The Helmet of Salvation: A Message from Pastor Doug Riggs

This is a transcript from a podcast message from Pastor Doug Riggs originally aired on Georgeann Hughes' ByteShow around 2009. Today's church is (to an large degree) asleep. "Seeker-friendly" entertainment-based church services are putting (and keeping) God's people asleep. We are inundated with "sermonettes for christianettes", lulled to sleep by purveyers of peace, prosperity, and feel-good-cotton candy platitudes and pats on the head. We will sadly soon discover it is nothing but spiritual poverty and eternal loss to those of us who inherit eternal life, but lack the quantitative and qualitative aspect of our eternal inheritance.This is a thorough and compelling message which is timely and relevant as we face the coming days of persecution, purging and preparation for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ - first for the church - then for Israel and the Nations who place their faith in our beloved Redeemer and Savior. Are you wearing the Helmet of Salvation? For any who think the "Pre-Tribulation Rapture" belief is boring - and so "yesterday" - think again. Better termed "Pre-Day of the Lord Rapture", bible scholars and students alike will have a hard time settling for anything less once they are introduced to this clear and refreshing message on the distinct difference from the "Day of Christ" and the "Day of the Lord".Though the church certainly will face tribulation as the Bride prepares herself for her long-awaited Bridegroom, the wrath to come upon the earth to prepare Israel and the Nations is soon to follow. The question we will face isn't will the "carnal church" go through an uncertain and confusing series of purgings during the Day of the Lord (Partial Rapture theory), but Will we make up the remnant who survives the coming "evil day"? The Helmet of Salvation is the hope - the joyous, confident expectation - of final deliverance for us who are ready and longing for the fulfillment of the promise: "we who are alive and remain (survive) will be caught up (rescued) ... to meet the Lord in the air!""As we face the perilous times coming, if you don't have the helmet of final deliverance, then when all Hell breaks loose, how are you going to be able to stand?" "I am not one who uses the rapture teaching to put the church to sleep. To the contrary; if you understand what I'm teaching from the word of God, you'd better be on the Philadelphian side - or don't expect any final deliverance for you. You will be vomited out of the mouth of Jesus Christ. And Revelation chapter 3 verse 14 is written to born again believers: 'To those whom I love ...'""We Christians are in the way of the final evolution of mankind - we're in the way of the Satanic agenda to bring about transhumanism and singularity. We're in the way! But when the Rapture occurs, we're taken out of the way."