Until Noah entered the Ark

"Then the LORD said to Noah, "Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me in this time" Gen. 7:1. Noah and all the seven others that were saved entered the Ark before the wrath of God was poured out on the earth.

"Come up hither"
John heard a voice which said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things" Rev. 4:1. We believe this is the rapture which takes place before the wrath of God is poured out on the earth as it was in the flood. You do not read any more about the church from here on in the Revelation.

The flood came
Can't you just hear the scoffers in Noah's day ridiculing him about that big boat he was building and this big flood that he said was coming. Suddenly there was a flash of lightning and a bolt of thunder and the floods came just like Noah said.and "took them all away, so will the coming of the Son of man be." Vs. 37-39.

Glad day or sad day
It will be a glad day for all the saved at the rapture. But it will be a sad day for the scoffers at the revelation. At the rapture, all the saved are taken out and those left behind will face the wrath of Almighty God. At the revelation, all the unsaved are taken away, as in the flood, and all the saved are left to enter the wonderful thousand year reign of Christ. PEACE

One shall be taken
"Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. "Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left" Matt. 24:40, 41. This is often quoted as referring to the rapture when we shall be taken to heaven. It is true that, at the rapture, one shall be taken and the other left behind. The whole context here is referring to the coming of Christ to the earth to rule and reign. BUT, the one taken will be the lost, as in the flood, and the saved will be left to enter the Millennium, the thousand years of peace with Christ ruling and we will be ruling with Him. That is why it is so important that we put to use our gifts so we can receive our rewards and rule with Him. Oh, my, what a day that will be. Give the gospel to evangelize the lost and use your gifts to edify the believers.

Prayer:  Father, bless Your dear people and help us all to "occupy" until our dear Savior comes, in Jesus name.

Dear people, "Only one life t'will soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last" I will be the first one to shout when you hear Him say, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant, inter thou into the joy of thy Lord." All because of Calvary, sumner