According to Futurist doctrine millions of Christians will disappear from Earth to be with Jesus in Heaven.
This doctrine they call ‘The Secret Rapture.’
They divide Christ’s single Return into two-stages:
Stage 1: invisibly, secretly, to gather His Elect in the air.
Stage 2: 7 years later, visibly, to render judgment upon unbelievers.
In actuality, however, they teach 2 separate and very different Returns of Christ.
This is problematic since Scripture teaches only one Return of Christ: very visible, very loud, and very angry:
……the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
Baptists have historically understood Christ’s one-time very visible, very loud, very angry Return:
By adding a second Second Coming of Christ 7 years later Futurists have invented ‘The Doctrine of the Second Chance.’
Below I quote from Rapture Ready website’s Left Behind Letters where numerous proponents of Futurism have had the forethought to leave letters written to the unbelievers left behind.
In it they explain what happened and what is about to happen to the less fortunate.
The left behind world has 7 more years to get right with God.
A second chance lasting 7 years.
Scripture must be 'mistaken' when it declares:
behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
Whom does the reader believe, the Word of God or the word of the Futurist prophets?
The Many Insurmountable Difficulties of Futurism: Doctrine of the 2nd Chance
Discussion in 'Other Christian Denominations' started by Protestant, Nov 8, 2014.
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
If one is going to criticize someones doctrine you should at least know what you are talking about. You need to study what the rapture is if you are to speak to it intelligently.
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The greek gods got angry with each other and went to war with each other.
Is the God you perceive of as angry, like this?
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Do you disagree that Christ will return in anger and wrath? -
In justice, yes.
In vengeance, yes.
In anger, no. God is not one who loses his temper, turns red in the face, so to speak. As a man, Christ always had his emotions under control. He "never lost it." He wasn't an "angry man." God is not portrayed as "angry," for anger is different than wrath. -
Have you read the Bible? -
Exo 4:14 NASB - Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, "Is there not your brother Aaron the Levite? I know that he speaks fluently. And moreover, behold, he is coming out to meet you; when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
Num 11:33 NASB - While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD struck the people with a very severe plague.
Num 12:9 NASB - So the anger of the LORD burned against them and He departed.
Jdg 2:14 NASB - The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands of plunderers who plundered them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies around them, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
2Sa 6:7 NASB - And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God.
Psa 106:40 NASB - Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against His people And He abhorred His inheritance.
Jer 25:37 NASB - "And the peaceful folds are made silent Because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
Zep 2:2 NASB - Before the decree takes effect-- The day passes like the chaff-- Before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, Before the day of the LORD'S anger comes upon you.
Rev 14:10 NASB - he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
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For example even in your last quoted verse, Rev.14:10, the KJV says:
[FONT="]Revelation 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:[/FONT]
--That would mean I would have to check the others as well.
Second, no doubt some would be used as anthropomorphisms. God is not angry, but the author may attribute that characteristic to him to help us understand more about God in our minds of finite comprehension. For example God, a spirit, does not have wings, and yet they are attributed to him: "I will hide you under my wings."
Third, it is generally accepted that "anger" in and of itself is sin. God doesn't sin. -
Second, I think you have an uphill climb to establish a substantial difference between wrath and anger.
Third, the text correlates God's wrath and his anger, read all that i underlined.
Fourth, indignation (KJV) means anger.
Eph 4:26 NASB - BE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, -
So I looked again.
Here is a better comparison:
[FONT="]Psalms 106:40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.[/FONT]
Now look. The NASB says "anger."
Or do you believe that God has wings?
Why did Jesus say if you are angry with your brother you are in danger of hell fire.
Murder is committed in the heart. It stems from anger.
It speaks of righteous indignation, not a loss of control, not losing one's temper. It has the outcome of writing a letter to the editor or to your senator, etc. because of a law or policy passed in your nation. It doesn't mean expressing the outward emotion of anger, which I believe is sin.
[FONT="]Proverbs 16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Proverbs 14:17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Proverbs 21:19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Proverbs 22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:[/FONT]
[FONT="]Proverbs 25:23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Proverbs 29:22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.[/FONT]
Make no friendship with an angry man.
Seems fairly clear to me. Anger is sin. The wisest man that ever lived, apart from Christ himself has a lot to say about anger. It is wrong. It is sin. Jesus was not an angry man. He never lost his temper. He always "ruled his own spirit."
See the contrast here once again and you can derive a proper definition:
[FONT="]Proverbs 16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.[/FONT]
Proverbs uses clauses that are put in juxtaposition to each other.
The one that rules his own spirit is opposite of the one that doesn't, that is, the angry person. The angry person does not rule his own spirit. Anger is sin. -
Psa 7:11 KJV - God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
The emotion of anger, in and of itself is not sin. I've never once said that all anger is permissible, and I certainly haven't said that "losing control" is OK.
Are you capable of discussing things without misrepresenting other's positions??
Read the text, and actually try to understand it instead of assuming your beliefs then reading them into it. -
With that I am done posting on this topic in this thread. The OP is on the vast difficulties in the dispensational form of futurism, not on the anger of God.
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Being angry does not mean you do not have control of your emotions neither is it automatically a negative aspect. God's anger and wrath are always just.
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I don't believe "conversation" and "behaviour" are interchangeable either. 400 years ago they may have been, but not now.
Words change. The English language is very fluid.
[FONT="]1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.[/FONT]
--There is no way that any one here is going to prevent the resurrection of anyone. However, if Christ comes, we shall precede those who have already died in Christ.
The word angry has changed its meaning. To the common person it means one who has lost his temper, or even is close to losing his temper.
From Merriam Webster:
Anger is rage. Anger is a strong emotional feeling usually resulting in antagonism. Displeasure.
These are not the fruit of the Spirit, nor the qualities of the Lord.
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It is your opinion that there is only one Return. It is not the opinion of the majority. It is not the teaching of the Bible, and that is the teaching that counts.
The events of 1Thes.4:13-18 cannot be reconciled with the events of 2Thes.1:7-9. They are two different events.
You have produced very little scripture, no historical evidence, and have not proved your position neither disproved ours. -
In DHK's mind Hell is not a place where God's anger is manifested in an infinite indescribable manner which makes the human mind shudder.
Rather Hell is place which manifests God's 'wrath'......'wrath' being a more 'appropriate' description reflecting the dignity of the Almighty.
'Anger' is such a pedestrian term.
Of course, Jesus never displayed anger according to DHK.
His overturning the tables of the moneychangers was not done out of anger.
His Matt. 23 tirade against the Pharisees was yet another example of anger-free teaching by our Lord. -
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"Overturning" tables is not "smashing" them. He didn't harm anyone. He didn't "lose his temper." He was always in control of his emotions. For that fact he probably never raised his voice. There was righteous indignation, but not "anger" as we know it today. Therefore the picture one has of Jesus going into the Temple is distorted with our definition of "anger," and you just gave a very good example.
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