Why Jesus is NOT coming soon

Are you suggesting that ALL OT saints have been bodily "resurrected" (and that that is what Matthew 27:52-53 is about)?? I disagree. Why does Peter then later say, in Acts 2,

"29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day."



No, Matt27:52-53 is NOT about the BODILY resurrection of ALL OT saints now existing BODILY up in Heaven with Christ (presently). Peter was not wrong in what he stated in Acts 2.

Daniel 12:13 refers to what will occur at the END of the trib. Daniel will be present on the earth FOR the promised and PROPHESIED earthly Millennial Kingdom.

If The Lord wanted us to know when he was returning don't You think he'd of told us? We are all liars and cheats and if most of us knew when he was coming we would know when to repent. He wants us to repent NOW not the day before he returns. It might be a wink from now or it might 1000 years I choose to be ready now. I'd hate to disappoint him or get LEFT BEHIND!

Are you suggesting that ALL OT saints have been bodily "resurrected" (and that that is what Matthew 27:52-53 is about)?? I disagree. Why does Peter then later say, in Acts 2,

"29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day."



No, Matt27:52-53 is NOT about the BODILY resurrection of ALL OT saints now existing BODILY up in Heaven with Christ (presently). Peter was not wrong in what he stated in Acts 2.

Daniel 12:13 refers to what will occur at the END of the trib. Daniel will be present on the earth FOR the promised and PROPHESIED earthly Millennial Kingdom.

Tribulation is indeed a purifier.
But not for the wise virgins. They saw no tribulation ( in their waiting for the groom).
Infact,neither did the foolish until AFTER. The groom came and went.
Wow,yet another verification of a pretrib rapture.
I had never considered it before!
...but yes, they were sorta purified by the AC.
It says " they washed their robes", indicating soiled garments.
Solidly a pretrib rapture

The first is the rapture.
Mat 25 depicts it vividly.
Show me a single verse depicting a post trib rapture or resurrection.
Just one will do, cause in 40 yrs of study i have never seen one

That is interesting about David.
Thanks

Okay (and you're welcome ), but what do you mean by "interesting," if I may ask?

Do you mean that you agree with me that David's BODY is still in the sepulchre (awaiting "resurrection"), or that you still believe David has already been bodily resurrected and taken to Heaven (physically/bodily, present there now)?

If The Lord wanted us to know when he was returning don't You think he'd of told us? We are all liars and cheats and if most of us knew when he was coming we would know when to repent. He wants us to repent NOW not the day before he returns. It might be a wink from now or it might 1000 years I choose to be ready now. I'd hate to disappoint him or get LEFT BEHIND!

There are symbols given denoting events just prior to the end times. No time given though!

The vast majority of people who call themselves Christians believe that Jesus could come any second, any minute, any hour, any day, any week, any month. I disagree and here is why.

YOU are not ready. And when I say YOU I don't mean you as an individual, I mean you as part of the universal church from which emerges the Bride of Christ.

What do we see when we look at the church today?

First we see division. Denominations are in competition with each other based on doctrines. They fail to unite to influence towns and cities and states and countries with the gospel. Denominations and doctrinal disagreements are Satan's greatest tool to keep the church divided.

Next we see sin. Yes, the church is full of the same sins found in the world. No wonder the world mocks the church when it is full of the same sins it judges the world for committing.

Another big problem is that people who think of themselves as saints are living the same way as sinners. It's every man for themself and keeping up with the Jonses. "Christian" life is all about trading up to a newer and better and more expensive home or car or cell phone or LED TV or etc. It certainly isn't about sharing all things and not seeking possessions and the pleasures they bring.

Finally the church is utterly failing to realize its earthly responsibility to show the world what life in and with God is all about. For God so loved the world that He sent his Son, Jesus, to save it. This is the ultimate task of Jesus, i.e. to save this world, and the plan is to do this using the church.

Jesus is not coming back to marry a dirty slut lying in a gutter cowering in fear of persecution and begging to be rescued. He is returning to marry a glorious Bride who is standing tall wearing dazzling robes of righteousness which represent good works. She is an overcomer and a conqueror. She is without spot (sinless) and without wrinkle. This word wrinkle comes from a Greek verb meaning to rescue and with the prefix "a" means not needing to be rescued. Wrinkle is a terrible translation.

I believe it will be several years before Jesus can turn His church around and get it headed in the right direction. This will be the reason for the big worldwide economic collapse that's coming. He has to shake up the world and especially those who claim to follow Him.

I think you are not seeing clearly.
There are Christians through out the world laying their life on the line for Christ. There are many Christians world wide making overcoming sin a priority.
There are many praying day and night.
Many out reaching and testifying and defending the faith. So while some tares have grown up among the wheat and while there are hypocrites and phonies and false prophets his word declares that it is as he said it would be. I see nothing that isn't foretold us in the scriptures. Ardent passionate lovers of Christ and vile self satisfiers and slovenly lazy and sleeping would be servants world wide and interspersed. So yes he could come at any moment, it is exactly as he said it would be in the day he would return.
It's probably a good day to make ready because if he comes today or of he comes in 100 years at some point along that time line you will meet him face to face because if you don't live to see his return, you will go to him. Could be in a car wreck, plane crash, or heart attack or any cause on a long enough time line your mortality will come to a halt, and there you will be standing before him as either an object of his Mercy or of his wrath.

It could be any time since it's coming "by surprise" and "quickly". Maybe you thinking it's not going to be in your life time, but then it is, is exactly what it means by surprise and quickly?