What is your interpertation of the Rapture of the Church?
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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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Zealous Christians have been predicting 'the second coming' and the end of the world since Jesus' time.\n\nIt's been 2000 years.\n\nAre you going to start living in reality, or are you still waiting for the world to end and you be given everything you desire in heaven?
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Yes, after the Rapture. They will be headed by the anti christ. It says so right in the Bible. (It's in the book of Revalation)
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well for starters the so called rapture is a non event ,it will never happen.and nobody  knows what hell is like,those books that you are quoting are just fiction because if they were real then they would be the first to go and come back to talk about it,,please dont be fooled they just want to sell books.
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The word "Rapture" is not found in the bible at all. It is a doctrine introduced into most "christian" churches in the late 1800's in an effort to corrupt Christianity into a "do nothing but wait people" while in reality they should be the most excited, active & holey people on earth right now. As you see,  some preacher put down a whole bunch of irrilivant bible verses down, having no knowledge of their meaning. This is common, because he'll loose his job if he doesn't preach what he is told by his church headquarters. Most preachers therefore are not free to be led of Christ as  true Christians should be.
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Firstly, The Rapture is a realatively modern interpretation of the book of Revelation, which has not been accepted by most of the Orthodox Churches in the World.  It is an idea known as Dispensational Premillenialism.  Most Orthodox Churches do not believe in this idea.  They believe rather in Amillenialism.  This means that there will not be a rapture, and rather takes the whole book of Revelation more holistically.  This idea believes that there is an end, and it is really the end, not a rapture.  There will be no period of tribulation or any of that baloney.  Just an end.  \n\nSecondly you need to understand biblical numerology.  THe book of revelation is a "apocalyptic" book, which is a style of literature that existed in the ancient times.  Apacalyptic literature used numbers to symbolize things.  (other good examples in the bible would be the last nine chapters of ezekiel or the book of daniel).  the Number 144,000 is simply put 12 (the number of the tribes of the Old Testament, or the OT believers) times 12 (the number of the apostles, or NT believers) times 10 times 10 times 10 (one of the "complete" numbers).  one multiplies by ten three times do symbolize the Holy Trinity, where in all the believers in the Old and New Testaments will be saved.  \n\nYes it refers to them as the "twelve tribes of Israel" but what is meant (as we are in apocalyptic literature as stated before) is the Church, not the literal twelve tribes.\n\nThe only people who really take the number 144,000 literally are the Jehovah's Witnesses, who are not even really Christians, but instead Arians, but that is a different question.
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I expected to be here AND I believe in the book of Revelation.  There's a lot that still needs to take place before the world ends.  Jesus said he'd come at an hour we didn't expect.
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yes i do but that is difficult to put into words. Many prophesies have already been fulfilled and so i could quote them and what is left, whihc is really not much.....jesus said to watch for him and be ready.....example, the parable of the 10 virgins.... some were ready and some were not.. I think the rapture is something that is spiritually discerened for those who are watching....and waiting...the ones who are watching and waiting feel the immnence. The ones who aren't do not notice anything unusual. In the past year or two, when I askd the lord about what I would live on when I retired since I don't make much money, he responded, Don't worry, you won't be here. I will be 56 this year. I was planning on retiring at age 60 in 4 1/2 years...The official age for retirement is 65.  I am assuming I will either die by then or the rapture will occur...I do not have any major illnesses so its makes me wonder...
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Where in the Bible does it say that the Church will be ruptured at a different time from everyone else?  Did God deliver the Hebrews from the Egyptian plagues or did He deliver them through the plagues?  The Church will be here for everything if you believe what the Bible says!
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Yep, your right. There will be a rapture, a "taking up" as the Bible calls it, ecen though it never uses the term rapture specifically.\n\nTheres also the verse, about two men in a field, and one is taken up, and one left behind. I'll see if I can find it.\n\n"Then there shall be two men in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken, and one will be left. Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming." Matthew 24:40- 42
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Man's world will come to an end & so will satan when Christ returns & sets up his Kingdom here on the earth. There will be no rapture every eye shall see him when he returns in the clouds. Every knee & tounge shall confess that he is King of kins & Lord of lords.
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God will rapture only those who are saved (they are the ones Sealed with the Holy Spirit). Once the Tribulation begins all who have heard the gospel will be decieved and when the beast comes and requires a mark (a seal) they will belong to him and never be able to be saved from God's Wrath and Punishment of eternity in the Lake of Fire. \n\nThose who are born again will be raptured before the tribulation begins. Think about the shadows of historical stories in scripture: Noah was saved from the Judgment of the Flood. \n\nCheck out Premillinial books and see that they are accurate with what scripture teaches. \n\nThe Judgments on the earth during the tribulation (see Revelation) will happen during all 7 years of tribulation. If we are saved and forgiven from our sins (born again in Christ) he would not leave us here to be among those judged. The first 3 years are false peace and there are things going on that are coming down from a Just God bringing Wrath. \n\nAmazing how our church has been studying Revelation for 18 weeks now and we covered that stuff a few weeks ago. We are on the 7th and final trumpet before Christ's return with the Redeemed of the Ages and the Angels to reign in the Millenial Kingdom.\n\nHope my info helps you.
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Virtually none! The rapture could occur at any time now as the stage is set. The anti-Christ is in the world already. At the point of the rapture the Lord will unleash all sorts of terrible disasters on earth one being that there will be no rain on the earth for the first three and a half years of the tribulation which will be brought about by the 2 witnesses spoken of in Revelations. Just make sure you are ready as anyone left behind will most likely either die or on order to survive, people will be forced to accept the mark of the beast and those who do have no hope of entering the kingdom of God as they will be doomed forever.
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honesty i think that is a tough question. but in my opinion i think there will be a falling away. then is when jesus will say that its definitely time to come back and put a halt on us again. in fact i think that the fall away has begun. hopefully it does not hapen like this but based on what i c presently thats my opinion.
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None of the above.  \n\nWe don't know when, so I don't know if I'll be alive or not when Jesus returns.\n\nWhen He does, I believe that will be the end of the world.
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I must say you have a pretty weird avatar.\nAs if I were seeing ........\n\nAbout the question...summing up the whole Bible.\n\nHow about this:\n\nJesus came in the flesh.\nHe died and rose again in the third day.\nThe same Spirit that ressurected Him\nwill revive all those who believed in Him\nunder the grace of God\nthrough His Holy Spirit\nThe saints to reign with Him forever more.\nWhen the heavens has passed away like a garment\nto the end of the world.\nJesus is the same -\nYesterday, today and forever more.\nUntil a new heaven and a new earth...\nTHE CONSUMING FIRE!!!!Refines!\nAnd Satan crushed and thrown to the lake of fire everlasting-\nHis saints will rejoice, whose forefather is Abraham...\nAnd God is to dwell in the midst of them and be their portion for all eternity.\n\nTo the Most High God be the honor, power, dominion and glory forever and ever. Amen.
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It depends on your definition of "rapture". If your rapture means that people will be taken on a random basis to heaven and that no one will know it...there is no scripture saying that. If the rapture means that the righteous living and the righteous who will be raised from the dead in the first resurrection will be taken to heaven at the second coming. Dictionary definition of rapture means":transporting of person to heaven" (1 Thess. 4:16,17)