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Post by joyful on Aug 17, 2017 17:12:41 GMT -6
Thank you all so much for lifting me up here. I appreciate this more than you know. I also like hearing where you all are at in your life's this helps me see beyond my world. The Lord will be dealing with everyone's situation at the same time. We will just continue to trust in Him.
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Post by evenso on Aug 17, 2017 18:17:04 GMT -6
Joyful I hope you don't mind me sharing our recent experience. We are huge dog lovers and because we have no children, they have, over the years, been like our children. Each of our 4 dogs has lived to 13 (one to 14) and when one leaves us, we quickly go rescue another puppy.
In May, we lost our beloved Riley, a 13 year old Dobey/Lab. In his last 2 weeks, we began dreading the inevitable and started the grieving process in advance. On Easter Sunday our pastor read a passage from Revelation that I couldn't get out of my mind. I kept reading and reading it and then one day, a word popped out at me regarding our pets. I looked it up in the Greek and it appears our 4 legged babies will be with us, glorifying God with us around the Throne! I had *such* an overwhelming peace that I just can't describe.
So as not to take up space on the forum, if you're interested, PM me and I'll send you the short blog I wrote the day he left us and the supernatural way God spoke to us. Suffice it to say, I'm totally convinced now that our precious pets will be with us in eternity. Because of this, I also believe that when we are Raptured, our pets will go with us. For the first time in my life, I don't have that nagging fear about what will happen to our dog when we're Raptured.
We serve a loving and gracious God!
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Post by whatif on Aug 17, 2017 18:39:49 GMT -6
I do believe the Lord will reunite us with our beloved pets in heaven. I believe He loves all His creatures, and we'll be seeing His beautiful creation restored. I'd love to receive the PM, evenso!
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Post by whatif on Aug 17, 2017 18:53:32 GMT -6
My only concern is all my belongings will be in the apartment and I won't be here. Please understand I'm not attached to these things but I will feel bad everything will be left unattended and will not be here to take are of things. I don't want to neglectful. No worries, joyful! Everything that you've left behind can be used by the Lord in some way! Perhaps He will lead some tribulation-period believers to your apartment to find things that will help them. |
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Post by watchmanjim on Aug 18, 2017 10:46:16 GMT -6
Welcome, Joyful! I echo what the others have said.
I'll point out that it is good to understand that the Lord may possibly have some other plans in mind than what we expect. After all, Jesus' disciples did not understand that He was going to die on the cross, and so their expectations about His plans had to change. Then after He was resurrected, and they got used to that whole idea of His death and resurrection, then they still thought He was going to set up His kingdom right then and there, but no--it was a parentheses in time called the Church Age or Age of Grace which they had not expected.
All that to say, it is pretty clear that the Revelation 12 alignment happens Septermber 23, but there is a slight possibility that we don't actually understand what's going to happen at that point. So I believe it's best to do as the others have said--make some prudent plans for just in case this is not Jesus' rapture time, but also live like every day could be our last.
Regarding our stuff--belongings, etc.... It really doesn't belong to us anyway, it all belongs to God and we are merely stewards of it.
I am telling my kids I want our house to be nice and neat when Jesus comes back, in case someone else needs our home, and it would be nice for them to come in and find it in good condition, with canned food and other supplies available for them to use, if God chooses to preserve our home long enough for someone to find it and make use of it, if necessary. Likewise, we can leave our words of His testimony about as a good example for those who might wander in--maybe souls will be saved and physical needs met by those who need them.
As for pets, as these days approach, we will be setting up our parakeet cage in such a fashion that if an earthquake occurs, it will open his cage. I have to finalize our plans for the kids' pet turtles, but I want to use them as a testimony to anyone who comes along.
We don't have any mammalian pets, but for those who do, I suggest making ways that are either time-release, earthquake-release, or persistence release for your pets. A time release is something that uses a clockwork or other sort of slow-time device (dripping water in a big bucket, etc.) to release a Rube-Goldberg device to open a door, window, etc. to let your pets out. If it takes 24 hours or whatever for the device to activate, then you can reset it every day. Earthquake release is fairly simple, make it so that any trembling will release the door, and they can get out. A persistence release means that if the pet is starving and desperate, they can persist at biting or clawing or jerking or slamming on something until it lets them out. A weakened dog leash, for instance, that an obedient dog will stay on when he's not desperate, but that if he persisted, he could break it and be free. For those of you with an invisible dog collar fence, it might involve a timer for it that you can have turn off after 24 hours if you don't reset it. And you can come up with your own ideas as well.
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Post by chohouston on Aug 22, 2017 14:23:57 GMT -6
Hello all, I have been meaning to post earlier as I have been enjoying this community for resources through my own journey and relationship with Christ.
It has been a crazy ride for me as it started in march of 2017 when my father in law started talking about the potential of WW3 as well as other stuff such as Illuminati, globalism, NWO etc. I was always a so called believer but all of that had sparked my interest. I started to look into it and stumbled across the Rev 12 sign in April. I was so intrigued yet confused. I was in the Dominican Republic at the time and was in solitude for about a week when I just asked Jesus in prayer to reveal the truth to me. Long story short, he revealed that everything was in the Word and that the truth is only found in the Word. Fast forward 5 months and I am trying to warn our church in Toronto. It is quite amazing, the transformation and renewing of my mind, especially my relationship with Christ. The fear I have of our Father yet the comfort and peace I receive is something I have never experienced. I feel that I was called to blow the trumpet here in Toronto where Church has taken a whole new direction. We are not preaching the gospel as a whole and the Church is do divided (even my home church) but we are slowly seeing a change which is exciting. It seems that no one here in Toronto sees that the time is close and that everyone is so occupied in worldly things that I have officially been deemed crazy, even to believers! Thank you for your work Gary and all the people that seek his Word and share here. It gives me hope to see a community of believers who seek HIS return. You guys are doing more than you think when you post your thoughts etc about specific things on the unsealed website as well as this discussion board. Bless you all and I hope that there are fellow Canadians here on this thread!
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Post by sawdy on Aug 22, 2017 14:39:34 GMT -6
Bless you all and I hope that there are fellow Canadians here on this thread! I am now no longer alone. Lol Welcome! |
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Post by Natalie on Aug 22, 2017 16:32:13 GMT -6
Welcome, chohouston! Isn't it great to have a place to talk to people about this stuff!
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Post by whatif on Aug 23, 2017 0:44:56 GMT -6
Hi, chohouston! Welcome to the forum!
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Post by watchmanjim on Aug 23, 2017 21:39:03 GMT -6
Welcome, chohouston!
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woodyz
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Post by woodyz on Aug 24, 2017 3:14:11 GMT -6
OK My first post here. I am retired/disabled, married 45 years with 3 grown children. Live in SC with my Wife and oldest, a boy since he had a MC wreck in 2014. He is disabled but does good enough my Wife and I live in a house about 500 yards from his but we have a room in his house where one or both of us stay most of the time.
He has Diabetes, type 1 since he was 15 (44 now) and when he had his MC accident and was disabled he didn't do very well with either and we moved in with him.
Like I said he is doing very well now so we are just in a kind of routine.
I have two Daughters who live in KY and a total of 10 Grand kids and two great grand kids.
I had a heart attack and surgery in 2006 and have a plastic heart valve so I take blood thinner and it doesn't stay regulated so I have had 3+ strokes so have some disability with my hands and right leg. + lost all vision to the left in both eyes.
I enjoy firearms, fishing, hunting and teaching/taking my grand kids to do them.
I was in the USMC for 7 years, three months and 22 days. A good tour 40+ years ago. Hi-lite being an MP and Presidential Security for President Nixon. Worked as a civilian police office and in the nuclear industry.
I have been shot 3x, stabbed once and broke my neck in my own MC accident in late 67. But "I'm in good shape for the shape I'm in" (J Cash)
Saved as a teen, then got away from it. Went to war and did things I thought would not allow me into heaven, but GOD and I worked that out years ago.
Well, don't know what else to say at this point, if you want to know anything specif about me just ask it and I will try and tell you.
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Post by whatif on Aug 24, 2017 7:39:11 GMT -6
Good morning, woodyz! Welcome to the forum!
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Post by delo63 on Aug 24, 2017 7:50:56 GMT -6
Welcome woody, you'll feel right at home  |
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Post by Natalie on Aug 24, 2017 8:09:24 GMT -6
welcome!
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Post by watchmanjim on Aug 24, 2017 9:25:08 GMT -6
Welcome Woody, good to have another South Carolina guy on board! I appreciate your journey of hardship you've been through and your service to your country and your making peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. I live up near Greenville, and I also have family in Kentucky, out near Murray.
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