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Dt$$ 0  ManyBibleprophetsspokeofaterrible timeoftroublejustbeforethe endoftheage.ManyChristians $ believethatbeforethislastperiodof tribulationbegins,Jesuswillreturnforhischurch.Thesepeoplewill  be caughtawaybyChrist,tobewithHiminheaven.Theywillsimplydisappear,everyoneofthemat  thesamemoment.Thisiscalledthe rapture.Thosewhoare leftbehind(theJewsandthewicked)will |  havesevenyearsoftestingandtroublebeforeChristreturnsinglory(withhissaintswhowereraptured) T   toruleonearthforathousandyears., \ $$  2.0  Letsbrieflyreviewthehistoryofthisdoctrine.  $$ 0  EvangelicalsinGreatBritainfoundedagroupcalledThePlymouthBrethrenaround1830.Oneoftheirmost   giftedteacherswasJohnNelsonDarby,whodevelopedanewvarietyof_premillennialism_Ԁ(theteaching d  thatJesuswillreturnbeforethe_millenium_).Thisnewteachingwascalled _dispensationalism_.Darby <l  taughtthatGodsmethodofdealingwithmankindwasdifferentduringdifferenterasofhumanhistory.His D methodofdealingwiththeIsraelwasdifferentfromHiswayofdealingwiththeGentiles.Darbytaughtthat  IsraelandthechurchweretwodistinctandabsolutelyseparatepeoplesofGod.$$ 0  ThepropheciesofDaniel79,allotted70 sevenstoIsrael.DarbyreasonedthatJesuswasputtodeathat t theendofthe69th weekofyears.BythatreckoningJesusshouldreturn7yearslater,tosetupHis L| kingdomonearth.ToexplainwhyJesusdidnotreturnatthattime,Darbysaidthatthe70thweekwas $T delayed.Thiswascalledthe postponementtheory.WhentheJewsrejectedtheirMessiah,Jesus , suspendedtheprophetictimetable,andturnedtotheGentiles.The ChurchAgehadbegun,duringwhich  ChristwouldbuildupHis heavenlypeople.ThislongageofGentiledominationDarbycalled thetimes  oftheGentiles(Luke21:24).$$ 0  Attheendofthe churchageChristwillremoveHis heavenlypeoplefromthisworld,andresumeHis 4d dealingwithIsrael.The70thweek(7years)ofDanielsprophecybeginswhenthechurchisremovedfrom  < theworldtoheaven.Afterthechurchis rapturedtoheaven,the_Antichrist_Ԁcomestopower.Hedeceives  theJewishpeopleforthefirsthalfofthe7years,thenbecomesadictatorwhodemandsworshipduringthe   lasthalfofthe7yearscalledthe tribulation,orthe timeoftrouble.Godpunishesthosewhohave ! persecutedHispeoplebypouringoutgreatplagues.Finally,attheendofthe7years,Christreturnstoset l" upHisearthlykingdom,whenHewillreigninpeacefor1000years.D t#$$ 0  Later_C.I._Ԁ_Scofield_,anAmericanfollowerofDarby,publishedthe _Scofield_ԀReferenceBiblewhich !$% containedthe_dispensational_Ԁviews._Scofield_scommentarywasprintedonthelowerhalfofeachpageof "& theBible._Scofield_sviewswerewidelyaccepted,andtothisday,aredeeplyheldbeliefbymany # ' evangelicaldenominations.( LivingintheShadowoftheSecondComingbyTimothyP.Weber1979)|$!($$  3.0  OurbeliefdiffersfromthatofJohnNelsonDarbyand_C.I.Scofield_?,&\#*$$  0  First :IbelievethatGodsmethodofsavingindividualsfromsin,andSatansdomination,hasalwaysbeen ' %, 0$$thesame.Thestudyatthiswebsitetitled GraceandtheLawexplainswhyIbelievethisisso.(%-$$ 0  Second :IbelievethatGentileswhocometofaithinChristasMessiah,aregraftedintoIsrael(seeRomans )&. 0$$chapter11,andEphesianschapter2).TrueIsraelandthechurch(congregation)areoneandthesame. l*'/ Imworkingonastudycoveringthistopic.D+t(0$$ 0  0$$  Third :Ibelievethatthe70 sevensofDanielchapter9willbe70literalweekswithoutanyinterruption, ,L)1 at thetimeoftheend.Thisalso,willbediscussedinanotherstudy.,(*2$$  0  0$$  Fourth :IbelievethatChristreturnsforallofHispeopleonthesameday,following threeandapart -+3 yearsofterriblepersecution..+4$$ 0  Fifth :IdobelievethatChristwillremoveHispeoplefromthisearthbeforethesevenlastplagues./,5$$  `0-6= _5  %5&$   THERAPTURE:PARTTWO#5&$ % 5#  4.0  IIPeter3:10,Luke12:39-40,IThess5:2,4,Revelation16:15:AlloftheseversessaythatChrist's  comingwillbeasurprise,verysudden,"likeathiefinthenight."Doesntthatimplysomething  secretandsuddenwithnowarningsigns?l$$  0  0$$  LUKE21:34-35describesthosewhowillbesurprisedbyChrist'scoming.Onlythewickedwillbe L surprised.TothemHewillcomelikea"thiefinthenight."God'speoplewillbeexpectingJesusand $ willbeready. $$ 0  0$$  REVELATION3:3"...ifyouwillnotwatch,Iwillcomeuponyouasathief,andyouwillnotknowwhat |   hourIwillcomeuponyou."T $$ 0  0$$  IIPETER3:10 ButthedayoftheLordwillcomeasathiefinthenight,inthewhichtheheavensshallpass 4  awaywithagreatnoise,andtheelementsshallmeltwithferventheat,theearthalsoandtheworksthat   arethereinshallbeburnedup. $$         COMMENT:Thiscomingwillbesuddenandwillbeasurprisetothemajority, d      4     h      p butitwilldefinitelyNOTbesecret! (#  <l     5.0  WhatotherBibleversesdescribetheSecondComingofJesus? $$ 0  0$$  MATTHEW24:27"Foraslighteningcomethouttheeastandshinethevenuntothewest,soalsoshall  thecomingoftheSonofManbe".t$$   ICORINTHIANS15:52"forthetrumpetshallsound,andthedeadshallberaised..." $T 0  PSALM50:3"OurGodshallcome,andshallnotkeepsilence,"$$   REVELATION1:7"...everyeyeshallseeHim..."  0  0$$  MATTHEW24:31"...HeshallsendHisangelswithagreatsoundofatrumpet,andtheyshallgather 4d togetherhiselectfromthefourwinds,fromoneendofheaventotheother," < $$ 0  0$$  COMMENT:Thisdoesntsoundverysecret!!"$$  6.0  Thosewhobelieveina secretraptureteachthattherearetwo comingsl!$$$   thefirst,asecretcominginpresencetorapturetruebelievers, D"t% 0  0$$  !thesecond,Hiscominginglory,whenHewillsavesomeofthosewhowere leftbehindatthe #L & raptureandhavesincerepented,andslaythoseevildoerswhohavesurvivedtheplagues.#$!'$$    TheBibleusestwoGreekwords,whicharebothtranslated"coming". %") 0  TheGreekword  parousia istranslated:"coming"22times,and"presence"2times.T'$+$$   Thosewhoteacha"secretrapture"saythat parousiareferstothesecretsilentcomingin"presence." 0(`%, 0  TheGreekword apokalupsis istranslated:)'.$$      4  "revelation"11times,"berevealed"2times,"manifestation"1time. *'/ 0  (NoneoftheseareinthecontextoftheSecondComing.)+(0$$   InthecontextoftheSecondComing apokalupsisistranslated: l,)1      4  isrevealed1time, appearing1time,and coming1time.  (#  D-t*2    .L+3 Ї0  Thosewhobelieveina"secretrapture"saythat apokalupsisreferstothevisible,glorious,"coming  inpower.$$ 0  Tostudytheuseofthesewordsforyourself,gotoaBibleconcordance.Noticecarefullytheuseof X thesewords,"parousia"and"apokalupsis",incontext.0`$$   MATTHEW24:37"AsinthedaysofNoah,soshallalsothecoming(parousia)oftheSonofManbe".  0  LUKE17:26,30"AsitwasinthedaysofNoah...EventhusshallitbeinthedaywhentheSonofMan @#    isrevealed(apokalupsis)h  $$     COMMENT:ThesetwotextsdescribethesameeventNoahsflood,  H       4  butoneuses"parousia"theotheruses"apokalupsis".      IIPETER3:12"lookingforandhasteningthecoming(parousia)ofthedayofGod,becauseofwhich   0  0$$theheavenswillbedissolvedbeingonfire,andtheelementswillmeltwithferventheat"?x $$ 0  0$$COMMENT:Ifthe parousiaisthe dayofGodandonthatday theheavenswillbedissolved (X  andtheelementswillmeltwithferventheat,thenthiscannotbethe secretcoming in 0 presence.$$   2THESSALONIANS2:28 Letnomandeceiveyoubyanymeans:forthatdayshallnotcome,except  0  0$$therecomeafallingawayfirst,andthatmanofsinberevealed,thesonofperdition;whoopposeth ` andexaltethhimelfaboveallthatiscalledGod,orthatisworshipped;sothatheasGodsittethin 8h thetempleofGod,shewinghimselfthatheisGod....thenshallthatWickedberevealed,whom @ theLordshallconsumewiththespiritofhismouth,andshalldestroywiththebrightnessofhis  coming(parousia):Evenhim,whosecomingisaftertheworkingofSatanwithallpowerandsigns  andlyingwonders.0$$$$ 0  0$$COMMENT:TheLordwilldestroythislawlessone(theAntichrist)"bythebrightnessofHis Hx "coming"( parousia).ThosewhoteachthesecretrapturealsoteachthattheantiChristwillcome  P topowerduringthetribulationperiod,afterthesecretrapture("parousia").Buttheverseabove ( saysthattheAntichristwillcometopowerbeforethe"parousia." $$  7.Arentthereversesthatspeakofonebeingtakenandanotherleftbehind.?  " 0  0$$  MATTHEW24:40-42"Thenshalltwobeinthefield;theoneshallbetaken,andtheotherleft.""Two0@#$$0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@#  0!`$ womenshallbegrindingatthemill;theoneshallbetaken,andtheotherleft.""Watchyetherefore: "8% foryeknownotwhathouryourLorddothcome."(alsoLuke17:26-37)" &$$  8.0  Raptureversus translation.$!($$ Ѐ  h%") 0  4&$ % %5&$4XdX %4&$Ipersonallydontliketheword rapture,becauseitisnotintheBible.Theworddescribesthe D&t#* waythatthepeoplewillfeelwhoarecaughtuptobewithJesusrapturous.Iprefertheword 0'`$+  translation.(Hebrews11:5). Enochwastranslatedwithoutseeingdeath.Hewasa type (L%, orrepresentativeofthoselivingpeoplewhowillbecaughtuptothecloudswhenJesusreturns. )8&- MosesisatypeofthosewhohavediedandwillberaisedtolifebyJesuswhenhereturns.#5XdXX4Xd;##5&$ %X5Xd7;# (# )$'.$$  @.p+3  9.0  Thosewhoteachapretribulationrapturesaythatthosewhoareleftbehindonearthwillhave  anotherchancetorepentandbesaved. $$   MATTHEW13:36-42,47-50Readthispassagecarefully. X     Notice:(A) Letbothgrowtogetheruntiltheharvest"v.30... 0`      4 (B) Theharvestistheendoftheage."v.39 8      4 Oneharvestisdescribednottwo.    LUKE17:26-37.Studycarefullytheentirecontextofthispassage.       Notice:(A)ItwillbelikethedaysofNoah. h        4  Noonewas"left"forasecondchanceafteritstartedtorain. @ p  0  0$$04$$0 4$4$ 4 (B)ItwillbelikethedaysofLot.."ThesamedaythatLotwentoutofSodomitrained  H  Ѐfireandbrimstonefromheaven,anddestroyedthemall".(v.29)  $ $ 0  0$$04$$(C)"Theotherleft"?Yes.Butwherearetheyleft? 4$4$      4  Theyareleftwhere"vulturesgather."(v.3437)     MATTHEW25:1-13.Studytheparableofthe10virgins. P      0 4  Notice:Therewasnosecondchance.ThosewhodidnotgoinwiththeBridegroomwereleftin (X darkness.WemustgowiththeBridegroom(Jesus)whenhecomes.(alsoLuke13:24-25)04$4$   JEREMIAH8:20"Theharvestispast,thesummerisended,andwearenotsaved".    REVELATION14:14-16and17-20. ` 0  0$$Theseversesdescribethefinal"harvestoftheearth."FirstGod'sharvest(v.14-16);Secondthose 8h whoareleft.The"vineoftheearth"arelefttodestruction.Nosecondchanceisdescribed.@$$  10.0  Didn'tJesussaythatHewouldkeepus"fromthehouroftemptation"thatwouldcomeuponthe  wholeworld?"$$  4&$ % %5&$4XdX %4&$  0   REVELATION3:10 BecauseyouhavekeptMycommandtopersevere,Ialsowillkeepyou Fv fromthehouroftrialwhichshallcomeuponthewholeworld,totestthosewhodwellonthe 2b earth. N$$ #5XdXX4XdpH##5&$ %X5XdԏH#   0  4&$ % %5&$4XdX %4&$0$$AllpartiesagreethatJesuspromisedpreservation.Thequestionthatdividesushastodo ! withthenatureofthatprotection.#5XdXX4XdIJ##5&$ %X5XdhJ#Yes.Jesuspromisedtokeepus.ButHekeepsusbythepower " ofHisSpirit,notbyremovingusphysicallyfromthetrial. #$$ 0  0$$  JOHN17:15ReadJesusprayer. "IdoNOTpraythatYoushouldtakethemoutoftheworld ,but0@P#$$0@P# 0@P# 0@P#  j"% thatYoushouldkeepthemfromtheevilone."TheBibleisfullofstoriesofGod'speoplewhowere F#v & sustainedthroughtimesoftrouble.GreatbelieverslikeDanielandhisthreefriends,QueenEsther, $N!' Joseph,Job,Elijah,andJeremiah.Goddidnotremovethemfromthetrial.Theyareexamplesforus $&"( inthelastdaystocome. h %")$$  11.0  Doesn'tPaulsaythatsomewillgofirstandothersfollow? ~'$+$$ Ѐ 0  0$$  ITHESSALONIANS4:16-17 FortheLordHimselfwilldescendfromheavenwithashout,withthe0@#$$0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@# 0@#  .)^&- voiceofanarchangel,andwiththetrumpofGod,AndthedeadinChristwillrisefirst.Thenwe  *:'. whoarealiveandremainshallbecaughtuptogetherwiththem,intheclouds,tomeettheLordin *(/ theair.+(0$$     Sotheanswerisyes!!ButeverythinghappensonthesamedaythedaythatChristreturns. j-*2 Ї 12.0  Threeandahalfyears,fortytwomonths,1260days.Thelastperiodofterriblepersecution  beforethereturnofChrist.Yes,Godspeoplewillbeontheearthduringthatawfultime.$$  0  0$$  DANIEL7:2527 He(thelittlehornantichristpowershallspeakpompouswordsagainsttheMost X High,shallpersecutethesaintsoftheMostHigh,andshallintendtochangetimesandlaw.0`$$     Thenthesaintswillbegivenintohishandforatimeandtimesandhalfatime. 8 0  0$$Butthecourtwillbeseated,andtheyshalltakeawayhisdominiontoconsumeanddestroyit  forever.Thenthekingdomanddominion,andthegreatnessofthekingdomsunderthewhole  heaven,shallbegiventothepeople,thesaintsoftheMostHigh.Hiskingdomisaneverlasting   kingdom,andalldominionsshallserveandobeyhim.h  $$ 0  0$$  REVELATION13:45(Thedeadlywoundwashealedandafterthat...) Sotheyworshipedthedragon  H  whogaveauthoritytothebeast;andtheyworshipedthebeast,saying,Whoislikethebeast?Who   isabletomakewarwithhim?Andhewasgivenamouthspeakinggreatthingsandblasphemies,   andhewasgivenauthoritytocontinueforfortytwomonths.  v.78 Anditwasgrantedtohim   tomakewarwiththesaintsandtoovercomethem.Andauthoritywasgivenhimovereverytribe, x  tongue,andnation.Andallwhodwellontheearthwillworshiphim,whosenamesarenotwritten P  intheBookofLifeoftheLambslainfromthefoundationoftheworld.(X$$ 0  0$$  REVELATION11:37 AndIwillgivepowertomytwowitnesses,andtheywillprophesyone  thousandtwohundredandsixtydays,clothedinsackcloth....Whentheyfinishtheirtestimony,the  beastthatascendsoutofthebottomlesspitwillmakewaragainstthem,overcomethem,andkill  them.`$$  13.0  WillGodspeopleremainonthisearthduringthetrumpetjudgmentsofRevelation@$$   andduringthelastplagues,calledthesevenvials?   0  0$$  REVELATION9:4(duringthe5thtrumpetjudgment) They(thedemons)werecommandednottoharm  thegrassoftheearthoranygreenthing,oranytree,butonlythosemenwhodonothavethesealof p Godontheirforeheads. Revelation7:18tellsofthejudgmentshelduntiltheservantsofGodare Hx sealed.Thefactthatthedemonsarecommandednottoharmanyonewiththisseal,impliestheir $T presenceduringthetrumpetjudgments.Revelation11:15Astheverylasttrumpetsounds, the , kingdomsofthisworld,havebecomethekingdomsofourLordandofHisChrist.Ibelievethat   thisisthedaywhenChristwillcomeforHisown.Followingthisthe7lastplagues,calledvials, ! arepouredout."$$ 0  0$$  REVELATIONChapter16describesthevialjudgments.Theseplaguesarecalled thegreatwinepress 4!d$ ofthewrathofGod(Rev14:20). Inthem,thewrathofGodiscomplete(Rev15:1).Thereisno  "<% mentionofanyservantofGodonearthduringtheselastplagues.5XdX %5&$4XdXX5XdԀInfact,justbeforethelast " & plaguesarepouredout,Johntherevelatorseesthosewhohavegottenthevictoryoverthe #!' Beastandoverhisimage,nowstandingontheseaofglass,whichisbeforethethrownof $!( Godinheaven.(Rev.15:2,Rev.4:6).%")$$    @ GODSSERVANTSWILLBESPAREDTHE WRATHTOCOME '$+ e0  0$$  ITHESSALONIANS1:10 ...waitforHisSonfromheaven,whomHeraisedfromthedead, X)&- evenJesuswhodeliversusfromthewrathtocome.D*t'.$$ 0  0$$  ITHESSALONIANS5:9 ForGoddidnotappointustowrath,buttoobtainsalvationthrough ,L)0 ourLordJesusChrist.-8*1$$ Ї0  ThefiredidnotfallonSodomandGomorrahuntiltheangelshadrescuedLot.Theraindidnot  falluntilNoahandhisfamilyweresafeintheark.Thedestroyingangeldidnotpassthrough  EgyptuntilGodschildrenweresafebehindthedoorspaintedwiththebloodoftheLamb.The  stubbleoflastyearsfieldsisnotburneduntiltheharvesthasbeensafelygatheredin.God  cannotcompletelywithdrawHisspiritfromthisworld,solongasHisservantsarehere.He  cannotthenpouroutHisfinalwrath,whichresultsfromthewithdrawingofHisspirit,until l thoseservantsaresafeinthe Fathershouse.TheChurchistoexpecttrial,butnotthe wrath X ofGod.#5XdXX4Xdԡc##5&$ %X5XdԂc#2 4&$ % %5&$4XdX %4&$D t$$   Weinviteyoutoreadthestudytitled TheWrathofGodatthiswebsite.  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