The Rapture Cannot Happen at the Same Time as the Second Coming By Jonathan C. Brentner The Rapture and the Second Coming are different events; they cannot happen at the same time. In my previous post in this series, we established the Rapture as a biblical event; we have a…
The Rapture Is a Biblical Event By Jonathan C. Brentner Early in the twentieth century, belief in the Rapture became a mainstay at Bible-believing churches in America and throughout the free world. Pastors boldly encouraged their flocks with the hope of Jesus’ imminent appearing. Unfortunately, much has changed during the…
Looking For Jesus By Hal Lindsey On the list of end-time events, nothing has to happen before Jesus snatches His people from the face of the earth. That means the rapture could happen many years from now, or any second now. The Bible calls it our “blessed hope.” Titus 2:13…
Thy Kingdom Come By Dave Hunt This phrase is contained in the so-called "Lord's prayer," which, in fact, is not the Lord's prayer (that is found in John 17) but the disciples' prayer. It would hardly have been appropriate for our Lord to pray, "Forgive us our sins...And lead us…
The Revelations of Paul and the Mystery of the Rapture By Randy Nettles Did Jesus ‘teach’ his disciples about the Rapture (catching up/harpazo) before his death and resurrection? I think it depends on the definition of teach. The first definition of this word by Meriam-Webster is: to cause to know…
Revelations of Paul, & the Mystery of the Rapture – Part 2 By Randy Nettles Saul, whose name was later changed to Paul, was converted to Christianity in AD 35. By AD 40 there were thousands of converts to Christianity and most of them were Jews. This was about to…
Revelations of Paul, & the Mystery of the Rapture – Part 3 By Randy Nettles Paul taught on the Lord’s supper in 1 Corinthian 11, which he learned of by revelation from the Lord (and not by men/apostles). “For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to…
Blessed Hope or Bunch of Dopes? By Terry James Usually, when coming against the pre-Trib view of Rapture, detractors say something like: “The word ‘rapture’ isn’t mentioned anywhere in the Bible.” We usually retort with something like: “Neither are words such as ‘trinity’ or even ‘Bible.’ But they are clearly…
I Still Believe in Jesus’ Imminent Appearing By Jonathan C. Brentner I feel like I have awakened in the midst of a dystopian nightmare. The horror movies that I have avoided in the past have suddenly become reality. The nation I love teeters on the brink of an economic ruin…
Last Call By Jack Kelley "Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for (that day will not come) until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction."(2 Thes. 2:3) “By tomorrow, there will be 175,000 more Christians than there are today.” So…