I welcome everyone joining this series from all the world in the name of Jesus the Word made flesh. I promise you that by God's grace, it will be very enlightening and impactful. First of all, I honour God, the Great Grand Architect of this Cosmos and beyond for the awesome privilege He has given me to be one of His mouthpiece in this season. Also, I honour all elders and fathers and lords in this family of faith and all prophets and teachers both in Heaven and in the Earth especially those that have been given insight into God's plans for the days and times that we live in.
INTRODUCTION
My initial thought was to go straight into business so that I can finish it on time but this morning, it dawned on me that I am writing to a wider range of readers from various denominations many of which don't have the prerequisite knowledge of what I am about to share. Therefore, I am going to try and do some definitions of terms as at when due and I will try and handle some related topics to what I am teaching on. Scriptures will be given to drive home points and further research materials may be suggested.
THE JOEL ARMY
This is referring to THE END TIME ARMY OF GOD. I decide to use this term because the entire book of Prophet Joel in the canon of the Bible focuses majorly on this army and events in these last days.
END TIMES
Theologically, the end times is a very lengthy period that started AFTER JESUS RESURRECTED/ASCENDED TO HEAVEN AND THE MANIFESTATION OF THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW EARTH.
This period of time spans AT LEAST 3000 CALENDAR YEARS.
HOW DID I ARRIVE AT 3000 PLUS YEARS?
A. The length of time between Jesus' ascension and Rapture may be around 2000years. I said 'around 2000 years' because Jesus' death, resurrection and ascension happened between AD 30-35. I said this to accommodate all the dates many theologians have put forward. Some said that Jesus resurrected specifically on the 23rd of April, AD 33.
NOTE:
I am NOT insinuating that the Rapture will take place in 2033AD. This is why I am using general dates that is generally accepted. Don't add me to the Black book of Heretic folks.
B. I said 3000years because I have factored in the 1000 years Jesus will reign physically here on Earth into it. I want to believe all readers should have heard of THE MILLENNIAL REIGN OF CHRIST? Well, if you haven't, Jesus will reign physically on earth for a thousand years. Rev. 20.
Because, I have already found myself in the aqua of some eschatological issues, let me just clear the air on some matters once and for all.
A. The coming of Christ is now in three phases;
COMING IN US (SPIRITUAL MATURITY),
COMING FOR US (RAPTURE) and COMING WITH US (THE SECOND OFFICIAL COMING TO THIS PLANET EARTH).
B. An average Christian thinks THE RAPTURE = THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.
This is fantastically incorrect. Both the scriptures that describe the Rapture and the ones that pointed at it agree on this; THAT JESUS CHRIST WILL NOT COME PHYSICALLY TO THE EARTH. BELIEVERS WILL HAVE TO GO AND MEET HIM IN THE AIR.
Read Mt. 25: 1-13
But Notice Vs. 6 'And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; GO YE OUT TO MEET HIM'.
The main scripture is this 1Th. 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'.
Listen, at the Rapture, those that hear the Trumpet Sound will be caught up to meet with the Lord in the air.
The Second coming of Christ is going to be worldwide event that will be aired on all Media platforms worldwide. Many scriptures talk about it; Rev. 1:7. Zechariah 14 spoke about this event that Jesus will descend on Mount Olive and the mount will split into two making the passage way into Jerusalem.
Let me stop here tonight. Tomorrow, I will list all the major event that will happen between now and the New Heaven and New Earth. Then, we will start the topic of this series.
I am Olufemi Solomon
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