In the Rapture debate there are several different angles of approach. So that I may retain my sanity to the end of the debate this project will have the narrow focus of examining directly the evidence given by Bro. Walvrood that the Post-tribulation position is false. To begin at the beginning I will define some terms.

First premise: There is a God.

Pre-tribulationism: The belief that Jesus Christ will catch away a certain group of people from off the earth and transport them directly to heaven prior to a seven-year period of great sociologic and geologic distress, known as The Great Tribulation, or Jacob's Troubles.

Post-tribulationism: The belief that all living human beings will remain on earth through time, including during the seven-year period of great sociologic and geologic distress, known as The Great Tribulation, or Jacob's Troubles.

That is the difference in a nutshell as I know it. There are as many variations on these two as there are people holding each view. So I welcome you along on my journey. Please accept the above definitions as our starting place. (If you cannot accept this, please do not flame me, just go find a place where you are happy.)

I think it is time to veer into a different area. I have been reading a book loaned to me called "The Rapture Question" by John Walvoord.

It is hard to keep reading because I keep getting up and arguing with the author. Mostly my comments are about the fact that he is mis-representing my point of view. He says that because I hold a certain timeline of events that I do not hold to a literal interpretation of Holy Scriptures. He says because I differ from his point of view that I hold all sorts of wrong headed ideas. He presents views that he assigns to me, and others who believe as I do, that I have never held and then proceeds to "prove me wrong" on those points. I remember this as a logical fallacy in my persuasive writing course. Setting up the proverbial Straw Man and then demolishing him only works if the hearer does not know the truth.

After consideration it is now time to name my blog and take my stand. I am Deconstructing The Rapture Question.

Start of a new week on a Tuesday. It was nice to come to work rested, but why do people flock in on the day after a long weekend like they had nothing better to do than to think up problems while we were closed? We got through the day with only minor ruffled feathers. At least I hope so. We have a team member who sometimes does not seem to want to be on the same page as the rest of us. We all have bad days, and the sales staff has to deal with whackos on a regular basis, but we are supposed to be there for each other. We should not be at odds. I know that I trod on some toes today. It was not intentional, just trying to keep to a deadline. Everyone has a place in the world some just take longer to find theirs. Of course, some might think that my place is under a dead plant somewhere far away from civilization.

I think that I am in love. I found a new-to-me blog: http://voxday.blogspot.com/
He keeps his blog, writes science fiction, shows the differences between Communists, Democrats and Libertarians, and has a Power Point Presentation of the Greek alphabeta. Of course I do not agree 100 percent, but he is articulate and astute. I have enjoyed everything I have read so far.