The
Secret Rapture???
1Pe
1:7
I.
What it isn’t.
A. It
is not a secret.
B. It
is not one of several chances.
II.
What it is.
A.
Parousia means coming.
B.
Epiphanoia means appearing.
C.
Apokalupsis means revelation.
During
his 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy often closed his
speeches with the story of Colonel Davenport, the Speaker of the
Connecticut House of Representatives: On May 19th, 1780, aka “New
England’s Dark Day, the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and
some of the representatives, glancing out the windows, feared the end
was at hand. Quelling a clamor for immediate adjournment, Davenport
rose and said, "The Day of Judgment is either approaching or it
is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjournment. If it is, I
choose to be found doing my duty. Therefore, I wish that candles be
brought." Rather than fearing what is to come, we are to be
faithful till Christ returns. Instead of fearing the dark, we're to
be lights as we watch and wait.
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