The Rapture, the Remnant, and the Return

A Deeper Look into Christ's Second Coming

Sean Eastham

• Publisher: Cloudbound Publishers
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9780996090612
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religion

Sean Eastham, Bible prophecy enthusiast turned author, reveals the Scriptures about the end times and second coming of Christ with a fresh perspective that brings Bible prophecy to life in a common sense, easy to understand way. Regardless of what you may know about Christ's second coming, Eastham will guide you deep into the Scriptures bringing assurance to ancient prophecies that are coming to life daily. He encourages you with a message of hope and explains a mystery that is more relevant today than ever. Time is short, Christ is coming, and people need to be prepared spiritually for what God does next here on Earth! Be encouraged, be informed, and be prepared. "The Rapture, the Remnant, and the Return" provides the answers you have been searching for.

Contents

How to Use This Book

Foreword

Part One | 1948

The Year That Opened the Door to Bible Prophecy

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Section 9

Section 10

Section 11

Section 12

Part Two | Eighty Years?

The Generation That Will Not Pass Away

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Part Three | Imminency

Understanding the Timing of the Rapture

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Section 9

Section 10

Section 11

Section 12

Section 13

Part Four | Where Have They Gone?

An Explanation for Those Not Taken When the People Vanished

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Section 9

Section 10

Section 11

Section 12

Section 13

Section 14

Section 15

Section 16

Section 17

Section 18

Section 19

Appendix

How to Use This Book

This book is written as an appeal for believers in Christ, and anyone with an ear to hear the Word of God, to wake up to the reality that Jesus Christ is coming soon for His Church. Judgment is about to be unleashed upon the world for its sin. The author will show evidence through Scripture, as well as events in modern history, to convince and persuade you to open your eyes to Bible prophecy and get excited and right with God. Jesus Christ is about to act in a big way on planet earth! You must be prepared spiritually for what is about to happen. Be assured that your confidence can only lie in one place in these uncertain days we are living in. How you live your life today and what you believe will have eternal consequences and or rewards. There are no blurred lines in God’s Word. Believe in the truth of the Bible, and you will be prepared for eternity and God’s plans for humanity.

Unlike most chapter books, this book is written in the format of parts and sections for ease of reading, study, and reference. This is not light reading material. Many of the ideas and subject matter expressed require deep thought and contemplation. Reading this book several times may be needed to fully grasp the magnitude and timeliness of its content. A suggestion would be to devote at least twenty to forty minutes of uninterrupted reading and study in a quiet place. Reading one part or sections of one part in one sitting may be beneficial. Taking notes, or jotting down any thoughts or scriptures may be helpful as you read.

Part four of this book—“Where have they gone?” is unique in that it presents the gospel and provides an explanation for those who have missed the Rapture. It can be a guide to assist those left behind who are seeking God. This will help them understand what has happened and what to expect in their near future according to Bible prophecy. The ultimate hope of part four is to bring unbelievers to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is informative and helpful no matter what point in God’s future timeline you are reading it.

An idea of how to use part four as a future gospel tool, would be to leave a copy of the book or just part four on your kitchen counter, coffee table, or anywhere someone would easily find it in your home. Write on it in big red letters, “Read Me.” After you have been raptured, unsaved friends, family, and co-workers will likely be going to your home to check up on you. Finding a copy could be just what the Holy Spirit may use to help save their soul at that time.

Finally, please feel free to distribute this book to anyone and everyone you feel led to give it to. If you have an electronic version, download it, e-mail it, or spread through social media. You may also leave a printed copy lying around for someone to grab. Spread the word. The message must be heard. People need to know what Jesus Christ is about to do and the provision He has made to save them. The world is running out of time! God bless you and thank you for your part in spreading a message that must be heard.

Foreword

In 2004, the author’s grandmother wrote in her journal what she felt the Lord was speaking to her heart that particular day. The message, used in this book for illustrative purposes, is scripturally sound with biblical truths prophetic in nature. The message is not an excerpt from The Bible, nor is it to be thought of as an addition to The Bible.

November 15, 2004

My God, who and what are you?

I have said in My Word, I have declared Myself to be the “I AM.” Everything, everyone revolves around “Me.” Whether your face is toward Me, or your back turned from Me, no one can remove himself.

It is like the sun with the planets revolving around it. Not one can say, “I’m not a part of the pull.” You will never experience any place, or time where “I AM” is not. This is the reason the lost will grind their teeth and weep and wail. Awareness without hope is utter despair.

All over the earth I am calling……calling……Oh turn around and come to Me. The price has been paid. A way has been prepared for you by God the Son.

Oh the cunning deception of the evil one and the foolishness of mankind’s unacceptance of this message, which seal them to eternal doom.

Hear Me when I say……I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father and the new beginnings He has for them, now and for eternity, except through Me.

See, the Lord is coming with fire,

and his chariots are like a whirlwind;

he will bring down his anger with fury,

and his rebuke with flames of fire.

For with fire and with his sword

the Lord will execute judgment on all people,

and many will be those slain by the Lord.

—ISAIAH 66:15-16 NIV

And He has on His robe and

on His thigh a name written:

KING OF KING AND LORD OF LORDS.

—REVELATION 19:16

Because you have kept My command to persevere,

I will also keep you from the hour of trial

which shall come upon the whole world,

to test those who dwell on the earth.

—REVELATION 3:10

Part One

1948

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The Year That Opened the Door to Bible Prophecy

Section 1

According to biblical prophecies over 2500 years ago, in the last days God will draw together His chosen people from the four corners of the world and reunite them in their own land—the land promised to their forefathers, and they would prosper. Since the year 721 B.C., there had not been a nation on the planet called “Israel” until May 14, 1948. This day in history marks the most significant prophetic event in the Bible to be fulfilled since the first century. This day started the clock and has since launched into effect scores of other prophecies that could not take place until this nation once again existed. Israel came back to life and something profound happened across the globe. It changed the world forever! This event has created the most exciting and anticipated time to be a Christian since the days Jesus Christ walked the earth!

Since Israel’s rebirth, the days we are now living in are referred to in Scripture as “the last days.” This is a time that is doomed with unthinkable terror, war, and destruction. During this time God will judge His chosen nation—Israel, and all on the planet who have rejected Christ as the Savior of their souls. These days will see the fall of America as the world’s super power and will see the rise of a new world leader, who will unite most of the world into a one world government, one world economy, and one world religion. This leader, known in the Bible as the Antichrist, a man empowered by Satan¹ himself, will ultimately unfold other prophesies such as a seven year peace treaty² with Israel that will begin what Scripture calls, “the time of Jacob’s trouble”³ or the Tribulation⁴. This will be a seven year period of God’s judgment on the earth⁵ that is so catastrophic, if God himself did not put an end to it, the Bible says that “no flesh would be saved.”⁶

The good news is that prior to the Tribulation and revealing of the Antichrist⁷, Christ will rescue and remove His followers from the world in the Rapture⁸. He will return at the end of the Tribulation with His saints⁹ and put an end to evil on the earth. His return will usher in an era where Christ will physically rule the planet as King and establish His earthly kingdom of peace and justice for 1000 years, the time known as the “Millennium” referred to in the book of Revelation¹⁰. At His return, He will welcome those into His new kingdom who serve Him as Lord, and will cast all those who have rejected Him into outer darkness. After His millennial reign, God will then purify the earth with fire¹¹ and create a new planet earth and a new universe not under the curse of sin¹². He will bring His heavenly city, the “New Jerusalem,” down to this new earth¹³ where He will rule and reign with His saints and creation for all eternity.

Since Christ left us nearly 2000 years ago and went back to heaven, His Church has been waiting for His return and these events to transpire. Scripture makes it clear that none of these end times prophesies would begin to be fulfilled until what occurred on May 14, 1948, the re-establishment and rebirth of the nation Israel.

In the year 1948, other events took place in the world that began to set the groundwork and create a global mindset for the rise of a leader, who could unite the world in deception. The Bible states that in the last days knowledge will increase. Technologies have now risen that will assist the Antichrist in controlling a one world government, economy, and religion, such as the invention of computers, a unified banking system, and increased travel and communication. People’s hearts will and have become hardened and they will be easily deceived. As times get worse, things like disasters, catastrophes, wars, corruption, crime, and strife will increase in frequency and magnitude, such as a woman’s labor in child birth increases in intensity. Look at the events of 1948 and see for yourself that 1948 was the prophetic year that started the clock and the countdown for the end of this age as we know it.

Part One—Section 2

Re-establishment of the Nation Israel

Ezekiel 36:24,28 (570 B.C.) 24 For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. 28 Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.

Isaiah 11:11,12 (700 B.C.) 11 It shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall set His hand again the second time to recover the remnant of His people who are left… 12 He will set up a banner for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

•May 14, 1948—David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel. On that day, Ben-Gurion began the role of prime minister, which he served until 1954.

•May 14, 1948—President Truman recognizes Israel as a sovereign nation.

•May 14, 1948—Arab-Israeli War begins. Israel was attacked by the countries of Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia in an unsuccessful attempt to destroy the new nation and prevent its formation.

Part One—Section 3

One World Government

Revelation 13:7,8 7 And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him… (Referencing the Antichrist)

•1946—Winston Churchill calls for a “United States of Europe.”

•April 7, 1948—World Health Organization founded by the United Nations.

•April 30, 1948—Organization of American States (OAS) founded. It is a regional international organization consisting of 35 independent states of the Americas headquartered in Washington D.C.

•April 1948—The OAS adopts the (American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man), the world’s first general human rights instrument.

•June 24, 1948—First World Health Assembly in Geneva.

•September 14, 1948—Ground breaking ceremony for the U.N. building.

•October 5, 1948—International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) founded, (world’s first global environmental organization).

•December 12, 1948—United Nations adopts the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” It empowers the U.N. with authority to govern all nations.

•1948—The United Nations had 66 member nations. It added 128 more countries in 1949.

•1949—Council of Europe, the first pan-European organization ...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Order Form
• About the Book
• About the Author