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Why do older homes have exit doors on the second floor but has no porch?
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∙ 12y ago
I've heard they were termed "rapture doors", an exit provided for when Jesus returns for his believers and "raptures" them into the clouds- ie: After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.- 1st Thessalonians 4:17
I've been unable to find any confirmation for this term, however.
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Process in which new sea floor forms as older sea floor is pulled apart?
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