[G Larry]

Dear Deluded,

Show me a writing from 300 A.D. that speaks to Rapture and is not conflated with the Second Coming of Christ.

[Mom MD]

and again the Fromans resort to name calling when they are losing the argument

[ealgeone]

Show me a writing from 300 A.D. that speaks to Rapture and is not conflated with the Second Coming of Christ.

Do you really want to apply that standard to Roman Catholicism??

[MHGinTN]

I will do better than that! I give you a link to a treasure of research that exists for folks like you who have been fed lies by people like the poster of this thread. (https://www.pre-trib.org/)

[blue-duncan]

“Show me a writing from 300 A.D. that speaks to Rapture and is not conflated with the Second Coming of Christ.”

Irenaeus (130 A.D. – 202 AD) “Against Heresies” 5.29

“And therefore, when in the end the Church shall be suddenly caught up from this, it is said, “There shall be tribulation such as has not been since the beginning, neither shall be.”(2) For this is the last contest of the righteous, in which, when they overcome they are crowned with incorruption.”

Cyprian (200 AD – 258 AD) “Treatises of Cyprian”

“We who see that terrible things have begun, and know that still more terrible things are imminent, may regard it as the greatest advantage to depart from it as quickly as possible. Do you not give God thanks, do you not congratulate yourself, that by an early departure you are taken away, and delivered from the shipwrecks and disasters that are imminent?”

Ephraim (306 AD – 373 AD) “On The Last Times”2,

“Woe to those who desire to see the day of the Lord!” For all the saints and elect of God are gathered, prior to the tribulation that is to come, and are taken to the Lord lest they see the confusion that is to overwhelm the world because of our sins.”