New Earth??? Future in Christ.

John 1:

The Incarnation of the Word of Life


1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. That is what came to be in 2005, how the people/students at PSU became my friends, started to talk to me and at first it was simply that they loved me and wanted me... those were their words, then they came to talk about me, know my name and scream out my name from the streets. Everyone came to know me and talk about me, as I sat in my apartment meditating on God, they would scream out to me or about me from 2 floors below on the street. At parties I went to every weekend, they would scream my name and talk about me everywhere I went. The Lord's word became in their flesh, and became the human's word. Though it still was divine and apparet of glory. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. For me, it was the life of the students and people at PSU campus, then those that came there while I was a senior from 2005-2006. Then Orlando, Florida which is where I moved right after, to Walt Disney World where I worked, all these people would talk of me and about me. Then it (sz) or stopped completely, until little snippets in 2006 and then it turned back on fully in 2007. My boyfriend did not pretend to know, or be engaged by it... but when I moved into my own 2b/2b in downtown Orlando... I once again became famous and walked with the Lord everywhere. Everywhere I went his people spoke via his Word. I did a little traveling, in Florida and Georgia, it 2008, it followed me. Then in October 2008, I left to journey home to see my family and visit friends before I left for Korea. It was with me the whole time, in the airports, in the cities including New york City, in all of PA including my home town (Johnstown) and Pittsburgh and Philadelphia where I stayed with a friend for acouple days. When I left for Korea, it came with me. By then it told me I was known throughout the Earth, and that my holiest of holy souls was destined for glory. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our[a] joy complete.
 
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us. I am a sinner, but then I am also blessed. I have been told many things by the spirit, by the Holy Ghost, by the word of God. I hope in all I have been told, I have faith and belief in all I have been told. I realize the destiny of this Earth may lead to the fullfillment of the scriptures.
 
Isaiah 65:17
“See, I will create


new heavens and a new earth.

The former things will not be remembered,

nor will they come to mind."   I think of how all things, former things, have passed away. The time when people did not see and be with the Lord most high. When my name was not known, and the works of the Lord were not seen. When the light was still in darkness, or when the miracles performed everyday through Jesus Christ, through his Holy Spirit, a time when they were not seen. It is indeed a new placefor all, as millions have been touched by Christ and his Word.

Isaiah 16:22
As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,” declares the LORD, “so will your name and descendants endure. I think of all those who know of me, who now look to me as a servant and saint of the Lord most high Jesus Christ. I think of all that me and his people have been through since 2005, their are so many stories and events that took place... all proving his glory, and his desire to end the old and begin something new, something that leads us closer to him, and closer to his desires.
2 Peter 3:13
"But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells." I have written much about my abilities, how to explain them, and what it means when I write, "I have become godly." I indeed have filed them among many different categories, but in all that they are (psychic, superhuman powers, god given abilities, mind ability) they are righteous. Righteousness, as the code in the bible and those who study it, shall explain... is the ability to "write" heaven and Earth. The ability to fill in the moments in time, in a persons life, with one's own mind and thoughts control. It also means to be right, to be good, to be wise, to be knowing and not a fool or fall to sin. It is harder to explain, but righteousness is essential in service to the Lord, he desires me to always be righteous.

Revelations 21:1
[A New Heaven and a New Earth ] Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. My favorite passage for it's location. At the end of the old Earth, a new heaven and new earth shall open up. But that is for the 2nd coming of Christ. I believe in goodness of heart, that it has happened, it is upon as, and as 2012 approaches (2012 Phenomena) we shall all come to know this truth. There are many who I have spoken to this about, many who heard me and my Lord and agree with us, hundreds maybe thousands. Many who await the Word, and through what we have experienced, their is little room for doubt that something took place...

Exodus 15:11
Who among the gods is like you, LORD? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?

1 Chronicles 29:11
Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.

Job 29:20
'My glory will not fade; the bow will be ever new in my hand.’

Psalms 8:5
"You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor." What I have felt since seeing and hearing the miracles of the Lord, all that we have seen and heard has brought me glory and fame and honor and holiness in the Lord.


Psalms 24:10
Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty— he is the King of glory.

Isaiah 6:3

And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”

Revelations:

The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, ² who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. ³ Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

THE FUTURE INCHRIST:
The coming of Christ will be instantaneous and worldwide.[8] "For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be." ~ Matthew 24:27


The coming of Christ will be visible to all.[9] "Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." Matthew 24:30

The coming of Christ will be audible.[10] "And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Matthew 24:31

The resurrection of the righteous will occur.[11] "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first." ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:16

In one single event, the saved who are alive at Christ's coming will be caught up together with the resurrected to meet the Lord in the air.[12] "Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord." ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:17

Human life will cease to exist on earth for a period of time.[13] "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up."


Question: "What is the difference between the Rapture and the Second Coming?"


Answer: The rapture and the second coming of Christ are often confused. Sometimes it is difficult to determine whether a scripture verse is referring to the rapture or the second coming. However, in studying end-times Bible prophecy, it is very important to differentiate between the two.

The rapture is when Jesus Christ returns to remove the church (all believers in Christ) from the earth. The rapture is described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 1 Corinthians 15:50-54. Believers who have died will have their bodies resurrected and, along with believers who are still living, will meet the Lord in the air. This will all occur in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye. The second coming is when Jesus returns to defeat the Antichrist, destroy evil, and establish His millennial kingdom. The second coming is described in Revelation 19:11-16.

1) At the rapture, believers meet the Lord in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:17). At the second coming, believers return with the Lord to the earth (Revelation 19:14).


2) The second coming occurs after the great and terrible tribulation (Revelation chapters 6–19). The rapture occurs before the tribulation (1 Thessalonians 5:9; Revelation 3:10).
3) The rapture is the removal of believers from the earth as an act of deliverance (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17, 5:9). The second coming includes the removal of unbelievers as an act of judgment (Matthew 24:40-41).
4) The rapture will be secret and instant (1 Corinthians 15:50-54). The second coming will be visible to all (Revelation 1:7; Matthew 24:29-30).
5) The second coming of Christ will not occur until after certain other end-times events take place (2 Thessalonians 2:4; Matthew 24:15-30; Revelation chapters 6–18). The rapture is imminent; it could take place at any moment (Titus 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Corinthians 15:50-54).The rapture and second coming are similar but separate events. Both involve Jesus returning. Both are end-times events. However, it is crucially important to recognize the differences. In summary, the rapture is the return of Christ in the clouds to remove all believers from the earth before the time of God’s wrath. The second coming is the return of Christ to the earth to bring the tribulation to an end and to defeat the Antichrist and his evil world empire.
 



Question: "What are the strengths and weaknesses of the pretribulational view of the rapture (pretribulationism)?"


Answer: In eschatology, it is important to remember that almost all Christians agree on these three things: 1) there is coming a time of great tribulation such as the world has never seen, 2) after the tribulation, Christ will return to establish His kingdom on earth, and, 3) there will be a rapture—a translation from mortality to immortality—for believers (John 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). The question is when does the rapture occur in relation to the tribulation and the second coming?
Through the years three main theories have emerged concerning the timing of the rapture: pretribulationism (the belief that the rapture will occur before the tribulation begins), midtribulationism (the belief that the rapture will occur at the midpoint of the tribulation), and posttribulationism (the belief that the rapture will occur at the end of the tribulation). This article deals specifically with the pretribulational view.

Pretribulationism teaches that the rapture occurs before the tribulation starts. At that time, the church will meet Christ in the air, and then sometime after that the antichrist is revealed and the tribulation begins. In other words, the rapture and Christ’s second coming (to set up His kingdom) are separated by at least seven years. According to this view, the church does not experience any of the tribulation.

Scripturally, the pretribulational view has much to commend it. For example, the church is not appointed to wrath (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10, 5:9), and believers will not be overtaken by the Day of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:1-9). The church of Philadelphia was promised to be kept from “the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world” (Revelation 3:10). Note that the promise is not preservation through the trial but deliverance from the hour, i.e., from the time period of the trial.
Pretribulationism also finds support in what is not found in Scripture. The word “church” appears nineteen times in the first three chapters of Revelation, but, significantly, the word is not used again until chapter 22. In other words, in the entire lengthy description of the tribulation in Revelation, the word church is noticeably absent. In fact, the Bible never uses the word "church" in a passage relating to the tribulation.

Pretribulationism is the only theory which clearly maintains the distinction between Israel and the church and God’s separate plans for each. The seventy “sevens” of Daniel 9:24 are decreed upon Daniel’s people (the Jews) and Daniel’s holy city (Jerusalem). This prophecy makes it plain that the seventieth week (the tribulation) is a time of purging and restoration for Israel and Jerusalem, not for the church.

Also, pretribulationism has historical support. From John 21:22-23, it would seem that the early church viewed Christ’s return as imminent, that He could return at any moment. Otherwise, the rumor would not have persisted that Jesus would return within John’s lifetime. Imminence, which is incompatible with the other two rapture theories, is a key tenet of pretribulationism.
And the pretribulational view seems to be the most in keeping with God’s character and His desire to deliver the righteous from the judgment of the world. Biblical examples of God’s salvation include Noah, who was delivered from the worldwide flood; Lot, who was delivered from Sodom; and Rahab, who was delivered from Jericho (2 Peter 2:6-9).
One perceived weakness of pretribulationism is its relatively recent development as a church doctrine, not having been formulated in detail until the early 1800s. Another weakness is that pretribulationism splits the return of Jesus Christ into two “phases”—the rapture and the second coming—whereas the Bible does not clearly delineate any such phases.

Another difficulty facing the pretribulational view is the fact that there will obviously be saints in the tribulation (Revelation 13:7, 20:9). Pretribulationists answer this by distinguishing the saints of the Old Testament and the saints of the tribulation from the church of the New Testament. Believers alive at the rapture will be removed before the tribulation, but there will be those who will come to Christ during the tribulation.

And a final weakness of the pretribulational view is shared by the other two theories: viz., the Bible does not give an explicit time line concerning future events. Scripture does not expressly teach one view over another, and that is why we have diversity of opinion concerning the end times and some variety on how the related prophecies should be harmonized.

Question: "What are tribulation saints?"



Answer: During the tribulation, Satan—the great counterfeiter—will introduce his own man—a man of lawlessness and a man of perdition (Daniel 11:36-39) who will seemingly lead the world into time of peace and prosperity. This man is Antichrist. He will accomplish, at least for a season, what no other ruler has managed to accomplish—global unity. He will come to power at the beginning of the tribulation (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4) and establish himself as a true world ruler. During the first half of Antichrist’s seven-year reign, the inhabitants of Earth will live in relative harmony. And literally billions of misguided people will worship him as their god and savior. Not only will Antichrist accept this worship, he will demand the people’s worship! He will exact the allegiance of all (Revelation 13:16). Those who refuse to worship Antichrist face death.


In this dark hour, however, many will come to know Christ Jesus as Savior. These are the tribulation saints who will face the wrath of Antichrist (Revelation 13:7), yet their eternal salvation is secure (Revelation 14:12-13). No one, not even Antichrist, will be able to wrench these saints from God’s loving hands.


The tribulation saints will not be silent during these dark years. These Christians will continue serving their Lord Jesus Christ in the midst of their desperate surroundings. Faithful to the end, some of these Christians will die for their beliefs, but God shall reward them in this manner: “Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes” (Revelation 7:15-17 NKJV).

More importantly, the saints living in this time of great distress will not be forgotten by our merciful God as He pours His wrath upon a wicked earth. While unregenerate men and women face the white-hot judgment of God’s righteous fury, His saints shall “have the seal of God on their foreheads” and be spared the terrible wrath that follows (Revelation 9:4).
Two such tribulation saints will serve from Jerusalem as God’s mighty witnesses, “and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. These have the power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire (Revelation 11:3,6 NKJV).” What a ministry—they will boldly preach God’s truths while performing awesome miracles, and those unregenerate fools who try silencing them will be devoured by fire! So hated and despised will the preachers be, the whole world will celebrate the eventual deaths of these witnesses with gifts and merriment—but God will raise His slain witnesses back to life and carry them off to Heaven, and the entire world will see this spectacular event (Revelation 11:9).


The day of great trouble is rapidly approaching, so now is the time to ask, “Where will you be when Antichrist makes his appearance?” Will you be safe and secure in the loving hands of the Savior, or will you be fodder for Antichrist? Will King Jesus be your rescuer, or will you be one of the billions to perish when God’s divinely appointed wrath is poured out upon the rebellious masses? Prophecy is tomorrow’s headlines, so let no one say he or she has not been warned. The Lord Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart. Confess Him as your Lord and Savior. Come to Jesus and live.


Recommended Resource: Understanding End Times Prophecy by Paul Benware.