The Great Tribulation - Page 5

Michael The Disciple · #41 09-19-2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

I use to believe a lot of things that I was once "told" but then I studied and learned.

Brother, you ever notice the emphasis on bad, and not on good?

Tribulation is coming, first it was the Roman Catholic church, then the Russians, and then after the Berlin wall came down everyone went after the Muslims?

I will be brief in my question, and really don't want to take you off your thread topic, but....

If you were to die today, where would you go?

Would you go to be with the Lord, or will you go to a grave to sleep in soul sleep?

I have noticed a lot of emphasis on bad. Yet I dont make up what I discuss its in the Bible. There is a lot of what one might call "negative" in the Bible. Since I believe it is inspired God has his reasons.

I guess some of us have to be "the balance". Practically all Pastors, authors and Christians are only telling one side of the story.

God is love. He is nice. He gives us what we want. Sins ok because his love is unconditional. Therefore when some of us try to present the other side of the story we SEEM like we are being negative.

Yet after hundreds or thousands of teachings people still ignore the truth you cannot just sit it out. To be faithful to Christ you continue to preach the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Then you will experience him in all his fullness.

But the message is going to SEEM to most as if its getting even MORE negative due to the times. We have yet to enter the time of tribulation which will be the worse time of trouble ever . So were still in the green tree at the moment at least in the United States.

But now the GOOD NEWS of the gospel is that Jesus died but he rose again! After three days he came to life and is living with power and authority. And our hope is that there will be a RESURRECTION of the dead!

Then at that time we will be changed from natural to spiritual. Earthly to heavenly. Mortal to immortal. We will be rewarded for the intimate life we live joined with Christ by the Holy Ghost.

The Apostle echoing Yeshua presents our hope as the resurrection of the dead.

Truthseeker · #42 09-19-2012, 11:13 PM

What do you think happened to some of the saints that were raised from their graves after the resurrection?

houston · #43 09-20-2012, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Truthseeker

What do you think happened to some of the saints that were raised from their graves after the resurrection?

Apparently that didn't happen. In the mouth of two or three witnesses...

Michael The Disciple · #44 09-20-2012, 07:25 AM

They went back to sleep. How do I know?

If they had at that time gained immortality the Apostles would have known about it. Paul did not. He said no one has immortality except Jesus.

14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:15Which in his times he shall shew , who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings , and Lord of lords ; 16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen , nor can see : to whom be honour and power everlasting. 1 Tim. 6:14-16

If no one besides Jesus was immortal that means none had yet attained eternal life. They rose as a sign in Jerusalen to Christs resurrection. Then they went back to sleep.

Paul tells us none but Christ will be made immortal till the second coming.

20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept . 21For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.22For as in Adam all die , even so in Christ shall all be made alive . 23But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 1 Cor. 15:20-23