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l.HOME     l All - Biblical Order     l All - Topical Order    SALVATION     l.Eternal Security     l.Universal Salvation     l.Victory Over Sin    THE LAW     l.Law Done Away?     l.Sabbath Done Away?    DEATH     l.State of Dead     l.Hell    PROPHECY     l.The Secret Rapture     l.Seal / Mark    CHRISTIAN LIVING     l.Prayer     l.Diet     l.Alcohol     l.Jewelry     l.Dancing     l.Divorce     l.Polygamy     l.Sexual Relations    DENOMINATIONS     l.Catholicism     l.Mormonism     l.Pentecostal - Tongues     l.JW - Divinity of Christ     l.JW - Blood     l.Calvin - Predestination     l.Calvin - God Doing Evil?    OTHER     l.Apparent Contradictions     l.Traditions     l.Judging     l.Baptism     l.Holy Spirit     l.Israel     l.Women     l.Other     l.HELP 2Pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Q - Is this verse speaking about the rapture of the church? A - "The word thief in these passages is not used to describe the appearance of jesus’ coming but to illustrate that his return will be unexpected. (Luke 12:39) But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. (Luke 12:40) You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."" "