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1 | Pre-Trib Rapture Assistance | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 175880 | ||
Hi CDBJ, I just realized something about something you wrote. You said: "Just as the church age and the temple in Israel ran together for a while until AD 70, even so believers in Christ and Daniel’s 70th week will run hand and hand for a while before the rapture removes the believers." Except that the efficacy of temple sacrifice ended the moment Jesus died. The continuation of animal sacrifice after Jesus' death and resurrection was meaningless, and even apostate, as it represented the refusal to receive Jesus as the true sacrifice. Hebrews makes this very clear in chapter 10. The purpose of the Seventieth Week is the salvation is Israel. If the Church was still on the earth, every Jew that believed would cease to be a Jew, and would be joined to the Church, in which is neither Jew nor Greek. One could even say that the "church" will exist after the rapture, for a time, but not the true church. Not the "saved" church. Just as the temple sacrifice continued after Jesus's death, but not the "saving" sacrifice. So as the apostate temple worship continued for a time following the beginning of the true church, so will the apostate church continue for a time following the beginning of the Seventieth Week. One other thing I'd like to say. Whether you or I believe in a pre-trib or mid-trib rapture (we're both "pre-wrath") has absolutely zero effect on God's ability to fulfill His promise to keep us safe unto salvation. I need not fear anything that may come against me. We could be martyred for our faith at any time, within the Seventieth Week or without it. We do not need to wait for the Seventieth Week to be killed for our faith. Hundreds of thousands are being martyred each year. Should we teach people to think they are safe until they see the antichrist? But of course, I don't believe the true church will see the antichrist, even as Jesus taught: Luke 21:36 "Then be watchful at every time, begging that you be counted worthy to escape all these things, the things being about to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man." Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | Pre-Trib Rapture Assistance | Bible general Archive 3 | CDBJ | 175882 | ||
Hi Mark, In case I neglected to mention it, God's plan of salvation has always been the same since Adam and Eve walked the earth and it will continue until the end of what ever period one would like to name: Believe in God's Messiah. The first century church ran concurrent with the temple while it was still standing but they message of the Messiah took on a name which wasn’t know until the time of Christ Jesus. If you will look back at my post you will notice that I didn’t say anything about animal sacrifices being a plan of salvation as it never has been. All the function in the temple was pointing to the coming Messiah it never was intended to be in place of. John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! As for your statement, “ Should we teach people to think they are safe until they see the antichrist?” Safe from what? I’m safe in Christ and by His grace I can go through what ever it is He has planned for me. 2 Thes. 1:4-5 therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure. [5] This is a plain indication of God's righteous judgment so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. You think Christ is coming before the tribulation, I think not. Matthew 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. I believe the best course of action would be to teach the following. Psalm 119:160 (NASB) The sum of Thy word is truth, And every one of Thy righteous ordinances is everlasting. 2 Tim. 4:2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. Have fun, CDBJ |
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