premillennialism<\/a>\u00a0by David Tant.<\/p>\nRegarding the number of times Jesus will return to the earth: “so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear\u00a0a second time<\/strong>, apart from sin, for salvation<\/em>” (Hebrews 9:28).<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: I find your\u00a0rapture\u00a0article highly inaccurate as you throw verses together that clearly have no harmony with the calling up of God’s people. How else does a world order be ushered in without millions going missing?\u00a0 If there is no rapture there is no changing of the bodies. 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