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The Bible says that we will meet the Lord in the air and that then we will ever be with Him. (1 Thes. 4:16-18) "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise...

2 Peter 3:3-4

Yes, Jesus told us that we would have trouble in this world--that is true. He even said that we would be hated and that they hated Him first. But He did tell the Church of Philadelphia that they would be protected from the trials that would be coming on the world. (Rev. 3:10) The Great...

Yes. Most Bible scholars agree that the Gospel of Matthew was written to the Jews and many also believe that Jesus was addressing Jewish believers when He spoke of the Great Tribulation. He also told the Philadelphian Church (Rev. 3:10) that He would keep them from the hour of trial (trouble...

I think a clue that the Church is not on the earth in the Revelation passage is that both the Daniel and Revelation passages use the same term "saint" (or "set apart for the Lord's service") and it can refer to an Israelite/Jew or a Gentile Christian. Most of the time in the NT, a follower of...

Especially when fat women try to use them to cover their fat--it doesn't work. Just makes them fat AND ugly. :D Seriously, God told the Israelites to avoid marking their bodies "the way the heathen do". I see why. I don't think there is anything inherently evil about it but, when it is a...

Yes, if you read Things to Come by Dwight Pentecost (now he just HAD to be a theology professor didn't he?) you will never doubt the Pre-Tribulation Rapture again. :)

There is a difference between apostasy and disobedience. It is true that there have always been apostates but a general apostasy would come from rejecting God's word. I think you are correct that the Great Apostasy could instead be referring to the departure of the Church. But, I also think...

Thank you, the greeting is very appreciated (Canadians really are the sweetest people--I am originally an American, so I can say that ;)). Crosstalk is probably descriptive of what it is like to exchange thoughts with many of the people here on the boards. :p

Actually, the doctrine of a Pre-Tribulation Rapture goes back to the early days of the Church. If you read Irenaeus, it is clear that he believed in a Pre-Trib Rapture. There are also the writings of Ephraim the Syrian which date back to the early Church as well--and it is VERY clear from his...

Yes, of course, thank you for pointing that out. I should have looked it up to get the wording just right--I will correct the original post. But, I think you probably know the point I was making.

In Old Testament times, the Holy Spirit was "hovering over the face of the waters", He was ON the prophets, He was WITH Yahweh's people, He WENT BEFORE them, He CAUSED King Saul to prophesy, etc. He was called, the Ruach Ha Kodesh in Hebrew--the "breath of God". But, He was not IN them--that...

The apostasy of the churches seems to be well underway. I was on a "Christian" blog that permits commentary on their articles just yesterday. I innocently posted what I thought were Biblical resolutions to many of the theological problems which women can experience in evangelical churches. I...