I haven't personally found strong Biblical evidence supporting a secret pre-trib rapture and I'm curious why people support it. I'm not looking for a debate, I just wanted to know some supportive or non-supportive arguments.
Of course there's strong biblical evidence to support a pre-trib rapture; otherwise there wouldn't be dozens of arguments over in the Eschatology forum about it.I haven't personally found strong Biblical evidence supporting a secret pre-trib rapture and I'm curious why people support it. I'm not looking for a debate, I just wanted to know some supportive or non-supportive arguments.
Of course there's strong biblical evidence to support a pre-trib rapture; otherwise there wouldn't be dozens of arguments over in the Eschatology forum about it.
No problem. It isn't always easy to find things. Just go to:Ah, sorry I'm a bit new here. What catagory is that under?
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Theology -> Theology -> General Theology -> Eschatology
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Theology -> Theology -> General Theology -> Eschatology
I haven't personally found strong Biblical evidence supporting a secret pre-trib rapture and I'm curious why people support it. I'm not looking for a debate, I just wanted to know some supportive or non-supportive arguments.
I do not see any mention of the Bride of Christ, or His Bride in that passage. Can you give any scripture that references the Bride you mention here?The Lord says He will come for His Bride "...in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye", so that is very sudden...
No argument here, but just noting Scripture, which we all should do.
It is not unknown that this is believed by many people. I have simply asked for scripture that states that. It must then be assumed to merely be opinion, since there has been no scripture cited that shows this to be true. In fact, "Bride of Christ" is not found in the scripture, is it?... the "Bride of Christ" is all true "born again" believers.
The PreTrib rapture finds its roots in Dispensationalism. Dispensationalism is a hermeneutic. The so-called evidence is only evidence to those who hold to the Dispensational hermeneutic.
It is not unknown that this is believed by many people. I have simply asked for scripture that states that. It must then be assumed to merely be opinion, since there has been no scripture cited that shows this to be true. In fact, "Bride of Christ" is not found in the scripture, is it?
Revelation 19Many may be called to a marriage supper, but there is a bride for the bridegroom, and this scripture does not state clearly who or what that is.
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
Also, it must be purely conjecture that the verses cited in I Cor.15 refer to a Pre-Trib. Rapture, since there has been no response concerning how many trumpets are to be blown after the LAST TRUMP (I Cor.15:52) has been blown.
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Thank you. You are getting very close to answering by scripture. Trying to engage in lively dialogue on spiritual matters, but some either don't know the scriptures, or are not interested in exerting any effort.OzSpen said:Revelation 19:7-9 states:
7 Let us rejoice and exultWho is the 'Bride' in attendance at 'the marriage of the Lamb' of v. 7 if the Lamb is not Christ and the Bride is not the Bride of Christ?
and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his Bride has made herself ready;
8 it was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” (ESV)