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1 | Why does Jesus come as a thief? | 2 Pet 3:10 | skccab | 188151 | ||
Greetings, CDBJ, I just read your note, it leaves a question or two for me: 1 - Are we talking about the end of the tribulation? 2 - If so, and all who are caught away alive (and who have died in Christ) at this time are changed (glorified 1Cor. 15) - then who is going to be deceived when Satan is loosed for a season at the end of the millenium (certainly not glorified saints)? There is no ordinary human being to have children during this period if all the living and dead in Christ are glorified after the tribulation and before the millenium . I always figured it would be the people born (to those who believed and survived the tribulation) during the millenium that get deceived during that last "season" that the devil is loosed. I'm not trying to be argumentative, but you didn't cover that part, or am I totally off in that area? blessings cheri |
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2 | Why does Jesus come as a thief? | 2 Pet 3:10 | mark d seyler | 188165 | ||
HI cheri, One thing to keep in mind, there are two gatherings when Jesus comes in power and glory. The first is Matt 24:31, as He sends His angels to gather the elect. The other is Matt 25:32, as all the nations are gathered before Him, and are separated into the righteous and the unrighteous. That there are righteous amongst the nations that are gathered in 25:32 means that the elect of 24:31 are not all the redeemed. That there are elect gathered in 24;31 means that the same is true of 25:32. The "sheep" of Matt 25 are judged according to thier treatment of "Jesus' brothers". This must be a separate group, otherwise it is circular. The only other separate group are these elect. The elect are not amoung the nations, which are gathered separately. Some very solid conclusions can be drawn from these things. Neither of these gatherings can be the rapture. It is a logical impossibility. Paul said, "we how are alive and remain". All the living redeemed will be caught up. The elect are the Jews. The non-Jews are gathered as the "nations", and judged according to their treatment of "Jesus' brothers". The "catching up" of the redeemed must occur BEFORE these two gatherings, otherwise, those redeemed would be a part of one of these two gatherings. Love in Christ, Mark PS I haven't forgotten about your request, I need the time to put something together. . . |
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