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The mystery is revealed in your text if you would have kept on reading..
Ephesians 3:4-6 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
Here’s the mystery revealed...
That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
The mystery that was his was that all along God had in his mind to bring Jew and gentile together in one body which is the church.
Now that wasn’t that hard was it?
ha what a dick you are lol
 

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No. Paul said the mystery was that Jews and gentiles would be a part of the same body. They would no longer be seen as a second class citizen. They would be equal.. that is the mystery
What WAS kept Secret in the Beginning of Mankind WAS a MYSTERY To Them.
doubt it had anything to do with Jew/Gentile either, myself
 

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This is a part of the mystery of the Church (redeemed Jews and Gentiles in one Body), which was not revealed to the OT prophets, but only to Paul.

'The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.
 

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Where you been byrd, I miss getn rebuked :)
Narf! Ya, was getting cloistered, walked away from my old life again, new town, eating what they feed me, so a jolt to the system and all. Things should settle down soon, but summer is busy in Flint. This winter ill have time to do more than hit and runs, sorry. And ty :)
 
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Narf! Ya, was getting cloistered, walked away from my old life again, new town, eating what they feed me, so a jolt to the system and all. Things should settle down soon, but summer is busy in Flint. This winter ill have time to do more than hit and runs, sorry. And ty :)

Yea hear ya, the Internet, Facebook, all the Forums, I run and hide myself at times
 

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You have made it Abundantly Clear;
You SHALL BE LEFT BEHIND "ON EARTH" during the GREAT TRIBULATION.

What are YOU going to Be DOING "ON EARTH" DURING THE "GREAT TRIBULATION"?


Glory to God,
Taken

I KNOW where I will be, remaining in service to Christ Jesus, doing His work, making a stand for Him like He and His Apostles commanded His Church for the end.

But YOU... will be TAKEN in deception by the coming Antichrist, if you don't repent of that false pre-trib rapture doctrine, because Jesus taught the first one 'taken' are taken by the enemies of Jesus Christ! (Luke 17:36-37 and Matthew 24:28).
 

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I have proven the pre-trib rapture theory to be false.
we; always need to be careful in these statements
one rebuttal for this would be the mount of transfiguration
the verse opens with after 6 days ( 6000 years after creation or maybe more precise first sin )
then we see ;
Moses ( dead in Christ ) ~ MOSES HAD DIED
Elijah ( alive in Christ)~ ELIJAH HAS NOT
"" SUDDENLY GONE ** ~ RAPTURE ( IN ALLEGORY TERMS ~ THE DEAD IN CHRIST AND THOSE WHO ARE STILL LIVING )
LATER IN THE STORY we see "they killed john" ( future -> they will kill Elijah and Enoch ~ as the 2 witnesses )
AND THE STORY ENDS with Jesus coming down the mountain ~ to deal with those demon possessed

so biblically there is this story which points to a pre trib rapture ; as suddenly gone appears before coming down the mountain
 

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we; always need to be careful in these statements
one rebuttal for this would be the mount of transfiguration
the verse opens with after 6 days ( 6000 years after creation or maybe more precise first sin )
then we see ;
Moses ( dead in Christ ) ~ MOSES HAD DIED
Elijah ( alive in Christ)~ ELIJAH HAS NOT
"" SUDDENLY GONE ** ~ RAPTURE ( IN ALLEGORY TERMS ~ THE DEAD IN CHRIST AND THOSE WHO ARE STILL LIVING )
LATER IN THE STORY we see "they killed john" ( future -> they will kill Elijah and Enoch ~ as the 2 witnesses )
AND THE STORY ENDS with Jesus coming down the mountain ~ to deal with those demon possessed

so biblically there is this story which points to a pre trib rapture ; as suddenly gone appears before coming down the mountain

Be careful?? Those in Christ who listen to Him in HIS WORD don't need to be careful with rebuke. We need to be BOLD, and pray their wayward minds will come back to God's Word instead of their listening to doctrines of men!

The topic of discussion I've been having with @Taken is about the TIMING of the Church's gathering to Christ Jesus, not the mount of transfiguration event that happened even before Jesus had been crucified! I haven't been arguing against the "caught up" event of 1 Thess.4, but against the timing of it being before the great tribulation. The pre-trib rapture school instead believes the gathering of the Church is before... the tribulation, but Jesus showed His coming to gather the Church is AFTER... the tribulation (Matthew 24:29-31; Mark 13:24-27). So disprove those Scriptures if you can.

Are you another one of those young Bible students that is brainwashed on men's doctrine of a pre-trib rapture, and goes into The Bible looking for Scripture that may 'sound' like it supports such a false theory?? That's essentially what you just did with trying to use that mount of transfiguration example against what I've been declaring FROM Scripture.
 

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no need to get mad ; and maybe you will have something to consider "anew" from the mount of transfiguration story
* either way ---- you have have my view
 

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no need to get mad ; and maybe you will have something to consider "anew" from the mount of transfiguration story
* either way ---- you have have my view

Your view -- too much speculation. And it does not support a pre-trib rapture theory.

And just like others on man's false pre-trib rapture doctrine, you failed to even attempt to address the Matthew 24 and Mark 13 Scripture where Jesus showed His coming and gathering of the saints is AFTER... the tribulation. It is HIS WORD there you go against with holding to a pre-trib rapture theory. You're not going against my words, but HIS WORD as written in The Bible.
 

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is the rapture pre mid or post trib ???
the answer is all of the above
church of philadelphia -pre
the mayrtars and enoch and elijah --- mid
and all of mankind for the judgement ---post :)

my view is ; dont let church terms keep you from what the story says
 

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is the rapture pre mid or post trib ???
the answer is all of the above
church of philadelphia -pre
the mayrtars and enoch and elijah --- mid
and all of mankind for the judgement ---post :)

my view is ; dont let church terms keep you from what the story says

Now that is just silly! It cannot be all the above. Just saying such a thing means to leave... God's Holy Writ.

The "caught up" event of 1 Thess.4 that Apostle Paul taught is for the last day of this world. That is why he continued into the 1 Thess.5 chapter about the "day of the Lord", because it's the last day of this world when Jesus will return to gather His Church.
 

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because it's the last day of this world when Jesus will return to gather His Church.
again ; we need to see the story
when Jesus returns there is the whole millennium yet to come
the whole bible makes the story ; not just what we glean from a single verse
all the bible is used to make the story clear

please also note --- the terrible day of the lord * why would it be terrible for those who follow Jesus ?
 
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The mystery is revealed in your text if you would have kept on reading..
Ephesians 3:4-6 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
Here’s the mystery revealed...
That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
The mystery that was his was that all along God had in his mind to bring Jew and gentile together in one body which is the church.
Now that wasn’t that hard was it?

Yes--the Church would have been a mystery (that is, something unknown) to ancient Israel.
 

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again ; we need to see the story
when Jesus returns there is the whole millennium yet to come
the whole bible makes the story ; not just what we glean from a single verse
all the bible is used to make the story clear

please also note --- the terrible day of the lord * why would it be terrible for those who follow Jesus ?

I do... follow ALL... of God's Holy Writ. If I have to quote every Scripture example here then I'm wasting my time with those who need more Bible study, because simple Bible study instead of listening to doctrines of men is how issues as to which is true are cleared up.
 

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please also note --- the terrible day of the lord * why would it be terrible for those who follow Jesus ?

It will be terrible for the wicked and deceived. Didn't you read what Paul said in 1 Thess.5 about those in darkness, who travail as a woman with child, and that metaphorically sleep in the night and are drunken? Paul was pulling from the OT prophets there, about the events on the LAST DAY of this world, which is when the "day of the Lord" will occur.

For Christ's servants, the hot fiery furnace of Dan.3 heated 7 times hotter than necessary, is an example for Christ's faithful who remain steadfast waiting on Him. Were God's servants cast into it harmed?
 

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But YOU... will be TAKEN in deception by the coming Antichrist,


No. The antichrist seeks those ON EARTH. I shall not BE ON EARTH...
YOU WILL.

Jesus taught the first one 'taken' are taken by the enemy....

Not in the verses you referenced.

Glory to God,
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