DEVOTION: “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 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.”(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:  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.”(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)

“The Lord Himself”  Our Lord shall come to the clouds and call us away very soon!!  If you have a relationship with Jesus you will hear that trump sound, if not, you will not hear that sound!! In order to be in that number you must “believe” that Jesus Christ is your personal Savior, the forgiver of your sins. For many years preachers, bible teachers and all Christians have talked about the day when Jesus comes back to catch His people away. Ladies and Gentlemen, that day is here, the prophetic word is being fulfilled and all things prophetic are saying with a resounding voice that we are close to that time. In the New Testament Jesus, Paul and John gave us “last days” things to look for when Jesus is about to come. The list includes intensified weather, disease, earthquakes, perilous times, intelligence that is actually ignorance.  I could continue but it’s simple to see that the Bible and the news headlines match in reference to the times in which we live. The nations of the world are all falling into their prophetic places in pre-written history, called PROPHESY.  If you attend a Bible based church, you are very aware that we are about to make our exit and the 7 year tribulation period will automatically begin to unfold. The time that the Bible calls, “Jacob’s Trouble” for the redemption of Israel and the alignment of the nations of the world.    ”Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.”(Jeremiah 30:7)  The “Wrath of God” will be poured out on this earth that is beyond human comprehension.  We that are washed in the Blood of Jesus will not be here, we will be at the judgement seat of Christ. You will search in vain to find the church, as we know it, in the tribulation period. It has nothing to do with the church but is for Israel and the nations of the world.   “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,”(1 Thessalonians 5:9)  In the book of Revelation chapter 6-19, you will find a vivid description of the “Wrath of God”, and no mention of the Glorious Bride of Christ. We are instructed by the Apostle Paul to look for the “Blessed Hope” not the wrath of hopelessness.
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;”(Titus 2:13)  If you are saved, your prepared, so quit spending your savings buying “special supplies” from “special people” to prepare for a period of time that you will never see or experience. Jesus has got your future,  so quit worrying about something He’s already taken care  of for you.


Pastor Scott L. Boatner
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