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Rapture Of The Ready (Part 1)

by Phil Jellerson
12/11/2019 / Prophecy

Beginning With The End

We commence our search to establish the truth about the rapture with perhaps the most solemn sentence in the Bible. It is perhaps the soberest passage of prophecy found in the Bible. STOP NOW or as soon as you can and read Rev 20:11-15

This passage of scripture relates what is commonly known as the great white throne judgment. This is the final judgment of humanity by Christ Jesus following His Millennial Kingdom. It is singularly believed that only lost souls (unbelievers) will appear at this judgment. It is likewise believed that ALL who appear at this judgment will be sentenced to the lake of fire. Is that true?

I found a list of fifty six translations of Rev 20:15 from which I quote five.

“And if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.” (ASV – American Standard Version)

“And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” (ESV - English Standard Version)

“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” (KJV – King James Version)

“Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.” (NIV – New International Version)

“And everyone whose name could not be found among the names written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.” (VOICE - a Bible by Thomas Nelson)

Highly significant is the fact that the language in NONE of the fifty six translations of Rev 20:15 precludes the possibility that some in attendance have their names written in the book of life. Contrarily, the language of all translations implies there are some whose names are registered in the book of life and will escape the lake of fire.

There is a key word in Rev 20:15 which gives understanding to its message but it escapes most readers. That key word is the pronoun “whosoever.” “Whosoever” does not mean everyone – it is not ALL inclusive. In other words, not everyone is a “whosoever.” Let us look at a few Biblical examples.

“For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.” (words of Jesus) Mark 3:35 The whosoever here is he that does the will of God.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 The whosoever here is one who believes in God's Son, Jesus Christ.

“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Acts 2:21 The whosoever here is one who calls upon the name of the Lord for salvation.

“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God...” I John 5:1 The whosoever here is one who believes that Jesus is the Christ – the anointed One of God.

It deserves restating that the pronoun “whosoever” is neither all inclusive nor all exclusive. Whosoever is never indicative of ALL. In reading the above verses it surely is NOT to be understood that...

everyone does the will of God. Mark 3:35

everyone believes in God's Son. John 3:16

everyone will call upon the name of the Lord. Acts 2:21

everyone believes that Jesus is the Christ. I John 5:1

Knowing that “whosoever” never includes everyone then we must conclude that there are some at the white throne judgment whose names are written in the book of life.

It is generally believed that all who appear at the white throne judgment are lost – unbelievers. If that were true the language of Rev 20:15 should read something like this:

….. and the names of all present were not found in the book of life.

…. and all present had not their names written in the book of life.

…. none of those present had their name written in the book of life.

…. all were cast into the lake of fire because their names were absent from the book of life.

Instead we read: “And if any...” (ASV)

“And if anyone's name... (ESV)

“Anyone whose name...” (NIV)

“And whosoever...” (KJV

The language of those four Bible versions (and all versions) is not all inclusive. If “whosoever” in Rev 20:15 means everyone present at that judgment it would be the only instance where it is ALL inclusive. The language in all fifty six versions clearly implies that there are those whose names are recorded in the book of life.

The question now is: Who are those at the white throne judgment whose names are recorded in the book of life? The remainder of this study is dedicated to identifying those whose names are found in the book of life. They will not be banished to the lake of fire but will be granted eternal life in heaven.

*** The above article is an excerpt from my treatise "Rapture Of The Ready." To read the full treatise please copy the link below and past into your browser window and hit enter.

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I am an 82 year old Baptist preacher living in Florida with my wonderful, faithful wife. For over thirty years I have preached and written about Bible prophecy. My passion is the rapture and the Revelation. I pray my writings will edify you in the Lord Jesus Christ.

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