One thing I wanted to add (for those who come across this post) that the earliest English Bible (Wycliffe) made clear there is no separation between the 2nd coming and the rapture.
2Th 2:1
But, britheren, we preien you bi the comyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, and of oure congregacioun in to the same comyng,
Interesting translation.
The greek word used for "coming/presence" is G3952 which is transliterated as "parousia".
Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke's Temple/Jerusalem Discourses harmonized
Matthew 24:3
And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, 'Tell us, when shall these be? and what is the sign of
Thy parousiaV<3952>, and of the full end of the age?'
parousiaV <3952> Mentioned 6 times.
Matthew 24:3;
Philippians 1:26;
2 Thessalonians 2:1,8;
James 5:7
2 Peter 3:4
2 Thessalonians 2:1
And we ask you, brethren, in regard to the parousiaV<3952> of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together unto Him,
Everything you wanted to know about Dispensationalism but were afraid to ask....and for good reason!
Dispensationalism – Grace Online Library
.........Dispensationalism has a pervasive influence not only extensively, but also intensively. It is usually the case that those who embrace its teachings as a system are affected in almost every area of their theological thinking.
So pervasive is its effect on those who have become its pupils, that even those who have come to see the error of its basic presuppositions testify that dispensational cobwebs have remained in their thinking for a long time after the initial sweeping took place.
Evaluating Premillennialism: Part II – Christ’s Return and the Rapture by Cornelis P. Venema
By GOL | Dispensationalism
No evaluation of Dispensational Premillennialism may ignore its teaching of a two-phased return of Christ, the first phase of which is commonly known as
the rapture. This feature is its…
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Isa 22:1
Here is a message about the Valley of Vision:
What is the reason that all of you go up to
the rooftops?
Eze 33:27
“Say thus to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD:
“
As I live, surely those who
are in the ruins shall fall by the sword,
and the one who
is in
the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured,
and those who
are in the strongholds and caves shall die of
the pestilence.
Mat 24:
7 “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
And there will be famines,
pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
17 “Let him who is
on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.
40 “Then two
men will be
in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
Luke 21:11
“And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and
pestilences;
and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
Luk 17:
31 “In that day, he who is
on the housetop, and his goods are in the house,
let him not come down to take them away.
And likewise the one who
is in the field, let him not turn back.
36 “Two
men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.”[fn]
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