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To: Angelino97
Rapture Theology is considered a heresy by Catholic, Orthodox, and mainline Protestant churches.

Couldn't care less what the traditional church which has in great part put Jesus to one side consider true or false. I care what God's Word says. The truth is in God's Word not in the traditions of man (Mark 7:7-13).

The Second Coming will be in secret. He will be unseen

It's actually the first part of his second coming (FOR his saints (1 Thess. 4:17)).

Behold, I come as a thief.
Revelation 16:15

If therefore you will not watch, I will come on you as a thief, and you shalt not know what hour I will come upon you.
Revelation 3:3

But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for you do not know what hour your Lord does come.
Matt. 24:36-42

etc., etc.

And then His Third Coming in which the world will end, with the judgment for all.

It's actually the second part of his second coming (WITH his saints).

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he does judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he has on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords

And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army and the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Revelation 19:11-16,19-21.

Chew on that a while.

11 posted on 09/17/2022 7:03:51 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Jim W N
Chew on that a while.

I've chewed on Revelation for many years. I've got two good Catholic study Bibles, with extensive notes. Plus a separate book on just Revelation.

Some points I've taken from these books:

Revelation is not a detailed prophecy of the End Times. It's mostly a metaphor for a daily struggle against sin.

Who is the anti-Christ? We are all anti-Christ. Every time we sin, we are anti-Christ. We are literally against Christ. Yet every day, Christ through his resurrection defeats anti-Christ.

Revelation is also as a metaphor for the Holy Mass and the Eucharist -- which IS the Lamb of God. The eating of the Lamb of God fills us with the grace needed to defeat our temptation to sin -- which is the temptation to be anti-Christ.

Of course, Revelation is also a coded message about the Roman Empire of John's time. In this sense, 666 is a code for Nero.

The Beast is also a metaphor for all material idols (political power, wealth, etc.) of every historical era. Just as the False Prophet is a metaphor for all false religions.

And no, the modern nation of Israel is not in Revelation. No specific modern world leader or nation or organization are in Revelation. Of course, all who oppose Christ are anti-Christ, but none specifically.

12 posted on 09/17/2022 8:37:37 AM PDT by Angelino97
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