January 14, 2007

Joel Akin

We never left but we were raptured

 Here is a word for America. Listen. There are still enemies out there who would destroy you. God has His hand upon the nation and is going to deliver. There is no spirit which will thwart the hand of God. He will not fake nor will He stop until He has delivered every last person from the will of the evil one. Now some people want to know why this is so. So think of the Last Day and the day of destruction.

 Now if God is going to destroy America as some hope and many prepare for then why even bother returning? After all God doesn't want to come back to an earth which is destroyed. He doesn't want to come back and have men rebuild it for centuries before it rises above the poverty mark. The fact is people of America we have been part of a lie. The bigger the lie the more we fall for it. The bigger the truth the more we need to listen. So in this article I will try to clear up one misconception. The return of Jesus Christ and the rapture of the church.

 Lets bring things to their ultimate points.

1. The Rapture

2. The Earth

3. Destruction

4. The Return to Earth

 Now I could go into Mount Zion but I want to do that in another article as it deserves a story all of its own. Lets deal now with the Rapture as that is big enough.

 The Rapture of the Church is spoken of many times. It is referred to as the second coming and as the catching up into the air. Both refer to the same thing. I know you'll disagree because if you are rapture trained then you are rapture oriented.

 Rapture simply means catching so lets call what we are is a catchers mitt. Now here is the catching away in utter simplicity. God is waiting at the mound for someone to throw the ball to  Him. He is the umpire but also a player. He wants to play a game called "help men play" and it really is Gods desire. So stop getting mad at life and realize God wants you to be happy.

 Catching means to catch and away means that someone is going to catch you away. So that means if God is the catcher then he is the one who is going to catch us up.

 Now here is the problem. We are going to be caught up to be with the Lord. Yet we have this concept that being caught up by God means we will never leave the Lord. So lets take that scripture which speaks of it from 1 Thessalonians.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.

 Now let us put things into perspective. It speaks to this time and this generation for we who read this are alive. Now if God had a way of meeting us in the air then where would it be? Most think there is either a heaven waiting to be revealed or God has a giant space craft waiting to come out of the heavens. Now the first one includes the meeting in the air and we will somehow be changed and be moved.

But lets put things into a much more simple prospect. Imagine God saw that He wanted to bring everyone up including the creature that everyone forgets about. After all God wants to heal them of the sin. Now they are told that they are a duck or a goose or a gander. And this goes for every creature on earth. They have to be told what they are because they live in the weirdest world in existence. So they can't be raptured also since most people say its not in scripture.

 But lets say the Bible doesn't mention animals as being part of the healing. All it seems to indicate is they will be healed on His Holy mountain.

 If you study scripture it does point to a healing of animals. Especially on His holy mountain. But since we are focussing on the rapture lets just say this. It would take pages of detail to prove this point. Mainly because we've been trained to think of other alternatives. Yet there is confusion in the church even when someone with Gods help puts all things into one order. And it makes sense. We like depth but occams razor states "The simplest explanation is usually the correct one."

 So lets give it straight to you. Earth groans because it is part of evil. Evil has to be removed from the entire earth. Not just on Gods holy mountain but everywhere. How? Lets say God created a way by building up two earths. One was filled with evil and one was filled with good.

 God let them lie side by side because evil didn't know and didn't care. He had all creation.

 Now let us say that God wanted to separate the two parts. That which was of evil would be bound in hell. That which was of good would be carried to God. Now how do you carry something to God that is the entire earth? Remember God has a number of angels who hold back the wind. Imagine this that at that moment of holding back the wind they lift up the good earth. It stirs up a hornets nest of evil spirits who are part of the evil. They can't travel except the wind carry them. The four might angels take the good part of the earth and lift it up to God. They do so by carrying it up with the wind of the Holy Spirit. For only He can create the lift needed to move the entire earth at once.

 Now this takes care of every single problem in one swift action. All that is evil is left behind in a box. All that is good about the earth and about men and women and children is brought up to be with God. And whether you like this or not God intends to bring up everyone. All people, all animals, all creation minus that which is of evil.

 Now its not your responsibility to ascertain but remember this. There will be chaff which will mix up in Heaven and on Earth. And if you are praying for people and some get left behind remember God has a way to lift them up individually. And if you are praying that the rapture be hindered remember this "It is not the rapture of the church as some say but the rapture of earth."

 So if the Earth is raptured with sin inside of everything there then think of this. As it goes up God will cast down sin. Those men and women and individuals who insist that they are sin will be cast down into something called fire. It is there on that second earth that God will create a lake called fire. And it will be a place of sorrow. It is there He will test men and it will be a time of tribulation such has not been seen from the beginning to the end. For men will sorrow and be consumed and be filled with all manner of evil spirit. And the fact that there will be millions upon millions is the point that harbors confusion. So let us clear this up.

 Those who chose sin as their god will go to Hell and burn there. It doesn't matter how they see it but some men will go and probably others as well. They will fight on earth and they will try to carry it up to heaven or to God. They will fail. Now this time of separation isn't going to be easy for those who's hearts are turned over to sin. Many people who go by the name of Christ will turn away because they will see their loved ones going down to the pit. So lets put things into perspective. The pit isn't hell but it is time. And time is the place God resides.

 When Earth splits it will go into two directions. When our heart is towards God what we desire comes from Him. If our desire is for things then our heart is towards the earth that is going towards fire.

 Now that might sound cruel because it seems as if we are saying your work and your ministry and your life and your hedge and your bank and all things are going to be burned up.

 So the real question is "So what?" You can always grow a new hedge and you can always find a better bank. What matters is that God is going to deliver you from sin. And sin would destroy your works again and again and again.

 Now if there is a splitting then will people know it? The answer is they will. A division will feel like a pull. One with desire and one with longing. Neither are evil but sin will rise up to strive with you to get you to reject God.

 Now of all spirits that strive with God only one knows that there are secrets God is holding. So lets just say God has replacements for you.

 So think of it this way. You are a bank manager on earth. You love God. There is the sound of the Last Trump and you are at work. You care about your customers but not as much about your job. You don't worry about locking the vault or paying off the customer. The only thing you do is hang on because your bank will have to go along with you.

 Is that biblical? Lets just say it is necessary if you are to be changed from mortality to immortality. The change is quick nad that means so quick you won't notice much except you feel wonderful. You will have been caught up and that catching is God who is waiting for you.

 Now if that is true then why isn't it happening? If earth really is being divided then how? The answer is the hole or what we call the hole at the North Pole. That sounds funky but think of it this way; man is going home. God set His throne up there. The dead went first. Now earth is bigger and it is going to have to melt some to fit into the hole. We are to become spirit and our natural side will remain either behind or go forward so we can always be with the Lord. So don't worry. It will make sense in the future. God has a way of putting it all together.

 Now as to the destruction of Earth? The old earth will wax old but wax melts. So think of us as becoming part of the fervor of a new world. Everything will be the same except those things which are of sin will be removed. There will be no need for us to burn things and most of us won't even think of it. God will deal with judgment and with destruction. We will just be on earth.

 Now as to those who have no home now God will provide. He will make a way and He will provide and He will be glorified in all things.

 And as to our return to Earth? We never have to leave and yet we were all caught up to be with the Lord. And that my friends is how simple it is and why you need not worry. For God will deal with evil in a single night. And it will make sense and it will work out for His glory and honor.