I'm not going to paste the Bible quote, but Apostle Paul said for us to put on the whole Armor of God, so as to be able to make a STAND in the "evil day" (Ephesians 6).
New Testament FACT:
God's Word has Christ's Faithful saints making a STAND for Him throughout the coming "great tribulation". Jesus showed His coming to gather His saints is not until after the tribulation (Matthew 24:29-31 & Mark 13:24-27). Even in Revelation 20 with pointing to those of the "first resurrection", those include saints that refused the mark of the beast. So how can those refuse the mark of the beast if they're raptured before the tribulation? Because Jesus showed His coming to gather His saints ain't until after the tribulation, that means we all are going through the "great tribulation" whether we like it or not.
Why then, would Lord Jesus want us to make that 'stand' for Him during the "great tribulation" when the coming pseudo-Christ is setup as God in Jerusalem?
Man's false Pre-trib Rapture doctrines bombard the deceived with the idea of escaping the tribulation, and flying away instead of making a stand for Jesus against the beast. The last thing they want their deceived congregations to hear is that Jesus wants us to make a 'stand' during the great tribulation for Him.
But that's really it. We are to make a STAND for Lord Jesus during the coming great trib.
Early in God's Word, He revealed what this present world is about. God said He put enmity between the devil's seed, and the Seed of the Woman (Genesis 3:15). That reveals a battle between God's servants and Satan's servants during this present world time.
Christ's servants were chosen in Him before the foundation of the world, according to Apostle Paul in Ephesians 1. And what happened in that old world before Adam and Eve? In that 1st world is when God created Satan as an anointed cherub that covereth (Ezekiel 28). And Satan was perfect in his ways, until iniquity was found in him (Ezekiel 28). Satan rebelled in wanting to be GOD in that old world. So God ordained this 2nd world earth age for His Son to be born of flesh woman and die on the cross for the remission of the sins of those who believe on Him and The Father. Christ's elect were ordained into the service of The Gospel, to make a STAND for Him.
Per Luke 4 when the devil was tempting Lord Jesus, the devil took Jesus upon a high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world. The devil then told Jesus that he would give those kingdoms to Him only if Jesus would follow him. And the devil said he could give those kingdoms to whomever, because they were given to him (by The Father). That is pointing to this present world time actually having been given to Satan to be the primary controller. This is why no matter what organization for good is started during this present world, Satan's host will soon creep into it and try to corrupt it. This is especially so with the religious organizations of men. But Christ's servants are here in order to make a STAND against those kinds of workings by the devil.
In Luke 10, Lord Jesus said He gave us all power over the enemy, and we are to command that power over the devil and his servants, casting them out in the Name of Jesus Christ, and praying.
It's just a fact, this present world is simply not our real home. Our real home is with The Father and The Son. And They are preparing to return here, back to this earth where His Kingdom once was upon this ancient earth.
In Mark 13, Matthew 24, and Luke 21, Lord Jesus showed that some of His servants are going to be delivered up at the end to give a TESTIMONY for Him against the beast. That duty especially is why Christ's Church must go through the coming "great tribulation", in order to give that TESTIMONY for Christ. So if you want to know WHY the devil doesn't want you to understand that, and instead wants you to just have thoughts of escaping the coming great trib, then that's why, because that future TESTIMONY by Christ's faithful saints DURING the "great tribulation" is one of the events that is going to begin Satan's one-world government beast kingdom to crumble. Lord Jesus' appearing in the clouds to end the trib is what will finish it.
This is why God's "two witnesses" in Revelation 11, within the 6th Trumpet - 2nd Woe period, will be giving a TESTIMONY against the beast for the time of "great tribulation", i.e., the latter 1260 days of Daniel's symbolic "one week" (7 years). Because it mentions "two candlesticks" along with the two witnesses, and per the last verse of Rev.1 Jesus said the 7 candlesticks are the 7 Churches, that means two Churches will make that STAND with the two witnesses during the tribulation. It ought to be all 7 Churches making that STAND for Jesus, but as we can see today, there are many deceived congregations not being prepared to make that STAND for Lord Jesus Christ during the "great tribulation" time.
Jesus said in Matthew 10:28 to not fear those who can kill our flesh body, but not our soul, but to fear HIM Who can destroy both our body and soul in the future "lake of fire". So we are not to fear flesh death. And yet in Luke 21, Lord Jesus said when delivered up to give that TESTIMONY, don't fear, because not a hair on your head shall perish.
So each believer on Jesus Christ has a choice to make for the coming time of "great tribulation" at the end of this world.
1. Be prepared with the whole Armor of God on to make a spiritual STAND against the beast with giving a TESTIMONY by The Holy Spirit for Lord Jesus.
or...
2. Seek to run like a coward when there will be no escape but flee like a dead carcase where the fowls are that eat on the dead (Luke 17:37 about the 1st one's TAKEN).
New Testament FACT:
God's Word has Christ's Faithful saints making a STAND for Him throughout the coming "great tribulation". Jesus showed His coming to gather His saints is not until after the tribulation (Matthew 24:29-31 & Mark 13:24-27). Even in Revelation 20 with pointing to those of the "first resurrection", those include saints that refused the mark of the beast. So how can those refuse the mark of the beast if they're raptured before the tribulation? Because Jesus showed His coming to gather His saints ain't until after the tribulation, that means we all are going through the "great tribulation" whether we like it or not.
Why then, would Lord Jesus want us to make that 'stand' for Him during the "great tribulation" when the coming pseudo-Christ is setup as God in Jerusalem?
Man's false Pre-trib Rapture doctrines bombard the deceived with the idea of escaping the tribulation, and flying away instead of making a stand for Jesus against the beast. The last thing they want their deceived congregations to hear is that Jesus wants us to make a 'stand' during the great tribulation for Him.
But that's really it. We are to make a STAND for Lord Jesus during the coming great trib.
Early in God's Word, He revealed what this present world is about. God said He put enmity between the devil's seed, and the Seed of the Woman (Genesis 3:15). That reveals a battle between God's servants and Satan's servants during this present world time.
Christ's servants were chosen in Him before the foundation of the world, according to Apostle Paul in Ephesians 1. And what happened in that old world before Adam and Eve? In that 1st world is when God created Satan as an anointed cherub that covereth (Ezekiel 28). And Satan was perfect in his ways, until iniquity was found in him (Ezekiel 28). Satan rebelled in wanting to be GOD in that old world. So God ordained this 2nd world earth age for His Son to be born of flesh woman and die on the cross for the remission of the sins of those who believe on Him and The Father. Christ's elect were ordained into the service of The Gospel, to make a STAND for Him.
Per Luke 4 when the devil was tempting Lord Jesus, the devil took Jesus upon a high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world. The devil then told Jesus that he would give those kingdoms to Him only if Jesus would follow him. And the devil said he could give those kingdoms to whomever, because they were given to him (by The Father). That is pointing to this present world time actually having been given to Satan to be the primary controller. This is why no matter what organization for good is started during this present world, Satan's host will soon creep into it and try to corrupt it. This is especially so with the religious organizations of men. But Christ's servants are here in order to make a STAND against those kinds of workings by the devil.
In Luke 10, Lord Jesus said He gave us all power over the enemy, and we are to command that power over the devil and his servants, casting them out in the Name of Jesus Christ, and praying.
It's just a fact, this present world is simply not our real home. Our real home is with The Father and The Son. And They are preparing to return here, back to this earth where His Kingdom once was upon this ancient earth.
In Mark 13, Matthew 24, and Luke 21, Lord Jesus showed that some of His servants are going to be delivered up at the end to give a TESTIMONY for Him against the beast. That duty especially is why Christ's Church must go through the coming "great tribulation", in order to give that TESTIMONY for Christ. So if you want to know WHY the devil doesn't want you to understand that, and instead wants you to just have thoughts of escaping the coming great trib, then that's why, because that future TESTIMONY by Christ's faithful saints DURING the "great tribulation" is one of the events that is going to begin Satan's one-world government beast kingdom to crumble. Lord Jesus' appearing in the clouds to end the trib is what will finish it.
This is why God's "two witnesses" in Revelation 11, within the 6th Trumpet - 2nd Woe period, will be giving a TESTIMONY against the beast for the time of "great tribulation", i.e., the latter 1260 days of Daniel's symbolic "one week" (7 years). Because it mentions "two candlesticks" along with the two witnesses, and per the last verse of Rev.1 Jesus said the 7 candlesticks are the 7 Churches, that means two Churches will make that STAND with the two witnesses during the tribulation. It ought to be all 7 Churches making that STAND for Jesus, but as we can see today, there are many deceived congregations not being prepared to make that STAND for Lord Jesus Christ during the "great tribulation" time.
Jesus said in Matthew 10:28 to not fear those who can kill our flesh body, but not our soul, but to fear HIM Who can destroy both our body and soul in the future "lake of fire". So we are not to fear flesh death. And yet in Luke 21, Lord Jesus said when delivered up to give that TESTIMONY, don't fear, because not a hair on your head shall perish.
So each believer on Jesus Christ has a choice to make for the coming time of "great tribulation" at the end of this world.
1. Be prepared with the whole Armor of God on to make a spiritual STAND against the beast with giving a TESTIMONY by The Holy Spirit for Lord Jesus.
or...
2. Seek to run like a coward when there will be no escape but flee like a dead carcase where the fowls are that eat on the dead (Luke 17:37 about the 1st one's TAKEN).
Last edited: