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31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by ADEWUMIMichael(m): 7:36am On Apr 30, 2017
1. It is going to be the next greatest event that will shock all the continents of the world.
2. It is going to take place suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly, without warning and without prior notice.
3. There shall be no second version of the event.
4. A greater percentage of Christians may be taken unawares.
5. Careless Christians who miss the event will have no other similar gracious opportunity.
6. The event shall have no regard or respect for ecclesiastical titles or church leadership positions.
7. It shall be a day when the sheep shall be separated from the goats.
8. The day shall differentiate between the Broad Way Christians from the Narrow Way Christians.
9. The day shall separate sincerity from hypocrisy.
10. The day shall differentiate between those who harbour secret sins from those who abhor secret sins.
11. The day shall separate those whose lives are hidden in Christ from those who are hiding in the church.
12. The day shall show a glaring, clear, conspicuous, demarcation between Christians who walk on the path of holiness from those who walk on the path of worldliness.
13. It shall be a day of double emotion: joy for some and unimaginable, indescribable, uncontrollable regrets for others.
14. It shall be a day of surprises- some “Big names” may miss the flight while some “Less known” may be on board.
15. Another surprise may be that a man or woman who had faithfully served the Lord for many years may defile his or her garment a few minutes before the sound of that summoning trumpet and miss the flight while a notorious sinner may surrender his or her life to Jesus within the same time frame and go with the saints.
16. This event may happen now, today, this week, this month, this year or next year!
17. Wise Christians, like the five virgins that took extra oil, are expected to get ready, yes, to get prepared.
18. After the event, all those who are bitter against one another, malicious, unforgiving, jealous, arrogant, haters, hypocrites, drunkards, fornicators, adulterers, adulteresses, murderers with weapons and murderers with tongue etc, shall have enough time to continue in their trade.
19. When the event is over there shall be revival among those who have chosen to stay behind not because there will be a second chance, no, but because the reality of the event would have struck them like a thunderbolt. But they will have to pay with their own blood.
20. When the event is over, those who are left behind shall no longer be safe to worship in their gigantic, fanciful and multi-billion naira cathedrals. Instead they shall seek safety in caves, bushes and abandoned and dilapidated but hidden structures.
21. When this great event is over, each time those who will miss their flight manage to gather for worship, they will pay attention to only one sermon- whether they gather in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North or South America; the sermon will only centre on “How to Meet the Divine Standard and Join the Other Saints”.
22. It is also worthy of note that those who will be left behind will never have any business with comedians at their altars anymore. No! There shall no longer be gatherings for entertainments. Whenever, they manage to gather, it shall always be for serious religious business only.
23. The prayer pattern of those who will be left behind will also undergo a radical change. They will not be praying for things anymore. They will only be praying for strength to withstand the tortures of the Anti-Christ and die bravely to jointhe other saints. None will be praying for jobs, marriages, etc.
24. It is equally worthy of note that some of those who will miss their flight will not be able to endure the torture of the Anti Christ. They will receive the mark of the beast and thereby be doomed forever.
25. When the ready saints are gone, all our denominational walls of partition will collapse. The man or woman who use to worship in Deeper Life, for instance, will hide in the same place with those who worship in Christ Embassy, Church of God Mission, Assemblies of God, etc and nobody will remember to claim superiority anymore because then they will be facing a common enemy.
26. When this event is over, each time believers who will miss their flight manage to gather anywhere for worship, there will be an atmosphere of sobriety. This rowdiness we witness today shall be no more.
27. There shall also be a radical change in the attitude of those who will miss their flight towards Bible study. What we have now is an attitude characterized by a high degree of nonchalance and indifference, but when the ready saints are gone, those who will be left behind will begin to take their bible study seriously.
28. All the teens and youths who come to church to please their parents will repent after this great event; yes, they will begin to seek God for themselves.
29. When the event is over, all those who will do any form of business in the schools, hospitals, banks, etc, will have to bear the mark of beast (666) or be hunted down and killed like common criminals.
30. One of the gains of this reminder is that there may be someone reading this piece today who will take a firm decision to ensure that he/she gets on board that celestial flight travelling to glory.
31. However, one of the greatest tragedies of this reminder is that there may be someone too who is reading this piece today but who will see no need to heed this warning. A tragedy indeed!

http://bisiadewale.com/2017/03/31-salient-facts-rapture/

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Nutase: 7:37am On Apr 30, 2017
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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by LordOfNaira: 7:41am On Apr 30, 2017
There is no rapture. An asteroid impact, volcanic eruptions, etc may wipe out man like they did to the dinosaurs but no rapture, my friend.

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by hopefulLandlord: 7:44am On Apr 30, 2017
Christians can't wait for the end of this world......

On a lighter note, during a discussion of the rapture and end times nonsense in 2012, someone brought up that the Bible says, "“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." (Mark 13:32)

To which someone else responded, "So wait, some day God is just going to bust into Jesus's room, throw him a coat, and tell him it's on?"

That image will probably make me laugh even when the world is burning.

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by ADEWUMIMichael(m): 7:47am On Apr 30, 2017
LordOfNaira:
There is no rapture. An asteroid impact, volcanic eruptions, etc may wipe out man like they did to the dinosaurs but no rapture, my friend.
i pray you wise up on time, else you might be a victim of number 31

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by LordOfNaira: 7:53am On Apr 30, 2017
ADEWUMIMichael:
i pray you wise up on time, else you might be a victim of number 31

No rapture. No Jehovah and Allah.

If there were a God, he won't be as petty as the two gods. Rapture my foot!!! My brother, better help yourself and enjoy your life. The rapture is a scam to hold you people in the church and collect all your money. Notice how less churches are emphasizing the rapture (who rapture epp?) They only mention the rapture to keep you coming to church. They preach more of tithes now and live large. They know there will never be a rapture. My brother, YOLO.

Repent, my brother, and stop following false gods from the Middle East. There is no difference between you and idol worshippers. Worshipping a dead Jew is pure idolatry.

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by LordOfNaira: 7:56am On Apr 30, 2017
hopefulLandlord:
Christians can't wait for the end of this world......

Christians, but definitely not pastors who are busy flying about in private jets and having 3somes.

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by ADEWUMIMichael(m): 7:59am On Apr 30, 2017
LordOfNaira:


No rapture. No Jehovah and Allah.

If there were a God, he won't be as petty as the two gods. Rapture my foot!!! My brother, better help yourself and enjoy your life. The rapture is a scam to hold you people in the church and collect all your money. Notice how less churches are emphasizing the rapture (who rapture epp?) They only mention the rapture to keep you coming to church. They preach more of tithes now and live large. They know there will never be a rapture. My brother, YOLO.
''the rapture is a scam to hold we people in the church and collect our tithes''? Well i don't need to argue with you since i know what am doing

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by ADEWUMIMichael(m): 8:13am On Apr 30, 2017
LordOfNaira:
There is no rapture. An asteroid impact, volcanic eruptions, etc may wipe out man like they did to the dinosaurs but no rapture, my friend.
and it's better you shut up than to agravate your situation by discouraging other belivers with the words you're ultering

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Tazdroid(m): 4:31pm On Apr 30, 2017
Interesting
Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by SuperSuave(m): 4:32pm On Apr 30, 2017
Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Benekruku(m): 4:32pm On Apr 30, 2017
Fiction!

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Nobody: 4:32pm On Apr 30, 2017
5 Reasons There Won't Be Any Rapture smiley

1. It’s not actually taught in the Bible.

2. Christians went for 1800 years before the doctrine was “discovered.” This is not proof that the Bible doesn’t teach it, but it is important that we look to the saints of the past for wisdom. Why did the church fathers, medieval theologians, or reformers not understand the Scriptures to teach this?

3. The doctrine is based exclusively on the interpretations of one verse (I Thessalonians 4:17). We will get into this verse in a little bit. For now I think it’s important to say that doctrinal positions should not be based on one verse, but on the overall teaching of Scripture. People can take one verse to mean all sorts of things. For example, they can use a single verse to justify snake handling. But we must rely on what Scripture says as a whole. This is especially true when we expect a congregation or a denomination to sign on to this belief. Verses like Matthew 24:40 and other passages used for support, can only be linked to the Rapture if you are convinced that First Thessalonians supports it.

4. It seems out of step with the rest of the New Testament teaching that says God is bringing his broken (fallen and cursed) creation back to life. The most dominant eschatological theme of the NT is the resurrection of the dead (I Cor 15) and the corresponding restoration of God’s creation. This culminates in a vision of the New Heaven and Earth and the union of Heaven with Earth. In this new universe, God (as Jesus) lives forever with man (Rev 21). The overwhelming truth in Scripture is that Jesus is coming, heaven is coming, earth is being restored, and the dead are raised bodily, not that that we get to fly away to the sky and escape this terrible earth.

5. Its a misunderstanding of I Thessalonians 4:13-18. Let’s take a look at this passage:

13 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died[a] so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died.
15 We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died[c] will rise from their graves. 17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. 18 So encourage each other with these words. (NIV)

It says believers will be “caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.” Isn’t that the rapture?
Let’s back up and talk about the context. The first point to make is that this passage is an affirmation of the bodily resurrection of the dead. It is similar to I Corinthians 15 in that Paul is explaining that we have hope of our bodies being raised because Jesus’ body was first raised. The overall point is comfort. Dead Christians are not going to miss out on Christ’s return to earth, but will be raised when he does come.

Secondly, this passage doesn’t seem to support Christians being taken up to heaven because it is talking about Jesus returning (“coming down”) from heaven (verse 16). Verse 17 says we will be with the Lord which may be hard if he has come to earth and we are going up to heaven. Perhaps he is just coming to get us and then we are all going to go to heaven, but this doesn’t seem like a very triumphant second coming. The trumpet sounds, he comes back then we all just skip out of the world he created and is sovereign over. I’m not convinced.

The best interpretation I have heard is that this passage is using the imagery of the return of a general or king from battle. The King returns to his people and they go out to meet him and usher him in as part of the victory procession. After all, there is a trumpet call! If this is the case then the language of verse 17 about being caught up in the clouds is probably just figurative. The other option is that we do literally rise to meet him but descend with him in our glorified bodies. At that point, we are part of God’s new creation and will reign on earth with Christ (Rev 5:10). It is even possible that this is describing the same exact event as Revelation 21, the union of Heaven and Earth, the dwelling place of God with man through Jesus Christ.

The bottom line is this: When Jesus comes back to earth, he said that his people (dead and alive) would get to be with him. If he’s here, we’re gonna want to stick around.

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Tazdroid(m): 4:32pm On Apr 30, 2017
LordOfNaira:
There is no rapture. An asteroid impact, volcanic eruptions, etc may wipe out man like they did to the dinosaurs but no rapture, my friend.

LordOfNaira:
Christians, but definitely not pastors who are busy flying about in private jets and having 3somes.

The rules of conviction dictate that statement and evidence go hand in hand since you've opened the floor for a wild debate. I see one part but not the other

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Nobody: 4:34pm On Apr 30, 2017
The other day, my mom and I had The following conversation :

Me: mom, if I buy you a mansion in Canada, and stuff it with everything you need would you move to Canada?

Mom: yes ofcourse, why not.

Me: but you have mansions in heaven na, why not relocate?

Mom: so you want me to die abi?

Me: no. I want you to go better place.


mehn you for come see vexing.


Christians don't believe in heaven they just like using it to feel good .

Had it been they believed, they would have been praying death so that they can go and be drinking milk in the sky

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by FavoredGuy: 4:35pm On Apr 30, 2017
NiMET people may have some explanations to make here.


But to you as a christian, don't allow ur self to be fooled or distracted by any factor. Try and remain on the right track. It's safer than being caught unaware.

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ the bottom-line of everyday preaching is as follows,

1. Let us believe what we heard (that's faith and it comes through hearing). Stop being Thomas. Start believing and u shall be saved

2. Let us preach what we believe (that's evangelization). Spreading the Good News to all the ends of the earth. It costs but at the end, it surely pays much more than it costs.

3. Let's practise what we preach (that's living the Gospel/Christ-like life).

I believe doing good pays even if there is no religion at all. Rapture sooner or later, the righteous will enjoy the fruits of their labour.

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Nobody: 4:35pm On Apr 30, 2017
How can you take lack of evidence of an event as an evidence of that event?

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by stiflerdrug: 4:35pm On Apr 30, 2017
Hide the porn..jesus is coming

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by dpete1: 4:35pm On Apr 30, 2017
Father lord,grant us the grace to reign with you..this world is vanity and its coming to an end,atheists take note

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by ozoebuka1(m): 4:36pm On Apr 30, 2017
waiting for atheists to flood this thread and tell us why the op is delusional and reasons why we the believers should discard our beliefs and turn free thinkerz. cheesy

They say we are stupid because of our belief but they feel smart because of their own belief; isn't that hypocrisy

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by ProfEinstein: 4:37pm On Apr 30, 2017
Rapture my ass, wake up from your delusions all ye brain washed retards.

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Nobody: 4:37pm On Apr 30, 2017
That your number 4 point should have a 4b.

4b. A greater percentage of Christians WILL NOT be taken in the Rapture.

The attitude/comments of many so called Christians or "Jews" on Nairaland shows this...

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Nobody: 4:38pm On Apr 30, 2017
a thousand likes for this

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Jabioro: 4:38pm On Apr 30, 2017
Hope you will be alive to record all the sudden abruptly events you have predicted so far, at same time come back to nairaland to give us feedback.. Na so dem go dey waka with fear.. dey put fear into people's mind upadan..

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Phi001(m): 4:38pm On Apr 30, 2017
I see...
Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Jabioro: 4:38pm On Apr 30, 2017
Hope you will be alive to record all the sudden abruptly events you have predicted so far, at same time come back to nairaland to give us feedback.. na so dem go dey waka with fear.. dey put fear into people's mind upadan..

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by LordCenturion(m): 4:38pm On Apr 30, 2017
@Op, please wake me up wen u stop dreaming.... This is causes of too much ogbomosho weed, it's leads to deadly nightmare

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Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by chukzgerine33(f): 4:39pm On Apr 30, 2017
I don forget wetin i wan comment



Brb
Re: 31 Salient Facts About The Rapture That Will Shock The World by Timothyoj(m): 4:39pm On Apr 30, 2017
LordOfNaira:


No rapture. No Jehovah and Allah.

If there were a God, he won't be as petty as the two gods. Rapture my foot!!! My brother, better help yourself and enjoy your life. The rapture is a scam to hold you people in the church and collect all your money. Notice how less churches are emphasizing the rapture (who rapture epp?) They only mention the rapture to keep you coming to church. They preach more of tithes now and live large. They know there will never be a rapture. My brother, YOLO.

Repent, my brother, and stop following false gods from the Middle East. There is no difference between you and idol worshippers. Worshipping a dead Jew is pure idolatry.
Hmmmmm, I pray God Himself to minister to you and I pray it won't be until you need God before you understand.

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