The reader has now heard all three arguments, their rebuttals, and rejoinders, and the time to take stock has come. First, we note that a key issue that distinguishes each presentation has to do with the nature of the “day of the Lord,” since all presenters equate the day of the Lord with the parousia, including the rapture, and make fundamental recourse to arguments regarding the day of the Lord. More specifically, the presenters differ on their understanding of the length of the day
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