Rapture

[Tari]

Oh I'm pretty sure you will be raptured away Trust & Obey!

And WHO do you Trust & Obey by the way?

Was that your own signature using that word you signed to me?

[Tari]

It truly amazes me when a person like me can go to a place called worthy chat. And when I defend the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ with many many Bible verses pertaining to the return of Christ, I am called maranatha. I've used all these Bible verses in the past few days, Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 12:35-59, Luke 17:20-37, Luke 21:1-38, 1Thessalonians 5.

And I am signed maranatha by rapture believing people! WOW, it must make them hiss to even be confronted with the verses about the RETURN of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.

(maranatha) meaning: 1Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.

This makes me very sad to see how blind they are to the truth. I think it's pretty evil to have been treated this way. Everything we and say and do is clearly seen by the eyes of God. Our Heavenly Father is Watching and He knows everything that goes on down here. We will all be judged!!!

I have loved the Lord Jesus for as long as I can remember. And I do look forward to the visible coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

There are many many many decievers, and false teachers, here in this world, in the last days.

[Trust & Obey]

It truly amazes me when a person like me can go to a place called worthy chat. And when I defend the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ with many many Bible verses pertaining to the return of Christ, I am called maranatha. I've used all these Bible verses in the past few days, Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 12:35-59, Luke 17:20-37, Luke 21:1-38, 1Thessalonians 5.

And I am signed maranatha by rapture believing people! WOW, it must make them hiss to even be confronted with the verses about the RETURN of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.

(maranatha) meaning: 1Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.

This makes me very sad to see how blind they are to the truth. I think it's pretty evil to have been treated this way. Everything we and say and do is clearly seen by the eyes of God. Our Heavenly Father is Watching and He knows everything that goes on down here. We will all be judged!!!

I have loved the Lord Jesus for as long as I can remember. And I do look forward to the visible coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

There are many many many decievers, and false teachers, here in this world, in the last days.

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Tari, this must be the misunderstanding of the century.

The term "Maranatha" is a GOOD TERM. It is a cry for the Lord to return to use soon. It is not negative or derogatory in any way.

Now that I look back at the verse in the KJV (what I pasted) I can see how you are confused. The KJV is quite old and lacks some punctuation where it would be appropriate. Here is how the verse should actually look:

Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema. Maranatha.

Let me translate the terms... here is how it would read in english.

Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Oh, Lord come!

The terms "Anathema" and "Maranatha" are not connected in that verse, despite the KJV's lack of proper punctuation.

You are a-okay, Tari!

[stevehut]

The terms "Anathema" and "Maranatha" are not connected in that verse, despite the KJV's lack of proper punctuation.

Hmmm...

Very interesting.

Looks like something of problem for that KJV-only madness, dontcha think?

[jc49]

The terms "Anathema" and "Maranatha" are not connected in that verse, despite the KJV's lack of proper punctuation.

Hmmm...

Very interesting.

Looks like something of problem for that KJV-only madness, dontcha think?

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This brother has this to say:Anathema Maranatha

by David J. Stewart

"If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha." -1st Corinthians 16:22

The word "anathema" means "cursed." The word "Maranatha" means "the Lord is coming." The Word of God is saying that if anyone does not want to get saved, then let him be cursed because the Lord is coming. You can try to warn people, but they ultimately must make the decision to accept or reject Christ as their own personal Saviour. If we warn people of the judgment to come and they laugh in our faces, then they are choosing to go to hell by their own freewill. They will be cursed to burn in hell if they don't become born-again.

"A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself." -Titus 3:10-11

People may sometimes swear at us and curse God when we witness to them (which I had happen last weekend), but they are the one's who will be the losers when they die without Christ in their sins. I say that kindly. I was courteous to the unsaved man and prayed for him as I was leaving, but he is making a horrible decision. Did you know that no one goes to hell by mistake? It's true! No one accidentally goes to hell, people decide to go there by deciding to reject Christ as their Saviour. If Jesus is not your Saviour, then your sins have not been forgiven yet and you are still under the condemnation of God's Law. If you die in your unrepentant state, you WILL go straight to hell when you die to pay for your own sins. Have you asked Jesus to forgive you of your sins and to come into your heart?

A "heretick" is an unsaved person. The Bible says that if someone has witnessed to you at least twice but you refuse to get saved, then you are subverted. The word "subverted" in this passage of Scripture in the Greek means "to change for the worse, pervert, corrupt." Hence, people who repeatedly reject the gospel are corrupted within their own heart. Is God saying that we should give up on people? Of course not! Look back to Titus 3:9 please.

"But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain." -Titus 3:9

I don't believe we should ever throw people away by giving up on on them, but God does NOT want us wasting our time trying to win over stiff-necked unbelievers when there are so many people in this world waiting to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is what the Apostle Paul meant here in Titus 3:10-11. Our time is short upon the earth and we must use our resources wisely for God. Arguing only sheds more heat than light when sharing the Bible with people. It's ok to argue if the conversation is beneficial, but trying to reason with belligerent people is simply a waste of time. I simply won't let the conversation go there! If a person does not want to trust Christ as Saviour after a couple conversations, then they simply don't want to get saved. Arguing is an enjoyable sport to some people.

The world spends billions of dollars on silly and foolish things. I recently read an article in the newspaper which displayed a diamond designer hat worth $2,700,000! How many missionaries could that money support? All that money wasted for one hat! We may not have the large sums of money that the heathen do, but friend...the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof (1st Corinthians 10:26). God will provide for our needs, even though the world would just as well we perished from off the face of the earth.

"If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha." -1st Corinthians 16:22

All we can do is witness to lost sinners of the saving power of the gospel of Christ Jesus. Only God can save a soul. We go soulwinning to LEAD people to Jesus Christ, but we can only bring them to the Master. As the saying goes..."You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it." We can bring people to the throne of grace, but we can't save them. Each individual must deal directly with God in their heart. If a person wants to hear the gospel...amen! If a person does not, then the Bible says let them be ANATHEMA MARANATHA! Let them be cursed for the Lord cometh!

In Jesus' name,

David J. StewartWHAT DO YOU THINK?

Blessings

[Trust & Obey]

The terms "Anathema" and "Maranatha" are not connected in that verse, despite the KJV's lack of proper punctuation.

Hmmm...

Very interesting.

Looks like something of problem for that KJV-only madness, dontcha think?

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Good observation

[EricH]

The terms "Anathema" and "Maranatha" are not connected in that verse, despite the KJV's lack of proper punctuation.

Hmmm...

Very interesting.

Looks like something of problem for that KJV-only madness, dontcha think?

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Good observation

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She was probably thinkingof the term "anathema"

[Tari]

Thankyou for clarifying the difference between anathema and maranatha.

[Tari]

Maybe if anyone stopped to use their God given common sense they might stop to realize, when you are using words from a verse such as

1Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha

Don't you think that offense could be taken, by someone who happens to not be an expert in the correct meanings (anathema and maranatha). Hello, look at the context it is being used in.

And I don't for the life of me understand why some rapture believers cannot respect people who are looking forward to the visible return of Jesus Christ in Matthew 24, Mark 13 etc....

[Trust & Obey]

Maybe if anyone stopped to use their God given common sense they might stop to realize, when you are using words from a verse such as

1Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha

Don't you think that offense could be taken, by someone who happens to not be an expert in the correct meanings (anathema and maranatha). Hello, look at the context it is being used in.

And I don't for the life of me understand why some rapture believers cannot respect people who are looking forward to the visible return of Jesus Christ in Matthew 24, Mark 13 etc....

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So, Tari, it looks like you are still peeved even though the problem has been resolved?

I cannot predict the responses of everyone who reads every text. I apologize if you misunderstood it, but I would think that a kind clarification of the issue should be sufficient to ease your mind. Relax.