jehovahs witnesses and mormons need not answer.
2006-07-09 10:33:46 · 10 answers · asked by poppysgirl 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I THINK I'm a fundamentalist, but I'm not entirely sure. My church (Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod) teaches that the Bible is the true and inspired word of God, so I think I qualify for this question.
We do NOT believe in the rapture. It's our opinion that Revelations is mostly symbolic. That doesn't mean that it's not true; instead, it uses symbolism to express something that is difficult to understand (like Christ's parables). We believe that Christ's Second Coming is the ONLY part of the Armageddon, and that it will take place in a matter of hours, not thousands of years. The part that many describe as "the rapture" is actually a record of things that happened in ancient times during the Roman persecution.
2006-07-09 10:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by Baron Hausenpheffer 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you're speaking of the fundamentalist movement in the early twentieth century, then no, fundamentalists share the common belief in a literal rapture. If you're talking about "fundamentalism" in a modern, broader sense, then yes, there is room for disagreement on this issue.
2006-07-09 17:38:09 · answer #2 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rapture is one of the fundamentals so no.
2006-07-09 17:36:07 · answer #3 · answered by JustAskMe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am leaning toward no rapture. I believe He is returning just one more time at the end.
2006-07-09 17:36:09 · answer #4 · answered by child_of_the_lion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the rapture will happen. revelation says so. the rapture will not however happen before the tribulation like many churches teach. the rapture will be post tribulation
2006-07-09 17:36:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the rapture is a lie. I am not either(JW or Mrmn)..
the word ain't in the Bible ,any fool that believes in this crap probably thinks J is God too.
2006-07-09 17:37:09 · answer #6 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most fundamentalist by definition would believe in the rapture, they may disagree with the sequence of events but they would accept that Christ will take up his church
2006-07-09 17:36:49 · answer #7 · answered by jegreencreek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is an interesting article about God's purpose:
http://watchtower.org/library/dg/index.htm?article=article_08.htm
2006-07-10 17:11:20 · answer #8 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every fundemantal Christian believes in the second coming of Jesus
2006-07-09 17:39:54 · answer #9 · answered by danielleight 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-07-09 17:37:27 · answer #10 · answered by udoekwere2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋