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Week of September 7, 2025
As we look at different events unfold before our eyes, they are things that Jesus said would happen in the last days. These things include wars, rumors of wars, nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. Then in Luke 21:28 Jesus said, “When these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”
Once in a while someone will come along and say they have figured out when Jesus is returning and claim to know when the Rapture will take place. However, Jesus said, “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.’ (Matthew 24:36). Jesus was saying that no one knows the day or the hour of the Rapture. There is a difference between the Rapture and the Second Coming. The Rapture, which could happen at any moment, is when Jesus returns for His people. The Second Coming, on the other hand, is when He returns with His people. The Rapture could happen at any moment. Only God knows when that will be, and it will take place at the right moment. It will be one of the greatest events in history.
I want to ask you: Will you be ready for that day? Jesus said, “Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left. Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left. (Matthew 24:40–41). This tells us it’s a global event in which people are caught up to meet the Lord. The Rapture could happen in our lifetime. It could happen today. Apostle Paul wrote, “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 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. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18) If it were to happen today, would you be ready? Don’t miss the opportunity to get right with God!
Pastor Dave
