It is with a holy fear of the Lord that I attempt to share
what is my understanding of what the Word of God says regarding the coming time
of wrath. I strive to share the
Scriptures honestly. This subject is a crucial one for it determines how we
should live!
To begin, it is my belief that the Scriptures make it clear
that the true Church is not appointed
to wrath:
For God hath not appointed [tithēmi—set; ordained-- G5087]
us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by
our Lord Jesus Christ,--1 Thess. 5:9
Saved ‘From’ or ‘Through’
the Wrath?
Every verse related to this indicates that believers are NOT
SAVED THROUGH THE WRATH but are SAVED AWAY FROM THE WRATH:
Much more then, being
now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from [apo—separated
from; taken from--G575] wrath through him. Romans 5:9
And to wait for his
Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivered us
from [ek --out of, from, by, away from G1537] the wrath to come. 1 Thess. 1:10
This chart illustrating prepositions makes it look like we
are in the middle of the wrath when He delivers us from (ek) the wrath to
come in 1 Thessalonians 1:10. It would
be contradictory of the Scriptures to say in one place the overcoming Church
will be separated from wrath (apo) but in another place say we will be
delivered from out of the middle of it!
As I sought the Lord about this, I believe He dropped into
my spirit that it was not when we were in the middle of the wrath that Jesus
rescued us, but was when he went to the cross that he delivered us from (ek) the midst of the power of darkness
and thereby from the wrath to come.
Who delivered us from
so great a death, and doth deliver in whom we trust that he will yet deliver
[us]; - 2 Co 1:10 KJV
Who hath delivered us
from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his
dear Son: - Col 1:13 KJV
Removed from the Hour
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also
will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world,
to try them that dwell upon the earth. - Revelation 3:10 KJV
The words "keep" and "from" are translated from the Greek words tēreō ek. According to The Master's Seminary Journal, page 222 of the PDF:
Thayer says that when this verb [tēreō] is used
with en it means “to cause one to persevere or stand firm in a
thing”; while when it is used with ek it means “by guarding to
cause one to escape in safety out of.” Since ek is used
here it would indicate that John is promising a removal from the sphere of testing, not a preservation through
it. This is further substantiated by the use of the words “the hour.” God
is not only guarding from the trials but from the very hour itself when these
trials will come on those earth dwellers.
Which Wrath?
God has promised that He will keep “he who overcomes” from
the hour of temptation (Revelation 3:10). He has said we are saved from the wrath
to come (Romans 5:9) but when does the wrath He speaks of begin?
The Scriptures indicate that there are 3 types of wrath in
the Book of Revelation:
1—The Dragon’s wrath (Revelation 12:12-13)
2—The Wrath of the Lamb (Revelation 6:16)
3—The Winepress of the Wrath of God (Revelation 14:10, 19)
It is
my hope and belief that the overcoming Church will escape all three. A harmony
of the Scriptures shows that the wrath of the dragon will be occurring simultaneously
with the wrath of the Lamb.
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:- Amos 8:9 KJV
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only [son], and the end thereof as a bitter day. - Amos 8:10 KJV
Wrath=Day of the Lord
Wrath begins when The Day of the Lord begins:
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on
us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath
of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able
to stand? Rev. 6:16-17 KJV
So you see how I come to the conclusion that we will be
raptured probably at the last atomos before sudden
destruction begins—BEFORE the WRATH OF THE LAMB.
Principle of
Separation
Pre-Wrath and
Mid-Tribulation Rapture believers point to how God kept Noah and his family
safely through the Great Flood—that they did not escape off the earth. However,
there was a rapture before the Great Flood—Enoch!
Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God
took him away. Genesis 5:24
By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death; he could
not be found, because God had taken him away. For, before he was taken, he was
commended as one who pleased God. Hebrews 11:5
Another example of
a rapture is Elijah:
As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly
a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them,
and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. 2 Kings 2:11
I think Elijah, being the only other one raptured, serves primarily as
the fulfillment of the “two witnesses” principle where a thing is established
by the testimony of two witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15) Enoch and Elijah give
witness to the fact that it’s possible to be taken live into Heaven. gracethrufaith.com
Also noteworthy is
the example of Lot (and we are in
the days of Lot now). Lot and his family were plucked out of the Sodom and
Gomorrah area to save them from coming ‘sudden destruction’:
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot,
saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou
be consumed in the iniquity of the city. And while he lingered, the men laid
hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two
daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and
set him without the city. - Genesis 19:15-16 KJV
Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name
of the city was called Zoar. - Genesis 19:22 KJV
Notice that the
angel said sudden destruction could not
come until Lot and his family were escaped! So by the pattern of the
Scriptures, it would appear that a rapture would be called for before
the time of great trouble and that those who are left on earth who seek the
Lord wholeheartedly God will keep watch over.
He Will Appear!
Beloved Brothers and Sisters! Please correct me if my
understanding of these Scriptures is wrong! If I am wrong, then there is no way
to be fully prepared for what is
about to come upon the earth for it will be a time of trouble such as never was
(Daniel 12:1)! There is nothing wrong with storing up some food and water
because it is wise to prepare for emergencies. And we have seen calamity hit warning of even greater travail to come!
But He is faithful!
So Christ, having been
offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal
with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. - Hebrews 9:28 ESV
Updated 8/24/22
5 comments:
2017 is the Jubilee of the city of Jerusalem. The Jubilee is the 50th Anniversary of Israel taking Jerusalem in 1967. And the Jubilee is a very holy time. In fact, it’s a very joyful time, it’s called the time of letting free. It’s the time of liberation.The time of liberty.The time of setting Daniel goes free.The time of sending slaves to go free. Oh man! This is a very special time. Do you think that God knows it’s the Jubilee of Jerusalem? Yeah!
Daniel 9:24 was sealed vision and prophecy on behalf of the Lord know that it has been unraveled. Jubilee is equal to God's trial year, is the Jubilee's calculation error or have to wait for 50 years to 2067? If your understanding is wrong then the Bible prophecy may be wrong.
Yes, the Lord had me look into the Jubilee. Here's the article I did on it: http://lynmelvin.blogspot.com/2017/05/2017-final-jubilee.html
I'm not sure about the timing of the Jubilee, of course, and we shall see if all these converging anniversaries and other events actually are pointing to His gathering of the overcoming Church or not. We wait and we trust and we keeping looking up:D
Tony in vt......Lyn i had thought that only the last 3.5 yrs were the time of GREAT DISTRESS and that the first 3.5 yrs. were no where near as dreadful. and that the AoD takes place at the beg. of the last 3.5 yrs when the AC is finally revealed!? help me here if you would please and thank you. Blessings always
Love your blog, Lyn. I love the pictures and how you are so careful to explain things. The LION of fire is an awesome picture. His return is soon. see you in the air!
Tony you've almost got it right. The Antichrist is revealed near the beginning of the first 3.5 yrs. after the Church is raptured. Hillary Rain has done a wonderful job of explaining the timeline in the following blog post if you need more explanation: https://hillaryrain.co/blog/where-are-we-now-discerning-the-time-in-the-last-days
She even gives a bullet-point list or overview of the entire end times at the very end of her article. It's wonderful how the Body of Christ works together isn't it:D
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