are you afraid of the rapture?
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raynee, you can't and don't save anyone. It is the Holy Spirit that does all the saving. Commit your loved ones into the hands of the Good Shepherd, He knows His sbeep. To not want to go in the Rapture is like saying to the Bridegroom, "I would rather not marry you right now." And I am sure you, as a bride of Christ, would not want to send that message.
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The word "Rapture" is not found in the bible at all. It is a doctrine introduced into most "christian" churches in the late 1800's in an effort to corrupt Christianity into a "do nothing but wait people" while in reality they should be the most excited, active & holey people on earth right now. As you see,  some preacher put down a whole bunch of irrilivant bible verses down, having no knowledge of their meaning. This is common, because he'll loose his job if he doesn't preach what he is told by his church headquarters. Most preachers therefore are not free to be led of Christ as  true Christians should be.
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There's apparently a big debate about this. If you're part of an older church, then yeah, God would've given the smackdown before rapture. Newer churches take the view of the rapture occurring before the mayhem begins.
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We do not know when the end of the world will come.  That is why it is very important for Christians to spread the Good News of Jesus, so that others may also be saved.  I know when the end does come I will not be afraid because of what I know.  Jesus is the only way to heaven.  \n\nMatthew 24:\n\nImmediately 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: 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. 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. \n\nRevelation 1:\n\n5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
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When I was younger, I was terrified of Heaven. Actually, it wasn't the concept of Heaven that bothered me; it was the thought of eternity. My child's mind tried to comprehend what that would be like, to go on forever without end. What would we do? Wouldn't we get bored? Isn't there SOME kind of ending to it all? Questions like these rattled through my head over and over again. I was unable to completely grasp the concept of eternity, and my inability to do that upset me greatly.\n\nNow that I am older, I am no longer afraid of Heaven or eternity. That isn't to say that I now understand either one of them; eternity is still a bit too big a concept for me (or any human, I think) to truly grasp. Why I am no longer afraid is that I have learned to trust God over myself. Even if I don't understand eternity, God does, and He will know how to run it just fine. With faith in His wisdom, I know that eternity will be something to look forward to, not something to fear.
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Rapture has an interesting entymology, but the one place you wont find "rapture" is in the Bible. Perhaps some New World translations have begun misinterpretting "tribulation" as rapture, but it is an obvious fallacy.  Tribulation of the church has absolutely nothing to do with what some Christians refer to as "rapture".  \nNo one shall be excluded from judgement, and since no one can cast the first stone, you must pay the wages of your sin. Death.\nHad Jesus or any of the prophets said anything remotely resembling the figment of Darby's imagination called "The Rapture", you might have a leg to stand on.\nYou will NEVER find a reference to "rapture" in the bible.  If you are looking elsewhere for answers to God, be prepared for the consequences.
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1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 this is where Christians quote from to support the Rapture. And I personally believe it will come before the Tribulation. I attended an extensive Bible Study on the book of Revelation that lasted several months and it confirmed my belief that the Rapture will occur first. Just read the Bible, pray for guidance and understanding and God will give you the answers that you need resolved in your heart and mind.
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Before I say this let me tell you that I am a devout Christian.  The rapture is a creation of man and does not exist.  It evolved from interpretation of the Revelation.  Not gonna happen.  Ever.
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No, don't think so.\n\nJtuckerndfw, you really need to read the entire scripture, not just one sentence.  As you can see, when a generation sees all of these things come to pass, that will be the generation of the tribulation.  Can't take one sentence out of scripture, you really do need the entire scripture or you'll end up like so many, taking one thing out of context and changing the whole meaning.\n\nMatthew 24:\n 15"So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,'[b] spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. 18Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. 19How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. 22If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible. 25See, I have told you ahead of time. \n\n 26"So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. 27For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. \n\n 29"Immediately after the distress of those days \n   " 'the sun will be darkened, \n      and the moon will not give its light; \n   the stars will fall from the sky, \n      and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'[c] \n\n 30"At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. \n\n 32"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[d]is near, right at the door. 34I tell you the truth, this generation[e] will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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I think you would really rather be going up to heaven at that time. The earth won't be worth living on for the at least next 7 years after the Rapture takes place.  There will be diseases and death and massive destruction and earthquakes and darkness and not much food to eat. Please reconsider John 3:16
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Not really...\nEverything we have feared concerning dates has been a flop, ex: Y2K. \nWhen something important happens, it usually just happens.\nThe devil doesn't deserve his own day anyway, the only people that would declare something are people that take that path & brainwashed Christians.\n\nWhat are supposed to be scared of on this day?
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your question scares me
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The average Christian is a paradox. I wonder if they have faith in the rapture why are they so frightened by what's going on in the world right now? Many contradictory attitudes combined in one faith.
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There is no rapture.  I challenge anyone to find a single scripture that shows there will be a rapture before Jesus comes, other than in Revelation 14, which is totally overlooked by everyone I have ever heard preach.\n\nTeaching people that they will not go through this is very sad indeed, as nobody will be ready.  I say, "Bring it on God.  And by your Holy Spirit will I reveal your glory, even to death."
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It's not the idea of a rapture that I don't believe in, but the word itself. The word isn't found in the Bible. I do believe Jesus will come the way it says, but wonder where the word "rapture" came from.
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Yeah, a little.  Even though I know my eternal destiny is secure through Christ Jesus my Lord, I would not want my son to be without a mommy.  Also, kind of like a 'fear of the unknown' thing. But, not at all because I fear Hell or anything like that.  I know I'm going to Heaven.
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im not afraid of the bible\n\ni revere it like i reverence God. but i aint afraid of it.\n\nhow can u be afraid of the book that brings Life and revalation and truth??\n\noh, and satan is a defeated foe. it doesnt matter how many ears he speaks into, he will never defeat God. God has already won it all on the cross. satan is just peeved off at this fact and trying to bring as many down with him as he can, hahahah sucker, he is so doomed. what a looser. \n\nGo God GO!!! :-)