Rapture 77

The rapture that took longer then expected

April 5, 2007

Joel Akin

A rapture is based on desire to exceed the standard. In some ways it can refer to the perfection of desire yet it can also speak to the desire for change. We are in a time where things are beginning to change. Around us slow changes are taking place. In a way I think our family may be a weather station for things. I see blessings happening and that is meant to reflect the first signs of things to come. For if we are to have expecting of a woman, which is the bride, then we are part of the bride waiting for Christ to appear.

Now I have tried to explain that the rapture is meant to be longer then we thought. Paul saw it as natural and we are meant to see it that way. Paul wrote that it was of life and it was. And it is life which is based on things that are yet to arrive. The arrival of Heaven and the arrival of God is the first sign to life. Yet life is also of men. Men took the seed and gave it to those who were in need. And that meant those who needed help. And they partook and that life went into them. Now they were men and many who partook were men. And so the birth they experience is the birth of a child. We all become as little children. I am no exception. I am like a child waiting for Christmas to arrive. I don't think about the socks or underwear. I think instead about the cool things.

Now a mother might think practically and she hopes we'll be excited about the shirt and pants that go with it. But most of us were more excited by the toys. And if I write that Heaven had no toys there would be groans from some. Yet others would say "I don't mind."

Let me just say that Heaven is a place where life was created. It is a place that is prepared for children. There are in Heaven things which we cannot conceive. It is a place that is beyond understanding. It isn't based on technology but life and life in abundance. That means things will happen in Heaven that will shock, startle, freak and more. Not in a hurtful way but in a shocking way. So children are used to shock and those who have a heart broken will be introduced little by little so they don't die in Heaven and have to be ressurected again and again. And that might not be funny there but it would sound funny here. So in a way it is not funny but it would be funny at someone dying in Heaven.

So I will just say that expecting is the key to life. And we are meant to expect the arrival.

Lets look at it another way. Imagine the arrival is two fold. First is the arrival of the child. The child is the nature of men. Men are bent on becoming old and gray. They see themselves as wise. And so God will let them keep their wisdom but He wants them to understand that they are not prepared for what is coming. And if they are they are one of the few. Now I might be prepared mentally but its a good thing. Being prepared mentally means I wanted to be shocked and surprised. Why? Because I know this is the time that I grew up with. It is more I think. As a child I did not have understanding. I did not have much. We were poor and mom was among the wisest women on the planet. She did not listen to our wants when she had only enough for our needs. So she salvaged and saved and she kept and she darned socks. I have tried, though not successfully like her, to live a life that is wise in the way of spending. I tend to see the world though differently and I love collecting books. And that may be one of my weaknesses. But it is something I believe will be of Heaven. I look forward to seeing the library and meeting the people. And I like to think its big enough for dreams and yet small enough for dreamers. And that, I think, is the heart of a child.

When a man becomes as a little child he puts aside his knowledge. It is part of the desire he has to be more then what he is. He sees that there are things to come and that is part of the dream. He sees it as Christmas. Not just because Christ Jesus is there but because it is part of the heart. And the heart is small yet dreams are meant to be big. And yet if I were asked how big the dreamer was I would say as big as house. Yet it took one child on earth to understand that the child isn't big. He is small. And that is the smallness of things so that he can understand.

So in a way Heaven will be simple. And it will remain simple. And if there are things there that will hurt or harm God will remove them. And if there are shocks they will be gentle. For the gentle day of men is to see and to understand. For things of Heaven are of life. And they are of joy. And they are of desire. And God will make things clear. He will show people the path to hope. And yet he will grant to them the desire of their heart.

And if we can ever figure out how someone can dream as big as Heaven and yet be the smallest of dreamers we will take those things into consideration. For life is not going to be hurtful. It isn't going to be trouble. It isn't going to be an issue. It will be cared for as a child. For children want to be lead. And they want to know and they want to understand. And so there has to be those who are willing to teach. And if we had hope for one to teach perhaps they need to adjust first. For if we put them into the big Heaven when they feel small they will not see the joy of it. For sometimes we in Heaven forget that life isn't about what we have done. We expect people to be thankful for the clothing and the food. And some will. But in Heaven we have made the toys for the children. And the toys are what men are all about. They want toys and they want to offer them to others. And that is part of things we see. For children are children. And children are kind but sometimes they see things no one else can see. And they help us understand. And so I am willing to learn. And I am willing to take a man into advisement. That He represents children on earth. And if that is hard to accept it is that his heart is turned towards them. He sees them and he knows what they want.

In a way it is like life. If there are those who want it they need to offer. And so it is with those who have hope. They want to be free and they want life. They want to give and they want to enjoy. There are things that I do which seems to speak as God but in reality it is the heart of a man. And that means I speak the heart of the Lord. I speak what God desires. He speaks to us as a man would. He tells us that we are in the child like stage. And yet He is God. And I am a creation but he is the creator. And the creator is the law of things. And I get nervous and earnest and wise but I don't always share. Partly because I learned that men share knowledge without understanding. I can't always explain what I mean. I sometimes say things that hurt. I am hurt by experience. And yet I speak by experience as well.

And so when I was writing this it got into what it meant to be married. And I said "I wanted this to be light. I want it to speak to Children." For I see men and women as children when it comes to Heaven. They speak adamantly. They speak with assurance. The heart of the child comes out. Every single Christian I ever met has that heart. And they all know that Heaven will be just so and so. And it will be absolutely perfect. And so if God feels hurt by that He doesn't say. It was just that like things in life I did not know why. I did not know why I was so sure. And yet it is like the heart of the Lord.

The heart of the Lord is meek and gentle. And I went into things I want but not right away. I want there to be life first. I want to be part of the joy of renewal. I want to be part of the first Christmas. Not on earth but in Heaven. And that is the first Christmas of those who are of life. I want to see them healed. I want to see joy come into their eyes. I want to see their pain vanish away when God provides them with gifts they can open. For God is like the father who knows kids are going to be selfish. They don't care about what others think. They have one wish and one wish only. To open gifts without worry. And that isn't easy to renew. For as we grow up we put aside that and became more self conscious. And we let our guard down or up depending on who is there. And if we are among strangers we plan other meetings because those have not been on our family list. And that is something God wants to heal. For even if we can't God can. He can make sure that we have a wonderful Christmas. And He knows that we have desire to buy things at sales which are meant for others. And that is part of the dream of those in Heaven also. They want to buy something for others. And they want to buy things for themselves. And they want it to be of life.

And if mom was wise she did things because she was wise. She went into wisdom and guided our family through the crunch years. And they were not of a decade but of all my life. And in some ways that is the hope I have. For God is going to take mom and teach her its okay to spend. And He will say "Perhaps you can show me how to be wise." And if she thinks "That doesn't sound right" just remember that God sees and knows. He is boss. He is King. He is Lord. He is master. But He doesn't need to scrimp.

Now in a dream God showed me that he lived in poverty. He saw it that way but it isn't totally true. He has a home called Heaven and it is moveable wherever He wishes it to be. He orders it and it obeys. And that is the home we need. A home that moves on command. I like a home called Earth Home or Earth Sheltered. And it is the one type of home I want to help inspire. I believe it is perfect for life. Yet some won't want it because a cabin in the woods is perfect for life. So God sees me as one who is growing into knowledge related to it. He guided me into it because He saw it was a potential. And He guides me into things to learn. And I have even if I don't know it.

And so it is with mom. She is perhaps one of the most frugal women you will meet. And yet she isn't stingy. She is giving. And she and dad give and give and give until they are poor. Yet when it comes to saving she is tops. When it comes to saving she is wise. They haven't always made the right decisions but that is the wisdom of things learned. And that is part of history as well. For in these things God wants her to understand that she is part of the story. And part of the mystery. And part of the lore of women. For Esther is the name of Easter. And God wants her to see this Easter as a time of renewal. A time when God will restore to her the joy she lost. She will find that God doesn't give up. She will know that He really does wish to see her in action. And so if she will heed and listen God will listen to her. And she can teach or show him with her heart the things she has done to help the family. And God will take what she has done and renew it with wealth. For if she will listen God will teach her how to use the money she has. And how to utilize it and how to grow with it. And it will be used as an example for women who are yet to come. And that is the promise God has for those who heed. That they give and give and give until they think their life is over. But God wants me to see that He knows I hurt. And he knows I see and even understand. Yet he knows that I want to be free. And I want to be on my own. And yet I want family. And that is part of the story of hope. Part of the story of things yet to arrive. Part of joy and part of life. Part of a man who is called to live with things and live with people and live with those who are called.

And if you want to know how this fits in with the rapture I said to my parents that God told me He had our family on Heavens prayer list. He did. He told them recently that they can slack off. Not because they were not praying but because we were on the list for over two years. We were part of a time which will be recorded in Heaven as the most violent battle that was ever fought. Among the vital stats are Esther and Wayne, Joel, Lynda, Steve and his family. All of them bore scars. All of them bore pain. All of them went into battle as an amateur and all will come out as professional fighters. And all will find that at the end there will be laid up for them thrones. All of them. Even Steve. Even his family. They will all be granted thrones. And they will be given the very thing none of them could give fully. Life. For God will restore to them what the enemy stole away. The Joy of the Lord.

And when these things come to pass you who are on earth will know that God was with this family. He went back to their family and to their family and to their family until He found out the Akin family was related to everyone. Not just on earth but in Heaven. For the Akin family is the one native people of every nation on the face of the earth. They don't know it all yet but they will soon. For God is going to reveal to them that they are Jewish. They are Hungarian. They are Romanian. They are Japanese. They are Russian. They are Arabian. They are Canadian. They are American. And if they have other titles it will be people who excel. People who have fought the fight of faith and have overcome. And if I weep it isn't because I'm sad but because I rejoice. I rejoice because I know this is the Lord. And I rejoice because I see my dreams coming true. And I rejoice because of my love for the Lord.