10 Reasons Why the Rapture Fails Again But Who Car...
February 21st, 2009 | Resurrection | No Comment
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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 ...
Resurrection in 1 Thessalonians 4: Are We Who Are ...
February 20th, 2009 | Rapture | 2 Comments
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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 ...