The Rapture: What to do if you are left behind – Part 1.
- estelleade65
- Jul 18
- 5 min read

I hadn’t planned to write about the rapture, but I feel compelled to address it; furthermore, I cannot ignore the prompting of the Holy Spirit. There is a sense of urgency in my heart that I cannot dismiss—and I believe this message must be heard. Please do not keep it to yourself—share it with everyone you can.
The most common question today is: Am I ready for the rapture? But perhaps a more urgent question should be, 'Am I already being left behind?" And that's where the fear lies; many will only realise it when it's too late. That's why those who feel this uneasiness, this silent ache, are still within the window of grace, because God's next move won't be televised.
I believe in a pre-tribulation rapture. However, I know some hold a post- or mid-tribulation view. Before I delve into today’s topic about the rapture, I want to tell you, my friends, that, according to biblical prophecy and regardless of your beliefs, the Rapture will occur. That is what we will discuss now.
Let’s start. Imagine this as opening a time capsule—except the event has just occurred: the rapture. This is serious. For years, pastors have preached about it, while others have scoffed, saying it would never happen. Well… it has just happened. That’s the reality I’m sharing with you today.
So now the question is: What will you do? If you find yourself left behind, what happens next?
If you're reading this now, things may still be quite calm, but I know that a lot of confusion and even panic are beginning to spread. People all over the world are trying to work out what just happened.
You're probably hearing all sorts of explanations. Perhaps some are saying it's a bizarre leap in evolution, a sudden, instantaneous transformation, and those who disappeared were "removed" from this next step. Others might be telling you not to worry, that you're special and those "bad people" (meaning Christians) just had to be taken away. Or maybe you're hearing what some of us Christians have been talking about all along, that what the Bible supposedly predicted has happened.
But most likely, you're hearing someone speaking on international media right now, or you will soon. They'll probably tell you everything's going to be okay, and they'll help you through it. But listen, friend, the truth is, you've been left behind.
Jesus Christ came for His church, and you didn't go with them.
In a matter of hours or days, if it hasn't already begun, the Bible, specifically in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2, states that because the rapture has occurred and you did not pay attention or believe, you will be deceived by your own choice. You will consider "the lie"—a supernatural deception from Satan himself. “And with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.” 2 Thessalonians chapter 2:10 explains how the lawless one will deceive those who are perishing through various kinds of unrighteous deception. These individuals are perishing because they "did not receive the love of the truth to be saved." It indicates you had the opportunity to believe in "the love of the truth," but you declined it. As a result, God is now judging you by sending you a powerful delusion so that you will believe the lie. This is because you did not have faith in Christ when the opportunity was present.
I don't know how this will unfold for you. No theologian can know for sure. If you understood the Gospel—the fact that Jesus died on the cross for you and rose again, and that He is coming back, or at least you've heard about it and simply didn't believe—I honestly don't know if you can still be saved based on that scripture. Please, read it for yourself. Are you condemned by your unbelief, according to that? I pray not.
Nevertheless, there will still be people in the world who will hear the Gospel preached.
What happens next:
The Coming Leader and the Seven-Year Peace Treaty
Soon, you will hear breaking news about a leader, likely from Europe, who will emerge with a plan to establish a peace treaty with Israel, addressing its conflicts and enemies. This will be a seven-year-long peace treaty with Israel and its enemies, and this man will orchestrate it.
For the first three and a half years, starting right now, there will be a surge of peace and prosperity. But beware: this peace and prosperity are deeply linked with a dangerous demonic deception. This man will charm you into not only trusting him but trusting him so much that you'll begin to believe that "the gods have visited us."
They might suggest that he's some sort of alien being, a manifestation of "the sons of God." It could even be proposed that Jesus was simply one of many enlightened figures, and this new leader is the latest and greatest. However, the Bible refers to him as the "Son of Perdition" or the "Antichrist." It states he is a human so demon-possessed that Satan himself will ultimately possess him.
About three and a half years into this seven-year peace treaty with Israel, he's going to stand in the newly rebuilt temple in Jerusalem (which he'll probably authorise to be rebuilt) and declare himself to be God. The world will go crazy, approving of him, and you'll love it.
At that point, you'll need to decide between God (Yahweh) and believing that the Bible is true. By the way, I assume you can still access a Bible at present. There might be efforts to ban, burn, or destroy all Bibles, or even erase them from the cloud or online. I don't know.
My dear friend, if you choose to follow Jesus Christ now, you face a period of unprecedented persecution. Although you refused to live your life for Jesus when you had the chance, that opportunity is now lost. If you decide to become a follower of Jesus Christ at this moment, you risk being killed for it. The Book of Revelation, chapter 13, warns that if you put your faith in Jesus now, you will be beheaded. Not strangled, not shot—beheaded.
I'm not suggesting, I'm telling you, that although the opportunity for you to live for Christ has passed, the chance to die for Christ is now upon you.
I write this with a heavy heart. I am not trying to deliver a doomsday message but to alert us and make us watchful. This message is not meant to cause fear but to draw you back to Jesus. We are not meant to be here forever. We are not supposed to remain in this flesh indefinitely. When sin was introduced in the garden, that was when everything had to ‘pass away’—sin has to pass away. It is the grace of God that has provided a way out for us, so we don’t have to spend eternity apart from God. He made a way through Jesus, who died on the cross for our sins. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."
This is one of the most well-known verses in the Bible, undoubtedly because it states the gospel so clearly and simply. God, we read, loves the world. The world here includes all mankind. God does not love men’s sins or the wicked world system, but He loves people and is not willing that anyone should perish. A person must accept what Christ has done for them before God will give them eternal life. There is no need for anyone to perish or be left behind. A way has been provided by which all can be saved, but a person must acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour. When they do this, they gain eternal life and will be raptured with everyone else.
This is the first instalment on this topic. I will conclude the discussion in the next post.
Stay blessed, dear ones!
A well written piece, very informative.