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Thessalonians 4:13-17
BUT,
I Do NOT Want YOU, TO BE Ignorant (Uniformed), Brethren (Fellow
Believers), Concerning Those (Pre-Tribulation Dead Believers), Who
Have Fallen Asleep (Died A Physical Death), Lest YOU Sorrow, As
Others (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), Who Have
NO Hope.
For
IF We BELIEVE, That Jesus Died (Jesus’ Crucifixion) AND Rose Again
(Jesus’ Resurrection And Subsequent, Ascension), Even So, GOD (GOD
Almighty) WILL BRING, WITH HIM (Jesus), Those (Pre-Tribulation Dead
Believers), Who Sleep IN Jesus!
FOR
THE LORD (Jesus Christ), HIMSELF, WILL DESCEND FROM HEAVEN, WITH A
SHOUT, WITH THE VOICE OF AN ARCHANGEL, AND WITH THE TRUMPET OF GOD
(GOD Almighty)!
AND
The Dead IN Christ (Pre-Tribulation Dead Believers) WILL RISE, FIRST
(IN Their Spiritual Bodies)! THEN, We (Pre-Tribulation LIVING
Believers), Who Are Alive AND Remain, SHALL BE (Instantaneously,
Supernatural CHANGED,
INTO Our Spiritual Bodies, AND THEN) CAUGHT UP TOGETHER, WITH Them
(The Dead IN Christ), IN THE CLOUDS, TO MEET THE LORD (Jesus Christ),
IN THE AIR! AND THUS,
We (Pre-Tribulation Dead Believers AND Pre-Tribulation LIVING
Believers) SHALL ALWAYS BE, WITH THE LORD (Jesus Christ)!
Who
Were Some Of The Early Church Fathers:
Ignatius
of Antioch (35-107) – Disciple Of The Apostle John
Clement
of Rome (35-101)
Papias
of Hierapolis (60-130)
Polycarp
(69-155) – Disciple Of The Apostle John
Irenaeus
(130-202)
Tertullian
(155-240)
Origen
(185-254)
Cyprian
(200-258)
Eusebius
of Caesarea (263-339)
Ephraim
The Syrian (306-373)
So,
What Did They Think About, “The Being Caught Up Together?”
Irenaeus
(130-202)
Irenaeus
Was A Disciple Of Polycarp. Polycarp Learned His Christian Faith,
From The Apostle John.
Irenaeus
Was A Bishop Of The Church, in Lyons, France. He was an Eyewitness
TO The Apostle John (who wrote the Book of Revelation) and A Disciple
Of Polycarp, The First Of The Apostle John’s Disciples. Irenaeus
is Most-Known For His Five-Volume Treatise, “Against Heresies,”
On The Subject Of The Rapture, in “Against Heresies 5.29”, He
Wrote:
“Those
Nations,
However,
Who
Did
NOT,
Of
Themselves,
Raise
Up
Their
Eyes,
Unto
Heaven,
NOR
Returned
Thanks
TO
Their
Maker, NOR
Wished
TO
Behold,
THE LIGHT OF TRUTH,
BUT
Who
Were
Like
Blind
Mice,
Concealed
IN
The
Depths
Of
Ignorance,
THE WORD
Justly
Reckons
“As
Waste
Water
From
A
Sink,
AND
As
The
Turning-Weight
Of
A
Balance,
IN
Fact,
As
NOTHING;”(1)
So
Far
Useful
AND
Serviceable,
TO
The
Just,
As
Stubble
Conduces
Towards
The
Growth
Of
The
Wheat,
And
Its
Straw,
By
Means
Of
Combustion,
Serves
For
Working
Gold.
And
Therefore,
WHEN
IN
The
End,
The
Church, Shall
Be
SUDDENLY
CAUGHT
UP,
FROM
THIS,
IT
IS
SAID,
“There Shall
Be
Tribulation,
Such
As,
Has
NOT
Been,
Since
The
Beginning,
Neither
Shall
Be!”
(2)
FOR
THIS,
IS
The
Last
Contest
Of
The
Righteous,
IN
Which,
When
They
OVERCOME,
They
Are
Crowned,
WITH
Incorruption!”
Irenaeus, IN This Passage, Describes The Church, LEAVING The Sinful World, BEFORE The Tribulation! Note: His Use Of The Term “Caught Up” (aka “Harpazo” OR “The Raptura” OR “The Rapture”), Just As Paul Uses IT, IN 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.
He Then Quotes, Matthew 24:21, Where The Lord Jesus Christ Says: “For THEN, Shall Be Great Tribulation, Such As, Was NOT, Since The Beginning Of The World, TO THIS TIME, NO NOR Ever Shall Be.” Therefore, In Irenaeus’ Belief, The Being Caught Up Together, Took Place, PRIOR, TO The End Times, Great Tribulation.
Cyprian (200-258)
Cyprian Was Bishop Of The Church, in Carthage. During His Short Stint As Leader Of The Church, He Guided The Flock, Through Intense Persecution, AT The Hands Of The Roman Empire. In 258 AD, After Spending Seven Months Of Confinement, To His Home, By Order Of Roman Authorities, He Was Beheaded For His Faith. Several Of His Works Still Exist Today.
In
“Treatises Of Cyprian”, He Wrote, IN Describing The End Times,
Great Tribulation:
Again,
We See Use Of Language, Commonly Found, IN Reference, TO The Being
Caught Up Together, As Cyprian Describes, That Christians Will Have,
AN “Early Departure” AND BE “Taken Away” AND BE “Delivered”
From The Devastating Global Judgments, That Come During, The Day Of
The Lord, While Still Reminding Us, The Day, Which “Snatches Us!”
Ephraim
The Syrian (306-373)
Ephraim
Was Made
A
Deacon,
in The
Church,
in Syria, in 338, And
Later
Became
The
Bishop
of Nisibis.
IN
His
Work,
“On The Last Times
2,” He
Wrote:
“Why
Therefore,
Do
We
NOT
Reject,
Every
Care
Of
Earthly
Actions,
AND
Prepare
Ourselves,
For
The
Meeting
Of
The
Lord Christ, So
That,
HE
May
DRAW
Us,
FROM
The
Confusion,
Which
Overwhelms
All
The
World?”
These
Writings Of Ephraim, Very
Clearly
States,
That The
Saints
AND
Elect
OF
GOD (GOD Almighty),
Meaning, ALL
Believers
(Pre-Tribulation Dead
Believers AND Pre-Tribulation LIVING Believers),
Will
Be
“Gathered” AND
“TAKEN
TO THE LORD (Jesus
Christ),”
BEFORE
The
Tribulation!
Fellow
Believers, Yes, I Have Given YOU, Only Three Examples, BUT Clearly,
Early Church Fathers, Beginning With Those Taught, By The Apostle
John, Himself; Believed “The Being Caught Up Together” IS
IMMINENT; AND WILL OCCUR, BEFORE The Tribulation! As Stated, IN
Their Own Writings.
©Stan
Arney (Simply, Follow Me™ Christian Ministries)
Matthew
13:16 "But BLESSED Are Your Eyes (Believers' Eyes), For They
SEE, AND Your Ears (Believers' Ears), For They HEAR!" --- The
Gospel OF Jesus Christ!
What Early Church Fathers Though About, "The Being Caught Up Together" (Video)
What Early Church Fathers Though About, "The Being Caught Up Together" (Video)
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