Sunday, August 26, 2007

FIVE BIBLE RAPTURES

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. ENOCH- HE PLEASED GOD Hebrews 11:5

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

1. Transformed by fatherhood [Gn. 5:21-27]

2. Trusted by the Faithful Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

3. Translated by the Father [Heb. 11:5]

II. ELIJAH- HE PROVED GOD I KINGS 18

22-24 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

1. HE WENT UP 2 Kings 2:11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

2. HE SHOWED UP [Luke 9:28-36]

III. JESUS- HE PERSONALLY IS GOD [ACTS 1:9-11, JN. 1]

IV. CHRISTIANS- THEY ARE THE PEOPLE OF GOD [I TH. 4:13-17]

V. THE TWO WITNESSES- THEY PROPHESY FOR GOD [REV. 11:3-12]

1. ELIJAH IS PROBABLY ONE OF THEM [Malachi 4:5]

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

2. MOSES OR JOHN THE BAPTIST COULD BE THE OTHER ONE [LK. 9:28-36, 1:13-17, Matthew 11:14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.]

3. ENOCH HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF BEING THE OTHER

He also never died. Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

1 comment:

R. P. Voght said...

I do not believe the second witness is John the Baptist or Moses; their isn't any indication by scripture to say these would be the ones. In all honesty we shouldn't pick, we'll find out, we should take scripture for what it says. I lean to Enoch, because he did not die; but what we think could happen and what happens might be two different things. I say this not because the Bible is wrong but because we as people read it wrong.

 
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