Yep… I grew up in a independent baptist church that practiced that theory. Wasn't too old before I figured out it was bull shit.
Didn't catch on to Rev 12 sign Sept 23 until I started following Qanon though.
It's sad when it should be a room of lions… it's a room of mouses. Find a church that has nothing to do with a 501c3
I don't even believe in preachers per se. Did you ever see anybody meeting in a building in the new testament? No? All letters were addressed to "the church at xxx city". When the letters reached that church they were passed around the believers in that city and read. Yes, there are "elders" but not "preachers" and no one has the responsibility of preaching every sunday. A biblical gathering would be similar to sunday school rather than church and not a sunday school where they have "lesson plans" either. And no… it wouldn't last 1 hour… it'd be an all day thing and everyone would have a potluck every time.
Study of the Bible MUST include study of Hebrew Culture. Realization that many of the things that Christians "study" are completely wrong because they do NOT understand Hebrew Culture. Everyone wants to say we don't know the time of the rapture. No, we don't know the time of the Rapture, but we sure know within 48 hours the timing of the Rapture. It'll be on the Feast of Trumpets in a future year, right now 2024 is looking real interesting. Feast of Trumpets is the one feast that Jewish people don't know of the day or the hour… but they know the week and the year.