THE VERY NEXT THING RHODES AND OTHERS LIKE HIM, SAY IS TO HAPPEN IS THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH TO HEAVEN. THEY DO NOT CALL IT "SECRET RAPTURE" BUT IN THEIR TEACHING THAT IS PLAINLY WHAT IT MUST BE, AS THEY DESCRIBE IT - Keith Hunt
The Rapture
IN THIS CHAPTER
The Church Will Be Raptured
The Rapture Is Imminent
Pretribulationism Is the Preferred View
The Church Will Be Raptured
The rapture is that glorious event in which the dead in Christ will be resurrected, living Christians will be instandy translated into their resurrection bodies, and both groups will be caught up to meet Christ in the air and taken back to heaven (John 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:51-54; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). This means that one generation of Christians will never pass through deaths door. They will be alive on earth in their mortal bodies, and suddenly, in an instant, they will be with Christ in their immortal bodies. What a moment that will be!
(Now the author mentions no "secret" rapture here, he gives the rapture as the resurrection; used that way, it is true. But we shall see their teaching is a rapture that is secret. And notice he tells you the saints "are taken back to heaven" - in the verses he gives the word "heaven" is not used, the words "taken back" are also not used. He is putting ideas into your mind, as he knows mosat Christians do not read their Bibles, certainly not in any deep study way - Keith Hunt)
The Bible offers several clues that the rapture will take place prior to the tribulation period. This means the church will not go through the judgments prophesied in Revelation 4—18. This view seems to be most consistent with a literal interpretation of biblical prophecy.
(Notice the words "seems to be consistent" - a question should rise in your mind, as the author just "seems" to think it is so - Keith Hunt)
In Revelation 3:10, for example, Jesus promises the church in Philadelphia, "I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth." Notice the definite article (the) before the word hour in this verse. This indicates that a specific and distinctive time period is in view, not just any "hour of trial" in church history. The context clearly points to the future seven-year tribulation, which is described in detail in Revelation 6-19. This is the hour of trial from which the church is to be kept.
(Yes the Greek words do contain "the" - no problem. He then says context clearly points to a future seven-year tribulation. For those studying Revelation no 7 year period is used anywhere in Revelation - 42 months is used, 1260 days is used; a time, times, and half a time, is used, but no 7 years are mentiond anywhere. But again most will not sit and read Revelation so they will blindly believe the author, after all he is a professor with a ThM and ThD degrees.....I mean he's got to know, right? Well wrong! - Keith Hunt)
This verse reveals that the church saints will be kept from the actual hour of testing, not just the testing itself. If the Lord meant to communicate that He would preserve them in the midst of the testing itself, He would have omitted the words the hour and simply said, "I will keep you from the testing."
The Greek text supports this view. The Greek preposition ek (translated from) carries the idea of separation from something. This means that believers will be kept from the hour of testing in the sense that they will be completely separated from it by being raptured before the period even begins. Renald Showers comments on this in his book Maranatha: Our Lord Come!
(Yes it does show the Philadelphia Christians will be spared THE tribulation. What the author is lacking in knowledge is the Bible's use of "general statements' used all over the Bible. I have a full in-depth study on "general statement" on my website. Further the author has tunnel vision; he does not read, or does not understand revelation 12 - the history of the true church of God from Joseph to the end times. As the church was taken into the wilderness during on dark ages - still on this earth, but protected from the Roman church. So it goes on to say that Satan has short time [before he's chained up in the bottomless pit] and goes to make war with the remnant of her seed that keep the commandments of God. This is the church NOT the Jews - the Jews DO NOT KEEP the commandments of God - not even the orthodox Jews. Some of the saints WILL be sparted from the tribulation to come and place in the wilderness on earth as during the middle ages, God will use earthquakes to swallow up those armies that come after them; I do not think earthquakes will be needed in heaven - so protection is on this earth in the wilderness - Keith Hunt)
Notice that Revelation 3:10 promises only that church saints will be kept out of this hour of trial coming upon the entire earth. Those who become believers during the hour of trial itself (those we might call tribulation saints) will go through tribulation. Arnold Fruchtenbaum explains this in his book The Footsteps of the Messiah.
Throughout the Tribulation, saints are being killed on a massive scale (Rev. 6:9-11; 11:7; 12:11; 13:7,15; 14:13; 17:6; 18:24). If these saints are Church saints, they are not being kept safe and Revelation 3:10 is meaningless. Only if Church saints and Tribulation saints are kept distinct does the promise of Revelation 3:10 make any sense.2
(NO, IT MAKES SENSE when you know about "general statements used in the Bible, and you understand what Revelation 12 is all about, which really should not be hard to understand - some saints on earth, in the wilderness are protected - some are not and must die for the faith. this has always been the case for God's people since the New Testament times - James, Paul, Peter, and others did not escape to heaven to avoid being killed, some others like John lived to be a ripe old age. Revelation 3:10 with revelation 12 makes complete sense - Keith Hunt)
In keeping with the idea that the church will be raptured before this time of tribulation begins, no OldTestament passage on the tribulation mentions the church (Deuteronomy 4:29-30; Jeremiah 30:4-11; Daniel 8:24-27; 12:1-2).
(WELL DANIEL 12 DOES - SO ONE BIG ERROR HERE! AND THE LAST VERSES DANIEL DOES NOT COME UP TILL THE END OF THE DAYS (WITH AN "S" FOR PLURAL _ Keith Hunt)
Likewise, no New Testament passage on the tribulation mentions the church (Matthew 13:30, 39-42, 48-50; 24:15-31; 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 5:4-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-11; Revelation 4-18). The church's complete absence would seem to indicate that it is not on earth during the tribulation.
(THE IS WRONG ON ALL ACCOUNTS. NOTICE HIS WORDS "SEEM TO INDICATE." HUMMM.....HE'S NOT QUITE SURE I GUESS. ALL OF THESE SCRIPTURES ARE FULLY EXPLAINED UNDER "PROPHECY" ON MY WEBSITE. NOTICE HE PUTS IN YOUR MIND THE CHURCH "IS NOT ON EARTH DURING THE TRIBULATION." TO HIM AND MANY OTHERS LIKE HIM, THE CHURCH IS UP IN HEAVEN - Keith HUnt)
Further, a pretribulational rapture best explains the massive apostasy that engulfs the world following the removal of "the restrainer"— apparently the Holy Spirit (2 Thessalonians 2:3-7). The Holy Spirit indwells all believers (John 14:16; 1 Corinthians 3:17), so He will essentially be removed when the church is raptured, thus making possible the eruption of apostasy.
(WELL I'VE GOT NEWS FOR HIM! THERE ARE 1.6 BILLION - (YES WITH A "B") - ROMAN CATHOLICS ON EARTH. AND WITH ALL OTHER "CHRISTIAN" CHURCH, IT'S GOT TO BE ABOUT 2 BILLION ON EARTH. AND WHY WOULD DECEPTION BE GREATER AFTER THE RAPTURE; I MEAN PEOPLE WITNESSING MILLIONS DISAPPEARING FROM THE EARTH, YOU'D THINK THE OPPOSITE WOULD BE TRUE - Keith Hunt)
Still further, Scripture assures us that the church is not appointed to wrath (Romans 5:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:9). This means the church cannot go through the great day of wrath—the tribulation period (Revelation 6:17; 14:10,19; 15:1,7; 16:1).
(THE WORD "WRATH" CAN BE USED IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS. SOME TIMES AS SOME PLACES IN REVELATION - GOD'S WRATH ON EARTH; BUT SOME TIMES THE WRATH OF GOD IS REFERRING TO THE WRATH OF THE SECOND DEATH. TO TRY AND TIE IT IN WITH SOME "SECRET RAPTURE" IDEA, IS NOT ALWAYS THE REALITY TRUTH
First Thessalonians 1:9 expliciuy states that Jesus "delivers us from the wrath to come." The Greek word translated delivers means "to draw or snatch out to oneself, to rescue, to save, to preserve." Indeed, Greek scholar Marvin Vincent, author of Word Studies in the New Testament, says the verb literally means "to draw to one's self1 and almost invariably refers to deliverance from some evil or danger or enemy.3 This clearly seems to be referring to the rapture of the church prior to the beginning of the tribulation period.
(CLEARLY THIS DOES NOT REFER TO THE RAPTURE TO SAVE FROM TRIBULATION. THE WORD RAPTURE OR RESURRECTION IS NOT THERE. GOING OFF TO HEAVEN IS NOT MENTIONED. THE GREAT TRIBULATION WORDS ARE NOT THERE. JESUS HAS DELIVERED US FROM THE LAKE OF FIRE - THE WRATH OF THE SECOND DEATH. THE WORDS "SEEMS TO BE" REALLY MEANS THE WRITER IS NOT 100 PERCENT- Keith Hunt)
In fact, this definition of the Greek word in 1 Thessalonians 1:9 reminds us of the description of the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17.
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
The phrase "caught up" here literally means "snatched up or taken away." Moreover, the Greek preposition ek ("from") is used in this verse, just as it is used in Revelation 3:10. As we have seen, the term carries the idea of "separation from." Behevers will be delivered from this wrath by being completely separated from it, which requires the rapture.
(NO! BEING DELIVERED FROM WRATH AS IN THE LAST TRIBULATION DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN A RAPTURE OR RESURRECTION. REV- ELATION 12 - THE TRUE CHURCH WAS DELIVERED FROM SATAN AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH BY STAYING ON EARTH IN THE WILDERNESS. THEN NOTICE THE FANFARE THAT COMES WITH CHRIST - NO QUIET SECRET RAPTURE HERE - Keith Hunt)
Throughout Scripture, God protects His people before judgment falls (see 2 Peter 2:5-9). Enoch was transferred to heaven before the judgment of the flood. Noah and his family were in the ark before the floodgates were opened. Lot was taken out of Sodom before judgment was poured out on Sodom and Gomorrah. The firstborn among the Hebrews in Egypt were sheltered by the blood of the Paschal lamb before judgment fell. The spies were safely out of Jericho and Rahab was secured before judgment fell on Jericho. So too will the church be secured safely (by means of the rapture) before judgment falls in the tribulation period.
(THE AUTHOR TALKS ABOUT VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF INDIVIDUALS, IN SPECIAL TIMES. TO COMPARE A SMALL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, AND TO APPLY IT TO MILLIONS....WELL IT IS - S T R E A C H I N G THINGS WAY WAY BEYOND THE EXAMPLES GIVEN - Keith HUnt)
We find parallels between the aposde Pauls description of the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 and his words in 1 Thessalonians 5:10-11: "[Christ] died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing." Note these similarities:
the dead in Christ - we who are alive
asleep - awake
• Encourage one another with these words.
Encourage one another and build one another up.
We can thus infer that both passages refer to the rapture.
(The writer though using the word "rapture" really means "secret rapture" as we shall see; otherwise yes the word "rapture" means "resurrection" which is indeed what the passages talk about - a resurrection [instant change for those living] at the visible glorious return of Christ - Keith Hunt)
There are also parallels between 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and Jesuss description of the rapture in John 14:2-3. For example:
John 14:3 depicts Jesus descending from heaven to earth.
Likewise, 1 Thessalonians 4:16 says Christ "will descend from heaven."
In John 14:3 Jesus says to believers, "I will come again and will take you to myself." First Thessalonians 4:17 reveals the believers will be "caught up" to Christ.
In John 14:3, Jesus promises, "I will.. .take you to myself, that where I am, you may be also." First Thessalonians 4:17 affirms that believers "will always be with the Lord."
Jesus shares His words in John 14:1 so that His followers' hearts will not be troubled. Likewise, Paul shares the information in 1 Thessalonians 4:13,18 to minimize grief and bring encouragement.
These similarities make clear that both passages are referring to the same event—-the rapture of the church.
(YES INDEED TRUE - the resurrection of the saints at Christ's literal visible return - but notice what the author goes on to say - Keith Hunt)
The scriptural evidence reveals that it takes place prior to the tribulation.
This is confirmed in the fact that the rapture involves Christ coming for His saints in the air prior to the tribulation, whereas at the second coming He will come with His saints to the earth to reign for a thousand years (Revelation 19," 20:1-6). The fact that Christ comes with His holy ones (redeemed believers) at the second coming presumes they have been previously raptured. (He cannot come with them until He has first come for them.)
(Contrary to the writer the Scriptural evidence proves no such thing as he wants you to believe. The play on words "for" and "with" proves NOT what he wants you to believe. If I say I will come back to your house, then meet you a few blocks away, where you will come to meet me, I have come for you, then if we both proceed to your house, I have come with you to your house; all still ONE journey for me.
Notice the author uses "presumes" and "previously raptured" - he puts ideas into your mind, and being a PhD guy you are sucked into his cunning and clever use of putting ideas into your mind; he knows most of his readers will not study God's word to find the real truth; he knows most are happy to hear they will not go through the worst time of trouble ever to come on earth. Matthew 24:29-31 shows how Christ comes FOR the saints, and Zechariah 14 shows that in that day of His VISIBLE return with a great trumpet sound [Mat.24:31 - the last trumpet mentioned by Paul in 1 Cor. 15 and 1 Thes. 4] He comes to earth WITH the saints. Simple when you just put Scripture with Scripture and realize the Bible no where teaches the SECOND coming of Christ is in two phases. The Bible only speaks of Christ coming again in ONE VISIBLE GLORIOUS LAST TRUMPET SOUND WITH GREAT NOISE AND ALL THE TRIBES OIF THE EARTH SEEING HIM!!
READ MATTHEW 24 UP TO VERSES 29-31 AND YOU WILL NOTICE THERE IS NO MENTION OF ANY FIRST PHASE OR SECRET PHASE OF HIS COMING. THE SAINTS ARE NOT CAUGHT UP TO CHRIST UNTIL AFTER THE "TRIBULATION OF THOSE DAYS" WHEN THE HEAVENLY SIGNS TAKE PLACE - Keith Hunt)
The Rapture—a Mystery
A mystery, in the biblical sense, is a truth that cannot be discerned simply by human investigation, but rather requires special revelation from God. Generally, this word refers to a truth that was unknown to people living in Old Testament times but was revealed to humankind by God during Jesus' and the apostles' ministries (Matthew 13:17; Coiossians 1:26). This is illustrated in a key verse about the rapture of the church.
Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" (1 Corinthians 15:51-55).
The rapture of the church is a mystery because it had never been revealed in Old Testament times. It was revealed for the first time in the New Testament.
(AND NOTICE THE RESURRECTION [RAPTURE] OF THE CHURCH IS AT THE LAST TRUMPET. IF YOU GO TO REVELATION AND FOLLOW THE TRUMPET SOUNDS.....AH WELLLLL......THE LAST OR 7TH TRUMPET SOUND IS ALSO WHEN CHRIST COMES IN VISIBLE GLORY AND THE SAINTS ARE GIVEN REWARDS FOR THEY HAVE BEEN RESURRECTED AT THE LAST TRUMP AS PAUL SAID.....SEE IT IN REVELATION 11:15-19. NOW GO BACK AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIND FROM REVELATION 4 TO REVELATION 11 ANY PLACE WHERE THE SAINTS ARE SECRETLY RAPTURED AWAY FROM EARTH BY A SECRET FIRST PHASE COMING OF THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. IT JUST IS NOT THERE PERIOD!!
YOU HAVE THE FIFTH SEAL IN REV. 6:9-11 - KILLING OF MORE SAINTS. YOU HAVE THE HEAVENLY SIGNS IN VERSES 12-15 [AS ALSO GIVEN BY CHRIST IN MATT. 24:29 AFTER THE TRIBULATION OF THOSE DAYS. REVELATION 6:17 THE GREAT DAY OF THE WRATH OF GOD IS COMING. BEFORE THAT DAY 144 THOUSANDS FROM 12 OF THE 13 TRIBES OF ISRAEL [NOT JUST THE JEWS, WHO ARE THREE TRIBES - JUDAH, BENJAMIN, LEVI] ARE SEALED WITH THE LIVING SEAL OF GOD. THE 7 TRUMPETS BEGIN IN REV. 8.
THE 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, AND 4TH SOUND IN REV. 8.
THE 5TH AND 6TH IN REV. 9.
THE 7TH TRUMPET IN REV. 11.
NO MENTION OF A SECRET COMING OF CHRIST AND SOME SECRET RAPTURE OF SAINTS TO HEAVEN.
IT IS THE LAST TRUMP WHEN THE RAPTURE OR RESURRECTION TAKES PLACE OF DEAD SAINTS, AND INSTANT CHANGE FOR THOSE SAINTS LIVING ON EARTH. TO THEN HAVE THE ANGELS GUIDE THEM TO CHRIST [MAT.24:29-31] AND IN THAT SAME DAY CHRIST IS TO COME WITH THE SAINTS AND TOUCH HIS FEET ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES [ZECHARIAH 14].
SIMPLE WHEN YOU PUT SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIOPTURE! Keith Hunt)
The Twinkling of an Eye
In 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 the apostle Paul describes the rapture as occurring "in the twinkling of an eye." This phrase is Paul's way of demonstrating how brief the moment of the rapture will be. The fluttering of an eyelid, the blinking of an eye, is exceedingly fast.
This means the bodily transformation that living believers will experience at the rapture will be nearly instantaneous. One moment they will be on earth in mortal bodies, and the next moment they will meet Christ in the clouds, instandy transformed into their glorified resurrection bodies.
(TRUE INDEED. WE HAVE SEEN WHEN THIS WILL BE - AT THE LAST TRUMP - WHEN CHRIST COMES SO ALL TRIBES WILL SEE HIM COMING IN THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN - MATTHEW 24:29-31 - Keith Hunt)
The Voice of an Archangel
The apostle Paul tells us that the rapture of the church will follow "a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel" (1 Thessalonians 4:16). Scholars debate what is meant by this phrase. Some suggest that perhaps Jesus will issue the shout with an archangel-like voice. However, it seems more natural to the text to interpret this shout as actually coming from the voice of the archangel himself.
Scripture reveals that at the second coming, the Lord Jesus shall be "revealed from heaven with his mighty angels" (2 Thessalonians 1:7). If the angels accompany Christ at the second coming, surely the archangel Michael will be included. And if the angels accompany Jesus at the second coming, there is no reason to assume they will not also accompany Him seven years earlier at the rapture. After all, angels are often portrayed as being heavily involved in end-time events (see Revelation 5:11; 7:1-2,11; 8:2,4,6; 9:14-15; 10:10; 12:7,9; 14:10; 15:1,6-8; 16:1; 17:1; 21:9,12).
(NOTICE THE AUTHOR GETS IT CORRECT UP TO THE POINT WHEN HE SAYS, "there is no reason to assume they will not also accompany Him SEVEN YEARS EARLIER AT THE RAPTURE." NOW THE RAPTURE HAS BEEN AT THE LAST TRUMP, AS WE HAVE SEEN FROM PAIN SCRIPTURE. BUT THE AUTHOR CONFUSES YOU BY SAYING THE RAPTURE HAS BEEN 7 YEARS EARLIER! AH WELL, THE FUNNY-MENTAL TEACHERS REALLY HAVE TWO RAPTURES - THEY HAVE A SECRET RAPTURE, OR SECRET COMING OF CHRIST, AND THEY HAVE A VISIBLE COMING OF CHRIST. THEY HAVE A TWO-PHASED SECOND COMING OF CHRIST, THAT CANNOT BE FOUND IN SCRIPTURE!! - Keith Hunt)
The Bridegroom and His Bride
Scripture portrays Christ as the bridegroom (John 3:29) and the church as His bride (Revelation 19:7). The backdrop to this imagery is rooted in Hebrew weddings, which had three phases. First, the marriage was legally consummated by the parents of the bride and groom, after which the groom went to prepare a place to live in his fathers house. Next, the bridegroom came to claim his bride. Finally, there was a marriage supper, which could last several days. All three of these phases are seen in Christ's relationship to the church, the bride of Christ.
As individuals living during the church age come to salvation, under the Fathers loving and sovereign hand, they become a part of the bride of Christ (the church). Meanwhile, Christ, the Bridegroom, is in heaven, preparing a place for the bride of Christ to live in His Fathers house.
The Bridegroom (Jesus Christ) comes to claim His bride (at the rapture) and take her to heaven, where He has prepared a place for her (John 14:1-3). The actual marriage takes place in heaven prior to the second coming (Revelation 19:6-16).
(NOW WE ARE BACK TO THE SECRET RAPTURE. WHATEVER RAPTURE YOU LOOK AT [PRESUMING AS THEY DO THERE ARE TWO OF THEM] YOU CAN NOT FIND ANY WORD ABOUT "GOING TO HEAVEN" WHERE GOD THE FATHER LIVES. THE WRITER JUST TELLS YOU IT IS SO; THE SCRIPTURES SAY NO SUCH THING. REVELATION 19:6-16 DOES NOT SAY THE MARRIAGE TAKES PLACE IN HEAVEN. THE WORDS ARE SPOKEN BY A VOICE FROM THE THRONE OF GOD, BUT THE VOICE DOES NOT SAY THE MARRIAGE TAKES PLACE WHERE GOD THE FATHER IS. THAT IS READ INTO IT BY THOSE WHO TELL YOU IT IS IN HEAVEN - Keith Hunt)
The marriage supper of the Lamb will follow the second coming, apparendy taking place during a 75-day interim period between the second coming of Christ and the beginning of the millennial kingdom (see Daniel 12:11; compare with Matthew 22:1-14; 25:1-13). (More on this interim period later in the book.)
(THERE IS NO SUCH "INTERIM" PERIOD BUT I'LL ANSWER THAT WHEN THE AUTHOR GETS TO IT LATER IN HIS BOOK - Keith Hunt)
We can see other parallels as well. Just as ancient Jewish grooms paid a purchase price to establish the marriage covenant, so Jesus paid a purchase price for the church (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Also, just as a Jewish bride was declared sanctified or set apart in waiting for her groom, so the church is declared sanctified and set apart for Christ the Bridegroom (Ephesians 5:25-27; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 6:11; Hebrews 10:10; 13:12). And just as a Jewish bride was unaware of the exact time her groom would come for her, so the church is unaware of the exact time that Jesus the Bridegroom will come, though it is an imminent event.
(IT IS AN IMMINENT EVENT BECAUSE AS THEY TEACH IT, IT IS A "SECRET" RAPTURE, UNKNOWN, AND COULD COME AT ANY SECOND - Keith Hunt)
The Blessed Hope
The term "blessed hope" in Scripture is a general reference to the rapture of the church. This event is blessed in the sense that it brings blessedness to believers. The term carries the idea of joyous anticipation. Believers can hardly wait for it to happen!
We read of this in Titus 2:13, where Paul says we Christians are "waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ." At this momentous event, the dead in Christ will be resurrected and believers still alive on earth will be instantly translated into their resurrection bodies (see Romans 8:22-23; 1 Corinthians 15:51-58; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 John 3:2-3). These bodies will never again be subject to sickness, pain, and death. As we continue to pass through this fallen world as pilgrims, we are empowered by this magnificent hope.
(ALL VERY TRUE.....SO INDEED IS THE RESURRECTION. NOTICE THE VERSES QUOTED, "THE APPEARING OF THE GLORY OF OUR GREAT GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST." SURE THING, IT IS AT THE VISIBLE, GLORIOUS, BLASTING OF THE LAST TRUMPET, NOISE AND ANYTHING BUT SECRET OR IN-VISIBLE COMING OF CHRIST - Keith Hunt)
The Rapture Is Imminent
The term imminentliterally means "ready to take place" or "impending." The New Testament teaches that the rapture is imminent—that is, nothing must be prophetically fulfilled before the rapture can occur (see 1 Corinthians 1:7; 16:22; Philippians 3:20; 4:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 1:13; Jude 21). The rapture is a signless event that can occur at any moment. This is in contrast to the second coming of Christ, which is preceded by many events that transpire during the seven-year tribulation period (see Revelation 4-18).
(AH NOW THE WRITER IS TELLING YOU THERE ARE TWO PHASES TO THE COMING, SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. FINALLY HE TELLS YOU THERE ARE TWO RAPTURES - ONE AS THEY TEACH IS INVISIBLE TO TAKE AWAY THE SAINTS TO HEAVEN BEFORE THE GREAT TRIBULATION AT THE END TIME, AND ANOTHER TO TRANSLATE THE LIVING CHRISTIANS WHEN CHRIST COMES VISIBLY, AFTER 7 YEARS AS MOST TEACH IT. 1 COR. 1:7 SAY "COMING OF OUR LORD..." IT SAYS NOTHING ABOUT THE OUTLINE OF PROPHECY BEFORE THE COMING OF THE LORD. 1 COR.16:22 MUST BE A MISTAKE BY THE AUTHOR AS NO "COMING" IS MENTIONED. PHIL.3:20, TALKS ABOUT HEAVEN, FROM WHENCE WE LOOK FOR THE SAVIOR - NO PROPHETIC OUTLINE TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE CHRIST RETURNS IS MENTIONED, IT HAS TO BE READ INTO IT THAT NOTHING MUST BE PROPHETICALLY FULFILLED BEFORE THE RAPTURE TAKES PLACE. 4:5, "THE LORD IS AT HAND" - PAUL GIVES NO OTHER DISCUSSION ON HOW AND WHEN THE LORD IS AT HAND. SAYING NOTHING PROPHETICALLY MUST HAPPEN BEFORE CHRIST COMES HAS TO BE READ INTO THIS VERSE. 1 THES. 1:10 - "TO WAIT FOR HIS SON FROM HEAVEN...." SO WE MUST WAIT; PAUL SAYS NOTHING ABOUT WHAT GOES ON DURING THIS WAITING TIME. TO SAY NO PROPHETIC ANYTHING HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE LORD COMES, HAS TO BE READ INTO THIS VERSE, THE VERSE ITSELF DOES NOT TELL YOU WHAT THE AUTHOR WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE. TITUS 2:13 - AGAIN PAUL SAY IT IS A BLESSED HOPE - THE APPEARING OF OF CHRIST JESUS. PAUL DOES NOT TELL US NOTHING PROPHETICALLY MUST HAPPEN BEFORE THE APPEARING; THAT MUST BE READ INTO IT. HEB. 9:28 - CHRIST SHALL APPEAR THE SECOND TIME. THAT IS ALL PAUL SAYS. HE DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT PROPHETIC EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE "APPEARING" - TO SAY NO PROPHETIC EVENTS MUST HAPPEN HAS TO BE READ INTO IT. 1 PETER 1:13 - PETER TALKS ABOUT THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST AND HOW WE SHOULD LIVE. PETER SAYS NOTHING ABOUT NO PROPHETIC EVENTS HAVING TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE REVELATION. THAT IDEA, AS THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE, MUST BE READ INTO THIS VERSE. JUDE 21 - LOOKING FOR ...... NOTHING HERE ABOUT NO PROPHETIC EVENTS HAPPENING BEFORE THE LOOKING FOR.... THE IDEA ABOUT NOTHING PROPHETICALLY HAVING TO HAPPEN BEFORE JESUS RETURNS CANNOT BE FOUND IN ANY OF THE VERSES THE AUTHOR GIVES YOU. SUCH AN IDEA MUST BE READ INTO THEM, SO THE TEACHING OF AN ANY SECOND SECRET RAPTURE OF CHRIST TO TAKE HIS SAINTS TO HEAVEN BEFORE THE TRIBULATION OF THE LAST YEARS OF THIS AGE, CAN BE TAUGHT TO YOU - Keith Hunt)
The imminence of the rapture is certainly implied in the apostle Pauls words in Romans 13:11-12: "You know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light."
(PAUL IS INDEED TALKING ABOUT THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.....EVERY DAY THAT COMING IS CLOSER THAN YESTERDAY. PAUL DOES NOT HERE ENTER INTO THE TRUTH OF PROPHETIC EVENTS THAT MUST COME TO PASS BEFORE CHRIST COMES AGAIN. JOHN WAS THE ONE WHO WAS GIVEN THOSE PROPHETIC EVENTS IN DETAIL, BEFORE CHRIST CAN RETURN TO EARTH, IN HIS ONE RETURN, NOT A TWO-PHASED RETURN AS THIS AUTHOR AND MANY OTHERS TEACH - Keith Hunt)
The word salvation in this context must be eschatological, referring to the rapture, for Paul describes it as a specific future event. At the end of each day, the Christian is that much closer to the rapture.
(THE RESURRECTION IS THE CORRECT WORD, AS THE WORD "RAPTURE" IS NOT USED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT - Keith Hunt)
The imminence of the rapture is also implied in James 5:7-9.
Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the
Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the
earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and
the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for
the coming of the Lord is at hand. Do not grumble against
one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged;
behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
(FOR A TIME IT WOULD SEEM THE APOSTLES BELIEVED JESUS WOULD RETURN IN THEIR LIFE TIME. "AT HAND" "AT THE DOOR" - AS TIME WENT ON PAUL ESPECIALLY AT FIRST WAS GIVEN SOME PROPHETIC EVENTS THAT HAD TO HAPPEN BEFORE CHRIST WOULD COME AGAIN - 2 THES. 2. THEN LATER, NEAR THE END OF THE FIRST CENTURY, JOHN WAS GIVEN THE BOOK OF REVELATION, SHOWING IN DETAIL, EVENTS THAT MUST COME TO PASS BEFORE JESUS RETURNS.
BUT THE BIBLE IS A LIVING BOOK. THE WORDS ARE LIVING. "AT HAND" "AT THE DOOR" MUST BE APPLIED TO ALL CHRISTIANS AT ALL TIMES, FOR IT IS GOD THE FATHER WHO IS IN CHARGE OF WORLD EVENTS LEADING TO THE COMING OF CHRIST. GOD CAN BRING THEM TO PASS AS QUICKLY AS HE DESIRES. SO IN THAT SENSE CHRIST IS "AT HAND" "AT THE DOOR"
THEN JESUS IS AT HAND AS LIKE IN OUR DEATH. THE NEXT SECOND WE AWAKE WE SHALL BE WITH CHRIST MEETING HIM IN THE CLOUDS, FOR IN THE SLEEP OF DEATH THERE IS NO REMEMBRANCE OF TIME, AS WHEN WE SLEEP FOR 8 HOURS, THE SECOND WE AWAKE, IS THE SECOND AFTER WE FELL ASLEEP - Keith Hunt)
Scripture - does say some behevers will be alive during the tribulation period (for example, Revelation 6:9-11). But these people become believers sometime after the rapture. Perhaps they become convinced of the truth of Christianity after witnessing millions of Christians super-naturally vanish off the planet at the rapture. Or perhaps they become believers as a result of the ministry of the 144,000 Jewish evangelists introduced in Revelation 7 (who themselves come to faith in Christ after the rapture). Or they may have become believers as a result of the miraculous ministry of the two witnesses of Revelation 11, prophets who apparently have the same powers as Moses and Elijah.
(THE WRITER IS CORRECT THAT CHRISTIANS WILL BE ON EARTH DURING THE LAST GREAT TRIBULATION. BUT DO YOU SEE HOW HE JUST THROWS IN THE "RAPTURE" - REMEMBER NOW THIS IS A "SECRET RAPTURE" - AN INVISIBLE COMING OF CHRIST, AS THEY TEACH IT, TO TAKE AWAY THE CHURCH TO HEAVEN FOR 7 YEARS AS MOST TEACH. REMEMBER THEY TEACH A TWO-PHASED SECOND COMING OF CHRIST, THAT JUST CANNOT BE FOUND IN THE BIBLE PERIOD, UNLESS YOU DO SOME PRETTY FANCY TWISTING OF THE SCRIPTURES OR JUST CANNOT PUT THEM TOGETHER CORRECTLY, AND MOST INDEED CANNOT PUT THEM TOGETHER CORRECTLY. REVELATION 12 IS THE KEY AS WELL AS MATTHEW 24, SOME OF THE TRUE CHURCH ARE TAKEN TO THE WILDERNESS NOT HEAVEN, AND GIVEN PROTECTION FROM SATAN AND HIS END TIME BEAST POWER. SOME SAINTS MUST SUFFER PERSECUTION AND EVEN DEATH FOR THE FAITH ONCE DELIVERED TO THE SAINTS. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH WAS FOUNDED ON THE FEAST OF PENTECOST IN 30 A.D. MANY PERSECUTIONS DOWN THROUGH THE LAST 2,000 YEARS - SOME CHRISTIANS LIVED AND SOME DIED - Keith Hunt)
As well, Christian literature will be left behind after the rapture, and many may come to faith after reading such books.
The imminent coming of Christ at the rapture should have an incredible practical effect on the lives of individual Christians and the church as a whole.
The fact that the glorified, holy Son of God could step through the door of heaven at any moment is intended by God to be the most pressing, incessant motivation for holy living and aggressive ministry (including missions, evangelism, and Bible teaching) and the greatest cure for lethargy and apathy. It should make a difference in every Christians values, actions, priorities, and goals.4
(WOW IF IT TAKES THAT IDEA TO LIVE AS WE SHOULD AS TRUE CHRISTIANS, THEN WE SHOULD QUESTION OUR ATTITUDE, AND EXAMINE OURSELVES IF WE ARE TRULY "IN THE LORD" AND TRULY HAVE JESUS AS OUR PERSONAL SAVIOR - Keith Hunt)
Pretribulationism Is tke Preferred View
I am thoroughly convinced that the pretribulational view of the rapture, outlined above, is correct. However, some Christians hold to different views. These include posttribulationism, midtribulationism, the partial rapture theory, and the prewrath view. I will briefly explain what these views are and why I believe they are incorrect.
Posttribulationism
The posttribulational view, expressed in the writings of George Eldon Ladd, Robert Gundry, and others, is the view that Christ will rapture the church after the tribulation period at the second coming of Christ. This means the church will go through the time of judgment prophesied in the book of Revelation, but believers will be kept from Satan's wrath during the tribulation (Revelation 3:10). Pretribulation-ists (such as myself) respond, however, that Revelation 3:10 indicates believers will be saved out of or separated from (Greek: ek) the actual time period of the tribulation.
(I HAVE ANSWERED THIS, BUT ONCE MORE, REV. 3:10 IS GOING WITH REV. 12 - SOME OF THE TRUE CHURCH IS TAKEN TO THE WILDERNESS NOT HEAVEN DURING THE HOUR OF TRIBULATION. SOME SAINTS MUST BE PERSECUTED AND KILLED FOR THE FAITH, JUST AS IT HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST 2,000 YEARS - Keith Hunt)
Posttribulationists argue that Revelation 20:4-6 proves that all believers will be resurrected at the end of the tribulation period. Pre-tribulationists respond, however, that in context, only those people who become believers during the tribulation and then die will be resurrected at the end of the tribulation period. Believers who live prior to the tribulation will be resurrected earlier at the rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17).
(AND SO THE WRITER AND MOST OTHERS OF THE FUNDAMENTALS TEACH A TWO-PHASED SECOND COMING. NOTICE THEY USE THE WORD "RAPTURE" - YES TO THEM IT IS A SECRET-RAPTURE - THE FIRST PHASE OF AN INVISIBLE ANY SECOND COMING OF CHRIST TO TAKE THE CHURCH TO HEAVEN FOR 7 YEARS AS MOST TEACH IT - Keith Hunt)
Posttribulationists rebut that saints are seen on earth during the tribulation, and this must therefore mean the rapture has not yet occurred. Again, pretribulationists grant that there will be saints who live during the tribulation period (for example, Revelation 6:9-11). But these people become believers sometime after the rapture.
(AGAIN TO TEACH WHAT THIS AUTHOR AND OTHERS TEACH, THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST MUST BE IN TWO PHASES, ONE INVISIBLE, THE OTHER VISIBLE. THE NEW TESTAMENT TEACHES A RESURRECTION OR INSTANT CHANGE TO IMMORTALITY FOR LIVING SAINTS, AT THE LAST TRUMP, THE 7TH TRUMPET OF REVELATION. ONLY THEN WILL SAINTS BE "WITH THE LORD." AND NO TIME BEFORE. THE LAST TRUMP IS SOUNDED WHEN JESUS COMES VISIBLY, WITH GLORY, POWER, AND MUCH NOISE, WHEN ALL TRIBES ON EARTH WILL SEE HIM - ONE COMING OF CHRIST AND NOT THE SILLY AND UN-SCRIPTURAL TEACHING OF SOME TWO-PHASED COMING WITH 7 YEARS BETWEEN PHASES - Keith Hunt)
Posttribulationists counter by citing Matthew 24:37-40. In this passage, set in the context of the second coming of Christ, we are told that "two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left." Pretribulationists respond, however, that the context indicates that those who are taken are taken not in the rapture but are taken away in judgment to be punished (see Luke 17:37). This is not the rapture.
(THE CONTEXT PROVES THE AUTHOR WRONG! VERSE 36 IS SPEAKING ABOUT THE VERY DAY OF CHRIST'S RETURN. PEOPLE WILL BE LIVING A PRETTY NORMAL WAY OF LIFE, THE BEAST POWER BEFORE THE DAY OF THE LORD [1 THES. 5:2-4] AND PEOPLE UNDER IT SHALL BE SAYING "PEACE AND SAFETY" - VERSES 37-39. THEY WILL NOT BE LOOKING FOR THE RETURN OF CHRIST. CHRISTIANS AND NON-CHRISTIANS [THOSE CHRISTIANS NOT IN THE WILDERNESS IN PROTECTION] WILL BE WORKING ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER, BE IN THE SAME TOWNS, THEN JESUS WILL COME - THE CHRISTIAN WILL BE INSTANTLY CHANGED TO IMMORTALITY AND THOSE DEAD WILL RISE IMMORTAL, THE ANGELS WILL LEAD THEM TO CHRIST IN THE CLOUDS OF THIS EARTH [MAT. 24:29-31]. VERSE 42, 44, 46, 50, PROVES THE CONTEXT IS ABOUT THE VERY DAY OF CHRIST'S RETURN - THE LAST TRUMPET SOUND, THE RESURRECTION, THE ONLY ONE COMING OF CHRIST - Keith Hunt)
Some posttribulationists try to bolster their view by the claim that pretribulationism emerged late in church history, finding its origin in John Nelson Darby (1800-1882), who allegedly got it from Edward Irving (1792—1834). Thus, the majority of church history knew nothing of this novel view. Pretribulationists respond that the key issue is what the Bible actually teaches, not when the belief first emerged.
(AND INDEED THAT IS THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER - IT IS WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT IS THE TRUTH. AND THE AUTHOR IS VERY WRONG ON WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES ON THIS MATTER - Keith Hunt)
Besides, some in the early church held to false doctrines, such as baptismal regeneration. Just because a doctrine was held early in church history does not mean it is correct. Conversely, just because a doctrine developed late in church history does not mean it is incorrect.
(TRUE, IT IS WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT IS TRUTH - Keith Hunt)
Many believe that with the process of doctrinal development through the centuries, eschatology would naturally become a focus later in church history. Besides, many throughout church history—as early as the first century—have held to the doctrine of the imminent return of Christ, a key feature of pretribulationism.
(YES FOR A WHILE EVEN THE APOSTLES BELIEVED JUSUS WOULD RETURN IN THEIR LIFE TIME, BUT AS MORE WAS REVEALED THEY LATER COME TO SEE CERTAIN PROPHETIC THINGS HAD TO HAPPEN BEFORE JESUS WOULD RETURN. CERTAINLY BY THE TIME JOHN WAS GIVEN THE BOOK OF REVELATION, THIS FACT WAS MADE VERY CLEAR TO THEM. JESUS CANNOT RETURN UNTIL ALL THAT IS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION COMES TO PASS. AND WE MUST REMEMBER THE RETURN OF JESUS IS AS IMMINENT AS OUR DEATH, FOR IN WAKING FROM THE SLEEP OF DEATH WE WILL BE WITH THE LORD, NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH TIME HAS GONE BY SINCE WE FELL ASLEEP IN DEATH - Keith Hunt)
The truth is, the pretribulational view is most consistent with a literal approach to biblical prophecy. And the precedent has been set for the reliability of a literal approach. After all, the messianic prophecies dealing with the first coming of Christ (more than 100 of them) were fulfilled literally!
(CERTAINLY A LITERAL WAY OF READING THE BIBLE IS CORRECT. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THE AUTHOR AND OTHERS LIKE HIM, DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECTLY PUT TOGETHER THE LITERAL READING OF THE SCRIPTURES - Keith Hunt)
Midtribulationism
Midtribulationism—the view that Christ will rapture the church in the middle of the tribulation period-—-has been taught by such proponents as Gleason Archer (1916-2004), J. Oliver Buswell (1895-1977), and Merrill Tenney (1904-1985). The two witnesses of Revelation 11, who are caught up to heaven after they are resurrected, are believed to be representative of the church. Pretribulationists respond, however, that there is virtually no indication in the context that these witnesses represent the church.
(I WOULD AGREE THIS TIME WITH THE WRITER - Keith Hunt)
Midtribulational proponents argue that the church will be delivered from wrath (1 Thessalonians 5:9), which, they argue, is in the second half of the tribulation, but not from tribulation in the first half. Pretribulationists point out, however, that the entire tribulation period is characterized by wrath (Zephaniah 1:15,18; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Revelation 6:17; 14:7,10; 19:2), so it makes more sense to say the church is delivered from the entire seven-year period (Revelation 3:10). Midtribulational proponents also argue that because the rapture occurs at the last trumpet (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17), and because the seventh trumpet sounds in the middle of the tribulation (Revelation 11:15-19), the rapture must occur during the middle of the tribulation. Pretribulationists, however, interpret Revelation 11:15 as showing that the seventh trumpet sounds at the end of the tribulation. Besides, the seventh trumpet is unrelated to the rapture but rather deals with judgment.
(BOTH SIDES ARE WRONG! THE 7TH TRUMPET DEALS WITH BOTH JUDGMENT AND THE RESURRECTION/INSTANT CHANGE AS PAUL IN 1 COR. 15 SHOWS. AND THE 7TH TRUMPET IS WHEN CHRIST COMES, HIS ONLY ONE COMING. THE BOOK OF REVELATION ONLY KNOWS OF 42 MONTHS, 1260 DAYS, A TRIME, TIMES, AND HALF A TIME. NO 7 YEAR PERIOD IS MENTIONED IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION - Keith Hunt)
The Partial Rapture View
The partial rapture view, expressed in the writings of Witness Lee (1905—1997), is based on the parable of the ten virgins. Five virgins were prepared, and five were unprepared (Matthew 25:1-13). This is interpreted to mean that only faithful and watchful Christians will be raptured. Unfaithful Christians will be left behind to suffer through the tribulation period.
Pretribulationists respond, however, that this verse has nothing to do with the rapture. Those virgins who were unprepared apparently refer to people living during the tribulation period who are unprepared for Christ's second coming (seven years after the rapture). Besides, Scripture indicates when people believe, they are saved and will participate in the rapture. Moreover, the Spirits baptism places all believers in Christ's body (1 Corinthians 12:13), so all believers will be raptured (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). The partial rapture view does not fit the facts of biblical prophecy.
(THE PARTIAL RAPTURE AND THE IDEAS OF THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK, DO NOT FIT INTO THE TRUTH OF THE CORRECT WAY TO PUT SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE. THE SILLY IDEA OF A TWO-PHASED COMING OF CHRIST IS SO CRAZY IT HARDLY IS WORTH THE TIME OF DAY TO EXPOUND ITS UNSOUNDNESS, BUT I REALIZE I MUST DEBUNK IT FOR THOSE WHO ARE INFANTS IN READING GOD'S WORD - Keith Hunt)
Prewrath View
The prewrath view, represented by Robert Van Kampen and Marvin Rosenthal, argues that the rapture occurs toward the end of the tribulation period before the great wrath of God falls. It is argued that the Bible indicates the church will not experience the wrath of God (2 Thessalonians 1:5-10). Since the word wrath does not appear in Revelation until after the sixth seal, Gods wrath must not be poured out until the seventh seal (Revelation 6:12—8:1). Therefore, the rapture must take place between the sixth and seventh seals.
(ANOTHER WRONG IDEA AND WRONG CONNECTING OF SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE - Keith Hunt)
Pretribulationists raise a number of problems with this view, not the least of which is that Gods wrath is poured out on the earth prior to the seventh seal (Zephaniah 1:15,18; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Revelation 6:17; 14:7,10; 19:2). Scripture pictures the seven seals as a sequence, all coming from the same ultimate source—-God (Revelation 6; 8).
(WELL OF COURSE WE COULD SAY EVERYTHING COMES FROM GOD, EVEN THE WORKING OF SATAN, AS GOD IS IN SUPREME POWER OVER THE UNIVERSE AND ALL IN IT. BUT NEVERTHELESS THE BIBLE DOES SPEAK OF THINGS COMING FROM SATAN, OR FROM THE FALSE PROPHET, OR BEAST MAN OF REVELATION. SO THE ARGUMENT OF THE PRETRIBULATIONISTS IS REALLY A USELESS ARGUMENT. THE FACT IS REVELATION 6:17 DOES SPEAK OF THE "GREAT DAY OF HIS WRATH IS COME" - THERE IS A "DAY OF THE LORD" GIVEN IN PROPHECY. A TIME WHEN GOD TAKES A PERSONAL HAND SHALL WE SAY IN THE WORKINGS OF THE END TIMES - Keith Hunt)
This sequence features divine judgments that increase in intensity with each new seal. Both human beings and warfare are seen to be instruments of Gods wrath during the first six seals. Even the unsaved who experience this wrath recognize it specifically as the "wrath of the Lamb" (Revelation 6:15-16), who Himself opens each seal that causes each respective judgment (see Revelation 6:1,3,5,7,9,12; 8:1).
(AGAIN A USELESS ARGUMENT AS EVERYTHING YOU COULD SAY COMES FROM GOD. BUT GOD ALSO TAKES PERSONAL HANDS ON AT TIMES. THE WICKEDNESS OF THE WORLD IN NOAH'S TIME WAS PERMITTED TO BE DONE BY GOD, SO IN THAT SENSE WAS FROM GOD, BUT HE TOOK PERSONAL HANDS ON WITH BRINGING THE FLOOD AND THE DESTRUCTION THAT CAME. HENCE ALL OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION AND DESTRUCTION BEFORE THE VERSE OF 6:17 WAS FROM GOD, SO A WRATH OF GOD YOU COUILD SAY, AS HE ALLOWS IT THOUGH IT MAY BE DONE BY SATAN OR HUMANS. YET THERE IS A HANDS ON PERIOD SPOKEN ABOUT IN REV.6:17 WHEN GOD STEPS IN TO SHAKE, RATTLE, AND ROLL, THIS EARTH AND THE NATIONS UPON IT - Keith Hunt)
Besides, all the seal judgments are complete in the first half of the tribulation period, not toward the end of the tribulation period, as this view suggests. The pre-wrath view does not fit the facts of biblical prophecy.
We conclude that the rapture of the church is best placed prior to the tribulation period. This view is most consistent with a literal interpretation of biblical prophecy.
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AND ONCE MORE I SAY THE AUTHOR IS WRONG, SO VERY WRONG. THERE WILL NOT BE A SECRET RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH TO HEAVEN, TO ESCAPE THE LAST DAYS TRIBULATION YEARS. SOME SAINTS WILL FIND PROTECTION IN THE WILDERNESS OF THIS EARTH, AS THEY DID DURING THE DARK AGES. SOME WILL NEEDS BE PERSECUTED AND KILLED FOR THE FAITH ONCE DELIVERED TO THE SAINTS. THIS IS THE WAY IT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST 2,000 YEARS, AND WILL BE THE WAY IT IS AGAIN DURING THE LAST 42 MONTHS OF THIS AGE. MARK IT DOWN WHAT I HAVE TOLD YOU. REMEMBER WHAT I HAVE TOLD YOU. AND WHEN THE LAST YEARS OF THIS AGE COME, YOU WILL KNOW WHO THE TRUE PROPHETS OF THE LORD ARE.
Keith Hunt
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