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Oh
Interesting.
So where does it come from then, if not the Bible?
Puritans I think
Not seeing a date for when the belief first started.
i dont believe in the rapture lol
Ephesians 4:11-12
Hebrews 5:1
1st Timothy 3
Titus 1:7-9
1st Timothy 2:7
1st Timothy 4:14
Matthew 16:18-19
Acts 20:28
John 20:21-23
Ephesians 4 literally describes the body of the church
@Andrules The book of Revelations is also a prophecy about Jerusalem being destroyed.
The 7 headed beast (City of 7 Hills) is Rome, and the Harlot (Jerusalem) sits on top of it. It talks about the harlot being a city in which Christ our Lord being crucified. That confirms the Harlot is Jerusalem.
Eventually, the beast grows angry with the harlot, and consumes her with fire. (The burning of Jerusalem).
Though I might be wrong.
when they rebuilt the temple of solomon there
Thats when the end-times will begin
Yeah I’ve read revelations.
Did a very small study on it one time.
The most time and effort I put into studying a part of the Bible was the story of Elijah.
Everything Elijah did was to show how weak/powerless/nonexistent Baal was.
Honestly, Revelations for now isn't pertinent to our salvation. It will be made readily available for us to understand when the time is necessary. Some has already passed, I believe more is to come.
With that thinking, all we need is Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Could probably even just cut it down to one of them 🤷
@Andrules wrong. The Apostles had the Holy Spirit and revealed for us more commandments.
The problem is, we can't understand all of Revelations. It's a metaphor. Some has already passed, some is yet to come I believe.
Mostly, I believe it was a code written to the Churches so that they can be saved.
Actually we don't even need the Bible. The faith is older than the book.
Our understanding is much deeper with it
"The Church is like a mustard seed. Restorationists and Protestants alike want to go back to the seed of the Faith. What they don't realized, is that when they dig up the dirt, they find the roots of the Church, and when they look above they see a blossoming tree full of life." -- Paraphrased. Idk who wrote it.
Obviously there are flaws in the Church. So priest, deacon, bishop, Cardinal or Pope is not free of sin
Free of sin?
@Iakovos Have you seen the current pope? <:smuglaugh:448311843086401536>
there changed it.