[sauropod]

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[Apollo5600]

This has been my conclusion as well. Do you have any books or websites you can link so that I can read more on the “historical” view?

[sauropod]

Welcome to FR.

Did you post under a different username previously?

I find it odd that a new signer upper thinks he can start posting articles - esp about controversial topics - right away.

[GiovannaNicoletta]

The Antichrist sitting in the temple and declaring himself to be "god" is called in Scripture the "Abomination of Desolation".

Was the birth and death of Jesus Christ an abomination?

[svcw]

You signed up today, to post this? Strange.

[ColdSteelTalon]

So what your saying is we will live through the tribulation and face God’s wrath upon the earth and its inhabitants?

[MikeSteelBe]

The term “Rapture” is in the Latin Vulgate, circa 400 AD.

If there is no rapture, then just what is 1 Thessalonians 4:17 about?

[mountainlion]

Wide is the road to destruction.

[Tennessee Nana]

So you signed up in FRee Republic just to post this vanity about your unBiblical beliefs ???

Good luck with the VK...

[SkyDancer]

Wasn't this whole Rapture thing first started in the 1970's???

[SkyDancer]

Never mind - just found "John Nelson Darby first proposed and popularized the pre-tribulation rapture in 1827. "

[Ron H.]

Well, you like everyone else on earth are given a choice to believe whatever you choose to by the good Lord himself. Just don't be surprised when it doesn't work out the way you choose to believe.

[GiovannaNicoletta]

Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have not hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-17, which pre-dates John Darby by a couple thousand years.

Rapture, aka harpazo (original Greek used in the text), aka "violent snatching away".

The Rapture is clearly spelled out in Scripture, and fallen, unredeemed man denies that major doctrine at their own peril.

[Uri’el-2012]

These are the notes of John Calvin, Miles Coverdale, and John Knox to name a few.

1599 Geneva Bible Notes on Daniel 9:27a:

"By the preaching of the gospel he confirmed his promise, first to the Jews, and after to the Gentiles. Christ accomplished this by his death and resurrection."

It's pretty clear that the Reformers believed that Christ was the Person of Daniel's Great 70th Week.

I'm sorry to tell you that either
they were wrong or
you have misinterpted them.

Rashi Identifies the person as someone
representing the Roman Empire.

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach

[bigheadfred]

The Rapture already happened. Thing is, they didn’t take any peeple...

[buccaneer81]

Well, come on...speak up.

[garybob]

I noticed several things about your post:

You completely ignore 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4.

You're completely wrong about the nature of the Rapture, something even 1st Century Christians were looking forward to.

You've not bothered to reply to any of the posts directed to you, despite the divisive nature of your first article.

Welcome to FR

[grumpa]

Another view with a strong biblical foundation that the dispensational view of the rapture is incorrect:

www.prophecyquestions.wordpress.com

[spacejunkie01]

I agree completely. This is VERY irresponsible teaching and people should run from any church that teaches this as it is clearly not supported by Scripture.

[CynicalBear]

One post and then a vanity! Oh this is going to be good.