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Search of the Scriptures. | 8/16/2020 | PetroniusMaximus

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[spacejunkie2001]

exactly.

There is no early rapture; believers are here until Jesus comes back and He equips us to fight and protects us during the trying times, but He doesn’t remove us.

[ValleyofHope]

So happy for you! I am struggling and wrestling with some things, it’s such a blessing to hear your story and I can sense your joy from here!

[MHGinTN]

The Revelation of John has The Body of Christ in Heaven when Jesus begins opening the seven seals.

[boatbums]

What you are learning is that the LORD never leaves us. He may seem far away, not listening, not caring, but He knows every hair on your head, every thought, every yearning, every need. C. S. Lewis talked about the "hound of heaven" pursuing him - how that God never gave up on him but was gently calling him, chasing him until he opened his heart and received the truth. Jesus is that Hound of Heaven, He came to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10). You are His and He said He will never cast us out or lose even one of us. Hold onto that awakening! He is near to those who seek Him and He will be found when we search for Him with all our heart. Have a wonderful journey. God bless you.

The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. (Psalm 145:18,19)

[spacejunkie2001]

I don’t agree.

Be prepared because things are going to get very difficult, very quickly and too many people feel they’ll be whisked away in secret and when it doesn’t happen, they’re not ready.

[MHGinTN]

Where are you getting this 'secret' assertion? The effect of The Departure will be far from a secret. The sudden disappearance will beunexpected by most but it is far from a secret ... we're discussing it right here in the open on Freerepublic.

BTW, if you are a born again Christian, whether we agree or disagree on the Departure will get settled when the event happens, whether before the tribulation, before the mid trib evil or at the end of the Tribulation. Stand by, the PUBLIC Departure is going to be an interesting time dontchaknow.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Congrats Petronius! Do you have a good church or Bible Study? Very important in these last days to be part of the body of Christ

[silent_jonny]

As an imperfect Christian myself, I thank you for sharing this! I'm also feeling like Jesus' return is extremely close. There's an urgency ... And something else ... A preparing?

It's beyond me, but I know I feel it.

Greatly Blessed and Highly Favored
Imperfect but forgiven child of God

Gaither Vocal Band, The Gatlin Brothers - Greatly Blessed, Highly Favored (Live)

[AzNASCARfan]

Great bit of testimony... Praise the Lord and God Bless you!

[PetroniusMaximus]

ValleyofHope - can I am pray for you every day at 12?

[MHGinTN]

Wow, thanks for posting that joyous music!

[eldoradude]

My oldest son had a similar dream about a month ago.

It's never too late to get right with God. Bless you!

[MurphsLaw]

We are all in a continuous state of being perfected.....
Read CS Lewis when you can...... 2 gems you’ll always want to go back to..

“In the same way a Christian is not a man who never goes wrong, but a man is enabled to repent and pick himself up and begin over again after each stumble--because the Christ-life is inside him, repairing him all the time, enabling him to repeat (in some degree) the kind of voluntary death which Christ Himself carried out."

“Here I am going to say something which may come as a bit of a shock. God doesn't necessarily want us to be happy. He wants us to be lovable. Worthy of love. Able to be loved by Him. We don't start off being all that lovable, if we're honest. What makes people hard to love? Isn't it what is commonly called selfishness? Selfish people are hard to love because so little love comes out of them.”

[BipolarBob]

say a pray that many of us would follow in your footsteps.

I will as well. In our minds we go in search of God. But God is always portrayed as chasing after us. Fasting, prayer and letting go of our sins through self reflection naturally puts us closer to God. We may have sins we are not even aware of.
The standard we have to live up to is the Ten Commandments. And to distill it even more that is based on two duties. Our duty to God and our duty to our fellow man. We may never achieve perfection here but we are to strive for it and let Gods Grace cover our shortcomings.
Peace to you.

[avenir]

Sounds awesome. Glad for you!

[silent_jonny]

Isn’t it great? I can never listen to it just once!

[ConservativeMind]

May you spend all the rest of your days glorifying Him and encouraging us to do the same, and may we all support you in the same way.

God is beautiful and life is beautiful and we all have the gift of each day to live because He first loved us.

[ducttape45]

Bingo, that’s almost word for word how JD explained it too. Thank you for that explanation!

[Albion Wilde]

Happy for you! May God bless you with perseverance and humility, and provide teachers and mentors, even in unexpected ways and places.