Exposing The Rapture Lie [Part One]
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Did GOD tell us that there was going to be a rapture doctrine in Ezekiel 13?
Ezekiel 13:17 Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
Ezekiel 13:18 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
Ezekiel 13:19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
Ezekiel 13:20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
Ezekiel 13:21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 13:22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
Warning:
This is not just a warning. It is danger. Pay attention to the following information. A church that believes firmly in the rapture supplied me with the verses below, which they use as their reason for believing in a rapture of the church. I will list those verses and explain them for the purpose of proving that the church is following false doctrine. I kept the same layout of the verses as they were supplied to me. Some entries have verse numbers and some have the text associated with the verse. To see the exact format provided to me, watch the video of the same name: “Exposing The Rapture Lie”. The danger comes because a person believing in a rapture will likely be deceived into believing that satan is JESUS when satan is cast out of Heaven. When satan is cast to earth, the rapture believing person will likely worship satan, thinking he is JESUS. The result will mean 1000 years of Iron Rod discipline if they do not repent while they are still in flesh.
A word of caution:
The King James Bible is a word for word translation of the Bible from the original manuscripts. The King James Bible, along with the Strong's Concordance Hebrew and Greek dictionaries allow you to check the original meaning of every word in the Bible. This allows you to verify exactly what is meant by a particular scripture. When a question arises, no one can deceive you into believing a false doctrine. The church that supplied the verses promoting the false doctrine of the rapture uses the English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible. I use the King James Bible, ensuring that I have access to GOD'S exact WORDS. Most, if not all Bibles have translation errors or deceptions written within. The King James Bible is no exception. It doesn't have deceptions as many modern Bibles have, but it does have translation errors. These errors are well documented. If you get to the place of study where a documented translation error needs research, you are well on your way to becoming a Scholar and there is not much chance that you will be deceived by a flawed Bible.
Rapture Church:
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1 Thessalonians 4:17 English Standard Version (ESV)
Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
Luke 17:34-37 English Standard Version (ESV)
34 I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left. 35 There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.”[a] 37 And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures[c] will gather.”
1 Thessalonians 4:16 English Standard Version (ESV)
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
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what the Bible really says:
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1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Trump Of GOD=Last Trump=7th Trump, so 1 Thessalonians 4:17 doesn't happen until the end of the age when JESUS returns. Therefore, no rapture.
Luke 17:34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Luke 17:35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Luke 17:36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
The subject is the night. All prophesies given in days or years are regarding GOD. All prophecies given in nights, moons, or months are regarding satan.
The one taken is taken by antichrist (satan). The one left is still working in the field waiting for the TRUE CHRIST. When they ask JESUS where they are taken, HE says they are taken to where the dead are located. The dead are the ones who don't make it. The vultures are satan's cronies. That's not a rapture to life! THE ONE TAKEN IS DEAD!
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Revelation 3:10 English Standard Version (ESV)
10 Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.
Mark 13:32 English Standard Version (ESV)
Matthew 24:29-31 English Standard Version (ESV)
29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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what the Bible really says:
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Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience. I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation ...
The above has nothing to do with a rapture. The words “will keep” mean “guard”. So, because this church guarded the TRUTH, JESUS will guard them from being deceived by the devil.
Look at Revelation 3:12 also, it says “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my GOD”.
What do you have to overcome if you are raptured out?
The verse Mark 13:32 doesn't say anything about a rapture. It simply says only The FATHER knows when the end comes.
Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Matthew 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven...
The Son (JESUS) of man doesn't return until AFTER the tribulation. Therefore, no rapture.
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1 Corinthians 15:52 English Standard Version (ESV)
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
Daniel 12:1-2 English Standard Version (ESV)
12 “At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
1 Thessalonians 5:9 English Standard Version (ESV)
9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Romans 10:9
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what the Bible really says:
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1 Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Please pay attention! The last trump=the trump of GOD=the 7th trump=the farthest one out. There can only be one last trump. This is the trump at which JESUS returns. The devil comes at the 6th trump. There is no rapture! A trump is a call to action. Just as in the military, the trumpet blows to signal an action. For example, to wake up!
Daniel 12:1-2 Close enough to KJV. ‘At that time', what time? The end time, and delivered doesn’t mean rapture. It means slippery, like slip out of someone's hand. The false rapture doctrine says that the good people are raptured, but verse 2 shows that both good and bad people wake up. No rapture. The waking is the change to our spirit body as described in 1 Corinthians 15:52 at the last trump, not a rapture.
1 Thessalonians 5:9 is to the election. Read the previous verses on the Armour Of GOD and Ephesians 6. Rapture believers take everything out of context.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Romans 10:9 is about confessing JESUS and faith, not a rapture.
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Revelation 20:2-5 English Standard Version (ESV)
2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.
Matthew 24:31 English Standard Version (ESV)
31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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what the Bible really says:
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Revelation 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan and bound him a thousand years,
Revelation 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them and judgment was given unto them and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark: upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years,
Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished This is the first resurrection.
The devil is not bound and thrown into the pit until the last trump when JESUS returns. We who are alive will be here when satan is cast to earth. No rapture.
Matthew 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The Son of man (JESUS) is returning in verse 30, and the elect are gathered in verse 31, this occurs at the 7th trump. No rapture.
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Luke 17:34 English Standard Version (ESV)
34 I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left.
Luke 12:40 English Standard Version (ESV)
40 You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
2 Thessalonians 2:3-7 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the son of destruction,[b] 4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. 5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6 And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.
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what the Bible really says:
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Luke 17:34 Covered previously.
Luke 12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
JESUS comes during the hour of temptation. This is the hour that satan is here as antichrist disguising himself as JESUS. The reason the true JESUS comes at an hour you expect not, is that you think HE is already here.
2 Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him.
2 Thessalonians 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means, for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God. or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God,
Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
These verses above, show that the people fall for (or fall away to) satan's deception, and we don’t gather back to CHRIST until that happens and the devil sits in the temple of GOD, claiming to be GOD in the form of JESUS.
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Matthew 24:27 English Standard Version (ESV)
27 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Mark 14:62 English Standard Version (ESV)
62 And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
John 17:15 English Standard Version (ESV)
15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.[a]
1 Thessalonians 1:10 English Standard Version (ESV)
10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
Matthew 24:1-51
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what the Bible really says:
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Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Just as the Roman armies attack from the east and move westward, and the sun comes up in the east and sets in the west, it's a sure thing. Every eye will see. Not rapture related.
Mark 14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven,
JESUS is stating HIS authority and that HE will return. Nothing to do with a rapture.
John 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
JESUS is praying for the elect, HE is not talking about a rapture.
1 Thessalonians 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
This verse, and the chapter is about the election and faith of the Thessalonians, It has nothing to do with a rapture.
Matthew 24:1-51 This entire chapter is about the seven Seals that consummate the end of the age. If you read it, you will see that the devil comes before CHRIST, which means no rapture.
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Matthew 24:1-51
24 Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray...
John 14:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
Matthew 24:40 English Standard Version (ESV)
40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left.
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what the Bible really says:
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The rapture is a doctrine that originated in the 1800s. It states that people would be removed from the earth and gather back to CHRIST and not have to go through the tribulation of Jacob's Trouble. Read the whole chapter of Matthew 24 and notice that satan (abomination of desolation) comes before CHRIST. When satan comes, the tribulation is well under way. If you think satan is JESUS, and you worship satan, then you will want the rocks to fall on you when JESUS returns, and JESUS will tell you to depart from HIM and that HE never knew you.
In Matthew 24, verse 15 shows the arrival of satan. Verse 30 shows that JESUS is arriving. Verse 31 shows that the 7th trump is sounding. Since chapter 24 is the whole sequence of what happens at the end time, and since JESUS doesn't arrive anywhere before satan comes, then there can't be a rapture. Also, notice that rapture followers use verses out of context and doing so can easily deceive the unlearned or unwise.
In John 14:3, Scripture shows that JESUS is going to return for us. It says nothing about a rapture. Don't be deceived! Study GOD'S WORD.
Matthew 24:40 is the same as the previous subject in this article. The one taken is taken by antichrist. Study!
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
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Revelation 11:15-19 English Standard Version (ESV)
15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” 16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,
“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
who is and who was,
for you have taken your great power
and begun to reign.
18 The nations raged,
but your wrath came,
and the time for the dead to be judged,
and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints,
and those who fear your name,
both small and great,
and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”
19 Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings,[a] peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.
Matthew 24:22 English Standard Version (ESV)
22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
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what the Bible really says:
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Notice that in Revelation 11, that it says that the seventh angel sounded his trumpet. That is the last trumpet and is the trump of GOD. It's the trump of GOD because it is the trumpet or call to action at which time GOD takes back this world. It‘s the beginning of The LORD'S Day, which is the millennium. Now it's time for all of you who fell for satan's deception to go through your 1000 years of discipline, so that you can face satan by yourself and hopefully get your name written into The Book Of Life. Remember, when Paul said in 2nd Thessalonians to ignore that 'letter, as from us'? Paul went on to clear up the misunderstanding about 1st Thessalonians, but you wouldn’t listen. You let some no knowledge preacher that was after your buck to soothsay you into the millennium. You didn't care then, so you got your delusion. Now, heads up! Get your act together because the next 1000 years is going to make this life look like a trip to DisneyLand! But at least because you didn't know the TRUTH, you get this chance. But wouldn’t you have rather wised up and stood for what is right? There’s still a chance, at least at the time of this writing.
2 Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 Thessalonians 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit,
nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
As far as Matthew 24:22 goes, that is about the true warriors. The predestined that get delivered up to death (satan), not a rapture.
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Sunday, June 23, 2024
Exposing The Rapture Lie [Article]Did GOD tell us that there was going to be a rapture doctrine in Ezekiel 13?
Ezekiel 13:17 Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
Ezekiel 13:18 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
Ezekiel 13:19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
Ezekiel 13:20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
Ezekiel 13:21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 13:22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
Warning:
This is not just a warning. It is danger. Pay attention to the following information. A church that believes firmly in the rapture supplied me with the verses below, which they use as their reason for believing in a rapture of the church. I will list those verses and explain them for the purpose of proving that the church is following false doctrine. I kept the same layout of the verses as they were supplied to me. Some entries have verse numbers and some have the text associated with the verse. To see the exact format provided to me, watch the video of the same name: “Exposing The Rapture Lie”. The danger comes because a person believing in a rapture will likely be deceived into believing that satan is JESUS when satan is cast out of Heaven. When satan is cast to earth, the rapture believing person will likely worship satan, thinking he is JESUS. The result will mean 1000 years of Iron Rod discipline if they do not repent while they are still in flesh.
A word of caution:
The King James Bible is a word for word translation of the Bible from the original manuscripts. The King James Bible, along with the Strong's Concordance Hebrew and Greek dictionaries allow you to check the original meaning of every word in the Bible. This allows you to verify exactly what is meant by a particular scripture. When a question arises, no one can deceive you into believing a false doctrine. The church that supplied the verses promoting the false doctrine of the rapture uses the English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible. I use the King James Bible, ensuring that I have access to GOD'S exact WORDS. Most, if not all Bibles have translation errors or deceptions written within. The King James Bible is no exception. It doesn't have deceptions as many modern Bibles have, but it does have translation errors. These errors are well documented. If you get to the place of study where a documented translation error needs research, you are well on your way to becoming a Scholar and there is not much chance that you will be deceived by a flawed Bible.
Rapture Church:
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1 Thessalonians 4:17 English Standard Version (ESV)
Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
Luke 17:34-37 English Standard Version (ESV)
34 I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left. 35 There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.”[a] 37 And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures[c] will gather.”
1 Thessalonians 4:16 English Standard Version (ESV)
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
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what the Bible really says:
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1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Trump Of GOD=Last Trump=7th Trump, so 1 Thessalonians 4:17 doesn't happen until the end of the age when JESUS returns. Therefore, no rapture.
Luke 17:34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Luke 17:35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Luke 17:36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
The subject is the night. All prophesies given in days or years are regarding GOD. All prophecies given in nights, moons, or months are regarding satan.
The one taken is taken by antichrist (satan). The one left is still working in the field waiting for the TRUE CHRIST. When they ask JESUS where they are taken, HE says they are taken to where the dead are located. The dead are the ones who don't make it. The vultures are satan's cronies. That's not a rapture to life! THE ONE TAKEN IS DEAD!
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Revelation 3:10 English Standard Version (ESV)
10 Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.
Mark 13:32 English Standard Version (ESV)
Matthew 24:29-31 English Standard Version (ESV)
29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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what the Bible really says:
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Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience. I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation ...
The above has nothing to do with a rapture. The words “will keep” mean “guard”. So, because this church guarded the TRUTH, JESUS will guard them from being deceived by the devil.
Look at Revelation 3:12 also, it says “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my GOD”.
What do you have to overcome if you are raptured out?
The verse Mark 13:32 doesn't say anything about a rapture. It simply says only The FATHER knows when the end comes.
Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Matthew 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven...
The Son (JESUS) of man doesn't return until AFTER the tribulation. Therefore, no rapture.
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1 Corinthians 15:52 English Standard Version (ESV)
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
Daniel 12:1-2 English Standard Version (ESV)
12 “At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
1 Thessalonians 5:9 English Standard Version (ESV)
9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Romans 10:9
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what the Bible really says:
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1 Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Please pay attention! The last trump=the trump of GOD=the 7th trump=the farthest one out. There can only be one last trump. This is the trump at which JESUS returns. The devil comes at the 6th trump. There is no rapture! A trump is a call to action. Just as in the military, the trumpet blows to signal an action. For example, to wake up!
Daniel 12:1-2 Close enough to KJV. ‘At that time', what time? The end time, and delivered doesn’t mean rapture. It means slippery, like slip out of someone's hand. The false rapture doctrine says that the good people are raptured, but verse 2 shows that both good and bad people wake up. No rapture. The waking is the change to our spirit body as described in 1 Corinthians 15:52 at the last trump, not a rapture.
1 Thessalonians 5:9 is to the election. Read the previous verses on the Armour Of GOD and Ephesians 6. Rapture believers take everything out of context.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Romans 10:9 is about confessing JESUS and faith, not a rapture.
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Revelation 20:2-5 English Standard Version (ESV)
2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.
Matthew 24:31 English Standard Version (ESV)
31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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Revelation 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan and bound him a thousand years,
Revelation 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them and judgment was given unto them and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark: upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years,
Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished This is the first resurrection.
The devil is not bound and thrown into the pit until the last trump when JESUS returns. We who are alive will be here when satan is cast to earth. No rapture.
Matthew 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The Son of man (JESUS) is returning in verse 30, and the elect are gathered in verse 31, this occurs at the 7th trump. No rapture.
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Luke 17:34 English Standard Version (ESV)
34 I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left.
Luke 12:40 English Standard Version (ESV)
40 You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
2 Thessalonians 2:3-7 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the son of destruction,[b] 4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. 5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6 And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.
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Luke 17:34 Covered previously.
Luke 12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
JESUS comes during the hour of temptation. This is the hour that satan is here as antichrist disguising himself as JESUS. The reason the true JESUS comes at an hour you expect not, is that you think HE is already here.
2 Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him.
2 Thessalonians 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means, for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God. or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God,
Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
These verses above, show that the people fall for (or fall away to) satan's deception, and we don’t gather back to CHRIST until that happens and the devil sits in the temple of GOD, claiming to be GOD in the form of JESUS.
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Matthew 24:27 English Standard Version (ESV)
27 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Mark 14:62 English Standard Version (ESV)
62 And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
John 17:15 English Standard Version (ESV)
15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.[a]
1 Thessalonians 1:10 English Standard Version (ESV)
10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
Matthew 24:1-51
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Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Just as the Roman armies attack from the east and move westward, and the sun comes up in the east and sets in the west, it's a sure thing. Every eye will see. Not rapture related.
Mark 14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven,
JESUS is stating HIS authority and that HE will return. Nothing to do with a rapture.
John 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
JESUS is praying for the elect, HE is not talking about a rapture.
1 Thessalonians 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
This verse, and the chapter is about the election and faith of the Thessalonians, It has nothing to do with a rapture.
Matthew 24:1-51 This entire chapter is about the seven Seals that consummate the end of the age. If you read it, you will see that the devil comes before CHRIST, which means no rapture.
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Matthew 24:1-51
24 Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray...
John 14:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
Matthew 24:40 English Standard Version (ESV)
40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left.
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The rapture is a doctrine that originated in the 1800s. It states that people would be removed from the earth and gather back to CHRIST and not have to go through the tribulation of Jacob's Trouble. Read the whole chapter of Matthew 24 and notice that satan (abomination of desolation) comes before CHRIST. When satan comes, the tribulation is well under way. If you think satan is JESUS, and you worship satan, then you will want the rocks to fall on you when JESUS returns, and JESUS will tell you to depart from HIM and that HE never knew you.
In Matthew 24, verse 15 shows the arrival of satan. Verse 30 shows that JESUS is arriving. Verse 31 shows that the 7th trump is sounding. Since chapter 24 is the whole sequence of what happens at the end time, and since JESUS doesn't arrive anywhere before satan comes, then there can't be a rapture. Also, notice that rapture followers use verses out of context and doing so can easily deceive the unlearned or unwise.
In John 14:3, Scripture shows that JESUS is going to return for us. It says nothing about a rapture. Don't be deceived! Study GOD'S WORD.
Matthew 24:40 is the same as the previous subject in this article. The one taken is taken by antichrist. Study!
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
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Revelation 11:15-19 English Standard Version (ESV)
15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” 16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,
“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
who is and who was,
for you have taken your great power
and begun to reign.
18 The nations raged,
but your wrath came,
and the time for the dead to be judged,
and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints,
and those who fear your name,
both small and great,
and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”
19 Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings,[a] peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.
Matthew 24:22 English Standard Version (ESV)
22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
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Notice that in Revelation 11, that it says that the seventh angel sounded his trumpet. That is the last trumpet and is the trump of GOD. It's the trump of GOD because it is the trumpet or call to action at which time GOD takes back this world. It‘s the beginning of The LORD'S Day, which is the millennium. Now it's time for all of you who fell for satan's deception to go through your 1000 years of discipline, so that you can face satan by yourself and hopefully get your name written into The Book Of Life. Remember, when Paul said in 2nd Thessalonians to ignore that 'letter, as from us'? Paul went on to clear up the misunderstanding about 1st Thessalonians, but you wouldn’t listen. You let some no knowledge preacher that was after your buck to soothsay you into the millennium. You didn't care then, so you got your delusion. Now, heads up! Get your act together because the next 1000 years is going to make this life look like a trip to DisneyLand! But at least because you didn't know the TRUTH, you get this chance. But wouldn’t you have rather wised up and stood for what is right? There’s still a chance, at least at the time of this writing.
2 Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 Thessalonians 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit,
nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
As far as Matthew 24:22 goes, that is about the true warriors. The predestined that get delivered up to death (satan), not a rapture.
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Exposing The Rapture Lie [Part Two]
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Daniel 12:7 English Standard Version (ESV)
7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.
Mark 13:24-27 English Standard Version (ESV)
24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
Matthew 24:36 English Standard Version (ESV)
36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son,[a] but the Father only.
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Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that Iiveth for ever that it shall he for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
GOD protects HIS children and delivers them from the fiery furnace just as HE did with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, but they did go into that furnace. No one gets raptured out.
How could satan accomplish scattering the power of the holy people if they were raptured out?
Mark 13:24-27 is the seventh and last trump. The trump of GOD. It's the end of the age, not a secret trip back by JESUS to rapture out the couch potatoes. Learn the job of the election.
Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
This verse has nothing to do with a rapture. It says no one knows when the end time is but FATHER in Heaven, but it does say that the season can be discerned. Read verses 32 through 36 and then learn what the parable of the fig tree means.
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the son of destruction,[b]
1 Thessalonians 5:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
Matthew 13:39 English Standard Version (ESV)
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Luke 21:36 English Standard Version (ESV)
36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
As we covered earlier, these verses show that we don't gather back to CHRIST until after satan sits in the temple claiming to be GOD in the form of JESUS. Therefore there cannot be a rapture. The main thing to see here is that it is the man of sin, the son of perdition that claims to be GOD and there is only one son of GOD that does that, and that is satan.
1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
In Daniel, it states that satan comes in peacefully and prosperously and that satan destroys wonderfully with peace.
Matthew 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
This is part of the parable of the tares and it shows the harvest is the 'end' of the world. How can this be about a rapture if it is clearly stated as at the end of the world?
In Luke 21:36, know the signs. A watchman needs to know TRUTH.
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Luke 21:16 English Standard Version (ESV)
16 You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers[a] and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.
Matthew 24:30 English Standard Version (ESV)
30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Revelation 7:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”
Zephaniah 2:1-3 English Standard Version (ESV)
Judgment on Judah's Enemies
2 Gather together, yes, gather,
O shameless nation,
2 before the decree takes effect[a]
—before the day passes away like chaff—
before there comes upon you
the burning anger of the Lord,
before there comes upon you
the day of the anger of the Lord.
3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land,
who do his just commands;[b]
seek righteousness; seek humility;
perhaps you may be hidden
on the day of the anger of the Lord.
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Luke 21:16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
Luke 21:17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
Luke 21:18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
Luke 21:19 In your patience possess ye your souls.
Your loved ones will betray you because they love you. They think satan is JESUS. They want you saved. Some of you will be put to death. One of the devil's names is death, It’s not your flesh satan wants to kill, it's your soul. How else can it say, “But there shall not an hair of your head perish”? Don't give your soul to satan, be patient and wait for the TRUE CHRIST!
Matthew 24:30 shows CHRIST returning at The trump of GOD; the seventh and last trump. That marks the End of the age in flesh! In Revelation 7:3, The TRUTH is being put into the elect's foreheads. I have previously said that this is going on now, but it isn’t for these elect. These elect are known as Zerubbabel and it is their job to finish building the end time Temple of The LORD. These elect are Sealed during the hour of temptation when they hear GOD’S seven thousand (the stone with seven eyes, which were chosen before the foundation of the world) give their testimonies against satan. See the video: “The End Time Temple Of The LORD”. The end time Temple of The LORD is made of wood, and wood is made of trees, and trees are symbolic of people; so the end time Temple is a temple not made with hands. It’s the TRUE Christians.
Zephaniah 2:1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
Zephaniah 2:2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.
Zephaniah 2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
Seek GOD and be righteous in order to avoid the cup of GOD’S wrath and avoid the millennium.
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Revelation 17:8 English Standard Version (ESV)
8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit[a] and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.
Revelation 12:14 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
James 5:14-15 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
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Revelation 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
The beast is satan (he comes out of the pit). The devil had a One World System in the previous age similar to the system coming together now in this age. When satan gets here, everyone on the earth will worship him whose names were not written In the book of life before this age began. The devil will be destroyed at the end of the millennium. You will be destroyed also, unless you overcome satan while you are still in flesh, or overcome him at the end of the Millennium. There are things to learn regarding this, so you should study and learn the TRUTH.
The reason the beast 'was' is that he was in the previous age. The reason the beast 'is not’ is that he is not here now, he is in prison. The reason the beast 'yet is’, is that he is coming back.
You better learn the TRUTH! This is all coming together now. We are In that time! Oh! and this has nothing to do with a rapture. Get your money and your credit card back from your preacher.
You are going to be here during the great tribulation. But remember, satan comes in peacefully and prosperously and disguises himself as CHRIST. It is not your flesh that he is after, but he will use your flesh against you and tempt you to get you to give in to him and worship him. Remember how he tempted JESUS in Matthew chapter four. Make sure you realize that it is called “The Hour Of Temptation” for a reason. Don’t give in to him. Wait I say, wait upon The LORD!
Revelation 12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Revelation 12:14 means that GOD protects Mother Israel, HIS elect from the deception of satan. How does HE do that? By nourishment in The WORD for three and a half years. And don’t forget who TRUE Israel is: It’s those in CHRIST.
Time=1 year. Times=2 years. Half time=1/2 year.
James 5:14-15 GOD means what HE says! If you are sick, follow GOD'S exact instructions in verses 14 and 15!
None of these verses have anything to do with a rapture.
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Matthew 26:64 English Standard Version (ESV)
64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Matthew 24:21 English Standard Version (ESV)
21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
Revelation 14:14-16 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” 16 So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.
2nd Timothy 3:1-9
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Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Matthew 26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Verse Matthew 26:64 is about JESUS being interrogated by the high priest and JESUS answering when asked if HE was the CHRIST, the Son Of GOD. JESUS responded with a description of HIS return at the seventh and last trump.
Matthew 24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Matthew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
In verse Matthew 24:21, conditions on the earth during the great tribulation are described. It is so bad because of so many lost souls. In verse Matthew 24:20, it says “pray ye that your flight be not in the winter”; that means pray that you are not harvested out of season. In other words, don’t be the one taken out of season by antichrist.
Neither of the verses (Matthew 26:64 or Matthew 24:21) is rapture related.
Revelation 14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
Revelation 14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
Revelation 14:16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
Revelation 14:17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
Revelation 14:18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
Revelation 14:19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
Revelation 14:20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. Notice that it is grapes being harvested. You don't harvest grapes with a sickle. The juice would splatter everywhere. It's those people that didn't make it. It has nothing to do with a rapture.
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Romans 2:2-3 English Standard Version (ESV)
2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. 3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?
2 Timothy 4:1-5 English Standard Version (ESV)
4 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound[a] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 5 As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Isaiah 57:1
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Romans 2:2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
Romans 2:3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
In Romans 2:2-3, it says not to judge others when you do the same as they do. You will not escape GOD'S judgment. These verses have nothing to do with a rapture.
2 Timothy 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2 Timothy 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
2 Timothy 4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
In 2 Timothy 4:1-5, what is described is happening today. It’s not rapture related. The rapture doctrine is unsound teaching. Don’t have itching ears and heap up teachers to tell you what you want to hear. Those teachers know what you want to hear and they will provide it and charge you for it, but it comes at a bigger cost than just your donation. Learn the TRUTH and teach the TRUTH, and lay up your treasures in Heaven.
Matthew 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Matthew 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Matthew 6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Matthew 6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
I’ve often wondered if verse Matthew 6:24 could be applied to preachers that know they are teaching falsely, or that don’t do their jobs properly and learn the TRUTH. They get into a situation where they are accepting money or taking a paycheck to teach GOD’S WORD falsely.
Conclusion:
The rapture doctrine is an unsound teaching that may lead GOD'S children astray. It has a very high possibility that it will lead many Christians straight to satan when satan is cast to earth at the end time. The devil will be cast to earth arid deceive most people into believing that he is CHRIST by doing miracles in the sight of man and thereby causing most to worship him. Due to their ignorance of GOD'S WORD and their lack of caring to know the TRUTH, these people will end up in the millennium where they will face 1000 years of Iron Rod discipline and have to overcome satan on their own instead of having the Grace of GOD to overcome satan for them. The millennium is works only, no Grace.
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What The Bible Really Says
1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
If you research Hebrews 12:1, you will see that Paul speaks Colloquial Greek, which is Street Greek, or Greek slang.
Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Since Paul also wrote Thessalonians, it is likely that the word 'cloud' in 1st Thessalonians 4:17 is also meant to be taken as 'crowd'. The word 'air' in 1st Thessalonians 4:17 means “to breathe unconsciously” as in breath of life or spirit. It is different than 'sky' as used in a sentence like “fouls of the air”. See Strong's definitions G109 and H8064 or G3772.
Keep in mind that it is not 1st Thessalonians 4:17 that determines that there is no rapture. It is 1st Thessalonians 4:16 that determines there is no rapture because it states that 1st Thessalonians 4:17 does not happen until the trump of GOD. The trump of GOD is the seventh and last trump, which is at the end of this age.
Given the above information, 1st Thessalonians 4:17 would read as: 'Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the crowds, to meet the Lord in the spirit: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.".
See the document: “Disproving The Rapture” for a more detailed look and positive proof that there is no rapture.
Sunday, June 23, 2024
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Daniel 12:7 English Standard Version (ESV)
7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.
Mark 13:24-27 English Standard Version (ESV)
24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
Matthew 24:36 English Standard Version (ESV)
36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son,[a] but the Father only.
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what the Bible really says:
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Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that Iiveth for ever that it shall he for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
GOD protects HIS children and delivers them from the fiery furnace just as HE did with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, but they did go into that furnace. No one gets raptured out.
How could satan accomplish scattering the power of the holy people if they were raptured out?
Mark 13:24-27 is the seventh and last trump. The trump of GOD. It's the end of the age, not a secret trip back by JESUS to rapture out the couch potatoes. Learn the job of the election.
Mat 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
This verse has nothing to do with a rapture. It says no one knows when the end time is but FATHER in Heaven, but it does say that the season can be discerned. Read verses 32 through 36 and then learn what the parable of the fig tree means.
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Rapture Church:
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the son of destruction,[b]
1 Thessalonians 5:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
Matthew 13:39 English Standard Version (ESV)
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Luke 21:36 English Standard Version (ESV)
36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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what the Bible really says:
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
As we covered earlier, these verses show that we don't gather back to CHRIST until after satan sits in the temple claiming to be GOD in the form of JESUS. Therefore there cannot be a rapture. The main thing to see here is that it is the man of sin, the son of perdition that claims to be GOD and there is only one son of GOD that does that, and that is satan.
1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
In Daniel, it states that satan comes in peacefully and prosperously and that satan destroys wonderfully with peace.
Matthew 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
This is part of the parable of the tares and it shows the harvest is the 'end' of the world. How can this be about a rapture if it is clearly stated as at the end of the world?
In Luke 21:36, know the signs. A watchman needs to know TRUTH.
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Rapture Church:
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Luke 21:16 English Standard Version (ESV)
16 You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers[a] and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.
Matthew 24:30 English Standard Version (ESV)
30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Revelation 7:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”
Zephaniah 2:1-3 English Standard Version (ESV)
Judgment on Judah's Enemies
2 Gather together, yes, gather,
O shameless nation,
2 before the decree takes effect[a]
—before the day passes away like chaff—
before there comes upon you
the burning anger of the Lord,
before there comes upon you
the day of the anger of the Lord.
3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land,
who do his just commands;[b]
seek righteousness; seek humility;
perhaps you may be hidden
on the day of the anger of the Lord.
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what the Bible really says:
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Luke 21:16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
Luke 21:17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
Luke 21:18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
Luke 21:19 In your patience possess ye your souls.
Your loved ones will betray you because they love you. They think satan is JESUS. They want you saved. Some of you will be put to death. One of the devil's names is death, It’s not your flesh satan wants to kill, it's your soul. How else can it say, “But there shall not an hair of your head perish”? Don't give your soul to satan, be patient and wait for the TRUE CHRIST!
Matthew 24:30 shows CHRIST returning at The trump of GOD; the seventh and last trump. That marks the End of the age in flesh! In Revelation 7:3, The TRUTH is being put into the elect's foreheads. I have previously said that this is going on now, but it isn’t for these elect. These elect are known as Zerubbabel and it is their job to finish building the end time Temple of The LORD. These elect are Sealed during the hour of temptation when they hear GOD’S seven thousand (the stone with seven eyes, which were chosen before the foundation of the world) give their testimonies against satan. See the video: “The End Time Temple Of The LORD”. The end time Temple of The LORD is made of wood, and wood is made of trees, and trees are symbolic of people; so the end time Temple is a temple not made with hands. It’s the TRUE Christians.
Zephaniah 2:1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
Zephaniah 2:2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.
Zephaniah 2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
Seek GOD and be righteous in order to avoid the cup of GOD’S wrath and avoid the millennium.
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Revelation 17:8 English Standard Version (ESV)
8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit[a] and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.
Revelation 12:14 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
James 5:14-15 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
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what the Bible really says:
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Revelation 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
The beast is satan (he comes out of the pit). The devil had a One World System in the previous age similar to the system coming together now in this age. When satan gets here, everyone on the earth will worship him whose names were not written In the book of life before this age began. The devil will be destroyed at the end of the millennium. You will be destroyed also, unless you overcome satan while you are still in flesh, or overcome him at the end of the Millennium. There are things to learn regarding this, so you should study and learn the TRUTH.
The reason the beast 'was' is that he was in the previous age. The reason the beast 'is not’ is that he is not here now, he is in prison. The reason the beast 'yet is’, is that he is coming back.
You better learn the TRUTH! This is all coming together now. We are In that time! Oh! and this has nothing to do with a rapture. Get your money and your credit card back from your preacher.
You are going to be here during the great tribulation. But remember, satan comes in peacefully and prosperously and disguises himself as CHRIST. It is not your flesh that he is after, but he will use your flesh against you and tempt you to get you to give in to him and worship him. Remember how he tempted JESUS in Matthew chapter four. Make sure you realize that it is called “The Hour Of Temptation” for a reason. Don’t give in to him. Wait I say, wait upon The LORD!
Revelation 12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Revelation 12:14 means that GOD protects Mother Israel, HIS elect from the deception of satan. How does HE do that? By nourishment in The WORD for three and a half years. And don’t forget who TRUE Israel is: It’s those in CHRIST.
Time=1 year. Times=2 years. Half time=1/2 year.
James 5:14-15 GOD means what HE says! If you are sick, follow GOD'S exact instructions in verses 14 and 15!
None of these verses have anything to do with a rapture.
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Rapture Church:
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Matthew 26:64 English Standard Version (ESV)
64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Matthew 24:21 English Standard Version (ESV)
21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
Revelation 14:14-16 English Standard Version (ESV)
14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” 16 So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.
2nd Timothy 3:1-9
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what the Bible really says:
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Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Matthew 26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Verse Matthew 26:64 is about JESUS being interrogated by the high priest and JESUS answering when asked if HE was the CHRIST, the Son Of GOD. JESUS responded with a description of HIS return at the seventh and last trump.
Matthew 24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Matthew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
In verse Matthew 24:21, conditions on the earth during the great tribulation are described. It is so bad because of so many lost souls. In verse Matthew 24:20, it says “pray ye that your flight be not in the winter”; that means pray that you are not harvested out of season. In other words, don’t be the one taken out of season by antichrist.
Neither of the verses (Matthew 26:64 or Matthew 24:21) is rapture related.
Revelation 14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
Revelation 14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
Revelation 14:16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
Revelation 14:17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
Revelation 14:18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
Revelation 14:19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
Revelation 14:20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. Notice that it is grapes being harvested. You don't harvest grapes with a sickle. The juice would splatter everywhere. It's those people that didn't make it. It has nothing to do with a rapture.
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Romans 2:2-3 English Standard Version (ESV)
2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. 3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?
2 Timothy 4:1-5 English Standard Version (ESV)
4 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound[a] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 5 As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Isaiah 57:1
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what the Bible really says:
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Romans 2:2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
Romans 2:3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
In Romans 2:2-3, it says not to judge others when you do the same as they do. You will not escape GOD'S judgment. These verses have nothing to do with a rapture.
2 Timothy 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2 Timothy 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
2 Timothy 4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
In 2 Timothy 4:1-5, what is described is happening today. It’s not rapture related. The rapture doctrine is unsound teaching. Don’t have itching ears and heap up teachers to tell you what you want to hear. Those teachers know what you want to hear and they will provide it and charge you for it, but it comes at a bigger cost than just your donation. Learn the TRUTH and teach the TRUTH, and lay up your treasures in Heaven.
Matthew 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Matthew 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Matthew 6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Matthew 6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
I’ve often wondered if verse Matthew 6:24 could be applied to preachers that know they are teaching falsely, or that don’t do their jobs properly and learn the TRUTH. They get into a situation where they are accepting money or taking a paycheck to teach GOD’S WORD falsely.
Conclusion:
The rapture doctrine is an unsound teaching that may lead GOD'S children astray. It has a very high possibility that it will lead many Christians straight to satan when satan is cast to earth at the end time. The devil will be cast to earth arid deceive most people into believing that he is CHRIST by doing miracles in the sight of man and thereby causing most to worship him. Due to their ignorance of GOD'S WORD and their lack of caring to know the TRUTH, these people will end up in the millennium where they will face 1000 years of Iron Rod discipline and have to overcome satan on their own instead of having the Grace of GOD to overcome satan for them. The millennium is works only, no Grace.
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What The Bible Really Says
1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
If you research Hebrews 12:1, you will see that Paul speaks Colloquial Greek, which is Street Greek, or Greek slang.
Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Since Paul also wrote Thessalonians, it is likely that the word 'cloud' in 1st Thessalonians 4:17 is also meant to be taken as 'crowd'. The word 'air' in 1st Thessalonians 4:17 means “to breathe unconsciously” as in breath of life or spirit. It is different than 'sky' as used in a sentence like “fouls of the air”. See Strong's definitions G109 and H8064 or G3772.
Keep in mind that it is not 1st Thessalonians 4:17 that determines that there is no rapture. It is 1st Thessalonians 4:16 that determines there is no rapture because it states that 1st Thessalonians 4:17 does not happen until the trump of GOD. The trump of GOD is the seventh and last trump, which is at the end of this age.
Given the above information, 1st Thessalonians 4:17 would read as: 'Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the crowds, to meet the Lord in the spirit: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.".
See the document: “Disproving The Rapture” for a more detailed look and positive proof that there is no rapture.
