Understanding the core concepts of the Bible
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 2 Pet. 3:10 According to both Peter and Paul, the day of the Lord, is an event that will come as a big surprise, like athief in the night. Paul says that it comes like a thief not to those who are of the light but to…
“Where’s the verse?” Having a doctrine with no supporting verses is like having a hamburger with no beef – it’sjust wrong. Strangely, however, one of the most popular doctrines does just that – it has an entire theology without an actual verse supporting it. The Pre-Tribulation rapture is a doctrine with no verse; and this is not just our opinion but readily admitted by the most salient Pre-Tribulation authors. Hal Lindsey, author of the best-selling book The Late Great Planet Earth, and one of the…
The phrase is taken from First Thessalonians Chapter Five, where it is written the Day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. It is commonly argued that “the thief in the night” must refer to the rapture and cannot refer to the second coming because that would be obvious, as people could simply read in…
