Is Christ Your Life?

Posted on by August 9, 2015

Is Christ Your Life?

And the Harpazo

"When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." -Col 3:4 (KJV)

Some people will ask when will the catching away of the bride of Christ occur? The harpazo, the Greek transliteration, of the phrase "shall be caught up" of 1 Th 4:17 – "Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." (KJV) is a topic of much controversy and scorn. For those that believe it will take place, whether you are pre-Trib, pre-Wrath or post-Trib, I want to try and describe today not when it will be or how it will take place but who will go … according to scripture.

Please take a moment and read Col 3:1-4, and maybe read it again a couple of more times. Then let those 4 verses sink into your spirit and pray that the Holy Spirit will give you understanding of just exactly what they mean. Those 4 small verses are a billboard and should be quite impacting to a professing Christian's lifestyle, actions, word and deed. They should even affect your thought patterns. We are to seek those things that are above, in heaven and we are to set (to feel, to think, to have understanding) our affection on the things above or on heaven and not on anything of this earth. Based on these things are you engaged in them? Yes, it takes some work on our part but the Apostle Paul urges that we do this? But why?

I think the main reason and emphasis can be found in verse 4. "When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory". This is huge and quite revealing for those that believe in the harpazo or catching away of the saints. Another more commonly used term is the Latin derivative called the rapture. When Christ who is our life. What does this mean? Let me offer some suggestions. We are to live 100% dedicated – heart, mind and soul – to our Lord. That means it's a 24×7 operation and there are no exceptions. Yes, we will fall occasionally but remember Jesus knows our hearts (Jer 17:10) and He knows our intentions and desires. We must as Christians make every effort to live for Him. This means in what we listen to, talk about, read, watch on TV or movies and for that matter the friends we keep. We must focus our lives on what pleases our Lord, we must set our minds on His kingdom and we must set our thoughts on Him. We must daily read His word and learn about who He is in our lives. We cannot be casual Christians. We must be dedicated followers of Christ 100% of the time.

"… and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." -Heb 9:28b (KJV)

Why is this so important? Read what it says in the second half of verse 4… It says that when Christ appears in the rapture or harpazo, if Christ is our Lord and we live for Him then we will appear with Him in glory. In other words, we will be taken. The flip side folks … if you play around with your Christian life and haphazardly engage in reading His word and drawing closer to Him. If you live with one foot in the world and the other in Christianity then you will be left behind! These are the words of the Lord and not mine but where do you hear this today? Certainly, not in our wishy-washy, socially non-offending, so-called Christian churches where there is no mention of sin, Godly sorrow for sin or repentance. I'm afraid there will be many "Christians" who find themselves still here after the sound of the last trump (1 Cor 15:51-53) and their grief will be absolutely terrible and terrifying! I'm also sure that many of these cowardly (also left behind) pastors who stand behind their ineffective pulpits every Sunday, teaching a smooth, easy-to-digest and soft Gospel, will be sought out by their left-behind parishioners and asked quite vehemently, "Why didn't you tell us the truth, now what do we do?"

It's time to get right with Almighty God. Today, not tomorrow or next week. Even if the rapture doesn't come before your time is up here on earth, will you stand before the Lord Jesus Christ and be welcomed into heaven or will you by your flippant earthly lifestyle be shown the door to the "other place"? These are serious no-kidding truths for God is not kidding about His word and the reality of what is to come. In our modern DIY society, way too many people are not taking Almighty God seriously and for those the future will be bleak. Bottom line friends: we must make Christ our life in thought, word and deed while we have breath in this body here on earth. We must read His word daily and pray daily. We must talk to others about the free gift of salvation and His sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary. We must win souls for Christ -Prov 11:30. So the big question for all of us right here and now – Have we made Christ our life today and every day?

 

"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." -Col 3:1-4 (KJV)

 

-BPWatcher, Internet Preacher and Bible Prophecy Watchman

WILL YOU BE TAKEN AT THE RAPTURE?

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Pestilences Again – America. What’s Next for a Nation Drowning in Unrepentant Sin?

Posted on by April 19, 2016

"Officials order cooling tower inspections to battle deadly Legionnaires' outbreak in NYC", Fox News – 8/7/2015

"Virus hitting the U.S. could be 'tip of iceberg,' CDC official says", CNN – 9/9/2014

"Ebola Epidemic: Why a Few Cases Could Threaten Progress", Live Science – 3/17/2015

Bible Prophecy Commentary:  Pestilences – More signs?

Recently, Ebola hit the world and has since declined but was it a warning of what's yet to come or …? Look at America in the past few years and its rebellious course against Almighty God. We have mocked Him, scoffed at Him, disobeyed His laws and the list goes on. The result: increased crime, racial riots, political circuses, a clueless Administration, making deals with our enemies, mocking God's definition of marriage, and on and on it goes.

I think people need to read their Bibles more and find out what God's take is on all this. What has He done in the past with nations that have dissed Israel and dissed Him. The results will keep you up at night for they are horrendous. Let me just say this – it is not a wise thing to go against the Lord God Almighty. He is gracious – yes, He is kind and loving – yes, He is longsuffering – yes but look out for His patience has and will run out. Reading Lev 26 (get out your Bible and read it) gives clear indications of what He has done and will do again to those that strive against Him in disobedience. Verse 25, He will send pestilence among you. Has this happened – yes. Now it hasn't produced the same results of the massive Black Death plaque that hit Europe in the 1300's but … it could if He so deemed it necessary.

Almighty God is longsuffering and doesn't not want anyone to perish (2 Pet 3:9) but now America, with it's abortion abominations recently exposed, has in my opinion reached a tipping point of possible no return. America is now ripe for God's hand of judgment to fall. How will it fall? We can't guess but we can read scripture and see what He did before. Is God sending America some small warnings to stop disobeying Him and turn back? Is He telling us to amend our ways (repent) and return to Him before it's too late? Many things are being shaken in America these days that are causing some to think what in the world is going on? Cyber hacking, abortion atrocities, lawlessness, senseless killing, terror, calling good evil and evil good, financial turmoil. Folks, please wake up and take a look around; read your Bible and seek God. Seek His Son and call out to Him in sincerity and truth.

Please think about these things clearly and soberly; give them plenty of thought. Rev 6-19 describe a time coming of judgment upon the earth never experienced by mankind in any age in the past. When will it start? This is unknown but when you view current world conditions it looks like it could be soon. Turn to God today!

"And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy." -Lev 26:25 (KJV)

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem – Psa 122:6 (KJV)

-BPWatcher, Internet Preacher and Bible Prophecy Watchman

PALE HORSE – Fourth Seal – SWORD, FAMINE, PESTILENCES, WILD BEASTS!!

"And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 8- And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. " -Rev 6:7-8 (KJV)

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Who’ll Be America’s Next President: The Arrogant, The Deceiver or a God-Fearing Person?

Posted on by August 7, 2015

"GOP candidates battle to stake their positions in first 2016 debate", Fox News – 8/7/2015

"Donald Trump Doubles Down in Combative First Republican Debate", Bloomberg Politics – 8/7/2015

"It's all about Trump at raucous Republican debate", Reuters – 8/7/2015

"Fair, Balanced And Brutal: Fox News Goes After GOPers Hard In First Debate", International Business Times – 8/7/2015

Bible Prophecy Commentary: America's Next President???

Wow, what a mean-spirited debate last night. Of the ten top-rated, many were haughty, high-minded and self-righteous. I believe there were three that openly professed the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior and gave Him the glory. This was great! Then there were the mean ones and of course the arrogant ones. But who will the GOP put forward as their candidate? Too early to tell but it doesn't look good. There is way too much infighting among these men; they should be unified and strong for the person that they go up against, in the opposing party, has much power behind them. Much spiritual darkness and much evil.

On the other side of the fence is the Democratic Party. There is a tremendous amount of spiritual darkness that powers this party and their candidates will clearly not advance the Godliness of this nation. In fact, they have and are destroying it. We have one candidate that has displayed excessive arrogance, has allegedly lied on several occasions and is out of control in their self-righteousness. And yet this person is still being considered as a strong party contender. What does this tell you about the direction of this nation?

America has closed the door on receiving Almighty God's wisdom and instruction in our public and private lives. We have for all practical purposes told God to leave us alone, we can do things better and without His help. Now this is where America is heading. And now the hottest thing in the news is the abortion's industry newest abomination – the ripping and shredding of innocent babies out of the womb in order to make more money. This is clear evidence that America has turned away from God and now serves evil and wickedness. And the men and women that lead us – the Congress – can't even stop the funding of such a barbaric organization. Deplorable!! America has become a nation without God. And as such we will get the President we deserve and IMO, it will not be a nice one. In fact, if we even make it to the next election the now Godless America will vote and put in office the one their secular Godless lives decree. Just like the current POTUS – twice elected and now and our nation is declining at breakneck speed.

"In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes." -Judges 21:25 (KJV)

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem – Psa 122:6 (KJV)

-BPWatcher, Internet Preacher and Bible Prophecy Watchman

A NATION WITHOUT ALMIGHTY GOD!

"The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God." -Psa 9:17 (KJV)

"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." -Prov 29:18 (KJV)

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