Bible Question:
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? |
Bible Answer: Mark 13:32 NASB "But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone." . . . Matt 24:36 NASB "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone." . . . Matt 24:42-44 NASB "Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will." . . . Matt 25:13 NASB "Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour." |