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Matthew 16:27. I hope you had the nous to see the verse I meant.There is no verse 29 in Matthew 16.
I regard this kind of scriptural manipulation as a crime against Bible Truth. John simply visited heaven; in the Spirit. Not to stay or live there.John 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Jesus was saying up to that point in time no-one had ascended to heaven and returned to speak about the things of heaven.
After Jesus's death and resurrection, John the apostle in Revelation was called up to heaven by Jesus Himself and was told to write down everything he saw and was told. So John 3:13 does not contradict the rapture to heaven.
You may have a case, if only there was other support for a rapture in the Bible. But there isn't and Jesus confirmed there will be no 'rapture to heaven' for anyone.
Jesus said:
1/ John 3:13 No one has gone up into heaven, except the One who came down from heaven, the Son of Man.
Jesus is talking about the things of heaven, truths that apply forever.
2/ Revelation 2-3 Those who are victorious over Satan and who persevere until the end, will receive the crown of Life.
They are the people seen in Revelation 6:9-14. On earth, as proved by the first 3 verses of Revelation 7.
3/ John 7:33-34…I am going away to Him who sent Me and where I go, you cannot come.
A plain statement that also applies forever.
4/ John 8:21-23 Again He said: Where I go, you cannot come. You belong to this world below, I to the world above….
Our home is the earth, we are earth people and not spirits and even after the Millennium, those worthy will become immortal, but will still remain on earth. Revelation 21:1-4
5/ John 17:15 I do not pray that You take My people out of this world, but to keep them from the evil one.
Jesus was talking to God and what He asked applies to all Christians. Remember: we pray for God’s Kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven and it will, with the New Jerusalem.
6/ Revelation 5:10 You have made them priests for our God and they shall reign on earth.
This refers to every faithful Christian, people from every tribe, race, nation and language, they shall reign on earth. That is our destiny, we never go to heaven, only our souls sleep under the Altar, if we are martyred. Revelation 6:9-11
That they can cry out at times, is metaphorically speaking, not literal.
All scripture is as Written in the Revised English Bible.
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