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Study 35. Catching away of saints.

THE CERTAINTY OF THE IMMINENT CATCHING AWAY OF THE DEAD IN CHRIST AND LIVING SAINTS BY CHRIST .

Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. 4:5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Beloved,

You will recount that at the end of the peaceful one thousand years millennium reign of Christ, satan shall be released from the bottomless pit.

He will go to and fro the whole world and encourage all the inhabitants of the earth to come and fight against Christ and the armies of heaven reigning with Him.

Satan himself shall be taken and thrown to the lake of fire.

The entire unrepentant sinners all over the world shall be slain. They shall all die. Listen to it yourself.

Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 20:8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

After this now come the final Judgement . This Judgement is established from the days of old.

As far back as the days of Cain the murderer.

Every sinner inside or outside the church whose names are not written in the book of life , shall resurrect and face the white throne judgement, before they shall be thrown into the lake of fire.

Believers shall not be part of this Judgement, they shall be safe in heaven and watch the end of the wicked people.

You shall not be part of this Judgement in Jesus name. So do the needful now.

Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

As far back as the old testament , saints and sinners alike are aware of this fearsome judgement of God.

See how the scriptures affirms this.

Daniel 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. 7:10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

Psalms 9:4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. 9:5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. 9:6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. 9:7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

Psalms 50:6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness:

for God is judge himself. Selah.

Psalms 96:13 Before the Lord: for he cometh,

for he cometh to judge the earth:

he shall judge the world with righteousness,

and the people with his truth.

Ecclesiastes 3:17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

Acts 17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

Let us consider in details the remaining five verses of the chapter.

Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Remember, after the church was raptured and apostle John was called up, the first thing he saw was the throne of God.

That throne was the throne of mercy.. God is still pleading with humanity to repent and take advantage of the substitutional sacrifice of Christ.

Revelation 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

But the white throne is very different.

Grace and mercy are over.

Now it is justice and retribution.

There is no worship here. And everyone is waiting for their doom and damnation.

The final Judgement. Everyone that refused the grace of God shall be judged.

The first thing you discover from the remaining verses, is the faithful fierce judge.

Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.It was a white throne.
Who is sitting on the throne?
Let the Bible tells you.

John 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

The person on this throne is no other person apart from our Lord Jesus Christ.

The glorified Lamb of God.

Listen to other scriptures affirm same.

Acts 10:42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

Romans 2:16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Listen to same affirmed by Himself.

Matthew 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

This throne is frightful and fearsome in sight.

Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

The present earth and firmament

shall flee away.

They shall be no more. The present earth, the sun , the stars and the sky shall be no more.

Listen to what the Bible says.

The throne is full of fear for everyone who is to partake in the judgement.Psalms 9:7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. 9:8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 9:16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
The people that rejected the mercies of God and refused to take the narrow way shall be there.Psalms 97:2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. 97:3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. 97:4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. 97:5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 97:6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory. 97:7 Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.

All who practices idolatry, are going to be confounded .

All who worship idol of money, their beauty, their position shall be confounded.

Everyone shall be judged according to what is written in the books.

All the covered sins goes into the books of God. God sees everything.

The way of escape from this Judgement is repentance, now.

Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
But then when you fail to repent, you shall face the Judgement, through the Lord Jesus Christ.

Every secret sins shall be brought out.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Who are the people that shall face Judgement of our Lord Jesus Christ?

The people that refused the gospel and refuse to know God.

2 Thessalonians 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 3:11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

Who are the people that shall be judged by the details of what they have done?

Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

People who failed to retain God in their knowledge and even encourage others to sin apart from their sin.

Secondly, you shall also see the final fierce Judgement.

Children and adults shall be there. Small and great. Young and old.

The books shall be opened. All the books of the different sins.

Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

All the money stolen in the office, unconfessed shall be opened.

Every secret sins and everything in the past shall be opened.

Every unfaithfulness to your spouse, to your employer, to God shall be uncovered.To avoid this, repent now and follow it up with restitutions.
You must settle all the sins and compromise before the day of Judgement.
Every body will be there to witness this Judgement.
Jesus shall judge everyone openly.All dead sinners shall be resurrected to face this Judgement.

Daniel 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

John 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

Revelation 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

Every one shall be judged according to their deeds both in the open and in the secret.Psalms 28:4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert. 28:5 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

Proverbs 24:12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

Now the Spirit of God is pleading with you, to do your restitutions.

Reconcile with your rightful spouse. Stop committing secret sin. Stop loving and dressing and doing your business, like the people of the world.

God is pleading with you to uncover your sins and correct them . But you covered them. All of them shall be uncovered on the day of judgement.

Today, you are hardening your heart to correction, the consequences shall come on the day of white throne judgement.

Romans 2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 2:6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 2:7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 2:8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 2:9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 2:10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God.

Lastly you shall discover the

fathomless frightful justice.

The final home of sinners inside or outside the church.Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Death shall be dealt with and their shall no more dying.

Death will be no more. The sinners will live for ever in hell, while believers shall live forever in heaven.

1 Corinthians 15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death in victory;

and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces;

and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth:

for the Lord hath spoken it.

Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave;

I will redeem them from death:

O death, I will be thy plagues;

O grave, I will be thy destruction:

repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

Death shall die as it is thrown to hell.

Sinners will live far away from God in the lake of fire forever.

Believers shall live with God forever in heaven.

Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Anyone who is not found in the book of life shall be cast into the lake of the.

Pause and check up with the blessed Holy Spirit. Is your name in the book of life now?

Are there people in the lake of fire now, before this final Judgement?

Yes . see what the Bible says.

Revelation 14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

Those that receive the mark of the Antichrist are already in the lake of fire.

Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

The Antichrist and the false prophet are there already.

Revelation 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

The devil also is already in the lake of fire.

Who are the people that shall get there again?

All whose names are not in the book of life.

Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Listen to the categories of all the people that shall end in the lake of fire.

Fearful. Fearing humans more than God and His unfailing words.

Unbelieving. You don’t believe what the Bible says.

Those that don’t repent.

Abominable things. Those who engages in abominable sins and compromise.

Murders, committing abortion. Those who kill people to get promotion.

Whoremongers, immorality.

Witchcraft, wizards

Idolaters

All liars.

So how can you in particular escape being part of this Judgement at the end of time?

Listen to the way of escape.