Assembly of God and the rapture?

Question

Is there a set doctrine in the AoG about the rapture. My Grand parents were AoG and did not believe in the pre-tribulation rapture. All of their children (except for my mother) are AoG and believe in the pre-tribulation ratpure.

I was wondering about this doctrine in the AoG. What is taught by the Denomination and how is it recieved when a person believes in post tribulation rapture only?

I'm also wondering this about the Church of God. I have seen somewhat more leading to pre-trib. with a very few believeing post?

I believe the church will be here on Earth during the Great Tribulation. Just curious on how these and others feel about the tribulation. (I have contacts who are in these denominations who seem to believe more like me than what I thought these denominations did.)

Answer 1

I go to the Assemblies and Pre-tribe is taught there. My Bretheren know full well my stand on this.I do not believe in the rapture as such.I believe that when He comes back I am going with Him, ever to be with Him and those that do not go will be with the devil, the false prophets, and all who are not covered by the Blood of Jesus.They will be cast into the lake of fire ever to be with the devil.Time will be no more after that.



''Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.'' Matthew 24:29-31

Answer 2

Careful using the "Church of God" it is becoming a catch-all for all kinds of strange un-Biblical beliefs....like the pre-trib rapture. There are both commandment keeping and Churches of God and Churches of God that are antinomian. Sabbath keepers and Sunday worshipers. We are living in an age of extreme religious confusion.



The Church of God that I am a part of does not believe that the Church is going to be taken up to heaven in some secret coming of Christ before His actual post-trib return. We do believe, however, that the Church will have some persecutions and martyrdom during the tribulations from the Satanic forces that hate God and His Truth so much before finally being gathered somewhere on Earth to be protected from the Wrath of God that is to come on all the Earth. Read Revelations, it says that the woman (the Church of God) is taken to a place in the wilderness to be protected, not heaven. This place of safety is somewhere that the Satanic forces of false religion will be able to see, the flood coming out of the serpents mouth shows that there will be some sort of pursuit chasing the Church to bring it back for additional persecutions.



Revelations 12

Daniel 11:32-35

Daniel 12

Matthew 23:34

Matthew 24:9-12

Answer 3

The Bible says we are not the children of wrath. We are going through the believers judgment. Listen: without going into an extensive Bible study, it boils down to this: The Israeli people are suffering because of their disbelief in Jesus Christ as the Messiah and being the Son of God. God said because of this He would scatter them. He did. Jesus said that Jerusalem would be overrun of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. This prophecy was completed in 1967 when Israel took over the temple mount and the western wall. The Jewish people owned Jerusalem again. Since the times of the Gentiles (or Church) is now fulfilled, Jesus will take the church out of the way to deal with His people again.

God will remove the Church to deal with His people. We cannot be here while He deals with Israel. They will have to see that He is the Messiah, and He can't do that with us still here. So we will be raptured before the Tribulation, although we may see a bit of what's going to happen. You can't have two churches on earth, one of Christians and the Temple of Israel. So once we are gone Israel can start temple worship and sacrifice again. They already are actually....

Answer 4

Under the section "The Blessed Hope" in the Statement of Fundamental Truths of the Assemblies of God, is the following statement:



"The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the Church (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17; Romans 8:23; Titus 2:13; 1 Corinthians 15:51, 52)."



Jesus taught that He will return to earth. He was careful to warn His disciples to be constantly prepared for this (Matthew 24:42-51; 25:1-13; Mark 13:37; Luke 12:37).



They understood that the present age will end with His coming (Matthew 24:3). The assurance of His return was one of the truths with which He comforted His followers before His death (John 14:2, 3).



At the time of Christ's ascension two angels came to the group of watching disciples to repeat the promise that He will return. They declared it would be in the same manner as He went away (Acts 1:11). This clearly means His second coming will be literal, physical, and visible.



The New Testament Epistles refer often to the Second Coming, and the theme of imminence runs through all the passages of Scripture dealing with this subject. Though there would be a period of time between the first and second comings (Luke 19:11), the whole body of teaching concerning the return of the Lord emphasizes that it will happen suddenly without warning; that believers should be in a state of continual readiness (Philippians 4:5; Hebrews 10:37; James 5:8, 9; Revelation 22:10).



Believers in the early days of the Church lived in this state of expectancy (1 Corinthians 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 1:9, 10). Paul's "we" in 1 Corinthians 15:51 and 1 Thessalonians 4:17 shows that he maintained the hope he would be alive when Jesus comes back.



The fist source link is the official AOG rapture teachings.



The second link is to a web site I created last year for my assembly in Canada.

Answer 5

I too am a Bible believer and born-again Christian. I am of the Baptist faith, although I was raised in a non-denominational church. I'm not sure that anyone can be completely dogmatic about when the rapture will occur--pre, mid, or post. At the present time, I believe the rapture will occur either pre or mid-tribulation. I am in the process of reading through the New Testament now, but I personnaly am of the opinion that Christ will remove His saints before the great tribulation. I think the 144,000 Jews will realize the truth and be left here to testify to Christ.

Answer 6

Hello...you know I am not a member of either of the churches you mentioned. I am SDA. I agree that the saints of God will live through the tribulation period, just as the Israelites lived through Egypt's plagues. Although they were not affected by it. The Righteous of the Lord will suffer martyrdom at the hands of the unsaved--the trials that we will endure will be a witness to the non-believers who may turn to God by our living according to His Will.

I also believe that when Jesus brings us home, it will not be a secret rapture, but something which will be seen and heard by the entire world, as it is written in Matthew and Revelation.

Answer 7

SDA here too...the rapture idea came about 200 years ago. It was based on the merging of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD with the end time destruction of this World. The people who escaped from the destruction were told to flee to the wilderness and be saved. Two people working in the field, the one who heeded the warning from the prophecy survived. Those who rejected Christ were not saved. The survivor was the one who left his tools behind and took off...even leaving family members behind. The end time destruction of the World has not happened yet, but when it does, we'll be safe in New Jerusalem. Christ's appearance will be sudden for those who are not ready; but not a secret, for every eye will see it, and every ear will hear it.

Answer 8

I used to have a girlfriend who was AoG, and she was a pre-tribber. I was a post-tribber. I think I did finally convince her of the post-trib view. I don't think the pre-trib view is one of their essential doctrines.



I'm providing a link to their "16 fundamental truths." Look at number 13. It could be interpreted to imply a pre-trib view, but not necessarily.

Answer 9

I am Church of God and I believe in pre tribulation rapture.



Jesus is true, His Word is true and He has warned us. For those who are ready He will come and remove, or take out (rapture) the christians before His wrath is poured out on a sinful world that is left behind, especially those in religion - man's church

Answer 10

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Answer 11

I am an AG Pastor, we believe in Pre-Trib. Rapture.

Answer 12

I am certain that the rapture is pre-trib. Before any of the bowls or seals are unleashed, the believers will be long gone. Why would God saves us and then have us suffer His wrath?

Answer 13

I have a question for you: if we are going to be here for the tribulation how are we supposed to prepare for it?

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thanks

Answer 14

Ya know

Some believe

some don't

It doesn't matter

It will happen or it won't

what we believe doesn't matter

We have no control over that