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This video is well worth watching. [link to youtu.be (secure)]
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GOD BLESS SALVATION AND GLORY AND HONOR
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71095100,

Why do you post "lol" in every single post?
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d, mackerel is a bait fish! lol
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kitty And d, bait is the false doctrine that we can tell when the Rapture will be. Thus gulling people into believing that they can live a sinful life then turn to the Lord at the last minute and be saved. fish
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bridec Mat 25:1 ¶ Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Mat 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

Mat 25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Mat 25:4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

Mat 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Mat 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

Mat 25:7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

Mat 25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

Mat 25:9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Mat 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

Mat 25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

Mat 25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

Mat 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
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:bridec: Mat 25:1 ¶ Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Mat 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

Mat 25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Mat 25:4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

Mat 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Mat 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

Mat 25:7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

Mat 25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

Mat 25:9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Mat 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

Mat 25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

Mat 25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

Mat 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

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In these Last Days all those who make up the Christian Church are seeking to enter the kingdom of heaven. Unfortunately, not all those who are seeking to enter the kingdom of heaven will make it in. The Lord teaches us why in the Parable of the ten virgins.

“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.[Matt.25:1-4]

The wise, who have oil, are Christians who read the Word daily and practice it diligently. While the foolish are Christians who may read the Word but don't practice it. This is because they've been deceived into believing they don't need to. Reading the Word and not practicing it, is what it means to not have oil!

"Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man..." [Matt.7:24]

"And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man..." [Matt.7:26]

So many Christians today have an aversion for practicing the Word of God. They're under false impression that believing doesn't require any actions on their part. They're willfully being ignorant that even "...demons believe - and tremble." [James 2:19]

"Faith without works is dead..." [James 2:20]

"...a man is justified by works, and not by faith only." [James 2:24]

"...the dead were judged according to their works..." [Rev.20:12]

Evil works attract dead souls down to hell, while good works draw living souls up to heaven. The good works we do is the evidence we have oil, and that the Holy Spirit is indeed working in us.

"To those who seek glory, honor and immortality by perseverance in doing good, he will pay back eternal life." [Rom.2:7]

"...the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life..." [John 5:28,29]

"So let us not grow weary of doing what is good; for if we don’t give up, we will in due time reap the harvest." [Gal.6:9]

"...don’t forget doing good and sharing with others, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased." [Heb.13:16]

"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." [Matt.7:21]
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GOD BLESS SALVATION AND GLORY AND HONOR
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drybones Amen.
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Sorry Judethz, there is no pretribulation rapture.
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mexgal As the Mexicans say, things happen when they happen. airplane1
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Sorry Judethz, there is no pretribulation rapture.
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:mexgal: As the Mexicans say, things happen when they happen. :airplane1:
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speaking of which you were in one of my dreams again last night. lol
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:9teen: Please stop posting the list of previous Rapture threads that have been on GLP. I've already deleted it about 8 times and I'm getting fed up with it. Go start your own thread if you don't like it, but stop spamming this one.
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I think the poster in question was spamming a lot of failed rapture dates that people made threads for on GLP. He was attempting to create a straw man argument by associating date-setters with the premillinneal Pre-Tribulation rapture theory, and then attempting to discredit the Pre-Trib position by referencing all the date-setters' failed dates.

But what he failed to mention is that date-setting for a Pre-Trib rapture is not biblical. The bible says clearly that we will not know the day or the hour of our Lord's return. So date-setters disqualify themselves as being biblical Pre-Trib proponents. But perhaps since he doesn't see the biblical basis for the Pre-Trib position, why would he bother to distinguish the erroneous date-setters from the biblical Pre-Tribbers? Instead, he just lumps them all in together, thus creating more error for himself.
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I created a thread of my own which refutes the rapture doctrine. Someone posted that in my thread too. Probably the same individual. While I get why they did so, as you said, it only addresses the error of date setting.

I am not here to vex those who hold to a rapture doctrine. I don't take joy in upsetting those who are spiritually mired, but I do hope to show those who are why they are wrong. I do so by using scripture, I especially hold that true of the ones of Jesus Christs own words.

Out of respect for others, I won't post a link to my thread here. If you want to view it, do the work and find it, just like you would need to do to find truth in scripture.

I will say this though.

Matt 29 sets in place a chronological series of events spoken by Jesus in His own words. It is pretty difficult to argue against what Jesus Christ Himself says will transpire. His chronological ordered wording describing end time events within this passage don't leave any room for doubt that a rapture theory or philosophy are not in accord with Him and His own account of how things will transpire.

Everyone is responsible unto themselves to prove all things.

No one can save another, except it be Christ or God.

One can only offer scripture to establish why they endorse one view or another. In the end though, Scripture will uphold scripture and denying what Jesus Himself says and shows in subsequent order Himself, will reveal the nature of weather you have that of a carnal mind or are actively living in the spirit.

Peace and may you come to the truth.
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Hi OP. Thank you for your effort. I would be wrong to not be diligent in my efforts to offer pure love to Christ Jesus, whom I follow.

Do you have evidence that you and those who follow you will not suffer from right discipline if you are wrong? We wouldn't want to make a mistake.
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OP is a great example of why some women would be better off by just shutting the f up.

The Bible couldn't be any more specific nor any more clearer about Yeshua returning AFTER the tribulation.

OP, go make a sandwich.
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The Bible couldn't be any more specific nor any more clearer about Yeshua returning AFTER the tribulation.

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flo6Az3 I don't claim to know when the Rapture will take place. It could be today or it could be tomorrow. You don't know either, and you have also ignored what I keep saying about non of us being able to guarantee that we will still be drawing breath at this time tomorrow. IE: You are taking a big chance every day that you are not in right standing with the Lord, that you could die in your sins.

Or alternately that you will be left behind to face the Lords wrath that He will be pouring out upon the earth.

kitty As I said...


Do not listen to the liars who go on about a mid tribulation, or late tribulation rapture. The fact is that they don't know when it will be. Why take the risk?


THE RAPTURE COULD BE TODAY - Get right with the Lord while you are still blessed with a little time.
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although, i don't believe the seven cups of Revelations occur all at once. i do believe the resulting accumulative effects will be made evident within a very short time period. the tribulations may be in process at this very moment. if so, there may be very little time between the Second Coming and a recognized tribulation period. one day, people might recognize the tribulation has been occurring all around them, the next, the Second Coming is transpiring! lol

even the lucky ones that repent for their sins, may not have the time necessary to atone for them! lol
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although, i don't believe the seven cups of Revelations occur all at once. i do believe the resulting accumulative effects will be made evident within a very short time period. the tribulations may be in process at this very moment. if so, there may be very little time between the Second Coming and a recognized tribulation period. one day, people might recognize the tribulation has been occurring all around them, the next, the Second Coming is transpiring! lol

even the lucky ones that repent for their sins, may not have the time necessary to atone for them! lol
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blinkerrose Fukushima and the Gulf Oil Spill make me think that you might be right.
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The Bible couldn't be any more specific nor any more clearer about Yeshua returning AFTER the tribulation.

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Jesus Christ returns to earth at the Second Coming.
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although, i don't believe the seven cups of Revelations occur all at once. i do believe the resulting accumulative effects will be made evident within a very short time period. the tribulations may be in process at this very moment. if so, there may be very little time between the Second Coming and a recognized tribulation period. one day, people might recognize the tribulation has been occurring all around them, the next, the Second Coming is transpiring! lol

even the lucky ones that repent for their sins, may not have the time necessary to atone for them! lol
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:blinker:rose Fukushima and the Gulf Oil Spill make me think that you might be right.
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the ft. macmurry fire in alberta canada, is a very strange occurrence. lol

it's another event in uncharted territory, it doesn't bode well for similar occurrences happening this summer! lol
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Post-tribulation Problems


1) The post-tribulation view requires that the church be present during the 70th week of Daniel (Daniel 9:24-27), even though it was absent from the first 69. This is in spite of the fact that Dan 9:24 indicates that all 70 weeks are for Israel. We believe the church must depart prior to the 70th week, before the final seven-year period (see our briefing package, Daniel's 70 Weeks, for further study).

2) The post-tribulation view denies the New Testament teaching of imminency--that Christ could come at any moment--since there are intervening events required in that view. We believe there are no signs that must precede the Rapture.

3) The post-tribulation view has difficulties with who will populate the Millennium4 if the Rapture and the Second Coming occur at essentially the same time. Since all believers will be translated at the Rapture and all unbelievers are judged, because no unrighteous shall be allowed to enter Christ's Kingdom, then no one would be left in mortal bodies to start the population base for the Millennium.

4) Similarly, post-tribulationism is not able to explain the sheep and goats judgment after the Second Coming in Matthew 25:3- 46. Where would the believers in mortal bodies come from if they are raptured at the Second Coming? Who would be able to enter into Christ's Kingdom?

5) The Bride of Christ, the church, is made ready to accompany Christ to earth (Revelation 19:7-8, 14) before the Second Coming, but how could this reasonably happen if part of the church is still on the earth awaiting the Second Coming? If the Rapture of the church takes place at the Second Coming, then how does the Bride (the church) also come with Christ at His Return?

While many diligent scholars disagree, most of their views derive from their presuppositions about the Scripture. The more literal a view, the more there is an adoption of a pre-millennial pre-tribulation position.

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The Bible couldn't be any more specific nor any more clearer about Yeshua returning AFTER the tribulation.

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:flo6::Az3: I don't claim to know when the Rapture will take place. It could be today or it could be tomorrow. You don't know either, and you have also ignored what I keep saying about non of us being able to guarantee that we will still be drawing breath at this time tomorrow. IE: You are taking a big chance every day that you are not in right standing with the Lord, that you could die in your sins.

Or alternately that you will be left behind to face the Lords wrath that He will be pouring out upon the earth.

kitty As I said...


Do not listen to the liars who go on about a mid tribulation, or late tribulation rapture. The fact is that they don't know when it will be. Why take the risk?


THE RAPTURE COULD BE TODAY - Get right with the Lord while you are still blessed with a little time.
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Here is a WAY to know for CERTAIN when he comes


ONLY reply to this AFTER you have read it TWICE.

Because pre trib is BLOWN TO PEICES by this post.

There is NO WAY you can read this and then still say pre trib is correct.

I challenge one and all (Pre tribbers)to PROVE THIS POST WRONG!

Scriptures that prove the post trib rapture.


The first thing I will say is to prove the post trib rapture you only need to show two things in scripture (although I will do much more than that in this post) #1 that the 2nd coming is after the Tribulation, and #2 that the rapture is at the 2nd coming. (side note: the resurrection of the just is also at the post trib 2nd coming of Christ yet before the rapture this is important to know as we move on)

So #1 The 2nd coming is after the tribulation
Matthew 24:29-31
29 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 heaven shall be shaken:
30 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.
31 And (THEN)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.

There is no mistaking, the meaning of this verse, nor can you mistake when it will take place. The coming of the Son of man is immediately after the tribulation of those day. Just to show that this is the Great Tribulation and just one tribulation of many lets start the text at verse 21 and read through verse 31.

Matthew 24:21-31
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days be shortened, there shall no flesh be saved: but for the elects sake those days shall be shortened.
23 then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.(Kinda hard to do..seeing as you think the ELECT wont BE here huh?)

25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall the coming of the Son of man be. (Yeah..REAL secret aint it??...NOT)
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29 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 heaven shall be shaken:
30 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.(Not a very secret event eh?)

31 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.

There is no doubt that this is referring to The Great Tribulation and not just a tribulation. We also see that it is after the tribulation that Jesus returns. We also see that there is a gathering together of the elect at this point. Some argue that they are gathered from Heaven and not from Earth because they were raptured seven years earlier before the tribulation started. So I will now show in Mark 13:24-27, the sister scripture to Matthew 24:29-31 that they not only gathered from Heaven, but from Heaven and Earth.
Mark 13:24-27
24 But in those days, after this tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light.25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
26 And they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
27 And then he shall send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

So we see that Jesus gathers the elect from Heaven and Earth at the end of the tribulation from Heaven'' the dead in Christ'' from Earth '' those that are still living''. We also see that this is the Great Tribulation not a tribulation as verse 19 shows

Mark 13:19 For in those day there shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

We can make the case from these scriptures that the resurrection of the just, and the rapture is after the tribulation. However that is not the point I am using them to make. The point is the second coming of Christ is after the Great Tribulation, and biblically you can clearly see that this is the case. Now I will show you that the rapture is at this post trib second coming.

#2 The rapture is at the 2nd coming of Christ (which per point 1 is post trib.
1st Thessalonians 4:15-17
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not preceed them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend with a shout, with the voice of an arch angel, and with the trump of God: and the dead will rise first:(THE RESSURECTION OF THE JUST!)
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, and so we shall ever be with the Lord.

There are two main things I would like you to notice about this verse. First ....that the dead in Christ rise first. This is important because, there will be scripture use later that speaks of the resurrection of the just happening at the second coming, and we need to realize that the living will not precede the dead but will be caught up after them. So if the resurrection of the just is post trib then the rapture would be as well. Secondly I will give you the timing of this event that all agree is the rapture.

Verse 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not preceed them which are asleep.

The rapture takes place at the coming of the Lord, which we have already shown is after the tribulation. I could stop right now this is all the proof we need, but I have more. By the way, some thing for you to notice if a pretrib teacher ever teaches on the rapture they will skip verse 15 and quote verse 16 and 17 only. Is this open deception or an over sight? I will let you decide.

1st Corinthians 15:20-23
20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, in Christ shall all be made alive.
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward that they are Christ's at his coming.
We will all be resurrected and there will be an order. Jesus is first, that has already happen, and then those that are Christ's, those that have been saved (Christians) at His coming. There is no mention of a resurrection of the righteous between Jesus' resurrection and his second coming. As a matter of fact it says that those that belong to Christ will be resurrected at the post trib second coming. We saw in 1st Thessalonians that the dead are raised before the living are raptured. So if the resurrection of the dead in Christ is at the post trib second coming then the rapture has to be as well.

2nd Thessalonians 2:1-3
1 Now we beseech you, bretheren. by the coming of the Lord and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled in spirit, nor by word, nor by letter from us, and the day of Christ is at hand.

3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there be a falling away first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.

In verse 1 Paul is speaking of two events. the coming of the Lord or '' The second coming'' and the gathering together unto him or '' the resurrection of the just and or rapture''. In verse 3 we see that Paul says these two event happen on a singular day ''That day''. Also in verse 3 Paul writes that that day could not happen until after the falling away takes place and the anti christ is revealed. Some pretrib preachers go as far as to say the falling away is the rapture, teaching that the rapture must come before the second coming. However the greek word for falling away is ''apostasia'', which literally means a turning from the truth. So the church itself will turn from the truth (Seems the pre trib rapture doctrine is PROOF of this)and then the anti christ will be revealed and then (AND ONLY THEN)the rapture can take place, not before. This passage excludes the pretrib view because we know that the anti christ will not be revealed before the tribulation starts but AFTER!!!. Further more it proves the post trib view because it declares that the second coming and the rapture take place on the same day. These two events are not seven years apart, not three and a half years apart, not one year, one month or one day apart. They occur on the same exact day.

1st John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
When does Christ appear? At his post trib second coming. When shall we be like him? When we receive our heavenly bodies, which is at the resurrection of the just and or the rapture. So this verse actually says that we will be resurrected and or raptured to receive our heavenly immortal bodies at the post trib second coming. 
I think the scriptural evidence of a post trib rapture that I have presented so far is overwhelming.

BUT THERE IS MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!

Real quickly I will give three verses that state that we must endure until the very end to be saved.
Matthew 24:12-13, Mark 13:13, and Revelation 2:26.
Matthew 24:12-13
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

(NOTICE IT DIDNT SAY HE WHO ENDURES TO THE START..OR THE MIDDLE..BUT THE END..WHAT PART OF "END" DONT YOU GET YET?)

Mark 13:13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Both of these passages say he that endures unto the end, shall be saved. Some teach that this means you must keep your faith until your death to get to heaven. Actually if you will notice, both of these passage are in chapters that are specifically explaining the events of the tribulation.

In Matthew it says that iniquity will abound. In Mark it says we will be hated by all men for Christ's name sake. What these verse are telling us is that only those that do not turn from Christ during the tribulation will be saved. Those of us that endure until the very end shall be saved.Revelation 2:26 And he that overcometh, and keeps my works until the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

NOTICE THIS...

It is only those that keep God's holy word until the very end that will reign with Christ during the Millennium. We must endure until the end show let me show you want the end is.

1st Thessalonians 3:13 To the end he may stabblish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.Notice when the end is, when Jesus returns.

Also notice that it says Jesus will return with all His saints. This is impossible with a pretrib view. If Jesus raptures the righteous before the tribulation then return at the end of it with the raptured saints. The tribulational converts and ''Jewish saints'' would not be with Him. Therefore He would not be returning with all His saints.

Although....if He catches up the righteous as he is returning with the dead in Christ as it say He will in 1st Thessalonians 4:14-17, to meet Him in the air, then come to earth with Him. He would be returning with all His saints. So you just cant have it BOTH ways..did Jesus MEAN what he said OR DINT he??

1st Thessalonians 4:14-17
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them that sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. (DEAD)
16 For the Lord himself shall descend with a shout, with the voice of an arch angel, and with the trump of God: and the dead will rise first:(FIRST RESSURECTION)17 Then (MEANING RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST RESSURECTION)we which are alive and remain (THOSE THAT ENDURED TO THE END AND SURVIVED)shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, (THE RAPTURE)and so we shall ever be with the Lord.
Verse 14 says that the dead in Christ are returning from heaven with Christ, and in verse 16 we see as He is returning their bodied rise from the grave to meet their souls, we know from 1st Corinthians 15:51-53 that this is when they receive their immortal bodies.

Then we which are alive and remain are caught up to meet them in the air. The post trib view is the only view that would allow 1st Thessalonians 3:13 to be true (which we know it is because it is the word of God) after we are caught up, we immediately return from the air to earth with Christ. Then and only then would He be returning will all His saints.

We will be raised at the last day John 6:39, 40, 44, and 54
John 6:39, 40, 44 , and 54

39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should loose nothing, but raise it up at the last day.40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.54 Whosoever eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.Jesus repeatedly declares that He will raise us up at the last day. Not seven years before, not three and a half years before, not one year, one month , or one day before, but at the last day.Tell me..WHAT part of "LAST DAY dont you get yet?)

At the last trump,
1st Corinthians 15:51-53
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, (THEN..RIGHT AFTER THAT)and we shall be changed.(RAPTURED)[/b]53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

(YEP..THATS THE RAPTURE ALRIGHT..RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST RESSURECTION WHICH IS CLEARLY SEEN WITH NO SCRIPTURE TWISTING NEEDED...TO HAPPEN WHEN???..AT THE LORD RETURN ON THE LAAAAST DAY!!!)

Anyone cane EASILY SEE that this is referring to the event known as the rapture. We see in the passage that it tell us when it will happen ''at the last trump''. We also see in Matthew 24:29-31 that there will be a trumpet sounded after the tribulation has ended.
Matthew 24:29-31
29 Immediately after the tribulation (I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW PRE TRIBBER CAN IGNORE THIS..PERHAPS IT THREATENS THEIR BOOK SALES TOO MUCH)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 heaven shall be shaken:
30 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.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect(RAPTURE THEM) from the four winds from one end of heaven to the other.
If the rapture is at the last trump, which we know it is because God's word says it does. Then the rapture can not be before the trumpet sounded in Matthew 24, which is sounded after the tribulation is over.

Next I will show two more things #1 that the wicked are destroyed by fire at the post trib 2nd coming of Christ, and #2 that the rapture is on the same day that Christ return at the end of the Tribulation to destroy the wicked.

#1 The destruction of the wicked by fire at the post trib 2nd coming.

Matthew 3:7-12
7 But when he ( John the Baptist) saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9 And think not to say within yourselves, we have Abraham as our father: for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10 And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree that brings forth not good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he will baptize you with the Holy Ghost(FOR THE RIGHTEOUS), and with fire.(FOR THE WICKED)
12 Whose fan is in his hand, he shall throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into his garner, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

There is only three times in the New Testament that the phrase ''wrath to come'' is mentioned. Once in 1st Thessalonians 1:10, once here in Matthew 3:7 and in Luke 3:7 which is telling the same story about John the Baptist warning the masses of the wrath that is to come. So what is the ''wrath to come'' that he was warning them from? It is the purging of the floor mentioned in verse 12. It is the baptism of fire when the wicked will be overwhelmed by fire at the return of Jesus, it is the burning of the chaff which will occur when Jesus returns at the post trib second coming. The wrath to come that Jesus has delivered us from by his death and resurrection, is the destruction of the wicked by fire at the second coming of Christ.
 
1st Thessalonians 5:2-3
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

The destruction of the wicked is not a prolonged seven years period, but it is sudden destruction that will come upon them when Jesus returns at the post trib second coming.

2nd Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.

When Jesus returns He is coming in power and great glory, the tribes of the earth shall mourn and every one that is not in Christ including the anti christ will be destroyed immediately by the brightness of His coming.

Hebrews 10:26-27
26 For if we willfully sin after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation that shall devour the adversaries.The wrath to come is the judgment of God were He will destroy all His adversaries with a fiery indignation, when Jesus returns, not the entire tribulation period.

2nd Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burnt up.

This doesn't sound like a pretrib event, there wouldn't be anything left to live on earth for the next seven years. The day of the Lord is a post tribulational event. Where Jesus will destroy all with fire, but first he will resurrect the dead in Christ and catch away the living saints.

I have shown that the wrath is the fiery destruction of the wicked which occurs at the return of Christ. It is not the tribulation period itself. Next, I will give scripture that shows that the second coming, the resurrection of the just, the rapture of the living saints and the destruction of the wicked by fire happen all at once.

#2 The rapture is at the post rib 2nd coming on the same day Christ return to deatroy the wicked.
Pretrib ''Theologians'' boldly proclaim that when ever the second coming is mentioned, there is no mention of the church being raptured, and when ever the rapture is mentioned there is no mention of the destruction of the wicked. Well, I have four passages of scripture that will eliminate that myth once and for all. The first text I will use is Matthew 3:12, I will revisit the words of John the baptist.

Matthew 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, he shall throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into his garner, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Notice that when Jesus comes to purge His floor, He first gathers the wheat and then burns the chaff. This is what will occur at the second coming. When Jesus returns at the end of the tribulation, He will resurrect the just, rapture the saints, and then burn the wicked with an unquenchable fire.

Matthew 24:37-41
37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving into marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came and took them all away,(IN OTHER WORKDS..KILLED THEM ALL SUDDENLY) so shall the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field one taken,(KILLED..NOT RAPTURED) and the other left.
41 Two woman shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken and the other left.
The flood came and took them away (DROWNED THEM ALL)when they were unaware, so will the coming of Christ be, but this next flood will be a flood of fire. At this point, at the post trib second coming when Jesus is returning to destroy the wicked is when the rapture takes place. Verse 40 and 41 declare THEN will one be taken (BURNT UP SUDDENLY BY FIRE)and the other left, not before the return of Christ, but at it.

Luke 17:26-30
26 And as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, and they were given into marriage, until Noah entered into the ark then the flood came and destroyed them all.

The very day Noah entered the ark the flood came and destroyed them all, once again it was not a seven year prolonged period of destruction but it was immediate, the very day the righteous were removed.
28 Likewise also as it was in the day of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29 But THE SAME DAY that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone down from heaven and destroyed them all.30 Even thus shall it be in the day the Son of man shall be revealed.

It very clear the SAME DAY Noah went on the ark the flood came and destroyed them all. The SAME DAY Lot was taken, out of Sodom fire and brimstone rain from heaven and destroyed them all. The text says this is exactly how it will be when Jesus returns. The very SAME DAY Jesus returns at His post trib second coming is the very SAME DAY we will be taken out or '' raptured '' and it is the very SAME DAY He will destroy the wicked. This will be confirmed in my next text 2nd Thessalonins 1:6-10 as well.

2nd Thessalonians 1:6-10
6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation on them that trouble you;
7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe ( because our testimony among you was believed ) in that day.We receive our rest when Jesus is revealed with his mighty angels in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God.

In other words we are raptured at the post trib second coming when Jesus returns to destroy the wicked with fire. Lets look at verse 7 and 8 again.
7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
There is no question that this passage places the post trib second coming, the rapture of the saints, and the destruction of the wicked all at the very same time. The pretib ''Theologian'' that claims the Bible never says as much, must of missed this passage. We cannot ignore God's word, so I choose to ignore the pretrib ''Theologian''.

Lastly I will give a reference in Revelation 20:4-6 that tells us that the raptre is after the Tribulation (remember the resurrection of the just comes before rapture of the living saints). In Revelation 20:4-6 it shows us the the 1st resurrection the resurrection of the just is after the Tribulation because it include those that were martyred during the Tribulation.

Revelation 20:4-6
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands,; and they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousands years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

As CAN CLEARLY AND IRREFUTABLE CAN BE SEEN NOW...The first resurrection is after the tribulation, we know this because it includes the tribulational martyrs.

There can be no resurrection before the first resurrection, otherwise it would be a SECOND ressurection..or a THIRD even, therefore there can not be a mass resurrection of the dead in Christ before the tribulation. Seeing that the first resurrection takes place at the end of the tribulation, the pretrib rapture along with the mid trib, and pre wrath rapture become biblically impossible. The only view that fits is that of a post trib rapture. The first resurrection is the resurrection of the just and the rapture immediately proceeds it.


So to summarise....

The first ressurection happens at the LAST day..the very day Jesus returns to begin his reign and toast the evil ones at armageddon....yes???

The SECOND ressurection happens at the end of the thousand years not long after stan is let loose again to lead his final rebellion..correct??

So...according to the bible...Jesus returns..gathers all who are his...the dead who LOVED him and God..followed by those who are still alive who love himm....and wipes out the antichrist at the end of the tribulation..FIRST ressurection..

There are only TWO ressurections..a "First"..which is for the righteous..and a "Second" which is for the evil.
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ONLY reply to this AFTER you have read it TWICE.

Because pre trib is BLOWN TO PEICES by this post.

There is NO WAY you can read this and then still say pre trib is correct.

I challenge one and all (Pre tribbers)to PROVE THIS POST WRONG!

Scriptures that prove the post trib rapture.


The first thing I will say is to prove the post trib rapture you only need to show two things in scripture (although I will do much more than that in this post) #1 that the 2nd coming is after the Tribulation, and #2 that the rapture is at the 2nd coming. (side note: the resurrection of the just is also at the post trib 2nd coming of Christ yet before the rapture this is important to know as we move on)

So #1 The 2nd coming is after the tribulation
Matthew 24:29-31
29 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 heaven shall be shaken:
30 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.
31 And (THEN)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.

There is no mistaking, the meaning of this verse, nor can you mistake when it will take place. The coming of the Son of man is immediately after the tribulation of those day. Just to show that this is the Great Tribulation and just one tribulation of many lets start the text at verse 21 and read through verse 31.

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ruthnaomi Are you not forgetting verses such as this: Luk 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.


In other words there are two events, the first one being the Rapture. Which as many of us keep repeating could happen at any time, which is why there is the urgency to turn to the Lord now. The fact is that weather you like it or not you are doing the Devils work, by encouraging people to think that there is no sense of great urgency about this matter, when in fact it is a matter of great urgency. We are running out of time.

You are also totally ignoring my second point IE: Non of us can guarantee that we will still be drawing breath at this time tomorrow, so wake up you dunderhead. What happens to someone who dies who is not in right standing with the Lord?

kitty Will no one please repost the very long post to which I am replying, just the particular part you might be replying to. Too many repeats make it become spam and I try to avoid editing as much as possible.
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Here is a WAY to know for CERTAIN when he comes


ONLY reply to this AFTER you have read it TWICE.

Because pre trib is BLOWN TO PEICES by this post.

There is NO WAY you can read this and then still say pre trib is correct.

I challenge one and all (Pre tribbers)to PROVE THIS POST WRONG!

Scriptures that prove the post trib rapture.


The first thing I will say is to prove the post trib rapture you only need to show two things in scripture (although I will do much more than that in this post) #1 that the 2nd coming is after the Tribulation, and #2 that the rapture is at the 2nd coming. (side note: the resurrection of the just is also at the post trib 2nd coming of Christ yet before the rapture this is important to know as we move on)

So #1 The 2nd coming is after the tribulation
Matthew 24:29-31
29 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 heaven shall be shaken:
30 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.
31 And (THEN)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.

There is no mistaking, the meaning of this verse, nor can you mistake when it will take place. The coming of the Son of man is immediately after the tribulation of those day. Just to show that this is the Great Tribulation and just one tribulation of many lets start the text at verse 21 and read through verse 31.

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:ruthnaomi: Are you not forgetting verses such as this: Luk 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.


In other words there are two events, the first one being the Rapture. Which as many of us keep repeating could happen at any time, which is why there is the urgency to turn to the Lord now. The fact is that weather you like it or not you are doing the Devils work, by encouraging people to think that there is no sense of great urgency about this matter, when in fact it is a matter of great urgency. We are running out of time.

You are also totally ignoring my second point IE: Non of us can guarantee that we will still be drawing breath at this time tomorrow, so wake up you dunderhead. What happens to someone who dies who is not in right standing with the Lord?

kitty Will no one please repost the very long post to which I am replying, just the particular part you might be replying to. Too many repeats make it become spam and I try to avoid editing as much as possible.
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I didnt think you would read it.

I was FIRMLY AND TOTALLY PRE TRIB FOR 30 YEARS.

Then i took the time to read this post.

Twice.

With bible in hand.

There is NO WAY pre trib is correct.

I DARE YOU TO READ IT ALL THROUGH TWICE.

IT ADDRESSES EVERY POINT YOU MAKE.

and many few think of making.
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There is NO WAY pre trib is correct.

I DARE YOU TO READ IT ALL THROUGH TWICE.

IT ADDRESSES EVERY POINT YOU MAKE.

and many few think of making.
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judethe Well in the end I rather suspect that we could argue all day

and get precisely no where. What it really comes down to is that like many others I have been blessed by the Lord. This is not a complicated matter.
One We are running out of time. Two Non of us can guarantee that we will still be drawing breath at this time tomorrow. What happens to people who have put off getting right with the Lord and die in their sins? People following your arguments are at grave risk of precisely that happening to them and you will bear some responsibility for that.
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There is NO WAY pre trib is correct.

I DARE YOU TO READ IT ALL THROUGH TWICE.

IT ADDRESSES EVERY POINT YOU MAKE.

and many few think of making.
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:judethe: Well in the end I rather suspect that we could argue all day

and get precisely no where. What it really comes down to is that like many others I have been blessed by the Lord. This is not a complicated matter.
One We are running out of time. Two Non of us can guarantee that we will still be drawing breath at this time tomorrow. What happens to people who have put off getting right with the Lord and die in their sins? People following your arguments are at grave risk of precisely that happening to them and you will bear some responsibility for that.
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I agree totally that we are not only "running out of time"...

We are OUT OF TIME.

An event is about to happen any second now that will rock this planet to its foundations.

And i DO MEAN ANY...SECOND.
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Dudes dudes dudes.

The Tribulation is for Israel.... and for the unbelieving gentiles.

Hold Spirit believers in Christ will be taken away first.

After the rapture starts the time of Jacob's trouble.

It's all about Israel!

The church age, the age of grace, ends with the rapture.

Then it is the age of Jacob's trouble.
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Yes, but that was 2000 years ago concerning the fall of Jerusalem. Shall it fall a second time also? The Jews being troubled even a second time?

It is no difference between Jew and Gentile anymore.

The Church Age is equivalent to what they call the Millenium. It is the Reign of Christ in the Hearts of Men. He reigns there with a rod of iron, so we can obtain the Kingdom of Heaven in our hearts. To reach that goal before we die, we must have personal tribulation within. Remember Jesus said, the Kingdom of Heaven is within you.

So when the rapture occurs, it is the End of time for the old Earth, and all those remaining, will die and resurrect to be brought to the Throne of God for Judgment.

Then God will create a New Earth, and He will descend, and so God's Kingdom on Earth has begun.
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:bridec: Mat 25:1 ¶ Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Mat 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

Mat 25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Mat 25:4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

Mat 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Mat 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

Mat 25:7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

Mat 25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

Mat 25:9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Mat 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

Mat 25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

Mat 25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

Mat 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

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In these Last Days all those who make up the Christian Church are seeking to enter the kingdom of heaven. Unfortunately, not all those who are seeking to enter the kingdom of heaven will make it in. The Lord teaches us why in the Parable of the ten virgins.

“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.[Matt.25:1-4]

The wise, who have oil, are Christians who read the Word daily and practice it diligently. While the foolish are Christians who may read the Word but don't practice it. This is because they've been deceived into believing they don't need to. Reading the Word and not practicing it, is what it means to not have oil!

"Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man..." [Matt.7:24]

"And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man..." [Matt.7:26]

So many Christians today have an aversion for practicing the Word of God. They're under false impression that believing doesn't require any actions on their part. They're willfully being ignorant that even "...demons believe - and tremble." [James 2:19]

"Faith without works is dead..." [James 2:20]

"...a man is justified by works, and not by faith only." [James 2:24]

"...the dead were judged according to their works..." [Rev.20:12]

Evil works attract dead souls down to hell, while good works draw living souls up to heaven. The good works we do is the evidence we have oil, and that the Holy Spirit is indeed working in us.

"To those who seek glory, honor and immortality by perseverance in doing good, he will pay back eternal life." [Rom.2:7]

"...the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life..." [John 5:28,29]

"So let us not grow weary of doing what is good; for if we don’t give up, we will in due time reap the harvest." [Gal.6:9]

"...don’t forget doing good and sharing with others, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased." [Heb.13:16]

"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." [Matt.7:21]
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You have yet another failed prediction thread


Thread: I believe the Great and Awesome Day of the Lord is imminent. Are you ready? (Page 3)



And when its pointed out to you that you suck you delete and ban.You must have a huge ban list?

you suck bad
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What some of the most accomplished and well known people in history had to say about religion:

"Christianity is the most ridiculous, the most absurd and bloody religion that has ever infected the world."
- Voltaire

“If Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be - a Christian."
- Mark Twain

"When people expect God to plan their lives for them, and protect them, they tend to lose their motivation to guide and control their own lives."
- Charles W. Faulkner

"I know of no book which has been a source of brutality and sadistic conduct, both public and private, that can compare with the Bible."
- Sir James Paget

"There was a time when religion ruled the world. It is known as the Dark Ages."
- Ruth Hurmence Green

"There was a time when I believed in the story and the scheme of salvation, so far as I could understand it, just as I believed there was Devil. Suddenly the light broke through to me and I knew this God was a lie... For indeed it is a silly story, and each generation nowadays swallows it with greater difficulty. Why do people go on pretending about this Christianity?"
- H. G. Wells

"Where knowledge ends, religion begins."
- Benjamin Disraeli

"The God of the Bible is a moral monstrosity."
- Henry Ward Beecher

"The careful student of history will discover that Christianity has been of very little value in advancing civilization, but has done a great deal toward retarding it."
- Matilda Gage

"I call Christianity the one great curse, the one great intrinsic depravity, and the one great instinct of revenge, for which no means are venomous enough, or secret, subterranean and small enough - I call it the one immortal blemish on the human race."
- Friedrich Nietzsche

"We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do not notice the atrocity, stupidity and cruelty with which the teaching of the Christian church is permeated."
- Leo Tolstoy

"Good people can do good and bad people can do evil. But for good people to do evil -- that takes religion."
- Steven Weinberg

"Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration - courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and, above all, love of the truth."
- Henry Mencken

"A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."
- Albert Einstein

"Turn over the pages of history and read the damning record of the church's opposition to every advance in every field of science. . . ."
- Upton Sinclair

"Catholicism is contrary to human liberty. Catholicism bases salvation upon belief. Catholicism teaches man to trample his reason under foot. And for that reason it is wrong."
- Robert Ingersoll

"The principle of the Inquisition was murderous. . . . The popes were not only murderers in the great style, but they also made murder a legal basis of the Christian Church and a condition of salvation."
- Lord Acton
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Re: Get ready for the Rapture....NOW
Revelations is a continuation. It is predicated on continuity. As such, it is defined by a Divine pattern.
There was only one beginning and there will be but one end. These aspects are unique and encompass there own set of events. The rest of Creation follows a pattern based on Divine laws.

The Word of G-d, is Divine law. It is there to guide understanding of what purpose we serve and how best to reach our potentiality. When examining Revelation, one can place their faith in G-d's promises. The overall theme will transpire, as it comes from a Divine understanding
of human nature. There is/are no false presumptions of the evil and good humankind is capable of. The recognition is that we present the greatest danger to ourselves because of vanity, it is the same evil that brought down lucifer.

So, what is one examples of continuity in Revelations that is present in the Old Testament and New Testament alike. What is a precedence of Divine law and human law alike? The idea of two witnesses prior to validating any agreement or promise. This precedence was cited when G-d promised Abraham a son though Sarah, it was cited at the Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus Christ and it was foretold in Revelations .

All these examples are G-d's promise to those that love, believe and follow G-'ds word. To trust in G-d's promise is to be heir to the Kingdom.

The end, as the beginning, will be events without precedence and therefore impossible to predict with human understanding. The only real reassurance humankind can have in the end times is the Word of G-d, as stated in both the OT and NT! lol

There will be a Judgment day! lol
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Re: Get ready for the Rapture....NOW
M Gandhi, many views on religion

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'All Are God Given And True

I believe in the fundamental Truth of all great religions of the world. And I believe that if only we could, all of us, read the scriptures of the different Faiths from the stand-point of the followers of those faiths, we should find that they were at the bottom, all one and were all helpful to one another.' lol
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Re: Get ready for the Rapture....NOW
M Gandhi, many views on religion

[link to www.mkgandhi.org]

'All Are God Given And True

I believe in the fundamental Truth of all great religions of the world. And I believe that if only we could, all of us, read the scriptures of the different Faiths from the stand-point of the followers of those faiths, we should find that they were at the bottom, all one and were all helpful to one another.' lol
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Re: Get ready for the Rapture....NOW
M Gandhi, many views on religion

[link to www.mkgandhi.org]

'All Are God Given And True

I believe in the fundamental Truth of all great religions of the world. And I believe that if only we could, all of us, read the scriptures of the different Faiths from the stand-point of the followers of those faiths, we should find that they were at the bottom, all one and were all helpful to one another.' lol
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judethe Non of this has anything to do with Christanity.

2Co 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

2Co 6:15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

2Co 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

2Co 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

2Co 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.





GLP