1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18
New International Version (NIV)
Believers Who Have Died
Brothers and sisters, we do not
want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not
grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus
died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who
have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we
who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly
not precede those who have fallen asleep. 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. Therefore encourage one another with these words.
The scripture above is one of the
most important scriptures about the calling away of the saints commonly termed
"Rapture."
Its obvious that calling up of
those who believe in Jesus Christ and are ready in faith, use this as one of
those particular scriptures to describe this future event. The word
"Rapture" is an English word translated from the Greek that is used
for this definition. See the link below
I've talked to many people about
the Rapture and being ready for it. First of all, many people who are Christians
or at least say that they are, have told me anything from yes I believe in the
rapture but the scripture states" no man knows the day or the hour"
to " we won't see that for years beyond our generations to come".
After talking with many other
people of different faiths to no faiths about this, many believe that it could
be a real event to other possible understandings of that scripture of an
actual spiritual and bodily event. A true disappearing of sorts. Some people
have relayed to me that it’s only a spiritual thing, not a bodily event. The
important thing is to understand scripture as we can best we are able to, and
let it do the explaining for the understanding.
Genesis 5:24
New King James Version (NKJV)
And Enoch
walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
Bereshit 5:24 וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ חֲנֹוךְ אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִים וְאֵינֶנּוּ כִּֽי־לָקַח אֹתֹו אֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ
You see the scripture here indicates a faithful servant to God and
abiding in him so God YHVH our Abba Father removed him from the earth as it was
prior to the times of Noah which was to forth-coming.It was also understood as
wicked people and a soon flood to canvas the earth.
The reason I use this particular scripture is how much relation to our opening study of scripture . The only way you can truly understand the
Harpazo, from the Greek root word for rapture and its definition is to
understand how YHVH has done things in our past, to understand our future.
The scripture in Genesis 5:24 was written in Hebrew and the word
that was used here in Hebrew is the word "Laqach" or in the English
it means "took". However I attached the Strong’s link to this word in
the Hebrew and the intensity comes to life. It means " married to take a
wife!"
לָקַח
We are the Bride to Yeshua and our faith of scripture’s state in 1
Thessalonians chapter 4 that we are to be taken up with him as our bride
forever. The loud trumpet of the Father YHVH is the announcement of the
marriage. Who would get married without an announcement ? Is God YHVH our
Abba father an exception?
Please also know that I have read commentaries on the Genesis
5:24 from very well learned Rabbi scholars and they stated that Enoch Died. So
who am I to say any different? I am boldly able to say different because of the
fact that the Hebrew Scriptures prior to Enoch being with God YHVH all state a
lineage of family lines including Enoch. All of those people who are named
prior to Enoch states they died. It is very clear they made sure the reader knew
they died. Enoch is not the case. The writer being Moses, doesn't clearly state this and he wants us to know that Enoch was no more in a way that
is very different then all others before and after him, in its true
definition that of a marriage .
Enoch and the Book of Enoch is also mention in Hebrews and Jude of
the new testaments. These early believers in Yeshua were Jews , were well
versed in the traditions and the writings of the Oral and written Laws of the
Jews that make up Christianity today. The fact of Enoch and the Book of Enoch
have verses that are used in other scriptures of the old testament which one of
the reasons the Book was never cannoned for the Tanakh. The other reasons
has to do with Enoch's prophecies that are very much in line with the New
Testament. The mainstream Jews discards much of its writings, however ,
because its facts of Enoch cannot be discarded in the Old Testament. As a
Jewish believer in Yeshua Ha-Mashiach it allows you the reader to do your own
study into the truth.
They shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free!
Amen!
It is important to draw close to God just as Enoch did so that you
are ready for your eternal marriage that soon is to come, in 1 Thessalonians chapter 4.
Time is at hand and we need to be clean and ready for the marriage.
I pray that this letter is a blessing to you in your Journey on the
path with YHVH. Time grows near when these things that are written will
come to pass. I pray that all of you grow closer to Yeshua and know him as your
Lord and savoir. Those that do not know him and would like to be able to know
him please see the link that guide you to a path of salvation. I’m also here to
listen to you and pray with you on anything. we are charged to pray for each
other and encourage each other as iron sharpens iron . please let
me know if you need a bible.
May the peace of YHVH be with you
Shalom and Marantha!
Shalom and Marantha!
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