Three Strikes You're Out

Jesus Christ can only tolerate so much sin.  After 3 strikes, you're out...permanently.

There will only be 3 separate callings to Heaven by Jesus Christ (First Fruits, Main Harvest, and Gleanings).

If you miss the first call, maybe you can make the 2nd or 3rd.  Miss all three callings, and you're out with no redo, no make-over, no 4th chance.

After striking out on all three, you have a 1-way ticket to the Lake of Fire, with its everlasting suffering and torment.

The time is short to leave sin, transgression, and iniquity behind.  You must be a full, True Christian to go to Heaven.

Strike 1:  The First Fruits of the 144,000 Saints

Revelation 14:1-5 tells us about the righteous 144,000 who will be taken as the Crown Jewels of Jesus' Church; those who have learned to put sin behind themselves, and follow the Word every day.  Very soon, in a few days or weeks, these Saints will be called to Heaven.  If you have not yet learned to live without sinning on a chronic, repeating basis, that's Strike 1.

There is 7.6 Billion people in the world today.  On an odds basis,  that's just 19 out of a million people (144000/ 7.6 Billion * 1 Million= 18.95 ==> 19 out of a million).  Odds are, you won't be one of them.

Strike 2:  Main Harvest of the Great Tribulation

The Great Tribulation will likely begin immediately after the 144,000 Saints leave this world.

Soon after this, there will likely be a major war, probably nuclear.  Thousands, if not millions will suddenly die in a nuclear flash (or similar) with sin still fresh in their thoughts, words, and deeds.  During the 3.5 years of suffering, persecution and temptations by the Devil during the Great Tribulation, many more will die.

Those who die during the Great Tribulation will be locked into their sin status as of the moment of their death.  All the dead will lay in a biblical sleep, awaiting their final judgement.  Eventually, they will all be judged before the Great White Throne of God & Jesus after the 1,000 years of the Millennial Kingdom, then learn their fate.  If they are judged to be sinners, and do not intimately know Jesus and follow His way on a daily basis as a True Christian, then into the Lake of Fire they go, to suffer for all eternity. This will be a permanent strikeout, no more chances for you.

Luke warm pretend-christians don't go to Heaven.  Luke warm, pretend christians do virtue signaling when its convenient for themselves.  Luke warm pretend christians seek a life of convenience, not righteousness.  Luke warm christians will fold as soon as Satan starts to persecute all who profess to be Christians.  Luke warm christians will likely take the Mark of the Beast in secret as a convenient, expedient path to continue their charade and easier life; the best of both worlds.  Jesus said in Revelation 3:15-16:

"I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!  So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth."

Most people will strike out here, and will be lost forever.  Matthew 7:13 tells us:

"For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it."

However if you intimately know Jesus as a True Christian at the moment of your death, then your soul will stay in Heaven forever with God.

If you choose to die as a martyr in Christ rather than take the Mark of the Beast and worship Satan, you will have proven you are a True Christian.  You win and eventually go to everlasting Heaven with Jesus Christ.  Congratulations, you win!

Strike 3:   The Gleanings

If you don't make it to Heaven in the first 2 opportunities, you have only one remaining chance. Don't strike out here and miss your last opportunity.

In agriculture, the gleanings are when the farmer leaves a few stalks unharvested in the corners of their field, or the few grains that drop to the ground accidentally during the main harvest.  It's very slim pickings.  Only a few poor people who have the necessary energy to save themselves will be able to harvest the gleanings.

After the main harvest of souls has been brought to Heaven during the Great Tribulation, most of those people who are still left on Earth have:

• Accepted the Mark of the Beast, and are therefore permanently doomed;
• Disciples and worshipers of the Devil, who are doomed forever
• Those who blame God and curse God for their suffering and God's just punishments for their sins, and therefore refuse to repent and change their evil ways; and
• The few remaining souls who have not yet been killed, have not taken the Mark of the Beast, have not worshiped the Devil, yet confess and repent their sins daily, for they still have not learned how to live without sin in their lives on a chronic basis.  For these people, there is one last chance to reform their lives.  The clock is ticking down to the last few seconds of the game.  Will they be able to reform themselves sufficiently before the final buzzer?  If not, that's Strike 3, and they are out of the game, just like the Devil and his henchmen.

Time is extremely short.

No sin is allowed in Heaven.

If you are unable to produce good fruit every day of what remains of your life; good spiritual fruit for the benefit of you and others around you, you're not going to make it.

Remember, God is perfect.  He already has everything that He needs.  He would prefer if you, and I, and everybody else gets to Heaven, but He won't compromise on his standards.  Close isn't good enough.

Focus your life on Jesus and His Word in the Bible!  Remove all worldly distractions from your life.  Focus on being a True Christian, and put sin behind you.

Do it now before you Strike Out forever.

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