What About The Rapture?

 So many focus on the "rapture" or "catching away" of the church but honestly, I cannot understand the focus to leave here...

leave this place behind....  when there is so much to heal in the earth... and so many wondrous mysteries to discover... 

The hidden, mysterious treasures of the LORD were intended for us to develop & discover in His creation. Isaiah 45:3

Romans 8 tells us, He redeemed the cosmos... He deserves ALL the treasures of glory mentioned in Revelation 5:12. 

"POWER, RICHES, WISDOM, STRENGTH, HONOR, GLORY, BLESSING."

Is it not the brides place to bring Him this glory? To sing Him this NEW SONG? To develop & capture this amazing oil?

In the parable of the ten virgins...5 with oil...5 with little... why are the lacking virgins told to go & purchase more oil? 

Maybe we should take a closer look at the substance & value of the oil... 

& how its grown, harvested, pressed, refined, purchased & spent. 

Does not oil represent glory? Golden glory?  Sourced in Holy Spirit yet developed & managed by the bride.

We understand that Holy Spirit was freely given which is represented by the golden olive oil. 

Yet Jesus purchased that oil & gave it freely on Pentecost. Should not His beautiful bride  go through the sacrifice of purchasing the oil on His behalf? 

It's a mystery, crucified with Christ... yet Alive in His glory.

How do we purchase oil? How did the 5 virgins (who had stored up extra oil) get prepared? What was their assignment & what was their source? 

They were ushered into the wedding feast because they were prepared. How did they prepare?

In the story of the widow of the prophet ( in 2 Kings 4)... she was told, by Elisha, to redeem her sons & their family debts with the oil. 

The oil began with the small substance she already had...

 but, by faith, (& her obedience) the oil was multiplied supernaturally to fill the vessels of their entire neighborhood!  

Her substance, then freely given, was multiplied by the blessing of the prophet Elishas' word. 

So we have both 'purchase' & 'freely given'- simultaneously manifested. 

Afterwards, the widow & her sons were instructed to continue to live  (occupy) with & from the value of the oil. 

Were her 2 sons to continue in their fathers foot steps... in the school of the prophets? Were they to carry on the legacy of their father?

Could we be speaking, here, of the 2 witnesses or the 2 Olives trees? Is this what the bride must prepare for the manchild in Revelation 12:1?  

A bride signs a check by the value her bridegroom has earned & deposited (Holy Spirit oil) in the bank of trust. 

Its a joint account. Theirs is a Covenant which begins prior to the Wedding Feast, way before the culmination of their complete union.

Absolutely nothing can be more wondrous and captivating than the presence of the LORD. In His presence is fullness of joy. It is He that is anointed with the oil of joy by His Father. Psalm 45:7.

Worship can ever be our highest pursuit & addiction...sitting at His table is better than any other place in all of creation.

 Yet, according to Psalm 23:5 & Revelation 3:20,  we can enjoy a prequel to this, here on earth, as we continue to bring Him the glory of the nations, the purchase of His love upon The Cross. 

Sitting at the table of the wedding feast should be something she has long prepared for... rather than a sudden surprise. What bride do you know who leaves all the plans to the Father of the groom? 

We can continue purchasing the golden oil of His glory.

Do I desire to be at The Wedding Supper of the Lamb....oh yes...more than anything else...yet....

I want to be there with ALL THE GUESTS that HE DESIRES TO FELLOWSHIP WITH....noone lacking... no seat left empty. Have all the invitations been delivered?

I don't want one pearl missing from the brides dowry. Proverbs 31 says "her lamp does not go out by night."

How would a responsible bride-fiance leave so much undone? Would not His pleasure be her first concern and ultimate priority?

SO much more for the bride to prepare for their homecoming. The preparation is a mutual event. Both preparing a household for the other! Both anticipating the others good pleasure.

A developing of divine partnership.  Much more oil to be harvested, pressed out & poured into the citizens of earth. God's golden glory oil.

We were commanded to tend the garden & manage (in benevolance) the resources of earth. We were commanded to disciple nations. We were commanded to bring forth Life & to multiply the Golden oil. 

☆☆☆Rapture: Yes I believe there is a rapture. There are 7 raptures mentioned in scripture. (See Chuck Mishler )

 It's in the scripture so it's true...I just think man's intellectual attempt to understand the prophetic mysteries fall far short. 

Also we are now learning about compromise in the Schofield Bible interpretations.