Are You Ready?

This week my husband has been the guest preacher at a Bible Prophecy revival. I listened as he preached his sermons, imparting his understanding of the events the Bible describes as signs of the end of this world, as we know it, and the beginning of the reign of Christ. One of those signs is the rapture of the church, of those who believe in Christ. The rapture is going to be the moment in time when every believer on earth will disappear, being instantaneously transported to heaven, to be with the Lord.  Although there is much debate over when this will happen, I have always understood that there would be a rapture.

On our way home from the revival, I was doing some reading online. I came across an article in which the author says there will be no rapture of the church. He goes even further to say that IF there were to be a rapture, that it would be the "evil" people who would be taken, not believers. Wow! That really threw me for a loop! He cited scriptures to back up his claims.

After thinking about it a while, I decided that, at this point, I'm not going to worry about who's right and who's wrong. After all, none of us knows for sure! Only God knows exactly what's going to happen and how it will all play out. My responsibility is to be ready.

When my life on this earth comes to an end, whether I'm raptured out of here or get hit by a car tomorrow, I know for certain that, in the twinkling of an eye, I will be alive in the presence of the Lord.

You may wonder how I can know this. I know it because I have chosen to follow Christ, not only in word but with my whole heart! His Word, the Bible says,"to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." Because I believe the Bible, I have confidence in my eternal future.

What about you? Are you ready?