LIFE IN HEAVEN – PART THIRTY-EIGHT
Sunday – January 13, 2019, Sh’vat 7, 5779
TIME FRAME SIX
THE CATCHING AWAY TO THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
Greetings and welcome back dear partners and friends of this ministry and The Three Minute Word Publication. God is so good to us all. I hope that you find this study of “Life in Heaven” as exciting as do in writing it. It takes us places in our imaginations that perhaps we don’t go very often and generally never in the organized Church. In the Church we are told Heaven is wonderful and we are to avoid Hell at all costs. We are told more about Hell in Church and in fact Jesus Himself talked about Hell twice as much as about Heaven. When I was first saved, I knew for sure I did not want to go to Hell however the way Heaven was taught in Church it was not real appealing either (perhaps more about that at another time) especially when you consider it in the eternal context. Hopefully these teachings will broaden our thinking, and give us all a more realistic expectancy of what Heaven is in reality. Heaven is far more wonderful even then we have been told and is far more diverse then the natural imagination can fathom but you and I can dear ones. Right now, we are in the sixth time-frame of eight the Lord gave me in the organization of this study. As we prepare to dive back into this stimulating study let’s review the eight time-frames.
- 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
Last week I touched on what is happening in the earth and I will speak at more length what is going on in Heaven as well as this study moves forward. However, first I want to briefly (yes, I can do that) discuss two ideas. One you will find fascinating and I have talked about it before. The other may cause some peoples hair to catch fire so get the buckets of water and fire extinguisher handy. First, at other times I have discussed how the Feasts (moed or appointed time) of the Lord are not only a memorial but a prophetic Word concerning Christ, the Church, and God’s timetable. The four spring feasts of Passover, Unleavened Bread, First fruits, and Pentecost were and are a memorial of the Israelites being freed from the bondage of Egypt and receiving the Law on Mount Sinai. For us, it is prophetic of Jesus, the Messiah, who is our Passover, He is the Unleavened (without sin) bread, He is the first fruit of salvation, and Pentecost when Holy Spirit returned to the earth available to all who receive Jesus as Lord. Holy Spirit is also convicting of those who are unsaved. The timing of the original events in Egypt and the Sinai mirrors the events of Calvary and Pentecost of Acts two.
Thus, one might rightly conclude that the three fall feasts are prophetic of the events surrounding the Second Coming of Jesus since the four spring feasts were prophetic of the First Coming of Jesus with precise timing. The first fall Feast of the Lord is Trumpets on the 1st of Tishrei (Hebrew seventh [spiritual perfection] month), the second is Day of Atonement on the 10th of Tishrei, and Tabernacles on the 15th of Tishrei. Notice there is a ten-day gap between Trumpets and Day of Atonement, day for year, that is a ten-year span not a seven-year (Tribulation) span. Then we see a five-day (year) span from the Day of Atonement when the Hebrews will be grafted back (Romans 11) until Tabernacles. The Tribulation is clearly a seven-year time frame and it is believed by most to occur between the Catching Away and the Second Coming of Christ (Day of Atonement) which is a ten-year span. This gives us a three-year window that is seemingly unaccounted for in considering these feasts as prophetic of these future events. The following verse in Daniel has to do with a peace treaty being signed with Israel for seven years (one week) which is broken in the middle of the week (3.5 years).
Daniel 9:27 (KJV)
27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
It seems to me that the three years from the Catching away until this peace treaty with Israel is signed is the time needed for the antichrist to arise, consolidate power, and enter into a deceptive treaty with Israel. This is Satan’s man and his goal are the complete and utter destruction of Israel. Also, during this three-year gap is also when the Third Temple will be built. As you know, at the Second Coming of Christ there is a fierce battle which takes seven years to clean up after.
Revelation 19:19 (KJV)
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Ezekiel 39:9 (KJV)
9 And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
This clean up and the building of the Administration Building from which Jesus will rule the world takes place in this five-year time frame from the Second Coming until Tabernacles. As you likely noticed the clean up extends over into the one-thousand-year reign of Christ otherwise known as the Millennial Reign by two years. I will pick up right here next Sunday the Lord willing so hold onto the fire extinguisher and the buckets of water in case your hair catches fire next week.
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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