[applpie]

interesting. i had no idea RC Sproul was this far off base. guess i will quit listening. there is plenty of scripture that presents the idea of the church being protected from the timeof testing that will come upon the rest of the world.

[righttackle44]

Dr. Sproul deserves our respect and attention. Simply he disagrees with some of us on our view of the Departure of the Church does not mean he cannot teach the Word of God to us in a deep and eternal way. He is from the Reformed tradition. That he is our Brother should mean we respect and love him and not ignore him.

[Arcy]

You are right. There is an overwhelming amount of scripture that points to a pretribulation rapture of the church. There are also many O.T. types that point to the same truth. I've found it most interesting that many of those who promote the idea of the church going thru the tribulation, seem to almost desire it! It's quite odd! The Bride of Christ is not supposed to be looking for the Antichrist or the tribulation period; we're supposed to be looking for the Bridegroom, Jesus!