I was born again in 1990. Been studying the Word and walking with the Lord ever since. Deacon in a PCA Presbyterian church. I love Jesus. That said, your view of eschatology is pre-millenial dispensationalism (of which I once was) which was brought to America by Clarence Darby and popularized by CH Scholfield is a novel concept never hel…
I was born again in 1990. Been studying the Word and walking with the Lord ever since. Deacon in a PCA Presbyterian church. I love Jesus. That said, your view of eschatology is pre-millenial dispensationalism (of which I once was) which was brought to America by Clarence Darby and popularized by CH Scholfield is a novel concept never held by the Church before and thankfully after more than a 100 years is dying out and mainly held (tightly) by boomers. Russia is not Gog or Magog as your pastor may have told you. Also, it's likely we're in the early church and the Lord won't return for a long time although I'm dogmatic about that.
2) Believing in the Rapture is NOT a prerequisite to BE raptured. If you are a born again believer, you'll still go when Christ calls us up:
"Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth." Rev 3:10
And: 1Thes 4:16-18, Luke 17:34-37, and many others.
Exactly. In my case, I was raised and have always been a Christian but my Holy Spirit filled journey with the Lord's Word truly began in 1980 and, like you, quickly moved to the Reformed understanding of the Word and a post-millennial understanding of eschatology. This was particularly driven home after a prayerful, in-depth consideration of Christ's words in the NT.
I was born again in 1990. Been studying the Word and walking with the Lord ever since. Deacon in a PCA Presbyterian church. I love Jesus. That said, your view of eschatology is pre-millenial dispensationalism (of which I once was) which was brought to America by Clarence Darby and popularized by CH Scholfield is a novel concept never held by the Church before and thankfully after more than a 100 years is dying out and mainly held (tightly) by boomers. Russia is not Gog or Magog as your pastor may have told you. Also, it's likely we're in the early church and the Lord won't return for a long time although I'm dogmatic about that.
None of us know when Jesus will return or how the "rapture" will occur and it isn't that important to know.
God seems to work things out in the least expected ways.
We can only study and speculate, and at the end of the day, stay united in the Lord and be ready for His return as it can happen at any moment.
1) His name is John Darby.
2) Believing in the Rapture is NOT a prerequisite to BE raptured. If you are a born again believer, you'll still go when Christ calls us up:
"Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth." Rev 3:10
And: 1Thes 4:16-18, Luke 17:34-37, and many others.
And: https://www.raptureready.com/2023/06/21/john-darby-did-not-invent-the-rapture-by-gene-lawley/
And: a great teaching on the subject by a wonderful pastor who is committed to teaching Bible truth:
https://cornerstonechapel.net/teaching/20110515/
It's sad that so many are so willing to steal the joy of others....😔
We will have to circle around back to this subject when the "rapture" does or does not happen as interpreted.
Exactly. In my case, I was raised and have always been a Christian but my Holy Spirit filled journey with the Lord's Word truly began in 1980 and, like you, quickly moved to the Reformed understanding of the Word and a post-millennial understanding of eschatology. This was particularly driven home after a prayerful, in-depth consideration of Christ's words in the NT.