If you have read any of my previous posts, you will realise that I do not subscribe to a rapture theory before or during the final time of tribulation, that precedes the return of the Messiah. The Lord Jesus is the absolute and final authority of any and all matters that relate to the faith, our being and doing with it.
The scriptures teach us that all things need to be established in the mouth of 2 - 3 witnesses. the Father is one, Jesus as Son is another and the Spirit is another. therefore, as Jesus (Son) taught, the Spirit bore witness and Father instructed Jesus (Son) what to say. End of the matter.
Jesus taught that immediately AFTER the tribulation of those days, THEN, shall the sign of the Son of man appear in the heavens to gather together the elect from the four corners of the world. Any teaching of the apostles may elaborate on this but never contradict this fact. It is false teaching that has been added by men who fail to simply abide by the teachings of the Lord Jesus, that has come to be believed as if it were the very teaching of Messiah Himself. The teaching of error presented as if it were the truth; a little leaven has been mixed and corrupted the whole.
Books have been written, movies have been made, seminars have been conducted and men have profited off these false teachings as if it were the very gospel itself. By false teaching, I mean anything other than what the Lord Jesus Himself taught or the first apostles confirmed and taught themselves as having been instructed by the Lord Jesus Himself.
In saying this, what are your perceptions of this final time of tribulation? The book of revelation and other letters, have some harrowing things to say about this final time. One thing that comes to my mind is what we know as the mark of the beast, without which, we cannot buy or sell. Basically, we as believers during this final time, will not be able to conduct business of any sort. No buying food from the supermarkets, no selling product to make money to buy anything. No paying rent, no electricity or water. The book of prophecy, i.e. Revelation speaks of many saints being put to death because of their testimony. We will be pursued by the authorities because we refuse to have the mark of pay homage to the beast. This is why in the same prophecy, we are called to faith and patience, to endurance. We are exhorted and admonished by the Lord Himself and the apostles to persevere, to remain steadfast, to encourage one another daily seeing that day approaches. This is why this is a wake up call, if you have ears to hear, then hear and pay attention. Grace be with you all.
