You will be preoccupied with the harpazo if you don’t “occupy”!
This is not the year to be passive.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 6:
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
In other words, be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-union with the Lord Jesus. Stand victorious with the force of His explosive power flowing in and through you.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
The fruit of unrighteous men is to produce wicked, unrighteous results. Are we to hide the Truth under a bushel? Are we to be preoccupied with departing this earth? Shouldn’t we “occupy” until that day that no man knows when the harpazo will happen? Shouldn’t we act as though it will be any year but this year?
13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with Truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
How can you know the Truth if you don’t see or hear because you have removed yourself from society? Paul confronted those who were spreading lies of the devil.
There is a global attempt to enslave all of us by the “elite”. Their obsession with money and power is behind their words and actions. We must put on the WHOLE armor of GOD to withstand their attempts to keep us under subjection.
15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace;
16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God;
18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints-
I view praying daily in The Holy Spirit as being critical to protecting me from the wiles of the devil. Though renewing your mind daily might be emotionally challenging some days, it is vital that we keep The Word as our mind’s priority.
19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the Gospel,
20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
And Paul also wrote in 2nd Corinthians chapter 5:
20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
An ambassador is the chief representative to a foreign country or jurisdiction. Would Jesus send an immature believer to represent Him as an ambassador? To be an ambassador, you must be a mature, active believer. You will be known by your fruit and are to righteously represent Our Lord Jesus Christ. Are you ready to occupy till He comes?