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netpro:
A CoronaVirus drug is for curing those already sick with the virus.

While a CoronaVirus vaccine is to ensure you don't even get sick when you get infected.

I got a Yellow Fever vaccine. There is polio vaccine among others.

Demonising Bill Gate and his wife for funding institutions and researchers to save humanity is very wrong.

Don't you see the potential / possibility for the deception now from your comment?

Wolves in sheep clothing?

alBHAGDADI:
There's currently a notion out there which says that a COVID-19 vaccine might actually be the make of the beast otherwise known as 666. While many who hold the idea base it on speculations that the vaccine will be forced on people, some say it can't be the mark of the beast because the rapture must take place before the Antichrist shows up with his 666.

While no one is certain what the vaccine is, I just want to correct a notion among Christians which says rapture must take place before the Antichrist comes. This is a false doctrine not found in the Bible but in Hollywood movies.

Christians will be here on Earth when the Antichrist shows up and enforcing his mark. That is what Jesus Christ himself said.

The concept of rapture before the Antichrist was made popular by movies like LEFT BEHIND and some America. televangelists. Before 1800, there was no church or preacher holding such doctrine. It was started by a man named John Darby who even wrote his own Bible which lacked key verses. Today, the doctrine is held by roughly 65% of Christians. The doctrine that we will escape the tribulation is false and not Biblical.

Jesus himself spoke of when the rapture will take place. Notice how his disciples asked him to tell them what the signs of his coming will be.

Mathew 24:3
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Now read the further

24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
24:8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand)
24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
24:17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
24:18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
24:19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
24:25 Behold, I have told you before.
24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
24:28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

In verse 9, Jesus spoke of Christians getting delievered up for persecution and are killed. That is the tribulation. But false teachers have taught that the people who will face such are unbelievers who are left behind after Christians have been raptured. Well, basically we all agree that the tribulation involves persecution. But the confusion here is who are the people to face the tribulation? Some believe it is unbelievers after Christians have been raptured, while some say it is Christians who will be persecuted by the Antichrist for failing to received the mark of the beast. Let's allow the Bible settle this confusion.

First, let us see whether Christians will be raptured before the tribulation or not.

[Mathew 24:29-31
24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Did you see the bold part in the passage above? Did you also see that the rapture takes place immediately after the tribulation of the end times? The events in verse 30 to 31 are the same as described by Apostle Paul in...

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

But some people have deceived many by saying that what Jesus said in Mathew 24 cannot be the rapture because he was talking to the Jews and not to Christians. Why is it not the rapture when it is the same event described by Paul? Trumpet, angels, God's people getting caught up to heaven etc.

Yes, Jesus was talking to the Jews because his disciples who asked him to tell them about the end time were still under Judaism. But if you read Mark 13 and Luke 21, you will see that it's the same thing Jesus said in Mathew 24. At the last verse of Mark 13, Jesus said what he's saying to the people whom some quarters are saying is not the church, he's saying to ALL which includes the church.

Mark 13:37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

Now, we see that the tribulation occurs before the rapture, but who carries out the tribulation and what is it exactly? The tribulation is the persecution of Christians at the end time such as never was and never will be.

Mathew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Christians will be beheaded and persecuted all around the world. This persecution will be carried out by the Antichrist engineered by Satan himself.

Mathew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand)


The Abomination of Desolation is the Antichrist who exhaust himself above everything called god and forces people to worship him.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-4
2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Did you read the passage above? Did you see where it spoke about the coming of our Lord Jesus? Did you see in verse 3 that the day which Jesus will come will not exists until the man of sin (Antichrist) is revealed? Read verse 4 as well.

Yet some people say Christians won't face the tribulation even when the Bible says the Antichrist who will persecute during the tribulation will come first before Jesus Christ who will come and deliver Christians from his grip. Many will mistake him for Christ.

Mathew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.



This Antichrist will wage war against the saints.

Revelations 13:4-8

13 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

As you can see above, the Antichrist exhalst himself and blasphemes God's name. Is this not the same man Paul spoke of in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, whom he said must first come before Jesus Christ comes back?

Now as seen in verse 7 above, the Antichrist wages war against the saints and will overcome many. Why is he waging war against the saint if some people believe the saints wont be around during the tribulations? In verse 13, everyone on earth is seen worshiping the Antichrist. Those who won't worship him are those whose names are written in the book of life. This is what will anger the Antichrist and make him wage war against them with great tribulation and persecution.

Revelations 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ

What we see so far is that people with their names in the book of life won't worship the Antichrist. But I ask, what are they doing on earth? I thought some people said they would have been raptured and escaped.

The proponent of a pre-tribulation rapture doctrine have said that the people left behind will be unbelievers who will now have to pay with their blood to get saved. They are the ones the Antichrist will persecute. This is a lie. If all Christians will be raptured before the tribulation, then those left will be unbelievers who are already tools of Satan. Do you expect someone who doesn't give a damn about Jesus to stand with Jesus when a cutlass is placed on his neck? He will gladly received the mark of the beast because he's not used to suffering for Christ whom he never believed in.

In revelations 12:17, we see that Satan will make war against those who hold the testimony of Jesus Christ. How some people believe that the people that Satan will make war against are unbelievers is what baffles me. Do unbelievers hold the testimony of Jesus? No.

Basically, what we've seen so far is that the Antichrist comes first, then follows a great tribulation which involves the persecution of Christians. It is immediately after the tribulation that Jesus Christ will appear and will redeem his people through a rapture.

Don't let anyone deceive you. Prepare yourself for that day which is fast approaching.

For the unbelievers, if you happen to be alive during the Great Tribulation, you still have the chance to be saved. Just listen to the preaching of Christians which will be very widespread by then because Christians will perform more during that period.

The reason why true Christians have no fear of the tribulation and the mark of the beast is because they cannot receive the mark no matter. They have been saved by Jesus and sealed with the mark of Christ. It is those who aren't saved but called themselves Christians that are worried and praying to bail out through a false rapture doctrine.

So, if COVID-19 vaccine is the mark of the beast, I'm rest assured that it won't get to me. This may make me lose my job and so many things due to persecution, but not my love for God who has sealed me until the day of rapture when I will meet him in the sky when it is all over. Accept Jesus today by confessing your sins and relying on him. That's the only way to prevent yourself from receiving the 666 in whatever design it comes in.

Note:

As the lockdown period gets eased tomorrow, please beware of fake COVID-19 miracles from false prophets who have been looking for a way to cash in on the pandemic to safe face after discovering that their falsehood has been exposed for not seeing any vision about the coming of the virus. They are warming up, so beware.

Covid19 vaccine is not the mark of the Beast. It is a prelude to it and a dress rehearsal.

The real mark won't start to be used until the middle of Daniel's 70th week when Satan possesses the Antichrist and he enters the newly reconstructed temple, sits in the most holy place declaring himself God, the Abomination that will cause desolation.

Nonetheless, covid19 vaccine most likely will contain nonhuman genetic materials and nanotechnology particles.

The former carries a high risk of foreign genes getting integrated into our human genomic template rendering us subhuman. We become dehumanized and lose our bodily integrity.

The latter will will forever make us lose our individuality and privacy and freewill having been connected to an conscious / self aware and extremely intelligent AI Entity.

Antichrist will emerge but won't be recognized by the world until he appears in the Temple in Jerusalem to cause the Abomination.

A reconstructed temple is not yet in place. However all other requirements for the start of temple worship are practically in place: High Priest, Priests, temple utensils, the Sanhedrin, symbolic foundation laying ceremony for the new temple, etc

God will glorify Himself and all things will work together for good to those who love Him. He has set up His Church and the gates of hell will not prevail.

rationalhuman:
so true

Time will tell!

Good! But what type of vaccine? What is in it?

Not accurate!

Rapture occurs after the great tribulation.

Great tribulation is Satan's wrath on God's people through Satan's incarnate, the Antichrist.

The wrath of God is God's punishment of those who are left behind after the Rapture carried out by the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ.

brainz360:
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Do business!

Generate multiple streams of income and ensure one of your investments is multilevel network marketing business.

Acmepreneur:
See this stupid thing, so you think I visit clinics and hospitals? No, I don't. I do NOT use drugs at all. I treat myself with prevention and herbs&foods, which means I prevent my self from getting infected, and when I do, I eat food to cure it. I don't even use Malaria drugs, I know it would be new to you, because your life is filled and associated with drugs. Anyway, people like me exist, I simply use food to cure myself. I have complete knowledge of my health, I know what causes this and that, and at the early points of infections, I would treat it with herbs like basil, ginger, tumeric. And it works. That's even sore throat.
I eat only organic foods, and many times, I prefer to buy foodstuffs directly from farms. You won't see me eating Apples, ko possible, indomie, spaghetti and even RICE sometimes. I eat rare Yoruba foods that is full of nutrients, I don't take Maggi, shawarma and other stupid foods you eat at KFC. I eat little to zero meat, and I make sure its from a healthy eatable animals.
I take supplements as well when my access to these foods is not high, and under stress.

And again you are a disgrace to Africa, as you spit nonsense and say the Westerners have labs, in your stupid thinking, you think we cannot have same labs for the herbs that you condemn? Abi they cannot open labs to test plants efficacies. But idiots like you would rather keep your money in Western countries for them to use to build a good labs to test their yeye drugs, then wait for them till they find solution to your problem.
White asslicker

Thank you o!

They are enslaved and they don't even know it!

God gave us orange they package "orange" drink.

The food God gave us they abandoned. Yet they don't know that neglect of nature, especially natural nutrition is largely responsible for most diseases. Instead of going back to nature they go farther away into their foolish wisdom.

Is western medicine completely bad? No!

But to say all health knowledge and practice reside in Western medicine is stupid.

Solution: Evidence-based Integrative Health Care where the sick benefits from the best of the 2 systems.

aminulive:
SOURCE: https://politicsnigeria.com/fact-check-can-pepper-lime-ginger-cure-coronavirus/

Fact check ko! Fact check ni!

We know who is behind you and all Snope.com, etc.

When it comes to nature's power and powerful supplements you talk rubbish?

Monsato, Big Pharm, et al are killing humanity you won't talk

Christthesaviour:
When do you think this global pandemic covid 19 will be over? Will things ever get back to normal?

Please give your prediction.

No! Things will not remain the same again.

Jokerman:
Anything that happens, I just hope to be in the Lord's army on the day of his appearing

Yeah! After the great tribulation.

The Church will be here during the great tribulation under the Antichrist. The Church is the target of the Antichrist.

At the height of the great tribulation Jesus raptures His own.

Then God pours down His wrath on those Left Behind.

Zooposki:
Churches that have already shut down. Meanwhile your pastors are working with them to usher in the NWO. Looks like you don’t know all these pastors all this time have been working for Satan. You are too gullible.

You know that "all these pastors" can't be fake.

There are true pastors and there are fake pastors but only God ultimately knows who is who and those who allow God to open there senses.

The Church needs to get ready to face the great tribulation under the Antichrist. At the height of it Jesus will rapture His own. After that God starts to pour down His wrath on those left behind.

saajus:
I don't think 5G caused Corovirus but the virus may be man-made. About the New World Order, whether we like it or not, the world will keep becoming a village. If a virus from Wuhan can shut down the whole world, Someone in Pretoria should be worried about what is going on in Kutuwengi. After COVID-19, advanced countries will launch tons of Sattelites and provide tons of money for Telco's to litter the world with cell towers. So that events and people tracking will be easier. If a virus breaks out in Mushin, within 5mins, the whole world will know. So, the damage will be less.

In another view, IF truly COVID-19 was man-made, and we could all see the massive damage now, advanced countries will intrude our privacies more. American Govt may even be watching our bedrooms with our consent. Abi, if they tell someone who lost 4 family members to COVID-19 that they want to be tracking his bedroom so that if virus breaks out in his neighbour's room, they will inform him in seconds, won't he give up his privacy. If COVID-19 was man-made, I suspect Facebook, Apple & Co. They are not satisfied with the likes of SIRI that listen to our conversation all the time. Those IT companies want to intrude in our privacy more and more. They can use COVID-19 PTSD to achieve that.

Science is getting scarier daily. In fact, knowledge is so much nowadays that some crazy researches have to be defunded especially in the AI field. Remember in 2017, Facebook shutdown their ChatBots project. The ChatBots are creating their own languages (https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-artificial-intelligence-ai-chatbot-new-language-research-openai-google-a7869706.html). Mike Lewis quickly shut down the project when those bots are communicating in Languages that human beings do not understand. Those bots are carrying out instructions they are telling each other in strange languages. Elon Musk said, if we are not careful machine (robots) will win someday. Scientists need to be careful. The knowledge is too much nowadays except in Africa. That's why Africa will always bear the brunt.

AI is demonic. Mankind is just being deceived thinking the interaction is human-machine.

Omooba77:
God promised to send pestilence and fever;

Deuteronomy 28: 21. The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

22. The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

Is Coronavirus due to wrath of God?

No! It is the ultimate handiwork of the god of this world.

God's wrath is after the Rapture and finally eternally expressed in the Lake of Fire against Satan, his horde of darkness and foolish humanity.

dancok:
This is my first salary though but debt was already on ground before the salary showed, so am clearing the debt now and the situation of corona virus now.

I don't how long this will last, so am cautious of my spending.

Have I not sinned? Can I shift my tithe till next payment? Pastors in the house.

Tithe not for Christians. But freewill offerings are. Give to the Church freewill offering but dont call it tithe.

JAWBONE:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/11197870/masturbating-helps-boost-immune-systems-fight-off-infections-during-coronvirus/amp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=sunmaintwitter&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true

One of the evils planned.

mrZENographer:
CRISIS will continually increase.
But all these will be child's play in comparison, when the ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT manifests. Revelation 17:13

The globalists are making preparations for the One World Government a.k.a new world order
An order that calls to unite to fight famine, chaos and bring peace, prosperity, stability to the world but inreality will be the GREATEST HELL ON EARTH. Matthew 24:21

Jesus is coming to rapture the PREPARED believers before the NWO. If you are left behind because of unpreparedness, DO NOT TAKE THE MARK OF THE BEAST, TILL DEATH Revelation 13:16; 14:9,


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07dPzM5q43c

https://www.infowars.com/moving-toward-a-one-world-government-a-one-world-economy-and-a-one-world-religion/

https://www.thetrumpet.com/12819-pope-calls-for-new-world-government

You are correct but miss a major point: Rapture will take place after, not before, the great tribulation just before the antichrist finishes off the Church. After the rapture then the wrath of God is poured upon the earth.

NaijaMutant:
Even though I can't confirm the veracity of this news, but if true ; then this is a true test of his faith and ministry



If it turns out true according to his prophecy, then there's no other argument about the genuineness of his call and ministry


But, if it turns out false, then his misery has just begun

This is really a bold step

Great men are born in times of adversity like this

The fulfiness of a prediction or prophesy is not a valid attestation of divine source.

Man made end times scourge.

More on the way.

Antichrist will come.

Then Christ will come to restore all things in the new earth

Prinsola:
The Primate of the Church of the Lord (Prayer Fellowship) Worldwild His Holiness, The Most Revd. Dr. Rufus Okikiola Ositelu during the annual Tabieorar programme in year 2019 predicted that a strange virus will occur in China In the revelation book published by the Church.

According to the revelation book, a revelation was revealed to China and it read thus;

DIVINE REVELATION TO CHINA FROM THE HOLY MOUNT TABIEORAR, OGERE-REMO FOR THE YEAR 2020, 18th Aug. 2019:

"The Lord says, this country will make new discoveries that will cause the glory of the country to be more manifested. The Lord says, the secret of the ungodly and fraudsters will be exposed. THE LORD SAYS, PRAY AGAINST THE OUTBREAK OF STRANGE DISEASES IN THE COUNTRY. The Lord says, there shall be breakthrough in the search for cure."

The above divine revelation for China was revealed to the men of God during the Tabieorar Retreat in August, 2019 and published in the same month of August, 2019.

CORONA-VIRUS IN CHINA
Officials in China say that over thousand of people have died of this strange disease.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Over 170 people have died. More than 20,000 cases have been confirmed.

Let us pray to God to have mercy and not allow this corona-virus to become an outbreak of a pandemic disease around the world, and that God should grant the world the necessary breakthrough for cure.
MAY THE GOOD LORD OF HOLY MOUNT TABIEORAR GRANT OUR WORLD BREAKTHROUGH IN FINDING CURES FOR ALL INCURABLE DISEASES IN OUR WORLD AND GRANT US GOOD HEALTH IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.


Check page 19 of 2020 Divine Revelation from Holy Mount Tabieorar that was published August, 2019�

So what?

integritylady:
The deadly Coronavirus or COVID-19 was predicted by an article published by the Jehovah’s Witness, a religious group, 15 years ago, in its magazine, Awake! But the world ignored the warning.

According to the article “The Next Global Epidemic, WHEN?” published in the December 22, 2005, edition of Awake!, the world was alerted that a pandemic virus might emerge in China or a nearby country in the future.

It also warned that it might emanate from an animal and could surface from antigens or virulence factors derived from animal influenza viruses.

The prediction, seen by some analysts as opportunistic, came two years after the end of another pandemic virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak that started in November 2002.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/02/17/awake-jehovah-witness-magazine-predicted-coronavirus-15-years-ago/amp/

Stop deceiving yourself.

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From Hospital or clinical lecturing services. These are 2 different things please!

Unrepentant & callous! May God help and have mercy on us for the sake of the poor and the oppressed in the land.

What is your position on Jesus Christ?

What is your position on the Bible?

Is reincarnation in the Bible?

Sirheny007:
The other one was 330,000,000 million years ago.
This one is 13,000,000million years ago.
Please,
How accurate is carbon dating?

Thank you!

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The Rapture will take place AFTER the NOT BEFORE the great tribulation:

Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (= RAPTURE)

IsraelOA:
What is the Christian view on gay marriage? Are spiritual gifts biblical? Can Christians drink alcohol? These are some of the topics that often cause heated controversy within the church today. Christians take very different opinions on these issues and both sides refer to Scripture to support their views. Discernment is certainly necessary, even among a group of believers in today's culture. Whatever your views on each of these topics, hopefully reading this list of the areas where the church often experiences division will encourage us as Christ-followers to strive for unity within our own churches and even across denominations, because although there is much division and controversy among the broader church, there are also core doctrines that unite us.

1. GAY MARRIAGE
Gay marriage and whether it should be allowed in the church is certainly at the top of the list of modern-day controversial subjects. One need not search current headlines for long to find evidence of this controversy.

This issue has caused division among many denominations. The Presbyterian Church (USA) supports it, while the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and others do not support it, for example.

But perhaps nowhere is the controversy surrounding this issue more prevalent than in the Anglican Church. In recent years (and even months), the Anglican Church has softened its stance toward gay marriage and gay priests, but there is still much oppostion. Some have called on the church to be more welcoming of LGBT individuals, some go so far as supporting gay clergy and granting them the rights to perform same-sex marriages, while others remain firmly committed to the traditional definition of marriage. The United Methodist Church is experiencing controversy over this issue. You can read more about it here.

2. ABORTION
At first, one might think this subject is not so controversial within the church as it is between those in the church and those without. However, as a recent Pew Research Center study shows, those who claim to be religious yet don't associate themselves with a particular denomination actually are mostly in favor of abortion, with only 17 percent opposing it.

Still, a majority of Christians are pro-life, but the subject remains a controversial one within the church, especially when it comes to the argument that pro-life should mean more than simply "pro-birth."

3. WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
The issue of women teaching/preaching in church can quickly become heated. Again, more conservative denominations tend to be against women in leadership roles, while more liberal denominations tend to accept it.
Recently, there has been a particular crisis on this issue with the rise of Christian women bloggers. The online presence and followers these women have is substantial and has caused some within Christianity to question their authority, even though they are not preaching/teaching in a traditional church setting.

4. TYPE OF WORSHIP MUSIC
Contemporary or traditional? Hymns or modern worship songs? This is definitely an issue that tends to spark debate within many churches. It's often even a deciding factor when someone chooses a church to belong to. This issue also tends to divide believers between older and younger generations.

Even certain instruments can be controversial. A drum set might not be considered acceptable in some churches, while another church may have an entire praise band with a full range of instruments.

Some churches have attempted to resolve the controversy by using both traditional and contemporary songs intermixed during their worship services or even providing two different services--one more traditional and one more modern.

5. SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Although spiritual gifts are mentioned several times in the New Testament, different church denominations have different interpretations of what it truly means to have and use a spiritual gift.

The spiritual gift of speaking in tongues tends to be the most controversial of any spiritual gift. While Pentecostals fully affirm this spiritual gift, other denominations have gone so far as so say that speaking in tongues is offending the Holy Spirit.

Other Christians embrace spiritual gifts and even encourage congregants or church staffers to take spiritual gift tests to see where they are best equiped to serve.

6. BAPTISM
Although practically all churches practice baptism, baptism rituals in different denominations not only vary in practice but in theology. There has been a heated debate within the church for centuries on whether the Bible promotes infant or only believer baptism.

More liturgical churches even tend to give the impression that baptism is essential for salvation, while others don't seem to put a lot of weight on it. Some churches also baptize infants, but see it not as evidence of salvation, but rather as a commitment by the child's family and church body to bring up the child in the fear of the Lord. In this way, an infant baptism is more like a dedication of the child.

Still other churches only baptize those who are old enough to make a profession of faith of their own free will.

Chrisitans also have opinions on how and where baptisms should take place--by sprinkling of water, by pouring water on someone, or by full immersion.

7. POLITICS FROM THE PULPIT
Should ministers talk about politics or endorse a specific political party or view from the pulpit?

Churchgoers have very different views on the subject, but the controversy isn't confined to the church. Several months ago, President Trump signed an executive order ceasing enforcement of the Johnson Amendment, which prohibited a church, as a nonprofit entity, from endorsing and promoting a particular political party or candidate. Many championed the executive order, saying that it gave churches more religious freedom, but others maintained that siding with a certain political party is not something a church should be doing.

8. ALCOHOL
Can Christians drink alcohol? This question opens up all kinds of debate within the church. Many churchgoers believe Christians should completely stay away from alcohol, bars, and anything that has to do with drinking since the Bible condemns drunkenness and instructs Christ-followers to be sober-minded.

Other churchgoers, however, believe that consuming alcohol in moderation is not a sin. These Christians often argue their point from 1 Corinthians 8 in which the Apostle Paul says to "Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak." Many take this to mean, by the context surrounding it, that drinking alcohol is permitted, but Christians should be careful not to cause someone who is prone to alcohol abuse or someone who believes it is a sin, to stumble in his/her faith by seeing another Christian drinking.

A church's views on alcohol can even be seen sometimes in the worship service; some churches use grape juice for Communion, while others use wine.

https://590amtheword.com/articles/church/pastors-or-leadership/here-are-8-of-the-most-controversial-issues-in-the-church-today

9) Whether Rapture is before or After the Great Tribulation

Righteousness89:
We are Definitely at the end of the End..

It could happen anytime

Will happen but not just anytime!

Will happen after the Great Tribulation.