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The 'crown of life' is NOT the rapture and could not even refer to it in any proper context of the scripture verses that false prophet Bruce Warner is twisting for his own benefit.
The church of Philedelphia (Revelation 3) is the Messianic Believers that will be raptured. The church of Smyrna (Revelation 2) is the church that will endure 10 days of persecution.
Messiah Yeshua said we are to KEEP WATCH for HIS RETURN - not for some mythical "sign" made up by the false prophets.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12 "There shall not be found among you anyone who uses divination or who practices witchcraft or one who interprets omens or is a sorcerer or who casts a spell or is a medium or a spiritist or who calls up the dead. For whosoever does these things is detestable to the Lord."
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Bruce Warner (18 March 2009) "WHAT INSTRUCTIONS DID JESUS GIVE HIS FOLLOWERS ON HIS ASCENSION DAY ?"
Dear Doves,
Luke 24:49 & 51
"I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with the power from on high." "While He was blessing them, He left them and was taken into Heaven."
Clearly, Jesus is telling the disciples that they are soon to receive the Holy Spirit. They are told to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit to appear. How long did they have to wait? Ten days later on Pentecost it happened!
Acts 2:1-4
"When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly the sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from Heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them."
Clearly, on this Day of Pentecost Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to earth and the Church was born. On His Ascension Day, ten days prior to that event happening Jesus told His followers (as a sign) to wait for this pending event to occur.
Jesus ascended into Heaven and ten days later the Holy Spirit descended to earth. Could it be the reverse at the rapture? Jesus descends from Heaven ten days prior to Pentecost, and 'the dead in Christ shall rise first' (as a sign) ; and then on Pentecost, ten days later, we 'who are alive and remain are caught up together with them in the clouds' along with the Holy Spirit.
Why would this be an unbelievable scenario?
Come Lord Jesus!
Bruce Warner
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Bruce Warner (18 March 2009) "DOES THIS SCRIPTURE TELL US THAT THE RAPTURE WILL HAPPEN AT THE END OF A 'PARTICULAR PERIOD' OF TEN DAYS ?"
Dear Doves,
"and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the Crown of Life."
If "the Crown of Life" refers to the rapture, we are told that it will happen after a particular period of "ten days". We are also told not to
worry even if we suffer "death" because we know that "the dead in Christ will rise first" and then we "who are alive and remain" will be
"caught up together with them in the clouds" even if it is from behind the bars of a prison. Why would any of us Christians be put in
prison? Could it be that we receive a "ten day" warning sign of our pending rapture, and the agents of the devil try to keep some of us
from being raptured by putting "some of us in prison"? We Christians know that no prison can hold a born-again Christian on the day of
our rapture, but do the agents of the devil know that?
Why does the Scripture specifically say "for ten days" ? I believe we are being told that if we are among the Christians that are "put in
prison" we won't be there any longer than a maximum of "ten days" before we are "given the Crown of Life" ie. raptured.
My conclusion is that we Christians, the world over, will be given a sign of our pending rapture "ten days" in advance, and that we should
not worry even if we are in prison. The Ascension Day of our Lord always comes "ten days" in advance of Pentecost.
Revelation 2:10
"Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution FOR TEN DAYS. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I WILL GIVE YOU THE CROWN OF LIFE."
According to Your Word, Come Lord Jesus!
Bruce Warner
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