LIFE IN HEAVEN – PART FORTY-NINE
Sunday – March 31,2019, Adar B 24, 5779
TIME FRAME SIX
THE CATCHING AWAY TO THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
Greetings my dear friends and partners of Eastern Gate Ministries International and The Three Minute Word. This is certainly an exciting study of what is going on in Heaven and in the earth during the various time periods the Lord gave me to discuss. As I have said many times in the past some of what I may say is not tied to a specific Scripture or series of Scriptures and may seem to be speculation or conjecture however I do not believe it wanders from the Truth. I am currently continuing to teach about the sixth time-frame and that is where I will pick up today.
- 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
I will now continue with life in Heaven during the sixth time-frame which includes the Tribulation period upon the earth. The reason I have phrased it in this fashion is that I believe this time-frame is ten years not seven in length albeit the Tribulation is seven years in duration.
Revelation 6:16 (KJV)
16 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:
I hope that everyone has the general understanding that wrath is anger and the bowl of anger is full and it is time for judgement to be carried out on the earth, upon the disobedient. It is my belief that the saints of God are not participants in this wrath. There are three issues precipitating this wrath, this anger, and the carrying out of justice. One issue is the rejection of Messiah by the Jews, second is the judgment of those who have divided Israel, covenant land with God, and third, wrath is released against those attacking God’s first covenant people (the Jews), the Holy Land, and the Holy City where God has put His name.
Before we move forward let’s take a look at the definition from the Greek of the word ‘wrath’. According to The Complete Word Study Dictionary – New Testament. orgé; gen. orgés, fem. noun from orégō <G3713>, covet after, desire. Wrath, anger as a state of mind. Contrast thumós <G2372>, indignation, wrath as the outburst of a vengeful mind. Aristotle says that orgé, anger, is desire with grief. I found it very interesting what Aristotle had to say about wrath. He said that wrath is anger, it is desire with grief. Let us think on this for a moment. As far as we know God’s greatest desire is for children, for a people in His image and likeness, for sons and daughters. Those subjected to wrath have rejected that greatest desire which for God came at the highest price. This cost God the precious blood of the Word, of Jesus, and His life. Before the womb of Mary, the second person of the co-equal triune God was pure Spirit and is now flesh and Spirit. I believe this is a part of the bruising spoken of in Genesis chapter three. The other part would be the humiliation of becoming a man, going to the Cross, and Hell. Scripture tells us that Jesus did it gladly for the joy set before Him, a family for the Father. It can be referred to as bruising because bruising is temporary compared with the crushing of the Serpents head which is permanent, eternal. The taking of flesh and bone albeit glorified is eternal but non-hindering however the humiliation of the Cross and Hell was temporary. Just a little side-trip folks now back to Aristotle and wrath. Notice the attachment of grief with this as well. Justice must be carried out but it is breaking the heart of the One who sits on the Throne and the Lamb.
Okay changing gears let’s move to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. In ancient Israel the time of the betrothal or engagement of the potential bride and groom was about one year. The exact day and hour of the marriage was unknown to the bride and for that matter the bridegroom. Following the engagement to marry, the son returned home to his father’s house where a home was to be built for the groom and his bride. This new home was to be better than where the bride currently lived. The father of the bridegroom decided when his son would go get the bride and bring her to the wedding and the marriage supper. Does all of this sound familiar? The wedding celebration, Marriage Supper, was a full week of festivities. At the end of the week the groom would take his bride to their new home. (Taken from messianicfellowship.50webs.com/wedding) The Lord willing, I will pick up right here next Sunday.
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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