Posted on 03/30/2002 10:45:08 PM PST by antidemocommie
The question is very simple. Is Jesus about to return?
Where are we on God's timeline of events that take place prior to the return of Christ?
Is there really anything holding back the Rapture?
What about the Anti-Christ? Is he alive and well, or has he not been born yet?
Before the Rapture, will we get to see the arrival of the Anti-Christ?
Does current US politics and policies help spread the Good News, or usher in Satan incarnate?
No matter where we are on God's timeline, it is never too late to have your sins washed away and be saved. Easter isn't about chocolate bunnies, and baskets full of candy eggs. Its a reminder that Christ was the final lamb. He died in your place to take the punishment for your sins so that you can have eternal life. All you have to do is say to God that you believe Jesus died in your place and you want to be forgiven of all your sins.
At that moment, your life will forever change. God will forgive you of all sin, and you will be saved. Is God pulling at your heart right now? Is his wonderful Holy Spirit urging you to come to him and ask for forgiveness? Don't wait another minute. Turn to God while you have the chance. He loves you dearly and wants the best for you, and your future. All you have to do is ask, and you'll be saved. God has done everything else, but he won't force you to come to him. Its your move.
Birthdate of Israel May,14,1948
5x1x4x1x9x4x8=5760.....coincidence??????
I like your post number-144.
Disreguarding the dogmatism which always erupts from many corners concerning this subject, let me say this. Personally, I find that believing in a pre-Tribulation Rapture encourages holy living; for at any moment, one could find themselves standing before the living Lord. Granted, some of the more lazy and willfully ignorant Christians will use the Rapture as an excuse to cower and hide, as opposed to confronting evil, that is no worse than the Christian Reconstructionists who believe the world must be subdued before Jesus returns, or the amillennialists, who don't believe there are end times, that the world is getting better and better, etc.
Even things which are clear as glass can be muddied by sinful human nature. This is no exception. The only really important questions are in whose blood are you covered? Whom do you serve?
If the Church is destined to suffer through the Tribulation, then God's Grace will be sufficient for that day. If the Church is to be removed, not experiencing God's wrath, then it's a blessed hope for the future that should be cherished, as well as effecting how we live and deal with one another.
As for the theology, whenever a thread such as this appears, it's a given that the same old tired, dogmatic doctrines will be presented. Nobody learns from this. It's like a room full of people who all talk at once, and do not listen. Everyone wants to speak their two-cents, and they do. I could write several pages which would be an attempt to justify my own dearly-held doctrine, just as dogmatically as the others. Would anyone listen? Past experience tells me that no, they would not.
The Rapture question is not crucial to Salvation. Although Salvation itself is subject to dogmatic heresy, it is not so prevelent as the Rapture. Usually questions of Salvation are found coming from outside the Body of Christ.
So, I would modify the title of this thread to read: Will You be Ready to Meet Jesus when He Comes Again?
Sadly, many people who think they would, will find themselves left out in the cold.
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