Bible Question: When will Jesus come? Before, during or after the manifestation of the "man of sin"? |
Bible Answer: Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. Since we can't all agree on when, maybe we should take a good look at the reprecussions of both views. First we'll look at post-trib rapture; if we take this view we are ready for anything and everything, and if we are wrong, PRAISE THE LORD! Now lets look at pre-trib, if we take this view, we are putting all our hope into something we are not completely sure is going to happen. If it does great, but if it doesn't happen not only are we going to be shamefuly unprepared for the trails to come, but we open up the church for dangerous ridicule from sceptics. When we try to piont out the anti-christ people will in turn look at us and say "well if this is true, why are you still here? Where is this rapture you have been telling us about?" No wonder the scripture talks about a great falling away, all those half-way christians that go to church on easter and christmas, the ones that don't know their bibles, the same ones we've been telling "don't get left behind" they are going to look at us like we are crazy when it doesn't happen. And our enimies are going to scoff endlessly at us, how much harder are things going to be because of our own mouths. Not only physical persecussion, but ridicule, and from those that once called themselves christian. If you want to take this view that is your right, but do me and the church a favor and DONT PREACH IT. If you want to discuss it at a bible study that is one thing but to preach and proclaim to every one in and out of the church is only going to hurt us if we're wrong. Think people, I know its a great missionary tool to tell people "Don't get left behind," but what is going to happen to all those who were brought to Christ because they didn't want to get left behind? When they find out they are left behind the first thing they are going to do is rexamine everything they learned as a Christian. Why not prepare these people for the worst and hope for the best, as we our selves should do. Your faithful brother in Christ, John 146 |