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. The way I understand it: the extraction of deceased and living Christians spoken of by 1Thess 4:13-18 isn't "his coming" because the event takes place in the air rather than on the ground. In point of fact, the extraction could be said to commence the seven-year tribulation, which wraps with...

. The beads of a rosary are little more than page upon page of indifferent sing-song lyrics. So then rosaries are in essence mantras repeated over and over and over again, which is a clear violation of not only Heb 4:16, but also Christ's God-given instructions. ● Matt 6:7-9 . . In praying, do...

. According to 1Thess 4:13-18 the extraction will be an amalgam of deceased Christians plus those who have not yet passed away. _

. FAQ: Doesn't 1Tim 2:4 say it is God's will that everyone be spared? REPLY: It was likely God's will that no one perish in the Flood, but many did anyway. ● 2Pet 2:4 . . God did not spare the ancient world when he brought the Flood on its ungodly people; but saved only Noah plus seven...

. The extraction spoken of by 1Thess 4:13-18 is limited to folks "in Christ" i.e. the church, which is his body. _

. POSIT: The Hail Mary (a.k.a. Ave Maria) is a biblical prayer. God gave it to us. It's in the Bible in black and white. REPLY: According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the "Hail Mary" is not an in-the-Bible prayer, rather, it's a developed prayer; and it was developed over a number of years...

. Times of calamity, confusion, and chaos are happy hunting grounds for vandalism, riots, and looters. _

. ● Luke 11:1-2 . . One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples. He said to them: When you pray, say: Mother of God There are no instances of the Lord and Master of New Testament...

. ● 1Thess 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: The deceased in Christ the world over will hear that shout, and they'll hear the trumpet too; but I'm not really sure the whole world will hear much of...

. ● Mark 14:35-36 . . He advanced a little and fell to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour might pass by him. He said; “Abba, Father" The bulk of the New Testament is translated from manuscripts penned in Greek. But the word "abba" isn't translated from Greek: in point of...

. ● Gen 28:20-21 . . Jacob then made a vow, saying: If God remains with me, if He protects me on this journey that I am making, and gives me bread to eat and clothing to wear, and if I return safe to my father's house-- The Lord shall be my god. What did Jacob say? The Lord wasn't his god up to...

. ● Gen 2:7 . . The Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. The miraculous process that gave the first man life and existence is not all that different from the process that restored Jesus' crucified dead...

. ● Matt 8:11-12 . . I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. "children of...

. It's sometimes alleged that Jesus' mom was of the tribe of Levi because she and the mother of John the Baptist were related. ● Luke 1:5 . . In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a...

. The angels, the two witnesses, and the 144,000 won't kick in right away. Prior to their activity there will doubtless be a time of confusion and chaos at the conclusion of the church's extraction depicted by 1Thess 4:13-18 when the only preachers left on Earth will be quacks. _

. The way I figure it: seeing as how God is an intelligent, mature adult (so to speak) who's never petty, nor capricious, nor biased, nor fickle, nor impulsive, nor unreasonable, and takes no kind of sick pleasure in causing people harm; then God must be just as stuck with Hell and can't make it...

. At the conclusion of the church's extraction per 1Thess 4:13-18, not one God-given preacher will remain anywhere on Earth, so that those preachers who do remain, will all be cheap goods: yet there will no doubt be numerous frightened congregations all 'round the world looking to those very...

. At the conclusion of the church's extraction per 1Thess 4:13-18, not one God-given preacher will remain anywhere on Earth, so that those preachers who do remain will all be cheap goods: yet there will no doubt be numerous frightened congregations all 'round the world looking to those very same...

. ● John 19:31-35 . .Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. The soldiers therefore came and broke the...

. ● Jonah 1:17 . . The Lord provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights. FAQ: Was Jonah alive in the fish? REPLY: Yes. (Jonah 2:1) FAQ: The whole time? REPLY: No; at some point in his nautical adventure Jonah went to a place called sheol...