LIFE IN HEAVEN – PART FIFTY-ONE
Sunday – April 14, 2019, Nisan 9, 5779
TIME FRAME SIX
THE CATCHING AWAY TO THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
Greetings dear saints of God and welcome to this study of Life in Heaven and the simultaneous events in the earth. Today I will move to the transition from Time-Frame six to seven which is the one-thousand-year reign of Christ over the earth. First let’s review the eight time-frames given me of God to discuss in these teachings.
- Eternity before Genesis 1:1
- Genesis 1:1 to 1:2 (may have been billions of years)
- Genesis 1:3 to Genesis 3:6 the Day of Sin and Death
- Genesis 3:6 to Jesus putting His Blood on the Mercy Seat
- Resurrection to the Rapture
- Rapture or Catching Away to the Second Coming
- One Thousand Year Reign
- Eternity Future
There has never been a time when Heaven, Jerusalem above, has not existed nor will there be a time in the future when Heaven, the abode of God will not exist. This includes the time when the Heavenly City is upon the new earth. In the sixth time-period the anti-christ comes to power and makes a treaty with Israel. We have discussed the Tribulation which is when the wrath of God is poured out, perhaps more accurately the justice of God. Look back to part forty-nine to review a definition of wrath. The saints have been before the Judgment Seat of Christ. We have received our rewards, assignments, and training for the millennial reign. This training corrected our thinking and our words with regard to our place in Christ. Finally, the saints have been to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. In the bridge between the Tribulation and what is commonly referred to as the Millennial (1000 year) reign of Christ is the battle of Armageddon. In the three-year period between the Catching Away (Rapture) of the Church and the signing of the treaty between the antichrist and Israel the antichrist is consolidating power. I might add this is without any credible resistance because the United States is decimated by the Rapture. The Antichrist has made a treaty guaranteeing Israel’s security however breaks that treaty after forty-two months and desecrates the Third Temple. The Third Temple is likely erected just before the Rapture or in the three-year period between the Rapture and the signing of the Treaty.
Daniel 12:11 (ESV)
11 And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.
As of this writing the Third Temple is yet to be built. Scripture indicates that there will definitely be a third temple and the Jews will resume regular blood sacrifice according to the Sacrificial Law. You can imagine that this in and of itself is an anathema to God for it denigrates the Blood of Christ. For a moment let us revisit this familiar Scripture passage from Zechariah concerning the Devils next to last attempt to annihilate the Jew. The last attempt at destroying the Jew and the Saints occurs at the end of the millennial reign of Christ.
Zechariah 14:1-7 (KJV)
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
The valley referred to in verse five is likely where the administration building will be built from which Jesus will rule the earth while King David rules Jerusalem and Israel from Jerusalem. Let us take a look at further Scripture describing the Lord going forth in the day of battle, Armageddon.
Revelation 19:11-15 (KJV)
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
The armies of Heaven are the bride clearly defined in Revelation 19:8 and the exact same description is used of the armies of Heaven in Revelation 19:14. It does not appear that we do any of the fighting at this point however if we were it would be the same as the bridegroom, with the Word of our mouth. It is how we do spiritual warfare now and that is how we will rule and reign with Him forever. Remember the spirit realm (perhaps the quantum realm) rules over the physical, its superiority to the physical is beyond description.
Until our next publication, confess the following passage and walk before Whom we have to do with great rejoicing and thanksgiving. This physical body is our humiliation but soon it will be no more for the glory of God and our eternal benefit.
John 14:1-4 (KJV)
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
By: Dr. David Wood, Author, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
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