I am going to fall on my sword here and state that I am pre trib.
The reasons for this are as speculative as those for mid and post. To deny a rapture at all begs the question to those that do not sleep and who will be caught up in the clouds to meet their savior in the air.
My reasons are this:
1/ We are to comfort each other with the thoughts. I'm not comforted with the thoughts of going through the hell of the great tribulation.
2/We meet our savior in the clouds... He does not descend to the earth at this time... We don't meet Him and come down.. We meet Him and go for our judgement, rewards, marriage of the bride and marriage feast. Just look at the Jewish marriage. The groom goes and prepares a place and can come at any time for his bride.
3/ If the one world government is to carry out as the bible portrays... how many Christians will live the 7 years. We cannot take the mark... or we will be forever damned.. But without the mark you cannot buy, sell, work, travel.... and everyone else will be out to hunt you down.
So, how many are going to survive to the end... for the "post" rapture to be counted as those who join the "dead who rise first"? I bet...........zero. nobody will be left to ascend to the clouds after the dead in Christ rise.
4/ We are the bride of Christ and we are to return with Him to fight at Armageddon... Do we, then, do a great "U" turn as we rise to meet our savior and then turn around to join in the battle?
5/ The event comes as a surprise... Mid trip would be easy to calculate, as would the post trib... we know that this is a 7 year period and it would be easy to predict.
The only surprise event will be the pre trib rapture that can happen at any moment now. We are to be ready. How can you worry about being ready if the tribulation has not yet begun and you hold to the mid or post trib view?
6/There are estimated 2.2 billion Christians in the world. Can you imagine trying to justify the murder or execution of this number of people? Which is what would have to take place.
7/ Jesus stated that He would never leave me or forsake me. The "one that restrains" is believed to be the Holy Spirit, who was sent in Jesus place, to comfort us. The "one that restrains" will be removed from the earth for the tribulation to take place.
If Christ removes the one He sent to comfort us yet leaves us here... He is then forsaking us and leaving us alone. He promised not to do this.
I believe that when the Rapture takes place, the church (bride of Christ) or all Christians, are removed as well as the "one who restrains" who is the Holy Spirit.
This leaves Satan and his ilk to run wild and do as he will....
This argument can go on and on. I accept that others do not hold the same belief as I do. I don't condemn them, criticize them, or condescend them as not knowing scripture. Many theologians with much more biblical knowledge than I, have argued both sides of this debate.
The reasons for this are as speculative as those for mid and post. To deny a rapture at all begs the question to those that do not sleep and who will be caught up in the clouds to meet their savior in the air.
My reasons are this:
1/ We are to comfort each other with the thoughts. I'm not comforted with the thoughts of going through the hell of the great tribulation.
2/We meet our savior in the clouds... He does not descend to the earth at this time... We don't meet Him and come down.. We meet Him and go for our judgement, rewards, marriage of the bride and marriage feast. Just look at the Jewish marriage. The groom goes and prepares a place and can come at any time for his bride.
3/ If the one world government is to carry out as the bible portrays... how many Christians will live the 7 years. We cannot take the mark... or we will be forever damned.. But without the mark you cannot buy, sell, work, travel.... and everyone else will be out to hunt you down.
So, how many are going to survive to the end... for the "post" rapture to be counted as those who join the "dead who rise first"? I bet...........zero. nobody will be left to ascend to the clouds after the dead in Christ rise.
4/ We are the bride of Christ and we are to return with Him to fight at Armageddon... Do we, then, do a great "U" turn as we rise to meet our savior and then turn around to join in the battle?
5/ The event comes as a surprise... Mid trip would be easy to calculate, as would the post trib... we know that this is a 7 year period and it would be easy to predict.
The only surprise event will be the pre trib rapture that can happen at any moment now. We are to be ready. How can you worry about being ready if the tribulation has not yet begun and you hold to the mid or post trib view?
6/There are estimated 2.2 billion Christians in the world. Can you imagine trying to justify the murder or execution of this number of people? Which is what would have to take place.
7/ Jesus stated that He would never leave me or forsake me. The "one that restrains" is believed to be the Holy Spirit, who was sent in Jesus place, to comfort us. The "one that restrains" will be removed from the earth for the tribulation to take place.
If Christ removes the one He sent to comfort us yet leaves us here... He is then forsaking us and leaving us alone. He promised not to do this.
I believe that when the Rapture takes place, the church (bride of Christ) or all Christians, are removed as well as the "one who restrains" who is the Holy Spirit.
This leaves Satan and his ilk to run wild and do as he will....
This argument can go on and on. I accept that others do not hold the same belief as I do. I don't condemn them, criticize them, or condescend them as not knowing scripture. Many theologians with much more biblical knowledge than I, have argued both sides of this debate.
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