Isaiah 26:9
My soul yearns for You in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for You.
It has been a sort of race now to try and do what we need to do to make the Rapture of the Bride of Christ and for some of us is the realization that entering Heaven is not so automatic or easy.
Jesus is ready and He is waiting for just a few more of us to get all clean. He says that He is coming for a spotless Bride. He also says that His coming will surprise many.. Rev:16:15
"Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed."
The angels are waiting eagerly to see the sons of God revealed and so is the whole creation as evidenced in these scriptures:-
Rom 8:19 - The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.and Rev. 19:7 the creatures in Heaven rejoice saying: Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory! For the Wedding of The Lamb has come, and His Bride has made herself ready.
And reference is made on her clothes in verse 8 which says; "Fine linen, bright and clean was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints)
Keeping our clothes with us is covering ourselves with righteous acts, the Bible says that He who does what is right is righteous, and that our righteousness comes by faith in Christ Jesus and that God is the one who wills for us to do good. We are also told to always carry with us a burning lamp with extra oil for we know not when the Messiah, Our Bridegroom will come.
Some may think that they are standing, that they are ready and will sit and wait but the Lord says that such will be very upset when they find that they are left behind.
Luke 13:22-27
22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.
23 Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?" He said to them,
24 "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.' "But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'
26 "Then you will say, 'We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.'
27 "But he will reply, 'I don't know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!'
So it is not wise to assume that you are ok and that when the Lord appears in His Glory to transfigure His Bride (1 Cor 15:51,52), that you will be a part of it.
He also says in Matt 22:11-14
11 "But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
12 'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.
13 "Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
14 "For many are invited, but few are chosen."
and in Zephaniah 1:8
Jesus is ready and He is waiting for just a few more of us to get all clean. He says that He is coming for a spotless Bride. He also says that His coming will surprise many.. Rev:16:15
"Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed."
The angels are waiting eagerly to see the sons of God revealed and so is the whole creation as evidenced in these scriptures:-
Rom 8:19 - The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.and Rev. 19:7 the creatures in Heaven rejoice saying: Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory! For the Wedding of The Lamb has come, and His Bride has made herself ready.
And reference is made on her clothes in verse 8 which says; "Fine linen, bright and clean was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints)
Keeping our clothes with us is covering ourselves with righteous acts, the Bible says that He who does what is right is righteous, and that our righteousness comes by faith in Christ Jesus and that God is the one who wills for us to do good. We are also told to always carry with us a burning lamp with extra oil for we know not when the Messiah, Our Bridegroom will come.
Some may think that they are standing, that they are ready and will sit and wait but the Lord says that such will be very upset when they find that they are left behind.
Luke 13:22-27
22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.
23 Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?" He said to them,
24 "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.' "But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'
26 "Then you will say, 'We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.'
27 "But he will reply, 'I don't know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!'
So it is not wise to assume that you are ok and that when the Lord appears in His Glory to transfigure His Bride (1 Cor 15:51,52), that you will be a part of it.
He also says in Matt 22:11-14
11 "But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
12 'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.
13 "Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
14 "For many are invited, but few are chosen."
and in Zephaniah 1:8
8 On the day of the LORD's sacrifice I will punish the princes and the king's sons and all those clad in foreign clothes.
In the parable of the Ten Virgins in Matt 25:1-13 we are cautioned to Keep watch, because we do not know the day or the hour and to carry oil (Holy Spirit) in our lamps for the midnight hour for when the Groom comes. (We are the vessels/lamps carrying The Holy Spirit as is shown in Act 1:4,5,8; Luke 3:21,22; 4:1; Acts 4:8; Acts 7:55)
Gone is the time for running after the riches of this world, buying of oil and handkerchiefs and prayer clothes. The Wise Christian, Bride of Christ, is he who seeks the true things of God and thirsts for the Holy Spirit and His guidance. The wise can testify that the Power of the Holy Spirit is moving so powerfully right now in their circles just like He promised in Joel 2:28-32.
But for the foolish christian, the one who is chasing to buy miracles and is besotted with the things of this world, the Bridegroom will come and not finding her ready, will leave her because she has chosen the world (1 John 2:15-17) over true riches (Kingdom of God - 1 Cor 2:10).
Life on this earth is about to turn sour, - 1 Thess 5:3 - and extreemly painful.
Choose Jesus now! He is waiting for you for God did not appoint you to suffer wrath, but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thess 5:9)
God Bless You Mightily!!
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