RAPTURING FAITH (Part 8)
Introduction:
"And it came to pass, as they still went on, and
talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot
of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them
both assunder; And Elijah went up by a whirlwind
into heaven".(2Kgs.2:11).
"And it came to pass, when the time was come
that he should be received up, he stedfastly set
his face to go to Jerusalem". (Lk. 9:51).
May your eyes be anointed to see the revelation
in this literature, for the time is near.
Prepare!
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THE TRANSLATION
I was in a vision one morning. The Holy Spirit
carried me up and I was flying in the firmament
going upwards as if in a rapture. As long as I
was looking up towards heaven, I was going up.
Somehow I felt like loooking down at the ground
where the people I left behind were. When I
looked down, I noticed I was being pulled
downwards. Then the voice of the Lord spoke and
said to me "LOOK UP!" When I turned my
attention again and looked upwards, I was
climbing up till I was gone.
From this experience and several experiences
of that nature which the Lord has allowed me to
have, I was instructed about the importance of
the word of the Lord (in Lk.21:28) where he said
"When these things begin to come to pass, then
look up and lift up your heads, for your
redemption draweth nigh!". We have always
assumed the statement is figurative. However in
lieu of my conditioning experiences, I have
learnt that it is also to be taken literally
when going up in the rapture: "WHERE YOUR
TREASURE IS, THERE WILL YOUR HEART BE ALSO".
There are also fine prints of the word in the
scripture which takes the prophetic anointing to
decipher. An example of such verse is seen in
the book of proverbs. "Let thine eyes look
right on, and let thine eyelids look straight
before thee." (Prov.4:25). In short, FACE WHERE
YOU ARE GOING!
When you think about rapturing faith or
translative faith, don't you expect that most of
the words of faith are here, already written in
the scriptures? It only takes the opening of
the spiritual eyes and the anointing to energize
it. You may even know all the words to say, but
you will still need the spiritual anointing from
the Holy Ghost to activate the uplift, or to
appear and disappear on this platform.
But how can you get the anointing? First of
all, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ who is the
Almighty God. Follow the exhortations such as
praying, praising the Lord night and day,
fasting, and keeping his word: "Verily verily I
say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall
never see death." (Jn.8:51).
The anointing is from the Lord himself. He
chooses and gives as he pre-ordains and in
answer to prayers. Therefore "Ask and ye shall
receive; seek and ye shall find; knock and the
door shall be opened."
"Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the
word of God". Believers who are not instructed
in rapturing faith are simply not in the line of
anointing for the rapture. Just like going to
the post office and unknowingly being in line
with those who merely want to buy postage stamps
whereas there may be another line for those who
want the "express mail" service. It is another
level of faith to be translated!
Take note of this: Elijah the prophet went
away in a whirlwind to heaven, but Elisha, who
asked for and received double portion of
Elijah's anointing did not! Elijah is still
alive, but Elisha died and was buried! (2
Kgs.2:9). Yea, the covenant of life with the
eternal One is obtainable. "He that asketh,
receiveth."
Some people read about "Christ has abolished
death", and they rejected the message, claiming
that they can not overcome death by walking with
the Lord. But "the just shall live by faith".
Rapturing faith must "walk with the Lord!"
"Enoch walked with God and was not for God took
him", that he should not see death (Heb.11:5,
Gen.5:24)". The message that "Christ has
abolished death" goes hand-in-hand with
translative faith.(2 Tim.1:10). When our body
is anointed to disappear in translation, then
are we endowed with immortality by the Almighty
God. Do you know that it was the common rumour
about Elijah the prophet when king Ahab was
searching for him? (1 Kgs.18:8-12). Finally he
went away by translation.
Above, I said that you must "FACE WHERE YOU
ARE GOING. This also include our mind being
directed towards where we are going. If you
have read Rapturing Faith part 6, I wrote about
the mind of the saints, when purified, is to be
used to propel the saints into the translative
spectrum. Understand that "facing where we are
going" also includes directing our mind towards
where we intend to go.
Scientifically interpreted, quantum physics
shows that there are rays (sub-particles)
emanating from every mass of object towards the
other. They said rays emanate from the earth
towards any object away from it and also from
the object towards the earth. These rays are
the basis for gravitational pull. In which
direction the object will be pulled therefore
depends on the counteractivity of these opposing
rays. Now the ray of life emanates and will
emanate heavily through the eyes of the saints.
Therein we have a direct link to our spirit.
(The more reason we are admonished to keep our
eyes opened, and to look to the Lord, when in
prayer.) "His eyes were as a flame of fire".
(Rev.1:14) Therefore if our eyes are focused
towards one direction we have the strongest rays
from us directed at that direction and the
pulling ray from the direction has more
influence upon us.
You now can understand why in my visionary
experience I was going downwards instead of
climbing up when I was looking downwards, until
the Lord told me to "LOOK UP".
From an encyclopaedia: (quote)
Properties of the Forces: If and only if a
particle carries a charge corresponding to a
force (including the force of gravity) can it
emit the intermediary corresponding to that
force. Thus all particles are sensitive to the
force of gravity because all carry gravity's
"charge" of energy (or mass) and momentum.
The nature of particle exchange:
The equivalent factor for exchange is the
probability of emissions and this is determined
by the magnitude of the "charge" on the emitting
particle. The larger the charge, the more
emission, the greater the force. This idea
leads to the concept of the intrinsic strength
of an interaction being determined by how
rapidly the "photons" can be emitted by the
charge of the interaction. The strength of a
fundamental interaction is its propensity to
exchange its "photons" between its "charges".
Reluctant to exchange, and the force is weak;
willing, and the force is strong. (end quote)
Notice that the physicists say "Reluctant to
exchange will mean weak force". Therefore, when
our mind and eyes are set in the upward
direction, away from the earth and towards the
Lord who is pulling us up, our spirit will be
reluctant to exchange "photons" with the earth;
and the gravitational force on us will be weak.
In a vision one morning, I was taken up in a
celestial chariot. The Lord slowed down the
speed so that I could see where I was going. I
saw that I was really in space, moving slowly
towards an array of stars at a distance. Then
the vehicle moved gradually (at the speed of my
comprehension) towards three particular stars.
The surprises I saw as we landed on that ground
has been documented in my earlier literatures.
What I want to point out in this literature,
which has baffled me for sometime until now, is
the speed and the cause of my return to earth.
After walking around in the place for a while,
at the first thought of going back home which
entered my mind, immediately, I was back on
earth.
Now I can understand the concept of
"willingness to exchange photons" which produces
a strong gravitational force. No wonder the
Lord said "FOR BEHOLD, I CREATE NEW HEAVENS, AND
A NEW EARTH: AND THE FORMER SHALL NOT BE
REMEMBERED; NOR COME INTO MIND" (Isa.65:17).
The figurative meaning of the verse that says
"LOOK UP" also is important. Especially
considering the scriptures which said: "SET YOUR
AFFECTION ON THINGS ABOVE AND NOT ON THINGS UPON
EARTH". (Col.3:2).
If you are earth-bound, cumbered with the cares
of this life, you will not climb up in
translation because your mind will not get off
your earth-bound business. Remember Lot's wife?
(Gen.19:26). She almost escaped the destruction
of Sodom but her heart was still in the things
she left behind; and so she disobeyed by looking
back. And she was turned into a pillar of salt.
Yea, DON'T LOOK DOWN! LOOK UP during
translation!
The children of Israel turned back to Egypt
in their heart when they said "let us make a
captain and let us return into Egypt" (Num.14:1-
4). Their hearts were not set on the
destination - the promised land; and their
carcases were buried in the wilderness. Yea,
"SET YOUR AFFECTION ON THINGS ABOVE AND NOT ON
THINGS ON THE EARTH. NO TURNING BACK!
In another example, the man of God from Judah
did not continously look towards where he was
going. His heart was perhaps in the physical
reward he left behind in Bethel. (1 Kgs 13).
So he stopped on the road till he was snared
back into the city for his destruction, by a
false prophet. Yea, "LET THINE EYES LOOK RIGHT
ON, AND LET THINE EYELIDS LOOK STRAIGHT BEFORE
THEE; PONDER THE PATH OF THY FEET, AND LET ALL
THY WAYS BE ESTABLISHED". (Prov.4:25-26).
In setting your affection on things above,
desire to be like Jesus; desire to love like
Jesus loved; desire to pray like Jesus prayed;
desire to get the power from God like Jesus
demonstrated. Then you will know that you need
to pay the price of holiness, and walk in
obedience to the word of God. "Seek ye first
the kingdom of God and its righteousness and all
these things shall be added unto you."
(Mat.6:33).
Consider these verses. In Mat.4:18-20 it
reads: "And Jesus, walking by the sea of
Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter,
and Andrew his brother, casting net into the
sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto
them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of
men. And they straightway left their nets, and
followed him." Yea, some people left businesses
and followed him! (Mk.1:16-18).
"And when he had gone a little farther
thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and
John his brother, who also were in the ship
mending their nets. And straightway he called
them: and they left their father Zebedee in the
ship with the hired servants, and went after
him."(Mk.1:19-20). Others left parents and
followed him.
"And it came to pass afterward, that he went
throughout every city and village, preaching and
shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God:
and the twelve were with him, And certain women,
... and many others, which ministered unto him
of their substance." (Lk.8:1-3). Some others
spent their substance for him in following him.
In Acts. 18:1-3: "After these things, Paul
departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; And
found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in
Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife
Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded
all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto
them. And because he was of the same craft, he
abode with them, and wrought: for by their
occupation they were tentmakers." Yea, Some
others worked and spent their earnings for
Jesus.
In all, "where your treasure is, there will
your heart be also". (Lk.12:34).
Yea, if your treasure is with Jesus, it is
time to "look up and lift up your heads for your
redemption draweth nigh!" Yea, He cometh
soon folks, prepare!
DEATH IS ABOLISHED!
"Verily verily I say unto you if a man keep
my saying, he shall never see death!"
(Jn.8:51). "He that believeth in me though
he were dead yet shall he live; whosoever
liveth and believeth in me shall never die!"
(Jn.11:25)
These few statements of Jesus have been
brushed aside constantly by theologians to refer
only to spiritual death in lake of fire. However
considering the whole context of the discussion
when those utterances were made, it is
clear that Christ was talking about physical
death. He also came back in the book of
Revelation 2 & 3 to declare that He has the
keys of death and of hell! It must be pointed
out that it is the devil that kills men as it
is written about Christ: "that He might destroy
he that has the power of death even the
devil". (Heb.2:14) When Christ died on the
cross and rose again, "He led captivity
captive." (Ephe.4:8). He has abolished death!
(2 Tim. 1:10). In analogy, when the slave
trade was abolished in the world in the
early century, some stubborn slave masters
would not let go of their slaves. If the slaves
revolted, the slave master would have no
government agent to come to his aid; but many
slaves were scared of their master and did not.
The same similar thing is going on in the
world today. Since Christ declared that He
has saved man from sin, only few are coming
forward and claiming the salvation Jesus
purchased for us on the cross. "By His blood
we are redeemed". Since Christ declared
that He has healed our sicknesses, even
fewer are claiming the divine healing of
Jesus. "By whose stripes ye were healed".
Since Christ declared that He has abolished
death, practically none has come forward to
claim this liberty from physical death! Only
believe and profess it! The Just shall live
by faith! You ask me why multitudes will
not believe for salvation to live above
sin ....because they live by sight, seeing
the whole world in sin, they profess "we are
all sinners, so no one can be free from sin",
they said. It takes revelation from Jesus
for them to be saved -- by preaching of
the gospel of salvation. You ask me again why
multitudes, even church folks, don't believe
in divine healing...? Because of unbelief!
They live by sight -- seeing multitudes
around them afflicted by the slave masters
with various diseases, they get scared and
will not claim such promise of God for their
healing. It also takes revelation from Jesus
for the few believers that believe in
divine healing to resist the slave masters who
torment mankind with diseases. Understand me
clearly! Believing in divine healing does
not mean the devils will not attack. But
the devils are very scared to lay their hands
on those that believe it; because when we
unceasingly declare to the devils that
Christ's promise is forever true, God's
angels will smite the devil before long if
they do not remove their filthy hands. Since
the devils are thieves and robbers they will
still try. However, when we stand our
ground, believing and claiming our right that
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the
law, the devils have to flee. The same
principle works against death, and this is the
age during which we can put the devil to shame
as it is written "the last enemy that shall
be destroyed is death!" (1 Cor.15:26). This
is the age when Christ is coming soon and we
only need to resist the enemy for few more
years till Christ come in rapture. "Enoch
walked with God" and he was not for the Lord
took him. I strongly believe that the Lord took
him because it was not yet time for immortal
men to inhabit this planet earth. Else he would
have been around till now. Elijah also got
enough power to resist every attempt of death
upon his life by calling fire upon enemies
before he left this planet. Christ now is
saying "verily verily I say unto you if a man
keep my saying he shall never see
death".(Jn.8:51). This is the faith of the
end time, rapturing faith -- the climax!
Satan will resist it just as he resisted
salvation, and healing by many means, to the
extent of even using some preachers to preach
against it. So shall he resist this
declaration of faith against death to the
extent of killing a few to terrify the
others from believing like that; but "the
FEARFUL and unbelieving .. and all liars shall
have their part in the lake which burneth with
fire and brimstone which is the second
death!" (Rev.21:8). Christ has defeated the
devil 2000 years ago and He has given the
victory to the saints. Lo, He saith:
"Fear not, I am the first and the last. I am He
that liveth and was dead, and behold I am
alive for ever more, amen; and have the keys of
hell and of death" (Rev.1:17). Yea, the just
shall live by faith! Christ has abolished
death! Believe it, claim it, that you shall
live till Christ comes! Don't give in your
will to death -- even on sick-bed. Doctors know
that strong will to live has taken a lot of
people off death bed, whereas a lot of
believers just give in to death hoping to
prefer Paradise. I don't blame those whose
body has weakened so much due to old age
prefering to put away the old tabernacle
that no longer functions as it oughts. But when
Christ saith "if a man KEEP my sayings", the
whole package is contained in the "sayings", to
keep the body from decaying through old age
or disease, to rejuvenate the body constantly
and keep alive from enemy attacks. Only an
unbeliever will think Christ cannot do these
things! Part of the "sayings" are holiness,
fasting, divine health which means eating
right in wisdom etc. "If a man keep my
sayings, he shall never see death!" He is
more than able! He is coming soon!
When Adam and Eve sinned in the garden of
Eden, from thence sin, sickness and death came
upon human race. However, when Jesus Christ
died on the cross, our sins are forgiven. If we
then have been washed by his blood, it should
follow that sickness and death should be removed
since they are the curse of disobedience.
If we believe that when Christ said "It is
finished" on the cross our redemption is
completed we ought to believe that He abolished
death also --- to him that believeth! As we
claim our healing by confessing positive
promises of God and believing them
concerning any sickness ("By His stripes we are
healed" Isa.53) we also have to claim our
victory over death. (Christ "has abolished
death and has brought life and immortality
to light through the gospel", 2Tim.1:10).
Jesus the second Adam
(from a Radio sermon of Bro.Julius Adewumi)
In Genesis 3, the pronouncement of
judgement upon Adam says: "Because dust thou
art, and unto dust shalt thou return". That
was the beginning of physical death upon the
human race. However God also promised
salvation: "The seed of the woman shall
bruise the head of the serpent". We
believe Jesus Christ is that seed of the
woman. He came into this world to bruise the
head of satan, and to redeem mankind back to
the promise given to man by God. It means,
Christ has removed the curse from mankind;
But how many curses did He actually remove?
On the cross Jesus said "it is finished".
This means our redemption is complete.
What are the things that came into the
world through the disobedience of Adam and
Eve? We know that sin, sickness, and death
came into the world. If Christ has come to
redeem us, He has got to redeem us from sin,
from sickness, and from death -- physical
death. For this Jesus said "Verily, verily I say
unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall
never see death" (Jn.8:51). There are many
verses in the bible concerning abolition of
death and that God's will is not for man to
die. Christ provides total salvation and full
redemption. [2Tim 1:10, Eze 18:32]. He has
removed sin, sickness, and death from mankind
(if only mankind will come to believe it)
because those were wages of the
disobedience of Adam and Eve. Jesus is the
new Adam; He has removed all these curses
from mankind, but individual has got to
believe it. If you have been using your
faith against sicknesses, know also now, God
is revealing to us that He actually
removed physical death from mankind. But you
have to fight it out with the devil -- resist
the devil. Jesus said, "The thief cometh
not but for to steal, and to kill, and to
destroy; I am come that they might have life,
and that they might have it more abundantly"
(Jn. 10:10). Also He said, "I am the
ressurrection and the life ...."
(Jn.11:25). That means, if we that are alive
can believe, He is able to keep us alive. If
you keep the saying of Jesus and believe
this message against death, Jesus said He has
the power to keep you alive. Jesus said "I
am the first and the last" (Rev.1:17,18) "I
am He that liveth and was dead; and behold I
am alive for ever more; Amen! and have the
keys of hell and of death". Because Jesus
has the keys of hell and of death, He has the
power to keep any man from death; He is the
final authority now! Satan cannot kill
anybody if Jesus does not allow it. Jesus has
the power to keep you alive. Believe it!
Claim it! Wrestle with the devil against
all odds and Jesus will stand by you
because the Father has repented of the
curse that was placed upon mankind and He
is on our side (Psa.118:6,7,17). He is the
Almighty, and He is coming soon also.
Immortality Runs In My Family
(from a Radio Sermon of Bro. Julius Adewumi)
Let's consider this again; what are the
things used by the devil to kill people? Number
one : Diseases. But Christ gave us power over
diseases as it is written "By whose stripes
ye were healed". Number two: Accidents. The
book of Psalms chapter 91 is full of promises of
God to protect us that trust in Him. It said
in verse 10: "there shall no evil befall
thee, neither shall any plague come near thy
dwelling". If you lay hold on such promises,
you can overcome every accident. What else can
you be afraid of? What else can the devil use
to kill people? You may say "what about bullets
or gun?" Jesus gave us more promises in the
bible. In Isaiah chapter 54 verse 17 it
says: "No weapon that is formed against you
shall prosper...". That includes weapons
such as bullets or even bombs. You are to
claim that promise. That is the level of faith
Christ is bringing us to. Remember Elijah the
prophet against the soldiers of Ahaziah
the king of Israel. He called fire upon them!
That is the faith and power Christ can manifest
through us when it needs be. Christ has
abolished death! It is for the end-time
believers to enjoy this benefit of redemption
and partake of His immortality. In Heb.
2:9,14-15 it says "Christ tasted death for
every man", and that "through death He
might destroy him that has the power of death,
that is the devil; and deliver them who
through fear of death were all their
lifetime, subject to bondage". This Jesus in
you and me has brought immortality!
I want to tell you something: the man that
lived the longest on this planet is in my
ancestry. In fact, one of my ancestors is
still alive, he has never died; he has been
living for the past 5000 years. I want you to
know that "IMMORTALITY RUNS IN MY FAMILY!" You
may say "which family are you talking
about?" I say "my family". That is why I can
believe this, that "Christ has abolished death
and brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel" (2 Tim.1:10). This
same gospel we are preaching to you is what
Christ has used to reveal immortality, telling
you and me that "verily,verily I say unto you,
if a man keep my saying, he shall never see
death". He also said "I am the resurrection and
the life; he that believeth in me though he
were dead yet shall he live: And whosoever
liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
Believeth thou this?" (Jn.11:25). Christ is
asking you the same question: "Believeth
thou this?" Do you believe He has the power to
keep you alive? If you believe that Jesus is
God, you should be able to believe this. (My
message is to show you that it is the
Father's will for man to have
immortality. Just as preachers have tried over
and over again to make Christians understand
that it is the Father's will to heal our body.
The will of the Lord is written all over the
scriptures!)
Jesus said "I am the resurrection and the
life". It means no man can resurrect unless
Jesus resurrects him, and for someone to
stay alive and never die, it has to be Jesus
that will keep him alive! I said above that
"Immortality runs in my family". God has
just opened my eyes to it, that one of my
ancestors lived for about 969 years. In fact
his father before him is still alive and never
died. You may say "whom is he talking about?" I
said one of my ancestors; of course he is
also one of your ancestors if you don't know.
Let's look at the bible. Enoch lived for about
365 years and God took him; he did not die;
he is still alive today. He is my ancestor.
His son after him, Methuselah, lived for 969
years. Even in his lineage, we see some other
immortality in the line. I belong to that line;
that is why I call him my ancestor.
IMMORTALITY IS HEREDITARY -- to those that will
walk the walk! I believe that you who read this
literature also belong to that lineage.
Which means we are the g-r-e-a-t, g-r-e-a-t
grandchildren of that man who never died. This
is because we all come through Noah. Remember
Noah was the son of these people, and only Noah
was saved in the flood with his children. The
whole world now are children of Noah. That
is why I can believe this! I belong to the
lineage of Enoch and to the lineage of
Methuselah. Yea, immortality is hereditary just
as longevity!
This same God that revealed to Enoch that
he can live without seeing death, and he
believed God, and he walked with God, and he
disappeared, and he is still alive today;
this same God has revealed this to me, and this
same God is Jesus! He wants me to tell you
also that for you to go in the Rapture, you must
believe in this power of Jesus that He has
the power to keep you alive. Jesus has the
power to keep you from death. That is what
I'm talking about.
Believe it! Claim it! Walk with Him with
this same faith of Enoch! For "HIS GOING
FORTH HAS BEEN FROM OF OLD, FROM EVERLASTING",
SEEKING FROM AMONG THE CHILDREN OF MEN WHOM
HE WILL TEACH WISDOM; WHOSE EYES ARE AS A
FLAME OF FIRE, AND HIS COUNTENANCE AS THE SUN
SHINETH IN ITS FULLNESS. WHO ONLY HAS
IMMORTALITY DWELLING IN THE LIGHT WHICH NO MAN
CAN APPROACH UNTO, AND FOR OUR SAKES HAS
ABOLISHED DEATH. (Micah 5:2b; Prov.8:31,35-36,
Isa.33:14, Rev 1:14-16; I Tim. 6:16; 2 Tim
1:10).
... Believe in Him!
Bro. Julius Adewumi, Gospel Distribution,
USA