Expert: Ernie Laurence, Jr. - 2/10/2009

Question
QUESTION: I know that you have better things to do that talk to me all day but do you mind if I ask you aother question?

ANSWER: I don't mind at all!  That's what I'm here for. :)  Ask as many questions as you like.

---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------

QUESTION: I forgot my original question but I will ask this one.What if a person who is save dhas a dream about being stuck here when the rapture comes,does that mean that they are not saved?

ANSWER: The short answer is "No, that dream does not mean they are saved or not".

But your question implies a lot of misunderstandings.

The whole concept of a "rapture" is a man-made doctrine and is not found in scripture.  I'm sure you have heard of the Left Behind Series of books/movies or at least seen the bumper stickers "In case of rapture, this car will not have a driver".  These are both false claims.

At the end of time Christ will return in the sky (1 Thess. 4:16-17) and EVERYONE, both good and evil, will be resurrected (Acts 24:15).  The righteous will be changed into incorruptible bodies (1 Cor. 15:51-54) and rise to meet Christ in the sky (1 Thess. 4:17).  The wicked will go to eternal punishment that is commonly called "Hell".

The kingdom of God is the church and Christ reigns as king now.  So when he comes back at the end of time, it will not be to set up a kingdom for 1000 years (as a lot of people say).  It will be Judgment Day and Christ will bring the faithful to heaven and send the rest to eternal damnation.

Also, dreams are just dreams today.  The age of miracles is past so the time for miraculous dreams that tell the future like we read about in Bible times no longer take place.  Don't worry about your dreams, its just your mind unwinding from stress. :)

In Truth and Love,

Ernie

---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------

QUESTION: So are you saying that no one will go through the 7 years of tribulation or something?

Answer
That is correct.  No one will go through the premillenialist 7 years of tribulation.

The tribulation spoken of in the Bible referred to events in the 1st century AD, mainly the suffering of Christians at the hands of the Jews before the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.

In Truth and Love,

Ernie