Do not teach my people to fly to save their souls

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RichGladden

RichGladden

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Nehemiah6 said:
That passage may not be time -specific but other passages are crystal clear that the coming of Christ for His saints can occur at ANY TIME -- an unexpected and unannounced coming like "a thief in the night". And because Matthew 24 is about what happens AFTER Christ comes WITH His saints and angels at His Second Coming, it does not apply to the Resurrection/Rapture. Indeed it would be absurd to imagine that while the battle of Armageddon occurs, all the saints are being resurrected and raptured! In fact it would contradict Revelation 19.

What is shown in Matthew 29,30 is the gathering of the believing remnant of Israel --"the elect" -- after the Second Coming. Christ does not send out His angels to gather the Church, since He comes personally. Thus "I WILL RECEIVE YOU UNTO MYSELF".
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I disagree. Notice the lack of mention of Jews or Isreal.

Rom 11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

A parallel is found in Mark.

Mar 13:24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
Mar 13:25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
Mar 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Mar 13:27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

Notice the last verse of That chapter.

Mar 13:37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

Now did He single out Isreal? I don't think so!
 
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