Tag: End Times

THOUGHTS ON ABSTINENCE: FOR AND AGAINST

THOUGHTS ON ABSTINENCE: FOR AND AGAINST

Here’s a subject guaranteed to get everyone angry or excited-sexual abstinence. It’s a little “raunchy” perhaps for some people, so be warned. Having had personal experience of both sides of the debate I think I can offer a few thoughts, and as it’s my blog site, I guess it’s just too bad if you’re unhappy … Continue reading THOUGHTS ON ABSTINENCE: FOR AND AGAINST

THE RAPTURE AND THE WRATH OF GOD

THE RAPTURE AND THE WRATH OF GOD

I’ve written in previous posts on the subject of the Pre-Tribulation view of the Rapture, and the idea that many American Christians have concerning the wrath of God. “God is too loving to let us suffer through the Tribulation” they will say, and we are “not appointed to wrath”. Well, if this is the case, why, I … Continue reading THE RAPTURE AND THE WRATH OF GOD

IS JESUS REALLY COMING SOON? Part 2

IS JESUS REALLY COMING SOON? Part 2

WATCH AND BE READY Looking around at our own part of the world in the prosperous West it may be difficult to imagine that anything remotely resembling any events in the book of Revelation could ever occur.  So perhaps we should be considering how difficult life is for people in other parts of the world, … Continue reading IS JESUS REALLY COMING SOON? Part 2

IS JESUS REALLY COMING SOON? Part 1

IS JESUS REALLY COMING SOON? Part 1

IS THE SECOND COMING LATE? When I became a Christian over thirty years ago, I was expecting to be “snatched up” in the Rapture of the Church at any moment. I had read and re-read Hal Lindsey’s “The Late Great Planet Earth”, digested every word, and  began to study world history and current events with … Continue reading IS JESUS REALLY COMING SOON? Part 1

RAPTURE – WHEN? Part 3: Clues from Paul’s letters

RAPTURE – WHEN? Part 3: Clues from Paul’s letters

As I noted in part one of the series, I held to the pre-Tribulational view of the Rapture for most of my Christian life, until I opened up my mind to the possibility of an alternative, and began to study the scriptures accordingly. This series reflects my change of mind. If pre-Tribulationists are right about … Continue reading RAPTURE – WHEN? Part 3: Clues from Paul’s letters