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Date Posted: 23:11:22 04/12/11 Tue
Author: George
Subject: Re: Because of Christ's death
In reply to: Lois 's message, "Because of Christ's death" on 10:01:53 04/12/11 Tue

>1 Thessalonians 4 (with comments)
>
>13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren,
>concerning them which are asleep (dead), that
>ye sorrow not, even as others which have no
>hope (don't believe in the resurrection).
>14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
>even so them also which sleep in Jesus (have
>made a covenant with Jesus Christ and tried their best
>to live a righteous life) will God bring with him.
>15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord,
>that they who are alive at the coming of the Lord,
>shall not prevent them who remain unto the coming
>of the Lord (I don't know what that phrase means),
>who are asleep.
>16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with
>a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the
>trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise
>first; (resurrection of the just, if Joseph Smith
>Jr. rises with this group, we know he was innocent of
>polygamy and that people willingly lied about him. If
>Brigham Young rises in this group we know that the
>Mormons were right and Joseph was guilty and a liar.)
>17 Then they who are alive, shall be caught up
>together into the clouds with them who remain, to meet
>the Lord in the air; (This is not the "rapture".
>It is people so excited to see Jesus that they are
>caught up to greet Him. It is like when Grandma and
>Grandpa come a long way to visit you and as soon as
>they pull into the driveway you are out of the house
>hugging them and carrying in their luggage) and so
>shall we be ever with the Lord.
>18 Wherefore comfort one another with these
>words. (Because it's really going to happen.)
>
>Lois

Lois, I appreciate your post. No one ever heard of "The Rapture" before 1828. It was prophesied by a teenaged girl in Glasgow. It is amazing that those who give so little credence to the "barefaced boy" Joseph Smith, Jr. are whole hog into "The Rapture."

George

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Re: Because of Christ's death -- Lois, 00:07:33 04/13/11 Wed
- Re: Because of Christ's death -- George, 00:24:07 04/13/11 Wed