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First, I've shown you before that 1 John 3:8 does not say what you erroneously make it say. Second, what does any of this have to do with whether or not pre-trig rapture is Scriptural?The "release" of believers from evil present and indwelling sin, which is demonic. 1 John 3:8. The Hope of the Gospel and the account of the end time is the putting away, by God, of these workings.
First, I've shown you before that 1 John 3:8 does not say what you erroneously make it say. Second, what does any of this have to do with whether or not pre-trig rapture is Scriptural?
I asked that you would leave the subject of the flesh as that is another thread which many of us have replied to and stay on topic of the OP which is about pretrib, not the sins of the flesh
But again, what does any of this have to do with the topic??
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The word Rapture is found nowhere in any scripture or in any concordances or Bible dictionaries. Some people have taken the transliterate Greek word Harpazo, to mean Rapture, but the definition of the word Harpazo is:
1. To seize, carry off by force, obtain by robbery
2. To seize on, claim for one's self eagerly
3. To snatch out or away
The Latin word rapio is where the word Rapture came from as it means to be seized or snatched up. No where in scripture does it say we will be seized or snatched up as we are obtained by robbery. We will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air after receiving our new glorified bodies that will be like Jesus and will evermore be with Him on the last day, John 6:40. It's no secret quiet rapture as many teach as the voice and the sound of a trumpet during the last day will be very loud and every eye will see Jesus return so it doesn't sound like we are seized or snatched up from the earth as God sends His angels out to gather the saints of God from the four corners of the earth, Rev 1:7; 1Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 24:29-31.
:amenBravo. Just a few years ago you would not have seen a post-tribber be able to carry on a thread such as this. The forum bullies who used to run the show here would be ganging up and shutting down this thread. The poster of a post-trib thread ran the risk of banishment/deletion. It is truly nice and refreshing to see tolerance of differing views once again.
Christians at that time will have a very important role to play. People will be looking for reasons why, hope for the moment, hope for tomorrow, and seeking to find their way back to the Lord.
Calvin here,How is that different from the role we are to play right now?
First, I've shown you before that 1 John 3:8 does not say what you erroneously make it say. Second, what does any of this have to do with whether or not pre-trig rapture is Scriptural?
EtymologyFull Definition of rapture
rapturous
- 1 : an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
- 2 a : a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion b : a mystical experience in which the spirit is exalted to a knowledge of divine things
- 3 often capitalized : the final assumption of Christians into heaven during the end-time according to Christian theology (notice it says Christian theology, not scripture, which means the religious study of the nature of God, beliefs, practices and ideas that have been handed down through the generations, but has no literal findings in scripture.
play \ˈrap-chə-rəs, ˈrap-shrəs\ adjective
rapturously
adverb
rapturousness
noun