How Many Are Excited About the Rapture?

deacon blues · #1 12-12-2008, 11:49 PM

You know, its getting closer every day! Are you excited? Got your bags packed? Got your house in order? What a day that will be!!!!

1Th 4:14-17

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Ritamuffin57 · #2 12-13-2008, 12:08 AM

Not a day goes by that it's not on my mind. I love life, but who can deny, "There's something in the air!"

Revelationist · #3 12-13-2008, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by deacon blues

Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. [/I][/B]

Are we not with the Lord now?

Truthseeker · #4 12-13-2008, 07:30 AM

not me

Revelationist · #5 12-13-2008, 07:41 AM

Heb 13:5
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
KJV

The scripture is clear that He would never leave us... we are forever with Him now if we live for Him.

StMark · #6 12-13-2008, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Truthseeker

not me

Why not?

StMark · #7 12-13-2008, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Revelationist

Heb 13:5
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
KJV

The scripture is clear that He would never leave us... we are forever with Him now if we live for Him.

DB, what do you have to say to people who don't believe in the rapture?

StMark · #8 12-13-2008, 07:47 AM

I'm excited about the ratpure. I think more and more of God's people who dreaded the rapture will start longing for it now that they see the world going to pot.
I was in a city yesterday known for being extrodonarily evil and kept thinking " I don't belong in this world.... it's time to get out of here"

nahkoe · #9 12-13-2008, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by deacon blues

You know, its getting closer every day! Are you excited? Got your bags packed? Got your house in order? What a day that will be!!!!

I'm not. There's no way to know if it'll happen in my lifetime. I'd rather just live my life and enjoy today rather than focusing so much energy on something not guaranteed I'll even see (that's if it's even something still in the future..lol)

Apprehended · #10 12-13-2008, 08:17 AM

Many dreams, hopes, plans and futures have been aborted out of false expectations of an immediate "at any moment" rapture. Lives have been wasted on a useless expectation that never happened. We have Mr. Darby fthat thank for the "rapture" doctrine and those who picked up on it and has been spreading that error, ever since.

I long for Jesus to come back. I expect to see Him one day. It is my vision and hope to see Him at His return. If I am deceased before His return, I will come back with Him. If I am still alive when He returns, I will meet Him in the air, joining all who have gone before me to continue with Jesus and them in their descent to the earth.