Why the Rapture may be sooner than many people think.

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So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan,
who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come,
for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

Revelation 12:9-11

Why did Jesus Christ die for you?

Testify.

By your own words...

A different gospel.
Some people will exchange the simple gospel for something different.
The different gospel suits their own mind, after receiving a DIFFERENT SPIRIT.
Then, this guy starts preaching it and begins to influence others by his title or style or boldness.
His preaching is corrupt and a deception.
But, he sounds so biblical.. and he is pushy.. and look, he has lots of followers so he must be right. Uh, no.

The Mormons have a different gospel.
That religion denies the deity of Jesus Christ.
Mormons teach that Jesus and Lucifer are brothers!
But look! Look at all the people who believe that huge lie!
Same with Jehovah's Witnesses.
They deny that Jesus is LORD and GOD.

Some "Christians" have a different gospel and a different spirit. Do not be deceived by their craftiness or because they cut and paste lines & lines of colored and bold type Bible verses.
Check their heart. Watch what they say and do.

What will be their end?
What will happen on Judgment Day when a "Christian" has a DIFFERENT SPIRIT and a different gospel?

This gets the award for creepy Jesus picture!

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Even so, come Lord Jesus!

Nobody did again..

Luke 21:35-36 has NOTHING TO DO with a pre-trib rapture.
WHEN do we "stand before the Son of Man"?????

At the FINAL Judgement.

I believe Jesus.

Whatever happens happens anyway.

Even so, come LORD Jesus!

When do you expect Jesus?

Not for quite some time yet anyway, right?

I bet you arrogantly condescending presuming my ignorance.

For those of you who would like to know more about the Rapture here are some interesting and well written Chick illustrated tracts on this important subject.

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Any one who visits with the Pope is a part of the beast system.

Matthew 8

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him

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Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

Deuteronomy 4

30 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

31 (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

Matthew 13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

I'd much sooner believe what the Bible says, than what people like you say.

Rev 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

WHY do you suppose the passage begins with...

..."To the church in Philadelphia"?????

WHY do you suppose the verse DOES NOT ADDRESS all OTHER "Believers"???

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R. Trench (1807-1886) a contemporary of George Muller, wrote:"...the Philadelphian church...to be kept in temptation, not to be exempted from temptation..." (Seven Churches of Asia, p. 183).


I.T. Beckwith (1843-1936) a contemporary of Theodor Zahn, wrote: “The Philadelphians...are promised that they shall be carried in safety through the great trial [Rev. 3:10], they shall
not fall." (The Apocalypse of John, p. 484).

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0. There's no mention of a "rapture" in the Revelation "sequence of events". The verse to the church in Philadelphia is doesn't mean a "rapture" of all Believers before Tribulation. An event that "stupendous" would SURELY have been mentioned by Jesus - to John.

1. Jesus never said that Believers will miss Tribulation. Luke 21:36 is taken out of context for the "rapture".

2. Both Peter and John wrote epistles AFTER Paul wrote his. A "rapture" - IF it had been revealed to Paul - would have been mentioned by them. Yet they say NOTHING about "it".

3. The idea of a "rapture" being "hidden" in the scriptures for 1800+ years is therefore erroneous. It's a deception to "divide" the body of Christ. "Paul ONLY for gentiles" divides the body of Christ.

It's quite simple really, if the verse/s to the Church in Philadelphia where meant to be private then they would not have been published in the Bible, and the same goes for the messages to the other Churches.

It's commonly accepted that the messages where published to serve as a guide to future Churches of things/practices that the Lord approves of and of things/practices that He does not approve of.

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

Incorrect ASSumption.

There's NO NEED to address each church individually IF all the things said applied to ALL Believers.

On TOP of that - the "hour of temptation" can EASILY mean the "acceptance of an antichrist / lying spirit as God / Jesus" - at ANYTIME. NOT JUST during the End Times.

The Seven churches existed in John's time - not now in modern times.

Amen.