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Assemblies
of God Position Paper on the Pretribulation Rapture (from their list
of position
papers) (If either link is broken, start at the
AG home page.) (The weight of Scripture supports a pre-Tribulation
Rapture) Adopted August 14, 1979, This is one of the best summaries
of the scriptural reasons to believe in the pre tribulation rapture.
I agree 100% with all of their statements and scriptures quoted with regard
to the pre tribulation rapture. They do not mention the Wedding nor
the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanna) as examples in the position paper.
At one Assembly of God Church I attended in Redwood City, California, the
Pastor and congregation believed that the rapture would fall on a Feast
of Trumpets.
The Rapture:
The word is Biblical. Lists 170 types, or shadows, of the Rapture
found in the Old Testament!
AmazingBible.com
also www.bibledesk.com (pretrib:
acknowleding the Feast of Trumpets is the rapture) Huge website, full of
many articles.
Rapture Ready (Todd Strandberg)
Perhaps one of the most popular websites on the internet for the rapture.
If you seach for "rapture" in any search engine, you are sure to find Todd's
Website. He has one of the most popular Christian Chat boards around,
and I used to spend a lot of time there, defending the pretribulation rapture.
Ariel Ministries (Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum)
A Messianic Jew, he teaches about the rapture & the Feast of Trumpets.
See his article under "Fruit from the Frucht, and then click on "The Feasts
of Israel". Dr. Fruchtenbaum was one of the most well respected Bible
scholars at the Ninth Annual Pre Trib Study Group conference that I attended
in Dallas, TX on December 11th, 2000, which has been sponsored by Tim LaHaye,
author of the famous "Left Behind" series, and by Tommy Ice. Dr Fruchtenbaum
also talks about the Wedding. He is in very high demand as a prophecy
speaker, travelling and lecturing almost continuously.
Bible and Prophecy Truths;
(Jim Bramlett) Jim tends to get caught up in date setting, as I have also
been guilty of in the past. I will no longer try and predict dates,
unless I find myself in the tribulaiton, in which case I will know there
will be seven more years, or if I see the abomination of desolation, in
which case I will know there are 3.5 years until Christ's return.
God is the date setter.
Bible Prophecy Corner: WHEN WILL
THE RAPTURE BE "NIGH AT HAND"? (M.J. Agee) Agee had predicted a rapture
on Pentecost, 1988, and several other dates since. She has not stopped
trying to anticipate a secific date for the rapture, now looking to Pentecost,
'01. She's still learning, as are we all. Hers was the first
website that caught my attention, and led me to begin studying the topic
of the rapture, which I knew so little about back in 1997.
Teachings about APOSTASIA AS DEPARTURE (which I agree
with)
What
Saith The Scriptures? Must There Be a Pre-Tribulational Rapture? --Proving
pretrib in 2 Thess 2, without acknowledging that apostasia means departure.
The "Baptist version" of the Pretrib rapture is different
than what I see in the Bible, and is different than what I teach.
I believe their vision is most distorted and darkened by the
"once saved always saved" doctrine which is a heresy. I think
most of the most popular rapture teachers are in this camp: Scofield, John
Walvoord, Hal Lindsey, Jack Van Impe, Tim LaHaye, and the Dallas Theological
Seminary. They typically deny that the rapture is taught in Matt
24-25; denying that the parable of the ten virgins of Matt 25:1-3 is the
rapture. They usually focus on the difference between Israel and
the Church. They teach "dispensationalism". They teach against
a "partial rapture" which I believe in. They usually don't think
the Feasts of the Lord, or the Feast of Trumpets teaches about the rapture,
and they believe in "imminency" instead. I have identified several
major PRETRIB ERRORS they teach about the
pretribulation rapture that primarily stem from this doctrinal group.
I believe that Calvary Chapel also teaches the rapture from this viewpoint,
since their textbook for teaching the rapture is John Walvoord's book.
I think (not exactly sure) that the authors below typically teach something
similar to the errors contained in the paragraph above.
EndTime Bible Prophecy
This site quotes many key scriptures in full. He presents 20 PROPHETIC
SIGNS THAT WE ARE IN THE END TIMES. I disagree with the "at any moment"
rapture he presents. I believe all the verses which imply a type
of unknown time day or hour refer to the groom coming for his bride according
to the Wedding, and to the unknown day of the Feast of Trumpets.
I believe God acts at "appointed times", and that we will not be in darkness
as to the appointed time of the rapture if we examine and study the Feast
of Trumpets and the Wedding of the Messiah.
Chapter 4 of The Great
Dream by "US" (1John 4:6) (Part 2 includes history on the origin of
the Pre Tribulation Rapture.) Unfortunately, he believes and teaches OSAS.
Book: "The Great American Lie" by Rick Thorne, a pretrib rapture believer
(available at amazon.com, you can search by book title or ISBN 0-937327-00-X)
This book covers Government and Business Conspiracies, the New World Order,
Who are the International Bankers, Freemasonry, The Illuminati, the Occult,
Humanity's legal Rights, Kennedy Murder, Why people are being Microchipped,
The Protocols Of The Wise Men Of Zion, What happens when draw our last
breath here on planet earth, Signs of The End Times, and the pretribulation
rapture. TWO THIRDS OF THE BOOK IS CONSPIRACY CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL
BANKERS (ILLUMINATI) AND THE REST OF THE BOOK IS PROPHECY AND SALVATION.
Anti - "Pretribulation Rapture" links:
Hebraic Heritage
Ministries International (Eddie Chumny) Eddie shows how the Feast
of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanna) depicts the rapture and how the Wedding pictures
the rapture as well. His book, "The Seven Festivals of the
Messiah" has been put into html at his website and is free to read,
and I highly recommend it. Amazon.com says his paperback book
came out in 1994, and many fine pre trib teachers still have not heard
about his well-researched work. I have expanded his study of how
the Wedding and Feast of Trumpets (rosh hashanna) pictures the rapture
from scripture only. I have truly been blessed by his work, and I
find that the Bible confirms it wonderfully. Nearly ALL of the
verses in the Bible that speak of the pre tribulation rapture carry more
meaning and significance when you understand the Feast of Trumpets and
the Wedding. When I was still a baby Christian, I found his work
difficult to read, I would fall asleep trying to read it. He uses
many Jewish terms that make it difficult to read. He also makes use
of many Jewish traditions in his comparisons. I have confirmed parts
of his work through scriptural comparisons in the King James. UPDATE: As
of fall, 2002, EDDIE no longer believes in the pretrib rapture.
Will
Christians Go Through the Great Tribulation? Is
the Next Great Prophetic Event the Rapture of the Saints?
Short Rapture pages
The Rapture Question
(Friends of Israel) provides a summary of the various views.
