Kingdom Parables

M. M. NINAN
Thus only the believers are counted righteous because of cross.
Therefore this separation by the Angels occurs at the time of Rapture -
when Jesus comes for the Church.
1 Thess. 3: 15 According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still
alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have
fallen asleep.16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud
command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the
dead in Christ will rise first.17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be
caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we
will be with the Lord forever.
At the rapture the believers are taken away and the unbelievers are
thrown back into the sea of the nations. But now the sea turns our to be
a furnace of fire where men will weep and gnash their teeth - a world of
great tribulation. The world system based on selfishness will destroy
itself and turn on the heat by their sinfulness and selfishness.
This is the story of the Kingdom of Heaven. Hence the story ends with
the separation with the righteous shining like a star in the heavens.
But the story continues on the earth and that story is given in Revelation
as the Laodecian Church.
8.5 THE LAODECIAN CHURCH
What is this church after the church is taken away? On that great day of
separation, which will happen in a twinkling of an eye, all those who
have put their trust in Jesus will go with him. But the institutional
church will still be here to stay. Church is the bride of Christ. The
institution is not. It is only a means - the great tree. The apostate church
still be filled with people while the Gospel preaching churches will still
continue with a depleted audience led by a few unsaved pastors. The
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