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I try not to dwell on this too often, but occasionally I get glimpses of what it may be like. When I lived in Houston, many years ago, I woke in a sweat, I had seen a smoking ruins, some buildings toppled, other with great flumes of smoke rising. Many bodies in the streets, and many more people walking out of the city, as the highways were clogged with broken down cars. I had seen miles and miles of people trying to flee a dead city. Another time I had seen while driving, the hills crawling with tanks, men in foreign uniforms, going through the land-scape I am so concerned with the teaching that has come up in the last 80 years or so, about the end times, about the "rapture". I feel that this teaching has caused a great number of people to become lazy in their faith, with a belief that they will not have to suffer. Along with this teaching has also come the carnal riches teaching that says Christians should be wealthy. This nation I feel is set for a rude awakening, for when the fire of persecution begins to fall, so many of the social Christians will fall by the side, and others will flee from the faith, because every thing they had been taught sitting in their comfortable pews will be getting turned upside down. Seeing Christians shot for their faith, their financial wealth taken from them, and the loss of their freedoms will cause many to loose heart. |
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| June 16, 2008 |
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| It is God's way of pruning... |
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| AMEN voice. |
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| June 16, 2008 |
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WOW- Gary. Several years ago I had one -- yes the roads were a warzone of dead cars. There were dogfights going on over head.. the fireballs- the panic in the people... Praise God - He is confirming in His people the truth and preparing their hearts. |
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THE RAPTURE "Thus saith Yahweh, believers ARE going through the tribulation period." Why pre-trib is wrong. 1. The large part of 2000 yrs. of Historical Christianity has taught we ARE going through the 7 yr. tribulation period. 2. Pre-trib teaches there are 2 second comings - before and after! Thare`s only one! 3. People say tribulation deals with the Unbelieving World and Israel. We`ve been "grafted into Israel". So spiritually we are Part of Israel, the blessings, the promises, etc. 4. The pre-trib interpretation, has its origins [the last 200 yrs. with John Darby] and taught primarily in THIS country! 5. Other believers have suffered down through history, why not us? 6. Some say, "God will snatch out believers, they won`t go through God`s Judgement". Yet there ARE believers in the tribulation - "They were beheaded for their testimony" and "given white robes" [Rev. 6:9; 7:9; 20:4]. Read 1 Thess. 5: 9-10 in the Amplified version "...[He did not select us to condemn us], but [that we might] obtain [His] Salvation..." Why doesn`t Paul use the Greek word for 'rapture' [rapture is from a latin word] as in 1 Thess. 4:17, if he meant that? Instead he uses a word for Salvation, not rapture or "caught up". As for Rev. 3:10, was for the church then and, "...will keep [or guard] you." It doesn`t say God will "snatch them out"! 7. Alot of the judgements are people doing things to other people, or because of the result of human misconduct. 8. Like in Egypt, God poured out His judgement, and Israel was protected. 9. Read Matt. chapter 24, Jesus` discourse "They that endure till the end will be saved", "For the sake of the elect [chosen ones] those days will be shortened", & "I will gather my elect from the 4 corners of the earth, and of heaven...". 10. You`re giving believers false hope with pre-trib. 11. In the N.T., "The Last Trump" prophetically is the "The Feast of Sukkot or Ingathering", not "The Feast of Trumpets". The "rapture" is at the second coming of Jesus Christ! 12. The Greek term for Apostasy "a falling away" or "a departing from" used in Thess. 2:3, is the exact term also used in Acts 21:21; 1 Tim 4:1 and Heb 3:12, means, an open rebellion or religious revolt against God! If you read the Word at face value it gives the very clear impression we ARE going through it! Don`t read into the Word your personal interpretation, or what you want the Word to say. Finally, Persecution and Tribulation are the only things that will separate the truly dedicated believers, from the wishy washy false believers. And force Lukewarm Christians to grow up! |
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That's what we were saying.
He that endures to the end will be saved Lord help us endure and Glorify you in all that we do. And thank you that these days will be shortened for our sake. |
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| Correct Voice, the rapture is a lure used by the enemy to water-down, and deceive the body.... I was at one time in that group. But Yahweh opened my eyes to this when I was going to a southern baptist church back in the '80's. The pastor did not like my questions much, and summarily dismissed my inquiries. |
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