September 30, 2010
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Day After
Gun shots were heard everywhere, with widespread chaos. Planes had crashed into busy roadways. Emergency vehicles were all but nonexsistent because of lack of personnel. Very few cities were without marshal law. All TV signals were taken over by the government announcing a “be calm” message.
The day after the rapture. What would you add to the above senario?
Comments (10)
I think people left behind that were on the fence with God will know what to do next.
I don’t know brother … First century Christians must of had a totally different view.
2 Thess 2:2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
If they could be lead to believe that our Lord had returned and they missed it …It makes me wonder what their view really was.I mean someone could’ve said, hey look out the window everythings cool, or how could the Lord return and we weren’t raptured but Paul doesn’t correct them on those matters but just says that two things must happen first.
I’m just saying.
I went to a Bible college right after H.S. There I took a course in Eschatology. Among other concepts, I was exposed to three views about the rapture: 1) Pre-tribulation. Believers will be raptured before the great tribulation which leads to the final battle between good and evil. 2) Mid-tribulation. About mid-way through, believers will be raptured. 3) Believers will go through the tribulation, then be taken. Proponents of each view could cite Scripture to advance their believe. I imagine believers would prefer not to go through any part of the tribulation. Early Christians appeared to believe that the Lord’s return was imminent. All I know is that Jesus said no one knows exactly when. I think the point is, be ready now, no matter what the time-table might be.
~~Peace, Joy, Prayers ‘n Cheers
@Giantofdespair - Not really sure of what you’re saying? Do you believe the rapture will happen one day?
@DonnaLou - Which of the three views do you believe?
@Randy7777 - No there is no Scriptural support for it.
@DonnaLou - Have you ever wondered why they appeared to believe that his return was imminent?
@Giantofdespair - Not until you asked the question. It’s my supposition only. Christians suffered a lot persecution early on. Although they did not know when Jesus would return, they may have hoped that it would be soon to deliver them from it all.
@Randy7777 - I think any of them are possible. My hope would be that Christians would be raptured before the tribulation. However, some people might think that we are already in it or heading that way. All I know is that God knows and God is in control. I think it’s better to serve God and others as best we can while we can, regardless.
@DonnaLou - Think about this.
2 Thessalonians 1:7f : “To you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on those who know not God, and obey not the gospel.”
Paul was writing to living breathing Christians of the first century. Those living breathing Christians were being persecuted at that time. It was not something that was going to happen in the far off future. It was happening then, to them.
Paul promised those living breathing, persecuted Christians relief from that persecution.Paul promised the Thessalonians that they would receive relief from their persecution “when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven.”
Paul did not tell the Thessalonians they would die, and go to heaven to get relief from their persecution. Paul did not tell them that they would die, go to paradise of Hades and wait, and then, someday, the Lord would come. Paul told living breathing humans, being persecuted at that time, that they would receive relief from that persecution “when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven.”
Are the Thessalonians still alive? Are they still under the pressure of that persecution? Did Jesus come and give them relief or not?
Paul said Jesus was coming, while the Thessalonians were still under persecution, to give them relief from that persecution! If the Thessalonians died and went to paradise or heaven, they would not need relief from persecution “when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven” would they? Would they need relief from the “pressure”of paradise? What kind of pressure is/was Hades?
If Jesus did not come in the lifetime of the Thessalonian Christians, while they were being persecuted, and give them relief from their persecution, then Paul lied to them, or his prophecy simply failed. He gave them a false hope of relief from their persecution. If Paul’s prophecy failed, or if lied to them, then he stands guilty of false prophecy and his writings are to be rejected.