10 Reasons Why the Rapture Fails Again But Who Car...

February 21st, 2009 | Resurrection | No Comment  
Image via Wikipedia Failed bible prophecies is an oxymoron. Yet the Rapture has failed. That raises the question, Is it a Bible prophecy? For centuries until now proponents claim it is near, but it never ceases to disappoint. Recent history of the past two hundred years document men of all shades who claimed to have known signs of its nearness. Not one single sign has yielded fruit on the barren rapture tree. It’s time to “cut it down.” Why does it yet cumber the ground of the theological landscape? The Test of a False Prophet/Prophecy God made this test very simple. “When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord ...
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Resurrection in 1 Thessalonians 4: Are We Who Are ...

February 20th, 2009 | Rapture | 2 Comments  
Image via Wikipedia 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, incites emotionally charged discussions about the resurrection and the rapture. Students of John Nelson Darby, credited with popularizing modern Dispensationalism cite the text as incontrovertible proof of the Rapture. However, these exegetes (scripture interpreters) violate hermeneutic principles in their application of the text. The following demonstrate some of the errors glossed over by futurists and pre- tribulation rapture advocates. Resurrection in 1 Thessalonians 4: Are We Who Alive Dead?, addresses the specific audience of the text. The problem with most interpreters on the Lord's return is that they read themselves versus the audience into the text.  We show this as a faulty premise. We Who Are AliveAnd Remain Paul ...
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