Sunday, February 20, 2011

Devotional Thoughts for Thurs. Feb. 24.....rsvp for March 19 Sake Blue Dinner

PLEASE RSVP TO ME BY MARCH 17 FOR SATURDAY MARCH 19 DINNER AT SAKE BLUE (5:15PM).  RESERVATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.
 
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Read Pages 15-20  "Jesus is coming" by Diana Scheich
 
Jesus Was Raptured! Acts.1:9
I Cor. 15:21-23
 
Is the Rapture of the Church Before Tribulation?
I Thes. 5:9
"The Church is mentioned 19 times in the opening chapters of Revelation addressed to the Church.  The judgments of the 7 years of Tribulation begin in Revelation 6.  The end is in Revelation 19 with the Second Coming of Christ.  The Church is not mentioned during the entire time the judgments are taking place." (Scheich)
Multitudes who accept Christ after the Rapture will be beheaded for their faith in Him (Rev. 20:4).
 
What Happens to Those Who Miss the Church's Rapture?
Heartache, regret and confusion will fill the earth.  Many will come to Christ throughout the Tribulation period.  Some will try to "explain away" all the people missing on the earth and rebuild cities and nations.
Martyrs:  People who accept Christ will refuse the Mark of the Beast. Rev. 20:4; 7:9-17.
Two Witnesses:  Rev. 11.  Two Jewish witnesses will lead many to Christ during the Tribulation, then be killed, then be raised from the dead, then will ascend into heaven!
144,000 Jewish Evangelists:  Rev. 7:3; 14:1-5.  
Those who take the Mark 666:  Mark of the Beast...if you take this you will be judged by Christ when He returns and thrown into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone (Rev. 14:9-11)
Millennium People:  These are the people who do not take the Mark of the Beast and who escape judgments and persecutions on the earth during the Tribulation.  They will be left to repopulate the earth during the 1,000-year Millennial reign of Christ.  They and their descendants will have to decide if they will accept Christ before they die or at the close of the Millennium.  Satan will have a "short season" (Rev. 20:7) to entice people to rebel against Christ.  FREE WILL is still key, even during this time. (Heb. 10:31...the Lake of Fire and Brimstone)
 
What are the "Times of the Gentiles" and the "Church Age"?
Luke 21:24.  Gentiles are any nationality other than Jewish.
Began when King Nebuchadnezzar took Judah captive in 587B.C.(2 Chron. 36:21) and ends at end of Tribulation.
*****some scholars believe that the Times of the Gentiles ended when the Jews took back Jerusalem on June 7, 1967*****
Jeremiah the Prophet (Jer.25:11)  70 years of captivity.  Babylon (present-day Iraq).
Daniel's 70 weeks:  Neh. 2:1-8.  The Church Age began after 69 weeks or 483 years.  The gap between end of 69 weeks and 70th Week/Tribulation.
THE CHURCH WAS BORN ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST AND WILL END THE DAY THE CHURCH IS RAPTURED INTO HEAVEN.
Last Week of Daniel's 70 Week Prophecy:  Tribulation   1 week--7 years
The last week of 7 years begins when Antichrist will persuade Israel to sign a peace treaty for 7 years (Dan. 9:27) and will end with the Glorious Second Coming of King Jesus!
Total--490 Years    70 Weeks of Daniel
 
Looking Forward to Christ's Return,
Becky
 
This Thursday at Minors Lane Foyer....Feb. 24
next Thursday at McAlisters Deli....March 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

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