Stand Strong IN Hope, Grace, and Truth

The promises of Jesus Christ are beyond our capacity to grasp fully. In our wildest imagination, we could never capture the fullness of God's love for humanity. HIS LOVE IS BEYOND OUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND, AND WE ARE NOT WORTHY TO RECEIVE IT.

1 Corinthians 11:25 "In the same way He took the cup (Marriage Cup) also after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."

By Grace, I pray the eyes of your heart will be opened and you COME TO KNOW JESUS as our Bridegroom, and be fully known by Him as His Bride, in Jesus name! You have been given the Holy Spirit as a pledge to His promise, and you have HIS WORD–SO SEEK HIM!

Matthew 23:8-9 "But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ."

God is absolutely good, so good that His goodness, Jesus, is beyond our comprehension. Do you believe this to be true? Is it TRUTH? Is Jesus the Spirit of Truth? The Spirit of Prophecy? And, did He save all of humanity by Grace and He came to earth to find a Gentile Bride? Do you believe all of this KNOWLEDGE to be TRUTH? If so, do you have a love of the truth? How much? Let’s find out.

Ephesians 1:18-23 "I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of HIS POWER TOWARD US WHO BELIEVE. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Ephesians 3:20 says, "Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us." In Matthew 25:7 Jesus teaches us to be like the prudent virgins, alert, awake, awaiting the promise of the marriage cup from Jesus Himself, our Bridegroom.

Ephesians 3:20 "Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, ACCORDING TO THE POWER THAT WORKS WITHIN US,"

Jesus taught us to be like the wise and prudent virgins (Matthew 25:2), alert, awake, expectantly awaiting for the promise of Jesus HIMSELF, as our Bridegroom–SO KEEP PREACHING THE FULL WORD OF GOD, and do not leave out a single word or promise!

Matthew 24:14 "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony (HIS testimony of love) to all the nations, and then the end will come."

As alert awaiting virgin brides, we await our BLESSED HOME, the imminent COMING OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST! REJOICE!

Titus 2:11-14 "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, LOOKING FOR THE BLESSED HOME AND THE APPEARING OF THE GLORY (caught up in the clouds) OF OUR GREAT GOD AND SAVIOR, CHRIST JESUS, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds."

Before we start, I want to briefly reintroduce you to a few key people, all found in the Bible; Caleb, Hannah, Ruth, and Ester. I am re-introducing you to them to encourage you to dive deeper. After reading this brief, do a deeper reading of the Scriptures. See the type and shadows of the Bride of Christ, the GENTILE BRIDE.

CALEB: Numbers 14:24 "But My servant Caleb, because he has had a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land which he entered, and his descendants shall take possession of it."

HANNAH: 1 Samuel 2:1, 21 “Then Hannah (Hannah means “Grace.”) prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord, My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation... The Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before the Lord."

RUTH: Ruth 4:10 "Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance, so that the name of the deceased will not be cut off from his brothers or from the court of his birth place; you are witnesses today.”

ESTHER: Esther 2:9, 11-12 "Now the young lady pleased him and found favor with him. So he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and food, gave her seven choice maids from the king’s palace and transferred her and her maids to the best place in the harem... Every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn how Esther was and how she fared. Now when the turn of each young lady came to go in to King Ahasuerus, after the end of her twelve months under the regulations for the women—for the days of their beautification were completed as follows: six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and the cosmetics for women—"

It is GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION, Not Ours

We, those who BELIEVE are the beneficiaries of God’s plan of Salvation. We are not the plan, we are in the plan and we are a big part of the plan. We are His inheritance, His gift. We get to BELIEVE and RECEIVE.

1 Corinthians 1:27-31 "but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, so that no man may boast before God. BUT BY HIS DOING YOU ARE IN CHRIST JESUS, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as it is written, “Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

We, the GENTILE BRIDE are invited guests, partakers of the plan of Salvation, and for those who BELIEVE we are the benefactors of HIS plan of redemption, which is SALVATION.

Romans 10:9-10 "that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, YOU WILL BE SAVED; for with the heart a person BELIEVES, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation."

Watch and pray and seek God’s plan of Salvation (righteousness) and BEWARE OF THE MOCKERS. Those who mock the rapture will miss the rapture, but do not let them deter you.

2 Peter 3-4 "Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts, and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation.”

Jesus’ promise to His Gentile Bride are to those who have a LOVE FOR THE TRUTH. Warning to those who do not have an absolute love of the truth and for the truth… God will give you what you believe for! My recommendation is that you BELIEVE EVERY WORD, whether you understand it or not. It is called FAITH.

Luke 21:36 "But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

If you do not believe in the rapture, you will not be raptured. It makes sense doesn’t it? A person can only be SAVED by BELIEVING. For those who do not believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior cannot be saved. They must BELIEVE to be SAVED. Salvation is offered to EVERYONE, but only those who BELIEVE RECEIVE. The same is true for the rapture. If you do not believe the Word of God and you mock the rapture, don’t be surprised when you are LEFT BEHIND.

Luke 22:31-32 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”

I am sorry, but if you are not believing for the rapture then you are not waiting for it either. I believe we all get what we believe for, and those who mock the rapture will miss the rapture and they will go through the Great Tribulation.

Matthew 18:18 "Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."

For those in UNBELIEF, I pray you make it through the Great Tribulation. When you do, like Peter, go strengthen your brothers.

Mark 11:24 "Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you."

Peter told Jesus that he would die for Jesus. Instead, Peter crumbled under pressure and saved his own skin. Jesus said, “when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” So, if you reject the rapture, you miss it. Just know Jesus is praying for you when you do, so strengthen your brothers!

2 Thessalonians 2:7-12 "For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; ONLY HE (Holy Spirit IN THE BRIDE OF CHRIST who is still on the Earth) WHO NOW RESTRAINS WILL DO SO UNTIL HE IS TAKEN OUT OF THE WAY (Holy Spirit will be removed IN US before the Great Tribulation). Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE LOVE OF THE TRUTH SO AS TO BE SAVED. FOR THIS REASON GOD WILL SEND UPON THEM A DELUDING INFLUENCE SO THAT THEY WILL BELIEVE WHAT IS FALES, IN ORDER THAT THEY ALL MAY BE JUDGED WHO DID NOT BELIEVE THE TRUTH, BUT TOOK PLEASURE IN WICKEDNESS."

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