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NASB | 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no one in any way deceive or entrap you, for that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first [that is, the great rebellion, the abandonment of the faith by professed Christians], and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction [the Antichrist, the one who is destined to be destroyed], [Dan 7:25; 8:25; 1 Tim 4:1] |
Subject: anti-christ revealed before rapture? |
Bible Note: Greetings Ed! On a 'Side Note', we NOW have both the Amplified and the NASB verses that 'header' our posts!! Thank you Lockman!! Now, back to the subject.. :) The Bible states in 2 Thess. 2:8 "Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;" which leads me to believe that the rapture and the slaying of antichrist both happen right at the same instant, that the Lord will rapture the church and slay antichrist at about the same time at the second coming of Christ. However, your reference to Zech. 14:4 is interesting, and should be taken into account as well. I have already made a post on what I perceive as some of the 'flaws' in the pre-trib stance this morning as a 'companion' post to the post that I made (also this morning) on some of the flaws in the 'post-trib' stance. It may be interesting to see how you answer some of my interpretations there, and I promise that I will keep an 'open mind'. :-) Thank you for your version of the "chronology".. I cannot claim to have all the answers to eschatology or the 'correct view', but I have posted what I have reasoned out in my own train of thinking.. You have also posted, "The only question I have is does the rapture take place before the Tribulation starts or some where within it. It seems likely that the tribulation will have been started before the 1 Thess 4 takes place." I believe that you have already answered this question, first by saying that you hold to the 'pre-trib' view and second in your chronology.. (In other words, you believe that the rapture takes place right before the Tribulation.) Also, I like your "immunity clause".. :-) (These are just my thoughts...) Blessings to you! Nolan |