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    Matthew 24:40 Is the rapture secret?

    You're the one who has made it a mess. There is no gathering for the wicked. There is no Rapture for the wicked. Those in the flood were never gathered together, they were destroyed by the waters. Some would have been swept away, some would have drowned trapped in their hiding places but there...
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    Matthew 24:40 Is the rapture secret?

    Which is analogous to the Rapture of the Church prior to the beginning of the Tribulation period. The Church is in Christ and lifted above the Earth just as Noah was in the Ark and lifted above the waters. Then at the end of the Tribulation the Coming of the Son destroys the wicked by taking...
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    Poll about how you see predestination/freewill

    I don't know about those terms but there is scripture to show God's will is expressed in what He wants, what He allows man to do with conditions attached (in spite of it not being what He wants) and there is what God allows man to do but will override his attempts if he tries to go beyond His...
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    Matthew 24:40 Is the rapture secret?

    The word "paralambano" is also used of Satan taking Jesus to the temple and high mountain in His temptations. (Matt.4:5&8) Hardly sounds like the sort Jesus would associate with. Also used of the soldiers taking Jesus away to be crucified. (Jn.19:16) The word is not solely used of good...
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    Poll about how you see predestination/freewill

    No. Go read my post again and ask yourself did you decide to be born in the Church age in what ever country reside? Did you decide as a believer that you would be given the Holy Spirit as a seal of your salvation? Along with all the other decisions God decided in regards to believers throughout...
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    Matthew 24:40 Is the rapture secret?

    You listen to Perry Stone (assuming it is the one I think)? It explains a lot.
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    Matthew 24:40 Is the rapture secret?

    The Son returns at the end of the Tribulation period (7 years). The Rapture occurs before the Tribulation begins. The Rapture is not the Second Coming. They are two separate and distinct events. The Rapture is the Church being taken to heaven as Jesus promised in John 14:3. It will occur in a...
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    At what point in our salvation is the blood of Christ applied?

    God appointed pastor/teachers, not translator/harmonizors. Anyone can teach what they have been taught, some do it better than others but the appointment of pastor/teacher is specially equipped beyond what the average person can understand from simply reading scripture and praying about it, no...
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    At what point in our salvation is the blood of Christ applied?

    When did God fill Chat GPT with the Holy Spirit so it can spiritually discern the truth?
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    At what point in our salvation is the blood of Christ applied?

    He never said that. He said teachers of the word need to learn the languages and the history if they are to teach accurately and in depth. If we, as disciples, are to learn beyond the elemental principles then we need to learn from teachers who devote themselves to understanding the word through...
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    Matthew 24:40 Is the rapture secret?

    And the passage of scripture is making you look bad. I'm not even a post-tribber so I have no clue what you are rambling on about. There is nothing in the passage about being in bed or caves or 1/3 of the population. I find your thinking to be quite incoherent and nonsensical. The setting is...
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    At what point in our salvation is the blood of Christ applied?

    Proverbs 9:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. How do you think you got your English translation?
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    Matthew 24:40 Is the rapture secret?

    No He didn't. Is English not your first language? He said all who were eating, drinking and marrying were taken away by the flood. If we were to use your logic, anyone who wasn't doing those three things at the exact time of the flood would have been safe as well, but no-one was safe except for...
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    At what point in our salvation is the blood of Christ applied?

    1 John 2:2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. If He didn't atone for all of us on the Cross then where and when? That was His job, to save the world from their sin. 1 Timothy 1:15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all...
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    Poll about how you see predestination/freewill

    He will do what He has always done and come down to man for no man, of his own virtue, strength or will, can reach up to God. For some, He will save and others, He will condemn. So be it. Come Lord Jesus.