How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

What if someone told you that Jesus had raptured his church and you got left behind?

Well, that's a seriously bad rumor isn't it?

But that was the news circulating among the Christians in Thessalonika and the

reason why the apostle Paul wrote the second letter to the Thessalonians.

I'm Steve

Schwets your host welcoming you aboard the Bible bus for another great

adventure through the Bible. Now in this study Dr. J. Bernamagie is going to explain

why the Thessalonians thought they had missed the rapture

and the great tribulation had arrived.

Dr. McGee loved to explore the topic of biblical prophecy.

But you know he also made it very clear that God's purpose in giving us clues about the future

was not to stir our curiosity or to give us a big ego over how much Bible knowledge we can

get into our heads. Rather, God gives us the sketches of the future

in order to motivate us to live a godly life. I'm always encouraged to read letters from

you, my fellow passengers on the Bible bus,

and sharing how God's word is motivating you is always such an encouragement.

Listen to this letter that we got recently from a World Prayer Team member named Charlemond.

Being a part of the World Prayer Team has enabled me to travel the world without leaving my home

and seeing what God is doing throughout his new creations, born again sons and daughters. He has shown me the reality of his joy throughout

the world in other brothers and sisters who live in difficult places. Despite the attempt

to silence him, God's love is greater and his joy is unhindered by these efforts

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