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1 | No apology needed | Bible general Archive 1 | Mike P | 3655 | ||
Hey Chris no apology needed, I knew where you where coming from when I asked you the first question. My conviction is that God has already fixed the time of the rapture by His own authority. Acts 1:7 In researching this topic years ago I performed a little exercise that helped me come to the conclusions I now hold. I went through the book of Acts, made note of every prophecy, and the looked for its fulfillment. In the time span between the prophecy and its fulfillment, the return of Christ would be impossible, the reason being that if the Lord returned before the fulfillment of the prophecy it would cause the prophecy to be false. That cannot happen! Also you may be able to coordinate the prophecies with the epistles time wise. Below is an example, try it sometime. ACT 1:8 but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth. " ACT 2:3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. ACT 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. We see in Acts 1:8 the prediction made that the Holy Spirit would come upon them in Acts 2:3-4 we see the prediction fulfilled. Lord Bless Mike Piles By the way do you think that there might be another way to interpret 1 John 2:28 so as not leave 2000 years worth of Chistians with a false hope? |
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2 | What was the Lord's expectation? | Bible general Archive 1 | Mike P | 3089 | ||
I believe that God operates on a different time table than we do. See the following passages from Second Peter. 2PE 3:4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation." 2PE 3:5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water, 2PE 3:6 through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water. 2PE 3:7 But the present heavens and earth by His word are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. 2PE 3:8 ΒΆ But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, THAT WITH THE LORD ONE DAY IS AS A THOUSAND YEARS, AND A THOUSAND YEARS AS ONE DAY. NASB (Caps mine) I believe that the very words of scripture are Divinely Inspired. As such I cannot believe that God would make a statement in Scripture that would be misleading. We do have a sure thing that Christ will return, rest in that irregardless of when He returns. As far as eschatology is concerned we would do well to follow the instructions of our Lord in Acts 1:7-8 "It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority; but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth. " NASB There will be a generation that will "remain alive" when the Lord returns for that generation His return will be imminent. I do however believe for us to say that we are that generation would be presumptuous at best. Mike Piles |
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3 | RE: "immenint return" in first answer | Bible general Archive 1 | Mike P | 2883 | ||
What do you mean by the phrase "immenint return"? And from what passages of scripture is the term or concept derived? | ||||||
4 | One group or two? | John 6:37 | Mike P | 2364 | ||
In John 6:37 is the phrase "and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out." just a furthur explanation of the earlier phrase "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me," or is it referencing a person not included in the group that the Father gives to the Son? | ||||||