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And yes to this. YouTube is FULL of folks freaking out with rapture dreams. They usually end their videos by misquoting Mt 24 and a trembling whisper that Jesus is coming soon. Indeed, He may be, but I don't think it's gonna look quite the way we're thinking it's gonna look. Especially when...

Same. I used to hold to a pre-Trib notion. It's actually taught as being the right answer through some evangelical pastoral schools. The problem is, its Scriptural support is weak and built upon misunderstanding the first-century Jewish context. All sorts of errors start from a literal...

Yes to this. I'm amazed at some of the weak teaching coming out of Protestant camps around the rapture. And I had forgotten about Paul's greeting as he entered the city. Nice addition. Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem was the main example I was aware of. Good share!

Aaahh.. I see. Okay, consider this. Matthew and Luke (and Mark) are considered the synoptic gospels because they're so in sync with one another, right? A lot of overlap in their accounts of the life and words of Jesus. I think what you're getting caught on is the difference between the Jewish...

I used to think the same thing. You'll want to study up on the Jewish idiom "day of the Lord" and look at all the Old Testament examples of it in play. And then--once you've studied that out--come back and read Mt 24:15-31 with those eyes. This is not actually rapture or end times language but a...

Hello, Joseph! Just a quick response to your opening post: If Jesus said to call God our Father, how would you speak to your Father? Probably not by saying the same thing over and over and over. I was raised Catholic. I can assure you do not need the institution nor a string of rote prayers...