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Thanks for the support, MA2444. I knew when I posted it that I would probably be walking into a mine field, but that is to be expected. To me, the truth seems obvious. But if we can't agree on certain precepts on which our foundation rests, we're never going to agree on certain issues. The...

I'll let you in on a little secret, all rapture doctrines are fairly modern: *The mid-tribulation rapture emerged in 1941 with the publication of the book, "The End: Rethinking the Revelation" by Norman B. Harrison. *Prewrath was conceived in the 1970s by Robert Van Kampen. It became...

I'm not sure what this is supposed to prove. Odd that you would dismss 2TH 2:7 and the identity of the "Restrainer" when it certaintly is releveant to that discussion. Regardless, when Jesus established the Church, He said, "The gates of Hades (Hell) shall not prevail against it" (Mat 16:18)...

Now your just nit picking. If you don't have something of subtance to post then move along to another post.

Does not the Bible contain symbolism? Revelation is full of it. Regardless, it relies far less on symbolism than you suggest. It merely contrasts and compares the historical Galilean wedding ceremony against scripture, and puts those scriptures into proper context. That's it. Did the early...

That's your problem then. You are so closed-minded that you don't even want to consider the possibility you might be wrong. There's really no point in continuing this discussion with you.

Good luck finding any scripture that explicitly spells out the timing of the rapture. If it did, we wouldn't have so many debates about it. I've laid everything out in a nice outline, complete with plenty of scripture references. If that's not enough, then I don't know what to tell you. How is...

If you haven’t noticed, the Bible is filled with symbolism, and it is indeed possible to use symbolism to convey deeper theological truths from which to build doctrines. The first-century people whom Jesus preached to would not have needed to guess what the symbolism meant; they wouldn’t have...

Did you actually read what I wrote? No where did I claim the virgins are the bride of Christ. I mentioned it because it was the custom of the day and highlights that Jesus will come like a thief in the night.

Stage 3: Celebration (the wedding feast) (Gen 29:27–28, Gen 29:27–28, John 2:1–11) 1. During the wedding feast, the doors were closed, and anyone who had not been invited would be shut out. a. Jesus highlights this in the Parable of the Wedding Feast (Mat 22:1–14). Those who were invited to...

Stage 2: Consummation (chuppah) (Gen 24:64–67, Gen 29:21–26, Gen 29:30) 1. Neither the bride nor groom knew the exact day when the wedding would take place. No one knew except the groom’s father. It was left up to him alone to decide the exact day of the wedding. a. Jesus said, “But of that...

Stage 1: Contract (ketubah) (Gen 24:33, Gen 24:51–53, Gen 24:57–58, Gen 29:15–20, Gen 29:27) 1. The betrothal phase began with a contract or covenant called a "ketubah." Marriages were often arranged by the parents, though young men could sometimes suggest their preference. When a man was to...

The ancient Galilean wedding ceremony is the model for the rapture, specifically the pre-trib rapture. When the Scriptures are compared to the Galilean wedding ceremony, it explains the purpose of the rapture, why the church won’t go through the tribulation, and puts certain biblical passages...

I don't believe there is a genic component per se. If it did, then how would we explain biological identical twins where one is homosexual and the other is not? I think a large degree of it is due to environmental factors. A lot of them have a history of sexual abuse as children, but not all...

These people are ALWAYS working some angle. I don't believe for a second that Nancy would incriminate herself on camera. She had her daughter filming that day for a reason. I don't think she is admitting guilt here; rather, she is feigning ignorance. It's plausible deniability. They didn't want...

This is why a lot of men are going overseas to find a wife. They have not been infected by Western liberalism and feminism, yet. My wife is from South America, and we met on social media. She randomly found me online and wanted someone to practice English with. I didn't think much of it at the...

Did not the people sing praises to Kind David (1Sa 18:7)? Believe it or not, we can be passionate about our leaders and still be devout followers of Jesus. There's a lot to unpack in that op-ed piece, but let's just take the insinuation of violence. Trump supporters have not been out rioting...

I would argue that it is the template for the pre-trib rapture. That's not the context I understand that parable to be about, but I'll address that in a separate thread. Thanks, I'll get to it next week.

Yes, that was a typo. My mistake. Salvation isn't complicated, people make it complicated. Jesus did all the work, we only need to accept the gift.

2015 We got him now! 2016 We got him now! 2017 We got him now! 2018 We got him now! 2019 We got him now! 2020 We got him now! 2021 We got him now! 2022 We got him now! 2023 We got him now! 2024 We got him now! Uh huh.. meanwhile: Poll: Trump verdict has not really changed voters' minds about...