(August 28, 2015 at 8:26 am)Milleby Wrote:(August 28, 2015 at 7:50 am)Randy Carson Wrote: 1. The Rapture is a theological novelty invented by Protestants in the 1830's. Your family member is right to reject it because it is an error.
Could you suggest a place I could go to read more about this?
(August 28, 2015 at 7:55 am)robvalue Wrote: Looks good to me.
It may be worth mentioning that Jesus brought Hell along with him, it's not mentioned in the Old Testament. Saying stuff like "Jesus wouldn't do that" is to just ignore what the book actually says. Christians are generally pretty good at that, they come up with an image of what Jesus was like (idealised version of themself) and it wouldn't matter if Jesus spent the whole time killing baby seals in the bible.
Yeah, I've heard people say that before. I've never looked into it much but I do find it hard to believe that Hell isn't mentioned in the old testament. Could you recommend any further reading on this?
In fact, where is hell first mentioned in the Bible? Is it Matthew 5:22 ""But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire."
lol, I should totally include that passage!
Actually hell, or its other names, are mentioned in Deuteronomy 32:22 https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/De...my%2032:22
