V RaptureChrist Newsletter
December 15, 2001

Rescue force


This week, there Cruise Ship was a story in the news about a man who fell off a cruise ship and drowned.

His wife went frantically to the captain to try to search for her husband.

The cruise ship did not send out any search or rescue party and when she got to the nearest island she rented a helicopter to search for her husband.

The coastguard did not send out any ships. She could see from the helicopter there were no ships searching for her husband. Later on his body washed up on shore.

When they asked the spokesman for the cruise company  why they had not sent out rescue boats, he said it was not the cruise-line's fault because the man had leaned against the railing and they are not responsible.

When they asked  the coastguard why they had not gone to search for the man, they said that the proper authorities had been informed.

Why is this story important?

 Sea ShoreIf Christ did not come and  rescue us, we would have as much chance as the man who drowned in the deep blue sea. The "beast" will control the entire earth, and there will be no safe place where you can hide.

When Christ comes, the important thing is to get on board.


Mark 13:15
"The one who is on the housetop must not go down, or go in to get anything out of his house;

Mark 13:16
and the one who is in the field must not turn back to get his coat.

Mark 13:27

"And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.

Do not spend your time gathering things that you think you might need on the trip. All you need is to get onboard the ship.

As for those who are left behind, imagine how that man felt in the middle of the ocean, seeing that gigantic ship leaving.

Hanging on to your life?

Luke 17:33
"Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

Mountain ClimberWhat is Christ talking about?

Luke 17:30
"It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

Luke 17:31
"On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.

Some think that we will be leaving with Christ in spirit form and our clothes stay behind neatly folded.

Why would someone try to gather GOODS if he is a spirit?

Also, why would someone try to go back into his house if he is  a spirit being?

Christ's warning, as given to us, comes with this context:

Luke 17:32
"Remember Lot's wife" 

Luke 17:33
"Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it."

What do we need to remember about Lot's wife?

Christ is comparing Lot's escape from Sodom as our escape from this earth.  Lot's wife turned back.  Why did she turn back?

Jesus states "whoever seeks to keep his life....

Evidently, Lot's wife thought that she needed to preserve  her life....that she needed "things" to keep  her alive.  Christ specifically warns us not to do that; He tells us to remember what happened to Lot's wife.  She did not preserve her life by turning back...she lost it.  She longed too much for the "life" she had in Sodom. 

If we want to make it into the Kingdom of Heaven, we have to leave behind the material things we have on this earth. 

Luke 17:30
"It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

Luke 17:31
"On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose GOODS are in the house must
NOT go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field MUST NOT TURN BACK...

Previous Newsletters

Return to Main Menu