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I believe that the Church is raptured before Revelation 6, before the seals are opened.Ok, let’s work on the first part. You believe we are resurrected before the 6th seal, which is before the wrath which begins at the 7th seal.
In order for us to be resurrected before the 6th seal, I’d look for a few things. To name a few:
The last trump is the last trump blown in a series of 100 trumpets blown on the Feast of Trumpets.1. A last trumpet as the final trumpet in a series or the last trumpet as in no other could blow after it.
In my opinion, the last of the 7 trumpets blown by an angel would not be the last trump because when Paul wrote this John had not had his Revelation of Jesus Christ. Paul offered no explanation of what the last trump was because all Jews know that the last trump is blown on the Feast of Trumpets.With this, id still have to consider there yet remains 7 trumpets to be blown in a series. If we take this as the last trumpet and let’s pretend it is in the 7th trumpet, is there any logic to that? Something I’d explore before casting it out.
The are two raptures. The first rapture is the Church. After the Church is raptured, part of Isael has its blindness removed.2. What does scripture say about the timing of our change and does it harmonize with a resurrection at, before or after the 6th seal?
When Jesus returns for the Church He comes as a bridegroom for His bride. When Jesus comes with the armies of heaven back to the earth for Armageddon He comes as king of kings.3. A hypothetical: Would an exiled leader reward his subjects, who eagerly await his return, before he’s crowned King or afterwards?
Where is your first rapture in Revelation? Is Revelation 19 your 3rd rapture?I believe that the Church is raptured before Revelation 6, before the seals are opened.
Let me clarify. The Church is raptured before the seals are opened. There is however a rapture at the 6th seal. It is the 12 tribes across the earth that are raptured. The twelve tribes across the earth are the seed of the woman, Israel.
The last trump is the last trump blown in a series of 100 trumpets blown on the Feast of Trumpets.
In my opinion, the last of the 7 trumpets blown by an angel would not be the last trump because when Paul wrote this John had not had his Revelation of Jesus Christ. Paul offered no explanation of what the last trump was because all Jews know that the last trump is blown on the Feast of Trumpets.
The are two raptures. The first rapture is the Church. After the Church is raptured, part of Isael has its blindness removed.
Romans 11
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
God then turns His attention to the Jews. It is the twelve tribes across the earth, the seed of the woman, that are raptured at the 6th seal before the wrath of God.
When Jesus returns for the Church He comes as a bridegroom for His bride. When Jesus comes with the armies of heaven back to the earth for Armageddon He comes as king of kings.
Revelation 19
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Let’s focus 1 thing at a time. It sounds like you’re suggesting 2 raptures. Do you have scripture to support more than 1? For example, Paul, specifically links the Harpazo with the resurrection of the dead. When gives the order of things, he says the dead in Christ rise first. Then we which are alive and survive..The Church is raptured before the seals are opened. There is however a rapture at the 6th seal. It is the 12 tribes across the earth that are raptured. The twelve tribes across the earth are the seed of the woman, Israel.
Yes absolutely. Two raptures.Let’s focus 1 thing at a time. It sounds like you’re suggesting 2 raptures.
Sure. Many, scriptures point to two raptures. Here are a coupleDo you have scripture to support more than 1?
This is order I believe. The dead rise first. The alive remain. When the Lord comes for the alive that remain, He brings the dead in Christ with Him.For example, Paul, specifically links the Harpazo with the resurrection of the dead. When gives the order of things, he says the dead in Christ rise first. Then we which are alive and survive..
Each in his own order. First fruits and then they that are His at His coming.When is the Harpazo linked to a second time and not with the resurrection of the dead?
Yes absolutely. Two raptures.
Sure. Many, scriptures point to two raptures. Here are a couple
This is the rapture of the Church. The Lord Himself comes at the trump of God or voice of God.
1 Thes 4
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
This is the second rapture when He comes for the 12 tribes across the earth at the 6th seal. He sends His angels to gather the elect at the last trump which is blown on the Feast of Trumpets.
1 Corinthians 15
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
This is order I believe. The dead rise first. The alive remain. When the Lord comes for the alive that remain, He brings the dead in Christ with Him.
Each in his own order. First fruits and then they that are His at His coming.
The dead in Christ rise first. Then He returns for the alive that remain. Then blindness is removed from part of Israel.
Then there are 144,000 first fruits of the 12 tribes which means there will be a harvest of the 12 tribes. That harvest takes place at the 6th seal immediately after the tribulation which is seen here.
Matthew 24
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
We also see in Daniel 12 that MANY of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake. No all of them, MANY of them. These are the people of Daniel that are raised.
Daniel 12
12 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Agree. Anyone who sees two raptures in 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17, as @The Light does, clearly is just twisting scripture to make it say what they want it to say to fit their convoluted understanding of Revelation. Paul was very clear in 1 Thess 4:14-17 that there will be one rapture of the church at which point the souls of the dead in Christ that are with Jesus will unite with their resurrected bodies and then they, TOGETHER with those who are alive and remain, will be caught up to meet Jesus in the air AT THE SAME TIME. This could not be more clear, yet he still denies this because it goes against his false doctrine.1 Thess 4 proves that Jesus comes "for" and "with" His saints, destroying the Pretrib theory that He is only coming for His saints. You have not addressed this or any of the other arguments. when Christ comes again it is with and for His saints in one glorious single second coming. Verse 14 explicitly states, “them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” This is the dead in Christ returning for their bodies in order to return to this renewed earth. Furthermore, the second party of Christians at this great climatic event are those believers that are “alive” are said to “remain.” Interestingly, when we examine the meaning of the word “remain,” we find it is the Greek word perileipo, which means “to survive.” Therefore, we can deduce from this meaning that the Lord is returning for those who remain by surviving.
Exactly! All he has is insults and avoidance. Read his posts. He cannot substantiate any of his sweeping claims. If the Left Behind series says something then it is Gospel. Who cares about the Word!Agree. Anyone who sees two raptures in 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17, as @The Light does, clearly is just twisting scripture to make it say what they want it to say to fit their convoluted understanding of Revelation. Paul was very clear in 1 Thess 4:14-17 that there will be one rapture of the church at which point the souls of the dead in Christ that are with Jesus will unite with their resurrected bodies and then they, TOGETHER with those who are alive and remain, will be caught up to meet Jesus in the air AT THE SAME TIME. This could not be more clear, yet he still denies this because it goes against his false doctrine.
You say it's not a problem to back up your belief in 2 raptures and then you proceed to do NOTHING to back it up besides this vague response. It is impossible to take you and your vague nonsense seriously. You accuse others of having false doctrine while being completely incapable of making a coherent argument to support your own. You are 100% delusional. Your arguments are the weakest arguments I've ever seen.Not a problem
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Ironic that you, with your false doctrine, accuses others of false doctrine.
How about showing what you believe using scripture then? Vague comments like this do nothing to support your doctrine. Use scripture to clearly show how you come to your conclusions. Can you do that? You haven't so far. If you can't do that then there is no reason whatsoever to take anything you say seriously. Prove your doctrine with scripture. Your own words prove nothing.Pre is easy.
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Yes, it's very convenient that he somehow always misses the posts containing insults from pre-tribs, isn't it?It is noticeable how @marks never sees or rebukes these vicious posts.
I have followed the same discussion that WPM is talking about and The Light claimed to have answered WPM's questions when he absolutely did not. I'm not saying he didn't answer them the way WPM would have liked. I'm saying he did not attempt to answer them at all except for a brief, vague response to the first of several questions. But, he said he did answer all of them. He did not. What else do we call that except for a lie?every man should be able to give an account of his beliefs. I’d hope none of us would duck out. I know you will give answers on your beliefs WPM. You are pretty consistent, that’s a good quality. I’d hope we all would even if we have to do it often.
The alive will not precede the dead. The dead in Christ rise first. The alive remain. When He comes for the alive that remain, He will bring the dead in Christ with Him. The alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.Agree. Anyone who sees two raptures in 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17, as @The Light does, clearly is just twisting scripture to make it say what they want it to say to fit their convoluted understanding of Revelation. Paul was very clear in 1 Thess 4:14-17 that there will be one rapture of the church at which point the souls of the dead in Christ that are with Jesus will unite with their resurrected bodies and then they, TOGETHER with those who are alive and remain, will be caught up to meet Jesus in the air AT THE SAME TIME. This could not be more clear, yet he still denies this because it goes against his false doctrine.
LOL. What do you mean "the alive remain"? Where does it say that the alive remain after the dead are caught up to Christ? Nowhere. When it says the dead in Christ rise first it means they will first be resurrected and then those who are still alive and remain until the coming of the Lord at that time will be caught up together with the resurrected dead in Christ to meet Jesus in the air. One rapture. Not two. You are butchering the text.The alive will not precede the dead. The dead in Christ rise first. The alive remain.
In no way, shape or form does Paul say that Jesus first comes for the dead in Christ and then some time later comes for those who are alive and remain. It very clearly says the dead in Christ and those who are alive and remain are caught up together at the same time. Stop twisting scripture to make it fit your doctrine. It's unacceptable for you to be so dishonest with scripture like this.When He comes for the alive that remain, He will bring the dead in Christ with Him. The alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
We call that........this isn't the only thread he has asked those questions in.I have followed the same discussion that WPM is talking about and The Light claimed to have answered WPM's questions when he absolutely did not. I'm not saying he didn't answer them the way WPM would have liked. I'm saying he did not attempt to answer them at all except for a brief, vague response to the first of several questions. But, he said he did answer all of them. He did not. What else do we call that except for a lie?
You quoted 1 Thess 4 and 1 Cor 15. In the first, Paul describes the rapture as an event sometime (not necessarily immediately) after the resurrection. In his letter to the Corinthians, he mentions the same “living” and dead event by saying all will be changed, not just the dead. I don’t see anything that Paul suggests with these 2 passages a separation of 2 raptures. What other scriptures show a rapture? The Daniel 12 one is the resurrection, not rapture.Sure. Many, scriptures point to two raptures. Here are a couple
The fact the 144k are redeemed tells us they are part of the church. I believe they will be part of the resurrection or rapture, but a single event that includes all the dead and living at that 1 time. As you pointed out, Christ the first fruits, then we at his coming. His Parousia is when this happens. Paul makes mention of this multiple times and it has correlation with his manifestation as we see in Matthew 24:3, 27, 37, 39; 1 Cor 15:23, 1Thess 2:19, 3:13, 4:15, 5:23, and James 5:7 to name a few.Then there are 144,000 first fruits of the 12 tribes which means there will be a harvest of the 12 tribes. That harvest takes place at the 6th seal immediately after the tribulation which is seen here.
LOL. Here we go again. You avoid for an actual reason - because you have no Scripture to support your claims. You are winging it, and you know it, and we know it. If you had Scripture you would give it in a heartbeat.We call that........this isn't the only thread he has asked those questions in.
We call that..........look how many times he claims other posters have not answered him, when they have. That's all he's got.
And you know that he changed the translation of the Word of God in past to fool Christians and was caught. And you defended this action.
The Lord comes as lightning in His day. And yet He told the disciples that they would desire to see one of the days of the Son of man.I don’t see anything that Paul suggests with these 2 passages a separation of 2 raptures. What other scriptures show a rapture?
No sir. Daniel 12 is about the people of Daniel.The Daniel 12 one is the resurrection, not rapture.
Yes, they are part of the second fold. Todays Church will be the first fold. After the fullness of the Gentiles comes in God will turn His attention to His chosen.The fact the 144k are redeemed tells us they are part of the church.
No. This cannot be correct. As we can see from scripture it is the people of Daniel that are delivered after the great tribulation at the 6th seal. And we know the great tribulation is not the wrath of God.I believe they will be part of the resurrection or rapture, but a single event that includes all the dead and living at that 1 time.
Right. Each in His order. First fruits and then they that are Christs at His coming.As you pointed out, Christ the first fruits, then we at his coming.
His Parousia is when this happens. Paul makes mention of this multiple times and it has correlation with his manifestation as we see in Matthew 24:3, 27, 37, 39; 1 Cor 15:23, 1Thess 2:19, 3:13, 4:15, 5:23, and James 5:7 to name a few.
This is where simple deductive reasoning comes in. When the 6th seal is opened the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars fall from heaven. When Jesus comes in Matthew 24, we see the same sun and moon darkened and the stars falling from heaven. This means that event of the coming of Jesus in Matthew 24 occur at the sixth seal.Now you said a rapture happens at the 6th seal. Which verse in the 6th seal is a rapture?
OkOnce we can address these things, we can talk about what constitutes wrath, if we make it that far
The Lord will come when it is like the days of Noah. Likewise, also He will come when it is like the days of Lot. Not the same.
The Lord Himself will come for the Church. The Lord will send His angels to gather the elect from heaven and earth. Not the same.
The Lord will come at the trump of God or voice of God, and the Lord will come at the last trump blown on the feast of Trumpets. Not the same.
When the Lord comes for the Church, 1 Thes 4, the dead in Christ rise first and the alive remain until He returns, When He sends His angels to gather the elect from heaven and earth, the dead and alive are changed in the twinkling of an eye. Not the same.
Jacob had two brides, Leah and the chosen bride Rachel. Not the same.
John 10
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
There are two folds of sheep. The first fold knows Him and He knows them. The Gentiles are the first fold.
There are other sheep not of the first fold that He must also bring. The second fold will be of the 12 tribes as they will have their eyes opened after the fullness of the Gentiles comes in. The two folds become one fold at the gathering from heaven and earth. The Church is gathered from heaven and the 12 tribes across the earth, the seed of the woman, are gathered from the earth. The two folds become one fold, the Israel of God, which is the great multitude.
There are other things also which prove two raptures.
No sir. Daniel 12 is about the people of Daniel.
Daniel 12
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Daniel 12 also shows that many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall be raised.
Daniel 12
2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
This resurrection occurs at the 6th seal. It is when Daniels people are delivered. The dead and alive are changed in the twinkling of an eye.
All go to heaven for the marriage supper and along with the Church are the great multitude. Then the 7th seal will be opened and the one year wrath of God will begin.