DAY 11 STUDY

10. How else do we stand firm? Write in your notebook what stands out to you:

I COR 15:52ff   “...thanks be to God!  He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord... your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 16:13,14 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.  Do everything in love.”

COL 4:2,4,6,12  “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful… proclaim the gospel clearly...Let your conversation be always full of grace.... stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.”

1 THES 2:15-17   “...stand firm and hold to the teachings  we passed on to you.  May our Lord Jesus himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.”

JAMES 2:7-9  “Be patient, then, until the Lord’s coming... be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.  Don’t grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!

1 JOHN 2:14-17,28   “ ...you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one…the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father...The world and its desires pass away, but the one who does the will of God lives forever…continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.”

ROM 12:20,21  “If your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink...Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

2 COR 1: 20-22   “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. (claim and live in the promises of God because Christ lives in you!)  Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ.  He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.”

HEBREWS 10: 34-38 

“You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised... “He who is coming will come and will not delay.  My righteous one will live by faith.”

PSALM 20:7 

“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God...we rise up and stand firm. 33:10  The LORD foils the plans of the nations. But (His) plans stand firm forever.”

REV 2:8 –9   

“Jesus said: “These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again.  I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know the slander...10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution… Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death.  12:11 They overcame (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.”

10. Are we to be afraid of death?  ____  What will you start doing today to be ready to stand firm in difficult times?  __________

Here is a CHALLENGE!  

Take this next month to study the 10 portions of Scripture above, one a day, 

and prayerfully ask God to help you practice the truth in those verses that day.  

In one month you can do this 3 times and grow your spiritual muscle!  

James 1:22 "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. 

Do what it says."  

 DAY 12 STUDY

What will be the outcome?

RAPTURE COMING SOON, but first...

Just before a multitude beyond counting are seen worshiping at the throne of God (we believe this is the raptured church), a group of 144,000 Jews have a seal placed on their forehead. This does not seem to be the group of Israelis protected in the wilderness for 3 ½ years. These sealed Jews are called the firstfruits, indicating that more Jews will eventually be redeemed and belong to Christ. They are protected on the earth during God’s wrath. God loves Israel and has not abandoned her.

REV 7:2-4 ff   I saw an angel “...having the seal of the living God... Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God” (Matthew 20:26-28). Then I heard the number of those who were sealed (2 Cor 1:21-22): 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel.”  Then in chapter 14:1-5 “I looked, before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion (Heb 12:22 "But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly...), and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. And they sang a new song before the throne...No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth...They  attend the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among mankind and offered as firstfruits (James 1:18) to God and the Lamb. No lie was found in their mouths (John 8:42-44); they are blameless.” (Eph 1:4,5) 

The things said of the 144,000 sound like the description of true Christ-Followers, sealed for the day of r__________.  EPH 4:30  “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.”  2 COR 1:21-22 “ It is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.” 1 COR 1:8  "He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ."   LUKE 21:28 “...when these things (First 5 seals on the  Revelation Scroll) begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads ...your redemption is drawing near."

The 144,000 are called 'Firstfruits' indicating there will be more 'Fruit' (saved souls) to come: ROMANS 11:25-27  “I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, (Eph 3:6, Col 1:27-29) brothers, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.  And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. This is  my covenant with them when I take away their sins.” (see Jeremiah 31:34, Heb 8:10-12)

DAY 13 STUDY

The Final Call-  

Up to the Coming of the Lord/ Day of Judgment, people will be able to call on the Lord and be saved.  However, we are warned not to wait to receive Him.

I. Note the ways in which God makes known his love and saving grace (gospel) so that people are without excuse for not believing.  ROM 1:20 “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” 2:4–5 “Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?  But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.” (Psalm 19:1-4; Luke 24; 1 Cor 15:1-11; John 15:22-27)

REV 14:6,7  “Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth--to every nation, tribe, language and people.  He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth...”  

From the verses above:

1. Name two things that God does to show the world His salvation:  _________________________________________  and ______________________________________

2. What keeps a person from accepting God’s gift of forgiveness and  eternal life? ___________________________________

Those who die without receiving Christ do not rise with new bodies. 

Instead, their souls are eternally separated from the goodness of God in outer darkness. 

God will not force them to spend eternity in His presence when they ignored or hated Him on earth. 

MARK 8:37; 9:48 “ For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? “...to be thrown into hell, ‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’” HEBREWS 9:27 “... people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; 

 he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

3. How can a person go from death to life?  __________________________________

JOEL 2:31,32 “...before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD... everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved...3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.” 

ROM 3:22,23 “This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God...”  

ISA 55:7  “Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him… he will freely pardon.” 

EPH 2:8-10  “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—  not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, 

which God prepared in advance for us to do.”   

HEB 2:14,15 “Since the children have flesh and blood, Jesus too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—  and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.” 

ACTS 2:38,39 “Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

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DAY 14 STUDY

4. How should Christ followers live until He returns, so that some people might believe and be saved from the judgment to come?  Highlight your answers:

PSA 37:5-7  “Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:  He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the LORD wait patiently for him; don’t fret when men succeed in their ways.”  

PHIL 2:14,15,16 “Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.”   

DAN 12:1-4  “There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.  But you, Daniel, close up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end.”  

1 PETER 2:11,12   “...as strangers in the world, abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul...so, though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears. 

ACTS 26:18-19 (NLT) ...open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.” 

MATT 28:18-20 “Jesus told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

We believe that at the Revelation 5:13  SHOUT  many people will put their trust in Jesus and be saved. As the final 7 years unfold however, hearts will grow cold, and fewer and fewer will be added. There will be those who made an emotional allegiance to Christ but will fall away (apostasy) because it was not accompanied with true repentance and lasting faith. Some people will believe that the Antichirst is Jesus and follow him to their eternal destruction. We see this in 2 Thes. 2:3  “Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day (vs 1, “concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him…vs 2. followed by "the Day of the Lord”), will not come until the rebellion (apostasy) occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction." 

Not everyone who hears and shows interest is saved. Only those who hear, believe and endure are truly saved.  Those who are truly saved don't wither, but by the Holy Spirit in them, bear the fruit of a new life.  

See the parable of the Soils. Matt 13:1-9,18-23.  

 Galatians 5:22-25 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control... Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 

Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit." 

5. Will many believe in Christ and be saved during the final years (Great Tribulation) or the year of wrath following?  ___

MATT 24:12-13 “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.” 

2 THES 2:8.9-12 “And then the lawless one (Antichrist) will be revealed, (he) deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.  For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie ...who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.”  (see Rev 9:20) 

2 TIM 3:1-3,12-14   “There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves...proud, abusive... lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God- having a form of godliness but denying its power. Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed... ” 

1 PETER 4:3-5 "For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you. But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead." 

1 JOHN 2:19  “They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.” 5:10-11 “Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar,  because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son... God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”   

What is the rapture all about 

and what happens after the church is snatched up to heaven?

DAY 15 STUDY

   The Day of Redemption: 

  Signs in the Sky are seen by All the World!

SEAL 6 and Matthew 24:22  

Revelation 6:12-17  “I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”  (see Isaiah 2:17,19 -21)   Matthew 24:22,26-33 “...for the sake of the elect those days (of Great Tribulation) will be shortened.... “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as lightning that comes from the east is visible (to all) even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man...“Immediately after the distress of those days“ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Now learn this lesson: As soon as the fig's twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.” 

1. God’s wrath is first announced in Revelation at the _____ seal.

 2. Are believers going to feel God’s wrath? ____   1 THESS 5:9 “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

3. The days of Great Tribulation are cut short (literally: decapitated) for the sake of the elect by the appearing of  J_________!

MATT 24: 22,29  "...for the elect those days will be shortened...Immediately after the distress of those day" `the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; "At that time the sign of the Son of Man (Jesus) will appear in the sky...” The Antichrist kingdom lasts the full 3 ½ years, but the last year is no longer the Great Tribulation, but God’s Wrath!

REV 3:7  "To...the church in Philadelphia write:  These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8 I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.... 10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial (Seal 7) coming upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth.”

 "There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars.” LUKE 21:25

 4. Underline the wonders, seen by all the world, that announce Jesus’ coming to gather the Church to Himself:

MARK 13:23-27 (ESV)   “So be on your guard; I have told you all things beforehand. "But in those days, after that tribulation,  `the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;  and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.' And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.  And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds…” 1 THES 4:16-17  "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever."  See that, up to verse 24 in Mark 13, Jesus says “you" disciples, until the cosmic signs appear and the church is gathered up (“in a twinkling of an eye”  I Cor 15:52). After this, Jesus speaks of “they” (those left behind) seeing the Son of Man in the clouds while we disciples are collected from around the world to meet Jesus in the air! 

5. These signs take place at the ____ th seal?

REV 6:12,13  “I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth…”

 6. What other event do these same signs announce, proving once and for all, that Jesus’ 2nd coming ushers in the Day of the Lord’s Wrath (Seal 7) ?  _______________

ISAIAH 13:9-11  “See, the day of the LORD is coming ... The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.”   JOEL 2:6   “..the sky trembles, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.  31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. OBADIAH 1:15 "The day of the LORD is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you;  your deeds will return upon your own head.” ( Isaiah 13:6-8)  

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