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. . . if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7)
i remember i was golfing that morn with shane and when shane beat me that day i went into the club house it was all over the tv and radio,,,ouch 6 years have flew by ,,we still remember this day and i will til i see Christ..
I remember that day. I was in Nagoya, Japan on business. I had fallen asleep watching Japanese television (when you can't speak Japanese, it is pretty boring). I woke at 3am local time (which is 3pm Eastern Time in US), and I saw pictures of a building on fire, then I saw an airplane fly into the second tower and explode. I thought to myself, "some idiot was flying over the first tower looking at the fire and accidentally flew into the second tower". I could not understand anything the reporters were saying. The text was scrolling on the bottom of the screen and I could only recognize "FBI" and "NY". My heart sank as I sat there in my hotel bed in Japan. It was 4 hours later before I could access an English translation of the broadcast and found out the gut-wrenching truth.
When I arrived at the office in Japan later that morning, many of the Japanese business men were offering sympathy and asked me if I would like to use their desks to call home.
Well I tried to call all morning, but the lines were down and I was not able to get through. It was a helpless feeling.
I immediately thought of what it may feel like for those who are left behind at the rapture. Chaos, confusion, fear, shock, and complete helplessness. No one had answers, only questions.
It was a significant event in history, but it will be completely dwarfed in its magnitude when Christ returns and raptures his Church!!!!!!
K.S. ~ I feel honored that you left a comment here.
Thank you for that brotherly admonition. Your statement drew me right into your experience, emotionally and intellectually. I sensed that I felt what you felt, the confusion, anxiety, and deep sorrow. That was an excellent comment. What really topped it off for me was that (perhaps without you knowing it) you admonished me to post more about the truth of the immanent translation of the church, better known as the rapture.
We were working 3rd shift at that time, & of course, were asleep. I woke up at 11:41 AM )it's amazing how we can recall little details like that, isn't it?) to go to the restroom. We unplugged the phone to get some sleep & I noticed we had a message. I listened to it & it was my Dad telling me about it. I love my Dad, but seriously I thought, it must be a movie or something that was being filmed & he simply was mistaken. I turned on the TV & soon to my horror saw that he was right. It is hard to describe the sadness & yes, fear that I felt right then, realizing that I was not in as intimate fellowship with Christ as I desired, or should have been. Thanks for the reminder. I pray we never forget this side of Heaven either. I also appreciate bro. KS's remarks.
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i remember i was golfing that morn with shane and when shane beat me that day i went into the club house it was all over the tv and radio,,,ouch 6 years have flew by ,,we still remember this day and i will til i see Christ..
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senior pgadreamer, at 11/9/07 3:51 PM
Amen Brother Chris! Amen.
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J. Wendell, at 14/9/07 5:23 AM
I remember that day. I was in Nagoya, Japan on business. I had fallen asleep watching Japanese television (when you can't speak Japanese, it is pretty boring). I woke at 3am local time (which is 3pm Eastern Time in US), and I saw pictures of a building on fire, then I saw an airplane fly into the second tower and explode. I thought to myself, "some idiot was flying over the first tower looking at the fire and accidentally flew into the second tower". I could not understand anything the reporters were saying. The text was scrolling on the bottom of the screen and I could only recognize "FBI" and "NY". My heart sank as I sat there in my hotel bed in Japan. It was 4 hours later before I could access an English translation of the broadcast and found out the gut-wrenching truth.
When I arrived at the office in Japan later that morning, many of the Japanese business men were offering sympathy and asked me if I would like to use their desks to call home.
Well I tried to call all morning, but the lines were down and I was not able to get through. It was a helpless feeling.
I immediately thought of what it may feel like for those who are left behind at the rapture. Chaos, confusion, fear, shock, and complete helplessness. No one had answers, only questions.
It was a significant event in history, but it will be completely dwarfed in its magnitude when Christ returns and raptures his Church!!!!!!
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Anonymous, at 19/9/07 1:29 PM
Amen!
K.S. ~
I feel honored that you left a comment here.
Thank you for that brotherly admonition. Your statement drew me right into your experience, emotionally and intellectually. I sensed that I felt what you felt, the confusion, anxiety, and deep sorrow. That was an excellent comment. What really topped it off for me was that (perhaps without you knowing it) you admonished me to post more about the truth of the immanent translation of the church, better known as the rapture.
Thanks again brother.
John
P.S. Tell L.S. we said, “Hi”. ;-)
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J. Wendell, at 20/9/07 6:23 AM
Bro. John,
We were working 3rd shift at that time, & of course, were asleep. I woke up at 11:41 AM )it's amazing how we can recall little details like that, isn't it?) to go to the restroom. We unplugged the phone to get some sleep & I noticed we had a message. I listened to it & it was my Dad telling me about it. I love my Dad, but seriously I thought, it must be a movie or something that was being filmed & he simply was mistaken. I turned on the TV & soon to my horror saw that he was right. It is hard to describe the sadness & yes, fear that I felt right then, realizing that I was not in as intimate fellowship with Christ as I desired, or should have been. Thanks for the reminder. I pray we never forget this side of Heaven either. I also appreciate bro. KS's remarks.
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David Wyatt, at 22/9/07 10:11 PM
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