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Topic: Rapture

Episode Topic Audio

2024-03-01
The Raptured Skip Heaven: Are those who are "caught up" when Jesus comes ever going to go to heaven? [Psalm 115:16].
"Preparing a Place (Mansions) for You": Were not the Old Testament saints not in heaven, since Jesus said He was "preparing a place for you?" [John 14, John 2:16, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 6:16, 1 Peter 3:15, Ephesians 2:20-22, John 14:23, John 14:2].


2024-02-28
Jesus' Return: If we are "caught up" (raptured) to be with Jesus, does the Bible say where we are going to be?



2024-02-16
Lazarus' Resurrection & Soul Sleep: At the time of Lazarus' resurrection, what did they understand about the resurrection? Did people sleep until then? [John 11:24].
The Rapture on the Last Day: Is the rapture on the last day also? [1 Thessalonians 4:16].


2023-12-19
Second Chance After the Rapture: Does someone have a second chance if they miss the rapture? [Matthew 24:21, Revelation 7:14].



2023-12-14
Best Accurate Translation: What is the best and most accurate translation of the Bible? (NASB-New American Standard Bibe, NKJ-New King James, ESV-English Standard, CSV-Christian Standard, Interlinears).
Pre, Mid, or Post Tribulation Rapture: What is your position on pre, mid, or post tribulation rapture and why? [1 Corinthians 15:51f, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Psalm 2:8, John 6:39].


2023-12-13
Rapture Timeline: What is the timeline of the tribulation and rapture? [1 Thessalonians 4:14-17, Matthew 24:29].



2023-12-01
No "Rapture" in Scripture: Is there no "rapture" in scripture until about 100 years ago? [1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, 1 Corinthians 15:51-53]



2023-11-16
Seeing Jesus Return: Have you heard about David Jeremiah's book about the return of Christ? Does this idea make any sense, since scripture says that we will see His return?



2023-10-05
Premillennial View: Are you familiar with the book, "Theocratic Kingdom" by George Peters, and his view of the millennium?
Pre-Trib Rapture & Premillennialism: Can you premillennial and believe in the pre-trib rapture, but not be Dispensational?


2023-09-28
"Appointed Once to Die" & the Rapture: If we are appointed "once to die" then what about the rapture? [1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, Hebrews 9:27].



2023-09-15
Pre-tribulation Rapture: Do you believe in the pretribulation rapture? Rec: Topical lectures series, "When Shall These Things Be?"



2023-09-15
Challenging the Secret Pre-trib Rapture: How can Dispensationalists believe there is a secret rapture (pre-trib) of believers, when we are raised on the last day? [Revelation 20:5-6, Matthew 25:31, John 5:28-29, Acts 24:15, 1 Thessalonians 4:16, John 6, John 12:48].



2023-09-06
Pre-Trib Rapture: Do you believe in the "pre-trib rapture?" [1 Thessalonians 4:16-17].
Dispensationalism: What's that mean (Dispensationalism)?


2023-08-18
The Tribulation & the Rapture: Do you think the wrath of the tribulation takes place before the rapture? [1 Thessalonians 4:15-18, 1 Thessalonians 3:4, 1 Thessalonians 15:9, John 16:33].



2023-08-10
Types of the Church (Rapture & 144,000): Do you think there are types of the church in the story of Enoch and Noah (types of the rapture and the spared 144,000)? [Luke 17:26, 1 Peter 3:20]
Methuselah: What about the meaning of "Methuselah" (“When he is dead, it shall be sent”)?
Church Father's View of Types: What did the church fathers think about "types" in scripture? Isn't it just guessing at the meanings? Rec: Topical lectures: "When Shall These Things Be?"

2023-07-31
Rapture or What? (70 A.D.?): Who is the third that will be left alive? Is it the rapture? [Zechariah 12-14, Zechariah 13:7-8].



2023-06-27
The (Pre-trib) Rapture: Regarding "the Rapture," would you shed some light on the young girl (Margaret McDonald) in the 1800s who reinterpreted the rapture?
Psychology in the Church: Where do you think the church is going with its use of psychology in church? Rec: Topical lecture; "Biblical Counsel for a Change."


2023-05-29
The Secret Rapture: Would you help me with scriptures about "the rapture;" the word for "cloud", "parousia"(the 2nd coming), & the word, "raptura?" [Acts 1:9-1, 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, John 6:39, John 6:40, John 6:44, John 6:54, John 12:48].



2023-02-22
Rapture & Resurrection: Could you talk about the rapture and resurrection and how the Dispensationalists see it? Do they see two resurrections? [1 Corinthians 15:53, John 5:28-29, Revelation 20:5-6, John 5:24, Ephesians].



2023-02-06
Jesus' Return: Could you elaborate on your view of the events surrounding Jesus' return? [Matthew 25:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:17, Acts 28:15, Acts 1:11, 2 Peter 3:10-15, Romans 4:13, Matthew 5:5, Revelation 5:10].



2023-01-30
Enoch & the Church Removed in the Rapture: Could you talk about the common Dispensational view that the church will be removed in the rapture before the great tribulation, specifically in relation to the type of Enoch being caught up and the two witnesses? [1 Peter 3:20, 1 Thessalonians 4, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 1 Corinthians 15, Jude 1:14-15].



2023-01-18
Pre-Trib Rapture: How does one respond to someone who thinks there is a secret return of Christ in the rapture before the final Second Coming (a 2-phase return of Jesus)? [John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54].



2023-01-10
Animals in the Rapture: When the rapture comes, will the animals stay here or will they come with us?
Animal Souls: Do animals have souls (nephesh)?
Animals Talking: Could animals talk when they were first created-before the fall?

2022-12-23
Marriage Supper of the Lamb: Are you pre or post-trib? When will the "Marriage Supper of the Lamb" be? [Revelation 19:6-9].



2022-12-16
"Pre-Wrath" Rapture: Can you debunk the "pre-wrath" view of Revelatlion? [Revelation 16, John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54].
The Saints in Revelation: Who are the Saints in Heaven in Revelation? [Revelation 7:9-17].


2022-11-16
The Tribulation & the Rapture: How long will the tribulation last after Jesus comes back? [Revelation 7:14, Matthew 24:21].



2022-11-11
Second Coming (without a Rapture): What do you think about someone preaching that there is a Second Coming, but without a rapture? I Thessalonians 4:16-18].



2022-10-31
Marriage of the Lamb & End Times Predictions: What do you think about a movie "Before the Wrath" that represents the rapture as linked to the "Marriage of the Lamb" and ancient wedding custom, and indicates the exact timing of the rapture event? [Revelation 19:7-9, Acts 1:7, Mark 13:32, Matthew 24:36].



2022-10-14
Premillennial Church Fathers: Were the early church father's premilliennial? Did they believe in the pre-trib rapture?



2022-09-28
Trumpets & Last Trumpet: Do you think that the last trumpet referred to by Paul is the same one referred to as the "7th Trump" in Revelation? [I Corinthians 15:52, Revelation 11:16-18, I Thessalonians 4:15-16].



2022-09-21
The Rapture of the Dead: Is the "dead" in I Timothy 5 and in I Thessalonians 4, the same application relative to the rapture? [Matthew 24, I Timothy 5:6, I Thessalonians 4:14-16, I Corinthians 15].



2022-09-06
Pre-trib Rapture: Is the "pre-trib rapture" actually more of an adverb, rather than a noun?
The Comforter: Is using John 13-14 regarding the Comforter, really about the Second Coming as some imply? Recommends callers go to the websites and listen to the related lectures.[John 14, John 14:2, John 14:23].


2022-08-17
The Last Day: What happens (the order of events) on the "Last Day" in end times? [I Thessalonians 4, 2 Peter 3:10-12].
7-Year Tribulation: So you don't think there is a 7-year tribulation?
Resurrection of the Dead: Do will all the dead be raised, or only God's people? [John 5:28-29].

2022-08-08
Foreshadowing of the Rapture: Could the triumphal entry of the Jesus into Jerusalem be the foreshadowing of the rapture?



2022-08-02
Eschatology & Raputre: Do you not believe in the "Rapture" at all? [I Thessalonians 4:14-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4].
The "Falling Away" in End Times: How do you see the "falling away" in the end times? [2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, I Timothy 4:1].


2022-07-20
Cash Donations: Can one send cash to The Narrow Path as a donation?
Making the Case Against the Pre-Trib Rapture: How can I present the opposing view of the pre-trib rapture? Recommends the topical lecture: "When Shall These Things Be?" and notes at Matthew713.com?


2022-07-20
Animals After We are "Caught-up:" What will happen to our pets (animals) when we are "caught up" or raptured?



2022-07-18
Rapture & Tribulation: Do you believe in the rapture & the tribulation? Recommended; "Revelation Four Views-A Parallel Commentary" or [Matthew 24:21, Revelation 7:14, Matthew 16:28, Matthew 16:33, 1 Thessalonians 3:4].
Judging Others: What does it mean to "not judge?" [John 7:24, Matthew 7:1].


2022-06-30
Steve Gregg's Departure from Dispensationalism: Could you elaborate about your decision to leave Dispensationalism?



2022-06-29
Day of the Lord: Caller shares J Vernon McGee's view of the pre-trib rapture?



2022-06-29
Pre-Trib Rapture-Critique & Defend: What are some of the scriptures that support Dispensationalism's position on the "pre-trib rapture"?... and those against that position? Recommends lectures-Topical Lectures; "When Shall These Things Be?" [Revelation 3:10, Revelation 1-3, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, I Thessalonians 5:9, John 6: 39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54, John 12:48, I Thessalonians 4:16-18, I Corinthians 15, John 5: 28-29].



2022-06-15
Once Saved, Always Saved (Eternal Security): Are there not hard-core scriptures that indicates that once one is born again, one is sealed and cannot lose their salvation? [Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 3:12, I Timothy 4:1, Matthew 13:21, Mark 4:17, Isaiah 49:16].
The Pre-Trib Rapture: Isn't the enough scripture to support the Pre-trib rapture and Jesus coming back to the Mount of Olives?


2022-05-31
The "Rapture" & the "Second Coming": Is the "rapture" and the "second coming" the same event? [John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54, Thessaloninas 4:16-17].



2022-05-17
The Raptured Will Miss Out on Heaven: Those people who do not die before Jesus comes, won't get to see heaven, right? Is it not an advantage to die before, so we can see heaven?
Are the Wicked Raptured?: Steve corrects caller in his assumption that the wicked will be caught up in the rapture. [Matthew 24:40-42, Luke 17:34].


2022-05-09
"Caught Up": Could it be that when we are "caught up" that is is when our physical bodies die and our spirits are released? [I Thessalonians 4:16-17, I Corinthians 15:51].



2022-05-06
The Rapture & the Jubilee: Is the rapture going to happen before or after "Jubilee". [John 12:48, John 6].



2022-05-03
Dispensational Preoccupation with Signs of End Times: Why are Dispensationalists so obsessed with the "signs of the times" preceding the Return of Christ? [2 Thessalonisans 2:1].



2022-04-26
Dispensationalism's Pre-Trib Rapture: Can you supply scriptural support for the Pre-Trib Rapture? What is the starting point for that belief? [John 6, John 5:28].



2022-03-29
Dispensationalists & the "Last Day" Rapture: How do Dispensationalists get around the verse that says He will raise them up on the "Last Day"? [John 12:48, Matthew 25:31, John 6:40, Revelation 20].



2022-03-25
Gathering of the Saints (Rapture): Are the verses in 2 Thessalonians about the gathering of the saints about 70 A.D.? [2 Thessalonians 2, I Thessalonians 4].
"Man of Sin": Do you think the "Man of Sin" will sit in the church or the Jewish temple? [2 Thessalonians 2:4, John 14:23, I Corinthians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 6:15].


2022-03-22
Tribulation Saints: Where will the people who die before the tribulation be during the tribulation? [I Thessalonians 4:15].
The Millennium: What will happen during the millennium?


2022-03-15
Interruption in the Journey to Christ: If the "Second Coming" and "Rapture" is at the same time, would that not interrupt the journey some may be in toward Christ?



2022-03-03
Heaven Now, Rapture & Resurrection Later: If we go to heaven when we die, how is it that we will be raised later, as in I Thessalonians? [John 5, 2 Cor 5, James 2:26, I Thessalonians 4:16-17],
The Lost in Hell Now: Are those that are not right with the Lord that have died in hell already? [Luke 16, Revelation 20].


2022-02-25
The Two Witnesses in Revelation: Who do you believe the two witnesses are in the book of Revelation? Recommends Verse-by-Verse lectures. [Revelation 11:3].



2022-02-18
Rapture at the Time of Jesus' Return: Is it when Jesus comes back that the rapture will happen?
After the Rapture: What happens after the rapture when no one else is here on earth anymore? [Psalm 2:8, Matthew 5:5, Romans 4:13, Psalm 115:16].
The Wrath of God: When does humanity experience the wrath of God? [I Thessalonians 5:9].

2022-02-14
Three Raptures & Watchman Nee (The Local Church): Caller shares his experience with Watchman Nee's (Witness Lee) group teaching the three raptures (first, main, gleenings) and the thunders. [I Thessalonians 4:16-17, I Corinthians 15:51-52].



2022-02-07
Rapture: Do you believe in an actual rapture? [I Thessalonians 4:17, 2 Corinthians 12, Matthew 24:27, Revelation 7:14, Revelation 24:43].



2022-02-02
"Caught Up" & the Rapture: Do the words "caught up" refer to the rapture? [I Thessalonians 4:16-17].



2022-01-26
The Rapture & Second Coming on the Last Day: Could you clarify your view that the rapture and the Second Coming of Jesus is to happen all at one time on the Last Day? [2 Thessalonians 1:8].



2022-01-25
Jesus' Coming Only One More Time: Regarding the pre-trib rapture-is not Jesus saying that He is only coming one more time, not two more times, in John 14? [John 14:1, John 14:23, John 14:16-18, Acts 1:11, Hebrews 9:27, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-9, John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54].



2022-01-18
Christians That Never Go to Heaven: Will some Christians never go to heaven, because of the rapture?



2022-01-17
Applying Prophecy from Isaiah to Feminism & Poor Leadership Today: Can someone apply this Isaiah prophecy to us, in America, today, with possible application to feminism & poor leadership? [Isaiah 3:12. Isaiah 3:4].
The "Catching up" in the Rapture: What do you think of someone who interprets the rapture as more relative to the transfiguration? [I Thessalonians 4:17, I Corinthians 15, 2 Corinthians 12:2-4, Matthew 25:1, Acts 28:15].


2022-01-06
Timeline; "Man of Sin" & the Rapture: When does the "Man of Sin" appear in relation to the timeline of the rapture? [I Thessalonians 4, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, John 6:39-54, Ephesians 4:13, Ephesians 2, I Corinthians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 6:16].



2021-12-09
Objections to Post-Tribulation Rapture View: Could you respond to these objections to the post-tribulation view of the rapture? [I Thessalonians 4:15-18, Acts 28, Matthew 25:1, Matthew 24:36, Matthew 24:44, Luke 12:40, Daniel 9].
Length of the Tribulation: Do we know how long the tribulation will be? Recommended topical lecture, "When Shall These Things be?" [Matthew 24:21, Matthew 24:34].


2021-12-01
Trump Sounds & Dead are Raised: Would you explain the chapter in Thessalonians about the trump sounding, the dead rising, and how that ties in with the 7-yr tribulation? From where do these views originate? Topical lecture recommended; "When Shall These Things Be?" [I Thessalonians 4:15-16, Matthew 24:21, Revelation 7:14, Daniel 9:24-28].



2021-11-12
No Longer Believing in the "Pre-trib" Rapture: Could you help me understand how you came to no longer believe in the "pre-trib" rapture? [I Thessalonians 4:16, John 6:39-44, John 6:54].



2021-11-03
Chronology of Events in End Times: Could you talk about the chronology of events in the end times? [2 Thessalonians 1:8, Hebrews 12:23, Revelation 21-22, 2 Peter 3:10-13, John 12:48, I Corinthians 1:7].
Jews on New Earth-Gentile in Heaven: Will the Jews be the ones who will be on the new earth, and we, the gentiles, will be in heaven?
All Israel Will be Saved: How do you explain that "all Israel will be saved"? Are all Jews saved? [Romans 11:25-26, Romans 9-11, Hosea 1:9, Isaiah 10:22, Jeremiah 23:5, Joel 2:28-32, Psalm 50:5, Psalm 50:16, Jeremiah 11:16].

2021-11-01
Overly Focused on Eschatology: Why are so many Christians so overly interested in eschatology? [Luke 19:13, Acts 1:7, I Thessalonians 5:1, Colossians 3:17, I Corinthians 10:31].
Rise of the Antichrist: Why do so many believe that Christians need to be raptured before the antichrist can rise, when so many evil leaders have risen in history? [John 16:33, 2 Thessalonians 16:33]


2021-10-21
Tribulation (Pre, Mid, Post) Rapture: What is the best Biblical evidence for the three views of when the rapture will occur (Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib, Post-Trib)? Topical lecture recommended; "When Shall These Things Be?" [I Corinthians 15:52, I Thessalonians 4:16-17, John 6].



2021-10-04
Second Coming vs. The Rapture (Parousia) of the Lord: Could you clarify your view in contrast to Charles Stanley's view, regarding the Second Coming of the Lord and the timing of the rapture being two separate events? [1 Thessalonians 4:15-16, Matthew 25:31-46, Matthew 25:1-13, Revelation 7:14, Matthew 24:21, John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54, John 12:48, John 5:28-29, I Corinthians 13:9-12, I Thessalonians 5:21, Acts 17:11].



2021-10-01
Pre-Wrath Rapture: Could you talk about the "Pre-Wrath Rapture"? [Revelation 16, I Thessalonians 4, I Corinthians 15].



2021-09-28
The "Mark of the Beast" & the Rapture: Will the "Mark of the Beast" be before or after the rapture, and then will people have a second change to be saved? [I Corinthians 15:52, I Thessalonians 4:17, 2 Peter 3:10-12].
The Mark of the Beast: Will we know that we are taking the Mark of the Beast, or could we accidently take it?


2021-09-15
Short Answers on Dispensationalism: Where could I direct people to introduce the idea that Dispensationalism may have some flaws that are not your full-length lectures? Recommends; Matthew713.com and Soulsnaxx at YouTube channel Biblegate.
Dispensationalism and the Holy Spirit's Withdrawal: How do Dispensationalists overcome the idea that if the spirit of the Lord is withdrawn, then how can people be saved after the rapture? Recommended Book; Steve's book on Hell or his topical lecture; "Three Views of Hell". [Revelation 13:7, Revelation 19:7-8, Matthew 25:46, John 3:16, I Timothy 6:16].


2021-09-14
Jesus Born Again: Do you think that Jesus was "born again"? [Revelation 1:5].
When Will the Rapture Take Place: When do you think the rapture will take place, pre-trib, mid-trib, post-trib? [I Thessalonians 4:14, John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54].


2021-08-27
Raptured Church Before the Tribulation: Since scripture indicates that He has not appointed His church unto wrath, so why do you think the church will not be spared the tribulation? [I Corinthians 15, I Thessalonians 4, John 6, John 17:15, Psalm 91:10].



2021-07-29
Taken Away-to Where?: Where are those taken, who are taken in Luke 17? [Luke 17:34, Matthew 24:40, 2 Peter 3:6, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Psalm 91:7-8, Psalm 37:10-11, Proverbs 2:21-22].
Looking for Signs of End Times: Is it correct to think that we should not be looking for signs, since scripture seems to indicate that there will be no signs of the end? [Matthew 24:34, Acts 1:6, Luke 17:20-21, Colossians 1:13].


2021-07-23
Two Judgments: Do we get judged twice, once when we die and then again when everyone is raptured?
Good Works & Rewards in Heaven & the New Earth: If someone has done more good works, will they experience heaven the same way as others?
Jealousy in the Afterlife: In the New Earth there won't be any jealousy over the difference in the rewards there?

2021-07-21
"Where the Eagles Gather" & "Left Behind" in the Rapture: What do you think the meaning of "where the bodies are is where the eagles gather"? [Matthew 24:37-39, Luke 17:34-37, Job 39:30]
Man of Sin: Isn't the "Man of Sin" actually more than one person and likely referring to all of sinful mankind?


2021-07-16
Leaving Dispensationalism: What passages in the Bible lead you away from Dispensationalism? Recommended Topical Lecture; "When Shall These Things Be?" [I Thessalonians 4:16].



2021-07-08
The Rapture & the "Cloud of Glory": Does the "cloud of glory" in the Old Testament parallel the description of the rapture? [1 Thessalonians 4:14-15, I Corinthians 15, Acts 28, Matthew 25:1].
The Rapture & the Second Coming: So how does the rapture fit into the second coming of Christ? [John 6:39-44]. Topical Lecture Recommended: "When Shall These Things Be?"


2021-07-01
Causing a Woman to Commit Adultery: Regarding divorcing a woman and causing her to commit adultery, what do you think of my take on that scripture? [Matthew 5:32, Mark 10:9, Matthew 19:6].
Pre-Trib Rapture Cannot be True: Does this prove that the "Pre-Trib Rapture" is untrue, if we could calculate his coming following that event?


2021-06-28
Premillennialist Church Father's Beliefs: Did the early Premillennial church fathers believe in the tribulation, the pre-trib rapture, and the antichrist?
Satan's Released & Loosed: Are there any signs to tell us what it will look like when Satan will be released and "loosed for a little while"? [Revelation 20:3-7].


2021-06-17
Chronology of the Main Last Days Events: In what order will the major last days events will take place? Recommended Topical Lecture: "When Shall These Things Be?"



2021-06-15
Pre-trib Rapture: Caller shares his view that he believes in the pre-trib rapture. [I Thessalonians 4-5].



2021-06-14
The Rapture: Isn't the verse in Thessalonians about the rapture? [I Thessalonians 4].



2021-05-19
Visible, Unmissable, Return of Christ: If Jesus was going to visibly come back, then why did Paul describe signs to look for, so that they would not miss it, trying to reassure any who though they missed it? [2 Thessalonians 2, Acts 17, I Thessalonians 4, I Thessalonians 1:8].
Secret Rapture: What do you say to those that think "the rapture" taking place in secret, and why did Paul describe so many signs for it?
Barnabas Suggestion; 6,000 years till Christ's Return: What do you think about Barnabas (Epistle of Barnabas) suggesting that the return of Christ would happen after 6,000 years?

2021-04-26
Salvation after the Rapture: If someone is not taken up in the rapture, can they still be saved? Recommended lecture: When Shall These Things Be? at TheNarrowPath.com [I Corinthians 15, I Thessalonians 4, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, John 6:40, John 6:44, John 6:54, 2 Peter 3].



2021-04-12
Animals & Pets After the Rapture: What will happen to animals after the rapture? Do they have souls? [I Timothy 6:16].
Animal Souls: Do animals or pets have souls? [John 3:16].


2021-04-05
Order of the Events of the Day of the Lord: Regarding the "Day of the Lord", could you help me grasp the order of events? [John 6, John 12, 2 Peter 3, Matthew 24, I Corinthians 1:7].



2021-04-01
Dispensationalism, the Seven Churches & the Rapture: As a Partial Preterist, could you clarify that the seven churches, [I Thessalonians 4:13-18, I Corinthians 15:51-52, Revelation 3:10, Revelation 11:4, Zechariah 4:2, Ephesians 3:15, Revelation 4-5, Daniel 9, Matthew 24:21]. Recommended Lecture; "When Shall These Things Be?"



2021-03-25
"Taken" Where at End Times? Could you help me understand the use of the word, "taken", in scripture? [Matthew 24:40-42, Psalm 91:7-8, Matthew 13:47-52, Matthew 13:24-43, 2 Thessalonians 1:8].



2021-03-24
Order of Events of End Times Views: Could you clarify the order of events for both the Premillennial View and the Amillennial View of Jesus' return and the rapture? [John 6:39, John 6:44, John 6:54. 2 Peter 3:13].
Binding of Satan: What about the binding of Satan for 1000 years and how it fits into the Premillennial and Amillennial views of end times? [Revelation 20:2-3, Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27, Colossians 2:15, 2 Thessalonians 1:8]


2021-03-23
Rightly Dividing the Word of God: What do you think about rightly dividing the word of God? [2 Timothy 2:15].
The Mysteries of the Church and the Rapture: Why don't churches talk about the mysteries Paul talks about? [Matthew 6, I Thessalonians 4:14-18, I Corinthians 15:51, Revelation 7:14, I Thessalonians 3:4, Matthew 16:33, John 6:39, John 6:44, John 6:54].


2021-03-18
"Taken" and "Caught Up": Could you distinguish the difference between being "taken" and being "caught up" in scripture? [Matthew 24:37-42, Luke 17:34, Luke 17:27, Psalm 91:7-10, 2 Thessalonians 1-2].
Believers & Unbelievers Side-by-side at the Rapture: Will the believers and unbelievers (those with the "Mark of the Beast"), be side-by-side when Jesus comes? [Daniel 9, Matthew 24:27, Revelation 7:14].


2021-03-17
Pre-Trib Rapture: What scriptures support those that believe that there will be a rapture (pre-trib rapture), before the antichrist comes? [I Thessalonians 4:16-18, I Corinthians15:51-52]..
No Pre-Trib Rapture: What do you make of other scriptures that seem to indicate that there is no pre-trib rapture? [Mark 13, 2 Thessalonians 2].


2021-02-17
Rapture (Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib, Post-Trib): What do you think about the various views of the timing of the rapture (pre-trib, mid-trib, post-trib)? [I Thessalonians 4:15-17, John 5:28-29, John 6:39-54].



2021-01-28
Overview of End Times Events: Could you give an overview of all thing relating to end times (eschatology), including when will there be the rapture, resurrection, etc.? Recommended topical lecture; "When Shall These Things Be?" [2 Peter 3, Acts 17].



2021-01-27
Timing of the Rapture: Could you help me sort out your view of the timing of the rapture, in contrast to mine, which is mid-tribulation? [Matthew 24:21-22, John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 5:54, John 12:48, Matthew 24:30, I Corinthians 15, I Thessalonians 4:16, Matthew 24:29-31].



2021-01-27
Countering the Pre-trib Rapture: What scriptures can I use to counter the "pre-trib rapture" view? Recommended lecture; "When Will These Things Be?" [John 6:39-44, John 6:54, John 12:48, John 5:28-29, Acts 24:15, I Cor 15, I Thessalonians 4:16].



2021-01-21
False Prophets: How do the churches hold false prophets accountable for bad prophecies? [I Corinthians 5:13, Revelation 2:20].
When Do We Get Glorified Bodies?: When do Dispensationalists think we receive our glorified bodies? [John 5:25-28, I Corinthians 15:53]


2021-01-08
The Parable of the Unwise Virgins (Bridesmaids): Could you clarify the meaning of the parable of the unwise virgins (bridesmaids)? [Matthew 25:1-13, I Thessalonians 4:17, Acts 28:15].



2021-01-08
The Rapture: Will we be raptured? [I Thessalonians 4:16-18, I Thessalonians 1:10, John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 12:48].



2021-01-06
Noah's Awareness of the Americas: Did Noah know about the Americas?
Christians After the Rapture: If all the Christians will be raptured, from where do all the Christians come that are refusing the chip ?
Microchips: What is the logic behind the idea of microchips being place in Christians?

2020-12-28
Pre-Trib Rapture to Avoid Tribulation: Could you discuss the idea that a pre-trib rapture would give us hope, but if it doesn't happen before, then we would have no hope of being rescued from it? [Matthew 25, Revelation 19, Revelation 20, John 5:28-29, Acts 24:15, Matthew 24:21, I Thessalonians 4:16-18].



2020-12-08
Rapture or Second Coming: Is this verse in Revelation 11 about the rapture or second coming of Christ? [Revelation 11:15, John 12:48].



2020-12-03
Imminent Coming of Jesus Christ: What do you think about the imminent coming of Christ? [2 Thessalonians 2].



2020-10-21
Premillennial View of Christ's Return: Could you explain why you reject the premillennial view of Christ's return?
F. F. Bruce & Amillennialism: Was F. F. Bruce an Amillennialist?


2020-10-15
What is Yet to Come in the Book of Revelation: What do you think is still left to happen in the book of Revelation? [1Thessalonians 4, Acts 1:11, Revelation 11:15, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Matthew 24:2, Revelation 1:1, Luke 21:7].



2020-10-13
Dispensationalism Destroyed: Doesn't this verse destroy Dispensationalism entirely? [John 5:28, I Thessalonians 4, Revelation 20, John 6, 2 Peter 3, John 12:48, Revelation 21].



2020-10-02
Cursing Those That Teach Others to Fly: Steve revises his answer on a call from the day before about there being no verse about "cursing people who teach others to fly", where he indicated there was no such verse. [Ezekiel 13:20].



2020-10-01
Curse to Those that Teach People to Fly: Where is the verse, "Cursed are they who teach my people to fly" and is this in reference to the rapture?



2020-09-25
Premillennial & Postmillennial, Pre & Post Trib: Because of things happening today, could you comment on some that are switching their position about when the tribulation will take place (Premillennial & Postmillennial, Pre & Post Tribulation)?
The Various Millennial & Tribulation End Times Views: Could you clarify the various millennial views (Premillennial, Amillennialism, Postmillennial)?


2020-09-22
Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib, or Post-Trib: Why are there so many opinions on the pre-trib, mid-trib, and post-trib rapture? [John 6:39-40, John 6:44, John 6:54, I Thessalonians 4].
America Under God's Judgment: Is America under God's judgment?
Annhilation in Hell : Will people in hell eventually be extinguished?

2020-08-20
Pre-Tribulation Rapture: Is the church going to be raptured before the tribulation or not? [I Thessalonians 4, John 6:39-54].



2020-06-09
The Rapture & The Second Coming: Would you help me understand the options relative to the return of Christ and the rapture?



2020-05-29
Rapture & Where with the Lord Forever: Could you clarify the idea of the rapture and the reference to meeting the Lord in the air and staying there-in the air? [I Thessalonians 4:17].



2020-05-20
Left Behind & Took Away: Where is the one taken, and what is going on with the one left behind? [Matthew 24:38-40, Psalm 91:7-8, Luke 17, 2 Thessalonians 1:8].



2020-05-14
Petra, Edom, Bozrah, Moab: Could you discuss Petra (Bozrah) and if it was in Edom & Moab?
Temple Servants-Gibeonites: Were the temple servants Gibeonites?
Is There an Actual Rapture: What is the background of the word used for rapture? Do we really have a biblical basis for believing in the rapture, or is it metaphorical? [I Thessalonians 4:17, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Acts 28:15, 25:1, 2 Corinthians 12:2, 15:52].

2020-05-05
Steve Gregg's Shift to Amillennialism: Could you give me a couple of scriptures that helped to shift your thinking to Amillennialism?
Millennium in Revelation: Doesn't Revelation talk about the millennium pretty clearly? If so, how do you see that? [Revelation 20, Luke 10].


2020-04-22
Writing of the Book of Mark: When do you think that the book of Mark was written? [Mark 13].
Angels Taking Us to Heaven: Does this verse actually say that angels take us to heaven? [Mark 13:24-34, Matthew 24, Luke 21].
Jesus Coming on a Cloud: Is this passage talking about Jesus literally coming on a cloud in the rapture? [Mark 13:26].

2020-04-21
The Papacy & the Rider on the White Horse: Did the reformers believe that the rider on the white was the Pope or papacy? [Revelation 6:1, 13].
Pre-Tribulation Rapture: Does the phrase in Revelation 4 about the trumpet saying, "come hither" or "come here" refer to the rapture? [Revelation 4:1, 1:10, 19:7, I Thessalonians 4].


2020-04-02
Take Up Your Cross: Does take up your cross mean, take up your sins? [Luke 9:23, Matthew 16:24].
One-World Religion: Do you think that we will prime for a one-world religion? [Revelation 7].
Tribulation & Sinners Repenting: Do you think that if we are in the tribulation, sinners will still be able to repent?

2020-04-01
Timeline for the Second Coming of Christ: Where are we in the church age, in regard to the second coming of Christ? [Acts 1:7f].



2020-03-30
Who Flies Away?: Are the people who fly up into the skies at the return of Christ, the believers, or will the believers be left on the earth? [Luke 17:33-37, I Thessalonians 4:17, Matthew 24f, Psalm 91].



2020-03-20
Rapture Can Happen Any Time: What do you think about those that say that the rapture can come at any time, even though there seems to be some things that need to happen first? [2 Thessalonians 2].



2020-03-18
Who is Left Behind: In Matthew when speaking about those left behind, who do you think the ones left behind are? Are they being left behind for judgment? [Matthew 24:40].
Beating Sin's Temptation: When we are face tempting sin, how do we beat the temptation to continue to be right with God? [James 1].


2020-03-11
Difference between Premillennial & Dispensational: Could you clarify the differences and relationship between Pre-millennialism and Dispensationalism?



2020-03-10
Sin that Keeps Reoccurring: How does one deal with reoccurring sin that seemingly can't be beat? How does God forgive in this situation? [Matthew 1:21, I Peter 2, Psalm 119:11].
Tribulation & Rapture: Could you clarify more about the various positions on the tribulation and rapture? [I thessalonians 4:16-17].


2020-03-10
Steve Gregg & Calvary Chapel: Why did you leave Calvary Chapel?
Lonnie Frisbee (Calvary Chapel): Did you know Lonnie Frisbee?
Pre-Tribulation Rapture: If the Pre-Tribulation Rapture is a false doctrine, then isn't Calvary Chapel full of false teachers? And what should we do about this?

2020-02-21
Illumination of Conscience: What do you think of doctrine "the illumination of conscience"?
Left Behind or Taken Where?: Regarding the rapture & tribulation, particularly the verse in Matthew about "one taken" ... is it to heaven or hell? [Matthew 23, Luke 17, Psalm 91, Proverbs 2, I Thessalonians 4, I Corinthians 15].


2020-02-13
Dispensationalism & Blood Sacrifices: Does Dispensationalism teach that there will be blood sacrifices reinstituted in a new temple? [Zechariah 14].
Pre-Wrath Rapture: Is the Pre-Wrath View of the Rapture really just a twist on Dispensationalism?
Hebrew Roots & Dispensationalism: Is Dispensationalism related to the Hebrew Roots Movement?

2020-02-07
Calvary Chapel Doctrines Contrasted to Bible: Can you help me sort through what the Bible actually says in contrast to how I was taught by Calvary Chapel? [Matthew 24:21, Revelation 7:14, I Thessalonians 4].



2020-01-17
Tribulation: Would you clarify the timing of the tribulation, the rapture,and the return of Christ? [John 6:40].



2020-01-15
Pre-Tribulation Rapture: Does this verse in I Corinthians 15 disprove the pre-trib rapture? [I Cor 15:51f, 1 Thessalonians 4:6, Revelation 8, 9, 11].



2020-01-14
The Last Trump: What does Steve think about the timing of the last trump? [1 Corinthians 15:52] (NOTE: Steve's internet drops off. It is answered on the next day's show.)



2019-12-20
The Rapture: Can I get some clarity on the rapture? [I Thessalonians 4:15-18, I Corinthians 15:51, John 6:39, 40, 44, 54].



2019-12-17
Dispensationalists & the Rapture: How do Dispensationalists harmonize the belief that the rapture will take place, but yet Jesus indicated that no one will know when He will return? [Daniel 12:11, Revelation 2:10, 7:14, Matthew 24:21].



2019-12-09
Rapture Post-Trib: What is the scriptural support for a post-trib rapture? [John 6:39, 40, 44, 54, I Thessalonians 4, John 12:48, 2 Peter 3].



2019-11-21
Jewish Wedding Rapture: What is this about the rapture paralleled to a Jewish wedding feast in the second coming of Christ? [John 6:39-40, 44, 54, 12:48, Matthew 25:31f].



2019-10-03
Raptured to Heaven: When we are raptured, will we be taken to heaven? [2 Thessalonians 4:14, John 14:2 & 23, John 15 & 16, I Corinthians 12].



2019-08-27
Pre-Tribulation Rapture: Where can I find details describing how you changed your eschatology and your position away from the "pre-trib rapture" ? [John 6:39-40, 44, 54, I Thessalonians 4:16-18, I Corinthians 15:51-52].



2019-08-07
The Rapture: What is your opinion of the timing of the rapture? [I Thessalonians 4, John 6:39, 40].



2019-07-25
Man of Lawlessness: Do you believe that "the man of lawlessness" was revealed in 70 AD, or do you believe that he, an individual person, will be revealed after the rapture? [2 Thessalonians 2:1-3].



2019-07-08
Tribulation Saints: Who are the saints that the dragon is making war against in Revelation 13? I thought the saints were all gone in the rapture. [Revelation 13:7, 19:7-8].



2019-05-24
Jephthah sacrificing his daughter: Jephthah said he'd give God the first thing that came out of the tent & had to sacrifice his daughter {Judges 11:31-39}
Rebuilding a 3rd Temple: Man of Sin being revealed, claiming he is God, won't he need a temple? [2 Thessalonians 2:4]
Secret Rapture: If all the Christians are raptured, who will be here to witness to the wicked? {Luke 17:31-37} 24, 6, 2, 1775

2019-04-30
Signs of End Times: Do you believe that all the Jews will be returned to Israel? Do you believe the two witnesses will be literal? You do believe in the rapture, right? [Luke 17, Matthew 24, Revelation 11]



2019-04-25
End Times: Do you believe in a future tribulation? And what about the rapture and the "Man of Sin" rising? [2 Thessalonians 2:1-10, Matthew 24:21].



2019-04-17
The Rapture: Are those "taken up" in the rapture, actually the sinners? [Luke 17: 27 & 34f & Matthew 24:37, Psalm 91:7]



2019-04-08
The Rapture: Will there be two raptures? What about "The Last Day" & the resurrection of the dead? [I Thessalonians 4:16-17, John 6:49]



2019-03-27
Rapture of the Wicked: What about The Rapture and the possibility of the wicked going away first, rather than the righteous [I Timothy 5:6, Mathew 13:24f]? Raising of the dead will first be whom? [1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, 2 Thessalonians 1:8].
Day (literal or symbolic): Is the word for "day", literal or symbolic?


2019-03-08
Second Coming-Rapture: Are these both these passages talking about the rapture and the resurrection [Matthew 24, 2 Thessalonians 2:1f]?



2019-02-15
Trinity: Why does a person believe in a Trinity when 1), it's not in the Bible, 2) God never commanded us to refer to Him as that, 3) there's only one literal Holy Spirit & 4) it wasn't even part of the early church's dogma? (Argumentative call) Discussion about the Rapture comes up.



2019-02-04
Rapture: Where does the word, "Rapture" come from? What is Greek word for rapture, "caught up"?
70 Weeks: When does the start 70 weeks, which date do we start with? Daniel 9 & Ezra


2019-01-23
Rapture: Is it true that there is no rapture, but it only happens at the second coming?



2018-12-11
Fellowshipping with Dispensationalists: Since I disagree w/ dispensationalism, should I stay clear of them or can I still fellowship w/ them?



2018-12-06
Sugar-Coating the Gospel: (Caller tries to be funny) Are you diabetic? You don't sugar-coat the gospel.
Secret Rapture: Do you believe in the (Secret) Rapture?


2018-12-06
Rapture & Further Eschatology Discussion: Do you believe in the Rapture? & further eschatological discussion/disagreement.



2018-11-13
Rapture Questions: How close are we to the Rapture? How long will the people who stay after the Rapture be here? Who is the woman, the Harlot, in Revelation 17? [Revelation 17]



2018-11-05
Rapture: What is your view of the rapture? not tasting the sting of death
Not Tasting the Sting of Death Wouldn't it be nice to be alive when Jesus comes back?


2018-10-15
Rapture Obliteration: Total incineration of the population when the rapture happens?



2018-09-13
A Rapture foretold in Zechariah: Is there a rapture like Zechariah seems to say? [Zechariah 14]



2018-08-17
Secret Rapture: What are your views about the rapture?



2018-08-02
After the Rapture: After the rapture will there just be moral people? Or will there be immoral ones too?



2018-08-01
Death but Rapture: What happens upon death? How does 1 Thessalonians 4:13 work with meeting Him in the air? If we die, do we come back down with Him from Heaven?



2018-07-25
Pre-Pribulation Rapture: The Pre-Tribulation doctrine will make people not ready, catching them off guard.



2018-06-27
End Times View: What is your view of end times, pretrib rapture & will there still be tribulation?



2018-06-19
The Rapture (Second Coming): What happens when Jesus comes back, we just go up in the air?



2018-05-24
The First Coming the Rapture: Is the first coming of Christ the rapture of the church, is that right?



2018-05-07
Enoch, Elijah & Jesus Raptured: A pastor gave examples of people being translated, such as Enoch & Elijah, so doesn't that testify to a pre-trib rapture?



2018-05-07
Pretrib Rapture: Where does the Pre-Tribulation Rapture idea come from?



2018-03-19
The Pre-Trib Rapture: The 7th trumpet & Jesus coming on the last day, does this negate the pre-trib rapture?
Morality in the Old Testament: Is morality different in the Old Testament vs New Testament?


2018-03-08
Dispensationalism & Steve Gregg: What made you change your views about the pre-trib rapture?
Witnessing to Mormons: How do you convert Mormons, make them see the truth? 8, 1, 2, 83


2018-03-07
Rapture in Relation to the Tribulation: When does the rapture fit into the 3 views of the tribulation? (Pre trib, mid-trib, post-trib)



2018-03-02
Pre-Trib Rapture: (asked tongue & cheek) Who going to help Israel when the church is raptured up, Palestine?



2018-01-24
Priest before the Aaronic Priesthood: Were there priests earlier than Aaron, because who went up with Moses to the Mountain? Pre-trib, Last Day, Millennium, Amillennial view [1 Samuel 2:27]
Amillennialism: Pre-tribulation Rapture, Last Day, Millennium & the Amillennial view.


2018-01-24
Day of the Lord being the Great Tribulation: Is the Day of the Lord the Great Tribulation?
The Rapture: What about the Rapture?


2018-01-17
The Rapture: Caller offers an alternative view of what he heard about the Rapture & the man of sin.



2018-01-16
Pre-Tribulation Rapture My son is a strong pre-tribulation Rapture guy, but I align myself more w/ your beliefs, but could you give me some Scripture to give him to show that Dispensationalism is wrong? [Revelation 4, John 6:39-40, 44, 54, 12:48, Matthew 25:31, I Thessalonians 4]



2018-01-04
The (Secret) Rapture: Do you believe in the Secret Rapture? What are the ramifications for being wrong about it?



2017-12-06
The Term, The Rapture: When did the term "rapture" start & develop?



2017-11-27
Current Events Changing Steve's View on Eschatology: Considering your view of the rapture, have you changed your view, particularly relative to current events and the supernatural?



2017-11-21
Calvinism, Faith being a Work: Why is it that Calvinists say that having faith is a work? [John 6:28]
Steve's Lectures About Rapture: A lengthy discussion about Steve Gregg's lectures on about the Pre-Tribulation Rapture.


2017-11-13
Pre-Tribulation Rapture: I was always taught that the rapture would happen BEFORE the tribulation. Is this true? [1 Thessalonians 4:13-18]



2017-10-31
Raptura & Rapture: raptura that appears in the vulgate catholic bible, is that the same as rapture? When is the Rapture going to take place, pre-trib, mid-trib or post trib?



2017-10-16
Secret Rapture: Is the rapture going to be pre-trib, mid trib or post trib?



2017-10-09
Proper Hermeneutics: What is the basics for good hermeneutics?
Hermeneutics & the Secret Rapture: How are they misapplying hermeneutics in relation to the pre-tribulation rapture?


2017-09-07
Eschatological Views so a kid could understand it: Have you ever done a study on end time (eschatological) events so kids could comprehend it?



2017-08-30
Pre-Tribulationism & Partial Preterism: People who teach that Christians are going to be going through the Tribulation are wrong, are believing a lie.



2017-08-22
The Word being Idea: The Word, can it just be an "idea"? [John 1:1]
The Rapture: Will the rapture come before or after the tribulation? [Matthew 24]
The Book of Revelation of Jesus not John: Isn't the book of Revelation a revelation of Jesus Christ & not John? And what is your view of the book of Revelation?

2017-05-25
Angel of the Lord: who was the first person to such that "Angel of the Lord" was actually the pre-incarnate Jesus? Only one rapture, OT examples
More than one Rapture: Caller thinks there's a possibility of more than one Rapture because Enoch was raptured right before the Flood, Elijah was raptured & other examples in the Old Testamant.


2017-05-05
The Second Coming & the Rapture: Are both the 2nd coming & the rapture imminent, & what conditions must be met?



2017-03-16
The Perfect Raptured & the 144,000: who will be raptured? Only those who are perfect? What about the 144,000? [1 Thessalonians 4, Revelation 7, Revelation 14]



2017-03-02
Not Seeing Death Til These Things Happen: This generation not seeing death until He came back, what did Jesus mean here? [Matthew 16:28]
One Taken, One Left: One taken & one left scenario, what did He mean here? [Matthew 24:40-42]


2017-02-22
Pre-tribulation Rapture: What do you think of the pretribulation rapture?



2017-01-20
Pre-Tribulation Rapture: short discussion about the tribulation (pre, mid & post rapture)



2017-01-09
Historic Premillennialism: Historic Premillennialism viewpoint, amillennialism viewpoint discussion & Satan being loosed on the earth in the end times.



2017-01-09
12 Week Program on Dispensationalism: My church is putting on a 12-week study on end times, especially the pre-trib rapture, & I'm wondering if i should attend?



2016-12-14
Pre-Tribulation Rapture vs Post-Tribulation: Caller heard Steve disagrees w/ a pre-trib rapture & would like to know why.
Eternal Security: Caller is trying to figure out if once saved, always saved is biblical?


2016-12-05
Unbelieving Wife/Secret Rapture: Wants to save my wife, make her have an interest in Jesus, & thinks the "Secret Rapture" would actually help her & so hopes he can stay behind & help her. He prayed for that. Was that wrong?



2016-11-30
Rapture: Did I hear you right-That you do not believe in the "Rapture"?



2016-11-07
Rapture: What needs to take place before the Rapture happens?



2016-10-19
Amillennial View of Rapture: How much time between the Rapture when all the dead are raised & when He literally comes back? [John 6:40, 44, 54, 1 Corinthians 15, 1 Thessalonians 4, John 12:48]



2016-10-14
Second Coming: Do you think Jesus will physically be coming back? [Acts 1:9-11]
Secret Rapture: Does he believe in a secret, pre-tribulation rapture?


2016-09-29
Rapture: Can you not believe in the rapture & still be a Christian?



2016-08-15
The (Secret) Rapture: I'm curious about the (secret) Rapture. Are we gone during the Tribulation? I hardly ever hear about it.



2016-06-23
The Rapture: Differing views about the Rapture? (first caller from nebraska)



2016-03-18
Staying in Current State: What does this mean, that some would be just & unjust, some would be filthy & some righteous, some holy & some unholy? [Revelation 22:11]
One Will be Taken, One Left: What does it mean "one will be taken, one will be left" mean? [Matthew 24:40-48, Luke 17:31-37]


2015-12-15
Rapture (& Resurrection): Is there any Scripture support for the Rapture? [John 6:39, 40, 44, 54, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, 1 Thessalonians 4:14-16]



2015-12-03
Dispensationalism & the Secret Rapture: So if the pre-tribulation rapture is true, & if there's an exact 7 years from then, then people would know when Jesus was coming because He said no one knows the day & hour, so how can the secret rapture be true? [Mark 13:32]



2015-10-19
Rapture: When Christ returns, the UNgodly will be taken out, Godly will be left, but all the evil will just be taken out, & the earth will be dissolved. What do you think about this? [Luke 17:34, Matthew 24:40]



2015-10-01
Partial-Rapture Theory - Man-child Comapany God pulls some people faster than others, but the part of the gleaning is now considered wrong & caller thinks that another caller needs to take that into account. [Revelation 12]



2015-08-24
Pre-Tribulation View: There's a problem w/ what Dispensationalists believe because when they see all the Christians are gone, they'll get a second chance, witnessing martyrdom, & would do it right, but people for 2,000 yrs have been martyred & they only had a chance to know once. Or people might delay coming to the Lord because they think have a 2nd chance.



2015-08-06
Jesus Returning: When Jesus comes back is He going to be in a flesh, physical body & is EVERYONE going to see Him, including the wicked? (Acts 1:9-11)



2015-06-25
The Rapture: Caller wants to explain HIS theory about the Rapture, that the Church is going OUT (in the Wilderness) & not UP, 2 groups, 10 Virgins, & Wood, Hay & Stubble & Silver & precious stones, [Matthew 25, 1 Corinthians 3:9-15]



2015-05-22
Tribulation & the Rapture: Steve thinks the Tribulation already happened? But he doesn't think the Rapture has happened yet?



2015-04-29
The Rapture & Tribulation: Caller would like to know what Steve thinks of the Rapture & the Tribulation.



2015-04-28
Debunking the Pre-Trib Rapture: Who or what is Restraining the antichrist? Could the Tribulation make people Fall Away? 3 1/2 year Tribulation instead of 7.
Falling Away: Could the Tribulation make people Fall Away?
Duration of the Tribulation: Is it possible that the Tribulation will only be 3 1/2 years instead of 7?

2015-03-25
Satan (anit Christ) or Jesus First: At the very end, who’s going to come first, Satan (anti Christ) or Jesus? Or how's it going to work?



2015-02-24
Rapture: Steve believes there's only one Rapture, but what about the people being pulled off the earth, & what about Heaven coming down here?



2015-02-12
Tribulation & Rapture: Are Christians going to go through the Tribulation or part of it before the Rapture happens?



2015-01-26
Pre-Wrath/Mid-Trib: Is it a strong view that Jesus will come back right before the wrath, or right in the middle of the Tribulation?



2014-12-17
Resurrection & the Rapture: What is "this day" in Acts referring to? Who is the Man Child in Revelation? (This call was so convoluted, I have NO idea what the guy was talking about!) [Acts 13:33, Revelation 12:5]



2014-11-26
Rapture & the Second Coming: Can you please explain the Second Coming of Jesus & the Rapture?



2014-08-08
Nightmares have ceased: Followup about a caller having nightmares, & they just wanted to say that they are no longer having the nightmares.
Secret Rapture: Caller can't find the "Secret Rapture" in the Bible.


2014-07-28
The Church & the Tribulation: Will the Church go through the Great Tribulation or not? [1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, 3:4]



2014-07-07
Pre-tribulation Rapture: We shouldn't divide over eschatological differences, but it's the love of Christ that is the really important, essential thing!
Open Theism: Did God dispense w/ SOME of His omniscience so He could truly give people Free Will?


2014-07-07
Pre-tribulation Rapture & a Great Deception: Caller disagrees w/ a Secret Rapture, & discloses w/ his ideas.



2014-07-07
Pre-Tribulation Rapture: Jesus wasn't talking about His church when He was talking to His Apostles, & quite a lengthy discussion on why he's a dispensationalist. [Matthew 10:5, Ephesians 2:11-12, Acts 2, Acts 9, Romans 9-11, Matthew 28:18-20, Romans 16:25]



2014-07-07
The Mother God: Not the Mother OF God (Mary), but God being called Mother God.
The (Secret) Rapture: How did this idea of a Secret Rapture all of sudden become a major doctrine?


2014-05-22
144,000: Caller thinks the 144,000 weren't raptured, & they were converted during the tribulation. They will be permanently sealed. Does Steve agree?



2014-04-03
7th Seal: Is the 7th Seal referring to the end of the world? [Revelation 8-11]
The Rapture of the Church: So when Jesus come back, He's going to Rapture the entire church, right? [John 17:15]


2014-04-02
The (Secret) Rapture: Where are the passages of Scripture that talks about the Rapture, perhaps happening at different times? [1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, 1 Corinthians 15:56]



2014-03-24
4 blood Moons: Can you tell me your perspective about these 4 blood moons that have taken hold? Do they fall in line with the signs that Jesus mentioned in the Bible? [Matthew 24:29-30]
Rapture: What do you believe about the Rapture?


2014-02-27
(Secret) Rapture: What is your opinion on the (Secret) Rapture? [1 Thessalonians 4:13-18]



2014-02-17
Dispensationalism & Premillennialism: I enjoyed your book about the 4 views of Revelation as I was making my transition to Partial Preterism.
Views of Hell, Traditional View, Eternal Torment: I want to talk about your views of hell now. What would you call Hell if you didn't call it the "traditional view"?
Bible stories resembling Babylonian Mythology: People have said that Christianity & the Bible have just copied stories from Babylonian Mythology. Do you have thoughts about this, especially regarding the Rich Man & Lazarus? [Luke 19:19-31]

2013-12-11
Pre-Wrath (pre-tribulation) Rapture: Can you talk about the pre-wrath (Pre-tribulation), rapture of the saints? [John 6]



2013-10-02
Being Caught Up: Caller really thinks the Pre-tribulation rapture is correct, especially in light of 1 Thessalonians. If the great theologians of that day are wrong, how can they be so wrong after studying the same Scripture? [1 Thessalonians 4:15-18]



2013-09-16
Syrian Conflict & Current Events: It seems like every time there's an event in current events like the Syrian Conflict that there's talk of the Secret Rapture. What do you say about that?
Walking in the Spirit: What does it mean to walk in the Spirit? [Galatians 5:16-25] (Steve recommends from his lecture series called, "Cultivating Christian Character" & the specific lecture called, "Walking as Jesus walked.)


2013-08-16
People Disappearing at Pre-Trib Rapture: What would you say if millions & millions of people do disappear during the Secret Rapture?



2013-07-11
Christians Excluded from Wrath: Caller believes Christians are exempt from experiencing wrath, and that the "secret" rapture will remove believers from the tribulation. [1 Thessalonians 5:9]



2013-07-05
Shepherd's Chapel & Serpernt-Seed Doctrine: Can you tell me about Arnold Murray of Shepherd's Chapel & the Serpent-Seed doctrine?
Secret Rapture: Is there a (secret) rapture?


2013-07-03
"One Taken, One Left Behind": Does the passage about "one taken, one left behind" have anything to do with the "secret" rapture? [Matthew 24:36-41, Luke 17:31-37, Psalm 91:7]



2013-06-17
Pre-Tribulation & Rapture: When is the rapture supposed to happen?
Temple Mount in Jerusalem: What about the Temple Mount in Jerusalem? Isn't that happening according to prophecy?


2013-06-11
The Plagues of Revelation: If the plagues happen after Jesus comes back, why would they be necessary?



2013-05-13
The Rapture: Could you expound on "The Rapture"-whether there really will be one, and comment on all the various views of it? [1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, I Corinthians 5:15:49-53, John 6:39-40, John 6:54, John 6:44, John 6:54].



2013-03-15
Second Coming, Rapture & Gathering: Is our gathering together unto Him, the same as the Second Coming? [2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, I Thessalonians 4].
Man of Lawlessness (Sin): Who is the "Man of Lawlessness (Sin)" and when will he be? [2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, Daniel 7].


2013-03-04
The Rapture vs the Pre-trib Rapture: Could you talk about the various views of the rapture and scripture about it, particularly the pre-trib rapture? [I Corinthians 15:51-53, I Thessalonians 4:15-17, John 6:49, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-9]
Martyrdom, Tribulation & Persecution: Does not even the martyrs throughout history indicate great hope (Foxes Book of Martyrs)? Recommends topical lectures; "When Shall These Things Be?" [John 16:33, I Thessalonians 3:4].


2013-01-22
Twinkling of an Eye & Left Behind: Is the "Twinkling of an eye" the same thing as the people who are Left Behind in your view? [1 corinthians 15:52-54, 1 Thessalonians 4, Luke 17:26-37, Matthew 24:37-44]



2013-01-14
Futurism & other Eschatology: Dispensationalists make Futurism as definite as teachers in our learning institutions try to make evolution absolute.



2012-01-10
View of the Rapture: Are you "Pre, Mid, or Post" Trib (tribulation)? [Matthew 24:21].
Jesus-End of Sacrifices: Wasn't Jesus the final sacrifice? How does Jesus' ministry fit into the 70 weeks of Daniel? [Daniel 9:24-27].

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