In some Christian religions, the Rapture of the Church is a subject that stirs up controversy,  will we be raptured?  And at what point during the tribulation will that occour?
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Read or listen to this sermon...\n'The Rapture'\nhttp://nathan.co.za/message.asp?sermonum=1120
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I will wait for Lord's timing, it does not matter if He comes today or tomorrow or in another thousand years. God shall come, no matter what. And Jesus will come soon to take the Church (His bride) home. That is all the answer I can give, because God's timing is better than my own.
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I am sure most Church goers are going to be surprised. How many times have they rejected one of Gods Chosen. They would not accept Jesus in his day.  and most  so called Churches would not accept him now.
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There is no rapture. What is meant by the term in modern times is a lie and it comes out of the works of a 19th century American named John Darby (look him up and you will find that he was into occult practices). The doctrine of a secret rapture was first conceived by John Darby of the Plymouth Brethren in 1827 It has nothing to do with how Paul and his followers understood what he wrote. Even a loose understanding of "rapture" is virtually unheard of in the writings of the Church Fathers. \n\nIf the tribulation comes during our life times, the idea of the rapture is going to have many Christians turn away and apostatize. Christians will suffer greatly before the end, and if you think you are going to get raptured, but end up suffering, you will assume that Christianity is wrong.
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Some would probably think that rapture has come and that what believers have said all along has come true and then there are some who will continue to live outside morality and sin will become even more rampant here on Earth. *(*
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First we are not in the tribulation period and Matthew 24 doesnt have anything to do with us [as it is about the trib. period], but other then that here is a good prophecy link on some fullfillments and other future things to come:\n\nprophecy: http://www.livingwaters.com/Merchant2/graphics/tracts/prophecy/index.html \nthe gospel: http://www.needGod.com do you know what it is? think again. it might surprise you.
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That's a hard question to answer.  Christians are generally split when it comes to the teaching of the Rapture.  Some Christians interpret a verse in Thesselonians to mean that there will be a rapture, while others (myself included) believe that Christ will return one more time, and one more time only...and when that happens, that's it.  There will be no second chances.\n\nHowever, even those who believe that the Rapture will occur believe that it has not occurred yet.  So, therefore, a logical answer to your question is, we're somewhere BEFORE the beginning of Book One.
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The rapture has no biblical basis whatsoever. In the mid-1820's there was a man named Edward Irving who studied bible prophecies and by making some mathematical equations, thought that the end of the world was near. So he wrote a paper on his concept of what was going to occur in the last days and when it would happen. He was  exiled from the presbyterian church within 2 years of his writings and formed his own chuch, which folded when the time came and went for the rapture to occur. The idea, however, was the catalyst for several religions, such as the Pentacosts and the Seventh Day Adventists. But look in the bible and you will find nothing about it 'cos it isn't there. There are only some warnings that God gave to Moses that even come close to the concept and even they are a stretch to make fit with the philosophy of the Rapture.
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A lot of Christians talk about Christ's death fulfilling some sort of prophecy. Apparently Christians are unaware of the concept of omnipotence, which would allow "God" to do anything he wanted to do, including solve whatever the problem was without sacrificing his son, but I digress...
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A very good question; and very sincere. Shows that you want to learn more about how a real Christian beleives. Read the above Bible verses, and check out 1 Cor. 15, and come to your own conclusions, based on the Bible. You can also look up the words "2nd coming" and will be lead to Biblical verses concerning Christ's coming ( no "rapture", as you know) \nEnjoy the Bible study, and God Bless you.
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The bible says only the father knows when the end will be. And it gives us the signs to look for for to tell us whn the end is near. Take a look around, see what is going on in the world today, violance, hunger, wars, distruction against the church, etc. We are living the tribulation already , it has already begun. read the boobk of Revolations. Are you really prepared???
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If the time of the rapture is unknown, then obviously it cannot be tomorrow, can it? We are not in the tribulation. There is great illogic in the post-trib scenario. If the tribulation started tomorrow, then I could count the days of the tribulation, and be pretty sure when it will occur, right? THEN I could be ready for His coming. Remember the unjust servant, "looks like the master is not due for a long time." That servant was treated harshly for not being ready for the master's return.\n\nThere is plenty of evidence. Don't be confused by "the last trump" being the seventh trumpet blast in Revelation. There is no basis to assume that. "The Last Trump" is a title for the Feast of Trumpets that takes place in September/October. Also do not be confused by the rapture and the second coming of Christ. They are two things. One is for His church, the other is to save Israel from her enemies. The rapture in Revelation takes place when the church enters the door to heaven as the 24 elders at the beginning of chapter 4 before the tribulation even begins.\n\nHere is the timeline.\nhttp://tinyurl.com/hhmjt
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The bible is open to interpretations.  Jesus stated that we will not be given the knowledge to predict these coming events.  A massive earthquake is imminent especially in the "ring of fire" as we have seen lately with the Indonesian tsunami, the recent earthquake in Indonesia's java province, and the small earthquake in the Pacific Northwest.  As far an Asteriod hitting us, God only knows.  If you have Jesus in your life, you don't have to worry about all this stuff.
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It's not the idea of a rapture that I don't believe in, but the word itself. The word isn't found in the Bible. I do believe Jesus will come the way it says, but wonder where the word "rapture" came from.
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH RULES BY FEAR AND PRAYS ON THE IGNORANCE OF ITS FOLLOWERS.They don't encourage Bible study as this would expose them for what they are. The Catholic Church has no authority whatsoever on earth as their formation was based on a carefully construed misinterpretation of the scriptures. The Lord will bring the Catholic Church to a sudden end during the tribulation as spoken of in Revelations CH.17 V.1-9 note verse 5 where the Lord describes the Catholic Church. They will have plenty to account for when they stand in judgment before the Lord.
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First will come the rapture which is a number of people will suddendly just dispear all around the world.  This will heardald the 7 years of tribulation.  At the end of Tribulation comes Armegeddon where Jesus will come and rule for 1000 years.  After this Satan will be release for a time for one last time to try and deceive the nation.  After this will come Judgement day and then God will remake earth into the new heaven and dwell here for ever.
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I believe as you do, rapture prior to 7 year tribulation\n\nWhy - here is one of several places in the bible that says so....\nI won't list all, to much space taken \n\n1 Thessalonians 4\n16For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18Therefore encourage each other with these words.