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The Avenue

"Time Is Running Out"

"Time Is Running Out"

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The Avenue Church

6057 W Andrew Johnson Hwy, Talbott, TN 37877, USA

Sunday 8:00 AM

Sunday 9:30 AM

Sunday 11:30 AM

- 1 out of 30 verses in the Bible talk about end times or the 2nd coming of Christ.
- 216 chapters in the New Testament and over 300 references in the New Testament talk about the end times, or the return of Christ.
- 23 of the 27 New Testament books talk about “the end”.
- The book of Revelation is all about the end times.
IS THIS THE END?
We are living in the end!
The GREEK word for “CAUGHT UP” is “HARPAZO”.
It means “TO SNATCH AWAY” or “TO PULL OUT
The word RAPTURE is NOT in the ENGLISH Bible.
The word RAPTURE comes from the LATIN word “RAPTU”.
It means “TO CATCH AWAY” and “CAUGHT UP” and “TO EAGERLY SNATCH OUT/AWAY

HARPAZO = RAPTURE which means “CAUGHT UP”
DO YOU BELIEVE THE WORD OF GOD?

The foundation for our faith comes from the Word of God.
1. JESUS IS COMING BACK AGAIN
In the early Church… they would say “MARANA THA” as they greeted each other.

MARANA THA” (Maranatha) is an ARAMAIC expression that means “COME LORD” or “THE LORD IS COMING”.

The Rapture of the Church causes one of 2 things:
- JOY
- FEAR
SIN will lead you to HELL
JESUS will take you to HEAVEN!
GOD did NOT provide GRACE so you can CONTINUE to SIN & LIVE HOWEVER you want.

God provided GRACE so IF & WHEN you do SIN… you can RECEIVE MERCY and FIND FREEDOM from your SIN!
GRACE sets me FREE from SIN… so I can be READY for the RAPTURE!
GRACE sets me FREE from HELL… so I can make it to HEAVEN!
2. JESUS is COMING BACK to get ONLY those who are RAPTURE READY
Regardless of when… there is a Rapture that is going to take place.
And the only way you’re making it… is if you’re READY!
BE READY… because the Lord is coming!

If you’re NOT READY… you’re going to miss HEAVEN!
We have TOO MUCH LOVE for the WORLD!

Some people look at Christianity as what you have to GIVE UP… instead of everything you GAIN.

Some people are TOO COMFORTABLE to make it to Heaven!

If you only knew how great HEAVEN is…
You would NOT love this WORLD so much!
HERE’S THE BIG IDEA…
TIME is RUNNING OUT! ESTABLISH a RELATIONSHIP with JESUS so you can ELIMINATE the FEAR of HELL! No matter what… LIVE every day READY for the RAPTURE!
What do you want to be caught doing on that day when the Rapture takes place?

You do NOT need to know WHAT TIME IT IS…
You need to KNOW WHAT TO DO with the TIME YOU HAVE LEFT!