'THE END' - BY MARK HITCHCOCK

Hi Friend, What exactly is the rapture? Mark Hitchcock, an excellent writer on all things prophetic, wrote this outstanding definition: “The rapture of the church is that future event when Jesus Christ will descend from Heaven to resurrect the bodies of departed believers and to transform and translate the bodies of living believers immediately into His glorious presence in a moment of time and then escort them to Heaven to live with Him forever.” That is very clearly stated, and it’s exactly right. Why is it important to know about the rapture? Bible prophecy is not given to scare us but to prepare us. It affects the way we live in the here and now. Knowing about the rapture also brings us hope. That is why Paul’s teaching on the rapture ends with the exhortation to “encourage each other with these words.” Mark’s excellent book, The End: Everything You’ll Want to Know about the Apocalypse, explains the rapture and all of the biblical end-times events in detail. He writes in a down-to-earth style that really helps you to understand what God has to tell us about the future to come. If you’d like a copy of this book before the end of the month, I’d love to send you one in gratitude for your donation to Harvest. Get a copy here I hope that as you study the last days, you will be encouraged and filled with the blessed hope of Christ’s return. In Him, Greg