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Posted: 1/13/2005 10:14:20 AM EDT
Do you believe in the rapture [yes, no?] if so, when?
yes, it already happened, we are living post rapture yes, within a year yes, within 2 - 99 years yes, over 100+ years away no, those people are crazy |
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Your poll is screwed up. It does not show my vote correctly and also shows the only vote as 50%. I feel like I'm at CNN.com |
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Yes, next hundred years (no revelation from on high, just my guess ).
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I believe, and only God knows when. 2-99 years is a good range.
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I believe in the Blondie hit, "Rapture"!
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Never going to happen, even if it does show up who the hell is going to believe him or her or (insertyourdescription)
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Crazies.
I suggest you all make plans other than travel via the spaceship behind the comet if you expect your families to survive. |
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Many will not believe but those that know/study/learn will see the signs and it will be obvious. There will even be some that know but still will not believe. It's all in the Bible. |
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I believe it will happen, but I have no idea when.
According to the bible there are alot of events that need to take place before the rapture occurs. |
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I wish it was true but I cant buy into it. I think blind faith is something your born with. Some people have it, some dont. I think genetics play a role in blind faith, no matter what god or gods or comic book you wish to believe in. I dont think people are crazy because they believe in what I think are fairy tales. Everyone needs to believe in something that makes them feel wanted and loved. Humans form groups because we need to feel like we belong. We like to be different or better than the next group. |
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Yes, I believe but it is not for me to know the time. I wish there was an option for this.
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I am amazed everyone thinks it will be in our lifetime.
ETA Why do you guys think it will happen so soon? |
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I don't know about you, Grasshopper, but unless medical science makes some great strides 99 years (or anything much more than 50 years) won't be in my lifetime. |
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It was last Thursday.
Guess you guys missed it. It was on the local news here. |
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Even Christ's disciples thought the world would end before they died. I am guessing my generation will miss it too.
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Well Medical advances are moving along rapidly. And it does say 2-90 years |
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I absolutely believe it will happen.
The Lord is coming quickly. I have no clue when He will be back...but we best be ready. |
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and how do you suggest readying ourselves for this occourance? because personally I think you're all nuts |
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+1 |
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Im sorry, but what is Rapture? Im uneducated about this. Is this the second coming or something?
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After reading a bit more, I understand that this is about the 2nd coming of Christ. Well in that case, I do have some opinion on this. I believe it will happen, however, I dont believe that most people on this earth will recognize him when he comes. I think that everyone will assume he will come in the same form as before, and I think this is a mistake. He will come, but will we recognize him, and more importantly, will we reject him or accept him.
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Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. It really is as simple as that. |
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When you look up, as the clouds part, and see Him, I am totally confident that NOBODY will mistake Him for someone else. Every knee will bow, every tongue will confess. |
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UPDATE:
OK. Time to let the cat out of the bag. I had a theory that people who believe in the rapture HOPE/WISH that it happens during their lifetime. It apears that the theory is true. Now just to figure out why they want it to happen during their lifetime. Is it because of some selfish desire to be taken away from this world? Is it some other desire? Voting is now closed. Here are the poll results. Startling numbers. Do you believe in the rapture [yes, no?] if so, when? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [votes] [ 4 ] yes, it already happened, we are living post rapture [ 1 ] yes, within a year [ 34 ] yes, within 2 - 99 years [ 4 ] yes, over 100+ years away [ 4 ] no, those people are crazy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Everyone just wants to think they'll be saved and everyone else is going to get theirs. |
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I bet after "the rapture" and all the good Christians are gone, most congregations will still be full come Sunday morning.
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yes, but I don't really know when. I'm sure it will happen though.
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Someone show me where it says there will be a rapture in the Bible. This is probably the vilest teaching I know of. I feel sorry for anyone who is teaching this garbage, run away from them. Do you know where this came from? Margaret McDonald was extremely ill when she had her “vision” and said herself that was evil. Do some investigating on you own, don't just beleive what some fool teaches.
II Thessalonians 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. |
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I only believe in a single Judgment Day. No 'invisible' Return of Christ to 'snatch' the Elect from the earth, but merely a single, solitary event that He called 'the Day of Harvest.'
One in which the Lord will return in Great Power with His Angles, sending them forth to gather the wicked for Eternal Punishment and the Elect of God for Eternal Life. There will be no secret invisible Return of Christ that will occur before Judgment Day, where He comes for His Church! That is a Christian conceit that is less than 200 years old! When Jesus taught for the very first time in a synagogue, He quoted from the Prophet Isaiah as described in Luke, Chapter 4: 16 And He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And He closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And He began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. Now, notice that Jesus did NOT quote the entirety of that passage from Isaiah! What part did He leave out? Let's see.... Isaiah, Chapter 61: 1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; Isn't it odd that He would break off, mid-sentence, from that quote from Isaiah? Why not mention the 'Day of Vengeance of our God'? Simply because that 'Day of Vegeance of our God' was NOT fulfilled in the Days of Jesus' Eartly Ministry. But it does show that He, by adopting Isaiah's express language, approved of the idea that the 'Day of Vengeance of Our God' was but a single, solitary event. Not a two-step, invisible and then visible Return of Christ, but a single solitary event! Eric The(Fundamental)Hun |
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Two words: Social Engineering. Religion once had it's place....
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I agree. The so called rapture only pertains to the 144,000. They are the ones, who if living, will be changed in the twinkling of an eye. |
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You can not go by the poll! I was the first to vote and I voted no, but the poll put my vote in the 2-99 year answer. |
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I want to see all kinds of crazy supernatural shit. It'll be like that movie "the omega code". |
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You can not go by the poll! I was the first to vote and I voted no, but the poll put my vote in the 2-99 year answer. sorry...no chad counting here. |
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Read I Thessalonians, chapter four. It is pretty clear. The word for "caught up", in the Latin translation, is the root of the word we know as "rapture" 1Th 4:15 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. 1Th 4:16 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: 1Th 4:17 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. The fact you call it a vile teaching indicates you have some serious issues, by the way. |
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The rapture will happen in my lifetime and I will not be one of the lucky few taken away. I pray my fight for good during my short lifespan in the 1000 years of war that follows will be good enough for the judgement. Let Strength and Honor be my battle cry.
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