tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post6885632727455242627..comments2024-03-28T13:59:11.445-07:00Comments on Left Behind and Loving It: Ascension Deficit DisorderD. Mark Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016377712982292924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-79196671499501499062008-09-15T12:56:00.000-07:002008-09-15T12:56:00.000-07:00Then there is the Facebook Group called "I don't b...Then there is the Facebook Group called "I don't believe in the Rapture, but if I'm wrong can I have your stuff?"<BR/><BR/>Would that be GLBT theology? (Greedy Left Behind Theology?)Karen Sapiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01952041607368514856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-324246603531642672008-09-15T12:13:00.000-07:002008-09-15T12:13:00.000-07:00From the sources that I've read, the word for "mee...From the sources that I've read, the word for "meet" is used in ancient texts to signify an official welcome, like an entourage of officials going out to 'meet' a visiting dignitary. I have not seen any reference to, say, 'the air' as signifying a neutral zone. But, Thessalonica was located along the road of a great military highway, Via Egnatia, which Rome used to connect east and west. <BR/>So, I'm thinking that the idea of Thessalonians hearing this as a "meeting of a triumphant lord" or something like that would be quite likely. <BR/>Good call, SunflowerFrom Mark Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343191370740534861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-90255562819117129092008-09-15T08:47:00.000-07:002008-09-15T08:47:00.000-07:00I read an article recently that said the term "mee...I read an article recently that said the term "meet in the air" is a Greek military term from that time to describe two opposing armies that meet in the middle of a battlefield to discuss terms. Or that dignitaries from one city were being "met in the middle" in a neutral zone, by emissaries from another city. I would be interested to know if that is correct, or off target.sunflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317934434464232124noreply@blogger.com