“Reality Of The Rapture”
Thursday, July 10, 2025Key Verse
“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:17).
Text — 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18
Message
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) advised about rapture when he said, “Oh, Beloved, let us try, every morning to get up as if that were the morning in which Christ would come!” Rapture, the catching away of the saints, is going to be the next greatest event that will shock, shake and shame mockers of the gospel in the whole world. It will happen suddenly, and unannounced. The signs of Christ’s Second Coming such as earthquakes in diverse places, famine, strange diseases, wars and other disasters (Matthew 24:7) are the reality in our world today.
Repentance is the primary criterion for any believer to be raptured. As a youth, you must not stay back with the multitude on the “broad way.” If you are already in the sheepfold, the “narrow way”, don’t stray away from the fold or envy those in the broad way, partaking in sinful pleasures. Remember, Exodus 23:2 says, “Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil.” Dear friend, heaven is real and Hell is real. Live holy daily to make the rapture.
Quote
Repentance is the primary criterion.
Challenge
Missing the Rapture, is a thing of great regret.
Prayer for today
Lord, help me to be prepared for the rapture.