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Episode 47: Understanding the Book of Revelation, Chapter 4-Vol. 6 | By Dr. Bern Zumpano
If you would like additional information, books, or if you would like to make a love donation; please visit us at https://www.walkinginpower.org
🚪 The Two Churches and the Possibility of Multiple Raptures
This session continues the study of Revelation, focusing on the timing of the Rapture (pre-, mid-, or post-Tribulation) by exploring the parallel between the Philadelphia and Laodicea churches in Revelation 3. The Philadelphia church is commended as the fervent, Spirit-filled, evangelical end-time church, to which the Lord promises an "open door"(Revelation 3:7) and protection "from the hour of testing" (Revelation 3:10). In contrast, the Laodicea church is described as lukewarm and carnal, warned that Christ will "spit you out of my mouth." The central thesis presented is that the confusion over a single rapture event can be resolved by considering the possibility of two raptures, with the two churches serving as the biblical paradigm or type. The issue is argued to be one of reward and spiritual preparation, not salvation, with the fervent being rewarded by being taken in the first rapture, and the lukewarm being "spit out" into the Tribulation until they become "hot."
Dr. Bern Zumpano explores several New Testament passages and Old Testament types to support the two-rapture theory, which he believes is the most biblically consistent view. He connects the "day of Christ" (rapture) with the "day of the Son of Man" (second rapture/second coming). The parables of Noah and Lot (Luke 17) are presented as Old Testament types of the two raptures, showing God removing people (Noah/Lot) immediately before judgment (Flood/Fire), but often at the very last minute. The Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25) further illustrates this concept: all ten are "saved"(virgins), but only the five prudent (Philadelphia type) are prepared with oil (Holy Spirit), enabling them to enter the wedding feast when the Bridegroom arrives, while the five foolish (Laodicea type) are left behind. This separation is interpreted as a distinction between Spirit-filled, prepared believers and lukewarm believers at the time of Christ's coming.
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If you would like additional information, books, or if you would like to make a love donation; please visit us at https://www.walkinginpower.org
🚪 The Two Churches and the Possibility of Multiple Raptures
This session continues the study of Revelation, focusing on the timing of the Rapture (pre-, mid-, or post-Tribulation) by exploring the parallel between the Philadelphia and Laodicea churches in Revelation 3. The Philadelphia church is commended as the fervent, Spirit-filled, evangelical end-time church, to which the Lord promises an "open door"(Revelation 3:7) and protection "from the hour of testing" (Revelation 3:10). In contrast, the Laodicea church is described as lukewarm and carnal, warned that Christ will "spit you out of my mouth." The central thesis presented is that the confusion over a single rapture event can be resolved by considering the possibility of two raptures, with the two churches serving as the biblical paradigm or type. The issue is argued to be one of reward and spiritual preparation, not salvation, with the fervent being rewarded by being taken in the first rapture, and the lukewarm being "spit out" into the Tribulation until they become "hot."
Dr. Bern Zumpano explores several New Testament passages and Old Testament types to support the two-rapture theory, which he believes is the most biblically consistent view. He connects the "day of Christ" (rapture) with the "day of the Son of Man" (second rapture/second coming). The parables of Noah and Lot (Luke 17) are presented as Old Testament types of the two raptures, showing God removing people (Noah/Lot) immediately before judgment (Flood/Fire), but often at the very last minute. The Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25) further illustrates this concept: all ten are "saved"(virgins), but only the five prudent (Philadelphia type) are prepared with oil (Holy Spirit), enabling them to enter the wedding feast when the Bridegroom arrives, while the five foolish (Laodicea type) are left behind. This separation is interpreted as a distinction between Spirit-filled, prepared believers and lukewarm believers at the time of Christ's coming.