There's no mention of a "rapture" in the Revelation "sequence of events".
Quoting: Servant-of-the-LORD After the letters to the churches, the Church is not present in
Revelation.
And where in Revelation does it state that those letters are to churches in the "End Times"? Just because it's in that specific book?
NONSENSE
If you are like a good majority of folks who have read Revelation, you probably struggle to understand the meaning of the "Seven Churches" and how it would relate to end times, especially considering that those churches have basically vanished from the world.
But if you take the "traits" that are used to describe those 7 Churches, and apply them to modern day religions / denominations, you may be able to see how those things are relevant to specific groups.
Steven M Collins does just that, and you can download a 57 page PDF that explains his analysis of this.
On this webpage, scroll down and look at the right column for a tab "The Seven Churches of Revelation".
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link to www.stevenmcollins.com]
At the bottom of the drop-down menu is an option to download the PDF.
The idea of a "rapture" being "hidden" in the scriptures for 1800+ years is therefore erroneous. It's a deception to "divide" the body of Christ.
Quoting: Servant-of-the-LORD The same verses have always been there, and Scripture says that knowledge will increase as the time grows near,
AND you have seen Ephraem the Syrian, among other early believers mentioned here many times, showing that some few have always believed the idea,
but you repeatedly just dismiss and ignore it and keep repeating the same lies anyway,just like you absolutly will continue to do.
It says
everything about your heart.
It's "deception" because you don't believe it, thus sayeth you, and that settles it.
I disagree with you. I believe Jesus.
LOOK at the SCRIPTURAL evidence for a "rapture".
There is NONE.
It's ALL taken OUT of CONTEXT.
See the posts I made above comparing scripture.
IF you believe Jesus then you will KNOW that He says "you WILL see Tribulation".
