HOW TO BE READY ?
Introduction:
Jesus is coming soon
and those who are ready shall be taken up to be with Him. This is
the event when Jesus will come 'like a thief in the night' to receive
His bride unto Himself. We term this event the 'Calling Away' and it
is to be distinguished from the Rapture which will take place at the
end of the Great Tribulation. Those who partake in the Calling Away
will escape the hour of trial that will come upon the whole earth
(the final 10½ years which includes the Great Tribulation).
This pamphlet
attempts to emphasize the main requirements of what is needed to be
ready. (For a more in depth study refer to 'In
Search of Truth', chapters 25, 17 and 15.10.)
The requirements:
BELONG TO JESUS
Jesus is coming like
a thief but He is no thief and will He only take what truly belongs
to Him.
Thus:
Have you ever been at the point where you have given your life and all it entails to Jesus Who has bought you with His blood?
Have you confirmed and officially established this fact by being baptized (immersed) in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ?
Are you living the surrendered, sold out life (not my will, but Thine be done)?
BE PREPARED TO MEET HIM
In order to be
prepared you need to be washed and to be dressed in your wedding
garment.
Have you been cleansed by the blood of Jesus?
Are you clothed in His righteousness and not in your own?
BE EAGER TO GO
Jesus is coming for
those who are expectantly, eagerly waiting to welcome Him. The
Bridegroom will be the uppermost thought and desire in the heart and
mind of the bride.
Do you long for and desire the coming of Jesus?
Is there anything (or anybody) on this earth for which sake you will rather stay here than go with Jesus?
By meditating on the above questions, you will know whether you are ready or not. Remember the desire to be with the Lord Jesus is the proof that He wants you to be with Him and that He will not pass you by.
"Watch therefore and pray always
that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass
and to stand before the Son of Man." Luke 21:36