Churchwork
12-30-2010, 08:29 PM
"For all the saints and the Elect of God are gathered, prior to the tribulation that is to come, and are taken to the Lord lest they see the confusion that is to overwhelm the world because of our sins" (On the Last Times, the Antichrist, and the End of the World).
Of course Ephraem is wrong for it is not the whole Church but only those who keep the word of His patience, are watchful and prayerful who escape the hour of trial that is to come upon the whole world (Matt. 24.40-42, Luke 21.36, Rev. 3.10 at 7.9 "before the throne" before the first trumpet, 8.7ff, takes place). Clearly these verses are conditional in nature and not a forgone conclusion for the whole Church.
Of course Ephraem is wrong for it is not the whole Church but only those who keep the word of His patience, are watchful and prayerful who escape the hour of trial that is to come upon the whole world (Matt. 24.40-42, Luke 21.36, Rev. 3.10 at 7.9 "before the throne" before the first trumpet, 8.7ff, takes place). Clearly these verses are conditional in nature and not a forgone conclusion for the whole Church.