How can so many dispensationalists misread the Bible?

Are we living in the last days? In this episode. of the Hank Unplugged Podcast, we revisit an issue of tremendous consequence-particularly in light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. That issue revolves around the popular notion that Christians will be raptured out of this world-a rapture currently being dubbed, “The Great Disappearance.” Unfortunately, these modern eschatological interpretations are simply the result of scripture being taken out of context. These misunderstandings about the end times (eschatology) have been enthusiastically propagated by popular end-times prophecy pundits-from books and movies such as the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye, to the “Great Disappearance” being preached by Dr. David Jeremiah.
In reality, the Great Disappearance, subtitled “31 ways to be rapture ready” is simply the latest twist on an increasingly popular theme within modern-day Christianity-a theme that is relatively new in the history of Christendom. A proper eschatological evaluation is not merely a matter of theoretical significance as our interpretations have a tremendous impact on geopolitical relations and reactions. Simply put, a biblical understanding of the end times is not only important-it is essential.
Hank Hanegraaff is joined by expert Gary DeMar to examine whether we are living in the last days as he explains what the Bible really says about the end times and why it matters.
✅ For further study, get Hank's book "The Apocalypse Code: Find Out What the Bible Really Says about the End Times and Why It Matters Today" on Amazon: amzn.to/3c10P8j
*This is part 12 in a series of excerpts from an encore presentation of Hank Unplugged. The original edition was first released in September of 2020.
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[@BibleAnswerMan]

✅ For further study, get Hank's book "The Apocalypse Code: Find Out What the Bible Really Says about the End Times and Why It Matters Today" on Amazon: amzn.to/3c10P8j

[@martybeazley3306]

You wouldn't have the answers if they bit you. But now, there is no condemnation, and behold, I tell you a mystery. If you don't know what that means then you aren't the answer man.

[@zerosparky9510]

i have the book. and it is great. thanks to Hank for writing it. God bless

[@zerosparky9510]

@@donhaddix3770 , we disagree. i think it is very biblical. have a nice day.

[@acts20gracebelieverblog93]

If one wants to know what the Bible really says, then I suggest buying a Bible and reading it rather than a biased book written by a man.

[@jlc3867]

No ONE DOES NOT, I repeat, DOES NOT need to buy Hanks book. I'm sure he is a good guy however one thing that has always bothered me is why not ask the HOLY SPIRIT to show you the meaning of scripture...Oh that's right for those of you who say why not ? Do youthing the people of old bought books to see what another man's opinion is ? You buy 10 books and liable to come away with 6 diffrent thoughts. READ the WORD OF GOD and ASK GOD to give you clarity.

[@aussiebloke51]

Part of the problem is the proliferation of so called "study bibles" with their own theological biases. When I was in Bible College there was a joke about a particular study bible: "Genesis by Schofield, footnotes by Moses"!

[@BibleAnswerMan]

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[@acts20gracebelieverblog93]

Every theological book I have ever read had biases, not just the dispensational writers.

[@aussiebloke51]

@acts20gracebelieverblog93 You totally missed my point. I was referencing "study bibles" where the biblical text and its interpretation are interwoven on the same page. This can lead to the xtudy notes gaining a quasi inspired status. I made no mention of theological textbooks.

[@acts20gracebelieverblog93]

Should all "study Bibles" be discarded or just the ones that have dispensational notes?@@aussiebloke51

[@sladetuner8661]

thanks a lot CI Schofield

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@sladetuner8661 Good one. 👍

[@sladetuner8661]

You are welcome 🙏

[@poewitx]

Bought the Apocalypse Code, over 10 years ago and it is highlighted, and notes in the margin, I love how you always direct our attention to wha the Bible says about, what the Bible says. First reading was tough but subsequent readings it becomes more evident, just as the ,ore I read the Bible more I learn the whole console of the Word of God. I have a few of Mr Demares books too.

[@andreastarks2780]

I wish we could all find each other and be in fellowship together. Is so lonely attending church that is dispensationalists or futurist.

[@poewitx]

@@andreastarks2780 how true that is. Thank goodness for places like CRI, and others, remind us we are not alone. Hay if you like Mr Hank, you might enjoy, Steve Gregg, KZbin channel, more like minded stuff. God bless you

[@poewitx]

@@andreastarks2780 yes, I’m out numbered at where I go, can’t go anymore, there support of Israel is unconscionable. Don’t feel lonely my friend psalm 10:9 God will never leave you or forsake you. And let’s all pray for peace and for God to stop the madness of Israel.God bless

[@toddstevens9667]

I’m sorry, but I’m not trusting this Eastern Orthodox teacher. If he can’t read the Bible and see that Eastern Orthodox doctrine is not in the Bible, why would I trust what he has to say about anything in the Bible?

[@ΟριζόντιοςΚατακόρυφος]

Because the Orthodox church gave to humanity the Bible. The canon of the 76 books of Bible established from Orthodox fathers from 4th to 7nd AD century during the Ecclesiastical synods. If you use Bible, you are testimony of the authenticity of the Orthodox church as the True church.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@toddstevens9667 Well just set aside the exegesis and doctrine of Eastern Orthodoxy for a moment and read the Scriptures applying a sound historical grammatical reading of the text and you will come out with nothing close to the very popular dispensational premillennialism with the pretribulation rapture distinctive embraced and propagated by many modern evangelicals.

[@toddstevens9667]

@@BibleAnswerMan I’m not a dispensationalist. Much of it is nonsense. But I still don’t trust the Bible Answer Man who chooses to attend an unbiblical church. And he knows that much of what they do is unbiblical … so he has no excuse.

[@ericlammerman2777]

@@toddstevens9667 The Bible was written within and for the Orthodox Church, which has faithfully maintained the religion of the apostles. The Bible is not a complete "how to worship" manual. Sola Scriptura is Protestant doctrine, one that is (ironically) unbiblical. "So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the TRADITIONS that you were taught by us, either by our SPOKEN WORD or by our letter." Emphasis mine. 2 Thessalonians 2:15, ESV translation.

[@toddstevens9667]

@@ericlammerman2777 You need to re-read that verse. What specific traditions are they to keep? Any old tradition they like or find convenient? Or specific traditions that Paul either said or wrote about? Do we really think the traditions Paul taught are the same that the Eastern Orthodox Church adheres to? And he’s the Bible Answer Man for goodness sakes.

[@anthonypassalacqua3330]

Misreading the Bible cannot be limited to any one group.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@anthonypassalacqua3330 True.

[@bobbyadkins6983]

It's not just the dispensationalists who are misreading the Bible when it comes to eschatology. Look how many different views there are.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@bobbyadkins6983 Interesting point. 👍

[@richardthelionheart01]

Hank makes the same mistake Disps do. He combines what are 2 answers, into 1 answer, and that's almost unforgivable. BTW, I am not a 'Rapturist'. I can't believe how they cannot see that 'this generation' is in the context of the second part of the answer Jesus gives - remember - the disciples ask TWO questions: 1, when will the the temple be destroyed, and 2, the signs at the end of the age. Jesus answers clearly about 70 AD first - namely 'those of you in Judea', etc - and then gives the second answer about the end of the age. "This generation" that sees THESE signs will not pass away. A child can understand this. If I said, "Then, when they see you leave the solar system and engage Warp Speed, surely this generation will be living in Star Trek", what do I mean? That my current hearers are living in Star Trek?? No - the generation that SEES Warp Speed will be living in ST. That being said - I am emphatically NOT a pre-trib rapturist and I argue heavily and successfully against it's being taught.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@richardthelionheart01 Sure, we can figure there are two questions being asked in a sense. When will the temple be in ruins? When will be the sign of the coming at the end of the age? The answer never demands two distinct events separated by millennia with one of them still unfulfilled and making some suppose Jesus was a false apocalyptic prophet. But the end of the age can be simply the end of the age of the Old Covenant system of offering sacrifices upon the altar of God in the temple/tabernacle by the appointed Levitical priests. Jesus being the greater High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek initiates a New Covenant through His superior once-for-all sacrifice, in the giving of His own body, as explained in the Epistle to the Hebrews. The end of the age had come, and the age to come arrives Christ. No Christian is obligated to offer animals, crops, and libations to the Levitical priest as sacrifices set upon the altar of Yahweh. Christ's sacrifice made this obsolete. The age to come has been in a way inaugurated through not yet fully consummated. Christ will appear again a second time to judge the living and the dead, the dead will be raised, the righteous raised to everlasting life, the unrighteous to everlasting punishment, there will be the final judgment, and then the New Heaven and New Earth with the New Jerusalem descending from above like a bride beautifully adorned for her husband. All things will be set to right.

[@MarkBeebe-wm4nk]

Are Hank and Gary in the same "church" now? Is Gary qualified to interpret the Bible in light of the Orthodox position? Can a "non- orthodox" person interpret the Bible for an Orthodox person? Is Gary now a spokesman for the Orthodox church?... or is he (being Presbyterian) considered "Heretical", because he would reject Orthodoxy?

[@BibleAnswerMan]

Why can't Gary offer an interpretation of the Scripture that comports with Holy Tradition of Eastern Orthodoxy? What is the contradiction?

[@MarkBeebe-wm4nk]

@@BibleAnswerMan He obviously does comport with "Holy Tradition of Eastern Orthodoxy" ... on limited matters of Eschatology (ie. only that he's not pre-millennial/ dispensational). So you obviously appealed to his "authority" on these matters (ie. only that he's not pre-millennial/ dispensational). As you have now validated his authority...Can he preach in your church now? Why not?

[@jgefroh6692]

So are you saying that 29,30,31 is the second coming and that it already happened? Are we then in the millennium? If not what are you saying 29,30,31 represents?

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@jgefroh6692 No. The second appearance of Jesus Christ to judge the living and the dead remains in the future. However, it is a mistake to suppose “coming in the clouds” always refers to the Second Coming. See www.equip.org/bible_answers/is-coming-on-clouds-a-reference-to-christs-second-coming/ www.equip.org/bible_answers/when-do-we-receive-our-resurrected-bodies/ www.equip.org/articles/apocalypse-when/ and www.equip.org/article/left-behind-from-root-to-ripened-fruit/ Do these articles clarify Hank’s video on interpreting the Bible?

[@rosemarietolentino3218]

Parable of the four seeds. Satan stealing the word from us. Which one is right?

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@rosemarietolentino3218 What is the passage are you referring to? Parable of the sower?

[@truth4lifeministries32]

Wow... absolutley helpful. Thank you, Sir

[@chessboxer35]

One star would obliterate the earth? What if the stars are not giant balls of gas wirling through ‘space’? What if stars are tiny points of light in the firmament, and therefore can fall as figs? Test ALL things, hold fast that which is true

[@substax_dnb8245]

Yes, the earth is flat and heaven is a solid structure (firmament) in which the creator placed the lights, like the stars. They are not suns, like many belive. The true biblical cosmology is so important to understand. This world is massively deceived on many levels. May God be gracious towards all of us and put even more light on the lies of this world.

[@davidkunze2770]

Yes, and the stars are often spoken of as angels, fallen or not, in scripture. I think of all but predispensation folks as head in sand Christians. Paul believed in dispensations, as did many of the early founding fathers, and the dead sea scolls as well. Blessings

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@chessboxer35 What do you mean by “tiny points of light”? A meteorite shower? Our Sun is a relatively tiny star compared to lots of other red super giant stars We never want to make the figurative apocalyptic metaphors from the Olivet Discourse and the Book of Revelation to literally walk on all fours. See www.equip.org/articles/apocalypse-when/

[@chessboxer35]

@@BibleAnswerManwhen you look up at the sky at night you see the stars as they are, little sparkling dots of light. Men told you they are gigantic balls of gas, you believe men because of CARTOONS they show you. YOU say Jesus was talking using metaphor but what if he was talking about small stars that are fixed in the firmament? That can literally fall like figs, just as Jesus told us? Why do you believe in planets and space at all? Have you tested space for yourself? Have you seen actual proof that stars are gigantic balls of gas? Of course not, you appeal to authority and trust the ‘experts’ the same experts that tell you nothing exploded and created everything. it’s easy to spiritualise or say a verse is metaphor just because it does not Fit what men taught you. I have no problem accepting stars falling to earth or the moon having her own light, it’s a cheap cop out to say things like”it’s not a literal deagon” etc, we can all understand metaphor in the proper place, but nothing else in the olivet discourse needs to be anything other than literal so why should stars falling be the exeption?

[@mike_tan_ct]

If the tribulation Jesus mentioned in Mathew 24 was referring to the destruction of Jerusalem that happened soon after in AD70, why did He say in verse 21 that the tribulation wiil be "such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be."? Certainly there have been far greater tribulations that came after the destruction of Jerusalem in AD70, no? And then in verse 30, Jesus says that after that tribulation, "all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. " So, when, where and how has that event of the coming of the Son of Man happened after Jerusalum was destroyed?

[@zerosparky9510]

says this in the OT too. about such as not been from the beginning... can,t remember right now where it is, but it is there. have to look it up.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@miketanctutube Incorrect. No other tribulation compared to the Great Tribulation Jesus spoke on regarding the destruction of the temple in AD 70. Hank says, “The horror of the Great Tribulation included not only the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple but the persecution of the apostles and prophets who penned the Scriptures and formed the foundation of the Christian church of which Christ himself was the chief cornerstone. Thus, the Great Tribulation instigated by Nero is the antitype for every type and tribulation that follows before we experience the reality of our own resurrection at the Second coming of Christ” (Hank Hanegraaff and Signund Brouwer, The Last Disciple [Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 2004], 395).

[@mikebrown9850]

@@BibleAnswerManNo, you and Hank are incorrect. It doesn’t matter what Hank says or how you or he interpret prophecy. Jesus is the Word by which authority all other prophets wrote and received the word of the Lord. He says “ not to this time, no, nor ever shall be”(Matthew 24:21). Verse 22 says if God didn’t shorten this time of Great Tribulation that had never happened before or will happen again, no flesh on the earth would survive. This is NOT AD 70 destruction. This is cataclysmic global nuclear annihilation which could not have occurred before 1945 that countless prophecies in the OT speak of. You seem to not understand a very basic principle of biblical prophecy. That it is dual. There is a former type and an anti-type. Sometimes more than two, as in the case of Elijah (Matthew 17:10-12) and the Abomination of Desolation (Daniel 8).

[@bernhardbauer5301]

This Great Tribulation is to come. The wrath of God and the wrath of the Lamb shall come over Israel and the world. However, God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ. Do you belong to us?

[@bernhardbauer5301]

@@BibleAnswerMan Incorrect. The great tribulation is still to come. I don't care what Hank says. I care what Paul writes.

[@granthodges3012]

Hmm, listening to the first few minutes of this; are you a Preterist?

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@granthodges3012 No. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqWbnWikpJZ3p80

[@EJ_Lion]

Oh this was a good one. 🙏🏻

[@kevinboutwell2243]

If anyone wants to know if Israel is the body of Christ look at Acts 3:19-21. These same Acts2 jews/Israel doesn’t have its sins blotted out till after the tribulation. Paul says our sins are already forgiven Col 2:9-14. How can the body of Christ jew/gentile mix be forgiven right now and Acts2 Isarel only have remission/temporary forgiveness. Its not possible to be saved now and still be waiting to be saved. Israel is not the body. Mat 24 could not of been fulfilled in ad70 during this dispensation of grace.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

Thanks for sharing.

[@kevinboutwell2243]

@@BibleAnswerMan If its not true biblical dispensation then that group calling themselves dispensationalist are also wrong. The stars falling from heaven in this video are angels being cast out of heaven during the tribulation. Here is one verse proving a star can be referring to a angel. Revelation 1:20 (KJV) The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. The same thing goes for the nonsense of the wisemen following a astronomical star in heaven. People won’t even question how a star is gonna move in front of wisemen and stand over a stable. You ever seen a star stand. The verse above tells us that star is a angel. Tradition is what drives this. Another thing is making part of Mat 24 about ad70. Anyone that understands their bible is gonna disagree with that. Look at Mat 24:13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Pauls says in Col 2:9-14 we are complete in God. All our trespasses forgiven and the law blotted out. Enduring to the end in Mat 24:13 is 100 percent coming kingdom gospel. Being complete in God and having to endure to the end in no way match. Theres a future event where Jerusalem will be destroyed and the temple with it. Mat 24 does not jump around like its being portrayed. All that is during the tribulation. Satan can read the bible also. It doesn’t matter that he tore the temple down in ad70 to throw off people’s understanding. God said satan is a roaring lion seeking who to devour and even has his own ministers. Why would anyone believe he can’t tear down a temple or write a false bible to deceive.

[@robertputt7794]

First off, Isaiah 13 is talking about Mystery Babylon... The Meds will be Iran (Isaiah 13:17)... Remember, the feet on the beast in Dan 7 will stomp and crush everything, and the feet are the feet of a bear in Rev 13 which was Medo Persia, or Modern day Iran... How was this talking about Persia during the rule of Rome in 70 a.d.? That makes no sense... Ya'll think this was time past, but it's all yet future... Isaiah 13:13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place... When has that ever happened? It hasn't... This is that one huge earthquake mentioned many times in Revelation... But it has never happened... Well not yet... Did you ever consider that God did not want us to understand this until the end of years? Daniel 11:6... Daniel 12:9...???

[@zerosparky9510]

wrong

[@robertputt7794]

@@zerosparky9510 you are a ZERO sparky. Stupid to...

[@yoshkebenstadapandora1181]

Ridiculous interpretation

[@robertputt7794]

@@yoshkebenstadapandora1181 do you even understand who Mystery Babylon is? Isaiah 13:6,9,13- the Day of the Lord... Since you're so smart answer a question... Was the "Day of the Lord" during the time of Nebuchadnezzar or Nero? Which one? Can't be both... You're so smart, you should be able to answer a simple question...

[@seanc2788]

Very wise!

[@fcastellanos57]

Jesus spoke of earthquakes and the powers of heaven to be shaken before his coming. This did not happen in 70 AD, this is a future fulfillment. We have to understand that Jesus spoke of the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem but he went on to prophecy about the future time when he will come as written in Daniel chapter 2, to take over the governments of the world and becoming the King of the tribes of Jacob.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@fcastellanos57 Yet, we do have incidents of earthquakes happening between AD 30 to AD 70. The quake at Christ’s crucifixion, the quake when the angel rolled away the stone from the grave at the time of Christ’s resurrection, the earthquake in Philippi that shook open the doors to the prison cell wherein Paul and Silas were held captive. There was an quake on February 5, 63AD at Pompeii. Quakes also happened in Crete, Smyrna, Miletus, Chios, Samos, Laodecia, Heirapolis, Colosse, Campania, Rome and Judea (see Gary DeMar, Last Days Madness: Obsession of the Modern Church [Powder Springs, GA: American Vision, 1999] 80-81). What Jesus predicted about earthquakes happening came to past. The Jerusalem temple was also destroyed as He said in the Olivet Discourse.

[@fcastellanos57]

@@BibleAnswerMan Yes, those earthquakes happened but this is not the end of the predictions of the Olivet discourse. Where has the wars and rumors of wars occurred in that time frame? Or many coming and saying “ I am the Christ”. In that chapter it appears to be two events, the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple and a future event which leads to the physical return of Jesus. In 24:21 talks about a great tribulation for the Israelites after earthquakes and pestilences appear, great persecution against them. Also, in 27, Jesus describes his coming as an invasion which it has not taken place or took place in 70 Ad.

[@davidsutter1846]

How can you Hank NOT be a Dispensationalist???? Perhaps you're the one misreading the Bible!

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@davidsutter1846 Hank deals with the erroneous dispensational (sine qua non) concerning the distinction between Israel and the Church in this article www.equip.org/articles/left-behind-from-root-to-ripened-fruit/

[@Fred-Phelps]

hey guess what your interpretation is not historical. 7 different gospels, secret rapture, Israel and the church, millennium, rebuilding of the temple. Wow what a lot of garbage. The truth can set us free but your system is just a political one.

[@eastofmars6413]

Do you believe that the Second coming of Christ happened in 70ad? If you don’t then you’re doing the same thing the dispensationalist are. The events in Matthew 24 are speaking about the time right before the second coming. Except for verse 1 and 2. There is a scene change at verse 3. Some time has elapsed between Jesus saying the second temple will be destroyed and the rest of the events in the chapter. Sure maybe the disciples thought they were asking about the destruction of the temple but Jesus was answering their question on what will happen at the end of the age. Matthew wrote (let the reader understand) Now the question is. Was Matthew only writing to his generation or was he writing to the generation that would see ALL these things take place? It’s not any sort of stretch to say when YOU (reader) see these things… Matthew 24:15 (NASB95): “Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

[@humboldthammer]

See John 16: 7-15. Jesus, HIMSELF, explains the fulfillment of His resurrection when the SPIRIT of TRUTH -- not Jesus in the flesh -- comes to all who will receive him . . . and final judgement for the devil and dragon -- Daniel 7: 9-14 Revelation 12: 12-13. It is NOT the 2nd Coming in the flesh. The Rapture is a LIE. "Left Behind" is a work of fiction. Was Trump chosen by God to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem? Matthew 24: 24.

[@seanc2788]

That is wise commentary.

[@eastofmars6413]

@@humboldthammer I don’t believe the pre trib rapture, I’m not a disponsationalist and I never have or never will vote for trump. Do you believe that the Day of the Lord happened in 70AD?

[@humboldthammer]

@@eastofmars6413 No -- depending on what YOU mean by "The Day of the Lord". I believe that Lucifer and Satan were detained in 30 AD, just after Pentecost, and were judged by the Ancients of Days, far from Earth, in 1985. Final Judgement for the devil and dragon is set for 10/12/26 -- one heavenly hour after Lucifer refused mercy (1000/24) Daniel 7: 9-14, Revelation 12: 12-13. 2 Peter 3: 8 The Great Re-Set is scheduled for 09/23/26, the autumn equinox of the US' and the illuminati's 250th year (1776-2026) All the people will cry out, "No more war. Forgive our debts. Save us from Omega. We will do Anything!" That's when "THEY" unveil (apocalypse) the NEON GAUD and crown the Pope (Vicarius Filii Dei -- 666) the GOD of the One World Religion.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@eastofmars6413 Hank believes Christ will appear again to judge the living and the dead. We never want to see the second coming in the wrong places, such as Matthew 24. See www.equip.org/articles/apocalypse-when/ www.equip.org/bible_answers/when-do-we-receive-our-resurrected-bodies/ and www.equip.org/bible_answers/will-created-cosmos-resurrected-annihilated/

[@chessboxer35]

It’s easy to spiritualise any verse that doesn’t fit your system. It’s funny tho, the stars falling from heaven CAN’t possibly be literal, oh no.,. But the sign of the Son of man coming in the clouds MUST of course be literal😅

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@chessboxer35 The coming on the clouds expression in Matthew 24 refers to a historical judgment occurring upon apostates. But it is best to avoid looking for the second appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ in all the wrong verses. See www.equip.org/bible_answers/is-coming-on-clouds-a-reference-to-christs-second-coming/

[@chessboxer35]

@@BibleAnswerManyour web page there, denies mathew 24 is the second coming, but doesn’t give a verse that is the second coming? So can you show me the verse you believe IS talking about the return of Christ? Mathew 24 is so clearly the second coming that the spiritualise it takes sooo much imagination and pride for want of a better word. Do you take any of Christs words literally?

[@bisdakpinoy3428]

Hank you are the one who misread the bible. Dr. Walter Martin would rebuke you if only he is alive today.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@bisdakpinoy3428 Both Hank and the late Dr. Walter Martin reject the dispensational pretribulation rapture.