An Illustration Of The Rapture

 

I.   A man cleaning his garage

     A. Discovers small box

        1. Filled with mixture

           a. Tiny iron nails

           b. Wooden splinters

           c. Sawdust

           d. Pieces of paper

     B. Suppose he desired

        1. To save the nails

        2. How could he do it?

     C. The use of a magnet

        1. Position magnet over box

        2. Metal objects rise

        3. Non metal object remain

II. Wife watching this

     A. Some objects

        1. May look like they would rise

        2. But remain

     B. Some objects

        1. May not look like they would rise

        2. But they do

     C. Illustrate

        1. Some that look like christians

           might not be

        2. Some that don't look like

           christians might be

III. When Christ appears

     A. He will not especially look for

        1. Black or white

        2. Catholic or Protestants

        3. Jews or Gentiles

     B. But only for those of like nature

IV. God gives each repentent sinner

     A. The very mind of Christ

     B. A brand new creation

     C. Scripture

        1. 1 Cor 2:16

        2. 2 Cor 5:17

        3. Eph 4:24

        4. 2 Pet 1:4