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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] |
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Bible Note: Hi Searcher, How many raptures are there, in your view? For me, the rapture is a singular event as those who are "in Christ" at a certain moment in history are caught up into the sky to be with Jesus. Those who had died are resurrected, and those still alive are joined to them, to meet the LORD in the air. As far as Revelation 20: Rev 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not bow before the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand, and they did live and reign with Christ the thousand years; Is this the verse you have in mind? I don't see a "catching up" in this verse, so I don't figure this to be the rapture. These are clearly ones who were beheaded during the reign of the beast, and so they would not include all of the believers throughout the age. This does not describe a translation of the living either. Seems to be different to me. Then there are the others "resurrected" if you will, in Rev. 20: Rev 20:5 and the rest of the dead did not live again till the thousand years may be finished; Even though these "live again", they are still the dead: Rev 20:12 and I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, This is not the rapture, either. These are not the redeemed. Does this help to clarify? Love in Christ, Mark |