Prophecy 7 - 1 Thes 4_13-17 Slides 111509

Prophecy 7 - 1 Thes 4_13-17 Slides 111509

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  message sevenGod’s PlannedEscape to Promote UsI Thessalonians 4:13-17
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  The expectation ofthe rapture gives us confidence in God’s providence.Thesis
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  An Experiential Exegesisof the Reasons for the Rapture1.In fulfillment of Jesus’ promise, John 14:3
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  An Experiential Exegesisof the Reasons for the Rapture1.In fulfillment of Jesus’ promise, John 14:32.In answer to Jesus’ prayer, John 17:24
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  An Experiential Exegesisof the Reasons for the Rapture1.In fulfillment of Jesus’ promise, John 14:32.In answer to Jesus’ prayer, John 17:243. In order to encourage us through death, 1 Thes4:13,18
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  Point 1.The raptureis not the same thing as the second coming.
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  2 Corinthians 5:8Weare confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
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  John 11:43-44And whenhe thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, and he that was dead came forth
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  Luke 16:22And itcame to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom:
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  Point 2.The onlyreason we have been able to i m a g i n e it is because God is able to d o it.
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  Definition:The Greek wordharpazomeans to seize, to snatch and take suddenly by force.ἁρπάζω
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  Sam Gordon:"When wethink of Christ's soon return there is a sound to hear, a sight to see, a miracle to feel, a meeting to enjoy, and a comfort to experience."