So true.
They ARE funny that way.
I'm glad there are no differences of opinions or splits in Catholicism.
The drift of scripture suggests a pretrib or “as the Beast starts his rise” sort of timing for the rapture. We know the two witnesses rise in opposition to him and his evil world, having the power and authority to just “p—s” pretty much the whole of the world off. We read of the celebrations that practically the whole of the neo-pagan world hold(”even bringing gifts to each other” when these two “bad men” get
Beastly” justice...and the fear that falls upon the world along with earthquakes when God resurrects them) when the Beast is able to ‘kill’ the two witnesses...or was “allowed” to.(Obi Wan allowing himself to be Killed by Darth was a pale rip off...just being sarcastic...but making a point).
Still it tickles my fancy that the church might be taken up when the two witnesses are taken up but such symmetry is not necessarilly prophecy. We also read of “thrones that are set up and those who are killed because they didn’t take the mark of the beast are set upon them” which suggests that there are martyrs who became Christians and resisted the beast and his mark in the final 3.5 years.
It was impressed upon me strongly this morning that there is a difference between our conceptions of prophetic Messiah and Messiah as he is. We need Messiah...not conceptions of him!
Just some random thoughts, not necessarily fixed in stone opinions. Bless you brother and Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord!