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To: marshmallow
"The Rapture" is pure American Bible Belt quackery which is nowhere to be found in the historical scholarly writings of the apostles, Church fathers, saints and doctors.

Well there's your mistake right there...Calling your religious fathers, saints and doctors scholarly...

They are only scholarly when they align with the scriptures...And your guys fail in every area...

Wait.........don't tell me..........it's because they're not true "bible believers".

I'm sure your definition of a bible believer and mine are two different things...

84 posted on 11/12/2010 9:28:16 AM PST by Iscool (I don't understand all that I know...)
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To: Iscool
I'm sure your definition of a bible believer and mine are two different things...

How is this for a definition of a bible believer:

Somebody who believes in the inerrancy of Scripture and favors authoritative and long-standing interpretation over non-authoritative and recent exegesis. In general, the Apostles and their immediate successors should be considered the most authoritative.

There is no literal description of the rapture in the Bible. The rapture exegesis of Nineteenth Century Irish immigrant John Darby conflicts with ALL previously known interpretation, including that of the Fathers and Doctors.

86 posted on 11/12/2010 10:29:50 AM PST by mas cerveza por favor
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