Re: Partial Rapture
So taking from Nee's quote (in the first message of this thread - BTW: does this come from a book?), here are the three basic schools of thought concerning the rapture:
(1) The whole body of the saved will be raptured before the Great Tribulation
(2) The whole body of the saved must go through the Great Tribulation before they are raptured
(3) A part of the saved will be raptured before the Great Tribulation and a part of them will be raptured after the Great Tribulation.
Personally, I have always thought that both #1 and #2 had good scripture to back up their respective viewpoints. That is, there are verses to show the rapture happens before the Great Trib, and there are verses to show it happens after the Great Trib. Therefore, #3 must be the most accurate.
What do you think: #1, #2 or door #3?
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