How Many Are Excited About the Rapture? - Page 3

HappyTown · #1 12-13-2008, 02:09 PM

I don't enjoy flying!

Apprehended · #2 12-13-2008, 03:24 PM

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I don't enjoy flying!

Relax.

You may not have to.

HappyTown · #3 12-13-2008, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Apprehended

Relax.

You may not have to.

I'm more on the lines with Revelationist, in that it's already taken place.....

Apprehended · #4 12-13-2008, 04:10 PM

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I'm more on the lines with Revelationist, in that it's already taken place.....

It might be better to be more on the lines of what Jesus and the Apostles said. Just a recommendation...

ronharvey · #5 12-13-2008, 03:31 PM

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Many dreams, hopes, plans and futures have been aborted out of false expectations of an immediate "at any moment" rapture. Lives have been wasted on a useless expectation that never happened. We have Mr. Darby fthat thank for the "rapture" doctrine and those who picked up on it and has been spreading that error, ever since.

I long for Jesus to come back. I expect to see Him one day. It is my vision and hope to see Him at His return. If I am deceased before His return, I will come back with Him. If I am still alive when He returns, I will meet Him in the air, joining all who have gone before me to continue with Jesus and them in their descent to the earth.

That is most likely the reason Jesus said "Occupy till I come."

Occupy is a military word, it doesn't mean to stand around, it means to conquer, abide and watch.

Apprehended · #6 12-13-2008, 03:43 PM

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That is most likely the reason Jesus said "Occupy till I come."

Occupy is a military word, it doesn't mean to stand around, it means to conquer, abide and watch.

Amen, brother.

That's the way I see it too.

There have been many embarassed purveyors of false escatology who also set dates. Miller who said in 1844 that the rapture would catch him and his followers away on a certain date. It didn't happen so wth a little embarrassment which was easily explained, he moved it up to the following year. Much more embarrassed, he moved the date up a few months in the same year. Hahaha. How much embarrassment can one false preacher stand anyway?

I remember well the six day war in 1966 when everything was on "go" for the rapture when the Jews took the old city of Jerusalem. Youth camps were being preached all over the USA. Kids and parents along with preachers were in panic mode. Psychological break downs were happening and some had to be attended to by physicians. How well I remember sitting in V.A. Guidroz's home who was the Tex. D.S. as he told me that they had to call for the parents to come to pick up some of the panicked kids.

Remember 88 reasons. Another joke that so many deceived about the certain points of prophecy were willing to believe. No problem though, the writer of 88 reasons simply wrote another book, 89 Reasons The Rapture In '89. I don't know if he wrote the 90 Reasons book or not. Anyway, by that time he was soundly discredited.

stmatthew · #7 12-13-2008, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Apprehended

Many dreams, hopes, plans and futures have been aborted out of false expectations of an immediate "at any moment" rapture. Lives have been wasted on a useless expectation that never happened. We have Mr. Darby fthat thank for the "rapture" doctrine and those who picked up on it and has been spreading that error, ever since.

I long for Jesus to come back. I expect to see Him one day. It is my vision and hope to see Him at His return. If I am deceased before His return, I will come back with Him. If I am still alive when He returns, I will meet Him in the air, joining all who have gone before me to continue with Jesus and them in their descent to the earth.

Again I see why we get along so well. If you hadn't already done so, I could have typed the above almost word for word.

Apprehended · #8 12-14-2008, 08:23 AM

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Again I see why we get along so well. If you hadn't already done so, I could have typed the above almost word for word.

Kindred spirits.

Revelationist · #9 12-13-2008, 07:49 AM

Maybe the churches attitude of, "why polish the brass on a sinking ship" is the reason this old world is getting in the shape she's in....

Apprehended · #10 12-13-2008, 08:42 AM

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Maybe the churches attitude of, "why polish the brass on a sinking ship" is the reason this old world is getting in the shape she's in....

I didn't know of any churches that had such an attitude as I see most of them striving daily to make thier communities a better place for all to live in.

Maybe I don't understand the thought behind the comment. Care to explain?