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Recent content by OldReb

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    Creeds repeated w/o understanding

    Back when I was attending church (Methodist) the last time, they had us repeating various creeds during worship on a rotating basis. When I was young, it was always the Apostles Creed but they began to rotate to keep people from getting in a rut and just muttering without paying attention to...
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    Forty and two months...

    Literal. 42 mos. 3 1/2 years. Half of the 7 year trib. The decoder ring is built in to the scripture. Except it doesn't tell us who he is or when it will be, except at the end of the age.
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    is HD really that big of a deal?

    I got a HD converter box for one of my TVs (still have to decide whether to get another one later). No coupon - the store owner didn't take them due to too much govt. red tape. And I hadn't yet applied for a coupon anyway due to concerns over Big Brther spying. Is there a spy chip in the...
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    South Carolina ??

    Outlaw7583, me too, born and raised. But have lived other places as well. Joshua1a7, hope you get home safe & sound, soon. I camped out at Ft.J. with the cub scouts last month. One of the soldiers (Maj. ?) played Amazing Grace on the bagpipes at the Sunday AM service.
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    Rapture?

    Qyot27, Thanks. Those links were helpful. Consistent with my experience--noone at church talks about it much. Clement, yes I know there are lots of opinions, but I was curious about the official stance, if there was one. I know the big question is about pre-trib, but wouldn't it have to be...
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    Rapture?

    Do Methodist's (UMC in particular) have an official stance on the Rapture? And/or did John Wesley ever write about it? Or do they ever address their ideas about the End Times?