[SIZE=10pt]If you simply read the various prophetic verses about the return of Christ …[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]the Bible clearly teaches that believers will be gathered at His second coming,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]and NOT at some secret return that precedes His BIG coming at the end of the tribulation![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Unfortunately, there is just not enough space to fully quote all of the Scripture references![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Matthew 24:21-31[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • Might as well get the most obvious proof out of the way first[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]“For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]until this time, no, nor ever shall be. … Immediately after the tribulation of those days [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]from one end of heaven to the other.” (parallel passages are in Mark 13 & Luke 21)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]There are only 2 Resurrections[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • But the pre-trib doctrine teaches 3 resurrections[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]John 5:28-29 [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]… Luke 14:14 … Acts 24:15 … Daniel 12:2 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• These passages clearly state that there are 2 resurrections:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]resurrection of life for the good & just …and… resurrection of condemnation for the evil & unjust.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Revelation 20:4-12 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• This passage clearly states that there are 2 resurrections separated by 1000 years.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The first resurrection (Rev 20:4-6) is for Christians -- non-Christians are raised 1000 years later.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Now, exactly WHEN is the resurrection of Christians?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The Last Trumpet[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • The resurrection of ALL dead Christians is at the LAST trumpet[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]1 Thessalonians 4:16-17[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] … 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• These 2 passages describe the resurrection of ALL dead Christians. They also say Christians [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]who are alive on earth will be “changed” and will meet the resurrected ones “in the clouds”.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]And 1 Corinthians 15:51 says this will happen at the LAST trumpet.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• The pre-trib doctrine teaches that Christians living in the last generation will [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]be changed into an eternal state at the beginning of the tribulation period.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]If the dead Christians are resurrected at the same time as the rapture (before the tribulation),[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]how can these so-called tribulation saints be resurrected at the end of the tribulation?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]It’s impossible, because there are only 2 resurrections: 1 for Christians and 1 for the lost.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]However, pre-trib falsely teaches 3 resurrections: 2 for Christians and 1 for the lost.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The firstfruits[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • Only Jesus is the “firstfruits”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]1 Corinthians 15:23[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• This verse clearly states that Jesus is the “firstfruits”, but pre-trib teaches the raptured saints are![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Also, “the dead in Christ” refers to the group of ALL the dead in Christ (1 Thes 4:17 above).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]So, how could this main harvest be considered merely the “firstfruits”?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Jesus returns at His second coming at the end of the tribulation period.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]There will be Christians alive at that time.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]But, Scripture says ALL dead Christians will be resurrected from the dead, and then …[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]the Christians who are alive shall be caught up together with them (1 Thes 4:17 above).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The Last Day[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • Raptured on the last day before the tribulation starts? lol[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]John 6:39-54[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• 4 times in these verses, Jesus clearly says the dead believers will be raised up on the LAST day![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]How can the rapture doctrine have the dead in Christ rising first (1 Thessalonians 4:16)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]followed by a rapture, if this rapture occurs 7 years before the last day? [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]### How many last days are there?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• All 4 gospels have references to a trumpet, and all occur in connection with the end of [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]the tribulation and the resurrection of believers! This is especially obvious in Matthew 24.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]In Revelation, there are 7 consecutive trumpets encompassing the entire tribulation period,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]with the last trumpet obviously coming at the very end.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Pre-trib says the dead Christians meet the Lord in the air (along with the living Christians) [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]before the tribulation period … unsurmountable problems with the last day and the last trumpet.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The Elect[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • Please refer to Matthew 24 above![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Pre-trib says “His elect” is some group of Jewish believers! But, this is absurd, for example:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]-- Paul refers to the Jews as “Israel” and the believers in Christ as “the elect” (Romans 11:7)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]-- Writing mostly to Greek believers, Paul refers to them as “the elect of God” (Colossians 3:12-13)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The Days of Noah[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • They were similar to the times we are in today.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Matthew 24:37-44[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] … [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]Luke 17:26-37[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] … Matthew 24:28 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• In Matthew 24:39, the flood “took” all of the non-believers away (destroying them).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]In Luke 17:37, the disciples asked Jesus where half of these people were “taken”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt](they didn’t ask where half of these people were “left”). His response was like, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]“Where the dead bodies are is where the eagles (vultures) gather together.”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Those “taken” are taken to destruction, to the place where the eagles circle overhead.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]“For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.” (Matthew 24:28)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Matthew 24:39 says that immediately preceding the flood, no one had any idea that [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]destruction was about to fall upon them … and [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]“so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Most church people are not expecting danger … they are expecting to be raptured.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]They are the ones who [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]“[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]did not know until the flood came and took them all away” (Matt 24:39).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]As in the days of Noah, the ones who will be “taken” away are taken away to destruction![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]But, some believers today are like Noah and his family who spent 120 years building the Ark.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Some today are getting prepared to “ride it out” during the coming persecution and tribulation.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The true believer is among those who will remain, while the others are taken to be destroyed.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Yes, the believers do NOT KNOW that they will NOT be evacuated before things get really rough.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Because [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]“the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do NOT EXPECT.” (Matthew 24:44).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Noah was involved in heavy-duty preparations for the coming disaster.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Many Christians do NOT KNOW they soon will be facing incredible persecution (even unto death)![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]And a bit later, Christians who refuse to take the mark will not be able to buy anything![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Coming upon you as a thief[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • This is strictly a negative event, not a positive one![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Revelation 3:[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]2-3 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Jesus clearly warns that some believers will be IN ERROR about the timing of His return.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]This group’s works are lacking … they need to repent and re-evaluate when Jesus will return.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]1 Thessalonians 5:1-10 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Paul is writing to those who KNOW the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]This group is [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]“all sons of light … not of the night nor of darkness” (1 Thes 5:5).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]But, the other group who is of the night and darkness, and says “Peace and safety!”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]… sudden destruction will come upon them and they shall not escape.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• All of the 15 NT verses which refer to Christ’s coming as a thief … refer to His second coming [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]at the end of the tribulation period … because they talk about the last trumpet, the last day, etc.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Matthew 24:43[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] … John 10:10 … 2 Peter 3:10 … [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]1 Thes 5:2-3[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• We always see the thief being spoken of in a negative context, not a positive rescuing one![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]E.G. In 2 Peter 3:10, the Day of the Lord comes as a thief to destroy the heavens and the earth.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]1 Thessalonians 5:4 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• The above clearly says Christians will be on the earth when “this Day” arrives![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]And some of them will be prepared for that Day because they have been watching and anticipating.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Revelation 16:15 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• In this verse (and Revelation 3:2-3), believers are told to watch and Christ is referred to as a thief.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]At this point, all 7 seal judgments have occurred, all 7 trumpets have sounded, and at least [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]6 of the 7 vial judgments have been poured out. Then, immediately preceding the battle [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]of Armaggedon, Christ says: “I will come upon you as a thief” (Revelation 3:3) [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]All of this is irrefutable Scriptural proof that the thief in the night comes AFTER the tribulation![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The Day of the Lord[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • The Day of God’s wrath at Jesus’ second coming at the end of the tribulation![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]1 Thessalonians 5:2[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] … 2 Peter 3:10 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Above, both Paul and Peter connect the coming of the “thief in the night” with the Day of the Lord.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• The Day of the Lord ALWAYS speaks of the second coming of Christ at the very end of the tribulation.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• All 23 references of the Day of the Lord refer to the destructive post-tribulation return of Jesus Christ.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2 great examples are Isaiah 13:6-9 and 2 Peter 3:10.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Matthew 24:29-31 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• The wrath of God comes on the day of the Lord at the very end of the tribulation.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]However, some believe the Day of the Lord actually begins at some fictional pre-tribulation rapture![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2 Peter 3:10 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• There is no way this verse about the Day of the Lord can be turned into a blessed rapture of the saints! [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]SUMMARY FROM SCRIPTURE[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Matthew 24 says the elect will be gathered AFTER the tribulation period![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• There are 2 resurrections: first the good and just, then (1000 years later) the evil and unjust![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• The resurrection of ALL dead Christians is at the LAST TRUMPET on the LAST DAY![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Jesus coming as a thief in the night is strictly a NEGATIVE EVENT, not a positive one![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• The Day of the Lord is the Day of God’s wrath at Jesus’ second coming at the end of the tribulation![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Even though Scripture teaches otherwise …[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Satan’s extremely dangerous pre-tribulation rapture theory remains alive and well on planet earth![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Perhaps the worst mistake you can ever make is to assume that the pre-trib rapture is correct.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]This disastrous error can mean the loss of both of your lives … yes physical & spiritual both![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Satan is the most incredible liar & deceiver, so trust the Scriptures instead of trusting in man![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Believe me, a lot of money has been made by “ticking the ears” of unsuspecting Christians.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]the Bible clearly teaches that believers will be gathered at His second coming,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]and NOT at some secret return that precedes His BIG coming at the end of the tribulation![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Unfortunately, there is just not enough space to fully quote all of the Scripture references![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Matthew 24:21-31[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • Might as well get the most obvious proof out of the way first[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]“For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]until this time, no, nor ever shall be. … Immediately after the tribulation of those days [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]from one end of heaven to the other.” (parallel passages are in Mark 13 & Luke 21)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]There are only 2 Resurrections[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • But the pre-trib doctrine teaches 3 resurrections[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]John 5:28-29 [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]… Luke 14:14 … Acts 24:15 … Daniel 12:2 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• These passages clearly state that there are 2 resurrections:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]resurrection of life for the good & just …and… resurrection of condemnation for the evil & unjust.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Revelation 20:4-12 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• This passage clearly states that there are 2 resurrections separated by 1000 years.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The first resurrection (Rev 20:4-6) is for Christians -- non-Christians are raised 1000 years later.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Now, exactly WHEN is the resurrection of Christians?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The Last Trumpet[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • The resurrection of ALL dead Christians is at the LAST trumpet[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]1 Thessalonians 4:16-17[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] … 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• These 2 passages describe the resurrection of ALL dead Christians. They also say Christians [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]who are alive on earth will be “changed” and will meet the resurrected ones “in the clouds”.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]And 1 Corinthians 15:51 says this will happen at the LAST trumpet.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• The pre-trib doctrine teaches that Christians living in the last generation will [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]be changed into an eternal state at the beginning of the tribulation period.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]If the dead Christians are resurrected at the same time as the rapture (before the tribulation),[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]how can these so-called tribulation saints be resurrected at the end of the tribulation?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]It’s impossible, because there are only 2 resurrections: 1 for Christians and 1 for the lost.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]However, pre-trib falsely teaches 3 resurrections: 2 for Christians and 1 for the lost.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The firstfruits[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • Only Jesus is the “firstfruits”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]1 Corinthians 15:23[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• This verse clearly states that Jesus is the “firstfruits”, but pre-trib teaches the raptured saints are![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Also, “the dead in Christ” refers to the group of ALL the dead in Christ (1 Thes 4:17 above).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]So, how could this main harvest be considered merely the “firstfruits”?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Jesus returns at His second coming at the end of the tribulation period.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]There will be Christians alive at that time.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]But, Scripture says ALL dead Christians will be resurrected from the dead, and then …[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]the Christians who are alive shall be caught up together with them (1 Thes 4:17 above).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The Last Day[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • Raptured on the last day before the tribulation starts? lol[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]John 6:39-54[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• 4 times in these verses, Jesus clearly says the dead believers will be raised up on the LAST day![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]How can the rapture doctrine have the dead in Christ rising first (1 Thessalonians 4:16)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]followed by a rapture, if this rapture occurs 7 years before the last day? [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]### How many last days are there?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• All 4 gospels have references to a trumpet, and all occur in connection with the end of [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]the tribulation and the resurrection of believers! This is especially obvious in Matthew 24.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]In Revelation, there are 7 consecutive trumpets encompassing the entire tribulation period,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]with the last trumpet obviously coming at the very end.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Pre-trib says the dead Christians meet the Lord in the air (along with the living Christians) [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]before the tribulation period … unsurmountable problems with the last day and the last trumpet.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The Elect[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • Please refer to Matthew 24 above![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Pre-trib says “His elect” is some group of Jewish believers! But, this is absurd, for example:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]-- Paul refers to the Jews as “Israel” and the believers in Christ as “the elect” (Romans 11:7)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]-- Writing mostly to Greek believers, Paul refers to them as “the elect of God” (Colossians 3:12-13)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The Days of Noah[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • They were similar to the times we are in today.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Matthew 24:37-44[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] … [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]Luke 17:26-37[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] … Matthew 24:28 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• In Matthew 24:39, the flood “took” all of the non-believers away (destroying them).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]In Luke 17:37, the disciples asked Jesus where half of these people were “taken”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt](they didn’t ask where half of these people were “left”). His response was like, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]“Where the dead bodies are is where the eagles (vultures) gather together.”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Those “taken” are taken to destruction, to the place where the eagles circle overhead.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]“For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.” (Matthew 24:28)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Matthew 24:39 says that immediately preceding the flood, no one had any idea that [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]destruction was about to fall upon them … and [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]“so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Most church people are not expecting danger … they are expecting to be raptured.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]They are the ones who [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]“[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]did not know until the flood came and took them all away” (Matt 24:39).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]As in the days of Noah, the ones who will be “taken” away are taken away to destruction![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]But, some believers today are like Noah and his family who spent 120 years building the Ark.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Some today are getting prepared to “ride it out” during the coming persecution and tribulation.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The true believer is among those who will remain, while the others are taken to be destroyed.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Yes, the believers do NOT KNOW that they will NOT be evacuated before things get really rough.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Because [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]“the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do NOT EXPECT.” (Matthew 24:44).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Noah was involved in heavy-duty preparations for the coming disaster.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Many Christians do NOT KNOW they soon will be facing incredible persecution (even unto death)![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]And a bit later, Christians who refuse to take the mark will not be able to buy anything![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Coming upon you as a thief[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • This is strictly a negative event, not a positive one![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Revelation 3:[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]2-3 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Jesus clearly warns that some believers will be IN ERROR about the timing of His return.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]This group’s works are lacking … they need to repent and re-evaluate when Jesus will return.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]1 Thessalonians 5:1-10 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Paul is writing to those who KNOW the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]This group is [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]“all sons of light … not of the night nor of darkness” (1 Thes 5:5).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]But, the other group who is of the night and darkness, and says “Peace and safety!”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]… sudden destruction will come upon them and they shall not escape.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• All of the 15 NT verses which refer to Christ’s coming as a thief … refer to His second coming [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]at the end of the tribulation period … because they talk about the last trumpet, the last day, etc.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Matthew 24:43[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] … John 10:10 … 2 Peter 3:10 … [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]1 Thes 5:2-3[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• We always see the thief being spoken of in a negative context, not a positive rescuing one![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]E.G. In 2 Peter 3:10, the Day of the Lord comes as a thief to destroy the heavens and the earth.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]1 Thessalonians 5:4 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• The above clearly says Christians will be on the earth when “this Day” arrives![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]And some of them will be prepared for that Day because they have been watching and anticipating.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Revelation 16:15 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• In this verse (and Revelation 3:2-3), believers are told to watch and Christ is referred to as a thief.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]At this point, all 7 seal judgments have occurred, all 7 trumpets have sounded, and at least [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]6 of the 7 vial judgments have been poured out. Then, immediately preceding the battle [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]of Armaggedon, Christ says: “I will come upon you as a thief” (Revelation 3:3) [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]All of this is irrefutable Scriptural proof that the thief in the night comes AFTER the tribulation![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The Day of the Lord[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] • The Day of God’s wrath at Jesus’ second coming at the end of the tribulation![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]1 Thessalonians 5:2[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] … 2 Peter 3:10 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Above, both Paul and Peter connect the coming of the “thief in the night” with the Day of the Lord.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• The Day of the Lord ALWAYS speaks of the second coming of Christ at the very end of the tribulation.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• All 23 references of the Day of the Lord refer to the destructive post-tribulation return of Jesus Christ.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2 great examples are Isaiah 13:6-9 and 2 Peter 3:10.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Matthew 24:29-31 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• The wrath of God comes on the day of the Lord at the very end of the tribulation.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]However, some believe the Day of the Lord actually begins at some fictional pre-tribulation rapture![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]2 Peter 3:10 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• There is no way this verse about the Day of the Lord can be turned into a blessed rapture of the saints! [/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]SUMMARY FROM SCRIPTURE[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Matthew 24 says the elect will be gathered AFTER the tribulation period![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• There are 2 resurrections: first the good and just, then (1000 years later) the evil and unjust![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• The resurrection of ALL dead Christians is at the LAST TRUMPET on the LAST DAY![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• Jesus coming as a thief in the night is strictly a NEGATIVE EVENT, not a positive one![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]• The Day of the Lord is the Day of God’s wrath at Jesus’ second coming at the end of the tribulation![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Even though Scripture teaches otherwise …[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Satan’s extremely dangerous pre-tribulation rapture theory remains alive and well on planet earth![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Perhaps the worst mistake you can ever make is to assume that the pre-trib rapture is correct.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]This disastrous error can mean the loss of both of your lives … yes physical & spiritual both![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Satan is the most incredible liar & deceiver, so trust the Scriptures instead of trusting in man![/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Believe me, a lot of money has been made by “ticking the ears” of unsuspecting Christians.[/SIZE]