The Last Soul

Have you ever wished you could turn back the hands of time, if only for a few seconds? Perhaps you have made this wish, if ever so briefly, to correct a grave error, to avoid an accident or to side-step a hurt to yourself or a loved one. I have silently wished this on many occasions, but, like you, have yet to have this wish granted. Rather, I have been granted two things that are more useful in this life. These are a fair sense of the consequences of actions, and a keen interest in trying to perceive what may have occurred in the spiritual world ‘just before’ a particular incident manifested.

I thank my parents for instilling into me a fair sense of the consequences of my actions as an often disobedient child. This has served me well, especially when Grace intervenes, and I don’t ‘get what I deserved.’

My growing interest in perceiving what may have occurred in the world of spirit just before a particular incident is probably based on my frequent hearing and readings of scripture as a young boy, and, in particular, hearing of St. Paul’s admonition that ‘now we see thorough a glass darkly.’ Boy how that would spark my curiosity! I even recall looking through the bottom glass of a broken Coca Cola bottle to get an idea of what he was talking about. Reading the Bible’s account of miracles and appearances of spiritual beings on the stage of our physical existence, my imagination would often get the best of me as I strained to perceive what might have been going on ‘behind the scenes’ just prior to these appearances.

As an adult experienced in the world of diplomatic affairs, I can easily perceive and associate some of the behind-the-scenes developments leading to landmark moments in diplomacy. No doubt, we all can relate to such linkages or associations in our various fields.

But what of our spiritual perceptiveness en avance? Many Christians practice a kind of ex post facto spiritual awareness by which they associate some past physical development with a spiritual principle. While this is better than no spiritual awareness at all, it takes little growth and practically no faith to do this. In fact, we probably all know of Christians who regularly practice this ex post awareness by easily spiritualizing just about every development that comes along.

What is needed is a sharper, inner perceptiveness to pierce, that is to see, hear and feel, ‘beyond the veil’ of everyday life. God promises that, as we walk close to Him, we would hear His voice saying, ‘This is the way, walk ye in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left.’ Many of us have, no doubt, experienced variations of ‘God’s guidance systems’, and have benefited by perceiving the many ways in which He can and does guide us.

Admittedly, my curiosity gets the best of me when I reflect upon Matthew 28, which provides an array of signals and warnings concerning life on Earth just after the rapture of the Church. Rather than the traditional focus on interpreting (and often mis-interpreting) news events, I often reflect upon who will be ‘the last soul saved’ before the next resurrection and rapture event. Reflect with me on this topic for just a minute. Imagine in a nano second that we, The Lord’s resurrected and raptured saints, are gathered on the ‘cloud ride to Glory’, and all you believe that moment entails begins to unfold before you. Now, just imagine you are able to somehow ‘rewind the tape’ a few minutes or hours before this glorious event, to witness that last person on Earth who repented of his/her sins and accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior. (Of course this does not suggest folks will not be saved during the next (4th) age of history. Many will most certainly will!!) Now, imagine what may have been going on in Heaven, when Father God turns to Jesus and says something like,

‘That completes Our Church. Go now and bring them home…’

Back on the cloud ride, can you imagine the tremendous joy and satisfaction of the person who shared Christ with this ‘last (pre-rapture) soul’, leading to this final decision for salvation?!

As you continue in your life on Earth, imagine 

you may very well be the person who shares Christ with …

‘that last soul’ to be swept into God’s Kingdom

before the dark age of the anti-Christ begins.

Oh, the JOY, everlasting!!!