“JESUS NOT ONLY CAME BACK TO LIFE, HE IS COMING BACK FOR HIS HOLY ONES.”
“JESUS CAME IN HUMBLE BEGINNINGS., BUT HE
IS COMING BACK WITH A HUGE FINISH.”
The grave could not hold Jesus. As soon as the disciples had recovered from His resurrection, He ascended into Heaven. Man had shown Jesus to their worst seat, but God made up for it at His right hand. Jesus is coming back, and right away Jesus is going to have His biggest day ever. This we know from Scripture:
“THE GOD OF THE BIBLE IS THE GOD OF WHAT’S
HAPPENING NEXT.”
Know this:
“EVERYTHING GOD HAS DONE UP UNTIL NOW WAS
SIMPLY PRELIMINARY.”
Count on it:
“BEFORE IT IS ALL OVER, GOD IS GOING TO HAVE HIS
BIGGEST DAY EVER.”
Little Gregory was born prematurely, one of twins. Gregory’s twin, Andrew, died, and doctors predicted that Gregory would not survive to live a normal life. But somehow, he made it. Gregory’s parents told him about his twin, and this obviously had an effect on his thinking.
When he was four, Gregory started asking his parents about Heaven. His father tried to explain to Gregory that Heaven was way up in the sky. For a while this answer seemed to satisfy Gregory.
A few months later, the family was flying to Hawaii. As the airplane arose into the sky, Gregory asked how high they would go. As they reached their flying altitude, Gregory began to talk about Heaven again. His father realized that Gregory was hoping to see his twin brother in the clouds somewhere. Dad tried gently to explain to his son about Heaven.
About a year later, Gregory returned to this subject. He asked, “Dad, how do you get to Heaven?” His dad replied, “Well, how do you think son?” Gregory said, “Well, it sure isn’t by airplane.” His father laughed and said, “That’s right son.” Gregory said, “It’s not by boat, it’s not by car, it’s not by train, it’s not by walking, it’s not by bus. But dad, I know how you get to Heaven.” “How’s that, Greg?” his dad asked. “By hand,” Greg answered. “By hand?” his father asked. Gregory replied, “Dad, the only way anybody can get to Heaven is by the hand of God.”
Listen, the rapture is not some big, hairy, monster’s arm reaching out of Heaven to yank us up and out of here by the nap of our necks. It will be the merciful and powerful hand of Almighty God. All of His holy ones, all at once, like lifting a baby from the crib. Again I say, that this is the hand of Almighty God! And:
“WHENEVER HIS RAPTURE WORD DECREES IT, HIS
RAPTURE POWER WILL EXECUTE IT.”
And all of that without breaking a sweat!
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I. WE HAVE HIS WORD ON IT
God has given to us the rapture promise in many different places and words, but it the same promise. And all of God’s promises to us in Jesus Christ are “YES” and “IT IS SO.” We read in Numbers 23:19,
“God is not a man, that He should lie….”
I love the true story of Sir Earnest Henry Shackleton who in 1914 led an expedition to the South Pole. As the ice began to close in on his boat, he had to leave some of his men stranded on an island while he went for help. Securing help, he returned for his men. A break in the weather permitted him to sail through, pick the men up, and get out before the ice closed up again.
Shackleton noted that his crew had their things packed when he returned for them. They said to him, “Sir, when you left, you said you would come back for us, so we never gave up hope. Whenever the weather looked favorable, we would pack our things and say, ‘Perhaps Shackleton will return for us today.’ We were always ready for your coming.”
No:
“IT ISN’T FIRST OF ALL FOR THE CHRISTIAN WHAT THE
FUTURE HOLDS, BUT RATHER THAT THE LOVING
AND ALMIGHTY FATHER HOLDS OUR FUTURE.”
And because His promises never fail, we can say to Him when He comes for us:
“WE WERE ALWAYS READY FOR YOUR COMING.”
Some religious types pray, “Thy Kingdom Come” like they were chewing gum. The angels gave us something else to chew on, when they said to the disciples in Acts 1:11,
“This Jesus Who has been taken from you into Heaven, will
come in just the same way as you watched
Him go into Heaven.”
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II. WE HAVE HIS PATTERN FOR IT
Think of it for a moment. We read in Ephesians 4:10,
“He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far
above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.”
In the natural world:
“WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN.”
In the Christian world:
“WHAT COMES DOWN MUST GO UP.”
Boy does that set my spirit free! Get a hold of it:
“CHRIST’S GREAT WORK OF REDEMPTION FOR MAN
BEGAN IN CONCEPTION AND WAS CONSUMMATED
IN ASCENSION.”
Likewise:
“MAN’S ROLE IN HIS REDEMPTION BEGINS IN
RE-CONCEPTION (REBIRTH), AND SHALL
BE CONSUMMATED IN ASCENSION.”
While we are thinking about this, think also if you will about the fact that damnation works just the opposite of salvation. If you will:
“IT WAS SATAN’S AND ADAM’S ASPIRING TO ASCEND TO
GODHOOD THAT BROUGHT THEM DOWN.”
To the contrary:
“IT IS THE CHRISTIANS’ ASPIRING TO DESCEND TO
SERVANT-HOOD THAT WILL BRING THEM UP.”
The startling contrast is this:
“SATAN ASCENDS HIMSELF INTO HELL, WHILE JESUS
CHRIST DESCENDS HIMSELF INTO HEAVEN.”
Everyone must make the great decision as to which one and which pattern he will follow. God help us all!
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III. THE RAPTURE – FOR HOLY DIVINE-WILL DOERS
Angelica Zambrano in the 23 hours after her death, was tour-guided by the Lord Jesus to Hell, to Heaven and to a huge panoramic screen with Heaven’s high definition and surround-sound, on which He revealed to her sights and sounds from the “Rapture” to come and the “Great Tribulation” on earth which follows the snatching up of the Bride of Christ.
Jesus said to her some things that gripped me so deeply and tightly:
“BUT NOT EVERYONE WILL GO WITH THE LORD, ONLY
THOSE WHO ARE DOING HIS WILL (Matthew 7:21)
AND LIVING A HOLY LIFE.”
FOR THE LORD TOLD ME,
‘ONLY THOSE THAT ARE HOLY WILL ENTER THE
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. (Hebrews 12:14). NO
ONE KNOWS THE DAY NOR THE HOUR IN
WHICH I WILL GO FOR MY PEOPLE, NOT
EVEN THE ANGELS KNOW IT.’”
“THE SCREEN CLOSED AND JESUS FINISHED BY SAYING,
‘I WILL GO FOR A HOLY PEOPLE.’”
I will go for My people who are doing My will! I will go for My holy people! What is God’s will for our lives? To love Him above all, and to love our neighbors as ourselves!
Sadly, no one knows how to keep the stranger at arm’s length, the down-and-outers in their place, and the proud power-mongers and control-freaks in power better than the church that is stone dead and does not know it.
God has good reason to quarantine such a church to protect the world from its contagion and lethal viruses. He said in Matthew 23:15,
“because you travel about on sea and land to make one
proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him
twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.”
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IV. THE LORD HIMSELF SHALL DESCEND
First and foremost, here is the top rapture feature, when the Lord said to Angelica, “I will go.” The Lord Himself is coming for His holy people. No big, hairy arm reaching down from Heaven! No rope trick to lasso us up and out of here. He will not send some delegated “Angel of Rapture Management” to take us home. No, He is coming to catch us away Himself, right away.
He already has His hand upon us so He won’t miss. He is personally coming to get us, and we read of that promise in I Thessalonians 4:16-17,
“For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven….”
Some people look upon this as an offbeat road sign, but it is the most important highway or roadway sign you will ever read:
“PREPARE TO MEET YOUR GOD.”
Hear me:
“THOSE WHO ARE NOT TOTALLY TAKEN UP WITH HIM
ON EARTH, WILL NOT BE TAKEN UP BY HIM
INTO HEAVEN.”
Hear the words of I Thessalonians 4:16 again:
“THE LORD HIMSELF SHALL DESCEND….”
May I try to get you ready with something unspeakably glorious and powerful? Here it is:
“THE GLORY OF THE RAPTURE IS NOT OUR GOING UP,
BUT THE LORD’S COMING DOWN.”
If you will:
“THE RAPTURE GLORY IS NOT US, BUT RATHER THE
RAPTURE GLORY IS THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.”
Or again:
“NOT THAT THE LORD SHALL MEET US IN THE AIR, BUT
RATHER, WE SHALL ACTUALLY MEET THE
LORD IN THE AIR.”
And again:
“NOT THAT THE LORD SHALL FOREVER BE WITH US,
BUT RATHER, WE SHALL EVER BE WITH
THE LORD FOREVER.”
The Bible puts the emphasis where it belongs!
You see, when people talk about the rapture, the emphasis is often on “The Human Airlift.” (Parenthetically, if you are afraid of flying, don’t give it another thought, for we won’t even notice it. It will be so sudden and so quick, that the “takeoff” and the “arrival” will be simultaneous. Get it out of your head that we will be some sort of thrill-show wing-walkers.) But as far as “The Human Airlift” is concerned, frankly it will be incidental.
You see, for us fellas, this finally puts everything right.
Listen:
“THE SONG IS REALLY NOT, ‘HERE COMES THE BRIDE,’
BUT RATHER, ‘HERE COMES THE GROOM.’”
Yes! Yes! Hear it:
“WE SHALL LAY OUR CROWNS AT HIS FEET. JESUS IS
NOT LAYING HIS CROWN AT OUR FEET.”
And He is coming RIGHT AWAY. which means that our lives must always be in the state of RAPTURE READINESS FOR THE COMING OF THE RAPTURER!
So now, calm yourself here. It is all about the Lord and being in the Lord’s hands. Don’t you worry about having enough momentum to remain in flight! Don’t you fret any about air traffic control! It will be ten skillion times safer than fighting air traffic over Ohare, or fighting traffic in Detroit. You are guaranteed a safe landing in Heaven, walking in the front door, and finally being able to say:
“FATHER, I’M HOME!”
Why so sure? Because:
“JESUS CHRIST IS THE COMMANDER, PRODUCER AND
DIRECTOR OF THE ENTIRE RAPTURE EVENT,
AND AS ALWAYS, HE DOES ALL
THINGS PERFECTLY.”
That is good news, because not just anyone could pull off a rapture, let alone one of this magnitude, what with the millions of Christians being airlifted to Heaven all at once. It makes Cape Canaveral look like child’s play.
Listen:
“THE GOD OF THE BIBLE IS ALWAYS CAPABLE OF
OUTDOING HIMSELF, AND THE RAPTURE
WILL BE ONE OF THOSE AWESOME
OUTDOING-HIMSELF MOMENTS.”
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V. THE RAPTURE SHOUT
I Thessalonians 4:16 makes the Lord’s awesome prominence and preeminence extremely clear. Secondly, it says:
“For the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven
WITH A SHOUT.”
So then we can expect:
“THAT THE LORD WILL DESCEND WITH A SHOUT, BUT IT
DOES NOT SAY THAT WE SHALL ASCEND
WITH A SHOUT.”
The noun SHOUT in the Greek is KELEVOMATI. It is a word used to designate “A Loud Military Command.” We can be sure that it is the command for us to fly away with Him oh glory. Even as the Lord cried out a command with a loud voice, “Lazarus come forth,” and the dead man irresistibly obeyed, so too the Lord with a loud voice will shout out a strong imperative something like, “Holy Children of God Come Up,” and the earth-bound will irresistibly obey.
“JESUS CHRIST WILL NOT ONLY BE THE RAPTURE’S
FEATURED ATTRACTION, HE WILL GIVE THE
RAPTURE’S EXCLUSIVE SHOUTED
IMPERATIVE, ‘MY CHILDREN,
COME UP.’”
And up-up-and away we will go to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
“Boy, you say, I don’t know about that. It will be one thing to see Him in all of His glory, but the Divine shout kind of scares me. That’s got to be one teeth-rattling shout.” True, this will no longer be the “Still Small Voice.”
But, no, no, don’t be scared, this is not the shout of disfavor or judgment. This is the shout of possessive love and Divine ownership. I can already hear the excitement in His voice. He is coming for His own!!!
I think too that He has been waiting for this shout so long, and finally He can no longer contain Himself. After all, this is Heaven’s Bridegroom calling to His bride! Hallelujah, this is the day and it is finally here for Him!
He is coming as the Head of His Church for His Body which is the Church. Hear what I am about to say:
“IT STANDS TO REASON THAT WE HAD BETTER BE
FIRMLY TIED TO THE HEAD AND TO HIS
CHURCH THE BODY, OR OTHERWISE
THE SHOUT WILL DO NOTHING FOR
YOU OR TO YOU.”
It was John Wesley who shouted:
“THE BIBLE KNOWS NOTHING OF A
SOLITARY RELIGION.”
It was Bob Klingenberg who shouted:
“THE BIBLE KNOWS NOTHING OF A
SOLITARY CHRISTIAN.”
Everybody wants to be his or her own boss, and fight the devil independently. You see, Satan can handle us far more easily singularly than if we move like “A Mighty Army.” But spiritual warfare will not be won by isolated sharp-shooters hiding promiscuously in the secular bush. We are whipped unless we find our place in His Body the Church.”
Remember, Jesus did not promise in Matthew 16:18,
“The gates of Hell shall not prevail against you.”
He promised:
“The gates of Hell shall not prevail against her
– the church.”
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VI. THE RAPTURE ARCHANGEL
You also might say that the rapture of the Church will get an awfully lot of top-echelon attention and priority. It is going to be quite something! Third, we read therefore in I Thessalonians 4:16,
“For the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven…with THE
VOICE OF THE ARCHANGEL.”
The Scripture reveals only one Archangel, and his name is Michael (Jude 9). The prefix ARCH means CHIEF-RULER. And so the Lord’s descent to carry out our ascent will be announced by the “Ruler of the Angels.” This will not be a Fox News Alert with Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum. This will be:
“HEAVEN’S RAPTURE ALERT WITH YOUR HOST
MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL.”
You talk about a “Who’s Who Event!” Man oh man, God, Jesus Christ the King of kings and the Lord of lord, and Michael the Archangel and the blood-bought “Bride of Christ!” That surely beats President Obama, Vice President Biden, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by several million space miles.
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VII. THE RAPTURE TRUMPET
Fourth, we read in I Thessalonians 4:16,
“For the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven…
with THE TRUMP OF GOD.”
It really is unbiblical to talk about Gabriel’s trumpet here. God has His very own trumpet. This is God’s trumpet, even as the trumpet of God sounded at the giving of the law on Sinai. Don’t you worry none! God hasn’t lost His trumpet pucker. Doc Severson, eat your heart out! And whatever He plays will be beyond pristine, appropriate and overwhelming. And I guarantee you it will not be A National Olympic’s “Ode To Man.”
By the way:
“WE MIGHT WELL HAVE GUESSED THAT AN EVENT OF
THIS ETERNAL MAGNITUDE WOULD NOT
TAKE PLACE UNACCOMPANIED.”
And I know that God is going to blow it with uncontrollable pleasure!!!
I can hardly wait! But then I guess I won’t have to, for He is coming for us right away. All the noise, shouting, and trumpet blowing are but trimmings. And we may get our pictures in “Heaven’s Hallelujah Rapture Gazette,” but we will only be the background to the true “Rapture Star” – Jesus Christ our Lord. Hear me:
“THE LORD SHALL DESCEND, AND WE SHALL BE
CAUGHT UP WITH HIM IN THE AIR, AND SO
SHALL WE EVER BE WITH THE LORD.
WHEREFORE COMFORT ONE ANOTHER
WITH THESE WORDS.”
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VIII. DEMONS ARE RUNNING – TIME IS RUNNING OUT
Hell senses that the Rapture of Christ’s Bride is right away. If I weren’t exactly on high alert, what Christ revealed to Angelica Zambrano when He took her to look into Hell put me over the top into the highest-alert mode I have ever been in. She writes:
“I SAW HORRIBLE DEMONS, OF ALL TYPES, BOTH LARGE
AND SMALL. THEY WERE RUNNING SO FAST AND
CARRYING SOMETHING IN THEIR HANDS.
SHE ASKED, ‘LORD, WHY ARE THEY
RUNNING LIKE THAT AND WHAT
ARE THEY CARRYING?”
“JESUS ANSWERED, ‘DAUGHTER, THEY RUN THAT WAY
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEIR TIME IS RUNNING
OUT, BECAUSE TIME IS SO SHORT TO DESTROY
HUMANITY AND ESPECIALLY MY PEOPLE.”
“THAT WHICH THEY CARRY IN THEIR HANDS ARE ARTS
(Ephesians 6:16), TO DESTROY HUMANITY, BECAUSE
EACH DEMON IS GIVEN A NAME, AND ACCORDING
TO THE NAME THAT IS GIVEN THEM, THEY
HAVE A DART TO DESTROY THAT PERSON
(specialized warfare) AND BRING HIM
DOWN TO THIS PLACE.”
“THEIR GOAL IS TO DESTROY THAT PERSON AND BRING
THEM DOWN TO HELL.”
“AND I WOULD SEE THE DEMONS RUNNING AND
EXITING TOWARD EARTH AND JESUS TOLD
ME, ‘THEY ARE GOING TO EARTH TO
BRING AND THROW HUMANITY
INTO THIS PLACE.’”
“AS HE SAID THIS HE WOULD WEEP, HE WOULD WEEP
SO VERY MUCH. HE WAS WEEPING ALL THE TIME,
AND I WOULD CRY TOO.”
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All of this and more once prompted Charles Spurgeon to say:
“NO ONE SHOULD PREACH ON HELL WITHOUT TEARS
IN HIS EYES.”
Demons are running to tempt, poison dart, and destroy people, and now trying to beat the clock because they know all things are now ready.
We know that the Bible says:
“GOD IS NOT WILLING THAT ANY MAN SHOULD PERISH,
BUT THAT ALL COME TO REPENTANCE.”
We also know that:
“SATAN WANTS ALL MEN TO PERISH, AND THAT NO ONE
COME TO REPENTANCE.”
We have our work cut out for us in this “Marathon for Souls,” which is now the last sprint to the finish. This is a huge part of the Christians running the race set before us, and brother we have stiff competition.
Church, we have to outrun the dart-equipped demons to save humanity through the blood of Jesus Christ. If it is Hell’s priority to damn them, dear God it must be our priority to save them!
I know it is Heaven’s priority. Jesus left the 99 sheep who are saved, to go after the one that is lost. You who have been here for years under the name of Christ – you are not God’s priority. You are second soup! And like secondborns, be happy with what you get, for it is all grace anyway. Heaven’s #1 priority is always the one who must still be brought to Jesus and brought in here. Got that! If not, get it and live it!
The demons are running to destroy people, and we must run faster. The demons’ time is running out and our time is running out. Who is going to get to them first? Those who don’t accept and live this priority are helping Hell, energizing the demons to run, to ruin souls, and fiery dart them into eternal death and Hell.
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IX. RAPTURE GLORY
Then God took Angelica Zambrano to Heaven. She writes:
“THERE IS MUCH MORE TO BE SAID ABOUT HELL, BUT
I’LL SHARE WHAT I SAW IN HEAVEN. JESUS SAID,
‘DAUGHTER, NOW I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU
WHAT I HAVE PREPARED FOR MY
HOLY PEOPLE.”
“WE LEFT THAT PLACE, GOING THROUGH A TUNNEL.
WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE TUNNEL, WE
SUDDENLY CAME TO WHERE THERE WAS LIGHT.
I SAW NO MORE DARKNESS.”
“HE SAID, ‘DAUGHTER, I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU MY
GLORY,’ AND WE STARTED ASCENDING TO THE
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. SOON WE ARRIVED AT
A DOOR WITH GIANT LETTERS WRITTEN IN
GOLD, IT SAID, ‘WELCOME TO THE KINGDOM
OF GOD.’ JESUS SAID, ‘DAUGHTER, GO IN,
FOR I AM THE DOOR AND HE WHO
ENTERS THROUGH ME, WILL GO
AND WILL FIND PASTURES.’”
(John 10:9)
Jesus said to Angelica,
“I am going to show you my glory.”
That indescribable glory is going to be our first sight in the rapture, and that is what is going to make the rapture indescribably and gloriously rapturous. We read in I John 3:2,
“Beloved, now we are the children of God, and it has not yet
appeared what we shall be. We know that, when He
appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see
Him as He is.”
When He shall APPEAR! The rapture appearance of Jesus to His raptured saints! The Greek word APPEAR does not mean simply:
“TO SHOW UP.”
It literally means:
“TO SHINE FORTH.”
Listen, it means:
“TO ILLUMINATE, TO MANIFEST GLORIOUSLY.”
The English verb “To Appear” just doesn’t get it. You know, like, “Guess who showed up for dinner.” Or, “Hey , thanks for dropping by.” Forget it!
Remember now, Jesus is coming from Heaven. He is coming for us from glory. The Book of Revelation tells us what Heaven is like, though we can still ONLY IMAGINE. We read in Revelation 21:23,
“And the city has no need of the sun, or of the moon to
lighten it, for the glory of God has illumined it,
and its lamp is the Lamb.”
We are talking here about the “Lamb-Lamp” and the “Lamb-Light” of the New Jerusalem, not an end-table lamp. The appearing of Jesus in rapture glory means:
“LIGHTNING ACROSS AND AROUND THE EARTH NEVER
SEEN BEFORE.”
When Jesus went back to Heaven in His ascension, He received His full glory back, and that glory is the eternal glory of Godness. That same glory that was THE LIGHTNING AT SINAI! That same glory that was THE PILLAR OF FIRE IN THE WILDERNESS! That same glory that LIT UP MOSES’ FACE LIKE A 10,000,000 WATT LIGHT BULB ON THE MOUNTAIN. The same glory that lit up Jesus brighter than the noonday sun on the MOUNT OF TRANSFIGURATION!
So we read in I Peter 4:13,
“But to the degree that you share the sufferings
(persecution) of Christ, keep on rejoicing;
so that also at the REVELATION OF
HIS GLORY, you may rejoice
with exultation.”
The word “Revelation” of His glory means:
“THE UNVEILING, THE UNCOVERING, THE LIFTING OF
THE CURTAIN OF HIS GLORY.”
Now listen again to I John 2:3,
“We know that when HE APPEARS, we shall be like Him.”
If you will:
“WHEN HE GLORIOUSLY SHINES FORTH, INSTANTLY
WE SHALL GLORIOUSLY SHINE FORTH WITH HIM.”
Raptured saints, you are going to be lit up and be radiantly illuminated the moment the glory light of Jesus hits us. It will be:
“ILLUMINATION BY CONTEMPLATION.”
Man oh man, hear it:
“FOR GOD’S HOLY ONES, THE RAPTURE WILL BE
INSTANT GO AND GLOW.”
Ladies, no matter how you powder your nose, its going to glow!!
Which is why we read in Matthew 13:43,
“Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the
Kingdom of their Father….”
And in Daniel 12:3,
“And those who have insight will shine brightly like the
brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those
who lead many to righteousness, like the
stars forever and ever.”
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X. ALL THINGS ARE RAPTURE READY – RIGHT NOW
Jesus then took Angelica to Heaven, and said to her:
“I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT.’ I LOOKED FAR AWAY AND SAW A
SHINING CITY, THE CITY OF GOLD! I SAID,
‘LORD, WHAT IS THAT? HE ANSWERED,
‘DAUGHTER, I WILL SHOW YOU WHAT
IS OVER THERE. WHAT YOU ARE
SEEING IS THE HEAVENLY
DWELLINGS, THE
HEAVENLY MANSIONS
WHICH ARE READY
FOR MY PEOPLE.’”
“WE STARTED WALKING, UNTIL WE REACHED A
GOLDEN BRIDGE. AS WE WALKED OVER IT,
WE CAME UPON STREETS THAT WERE
MADE OF PURE GOLD. (Revelation 21:21)”
“EVERYTHING WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, SO BRILLIANT,
SHINING LIKE GLASS. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY
SUPERNATURAL, INEXPLICABLE.”
“WE SAW HEAVENLY MANSIONS, AND WATCHED
THOUSANDS OF ANGELS CONSTRUCTING THEM.
SOME OF THE ANGELS CONSTRUCTED VERY
RAPIDLY, OTHERS CONSTRUCTED SLOWLY
AND OTHERS WERE NOT CONSTRUCTING
AT ALL. I ASKED THE LORD, ‘WHY ARE
SOME ANGELS CONSTRUCTING
RAPIDLY, WHILE OTHERS ARE
SLOWER, AND SOME HAVE
STOPPED CONSTRUCTING?”
“THE LORD EXPLAINED, ‘DAUGHTER, THAT IS HOW MY
PEOPLE WORK ON EARTH, AND THE ANGELS WORK
AS MY CHILDREN WORK ON EARTH…DAUGHTER,
MY PEOPLE NO LONGER FAST. MY PEOPLE
NO LONGER SPREAD THE GOSPEL. MY
PEOPLE NO LONGER GO TO THE
STREETS TO DISTRIBUTE
TRACTS TELLING THE
TRUTH. MY PEOPLE
ARE NOW ASHAMED.’
‘GO AND TELL MY PEOPLE TO RETURN TO THE OLD
PATHS. THOSE ANGELS THAT YOU SAW THAT
WERE DOING NOTHING BELONG TO THE
THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE WALKED
AWAY FROM MY PATHS…DAUGHTER,
GO AND TELL MY PEOPLE TO
RETURN TO THE OLD PATHS,’
(JEREMIAH 6:16) AND WITH
SAYING THIS HE STARTED
TO WEEP.”
And you think you are the only one who works hard
everyday. Jesus promises us in John 14:1-3,
“Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God,
believe also in Me.”
“In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it
were not so I would have told you; for I go to
prepare a place for you.”
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again
and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there
you may be also.”
Apparently, Jesus is the “Heavenly Mansion Construction Contractor And Foreman,” and the angels are His carpenters. Those of you who are working long and hard to save souls and to build Christ’s church, your personal angelic carpenters are working like crazy to finish your Heavenly mansion. Apparently yours are ready to move into, with only a few finishing touches still underway. No worry, I got a feeling that they are completed as we speak, for the Lord said,
“THE HEAVENLY MANSIONS ARE READY FOR
MY PEOPLE.”
If you will:
“GRAND OPENING TODAY – MOVE IN READY.”
Luke 14:17,
“Come, for all things are now ready.”
The Greek word for MANSION used here is MONE. You and I have seen mansions on earth, perhaps like the Biltmore House. They can’t hold a candle to your Heavenly Mone! Hugh Hefner’s mansion is an outhouse compared to these Heavenly Mones.
Those of you who are working slowly and sluggishly and sparingly for the Kingdom of God, you had better kick it in gear, for the angels assigned to your mansions are taking their cues from you. If your mansions are not ready because you are unready and an unsteady worker, you will miss the rapture.You will have no mone to move into.
And those of you who aren’t working at all to build Christ’s Church, nothing is being made ready for you, no mansions, and Heaven is not open to you. Hear me:
“NO FREELOADERS IN HEAVEN’S REAL
ESTATE MARKET.”
Then Jesus showed Angelica more of Heaven in her 23 hour journey through Hell, Heaven and Rapture realities. She writes about Heaven:
“AFTER THE LORD SAID THESE WORDS, THE DOOR
OPENED AND I ENTERED. I SAW ANGELS GIVING
GLORY, HONOR AND PRAISE TOOUR HEAVENLY FATHER.
(Revelation 17:11-12)”
“AS WE CONTINUED WALKING, WE APPROACHED A
TABLE OF WHICH I COULD SEE THE BEGINNING,
BUT NOT THE END.” (Revelation 10:9)
I OBSERVED A LARGE THRONE SURROUNDED BY
THOUSANDS OF CHAIRS. BETWEEN THE CHAIRS
WERE GARMENTS ALONG WITH CROWNS. THE
LORD TOLD ME, ‘DAUGHTER, THE CROWN THAT
YOU SEE IS THE CROWN OF LIFE.’”
(REVELATION 2:10)
“JESUS SAID, ‘LOOK, DAUGHTER, THIS IS WHAT I HAVE
PREPARED FOR MY PEOPLE. I SAW THE TABLE WAS
COVERED WITH A WHITE TABLE-CLOTH WITH
GOLD EDGING. THERE WERE PLATES, GOLDEN
GOBLETS, FRUIT; EVERYTHING WAS SERVED.
IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL! THERE WAS A VERY
LARGE VESSEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
TABLE WHICH CONTAINED THE WINEFOR THE DINNER. AND JESUS SAID,
‘DAUGHTER, EVERYTHING IS
READY FOR THE ARRIVAL
OF MY CHURCH.’”
It is all better known as:
“THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB.”
There has never been a wedding reception like this one for “The Lamb of God” and “His Bride the Church.” He is called the LAMB-BRIDEGROOM because he is the PASSOVER LAMB that was sacrificed for His Bride’s redemption. We would be married to the devil had not Jesus paid the price for our deliverance and freedom.
So we read in Revelation 19:7-9,14:
“Let us rejoice and be glad and give glory to Him, for the
marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has
made herself ready.”
“And it was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright
and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the
saints.”
“And He said to me, ‘Write! Blessed are those who are
invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’ And He
said to me, ‘These aretrue words of God.’”
“And He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood; and His
name is called ‘The Word of God.’”
I can scarce begin to take this all in, let alone process it. The fine linen garments of the bride are their righteous acts. That is how they make themselves ready! Yes, we will be dressed in some king of bridle gown for our glorious Bridegroom. We prepare ourselves for the marriage supper by living righteous lives which become our fine-linen bridle gown. We each must have at the least enough righteous deeds to make a fine-linen wedding garment. There will be no skimping on the material.
The robe dipped in blood is the robe of the Lamb-King our Husband. He will never let us forget His sacrificial love for us. That robe alone gives us clearance to enter and sit down. If there is someone here who thinks he needs the Savior’s blood less, and God’s mercy less, than others, you know, those black sheep, you will not be there. Jesus was speaking to people just like you when He said in Matthew 21:31,
“Truly I say unto you that the tax-gatherers and harlots will
get into the Kingdom of God before you.”
Remember:
“GOD ISN’T THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN HOW WE
COMPARE WITH OTHERS. HIS ONLY CONCERN
IS HOW WE COMPARE
WITH HIS SON.”
CONCLUSION
Angelica relates:
“LATER WE ARRIVED AT THIS BEAUTIFUL GARDEN.
THERE, AMONG THE HEAVENLY MANSIONS, I SAW
FLOWERS THAT WERE SWAYING. THATMUST HAVE BEEN THE SINGING
I HEARD.”
“THE LORD POINTED WITH HIS FINGER AND SAID,
‘DAUGHTER, LOOK, THEY PRAISE ME; THEY
WORSHIP ME. MY PEOPLE NO LONGER DO
AS THEY DID BEFORE. MY PEOPLE WILL
NO LONGER PRAISE ME, NO LONGER
WORSHIP ME, NO LONGER SEEK
ME AS BEFORE.’
‘THAT IS WHY I TOLD YOU, DAUGHTER, TO GO AND TELL
MY PEOPLE TO SEEK ME, FOR I WILL GO, I WILL GO, I
WILL GO-FOR A PEOPLE THAT SEEKS ME IN SPIRIT
AND IN TRUTH. FOR A PEOPLE THAT ARE READY,
FOR A HOLY PEOPLE.’
“THEN I UNDERSTOOD WHY HE WAS WEEPING,
BECAUSE HE IS COMING. BUT NOT FOR THOSE
THAT ARE HALF-HEARTED. HE WILL RETURN
ONLY FOR A PEOPLE WHO SEEK HIM IN
SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH.”
