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Two Israels? Two Kingdoms? Two Second Comings?, #9
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. (Revelation 1:7)
Revelation 1:7 is the corner stone of the Book of Revelation. It is not to be changed in any manner.
This is the one second coming of the Lord, the descent of Christ and His Body to the Mount of Olives as promised in Acts 1:11. Here is the "blessed hope" of the Christian Church, the hope of the godly until the nineteenth century.
In our day, a confusing and destructive idea has been introduced into Christian theology. Before the return of Christ to the earth, before the scriptural Day of Christ, Day of the Lord, there will be a special, secret appearing of Christ in order to withdraw the believers (in their immaturity) from the earth so they (the "Gentile part" of the Body of Christ) will not be required to suffer at the hands of Antichrist.
This, in spite of the stern warning of the Scripture that careless, lukewarm believers will face an angry Christ.
This, in spite of Jesus' warning concerning the spirit of deception that is to challenge the elect. This, in spite of Jesus' statement that the wheat and the tares will come to maturity side by side.
This, in spite of the fact that the history of the Christian Church has been one of suffering and persecution. This, in spite of the fact that the wrath of God will fall the moment Christ summons His elect to Himself (following the type of Lot—Luke 17:29), not seven years later as is being taught.
This, in spite of the fact that the Apostle Paul stated clearly that the Jews and Gentiles are one Body in Christ.
No doubt the current "faith-prosperity" doctrine, which is the voice of the False Prophet, is an offshoot of the unscriptural belief that God is not willing that His saints should suffer.
The secret evacuation of the "Gentile Church" (the concept of a "Gentile Church" being an unscriptural doctrine of itself) is based on I Thessalonians 4:16-5:3, plus an assortment of fleshly assumptions ("God does not want His children to suffer"; there will be a special seven-year "awards ceremony" in which all believers, regardless of their sin and self-love, will hear "well done, good and faithful servant"; we are saved by "grace" alone whether or not we live a godly life; and all the rest of the satanic lies—lies calculated to leave the believers unprepared for the age of moral horrors that is at the door).
The truth is, I Thessalonians 4:16-5:3 fits exactly what Jesus prophesied in the twenty-fourth chapter of the Book of Matthew. The trumpet sounds. The elect are gathered to Christ. Sudden destruction falls on the ungodly. There is no difference whatever. The Greek term parousia is used in both Matthew and Thessalonians for "coming."
To be continued.