I Thessalonians 5:9, “For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Question: Since the tribulation is the wrath of God upon unbelievers, how can the church be present? Let me...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Some possible arguments for pretrib? 2.... Revelation 4:1, “After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If there were not some difficult questions that the Scriptures themselves raise regarding this matter, fewer people would give this theory the nod. We prayerfully submit the following explanations of passages that seem to point toward...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Distinction 7. Next Mr. ____________implies that if antichrist must come first, it is not logical to have people looking for that blessed hope as in Titus 2:13 and Hebrews 9:28. If we know that antichrist must come first, the thought goes, how can...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Distinction 5. Brother---------- says that a rapture occurs when the church is sleeping, but the second coming during the devastation, when Christians must obviously be wide awake. The sleeping church idea he proves only by using the parable of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Continued from last blog... Distinction 2: We are told that, at the rapture all believers are resurrected, whereas at the Second Coming there is no resurrection until antichrist is defeated. This is called “begging the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Supposed distinctions It is disappointing to read the works of men that are normally trustworthy in their treatment of Scripture, when it comes to their promotion of a pre-tribulation rapture. Consider one brother ---------, no lightweight in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Clues for a long wait for the coming of Jesus are in the Scriptures . Peter (II Peter 3:3) says that in the last days people will scoff, saying, “Where is the promise of His coming?” That is, it has been a long time....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
IMMINENCE ‘"Jesus could come at any time." I know what the people who say this mean, but we must take objection to that statement as it stands. In fact, Heaven has a day circled on the Heavenly Calendar when Jesus must come. [Acts 17:31,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Continued from last blog... Is literal Israel involved in all this? Yes, I believe they are! But have we been grafted into the tree called Israel? (Romans 11:17-21) Yes we have! Our fates intertwine. The disciples asked for a sign, and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
