As much as our government has been infiltrated by the enemy, so has the church. Maybe even moreso.
This is a dangerous doctrine. IT IS NOT FROM SCRIPTURE.
I do realize some big lofty names in the bible scholar community are big time rapturists. Moody - for example. But I've been on a quest for a week or so to find anyone of them making solid arguments with actual scriptural foundation to support the dubious claims of the rapture doctrine - and they just simply cannot support it in the scripture.
If you want me to explain further I'll be happy to. But what you should do is go to the bible and find where it makes any claim that Christians will be removed from earth BEFORE or in the middle of the tribulations described in prophecy.
The oft cited verses in Mathew are literally right after Jesus warns you not to be deceived and explains how not to be deceived by knowing the signs of the season of His return. In Luke he even says that "two men will be lying in one bed, one will be taken the other left behind." I don't know why there are two dudes in one bed but I want the rapturist to question why someone sleeping in bed would be raptured (I notice many claiming that you must be alert and watching at the special time).
In Thesolonians 4: Paul clearly teaches that the dead in Christ will be resurrected before the beloved verse about we who are alive at the time going to meet Jesus in the air. I don't have a problem with that - just don't misunderstand that the dead in Christ go "FIRST".
In Rev 20 - Jesus gives us more clarity and explains that in the "First resurrection" people who refused the mark of the beast unto death would rise in that "First resurrection" too.
The rapture doctrine is dangerous for our generation. We appear to be appointed for this time, please do not be deceived.
...Faith in Jesus + 0 = Salvation...
...we can discuss this further in Heaven.....
I agree. But if Jesus made such an effort to warn about false prophets, maybe we should not get complacent during the rise of the beast.
I know I may sound crazy to some Christians but as I read the prophecy and study, it looks to me that we're about to head into the wilderness. And if we remember the recently, miraculously freed Israelites in the wilderness, they were losing their faith quickly when things got tough. Some chose to create idols. We should not be surprised if such things happen again from within the church. Let's face it, the church has adopted pegan rituals and false doctrines which will have to be forgotten before the Kingdom. (See Joel). Actually I think I should have said see Hosea. But both make references to the wilderness time before the Kingdom.
The rise of the beast has been from genesis 3:15 Continuing till now. I remember hearing the evil was so prevalent that God allowed I to flood killing all but 8 people.
Noah warned them as do you. I believe many more made ot to the Ark this time. Room for more still.
Yes Jesus made sure we pay attention to Noah. The rapturists think the ones that are taken are being saved. But the verses where Jesus calls attention to the flood focus on the people who are swept away by the flood as being taken. And for more clarity in Luke, he says "Remember Lot's wife". This is in the same conversation (if we reference Matthew) where he says the whole bit about fleeing to the mountains, those in Judea. Or the man on the roof top who doesn't have time to go pack. He sounds like he's telling us we need to be ready to live in the wilderness and rely on Him totally. Lot's wife thought she could go back an grab her smart phone... Nope.
Ahhh, I like your analogies. Makes sense. 👍🏻
I am already in the wilderness that makes me believe the time is soon,. Oh my.
False prophets like the mega church pastors that drive a Bentley and a ferrari?
Yeah those false prophets.
Know them by their fruit.
I would like to point out that we have the 7 Seals and 7 Trumpets, as well as the 2 Witnesses to get through before we will see the Beast, true and proper.
Many a people will be very, very dead well before the Beast.
Well maybe your math is bad.? Or you just have not seen your surroundings.
Faith without works is dead. A heart-felt or intellectual acknowledgement that Jesus is Lord (He is whether you like it or not) doesn't mean squat and it's no indication of salvation.
Despite what people say, the fruit always tells all.
OP is absolutely right and he's speaking up, as I have in the past, about the obscene cracks in nominal Christianity as a whole. Wouldn't it be something to finally stand before God and realize that He had nothing to do with you whatsoever? It's coming for a lot of poor souls snared by a false gospel.
And the subject of the rapture is only the beginning. Not dooming ( God forbid I deviate from the hive mind) here, just giving some food for thought.
Galatians 3:10 KJV For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Did you kill your Passover lamb yet?
u/Queef_Anon
Do you think observing passover is a work of the law? Was Jesus doing works of the law? Do you think that being law abiding is being discouraged here? I think James makes it clear that faith produces good works. If there are no good works then maybe the faith isn't there.
Hole new meaning to seeing dead people. Augur.