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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-12

@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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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-28

@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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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-10

@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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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-20

In p5, Ashley explains 2Th 2: the falling away (rebellion), the restrainer (Holy Spirit in the church), and the Antichrist. Paul reassures believers Christ’s return follows the Antichrist declaring himself God in the temple. In the pre-trib rapture, ...

In p5, Ashley explains 2Th 2: the falling away (rebellion), the restrainer (Holy Spirit in the church), and the Antichrist. Paul reassures believers Christ’s return follows the Antichrist declaring hi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-07

Just watched a really comprehensive series by @Ashleyhays2089 on what the Bible

Just watched a really comprehensive series by @Ashleyhays2089 on what the Bible says about the Rapture and the Tribulation and Christians can be raptured but then believers found in the tribulation.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-02

@Conscientious43 @_jonbowlin However, that there is a great multitude of believers who come out of the tribulation does not mean that God doesn’t rapture the church prior to the tribulation. Both are true. Yet many come to belief in the tribulation a...

@Conscientious43 @_jonbowlin However, that there is a great multitude of believers who come out of the tribulation does not mean that God doesn’t rapture the church prior to the tribulation. Both are

Re 20:4 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-09

@deguido_d63717 @_jonbowlin Both are in play. There is a physical aspect and God has preserved the physical Israelites to this day as He promised. And one day at His second coming, all Israel will be saved. Even the tribulation is “Jacob’s trouble”—t...

@deguido_d63717 @_jonbowlin Both are in play. There is a physical aspect and God has preserved the physical Israelites to this day as He promised. And one day at His second coming, all Israel will be

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@JamesDitto12 That means that when a spouse dies, the living one is freed from t

@JamesDitto12 That means that when a spouse dies, the living one is freed from their vow and can marry another. At the rapture, both husband and wife may be transformed alive without dying. That does

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-17

@RisingDisciples @TruthTreasury @CherylSchatz @Joel7Richardson You realize that the “comfy, soft, western church” is only a fraction of Christian’s that will participate in the rapture, right? This is not about avoiding persecution as if we live god...

@RisingDisciples @TruthTreasury @CherylSchatz @Joel7Richardson You realize that the “comfy, soft, western church” is only a fraction of Christian’s that will participate in the rapture, right? This i

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Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

David Mead's first Scripture abuse: Isaiah 24:1 and the 'polar shift' interpretation

Mike walks through Mead's Kindle book 'Will Planet X Signal the Rapture?' verse by verse. Isaiah 24:1 is the opening Scripture Mead uses.

Isaiah 24:1 David Mead Isaiah 24:1 Will Planet X Signal the Rapture
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

David Mead's third Scripture abuse: Genesis 7:4 'seventeenth day of the second month' read as the year 2017

Mead takes Noah's ark entry date from Genesis 7 and treats it as a numerological code predicting the year 2017.

Genesis 7:4 false prophecy David Mead numerology
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

Harold Camping's 1994 prediction: when it failed, he claimed it was 'spiritual' — the Holy Spirit left all denominations

Camping's first major public end-times prediction was 1994. His response to failure set a pattern.

false prophecy Holy Spirit Harold Camping
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

Harold Camping's 2011 prediction (May 21st): billboards, followers selling homes, and the aftermath

The 2011 prediction was Camping's most globally visible campaign, involving massive advertising funded by donated savings.

false prophecy Harold Camping Family Radio
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

Reason 1: Every generation assumes it is the last generation

First of seven reasons people fall for end-times predictions.

Calvary Chapel eschatology last generation fallacy
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

Reason 6: People want it — desire for Jesus's return creates confirmation bias favoring predictions

Sixth reason people fall for false predictions.

Calvary Chapel Second Coming revival
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

Q&A: Pre-trib vs. post-trib rapture — Mike's personal uncertainty and call not to divide over it

Question from 'Detective in Christ' about the timing of the rapture.

Calvary Chapel eschatology rapture
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-25

Q&A: Division over the rapture — what to disagree about and why Christians shouldn't divide over it

Viewer Joshua Rivera asks about the extent of rapture disagreement.

1 Thessalonians Christian unity doctrinal triage rapture
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-25

Q&A: Mike's current position on rapture timing — hasn't yet settled it to his own standard

Viewer question about pre-tribulation rapture.

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Mike Winger idea 2018-10-17

It is unwise to predict the timing of the rapture; history of failed predictions demonstrates that 'no man knows the day or the hour' is to be taken seriously — Christians should live ready rather than speculate.

Q&A section: a viewer asks how close we are to the rapture given current events.

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Mike Winger idea 2018-10-24

Q&A: Secondary doctrinal differences (Calvinism, cessationism, rapture timing) are not grounds for refusing church fellowship

Viewer question about which doctrines can be tolerated when choosing a church

Calvinism Cessationism Rapture
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-01

Q&A: Mike has not yet settled his position on pre-trib, mid-trib, or post-trib rapture — he was raised in Calvary Chapel's strong pre-trib culture but feels his ability to defend pre-trib is thin and wants to do thorough homework before teaching publicly on it

Question from Bradley Wilcox about tribulation timing

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Mike Winger idea 2019-03-13

Pre-trib rapture and early church fathers: Mike acknowledges not knowing the answer and references Brian Brodersen's book.

Ian Connolly asks whether the pre-trib rapture was a recent invention not believed by early church fathers.

Pre-tribulation rapture Early church fathers Brian Brodersen
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-13

Rapture and the Third Temple: Mike believes in a future Third Temple but sees no necessary connection to pre-trib rapture timing.

Christian Lubin asks about the connection between the rapture and the building of the Third Temple.

Pre-tribulation rapture Eschatology Third Temple
Mike Winger idea 2019-08-07

Q&A: Believers not appointed to wrath — pre-trib rapture argument from 1 Thessalonians

Viewer raises the classic pre-trib rapture argument from 1 Thessalonians.

1 Thessalonians eschatology rapture tribulation
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-04

Rapture at the Feast of Trumpets: possible hint from typological fulfillment of feasts, but undermined by "no one knows the day or hour"

Q from Andrej about whether there is reason to think the Rapture will occur during the Feast of Trumpets.

Matthew 24:36 typology no one knows the day or hour eschatology
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-09

Eschatology overview — premil, amil, postmil positions and the difficulty of unfulfilled prophecy

Question from Mariano Rogers asking which eschatological view is most correct

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Mike Winger idea 2020-10-09

Mike's personal position: premillennial with a real thousand-year millennium and seven-year tribulation

Stating his personal eschatological view

millennium eschatology rapture
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-09

Skepticism toward prophetic dreams predicting the rapture — pattern of failed predictions

Question from Brian Harper about online prophetic rapture dreams

discernment eschatology false prophecy
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-09

"No man knows the day or the hour" — taking Jesus literally against rapture date-setting

Applying Matthew 24:36 to rapture date-setting

Matthew 24:36 false prophecy second coming Matthew 24:36
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-09

Can raptured believers help loved ones left behind? No biblical basis; Paul implies post-death impact ends

Question from Lassie Clyman about acting for loved ones after the rapture

Ecclesiastes Philippians 1 intermediate state rapture Ecclesiastes
Mike Winger idea 2021-02-19

Question: Thoughts on the ecumenical movement — should I leave a church that is part of it?

Viewer in Finland asks about ecumenism, since most Finnish churches are officially part of the ecumenical movement.

church unity Calvary Chapel secondary issues
Mike Winger idea 2021-03-05

Anxiety about eschatology (pre/mid/post-trib) is unnecessary — Christians are called to live ready for a full lifetime of service

Responding to a question about hoping Jesus does not return until after the questioner has died, due to eschatological anxiety

eschatology rapture abomination of desolation
Mike Winger idea 2021-03-19

2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 — the identity of the Restrainer is uncertain

Listener Louise Sorensen (Denmark) asks whether, when the restrainer of 2 Thessalonians 2 is removed, non-believers will lose compassion and morals.

2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 Holy Spirit Antichrist Eschatology
Mike Winger idea 2020-03-18

Q: Rapture timing — pre-trib, mid-trib, or post-trib? Mike isn't settled. Pre-trib arguments: God hasn't appointed us to wrath (1 Thess), John caught up in Rev 4 pictures the church. Post-trib argument: only one more coming of Jesus (first and second), no secret third appearance. Mid-trib/pre-wrath: Great Tribulation starts halfway through the 7-year period.

Q&A — rapture timing

1 Thessalonians (rapture) rapture rapture pre-tribulation
Mike Winger idea 2020-08-21

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 rapture rapture 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
Mike Winger idea 2021-09-03

About Glorified Bodies/Resurrection: If our bodies are glorified at the rapture, what happens to those people who are saved post-rapture? Is there a second resurrection?

Q&A question: About Glorified Bodies/Resurrection

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Mike Winger idea 2021-10-08

About the “Day of the Lord”: What must come first, per 2 Thessalonians 2:3? Does “apostasia” mean a spiritual falling away/rebellion, or a physical departure, as in the rapture?

Q&A question: About the “Day of the Lord”

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Mike Winger idea 2021-10-22

About the Galilean Wedding/The Rapture: Have you studied the Galilean wedding being justification for a pre-trib rapture? I’m having a hard time finding trusted sources to teach on this.

Q&A question: About the Galilean Wedding/The Rapture

justification rapture
Mike Winger idea 2022-01-28

About the 2 Witnesses / Rapture?: It seems like the 2 witnesses in Zechariah 4 and Revelation 11 are like two peoples instead of individuals, as Romans 11: 17-21 speaks of olive trees/branches being Jews/Gentiles. If so, would the rapture be the "calling up" of them?

Q&A question: About the 2 Witnesses / Rapture?

Romans 11 revelation Zechariah rapture Romans 11 revelation
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-18

About the Elect & The Tribulation: Can you be saved but not elect? I’m confused by Mark 13: 20. Will the elect be taken by the rapture, or will they suffer during the Tribulation?

Q&A question: About the Elect & The Tribulation

Mark 13 Mark 13 rapture tribulation
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-03

Rapture vs. Second Coming?: Do you think the rapture and the second coming could be different events? I have heard some Christians suggest this, explaining how the rapture will come before the tribulation.

Q&A question: Rapture vs. Second Coming?

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Mike Winger idea 2022-06-17

Is Rapture Theology Biblical?: Is it true that rapture theology didn't exist before the 19th century and that it’s a relatively modern interpretation?

Q&A question: Is Rapture Theology Biblical?

rapture
Mike Winger idea 2022-07-29

About Eschatology/The Second Coming: In Matthew 4: 42 Jesus warns believers to be ready for a second coming. Does this point to a partial rapture of only those actively practicing their faith, with others having to endure tribulation?

Q&A question: About Eschatology/The Second Coming

Matthew Matthew 4 Jesus second coming rapture
Mike Winger idea 2022-09-30

Are Rapture Dreams Truly from God?: What are your thoughts on Christians that have “rapture dreams” claiming that the rapture will be soon? Do you think these are from God, or just a result of all of the end times talk that has ramped up lately?

Q&A question: Are Rapture Dreams Truly from God?

rapture eschatology
Mike Winger idea 2023-03-17

Eschatological Timings: What effect does Psalm 110:1 and Luke 20: 42-43 have on the timing or placement of the rapture of the Church in reference to the tribulation?

Q&A question: Eschatological Timings

Psalm 110 Psalm 110:1 rapture eschatology tribulation
Mike Winger idea 2024-04-26

“Apostasy” = “Departed”?: I've heard that the word translated "apostasy" in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 can also be translated as "departed," as in "the end will not come until the departing (rapture) comes first." Do you think this is true?

Q&A question: “Apostasy” = “Departed”?

rapture apostasy
Mike Winger idea 2024-06-21

Did Jesus Teach on the Rapture?: A friend doesn’t believe in the Rapture because “Jesus never taught it” and he doesn’t consider Paul (or his writings) to be authoritative. How would you approach something like that?

Q&A question: Did Jesus Teach on the Rapture?

Jesus rapture
Mike Winger idea 2024-09-06

Must All People Hear before Rapture?: Does Matthew 24: 14 teach that the rapture will not happen until all people groups hear the Gospel? Or could Christ return before this happens?

Q&A question: Must All People Hear before Rapture?

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Mike Winger idea 2024-10-04

Rapture: Do We Have a Choice?: Assuming a rapture, are we irresistibly taken, or is it a choice to leave with Him? I ask irrespective of Calvinistic irresistible grace. Luke 17: 31-36 seems to indicate both.

Q&A question: Rapture: Do We Have a Choice?

rapture Calvinism
Mike Winger idea 2025-01-31

Tribulation Saints: Position in Heaven?: In the pre-tribulation view of the rapture, if the raptured Church is the Bride of Christ, then what position/purpose in Heaven do the tribulation saints hold?

Q&A question: Tribulation Saints: Position in Heaven?

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