secret rapture

[Sabby]

Originally Posted by Sam

The standard dispensational teaching is that Jesus will rapture His bride before the tribulation and then return with His bride to rule on the earth after the tribulation. This is from a recent Bible Study:

Program of His Coming
Rapture Revelation
In air to earth
for the church with the church
before the tribulation after the tribulation
rewards in heaven ruling on earth
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Revelation 19:11-19
Revelation chapter 4

The UPC has published a position paper which states:
"...We reject preterist notions that the prophecies of Revelation 4-19 were fulfilled in AD 70...As Oneness Pentecostals we believe that Revelation 4-19 refers to events that are yet future ..."

Sam,
How recent is this Bible Study?

[Sabby]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Not one verse indicates the world misses any of those things, however. Not one verse indicates anything much happens AFTER the saints are resurrected (ie no continuing history on earth, unless you count the millenium).

The fACT is the 'pre tribulation rapture' was cooked up in the 1800s and sold via Scofield, who was a scoundrel and who was funded by certain interests (still at work today, BTW) pushing a certain poilitical/social agenda.

I'm not disagreeing with you; just curious as to the political/social agendas you believed were pushed.