2 Thessalonians 2:3 & the Rapture Prior to the Day of the Lord

J. Vernon McGee in Quotes by Christicommunity 2 Thessalonians 2:3 & the Rapture Prior to the Day of the Lord “There must be ‘a falling away first.’ Many have interpreted this to mean the apostasy, and I agree that it does refer to that. But I think it means more than that, as a careful examination of the word will reveal. The Greek word that is here translated as ‘falling away’ is apostasia. The root word actually means departure or removal from.’ Paul says that before the Day of the Lord begins there must first come a removing. There are two …

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The Source of Abundant Joy

The Source of Abundant Joy By Oswald Chambers In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us, (Romans 8:37). Paul was speaking here of the things that might seem likely to separate a saint from the love of God. But the remarkable thing is that nothing can come between the love of God and a saint! The things Paul mentioned in this passage can disrupt the close fellowship of our soul with God, but none of them is able to come between the love of God and the soul of a saint on the spiritual …

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Because He First Loved Us

Reflections Because He First Loved Us We love him, because he first loved us. (I John 4:19) Read in the Bible the many commands to love one another. Then try to do it. You might want to do it. That is good. And you might convince yourself for awhile that you have succeeded. But you cannot do it. You cannot love with the agape love of God. The best you will muster up a human love. Indeed, the commandment to love one another has often been turned into just another LAW by some Christians – something we must do to …

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Our Glorious Hope

One day God will restore and glorify our bodies, and we’ll be reunited with Jesus and loved ones Our Glorious Hope 1 Corinthians 15:20 – 15:58 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21 For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. 24 Then [cometh] the end, when …

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