There will be a rapture and the believers of Christ will be taken to heaven. Saved from what is coming.
Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from GOD’s wrath through Him! (Romans 5:9)
stars & stripes forever wrote:
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“RE: There’s a very wide, diverse variety of beliefs among Christians on the subject....”
There will be a rapture and the believers of Christ will be taken to heaven. Saved from what is coming.
Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from GOD’s wrath through Him! (Romans 5:9)”
“Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from GOD’s wrath through Him! (Romans 5:9)”
^^^^^^
THIS
I can’t be absolute on it, personally, as the scriptures including the one you cite can and do lend themselves to different interpretations. This is not the place to debate it, nor do I want to. But I will say that in case the “what is coming” should happen in my lifetime, I’m trying to prepare myself for the distinct possibility that I might need to die for my faith, as have countless others who’ve gone before.
For those who see it only the one way, I in turn hope that their faith would be strong enough to still hold firm, even if or when things might turn out otherwise. For this reason, I myself would be rather uncomfortable attending a church where belief in an escape by rapture was an integral part of their dogma. Only God knows.