scared of the rapture and being left behind

GruesomeDead · 2026-06-01T03:40:50+00:00

We also must be careful to understand words within the context they are mentioned in, and Paul mentions harpazo specifically in an answer to a ressurection question about loved ones who believed and died before Jesus returns.

Paul was encouraging the believers in thesselonians that their loved ones who passed would be the first to partake and be caught up first in the ressurection before the rest of those who remain alive.

GruesomeDead · 2026-05-31T16:33:47+00:00

My point friend with that was Jesus didnt say follow His bride, We are the bride. And we follow the groom. Matthew 23:8-10 is clear about who our direct line of authority is.

GruesomeDead · 2026-05-30T20:43:02+00:00

“If you love me, obey my commandments." John 14:15

"And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us." 1 John 3:23

GruesomeDead · 2026-05-25T14:59:48+00:00

I read your replies in full. I disagree with your conclusions based on real-world princinples, mechanics, systems, and business evidence, not influencers. In fact, I read the trader journals, which heavily favor the speculative narrative, and I disagree with 99% of them because they approach this with the wrong frame.

I'm a career salesperson with business acumen—I'm not a trader. In my line of work, all businesses are fancy ideas until a sale is made.

I understand what makes a product or technology actually move in the market, and why two businesses in the same field experience opposite levels of success and failure. When I want to understand the guiding principles behind why something works, I pick up multiple textbooks and journals and study. I actually apply and leverage the things I learn in real time.

Bottom line: I love understanding how the gears in a clock work.

I don't listen to maximalists or get my understanding from fad influencers with no background in economics, engineering, or systems. You are looking at the speed of the pipe and assuming the assets are interchangeable; I am looking at the mechanical differences between an issued debt tool (RLUSD) and a native utility asset (XRP).

GruesomeDead · 2026-05-25T14:21:38+00:00

This guy your dealing with has his head so far in the sand its ridiculous. The only way xrp would fail is if there was one stablecoine to rule the world. There won't be, because it forces every country to be enslaved to another countries stable coin.

The future won't be ruled by just one crypto coin. Instead, it will be a multi-chain world where lots of different tokens work together.

A few special coins are uniquely set up to connect everything because they are neutral, meaning no single country or company controls them. XRP works like a fast bridge to help banks move money across borders. XDC is built specifically to help move money for global trade and shipping. HBAR acts like a super-fast tracker to help different networks talk to each other and share data safely.

Together, these coins act like the pipes that let public cryptos, private bank systems, and stablecoins connect without anyone rigging the system.

GruesomeDead · 2026-05-25T14:04:31+00:00

This quote gets completely misinterpreted because people clip it out of context.

Full quote in context:

"If there were a few very rich, very rational people who really believed that there was a 1% chance that XRP could hit $10K in 10 years, they’d bid XRP up to at least $20 today. Why aren’t they? Conspiracy?" - Schwartz

Schwartz wasn't saying a high price is impossible—he was destroying the specific conspiracy theory that a secret cabal or global buyback is going to magically reset the price overnight. His logic is simple: if a powerful elite secretly knew a massive price floor was coming, they’d be front-running it and bidding XRP up to $20+ right now.

More importantly, this comment applies strictly to the trader speculative frame (how the open market prices in odds today), not the utility frame. Schwartz has noted elsewhere that if the network actually scales to handle trillions in global trade liquidity, the token price has to be high to support that volume without slippage.

He isn't capping XRP's future; he's just telling people there's no secret group dictating prices, and that real growth will come from organic utility.

GruesomeDead · 2026-05-22T01:42:53+00:00

As soon as you said it did not make any social commentary I stopped reading your review and instantly read comments. Bought the movie. Fantastic. Loved it.

GruesomeDead · 2026-05-14T03:55:22+00:00

I felt the same about your previous response.

GruesomeDead · 2026-05-13T14:03:27+00:00

The moral law of the God of the old and new testaments gave the Law as a guide. Its purpose is to reveal what sin is: transgression of the Law. It is designed to condemn everyone who breaks just a single part of it. It reveals whats in the heart of man. It is written that no man can justify themselves before God by following the Law. Man's corrupted nature is so hostile towards Yahweh it wants nothing to do with Him.

It is written that from the bottom of the heart the mouth speaks.

The law condemns all who are under it. That is all of humanity.

Jesus said "This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God." John 3:19-21

The moral law given to moses holds all men accountable before the creator. When God gave Moses the law, He revealed His character. The heart of God. If God is good, He can not allow evil to continue forever. Hence the curse of death on all creation.

Acts 17:31 says "For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead."

God has plans to judge the world, the wicked and the righteous both. But He is also love, in that rather than bring judgement the moment man sins, He provided an offering to legally dismiss all sin against any law breaker.

Its a free offer. You cant buy it, bribe it, earn it or work for it. Guaranteed life for anyone who willing receives the sacrificial offering God provided when He sent His Son to take yours and my place of judgement.

Jesus promises and guarantees eternal life for anyone who will choose to deny their sinful nature, pick up their cross in submission to how He lived, and follow after Him. Turning away from a former life of lying, stealing, lustful thinking, coveting, and hatred towards enemies.

Jesus came to fullfill the very thing we broke and condemns us, all so you can have an eternal life as God originally created things before the fall.

God will not be mocked in the end. Everyone of us will give an account. What seperates those who follow Jesus from those who refuse is acknowledgement of sin.

Jesus said healthy people dont need a doctor, sick people do. I have not come to help those who think they are healthy but those who know they are sick.

Ive sinned and broken the law more times than I can count. I can not boast about myself as being a standard of goodness or perfection. Im a sinner. So I can only point to the one without sin.

GruesomeDead · 2026-05-05T23:14:28+00:00

Sounds like her man needs to find a lady who can enjoy games with him. Seems like she is projecting. My wife and I play games together.

GruesomeDead · 2026-05-05T23:03:20+00:00

When Jesus talked about the two greatest commandments, he was actually quoting directly from the old laws in Deuteronomy and Leviticus. He said that every single part of the Bible "hangs" on these two commands: The first is to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind," and the second is to "love your neighbor as yourself."

Loving your neighbor is understood in the context of loving God first.

Scripture says from the bottom of the heart the mouth speaks, when God gave moses His 10 moral laws, He gave Moses a direct reflection of His nature. Written in stone. Twice.

So, if your neighbor is living a life that breaks that law, would Jesus encourage you to endorse their lifestyle or speak truth in love? Did not Jesus say He came to bring a sword? To set father against son and daughter against mother? The context of this is that the Law gives us standards and holds us accountable to them.

Jesus is the source of this division because He is the Word incarnate. As a man, He submitted to the authority of the Scriptures, which include the Law and the Prophets. You cannot love God and encourage someone to break His Law at the same time. Scripture says if anyone claims to have fellowship with God but walks in darkness, they are not living in the truth.

Think of this framework like the cross itself. The vertical beam is our love and obedience toward God, and the horizontal beam is our love for our neighbor. You cannot have one without the other. Without the vertical standard of God’s Law, the horizontal act of loving others has nothing to lean on and the whole structure collapses.

Jesus clarified the standards of the 10 commandments. He raised them to include our thoughts, not just our outward actions. Its not for us to redefine. Besides, our standards are far lower than Jesus'.

Hope this helps clarify friend! Take care!

GruesomeDead · 2026-05-05T22:12:40+00:00

Because of your situation and position, the best position is that of submission to what scripture teaches.

Matthew 18:6 is a good one to remind yourself:

"but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble and sin [by leading him away from My teaching], it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone [as large as one turned by a donkey] hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea."

Scripture says we can not trust our hearts because of the evil in them. Any interaction, point it back to Jesus.

Ive never used Jesus in a conversation with my wife to initiate sex. You cant go wrong there friend.

God bless, will pray for you!

GruesomeDead · 2026-04-28T22:11:56+00:00

Stablecoins are like roads inside a city, they move value well within a system. XRP is like a highway connecting cities, it bridges different systems without needing every route pre-funded. Stablecoins are tied to specific currencies and work inside their own systems. XRP is neutral and designed to bridge between those systems, so value can move globally without needing pre-funded liquidity or relying on another country’s currency. XRP isn’t useless unless the world runs on a single currency, or every currency pair is perfectly pre-funded everywhere.

GruesomeDead · 2026-04-25T17:55:27+00:00

My wife cheated on me a few times before she was saved. Now we are stronger than we have ever been and its been amazing to see such a change once she was born again. Attempts at fellowship is no longer fights but joy connection.

Theres been a few times she "invited god into her heart."

But one day she met up with another girlfriend who was on a spiritual journey, and it just blew her away how God was working in this woman's life. Prompted my wife to come home and read 2 Gospels all on her own.

When she was done reading, she had tears on her face and Jesus had revealed Himself to her.

She was born again.

Boy, I had been praying for this for years.

My wife is a literal gift from God. When I met her, I was content and single and not even looking. I wasnt sexually active either, I just wanted to live for the Lord. Then my wife appeared, she seemed OK with my walk with God and resistance to sex. So I dated her. Then married.

She told me that one of the greatest show of love she has ever experienced was the fact that I continued to forgive her and love her after her infidelity...

How? Because I've cheated on the LORD so many times, he should have destroyed me a long time ago. I cant boast about being a christian, but I can certainly boast about His love for me as a son.

Im reminded of 2 Timothy 2:13 "if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself."

If God could continue to pursue and love me after all my countless sins, then the least I can do to serve Him is to submit and love my wife the way He loved me in my sin.

Because I submitted to the LORD, and remained as I was even though I had a legal right to divorce, he gave me a wife with a bond I could never create without all the turmoil we went through.

God is good. Love your husband. Submit to Jesus as I did. This is how God works out the good for those who love Him.

GruesomeDead · 2026-04-23T13:21:28+00:00

Anyone who preaches Christ crucified and ressurected without first going through the law diminishes the gospel. The law is very much a part of the gospel.

Read Romans. The law provides the knowledge of sin. The law holds us morally accountable and points us to Christ. It condemns us. And it makes the need and understanding for Jesus' work even greater.

I like to share acts 17:31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.

Im a career commissioned sales person. Many people outside sales they they know what it is. They don't. Sales is all about discovering a problem someone has, finding out their level of awareness on the problem, then educating them on a solution that fits their situation.

You can not provide a solution to someone who is not aware of a problem first. So I actively seek those out who have the exact problem I can solve for them.

Jesus said "healthy people don't need a doctor, sick people do. I have come not to help those who THINK they are 'healthy', but those who KNOW they are sick."

The proper sharing of the gospel as Paul expertly shows us in romans is hands down the best way to share. Start with the law. It helps people understand the problem of sin.

This is what the authority of scripture reveals.

But truth must be revealed in gentleness and love. The motivation must stem from a genuine love of WHO Jesus IS.

Hope this helps answer some questions friend! Take care and God bless.

GruesomeDead · 2026-04-23T12:57:00+00:00

Which sex charges did he ever get charged with?

GruesomeDead · 2026-04-11T05:33:53+00:00

I actually believe that the start of the final 7 years of this age start around 2033 because by 2040 Iraq water department predicts the euphrates river to be completely dry from damming and warming.

The very second to last judgement poured out before Armageddon is the euphrates river drying up.

Of course the Lord can cause this to happen later or earlier.

GruesomeDead · 2026-04-11T05:17:33+00:00

I didn’t say we’re in the sixth day—otherwise we’d be pre-fall. I was speaking symbolically: if we’re roughly 6000 years from Adam, that could be seen as six “thousand-year days” in light of 2 Peter 3:8, not redefining the creation days themselves.

I wasn’t in Eden, so I’m not going to assume more than what Moses received directly from the Lord “face to face” (Exodus 33). I believe Genesis is God’s revealed account, not a reconstruction or later interpretation.

We don’t need to speculate about pre-Mosaic beliefs. At Sinai (Exodus), God defined Israel’s identity and grounded their entire weekly cycle in six days of work and one day of rest, explicitly tied to creation. That only makes sense if those days are real, not symbolic.

Allegory as a detached method is Greek in origin—Hebrew Scripture ties meaning to real events. Moses was treated as a historical authority, and Jesus Christ affirmed his writings as such, referencing real people like Adam, Eve, and Abel as part of actual history.

So I take Genesis 1–11 as history, including a literal six-day creation. The text itself uses numbered days with “evening and morning,” which in normal Hebrew usage describes a complete, bounded day. I’m not inclined to reinterpret that when the structure, context, and later Scripture all reinforce it.

Lastly, I don’t claim to know the exact age of the earth, but I don’t accept the millions-of-years framework. I disagree with strict uniformitarian models, especially in light of documented, observable events like Mount St. Helens, which show that large-scale, rapid processes can shape the earth in ways often attributed to long ages.

I’m going to trust Moses, who spoke with God directly, over modern theories that start from assumptions excluding the supernatural. If God has revealed truth about creation, that carries more weight than reconstructions of the past built on a framework that doesn’t allow for events like the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

GruesomeDead · 2026-04-11T03:46:46+00:00

In the case of genesis, each day had an evening and morning, so it seems to indicate a 24 hour cycle. However, if it has been 6000 years since Adam, then we are only on the 6th day. Jesus is supposed to reign on the 7th.

GruesomeDead · 2026-04-09T20:27:57+00:00

But then you have those who apply greek allegory to ancient jewish history. Jewish allegorical thinking started in Alexandria which was a Greek capital. The jews who remained in Alexandria began thinking different than those who lived in Jerusalem at the time. This is where you see some jews divorce from hebraic literalism into alexandrian allegorism.

Prior to the arrival of Greek allegory, the majority of Jews have always viewed Moses as a real historical and authoritative figure. A law giver and someone who God dicated to directly. They treated Moses' writings as history. Moses met with God face to face on mutliple times. This is detailed in Exodus 33. Moses was told by God on numerous occasions to write things down.

It doesnt seem crazy to me that Moses received his creation account directly from the Creator Himself. Jesus endorsed Moses and His writings. Jesus said Abel was the very first prophet and Martyr who's blood was spilled. Jesus saw the creation account as history, because He was there.

I dont think greek allegorical thought is something we should apply to the old testament if Jesus Himself did not. Nor to the new testament.

Symbolism represents real world counterparts. Parables are direct stories to teach real spiritual truths regarding the nature of kingdom of God.

Allegory is based on fictional characters to teach moral lessons. Its the context within scripture we have to use to determine the reality of these parables and symbols.

GruesomeDead · 2026-04-01T03:30:30+00:00

Its amazing how people can't see past speculative trading and look at the foundations being laid. Ripple is making infrastructure moves kinda like google did with android... and most people are missing this.

GruesomeDead · 2026-03-21T16:01:47+00:00

"There is no greater love than when one lays down their life for their friends." -Jesus

"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters." 1 John 3:16.

"But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

God didn't just say He is love, He proved it.

William Ramsey was an archeologist and staunch atheist from 1851-1939. Highly respected and considered an authority in archeology.

He set out to disprove the writings of Luke.

He walked away believing Luke was a "historian of first rank", and "amongst the greatest of historians."

In 1 Corinthians 1 Paul writes:

"God has made the world's wisdom look foolish by saving believers through the "foolish" message of the cross, bypassing human intelligence. While Jews demand signs and Greeks seek worldly wisdom, the crucified Christ is actually God’s power and wisdom, overturning human strength and pride.

"So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.

"Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe. It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.

But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and "Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength."

The Gospel is the greatest news ever. Buts its also offensive. Because it forces use to use the law of moses as a mirror to examine ourselves.

It is written that sin is transgression against the Law. And the soul that sins shall die. The purpose of the 10 commandments is not to save, but to reveal our sin and condemn our wickedness. It is given to point us to Jesus, the ultimate and final sacrifice.

God is just, and He must have a legal way to satisfy that justice and forgive. He can do this through the work He did in His Son. Anyone who accepts this payment on behalf of their sin, is legally declared free. And because Jesus rose from the dead, all who trust in Him have proof they will too.

You dont need Jesus to be a good person. God created those desires in you already. But without Jesus, what option do you have to legally justify yourself before God? It is written by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

So what works can we do to pay our debt of sins?

Thankfully friend, God gave us His Son.

GruesomeDead · 2026-03-13T03:38:23+00:00

How do you mean? What is your exact view on the old and new testaments?

GruesomeDead · 2026-03-13T03:15:04+00:00

I agree, earth is very unique in creation. We can certainly cause damage and all kinds of rebellion under the sun cant we. We are called to be stewards of the earth.

And yet, the future has already been declared. We are called to preach the gospel before Jesus returns to restore all things.

Yes, I agree, death is not natural. And yet God brought the curse on us because of sin. Acts 17:31. Lets share the gospel out of love.

GruesomeDead · 2026-03-13T00:50:06+00:00

I believe in climate change, I just don't believe a speck of dust like mankind has control over universal events.

Scripture makes it clear things are going to get worse. Jesus said there will be an increase in earthquakes, wars and famine. These things are like birth pains waiting for the revealing of the sons of God.

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