At last nights WYSIWYG video on AI we were encouraged to not fear what's coming but to trust in Jesus. The subject of the Rapture, whether pre, mid, post or pan (however it pans out) was quickly touched on.
Like last night, this is not for arguments sake. If you are willing, please share your Rapture Conviction Status and how it plays out in your life today. If you don't know and have questions, that's ok too. This is not a mountain to divide on, just encouragement to dig deeper in the Word.
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Personally after much study and prayer I hold to a Postmill stance. In a nut shell I believe that the Church is victorious on earth and when Jesus returns the world will be mostly Christian. Also that most of the scriptures that are believed to be about the Rapture/Endtimes are actually about the destruction of the temple in 70 A.D. And that we have been in the last times since Jesus ascended.
We [the Church] are to gain as much ground for Chirst as we can through His Grace and be preparing for many, many generations down the road.
Now don't misunderstand what I am saying. I believe over the course of hundreds if not thousands of years we win the world for Christ. That may or may not include the USA as we know it now. And it may be a very hard and persecuted path for a long while. But as the Gospel is preached, Churches are planted, etc. it will be better and better.
Also throughout all church history the darker the world is; the brighter and stronger the Gospel will shine. We serve a victorious King and "He will receive the full reward for His suffering." So let us press "Futher up and futher in!"
Psalm 22:27-28 "All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations."
Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
Habakkuk 2:14 "For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea."
Matthew 16:18 "And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
Now I know many will disagree with me and think me crazy for believing this. But that is fine, we all agree Jesus will return and that our task is to preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth, whether He come in the next second, or return thousands of years from now. Let us all no matter our eschatology strive to obey Jude 1:20-23.
"But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh."
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After reading all of God’s love letters, my heart’s conviction is a pre-tribulation Rapture. It brings comfort and joy to know I am part of the Bride of Christ and He will call me up soon. Come what may here on Earth, I am His daughter and Ambassador. While there is yet time to share His Good News, I am to point others to Him and His Word and allow the Holy Spirit to convict, and teach their hearts. Everyday past salvation is just more time to glorify God before we meet, face to face.