Mat 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
2007-04-19 13:51:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Very good Theophilus, you may be a winner.
2007-04-19 14:33:00 · update #1
Sure, for sure that it does!
Endure 5278 upomenw hupomeno hoop-om-en'-o
from upo - hupo 5259 and menw - meno 3306; to stay under (behind), i.e. remain; figuratively, to undergo, i.e. bear (trials), have fortitude, persevere:--abide, endure, (take) patient(-ly), suffer, tarry behind.
Endure means to "remain, stay behind "instead of flying away like a butterfly! GOD doesn't like those who teach HIS children to fly to save their souls. Eze 13:20
2007-04-19 14:21:58 · answer #1 · answered by Theophilus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you are talking about endurance through hardships and persecutions...the rapture is a word that is not in the bible...thats the first mistake about the rapture...the second is that the rapture teaches that you leave to heaven and not face persecutions...therefore, the persecutions on the saints in Revelation 13 are not for the raptured!..this is wrong...in the book of DANIEL, the saints faced persecution for 1260 years..Dan 7:25, Rev 11, 12 ,13...what i'm refuting in here is that the saints will face persecution to PERFECT THEIR FAITH/PATIENCE ( James 1 )..persecution is our true test as gold goes through the fire to bring out its true beauty...if some say the rapture is a way of escape of God's people from the persecutions, then this is wrong...lastly, the rapture is for the LIVING SAINTS...my question is: WHAT ABOUT THE DEAD IN CHRIST? In the book of THESSALONIANS, we are told that the DEAD IN CHRIST IS RESSURECTED FIRST, MOVE TO CHRIST IN THE CLOUDS...AND ARE MET BY THE LIVING SAINTS....the rapture has otherwise, differ in explanations...non biblical...well that's for now...any more discussions, feel free to email...God Bless
2007-04-19 14:08:22 · answer #2 · answered by srjione 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That isn't the one that does and since you know the word look it up for your self where Jesus told them,Peter,James,John and Andrew that they would not go over Israel till the Son of Man come.The church today ignores these words and is looking for him to come when he already did,the next thing will be the great white throne judgment.
2007-04-19 14:17:53 · answer #3 · answered by jackiedj8952 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it does, but there are many more that refute the supposed "rapture"
2007-04-19 13:56:16 · answer #4 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!!! Amen Amen Amen!!!!!!!
There will be no 'rapture'. True followers of Christ will endure the cross- just as He said.
2007-04-19 13:54:49 · answer #5 · answered by SpiritRoaming 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religions are what makes people kill other people. Holocaust, 9/11, Iran/Iraq, Palestine/Isreal and the list goes on and on. Religion downright scares me and is one of the most evil forces known to man, made by man.
2007-04-19 13:54:56 · answer #6 · answered by Be objective 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
How does that refute the rapture?
2007-04-19 13:54:32 · answer #7 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No it doesn't.
2007-04-19 14:07:35 · answer #8 · answered by SirLok 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋