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APOSTLE JOSHUA SELMAN Open / Comment

2021-09-03 05:48:53 UNDERSTANDING THE MYSTERY OF GOD REVEALED TO THE CHURCH PART 1 B

He has had only one plan to redeem mankind from the beginning of the world. The Cross of Christ! (The Church is not Plan B as dispensational theology falsely teaches! That theological framework fosters much error, and needs to be rejected!)

How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, 4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)... (Ephesians 3:3-4)

Here Paul explains how he came about a knowledge of the mystery of God. He does claim it was given to him by revelation (as the pre-trib theorists correctly state). But please notice here he calls it the 'mystery of Christ'. It is crucial to our proper understanding that we grasp that the central focus of this mystery is not a 'rapture', but a person: Jesus Christ! Paul goes into greater depth to help us understand this wonderful mystery in the next passage.

Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: 27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: (Colossians 1:26)


Some try and get around the issue of a pre-trib rapture being conspicuously missing from the writings of the Church down through the ages by saying it was a 'hidden' mystery only revealed in modern times (a notion gaining popularity). But notice carefully here, Paul said the 'mystery' was made manifest (revealed) to the Saints of his generation: the early Church.

He does NOT give the understanding this 'mystery of God' is a doctrine (pre-trib rapture) that will be only revealed to the end-time generations. he points not to a 'catching away', but to Christ; and the deeper understanding of this all concerns Christ indwelling the believer and the believer‘s body being adopted into the Divine. This is the glory of the mystery, and thus carries the hope of the believer. That our salvation will come about as a result of Jesus living IN us!

Now back to the passage the pre-trib theorists attempt to twist into a promotion of their false doctrine.

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 1Corinthians 15:51-53)

Here is where the deception comes in: they try and garner support for their notion by inserting their pre-trib rapture into this passage where Paul is specifically referring to the Resurrection as the mystery revealed to him. And now (in their amended version) their teaching becomes the great 'mystery God revealed to Paul' instead of the resurrection!

[SIDE NOTE: Pre-trib Rapture teachers would have you believe both our resurrection and catching away are one event that transpires instantaneously. There is absolutely NO biblical support for this 'POOF! - we are gone!' belief. Resurrection and ascension are two separate events. Was it only one event for Jesus? No, it was not. His resurrection and ascension were forty days apart! Our resurrection and catching away are two separate events. Exactly how much time will separate them? I do not claim to have that information. Do you? If so I would like to check it out.

Some believe the two will transpire in rapid succession while there are some who teach a period of as much as forty days between the two. We have no Scripture to give us that specific information, so all we can do is
speculate. But what the Scriptures do clearly state is:

...the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds (1Thess. 4:16- 17). If one event happens, and THEN another event happens, they are NOT the same event!] Open / Comment

2021-09-03 05:47:38 UNDERSTANDING THE MYSTERY OF GOD REVEALED TO THE CHURCH (PART 1)

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: (Ephesians 3:9)

It is getting more and more common to hear preachers and teachers refer to the concept of a pre-tribulation rapture as 'the mystery of God revealed to Paul'. We are led to believe that this concept is right there in the Word of God as plain as day for all to see. And that we need only a little guiding (and a proper understanding of God's plan) to see it for ourselves. But should we take the bait and swallow that hook, or swim right around that notion?

As we shall see the mystery of the ages revealed to Paul was not the future 'catching away' of the Church; but was referring to the resurrection of the dead. Namely Christ's; and our identification with it.

That in a similar manner as he was raised up into an immortal glorified body, so will we be. As he is now so shall we be. That is the 'mystery'! It's not the catching away.


The concept of a pre-trib rapture is NOT an inherent part of the Gospel of Christ. It is a notion which has been added in by man. Peter used the expression 'cunningly devised fables' in his writings (For we have not followed cunningly devised fables... 2Peter 1:16). This is an accurate description of the pre-trib rapture theory. Although many facets of that doctrine are outright unreasonable, and quite easy to discern and refute, other elements of the pre-trib theory evidence a real cunning in the promotion of this error.

Before you can preach a Gospel that the pre-trib rapture is a part of, you first have to insert it into the Gospel. Like a person takes yeast and kneads it into the dough of a loaf of bread they take the notion of a pre-trib rapture and knead it into the Word of God to try and convince you it is an intrinsic part of the Gospel. Many different tactics are used to accomplish this feat. Attempting to establish the pre-trib theory as 'the mystery revealed to Paul' is one of them. But developing a proper understanding of just what the true 'mystery' is will keep that pre-trib leaven from rising, and tainting your beliefs. What do the Scriptures say about this mystery?

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. (1Corinthians 15:51)

The idea that the pre-trib rapture is the 'mystery hid from ages and from generations' (Col. 1:26) comes from a misrepresentation of this verse from 1Corinthians. This verse is claimed to be referring to the catching away / rapture, but it is absolutely not. We'll look at that in-depth a little later, but first let's see if we can get a handle on the concept of what the Bible refers to as the 'mystery of God'.

The word mystery is used 22 times in the New Testament in a variety of applications ranging from 'the mystery of iniquity' (2Thess. 2:7); to the mystery of 'Babylon the Great' (Rev. 17:5). Many of these usages have nothing to do with the topic at hand. But there is a very evident focus in the Scriptures on the matter of a mystery involved in God's dealings with mankind to bring about a fulfillment of the promise of inheritance and eternal life,

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: (Mark 4:11)


The revelation of this mystery is only for those who will be the recipients of this promised inheritance. It remains veiled to those who do not have a 'need to know'.

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: (1Corinthians 2:7)

Now to him that is of power to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, (Romans 16:25)

This hidden wisdom which lies in the preaching of the Gospel is not something God just dreamed up as things progressed. Open / Comment

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2021-09-03 05:13:42 COSMIC WARS PART 2 Open / Comment

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COSMIC WARS PART 2



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2021-09-02 22:10:08 UNDERSTANDING THE WARS THAT TAKE PLACE OVER THE LIVES OF MEN

~ PRINCE KOBBY ASARE, PROPHET Open / Comment

2021-09-02 20:25:58 Cross-Carrying
A. W. Tozer

The spiritual man wants to carry his cross. Many Christians accept adversity or tribulation with a sigh and call it their cross, forgetting that such things come alike to saint and sinner. The cross is that extra adversity that comes to us as a result of our obedience to Christ. This cross is not forced upon us; we voluntarily take it up with full knowledge of the consequences. We choose to obey Christ and by so doing choose to carry the cross. Carrying a cross means to be attached to the Person of Christ, committed to the Lordship of Christ and obedient to the commandments of Christ. The man who is so attached, so committed, so obedient is a spiritual man. 4. Again, a Christian is spiritual when he sees everything from God?s viewpoint. The ability to weigh all things in the divine scale and place the same value upon them as God does is the mark of a Spirit-filled life. God looks at and through at the same time. His gaze does not rest on the surface but penetrates to the true meaning of things. The carnal Christian looks at an object or a situation, but because he does not see through it he is elated or cast down by what he sees. The spiritual man is able to look through things as God looks and think of them as God thinks. He insists on seeing all things as God sees them even if it humbles him and exposes his ignorance to the point of real pain. Open / Comment

2021-09-02 06:21:46 To become prayerful saints, we must pray by the clock, at fixed times. This is very important. You'll never become a praying Saint if you depend upon impulse to call you to prayer. You'll never become a praying Saint unless you discipline yourself to a fixed program of prayer. To depend upon impulse as a guide to prayer will probably end in not praying at all.

Paul E. Bilheimer Open / Comment