Mike affirms the rapture doctrine from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 as plain biblical teaching. The Greek harpazo ("caught up") → Latin rapturus → English "rapture." He's unsettled on pre/mid/post-trib timing but firmly believes in the event itself. Holds a futurist view of Revelation — future events not yet fulfilled.
Rapture — affirmed, timing unsettled
1 Thessalonians 4:13-17: dead in Christ rise first, then living believers caught up in clouds. Deceased believers are with the Lord now (disembodied); they receive resurrection bodies at the Second Coming; living believers are transformed. Mike holds futurist view of Revelation. Unsettled on pre/mid/post-trib. Has looked at preterist and partial preterist views but remains futurist.
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@travismsnow If the church goes to heaven after the rapture, who is the rapture
@travismsnow If the church goes to heaven after the rapture, who is the rapture for?
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@GrumpyBohemian @DracoReformans The rapture has nothing to do with persecution.
@GrumpyBohemian @DracoReformans The rapture has nothing to do with persecution. Everyone knows that the Bible promises persecution to those who seek to live godly lives. And how on earth does it caus
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@I_Been_Raptured @MikeWingerii Heresy? Heresy is related to the person and work of Jesus, the nature of God, the gospel—basically the fundamentals of the faith. Whether women can teach truth or serve as elders is not a fundamental and shouldn’t be re...
@I_Been_Raptured @MikeWingerii Heresy? Heresy is related to the person and work of Jesus, the nature of God, the gospel—basically the fundamentals of the faith. Whether women can teach truth or serve
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