How do I prepare for the Rapture?

[boxman144]

So how are you feeling now @boxman144? I hope you are finding some new perspective on this and feeling a bit better.

I still feel a little scared. I'm going to go play Skyrim to calm down.

 

[Michie]

I still feel a little scared. I'm going to go play Skyrim to calm down.

Just take everything you read here with a nugget of salt and try to relax. Maybe seek out some professional Christian counseling.

 

[danielmears]

Many people are saying Bible prophecies are being fulfilled, and I honestly agree. Look at the state of the world right now.

And a lot of people are saying the Rapture is happening soon, and after the True Christians are taken up, it will be too late to repent. Is this true?

How can I prepare for this? Keep reading my Bible? Go out and help people? Not do anything and patiently wait?

Also, how do I tell my family about their sin problems? I get embarrased to tell them, because I've told them already, and they yelled at me for it. Andrew Tiner said, if you're too cowardly to tell people about Jesus, how can you expect for Jesus to save you?

Love. Prepare by being filled with God who is defined as love and light, is love, then, pour out this light and love on others. The Spirit will guide you, so love, read God's word for it is filled with power and do it, the word, walking in faith with God! Awesome, that's it, love and faith!

 

[George95]

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[nolidad]

Failure to trade the ideals of man for those of the Kingdom does condemn. Repentance doesn't mean sorry but thanks for letting me carry on in the adversarial ways.

YOu are correct that it doesn't. But perfection is not required either! Sin is no longer an issue as to whether one is saved or not!

One who is saved will turn their life around for that is the result of being born again! But their sin is all paid for. N o one can lose their salvation!

 

[Tone]

N o one can lose their salvation

So, no reason to prepare for the end?

 

[nolidad]

So, no reason to prepare for the end?

Correct! We do not need prepare for the end! We jusrt need to live for Christ with all we have! The end will take care of itself then!

 

[Tone]

Correct! We do not need prepare for the end! We jusrt need to live for Christ with all we have! The end will take care of itself then!

So, your answer to the OP is "You don't."?

So, what do you believe the parable of the 10 virgins is about?:

Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 25 - New International Version

*13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour."

 

[IntriKate]

Look. I disagreed with your post. Big deal. This is not a debate forum. I think given the posting history of the op which I’ve been following, you had some dangerous advise for him. Simple as that. You have yourself a good day.

I agree the advice was rather foolish.

 

[Michie]

I agree the advice was rather foolish.

We have to be extremely careful what we say to others on the internet as far as advice and teaching. There have been too many horror stories. And there are too many consequences.

 

[Tone]

How can I prepare for this?

Consider:

Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 25 - New International Version


And ask Yah to reveal to you and give you the oil for your lamp.

 

[nolidad]

So, your answer to the OP is "You don't."?

So, what do you believe the parable of the 10 virgins is about?:

Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 25 - New International Version

*13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour."

If you live for Christ- you are prepared for anything!

And th eparable of the ten virgins show five saved and five unsaved! ( The ones with oil are the saved)

 

[Tone]

If you live for Christ- you are prepared for anything!

And th eparable of the ten virgins show five saved and five unsaved! ( The ones with oil are the saved)

They all kept watch then fell asleep, had lamps, and trimmed their lamps, but only 1/2 of them prepared themselves by having extra oil.

I think there is more to this parable than you suggest.

 

[keras]

What people here, in the Church's and the world; don't seem to understand, is the next prophesied event is to be a reset of our civilization to a similar degree to what happened in Noah's time. 2 Peter 3:1-7
All the nonsense about a 'rapture to heaven', worries about the 'mark of the beast', and 'prepping' for a hideout in the backwoods, is a wasted effort.
The Day of the Lord's fiery wrath will come suddenly; it will be the 'Lord coming as a thief', unexpectedly, shocking and terrifying the world. We will never be the same again.
More on this at; logostelos.info

 

[Tone]

What people here, in the Church's and the world; don't seem to understand, is the next prophesied event is to be a reset of our civilization to a similar degree to what happened in Noah's time. 2 Peter 3:1-7
All the nonsense about a 'rapture to heaven', worries about the 'mark of the beast', and 'prepping' for a hideout in the backwoods, is a wasted effort.
The Day of the Lord's fiery wrath will come suddenly; it will be the 'Lord coming as a thief', unexpectedly, shocking and terrifying the world. We will never be the same again.
More on this at; logostelos.info

A nuclear holocaust initiated by some country taking advantage of all the turmoil happening, doesn't seem farfetched at all right now!

 

[timothyu]

A nuclear holocaust initiated by some country taking advantage of all the turmoil happening, doesn't seem farfetched at all right now!

Consider that 80% of the world are followers and not smart enough to create turmoil. Turmoil is planned by authourity, giving the impression it is of the people, using the people to achieve goals the people would not otherwise give to authourity willingly. The recent turmoil for instance is being effectively used to remove yet another union, this time the police's. So preparation is hardly useful when nothing in our reality is as it seems.

 

[Tone]

So preparation is hardly useful when nothing in our reality is as it seems.

Not even preparing oneself to refuse the mark?

 

[timothyu]

Not even preparing oneself to refuse the mark?

You've seen in this last week how quick people are to jump on a bandwagon without much thought. People don't jump to what they perceive as bad but as good. But most often good becomes a front for bad.

Christians have a hard enough time discerning between the ways of the Kingdom and the contrary ways of man, thinking they can have it both ways, let alone discerning what may be the mark.

 

[Tone]

what they perceive

So, do you believe that great social change in the justice system is paving the way for the mark?

 

[Tone]

So, do you believe that great social change in the justice system is paving the way for the mark?

This verse comes to mind:

Romans 14
"22Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin."