No not at all. "The Departure" and the Man of Sin are in no way synonymous.
The Departure is an event.
The man of sin is a person.
Those who participate in The Departure aka the rapture......will never encounter the man of sin.
The Church has no exposure or dealings with the man of sin whatsoever. The Church has been removed prior to the revealing of this man of sin.
The Departure is an event.
The man of sin is a person.
Those who participate in The Departure aka the rapture......will never encounter the man of sin.
The Church has no exposure or dealings with the man of sin whatsoever. The Church has been removed prior to the revealing of this man of sin.
Ask yourself
1. WHY would anyone BUT THE CHURCH care if the antichrist was standing where he ought not claiming to be GOD?
2. Who but THE CHURCH could be UNFAITHFUL since it is only the church who HAS FAITH to begin with?
3. Who but the CHURCH is given the TRUTH making THEM the only group who could truly be DECEIVED?
4. Why is God telling the church any of this if they won't even be here?
5 Is the bible written for those who DO BELIEVE or for those who DON'T?
6. Who is this written to and who is the 'you'?
Matthew 24:8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for My name's sake.
7. Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
HAS GOD SET IT UP so that it is almost impossible to come to faith by REMOVING EVERYONE who has any knowledge and could share the good news? How does that help Him accomplish his wish that 'all come to repentance'? If the only ones left have never heard the words of God and there are only two men on the planet with that information, do some get lucky while others get taken in by the beast never have been given a chance? How would you feel about God if you were just in the process of coming to faith but still not quite there when everyone who could help you was gone?
8. I am sure you agree Jesus was speaking to the Apostles in Matt 24 so please ask yourself WHO is being addressed here? Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation,
9 Who is being told this? Matthew 24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains. Would God be giving warning to UNBELIEVERS? Why would they be reading the bible? Who would be showing them where to look?
10. Again, who is this information for? Who is Jesus talking to and what was the question being answered?
Matthew 24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day
11. Are Gods elect a member of the body of Christ? If yes, then if they have been raptured before this then what does this mean?
Matthew 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. We know that for the pre trib theory the 'church' must be divided from the 'Jews' because they have to be punished for being born of the bloodline is the church also going to separate themselves from Gods elect?
12. So we have the church to be pre trib raptured
But we have the Jews who don't go
We have Gods elect that don't go
We have the two witnesses that don't go
We have the church of Smyrna that don't go (behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days)
This church CAN'T GO "thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate".
AND this church that can't go thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Since PRE TRIB makes it impossible to 'keepeth HIS WORKS unto the end' it also makes it impossible to receive any of the promises that follow because IF THEY DID it would void out way to many verses. Does that sit well with you?
Revelation 2:26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth My works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations
27 And He shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
28 And I will give him the morning star.
I understand the messages go out to the churches but they all end with a PERSONAL, individual command to hear. Why do you think that is?
29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Answer the questions or not, they are more for you anyhow.