Titus 2:1-15, 3:1-11

 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. 6 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. 7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, 8 and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. 9 Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

15 Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 8 The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. 9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. 10 As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.

Gal 5: 1-6

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.

The Rapture

PreMillenialist View

Means we are ushering in the 1,000 year millennial reign with Christ with a series of

cataclysmic, cosmos shaking events. After these world wide events take place, Christ will

return to earth and establish his kingdom and reign with the saints for 1,000 years.

1. What Is The Rapture?

I Thess 4:13-17

13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

(arpagēsometha) to seize, catch up, snatch away

John 14: 2-3

2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?[a] 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.

Matthew 24:40-42

40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. 42 Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.

(Rapture means)

1. No Death

2. Instantaneous I Cor 15:51-52

Twinkling of An Eye is 1/1000 of a second

3. Transformation Phil 3:20

4. Rescue Operation I Thess 1:10

John 14: 1-3 vs. I Thess 4: 13-18

Trouble vs. Sorrow

Believe vs. Believe

God, me vs. Jesus, God

Told you vs. say to you

Come again vs. Coming of the Lord

Receive you vs. Caught up

To myself vs. To meet the Lord

Be where I am vs. Ever be with the Lord

Rapture vs. Second Coming

Stealth Event vs. Public Event

Meet The Lord In The Air vs. He Comes To Earth

For His Church vs. With His Church

Comes Before Judgement vs. Comes With Judgment

Genesis 5:24

24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.

Church Age Believers

I Thess 4

Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, 5 not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; 6 that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. 7 For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. 8 Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

9 Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, 10 for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, 11 and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, 12 so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.

13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.

The Rapture is Christ coming back FOR HIS BRIDE.

I Cor 12:13

Daniel 9: 24-27

24 “Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place. 25 Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time. 26 And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed. 27 And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.”

Rev 19: 11-21

11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, “Come, gather for the great supper of God, 18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great.” 19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.

Jude 1 14-15 Enoch prophesied about Christ’ return

* Daniel Prophesied (Daniel 7:13-14)

* Zechariah prophesied

* Mathew 24:27, 29-31 Jesus’ prophesied it.

The Church and Angels come with Him

Zechariah 14:5 - With His Holy Ones

Matthew 25:31- All the Angels with Him

I Thess 3:13- With All His Holy People

2 Thess 1:7 With HIs Mighty Angels

Jude 1:14- With Countless Thousands of His Holy Ones

Rev 19:11, 14- The armies of heaven.

1. Returns to Mount Of Olives (Zech 14:4-5)

2. Rides a White Horse (Rev 19:11)

3. Christ’ Description (Rev 19:13)

- Eyes are like flames of fire

- Many diadems on His head

- Clothed in robe dipped in blood

- Called The The Word Of God (John 1:1)

- From his mouth a sharp sword of Judgement (Her 4:12)

- Rules with a rod of iron

- Treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. (Puts an

end)

- His robe and thigh has a name written “King of kings and Lord of Lords”

4. Armies Of Heaven (Rev 19:14)

- Dressed in fine linen, white and pure)

David Jeremiah - If you make the rapture you enjoy the marriage supper, if

you are here, you will be the supper.

Jesus is coming to…

1. Fulfill His Promise (Acts 1:9-11)

2. Defeat the Antichrist and His Armies (Rev 19:19-21)

3. Regather and Restore Israel (Jeremiah 33:6-9)

4. Judge the Living (Ezekiel 20:33-38, Matthew 25:31-46)

5. Resurrect the Dead (Daniel 12:1-4, Revelation 20:4-6)

6. Bind The Devil (Rev 20:1-3)

7. Establish Himself as King. ( IS 9:6-7, Matthew 19:28)

Jesus comes

Acts 1:9-11

a. Personally

b. Literally

c. Visibly (Matthew 24:23-27)

d. Gloriously (Matthew 24:29, 30. 2 Thess 1:7)

Rev 19:12

e. Triumphantly (2 Thess 2:8, Psalm 2:1-9).

Rev 19: 15-16

Erwin Lutzer “Perhaps the return of Jesus Christ is an event that takes place over

a period of a 24 to 48 hours. He will appear in the sky and be seen by all as the world

turns on its axis. Then as the rotation continues, Jesus Christ is continually seen as

coming closer and closer to the earth, until eventually, He disappears for the rest of the

world as He lands on the Mount of Olives.”

Titus 3: 7

7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Romans 5: 1-6

5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice[ in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

1. Faith without works is dead (James 2:14-17)

2. Don’t withhold good works (Proverbs 3:27-28)

3. We evangelize through our life (Matthew 5:14-16)

4. We worship Christ through serving the least of these (Matthew 25:40)

5. We will give an account for our works (2 Cor 5:10)

6. Don’t become weary of doing good (Gal 6:9-10)