quote: Originally Posted by Winston Niles Rumfoord:Bill, don't let your faith fail you if the tribulation comes, and you are still here. We can compare notes while we're in the gulag.
Hi Winston,
I have shown you from Scripture why I believe in a PreTrib Rapture and a PreMillennial Second Coming of Christ. I have shown you that the phrase "caught up" (harpazo in Greek, rapiemur in Latin, rapture in English) comes from Scripture (1 Thessalonians 4:17) written by Paul about 50 AD. I have told you my beliefs and supported it completely with Scripture.
All you offer are cute comments and evasions. Can you not tell us what End Time scenario you believe? Do you even have a belief? Or, do you just want to argue that my beliefs are wrong?
If you were on a debating team and your opponent made a statement supported by facts -- would your only reply be, "I don't believe you!" From that, the only conclusion a person could draw would be to ask the question -- what is that person doing on the debating team?
And, when all you can give are cutesy and curt responses -- to avoid answering questions; I have to ask the same question -- why are you jumping into this discussion of the End Times if you have no personal beliefs regarding the End Times?
If you have no belief regarding the End Times, I can understand you are coming into this discussion to learn. But, if you are coming here to learn -- why are your only comments, "I don't believe you!"? When you took classes in high school and college -- is that what you did in your classes -- just keep telling the instructor, "I don't believe you" -- even though you had no solid facts to support your disbelief?
Winston, what is your End Time belief? Do you stand on a MidTrib Rapture, a PostTrib Rapture, no Rapture? Do you believe there will be a Millennial Reign of Christ on earth? Do you believe there will be a Millennial Kingdom, but, Christ will stay in heaven during that 1000 years? Do you believe there will be no Millennial Kingdom, that we are living in the Millennium at this time.
These are some of the current beliefs; although not Biblical. But, what do YOU believe? If you have no belief -- then, why are you telling me I am wrong in my belief?
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill