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Caught Up, But When?
Contributed by Bob Faulkner on May 19, 2015 (message contributor)
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1. Caught Up But When? Introduction
Contributed on May 19, 2015
Lots of ideas about the rapture. What does Scripture explicitly teach? Introduction to a series of talks on this subject.
INTRODUCTION God’s Garden is overrun with weeds. To get to the fruit can be a time-consuming work, but certainly it is worth the effort. What theoretically could be a wealth of comfort and joy for God’s people has become a morass of complication. But no wonder. Both Jesus and ...read more
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2. Caught Up But When? Definitions And History
Contributed on May 19, 2015
What is the rapture? What has the church always believed about it?
1. THE BASICS Let’s define what we are going to be discussing. 1. Rapture. What do we mean, first of all, by the term “rapture” ? In my opinion, the term itself, not found in the Bible, is part of the problem we are having to confront. By giving a new label to this portion ...read more
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3. Caught Up, But When? What The Bible Says, Matthew 24
Contributed on May 19, 2015
Clear Scriptural account of the coming of Jesus, and a detailed look at Matthew 24.
3. LAYING THE FOUNDATION We can only build where the Lord built. Solomon said in Psalm 127:1, “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.” Any doctrine not firmly supported by a word from God will fall, regardless of how many good and brilliant men believe ...read more
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4. Caught Up, But When? Imminence
Contributed on May 20, 2015
Will Jesus come at just any minute now? A seriously important question?
5. IMMINENCE ‘"Jesus could come at any time." I know what the people who say this mean, but we must take objection to that statement as it stands. In fact, Heaven has a day circled on the Heavenly Calendar when Jesus must come. [Acts 17:31, (God) has appointed a day in which He will ...read more
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5. Caught Up, But When?
Contributed on May 20, 2015
Some men have read into the second coming texts, distinctions that show the difference between the rapture and what they call the "revelation." The Bible knows no such distinctions.
6. SUPPOSED DISTINCTIONS It is disappointing to read the works of men that are normally trustworthy in their treatment of Scripture, when it comes to their promotion of a pre-tribulation rapture. Consider our brother Dave Hunt, no lightweight in the Word. Over and over his publications define ...read more
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6. Caught Up, But When? Questions And Summary (Final In Series)
Contributed on May 20, 2015
Many questions surround the pre-tribulation rapture theory. It is necessary to ask them.
7. QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS If there were not some difficult questions that the Scriptures themselves raise regarding this matter, fewer people would give this theory the nod. We prayerfully submit the following explanations of passages that seem to point toward pre-tribulationism. 1. ...read more