RAPTURE IS A REVELATION

[Antipas Gumbura]

Again I am posting a note that I posted on FB on here.

The Rapture Is a Revelation
Hello Friends. I thought I would share on the Rapture today. I know if there is a bible question there must be a bible answer. We read from some that the rapture has taken place, that we are in the 3rd coming of Christ and that we are already in the millennium. Now surely if there is a bible question they will surely be a bible answer. We pray by the grace of God that the truth is revealed to us. We know that in the days of voice of the 7th angel all mysteries were to be revealed. We believe that 7th angel has sounded his voice and all mysteries have been revealed. This is going to be a Sunday school lesson.
1 Thessalonians 4
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.


Verse 16 is clear what the Lord will do. That the Lord Jesus Christ shall descend with a shout, second thing is with the Voice of the Archangel and lastly with the trump of God. All three done by the Lord Jesus Christ.
First what is the Rapture? The rapture itself is a revelation, a process that starts as Paul said by shout, then voice and finally the trump of God. Right there we see it is a process.
What is a shout? It is the message that came with the Prophet. A son of man revealing The Son of Man which is Jesus Christ in Word form. Let us see where this happened.

Revelation 10
1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roared: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

Thessalonians and Revelation 10 have two things that are connected. One the shout is what the Mighty Angel came down with Revelation 10 verse 1 to finish the mysteries. The shout was Him the Lord Jesus Christ revealing the mysteries which were preached by the Prophet. Those 7 thunders would give us rapturing faith that is what the mighty Angel came to reveal to the 7th angel so he could preach those mysteries to the bride. The 7th angel had two pulls from birth the first one healing , the second one discernment which was all a bait to gather the bride then comes the third pull which is the opening of the Word. Jesus Christ revealed in Word form that would give us rapturing faith. Look at the Word that we had from 1963 going forward sermons like Who is this Melchisedek, Future Home, Things that are to be, Souls in prison now,Invisible union of the bride and bridegroom etc. These sermons revealed mysteries things we never knew , only the 7th angel could tell us the mystery of where we were before birth, right now and where we are going because it was written in the bible that the mysteries would be finished. Including about our future home and how the rapture would take place and who is this Melchisedek.
So the Mighty Angel came down with a shout which was the 7th seal. We know the 7th seal is threefold. Let us see what the 7th seal is.

Revelation 8
1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

The 7th seal is threefold. One in Revelation 8 verse 1 is Him. The coming of the Might Angel in Rev 10 verse 1 with a shout. We know that cloud was up there in 1963 on the 28th of February for 28 minutes. He appeared in the skies on the 28th for 28 minutes and here John said there was silence for a space of half an hour. We know 28 means life. The eternal lifegiver himself stood on land and sea.
The second thing was the third pull. The opening of the Word of God. The 7 thunders being revealed which I mentioned up there.
The third thing which is a stone which the 7th angel could not read was the coming for his bride. When he comes to take his bride. No man knows the hour or day when He comes to take His bride.

So the revealing of those 7 thunders would give us rapturing faith for the final part of the rapture which is the translation. So the 7th angel was to point us to Jesus Christ in Word form. Again a son of man revealing The Son of Man which is Jesus Christ. He was the 7th angel messenger to the 7th church age. Like Enoch who was the 7th from Adam walked with God and was translated. We know we came out of Laodicea the 7th church age in the bible. Laodicea means ‘people ruling’ which really means human rights. Noone can deny shrill voices and organizations of human rights in this day. But all believers know that we were called out of the 7th church age like Enoch meaning if we walk with God like Enoch we would be translated like him. That means there is a translation . That walk comes from accepting the shout which is the message preached by the 7th angel.

The second stage of the rapture is The Lord Jesus Christ coming with the Voice of Archangel which is the connection btw Thessalonians and Rev 10 8 to 11. We the bride take the open book from the Mighty Angel which is Jesus Christ. We are now under the direct leadership of Jesus Christ. For the 7th angel like John the Baptist was to point us to the Lord Jesus Christ not some other 7 men or some other prophet coming with a message. That is a spirit of error like the doctrine that we have been raptured. If you mean we are at the second stage of the rapture yes we agree but if you mean we have been translated no that is a spirit of error. That cannot be supported by the bible. That fails the Word test. Now the Lord Jesus Christ is the the bride and we have our part to do. We have to fulfill our commission which is to prophesy like the 7th angel did. We know the spirit is the testimony of Jesus Christ. We are to testify that Jesus Christ is coming to take us to the wedding supper, we are testify to the whole world that the end is near be wise virgin and trim your lamps for behold the Bridegroom cometh.

We know the rapture is only to the seed of Abraham. For remember Abraham was translated . Lot was not. Abraham had the token which he applied to save Lot. Without the token Abraham had Lot would have perished in Sodom. Abraham applied it to save his nephew. Not only that the Angel who told Abraham and Sarah that they were to receive a Son only appeared to them. That same Angel could discern what was in Sarah’s heart. Jesus Christ in Luke 17 v verse 30 said the same thing that as it was in the days of Lot so shall it be when The Son of Man is revealed. We are witnesses that this happened in our day . We have seen the same last sign that appeared to Abraham. God veiled in
human flesh appeared to Abraham and told Sarah what was in her heart and He did the same today. The last sign before the destruction of Sodom has appeared to us in this last day. We like Abraham have accepted the message of our day of a promised Son. We will not believe any error that tries to tell us his not coming. Or that he has come already. No that is a spirit of error. How do we know it is a spirit of error? For before Abraham received a Son he had to have a body change.

Genesis 18
11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Abraham and Sarah were both old. Sarah was way past menopause. So how did she have a child? How could a King want her for a wife as old as she was? It is because she had to have a body change to receive a son. So both Abraham and Sarah had a body change so they could receive a son, which is how we know you have to have a body change to receive a son. Not only was Sarah barren but she was well stricken in age and no longer had fellowship with her husband. She had to have a body change which is translation to receive a son. We know Sarah is a type of the bride. So we too have to have a body change before we receive the Son which is Jesus Christ.

Now we have first the shout which is the message, then the voice which is the bride then now comes the trump. Now this where people all think is the rapture but this is the last part which is the translation. The same of Jesus Christ that cried out it is finished and opened the graves of the old testaments saints when he died on the cross will open the graves of the 2000 year old saints like Paul, Peter, Wesley, Luther etc all the old testament saints and they will be seen by the saints who are living .

Matthew 27
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.


Yet some mock such events and say that do not wait for graves to open. It is scripture. He is Hebrews 13 verse 8. That is how God operates and we look at how he did it in the past. That is the bible. But remember that the translation is only to Abraham’s seed those that have taken the open book from the Mighty Angel and ate the book. Which is the shout, which is the message as preached by the 7th angel who finished all the mysteries of God as revealed by the Mighty Angel of Revelation 10 verse 1. The translation is for the Abraham’s seed which like Abraham is expecting a Son. But if you are not expecting a Son you will not a receive a Son.

1 Corinthians 15
51 Behold, I shew 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 trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall 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 shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

This is the same trump Paul writes about in 1 Thessalonians 4 verse 15-17. That is the translation the final part of the rapture. First a shout which is a message then the voice of Jesus Christ which is the bride. What is a voice ? First we have a thought and when that thought is expressed we have a word and when that word expressed we have the voice . We are the expressed Word of God which is the voice of God in this last day. That is the second part. Then we have trump which is the translation and last part of the rapture.
Now the next place is we see the bride in heaven. From Revelation chapter 10 then we jump to Rev 19 when the bride is already translated.

Revelation 19
1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God:
2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

Now the bride is in heaven at the wedding supper for 3 and half years while there is tribulation here on earth. Revelation is when the devil is bound by a chain of circumstance where he cannot do anything to the bride because the bride is the presence of God. So we have the 3 and half years at the wedding supper. Then we step out after the battle of Armageddon to live in the millennium for a thousand years.
Like Noah got into the ark before a drop of rain came down we will go up before the tribulation starts for the wedding supper. Noah was type of the bride going to the wedding supper while there is a tribulation here for 3 and half years which will result in the end of the world at the battle of Armageddon read Rev 16. I cannot go into all this otherwise this will be way too long. Noah came out and lived on the earth which had been destroyed by the flood. So will we walk on the ashes of the wicked as prophesied by Malachi. After the wedding supper we come and live here for a 1000 years which is our honeymoon with Jesus Christ. It is not the new earth and heaven but our honeymoon with the bridegroom. For the in the new earth and heaven there is no sin. But as Ham was in the ark and came out of the ark as we are taught it shows there will still be sin in the millennium which would be the earth will still be in sinful condition. After the thousand years on earth when satan is loosed that is when the earth will be cleansed at the battles of Gog and magog. The fire from God will cleanse the earth from sin and full redemption of the earth is complete. Then we have the white throne judgment .

We come to Rev 21 now we have our new heaven and new earth when heaven and earth become one. When God and Man become one again. I would advise you to read revelation 10, 19,20,21 and 22 to understand the full process. So no we are not in the millennium. Yes we have passed from death unto life spiritually but not naturally. For in the millennium there is no death. In this life we can still die but in the millennium they will be no death. Spiritually we are sitting in heavenly places in Christ Jesus but before the millennium there has to be a wedding supper, then millennium and then the new heaven and earth.
This is not an academic or intellectual discussion. God is known only by revelation not intellect. Any doctrine has to point to be fully backed up by the bible.

We are privileged to know this the church world has no idea , The President Obama does not know, Bill Gates does not know this, Billy Graham does not know this the Pope does not know this. This is only to his Bride. These are sacred truths to the bride. Before the opening of the Word the 7th angel preached a sermon called ‘God hiding himself in simplicity, then revealing Himself in the same’ and after the seals were preached he again preached ‘God hiding Himself in simplicity’. The wise and intellectuals miss it. Do not complicate the Word of God it is very simple and revealed to the simple but if you try to over analyze it you will miss it. I hope this helps some who were getting confused by some doctrines on the rapture. I could not explain everything because it would have been too long.

We hold these truths to be self evident.

God Bless you friends.

[soong.see.choo]

The mystery of God in Revelation 10:7 is none other than the grafting in of the Gentiles into the Body of Christ (read Ephesians 5:32 and Romans 11:25 '.....this mystery ......until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. "

There are/were many Gentiles souls coming/came into the Body of Christ, after the period of brother Branham's ministry (the shout) , fulfilling by the five-fold ministry (the voice of the archangel), the translation of the bride will happen through the seven thunders ministry (the trump). The shout is past, the voice of the archangel in present, the trump is coming future.

I am honest to inform you that you have many mistaken statements within your post. Mysteries is plural, while mystery is singular.