—> Paul said that some in his audience of Thessalonians would still be alive when Christ returned.
—> Either the Holy Spirit lied to Paul and did not show him “things to come,” or the Lord returned exactly when and the way Paul said he would. I choose the latter.
1. Paul did not say some of His audience would be alive.
2. The Spirit nor Paul lied. You misinterpreted the passage Mr K.
3. “ Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air”
When we’re all believer alive caught up into the clouds?
Where is that major event recorded in history?
Christ came in 70 AD. IF He did then all the believers were caught up with Him. This also would imply the Holy Spirit was also removed.
As it is the Spirit Who moves to convict then no one else would be saved.
Hence it follows none of those after 70 AD could be considered believers.
Further, there is no historical documentation of a great number of people being removed from earth.
As the preterists seem to want to limit this to just the Roman Empire there are no records, and Rome was pretty thorough in record keeping, of a mass depopulation happening in the Empire.
. Their whole position makes zero sense and relies on misunderstanding Scripture and ignoring history.
>>1. Paul did not say some of His audience would be alive.<<
Grammatically, that is exactly what he said.
>>2. The Spirit nor Paul lied. You misinterpreted the passage Mr K.<<
I would almost certainly misinterpret if I ignored the grammar and those to whom he addressed the letters.
>>When we’re all believer alive caught up into the clouds?<<
If you believe Paul was writing that letter to you, rather than the Thessalonians, then we disagree.
>>Where is that major event recorded in history?<<
Where is the parting of the Red Sea recorded in history? The resurrection of Christ?
Mr. Kalamata