Today, February 7, we come to message two: “A Word of Correction of the Misconception Concerning the Day of the Lord’s Coming (1)”
The verses covered are 2 Thes 2:1-12 and the sections of the message are:
I. THREE SCHOOLS OF TEACHING CONCERNING THE LORD’S COMING
II. THE LORD’S COMING AND OUR RAPTURE
III. NOT SHAKEN OR ALARMED
IV. THE APOSTASY AND THE MAN OF LAWLESSNESS
V. ANTICHRIST IN THE TEMPLE OF GOD
VI. THE MYSTERY OF LAWLESSNESS
VII. THE OPERATION OF SATAN
VIII. NOT RECEIVING THE LOVE OF THE TRUTH
O Lord Jesus, grant us the spirit of wisdom and revelation that we may be so clear regarding Your coming and not be shaken or alarmed by strange teachings concerning it.
We should not simply know about the Lord’s coming. We need to live a life to match the Lord’s requirements so that we may be counted worthy in the manchild, or to be among the one hundred fourty four thousand, or to be the living ones who are raptured according to Matthew 24. Those belivers who are watchful and ready will be raptured before the tribulation. However those who are not watchful and ready will pass through the tribulation.
Lord, make us those who are counted worthy to be Your overcomers.
I believe that the burden of this message is that we would on the one hand receive the love of the truth to have a proper knowledge concerning the Lord’s coming. According to this proper knowledge, the day of the Lord cannot come until the apostasy and the man of lawlessness are revealed. The details of this are revealed in Matthew and Revelation.
However, even more than this, the burden is that we would live a watchful and ready life, and be worthy to be raptured as part of the manchild or firstfruits.
Lord, we give ourselves to You to see a clear revelation from Your Word, and to receive the grace to live a life in preparation for Your return!
Oh Lord Jesus! Keep us from being pulled my the tide of this age and being shaken. Thank You Lord for such a clear word concerning Your coming. May we be those who love Your appearing!
The last part of the message really touched me as well. Lord, have mercy on us and overcome in us “to live a life to match the Lord’s requirements so that we may be counted worthy to be in the manchild, or to be among the one hundred forty-four thousand, or to be the living ones who are raptured…”!
“We should not simply know about the Lord’s coming. We need to live a life to match the Lord’s requirements so that we may be counted worthy to be in the manchild, or to be among the one hundred forty-four thousand, or to be the living ones who are raptured according to Matthew 24. Those believers who are watchful and ready will be raptured before the tribulation. However, those who are not watchful and ready will pass through the tribulation.”
Amen! Lord Jesus we do not want to only know about Your coming. Make us those who are watchful and ready by living a life to match Your requirements and are worthy to be rapture by You.
Amen!!! This is the exact same point that touched me. The tribulation will come! A lawless man will rule the earth, and if we do not match the Lord’s requirement, we will be left on the earth to endure the tribulation. Oh Lord Jesus!! Make us ready! We do not want to miss you nor your presence. we long to be either the overcomes or the 144,000!
After reading this message I can’t help but be desperate to pray that the Lord would make us ready. May we be those who are watchful and ready for the Lord’s coming! Oh Lord, grant us all a life that matches Your requirements that we would be worthy to be raptured!
“We should not simply know about the Lord’s coming. We need to live a life to match the Lord’s requirements so that we may be counted worthy [for rapture].”