HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE COMING OF JESUS CHRIST
BY DR. FRANCIS FAWKES
Yes, let me relate a dream that I had of the Rapture which occurred in Nassau, The Bahamas. The Rapture is the next appearing of Jesus Christ. This occurred in the 1980’s and I have related it many times. Jesus is coming back soon. What is stunning is that He is coming back sooner than most people think, and many will be caught off-guard. My observation is this includes many church-going Christians.
The dream is as follows. I was on the ground and instantaneously, I was taken up hundreds of feet in the air. When I looked down, there were many people still on the streets of Nassau in broad daylight. They did not seem to know that Jesus had come for His church and left. The Bible tells us that Jesus is coming as a thief in the night. “For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be” - Matthew 24: 27.
In another dream, I saw people disappearing from the earth in groups. These were prepared. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh – Matthew 24: 44.
What I saw below was that people were busy going about their jobs and other business matters. There was lots of wealth with the impressive cars that The Bahamas had, and it was glistening in the sun. The people exuded egotism and pride, which was ironic, for they were not ready for the Master when He came. When I woke up, I was mildly depressed to know that so many people were left behind. In the 2nd Rapture dream, I saw whole groups disappearing from the face of the earth. These were the prepared.
“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” – 1 Thessalonians 4: 16-17. This is called The Rapture and the original Greek word used in the passage is “Harpazo” meaning “to snatch out or away.”
I was relating this dream to an aunt of mine, and she was impressed that another woman on the island of Eleuthera had an identical dream. She too was taken up high into the air, and saw many unprepared people still on the ground. I took it to mean that God was confirming that my dream was authentic.
Later on, the Lord impressed upon me something that perplexed me at the time. He said that not all Christians are going up in the Rapture. Again, He said some people think that they are Christians, but they are not.
The passage of scripture comes to mind regarding this is: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in Heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THE SECOND APPEARING OF JESUS THIS IS WHAT YOU MUST DO. YOUR SALVATION IS IMPORTANT.
In order to prepare for the Rapture you must start now. Here are the steps you should take:
1) You must realize that Jesus died for you and His blood wipes away all your sins. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God”- Ephesians 2: 8.
2) After you have accepted Jesus in your heart, your code of conduct is holiness. The Bible says: “be at peace with all men and practice holiness without which no man shall see God” (Hebrews 12: 14). Jesus is coming back for a church saved and sanctified. It is a church “without one sport or wrinkle, pure and holy” – Ephesians 5: 27.
3) You must also live a life of continued repentance, so that the blood of Jesus can wipe those sins out as they come (Acts 3: 19).
4) Minister salvation to others (John 3: 16; 1 John 1: 7).
ALL THE OTHER MEDIATORS HAD SIN, AND NO SIN CAN ENTER HEAVEN. JESUS WAS THE ONLY MEDIATOR WITHOUT SIN, HE IS THE DOOR TO THE FATHER. JESUS IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER BUT BY HIM (JOHN 14: 6).
Do not get caught up in the doctrine of “Hyper-Grace” which means that all sins past, present and future are forgiven. You will continue repenting until the end for your future sins. “Once saved always saved is the false doctrine of Calvinism. Your sins are not removed until there is repentance. Therefore, you can never use your salvation as a license to sin.
