Bible Discussion Thread

Ar 's comment was very close if not right on. I just took a class at a Bible college on Revelation and am now teaching it. The rapture has yet to happen. When the rapture happens Gods Church age believers will be taken off this earth and taken to heaven. Then some time after, it doesn 't say but probably shortly after the 7 year tribulation will start. This is when the Anti Christ signs the treaty with Israel. 3 1 2 years later he will then break his treaty and take over Israel and demand that he be worshipped. This is when the 2nd half will start which is considered the Great Tribulation during the final 3 1 2 years. Lindelani 's comment is right on also. What you don 't know you should have faith in. You first have to have faith in God and the trinity. Then you must trust in his word, "The Bible ". Chris D, You are on the right track to study the bible. Trust me you will have questions that don 't make since and you are doing what God asked us to do. God told us in Revelation 1 3 that we are blessed if we study his revelation and his word. Rose 's comment about those who are beheaded and rejected the mark of the beast is close. It doesn 't say only those though. She is also right that if you add to the prophecy or take away that God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. Rose if you look up other places in revelation it will show you that Old Testimate Saints, The Church age believers, Those that you mentioned will all reign with God and Jesus, both the same during the millennium. Be careful adding the word Only because that has you adding words to the prophecy. I commend you also for studying the Prophecy. Gods knows you were not trying to intentionally delete or add words. Keep studying and asking questions. you are on the right track. Sam Kabuthu 's comment about Satan being released. He is loose and deceiving the world but he has not been captured and thrown in the abyss and locked up yet. Every since he was thrown out of heaven he has been deceiving the world. We see this just like our parents did, and their parents. When God 's timing is right then he will be locked up and during the Millennial period the earth will not have the deception of Satan. All though the new born during the Millennial period will be born sinners and have to be saved. At the end of the millennial period when Satan is released he will try to deceive the nations which will be every one still alive from the millennial period that didn 't get saved. Satans followers at that time will be destroyed, judged and thrown into the lake of fire, along with the other dead from the time back to creation. this will all be done as the great White thrown Judgement. Don 't get me wrong. The new City of Jerusalem came before as the millennial period was starting and all those people who were joined with Jesus and God were there through out the millennial period. Now the Millennial believers will be added.