Rapture anyday now!

[GISMYS]

Time is very short! The signs of the times are upon us, and they are shouting for our attention.

Are you ready? If Jesus were to return today, would He be your "Blessed Hope" (Titus 2:11-14) or would He be your "Holy Terror" (Revelation 6:12-17)? If you have never received Him as your Lord and Savior, now is the time to act. Repent of your sins, and call upon the name of the Lord that you might be saved (Acts 2:14-39).

And if you are a Christian, are you living as if Jesus might return any minute? Have you committed your life to holiness? Are you praying for the lost and witnessing for the Lord when you have an opportunity?

Are you yearning for the Lord's return? Can you say with Paul that you are a candidate for a "crown of righteousness" because you have lived your life "in the love of His appearing" (2 Timothy 4:7-8)?
DR.

 

[Uncensored2008]

the re-establishment of the state of Israel which occurred on May 14, 1948. Jesus singled out this event as the one that would signal His soon return.

His prophecy is contained in the fig tree parable (Matthew 24:32-35) which He presented in His Olivet Discourse. The day before He delivered this speech, He had put a curse on a barren fig tree, causing it to wither (Matthew 21:18-19). This was a symbolic prophecy that God would soon pour out His wrath upon the Jewish people because of their spiritual barrenness in rejecting His Son.

The next day Jesus reminded His disciples of the fig tree. He said to watch for it to bloom again. In other words, He said watch for the rebirth of Israel. He indicated that when the fig tree blooms again, He would be at the gates of Heaven, ready to return (Matthew 24:33).

Equally significant, He added an interesting observation: "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place" (Matthew 24:34). What generation? The generation that sees the fig tree blossom.

We are that generation. The fig tree has blossomed. Jesus is at the gates.
DR.

Technically, a generation is 40 years. Israel became a state in 1948 - which meant that if you were right, Jesus had to "return" by 1988.

It didn't happen.

 

[GISMYS]

the re-establishment of the state of Israel which occurred on May 14, 1948. Jesus singled out this event as the one that would signal His soon return.

His prophecy is contained in the fig tree parable (Matthew 24:32-35) which He presented in His Olivet Discourse. The day before He delivered this speech, He had put a curse on a barren fig tree, causing it to wither (Matthew 21:18-19). This was a symbolic prophecy that God would soon pour out His wrath upon the Jewish people because of their spiritual barrenness in rejecting His Son.

The next day Jesus reminded His disciples of the fig tree. He said to watch for it to bloom again. In other words, He said watch for the rebirth of Israel. He indicated that when the fig tree blooms again, He would be at the gates of Heaven, ready to return (Matthew 24:33).

Equally significant, He added an interesting observation: "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place" (Matthew 24:34). What generation? The generation that sees the fig tree blossom.

We are that generation. The fig tree has blossomed. Jesus is at the gates.
DR.

Technically, a generation is 40 years. Israel became a state in 1948 - which meant that if you were right, Jesus had to "return" by 1988.

It didn't happen.

A BIBLE generation is aprox 52 to 70 years.

 

[Uncensored2008]

A BIBLE generation is aprox 52 to 70 years.

Uh no, it is 40 years.

You're Jehovah's Witness, aren't you?

You people pull this shit all the time.

 

[GISMYS]

A BIBLE generation is aprox 52 to 70 years.

Uh no, it is 40 years.

You're Jehovah's Witness, aren't you?

You people pull this shit all the time.

no i am not a cult member! Iread and believe GOD'S WORD!

 

[Uncensored2008]

no i am not a cult member! Iread and believe GOD'S WORD!

Well, I'm agnostic. But your reading is flawed.

But here is a place to start if you REALLY want to know what the Bible says;

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/The-Rapture-Tribulation-Prophecy-Library/dp/0736910840]The Rapture: Who Will Face the Tribulation? (Tim LaHaye Prophecy Library(TM)): Tim LaHaye: 9780736910842: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

 

[GISMYS]

LOL!!! So you admit you do not believe in GOD but you want to tell about GOD'S WORD???? NO THANKS!! YOU WILL BELIEVE GOD'S WORD OR SATAN'S LIES!!!! YOUR CHOICE!

 

[hobelim]

the re-establishment of the state of Israel which occurred on May 14, 1948. Jesus singled out this event as the one that would signal His soon return.

His prophecy is contained in the fig tree parable (Matthew 24:32-35) which He presented in His Olivet Discourse. The day before He delivered this speech, He had put a curse on a barren fig tree, causing it to wither (Matthew 21:18-19). This was a symbolic prophecy that God would soon pour out His wrath upon the Jewish people because of their spiritual barrenness in rejecting His Son.

The next day Jesus reminded His disciples of the fig tree. He said to watch for it to bloom again. In other words, He said watch for the rebirth of Israel. He indicated that when the fig tree blooms again, He would be at the gates of Heaven, ready to return (Matthew 24:33).

Equally significant, He added an interesting observation: "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place" (Matthew 24:34). What generation? The generation that sees the fig tree blossom.

We are that generation. The fig tree has blossomed. Jesus is at the gates.
DR.

Technically, a generation is 40 years. Israel became a state in 1948 - which meant that if you were right, Jesus had to "return" by 1988.

It didn't happen.

A BIBLE generation is aprox 52 to 70 years.

Because Jesus was a devout Jew when he spoke of a generation he was coming from the Jewish belief that there was an age of darkness, the generation of error, that would be followed by an age of enlightenment, the messianic age.

During the time of Jesus the prevailing belief was that they were living in the last days of the age of darkness. The end was imminent. All the signs were in place, even the same signs that people cite now, and when Jesus said that it was a long time off, nation will rise against nation, the gospel will be preached the throughout the entire world, earthquakes, famines, pestilences, another diaspora, etc,. he was ridiculed.

So when Jesus said that 'this generation' would persist until his return, he was saying that the generation of error would persist until his return as it obviously has and continues as is made obvious by all these speculations about the span of a generation being 40, 50-70 years or whatever, according to genealogy and the average span of a human life..

 

[GISMYS]

The Bible says doubters will be one of the signs of the last days. Their strong opposition is another proof of the nearness of the rapture.

"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts. And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation" (2 Pet 3:3-4).

 

[GISMYS]

Jesus says we believers are to know when his return is near!

"And Jesus said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?" (Luke 12:54-56).

"Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away" (Matthew 24:34-35).

 

[jodylee]

The Bible says nothing about the rapture it was made up by some Scottish guy in the 1800's, and hasn't this thread been around for ages now. I think the original prediction in the title can be safely put to bed.

 

[GISMYS]

The Bible says nothing about the rapture it was made up by some Scottish guy in the 1800's, and hasn't this thread been around for ages now. I think the original prediction in the title can be safely put to bed.

Why show the board your ignorance?? THE ""RAPTURE"" IS THE CATCHING UP!!!!=== We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died[h] will rise from their graves. 17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. 18 So encourage each other with these words. 1 THESSALIOANS 4:15-18====BELIEVE GOD'S WORD not silly man's ideas and opinions!!!! THINK!

 

[GISMYS]

Why show the board your ignorance?? THE ""RAPTURE"" IS THE CATCHING UP!!!!=== We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. 17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will b"" caught up"" in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. 18 So encourage each other with these words. 1 THESSALIOANS 4:15-18====BELIEVE GOD'S WORD not silly man's ideas and opinions!!!! THINK!

 

[hobelim]

The Bible says nothing about the rapture it was made up by some Scottish guy in the 1800's, and hasn't this thread been around for ages now. I think the original prediction in the title can be safely put to bed.

Why show the board your ignorance?? THE ""RAPTURE"" IS THE CATCHING UP!!!!=== THINK!

LOL... You telling someone else to think is very funny.

But if the rapture is just THE CATCHING UP!!!!, and you are over the age of 8 and don't yet know the difference between a history book and a fairy tale or a metaphor from reality, you sure have a lot of catching up to do......

 

[jodylee]

The Bible says nothing about the rapture it was made up by some Scottish guy in the 1800's, and hasn't this thread been around for ages now. I think the original prediction in the title can be safely put to bed.

Why show the board your ignorance?? THE ""RAPTURE"" IS THE CATCHING UP!!!!=== We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died[h] will rise from their graves. 17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. 18 So encourage each other with these words. 1 THESSALIOANS 4:15-18====BELIEVE GOD'S WORD not silly man's ideas and opinions!!!! THINK!

Soooo where exactly does it mention the rapture in the bible, oh great fountain of knowlage
any day now hey?

 

[GISMYS]

the bible says nothing about the rapture it was made up by some scottish guy in the 1800's, and hasn't this thread been around for ages now. I think the original prediction in the title can be safely put to bed.

why show the board your ignorance?? The ""rapture"" is the catching up!!!!=== we tell you this directly from the lord: We who are still living when the lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. 16 for the lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of god. First, the christians who have died[h] will rise from their graves. 17 then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the lord in the air. Then we will be with the lord forever. 18 so encourage each other with these words. 1 thessalioans 4:15-18====believe god's word not silly man's ideas and opinions!!!! Think!

soooo where exactly does it mention the rapture in the bible, oh great fountain of knowlage
any day now hey?

silly tard! The rapture is the catching up!!! Duh!!!

 

[GISMYS]

TODAY'S Technology is another sign of the nearness of JESUS'S return.— The book of Daniel says that there will be an explosion of knowledge in the end times and that people will move about quickly (Daniel 12:4). There are many Bible prophecies that cannot be understood apart from modern technology. For example, how can the whole world look upon two bodies lying in the streets of Jerusalem (Revelation 11:8-9)? Modern television satellite technology makes it easy. How can the False Prophet build an image of the Anti-Christ that appears to be alive (Revelation 13:15)? The answer, of course, is the science of robotics. How can the False Prophet require all people on earth to take the mark of the Anti-Christ in order to buy and sell (Revelation 13:16-17)? It would not be possible apart from computers and lasers.

Jesus said that the Tribulation will be so terrible that all life on earth would cease to exist if He did not cut the period short (Matthew 24:21-22). How could all life be threatened prior to the advent of nuclear weapons? Another reference to nuclear power is likely contained in Luke's statement that men in the end times will "faint from fear" because "the powers of the heavens will be shaken" (Luke 21:26). That certainly sounds like a reference to the splitting of the atom.

 

[jodylee]

wow, so it says Rapture where?
and I'm sure mocking the disabled i.e Tard isn't a very Christian thing to do.
NO RAPTURE FOR YOU!!! strait to hell sinner

 

[GISMYS]

Today's World Politics is another sign of the nearness of JESUS'S return.— The Bible prophesies that there will be a certain pattern of world politics that we will see just before Jesus returns

The focus will be the re-established state of Israel (Zechariah 12:2-3). It will be besieged by a menacing nation from the "remote parts of the north," the nation of "Rosh" — or modern day Russia (Ezekiel 38:2,6). There will also be a threatening nation to the East that will be capable of sending an army of 200 million — namely, China (Revelation 9:13-16 and Revelation 16:12-13). A third source of danger to Israel will be the Arab nations that immediately surround it. They will covet the land and will try to take it from the Jews (Ezekiel 35:10 and 36:2).

Another key player on the world political scene in the end times will be a coalition of European nations that will form a confederation centered in the area of the old Roman empire (Daniel 2:41-44, Daniel 7:7,23-24, and Revelation 17:12-13). This confederation will serve as the political base for the rise of the Anti-Christ and the creation of his worldwide kingdom (Daniel 7:8).

Other international political signs include wars and rumors of wars (Matthew 24:6), civil wars (Matthew 24:7), and general international terrorism and lawlessness (Matthew 24:12).
Now we see the muslims in egypt.syria,iraq,iran fighting each other.=Time is very short!

 

[jodylee]

TODAY'S Technology is another sign of the nearness of JESUS'S return.— The book of Daniel says that there will be an explosion of knowledge in the end times and that people will move about quickly (Daniel 12:4). There are many Bible prophecies that cannot be understood apart from modern technology. For example, how can the whole world look upon two bodies lying in the streets of Jerusalem (Revelation 11:8-9)? Modern television satellite technology makes it easy. How can the False Prophet build an image of the Anti-Christ that appears to be alive (Revelation 13:15)? The answer, of course, is the science of robotics. How can the False Prophet require all people on earth to take the mark of the Anti-Christ in order to buy and sell (Revelation 13:16-17)? It would not be possible apart from computers and lasers.

Jesus said that the Tribulation will be so terrible that all life on earth would cease to exist if He did not cut the period short (Matthew 24:21-22). How could all life be threatened prior to the advent of nuclear weapons? Another reference to nuclear power is likely contained in Luke's statement that men in the end times will "faint from fear" because "the powers of the heavens will be shaken" (Luke 21:26). That certainly sounds like a reference to the splitting of the atom.

Every singe point in history is an explosion of knowledge its called progress