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Tag Archives: tribulation
“Pleased to meet you . . .” (Introducing the Antichrist)
“. . . Hope you guess my name.” ** I can recall, as a child, listening to adults seriously considering whether Henry Kissinger might be the Antichrist. (Some will be amused by that, others shocked.) In some circles, ‘guessing the … Continue reading
Posted in eschatology
Tagged 10-nation coalition, 12th Imam, abomination of desolation, age of enlightenment, Antichrist, Armegeddon, beast, bodhisattva, Christ-consciousness, Daniel, European Union, false prophet, little horn, Mahdi, Maitreya, Revelation, Satan, second coming, tribulation
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Locusts and dragons and beasts, oh my! (Or the great tribulation)
The past few weeks, we’ve been exploring the return of Christ, particularly examining the views on the millennium and rapture that have sometimes divided Christians. In the next three weeks, we’ll wrap up this series by looking at some of … Continue reading
The posttrib rapture
Like many other evangelical Christians, I grew up in churches that taught a pretrib rapture. Some of us were vaguely aware that there were other views, but everyone I knew held to and taught that the rapture would take place … Continue reading
Examining the pretrib rapture: Assorted claims
The last few weeks we’ve been examining the three main arguments used to teach a pretrib rapture, and we’ve found them to be unsupported by Scripture. But there are other claims that one frequently hears in defense of a pretrib … Continue reading
Examining the pretrib rapture: Removed or protected?
When the conversation turns to different views of the rapture, some people will frankly admit, “I just don’t want to be here for all that terrible stuff!” Now, some of this stems from the perception that the tribulation will be … Continue reading
Rapture 101
When we talk about different views on the return of Christ, many people immediately think of the rapture. Especially since the 1970s, there have been countless books, articles, tape series, and even movies about the rapture. Whether from The Late, … Continue reading
