You are misunderstanding me. Perhaps I wasn't clear. God only wants hot or cold, but not lukewarm. The lukewarm Christians when faced with the choice of taking the mark of the beast or not, will have to vamp up their lukewarm apathy and be willing to die for Christ.
In Revelation 3, the Philadelphian church age and type of Christian (they would be hot or cold, and obedient to God's word - all of it.) For this God will protect them and keep them from this hour. Now there are some who interpret that to mean they are raptured before the GT as you do. I don't. I believe we will all be here throughout. And Ron, if you are right, the rapture should be next year. Personally I would just love it if you were right. But I'll be ready to die for Christ if it comes to that. You better brace yourself also in case I'm right.
I also feel according to Romans 11, and 2 Thes. 2:9-12 that no gentiles will be newly saved during the GT. Only Jews. Rev. 7 about those who come out of the GT were Gentile Christians going in, and national Jews who become saved.
Soryy Cl but there is nothing in the book of REvelation that shows God protecting some followers while not protecting others.
Lukewarm christians vased on what is said in the letter are unbelievers (Christian in name only), they are spewed out of Jesus mouth.
Well I am right about a rapture, but this next year business, is you having hung your hat on somebodies guesswork. Just another like the guy who wrote "88 reasons why the rapture of the church has to happen in September of 1988".
I am willing to live, suffer and die for christ no matter what may come. but I know based on Scripture the rapture will happen before the GT.
As for no gentiles getting saved during teh GT, you are simply misapplying these verses.
Rev. 7:
9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
YOu are forced to make an assumption that all these gentiles got saved before the GT- dangerous assumption indeed.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
King James Version
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
You also make an unbiblical assumption this means all gentiles who are not saved.
However according to the text, those deceived are those who rejected the love of the truth. I am convinced this means people who heard the gospel before the rapture and the GT and rejected it. According to "unreached tribes" there are over 2.5 billion people who never heard the name Jesus even once.
Also:
Revelation 14:9-11
King James Version
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
This is a useless tri[p god makes this angel take globally. According to your opinions and feelings. No Gentiles will get saved and will all take the mark and all the Jews are saved, so are all set.
Kind of a wasted trip.