I Thessalonians 4:16; The Midnight Cry The Midnight Cry Christ one time coming when the cry/shout is made at midnight when Christ comes with the believers with Him already. They are resurrected where they are at. Naturally from there believers who are alive as soon as they get here are then resurrected. Christ comes on the rest like a thief in the night, and well see that below as well. Were all gathered back to Him together for the cloud of witnesses. Being changed into spiritual breath bodies. This happens at the 7th trumpet. There is no rapture/pre trib rapture. It is the gathering back to Christ and every scripture dealing with it is the same time and place. Thank you for taking a look! We are going to see why the rapture/pre trib rapture theory is setting people up to believe then worship satan as Christ/God. Then Christ coming on them unexpectedly. (I Thessalonians 4:16) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first. (These are the ones in Heaven already, the physically dead who believed in Christ. The subject up to verse 16. The word shout from the Greek is keleusma. Meaning to cry out which commands the trump to be sound). (Which trump is that? Here we cannot know the number within the verse. But by the content. Is this a different trump than the last trump in I Corinthians 15:52? Revelation 11:15, the 7th trump? They are the same trumps! This is why we LEARN the book of Revelation. Which means to unveil/uncover these truths! Archangels/Angels always do what the Lord commands. That is why they are the Lords messengers. Not as the fallen angels who rebelled following satan). The last part of the verse: the Physically dead in Christ rise first. Then that is the first resurrection at Christ coming. There are not two first resurrections! Now the next verse 17 of course deals with us who are alive when Christ comes back of course. Where else can I read about this cry out and Christ coming? Lets begin with the origins in the Old Testament: (Jeremiah 50:46) At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations. (Exodus 11:4-6) And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: 5And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. 6And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. (Christ coming at the last woe trump--the 7th trumpet to 7th vial, gathering the elect passing them over from Gods wrath and taking them to the promised land. Those who do not take the mark of the beast in their minds). (Matthew 25:6) And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. (Christ coming here. When? at midnight--hence like a thief in the night. What was made? the cry, the command to the archangel to sound the trumpet. But here the foolish virgins of course will be shut out left knocking on the door wanting in to the marriage super of the lamb. Why? Their lamps went out. No light in them but complete darkness from worshiping satan as Christ/God. What else did they do that went right along with it)? A: They bought and sold with the one world currency that satan puts as part of the package to bow to him. Albeit a huge part as the love of money is the root of all evil. And will cause many therefore to sell out. Is God punishing His people here? No. The one world currency is dirty immoral money. After worshiping satan, it also means you have sold out to morals (on the job or not) calling themselves Christians. (Matthew 25:9) But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. Back to I Thessalonians 4. I Thessalonians 4:18 tells us to comfort each other knowing where the physically dead are now and what is to come. Not much comforting going on?The subject does not end there. Lets go to chapter 5. We could also go on with II Thessalonians, the second letter to clear up any confusion, and man deceiving people. Where Paul wrote Christ will NOT come for our gathering back to Him until satan claims to be God in Jerusalem there. (role of man of sin/son of perdition. Were going to put that in a separate study due to length here. (I Thessalonians 5:1-4) But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. (But is of course a clause. A stipulation to the subject at hand. Whats the subject? Christ coming. What it will be like Paul is answering here. And its very clear he had went over it before with them. Probably many times). (Times, seasons. That means the conditions. What are the spiritual conditions going to be like? Lets see). 2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. (Perfectly from the Greek = completely. It should be a given)! (There it is. He comes like a thief at that midnight cry. The same timing). 3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. (satans continuing message with world peace, sudden--they wont know what hit them. That woman with child is because they did not keep the womb barren (Deuteronomy 32:25; Isaiah 54:1 Mark 13:17). Meaning they fornicated with satan, reproduced then nursed satans works along. As you would a baby after pregnancy not keeping the womb barren. Woe to those who give suck. Please check them other verses out). 4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. (Nope, were going to keep our lamps burning waiting on Christ as watchmen. So we see Him coming). Now lets go to Luke 12:35-38 dealing with the same subject, same time. (Luke 12:35-38) Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; (Gospel armor. Using loins girded here because truth, and truth covers all. We keep them lamps burning staying the spiritual wise virgins once again). 36And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. (Here you have it in completer order again. Keep our lamps burning, wait for Christ go into the marriage supper, and were invited in. The spiritual foolish virgins from the midnight cry? They are left outside knocking. They worshiped satan and the World system--the beast). 37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. (Happy are they. Happy are they now because they know truth! Eyes to see, and ears to hear. Christ served us at the cross. We serve Him in response. He comes back and serves us again. What a wonderful marriage). 38And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.(At midnight there was a cry made and the thief came. Because 2nd watch is 9pm to 12am. Third watch is 12am to 3am. Right in the middle is of course midnight. Thats the point). Amen!!!!!!! Thank you for concluding this study with us. Keep those lamps lighted :)
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 23:23:00 +0000
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