Eschatology

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Eschatology ?????

• Rapture ??

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What is Rapture ???

• 1Th 417.
• Harpazo means snatch or take away.
• Ecstatic joy or delight joyful ecstasy.
• The carrying of a person to another place or
  sphere of existence.
• The removal of the church from the Earth to
  Heaven to be with Christ.

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Stages of Rapture

• Christ return to take the church.
• Resurrection.
• Rapture.
• Reunion.

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Millennial Question ??????

• 3 Different Views of Millennium

Christs Return
Age of Church
Millennium
Eternity
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Amillennialism ??????

• Christs return Rapture is a single event.
• This will be followed by
• General resurrection.
• Judgment.
• Eternity.

Christs Return
Age of Church
Eternity
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Postmillennialism ?????

• Millennium will be brought about by the church.
• Christs return Rapture is a single event.

Christs Return
Age of Church
Millennium
Eternity
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Premillennialism ?????

• Christs return Rapture is distinguishable.
• At least 4 different views on timing of Rapture.

Christs Return
Age of Church
Millennium
7 Years tribulation
Eternity
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Pretribulationism ?????
Christs Return
Rapture
Age of Church
Millennium
7 Years tribulation
Eternity
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Postribulationism ?????
Christs Return
Rapture
Age of Church
Millennium
7 Years tribulation
Eternity
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Midtribulationism ?????
Christs Return
Rapture
Age of Church
Millennium
7 Years tribulation
Eternity
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Partial Rapture ?????
Christs Return
Rapture
Age of Church
Millennium
7 Years tribulation
Eternity
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Is the Timing of Rapture Important?

• Understands Gods plan.
• Understands Gods heart.
• Understands prophecy.
• Have a sense of urgency.
• Be able to bear suffering.

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Comparison of Pre- Post-tribulationism

• Pretribulationism

• Posttribulationism

• Rapture before Tribulation.
• Rapture 2nd coming of Christ separated by 7
  yrs.
• Rev 310 before Tribulation.
• 144,000 Jews saved at the beginning of
  Tribulation.
• Day of the Lord begins at the start of
  Tribulation.
• Living people judged at 2nd coming of Christ.
• Parents of Millennium population from the
  survivors of the judgment.
• Church judged in Heaven during the 7 yrs.

• Rapture after Tribulation.
• Rapture 2nd coming of Christ is a single event.
• Rev 310 after Tribulation.
• 144,000 Jews saved at the end of Tribulation.
• Day of the Lord begins at the end of Tribulation.
• No judgment of living at the 2nd coming of
  Christ.
• Parents of the Millennium population comes from
  144,000 Jews.
• Church judged after 2nd coming or Millennium.