re: #211 Liberally Conservative

On the topic of The Rapture, there’s something I never understood about it. Why would God leave the 144,000 (or whatever number) “strongest” Christians on Earth when you have the most divine show of power, ever? They would suffer, sure, but so did many of the most revered Christian saints of the last 2,000 years.

That being said, the Rapture was the invention of an 18th century British theologian. It’s not in the Bible. Look it up.

That is only one interpretation of what the “144,000” represent. Some interpretations say they are Jewish believers, some say Christian, some say it is only symbolic.

You are being very narrow assuming that the “144,000” are interpreted as “”strongest” Christians on Earth.”

And while the word “rapture” does not appear in the greek scriptures, the concept is much older than the 19th century.