There is no rapture. That end times position was completely fringe and virtually unheard of until about 200 years ago with the publication of the Schofield reference Bible which was the first Bible that had any type of footnotes in it that spread this ludicrous position into the mainstream that's known as darbyism.
Unfortunately this Bible was widely adopted by pastors, preachers, and seminaries.
In my opinion that's the greatest lie the devil ever told. Churches and people that have been thinking they're going to be swept up in the sky for the past few generations haven't been taking Dominion over every aspect of the world as they were instructed.
No one polishes brass on a sinking ship. Christians just operate in their little cul-de-sacs.
All we have left is final judgment where the wicked is removed from the earth just like in the days of Noah while those that were in Christ which is clearly symbolic of the ark, remain in the world is restored to the garden.
All of your destruction language in the book of Revelation (written prior to 70 AD) which is approximately half quoted from the Old testament, was about the upcoming destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. That's over.
Let's go back to what Christians believed for about 1800 years and reject this lie that we lose down here. We don't.
God's favorite Bible verse is the Father saying to Jesus "sit in my right hand while I make all your enemies your footstool"
That verse appears more times in scripture than any other. Basically "God wins"
Something definitely went wrong with American Christianity about 200 years ago. The Way of Christ was replaced with the rules of Paul. The Bible Belt with the constant Heaven or Hell browbeating just creeps me out.
I went through Plain Old Nothing church, Pentecostalism and Evangelicalism before I realized I was most fulfilled in a small group Unstructured Quaker setting. However, Paul's writings were more prevalent than the OT and the fulfillment of Christ. 'Do what you're told' was still the norm.
I can't find a denomination that doesn't concentrate on the writings of Paul so I'll settle on thinking of myself as a Messianic Jew. Paul is either truly God-inspired or fan fiction from someone who can't shake his Pharisee past. I don't know any more.
Is that a date fag on the rapture? Kinda feels like it's closer.
There is no rapture. That end times position was completely fringe and virtually unheard of until about 200 years ago with the publication of the Schofield reference Bible which was the first Bible that had any type of footnotes in it that spread this ludicrous position into the mainstream that's known as darbyism.
Unfortunately this Bible was widely adopted by pastors, preachers, and seminaries.
In my opinion that's the greatest lie the devil ever told. Churches and people that have been thinking they're going to be swept up in the sky for the past few generations haven't been taking Dominion over every aspect of the world as they were instructed. No one polishes brass on a sinking ship. Christians just operate in their little cul-de-sacs.
All we have left is final judgment where the wicked is removed from the earth just like in the days of Noah while those that were in Christ which is clearly symbolic of the ark, remain in the world is restored to the garden.
All of your destruction language in the book of Revelation (written prior to 70 AD) which is approximately half quoted from the Old testament, was about the upcoming destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. That's over.
Let's go back to what Christians believed for about 1800 years and reject this lie that we lose down here. We don't.
God's favorite Bible verse is the Father saying to Jesus "sit in my right hand while I make all your enemies your footstool" That verse appears more times in scripture than any other. Basically "God wins"
Something definitely went wrong with American Christianity about 200 years ago. The Way of Christ was replaced with the rules of Paul. The Bible Belt with the constant Heaven or Hell browbeating just creeps me out. I went through Plain Old Nothing church, Pentecostalism and Evangelicalism before I realized I was most fulfilled in a small group Unstructured Quaker setting. However, Paul's writings were more prevalent than the OT and the fulfillment of Christ. 'Do what you're told' was still the norm. I can't find a denomination that doesn't concentrate on the writings of Paul so I'll settle on thinking of myself as a Messianic Jew. Paul is either truly God-inspired or fan fiction from someone who can't shake his Pharisee past. I don't know any more.