obstinate offenders. "Examine
yourselves to see whether you are in thefaith; test yourselves. Do
you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you - unless, of course,
you fail thetest?"2 Corinthians 13:5 (NIV)
"Though it is God's gracious method to bear long with sinners,
yet he will not bear
always; at length he will come, and will not spare those who
remain obstinate andimpenitent. Christ at his crucifixion, appeared
as only a weak and helpless man, but hisresurrection and life
showed his Divine power. So the apostles, how mean andcontemptible
soever they appeared to the world, yet, as instruments, they
manifestedthe power of God. Let them prove their tempers, conduct,
and experience, as gold isassayed or proved by the touchstone. If
they could prove themselves not to bereprobates, not to be rejected
of Christ, he trusted they would know that he was not areprobate,
not disowned by Christ. They ought to know if Christ Jesus was in
them, bythe influences, graces, and indwelling of his Spirit, by
his kingdom set up in their hearts.Let us question our own souls;
either we are true Christians, or we are deceivers.Unless Christ be
in us by his Spirit, and power of his love, our faith is dead, and
we are
yet disapproved by our Judge. (2 Co 13:5-10)"
Matthew Henrys Concise Commentary on the Bible is available in
the Public Domain.
I recently submitted an article to RaptureReady and it 'failed
the test'. Several points in the articlewere at the fringe of
acceptability for the strict pre-tribulation dogma presented and
enforced at thatsite. I love to visit the site because you find a
wealth of really good stuff there. However, you will notsee what I
present here and in my other articles.
Among other things, I was told that "all born-again Christians
will be taken at the Rapture". I ask youthis; will a born-again
Christian who is in bed with her neighbors husband at the time of
the Rapturebe taken? The answer is simple no, she will not. Quoting
Matthew Henry, "God will not sparethose who remain obstinate".
Yes, born-again Christians sin. Being born-again does not stop
the sin, it only slows it downsomewhat and guarantees forgiveness .
. . . to a point. Be careful here. If you think that being
born-again ended your sin then you do not understand God's creation
and God's plan for salvation.
So here is my point. When we are told that 'all' will be taken
at the Rapture, what is the criteria forbeing included in the group
called 'all'; the apostle Paul certainly did not mean 'all people'.
Paul didnot say 'all born-again'; he did not say 'all Catholics';
he did not say 'all from the Church of Christ'.The only thing we
can be sure of is that all those acceptable to Jesus at the time of
the Rapture willbe taken.
We do not and we can not know that criteria we can only
speculate.
I state to you that there will be some 'obstinate and
impenitent' born-again Christians left behindbecause there is
something in their relationship with God that requires further
testing.
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And so I address you fellow born-again sinners; we are entering
into dangerous times. You canforget your feel-good and God-is-love
Christianity. You wont recognize Jesus if this is yourperception
because this will not be His game-face when He returns. He wont
have time to give you ahug He is in full battle mode and His
game-face will be shock & awe.
At the Rapture we are not going up to sit around with Jesus and
play harps with the angels. There
will be much work to be done and it would be foolish to think we
will not be directly involved in the warthat will be either in
progress or about to begin. Yes, I said and meant 'in progress'. We
just dontknow the timing.
Did I hear you say; "War? I don't believe in war."? Well, you
don't have a choice because God doesbelieve in war; you either
fight it here on earth or you can fight in the realm of Jesus. I
want to be withHim; it will not be pleasant here. There is no
middle ground and there are no sidelines. All that yousee now is
about to come apart - America will no longer be at the mall.
If you are sure in your own mind that you will be taken at the
Rapture think again. You do notknow the criteria. Examine yourself
constantly so you will pass the 2 Corinthians 13:5test.
If you are sure in your own mind that the Rapture will take
place before the tribulation thinkagain. We do not and we can not
know the timing.
If you think you will recognize the Antichrist when he comes
onto the scene think again becausehe will deceive many including
the born-again Christian woman in bed with her neighborshusband.
And yes, he wont be taken either even if he is the pastor of a
large congregation.
If you think you will have recognized the Rapture if you are
left behind think again because theresurrection of Jesus, the sign
of Jonah, was the last sign mankind will ever receive confirming
Hisrole as our savior. The Rapture may not be manifested as a
recognizable miracle to those leftbehind.
And so is Jesus in you? Are you sinning? Will you pass the test?
If your answers are an emphatic"yes", "no", "yes", then I would say
you are over confident.
"Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test
yourselves."2 Corinthians 13:5
I urge all to examine often.
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