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The future is laid out in chapters 4 through 22 in the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ.  Chapters 6 through 19 deal with the 70^th week containing the Great Tribulation!

John recorded by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 4:

1  After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.”

Who better to record the future events than the Beloved Disciple whose writing focuses on Agape Love!

There is a convergence occurring and the world is clearly in decay on multiple levels.  Man expects to win the battle against disease, famine, and hardship.  GOD says there are to be fearful judgments of disease, famine, and hardship.  Who do you believe?  The true church will be watching from Above!

The purpose of the Tribulation is given by THE SPIRIT in Hosea chapter 5:

15 I will return again to My (Jesus) place (Heaven) Till they (the Jews) acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

The sequence of the 70^th week is laid out as follows:

The Tribulation does not begin until the Lamb opens the seal.

The Lamb doesn’t receive the Scroll until after the 24 Elders who represent the true church place their crowns on the glassy sea.

The 24 Elders and the seven Lampstands are in Heaven when the Tribulation begins.

Prior to chapter 4, the titles of Jesus refer to the church age.  Beginning in chapter 4, His titles are all Jewish based: Lamb, Lion, etc.

The elders explain to John what is going on in Heaven whereas the creatures focus on what is occurring on earth.

The Beloved Disciple recorded in Revelation chapter 6:

1 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come (proceed) and see.”

As an overview, in chapter 6, the sealed scrolls begin to open.  There are seven scrolls to open (chapter 7-14) but there is an insertion before the seventh.  The seven trumpets are sounded but once again there is an insertion at the seventh trumpet. In chapter 16, the seven bowls of wrath are poured out.  Throughout Scripture, FATHER uses “sevens” and their multiples as spiritual identifiers.  The structure of 6+1 is used often and one example is: man(6) plus GOD(1) equals completion; six thousand years plus one thousand years equal completion.

John actually saw what was happening, not just a vision!  He was given the privilege of transcending time.

2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. 

This is not Jesus; He is opening the seals.  The crown is a victor’s crown and the horse represents judgment throughout Scripture.  Jesus Christ will show up on a white horse in chapter 19.  This rider is an imposter and is carrying a bow which can represent Nimrod the hunter and/or the rain-bow of a second manmade covenant… maybe both.  Nimrod was the beginning of the Masonic order and was renamed Gilgamesh.  The letter “G” in the Masonic emblem refers to Gilgamesh.  Babel was part of Nimrod’s kingdom, and the influence of the adversary was notable on Nimrod.

This first horseman’s role would be to enforce a covenant with Israel for seven years that he then violates.

Gabriel provides Daniel with a description of this latter time in Daniel chapter 8:

23  “And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes.

24 His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and also the Holy people.

25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

And in chapter 9:

27  And he shall confirm (enforce) the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

This man will attract the world with his qualities that appeal to them at the beginning of the 70^th week.  The world will be deceived since the Holy Spirit was removed from the earth at the time of the Harpazo.  The final affliction of the Jews will begin.

We need to live out each day in a balanced perspective and “do business” until He comes for us!

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 24:

36  “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of Heaven, but My Father only.

37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.

43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

Jesus also spoke in Luke chapter 19:

11  Now as they heard these things, Jesus spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the Kingdom of God would appear immediately.

12 Therefore He said: “A certain Nobleman went into a far country to receive for Himself a Kingdom and to return.

13 So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’

We are not to sit around in a passive state waiting to be harpazo’d.  Instead, we are to utilize our individual resources to further the Kingdom in any area we can impact.  This is exactly why Servias is helping the Kids In Need on a consistent, continual basis.

It is vital that you don’t move to one of two extremes: Rapture paralysis or Date Setters.

Those who are paralyzed by thinking the Rapture will occur right away end up doing nothing now or plan for the future.  They are not “occupying” or doing business with their callings.

The other extreme focuses on the date setters.  I have heard my share of end-time prophets who had us departing at various and sundry times.  All they really did was to extract and divert resources and attention away from true ministry.  When their predicted time passed, some added the Hezekiah factor of 15 years to rationalize their failed attempts.  How many times can one of these people be wrong before people finally realize that the person is misguided and move on.

Why focus on an undisclosed time when you can be productive and produce Heavenly rewards?

14 But His citizens Hated him, and sent a delegation after Him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’

15 “And so it was that when He returned, having received the Kingdom, He then commanded these servants, to whom He had given the money, to be called to Him, that He might know how much every man had gained by trading.

16 Then came the first, saying, ‘Master, Your mina has earned ten minas.’

17 And He said to him, ‘Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’

18 And the second came, saying, ‘Master, Your mina has earned five minas.’

19 Likewise He said to him, ‘You also be over five cities.’

20 “Then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is Your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.

21 For I feared You, because You are an austere Man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what You did not sow.’

22 And He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.

23 Why then did you not put My money in the bank, that at My coming I might have collected it with interest?’

24 “And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas.’

25 (But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.’)

26 ‘For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

27 But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.'”

The first two servants knew Jesus and willingly increased His Kingdom.  They were rewarded for their efforts and were given greater responsibilities in His future Kingdom on earth.

The third servant did not know the Heart of Our Lord and walked in fear of loss.  He hoarded what was given to him and did nothing with his resources that would further the Kingdom.  His loss was great.

It’s never too late to occupy till He comes!

Paul was given the mystery of the church which differentiates it from the Jews.  The Bride is eager and joyfully waits for the harpazo and the Jews have no clue!. The catching away of the Bride can happen at any time.

Pay close attention of what Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit consistently concerning the mystery given to him for the Gentiles by Jesus:

1^st Thessalonians 1:10 and to wait for His Son from Heaven, Whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus Who delivers us from the wrath to come.

The Bride is spared from the wrath and will be removed prior to 70^th week.

Philippians 3:20  For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

21 Who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious Body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

Wouldn’t it be challenging to be eager if we had to go through the 70^th week with those being judged?

Titus 2:11  For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and Godly in the present age,

13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

14 Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.

15 Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

If FATHER’S judgment was happening all around us, it would be difficult for us to be looking up for Jesus’ glorious appearing in the sky.

Hebrews 9:28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

I am eager for His second appearing, and I trust you are too!

1^st Thessalonians 4:15  For this we say to you by the Word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.

16 For the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

18 Therefore comfort one another with these Words.

Paul explicitly shares the “Word of the Lord” and provides us with detail of the harpazo, unlike His return to earth to set up His Kingdom and Throne to rule the earth.

1^st Thessalonians 5:1But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you.

2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. (the wise and foolish virgins parable)

3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.

4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.

5 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.

6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.

7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.

8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and Love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.

11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

When we walk in the revelation of these Scriptures, we will be able to walk in Love and faith knowing that our redemption draws near, and we will no longer place importance on worldly things.

Finally, Jesus speaks in Revelation 22:  “And behold, I am coming quickly (in an instant), and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.

13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.

15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

17 And the Spirit and the Bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of Life freely.

20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Both The Holy Spirit and the Bride are eagerly waiting for Jesus to come and take both to Heaven.  The Holy Spirit will not be on earth to restrain the adversary for that 70^th week.  You and I don’t want to be here as well!  Focus on doing His commandments, be purified, and walk in Love.

The interval between the 69^th and 70^th week has been connected to Israel’s time of judgment and resulting forgiveness in the past.

Jesus spoke of this time period in Matthew chapter 18:

21  Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”

22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

Jesus specifically brings our attention to the number “490”, and then He immediately refers to the parable of the unforgiving servant.

23 Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

25 But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made.

26 The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’

27 Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

FATHER forgave Israel of its entire debt, but they did not learn their lesson of mercy and commitment to HIM:

28 “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’

29 So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’

30 And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.

31 So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done.

The servant was greedy and only interested in “self” and continued enslavement of those who owed him money.  He had no comprehension of “Jubilee”, the cancellation of debt.

32 Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’

34 And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.

35 “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”

The Jews will suffer a period of being delivered to “the torturers” as their judgment for rejecting the Messiah.  This is their just reward until their 490-year period is fulfilled.  FATHER does not include the time when they were unable to fulfill their destiny.  The following describes three other major intervals in history:

The time of Ishmael is not included in the time of restoration.  This interval was removed from the calculation of the Jubilee.  Abraham and Sarah did what was right in their own eyes and tried to bring forth The Promise by using Hagar.

The 2^nd example of an interval of restoration:

When the Jews were in servitude, FATHER accounted for those years as well.  Their servitude was a result of them “doing what was right in their own eyes!”  This was the constant theme in the Book of Judges.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Judges chapter 2:

1  Then the Angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: “I led you up from Egypt and brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you.

2 And you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this? 3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; but they shall be thorns in your side, and their gods shall be a snare to you.’“

4 So it was, when the Angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voices and wept.

5 Then they called the name of that place Bochim (weeping); and they sacrificed there to the LORD.

6 And when Joshua had dismissed the people, the children of Israel went each to his own inheritance to possess the land.

Their remorse did not last long:

Judges 3:

5  Thus the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons; and they served their gods.

7 So the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD. They forgot the LORD their God, and served the Baals and Asherahs.

Their hearts were not changed and their compliance lasted only for a short while.

8 Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan-Rishathaim eight years.

9 When the children of Israel cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the children of Israel, who delivered them: Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

10 The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim.

The theme: wash, rinse, repeat.

The 3^rd example of an interval:

The current interval of the church period is unknown to us.  Once the harpazo occurs, the seventieth week will commence and Israel will fulfill its judgment.

The timeline reveals that the world is approaching unprecedented troubles.

The following represents the timeline we have been writing about:

Jesus spoke of this time period in Matthew chapter 24:

21  For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

He was quoting from Daniel chapter 12:

1  “At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people (the Jews) shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book.

Both Gabriel and Michael are involved in this unprecedented time!

2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt.

3 Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever.

4 “But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

There will be those who are wise and those who are unwise, a parallel to the parable of the ten virgins.  It is vital that men accept Jesus Christ during this time of the Great Tribulation!

9 And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the Words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

10 Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.

Even though knowledge will increase, which is clearly what is happening today, the wicked will not understand the importance of these times.  Rather than ensuring their destiny, they are busy being entertained or focused on worldly trappings.

11 “And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.

12 Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.

13 “But you, go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”

The final 3 ½ year period will be like no other time on earth.  Thankfully, the Bride will view these events from Heaven and not be subjected to the intense suffering that lies ahead.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Zechariah chapter 13:

7  “Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, Against the Man who is My Companion,” Says the LORD of hosts. “Strike the Shepherd, And the sheep (the Jews) will be scattered; Then I will turn My hand against the little ones.

Who struck the Shepherd?  The Pharisees did!  Judgment must prevail against those who have rejected Jesus Christ as their Savior.

8 And it shall come to pass in all the land,” Says the LORD, “That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, But one -third shall be left in it:

9 I will bring the one -third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The LORD is my God.'”

It was written by THE SPIRIT in Jeremiah chapter 30:

4  Now these are the Words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah. 5 “For thus says the LORD: ‘We have heard a voice of trembling, Of fear, and not of peace.

6 Ask now, and see, Whether a man is ever in labor with child? So why do I see every man with his hands on his loins Like a woman in labor, And all faces turned pale?

7 Alas! For that day is great, So that none is like it; And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble, But he shall be saved out of it.

When Jesus speaks, pay close attention!  Both Gabriel and Michael, the two archangels, provide the emphasis for this time of Jacob’s Trouble.  There will be no time as great and troublesome as this 3 ½ year period.

The timelines provide us the big picture of the Bible as an Integrated Message System.

The following represents the timeline we have been writing about:

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 19:

41  Now as Jesus drew near, He saw the city (Jerusalem) and wept over it,

42 saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

43 For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side,

44 and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

Jesus understood the overall timeline and because of His Love for Israel, He wept!  He knew that in 38 years, His prophecy would manifest due to their blindness.  We must not allow ourselves to be blinded in any way.  FATHER has given us sufficient warning to focus on the Spiritual and not the worldly.

Paul wrote about this revealed mystery by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 11:

25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

There is no need for man’s opinions when you have FATHER’S Word to reference and live by.  “Until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in”, is a vital statement.  There are three major “until’s” and this is one of them.  “The fullness of the Gentiles” is synonymous with the Church period in the Biblical timeline.

Daniel recorded by THE SPIRIT in chapter 9 concerning the 70^th week:

27 Then he (“the prince that shall come”) shall confirm a covenant with the many (Israel) for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate.

This week is split into two 3 ½ year periods.  This adversary breaks the covenant midweek and causes the sacrifice and the oblation to cease.  He brings forth the abominations of desolation.  Note, the temple has been fully restored in Jerusalem.  Jesus, Paul, and John also refer to the temple standing in the end times!

Jesus references this timeframe when He spoke to His Jewish disciples in Mark chapter 13:

14 “So when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.”

3 ½ years = 42 months = 1260 days = ½ week

It is notable that Jesus’ earthly ministry lasted 3 ½ years whereas the counterfeit’s power will attempt to replicate this time period only to come into full judgment.  The Great Tribulation is the last half of the seven year period.  Jesus spoke of this time period in Matthew chapter 24:

21  For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

Jesus fully understood the timeline of events: past, present, and future.  You and I should understand them as well so that we don’t allow ourselves to become lethargic in our individual callings.  Now is the time!

The true church is the mystery which was revealed in the New Testament and is known as the spotless Bride of Christ.

Paul wrote about this revealed mystery by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 3:

1  For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles–

2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,

3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,

4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the Gospel,

7 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God Who created all things through Jesus Christ;

10 to the intent that now the manifold Wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,

11 according to the Eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

The Divine Mystery was withheld until Jesus Christ began His earthly ministry.  Once that happened, the true church was birthed, and the adversary and his minions became aware of their opposition.  The god of this earth realized that his days are numbered yet he knows not the day or the hour of his demise.

In the above passage, Paul introduced the “body concept” of The Bride.  Paul revealed that this mystery character is indwelling in every believer as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 1:

26  the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.

27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

The Jews viewed their relationship with GOD as being external whereas we as the True Church have Christ in us.  We don’t have to go to some external, physical location to glorify Jesus.  We simply walk out our daily lives in righteousness and we will praise and worship Him by our words and actions.  We are His Bride.

Paul further wrote about the Bride by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 5:

22  Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.

24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

Paul reveals the expectation of Jesus concerning you and me:

25 Husbands, Love your wives, just as Christ also Loved the church and gave Himself for her,

26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the Word,

27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be Holy and without blemish.

The end result of the true church becoming Holy and without blemish is the harpazo for the presentation in Heaven.

Paul sums it up in 1^st Corinthians chapter 15:

51  Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed-

52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”

We do not want to be on the wrong side of this event!

During the interval between week 69 and 70 of Gabriel’s prophecy to Daniel, the true church is being prepared for redemption as the spotless Bride of Christ.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 16 about the building of His Church:

15  Jesus said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father Who is in Heaven.

18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock (revelation), I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

20 Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.

21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.

For the true church to be established, Jesus had to take on all sin as He died on the cross (atonement), to be resurrected on the third day.  So that the gates of hell would not prevail against the church, Jesus would send The Holy Spirit to mature the believers.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 1:

16  I do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the Spirit of Wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

We must not only receive The Holy Spirit but be led by THE SPIRIT in all things!  Why?  Paul explains:

18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power

20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the Heavenly places,

21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,

23 which is His Body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

The true church is to be enlightened with hope and know the riches of the glory of His inheritance.  We are to truly comprehend the exceeding greatness of His power toward each of us.  The power to raise the dead, heal the sick, and cast out devils are resident in us and awaits our maturity in not only comprehending this Truth, but to walk in it as well.  We need to envision ourselves doing these things.

Paul further wrote about the true church coming into full maturity in Ephesians chapter 4:

7  But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

8 Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.”

9 (Now this, “He ascended”-what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the Heavens, that He might fill all things.)

11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,

12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,

13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

What does this mean?  The fivefold ministries are to nurture and prepare all the Holy believers to do their own works of ministry, and as they do this they will enlarge and build up the Body of Christ into that spotless Bride to be received in Heaven.

When will we be received (harpazo’d)?  Only FATHER knows that specific time which will end the interval between the 69^th and 70^th week.  Jesus fulfilled His part by the atonement, resurrection, and ascension.