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The offer being a genuine gift.

The answer is believed to be known. What is established, is for the Greek NT. The Greek text common between known variants, are the same.Greek text. It is a Byzantine Priority text. There is strong evidence it is the Greek Family 35.

My primary reference, Strong's Concorfance with Hebrew and Greek dictionary. Been using that type of reference since 1968.

NKJV is effectively the best modern English translation. Unfortunately has some problems in common with both the KJB and other modern transitions.

. . . For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not | precede | them which are asleep. . . . The " shall not precede " in any way, go before " them who are asleep." In other words, not in anger way before the...

I keep it simple. There can only be one second appearing. Hebrews 9:28. There can only be the one first resurrection of the two. Revelation 20:6. Revelation 20:11-15.

You got it wrong. There can only be one first resurrection, and it is prior to the rapture. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17. Revelation 20:6.

Mark 10:14-15, But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

In that the resurrection presedes the rapture. 1 John 3:2.

@KUWN, The first resurrection takes place before the rapture. Per 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17.

And without Biblical support.

Is not according to the word of God.

Per 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, the rapture is after the first resurrection.

He does appear. Revelation 20:6, Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then...

The second coming of Christ is called the second appearing. Hebrews 9:28, So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Jesus acknowledged the tithe as a matter of keeping the Law. Matthew 23:23. Luke 11:42. Luke 18:12.

I do not believe a tithe is command to Christ's churches. But based on Abraham tithed to Melchisedeck, a tithe would not be a wrong place to start, if one so chose.

I do not believe in the Calvinists' TULIP. I believe mankind has a fallen sin nature. I believe election is conditional. I believe 1 John 2:2, And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. I believe the perishing resist God's grace...

This thread starts off as a three post thread. Do I understand it? No.

Christ meaning what? 1 John 5:1, Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: . . .