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domingo, 29 de março de 2015
Rapture Questions.
1. Is the interpretation of 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 in which Paul was talking about the two events preceding “our gathering together unto him” correct, or is there a much better interpretation that accurately fits the context?”
The day of Christ is not the rapture, the rapture is the event when the Lord Jesus Christ redeem (gain possession of (something) in exchange for payment ) the saved people He bought with His own blood in the cross. The day of Christ that Paul mentions in this passage, and that the Thessalonians fear só much is the Day of Lord, the event when Jesus Christ come to punish all wicked, with a sword, as narrated in Isaiah 2:11, 13:6, 13:9, 34:8.
Jeremiah 46:10, Joel 1:15, 2:01, 2:11, 3:14
Lamentations 2:12, Ezekiel 30:3 and Zacariah 14:1.
It is also the event of Revelation 19:11, when Jesus has his vesture dipped in blood of the many people he will destroy avenging the saints and God. The raptured are with him in this event, dressed in white, like the promisse in Revelation 3:5.
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. [NET Notes, TSK] 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. [NET Notes, TSK] 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. [NET Notes, TSK] 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. [NET Notes, TSK] 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. Revelation 19.
2. If 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 is clearly referring to or implying the Rapture of the Church, then why would Paul contradict himself in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 by stating the exact opposite?
There is no contradiction in what Paul wrote, the mistake is to assume that the Day of the Lord and the Rapture are the same event. They are not. When the bridegroom comes to take his bride, he goes to the celebration of the union in Heaven, while satan gets a short period of no interference of God. This is when all hell (literally)breaks loose.
Why the born again are raptured? Cause, like Lot and Noah, they are spared of the destruction before it happens, cause the blood of Jesus makes them righteous in the face of the Lord God.
3. How does the phase, “taken out of the way” in 2 Thessalonians 2:7 clearly mean off the earth and into heaven?
If you know the atributtes of the Lord God, it becomes quite clear, as the Lord as a history of sparing the righteous.
As the angel said to Lot: 22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Genesis 19.
So, taken out of the way of satan and the antichrist means that God will not allow the people Jesus Christ bought with his righteous blood to suffer the same fate as the wicked.
The fact is that, many christians will not be taken out of the way, cause a lot of christians are not really saved, they just pretend to be.
4. If the Holy Spirit really is in Heaven during the Tribulation, how do people get saved without His convicting, sealing, and indwelling power in light of Romans 8:9?
The Holy Spirit is not only in Heaven in the Tribulation, He is everywhere, like a wind blowing. The born again christians, the body of Christ are the ones raptured, not the Holy Spirit.
5. Why does 1 Corinthians 15:51 make a point to state that the Rapture will be at the “last” trumpet and not the 2nd to last trumpet or more? Does last really mean last?
The trumphet in this passage means the Calling of the congregation, like in the Hebrews assembly into war or worship of the Lord, not the Trumphets of the Apocalyptical events. When the generals or priests sounded the horns the congregation knew they were being called, like the born again christians will be called into redemption by the Lord Jesus.
It is the last because it is the last time the Lord God will call his people before all hell breaks loose on Earth.
6. Why does Jesus say In John 6 repeatedly “at the last day” and not “in the last days”, making it seem like he was specifically talking about the very last day in our history?
It is indeed the last day. When the very last person is bought with the blood of Christ, the time of grace will and, and, those that are alive will be changed, but those dead will ressurrect to go to Christ.
39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. John 6.
See how Jesus is talking about the ressurrection of the “ones God gave him”, or, only the ones Jesus is buying with His pretious blood. The ressurrection of the dead to the Judgement only happens at the end of Revelation. At this point, those saved by grace are already happy in Heaven, enjoying Jesus and God´s company.
7. Why does Revelation 20 make a point to tell us that these tribulation believers took part in the “first resurrection” and not the second resurrection?
These people mentioned in Revelation 20 where not bought with the blood of the eternal Lamb and were not saved by the grace of Jesus Christ. They are the left behind that somehow found strenght to not worship the beast. See that they are judged. The saved people by grace are righteous at God´s sight, because of Jesus´s sacrifice, só, they are not judged, only his deed are judged, só God can give them the rewards according to their behavior. The real saved people will be very few, as a lot of people say that are new creatures in Christ, but very few really are.
8. Why does Paul tell us that the timing of the Rapture will be fulfilled at the beginning of the Millennium in 1 Corinthians 15:54 fulfilling Isaiah 25:8?
He is not talking about the ressurrection of the people for judgement, he is talking about the ressurrection ONLY of the people that Jesus Christ bought with His blood. The judgement of all people happens much later, after the events concerning Satan´s free roaming on Earth end. Paul does not state that this will be Isaiah 25:8 fulfilled, and neither should you. The complete fulfillment of Isaiah 25:8 happens AFTER the millenium, as people do die in the millenium, as it states in Isaiah 65:20King James Version (KJV) 20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
So your premisse is wrong, the millenium does not means the end of Death, Death is only casted in the lake of fire AFTER the millenium.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. [NET Notes, TSK] 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Revelation 20.
So, as neither event is Isaiah fulfilled completely, the argument is invalid, as Paul is clearly talking about the purchased children of the grace, the born again christians that will ressurrect at the Rapture.
9. Why does Matthew 13 state that both the wheat and the tares will grow together without any prior separation occurring between them before the end of the world? And why does it even say that the tares will be the first to be gathered before the wheat at that time, rather than the wheat being first?
The mentioned verses are these:
2. 37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; [NET Notes, TSK] 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; [NET Notes, TSK] 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. [NET Notes, TSK] 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. [NET Notes, TSK] 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;3 [NET Notes, TSK] 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. [NET Notes, TSK] 43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 13:37
So, Jesus states that the tares will be trown in the Lake of Fire. Revelation clearly states that this event, the casting of the wicked in the Lake of Fire, only happens AFTER the Millenium, so, again, the argument is invalid, as, if you think this is a timeline of the end of times, neither theory would be supported. Cause it says
“therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire”. So, it is talking about the ultimate destiny of these souls, not the rapture.
10. Why do we believe in a new doctrine that started in the early 19th century, while at the same time having no evidence of a pre-trib rapture view being believed or taught among the entire early church after the apostles?
This is a fallacy, the evidence of God taking out of the way the righteous before the destruction starts is all over the Bible, specially in Noah and Lot. Also, the fact that the born again christians become righteous children of God because of Jesus is the very nature of the Gospel, and, thinking that we have to be punished is denying the significance of Jesus Christ´s sacrifice. It literally render the cross meaningless.
Also, there is solid evidence of the RCC fighting against the rapture theory through all the cristianity history. The RCC, of course, is not christian, it was never christian. It denies even that the events of Revelation will one day happen.
Besides, the same RCC burned not only the real christians in stakes, but also all their written works. Of course, the Lord God did not allow they to burn the necessary for us to be saved, this is the reason we have still Bibles, cause God is in control. Satan can only do so much.
The very fact that some christians understand the Rapture doctrine means it is possible to understand it.
Also, most of post-tribulation doctrines comes from hate towards Israel. To pretend that they don´t exist, the jew haters say that the Time of Jacob´s trouble is to “purify the church”, which is borderline retarded, as this time is clearly to purify and punish Israel. Besides, the center stage of Revelation is Jerusalem, and thinking that the born again saved will be in their countries listening in their radios what is happening there is silly. We will be in Heaven, because of Jesus Christ´s righteousness.
Even if the Rapture doctrine was created last year, the fact of that it is real and solid is what renders it valid, not his age.
The Bible is the Word of God and it is written in a way that makes it difficult to the unsaved to understand, so it is normal that we have to dig around to understand a lot of the truths in the Bible.
11. And lastly, if the Apostles believed and taught a pre-trib rapture, why would they have failed so miserably to preserve that doctrine through their students and through the next centuries? We don’t even have evidence of one early church leader who taught it, as far as I know.
The apostles did not failed, they were warriors of Christ and shall recieve their just rewards for it.
The pre-trib is in the Bible, to anyone that have eyes to see. It is all over the Bible. It is in the very nature of God, to spare the righteous before punishing the wicked. The rapture is the root of the Gospel: the perfect man, and the perfect God, dies to wash away the sins of the imperfect ones he buys to Him. We belive, we let Jesus enter our hearts, we become new creatures. We are sealed with a sign that says “Sold to Christ, Price: the blood in the cross”. And we wait the day of the rendemption, following Him and learning about him. To live is Christ, and to die is gain.
The day of Christ is not the rapture, the rapture is the event when the Lord Jesus Christ redeem (gain possession of (something) in exchange for payment ) the saved people He bought with His own blood in the cross. The day of Christ that Paul mentions in this passage, and that the Thessalonians fear só much is the Day of Lord, the event when Jesus Christ come to punish all wicked, with a sword, as narrated in Isaiah 2:11, 13:6, 13:9, 34:8.
Jeremiah 46:10, Joel 1:15, 2:01, 2:11, 3:14
Lamentations 2:12, Ezekiel 30:3 and Zacariah 14:1.
It is also the event of Revelation 19:11, when Jesus has his vesture dipped in blood of the many people he will destroy avenging the saints and God. The raptured are with him in this event, dressed in white, like the promisse in Revelation 3:5.
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. [NET Notes, TSK] 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. [NET Notes, TSK] 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. [NET Notes, TSK] 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. [NET Notes, TSK] 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. Revelation 19.
2. If 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 is clearly referring to or implying the Rapture of the Church, then why would Paul contradict himself in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 by stating the exact opposite?
There is no contradiction in what Paul wrote, the mistake is to assume that the Day of the Lord and the Rapture are the same event. They are not. When the bridegroom comes to take his bride, he goes to the celebration of the union in Heaven, while satan gets a short period of no interference of God. This is when all hell (literally)breaks loose.
Why the born again are raptured? Cause, like Lot and Noah, they are spared of the destruction before it happens, cause the blood of Jesus makes them righteous in the face of the Lord God.
3. How does the phase, “taken out of the way” in 2 Thessalonians 2:7 clearly mean off the earth and into heaven?
If you know the atributtes of the Lord God, it becomes quite clear, as the Lord as a history of sparing the righteous.
As the angel said to Lot: 22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Genesis 19.
So, taken out of the way of satan and the antichrist means that God will not allow the people Jesus Christ bought with his righteous blood to suffer the same fate as the wicked.
The fact is that, many christians will not be taken out of the way, cause a lot of christians are not really saved, they just pretend to be.
4. If the Holy Spirit really is in Heaven during the Tribulation, how do people get saved without His convicting, sealing, and indwelling power in light of Romans 8:9?
The Holy Spirit is not only in Heaven in the Tribulation, He is everywhere, like a wind blowing. The born again christians, the body of Christ are the ones raptured, not the Holy Spirit.
5. Why does 1 Corinthians 15:51 make a point to state that the Rapture will be at the “last” trumpet and not the 2nd to last trumpet or more? Does last really mean last?
The trumphet in this passage means the Calling of the congregation, like in the Hebrews assembly into war or worship of the Lord, not the Trumphets of the Apocalyptical events. When the generals or priests sounded the horns the congregation knew they were being called, like the born again christians will be called into redemption by the Lord Jesus.
It is the last because it is the last time the Lord God will call his people before all hell breaks loose on Earth.
6. Why does Jesus say In John 6 repeatedly “at the last day” and not “in the last days”, making it seem like he was specifically talking about the very last day in our history?
It is indeed the last day. When the very last person is bought with the blood of Christ, the time of grace will and, and, those that are alive will be changed, but those dead will ressurrect to go to Christ.
39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. John 6.
See how Jesus is talking about the ressurrection of the “ones God gave him”, or, only the ones Jesus is buying with His pretious blood. The ressurrection of the dead to the Judgement only happens at the end of Revelation. At this point, those saved by grace are already happy in Heaven, enjoying Jesus and God´s company.
7. Why does Revelation 20 make a point to tell us that these tribulation believers took part in the “first resurrection” and not the second resurrection?
These people mentioned in Revelation 20 where not bought with the blood of the eternal Lamb and were not saved by the grace of Jesus Christ. They are the left behind that somehow found strenght to not worship the beast. See that they are judged. The saved people by grace are righteous at God´s sight, because of Jesus´s sacrifice, só, they are not judged, only his deed are judged, só God can give them the rewards according to their behavior. The real saved people will be very few, as a lot of people say that are new creatures in Christ, but very few really are.
8. Why does Paul tell us that the timing of the Rapture will be fulfilled at the beginning of the Millennium in 1 Corinthians 15:54 fulfilling Isaiah 25:8?
He is not talking about the ressurrection of the people for judgement, he is talking about the ressurrection ONLY of the people that Jesus Christ bought with His blood. The judgement of all people happens much later, after the events concerning Satan´s free roaming on Earth end. Paul does not state that this will be Isaiah 25:8 fulfilled, and neither should you. The complete fulfillment of Isaiah 25:8 happens AFTER the millenium, as people do die in the millenium, as it states in Isaiah 65:20King James Version (KJV) 20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
So your premisse is wrong, the millenium does not means the end of Death, Death is only casted in the lake of fire AFTER the millenium.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. [NET Notes, TSK] 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Revelation 20.
So, as neither event is Isaiah fulfilled completely, the argument is invalid, as Paul is clearly talking about the purchased children of the grace, the born again christians that will ressurrect at the Rapture.
9. Why does Matthew 13 state that both the wheat and the tares will grow together without any prior separation occurring between them before the end of the world? And why does it even say that the tares will be the first to be gathered before the wheat at that time, rather than the wheat being first?
The mentioned verses are these:
2. 37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; [NET Notes, TSK] 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; [NET Notes, TSK] 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. [NET Notes, TSK] 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. [NET Notes, TSK] 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;3 [NET Notes, TSK] 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. [NET Notes, TSK] 43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 13:37
So, Jesus states that the tares will be trown in the Lake of Fire. Revelation clearly states that this event, the casting of the wicked in the Lake of Fire, only happens AFTER the Millenium, so, again, the argument is invalid, as, if you think this is a timeline of the end of times, neither theory would be supported. Cause it says
“therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire”. So, it is talking about the ultimate destiny of these souls, not the rapture.
10. Why do we believe in a new doctrine that started in the early 19th century, while at the same time having no evidence of a pre-trib rapture view being believed or taught among the entire early church after the apostles?
This is a fallacy, the evidence of God taking out of the way the righteous before the destruction starts is all over the Bible, specially in Noah and Lot. Also, the fact that the born again christians become righteous children of God because of Jesus is the very nature of the Gospel, and, thinking that we have to be punished is denying the significance of Jesus Christ´s sacrifice. It literally render the cross meaningless.
Also, there is solid evidence of the RCC fighting against the rapture theory through all the cristianity history. The RCC, of course, is not christian, it was never christian. It denies even that the events of Revelation will one day happen.
Besides, the same RCC burned not only the real christians in stakes, but also all their written works. Of course, the Lord God did not allow they to burn the necessary for us to be saved, this is the reason we have still Bibles, cause God is in control. Satan can only do so much.
The very fact that some christians understand the Rapture doctrine means it is possible to understand it.
Also, most of post-tribulation doctrines comes from hate towards Israel. To pretend that they don´t exist, the jew haters say that the Time of Jacob´s trouble is to “purify the church”, which is borderline retarded, as this time is clearly to purify and punish Israel. Besides, the center stage of Revelation is Jerusalem, and thinking that the born again saved will be in their countries listening in their radios what is happening there is silly. We will be in Heaven, because of Jesus Christ´s righteousness.
Even if the Rapture doctrine was created last year, the fact of that it is real and solid is what renders it valid, not his age.
The Bible is the Word of God and it is written in a way that makes it difficult to the unsaved to understand, so it is normal that we have to dig around to understand a lot of the truths in the Bible.
11. And lastly, if the Apostles believed and taught a pre-trib rapture, why would they have failed so miserably to preserve that doctrine through their students and through the next centuries? We don’t even have evidence of one early church leader who taught it, as far as I know.
The apostles did not failed, they were warriors of Christ and shall recieve their just rewards for it.
The pre-trib is in the Bible, to anyone that have eyes to see. It is all over the Bible. It is in the very nature of God, to spare the righteous before punishing the wicked. The rapture is the root of the Gospel: the perfect man, and the perfect God, dies to wash away the sins of the imperfect ones he buys to Him. We belive, we let Jesus enter our hearts, we become new creatures. We are sealed with a sign that says “Sold to Christ, Price: the blood in the cross”. And we wait the day of the rendemption, following Him and learning about him. To live is Christ, and to die is gain.
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