The Church began with the coming of the Holy Spirit 2,000 years ago, and it will end with the Rapture when He delivers us into Jesus' hands.
He is the guarantee of our inheritance until the day of redemption! He's the glorious presence of God that transforms us every day into His likeness!
The next groundbreaking moment after Jesus died on the cross - was the fulfilled promise of the Holy Spirit coming into this world and issuing a new era - "The Church Age of Grace". God will give us a Helper that would abide with us and will guide us to the full truth!
Before Jesus ascended, He instructed the disciples to stay in Jerusalem and wait for the Promise of the Father —The Holy Spirit:
"He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." Acts 1:4-5
The Holy Spirit then filled them and they began to speak in other tongues or languages. People from many different nations were amazed to hear the disciples speaking in their own languages. On that day they began to proclaim Christ and 3,000 people were saved and baptized, marking the beginning of a new era,
"The Church Age of Grace".
The Holy Spirit came to fulfill Prophet Joel's prophesy:
“And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions." Joel 2:28
This most magnificent era will soon end with the Rapture of the Church. When Jesus will descend from heaven and in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed! 1 Cor 15:52
The Holy Spirit has been working for 2,000 years building Jesus' Church - the harvest is ready and the Church is about to go home. This will happen when Jesus will remove His Church from this world and the Holy Spirit, who marked the beginning of this age - will be removed out of the way. We - the Church - will be taken out, but He will remain - because He is omnipresent - but will no longer restrain the evil in this world!
In the same way, the Holy Spirit came into this world to 120 of them being in with one accord, praying and waiting together - we should also be in one accord waiting for our promise of deliverance from this world looking for our blessed hope, for the moment when that trumpet sounds and we get to see Jesus face to face.
That day is approaching!! We don't know when exactly, but it could be today, tomorrow, or just a few days away!!!
Let's continue praying and preaching the gospel of salvation!!
If you're not saved! There is no time to lose!! Run to Jesus NOW!!! Jesus is coming for His Church!
Believe Jesus is the Son of God, who died on the cross for our sins, He was buried and resurrected during the third day, according to the Scriptures, so we can have eternal life with Him.
The moment you believe in Him and that He died for your sins - you're saved, justified, sealed until the day of redemption, and rapture ready!
The Holy Spirit will come to live inside of you - He will help you, guide you, change you, and be with you FOREVER!
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16
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