“These are the ones COMING OUT OF THE GREAT TRIBULATION. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night…” (Rev. 7:14-15) This is the calling out from tribulation, of the children of Israel, “I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe (12,000 from each tribe) of the sons of Israel:” (Rev. 7:4)
What about the gentile saved ones? “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will BE CAUGHT UP TOGETHER WITH THEM in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.” (1 Thess. 4:16-17) “Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and THE MAN OF LAWLESSNESS IS REVEALED…And you know WHAT IS RESTRAINING HIM now so that HE (The Antichrist) MAY BE REVEALED IN HIS TIME.” (2 Thess. 2:3-6) Who is restraining the antichrist FROM BEING REVEALED? The Holy Spirit! When will The Holy Spirit be taken out of the way? When the RAPTURE (for those who don’t believe in the rapture, it’s when we are Caught Up!) takes place, The Holy Spirit will usher us into heaven, then all hell will break loose on earth.
LET’S MAKE SURE WE ARE WASHED IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB…
-Bill Stockham