Friday, June 27, 2008

Get Ready For the Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church

Let's continue to read english and greek the way it is written, not twisted to fit preconceived notions:

Luke 17:26And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. 31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. 32 Remember Lot's wife. 33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. 34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

Why did the Lord give us the examples of Noe and Lot here? For a reason? Uh...YEA
What happened in the days of Noe and Lot? The were PHYSICALLY SEPARATED FROM THE DESTRUCTION, and then, ONLY THEN did destruction fall. Those who argue that we have to suffer the torments of the tribulation for some reason or other, in essence change the stories of Lot and Noe from them being removed BEFORE the destruction to them being removed half-way through it, or after it was done wreaking its havok, but THAT'S NOT WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS IS IT? Plain english here, no twisting, no linguistic aerobics, repeat after me:

NOE AND LOT WERE REMOVED BEFORE THE DESTRUCTION
NOE AND LOT WERE REMOVED BEFORE THE DESTRUCTION
NOE AND LOT WERE REMOVED BEFORE THE DESTRUCTION
NOE AND LOT WERE REMOVED BEFORE THE DESTRUCTION

What part of ESCAPE ALL, don't people understand? Lk21:36
What part of KEPT FROM THE HOUR OF TRIAL don't people understand? Rev3:10
What part of removed BEFORE the destruction don't people understand?Luke 17:26-30

Is plain english not plain enough? Look those words up in your greek lexicons and the greek makes an even more rock solid case for the pre-tribulation rapture.

But there's so much more:

34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be paralambano (par-al-am-ban'-o: to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation), and the other shall be left. 35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be paralambano (par-al-am-ban'-o: to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation), and the other left. 36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be paralambano (par-al-am-ban'-o: to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation), and the other left

παραληφθησεται verb - future passive indicative - third person singular paralambano par-al-am-ban'-o: to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation); by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn -- receive, take (unto, with).

This is the rapture of the church, What is Luke 17:26-37 telling us? Before the destruction we will be removed. How is it going to happen? People will be doing normal daily things, then they will be "received near, in a familiar and intimate way" that's what paralambano means, look it up. Notice what the bible DOES NOT SAY, it does not say people will be hiding in a cave then be raptured, it does not say they will be running from the anti-christ and be raptured, it does not say they will be laying half dead with their starving family in a field somewhere then be raptured, it says they will be doing NORMAL THINGS when they are raptured. Only the pre-tribulation rapture fits with the Word of God's description of when the rapture will occur, BEFORE THE TRIBULATION. Since people will be doing 'normal' things like laying in a bed, preparing food or working a field, this leads to another question, how many 'normal' days are left? Judging by the events I see in the world around us, NOT MANY. So what does that mean? Get ready, be sanctified and holy for the bridegroom approaches. Please pray for all the brothers, grace and peace