The Rapture

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heartofdavid

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sibilidondon sibilidondon............................ heartofdavid u must agree that just reading the new testament u will see aight jesus is coming bak anytime now........... in matthew 24 if u were to read it in the 1st century u would be convinced that the this generation is talking to u, not to white polish and german people in jerusalem in 2017........... so u would think ok Jesus is coming back on a cloud in my generation u see.......... now its true that often times the cloud is symbolic i see that but did the greeks know the language of the hebrew prophets???????? the people who paul spoke to its the question..........
obviously jesus hasnt returned yet since everything sucks......... sekkluud boi i can hear them shots fired now..........
Yep,those people had reasons why they believed incorrectly.

Now,from a new vantage point,we don't have to.
 
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As seen to all, the bright light that He is called in Rev 18:1.
You have the bright light appearing at the day of the Lord and the day of the Lord is darkness and there is no light in it.... how do you explain this contradiction?
 
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In Luke 21:24 Jesus uses the words "times of the gentiles are fulfilled" I think that was the answer about what they ask of "aeon" an era of time where the gentiles(Rome at that time) would be ruling over them and that Paul is speaking of it the same .
i believe it was the end of the world as the KJV says. Jesus brought in his kingdom ending the kingdom of this world.
 
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i believe it was the end of the world as the KJV says. Jesus brought in his kingdom ending the kingdom of this world.
Since you represent the KJV-only movement. I would like to ask how do you feel about the many premillennial churches that claim KJV-only, but the translators of the KJV were amillennialist protestants. The translators would greatly differ in theology with the modern KJV-only movement, in areas such as baptism for example.
 

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sibilidondon sibilidondon............................ heartofdavid u must agree that just reading the new testament u will see aight jesus is coming bak anytime now........... in matthew 24 if u were to read it in the 1st century u would be convinced that the this generation is talking to u, not to white polish and german people in jerusalem in 2017........... so u would think ok Jesus is coming back on a cloud in my generation u see.......... now its true that often times the cloud is symbolic i see that but did the greeks know the language of the hebrew prophets???????? the people who paul spoke to its the question..........
obviously jesus hasnt returned yet since everything sucks......... sekkluud boi i can hear them shots fired now..........
Where are you getting the idea that after Christ's return that things won't suck on the planet anymore?
 

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You have the bright light appearing at the day of the Lord and the day of the Lord is darkness and there is no light in it.... how do you explain this contradiction?
There have been 4 Days of the Lord. Which one are you discussing? The Day of (God) is not the same as the Day of Christ.
 
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Where are you getting the idea that after Christ's return that things won't suck on the planet anymore?
this right here mon

[h=1]Revelation 21GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)[/h][FONT=&quot]21 I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone. 2 Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, dressed like a bride ready for her husband. 3 I heard a loud voice from the throne say, “God lives with humans! God will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There won’t be any more death. There won’t be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared.”[/FONT]
 

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false teachers appear as ministers of righteousness. Jerusalem has been surrounded but da last time will be by all nations:

Zec 14:2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
Zec 14:3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

but before all this happens Jesus will call out the church out of this world. these false teachers have probably confused u. the second coming and the gathering of the church are not the same event. Jesus descends to call out His bride with the trump of God and da church is caught up in da clouds to meet the Lord in the air.

1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
1Th 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

We go to tha marriage supper of the Lamb while things go bonkers down here on earth. then after all da seals trumpets and vials we will return WITH Jesus at da second advent:

Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Rev 19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
Rev 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

u can study da bible for 80 years and be a novice if u dont rightly divide the word of truth. Revelation is all about Israel, Daniel's 70th week is all about daniel's people (israel) and their holy city (jerusalem) as it says in Dan 9:24
If Revelation is all about Israel how come Christ sent it to seven mainly Gentile Churches, and why are we being mainly Gentile arguing about it all especially according to your belief the church is raptured before any of it happens.

If the Church returns with Christ after seven years how come it is these tribulation saints who are martyred by the Beast that
are the ones who live and reign with Christ for a thousand years, (see Rev 20:4-6) and not the Church his Bride that's living and reigning. Who occupies the camp of the Saints? If its not the Church where have they disappeared to? Did Christ leave them in heaven when he came back?

You call Christs coming his second advent but according to Pre Tribbers that is really his third because he would have already left heaven twice already. The first time to be born here and the second time wiould be to pick us all up at the Pre Trib rapture so his final coming would be his third. According to Peter in Acts 3:21 Christ is to remain in heaven until the restitution of all things. That wont happen until his final coming so unless Peter was lying any chance of a secret trip back before then is not going to happen. The rapture and the final second coming happens at the same time.
I would stop being Snoozy and wake up to the truth.
 
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If Revelation is all about Israel how come Christ sent it to seven mainly Gentile Churches, and why are we being mainly Gentile arguing about it all especially according to your belief the church is raptured before any of it happens.

If the Church returns with Christ after seven years how come it is these tribulation saints who are martyred by the Beast that
are the ones who live and reign with Christ for a thousand years, (see Rev 20:4-6) and not the Church his Bride that's living and reigning. Who occupies the camp of the Saints? If its not the Church where have they disappeared to? Did Christ leave them in heaven when he came back?

You call Christs coming his second advent but according to Pre Tribbers that is really his third because he would have already left heaven twice already. The first time to be born here and the second time will be to pick us all up at the Pre Trib rapture so his final coming is his third. According to Peter in Acts 3:21 Christ is to remain in heaven until the restitution of all things. That wont happen until his final coming so unless Peter was lying any chance of a secret trip back before then is not going to happen. The rapture and the final second coming happens at the same time.
I would stop being Snoozy and wake up to the truth.
Again,rev 14.
A harvest of live (Jews?) during the GT.

Stop acting like you know what you are talking about.
 
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Since you represent the KJV-only movement. I would like to ask how do you feel about the many premillennial churches that claim KJV-only, but the translators of the KJV were amillennialist protestants. The translators would greatly differ in theology with the modern KJV-only movement, in areas such as baptism for example.
God's truth's are hidden from the world and the only one's who will ever recieve His truth are the one's that believe every word of God is right.... that's just the way God chose it to be per John 14:23. This verse is in response to the question "how will you manifest yourself to us but not the world".

John 14:23 KJV
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Most KJV only believer's don't believe every word is right so they're not going to come to the truth. In fact MOST KJV only groups are truely cults that don't practice what they preach.

I really don't know what the KJV translators believed about anything so I can't speak to that.
 
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There have been 4 Days of the Lord. Which one are you discussing? The Day of (God) is not the same as the Day of Christ.
I don't think so. There have been many shadows of the day of the Lord but only one day ofthe Lord's sacrifice - Christ. We disagree here I know.
 
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If Revelation is all about Israel how come Christ sent it to seven mainly Gentile Churches, and why are we being mainly Gentile arguing about it all especially according to your belief the church is raptured before any of it happens.

If the Church returns with Christ after seven years how come it is these tribulation saints who are martyred by the Beast that
are the ones who live and reign with Christ for a thousand years, (see Rev 20:4-6) and not the Church his Bride that's living and reigning. Who occupies the camp of the Saints? If its not the Church where have they disappeared to? Did Christ leave them in heaven when he came back?

You call Christs coming his second advent but according to Pre Tribbers that is really his third because he would have already left heaven twice already. The first time to be born here and the second time wiould be to pick us all up at the Pre Trib rapture so his final coming would be his third. According to Peter in Acts 3:21 Christ is to remain in heaven until the restitution of all things. That wont happen until his final coming so unless Peter was lying any chance of a secret trip back before then is not going to happen. The rapture and the final second coming happens at the same time.
I would stop being Snoozy and wake up to the truth.
again same thing u say gathering of da church in fulfillment of john 14:1-3 and 1 thessalonians 4:16-17 is same as the second advent in revelation 19. same issue every time.
 
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Peter tells us exactly what Jesus' Second Coming entails:

16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”[b]18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.

The Coming - Parousia (not to be confused with erchomai) - was shown to us in the transfiguration

17 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” 8 When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
10 The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
11 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things. 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.

This is speaking of the first coming isn't it? He gave the disciples a sneak peak at who he really was.... or is this not the case?
 

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This is speaking of the first coming isn't it? He gave the disciples a sneak peak at who he really was.... or is this not the case?
Why would Peter, writing around AD 60, reference the transfiguration rather than Christ in his 40 days of resurrected appearance? Or am I being stupid here?
 

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I really don't know what the KJV translators believed about anything so I can't speak to that.
Well why don't you take some time to study The Translators to the Reader, which is the original preface to the Authorized Version and has been banished from today's King James Bibles (since it is heavy and scholarly reading). The King James Translators:

1. Believed in the Divine inspiration of EVERY WORD in the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts.

2. As a result they ALWAYS put their own words in italics, so that the reader would know which words were not in the Hebrew and Greek.

3. They separated the Apocrypha from both the Testaments, and clearly indicated that these wee not inspired writings

4. They stated that their primary objective was to make out of many good English translations one outstanding translation to which no one could take exception.

5. They consulted ALL the available material including the traditional Hebrew Masoretic text and the Greek Received Text, versions in all the languages, as well as other materials, and their Textus Receptus is slightly different from that of Stephanus (1550) and the Elzevirs.

6. They were convinced that there should be MANY translators involved, so that each one could critique the other, and a general consensus would be reached on every translation.

7. They tried to avoid using the same English word for the same Hebrew or Greek word, and this may have actually been a disadvantage.

8. The King James Bibles we use today are essentially reproductions of the 1611 edition other than necessary changes in spelling and punctuation. So that when people say "Which KJV?" they are displaying their ignorance.

STANDARD KJV

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

ORIGINAL KJV

1 In the beginning was the Word, & the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darknesse, and the darknesse comprehended it not.

 
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Why would Peter, writing around AD 60, reference the transfiguration rather than Christ in his 40 days of resurrected appearance? Or am I being stupid here?
I'm probably the one being stupid lol. I just don't think anything CAME at the transfiguration. What was different about Jesus after the trasfiguration than was before it?
 

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There were quite a few "days of the Lord" in the old testament:

Ezek 30:3 “For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

This is long since past and was executed by the Lord using the Chaldeans.
 
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Well why don't you take some time to study The Translators to the Reader, which is the original preface to the Authorized Version and has been banished from today's King James Bibles (since it is heavy and scholarly reading). The King James Translators:

1. Believed in the Divine inspiration of EVERY WORD in the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts.

2. As a result they ALWAYS put their own words in italics, so that the reader would know which words were not in the Hebrew and Greek.

3. They separated the Apocrypha from both the Testaments, and clearly indicated that these wee not inspired writings

4. They stated that their primary objective was to make out of many good English translations one outstanding translation to which no one could take exception.

5. They consulted ALL the available material including the traditional Hebrew Masoretic text and the Greek Received Text, versions in all the languages, as well as other materials, and their Textus Receptus is slightly different from that of Stephanus (1550) and the Elzevirs.

6. They were convinced that there should be MANY translators involved, so that each one could critique the other, and a general consensus would be reached on every translation.

7. They tried to avoid using the same English word for the same Hebrew or Greek word, and this may have actually been a disadvantage.

8. The King James Bibles we use today are essentially reproductions of the 1611 edition other than necessary changes in spelling and punctuation. So that when people say "Which KJV?" they are displaying their ignorance.

STANDARD KJV

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

ORIGINAL KJV

1 In the beginning was the Word, & the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darknesse, and the darknesse comprehended it not.

I guess the reason I'm not concerned with their beliefs is because I don't think their beliefs mattered. I think they were just vessels that God wrote through.
 
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There were quite a few "days of the Lord" in the old testament:

Ezek 30:3 “For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

This is long since past and was executed by the Lord using the Chaldeans.
I know what you're saying, but I think those events are like when the Psalms talk about David and Christ. It's very hard, if not impossbile to know with certainty if it's David or Christ being talked about.
 

Locutus

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I know what you're saying, but I think those events are like when the Psalms talk about David and Christ. It's very hard, if not impossbile to know with certainty if it's David or Christ being talked about.
I'm not following you here sweet 16...:p