2007-04-04 15:26:17 · 12 answers · asked by Tommy D 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It says that we will be with Jesus forever, hence no 7 year tribulation period.
2007-04-04 15:29:52 · answer #1 · answered by jaherrera3499@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, it must be pointed out that the Bible says nothing about the rapture! The word “rapture” is not found in all of God’s Word. Neither is the idea of the rapture in the Bible. False teachers, commonly called “Premillennialists” or “Dispensationalists,” have invented the doctrine of the rapture. It is a doctrine of man, not of God. “And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” “But He answered and said, ‘Every plant, which My heavenly Father has not planted, will be uprooted’” (Matthew 15:9,13).
Second, concerning the second coming of our Lord, the Bible teaching is very plain and simple. The Bible teaches that Jesus is coming again. Jesus Himself promised He would return (John 14:1-3). When Jesus ascended back to Heaven, the angels promised He would come again (Acts 1:9-11). The apostle Peter promised that our Lord would return (2 Peter 3:10,11). Many other passages could also be added which teach that Jesus is coming again.
Third, the Bible teaches that the coming of the Lord will be sudden and unexpected. The Bible says: “Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. . . . Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect” (Matthew 24:42,44). Please read also I Thessalonians 5:1-11.
Fourth, the Bible plainly teaches that no man knows the time when the Lord will return. Jesus said: “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only” (Matthew 24:36). If no man knows the hour, it is not possible that anyone can predict the time or give any signs of the time (Mark 13:32).
Fifth, the Bible teaches that Christ is coming back to receive His kingdom (church). Please note the words of the apostle Paul: “Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power” (1 Corinthians 15:24).
Sixth, the Bible clearly teaches that when Christ comes again, this earth and everything in it will be destroyed: “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up” (2 Peter 3:10).
Seventh, the Bible teaches that when Christ comes again, the dead will be raised and judgment will take place. Jesus said: “Do not marvel at this, for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth-- those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation” (John 5:28,29). Please read also Matthew 25:31-46.
Eighth, following the second coming of Christ, the judgment of the world, and the destruction of the earth, the saved ones will be with the Lord forever (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). The Bible teaching on the second coming is simple, plain, and easily understood. There is nothing in the Bible, however, about the rapture! Our purpose on earth is not to try to guess the time when the Lord will come, but to be ready so that when He does come, we will be prepared.
2007-04-04 22:31:38 · answer #2 · answered by TG 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That piece of Scripture and "The Rapture" have nothing to do with each other. The Rapture is not a biblical thing. It is something fairly new thought up recently.
2007-04-04 23:21:20 · answer #3 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would like to point out that the rapture is based on one verse in revelation and is restricted largely to North American evangelicals. No-one I know outside of the states has ever heard of it, and I know some real fundementalists.
2007-04-04 22:35:46 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It will be in the twinkling of an eye the Bible says, but it will not be a pre rapture but as the bible says it will be at the LAST TRUMP not the first!
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2007-04-04 22:29:57 · answer #5 · answered by bungyow 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We will be caught up in "The twinkling of an eye"...(very quickly)....no time to pack a small lunch.
As far as when this event will occur....My personal belief is that it will probably be within the period of 20 years.
2007-04-04 22:31:55 · answer #6 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends if you are pre, mid, or post tribulation. I personally am pre trib, so I believe 7 years.
2007-04-04 22:39:57 · answer #7 · answered by witness 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one knows. It could occur at any time.
2007-04-04 22:34:08 · answer #8 · answered by Esther 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully not too long, I have a weak stomach.
2007-04-04 22:32:11 · answer #9 · answered by corny 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't know what you're talking about. So your question isn't applicable. Go make a sandwich.
2007-04-04 22:30:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋