thethinker replied:
Then n2thelight said:
And he (Paul) saw this when?Scripture please,as that verse has nothing whatsoever to do with a rapture........
Paul said that Hosea 13:14 comes to pass when the Church is resurrected AND raptured.
For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, AND we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.â€
55 “O Death, where is your sting?
O Grave, where is your victory?"
The scripture Paul quoted is in italicized bold. It is from Hosea 13:14. He explicitly said that Hosea 13:14 comes to pass when the dead are raised and the living are changed (the rapture). He said that the grave has been defeated at that time. This has reference to both the dead and the living. The dead are released from the grave and the living bypass it.
Okay, I have given you scripture as you demanded. Now what will you do with it?
The trumpet Paul refers to is the 7th,at which time is Christ 2nd coming....All shall be changed at this time,not just those in Christ....Those who died in Christ prior to this event,shall return with Christ at that time.....
Nobody is in a grave when they die,they go straight to heaven,as per Ecc,the flesh shall never be used nor needed again.......