Weekly Discussion Thread - February 22nd - 28th
?️ DISCUSSION ?
We're going to try a weekly discussion thread to see how it goes. The expectation is that it will be posted on mondays so we don't split up weekend discussions.
Feel free to posts thoughts and suggestions.
Yes it is relevant. The antichrist will stand in the new temple claiming to be Jesus Christ. Then there will be 3 1/2 years left until the second coming of Christ and the armies of the nations of the world will be defeated at the Battle of Armageddon. This period of time is called the great tribulation by Christ (Matt 24:21) The second coming of Jesus Christ occurs in verses 29-30. During this last 3 1/2 years all of the events in Rev 6 to 19 will occur. Jer 30:7 calls it Jacob's Trouble because this is the climax of the punishment to Israel for their rejection of Jesus Christ. The end of the tribulation period is also the end of the times of the Gentiles (Luke 21:24, Romans 11:25-26). The rapture occurs unexpectedly prior to the tribulation period. That is the message in 1 Thess 4:16, Jesus will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise. Then those christians who are alive and in Christ will rise next and both will go up together. Paul continues in Thess that the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. That is the Day of the Lord and will follow rapture.
Watch for the peace treaty. After the treaty is signed, the world will hear about it on the news. Some good resources are Irwin Baxter's Endtime Ministries site. www.endtime.com Sadly, he recently passed due to Covid but his preaching continues. He was a really good holy man and he preached at my church many times through the years. Be blessed!
So what out of that can I use (because I do believe all of it) to convince my Son in law who says that the word rapture is not specifically used in the Bible and he knows all of the scriptures concerning it?
Yes, I believe your son is correct, I don't think the word 'rapture' is in the bible. Rapture is the translated form of 'the taking away', 'taking up', etc. I would need to look up all instances. I haven't studied endtimes in a long time. I think it is really cool that you are sharing this with your family!!
I used to study Pastor Irwin Baxter's endtimes studies. He was a Godly man of faith and so knowledgeable. Some friends and I did home bible studies and a few times our topic was the endtimes series. Was so interesting and here we are today living in the endtimes. Jesus is coming, sooner than we realize.