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27.04.202516:08
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26.04.202514:41
The truth is that WE MUST STAY LOYAL TO ROME . Salvation is only through The Catholic Church.
And as an Eastern Rite Catholic I reject the View that Schismatic Orthodoxy is true . Because the self Proclaimed Orthodox are built upon Schism...
I want to once again Affirm "Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus "..... outside the Catholic Church there is No Salvation!
And as an Eastern Rite Catholic I reject the View that Schismatic Orthodoxy is true . Because the self Proclaimed Orthodox are built upon Schism...
I want to once again Affirm "Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus "..... outside the Catholic Church there is No Salvation!
26.04.202501:42
โThe Mystical Spouse of Christ has never in the course of history been contaminated, nor in the future can she ever be. The Bride of Christ cannot be made false to her Spouse! Whosoever is not united with the body is no member, nor is he in communion with Christ.โ
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI
25.04.202515:48
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24.04.202502:13
Average Prot Heretics . They already deny the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist . Now these Heretics have Women Priests and Contraception in their churches as well๐
This is what happens when you Disobey Rome. You get Heresy which leads to Hell
This is what happens when you Disobey Rome. You get Heresy which leads to Hell
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21.04.202503:26
One of the biggest hurdles that was preventing me to join the Catholic Church was natural theology. Specifically the paragraph in the catechism where it says that Muslims and Christians adore the one merciful God (#CCC 841).
I was confused on how this could be the case when Muslims reject the Holy Trinity. Even radical traditionalists like Taylor Marshall & Kennedy Hall deliberately rejects this teaching taught in Vatican 2. And I would see Eastern Orthodox online appeal to this paragraph as a way to mock and discredit the Catholic faith and would condemn natural theology as a damnable heresy. Some Eastern Orthodox would even deduce from this that Catholics worship a false god.
After further studying I realize that Vatican 2 was not wrong and this is in fact a biblical concept. And we will see later that this is also taught within Eastern Orthodox sources. The Bible teaches that itโs possible for a Non-Christian to worship the one true God in such a false and damnable way that could lead them to Hell.
๐ธExample #1: Jesus recognized the Samaritan woman was worshipping the true God but in a false way.
โJesus said to her, โWoman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.โGod is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.โโ (John 4:21-24 )
Notice Jesus DIDNโT say, โ..those who worship Him worship in spirit and truth.โ He said: โ..those who worship Him MUST worship in spirit and truth.โ
Which means itโs possible for someone to worship the true God in a way that isnโt in spirit and in truth. If I say, โThis car is fast and those who drive it MUST drive it carefullyโ. This means itโs possible for someone to drive the car recklessly.
Example #2: St. Paul recognized that the pagans in Acts 17 were worshipping the true God without knowing
โThen Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, โMen of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: โGod, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with menโs hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.โ (Acts 17:22-25)
One objection is that Acts 17 doesn't count to justify Vatican 2's teaching because the pagans havenโt heard the gospel yet. However Acts 17:32 says that some of the Pagans rejected the gospel. Acts never said that the Pagans who rejected the gospel no longer worship the true God in a false way. That's an assumption that's forced into the text.
Example #3: St. Paul recognized that the unbelieving Jews who rejected Christ have a zeal for God.
"For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge." (Romans 10:2)
Notice St. Paul didn't say the unbelieving Jews "..have a zeal for their god..". Instead he said,"..they have a zeal for God".
The Holy Scriptures clearly teaches natural theology. Vatican 2 isn't teaching heresy here. The Eastern Orthodox who oppose this teaching are incorrect.
๐ธFor Eastern Orthodox
One of the most popular and most used Eastern Orthodox sites, Ancient Faith Ministries even affirms the belief that Muslims and Christians worship the same God:
โIn one sense, it is true that everyone directing their prayers and devotions to the supreme deity is worshipping the same God for monotheism declares that in fact there only is one God and so there is no other deity up there to receive such prayers. Presumably that is what St. Paul meant when he declared that God is not the God of the Jews only, but also the God of the Gentiles also "since God is one" (Romans 3:29-30). (Source: Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?, Ancient Faith Ministries)
I was confused on how this could be the case when Muslims reject the Holy Trinity. Even radical traditionalists like Taylor Marshall & Kennedy Hall deliberately rejects this teaching taught in Vatican 2. And I would see Eastern Orthodox online appeal to this paragraph as a way to mock and discredit the Catholic faith and would condemn natural theology as a damnable heresy. Some Eastern Orthodox would even deduce from this that Catholics worship a false god.
After further studying I realize that Vatican 2 was not wrong and this is in fact a biblical concept. And we will see later that this is also taught within Eastern Orthodox sources. The Bible teaches that itโs possible for a Non-Christian to worship the one true God in such a false and damnable way that could lead them to Hell.
๐ธExample #1: Jesus recognized the Samaritan woman was worshipping the true God but in a false way.
โJesus said to her, โWoman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.โGod is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.โโ (John 4:21-24 )
Notice Jesus DIDNโT say, โ..those who worship Him worship in spirit and truth.โ He said: โ..those who worship Him MUST worship in spirit and truth.โ
Which means itโs possible for someone to worship the true God in a way that isnโt in spirit and in truth. If I say, โThis car is fast and those who drive it MUST drive it carefullyโ. This means itโs possible for someone to drive the car recklessly.
Example #2: St. Paul recognized that the pagans in Acts 17 were worshipping the true God without knowing
โThen Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, โMen of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: โGod, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with menโs hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.โ (Acts 17:22-25)
One objection is that Acts 17 doesn't count to justify Vatican 2's teaching because the pagans havenโt heard the gospel yet. However Acts 17:32 says that some of the Pagans rejected the gospel. Acts never said that the Pagans who rejected the gospel no longer worship the true God in a false way. That's an assumption that's forced into the text.
Example #3: St. Paul recognized that the unbelieving Jews who rejected Christ have a zeal for God.
"For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge." (Romans 10:2)
Notice St. Paul didn't say the unbelieving Jews "..have a zeal for their god..". Instead he said,"..they have a zeal for God".
The Holy Scriptures clearly teaches natural theology. Vatican 2 isn't teaching heresy here. The Eastern Orthodox who oppose this teaching are incorrect.
๐ธFor Eastern Orthodox
One of the most popular and most used Eastern Orthodox sites, Ancient Faith Ministries even affirms the belief that Muslims and Christians worship the same God:
โIn one sense, it is true that everyone directing their prayers and devotions to the supreme deity is worshipping the same God for monotheism declares that in fact there only is one God and so there is no other deity up there to receive such prayers. Presumably that is what St. Paul meant when he declared that God is not the God of the Jews only, but also the God of the Gentiles also "since God is one" (Romans 3:29-30). (Source: Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?, Ancient Faith Ministries)
26.04.202517:45
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26.04.202514:39
Iโve often been repeatedly asked whether, if I werenโt Catholic, I would be Eastern Orthodox, or if I would convert to Eastern Orthodoxy if Catholicism were false. My answer is no. I reject the idea that Eastern Orthodoxy is the automatic default if Catholicism is wrong. Eastern Orthodoxy must be proven on its own merits and cannot simply rely on the perceived state of the Catholic Church.
In my view, if Catholicism is false, then Eastern Orthodoxy falls with it. The papal claims are so deeply embedded in the early ecumenical councils that rejecting them requires significant mental gymnastics to avoid the plain meaning of the texts.
If Catholicism were false, I believe Oriental Orthodoxy would stand as the most credible position with the fullness of truth. While they, too, must contend with the papal claims at the Council of Ephesus, they are not burdened by the councils accepted by both Catholics and Eastern Orthodox. Thus, if Catholicism were proven false, I would align with Oriental Orthodoxy.
In my view, if Catholicism is false, then Eastern Orthodoxy falls with it. The papal claims are so deeply embedded in the early ecumenical councils that rejecting them requires significant mental gymnastics to avoid the plain meaning of the texts.
If Catholicism were false, I believe Oriental Orthodoxy would stand as the most credible position with the fullness of truth. While they, too, must contend with the papal claims at the Council of Ephesus, they are not burdened by the councils accepted by both Catholics and Eastern Orthodox. Thus, if Catholicism were proven false, I would align with Oriental Orthodoxy.
25.04.202516:52
Our Chaplet will not be long, it will last about 10 minutes using the method of the order of Saint Dominic
25.04.202500:44
Today, Friday, we will pray the Rosary on the channel. If you cannot pray along with the Rosary channel, pray alone. If you are lazy and cannot pray the Holy Rosary, pray the Rosary of Divine Mercy. If you are very lazy, just pray three Ave Marias. No excuses are acceptedโlet's truly be Catholic and united!
20.04.202518:29
I BELIEVE IN ONE HOLY CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH!!!!!!
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity
Psalms 133:1
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity
26.04.202517:44
26.04.202512:21
25.04.202516:48
Actually the third (chaplet) of the Rosary (50 Hail Marys)
24.04.202507:49
21.04.202511:34
20 Popes, each with a notable characteristic:
1. Pope Francis (2013-2025) โ Social Reform; modernized the Church and advocated for migrants.
2. Pope Benedict XVI (2005-2013) โ Theological Scholarship; emphasized rational faith and interreligious dialogue.
3. Pope John Paul II (1978-2005) โ Global Diplomacy; played a key role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
4. Pope John Paul I (1978) โ Humility and Simplicity; known as the "Smiling Pope."
5. Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) โ Vatican Reforms; implemented Vatican II reforms.
6. Pope John XXIII (1958-1963) โ Church Modernization; initiated the Second Vatican Council.
7. Pope Pius XII (1939-1958) โ Leadership in WWII; supported war victims.
8. Pope Pius XI (1922-1939) โ Resistance to Fascism; opposed authoritarian regimes.
9. Pope Benedict XV (1914-1922) โ Peace Advocacy; worked to end World War I.
10. Pope Pius X (1903-1914) โ Religious Reforms; promoted religious education and simplified rituals.
11. Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903) โ Social Justice; defended workers' rights.
12. Pope Pius IX (1846-1878) โ Longest Papal Reign; proclaimed papal infallibility.
13. Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) โ Religious Conservatism; defended Church traditions.
14. Pope Pius VIII (1829-1830) โ Church Independence; resisted state intervention.
15. Pope Leo XII (1823-1829) โ Moral Reformation; emphasized ethical values in society.
16. Pope Pius VII (1800-1823) โ Resistance to Napoleon; defended Vatican sovereignty.
17. Pope Pius VI (1775-1799) โ Defiance against the French Revolution; preserved Church traditions.
18. Pope Clement XIV (1769-1774) โ Church Reforms; dissolved the Jesuit Order.
19. Pope Clement XIII (1758-1769) โ Support for Arts and Culture; strengthened the Churchโs role in the arts.
20. Pope Benedict XIV (1740-1758) โ Scholarship and Enlightenment; promoted scientific and theological research.
1. Pope Francis (2013-2025) โ Social Reform; modernized the Church and advocated for migrants.
2. Pope Benedict XVI (2005-2013) โ Theological Scholarship; emphasized rational faith and interreligious dialogue.
3. Pope John Paul II (1978-2005) โ Global Diplomacy; played a key role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
4. Pope John Paul I (1978) โ Humility and Simplicity; known as the "Smiling Pope."
5. Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) โ Vatican Reforms; implemented Vatican II reforms.
6. Pope John XXIII (1958-1963) โ Church Modernization; initiated the Second Vatican Council.
7. Pope Pius XII (1939-1958) โ Leadership in WWII; supported war victims.
8. Pope Pius XI (1922-1939) โ Resistance to Fascism; opposed authoritarian regimes.
9. Pope Benedict XV (1914-1922) โ Peace Advocacy; worked to end World War I.
10. Pope Pius X (1903-1914) โ Religious Reforms; promoted religious education and simplified rituals.
11. Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903) โ Social Justice; defended workers' rights.
12. Pope Pius IX (1846-1878) โ Longest Papal Reign; proclaimed papal infallibility.
13. Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) โ Religious Conservatism; defended Church traditions.
14. Pope Pius VIII (1829-1830) โ Church Independence; resisted state intervention.
15. Pope Leo XII (1823-1829) โ Moral Reformation; emphasized ethical values in society.
16. Pope Pius VII (1800-1823) โ Resistance to Napoleon; defended Vatican sovereignty.
17. Pope Pius VI (1775-1799) โ Defiance against the French Revolution; preserved Church traditions.
18. Pope Clement XIV (1769-1774) โ Church Reforms; dissolved the Jesuit Order.
19. Pope Clement XIII (1758-1769) โ Support for Arts and Culture; strengthened the Churchโs role in the arts.
20. Pope Benedict XIV (1740-1758) โ Scholarship and Enlightenment; promoted scientific and theological research.
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20.04.202514:01
We joyfully set aside sufferings of Jesus and don our Easter clothes as if to shed some disagreeable event by starting anew. Yes, the joy of His resurrection should always be in our hearts and give us that hope that knows no sadness.
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26.04.202517:17
Eastern Orthodoxy just got Debunked by a Prot ๐๐๐
26.04.202504:22
Blessed Carlo Acutis, you loved the Church with a pure heart,and through your devotion to the Eucharist and your witness in the digital world,.
you showed the beauty of faith to a new generation. We ask you now,intercede before the Lord for His Holy Church. Pray that the Holy Spirit may guide the hearts and minds of the Cardinals,so that a strong, wise, and holy Pope may be chosenโa shepherd after the Heart of Christ,bold in truth, gentle in charity, and firm in faith. Ask God to strengthen the Church in these times of trial,to renew her unity, purity, and mission.May all Catholics be awakened in zeal,comforted in hope,and rooted in the love of Christ.Amen
25.04.202515:49
_Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet_
24.04.202504:53
St.Jerome and all the Early Church Beleived that the Priesthood Is biblical . And its true... The Priesthood is Biblical
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21.04.202503:28
Even the Eastern Orthodox Russian Patriarch, Krill holds to this belief:
โI know that there are Christians and Muslims, but each refers to the same God, the Creator, and in response to this we have the real Godโs help.โ (Source: On the day of the Resurrection of Christ, 16 April 2017)
The Eastern Orthodox saint, Gregory Palamas, who is a pillar of the Eastern Orthodox faith, believed Muslims and Christians worship the same God. When Palamas was captured by the Muslims he had a dialogue with them and said:
โAs I was sitting there I asked whether anyone could speak both languages that I needed. There was somebody, whom I asked to say to the Turks [Muslims] on my behalf that what they had performed outside there I thought it was good, "for you addressed yourselves to God - to whom else? - for the deceased one. I wanted, however, to know what was that you exclaimed to God?" Tasimanes using the same interpreter said that he would explain: "We asked for forgiveness from God for the deceased, for his own sins committed in his soul." (Source: Saint Gregory Palamas, Littera & Dialexis Patrologia Migne โPG, CL, COL. DCCCVIII)
๐ธ For Radical Traditionalists
As Iโve demonstrated earlier from the scriptures we see that the biblical writers clearly believed that Non-Christians who acknowledge a Creator worships the same God as Christians but in a false way. This isnโt a Vatican 2 invention and Iโll prove this further.
St. Pope Pius X taught Muslims and Christians worship the same God:
โQ. Who are infidels?
A. Infidels are those who have not been baptized and do not believe in Jesus Christ, because they either believe in and worship false gods as idolaters do, or though admitting one true God, they do not believe in the Messiah, neither as already come in the Person of Jesus Christ, nor as to come; for instance, Mohammedans and the like.โ
(Catechism of Pope St. Pius X)
St. Robert Bellarmine (interpreting Jeremiah 31:33):
โBut if someone contends that these last words too are to be understood of the present time, one can reply that here the Prophet is not speaking of the hidden mysteries of the Scriptures but of knowledge of the one God. For since in the time of the Old Testament not only did the Gentiles adore false gods but also very frequently the people of God turned to idols and strange gods, Jeremiah predicted the future, that in the time of the New Testament all men would know the one God, which we certainly see now to have been fulfilled. For the Gentiles have been converted to the faith, and also the Jews themselves and the Turks, although they are impious, yet worship the one God.โ
Pope St. Gregory VII (His letter of 1076 to Al-Nasir, the Muslim Ruler of Bijaya):
โAlmighty God, who wishes that all should be saved and none lost, approves nothing in so much as that after loving Him one should love his fellow man, and that one should not do to others, what one does not want done to oneself. You and we owe this charity to ourselves especially because we believe in and confess one God, admittedly, in a different way, and daily praise and venerate him, the creator of the world and ruler of this world.โ
St. Justin Martyr believed Christians and Jews worship the same God:
"There will be no other God, O Trypho, nor was there from eternity any other existing, but He who made and disposed all this universe. Nor do we think that there is one God for us, another for you, but that He alone is God who led your fathers out from Egypt... Nor have we trusted in any other (for there is no other), but in Him in whom you have also trusted, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob." (Dialogue with Trypho, ch. 11)
โI know that there are Christians and Muslims, but each refers to the same God, the Creator, and in response to this we have the real Godโs help.โ (Source: On the day of the Resurrection of Christ, 16 April 2017)
The Eastern Orthodox saint, Gregory Palamas, who is a pillar of the Eastern Orthodox faith, believed Muslims and Christians worship the same God. When Palamas was captured by the Muslims he had a dialogue with them and said:
โAs I was sitting there I asked whether anyone could speak both languages that I needed. There was somebody, whom I asked to say to the Turks [Muslims] on my behalf that what they had performed outside there I thought it was good, "for you addressed yourselves to God - to whom else? - for the deceased one. I wanted, however, to know what was that you exclaimed to God?" Tasimanes using the same interpreter said that he would explain: "We asked for forgiveness from God for the deceased, for his own sins committed in his soul." (Source: Saint Gregory Palamas, Littera & Dialexis Patrologia Migne โPG, CL, COL. DCCCVIII)
๐ธ For Radical Traditionalists
As Iโve demonstrated earlier from the scriptures we see that the biblical writers clearly believed that Non-Christians who acknowledge a Creator worships the same God as Christians but in a false way. This isnโt a Vatican 2 invention and Iโll prove this further.
St. Pope Pius X taught Muslims and Christians worship the same God:
โQ. Who are infidels?
A. Infidels are those who have not been baptized and do not believe in Jesus Christ, because they either believe in and worship false gods as idolaters do, or though admitting one true God, they do not believe in the Messiah, neither as already come in the Person of Jesus Christ, nor as to come; for instance, Mohammedans and the like.โ
(Catechism of Pope St. Pius X)
St. Robert Bellarmine (interpreting Jeremiah 31:33):
โBut if someone contends that these last words too are to be understood of the present time, one can reply that here the Prophet is not speaking of the hidden mysteries of the Scriptures but of knowledge of the one God. For since in the time of the Old Testament not only did the Gentiles adore false gods but also very frequently the people of God turned to idols and strange gods, Jeremiah predicted the future, that in the time of the New Testament all men would know the one God, which we certainly see now to have been fulfilled. For the Gentiles have been converted to the faith, and also the Jews themselves and the Turks, although they are impious, yet worship the one God.โ
Pope St. Gregory VII (His letter of 1076 to Al-Nasir, the Muslim Ruler of Bijaya):
โAlmighty God, who wishes that all should be saved and none lost, approves nothing in so much as that after loving Him one should love his fellow man, and that one should not do to others, what one does not want done to oneself. You and we owe this charity to ourselves especially because we believe in and confess one God, admittedly, in a different way, and daily praise and venerate him, the creator of the world and ruler of this world.โ
St. Justin Martyr believed Christians and Jews worship the same God:
"There will be no other God, O Trypho, nor was there from eternity any other existing, but He who made and disposed all this universe. Nor do we think that there is one God for us, another for you, but that He alone is God who led your fathers out from Egypt... Nor have we trusted in any other (for there is no other), but in Him in whom you have also trusted, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob." (Dialogue with Trypho, ch. 11)
20.04.202509:26
Is the rapture mentioned in Matthew 24, highlighted by Protestants, truly a good thing? Answer: No, and it's worse than one might imagine!
Matthew 24 is interpreted by all the early Christians, our Holy Fathers and Theophoroi, as a reference to the Final Judgment. This unanimous view includes figures like Saint Augustine (in The City of God, Book XX, Chapter 30) and Saint John Chrysostom (in Homilies on Matthew, Homily 77), who emphasize that Christ speaks about the end times and the definitive judgment.
The Protestant interpretation of the rapture as a pre-tribulation event is a 19th-century innovation, associated with theologians like John Nelson Darby and the dispensationalist movement (see The Rapture Question by John Bray, 1996). This alone is a reason for skepticism, as it contradicts apostolic Tradition.
For the Final Judgment to occur, Christ must first restore the earth and establish His Kingdom in an eternal and permanent manner, uniting the Creator with the creature โ the Kingdom being the union of the Uncreated and the created โ through the renewal of the Spirit (cf. Acts 3:21; Revelation 21:1-3). Only then does the Judgment begin.
In Scripture, the language of "inheriting" or "remaining" in the context of judgment always refers to the righteous, while "being taken" or "raptured" indicates the wicked. For example:
Christ states that the meek (righteous) will inherit the earth (will remain on the earth) (Matthew 5:5).
The wicked are compared to tares, uprooted (raptured) and cast into the fire (Matthew 13:40-42; Luke 17:34-37).
The destiny of the wicked is eternal fire, where there is "weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 13:50) and "their worm does not die" (Mark 9:48).
Therefore, desiring to be "raptured" during the judgment is equivalent to seeking one's own eternal condemnation (cf. 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9). The righteous, however, will remain on the renewed earth, living in eternal communion with God (Revelation 21:3-4; Psalm 37:29).
Conclusion:
Wanting to be raptured according to the Bible is desiring to go to hell.
The faithful should aspire to inherit the restored earth, where they will dwell with God forever (Revelation 22:5).
I do not want to be raptured; I want to inherit the renewed earth, in the presence of the Lord, forever and ever.
Matthew 24 is interpreted by all the early Christians, our Holy Fathers and Theophoroi, as a reference to the Final Judgment. This unanimous view includes figures like Saint Augustine (in The City of God, Book XX, Chapter 30) and Saint John Chrysostom (in Homilies on Matthew, Homily 77), who emphasize that Christ speaks about the end times and the definitive judgment.
The Protestant interpretation of the rapture as a pre-tribulation event is a 19th-century innovation, associated with theologians like John Nelson Darby and the dispensationalist movement (see The Rapture Question by John Bray, 1996). This alone is a reason for skepticism, as it contradicts apostolic Tradition.
For the Final Judgment to occur, Christ must first restore the earth and establish His Kingdom in an eternal and permanent manner, uniting the Creator with the creature โ the Kingdom being the union of the Uncreated and the created โ through the renewal of the Spirit (cf. Acts 3:21; Revelation 21:1-3). Only then does the Judgment begin.
In Scripture, the language of "inheriting" or "remaining" in the context of judgment always refers to the righteous, while "being taken" or "raptured" indicates the wicked. For example:
Christ states that the meek (righteous) will inherit the earth (will remain on the earth) (Matthew 5:5).
The wicked are compared to tares, uprooted (raptured) and cast into the fire (Matthew 13:40-42; Luke 17:34-37).
The destiny of the wicked is eternal fire, where there is "weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 13:50) and "their worm does not die" (Mark 9:48).
Therefore, desiring to be "raptured" during the judgment is equivalent to seeking one's own eternal condemnation (cf. 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9). The righteous, however, will remain on the renewed earth, living in eternal communion with God (Revelation 21:3-4; Psalm 37:29).
Conclusion:
Wanting to be raptured according to the Bible is desiring to go to hell.
The faithful should aspire to inherit the restored earth, where they will dwell with God forever (Revelation 22:5).
I do not want to be raptured; I want to inherit the renewed earth, in the presence of the Lord, forever and ever.
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