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. According to the principles discussed in the 14th chapter of Romans: sunrise services are pagan for you, yes, but they aren't necessarily pagan for everyone because not everyone is out there that morning for a pagan purpose. For example: human sacrifice is normally a pagan practice; but...

. Aside from the apparent differences in the language and grammar of Matt 28:1-6, Mark 16:1-7, Luke 24:22-23, and John 20:1-2; the point that all clearly agree upon is that Jesus was gone when the women arrived. FAQ: If Jesus' crucified dead body was restored to life before the sun came up...

. Certain women went out to the cemetery before the sun was up and Jesus was already gone. (Matt 28:1-6 & John 20:1) So maybe we should be having twilight services instead of sunrise? _

. Due to the Earth's spherical shape, some folks will be caught up at night; while others will be caught up during day. Some will be caught up at dawn. and others at dusk. _

. The New Testament often speaks of the afterlife by means of the Greek word háidēs (a.k.a. Hades) which was doubtless borrowed from Hellenistic influences prevalent in that day. Hades was believed to be a conscious afterlife where everybody went when they died regardless of age, race, gender...

. Regardless of the timing of the event-- whether pre trib, mid trib, or post trib -- the extraction depicted by 1Thess 4:13-18 is on track to happen. _

. I am so looking forward to that rendezvous as cancer, combined with chemo and radiation, has emaciated me to the point where I resemble the half dead Jews liberated from Dachau and Auschwitz. I expect the event will be very noisy as thousands of voices fill the air with a deafening roar of...

. Along with the justification discussed in post No.8 is the opportunity for our own resurrections. ● 1Pet 1:3-6 . . Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...

. ● 1Thess 4:17 . .Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet The Lord in the air: I have a problem with heights. _

. Religion consists in a set of things which the average man thinks he believes; and wishes he was certain. (Mark Twain) _

. Faith is believin' what you know ain't so. (Mark Twain) _

. It ain't what you know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. (Mark Twain) _

. The Corona virus is potentially lethal but not necessarily fatal, viz: should you contract the disease, the likelihood of your getting past it is very good. The global death toll as of 04/03/2023 is in the neighborhood of 6,832,414 out of 684,104,579 cases, viz: the survival rate thus far has...

. The so-called rapture terminates the church age with an impossible-to ignore wake-up call. Assuming it's true; I've no doubt the world over will be awestruck and very badly shaken by the number of dead folks coming back to life seemingly out of thin air. We're talking about nigh unto 2,000...

. Down at the end of all with which we are familiar, the announcement below will be made. ● Rev 22:11 . . Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy In other words: the people to whom those words pertain, will be stuck with who and what they are with no chance of ever being...

. ● Isa 66:22-24 . . From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me-- speaks the Lord. And they will go out and look upon the dead bodies of those who rebelled against Me: their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and...

. Jesus won't be coming down to the ground to assemble his living and deceased followers per 1Thess 4:13-18. Their gathering will take place in the clouds, i.e. the atmosphere. _

. All are in Adam, but not all are in Christ; and quite a few will never be in Christ. "in Christ" is a positional term that never applies to the world at large; it applies only to Christians-- especially to those who've undergone the Spirit baptism per 1Cor 12:13. _

. ● Luke 11:1-2 . . He was praying in a certain place, and when he had 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: yada, yada, yada, etc." When I was a little boy, just about every night at bedtime...

. The coming of the Lord is a seven-year process that commences with the extraction of deceased and living Christians per 1Thess 4:13-18 and culminates when Jesus returns in person to set up his kingdom. _