What do you Believe

[Guest Heavensenthim]

Hello first time posting here. I would say that we all belive in the "rapture" but it's really a question of timing.pre trib, mid trib and post trib. The 1st 1900 years the church belived post or "after the tribulation of those days"only in the past 150 years roughly have we had these other theological theories created. So stick with the simple meaning of Christ and the apostles and you can't go wrong. "After the tribulation of those day... read Matthew 24 it is a mini outline of Revelations. talk later bye.

[Guest charlie]

I don't believe in a "Left-Behind" Tim LaHaye, Jerry Jenkins style rapture. Here's a link with several articles on this subject that many of you might find interesting.:

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Edited December 1, 2005 by Dr. Luke

[TEXASGRANDMA]

I believe in the pre-trib rapture and love the Left Behind books.

[IreneM]

if someone does believe in the Rapture and it does not happen and they have to go threw the trib how will that effect theri faith ?? Hopefully make it stronger but me thinks it won't !!

I don't believe that we are any better then those who have gone before and I do think we will go threw the trib but that is my opinion

In Christ

IreneM

[Avidan]

if someone does believe in the Rapture and it does not happen and they have to go threw the trib how will that effect theri faith ?? Hopefully make it stronger but me thinks it won't !!

I don't believe that we are any better then those who have gone before and I do think we will go threw the trib but that is my opinion

In Christ

IreneM

Amen Irene. All this "rapture" talk, is old. It leads to a complacent attitude, in YHSHWH-GOD. Hey I'm gonna get "raptured", why sweat it.

What if they do not?!

Then what?

All there life they were ready for a "rescue" that never came. Now they have to face terrible trials, and they will NOT be prepared.

Edited December 2, 2005 by Avidan

[IreneM]

If there is a rapture Great wonderful but if not I am trustng in the Lord to get me threw it or help me to withstand what they do to me

We are no better then those who have already died for the cause of Christ and to think that we don't diserve to go threw the trib is not only arrogent on our part but I beleive it is also unscriptual.

my hope in is the Lord not the rapture

my faith is in Jesus Christ not a taking away

my Testamony is withstanding the anti Christ not looking for a fast trip out of here

do I fear the trib no but I do fear what they can do to me but I know that my God is bigger then them so will put my trust in HIM to give me the strength for anything they do to me

I am not afraid of death I look forward to heaven (am in constant pain so will be a relief to me)

but I do fear more pain then I can take without caving in so am truing in theLord to get me threw that with grace and mercy from HIM and the devil be hanged............

my prayer will be that those who looked for it and it did not happen with be strength and grace and mercy to them

In Christ

IreneM

[eric]

You hang in there IreneM, for you will get your promised reward. For it is better to expect the tribulation and be surprised by the rapture, than to expect the rapture and be surprised by the tribulation.

eric.

[Pax]

The Rapture theory is good for selling books and making movies, but thats about it. The So called Rapture isn't biblical. Anyone can take lines out of the Bible come up with many theories. I would have to ask all of you who believe in the Rapture, why was this theory only proposed within the last 200 hundred years, and really only caught on within the last 50 years. Did all the early Church fathers not read the Bible correctly, including Martin Luther, and Calvin? Why would God spare any of us the great tribulation, when he hasn't spared the 10 of thousands of Christians who have been tortured and murdered for their faith??? These are only a few reason not to put stock into the rapture mania.

[His Ambassador]

The Rapture theory is good for selling books and making movies, but thats about it. The So called Rapture isn't biblical. Anyone can take lines out of the Bible come up with many theories. I would have to ask all of you who believe in the Rapture, why was this theory only proposed within the last 200 hundred years, and really only caught on within the last 50 years. Did all the early Church fathers not read the Bible correctly, including Martin Luther, and Calvin? Why would God spare any of us the great tribulation, when he hasn't spared the 10 of thousands of Christians who have been tortured and murdered for their faith??? These are only a few reason not to put stock into the rapture mania.

Actually Pax the Rapture theory was supposedly revealed to a girl in the British Isles in the 1800s. The early church fathers expected the Lord to return and establish His Kingdom. And that's exactly what's going to happen. There's going to be a lot of surprised Believers when the Lord returns and they find they are "left behind".

[eric]

Oh dear, His Ambassador, just when I was starting to enjoy your posts. The only ones to be left behind are like the ones who were left behind when the flood came, and the Lord rescued Noah and his family, the saved ones. The ones who were left behind, were the ones who became the victims of God's wrath. Only this time it wont be a flood (remember the rainbow) It's more likely to be radiation. Of course, like everyone else, that's only my opnion.

cheers,

eric.