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To: Quix; ReformedBeckite
6. ANYONE WITH THE BRAZENNESS TO MAKE MY ALMIGHTY GOD FATHER-SON-SPIRIT OUT TO BE A LIAR ABOUT HIS EVERLASTING PROMISES TO THE BLOOD CHILDREN OF JACOB can expect to persistently earn my fiercest responses.

The "ferocity" with which you defend the 180-year-old rapture theory is used to compensate for your admitted lack of substantive argument. You cannot cite passages from scripture or opinions from the fathers on pretrib rapture, so you substitute rude graphics, loud fonts, and fantasy maps. Your quoted words above indicate that you support or oppose theological argument based upon its usefulness to the political requirements for modern Israel.

255 posted on 01/16/2011 9:06:16 PM PST by mas cerveza por favor
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To: mas cerveza por favor; Quix; ReformedBeckite

>>You cannot cite passages from scripture<<

Maybe you should just do more study.

“Rapture” is an English translation of the Latin word raeptius in the Vulgate, which in turn is a translation of the Koine Greek word harpazo, found in the Greek New Testament manuscripts of 1 Thessalonians 4:17. In many modern English translations of the Bible, harpazo is translated “caught up” or “taken away.”

1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.


261 posted on 01/16/2011 9:21:02 PM PST by CynicalBear
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To: mas cerveza por favor; Amityschild; Brad's Gramma; Captain Beyond; Cvengr; DvdMom; firebrand; ...

We have documented repeatedly that the Dispensational view(s) of THE RAPTURE go back to the early eras of the Christian Church—and most certainly many many 100’s of years before Darby.

Of course, it’s somewhat common on FR for deliberately deceptive people to continue to spew brazen falsehoods in spite of documentation to the contrary.


268 posted on 01/16/2011 9:45:17 PM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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