What it truly is to be caught up, and how one can be raised before God’s throne

Today, catastrophes around the world are becoming ever-more severe. The news is filled with stories of plagues, earthquakes, floods, and droughts. Have you ever thought to yourself: The prophecies of the Lord’s return have been fulfilled, so why have we still not welcomed the Lord? If this carries on, when the great tribulation arrives, will we, too, not be plunged into disaster? When Will the Rapture Happen? What Does It Say in God’s Words?The following will reveal the answer for you!

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The church of Philadelphia has taken shape, which is entirely due to the grace and mercy of God. Love for God arises in the hearts of the myriad saints, who do not waver on their spiritual journey. They hold fast to their belief that the one true God has become flesh, that He is the Head of the universe, who commands all things: This is confirmed by the Holy Spirit, it is as immovable as the mountains! And it shall never change! Continue reading “What it truly is to be caught up, and how one can be raised before God’s throne”

I Have Been Raptured Before God

Today, catastrophes around the world are becoming ever-more severe. Why have we yet to be raptured before tribulation? When will the rapture happen? How can we welcome the Lord and be raptured before God? This article has the answers.

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By Zhang Yue, Indonesia

At the age of 20, I was baptized and turned to the Lord Jesus. The pastor’s sermons on the Lord Jesus’ love and teachings warmed my heart, and all my brothers and sisters in the church were very helpful to one another, so I really enjoyed attending that church. Continue reading “I Have Been Raptured Before God”

Our Sins Are Forgiven—Will the Lord Take Us Straight Into His Kingdom When He Returns?

bible study | Our Sins Are Forgiven—Will the Lord Take Us Straight Into His Kingdom When He Returns?

Disasters just keep on growing and believers are all eagerly awaiting the coming of the Savior, yearning to be lifted up into the sky in their sleep to meet with the Lord and to escape the misery of today’s intensifying disasters. Why are they so confidently waiting for the Lord Jesus to come down and rapture them up to meet Him? They believe that since their sins have been forgiven through their faith in the Lord Jesus, the Lord no longer sees them as of sin, they have everything they need, and will be taken straight into the kingdom when the Lord comes. Continue reading “Our Sins Are Forgiven—Will the Lord Take Us Straight Into His Kingdom When He Returns?”

What Is the Rapture in the Bible? Can We Really Be Raptured In the Air?

Today, catastrophes around the world are becoming ever-more severe. Why have we yet to be raptured before tribulation? When will the rapture happen? How can we welcome the Lord and be raptured before God? This article has the answers.

bible study | What Is the Rapture in the Bible? Can We Really Be Raptured In the Air?

By Li Huan

Just like many other Christian brothers and sisters, I eagerly long for the second coming of the Lord Jesus. We abide by the following passage from the Bible: “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” (1Ts 4:17). Continue reading “What Is the Rapture in the Bible? Can We Really Be Raptured In the Air?”

Have You Welcomed the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus?

The prophecies of the Lord’s return have largely been fulfilled. When the Lord Jesus comes again, how will He appear to us? Regarding the Lord Jesus’ second coming, what will you do in order to not be forsaken but follow God’s new work? Read this article to find the answer.

bible study | Have You Welcomed the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus?

By Zhang Liang

Since I believed in the Lord, in order to welcome the Lord Jesus’ return and be raptured to the kingdom of heaven, I have been passionate, preaching the gospel, sustaining the weak brothers and sisters and so on. However, although many years passed, I didn’t see the Lord come to rapture us into the kingdom of heaven. Instead, the faith and love of brothers and sisters in the church were getting colder and colder. Continue reading “Have You Welcomed the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus?”

Are the Words “Being Raptured in the Clouds to Meet the Lord in the Air” Right?

Disasters are greater and greater. Why have we yet to be raptured before tribulation? When will the rapture happen? How can we welcome the Lord and be raptured before God? The following will reveal the answer for you!

bible study | Are the Words “Being Raptured in the Clouds to Meet the Lord in the Air” Right?

The Bible says, “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” (1Ts 4:17). How should we interpret that?

Answer: We should hope for the Lord’s return based on the prophecies that He Himself spoke. That is the most standard way of waiting for the Lord’s return. Who are you quoting, really? Are you quoting the Lord’s words or the words of men? “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air,” Continue reading “Are the Words “Being Raptured in the Clouds to Meet the Lord in the Air” Right?”

What Should We Do Now to Be Raptured at the Lord’s Return?

Disasters are greater and greater. Why have we yet to be raptured before tribulation? When will the rapture happen? How can we welcome the Lord and be raptured before God? Our understanding of rapture by the Lord is from man’s imagination. So what should we do now to be raptured at His return? Read on to find out.

bible study | What Should We Do Now to Be Raptured at the Lord's Return?

Question: Through your fellowship, we see that our thoughts about the Lord’s return and the rapture really did just come from our own conceptions. We have already seriously gone against the Lord’s words. That being said, how should we wait for the Lord’s return and the rapture now? Can you talk about this in a bit more detail? Continue reading “What Should We Do Now to Be Raptured at the Lord’s Return?”

A Letter to Sister Jiayin: I Understand What Rapture Is

Disasters are greater and greater. Why have we yet to be raptured before tribulation? When will the rapture happen? How can we welcome the Lord and be raptured before God? This is a letter to Jiayin by Li ting. After investigating God’s work in the last days in Japan, she finally understood the true meaning of rapture. She wanted to tell this precious news to Sister Jiayin by this letter.

bible study | I Understand What Rapture Is

Dear Jiayin,

Peace to you in the Lord! Several months have flown by. How are you recently? I remember when we studied the Bible together, we often read 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, which says, “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.” Continue reading “A Letter to Sister Jiayin: I Understand What Rapture Is”

What Is the True Meaning of Rapture?

By Chen Li

Editor’s Note:

It is vitally important for us brothers and sisters who are yearning for the Lord’s return to know the true meaning of rapture. What exactly is rapture? What kind of people will the Lord rapture when He returns? How can we be raptured? Through seeking and fellowshiping, Christian Chen Li finally got the right answers.

The meeting began. Pastor Yu was leading brothers and sisters in reading the Bible, “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 4:17). Then, Pastor Yu fellowshiped, “Now is the late period of the last days. It is the critical moment of the Lord returning. The Lord could come at any time to receive us. Then we will be raptured into the clouds to meet the Lord. We will be able to avoid the disasters on earth and enter the kingdom of heaven without experiencing the taste of death. Continue reading “What Is the True Meaning of Rapture?”

Rapture Doesn’t Mean to Being Caught Up Into the Air, But …

Every Christian eagerly anticipating the second coming of the Lord Jesus is waiting for being caught up into the air to meet the Lord. Disasters are greater and greater. Why have we yet to be raptured before tribulation? When will the rapture happen? How can we welcome the Lord and be raptured before God? This article has the answers.

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By Xiaojin

In a hot afternoon, cicadas were shrilling unceasingly among the trees. Scorched by the heat, the trees and flowers at the roadside held their heads down listlessly.

In a residential block, Wang Na forced herself to stay awake and continued, “The Bible says, ‘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 4:17). Continue reading “Rapture Doesn’t Mean to Being Caught Up Into the Air, But …”