Are We Ready To Live - Are We Ready To Leave? Part One

1Thess. 4:13-18, Genesis 5:22-24

Introduction: Enoch walked with God and was RAPTURED!

His Triumph- He had a personal Relationship - Gen 5:22-24

His Testimony-He had lived with personal Responsibility-Heb 11:5, Jude 14-15

His Translation-He was unashamed at His Rapture-Gen 5:24, Heb 11:5, John 5:24

I. The Definition - What is the Rapture? Caught away - harpazo - to snatch away

A. A Removal

B. A Reunion

1. Those that have Died - Those that have gone before us that are saved.

2. The Deliverer - even greater! THE LORD HIMSELF!

II. The Day - When will it happen?

A. Unexpectedly Mt 25:13

B. Unstoppable

III. The Delivered - Who is it for?

A. The Saved - Only those that have trusted Christ as their Savior, 1Th 5:9- 11

B. The Savior - Eph 3:21

IV. The Doomed - What happens to the World?

A. The Lost will be left behind

B. The Rejecters will be Doomed - 2 Thes 2:10

C. The False will continue - False churches, preachers, those that claim to be

saved but are not, will continue as usual.

D. The World will have answers and most will believe - strong delusion

E. A False God will become the Leader of the World

F. A Remnant of Jews will rise to preach the Gospel - Rev.

G. The World as we know will be destroyed

Conclusion: Are we Ready to Leave if Jesus comes today?

Will you be left behind?

• No warning, no sign is needed - Jesus could come at any moment.

• The false teachers and our own apathy have caused us to not believe, but Jesus WILL come just as sure as He came the first time. Literally.

• Right now Satan is restrained - but after the church is removed - literally, hell will break forth on this earth and all that are left behind.

• This is not just a story from some fiction books. The Bible says this will happen, and could be today. Are you ready?

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