RAPTRANSLATION

1.       WHAT IS RAPTURE AND TRANSLATION?

2.       HAS IT HAPPENED BEFORE?

3.       WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN?

4.       WHO SHALL BE RAPTURED?

5.       WHEN SHALL RAPTURE TAKE PLACE?

6.       WHERE SHALL RAPTURE TAKE PLACE?

7.       WHAT SHALL HAPPEN AFTER THE RAPTURE?

8.       WHAT ARE WE EXPECTED TO DO?

WHAT IS RAPTURE?

Rapture is to feel or express extreme pleasure or enthusiasm for somebody or something. While translation is the process of changing something from one form to another. For the purpose of this write-up we shall combine Rapture and Translation to bring out a message.

In other words, if we combine rapture and translation we have “Raptranslation”. This coinage will kind of merge the two meanings of translation and rapture. Therefore, “raptranslation“ or “rapturous translation” is a state of extreme happiness in the believers to hear the voice of God changing this our mortal corruptible body to immortality as the dead in Christ rises first. 1^st Thessalonians 4:16.

1^st Thessalonians 4:17 says: Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up (lifted up) together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always  be with the Lord. Hence, “Raptranslation” involves extreme joy, change and “lift up” out of the earth. And we are expectant!!

HAS IT HAPPENED BEFORE?

Yes! Genesis 5:24: And Enoch walked with God and he was not; for God took him. The bible did not say Enoch died. NO it says God took him. He was “raptranslated” Heb. 11v5, by faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death. His earthly body was changed for a heavenly body in a 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 for this corruptible shall put on incorruption and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory”.

-          O death where is thy sting?

-          O grave, where is thy victory?

-          The sting of death is sin and the strength of Sin is the law.

-          But thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Prophet Elijah was “Raptranslated” into heaven without seeing death. 2Kings 2v1-2, “and it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into Heaven by a whirlwind that Elijah said unto Elisha “tarry here, I pray thee: for the Lord Had sent me to bethel”. 2 Kingsv11: “And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that behold there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire and parted them both asunder and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven” Elijah was taken up to heaven so he would not see death.

WHO SHALL BE RAPTRANSLATED

1 Corinthians 15:57 “behold I shew you a mystery we shall not all sleep but we shall all be changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet: for the trumpet shall sound and the dead in Christ shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. From the above, all Christians who are born again and are living holy lives and are alive shall be taken away like Enoch and Elijah. Note that those who were faithful servants of God and were born again and were dead and gone a long time shall be woken up from the grave and they shall put on a heavenly body like us who are alive at the time of Christ’s appearing and we shall meet the Lord in the clouds.

Will people from other faith experience “Raptranslation”? The answer is capital NO. Reason: Act 4:12- ‘neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved’ only the name of Jesus for Salvation. They have trampled the grace of God and free gift of Salvation through Jesus Christ under foot by rejecting Him and have failed to regenerate their spirits through the power of the Holy Ghost and have their sins cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. As a result, they will not experience “raptranslation” and must suffer tribulation. Jesus Christ is the only way back to God. Do not be deceived by the new age religions. Inter-religious dialogue is not what the world needs but preaching the truth of the gospel with the Holy Ghost and power. Jesus died for the whole world. The dogs under the table have a chance to share the crumbs of the children’s food through faith. Matt 15:26.

WHEN WILL “RAPTRANSLATION” TAKE PLACE?

Matt 24v36-38, But of that day and hour no one knows not even the angels of heaven but my father only. “But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the son of man be. For as in the day before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark. Note that Christ was specific about day and hour; but He was equally specific about the season. Let us explain this. In Africa, equatorial region, the rainy season lasts about April-October. If I say I will plant yam during rainy season that means anytime in April-October. But the day and hour it is only I that knows. That defines the beginning and the end of the activity of yam planting. If you are really concerned about when that will happen, you may monitor me to know exactly when. The days of Noah and Sodom were days characterized by pleasure of the flesh and sexual sins like our days.

In California recently there are strong voices going against the Bible not knowing they are fulfilling the scriptures. Violence and corruption is the order of these days. All these are signs.

“Raptranslation” is a supernatural event. When people get so unnatural by being in the sins of Sodom and sins that were prevalent before the flood. How will they partake of supernatural experience? They can never have a supernatural experience. They are only fit for destruction and hell fire.

So, brethren we are in the seasosn of the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He can appear anytime now. Let us be ready. Let no one deceive you; He is at the door. Act 1:1-15 this same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven.

WHERE WILL “RAPTRANSLATION” TAKE PLACE? LUKE 17:34-37

I tell you in that night there shall be two men in one bed, the one shall be taken and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together, the one shall be taken and the other left. Two men shall be in the field, the one shall be taken and the other left.

And they answered and said to him, where Lord? And he said to them, wheresoever, the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

In other words, the saints of God are His eagles and they are all part of the body of Christ. Wherever they are, the Lord will find them out and call them back to Himself.

Some may be sleeping, some may be working; some may be relaxing, some may be praying, preaching and waiting for Him. He will accept the saints unto Himself forever.

You that is reading this now what will Jesus find you doing when He comes?

Take a decision to live for Him, He will direct you and find you where He wants you to be when He comes.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER “RAPTRANSLATION”?

What will the glorified body of the elect saints be like? First here is a definite clue 1 John 3:2, Col 3:4, it says we shall be like him, and we shall see him as he is! He shall change our body into a glorified body! (Phil 3:21) in other words Christ Jesus will be glorified in the saints. Now we know we shall have a body and nature like unto Jesus. Lets see what he did after his resurrection. His body could at will be subject or not subject to the power of gravity (Acts 1:9). We will have this same power when we meet the Lord in the air. (1^st Thessalonians 4:7) we will have instantaneous transportation. Perhaps moving as rapidly as the swiftness of thought! This is way beyond the speed of light that travels at 186,000miles per second. Yet thought is much quicker than the speed of light. Also our body will possess the springs of eternal youth.

The women who saw the angel at Christ’s resurrection described him as a young man(Mark 16:8) yet evidently  he was trillions of years old and probably was created before the time our galaxy ever began. And yet the saints will have the power of this eternal youth. The glorified saints will be recognized as the same person that they were on earth: the same way that Jesus Christ was recognized when He resurrected (John 20:19-20). Those who missed the “raptranslation” will have to contend with the anti-christ and his evil system and receive the mark of the beast. It will be a terrible experience. Be determined to make the rapture.

WHAT SHALL WE DO TO QUALIFY?

Acts 2:37 “Now when they heard this; they were pricked in their heart and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, men and brethren what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them “repent and be baptized” everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you shall receiveb the gift of the Holy Ghost, for the promise is unto you and your children and to all that are afar off even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Therefore, the first step is REPENTANCE FROM ALL EVIL works, secondly be baptized in the water and the Holy Ghost and to go unto perfection waiting for Jesus (Heb 6:1)