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A Problem With The Pre-Tribulational Rapture

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When we are changed we are like Jesus ... in perfect humanity in the flesh that is uncorruptible .... not God
when we are changed, it is from flesh to spirit....

there is no flesh at all in the Kingdom of God, 1Cor15....can't happen, so rethink your understaning...


when Christ comes, all flesh is changed to spirit.

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When we are changed we are like Jesus ... in perfect humanity in the flesh that is uncorruptible .... not God

when we are changed, it is from flesh to spirit....

there is no flesh at all in the Kingdom of God, 1Cor15....can't happen, so rethink your understaning...


when Christ comes, all flesh is changed to spirit.

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1 cor 15:50 flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God...

This is where a glorified Christ shows up and explains His new fleshly body.

Luke 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones , as ye see me have...

no blood.... still as 1 thes 5:23 body, soul and spirit.... but the spirit is dominant after glorification as right now the soul is dominant


To say that Jesus Christ is only spirit .... defines you as a antichrist 2 jn 7
 
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1 cor 15:50 flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God...

This is where a glorified Christ shows up and explains His new fleshly body.

so, flesh cannot enter the kingdom of heaven, yet you think JESUS has a flesh body? that is sick, u thinking that Christ not in His Kingdom

No flesh at Christ's arrival....all spirit beings are as the angels.

Luke 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones , as ye see me have...

transfigured is not gorified....can't kill a glorified being.



no blood.... still as 1 thes 5:23 body, soul and spirit.... but the spirit is dominant after glorification as right now the soul is dominant

no flesh at all after Christ returns...All still have a body, but not a flesh one. That turns to dust forever. All get a spiritual/celestial/heavenly body that has no flesh, no pain, no age, no death
unless God throws one in the lake of fire.

To say that Jesus Christ is only spirit .... defines you as a antichrist 2 jn 7
I never said that He is only Spirit. He is God!!!! He was flesh for a little while, but He is not flesh now, because He is in heaven and Jesus is in heaven right? 1Cor15

it is not antiChrist to think that Jesus will come back but not in a flesh body....

He will come, but in a spiritual body....as He is in heaven today. Very physical as all dead and angels are, but not flesh, just as all angels and dead are not!


to say that Jesus is coming BACK in the flesh defies the whole chapter of 1Cor15, and much more....

and what defines you as an antiChrist would be if you say, Jesus DID NOT COME IN THE PAST as a man(first advent)....or in the flesh. That would be antiChrist...

not what I say, which is the truth...


you should be ashamed of that statement!!! How many times have we spoken of Christ's ministry....Of course I believe He came in the flesh...but that doesn't mean that I have to believe tat He is still in the flesh now? That is ludicrous(crazy even)


Christ will come again, and on that day, all flesh shall change to be like He is, which is not flesh because flesh cannot be in heaven. And Christ is in heaven right ABIC?

simple logic.

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I never said that He is only Spirit. He is God!!!! He was flesh for a little while, but He is not flesh now, because He is in heaven and Jesus is in heaven right? 1Cor15

it is not antiChrist to think that Jesus will come back but not in a flesh body....

He will come, but in a spiritual body....as He is in heaven today. Very physical as all dead and angels are, but not flesh, just as all angels and dead are not!


to say that Jesus is coming BACK in the flesh defies the whole chapter of 1Cor15, and much more....

and what defines you as an antiChrist would be if you say, Jesus DID NOT COME IN THE PAST as a man(first advent)....or in the flesh. That would be antiChrist...

not what I say, which is the truth...


you should be ashamed of that statement!!! How many times have we spoken of Christ's ministry....Of course I believe He came in the flesh...but that doesn't mean that I have to believe tat He is still in the flesh now? That is ludicrous(crazy even)


Christ will come again, and on that day, all flesh shall change to be like He is, which is not flesh because flesh cannot be in heaven. And Christ is in heaven right ABIC?

simple logic.

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1 cor 15:50 flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God...

This is where a glorified Christ shows up and explains His new fleshly body.

Luke 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones , as ye see me have...

no blood.... still as 1 thes 5:23 body, soul and spirit.... but the spirit is dominant after glorification as right now the soul is dominant


To say that Jesus Christ is only spirit .... defines you as a antichrist 2 jn 7
Go scripture to deal with
 
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1 cor 15:50 flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God...

This is where a glorified Christ shows up and explains His new fleshly body.
Hi,

what you say in response to the scripture YOU posted, is a contradiction to the scripture.

if flesh cannot inherit the Kingdom, and Christ is the King, how can Christ be in the flesh anymore? changed or not, flesh cannot enter...

and for 100% sure, Christ is there in heaven, right ABIC? So, 100% Christ is not flesh now. Nor will He be flesh when He returns, but He shall be in His heavenly/celestial/spiritual body as 1Cor15 states...just like all in heaven are today.

an entity can be physical without being flesh, like the fallen angels which impregnated the adamic women. they were quite physical, right? and they were not flesh.



pray about it.

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1 cor 15:50 flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God...

This is where a glorified Christ shows up and explains His new fleshly body.

Luke 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones , as ye see me have...

already answered this with scripture


no blood in are fleshy body
 
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already answered this with scripture


no blood in are fleshy body
flesh is flesh. Jesus walked through walls. He was not flesh. He was changed, but not into flesh....He was changed from flesh. We shall be like the angels, do you suppose that they are flesh as well?

you did not answer this with scripture.
 
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1Jo 3:2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.



Our bodies will be raised and changed to be like His body. It will be a body built for eternity to live in the presence of God.
 
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flesh is flesh. Jesus walked through walls. He was not flesh. He was changed, but not into flesh....He was changed from flesh. We shall be like the angels, do you suppose that they are flesh as well?

you did not answer this with scripture.

John 20:24-29
Here Jesus is glorified and they touch His flesh

notice in John 20:17 tells them to touch not yet....

1Jo 3:2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.



Our bodies will be raised and changed to be like His body. It will be a body built for eternity to live in the presence of God.

Amen

When this happens we in Flesh fly... different limitations than now! 1 thes 4:16-18
 
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John 20:24-29
Here Jesus is glorified and they touch His flesh

notice in John 20:17 tells them to touch not yet....

His transfigured body, not the final state.

Amen

When this happens we in Flesh fly... different limitations than now! 1 thes 4:16-18
Read Ez 13 and stop teaching that we fly

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John 20:24-29
Here Jesus is glorified and they touch His flesh

notice in John 20:17 tells them to touch not yet....



Amen

When this happens we in Flesh fly... different limitations than now! 1 thes 4:16-18

Read Ez 13 and stop teaching that we fly

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so explain 1 thes 4:16-17

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OT saint are looking forward to getting eternal life 75 days after the 2nd coming ... Dan 12:2,11-12

NT saints can be change in a moment and is a mystery that God did not tell anyone till Paul... Eph 3:2,9

Mystery defined.. Romans 16:25-26, eph 3:9-10, col 1:26

Rapture is a mystery .... 1 cor 15:51-54 given only to the Church

Jews promised the Earth.. Matt 5:5
Church ...Gal 3:28.... Phil 3:20-21 promised the heavens
Part of Christ now... 1 cor 12:12-13

God wrath goes upon earth dwellers... Not himself


Romans 11:25 states another mystery of the blindness of Israel till the fulness of the gentiles.... connects with this!
 
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so explain 1 thes 4:16-17

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OT saint are looking forward to getting eternal life 75 days after the 2nd coming ... Dan 12:2,11-12

Saints are Saints....Christ went to all that were dead and offered the same oppertunity that we have. So the dead in Christ include the OT Prophets.

Dainiel is not said to be raised 75 days after. Just that there is a blessing in waiting....

remember that I have said in the past that the length of time has been shortened according to Mar13. And the length that it was shortened to is told in Rev 9. 150 days. That is one of the reasons that it shall be like in the days of Noah.

Satan arrives at the 1/2 way point of the hour of temptation, that you assume is still 7 years cut in half. It is not that long anymore.

As in the flood of Noah, the waters prevailed 150 days...
The end time tribulation will be the same length of time.

And like in Daniel, the time is divided in two.

the first half (75 days) is ruled by the kings of the earth in the NWO system. Satan controls the events from the spiritual world but is still waring in heaven.

the second half (75 days) starts with Satan being cast from heaven to the earth to play act Jesus.

if one is faithful to the true Jesus and waits the 75 days until He arrives, that would mean that the person is elect because they were not fooled by Satan's flood of lies.

there is your 75 days. it is the midst of the week.....it is when the church becomes apostate. There is no pre trib Gathering to Christ.


NT saints can be change in a moment and is a mystery that God did not tell anyone till Paul... Eph 3:2,9

the "at any moment" doctrine is false. that is not true. There is much prophesy still to go. Christ does not return till the 2nd Advent. the apostasy and the son of perdition must be revealed before the Gathering to Christ.

the "mystery" of Eph3:9 is not pre trib rapture, but that the gentiles should be joint heirs.....defined in verse 6....receive the promises of God as the Israelites


Mystery defined.. Romans 16:25-26, eph 3:9-10, col 1:26

wrong

Rom 16:25-26 is defined in verse 20. the elect shall bruise Satan under their feet. Not even close here ABIC.

Col1:26 is defined in verse 27...again the gentiles have the promise that was thought to be reserved for only the Jew. Christ.


Rapture is a mystery .... 1 cor 15:51-54 given only to the Church

the mystery is not the Gathering to Christ, but rather the fact that "we shalll not all die, but be changed" at the Last trump.


Jews promised the Earth.. Matt 5:5

meek does not represent the Jews, but ALL the overcomers. Maybe some will be Jewish!!!

Church ...Gal 3:28....

what I see here is that we are all the same in God's eyes....is that the right scripture you meant?

Phil 3:20-21 promised the heavens

well, we shall all have a body like His, whether we be dead in Christ, or alive and remain until He comes back at the 2nd Advent. 1Cor15. they are talking about the fact that we are to believe that He shall come back. No time frame given...


Part of Christ now... 1 cor 12:12-13

no division between Jew and gentile...no rapture there.


God wrath goes upon earth dwellers... Not himself

why would His wrath go on Himself? Why would you say not Himself???

His wrath is for all who fail the test of the antiChrist. Even Christians who fail the test.

if God is not mad at you, you could stand in His wrath and it would not harm you at all. And God does not send His wrath until the 144,000 are Gathered together on Mt Zion at the Last(7th) trump.

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so explain 1 thes 4:16-17

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OT saint are looking forward to getting eternal life 75 days after the 2nd coming ... Dan 12:2,11-12

Saints are Saints....Christ went to all that were dead and offered the same oppertunity that we have. So the dead in Christ include the OT Prophets.

Yet deal with 2 peter 1:4, and heb 11:39-40, eph 2:11-12 .... scripture says different opportunities

Dainiel is not said to be raised 75 days after. Just that there is a blessing in waiting....

Daniel 12:2....summary... resurrection some to eternal life other to Judgement

Daniel 12:11 Judgement... 1290 days or Three and half years from the abomination of desolation... Dan 9:26-27, matt 24:15-20, 2 thes 2:4

Daniel 12:12 blessing ..eternal life 1335 days blessing comes ... glorification and eternal life which are 75 days after the 2nd coming


remember that I have said in the past that the length of time has been shortened according to Mar13. And the length that it was shortened to is told in Rev 9. 150 days. That is one of the reasons that it shall be like in the days of Noah.

Rev 8:12 is where time will be sped up form 24 hr day to 16 hr day Matt 24:22 tells of this!as well as Mark 13:20


Satan arrives at the 1/2 way point of the hour of temptation, that you assume is still 7 years cut in half. It is not that long anymore.


No still seven years with seasons


As in the flood of Noah, the waters prevailed 150 days...
The end time tribulation will be the same length of time.

So you are using

Matt 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the Ark.

wow... The world will do exactly this Till the Rapture... then the Beast will sign a peace treaty and sevn years later the 2nd coming .

But 1 thes 5:1 -2 Believer have no need to know this as the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night ... destruction and lost



And like in Daniel, the time is divided in two.

the first half (75 days) is ruled by the kings of the earth in the NWO system. Satan controls the events from the spiritual world but is still waring in heaven.

the second half (75 days) starts with Satan being cast from heaven to the earth to play act Jesus.

So you deny Daniel 70th week which is one week is 7 years... why prophesy of the first 69 weeks fulfilled... literally

if one is faithful to the true Jesus and waits the 75 days until He arrives, that would mean that the person is elect because they were not fooled by Satan's flood of lies.

there is your 75 days. it is the midst of the week.....it is when the church becomes apostate. There is no pre trib Gathering to Christ.


NT saints can be change in a moment and is a mystery that God did not tell anyone till Paul... Eph 3:2,9

the "at any moment" doctrine is false. that is not true. There is much prophesy still to go. Christ does not return till the 2nd Advent. the apostasy and the son of perdition must be revealed before the Gathering to Christ.
Next prophecy ... the Rapture... Just as Noah God pulls out the saved and Judges the world...

the Saints that believe during the seven years ... get OT promises and if Killed rev 7:9,14 as servants not as ruler as We get to do... 1 cor 6:2-3, phil 2:9-11 where at the Great White throne... rev 20:11-15


the "mystery" of Eph3:9 is not pre trib rapture, but that the gentiles should be joint heirs.....defined in verse 6....receive the promises of God as the Israelites

Gal 3:28 where there is either Jew or Gentile
1 cor 10:32 Jews, Gentiles , and the Church of God

people in the Church of God = church not Jew or Gentile

Mystery defined.. Romans 16:25-26, eph 3:9-10, col 1:26

wrong

Rom 16:25-26 is defined in verse 20. the elect shall bruise Satan under their feet. Not even close here ABIC.

Col1:26 is defined in verse 27...again the gentiles have the promise that was thought to be reserved for only the Jew. Christ.


Rapture is a mystery .... 1 cor 15:51-54 given only to the Church

the mystery is not the Gathering to Christ, but rather the fact that "we shalll not all die, but be changed" at the Last trump.
OT saints knew that They could escape death and watch as Christ comes for the 2nd coming...


Jews promised the Earth.. Matt 5:5

meek does not represent the Jews, but ALL the overcomers. Maybe some will be Jewish!!!
Eph 2:11-12 .... Gentile had no promise prior to the cross... Matt is prior at this point

Church ...Gal 3:28....

what I see here is that we are all the same in God's eyes....is that the right scripture you meant?

Eph 2:11-12 how close could a gentile get to God during Law.... and if they became a Jewish proceylte they could not go in the tabernacle or Temple but on the outside of its gates only

Phil 3:20-21 promised the heavens

well, we shall all have a body like His, whether we be dead in Christ, or alive and remain until He comes back at the 2nd Advent. 1Cor15. they are talking about the fact that we are to believe that He shall come back. No time frame given...


Part of Christ now... 1 cor 12:12-13

no division between Jew and gentile...no rapture there.


God wrath goes upon earth dwellers... Not himself
why would His wrath go on Himself? Why would you say not Himself???

Who was Saul presecuting in Acts 9:4 was this Christ or believers .... both Christ is the Head of the body eph eph 1:22-23 where we are all one connected by the indwelling of God where we get Eternal life upon belief

His wrath is for all who fail the test of the antiChrist. Even Christians who fail the test.

So Christ was not faithful to Adam and eve when they repent not.... or did God make them clothing... Gen 3:21

When David slept with Uriah's wife Did God kill Him according to the Law! Romans 4:6-8


if God is not mad at you, you could stand in His wrath and it would not harm you at all. And God does not send His wrath until the 144,000 are Gathered together on Mt Zion at the Last(7th) trump.

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If anyone who denys the Gospel during our time of grace they will believe the lie... 2 thes 4:9-10 , and be killed during the Great Trib...
 
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If you want to talk about history supporting the idea that the rapture is a dangerous doctrine, then you need to know what you are talking about.

The majority of early church fathers would have embraced what we called a "post tribulation rapture", that is, that they would be caught up at the same time as the second advent of Christ, making them one and the same event. The problem is that, the majority also thought that they were in the tribulation. Therefore, Christ's return could be viewed as imminent, since He would come at the end of the trib. So the early church believed that Christ could come at any time.

Now, it could be argued that the apostle Paul did not embrace the idea that they were in the "great tribulation", since he says in 2 Thess that unless the apostasy and man of lawlessness had been revealed, then they are not in the Day of the Lord. But it is very true that they held that Christ could come back at any time. This was the "blessed hope".

So here's what I'm getting at. Posttribulationists like to argue that they hold the belief that was held by the early church fathers, so they have historical support. Now this is only true if you are Amillennialist Post-tribulational. If you hold to the Premillennial Post-tribualtional view, then you must deny the imminent return of Christ. This means premil posttribbers deny what the early church believed and had hope in - that Christ could come for them at any time.

This is surely a support for pretribulationism. While the early church fathers weren't pretribulationists, we believe they were mistaken about being in the tribulation. It can also be expressed that Paul didn't think they were in the trib, so the Apostles didn't believe that they were in the trib, only the later Church fathers. But all believed in the imminent return of Christ, which is what pretribulationism teaches, that Christ can come for His church at any time.

History definitely is a support, for a few reasons. They had access to the original or second hand manuscripts which would have been more accurate than ours, plus they would have been fluent in koine greek. This means the plain understanding of the text would have been very easy for them. It is definitely beneficial to look back on what the early church fathers believed.

So that is a point against future post tribulationism, to those that believe in a literal future 7 year trib (the position of Geroge E Ladd and Robert Gundry). The imminent return of Christ for His church is a MUST.
Hey, think what you want. I am just glad that there are many Christians who do not believe in the pre-trib rapture so that they are better prepared in case they are alive at the time the antichrist comes to power. Best be prepared and have some knowledge of this rather than not realizing the antichrist is there because these Christians think it can't be him because they're still on Earth.
 
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