Who is Going Up in the Rapture?
“Those who are in the flesh can’t please God. But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.” (Romans 8:8-9 WEB)
When Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to begin indwelling the redeemed saints, the Spirit started to go into every believer and merge with their reborn human spirits.
When the Rapture happens, Jesus will receive those who have the Spirit in them, back to Himself.
Some people would have you believe that you can miss the Rapture if you are not watchful, and if you become worldly, or if you sin, or if you don’t pray enough, etc.
Such teachings are used to scare people into holy living, but it only produces the opposite effect. People put on an appearance of holiness in public, but they are self-condemned and fearful in private, causing them to be trapped in cycles of habitual sin.
Fear of punishment can never empower you to live a holy life. This kind of fear that dishonors Jesus’ finished work at the cross comes from the flesh, and it will produce sinful actions, just like how Adam and Eve hid from God because they were afraid.
It is not those who walk extra holy that will be worthy of going up in the Rapture. You will not be left behind if you are already a believer.
The only criteria to be enraptured is that you must have the Holy Spirit in you.
When Jesus calls for His bride, only those with the indwelling Spirit will be transformed and caught up to meet Him in the air.
If you have the Holy Spirit in you, it means that your spirit is so righteous, pure, blameless, and holy that it can be a permanent dwelling place for the Spirit of God. The apostle Paul said that a believer’s body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. You are clean enough to house God inside you!
Believers need to hear how righteous they have become in Christ. When they believe that they are righteous, they will have faith to trust God and expect His grace to operate in their lives. Through faith, the righteous spirit will be able to bring the sinful flesh into submission. This is what empowers them to live a righteous life that glorifies God.
When listening to teachings about the Rapture, take care that they are not those that produce a dreadful fear of punishment in you. You should be filled with excitement and hope instead because that will be the day of your bodily salvation!
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