Bible Discussion Thread

I believe that at this point the church will be absent. We will have left this earth in Rev. ch.11 v.12 These final 7 judgements are only for the Beast, and those who worship the beast. There will be people here who will be jolted into believing the Gospel because they have just witnessed, with there own eyes, the bodily resurrection of the dead in Christ (this happened on a very small scale when Jesus was crucified) and the RAPTURE of the living believers. Of the people left on earth a portion will refuse to receive the mark of the beast because of their new-found belief and understanding in Jesus. These people will be hunted and killed without mercy, however, many will remain alive until Jesus's return in glory with the saints Rev.ch 19 v.11 I believe these new believers will receive devine protection from the deadly effects caused by the vials filled with the wrath of God but, as mentioned, will be persecuted by the beast and it's agents. This period of the 7 vials also corresponds with the reaping of the earth Rev ch. 14 and the reaping of the wheat and tares Mat. ch.13