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topcat54 wrote: “Is this the same dispensationalist Dr. Thomas who basically thinks that the apostles got it wrong when they gave us non-literal interpretations of certain Old Testament passages? He is quoted as saying, ‘Because Israel rejected the Messiah, the apostles had to reinterpret the Old Testament to open the door for salvation to a new church that included Gentiles.’”
Reply:
Rather than rely on hearsay and slander, some might like to take a direct look at Dr. Robert Thomas’s interesting paper: The New Testament Use of the Old Testament http://www.tms.edu/tmsj/tmsj13d.pdf
topcat54 wrote: “Has there Iceman found the elusive “holy grail” of a pre-trib rapture quotation prior to 1830?”
Reply:
Yep, a number of papers have been written about pre-Darby references to the pre-Trib rapture, as well as debunking the nonsense about Margaret MacDonald.
No hearsay or slander. I was quoting Thomas' own words.
Yep, a number of papers have been written about pre-Darby references to the pre-Trib rapture, as well as debunking the nonsense about Margaret MacDonald.
Speaking of debunking, none of Tommy's papers had stood up to careful scrutiny. It has been demonstrated clearly that in the case of his treatment of pseudo-Ephraem he sliced up a quote to make it say something that was not in the original.
Fact is there are no pre-Darby pre-trib rapture quotes to be found.