The Day of the Lord?

Agreed, and the pasuk from Amos needs to be read in context; that it is day of woe for those not justified and right with God, but who *thought* they were right. And in this on the other side of the coin, it is also the time of saving for those who trust in Him. Regarding the Day itself, we look toward it as the Hope, because then God rules in power and justice-that is one of the reasons why the Goodnews was Goodnews, because in Jesus "the Kingdom of God has come near".

All I can say is I am thankful that not knowing how or when the rapture takes place isn't a requirement in His Kingdom. I don't have a set, "this is what I believe" because I don't know what to believe. I have heard various teachings from pre-trib, to mid-trib, to post-trib and they all make sense. so I don't worry about it.Though there is a book I recently read I found very interesting called "The Harbinger"by Jonathan Cahn. He explains a verse in Isaiah that parallels 9/11 and the fall of Wall Street. He also says there will be another Holocaust, but I don't know if it will be against the Jews or Christians or both..That I do believe, as I am seeing antisemitism on the rise.

i have no idea. it also says we wont know the hour. he will come like a theif in the night. anyway, my aunt thinks she will go in a rapture and just be taken to heaven as all christians have been promised. but i also dont know how truely pure , good, and christian you must be for that. myself.

I believe that we will see most of it....I believe we will see the unveiling of the anti-christ. I also believe that we will have to make the choice to take the mark of the beast or be beheaded.....but i also believe that the rapture will happen before the worst of God's wrath is poured onto the earth. I also believe that what ever happens is that we hold fast, and keep the faith, because what ever happens here on earth is worth going through to spend a entirety with God when it is all over.

I was raised a Catholic, converted to protestantism as a young teen. I attended a Baptist church at the time, and was excited to learn things from the Bible, which as a Catholic I'd been encouraged to not read. I won't tell you that I still believe in a rapture. My mind wants to. My soul looks around at the world, at the suffering of God's people. And I don't know what to believe. How do I handle this? I have taken the attitude that God will do what God is going to do. I do know for certain that the Tribulation is described as a time of JACOB'S TROUBLE. I do know for certain that God will allow the nations of the earth to come against Israel, and HE does this to purify and cleanse Israel. To separate the wheat from the chaff. But Revelation also describes horrible suffering in the entire world as a result of their apostasy and evil. Would any sane person want to escape this? Of course they would. But I also read of in Revelation of souls under the alter of God in heaven who have been beheaded for believing in Jesus. So, I guess my point is this; God does not ask that I approve of His plans. He tells us to be ready to serve Him. To put on the armour of spiritual warfare. To fill our minds and hearts with His Word so as to be ready to give account in the day of testing. If God wants to take me a a 'rapture' I'm ready to go. BUT, if HE asks me to stay and witness to the world my faith by dying for HIM, I would hope I was ready to do that too.

I have trouble with all of this. To me, Revelations is one of the most least understood part of the scriptures. John saw everything from the beginning to the end. He condensed these into seven periods of time, of basically 1000 years each, 1 seal - 1000 years. The seven seal is the 1000 years which Christ will reign on earth and finish up the glory of God of raising all of our Father's children and then resurrecting them. And all mankind who ever lived on Earth will be resurrected and given his just reward. When the work is done at the end of the 1000 year period, the book of life, with everyone's names, and religious ordinances will be handed to the Father and He will say the work is finished. We will continue living in a resurrected form with our Heaven Father. Other earths will be created, and the cycle will be done again, where the righteous from this Earth will be able to participate in the work. The work and the glory of God is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. Yes, there will be wars and the foes will be destroyed. Yet the missionary work will continue until every knee will kneel and every lips will claim Jesus as The Christ.

Personally it is true with everything going on now everywhere us a Christians it should be a sign to be ready and keep watch. There are things that are really lining up to the book of revelations if people would only read and take notice. It is time for more people to wake up and realize that time is getting short and turning their life to god in every situation might not always be so bad.

Scripture lets us know that no one knows the time of the end of this world, it will come as a thief in the night. That means we should be always ready. And not to start a firestorm, rapture is not a biblical doctrine.

peavey here is a link for the Harbinger with Jonathan Cahn Part 1 http://youtu.be/_Nl74s4OwQ0 I also try to listen to Darrell Myatt when i can.... He takes things from world news and matches it to the Bible....and he does a lot of scripture. and makes a lot of good points...His page is: http://www.youtube.com/user/DarrellMyatt1963?feature=watch

I believe that the rapture will happen just before God starts to pour out his wrath on the earth. I believe that when the great Tribulation starts off the last 7 years until the end of the age is not Gods wrath,,but Satin trying to completely take over, their will be much horror, and it will be a bad time on earth and their will be much suffering. and we are all going to have to keep our faith that God will get us through what is going to be happening.But i also believe when God starts opening the bowls of wrath all of us that have been saved will be raptured before this happens. Praying for the end of the age and the return of Christ is something that i do everyday. It is not what will happen on this earth but what will be when we get to be with the lord is what really matters.

I don't believe in mass-raptures. Of course it is possible, but it won't happen. I also do not believe there will be an "end of the world" as portrayed by the Church. They have always done this ridiculous beat-up of Revelation (which is supposed to have been written for an allegorical interpretation, not a literal one), in the hopes that more people will attend their Church "to be saved". I think reasonable people would be absolutely sick of that sort of rubbish being shoved down our throats for centuries. Jesus did not incite any of this sort of nonsense in his teachings nor by his example. Once again, the Church is acting contrary to that which Jesus taught & practiced. So I say with you, "even so, come, Lord Jesus". Come into the hearts & minds of the people & give them the peace & the calm that exemplifies all that Jesus stood for. As of this moment, this earth & its people will survive for tens of thousands of years more. I can say that with absolute surety as of this moment. So calm yourselves & be not afraid.

No rapture. But here is the good part, if God exists none of the things that will happen to you will count too much.

Oh, yeah, people like you have been thinking this nonsense for a long, long time. It never happens. Never will.