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quote:   Originally Posted by Winston Niles Rumfoord:

As Jesus said, first the tribulation, then he takes us up, if you want to call that a rapture.   There is no escaping the tribulation if you are living at that time.


Hi Winston,

 

You are still trying to equate Matthew 24:29-31 with the Rapture.  In this passage, as in Matthew 24:15-28, Jesus Christ is speaking of the Tribulation, not the Rapture.  In these passages, He speaks of the Abomination of Desolation (Daniel 9:27).  He tells us, in verse 22, "Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short."   He tells us of false prophets and false christs (verse 23 and 24).  In verse 29, He tells us of cataclysmic events in the heavens.  All of these things happen during the Tribulation -- not during the Rapture.

 

Revelation 3:10 tells us that believers will be kept from the hour of testing, i.e., the Tribulation.

 

1 Thessalonians 5:9 tells us that God has not destined us (believers) for wrath, i.e., the Tribulation.

 

And, finally, Revelation 19:6-9 tells us of the Wedding Feast of the Lamb which takes place in heaven during the Tribulation.   Is there going to be a Wedding -- without the Bride?  If the Bride, the church, is not Raptured before the Tribulation -- how can she be at her own wedding?  Can you explain that?

 

God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,

 

Bill


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