Rapture Fever

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He must remain seated on His heavenly throne until the day
that He returns in final judgment to end death. That is what
Paul taught. It could not be any clearer.
Benefits
We are Christ’s representatives in history. We therefore are
His agents to extend His rule. When Jesus celebrated Passover
with His disciples, He gave them this promise regarding their
authority in history
And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father bath appointed
unto me; That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom,
and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel (Luke
22:29-30).
Scofield adds this heading: “The apostles’ place in the future
kingdom.”b The problem is, this interpretation depends on
making an absolute distinction in history between the kingdom
of heaven and the kingdom of God, a distinction that modern
dispensationalists no longer insist on.
AS the Church matures, we gain greater experience and
greater confidence in our ability to rule. We do this as parents
in our families. We do this as leaders in our churches. On what
basis can this be restricted to families and churches? What
about education? What about our businesses? Don’t we extend
our dominion in history here? Then why should Christians
expect to be losers in history? The Bible teaches no such thing.
costs
With greater success comes greater responsibility Jesus
warned sinners that this is the case; how much more for His
people, who have greater knowledge than sinner do! He
warned:
6. Sco@d Refmewe Bible, p. 1108; see notes 1 and 2, p. 1026.