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Colossians 3:1 tells us to “seek those things which are above, where Christ is.” In verse 5 we’re told to put to death the passions that come from below—"fornication, uncleanness, passion, and evil desire.” Then the Lord added the sin of greed or covetousness to the list, calling it idolatry. Marvin Rosenthal, author of The Prewrath Rapture of the Church, is a proponent for the prewrath rapture view. His belief is founded on the work of Robert D. Van Kampen (1938–1999); his books The Sign, The Rapture Question Answered and The Fourth Reich detail his pre-wrath rapture doctrine.

Tregelles, Samuel Prideaux (1864). The Hope of Christ's Second Coming: How is it Taught in Scripture? and Why?. London: Houlston and Wright. Reprint: Tregelles, Samuel Prideaux (2006). The Hope of Christ's Second Coming. Milesburg, PA: Strong Tower Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9772883-0-4. Thiessen, Henry C. (1979). Lectures in Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans. pp. 355–356. ISBN 0-8028-3529-5.McAvoy, Steven (12 December 1995). "Some Problems with Posttribulationism". Pre-Trib Research Center. p.16 . Retrieved 6 December 2019. Now it came to pass in those days that [Jesus] went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. It occurs in the parousia: "those who are alive and remain unto the coming ( παρουσία) of the Lord, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air" (1 Thessalonians 4:15–17, KJV). [33]

Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Read John 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:50-57; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. What do these passages say about who will be raptured? Nicholas Guyatt, Have a Nice Doomsday: Why Millions of Americans are Looking Forward to the End of the World (London, 2007) Larsen, David L. "Some Key Issues in the History of Premillennialism" (PDF). Pre-Trib Research Center. p.5 . Retrieved 11 December 2019.Don’t let your past keep you from trusting God for a second (or third, or fourth) chance. The God of grace loves to forgive. Though the Catholic Church does not generally regard Biblical prophecy in texts such as Daniel and Revelation as strictly future-based (when viewed from the standpoint of our present time), in 1590 Francisco Ribera, a Catholic Jesuit, taught futurism. [66] He also taught that a gathering-of-the-elect event (similar to what is now called the rapture) would happen 45 days before the end of a 3.5-year tribulation. Elwell, Walter A., ed. (1 May 2001) [1984]. Evangelical Dictionary of Theology (2nded.). Baker Academic. p.910. ISBN 978-1441200303. Book preview Smietana, Bob (26 April 2016). "Pastors: The End of the World is Complicated". LifeWay Research . Retrieved 12 December 2019. William Miller predicted that Christ would return between 21 March 1843 and 21 March 1844, then revised his prediction, claiming to have miscalculated the Bible, to 22 October 1844. The realization that the predictions were incorrect resulted in the Great Disappointment. Miller's theology gave rise to the Advent movement, which later on gave birth to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Followers of the Baháʼí Faith believe that Christ did return as Miller predicted in 1844, with the advent of the Báb, and numerous Miller-like prophetic predictions from many religions are given in William Sears' book, Thief in The Night. [111]

Many people have tried to predict the date of the Rapture. Based on Matthew 24:36-39, what would you say to them? Bouma-Prediger, Steven (2010) [2001]. For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care. Engaging Culture (2nded.). Baker Academic. ISBN 978-0801036958. Benware, Paul N. (2006). Understanding End Times Prophecy: A Comprehensive Approach. Chicago: Moody. p.208. ISBN 978-0-8024-9079-7. During difficult times, the hope of eternity gives us strength. If you’re prone to worry yourself to sleep each night, turn your thoughts upward and close your eyes thinking of heaven and its eternal throne.According to Titus 2:14, Jesus “gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed.” What lawless deeds do you need to confess to Him? Take a few minutes to do that now. as were the days of Noah, so shall be the coming ( παρουσία, parousia) [50] of the Son of man. 38For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, 39and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming ( παρουσία parousia) [51] of the Son of man. 40Then shall two men be in the field; one is taken, and one is left. There are numerous views regarding the timing of the Rapture. Some maintain that Matthew 24:37–40 [47] refers to the Rapture, pointing out similarities between the two texts, indicating that the Rapture would occur at the parousia of the Lord. Others point out that neither church nor rapture occur in Matthew 24 and there are significant differences between Matthew 24:37–40 and 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18. [48] As a result, these two texts receive the overwhelming focus within discussions about the Rapture's timing. The two texts are as follows: Ice, Thomas D. (May 2009). "Myths of the Origin of Pretribulationism (Part 1)" (PDF). Liberty University Article Archives. p.3 . Retrieved 11 December 2019.