MISSED FLIGHT

As I went through a post on Facebook about the cheapest way to miss a flight, something struck my heart, Rapture! We all are waiting for a great day of departure from Earth, either by death or by the Christian belief of rapture. (Rapture, a fraction of a second sudden disappearance of those who have lived their life for Jesus Christ and are spiritually listening attentively for the sound of the trumpet to be blown by the archangel).

I've not taken a flight before but I've been at the departure lounge and watched people listen attentively for their flight company's announcement of its departure and I noticed how the people who booked the flights were not always seated at ease but at the edge of their seats in readiness for their flight. In the midst of these people there are some that don't even pay a single attention to the announcements made via the PA system, they walk from here to there and behave as though the flight would wait for them if they happened to miss the announcement. There is another category of people I almost forgot, yeah, the late comers- they come in exactly when the flight has departed. Definitely, you'll have to pay for a missed flight even if you want to use same flight details later.

In the same vein, those of us that are Christians are like those at the airport, the only difference is that we are being spiritual. We've always heard it in sermons on TV, radio and on the street, "the rapture will soon take place, repent now!" So much has it been ringed in the ears of many that the world in general see preachers as noise makers when it comes to this vital issue. But this is the most important part of the Christian faith. Paul says, "if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." meaning, not just believing in Him here in earth but believing in Him in the afterlife. To a point while he preached he said, "let those who have wives be as though they had none and those that weep as though they weep not, and those who own things be as though they had nothing cos' everything was passing away." (1Cor. 7:29-32). Jesus in his sermons made mention of the rapture (the second coming of Christ); "many would be distracted with marriage, feasts of all sorts, laddened with the cares of this life and would be oblivious to the signs everywhere. Then would the Son of Man sneak up on them and take them by surprise." (Matt. 24:37-39).

Paul the Apostle gave a clear picture of how rapid the flight would be; "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump..." (1Cor. 15:52). So fast would it be that in a blink of an eye, the flight has taken place. How fast is a blink?

"A real blink of an eye takes 300 to 400 milliseconds. Since there's 1000 milliseconds in each second, a blink of an eye takes around 1/3 of a second. Compared to the time span of one full second, a blink of an eye is an eternity."

Now, how fast is that? Jesus gave us a backlog of examples of how that they would be using hands-on examples. A few of them are highlighted below:

The Labourers - Matt. 20:1-16

The Reaper - Matt. 21:33-40

The Event - Matt. 22:1-14
The Signs to the Event - Matt. 24:4-44
The People - Matt. 25:1-13
The Rejected - Matt. 25: 14-30
The Qualifications - Matt. 25:31-46.

All seven mentioned above are clear indicators to the Master's perfect outline of the events and the solutions. And after all He concluded by saying, "What I say to you I say to all, 'Watch'! (Mark 13:37)

The flight, Boeing Eternity 1 is steaming it's engines and the flight attendants (Angels) are hands on; getting the plane ready, the Pilot (Jesus) is getting final briefings from the Company management (God the Father), the tickets are available now at designated offices (the various Bible Believing Churches) but the earlier the better, the sales representatives (Pastors, Evangelist, Ministers, etc.) are busy placing adverts here and there. Don't say "I didn't hear or see the adverts". Don't be too busy to buy your tickets now. It's still much available (THE BLOOD OF JESUS TO WASH YOUR SINS AND HIS GRACE). Limited seats available. There will be no test flights. IT'S A ONCE IN A LIFETIME AND ONE-WAY TICKET FLIGHT (by death or rapture). If you miss it, there's no other flight coming back to pick you and you won't renew the ticket except by your blood which will be very difficult to do.

Rush now and book your tickets (Luke 13:24). Terms and Conditions apply.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

John 1:12, "But as many as received him, to them gave he the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name."

John 3:3, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, EXCEPT a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God... EXCEPT a man be born of water and of Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

John 4:23-24, "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and truth."

John 17:17, "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth".

Matt. 16:24-25, "...if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it."

Matt. 18:3, "Verily I say unto you, EXCEPT ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven."

Matt. 5:20, "For I say unto you, that EXCEPT your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."

Luke 9:62, "...No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

Mark 10:29-30, "And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, there is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands with PERSECUTION; and in the world to come eternal life."

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