Posted on 08/02/2006 5:37:46 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
When Tim LaHaye talks, the faithful listen—by the millions. The conservative Protestant minister is the coauthor of the wildly popular apocalyptic “Left Behind” novels. The controversial books, which have sold more than 60 million copies, depict the biblical end of the world: the Christian eschatology of the upheaval that precedes the second coming of Jesus Christ, known also as “end times.” LaHaye recently spoke with NEWSWEEK’s Brian Braiker about why he believes the events currently unfolding in the Middle East reflect biblical prophesy.
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I agree, P-Marlowe. Not only do they not like people who don't agree with them on end times prophecy, but they don't like televangelists either. God is not happy when we criticize our brothers in Christ. I'm learning that finally. Mxxx
The Lord tells us to 'occupy until I come,' which to me means we're to keep on working, raising families, going to church and doing all the other things we usually do.
For some reason, it persistently amazes me that those ranting and trashing and thrashing about THE RAPTURE rarely, if ever, offer any meaningful explanation of those verses and their likely future meaning.
I don't think any Christians who take seriously Christ's promise to return will disagree that this describes a future event that could be called "The Rapture" - whether they're Catholics or Protestants, and whether their prophetic interpretation is Dispensationalist, Historicist, Preterist, or whatever.
Where the disagreements come is whether this describes a Pre-Tribulation Rapture or whether this describes the Lord's return at the end of the age. I personally tend to think the latter is more likely, since I think that most Dispensationalist interpretations of the relevant passages are imposing their own preconceptions on them (the assumption of a Pre-Tribulation Rapture) that just isn't in the text. But, I'd be the first to admit that the Lord's ways are not ours, and any or all of us could be wrong about the exact sequence of end-time events.
The important thing is to be watchful and ready when He returns.
The important thing is to be watchful and ready when He returns.
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INDEED!
HYPER INDEED!
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