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TEN FACTS           

One
SCRIPTURES SPEAK OF ONE SECOND COMING,
NOT TWO COMINGS,
OR OF ONE COMING IN TWO STAGES

Two
THE OLIVET DISCOURSE
ESTABLISHES THE SEQUENCE OF END-TIME EVENTS

Three
THE WORD “ELECT” IN THE OLIVET DISCOURSE REFERS TO BELIEVERS
WHO ARE PART OF THE CHURCH
AND WHO ARE ON THE EARTH
DURING THE GREAT TRIBULATION

Four
I THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
TEACHES WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THE RAPTURE
NOT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN

Five
I THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
HARMONIZES WITH MATTHEW 24

Six
ACCORDING TO II THESSALONIANS 2:1-4,
TWO EVENTS MUST TAKE PLACE BEFORE THE LORD RETURNS

Seven
IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION
THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
IS AT THE END OF THE GREAT TRIBULATION

Eight
IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION
THE WORD “SAINTS” REFERS TO THE SAME GROUP
IT DOES IN THE REST OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

Nine
DISPENSATIONALISM
MAKES AN IMPROPER DISTINCTION
BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH

Ten
DISPENSATIONALISM
IS A RECENT VIEW
AND
IS SUPICIOUS AS TO ITS ORIGIN


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