Stop Believing the "Any Moment" Myth

[William Barton]

In 2 Thessalonians 2:3, Paul warns Christians not to be misled, explaining that the day of Christ's return will not occur until there is first a great falling away and the "man of sin" is revealed. While the teaching of Jesus returning to gather His people is easy to understand, the distinct warning to "let no man deceive you" is often the most difficult part for people to grasp.

Paul's primary point is a plea for believers not to believe anyone who claims that the day of Christ is imminent or that He could return at any moment. Those who believe this risk being caught unprepared when the true Messiah returns. Remember, there will be a false messiah who will come first. We mustn’t be deceived because if we’re not careful, we’ll end up worshiping the Antichrist. (This is the great apostasy of the end times.)

Do you still find the pre-tribulation rapture theory appealing? If so, you are in a very dangerous position. This warning doesn't come from me; it comes from Paul, who cautions us to be on guard and watching out for the Antichrist. The Antichrist—Satan—will mirror exactly what you expect from Christ, using supernatural powers to deceive people, and he will arrive before the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

"Man of sin" has several epithets, one being "anti-Christ" = "false Christ "
See 2Thessalonians 2:1-11.

 

[William Barton]

Do you still find the pre-tribulation rapture theory appealing?

If so, you are in a very dangerous position. This warning doesn't come from me; it comes from Paul

 

[GRACE ambassador]

Imminent rapture is a myth???:

Precious friends, let us prayerfully and Carefully study God's Word of Truth, Rightly
Divided, eh?:

God's Great ( Pre-trib ) GRACE Departure!:

1) Christ's "Revelation Of The Mystery" To Paul Taught Paul to expect the "Catching Up"

Gathering Of His Body "At Any Moment" ( Imminent! ), with No signs preceding It:​

a) "...we walk By faith, not By sight ( signs )..." (2 Corinthians 5:7 AV)​

b) "...then we which are alive and remain Will Be Caught Up..." 1 Thessalonians 4:17 AV)​

[ Paul Expecting ( in his own day ) as we Also should Expect in ours, Correct? ] ​

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c) "...Comforting..." "...Wholesome Words Of Christ..." v 18; 1 Timothy 6:3 AV), eh?​

2) Since The Body Of Christ is Not to "live by sight":

a) "Set your affection on things above, and not on things on the earth" (Colossians 3:2 AV)​

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b) "For our conversation [ citizenship ] is in heaven; from whence also ​

we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ" (Philippians 3:20 AV)​

c) Why do most prophetic experts have 'dead set' affection on "looking, waiting, and watching for"​

"the man of sin, the son of perdition, The Unholy one", When Christ Taught Paul, For us, ​

The Body of Christ To Be, By Faith, "looking for, watching for, and patiently waiting for":​

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our Blessed Hope, The HOLY One, The LORD Jesus Christ!​

(2 Thessalonians 2:1; Romans 8:18-19; Romans 8:23; Romans 8:25; ​

1 Corinthians 1:7; Ephesians 6:12-18; Philippians 3:20; Colossians 4:1-3; ​

1 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:5-11 AV) = Imminent Appearing​

And "Catching Up" of The Body Of Christ: ​

“Looking for That Blessed Hope, and The Glorious Appearing of ​

The Great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ" Titus 2:13 AV) ​

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d) Once Again!: More "...Comforting..." "...Wholesome Words Of Christ..." ​

(1 Thessalonians 4:18; 1 Timothy 6:3 AV), eh?​

All Found In God's "Revelation Of The Mystery" To Paul, For The [ Heavenly! ] Body Of Christ!
Note: Not to be Mixed Up/homogenized with, But:

Rightly Divided (2 Timothy 2:15 AV) From “Things That Differ!" (BBS)
ie:

Prophecy, pertaining to [ earthly ] Israel, on the other hand? Yes, we certainly agree with
prophecy experts that there is a NON-imminent post-trib "Second Prophesied Coming of
Christ To the earth with Signs Preceding!:

"Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not​

give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:​

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth​

mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."​

(Matthew 24:29-30 AV)​

No problem at all here, but why Take The "Catching Up" Out Of The Mystery Program Of God, and then:

try to insert it into Prophesy here, eh?:​

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"And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather
together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." (v 31 AV)

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Thus yes, we conclude that we cannot dismiss and disbelieve In The Imminent Catching Up
Of The Body Of Christ To Be Judged At The Bema Seat (1 Corinthians 3:8-15 AV), In Heaven,
where we Will dwell forever and ever!:

"For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building ​

of God, an house not made with hands, Eternal In the Heavens." (2 Corinthians 5:2 AV)​

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Amen.

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And, precious friend(s), Please Be Very Richly Encouraged and Edified
In The Lord Jesus Christ and In His Precious Word Of Truth, Rightly
Divided:

The Bible: The BIG Picture



Precious friends, we all agree that we Surely Desire God's Approval , yes?

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[Sel@h]

@GRACE ambassador

The rapture cannot be imminent because this has not happened yet:

2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 (KJV) 1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.