thinking across the land. Not surprisingly, then, this became the question behind the heated debates my friends and I had concerning the timing of Christ’s return. By far the most popular Rapture1 position taught by those who would say that they agree with a face-value hermeneutic is called the pretribulation Rapture position. Because adherents to this position believe that Christ will come for His church before the seven-year tribulation period begins, they obviously believe
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