YaHshua is Messiah

Rapture, Switch-on, Switch-off

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We have all seen the cartoon where an idea pops into the character's head and a light bulb lights up above the head -- we know an idea has just popped into the characters head.  Switch-0n, switch-off, the light either comes on or off.

  What does this have to do with the "Rapture"?  If you have read any part of this web site you know my position on the Rapture Doctrine so I will not go into it here.  You also know that I write for the those having been called into His Name.  This, then, I write for the few and make no pretense about trying to win "souls for the Lord".  My comments are for those trying to stretch their knowledge and understanding of the Scriptures not the promotion of anything else.  I have no axe to grind and have nothing to sell but the truth.  Agree, don't agree, I won't hold it against you as I hope you won't hold your opposite opinion against me. 

  Switching the truth on is easy for the new borns in the Christ, not by choice, the switch is flipped and those experiencing this switching of the mind suddenly see things in a different "light", some call this a "calling".  For some it is totally unexpected, one day  minding your own business the next everything is seen differently, it is exciting to suddenly see clearly, especially, for some, when you had no idea you were in the shadows, in the dark.  Others search for this light and find it, while some few set out to disprove the outrageous claims of Bible Believers and find themselves on their knees in repentance.  Others, in a quest for spiritual enlightenment do find a light, a dark light.  Switched on and Switched off.

  Dark Light, you ask?  Yes, there is a dark light and some of you may know what I am talking about, having found that dark light, a light that is captivating, hypnotic even, but, of course, is of an evil source.  Don't take my word for it, there are many authors having written about their experience as one time captives of this dark light. They start out seeing a truth or truths that soon turns to a foul journey of deception of demons, some going so far into this zone of darkness, thinking all the time they are in the light of truth, that they are actually being enlightened, eventually making contact with beings connected with UFO, planet visitations and, for those in the true light, other non-sense.  Once called the truth is seen and the lies are brought into the light of the mind for what is really going on.  Still, people in general, are fascinated by such activity. Switch-off to switch-on.

 There those, too, having found the "dark Light" in the spiritual mumbo jumbo of the Eastern religions.  For the Called it is easy to see the stupidity of the Eastern religions and the obvious demon inspiration, some truths mixed, ultimately with lies and deceptions of darkness posing as light.  You will find highly educated people involved in these pagan religions.  To me this proves the power of the deceiving demons.  For every college educated person following a normal life there is another following Eastern mumbo jumbo of the worst kind of idol worship, worshiping demons characterized in images and even stone statues.  Switch-off. 

  The sad thing is this is creeping into the Christian Churches lowering the level of protective guard against the agents of Satan.  Certainly there has always been a level of deception working in the Church, there have always been the wolves, and there has been demon activity.  Biblically these things are revealed but what is happening as we come ever closer to the "Abomination that causes desolation"  (Mat 24:15) and this event triggering the Great Quake (Mat 24:29, Rev 6:12). An attitude of accepting non-biblical doctrine can become a habit a custom of tolerance and acceptance of other ideas, ideas not based on biblical Truth but on what feels right, feels good, or is pleasant to the mind -- remember the "forbidden fruit"?  Switching-on and switch-off.

  But this is not what I'm looking at, no, it is those having found the true light of truth, having been exposed to the truth that the Messiah of the Holy Bible as Savior and then straying off the path a little, some more than others.  Those having been given the key to enter the building of believers and to stroll the halls of righteousness with doors all along the way with signs on them.  The signs are not the same for everyone, some doors appear locked until after you have entered a door with the key to the next.  Yes, I believe you can be a full on BELIEVER and Child of the Living GOD, even in error!  Everyone called to the Messiah, the Christ of the Bible does not have all the truth at once.  It is a growing process, of rightly dividing the truth and growing in knowledge of our Heavenly Father (Mat 13:11; 2 Tim 2:15,25; 2 Pet 3:18).  As you enter these rooms of truth you grow in truth but it must be truth founded upon the Holy Bible not on some good idea or some fantasy that sounds pleasing -- you must throw the switch-on, taking care not to throw the mental switch in the wrong direction.  You do this by approaching the Word of our God in reverent fear, a fearful love, the ultimate form of respect -- these words come to us from our Creator, from our Heavenly Father and our Savior.  Stop going into other rooms, stay in the one you are now in?  Fine, stop growing, you have found your comfort zone, you can cease the search, right?  You have found the truth, at least all you need to know, and how sad is that? 

There is no easy way, it takes effort in getting to know your Heavenly Father.  Unlike when you were a babe in the Messiah crawling around on the floor unable to reach the light switches but thankfully your parents would help you.  Our Heavenly Father is willing to help us but no longer as babe on the bottle.  We are expected to grow in knowledge, to s study for approval, the seek the truth, not of this world but of the world to come.    

  The next best thing to the "calling", that feeling of joy, barely able to contain it, wanting to share with anyone and everyone, family, friends, work mates, help mates, anyone, is to be presented with a new truth not seen before.  The high experienced by the newly called take some time to come down from.  Sometimes, as in my case, I could not understand why something so obvious is not and was not accepted by family and friends. It took some time before I realized I too had been one of them --Switch-off

  For some it takes a long time to come down to this Earth again, our spirit soaring so high, but our feet planted in this world, a world contrary to the Word of God.  Once the excitement ends and the desire to save everyone diminishes you begin to see how you are disliked, how you are the one out of step.  You are seen as a person off your rocker, too religious -- some say, a fanatic.  It is difficult when confronting family relations and long friendships, even marriages, when you realize they were not "called", you were.  Even in this you are offense to them but eventually you see and are shown how it is -- you are not alone,ever.  If you were the last true believer on the planet, maybe like Noah, you are not alone.  YaHshua suffered the same insults, direct and indirect from those close to him, just read His story.  Peter, one of His closest friends, denounced Him (Luke 22:34- ).  His brothers ridiculed Him (John 7:3-5) and His home town friends and family thought Him mad, out of His mind (Mark 3:21).  So, you see, you are in good company and it will dawn on you, sooner or later, you have been given a great treasure and should not be too upset it is of no value to some, still, it is your treasure.  How strange it is, however, when those claiming to be Christian, claiming the Bible as the Word of God but so against you.  It seems almost unnatural and is, perhaps, one of the best affirmations you have that you are on the right path, that is if you needed some kind of affirmation -- you don't as the Spirit of the Christ lives in you, you spirit affirms with His Spirit that you are one of His. 

  It is truly a marvelous thing, to have this awakening, but it is not the end of your journey, you have other rooms to enter, other doors to open, other switch's to throw.  Sometimes you don't need to do anything, you enter the room and the light switches on as though a motion sensor detected your presence.  There are the other times, you enter a room and have to search for the switch --  not all switches are where they should be so you need to keep searching but when you find it everything becomes illuminated -- you see a thing clearly. Switched on.

   This is where many have come in their search, into a room called "escape" and it can be confused with the room of "salvation".  The "escape" room is dimly lite, not quite dark but not clear either, dim.  Once a believer enters this room fully the door closes and it is not quite as bright as it originally seemed but as your eyes adjust to the lower light it seem to be brighter than it is. This "escape" room, while dim is comforting, even soothing as a sense of security settles in and you find yourself becoming sleepy -- a false sense of security.  Switched off.

  Okay, okay, enough of the "analogy , I think you get the point.  Once you have accepted the "escape" doctrine, known as the "Rapture", it is really difficult to flip the switch back, to change your mind, to throw what you have accepted as final truth back into the shadows and to accept what the Word really says.  The truth in this matter is not an easy truth, once the false truth has been accepted to be sure, but it is the truth you must seek.  Prepare yourself to accept the possibility you may have to go through some tough times before the Kingdom of our Savior comes. Changing your mind can be hard when you have set it on something so appealing as physical salvation.  Once the mind has been committed to something it is hard to change it.  It is possible, however, as our Savior may open you to the truth of the Resurrection, He may switch you thinking and the light may burst through exploding what you were once so sure of.  There is a time coming, a point of no return, when the delusion will be sent and then the lie will be accepted as truth with no possibility of return.  This will lead to the "scoffers" and the cursing of the God of Heaven. 

  A real danger of accepting the Rapture doctrine is in becoming one of the "scoffers", angrly shouting, "Where is the promise of His coming?" (2 Peter 3:4)

  Yes, there are 'scoffers' and there are scoffers but these "scoffers" are unsettled about something they saw as a promise that did not occur as expected.  Reading the context of what Peter is referring has to do with believers, not the ridicule of atheist but of religious people, disappointed religious people.  Yes, there are other "scoffers" but the "scoffers" Peter has written about are one time "believers".  These believers being highly disappointed about something they thought should happen but did not.  "Where is the promise", they shout, "where?" 

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