[GiovannaNicoletta]

It's a wonderful passage that describes this present Age of Grace- it describes the true bride of Christ; those who know Christ as Savior and have the indwelling Holy Spirit living within them.

But Jesus gave us something to look forward to - His literal, thousand-year reign on earth, the description of which, when we read it in Scriptures, certainly isn't talking about conditions which exist today.

There is the "kingdom" of Christ which exists in those who have accepted Him as Savior and a future, thousand year kingdom, which is also in Scripture and cannot be discarded by anyone who truly knows Christ, which Jesus tells us will exist.

[marbren]

I agree! Thank You GiovannaNicoletta

[marbren]

How strong are the Post trib and mid trib rapture positions these days. To me the problem of interpretation always seems to come down to Who Is Israel? Way back in transition from my replacement theology days I did embrace Rosenthal’s pre wrath rapture position for a little while.