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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: RoaringLamb Ordered by Date |
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1 | How does John 3:13 fit with Genesis 5:24 | John 3:13 | RoaringLamb | 104541 | ||
OrangeJay, Elijah was taken into the sky - the first heaven. Neither was Enoch taken to where Jesus now is, the third heaven. For details, please see my response to cariad, under "Where were the dead before Christ came?" For a more comprehensive explanation, see my postings under I Thess. 4:17. |
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2 | Where were the dead before Christ came? | John 3:13 | RoaringLamb | 104540 | ||
Greetings, cariad. Abraham, David, even Elijah and Enoch are dead. Their spirits are in God's care, but they are presently asleep and awaiting the resurrection to take place at the Second Coming. Contrary to popular views, NO ONE HAS GONE TO HEAVEN EXCEPT CHRIST (John 3:13)! Jesus himself showed death to be a state of unconsciousness, calling it "sleep" (John 11:11-14). Ecclesiates 9:5 tells us that "the dead know nothing." First Thessalonians 1:13-17 not only reaffirms that the dead are asleep but also tells us when the righteous dead will awaken: "...I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep...we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven...with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air." Incidentally, this event is commonly referred to as the Rapture. However, the belief that this is a SECRET coming that occurs PRIOR TO Christ's appearance in Revelation when "every eye shall see him" is also in error. A careful reading of Matthew 24:27-31 and the Revelation - to Rev. 11:15 - place this event at the seventh (or last) trumpet. |
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3 | WHY DO WE NEED TO EVANGALIZE? | Matt 28:19 | RoaringLamb | 91207 | ||
Are you saying God has already decided who will be saved? | ||||||
4 | Order of events at the 2nd Coming? | 1 Thess 4:17 | RoaringLamb | 89841 | ||
Yes, I think we can. Please see my reply under "Searching for the truth." (these subjects are related). Then stay tuned... Love, In Christ Jay (a.k.a., Roaring Lamb) |
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