Rapture Fever
by Gary North by Gary North
AT GOD’S RIGHT HAND, UNTIL. . . . A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing [vdm%wr~reel’y: New American Standard Bible] in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. The LORD bath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head (Psalm 110:1-7; emphasis added). But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfi-uits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he bath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he bath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all (I Cor. 15:20-28; emphasis added).
FOREWORD (to be read) For which of you, intending to build a towe~ sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have su.cient to finish it? Lest haplj [it happen], afier he bath laid tk foundation, and is not able to fintih it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, Thti man began to build, and was not able to jlnish (Luke 14:28-30). Count the costs, Jesus said. But we must also remember to count the benefits. In this Foreword I present three major gifts that are available to all Christians through their membership in God’s New Testament Church. The existence of these stupendous gifts has been denied by many theologians. Millions of Christian laymen have therefore been unwilling to accept these benefits from the hand of God. I concluded that it was time for a Christian layman to protest. I can read the Bible, too, and I am convinced that all three of these gifts are not only available to God’s people, but also that He is highly displeased when we deny their existence and thereby reject them. There is a reason for Christians’ hesitancy to admit the availability of these gifts. They know that with all blessings inevitably come duties and obligations. We never get something for nothing. Even salvation requires men to live new lives that break with their evil past (I Cor. 6:9-1 O; Eph. 5:1-5). Millions of Christians think they can evade many duties and obligations if they just refuse to accept God’s blessings. This is a terrible
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AT GOD’S RIGHT HAND, UNTIL. . . .<br />
A Psalm of David.<br />
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand,<br />
until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The LORD shall send<br />
the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of<br />
thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing [vdm%wr~reel’y: New<br />
American Standard Bible] in the day of thy power, in the beauties<br />
of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the<br />
dew of thy youth. The LORD bath sworn, and will not repent,<br />
Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. The<br />
Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of<br />
his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the<br />
places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over<br />
many countries. He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore<br />
shall he lift up the head (Psalm 110:1-7; emphasis added).<br />
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfi-uits<br />
of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man<br />
came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die,<br />
even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his<br />
own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s<br />
at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered<br />
up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall<br />
have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he<br />
must reign, till he bath put all enemies under his feet. The last<br />
enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he bath put all<br />
things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put<br />
under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all<br />
things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto<br />
him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that<br />
put all things under him, that God may be all in all (I Cor.<br />
15:20-28; emphasis added).
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