I was thinking: for the Jewish people the current year is 5768. I know that nobody, not even Jesus knows the exact time of His return; however, could it may be possible that on the year 6000 of the Jewish calendar Jesus will come back to earth?Answer...

I presume that we would get our resurrection bodies at the point of rapture, so what happens when we come back to the earth with Jesus to rule for a thousand years? Do we have these new bodies in this fallen world and what would our purpose be?

Would we still benefit from what is in heaven during that time (eat all you wanted, never get ill etc...) and I presume that one thing we would do is try and bring more people to know Jesus, and when they accepted, would they then get their new bodies?

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If for example Phil's best guess is fairly accurate and that the Rapture happens in 5 years time, does that mean that the whole world would have heard the gospel as this is one of the things that need to happen before Christ returns or could that be fulfilled after the Rapture in the last 3 1/2 years before he returns to rule for a thousand years?
You have probably preached on this before but I don't remember your answer.
see Time of Rapture
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What leads you to think that there might be a rapture 5 years from now? Answer...

I've been asked this quite a few times recently, particularly when Tony Blair became part of the "Quartet" for the Middle East.
The question is...is Tony Blair a possible for the anti-christ position?

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I know you believe Jesus will come back halfway through the 7 years of trouble and we will be taken up to be with Him (Rapture) but what are the reasons you think that this will happen (half way and not before or after the 7 years)?
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In discussing the topic of my faith with people on a few occasions and in my own life, i have come upon the topic of Christ's second coming not happening in the lifetime of the disciples being used as a reason for unbelief for non-Christians that I have spoken to and a concern in my mind. There are a few scripture references which particularly seem to suggest that Christ would return in that time one that seems to be of particular difficulty is Matthew 24 leading up to verse 34. I find this verse to be troubling.

Many have explained it to mean the generation as Israel or generation in regards to the generation who saw the signs previously stated. I also have heard it taught that he did return in the sense of his resurrection so it was fulfilled and he will be coming again as described.

None of these explanations seem to be particularly satisfying to me in the sense that they all seem more of a stretch than the main and plain of it being that he was saying that this all would happen before the generation he was talking to died. This is additionally supported by the fact that the disciples did not start writing their gospels down until late in their lives (as they thought this would be unnecessary) and the way in which many of them wrote of the second coming in the epistles.

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If there is a 7 year treaty finalised by the end of 08 proposed in the Annapolis agreements does that mean it's the end of the world?
What exactly will happen and will it be really horrid?
Where exactly in Rev. is the prophecy?
And what about the non-believers?

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Will all of our body parts be 'raptured', I am just curious.
For example, if I were to donate a kidney to a non-Christian, would my kidney get raptured with me, or would they get to keep it? And on the flip side, if you were a Christian and you were given a kidney transplant, would that be left when you were raptured (along with your clothes and contact lenses??)

By the way, I am not trying to sell / buy / obtain or donate a kidney - this is just for demonstration purposes.
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