Ahhmmmm....fulfillment of prophecy. Daniel's 70 weeks to be precise.
What passage of scripture regarding the 70th week put the rapture before the tribulation. I realize pre-tribbers put the tribulation at a certain place on their chart put 'Daniel's 70th week' on the chart and have a little arrow with 'rapture' before the tribulation. But what does that have to do with what the Bible actually says about the pretrib rapture.
Please quote the scripture that says that Daniel's 70th week happens after a hiatus and especially quote the verse that says that there is an extra return of Christ along with the rapture before this 70th week.
I could say the angels unzipping of the giant green zipper that zips across the whole sky occurs before Daniel's 70th week, but I would have no scripture to back it up whatsoever. How is that different?
And Christ's own promise per John 14. Which book, written to the Church, ends with our final redemption, with NO MENTION of 70th week wrath whatsoever.
How does John 14 provide any support whatsoever for a pre-trib rapture? And what does that have to do with Daniel's 70th week? Please quote the verses you think make the case.
In fact the Church MUST BE raptured BEFORE the Tribulation can ever begin. And we will be.
The day will not happen until the falling away occurs first and the man of sin is revealed. In Matthew 24, first it tells of the love of many waxing cold. It also says ye shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet (he that readeth let him understand) standing in the holy place. It speaks of great tribulation. And "after the tribulation of those days' we read about the coming of the Son of man and the gathering of the elect. Jesus encouraged His own disciples to be prepared for the coming of the Son of man.
The Scripture ALWAYS states that we, the Bride, the Body, receive and are in a state of rest, comfort, relief......during the time of the Tribulation.
Show me one verse. Look up the Greek for 'trouble' in the KJV of II Thessalonians 1:6 and notice the relation to 'tribulation' in phrases like the great tribulation, the same word used in this passage. When the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven, He will give the ___church___ rest from the tribulation it is suffering. Look at all the things that occur at His coming in that passage.
You have not presented any Biblical evidence for pretrib in your message so far.
All of this concatenates perfectly with the ultimate book of end-time things, Revelation. Where we, the Church, are ILLUSTRATED to be IN HEAVEN in Chapters 4 & 5. Before the man of sin is ever "revealed" in chapter 6.
Again, quote the verses. You have to really stretch questionable interpretations of one of the most allegorical apocalyptic books of the Bible to squeeze out an argument, when Paul and Christ lay down some straightforward teachings on the matter. Interpret Revelation consistent with other scripture.
BTW.....the "snatch" the "harpazo" by the Spirit (to heaven) is certainly biblical. Nothing unusual there.....
It happens right after the resurrection. The 'first resurrection' is described in Revelation 20, right before the passage on what God does to thee beast of Revelation. Notice that II Thessalonians 2 speaks of the lawless one being destroyed at the brightness of His coming. I Thessalonians 4 speaks of the rapture and resurrection at His coming also.
Where does the Bible teach that Jesus comes back two more times?