b'END TIMESLeft BehindBy Michael Forti salvation message, tend to believe that everyone whoeven knowing it. Those who are alive in Christ will be has ever bowed their head to say the sinners prayer,EAGERLY waiting for their Lord to come and those regardless of how they are living, or what they arewho have fallen away could care less when Jesus T hePreTribRaptureoftruebelieversinJesusteaching,willgowhenJesuscomes.Theybelievecomes.take a look. "To the angle of the church of Christ will take place on a DAY and HOUR, whenthateventhoughaChristian,regardlessoftheirLet\'s weleastexpectit.However,thosewhoareready,rank, should deliberately stray away from the pathSardis write: These are the words of Him who holds waiting and watching for their Lord to come, will beofrighteousness,andawayfromtotheSEVENSpiritsofGodand able to see the Day approaching! That great day willsoundBiblicaldoctrine,theywilltotheSEVENstars.Iknowyour not come upon them like a thief (Heb 10:25, 1Thessstill go when Jesus comes becausedeeds;youhaveareputationof 5:4). Regardless of what the mid trib and post tribersthegracecoversitall.However,being alive, but you are dead. Wake think, biblical history teaches that God will not allowthosewhotakeastrongstandup-beWatchful.Strengthenwhat His righteous to go through any part of the Greatthat true believers can FALL awayremains and is about to die. For I Tribulation.GodrescuedNoahinthearkbeforefromthefaith,believeaccordinghave found your deeds unfinished thefloodcame.HerescuedLottoanothertownto scripture, that MANY who say,in the sight of my God. Remember, before the fire and brimstone came. He delivered the"Lord, Lord," will be LEFT BEHIND!therefore, what you have received Israelites through the Red Sea before the Egyptian(Matt 7:21-22,25:1-13). andheard;obeyit,andREPENT. armies were destroyed, and, He will soon rescue HisIfwedigalittlebitintotheButifyoudonotwakeup-and faithful in the air, BEFORE judgement day comes.WORD,wewillfindthatJesus,bewatchful,Iwillcomelikea One thing in common; they were, and still are sur- through His apostles, clearly min- thief,andyouwillnotknowat rounded by cultures living in idolatry. They were allistered, not only to the early Newwhat time I will come to you"(Rev living normal lives as usual before judgement came.Testamentchurch,butespecial- 3:1-3 NIV-KJV). Note: That number "It will be just like this on the Day the Son of Man islytothislastdaysmainstreamSEVEN(sevenchurches)playsa revealed"(Luke 17:26-34). "I tell you, on that NIGHTchurch as well. Make no mistake,big part when illustrating the pre two people will be sleeping in one bed, one will bethe Word clearly teaches that thereMichael Forti tribrapture."AndNoahandhis taken,theotherleft.TwowomenwillbegrindingwillbeMANYintheseverylastsonsandhiswifeandhissons\' grain together, (daytime) one will be taken, the otherdays, who claim to be Christian\'s,wives, entered the ark to ESCAPE left." who will be SHOCKED the day after the Rapture. the waters of the flood" (Gen 7:7 NIV). I would say 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 sends a comforting mes- "The Virgins who were READY went in with Him tothattheLordmeansbusinesswhenitcomesto sage to our last days generation of professing believ- the wedding banquet and the Door was shut. Laterbeing ready. Why did Jesus have to tell the church of ers. "for they themselves report what kind of recep- the others (who thought they were ready) also came,Sardis that they were dead? They didn\'t know! Why tion you gave us. They tell how you turned to Godsaying, \'Lord, Lord, open the door for us.\' But thedidn\'t they know? from your IDOLS, to serve the living and true God,King replied, \'I don\'t know you" (Matt 25:1-13). NoIs escaping the great tribulation a matter of works, andtoWAITforHisSonfromheaven,whomHequestion, the foolish virgins not only thought thator is it a matter of being truly saved? Those who are raised from the dead, Jesus who rescues us from thethey knew the Lord, but they also knew that therenot eagerly waiting for our Lord to come are most WRATH to come." Also, 2 Peter 2:1-21 and 3:1-17was a door to be opened. Were these foolish virginslikely not saved. "And just as it is appointed for man teach that God is holding the "UNRIGHTEOUS" fortrue believers? to die once, and then comes judgement, so Christ punishment on the day of judgement. Who are theWARNING!"Becareful,sothatafteryoupreachhaving been offered once to bear the sins of many, unrighteous? toothers,youarenotdisqualifiedfromthewill appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but Now, there seems to be a bit of confusion, when itPRIZE"(1Corinth 9:24-27). What PRIZE? "I press onto SAVE those who are EAGERLY WAITING for Him" comes to church goers, as to who is, and who isn\'ttoward the goal to win the prize for which God has(Heb 9:27-28 ESV). What about those who are not going when Jesus comes for His bride. Interestinglycalled me heavenward in Christ Jesus"(Phil 3:13-21eagerly waiting for Him? Are they dead? Are their oil enough, in almost every case, where the Word talksNIV). Paul was not warning the unsaved world. lamps going out?about God\'s deliverance of His faithful, He also men- The Bible is loaded with the excitement of the goodThe signs of the times are rapidly increasing off tions the devastation of the unfaithful (2Pet 2:1-3,news of our Lord\'s Second Coming. And yes, it isof the scale. Observing these signs are supposed to 1Tim 6:3-15).also loaded with many warnings concerning thosestimulate believers out from among a culture living Those who hold to the "oncesaved always saved"who have fallen away from the true faith, withoutin idolatry. (2 Peter 3:1-17). Why is Jesus taking so long to come? "The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness. He is patient withyou,notwantingANYONEtoperishbutfor The signs of the times are rapidly increasing off of theEVERYONE to come to repentance (2Pet 3:7-8 NIV). While we observe the signs of the times, waiting for scale. Observing these signs are supposed to stimulatemore people to come to repentance, this earth will be shaking! Anyone who claims to be a Christian, believers out from among a culture living in idolatry. who is not recognizing the day and hour that we are Continued on Page 61.WILLIAM MURPHY -6.EDDIE JAMES - JESUSSETTLE HERE 7.PAUL WILBUR - ROAR 2.MICHAEL W. SMITH -FROM ZIONAWAKEN 8.TODD DULANEY - TO 3.DONALD LAWRENCE -AFRICA WITH LOVEGOSHEN 9.TRUE BELIEVERS - 4.DANNY GOKEY -BACK TO THE ROOTSHAVEN\'T SEEN IT YET 10 TEDASHI - NEVER 5.WOW GOSPEL 2019 FOLD4 MAY 2019 BOCNEWS.com'