WHEN IS THE END OF THE WORLD?

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Shaije

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arwen7 said:
Even the disciples thought that the world would end in their lifetime, that is why the account of Jesus's life/ resurrection/ministry in the gospels were recorded on paper later in the disciples lives to eventually become books of the bible; up the then it was communicated orally. We don't know the day or hour, yet someone always comes up with a date of the end of the world. While we're on the topic of the end of the world, I have something that I would like to mention.

The Rapture (meaning Christians being taken up to Heaven before the end begins) is incorrect and based upon the Left Behind series. It somehow made it into contemporary Christian belief, but its not biblical. The church throughout history never believed in the rapture.

Matthew 24:37

"As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left."

The verse references Noah, who was left behind while everyone else was swept away by the flood. So it will be at the coming of Jesus. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken , one will be left: you WANT to be the one left behind.

I felt like clearing that up. I figured since concept of the rapture seems to be ingrained in christian thought, I would address that outright :)
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May i ask...WHERE are you getting your info? 1st of all......Noah was NOT left behind. He was *PREPARED, and when the ark was finished, He and his family were spared "because" Noah had *FAITH and was *OBEDIENT to Gods *WORD. Trust me, you wont want to be left behind, and if you can't trust me....TRUST the WORDS of the BIBLE. >>>I Thessalonians 4:14-18 For if we BELIEVE that Jesus died and rose again, even so God WILL bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the Word of the Lord, that "WE" who are alive and remain UNTIL the coming of the Lord will by NO means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will DESCEND from Heaven with a SHOUT, with the Voice of an Archangel, and with the Trumpet of God. And the DEAD in CHRIST will rise FIRST. THEN "WE" who are Alive and Remain **SHALL be CAUGHT UP TOGETHER with THEM in the CLOUDS to MEET the LORD in the AIR.** And thus WE SHALL ALWAYS be with the LORD. Therefore *COMFORT one another with THESE WORDS! >>>>Ever read these verses? The church MUST be taken out of the way before hand.>>> "The RAPTURE!" Ever read or study prophecy? The Tribulation is God "primarily" dealing with Nation of Israel, (and the lost) For rejecting their Messiah. You pointed out, 1 taken, 1 left behind. Now where do you think the taken ones are going? >>> "With Jesus!" Those "who are left behind" WILL suffer the HORRORS of the trib. Get it STRAIGHT while there is still time. You gotta believe it, to receive it. It's called FAITH! Think and believe whatever you will, BUT PLEASE! I BEG you, don't lead others astray. II Timothy 2:15 STUDY!!! to present "yourself" Approved to God, a worker who does NOT need to be ashamed, RIGHTLY dividing the WORD of TRUTH. And NOT to add insult to injury but, the Left Behind books aren't that old. It's MORE than silly for you to say that LaHaye and Jenkins "came up with" the Rapture. As we can clearly SEE for ourselves that Paul, an Apostle of the Lord Himself, wrote about in His lifetime. Gods speed to you.....
 
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