What will happen to our assets after the rapture?

[Rapture444]

I've got what is considered to be an "embarrasment of riches" that I hope will provide for the finder(s) for quite some time after the Rapture. Most of which, I hope can easily be traded for food, clothes, & other nessecities. Ya'll ever get the thought that all those things we've collected over the years the Lord helped provide for others to use once we're gone? Like there's a bigger purpose for what we already have?

You should put some Bibles, long-term food, Gospel tracts, and maybe even Bible prophecy videos in a cache to be found if possible. Those will be worth more than gold during the Tribulation. You can get tracts for 16 cents apiece at chick.com. But you have to buy 25 at a time.

Here is one of the ones I like to give away when I have them.

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1000/1000_01.asp

[IMSAVED]

You should put some Bibles, long-term food, Gospel tracts, and maybe even Bible prophecy videos in a cache to be found if possible. Those will be worth more than gold during the Tribulation. You can get tracts for 16 cents apiece at chick.com. But you have to buy 25 at a time.

Here is one of the ones I like to give away when I have them.

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1000/1000_01.asp

I do not know if I like Chick tracts.Most nonchristians can identifty them instantly and not even begin to read them and throw them away.I would like to think of something more creative that people would at least read.

[Tall Timbers]

How do you think it will be possible for those saved to survive the tribulation because of all the chaos?

It might help to escape when escape is needed. It might help in finding food, gathering food. Authorities, and compliant citizens will be busy with so much other stuff that as much as the system will not to hunt down non-compliant citizens... they'll have their hands so full that it'll be more difficult than it might otherwise be.

[ncladyfromva]

I still havent finished my letter. I have started several but feel like I cant grasp the right words for what I am trying to say

There is actually a section on the homepage of the RR site that has the type of letters. Scroll down to the section titled "Information for those Left Behind". There a ton of samples of left behind letters and you could tweak it however you want it. After discovering this a coupla years ago, I printed out material and made copies that are placed in several areas of my house (even in my car) along with a DVD I got from the Lion and Lamb ministries that talks about the rapture. I pretty much figured there will be looters as that alway happens during any kind of mass chaos. Look at what happened when Katrina hit and how the looters came out and ran wild and rampant throughout buildings. The chaos that won't even fatham people dealing with missing people all over the world, not just in one city. Yeah, there is the possibiity that anyone breaking into my house may take a look at it and toss it to the floor since they would only be interested in what they consider valuable, but I could only hope they will find that as well as my bibles. These woud be the most valuable rather than what little stuff I have. I have one of those big family type KJV bibles on my sofa table opened up to 1 Thes. 4:15-18 highlighted for them in hopes they will read it:

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.

[Rapture444]

You should put some Bibles, long-term food, Gospel tracts, and maybe even Bible prophecy videos in a cache to be found if possible. Those will be worth more than gold during the Tribulation. You can get tracts for 16 cents apiece at chick.com. But you have to buy 25 at a time.

Here is one of the ones I like to give away when I have them.

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1000/1000_01.asp

I give Chick tracts away all the time. They are accepted quite well. I've given them to muslims, as well. A little discernment will tell you if the person will be receptive. First you need to bring up the Gospel or Bible Prophecy to see if they have any interest.

My experience is that Chick Tracts work on those that have ears to hear, or at least have ears to hear of some degree.

[Carrie Grace]

There is actually a section on the homepage of the RR site that has the type of letters. Scroll down to the section titled "Information for those Left Behind". There a ton of samples of left behind letters and you could tweak it however you want it.

Thank you for your post! I actually was motivated to finish my "Left Behind Letter" late last night. I had struggled with it for so long; I kept putting it off. Last night I decided I needed to finish it. It is probably a little on the lengthy side, but it is packed with important information. Because of your post, I read several of those posted letters, and I borrowed from one of them, and tweaked it a little. Now it is done--so, again, thank you!

[JABowman]

I think the percentage will be MUCH lower than 75%. I'm thinking more like about 10%.

Yeah I agree, it will be more like 10%. Lot's of people think and claim they are saved because they go to church but they have never accepted Christ as their savior.

[Shannon9602]

I got to thinking the other day... and was wondering if anyone will know we are missing when the rapture occurs after all the stuff is going on in the midst of it... wars and catastrophe? You know the Bible did not mentioned anyone will notice that we are gone. Just a thought....

However... I wonder if the government will keep track of those child support once all the children are taken???? Will they drop it or still make those fathers and mothers who left behind pay for what they owe regardless?? I bet my ex hubby will think 'Good Riddance' and hope he gets off the hook. I don't know, I kinda hope he will greive for his son though.

[IMSAVED]

It might help to escape when escape is needed. It might help in finding food, gathering food. Authorities, and compliant citizens will be busy with so much other stuff that as much as the system will not to hunt down non-compliant citizens... they'll have their hands so full that it'll be more difficult than it might otherwise be.

That makes sense.

[soccerrace4Him]

Just wanted to say, that I do not care what happens to anything found in the home I lived in, God owns it all anyway, and I hope he sees to it that the looters take the Bibles and get saved!!!

As for demographics, I went through a "rough" and very conservative exercise, here it is simplified:

The 2010 U.S. Census reported 308,700,000 residents
228,200,000 - Adult
80,500,000 - Children

173,400,000 - Total Christian Adults, if we drop or subtract: 57,199,000 Catholics, 1,900,000 Jehovah Witnesses and 3,200,000 Mormons it leaves 111,101,000 Adult Christians (self proclaimed at census)

If we divide 111,101,000 by 228,200,000 = 49% Adult Christians

If we assume 50% of all Children are under the age of 13: 80,500,000 * .50 = 40,250,000

Then we add 111,101,000 + 40,250,000 we get 151,351,000 or 49% of the 308,700,000 Population (151... /308...) which would theoretically go in the Rapture.

Personally I think there are millions of Catholics that are Saved. I also think there are Millions of others who are not saved, but claim to be. So if we just stated that of the 151,351,000 or 49% total Christ believing population, 25% were TRULY saved and 75% were not saved, then we arrive at 151,351,000 *.25 = 37,837,750 Truly Saved Individuals or 12.2% of the Total US Population....

Of note: I believe in "Once Saved Always Saved" and that all children under the age of accountability will go in the Rapture. Only God knows the peoples hearts and the real numbers, remember he knows and counts every hair on our heads, but I think the 10% (tossed around) and the 12.2% numbers I show are low. The numbers I used are very conservative (low on purpose IMHO), I truly think the % in the USA that will be headed skyward is more in the 30-40% range, and that does include children.

Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demogra..._United_States

So this was just for fun... but shows that we can massage numbers in many different ways. I hope no-one is offended, my Wife would be (she is Catholic and loves Jesus). She listens to Protestant Christian Evangelists during her mornings...


Have a great day/eve/morn in Christ!

Love this!! I believe the percentage of those raptured will be closer to the above 12%. However, maybe the poster who claimed about 75% of Americans being gone was implying the associated deaths. There will be loss of life associated when Christians are raptured. Planes without pilots, cars without drivers etc... This will cause great damage. I don't know if all that will equal 75% but the population will have to be affected by greater than 12%. Just a thought

Hope you all have a Blessed day.

[Falaskan]

Doesn't the word Harzpo or rapture mean a taking by force? Maybe we will instantly be transformed and ripped away from wherever we are. That could mean that there are a lot of holes in trains/planes/cars/buildings where believers were. Those left behind will be told it was aliens. As far as our assets, I am sure the money will be frozen by the banks and the government will take it, I'm sure it will put a huge dent in the national debt, if not take care of it completely.

[Jlutz]

Doesn't the word Harzpo or rapture mean a taking by force? Maybe we will instantly be transformed and ripped away from wherever we are. That could mean that there are a lot of holes in trains/planes/cars/buildings where believers were. Those left behind will be told it was aliens. As far as our assets, I am sure the money will be frozen by the banks and the government will take it, I'm sure it will put a huge dent in the national debt, if not take care of it completely.

Even optimistically speaking, if half the country were raptured, all the combined assets wouldn't even come close to putting a dent into the national debt.


....did some quick math. If 150 million got raptured, each person would have to have 100,000 in liquid assets to pay off the debt. That is 100,000 for each man, woman and child

[IMSAVED]

Even optimistically speaking, if half the country were raptured, all the combined assets wouldn't even come close to putting a dent into the national debt.


....did some quick math. If 150 million got raptured, each person would have to have 100,000 in liquid assets to pay off the debt. That is 100,000 for each man, woman and child

That leaves me out.

[Jlutz]

That leaves me out.

Yep, me too. Im about 99,999 short

[Anymomentnow]

I think the percentage will be MUCH lower than 75%. I'm thinking more like about 10%.

Yep 75% is unrealistic even for the good old USA.
10% may even be optimistic.
Remember it is a narrow road and few there are who find it.
In Australia I would be suprized if it was even as high as 3%.
Sort of motivates you to want to get the gospel out to more and more as time is so short.

[NarrowRoad]

Yep 75% is unrealistic even for the good old USA.
10% may even be optimistic.
Remember it is a narrow road and few there are who find it.
In Australia I would be suprized if it was even as high as 3%.
Sort of motivates you to want to get the gospel out to more and more as time is so short.

Amen!

I was thinking about the people on our block. Who do I know is saved? Only my family. We live on a rather long street, but have met and spoken with at least one person in each home on our section of it...about 40 homes. After the decades we've lived on this street, and the countless tracts passed out, no one seems interested in The Gospel.
The neighbors on either side of us know, when the rapture occurs, they may have our belongings. We'd rather they make the trip with us.

NR

[Anymomentnow]

Amen!

I was thinking about the people on our block. Who do I know is saved? Only my family. We live on a rather long street, but have met and spoken with at least one person in each home on our section of it...about 40 homes. After the decades we've lived on this street, and the countless tracts passed out, no one seems interested in The Gospel.
The neighbors on either side of us know, when the rapture occurs, they may have our belongings. We'd rather they make the trip with us.

NR

Absolutely. The greatest gift we can give is not our stuff left behind but the account of the hope that is within us that will hopefully lead to the salvation of our neighbors.
We pray regularly for our neighbors and ask the Lord for opportunities to witness. There are Catholics, Muslims, atheists, Romanian orthodox, Greek orthodox....all sorts. I so desperately want to see them saved.
We just cant wait and hope that the rapture will convince them. The lie will be so persuasive that even that event will not convince many as they rummage through our old belongings. Oh Lord please give us the love,power, and wisdom we need to be effective evangelists to our neighbors...Amen.

[waiting1]

I don't care. What is more I wish I was rid of my property even now from the Rapture. If I could trade all I had to make the Rapture happen I would do it without hesitation!

[Carrie Grace]

I don't care. What is more I wish I was rid of my property even now from the Rapture. If I could trade all I had to make the Rapture happen I would do it without hesitation!

Oh yeah--there is NO looking back for me! BRING. IT. ON!

[BevS]

They can help to my stuff. Please take care of my little dog Vanna.