Originally posted by the focus
Hello Apologist!
Not exactly. We know they (Old testament Saints) are not the "Bride" the Church is; they are not the Church. The Rapture, is Christ coming for his "Bride" (the Church) to save her (us) from His Wrath. Agreed?
I'm looking for serious Student's of scripture to dig into this one, as it does have alot of merit. This one puzzeled me for awhile, There are good men of God who hold this view.
The saints of thee old testament were looking for a messiah to come and reign and bring in a "Kingdom". This is why they wanted to be buried in the promised land. They are even, still waiting. Jesus establishes His Kingdom after the Trib. Then they are raised with resurrection bodys (that's a whole other subject to, maybe later) and enter the Kingdom to be a kingdom of preists.
Your next Question would probably be "what do you think their not in heaven."
Yes, their in heaven in spiritual bodys, like moses, elijah & Jesus had at the transfiguration.
This help Apologist?