Not only do teachers of the pre-tribulation rapture theory insist, without scriptural statements, that the first of two resurrections is in stages, but they also have to resort to claiming that there is more than one "last trumpet". This is the subject of excerpt twenty-four of my book* Paul, when telling the Corinthians that “we … Continue reading RAPTURE 24: WHICH LAST TRUMPET IS THE LAST LAST TRUMPET?
Tag: THE RAPTURE
WILL JESUS KEEP US FROM THE HOUR OF TRIAL? (RAPTURE 21)
Will Jesus Christ keep true believers from the coming "hour of trial", meaning the tribulation? That's the claim of many people who teach an early rapture. This phrase is taken from a verse in Christ's letter to the church in Philadelphia, and the promise applied to believers in our age: “I will keep you from … Continue reading WILL JESUS KEEP US FROM THE HOUR OF TRIAL? (RAPTURE 21)
RAPTURE 19: WHO ARE “THE HOLY ONES” WHO RETURN WITH CHRIST?
If you're honestly interested in the timing of the rapture, and if you're brave enough to face the truth, here are some of the results of years of my own "no nonsense" study on the subject. I was a "pre-trib" believer for twenty-eight years. I now know how misinformed and wrong I was. Get the … Continue reading RAPTURE 19: WHO ARE “THE HOLY ONES” WHO RETURN WITH CHRIST?
RAPTURE 17: WHEN? PAUL’S CLEAR STATEMENT!
Last time I discussed what Paul didn't say about the rapture, which omission is a strong indicator of its timing. Here, in a mercifully shorter post, I'll briefly include what Jesus didn't say. Then I will point out one of the clear statements which Paul did make concerning the rapture's timing. I once ignored such … Continue reading RAPTURE 17: WHEN? PAUL’S CLEAR STATEMENT!
RAPTURE 14: THE ELECT
Who are the "elect" gathered by Jesus Christ and his angels, at the end of the tribulation? Here's excerpt 14 from my book on the rapture. I'm sorry that this is a pretty long post again, so please scroll down the subtitles if you need to, to at least get the gist of it. I … Continue reading RAPTURE 14: THE ELECT
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