Marvel not that it has been said by Elijah, Only fools will perish when they turn against the Almighty Maker of souls in time of tribulation.
Choose Life or Death continued...

Every person in this world, including you and I, will die unless death
is avoided when Christ calls His children to join Him in the clouds!

(1) "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."  Hebrews 9:27  (2) "Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."  1 Thessalonians 4:17

We will not see the coming of Jesus reported on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN
or FOX News! The actual time that He comes to remove good souls will be totally undetected by most people! "For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night."  1 Thessalonians 5:2

We need to remind ourselves of a man who was one of the wisest men that ever lived. "And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about."  1 Kings 4:29-31 

This man who was proclaimed to be “wiser than all men,” historically known as King Solomon, gave superior advice to those who were still alive, explaining that souls would not be functioning – no “knowledge” and no “wisdom” – after leaving their bodies: "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest."  Ecclesiastes 9:10

The next time we hear a Christian minister say that some departed loved one is “singing with the angels in Heaven” instead of being unconscious in dust, we need to ask for an explanation of these three verses:  (1) "They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust."  Job 17:16   (2) "The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence."  Psalms 115:17  (3) "His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish."  Psalms 146:4

Each one who is “dead in Christ” when awakened to be taken will be grateful: "O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit."  Psalms 30:3

Christians who want to believe that good souls have been enjoying Life in Heaven since their death need to ask if Moses is there with them? As we know from reading the Bible, God explained to Moses that he was about
to “sleep” with his “fathers” a short time before his death. There was no mention of Heaven for him!  "And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold,
thou shalt sleep with thy fathers..."  Deuteronomy 31:16

We see that King David of Israel joined his “fathers,” Moses, and many others who were sleeping when he died! 

(1) "And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers..."  2 Samuel 7:12   (2) "So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David."  1 Kings 2:10

We read in Acts 2:29: "Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day." And then we read in Acts 2:34: "For David is not ascended into the heavens..."  The Bible tells us that many good and
wicked kings alike experienced the same “sleep” after death.

In this world of today, it is difficult to find Christians who agree with Truth being presented in this writing. People tend to believe what they want to believe, and they tend to follow leaders who tell them what they want to hear. Millions of Christians eagerly attend churches where “feel good” religion has replaced “sound doctrine.” Christians pour millions of dollars into ministries of TV preachers and “teachers” who keep them pacified
with “fables.”

"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn
away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." 
2 Timothy 4:2-4

We must realize that human Life ends in death, followed by soul sleep and an awakening by God – other than a few divine exceptions!

We often witness doubt and mockery from professing Christians who do not understand the complexity of Life and death. These same people deny that Christ is coming soon, and will be inclined to doubt reports that He has
come even after the trump has sounded. In their world where everything is perceived by biological sensory receptors rather than Spiritual awareness, these people of little faith often declare that “all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.” Even after Christ has come, one
day will continue to follow another with no apparent changes for those
who are blind to the ways of God – even though good souls are gone!

"That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they
were from the beginning of the creation."  2 Peter 3:2-4

The prophet Daniel had a visitation from an angel who told him many things about the “time of the end.” We learn from the Bible that Daniel was told “thou shalt rest” until able to “stand in thy lot at the end of days.” 

"And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and
sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days."  Daniel 12:9-13

All sleeping and living souls will be judged according to God’s calendar during these “days” leading to Armageddon -- and beyond!