Bible Discussion Thread

What is the scriptural support for pre-tribulation rapture of the church, or in other words will believers be here during the tribulation period. What does the Bible say?

Hey Rawlie,

Like Mishael said there are many opinions on this and your question is there any scriptural support for pre-tribulation I would have to say no. God has not promised us to be spared tribulation, it is pretty much the opposite, John 16:33 Acts 14:22 2 Thessalonians 1:4. The Great tribulation and the wrath of God is two different things. God will spare us his wrath, 1 Thessalonians 5:9 His wrath will be on the unrighteous, Romans 1:18.

People looking to be raptured and taken to heaven before the beast shows up and the persecution worldwide starts will not be prepared and this may cause the great falling away. Some have taken the seventh week from Daniel and other scriptures to paint a beautiful picture that is not scriptural. Millions of dollars from movies, books, tv preachers have been made on this theory that started in the 1700s

Jesus told us in Matthew 24:29-31 Mark 13:24-27 it will be after the tribulation. There is more but this should answer your question, if we are living when it starts, we will go through it, Matthew 10:22. We must do what Jesus told the disciples when they asked him about the end. The first thing He said was Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

There will be a great temptation coming, and we must be strong in our faith in His word, even unto death, because we have this promise. Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

God bless,

RLW

Here is a verse for you .

2 Thessalonians 2 v 3

There are numerous opinions on that.

I would go on YouTube and listen to the teachings of either Greg Laurie, or Nelson Walters.

I'm a keep it simple preacher. Matthew 24, Luke 21 (preached by Jesus) the signs of His Coming.

That's why I like Walters, because that's what he preached. He preached prophesy also_ like me. It means watching for the actual foretold signs.

I don't care for "spin" on the scriptures and neither does Nelson. Not bragging, I have photographic memory. Even at age 70 it's still taking pictures. My Bible is in rags held together with tape, but I know where each scripture is.

Right now is especially exciting because prophesies are moving along, falling into place.

Jesus said of the birth pains; they would speed up and increase in intensity. All signs appearing at the same time.

A year of 31 hurricanes was remarkable, but this year they are happening during snow and freezing temperatures! Our Politicians swear it's global warming, but there are those who know this is a JESUS event we're seeing. However we stay anchored in the excitement, by what we see happening in ISRAEL, and the Mideast.

There are actually people out there promoting themselves as "Messiah". The Bible sternly warns of False Messiahs, Teachers and Prophets. If I see a fake, I'm gonna call it a false. They're out there. Wolves in sheeps covering. False Shepherds who fleece the Sheep. I ask always_ are the sheep skinny or fat.

Jesus didn't say to us, to sit in mega churches and grow fatter. He said to GO YE. If there's no go ye going on_beware. We need to alert the unsaved (evangelize) what is going on in the real world.

"Revelation Station Movie" on YouTube is a modernized, sorta sci-fi, lotta military strikes going on, starvation, buildings falling, tsunami's, asteroid hitting earth, roving SUV's of suicide terrorists mowing down baseball games;

Because of length the whole movie is chopped up. Watch THE MOVIE, the Millennium part + others

Mishael