| Too often, we forget that the concept of
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| | but those passages that describe the
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| transition, or spiritual revolution, is
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| | Second Coming prophesy many specific
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| one that has been a mainstay of the
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| | events that will come before Christ's
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| Christian faith for it's two thousand
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| | return. Jesus himself describes His
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| years of existence. The second Coming of
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| | Second Coming-and the events which will
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| Christ, the Rapture, the Tribulation, the
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| | precede it - in Matthew 24, and chapters
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| New Heaven, the New Earth, the
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| | 6 through 18 of Revelation add many
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| Millennium, and a return to an eternal
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| | details.The question of when the Rapture
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| state are basic doctrine in almost every
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| | will occur is vital to the belief system
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| Christian denomination. As is true with
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| | of any Christian, since it determines
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| many other issues, there is a great
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| | what, if any, role they will play in The
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| divergence of thought regarding the
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| | Tribulation - a time of great trouble
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| biblical prophecies and the sequence in
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| | that will last for three and a half years
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| which the prophesied events will take
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| | and immediately preceding the Second
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| place, but we can summarize by looking at
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| | Coming of Christ. Revelation 6-18
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| the three predominant belief
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| | reveals that there will be war, famine,
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| systems:PREMILLENNIALISTS believe that
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| | pestilence, demon possession, stars
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| the Second coming will precede the
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| | falling from heaven, earthquakes, and a
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| millennium.AMILLENNIALISTS believe that
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| | disruption of the ordinary course of
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| when Christ returns, the Second Coming
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| | nature. The result of all of these
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| will immediately usher in the New Heaven
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| | events will be the most of the world's
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| and New Earth and the eternal
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| | population will be destroyed.Although
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| state.POSTMILLENNIALISTS believe that the
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| | some scholars have tried to interpret
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| world will get better and better as it
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| | these prophecies symbolically, most
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| becomes more Christianized through
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| | Christians take them as a literal
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| preaching the Gospel until it reaches a
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| | description of catastrophes that will
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| thousand years of a golden age, with
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| | occur in the natural work and will result
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| Christ coming at the end of the
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| | in great loss of life and physical
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| period.The question of whether to
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| | destruction of the earth. These events
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| interpret prophetic Scripture literally
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| | will be the result of God's wrath, and
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| or non-literally is the root of the
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| | will be directed toward Israel and those
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| controversy within the Church itself.
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| | who chose not to believe and accept the
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| Historically, the literal translation of
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| | way of salvation through Jesus Christ
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| biblical prophecy led to
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| | when it was offered.From a logical
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| premillennialism. Non-literal
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| | standpoint, a Rapture climaxing the
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| interpretation led to amillennialism and
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| | period of Tribulation would be "no great
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| has also tended to support the
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| | blessing." The Rapture is offered to
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| postmillennialism viewpoint. It is
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| | Christians as a "blessed hope" (Titus
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| generally agreed by theologians and
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| | 2:13), indicating that the Christians
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| historians that the major division into
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| | will be taken up into heaven before the
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| these three belief systems are derived
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| | period of Tribulation begins.All who are
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| from differences in the theory and the
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| | living during the Tribulation period will
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| application of "literal interpretation of
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| | suffer, but I Thess 5:4, God has promised
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| prophecy."Paul described the Rapture to
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| | that His church will not experience His
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| the Thessalonians as the Lord coming
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| | wrath. Therefore, according to Rev 6:17,
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| bodily from heaven to the air above the
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| | the church will be raptured before "the
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| earth and issuing a loud command,
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| | great day of His wrath" begins. The
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| accompanied by the voice of Michael, the
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| | period of Tribulation will climax with a
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| Archangel. A trumpet from God will be
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| | devastating worldwide earthquake (Rev
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| the signal for Christians who have died
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| | 18); the cities of the nations will
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| to be resurrected. A moment later
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| | collapse (v. 16-19) and islands and
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| Christians still living will also be
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| | mountains will disappear (v. 20). The
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| "caught up." or "raptured." with those
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| | judgment of the earthquake will climax in
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| who are resurrected to meet the Lord in
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| | a supernatural hailstorm in which the
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| the air. This rapturing is described as
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| | stones will weigh a hundred pounds each
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| being "in the clouds," a reference either
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| | (v. 21). The world will be in shambles,
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| to atmospheric clouds or to the multitude
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| | and its cities will be in ruins. It is
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| of those being raised in the sense of "so
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| | to this scene that Christ will return
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| great a cloud of witnesses" (Heb 12:1).
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| | with the raptured saints, as described in
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| Once they meet the Lord in the air they
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| | Rev 19:11-16, to establish a new world of
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| go to Heaven to fulfillment of the
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| | order.Following the meeting of the Lord
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| prophecy of going to the Father's house
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| | in the air, the Church will appear at the
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| (John 14:2-3).The human bodies of both
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| | judgment seat of Christ to receive her
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| those who have died and those who are
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| | reward (2 Cor 5:10-11). The Church will
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| living will be transformed instantly into
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| | return with Christ to the earth at His
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| bodies suited for heaven (I Cor
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| | Second Coming and will reign with Him.
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| 15:51-52). This passage makes it clear
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| | Following the completion of the
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| that our present bodies are not suited
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| | millennial Kingdom, the Church will share
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| for heaven because they are perishable,
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| | with the saints of other ages the
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| or subject to decay (v.53), and afflicted
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| | blessings of dwelling in the new
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| with mortality. A further difficulty is
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| | Jerusalem in the new heaven and the new
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| that our present bodies are sinful and
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| | earth.There are as many perspectives of
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| need to be transformed into bodies like
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| | the changes now coming about as there are
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| Christ's (Phil 3:21). Those who died and
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| | belief systems. It's interesting to
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| went to heaven left their bodies behind
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| | note, however, that - while the Christian
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| and will not be complete until they
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| | interpretation of "the end times process"
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| receive their resurrection bodies.Some
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| | as defined in the Bible is specific to
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| Bible scholars interpret Scripture as
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| | the Christian perspective and uses
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| saying that the rapture is a phase of the
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| | definitive Christian theological language
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| Second Coming. Others regard it as a
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| | - the process itself is in basic
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| separate event that will occur several
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| | agreement with the prophecies put forth
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| years before the Second Coming of Christ.
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| | by every other philosophical school
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| While biblical passages are not specific
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| | regarding the geological, political,
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| regarding the timing of these events, the
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| | socio-economic and spiritual changes
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| major prophecies point to the conclusion
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| | being predicted for the end of this
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| that only a rapture preceding the
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| | century.If we are willing to look beyond
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| tribulation would be a literal
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| | the phraseology and focus, instead, into
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| fulfillment of Scripture, and it is this
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| | the concepts being presented, we can -
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| view that is held by the majority of
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| | with very little effort - bridge the gap
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| Christians in this country
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| | between the Christian perspective of end
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| today.According to Scripture, the Rapture
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| | time prophecy and the perspectives of
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| is a movement from earth to heaven,
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| | other belief systems. As we explore the
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| whereas the Second Coming is a movement
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| | ideas behind the words, we will see for
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| from heaven to earth. This would seem to
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| | ourselves that - while God's truth comes
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| separate them into two separate
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| | in many forms to accommodate the many
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| events.The doctrine of the rapture is a
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| | spiritual levels of mankind - that truth
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| simple one. Prophecies make no mention
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| | is always the same.Lois Grant-Holland is
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| of angels or attending hosts, and no
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| | a Life Path Focus Counselor offering
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| mention of a judgment on earth to follow.
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| | Life Path Focus Sessions, Karmic
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| The Rapture's single purpose is to take
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| | Astrology Charts, Channeled Guidance,
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| the Church from earth to heaven. The
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| | Intuitive Readings and Classes and
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| Second Coming, on the other hand, is a
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| | Workshops to spiritual seekers on all
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| very complicated event which will take
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| | positive paths, and is the site
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| place over many hours as a gigantic
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| | facilitator at The A.N.S.W.E.R. - (The
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| procession of millions of saints and
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| | Seeker's Resource Guide to Alternative,
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| angels move from heaven to earth (Rev
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| | New Thought, Spiritual Growth, Wellness
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| 19:11-16).None of the passages concerning
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| | and Enlightenment Resources.
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| the Rapture mention any preceding events,
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