In my previous post I ended it after citing Keith Hunt's use of
"John 17:15" but without commenting on it. The
whole verse states:
"I do not pray that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil one."
If you look at the whole paragraph in my previous post you will see that Keith starts the paragraph with:
"BUT what we do read in the Bible is the Word of Jesus:...."I do not pray, Father, that You take them out of this world...
By shrewdly omitting the last half of verse 15, Keith is essentially using Satan's technique and implying that Jesus is praying to the Father to keep them, the apostles and presumably all other believers,
in the world - forever! He has to omit that last half of the verse because it does not fit with his humanistic beliefs of heaven for believers!
Now, we can see within the whole chapter of that beautiful prayer to the Father other verses that paint the true intent of the prayer for Himself, the apostles and all believers of all times ----
Verse 18: "As thou didst send me into the world, so I have sent them into the world."
They have a job to do after He ascends to the Father; it's the Great Commission to preach the gospel to the world. That is why they have to stay in this world.
Verse 20: "I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word,"
Verse 24: "Father, I desire that they also, whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am,..."
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To continue from the first portion of Keith Hunt's article:
(10)"So the truth is, the idea of a 'rapture to heaven', is a straight out Satanic lie; one of his most successful ones, that will cause many unprepared Christians to fall on the Day of trial. 1 Peter 4:12, 1 Corinthians 3:13-15".
1Pe 4:12 ~ "Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to prove you, as though something strange were happening to you."
Now notice how he omits the very next verse that gives us
the real context of the chapter in verse
13....
"But rejoice in so far as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed." (verse 13) We are called to suffer persecutions as did our Savior.
1Pe 4:7 ~ "The end of all things is at hand; therefore keep sane and sober for your prayers."
The
"end of all things" will be
on the Day of Judgment when those who are asleep in their graves will rise first and then those who are alive will be
"raptured, gathered up together, assembled together" or any other term that does not alter the intent of scripture in Thessalonians and many other verses - but there is only "
one rapture"; NOT TWO as pre-mils and dispensationalist believe.
But the verse in 1 Peter 12 in NO WAY even hints at a
"rapture, or a
"gathering up" through the entire chapter!!!"
Now here is Keith's other references of 1 Corinthians to a
"no rapture" claim even if a pre-mil rapture were true. See if you can see where there is any "rapture" line of thought is in these 3 verses....
1 Co 3:12-15 ~ "Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw-- 13)each man's work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. 14)If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. 15)If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire."
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