Rapture of God's People

Remember the Month Abib

The Gathering of God’s People

Exodus 12:42, “It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations:”

Exodus 13:4; 9, “This day came ye out in the month Abib. And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.”

Exodus 34:18, “…for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.”

Deuteronomy 16:1, “Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.”

Biblically speaking we know that God wanted the children of Israel to remember and observe the month Abib. And when the Bible makes reference to Egypt it is referring to the literal country and also spiritual Egypt, the place of bondage. We know from scripture that God’s people are spiritually in a place of bondage until our Lord and Savior Jesus returns.

When we look at prophecy and/or the events of the Bible sometimes people are looking for obvious signs, instead of looking at what our heavenly Father has done in the past. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. The same today, yesterday and tomorrow; therefore, the events of our heavenly Father will not deviate from prior history. What do we know from history—it repeats itself.

If we are really focusing on the written Words of our Father and applying them for today; we know from scripture that the month Abib (which is the middle of March-through the middle of April) is a time to remember. We know from scripture that Passover is a night of watching. It is the only night where God passed through. The month Abib is the only month our Father said to observe. He did not tell us to observe any other month or establish our own months to observe (Ramadan, Black History Month), —our Father said to observe the month Abib.

Luke 16:15 Jesus says, “…For that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.”

Christians who live according to the Epistles of Paul will not see this month as relevant; however, we must all be careful not to dismiss what our heavenly Father has stated. Remember the month Abib. Our heavenly Father has sent us instructions and Paul has given us letters. We must be clear about the two.  To put it another way, for all those parents reading, do you want your children to live according to your instructions and rules or would you rather have them live according to a letter from a friend.

It’s time for all of us to step back and take inventory on who we’re listening to, who we are really following and why? Sadly, a lot of Christians are living according to Paul and not according to Jesus. Paul is not the One you must pass in order to enter through the heavenly gates—Jesus is. Paul has not gone to prepare a place for you—Jesus has. Paul did not lay down his life for you—Jesus did. Paul did not die for your sins—Jesus did. Paul did not resurrect from the dead—Jesus did. Paul did not ascend into heaven—Jesus did.

Paul did great teachings in the name of Jesus and with the Spirit of God; however, Jesus is the Messiah who said, “Follow me.” We must remember who—we—follow and who our Saviour really is…and it is not Paul.

John 10:27, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”

John 10:5, “And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.”

John 8:47, “He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.”

Matthew 28:20, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,…Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:…”

Again, let’s follow the Words of Jesus!

Now, when we look at how our heavenly Father removed the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt we can be certain that the same events will occur when He gathers His followers out of Spiritual Egypt. Our Father tells us to watch the eve of Passover and to remember the month Abib. We know that the children of Israel left Egypt after midnight in the month Abib.

Exodus 12:31, “And he (God) called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD…” and this verse reminds us of John 10:27, “My sheep hear my voice…”

And we also know from Scriptures that God sent angels to protect them. Exodus 19:4, God says, “Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.”

When we look in our Strong’s Concordance for the words “eagles’ wings” in Hebrew it means, to carry, lift up, made a way, protected. We will not have to find a car, ship, or plane to get to our heavenly Father; He will provide a way for His faithful followers. We must be ready, prepared and watchful when that day arrives.

Luke 21:36, “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.”

There is absolutely no need to debate on the word “rapture”. If you choose to refer to this event as the rapture or the gathering of God’s people it really doesn’t matter for we know through Scriptures, through the mouth of Jesus and through the Word of God in the Old Testament that there is a gathering of God’s people.

Mark 13:27, “And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.”

Isaiah 26:20, “Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.”

We know that God’s faithful followers are protected during the time of His wrath. There are some that believe this wrath is indeed the Great Tribulation and this is also why there are post-tribulation believers. Most Christians conquer that faithful followers are not appointed to the Wrath of God nor the Wrath of Lamb as stated in Revelation 6:16-17, “…Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: From the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?”

The faithful followers of Jesus will be able to stand in that day for we will not be hiding as the kings, rich men, and great men of the earth.

Luke 21:28, “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”

Jesus’ faithful followers will not be hiding, nor will they be fearful during this time. For our redemption is near. This will be a time for us to lift up our heads, not go into hiding because we are outta here!!!

The Scriptures do not really tell us how long the Wrath of the Lamb lasts or how long God’s indignation (wrath) lasts. Some believe it’s 3 ½ years based on Revelation 12 and some believe God’s Wrath is the Great Tribulation lasting 7 years. Isaiah 26:20 states, “…a little moment…” but we really don’t know how long a little moment is. We do Satan continues for 3 ½ years based on Revelation 13:5; therefore, for him to continue he must at some point already hold a position of power. Thus, we do know that we want to be found worthy to escape as stated in Luke 21:36.

I do have my theory on the topic; however, I do not want to dwell on theories, many pastors and teachers have deceived many teaching on their perception of the Holy Scriptures mostly based on a dream or how they feel. But rather I choose to relate my findings with Scripture, supported by both the Old and New Testament.

Oftentimes, Christians state their theories as law and do not focus on the real matter which is—to be found worthy to escape. I don’t think anyone, if they have read the Holy Bible concerning the Wrath of God, would want to be here for His wrath. There will be a lot of death occurring from the 6^th Seal alone and that’s the Wrath of the Lamb.

Therefore, I think it behooves the faithful believers to pray that we are found worthy to escape, and to remember the eve of Passover as a night of watching, for it is the night our Father took the children of Israel out of Egypt, and to always observe the month Abib (mid March-mid April), which is the first month of the year for our heavenly Father.

Exodus 12:1, “This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.”

Exodus 13:14, “And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? That thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:”

There are many that will attempt to put the gathering according to the ways of the world. According to our seasons and our time. However, God is not on our time He is on His calendar. His coming is not delayed, it does not coincide with the schedule of the NBA Finals or certain players as some have proclaimed. It will be on His calendar on His time according to His Will and we do know that our Father does not change.

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