Posted on 08/21/2020 4:03:56 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
For those who have followed my writings over the years, know, that I am not prone to wild speculation, date setting, prophecy crazes, or any other sort of unbiblical theology. This will be a little different. So, let me caution you and preface this article with several points of consideration.
1. I do not know the ‘day or hour’ (Matthew 24:36). You will not find me saying here, on such and such date, the Lord will Rapture the Church. I’m simply giving a likely window of time that I feel, He could return.
2. Do not take my speculation here as Gospel. IOW, don’t quit your job, sell the farm, leave your spouse, or any other life-changing decisions based on what you read here.
3. Do not lose hope if my theory is wrong, and we are still here after ____ date. You can fault me, but don’t fault Scripture. I am errant, Scripture is not.
4. Do keep looking up. Do remain excited about our Lord’s soon coming. I may be wrong by months and year(s), but I believe we are very close.
We are not told to look for the anti-Christ.....but Jesus’s return for us.. Which if I took the other sides position I would certainly be looking to see who that was going to be and how I could survive the years once the tribulation begins.
I see no evidence of where we’re instructed to do that. rather the assurance He will keep us from those hours that will ‘try’ those remaining on earth....removing believers makes perfect sense for the devastation then will be greater than man could even imagine.
We are not told to look for the anti-Christ.....but Jesus’s return for us.. Which if I took the other sides position I would certainly be looking to see who that was going to be and how I could survive the years once the tribulation begins.
I see no evidence of where we’re instructed to do that. rather the assurance He will keep us from those hours that will ‘try’ those remaining on earth....removing believers makes perfect sense for the devastation then will be greater than man could even imagine.
Good question.
Maybe?
I still think it’s a point of pride on their part to “PROVE” to God (and themselves) that they can ‘pass’ the test, - AS IF...
1 Thessalonians 5:9
For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ
BFL! 🙏
...not sure how I only found this now...
Jesus has promised to keep His Body of Believers from even the hour / time of the wrath. The Rapture is a rescue for The Body of Christ Believers acroos time since the Day of Pentecost preaching. The Second advent is return all the way to the physical Earth, to rescue Israel at the end of the Tribulation.
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