The Rapture, Now What?

By Rev. Robert Lee Baldwin

Millions and millions have disappeared around the world! Where did they go? Will it happen again? What's next? These are just some of the questions that our lost family and friends might have while they search for answers to what has happened. Though the rapture hasn't taken place yet, we Christians look for Jesus's return any day now; this book is intended for those left behind when they come searching for answers. There it will be, lying on a coffee table, kitchen table wherever in plain sight, so when our family comes looking for us and have questions to be answered, there it will be. Take out of the book of Revelation what is now happening and for the next seven years and to let them know what we all have told them. But there is still hope for them, maybe it will lead them to the Bible and most importantly to Jesus. This book may also be used to evangelize the gospel to let them know they can repent now while there is time and pray they're counted worthy to escape all these things to come on this earth and before the rapture. Now what?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jan 10, 2020
• ISBN: 9781098004989

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Chapter 1

What Has Happened?

Hello, my name is Rev. Robert Lee Baldwin Jr., a humble servant of the most high God. I felt compelled to write this book in hopes that it will give you one last opportunity to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. With this book, you will be able to know what is going on and what will be happening over the course of the next seven years. You will be able to look it up in the Holy Bible and see it as proof.

What has just happened? Where did millions of people around the world go? Why did they just disappear? Will it happen again? What did I just witness? These are just one of many questions that will be answered. There are going to be a lot of theories going to be thrown out there but they are lies, but where did your family and friends and all the people go that has disappeared. To put it simply, the Rapture has taken place; if you will look at all the people that have disappeared, they will have one thing in common: they believed and trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ. So they are in Heaven with the Lord of Lords.

Let’s now take a look at scriptures what these believers that have disappeared have believed in and took comfort in.

The first Bible passage we will look at is in 1 Thessalonians 4:16–18 which states:

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel and with the trump of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

When the Rapture took place, every believer in Jesus Christ will look up and see him in the clouds and would have heard a shout from an Archangel and the Trumpet of God, and just like that, the believers that died before the Rapture, their graves will open up and give up the dead first, then that would mean that all believers that were alive and remained on earth were caught up with together in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, so the millions that have now disappeared are in Heaven with the Lord and shall they ever be with the Lord.

Even though the word Rapture is not found in the Bible, this is where we get the word from, the words you see caught up. If you look up the word Rapture, its definition means to be caught up.

And to wait for his Son from Heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

For the Believers that believe in Jesus turned from their sins. They were delivered from the wrath of god that is coming. The believer’s life would have remained incomplete without this hope, just as sure as Jesus was raised from the dead and ascended into heaven, he returned for his Bride.

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up and a cloud received him out of there sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven he went up, behold, two men stood in white apparel. Which also said ye men of Galilee why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Acts 1:9–11

It was important for the disciples to see Jesus taken up into heaven. Then they knew without a doubt that he was God and that his home was in Heaven. The two Angels proclaimed to the disciples that one day, Jesus would return in the same way he went. Believers around the world have proclaimed the Gospel and Jesus is coming but it had fallen on deaf ears, but now maybe you will have the proof before your very eyes as well.

And Jesus came and spake unto them saying All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you and lo I am with you always even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Matthew 28:18–20

We are all under Jesus’s authority, all Believers had a Great Commission to teach of Jesus and his ways and to baptize the ones that would come to know him and be saved. Jesus said he is with you always even unto the end of the world. For those left behind, know that Jesus is even now with you if you are reading this book; know that he is standing awaiting to hear from you, please do not delay accepting Jesus into your heart for there are going to be some bad and rough times ahead of you and Jesus is the only way that you will make through this time.

And take heed to yourselves lest at any time your hearts be overcharged wit surfeiting and drunkenness and cares of this life and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man.