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that He took your place and received
God's judgment of sin for you?
Have you put all of your trust in the Lord
and in Him alone?
Are you trusting Him to be saving you
from sin and from sin's penalty and
power?
Do you know that He forgave all your
sin?
If you have done this, then the rapture is
for you! When Christ comes He will
take all of the saved people. Those who
are not saved will not be taken. They
will remain on the earth. Every believer
should be able to say this: "I know that
Christ died for me and that He rose again
for me and that He is coming back for
me someday!"
Where Will The Caught Up
People End Up?
Where is Christ today? Is He in heaven
or on the earth (John 14:2)? __________
He is preparing a wonderful place for His
believers (John 14:2). When Christ
comes again, where will He take us to be
(John 14:3)? Will He take us to heaven?
If we are saved, heaven is our true
home. Someday Christ is going to come
to take us home (Philippians 3:20-21).
Usually we think that a person must die
to go to heaven. But when Christ comes
He will take all living believers straight
to heaven. He will do for us just what He
did for Enoch!
How Quickly Will They Be
Caught Up?
That which happened to Enoch happened
quite suddenly. One moment he was
there and the next moment he was not.
The rapture will also be a very sudden
event. The Bible tells us that the rapture
will take place "in a _______________,
in the ___________________of an ____
________" (1 Corinthians 15:52).
The word "MOMENT" means "SPLIT-
SECOND" (faster than you can snap your
fingers). [Note: It is the Greek word
"atom" which literally means "uncut."
For example, an hour can be cut into 60
minutes and one minute can be cut into
60 seconds. An "atom" is a unit of time
that can't be cut anymore because it is
such a small unit. Thus "split-second"
would be a good translation]. It shall also
be "in the twinkling of an eye" (faster
than you can blink). This event will take
place very rapidly.
Suppose an unsaved young person said
something like this: "There is no need to
be saved now. I'll wait until the last
minute. When I think Christ is coming ,
then I'll believe in Him and He will take
me to heaven." Do you think this
person's plan will really work? Why not?
Why Will They Be Caught Up'?
In John 14:3 Jesus said, "I will come
again." According to this verse, why
will He come again (circle the correct
answer)?
a. To set up His kingdom on the earth
b. To judge the wicked and send them
to hell
c. To remove Satan from the earth
d. To receive believers unto Himself to
take them to heaven
Today, we are ABSENT FROM THE
LORD. The Lord Jesus Christ is in His
resurrected and glorified body in heaven
at the right hand of God. He is in heaven
and we are on the earth (even though as
God He has promised to be with us at all
times — Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5).
When Jesus comes for us, then we will be
PRESENT WITH THE LORD and have
an even more wonderful relationship with
Him (see 1 Thessalonians 4:17--"then
shall we ever be ___________________
the Lord"; see also 2 Corinthians 5:8). Is
there a difference between talking to
your grandmother on the phone when she
is miles away and actually being with
her? Christ is coming so that we can be
with Him!
When Will They Be Caught Up?
When will the rapture take place? Today?
Tomorrow? Next month? Next year?
First we need to understand what God is
doing in the world today. Christ is
building His church (Matthew 16:18).
This means that every person who is
saved becomes a member of Christ's
church (see Acts 2:47; 1 Cor. 12:13).
Think of a motel. If the sign on the motel
says VACANCY, this means that there is
still room for people. The motel is saying
this: "Please come and spend the night
with us. We have room for you." If the
sign said, "NO VACANCY," this would
mean that the motel is all filled up and
there is no more room. The motel is
saying this: "Sorry, you are too late.
There is no more room! "
Today, God has a sign that says
VACANCY. God is saying this: "You
are invited to be saved and to become a
member of the church. There is room at
the cross for you. If you believe on
Christ, you can be a member of the
church." There is coming a day, however,
when God's church will be filled up and
there will be no more room for any other
members. There will be a NO
VACANCY sign then: "Sorry, you are
too late. You cannot be a member of the
church. There is no more room for you! "
When the church is all filled up, Christ
will come and take the church (believers)
to heaven.
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