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Is Psalm 107 a Psalm of Raptures,
the righteous rejoice
and the wise understand
the lovingkindness of the Lord?

1st Rapture?

Psalm107:1: "O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good:

for His mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm107:2: Let the redeemed [1st Rapture] of the LORD say so,

whom He hath redeemed [1st Rapture] from the hand of the enemy;

Psalm107:3: And gathered [1st Rapture] them out of the lands,

from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. [Four corners of the Earth, see Revelation 7]

Psalm107:4: [BEFORE 1st Rapture] They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way;

they found no city to dwell in.

Psalm107:5: Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Psalm107:6: Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble,

and He delivered [1st Rapture] them out of their distresses.

Psalm107:7: And He led them forth by the right way,

that they might go to a city of habitation [City of God] ."

Chorus verses 8,9: "Oh that men would praise the LORD for His goodness,

and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

For He satisfieth the longing soul,

and filleth the hungry soul with goodness."

2nd Rapture?

Psalm107:10: " [AFTER 1st Rapture] Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

being bound in affliction and iron;

Psalm107:11: Because they rebelled against the words of God,

and contemned the counsel of the most High:

Psalm107:12: Therefore He brought down their heart with labour;

they fell down, and there was none to help.

Psalm107:13: Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble,

and He saved them [2nd Rapture] out of their distresses.

Psalm107:14: He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,

and brake their bands in sunder [2nd Rapture] ."

Chorus verses 15,16: "Oh that men would praise the LORD for His goodness,

and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

For He hath broken the gates of brass,

and cut the bars of iron in sunder."

3rd Rapture?

Psalm107:17: [AFTER 2nd Rapture] Fools because of their transgression,

and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

Psalm107:18: Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat;

and they draw near unto the gates of death.

Psalm107:19: Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble,

and He saveth them out of their distresses [3rd Rapture] .

Psalm107:20: He sent His word, and healed them,

and delivered them [3rd Rapture] from their destructions."

Chorus verses 21,22: "Oh that men would praise the LORD for His goodness,

and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,

and declare His works with rejoicing."

The Lord brings men out of distresses that go to the sea in ships,

that do business in great waters!

Psalm107:23: "They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

Psalm107:24: These see the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.

Psalm107:25: For He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind,

which lifteth up the waves thereof.

Psalm107:26: They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths:

their soul is melted because of trouble.

Psalm107:27: They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,

and are at their wits' end.

Psalm107:28: Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble,

and He bringeth them out of their distresses.

Psalm107:29: He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

Psalm107:30: Then are they glad because they be quiet;

so He bringeth them unto their desired haven."

Chorus verses 31,32: "Oh that men would praise the LORD for His goodness,

and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

Let them exalt Him also in the congregation of the people,

and praise Him in the assembly of the elders."

The Lord turns the lands and waters of the wicked to barreness & wilderness

and makes the hungry to dwell and multiplied greatly!

Psalm107:33: "He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

Psalm107:34: A fruitful land into barrenness,

for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

Psalm107:35: He turneth the wilderness into a standing water,

and dry ground into watersprings.

Psalm107:36: And there He maketh the hungry to dwell,

that they may prepare [not by God] a city for habitation;

Psalm107:37: And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

Psalm107:38: He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;

and suffereth not their cattle to decrease."

The Lord causes the princes to wander and sets the poor on high from affliction...

Psalm107:39: "Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression,

affliction, and sorrow.

Psalm107:40: He poureth contempt upon princes,

and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

Psalm107:41: Yet setteth He the poor on high from affliction,

and maketh him [the poor] families like a flock."

Conclusion

Psalm107:42: "The righteous shall see it, and rejoice:

and all iniquity shall stop her mouth."

Psalm107:43: "Whoso is wise, and will observe these things,

even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD."

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For All who Loves Jesus' Appearing
"Henceforth there is laid up for me
a crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous judge,
shall give me at that day: and not to me only,
but unto all them also that love His appearing."
2Timothy:4:8

"And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou[you.singular] shalt be saved,
and thy[your.singular]  house[family]."
Acts:16:31

Simple Salvation Prayer

"Lord Jesus Christ, I am a sinner.

Thank you for dying for all my sins.

Pls save me and my family, in Jesus' name I pray. Amen"

(special thanks to Bro Joseph Chua

who distributed thousands of tracts:) 

Hard Sayings:
Few chosen and delivered

in the days of Righteous Noah
& Just Lot!

Hard Sayings: Hard to be saved bodily?

Hard to enter into God’s Kingdom of Heaven?

John:6:60: “Many therefore of His disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?”

Hebrews:5:11: “Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.”

2Peter:3:16,17: “As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.”

Acts:27:8: “And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.”

Romans:9:18: “Therefore hath He mercy on whom He will have mercy, and whom He will He hardeneth.”

2Timothy:2:3: “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”

Those who LOVE/trust/have RICHES
more than GOD

can HARDLY enter into Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew:19:23: “Then said Jesus unto His disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.”

Mark:10:23,24: “And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto His disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!”

Luke:18:24: “And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!”

Luke:9:39: “And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.”

JESUS said: it is hard for thee
to kick against the pricks

Acts:9:5: “And he[Paul] said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”

Acts:26:14: “And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”

Harden not your hearts

Romans:2:5: “But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;”

Hebrews:3:8,13,15: “Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:...But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin...While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.”

Hebrews:4:7: “Again, He limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”

Jude:1:15: “To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him."

Are there fewthat be saved bodily ?

1Peter:3:20: “Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.”

Luke:13:23-30: “Then said one unto Him[Jesus], Lord, are there few that be saved?And He said unto them,

Strive to enter in at the strait gate:for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and He shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

But He shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last."

Matthew:7:14: “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”

Matthew:15:34: “And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven[churches?], and a few little fishes[righteous?].”

Mark:8:7: “And they had a few small fishes[righteous?]: and He blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.”

Note: In the days of Noah[Noe]...
8 out of billions saved Bodily

and In the Days of Lot...
3 out of millions saved Bodily

Matthew:24:37,38: “But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,”

Luke:17:26,27: “And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.  Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;”

2Peter 2:6-9: “And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)  The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:”

many be called[Church?], but few chosen[Raptured?]

the called is the Church of Jesus Christ

Romans:1:6: “Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:”

Romans:8:28: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose."

Matthew:20:16: “So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.”

Matthew:22:14: “For many are called, but few are chosen.”

Matthew:25:21: “His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”

Matthew:25:23: “His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”

Mark:6:5: “And [Jesus]He could there do no mighty work, save that He laid His hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.”

Matthew:9:37: “Then saith He[Jesus] unto His disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;”

Luke:10:2: “Therefore said He unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth labourers into His harvest.”

Revelation:3:4: “Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments[meaning garments had been cleanse white by blood of Jesus earlier]; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy."

Few sayings...

Acts:24:4: “Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.”

Ephesians:3:3: “How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,”

Hebrews:13:22: “And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.”

Revelation:2:14: “But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.”

Revelation:2:20: “Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.”

Luke:12:48: “But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”

Hebrews:12:10: “For they[earthly fathers] verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but He[heavenly Father] for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness.”

Righteous RIGHT to enter God’s Kingdom!

Unrighteous LEFT behind in this world?

Acts:10:35: “But in every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with Him.”

Matthew:13:43: “Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."

Luke:16:11: “If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?”

Romans:1:17,18: “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all [Church included?] ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;”

2Thessalonians:1:6: “Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;”

Hebrews:11:7: “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”

Acts:24:25: “And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.”

1Corinthians:15:34: “Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame."

Hebrews:12:11: “Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.”

Who is Righteous? JESUS CHRIST!

And by faith of Jesus Christ

unto All and upon All them that believe!

Romans:3:22,25,26: “Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:... Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare [Jesus]His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time [Jesus]His righteousness: that He[Jesus] might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.”

Romans:4:3,5,6: “For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness...But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him[Jesus] that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,"

Romans:5:19: “For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one [Jesus] shall many be made righteous."

John:16:8,10: “And when He[Comforter] is come, He[Comforter] will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:...Of righteousness, because I[Jesus] go to my Father, and ye see me no more;”

John:17:25: “O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.”

Acts:17:31: “Because He hath appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom He hath ordained; whereof He hath given assurance unto all men, in that He hath raised Him[Jesus] from the dead.”

Do not trust in your own righteousness and despised others

Luke:18:9: “And He spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:"

John:7:18: “He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh [Jesus] His glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.”

Acts:13:10: “And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?”

John:7:24: “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

Righteous scarcely be saved bodily ?

1Peter:4:18: “And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?”

2Peter:2:5: “And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;”

2Peter:2:21: “For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.”

Revelation:22:11: “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.”

Do not be ashamed...

Revelation:16:15: “Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.”

1Peter:4:16: “Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.”

1John:2:28: “And now, little children, abide in Him[Jesus]; that, when He[Jesus] shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before Him[Jesus] at His coming.”

1Peter:3:16: “Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.”

May God Saved Many More,
a Great Multitude

and Not a few...Bodily!

Acts:17:4: “And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.”

Acts:17:12: “Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.”

Amen!

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Pricks = They that were Pricked in their heart!

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According to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/prick

kick against the pricks
to hurt oneself by struggling against something in vain

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What is the meaning of Pricks in the Bible?

Numbers 33:55[Pricks = Thorns?]
“But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.”

Psalm 73:21[Pricks = They that weregrieved in their heart?]
“Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.”

Ezekiel 28:24[Pricks = Grieving Thorns?]
“And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.”

Acts 2:37[Pricks = They that werePricked in their heart?]
“Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

Acts 9:5[Pricks = They that werePricked in their heart?]
“And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”

Acts 26:14[Pricks = They that werePricked in their heart?]
“And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”

No wonder it is hard

to persecute the people
 
[pricked in their heart]
 
who will never give up on Christ.