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| The Divine Nature of the Bible | Be wise |
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| Description of Evidence | Prophet or Patriarch | Reference |
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| 40 people record evidence over 1,600 years in Hebrew Aramaic and Greek | Scribes and Prophets | Old and New Testament |
| The love story of the bible does not contradict itself, with a narrative of the blueprint for man, the commandments of God, the Salvation of Jesus Christ | 66 books | Old and New Testament |
| History, culture, geography and biography agrees with science in every respect | Science | Discoveries |
| Hollywood movies require re-takes, news requires editing, and the encyclopedia required updating, but the bible was correct in its initial form. | Divine Origin | Scribes |
| Hundreds of geographical places exist in the bible such as Egypt down from Canaan, Antioch down from Jerusalem, Gaza south of Samaria, etc. Not a single
error has been discovered and requires the scribes to have received wisdom from on high. | Divine Origin | Scribes |
| Israels history is foretold in Deuteronomy | History Foretold | Deuteronomy 28:47-68 |
| Assyrians will rise against Israel for punishment for Idolatry, then the Assyrians will be destroyed | History Foretold | Isaiah 10:12 |
| Kingdom of Judah will be punished by Babylon, then Babylon will be destroyed | History Foretold | 2 Kings 24; 2 Chronicles 36 |
| Sennacherib will not take the city of Jerusalem | History Foretold | 2 Kings 19:35 |
| Josiah will rise as King and his work foretold | History Foretold | Isaiah 44:28 |
| The Messiah will be born of woman, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Judah, of the lineage of David | Jesus Christ | Genesis 3:15; 2 Samuel 7:12; Isaiah 7:14 |
| Christ will appear during the Roman reign | Jesus Christ | Daniel 2:44 |
| Christ will be cut off 490 years after the command to restore Jerusalem at the end of Babylonian captivity | Jesus Christ | Daniel 9:24 |
| Jesus will be both human and divine and eternal | Jesus Christ | Micah 5:2; John 1:1 |
| He will be submissive to his Fathers will, and gentle and compassionate | Jesus Christ | Isaiah 42:1; Psalm 40:8 |
| The Messiah will be betrayed by a friend for 30 pieces of silver | Jesus Christ | Psalm 41:9; Zechariah 11:12 |
| His flesh will not be corrupted, his bones not be broken, he will be raised from the grave, he will be pierced for our transgressions | Jesus Christ | Psalm 16:10; Psalm 34:20; Isaiah 53:5 |
| The bible has survived vicious attacks attempting to destroy it from the emporers of Rome, communist dictators, the atheists and the agnostics, but survives as an indestructible and
the most well published book in the world | The Bible | Divine Nature |
| Debunking "Criticism of the Bible"'s #1 Ethical viewpoint: The old testament gave commandments to men to kill adulterers and homosexuals, commit ethnic cleansing and genocide:
The jews being Gods chosen people were supposed to be set apart as Holy. The prototype shall not practice idolatry. Yahweh gave orders to take the land of Amorites and Canaanites, but not to intermingle
and commit their idolatry. | The Old Testament | Exodus 34:11 |
| Debunking Elizabeth Andersons view of Gods moral character, that he punishes 24000 Israelites because some sinned: Yes, a Holy people are not to set up Asteroth poles and commit fornication and idolatry with foreign Gods, incesing Gods anger for his chosen prototype. | The Old Testament | Numbers 25:1 |
| Jesus makes family members hate one another so they will love him more: False. Jesus teaches that you always must love God more than any man or woman on earth (inlcuding parents). Any other way
is idolatry | The New Testament | Matthew 10:35 |
| Simon blackburn argues that the bible gives carte blanche harsh attitudes for mentally handicapped, animals and those with sexual habits:
God created his commandments and laws to be followed for the good of society. | The Bible | 66 books |
| Blackburn states Jesus was racist: The gift of the church age was originally intended for the Jews who rejected him. The Gentiles were grafted in to make the Jews Jealous.
No amount of arguing can explain ignorance of the narrative. | The New Testament | Matthew 15:26 |
| William Dever and others claim there is no proof of Exodus: The chariot wheels were discovered right where Moses parted the red sea: https://wyattmuseum.com/chariot-wheels-in-the-red-sea/2011-669 | The Old Testament | Exodus 14:24 |
| Debunking the Stephen Gould anti-Genesis creation narrative: Scientists who believe in Radiocarbon dating and the big bang believe we need billions of years for darwinism and evolution.
However the veracity of radiocarbon dating itself is so speculative, in that radiocarbon dating relies on an equal amount of c12 vs c14. It cannot be proven that this balance even existed before the flood of Noah, let alone during the big bang. It is entirely speculative to assume radiocarbon dating can be used over a span pre-noahanic flood. http://jesus-christ.us/Darwinism.htm | The Bible | Credibility |
| Debunking genetics, evolution and cosmology: The argument that darwinism must have billions of years to be successful can be debunked with this hypothesis:
Darwinism requires an evolution of complexity in cells to create greater beings over billions of years. Then why is it that the roundworm has the same DNA alphabet, the same advanced protien manufacturing station and
the same reproductive capabilities in the prototype as in the human? Is it because God was the designer? Where are the hopeful monsters (monsters with appendages)? There is no archeological evidence (except
a pro-bible Cambrian explosion) of the existence of specific types, supporting the bible. | The Bible | Debunking Darwinism |
| Debunking cosmology: The argument that we need the big bang to occur billions of years ago is required to support darwinism, while Genesis gives us a 6,000 year timeline. However, the big bang relies on many speculative assumptions for its cosmological model: Isotropy (that space is uniform), Superclusters (that clusters existed before and now), lack of antimatter, dark matter and dark energy ratio, the cosmological constant, and the expansion rate of the universe. The Robertson Walker model is so speculative and full of assumptions. While the Bible tells us that God will give us signs in the heavens. | The Bible | Debunking the Big Bang |
| Debunking Quran as compared to Abrahamic bible: Quran says Jesus was not crucified, it was a psychological event (although history shows proof of the crucifixion). Mohamed also had 12 wives with one being 11 years old, while the Quran states you should have no more than 4. (Sura 4:3). You may beat your wives. This practice of fornication is in opposition to Abrahamic commandments, though shall not commit adultery or fornication. Test the spirits (1 John 4:1) - those of God will agree Jesus was crucified. | The Bible | Debunking Quran |
| Veracity of Accuracy of Bible: The Old Testament was reproduced for a thousand years before the dead sea scrolls washed up. In 1000ad, these scrolls proved the veracity and accuracy of the old testament, being for all intents and purposes perfect in Hebrew. Also by the time the scribes reproduced the KJV, we had more advanced methods to check the accuracy of the new testament; but the overarching message is the scribes used to count the letters and verify the complete accuracy of each copy. | The Bible | Accuracy |
| All scripture is God Breathed and teachings within are the final authority in all matters and practices | The Bible | 2 Timothy 3:16 |
| For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse
| The Bible | Romans 1:20 |
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| The analysis of Pre-Trib, Post-Trib and Multiple Raptures | Pray that you be counted worthy to stand before the Son of Man |
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| Verse and Description | Pre-Trib | Post-Trib | Multiple |
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| But about that day or hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven nor the Son but only the Father. (Mark 13:32) (Since he comes as a thief, this is possibly pre or mid or pre-wrath). | X | X | X |
| Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth. (Rev 3:10) (Pre, or Mid, or pre-wrath).
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Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. (Matthew 24:30) | X | X | X |
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At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then.
But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.
Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.
(Daniel 12:1) (Mid or pre-wrath) | X | | X |
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Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.
For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
(1 Corinthians 15:51) | | X | X |
| Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the Day of the LORD’s anger. (Zephaniah 2:3).
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For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words. (1 Thessalonians 4:16).
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| I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.” 37 “Where, Lord?” they asked. He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.” (Luke 17:34) (Pre is likely, since as it is in the days of Noah. Or this could be a wilderness event! This is warning that he comes as a thief!). | X | | X |
| Hundreds of YouTube rapture videos, most tend to allude to a pre-trib rapture, an event where God removes his people around or before the time the Antichrist is revealed. (Possibly pre, mid, pre-wrath) | X | X | X |
| “But in those days, following that distress, “ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; 25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ 26 “At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens. (Mark 13:24). (pre-wrath).
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| How miserable I am! I feel like the fruit picker after the harvest who can find nothing to eat. Not a cluster of grapes or a single early fig can be found to satisfy my hunger. The godly people have all disappeared; not one honest person is left on the earth. They are all murderers, setting traps even for their own brothers. (Micah 7:1).
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For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. (Ezekiel 34:11).
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| But watch yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. For it will come on all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that take place and to stand before the Son of Man. (Luke 21:34). (Possibly pre; He comes as a theif.).
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| I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. (Jews and Gentiles). (John 10:14).
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I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. (Rev 20:2) (For those not dead in Christ). | | | |
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Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent. But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth. 17And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.
(Rev 12:15) (Early to Mid trib - pre wrath).
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[1] Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
[2] And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
[3] They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
[4] But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
[5] While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
[6] And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
[7] Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
[8] And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
[9] But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
[10] And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
[11] Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
[12] But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
[13] Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. (Matthew 25:1). (Pre).
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Summary
As seen above, strong evidence exists in the bible for both the Pre-trib rapture theology and the Post-trib. It is possibly futile to argue which doctrine is correct, or spend valuable time trying to prove that only one is correct. Let us remember, the bible is fully accurate, should be taken in whole as a literal and Holy book. I believe Jesus only allowed the scribes to record Holy and complete doctrine in the KJV compilation.
With that assumption, only the 'Multiple Rapture' theory satisfies both. (Mark 13:24 provides strong evidence that 'after those days of distress' (post-trib and pre-wrath) that a rapture occurs). But Daniel 12:1 (the beginning of Jacobs trouble, Rev 3:10, As it was in the days of noah - one will be taken from the mill - Luke 17:34 - and comfort one another in (1 Thess 4:16) strongly points to a pre-trib); and, knowing that the bible does not contradict itself, this leads us to investigate the 'multiple raptures' hypothesis.
From the study above, 70% of the scriptures point to pre-trib, 40% to post-trib, but the least common denominator (multiple tribs) points to 100% satisfying multiple tribs (without breaking any doctrine). One other interesting point, is in Rev 12:15, Jesus shows that the woman (IE the persecuted church) would be delivered to the wilderness, and possibly nourished (this implies a possible catching-away, protection from harms way), which could also be an alternative to a pre-trib rapture. The woman is nourished, waiting for the bridegroom. Satan tries to kill her (with the flood), but the Earth helps her.
To summarize, no man knows the day or hour, but we all must keep an open mind and realize, if the possibility exists for a pre-trib rapture, we must live for Christ today. The bible commands us to be zealous for Jesus (I will spit the lukewarm out of my mouth). We must be a clean and Holy bride. So that when the master returns, he has a bride to marry.
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