An Introduction to The Pre-Trib Rapture

In these studies I won't stoop to finger pointing and name calling, or look to the writings of men over the centuries for justification. I will do what most seem to forget, or avoid, when supporting one view or another of the Rapture, I will look to the Word of God. And plenty of it.

The popular view is that "true" Christians will be "raptured" away at any moment and leave their "luke-warm" brothers and sisters to fend for themselves during the reign of the Antichrist. This view of the Rapture often holds that the Holy Spirit will be "removed" from the earth yet people will still be getting saved. That God has two sets of Chosen People. That the terms "saints", "remnant", and "overcomers" throughout Revelation are not referring to Christians at all but to Jews; and the warnings in Matthew 24 are for Jews only as well. Somehow we will meet The Lord in the air, but He hasn't yet returned. The list goes on and on. There are many contradictions and problems with the Pre-Tribulation view of the rapture, I will address as many as possible throughout this study.

It is understandable that Christians might expect to escape the worst time ever experienced on the face of the earth, but the reality is that Christians have always suffered for their faith. Look to Sudan, China, Egypt, India, and other countries to see violent oppression, murder and outright hatred for Christians to this day. Look at the thousands of Christians persecuted by Nero in 70AD, look at the tens of thousands who were murdered and tortured during the various Inquistions, look at the Apostles, look at our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!

So are we to believe that in a culture and era so morally degraded and numb to truth - yet so arrogant - that we somehow deserve to be swept away in a rapture prior to any suffering, refinement, and testing of our faith?! Come on folks, if you are sleeping it is time to wake out of your slumber! There is plenty of Scriptual evidence that shows we will go through the Great Tribulation or die trying. But if God be for us then who can be against us? (Romans 8:31). Nothing can seperate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus, surely not death or tribulation.

Romans 8:35-39
  1. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
  2. As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
  3. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
  4. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
  5. Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The first study in this series, while not specifically focused on the Rapture, addresses the issue of whether or not there is a distinction between Israel and the Church throughout Scripture. It is in three parts. Part I is titled Finding The Church in the Old Testament. Part II, Who is Israel? A Brief Biblical History of Israel. And Part III, The Lost Tribes of Israel, Scattered Among the Nations.

Go to Part I, Finding The Church in the Old Testament

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What if?

by John - 9/21/23 6:28 AM
We look at Revelations as a prophecy. And that it is ancient theology and descriptions of things to come. I believe the terms used are keeping with the times. The 7 Churches, one Church has a pretty present name Philadelphia. The internet makes it possible for... more...

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Definitional Phrases

by Joseph A. Sprute - 9/20/22 4:52 PM
if a big chuck of humans die all at once. be alarmed

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YAHSHUA the Savior is NOT a jew

by R.A.Bastard - 7/28/22 9:00 PM
First, let's stop taking His name in vain. YAHSHUA is His name.
Second, last time I've checked,
YAHSHUA the Savior clearly states that jews are the synagoguge of satan (Revelation 2:9 KJV).
YAHSHUA the Savior never calls Himself a jew but calls (((them))) the... more...

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Sign of Tribulation

by BJamesM - 1/22/16 3:19 PM
Jesus's death is 33AD so divide by 2 is 16.5 so 1+6+5 is 12... 2016 is 12 because of 2+0+1+6. June 15th is middle of year so it will be 12.(6+1+5) I believe that day we will go to heaven. What do you think?

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RE:Sign of Tribulation

by Tony Reed - 6/06/19 10:14 PM
Of course he is wrong because God himself says that no one not even the angels in heaven know the time or the hour that he is to return people can guess all that they want that's why it's called guessing so don't judge this person because he was guessing many... more...

RE: Sign of Tribulation

by Anonymous - 6/13/21 10:26 PM
6+1+5
Yes. The day Christ returns!!!!????????????

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Can I speak with the creator of this page?

by Crystal - 3/28/21 11:42 AM
Sir, obviously you are compelled to speak. I want to know more about your views and perspective of the Bible. You’re page is somewhat useful, but I would really like to speak.

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Endtime revelation...Gods gematria...numbers

by Watchman...888... - 5/09/20 3:05 AM
Thats true, but Gd aleays gave fates and years...fir kings and wars...etc...and there is that queestion of history repeating... i for one have dates and numbers given by the lord. Numbers that i wasnt even thinking about... also in revelation, God gave us the... more...

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Pre - Tribulation Rapture of the Chruch

by Anonymous - 10/09/19 3:15 AM
This is a modern thought of John Darby, many christian churches no longer preach or believe in the rapture...FYI Revelations was NOT written by John, it was added to bible in the 1000,s as idea of rapture was in mid 1800s to early 1900...There was no names as John... more...

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RE: Pre - Tribulation Rapture of the Chruch

by Anonymous - 10/18/19 4:35 PM
Better check your sources on the book of Revelation! It is widely accepted to be written no later than 95 AD by the Apostle John.

pre-trib rapture

by Anonymous - 5/06/17 4:24 PM
The word "rapture" isn't in the Word of God and either is "Gematria" or numerology.

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Many End Time doctrines are based on Opinion of God Word

by Gordon - 1/18/17 6:13 PM
I've written this to help the real Christ in you to stand up and see, and to help in dividing the precious from the vile, I've got a whole website devoted to this, but links are not allowed.
We are coming into a new day, and it is light that brings us into this new... more...

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53 years

by Anonymous - 3/01/16 10:51 PM
53 yrs old Jan.1 / 1963

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RE:53 years

by Anonymous - 4/25/16 9:29 PM
My last name = 546
Wisdom = 498

Wisdom
+
546
= Number of The Beast
+
546
= Numeric value of my full name
+
546
= 2136 (Luke 21:36)
+
546
= [ 666 + 2016 ]

Age 53 (Jan.1 / 2016) is my last year of age number that divides evenly into
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RE: 53 years

by Anonymous - 6/05/16 11:35 AM
End of, 06 / 06 / 16, + 153 days, Start of, 11 / 7 / 16

June Sixth Two Thousand Sixteen = 2316
666 + Six Hundred Sixty Six = 2316
Two Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen = 2316

"We have One Hundred Fifty Three Days left" = 2316

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RE:53 years

by Anonymous - 10/05/16 11:15 AM
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