| As the title suggests, I propose here to
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| | another glory of the stars: for one star
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| discuss briefly several important ideas
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| | differeth from another star in glory.So
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| related to an event often billed the
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| | also is the resurrection of the dead. It
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| "Rapture." For those unfamiliar with the
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| | is sown in corruption; it is raised in
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| term, this popular doctrine invites the
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| | incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it
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| idea that believers in Jesus will
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| | is raised in glory: it is sown in
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| silently and swiftly -- in an instant --
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| | weakness; it is raised in power: It is
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| translate (change) into heavenly glory.
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| | sown a natural body; it is raised a
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| The Lord Jesus, descending from heaven to
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| | spiritual body. .... And as we have borne
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| remove them from the earth, will thereby
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| | the image of the earthy, we shall also
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| usher in a seven-year tribulation that
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| | bear the image of the heavenly.Now this I
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| will engulf the planet in war, famine,
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| | say, brethren, that flesh and blood
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| and plagues -- dare I say it -- of
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| | cannot inherit the kingdom of God;
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| biblical proportions. Supposedly, carting
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| | neither doth corruption inherit
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| off the saints in this fashion will make
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| | incorruption. Behold, I shew you a
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| for missing pilots, trains and planes
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| | mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we
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| plunging and crashing, panic in the
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| | shall all be changed, In a moment, in the
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| streets, and all manner of cancelled
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| | twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:
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| basketball games. Tens of millions,
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| | for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead
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| pulpiteers warn us, will just vanish in
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| | shall be raised incorruptible, and we
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| mid-stride of the day or night -- for the
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| | shall be changed. For this corruptible
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| hour of this putative event remains
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| | must put on incorruption, and this mortal
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| unknown -- with no prior notice.
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| | must put on immortality. So when this
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| Presumably, landlords with Christian
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| | corruptible shall have put on
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| tenants will simply pocket the
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| | incorruption, and this mortal shall have
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| deposit.Now, I have taken up this topic
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| | put on immortality, then shall be brought
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| for three reasons. First, this teaching
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| | to pass the saying that is written, Death
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| enjoys widespread popularity among,
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| | is swallowed up in victory.Likewise, 1
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| perhaps, hundreds of millions of
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| | Thessalonians (4:14-18) discusses also
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| Christians, and has formed the topic of
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| | the resurrection of Jesus and then
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| bestsellers (i.e. Hal Lindsey's Late
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| | mentions this same resurrection-rapture
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| Great Planet Earth), of movies, and an
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| | trumpet in these words:For if we believe
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| untold number of questionable sermons.
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| | that Jesus died and rose again, even so
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| The second reason I have chosen it stems
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| | them also which sleep in Jesus will God
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| from the fact that the Bible -- just
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| | bring with him. For this we say unto you
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| about as clearly as anyone might do so --
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| | by the word of the Lord, that we which
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| falsifies this doctrine. Third, I have
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| | are alive and remain unto the coming of
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| seen firsthand how it can ruin the lives
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| | the Lord shall not prevent [precede] them
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| of people who, at any moment, expect all
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| | which are asleep. For the Lord himself
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| their work and livelihood to come to
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| | shall descend from heaven with a shout,
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| nothing. It completely stifles the
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| | with the voice of the archangel, and with
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| impetus -- and the biblical commandment
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| | the trump of God: and the dead in Christ
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| -- for men and women to "be frutiful and
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| | shall rise first: Then we which are alive
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| multiply, fill the earth and subdue it,"
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| | and remain shall be caught up together
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| which commandment God has never
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| | with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord
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| revoked.The "cosmic slingshot" theory
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| | in the air: and so shall we ever be with
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| requires Christians to forego the idea
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| | the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another
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| that we must stay and build to advance
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| | with these words.Note that this
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| the kingdom of Christ on earth. It
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| | Thessalonian passage teaches of the
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| fosters a do-nothingism that refuses to
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| | resurrection of Jesus (v. 14) as the
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| "polish brass on a sinking ship" -- as
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| | basis for the resurrection of "them also
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| many of its proponents have said. This
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| | which sleep in Jesus." This primarily
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| effectively calls the whole earth "evil,"
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| | aims at the resurrection of the dead
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| when the Scripture calls it "good." But
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| | ("The dead in Christ shall rise first")
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| no one -- okay, very few -- could
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| | as the comfort and hope of the Christian
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| construe as a good thing the boarding of
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| | -- note the same trumpet as mentioned in
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| a ship destined to sink straight to the
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| | 1 Cor. 15 -- and only the translation
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| bottom with passengers aboard it. By this
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| | (i.e. rapture) of those who remain alive
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| aquatic metaphor, Rapture fans actually
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| | until his coming at the resurrection of
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| propose to excuse themselves for
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| | the dead, when Christ shall raise those
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| abandoning their post, for shunning the
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| | who died in the Lord.When does this
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| dominion mandate and Great Commission,
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| | happen? 1 Cor. 15 says only when Christ
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| and for rejecting the commandment of God
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| | has subdued all his enemies (here Paul
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| to glorify Him by working to build a
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| | follows Psalm 110) under his feet, will
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| Christian, cultural legacy as "profitable
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| | he leave heaven's throne from which he
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| servants."But enough commentary for now,
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| | reigns. It says: "For he must reign [from
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| and onto the proof against this doctrine
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| | heaven], till he hath put all enemies
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| from the Bible itself. Keep in mind, we
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| | under his feet. The last enemy that shall
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| have put the five reasons offered against
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| | be destroyed is death." This means Jesus
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| the imminent rapture doctrine in the form
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| | will not return, and the
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| of five handy questions you can have at
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| | rapture-resurrection trumpet will not
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| the ready for your pastor or other people
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| | sound, until the end of the millenium. We
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| espousing the view.First, we should note
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| | know this, because at the end of the
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| that the Bible teaches that the Great
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| | millenium, Christ still has enemies he
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| Commission will succeed, and that the
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| | has yet to subdue, who plot mischief on
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| nations will convert to saving faith in
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| | the earth:Revelation 20: 7-9 says this
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| Jesus Christ. This makes any idea of any
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| | plainly:And when the thousand years are
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| premillenial "rapture" -- a wanton escape
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| | expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his
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| pod -- unnecessary, unbiblical and
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| | prison, And shall go out to deceive the
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| unfaithful.Psalm 22:27-31 reads [just
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| | nations which are in the four quarters of
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| following a prominent passage of the
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| | the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them
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| Psalms recounting the suffering of
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| | together to battle: the number of whom is
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| Messiah]: All the ends of the world shall
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| | as the sand of the sea. And they went up
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| remember and turn unto the LORD: and all
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| | on the breadth of the earth, and
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| the kindreds of the nations shall worship
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| | compassed the camp of the saints about,
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| before thee. For the kingdom is the
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| | and the beloved city: and fire came down
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| LORD's: and he is the governor among the
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| | from God out of heaven, and devoured
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| nations. All they that be fat upon earth
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| | them.The last enemy to be destroyed is
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| shall eat and worship: all they that go
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| | death, when death is swallowed up in
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| down to the dust shall bow before him:
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| | victory -- at the post-millenial
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| and none can keep alive his own soul. A
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| | resurrection. Thus, no one living today
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| seed shall serve him; it shall be
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| | has any right to expect God to deliver
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| accounted to the Lord for a generation.
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| | them from anything by removing him or her
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| They shall come, and shall declare his
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| | from the earth. God has never promised
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| righteousness unto a people that shall be
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| | this. The premillenial secret rapture
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| born, that he hath done this.Matthew
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| | doctrine amounts to only so much
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| 16:18 says: "And I say also unto thee,
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| | theological spam from the spam
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| That thou art Peter, and upon this rock
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| | factory.Moreover, Psalm 110 says that the
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| [which foundational rock turns out to be
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| | Messiah will remain seated [on a throne]
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| all the apostles and prophets, and not
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| | at God's right hand until ALL Christ's
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| merely Peter, see Eph. 2:20], I will
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| | enemies are made his footstool: "The LORD
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| build my church; and the gates of hell
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| | said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right
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| shall not prevail against it."1 Chron.
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| | hand, until I make thine enemies thy
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| 29:11 teaches that God always has the
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| | footstool. The LORD shall send the rod of
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| victory in these words:Thine, O LORD is
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| | thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in
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| the greatness, and the power, and the
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| | the midst of thine enemies."Here, God
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| glory, and the victory, and the majesty:
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| | promises that He will subdue Christ's
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| for all that is in the heaven and in the
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| | enemies -- all of them -- and that Christ
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| earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O
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| | will "sit at His right hand" until God
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| LORD, and thou art exalted as head above
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| | subdues them all, the last of which names
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| all.Daniel 4:35 declares: 'All the
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| | death. This means that Christ will not
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| peoples of the earth are regarded as
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| | leave his throne -- not for a rapture,
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| nothing. He [The Lord] does as he pleases
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| | not for some alleged "rescue" from the
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| with the powers of heaven and the peoples
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| | Great Commission, and not for any other
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| of the earth. No one can hold back his
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| | reason -- until the end of the
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| hand or say to him: "What have you
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| | millenium.Hebrews 10 (vv. 11-13) says it
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| done?"'Matthew 28:18-20 reads:And Jesus
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| | even more plainly [alluding to Psalm
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| came and spake unto them, saying, All
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| | 110], "And every priest standeth daily
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| power is given unto me in heaven and in
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| | ministering and offering oftentimes the
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| earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all
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| | same sacrifices, which can never take
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| nations, baptizing them in the name of
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| | away sins: But this man [Jesus], after he
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| the Father, and of the Son, and of the
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| | had offered one sacrifice for sins for
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| Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all
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| | ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
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| things whatsoever I have commanded you:
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| | From henceforth expecting [i.e. waiting]
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| and, lo, I am with you always, even unto
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| | till his enemies be made his
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| the end of the world. Amen.Question 1. So
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| | footstool."Christ sits on the throne
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| our first question for pastors teaching
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| | waiting for God to subdue all His
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| the Rapture theology is this: Why do you
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| | enemies. Until that happens, he will not
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| want the saints to flee from their
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| | leave His throne. Since none of us will
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| responsibility of pursuing the great
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| | live until the end of the millenium, we
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| commission and dominion mandate -- which
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| | have no right to expect that any of us
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| includes the building of hospitals,
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| | will ever see anyone raptured - or "left
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| schools and businesses that last for
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| | behind" for that matter. The only people
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| generations -- when the Bible says we
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| | I can see getting left behind are those
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| will win? How is teaching them, "We all
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| | who continue in false doctrine, contrary
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| might go away tomorrow" consistent with
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| | to the clear teachings of the holy
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| the idea of building for generations?
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| | Scripture.Question 4. How can you say
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| Fact: those who believe in the secret
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| | Christ will descend in the Rapture --
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| rapture myth do not build beautiful
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| | thereby leaving his throne -- before
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| cathedrals; they do not build anything to
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| | Scripture says He will? Were the Psalmist
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| last over generations. They often meet in
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| | and Paul simply mistaken, or are the
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| "motel 6" churches, buildings designed
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| | Premillenial Rapture proponents in
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| for little more than an overnight
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| | error?Finally, all the parables of the
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| stay.Second, the Bible presents the Word
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| | Bible relevant to the topic of how
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| of the Lord as a powerful and effective
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| | history will proceed until the Lord
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| tool in the hands of the Holy Spirit. The
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| | returns indicate that history will
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| Scripture says that God's word cannot
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| | progress in a continuous (if bumpy)
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| fail its intended purpose, and that it
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| | fashion, with no major interruptions (or
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| remains an instrument by which God will
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| | "discontinuous events") like the
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| convert the nations.Isaiah 55:11 reads:
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| | rapture.Matthew 13:24-30 recounts the
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| "So shall my word be that goeth forth out
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| | parable of the wheat and the tares, which
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| of my mouth: it shall not return unto me
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| | Jesus afterward explained to his
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| void, but it shall accomplish that which
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| | disciples in private. Here Matthew
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| I please, and it shall prosper in the
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| | reads,"Another parable put he forth unto
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| thing whereto I sent it."Psalm 19:7 tells
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| | them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is
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| that "The law of the Lord is perfect,
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| | likened unto a man which sowed good seed
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| converting the soul ..." This indicates
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| | in his field: But while men slept, his
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| the purpose for which God has sent it
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| | enemy came and sowed tares among the
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| (the "thing whereto" God sent it in the
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| | wheat, and went his way. But when the
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| verse above) -- the conversion of the
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| | blade was sprung up, and brought forth
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| nations to saving faith in Christ.Heb.
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| | fruit, then appeared the tares also. So
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| 4:12 tells us that "The word of God is
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| | the servants of the householder came and
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| living and powerful, sharper than any
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| | said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow
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| two-edged sword..."Question 2. If the
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| | good seed in thy field? from whence then
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| word of the Lord works so powerfully as
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| | hath it tares? He said unto them, An
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| to accomplish all for which God sends it,
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| | enemy hath done this. The servants said
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| and if God has sent it to convert souls
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| | unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and
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| -- or the nations of the world (according
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| | gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest
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| to Matthew 28:18-20) -- then how could it
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| | while ye gather up the tares, ye root up
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| fail to do so?" And if it succeeds, what
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| | also the wheat with them. Let both grow
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| need have we of any "Rapture"? Shouldn't
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| | together until the harvest: and in the
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| we rather spend our time building up and
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| | time of harvest I will say to the
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| improving our communities for the
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| | reapers, Gather ye together first the
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| generations to come, and not squander our
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| | tares, and bind them in bundles to burn
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| time staring up into the sky hoping for a
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| | them: but gather the wheat into my
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| quick exit?Third, the Bible holds forth
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| | barn.Matthew 13:36-43 then explains this
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| The Lord Christ as One who cannot fail.
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| | parable in these words:Then Jesus sent
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| It is His nature to secure victory, and
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| | the multitude away, and went into the
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| overcome all obstacles to his goals
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| | house: and his disciples came unto him,
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| because as the Sovereign Lord, He both
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| | saying, Declare unto us the parable of
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| made and controls all things. Yet the
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| | the tares of the field. He answered and
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| rapture needs the great commission --
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| | said unto them, He that soweth the good
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| given by Christ -- to fail. Otherwise,
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| | seed is the Son of man; The field is the
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| why would Jesus have to return personally
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| | world; the good seed are the children of
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| to intervene and rescue the saints? If
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| | the kingdom; but the tares are the
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| you will recall, the early Christian
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| | children of the wicked one; The enemy
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| church overtook the Roman Empire just
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| | that sowed them is the devil; the harvest
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| BECAUSE God refused to rescue his martyrs
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| | is the end of the world; and the reapers
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| from death. If He had "Raptured" them to
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| | are the angels. As therefore the tares
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| keep them from harm's way in a world gone
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| | are gathered and burned in the fire; so
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| mad, how would the gospel then have
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| | shall it be in the end of this world. The
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| prevailed? Any theory that needs Jesus to
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| | Son of man shall send forth his angels,
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| fail in his plans for humanity has doomed
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| | and they shall gather out of his kingdom
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| itself to failure from the beginning.The
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| | all things that offend, and them which do
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| premillenial Rapture adherent has Christ
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| | iniquity; And shall cast them into a
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| returning bodily to keep his Church from
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| | furnace of fire: there shall be wailing
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| extinction, as though the Lord's original
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| | and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the
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| plan -- convert the nations by the gospel
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| | righteous shine forth as the sun in the
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| -- will have had failed altogether. And
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| | kingdom of their Father ....This last
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| yet God does not have a "plan B." He
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| | line clearly corresponds to revelation
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| doesn't need one.Proverbs 21: 30, "There
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| | chapter 20 above -- the final
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| is no wisdom nor understanding nor
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| | resurrection: unto damnation on the one
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| counsel [which can prosper] against the
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| | hand, or else glory on the other. The
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| LORD."Daniel 4:35 proclaims: All the
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| | angels in this parable even ask the Lord
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| peoples of the earth are regarded as
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| | if he wants to separate out the good from
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| nothing. He [The Lord] does as he pleases
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| | the bad -- as the rapture would
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| with the powers of heaven and the peoples
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| | accomplish -- and the Lord flatly
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| of the earth. No one can hold back his
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| | declines, suggesting that human history
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| hand or say to him: "What have you
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| | will continue its bumpy ride without any
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| done?"'Question #3. If God authored the
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| | major discontinuous events, such as the
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| Great Commission, how can it fail to
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| | Rapture. The separation transpires only
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| convert the nations -- God's stated goal
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| | at the very end.Question 5. How can you
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| in Matthew 28:18-20? Can God fail? This
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| | say that history will encounter a global
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| question lies at the heart of the matter.
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| | sifting event -- which separates the
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| Don't be surprised if your pastor
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| | wheat from the chaff IN HISTORY -- which
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| launches into all manner of metaphor when
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| | God Himself has stated He does not
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| you ask this question.Fourth, the Bible
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| | want?We would do far better in the end to
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| plainly tells its readers that the very
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| | drop any foolish notions of some cosmic
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| noisy and quite public "rapture" occurs
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| | "Great Coffee Break" the Bible never
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| at the parousia, the bodily return of
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| | promised -- and which God does not want
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| Christ to earth from heaven, which itself
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| | -- and get on with the business of
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| will occur at the END, not the beginning,
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| | preaching the historically orthodox
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| of the millenium. Paul makes this plain.1
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| | gospel, which calls Christians to build
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| Corinthians 15 (vv. 22-54) says that:For
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| | up their communities - to leave them
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| as in Adam all die, even so in Christ
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| | better than we found them - for the glory
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| shall all be made alive. But every man in
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| | of God, and for the benefit of men and
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| his own order: Christ the firstfruits;
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| | women everywhere, both now and in the
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| afterward they that are Christ's at his
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| | generations to come. For, Paul said, "We
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| coming. Then cometh the end, when he
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| | are His workmanship, created in Christ
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| shall have delivered up the kingdom to
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| | Jesus to do good works ...."And good
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| God, even the Father; when he shall have
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| | works begin with shunning bad doctrine,
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| put down all rule and all authority and
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| | saying only what God has said. For it is
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| power. For he [Christ] must reign [from
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| | written, "Do not add to the words of the
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| heaven], till he [God] hath put all
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| | Lord, lest he reprove thee and show thee
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| enemies under his feet. The last enemy
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| | a liar" (Proverbs 30).Carson Day has
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| that shall be destroyed is death.... But
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| | written some 1.3 gazillion articles and
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| some man will say, How are the dead
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| | essays on all manner of topics. These aim
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| raised up? and with what body do they
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| | to glorify God and offer people real help
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| come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest
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| | to live wisely and well. You can visit
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| is not quickened, except it die: ....But
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| | Carson's websites at (The Omniblog,
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| God giveth it a body as it hath pleased
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| | where Carson blogs everything) or
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| him ... There is one glory of the sun,
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| | (Carson's Day Trading Outpost). Thanks
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| and another glory of the moon, and
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| | for stopping by.
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