He is Still Coming Back Pt-4 ~ Message 39

In part 4 the focus is on how God feels about this coming spectacular event named the Rapture. 

(RAP'TURE, noun Transport; ecstasy; violence of a pleasing passion; extreme joy or pleasure. From Noah Webster 1828 Dictionary) 

   At Christmas time children rarely if ever consider how their parents feel about this most special time of year. Why they buy them presents, why all the secrecy surrounding gift giving and why they build all the mystery about what's in the packages. Some disobedient children even go so far as to carefully open them, sneak peeks and re-wrap them to satisfy their insatiable curiosity. Not realizing how badly they have damaged the reaction of surprise for themselves and their parents. If the parents discover their selfish secret the excitement of anticipation for the parents changes to extreme disappointment. No doubt very few children would wish to do such damage to their parents, but curiosity got Eve also.
   In this short example the problem isn't in the action, it's in the selfishness that brought about the action. We as God's children have the same problem we don't think about why God does things like he does or how he will benefit from the way he has chosen to rapture the saints. 

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Luke 17:26-36 

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