An Event where all who have put their trust in Christ, living and deceased, will suddenly be caught up from Earth, be joined with Christ in the air, and taken to heaven is what is referred to as the Rapture. (1 Tess 4:13-18). Just imagine what happens when millions of people disappear from around the globe.
1. Peace Will Be Taken Completely From The Earth. (Rev 6:4) Just imagine what happens when millions of people disappear from around the globe. The rapture has taken these people off the planet that had the codes to bank accounts and computer systems. Everything is suddenly in complete chaos, it’s impossible to imagine the whole scenario.
2. Children of Godly Parents Will Be Missing. (1corint 7:14). Some believe that all children will be taken off the Earth at one time at the rapture.
3. There Will Be Very Few Caring People Left (Survival Mode). (Matt 24:21), (2Tess 2:5 – 7) Think about not being able to pick up a telephone and call a prayer warrior.
4. The Mark of the Beast will be enforced. This universal mark of buying and selling is also linked to religion because the false prophet is also part of connecting people with these Mark of the Beast. (Rev 19:20). You will be forced to take the mark, and if you do, you can kiss your future goodbye. All men who have the mark are not permitted to rule with Christ for a thousand years.
Captain9ja: ■An Event where all who have put their trust in Christ, living and deceased, will suddenly be caught up from Earth, be joined with Christ in the air, and taken to heaven is what is referred to as the Rapture. (1 Tess 4:13-18). Just imagine what happens when millions of people disappear from around the globe. ■ Peace Will Be Taken Completely From The Earth. (Rev 6:4) Just imagine what happens when millions of people disappear from around the globe. The rapture has taken these people off the planet that had the codes to bank accounts and computer systems. Everything is suddenly in complete chaos, it’s impossible to imagine the whole scenario. ■Children of Godly Parents Will Be Missing. (1corint 7:14). Some believe that all children will be taken off the Earth at one time at the rapture. ■ There Will Be Very Few Caring People Left (Survival Mode). (Matt 24:21), (2Tess 2:5 – 7). Think about not being able to pick up a telephone and call a prayer warrior. ■ The Mark of the Beast will be enforced. This universal mark of buying and selling is also linked to religion because the false prophet is also part of connecting people with these Mark of the Beast. (Rev 19:20). You will be forced to take the mark, and if you do, you can kiss your future goodbye. All men who have the mark are not permitted to rule with Christ for a thousand years.
1. 2. Revelations 4 says none of what you claim.. 3. This is equally a lie. 4. These claims are also lies. 5. Also, these assertions are equally untrue.
Basically, these are verses lifted out of context to assert a different message and meaning from that intended in the original text.
Captain9ja: An Event where all who have put their trust in Christ, living and deceased, will suddenly be caught up from Earth, be joined with Christ in the air, and taken to heaven is what is referred to as the Rapture. (1 Tess 4:13-18). Just imagine what happens when millions of people disappear from around the globe.
1. Peace Will Be Taken Completely From The Earth. (Rev 6:4) Just imagine what happens when millions of people disappear from around the globe. The rapture has taken these people off the planet that had the codes to bank accounts and computer systems. Everything is suddenly in complete chaos, it’s impossible to imagine the whole scenario.
2. Children of Godly Parents Will Be Missing. (1corint 7:14). Some believe that all children will be taken off the Earth at one time at the rapture.
3. There Will Be Very Few Caring People Left (Survival Mode). (Matt 24:21), (2Tess 2:5 – 7) Think about not being able to pick up a telephone and call a prayer warrior.
4. The Mark of the Beast will be enforced. This universal mark of buying and selling is also linked to religion because the false prophet is also part of connecting people with these Mark of the Beast. (Rev 19:20). You will be forced to take the mark, and if you do, you can kiss your future goodbye. All men who have the mark are not permitted to rule with Christ for a thousand years.
Certainly, Christians who miss the rapture will pass through great tribulation. They are the saints mentioned in Revelation 7:9-17.
But the mark of the beast will not yet be revealed. The mark of the beast will be instituted during the reign of the anti Christ which will happen many years after God is through with the church.
It will happen during the second great tribulation period which concerns the Jews alone.
Kobojunkie: 1. 2. Revelations 4 says none of what you claim.. 3. This is equally a lie. 4. These claims are also lies. 5. Also, these assertions are equally untrue.
Basically, these are verses lifted out of context to assert a different message and meaning from that intended in the original text.
Your second name is unbelief.
The thread is not for you. It is for those who are born again or saved.
But you are not ready to give your life to Christ. Your job on Nairaland is to make comments on most thread when you don't even have the moral right to.
Captain9ja: An Event where all who have put their trust in Christ, living and deceased, will suddenly be caught up from Earth, be joined with Christ in the air, and taken to heaven is what is referred to as the Rapture. (1 Tess 4:13-18). Just imagine what happens when millions of people disappear from around the globe.
I am bored, so let's break this down a bit. Let's in fact see what Paul said in the passage you referenced.
13 Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about those who have died. We don’t want you to be sad like other people—those who have no hope. 14 We believe that Jesus died, but we also believe that he rose again. So we believe that God will raise to life through Jesus any who have died and bring them together with him when he comes. 15 What we tell you now is the Lord’s own message. Those of us who are still living when the Lord comes again will join him, but not before those who have already died. 16 The Lord himself will come down from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. And the people who have died and were in Christ will rise first. 17After that we who are still alive at that time will be gathered up with those who have died. We will be taken up in the clouds and meet the Lord in the air. And we will be with the Lord forever. 18 So encourage each other with these words. - 1 Thessalonians 4 vs 13 - 16
Notice in the above context that Paul says absolutely nothing of those who were not caught up in the air being Evil or anything of the sort you lot like to imagine? To assume that all those who are not caught up in this catching up described are evil beings is ridiculous, and of lie. It will also be equally ridiculous from what is written to assume that all those who were caught up are Good people, again, since Paul never in fact stated this to be the case.
Captain9ja: ■ Peace Will Be Taken Completely From The Earth. (Rev 6:4) ■ Just imagine what happens when millions of people disappear from around the globe. The rapture has taken these people off the planet that had the codes to bank accounts and computer systems.Everything is suddenly in complete chaos, it’s impossible to imagine the whole scenario.
Exactly how are the events expressed in Revelations 6 connected directly to the same time and events described by Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4? What is the connection between these two events really?
1.Then I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living beings speak with a voice like thunder. It said, “Come!” 2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse. The rider on the horse held a bow and was given a crown. He rode out to defeat the enemy and win the victory. 3The Lamb opened the second seal. Then I heard the second living being say, “Come!” 4 Then another horse came out, a red one. The rider on the horse was given power to take away peace from the earth so that people would kill each other. He was given a big sword. 5 The Lamb opened the third seal. Then I heard the third living being say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse. The rider on the horse held a pair of scales in his hand. 6 Then I heard something that sounded like a voice. The voice came from where the four living beings were. It said, “A quart[a] of wheat or three quarts of barley will cost a full day’s pay. But don’t harm the supply of olive oil and wine!” - Revelations 6 vs 1 - 6
The Lamb — Jesus Christ — in the above passage is said to be in Heaven opening seals, whereas, Paul's account has it instead that Jesus Christ came down to the earth in his telling of events relating to the catching up in 1 Thessalonians 4. So, how exactly are both events connected to the same time stream or taking place a the same point?
2. This is all gibberish really! I mean look around you. Is there peace to be found anywhere on earth today?
Kobojunkie: I am bored, so let's break this down a bit. Let's in fact see what Paul said in the passage you referenced. Notice in the above context that Paul says absolutely nothing of those who were not caught up in the air being Evil or anything of the sort you lot like to imagine? To assume that all those who are not caught up in this catching up described are evil beings is ridiculous, and of lie. It will also be equally ridiculous from what is written to assume that all those who were caught up are Good people, again, since Paul never in fact stated this to be the case.
Pls why do you always derail good threads with your stupid questions. Your own worst pass those atheist self
Captain9ja: ■ Children of Godly Parents Will Be Missing. (1corint 7:14). Some believe that all children will be taken off the Earth at one time at the rapture.
1. 1 Corinthians 7 says absolutely none of what is pretended here. Second, the catching up described by Paul takes place after, not before, the resurrection has taken place. And only those who have eternal life — are born again in Jesus Christ— will be resurrected. So, if your kids are not born-again, they will not be resurrected — they will simply perish in the grave. And no, being born again is more than simply reciting some lines and prayers so likely your kids will not be born again.
Captain9ja: ■ There Will Be Very Few Caring People Left (Survival Mode). (Matt 24:21), (2Tess 2:5 – 7) Think about not being able to pick up a telephone and call a prayer warrior.
Jesus Christ was asked two questions based on claims He made in the first part of the same chapter.
1. Jesus left the Temple area and was walking away. But his followers came to him to show him the Temple’s buildings. 2He asked them, “Are you looking at these buildings? The fact is, they will be destroyed. Every stone will be thrown down to the ground. Not one stone will be left on another.” 3 Later, Jesus was sitting at a place on the Mount of Olives. The followers came to be alone with him. (Question #1) They said, “Tell us when these things will happen. (Question #2) And what will happen to prepare us for your coming and the end of time?”
Question #1: Tell us when these things — when the temple in Jerusalem will be destroyed, and every stone will be thrown down to the ground with not one stone will left on another.” — will happen
4Jesus answered, “Be careful! Don’t let anyone fool you. 5 Many people will come and use my name. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah.’ And they will fool many people. 6 You will hear about wars that are being fought. And you will hear stories about other wars beginning. But don’t be afraid. These things must happen before the end comes. 7 Nations will fight against other nations. Kingdoms will fight against other kingdoms. There will be times when there is no food for people to eat. And there will be earthquakes in different places. 8 These things are only the beginning of troubles, like the first pains of a woman giving birth. 9 “Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and killed. People all over the world will hate you because you believe in me. 10 During that time many believers will lose their faith. They will turn against each other and hate each other. 11 Many false prophets will come and cause many people to believe things that are wrong. 12 There will be so much more evil in the world that the love of most believers will grow cold. 13 But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved. 14 And the Good News I have shared about God’s kingdom will be told throughout the world. It will be spread to every nation. Then the end will come. 15“Daniel the prophet spoke about ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’[a] You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place.” (You who read this should understand what it means.) 16 “The people in Judea at that time should run away to the mountains. 17 They should run away without wasting time to stop for anything. If they are on the roof of their house, they must not go down to get anything out of the house. 18 If they are in the field, they must not go back to get a coat. 19 “During that time it will be hard for women who are pregnant or have small babies! 20 Pray that it will not be winter or a Sabbath day when these things happen and you have to run away, 21 because it will be a time of great trouble. There will be more trouble than has ever happened since the beginning of the world. And nothing as bad as that will ever happen again. 22“But God has decided to make that terrible time short. If it were not made short, no one would continue living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen. 23 “Someone might say to you at that time, ‘Look, there is the Messiah!’ Or someone else might say, ‘There he is!’ But don’t believe them. 24 False messiahs and false prophets will come and do great miracles and wonders, trying to fool the people God has chosen, if that is possible. 25 Now I have warned you about this before it happens. - Matthew 24 vs 4 - 25
The information found in verse 23 through the rest of the chapter applies as far as Question #2 which concerns the coming back of Jesus Christ, and as you can see, the false messiahs and prophets arrived beginning from the time of the destruction of Jerusalem, and they have continued since then and will until the time of the return.
Now, to Paul's statement in 2 Thessalonians 2, if you pay attention, you will find that Paul does not in fact state that any of what He describes here will happen at the end since Paul was speaking of what was to take place from his own time forward. This means some or all of what he wrote of may have in fact taken place almost 2000 years ago.
1. Brothers and sisters, we have something to say about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We want to talk to you about the time when we will meet together with him. 2 Don’t let yourselves be easily upset or worried if you hear that the day of the Lord has already come. Someone might say that this idea came from us—in something the Spirit told us, or in something we said, or in a letter we wrote. 3Don’t be fooled by anything they might say. That day of the Lord will not come until the turning away from God happens. And that day will not come until the Man of Evil appears, the one who belongs to hell. 4He will stand against and put himself above everything that people worship or think is worthy of worship. He will even go into God’s Temple and sit there, claiming that he is God. 5 I told you before that all these things would happen. Remember? 6 And you know what is stopping that Man of Evil now. He is being stopped now so that he will appear at the right time. 7 The secret power of evil is already working in the world now. But there is one who is stopping that secret power of evil. And he will continue to stop it until he is taken out of the way. 8Then that Man of Evil will appear. But the Lord Jesus will kill him with the breath that comes from his mouth. The Lord will come in a way that everyone will see, and that will be the end of the Man of Evil. - 2 Thessalonians 2 vs 1 - 8
If you compare what Paul said to what Jesus Christ said in His Gospels of what is to take place at the time of God's judgment against Jerusalem, also found in Matthew 24, in addition to Daniel's prophecies regarding the same, you will find very many similarities.
So, I guess OP I should ask you what it is that leads you to conclude that Paul's views in the above passage connect to his statements recorded in 1 Thessalonians 4?
Captain9ja: ■ The Mark of the Beast will be enforced. This universal mark of buying and selling is also linked to religion because the false prophet is also part of connecting people with these Mark of the Beast. (Rev 19:20). You will be forced to take the mark, and if you do, you can kiss your future goodbye. All men who have the mark are not permitted to rule with Christ for a thousand years.
Please always consider every verse in its correct context
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in[b] blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule[c] them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, “Come, gather for the great supper of God, 18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave,[d] both small and great.” 19And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 20And the beast was captured and with it the false prophet who in its presence[e] had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. 21And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh. - Revelations 19 vs 11 - 21
The passage above clearly, does not tell of enforcement of what you call the mark of the beast, but rather the punishment of the beast whose marked was previously enforced at some point in time. For all we know, that mark may have instead been enforced beginning almost 2000 years ago.
