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To: sasportas

Sorry dude, your strawman or red herring won’t work here.

We are not given into the Spirit of Fear. This message is for people who literally are fearful of what is transpiring in the world, there are a lot of folks worried - you know I’m not, I’m actually LOOKING UP!

You come here to troll my threads with darts and bullets of the enemy to project your disappointment in your once belief in a Pretrib that has let you down (lost faith is probably more accurate).

A shame you behave this way.

We have much hope in Christ for Eternity.

Maranatha!


26 posted on 11/26/2022 6:16:01 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

“I’m actually LOOKING UP!”

> Since the rapture and 2nd coming are one event, not two events as you believe, the rapture a separate event taking place seven years before the 2nd coming, the “looking up” you refer to, for the “rapture” you believe is about to happen, is premature.

The “looking up,” in context, refers to seeing the signs of the fast approaching heaven and earth catastrophism of the day of the Lord. Then is when “our redemption draweth nigh.” The singular and undivided event of rapture and 2nd coming about to take place. Jesus tells us, it takes place, “after the tribulation of those days,” Matt. 24.

Moreover, and contrary to those who believe our present time is the millennial kingdom, the rapture and 2nd coming singular event is also what ushers in the millennial kingdom:

“So likewise ye, when ye see these thingg come to pass (the aforementiioned heaven and earth catastrophim signs that will close out this age, the day of the Lord), know ye that the kingdom of God is at hand,” Luke 21:31.

The context of the “looking up” verse (verse 28), which you cite, is the singular post-trib event that ushers in the millennial kingdom! As a premillennialist, I know you must believe “the kingdom of God” of verse 31, is the millennial kingdom. Right?

The great singular event of both rapture and 2nd coming, which we are to look up for, ushers in the millennial kingdom!

In previous discussions we have had, I spoke about my position of Historic Premillennialism, which is both post-trib and premillennialist, well here it is in the “looking up” passage of Luke 21 which you have brought to our attention.

“Historic,” as it is the eschatology of the earliest centuries of church history after the apoostles... reflecting the premillennial belief of the early church. “Historic,” also, as distinquished from Amillennialism, and Dispensational Premillennialism, both of which were conjured up later in church history.


31 posted on 11/26/2022 12:00:43 PM PST by sasportas
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