Posted on 02/24/2009 10:10:12 AM PST by topcat54
Calvary Chapel of Chino California held “ The Southern California Prophecy Conference” last week (Feb. 20–22, 2009). I wonder if those who came to hear speakers like Tim LaHaye, Mark Hitchcock, Paul McGuire, David Hocking, David Reagan, and Ed Hindson were aware that Chuck Smith, the founder of the Calvary Chapel network of churches, made some very definite predictions about when the “rapture” was going to take place.
While cleaning up my office, I came across a cassette tape of a sermon Chuck Smith preached on December 31, 1979. He told his very accepting audience on that day that the rapture would take place in 1981. The former Soviet Republic going into Afghanistan in August of 1978 was the prelude to what Smith considered to be a full-force invasion of the Middle East. It would not be long before “Russia” would invade Israel, Smith told his audience. All of this was said to have been “predicted” by Ezekiel 2600 years ago.
Smith went on to claim in his end-of-the-year message of 30 years ago that because of ozone depletion Revelation 16:8 would be fulfilled during the soon-coming Great Tribulation: “And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given to it to scorch men with fire.” According to Smith, Halley’s Comet would pass near the earth in 1986 and would wreck atmospheric havoc for those left behind as debris from its million-mile tail pummeled the earth. Halley’s Comet did appear in 1986 with no damage done to our planet. (A similar prelude to the end had been predicted based on the so-called Jupiter Effect.[1]) ...
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ROTSK is a great book by Jody Dillow.
Thanks.
However . . . given my long list already . . .
Right on the money...And all those who live in Israel as Israelis, may not all be Israel...
INDEED.
. . . ANY MORE THAN
ALL THOSE living in America are not Christians.
And, that’s a point he made in that chapter. I just didn’t retype that part.
. . . any more than all those standing in garages are all cars.
I thought he had some quite Biblical and useful insights.
And it is interesting that the number of the remnant is about the same size. Fascinating.
Will be interesting to watch it all unfold.
No problem there.
Someone's going to reign with Jesus for a thousand years...Apparently it won't be you...
Thanks for the vote of confidence. Glad you are’t in charge of my soul.
In any event, Rev. 20 says nothing at all about Christ reigning on the earth. The “thousand years” happens to be the time period in which we are presently living. It goes from the “first resurrection” (John 5:24,25; Eph. 2:6) and binding of Satan (Matt. 12:26-30) until Christ’s appearing and judgment of all men at the white throne (2 Tim. 4:1; Rev. 20:11).
I'll be taking part in the first ressurection...
All who have a part in the first resurrection (Christ’s resurrection) will be saved.
Oh, and BTW, Jesus Christ appeared numerous times in the Ot...And His appearing takes place more times in the NT that you have figured out...
Hmmm. Does that mean you believe Christ “appeared” in AD70 when Jerusalem was sacked and the temple destroyed?
Or are you denying the bodily appearing of Christ at His Second Coming when He judges the world and delivers up the kingdom to the Father (1 Cor. 15:23-25)?
All the true sons of Abraham have received the true circumcision and are part of the true Israel of God. Cf. Gal 3:28,29; Rom. 2:28,29; Eph. 2:19; Gal. 6:15,16.
You are more than welcome to productively contribute to this thread.
Does your combative nature adequately puff you up?
And so how does that help you decide whether antichrist is alive and well on planet earth? Or that modern Israel is the fulfillment of specific Bible prophecies? Or, how would that cause a pastor to make a comment like, "I'm convinced that the Lord is coming for His Church before the end of 1981." based largely on his views about modern Israel?
Is that being productive?
2 Samuel 12, verse 7
Which being preterist REPLACEMENTARIAN mangled/interpreted means ????
Which being preterist REPLACEMENTARIAN mangled/interpreted means ????
I'm not sure how to parse that.
topcat, I’m not arguing with you. My comment stands.
I guess that makes 2 of us! LOL.
Gwarsh. Thanks!
I think.
LOL.
blesings,
Fine. I was just trying to help you see how that comment makes no logical sense.
very kind of you
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