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 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.