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The Rapture appears in the Olivet Discourse with "as it was in the days of Noah." But the Rapture is a mystery and we shouldn't expect to see the Rapture in the Old Testament, including the Gospels. It is a NT doctrine. Perhaps the following comparison of events between the Rapture and the...

Not exactly. This passage is about the Second Coming, not the Rapture.

Here is a passage that Pre-Tribs believe to the true: 29“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear...

Can you give us a couple of examples of this assertion.

English versions also translate first-class conditions as "if." The Greek will tell you which one it is.

You wrote: "Just curious about the seemingly poor word choices." These are all simple third-class conditions in the Greek. "if" is the correct translation, not "when."

I am so sorry Lizbeth but I haven't kept up with NT Translations, I use the Greek NT (CT). I use the NET Bible for the OT. Below is a link to Dan Wallace's information on various Translations. I use to work for Dan and he is a great resource for information...

Hi Lizbeth, Glad you enjoyed the post! Yes. There are many good Translations out there. The doctrines of the Christian Faith are well preserved in many Translations. I use the NET Bible sometimes. I am not exactly sure what you are referring to when you talk about a Translation being more of a...

That's exactly what happen, but the skeptic will argue that the KJV translators "added to the Word" without a single manuscript agreeing with that addition. They have by-passed the evidence in the manuscripts and added words that do not appear in any manuscript. Can they do that with other verses?

Here is the translation of 2 Sam 21.19 in your KJV: "{And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam." Notice the words "the brother of"...

Well said J.

Hi Jay, Let me ask you a clarifying question for my own good. When you suggest that the NT manuscripts are not full of mistakes, how does that relate to the 400,000 to 500,000 variants among all the Greek manuscripts?

IndianaRob said: "No I mean right or true period. Where do you get the idea that God can’t inspire a translator to translate his word correctly?" Perhaps someone here would be willing to define "inspire." Since there are mistakes in the Greek manuscripts, including the TR, what exactly do you...

How do you block someone?

lforrest wrote: "If Jesus sinned it would have been an admission that God can't live up to his own standards..." That is exactly right.

I should probably clarify a point here. Textual Criticism is when you take two Greek manuscripts and compare them. That's an oversimplification but the gist is right. When you try to reconstruct the NT using Church Fathers you have to make some allowances. Church Fathers would often quote a...

I appreciate your asking this question for clarification. Yes I am a Christian. My point in the post was to say I abandoned a "leap in the dark" faith for an evidentiary faith, one based on the evidence. Before that, I didn't have enough information to know what KINDS of faith there were. I...

Paul is telling the Thessalonians/believers that they are not in the Day of the Lord because the APOSTASIA comes first AND you haven't experienced THIS APOSTASIA as of now. But, have you experienced THE apostasy in your life? Whatever the APOSTASIA is, it must be something observable, otherwise...

Yes, verse 38 could have been added to show that Jesus also said "... if you don't believe me, at least believe the works of my Father." The whole point I am making is that Jesus is the only religious founder who could say, "If I do not do the works of my Father, do not put your faith in me."...

The whole purpose of writing this was to demonstrate that Jesus could not have sinned. That is a worthy event.