Bible Question (short): No apology needed |
Question (full): 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? |