Frank
2009-03-02 01:25:18 UTC
When Christ brought Israel to enter
into the Promised Land,
very few were ready to enter the land
because their trust was on themselves
rather than on Christ to be their victory.
Almost all Israel wanted
to go back to Egypt.
When Christ told them
that because they would not enter,
they would have to wander
in the wilderness for 40 years,
then they tried to go in without Christ.
So once again, they were trusting
in themselves rather than in Christ,
and were slaughtered by the foes.
They professed Christ
but did not trust him.
All these things are written for our instruction
upon whom have come the end of the world.
Very few in Israel would go into the Promised Land,
and now relatively few people who profess Christ
are ready for his coming at the Rapture
to enter heaven when Christ comes for his Church.
Why are only relatively few ready?
Because though many profess Christ,
many do not trust Christ.
Many indeed profess to believe
salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone,
but do not trust Christ alone for salvation
because the gospel is hardly heard today.
Christ showed the world the Scriptural gospel
to begin the Protestant movement:
The moment people place all trust in Christ alone
for salvation, he regards his own righteousness
as though it is theirs so that they have eternal life.
But today without knowing that Christ is
our entire righteousness for salvation,
many divide trust between Christ and self:
repentance, surrender, commitment,
things to definitely do but never trust to save.
Thus many are not ready for the Rapture,
and must be brought during the global Tribulation
to place all their trust on Christ so that he alone
is their salvation, righteousness, and victory,
and thus have eternal life and be ready
for his coming after the Tribulation
to take them into heaven.
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http://roines.home.mindspring.com
into the Promised Land,
very few were ready to enter the land
because their trust was on themselves
rather than on Christ to be their victory.
Almost all Israel wanted
to go back to Egypt.
When Christ told them
that because they would not enter,
they would have to wander
in the wilderness for 40 years,
then they tried to go in without Christ.
So once again, they were trusting
in themselves rather than in Christ,
and were slaughtered by the foes.
They professed Christ
but did not trust him.
All these things are written for our instruction
upon whom have come the end of the world.
Very few in Israel would go into the Promised Land,
and now relatively few people who profess Christ
are ready for his coming at the Rapture
to enter heaven when Christ comes for his Church.
Why are only relatively few ready?
Because though many profess Christ,
many do not trust Christ.
Many indeed profess to believe
salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone,
but do not trust Christ alone for salvation
because the gospel is hardly heard today.
Christ showed the world the Scriptural gospel
to begin the Protestant movement:
The moment people place all trust in Christ alone
for salvation, he regards his own righteousness
as though it is theirs so that they have eternal life.
But today without knowing that Christ is
our entire righteousness for salvation,
many divide trust between Christ and self:
repentance, surrender, commitment,
things to definitely do but never trust to save.
Thus many are not ready for the Rapture,
and must be brought during the global Tribulation
to place all their trust on Christ so that he alone
is their salvation, righteousness, and victory,
and thus have eternal life and be ready
for his coming after the Tribulation
to take them into heaven.
--
http://roines.home.mindspring.com