Sometimes I wonder if these misconception arise because of failure of some Christians to read the ENTIRE word of God.
The answers are usually plain and succint.
Matthew 24:11-13
(11) And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
(12) And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
(13) But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
What part of “endure to the end” clouds this issue?
interesting. i had no idea RC Sproul was this far off base. guess i will quit listening. there is plenty of scripture that presents the idea of the church being protected from the timeof testing that will come upon the rest of the world.
Noah and Lot were both removed before the judgement and Christ said referred to each when He spoke of the end times.
John was brought up to heaven prior to seeing the judgement that will take place on earth described in the Book of Revelation.
bookmark for reference
Rev 21:27 “...nothing unclean shall enter heaven”
Matt 5:26 “”...you will not be released until the last penny is paid”
1 Cor 3:15 “...suffer loss, but saved as through fire”
Here’s some more from Paul:
Romans 11:22 - remain in his kindness or you will be cut off
Phil 2:12- work out your salvation in fear and trembling
1 Cor 9:27 - drive your body for fear of being disqualified
1 Cor 10:11-12 - those thinking they are secure,the may fall
Gal 5:4 - separated from Christ, you’ve fallen from grace
2 Tim 2:11-13 - must hold out to the end to reign with Christ
Here we go again......................
If there is one, my wife and kids will go. I shall remain behind to be one of GOD’S troops!
Why does it matter when He comes or how many times? I want to be ready and go with Him the very first time He comes for me...that said...I do believe in the rapture. Sometimes ones heart leads the way, through scripture. If the Holy Spirit can put it in your heart to believe it doesn’t matter if you can’t explain it to another to their satisfaction. Our focus should be on having a personal relationship with Him and loving Him with all our heart,soul and mind.
This is the high water mark of deception. Not the single coming of Jesus Christ, I believe in that, I’m not a pretrib rapturist, what is so deceptive is both R.C. Sproul and topcat are Preterists. They’d both be better off as dispensationalists, what they are is far worse.
Typical of Preterists, they come out attacking the dispensationalists while never telling you what they are.
Now, both Sproul and topcat are “partial” preterists, that is they believe all of Jesus’ Olivet discourse plus the whole of Revelation was fulfilled in AD 70 - except for the second coming...which topcat places AFTER the millennial in Rev. 20. Of which there is not a shred of evidence for.
About as preposterous, and cowardly, a doctrine as ever devised by the mind of man. Prophecy bothers their poor timed and cowardly souls, the opt instead for a complete prophetic vacuum. Only the most timid and cowardly soul falls for such a scheme.
So called “partial” preterist is about as credible as being partial pregnant.
The Bible minus the Westminster Catechism equals preterism, tradition, straw man arguments, mischaracterizations and falsehoods.
P.S. I feel for your confused current location... You are very similar to my two pastors and many ofthe elders in my church...I’ll be praying for you and for them...
The word “rapture” is never used in the Bible to describe End-time events. It is only found in the Scofield reference notes.