THE FEW WHO ARE ALIVE AND REMAIN

 Scripture says that it is appointed for men once to die. 

 Hebrews 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement.”

The elect saints of GOD will not be judged on the day of judgement for all the rest of humanity because in order to inherit the kingdom and everlasting life the saints are being judged now.  The household of GOD is being judged NOW.

1 Peter 4:17 “For it is time for judgement to begin with GODS household and if it begins with us what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of GOD ?”

The true church is being judged now but the rest of the unconverted world will be judged at the great white throne judgment recorded in Revelation 20:11-15 .  If the elect saints are to inherit the kingdom and immortality when Jesus returns then by necessity they must be judged before Jesus returns.  

The elect saints of GOD are mentioned in Revelation 7 & 14 and the number of them is 144,000 from the time of righteous Able until the total number is sealed in Revelation 7.  What this means is that  in order to agree with Hebrews 9:27, that men are appointed once to die, that the majority of GODS elect saints are dead.  Now we know that death in scripture is many times compared to sleep because in both death and sleep unconsciousness is the only thing each have in common.  The Apostle Paul uses the word sleep in 1 Corinthians 15:51;

 “Behold, I tell you a mystery, we SHALL NOT ALL SLEEP but we shall all be changed.”

When Jesus returns there will be a very, very small remnant of the elect still alive;

1 Thessalonians 4:17 “Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet Jesus in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.”

Now this is not the lie of the rapture because the saints rule with Jesus on the earth when Jesus returns they don’t go to heaven.  The scripture says;

 “We shall reign on the earth.” Revelation 5:10

Now, the saints who are alive and remain have not fell asleep, have not died, remember 1 Corinthians 15:51, “we shall not all sleep” it means we shall not all die but rather be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye into immortal spirit beings. 

I think this has been the desire of every generation of GODS saints since the day Jesus ascended to heaven. I know that I and the saints that I fellowship with have the same desire but we know this matter is in GODS hands.  It would be an awesome thing to see all the end time events recorded in the book of Revelation first hand.  

Give the horrific state of this world and all the insane things going on in it and we are not yet dead we see that we might be in this very small group of saints who are alive and remain.