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    Quote Originally Posted by Ezekiel 33 View Post
    That was a very laid back and good conversation between these men.
    The tribulation period or 70 week of Daniel 9


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    A Jewish wedding and the pre-tribulation rapture


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    Reasons to trust the Pre-trib Rapture


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    Proofs for pretribulation Rapture theology

    Proofs for the pretribulation rapture

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    Why There Must be a Pre-Tribulation Rapture of The Church


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    Hey Nikos,

    I thought of asking you why don't you just put all your knowledge into a book and call it "Rapture for Dummies". But then I found out that there was already a book by that name.

    There is a bit of good stuff in it it seems. I think it mainly refutes another book, but it points out that the author of that book says that he has no theological training and has no time to study, yet knows all about something as vague as "the rapture" (if it is a reality). One of the refuted author's statements made after saying he has no training or time to study apparently is "we don't need anyone to teach us because we have the anointing of the Spirit". What arrogance. Guess he doesn't need the Bible either, especially the bit where God says that He gave us "teachers (etc.) for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ;".

    OK here's an image of the book.

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    I browsed what's on-line a bit which led me to looking at who he is. Other stuff he's written suggests he's KJO and all modern stuff is corrupt. (Well NLT and Message are "off", but the NASB?)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nikos View Post
    The History of the Pre-trib Rapture

    The History of the Pre-trib Rapture
    1. Ephraem of Nisibis (306-373)

    Ephraem wrote an important sermon "On the Last Times, the Antichrist and the End of the World." As a prominent theologian and prolific writer of the Eastern Byzantine church, he advocated for a pretribulational rapture position for the church. Dr. Grant Jeffrey has noted that he had a profound love for the Scriptures. Below is a selected quote that concerns the escape of God's people from the horrible tribulation. He stated:

    "We ought to understand thoroughly therefore, my brothers, what is imminent or overhanging. Already there have been hunger and plagues, violent movements of nations and signs, which have been predicted by the Lord, they have already been fulfilled, and there is not other which remains, except the advent of the wicked one in the completion of hte Roman kingdom. Why therefore are we ovvupied with wordly business, and why is our mind held fixed on the lusts of the world or the anxieties of the ages? Why therefore do we not reject every care of earthly actions and prepare ourselves for the meeting of the Lord Christ, so that He may draw us from the confusion, which overwhelms the world? Believe you me, dearest brothers, because the coming of the Lord is nigh, believe you me, because the end of the world is at hand, believe me, because it it the very last time. Or do you not believe unless you see it with your eyes? See to it that this sentence be not fulfilled among you of the prophet who declares: "Woe to those who desire to see the Day of the Lord!" Because all saints and the Elect of the Lord are gathered together before the tribulation which is to about to come and are taken to the Lord, in order that they may not see at any time the confusion which overwhelms the world because of our sins. And so brothers, most dear to me, it is the eleventh hour, and the end of this world comes to the harvest, and angels, armed and prepared, hold sickles in their earth exists with blind infidelity, arriving at its downfall early. Commotions are brought forth, wars of diverse peoples and battles and invasions of the barbarians threaten, and our regions shall be desolated, and we neither become very much afraid of the report nor ofthe appearance, in order that we may at least do penance; because they hurl fear at us, and we do not wish to be changed although we at least stand in need of penance for our actions!

    Notice that there is a clear teaching on the rapture of the saints before the terrible tribulation period. This theologian admonishes the people not to desire to see the Day of the Lord? Why? Because in his mind to see the day of the Lord means a person is not a believer. The believers will be snatched away and taken to the Lord before this time period begins. Look closely at what he says again:

    I'll bet anyone who grabbed onto this false teaching regretted it when the Holy Roman Empire started their wickedness. When you read that history you cannot help but think about the book of Revelation.

    If we go back even earlier and study what Paul taught about the rapture there is not a single verse that says the church will be raptured before the great tribulation.

    Would you preach your pre-trib theory to the saints during the phase of the great tribulation that caused them to be tortured by the Catholics?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nikos View Post
    Proofs for pretribulation Rapture theology

    Proofs for the pretribulation rapture
    There are no solid scriptural proofs, that is why it is called a THEORY.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ezekiel 33 View Post
    There are no solid scriptural proofs, that is why it is called a THEORY.
    It is obvious that I see things different from you. I view the scripture as PROOF. And that's enough for me.

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