Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Category: FAITH
It’s a common view, as it once was mine, that when Jesus said, speaking of the future time of distress that, “one will be taken, the other will be left” (Matthew 24:40-41) he was speaking of a surprise rapture at some time before the tribulation. The one taken would be the raptured believer: the one … Continue reading RAPTURE 30: ONE TAKEN, THE OTHER LEFT
Is Lot's escape from Sodom really evidence for a pre-tribulation rapture? Was Enoch taken to heaven so that he could escape the Flood? Does Daniel's absence from the furnace scene support the same idea? Subjects covered lately in this series have been a little on the fringe of the whole matter of the timing of … Continue reading RAPTURE 29: LOT, ENOCH AND DANIEL
Call me a romantic if you must (I would like that) or a dreamer (I am) or crazy (again, there may be some basis...) or un-scriptural (I would challenge that one...) but it seems to me that the universe isn't there just to look pretty for people on this little speck called earth... I was … Continue reading THE FINAL (AND ENDLESS) FRONTIER
The experiences of several Old Testament characters are frequently used and confused as evidence for an early rapture of the Church, as they once were by me. Today I will consider Noah, and next time Lot, Enoch and Daniel.. NOAH AND THE FLOOD In his "Olivet Discourse" Jesus, after describing the destruction of the temple … Continue reading RAPTURE 28: NOAH and the FLOOD
In this world of struggles and disappointments and hardships and loss it’s refreshing to be reminded that there’s something worth celebrating every day of our lives, and that's the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Greek word translated “gospel” in the New Testament means “good news”, and in the context of the Bible the gospel is the “good news” … Continue reading THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 