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Let us consider now what Paul states as “FOR I DO NOT DESIRE, BRETHREN,
a “mystery” (hidden truth) of which the church THAT YOU SHOULD BE IGNORANT
must not remain ignorant lest we be like so OF THIS MYSTERY,
many today that are “wise in their own opinion” LEST YOU SHOULD BE WISE
IN YOUR OWN OPINION,
pertaining to the future destiny of the church: THAT HARDENING IN PART
When “the fullness of the Gentiles has come in” emphasis HAS HAPPENED TO ISRAEL
there will occur a paradigm shift. The salvation UNTIL THE FULLNESS
OF THE GENTILES
upon the Gentiles will abruptly end, and God will shift HAS COME IN.
gears to bring to pass His promise, “and so all Israel AND SO ALL ISRAEL
WILL BE SAVED,
will be saved.” The salvation of Israel will no longer be AS IT IS WRITTEN…”
dependent upon a Gentile church witness as it has been Romans Chapter 11 :25-26
so commissioned in this present hour, for soon we will
have experienced a manifestation of a sudden and violent
“…UNTIL THE FULLNESS OF THE GENTILES HAS COME IN. the AND SO ALL ISRAEL WILL BE SAVED, AS IT IS WRITTEN…”
Much of the professing church “FOR THE TIME If you read Jesus’ prophetic seven
believes in the rapture. Most HAS COME FOR letters to the churches, you will see
embrace a pre-tribulation rapture, JUDGMENT TO
(that is what the Scriptures teach). BEGIN AT THE that it is only Philadelphia that
However, little of the professing HOUSE OF GOD; receives the promise of the rapture,
church readily endorses what the AND IF IT BEGINS
virgin parable relates about this WITH US FIRST, and Jesus tells us why it is so:
event. Namely, that only the wise WHAT WILL BE THE
virgins, who are considered by God END OF THOSE WHO “I KNOW YOUR WORKS.
as being ready, are taken by Jesus DO NOT OBEY THE SEE, I HAVE SET BEFORE YOU
while the foolish virgins are left GOSPEL OF GOD? AN OPEN DOOR, AND NO ONE
behind for the tribulation (Matt. 25: CAN SHUT IT; FOR YOU HAVE A
NOW ‘IF THE LITTLE STRENGTH, YOU HAVE
1-13) RIGHTEOUS ONE IS KEPT MY WORD, AND HAVE NOT
SCARCELY SAVED, DENIED MY NAME…BECAUSE YOU
These verses from the apostle Peter HAVE KEPT MY COMMAND TO
emphasize “the time has come.” WHERE WILL THE PERSEVERE, I ALSO WILL KEEP
This is the prophetic predetermined UNGODLY AND THE YOU FROM THE HOUR OF TRIAL
time God has appointed for a paradigm SINNER APPEAR?’ “ WHICH SHALL COME UPON THE
shift. The church age will end abruptly WHOLE WORLD, TO TEST THOSE
when “the fullness of the Gentiles has 1 Pet. 4:17-18 WHO DWELL ON THE EARTH.
come in.” Notice it is the time of BEHOLD, I COME QUICKLY! HOLD
JUDGMENT, and where does that FAST WHAT YOU HAVE, THAT NO
judgment begin? At the house of ONE MAY TAKE YOUR CROWN.”
God-the church! What happens to
those who “do not obey the gospel?” Rev. 3:8-11
According to Jesus, they are left behind.
The rapture is for the faithful. The
unfaithful will be left behind. Read
the severity of the “repent or else”
clauses found in the rest of the
letters Jesus wrote to His churches!