it is easy to understand that pre trib rapture is the only way it could work
2006-12-31 20:40:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe it. Others could work but I don't think that is what it says in the Bible.
2006-12-31 20:43:25 · answer #1 · answered by Pilgrim 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many Christians who do not agree that there will be a pre-tribulation rapture of the Church point out that it is a relatively new doctrine, first popularized in the 1800s and elaborated on subsequently. There are whole denominations that reject it for this reason. The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox do not accept it either, as such a thing as "rapture" was never taught by any of their bishops, from the beginning. Instead of "being taken up into Heaven", these churches follow the scriptures (such as Isaiah) clearly describing a physical Kingdom of Heaven that will be on a renewed Earth, following the Great Tribulation, the Resurrection of the Dead, and Judgment Day. For all practical purposes no Christians held to the pre-tribulation rapture theory before Darby in the 1820s.
2007-01-04 06:53:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree, and am a Christian. It is very biblical, and it makes sense. The post and mid tribbers have to twist a lot of Scripture to make their idea work. Believe me, I have battled brothers in the faith on this issue and there seems to be some kind of mental block in not seeing this. There is no theological reason why the Church, the body of Christ, would go through the wrath meant for an unbelieving world. Sometimes, you just have to let it go, hoping that someday they will see what the Bible really says about it.
And to the person referencing Rev. 11:7, it is speaking of the two witnesses, believed to be either Moses and Elijah or Enoch.
Saints means sanctified ones, not necessarily Christians, it is used in the Old Testament for Israelites.
2006-12-31 20:45:36 · answer #3 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't now what you're talking about, but if you're saying what I think you are, it's not biblical for one.
I like the idea, escaping tribulation but it's not in God's plan for us. The bible says in the end times, we will suffer for our faith. How does a "pre-trib rapture" fit into that picture?
2006-12-31 20:44:09 · answer #4 · answered by Sheryl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rev 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
If we (saints) are not here during the tribulation, who does the Beast make war with?
The Bible says we are called up to meet Jesus in the air at the LAST trump.
Check out when the trumpets sound.
2006-12-31 20:44:32 · answer #5 · answered by watcherd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Noah and his kin weren't faraway from the earth so as to no longer ought to stay during the flood. extremely God provided a refuge for them so as to no longer be destroyed by employing the flood. in an analogous way Lot replaced into secure against destruction by employing Angels dragging him from the city in simple terms in time. He replaced into no longer faraway from Earth. examine Matthew financial ruin 24 intently. It tells us unequivocally that the righteous would be on the earth during the tribulation.
2016-10-06 07:01:04 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't look at scripture in context or they don't study God's word & they end up believing false teachers
2006-12-31 20:50:31 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they can't handle the truth.
2006-12-31 20:42:36 · answer #8 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋