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Did you know that there are 8,352 Bible verses related
to prophecy? I recently read that Billy Graham has found
380 references to the Second Coming in the scriptures!
And my wife has informed me that, according to Max Lucado,
23 of the 27 books in the New Testament refer to Christ’s
return. It must be important!
Here are some other things you might not know about
end-times prophecy:
•Did you know that, despite the popularity of
the pre-tribulation rapture teaching, there is only
one verse (Rev. 3:10) in the entire Bible that even
appears to say we might be raptured before the 70th
Week of Daniel (what most call the seven-year Tribulation)?
•Did you know that most people think we will be
raptured before Daniel’s 70th Week because the
Bible says we are not destined for God’s wrath,
but for salvation; and yet there is not one verse in
the Bible that says the entire 70th Week of Daniel is
God’s wrath? (In fact, there are many passages
that say something quite different, therefore setting
aside the need for the Church to be raptured pre-tribulationally.)
•And did you know that, while almost all of us
believe that the rapture will come like a thief in the
night and take us by surprise, Jesus and Paul tell us
that it will not surprise the believer, that we will
know when the time is near, and that it will surprise
only the nonbeliever?
I’m sure you’ve heard that Christ could come
at any moment because nothing has to happen before His
return. And yet, there is not one passage that says
this! In fact, there are many scriptures that tell us
there are certain events that must happen first.
I understand that these statements may be difficult
to swallow, and at first might sound like false teachings
for many, but have patience, a desire for truth, and
read ahead to find firsthand that the majority isn’t
always right.
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