MOI-22 GOD PROMISES THE RAPTURE--SEVEN REASONS THE CHURCH WILL NOT GO THROUGH THE TRIBULATION
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- THE BLESSED HOPE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ANY-MOMENT-RAPTURE
What did those who lived in the 1st Century hear the Apostles say? Those who walked with Jesus, turned in faith and began following Him? What did the men and women of New Testament churches planted directly by Paul understand him to say when he taught them theology? They caught that he was saying Jesus is coming at any moment.
This expectancy fired the early church into a prophetic purity. Note 1 John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
The purpose of prophecy is worship.
The focus of prophecy is Jesus.
The result of prophecy is purity.
Revelation 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
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I love my JESUS., Sometimes I feel like I'm Obsessed with him. Yes, IAM. ; My friends see me as oh, there comes the Jesus every time girl. I don't let it bother me. It just means I'm doing something right, for a change.
Amen! That’s awesome! ❤️😃✈️
You are doing God’s work here on earth. Keep it up ❤️❤️❤️😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏
Blessed or Eternally Happy are you when people speak vile lies and gossip mistruths of you because of your association with Jesus. Instead of being discouraged or disheartened, pray for them and leap for joy, being exceedingly joyous that your name is written in God"s Book of Life even before you were born or before you were a twinkle in your parent' eyes. HE cares for you and nothing or no one will ever pluck you out of his Hand.
Lol ! Mam...there might be a crown for that melady. Hahaha
amen dear
I am staggered how some Christians I know are not,ABSOLUTELY NOT interested in both prophecy and eschatology concerning the days we live in! I'm almost 70,solid in "the dead zone" and my expectations is to hear the sound of the Trumpet!Makes me wonder about their salvation! The hand writing is on the wall yet no concern or interest! Maranatha, Greetings from Tampa Florida 😎
Yes it is, thank you, sir. You’re 70, and you know exactly what time it is, because you see it, and I’ll see you soon! 😃🥳🎉✈️
I know right??
I am a 75 year old woman and I can feel in my spirit that the time is coming very soon. We have to keep praying for all nonbelievers. And i will meet all of you in the clouds soon. I have been happily born again for at least 45 years.
@@christinehuber8318 Amen, sister! 😃🥳🎉✈️ Thank you for the encouragement? ❤️De you feel something different now than you’ve ever felt?
everyone I share with looks like they are looking for that giant butterfly net so they can put me away in some institution....peeps are under strong deception!
Brothers and sisters in Christ, at the 1st week of April this year, I sort of dreamt while praying. I felt and saw a presence of a glowing man in white robes but I can't see his face. He was standing 2 meters away from me while I was praying. I can't forget the soothing and relieving feeling at that moment like steam was coming off my body. And then yesterday, I dreamt of Jesus. I asked him if he was the one I felt at the start of April and he said yes. Then I asked him why and he answered that he is pouring his spirit to all his people and said that he is coming soon!
Btw, I did not ask God for a dream and I am no prophet. I just wanted to share my experience of Jesus Christ and that HE IS REAL. BELIEVE IN HIM AND SURRENDER ALL TO HIM FOR WE'LL MEET HIM IN THE CLOUDS REAL SOON!
I can still remember my first experience with Him. I lived in N.C. at the time and my youngest daughter and I went through a situation at the time. So I asked if she would ask our neighbor if she could have her pastor if he would come and talk to me and my daughter. We started to talk about it and before I knew it he started praying with us and I could feel His peace and calming, the radiance. It was beyond anything that I have ever experienced in my life
Amen sister JESUS appeared to me in the sky on August 2 nd and said HES COMING VERY SOON TO TELL EVERYONE! God Bless You Abundantly sweetie
I had one of those experiences too! But this was back in 2009. I think it was a dream but it was also different too. I felt a cool mist on my skin and I was rising into the air from my balcony while holding my daughter. I remember thinking wow I’m really high and looking down my legs to see the ground so far away. Then I started to sink slowly but as soon as I started sinking (I felt it too) I was standing alone on my balcony and a man was there standing next to me. So I said, who are you? And he said, who do you think I am? And then it just clicked and I said I know who you are and ran to him throwing myself on him, clinging like a monkey because I was ready to go. But suddenly I was outside my body looking at myself in his arms and heard, not yet but soon.
Hallelujah
Amen! 🙏♥️
Im a new believer 3 years and really struggle understanding Jesus' return so I'm grateful for this ministries teaching scriptures.
Looking for Him daily! From the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed lol I'm feeling a feeling of excitement and anxiety! We are in the times, look up brothers and sisters Jesus is coming SOON. Take this time to try your best to spread the good news of His gospel! Jesus is Lord of Lord King of Kings, no ine comes to the Father unless by Him! Praise the Father for His mercy and grace!
Why look for He said if you are His,,, He will never leave you or forsake you. In time you see only one set of foot print 👣, He is carrying you...
Go look in the mirror, see if he's looking back at you. He came a long time ago. Christ in you is the hope of glory. Christ formed in you. Most are looking for the wrong signs because they never study the Bible for themselves.
Amen
Amen hallelujah to Christ Our King!!!
I sooooo yearn to see Him coming in the clouds🙋♀️💗🙏✝️ Please come quickly, Lord Jesus 🙏 💯💖
Perhaps Today! Abide and witness till He comes!
Perfect advise ...amen.
CHRIST JESUS’ RETURN IS IMMINENT
I believe in the Lord's 2nd coming but it is not imminent
@@patriothippie5881 he is already here
@@albertsalvador5612 who's here ... Jesus ?
@@patriothippie5881 Oh but it is. Know why? I will give just a "few" of many, many examples. Quantum computing. If you don't know about this type of computer system, let's just say it will make the most advanced computers like the HPE Cray Supercomputers look like a 1890's era telephone. Transhumanism; many people are working at breakneck speed to advance this evil technology. If you do not know much about this subject, I would suggest to read about it. Supeintelligent AI an other topic which is very disturbing, which by the way could become self aware. 6G Technology (no, not 5G but 6G). Once again, there is nothing to compare against 6G yes, it will be so advanced it would blow your mind. CERN, the scientist a CERN are about to fire-up the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) after 3 years of modifications they are now ready to conduct new experiments which is not mind blowing however, what most people do not know is the current is about 16 miles in diameter the new LHC will be about 61, yes 61 miles in diameter and should be completed much before 2030. This is going to be a very, very dangerous machine. The above technology is what I know about, who knows what they are working on AND all of the above technology will be perfected and on-line within the next 10 years. Not sure how far they will advance Transhumanism by 2030. Next, think about Geo Political and political problems that is going on this very moment. Not going to go into details but things are looking very dangerous and they are not getting any better. How about the loss of moral (s) in this country today. The list just goes on and on, like how the US will go digital (cashless) within the next five years not to mention "social credit scores" Yes we are much, much closer than you think brother, you just don't know it.
@@JAAB9296 Gotcha ... I understand but that is not a biblical argument. I see nothing in your comment that is scriptural. Take a look at 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2.
"Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
You can clearly see here that the 2nd coming won't happen until after the man of lawlessness is revealed. Therefore making Jesus 2nd coming not imminent.
These doctrines blow my mind everytime... And my heart falls inlove with Him more and more. I can not wait to meet You, my Creator. I yearn for that day.
There is NO GREATER DECISION than accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior! I am so happy in knowing that the Son of God lives within my heart! Thank you Jesus, for being my Lord and Savior and for the forgiveness of all my sin, by your precious blood. I love you and serve you with all my heart.
Alelouya: waiting you LORD JESUS CHRIST
Hallelujah!
My dear wife of 33yrs went home back in 05. So confident we were, I am, in our Lord's promise we would joke and laugh that she was going to finish up our dwelling. Once when we were talking about her imminent home going I pointed out the Jesus had gone before to prepare it her response was, well I know He is God but he's still a man so.... Took me awhile to get off the floor. Now occasionally while in prayer I ask the Lord to move her along because we had an agreement. Whoever went home first would ask we be sent for...its been 16yrs already. 😁 like Bruce I'm 70 now and feel so close I don't know if its for my personal rapture at my passing or our blessed home going. Ready for both, hopeful it's for all who believe. MARANATHA. FEAR NOT🙏💖🙏
My mom went home to be with Jesus 2 yrs ago and I know she's standing there, looking at Him with that look she gave me whenever I was in trouble, with her arms crossed, tapping her foot telling Jesus to hurry up and bring me home 🤣🤣🤣.... Can you just imagine how many of our loved ones are trying to hurry Him up 🤣🤣
I need comfort so much. I don't want to argue with anybody. I just want to serve God by helping others to have faith, and I want to go Home
Just be ready regardless of when the time is that Jesus comes to get his bride. Living a life of true Godlyness is its own reward and it should never be seen as a challenge but rather an honor because you have been chosen out of the world. Hold up your faces to the heavens to honor God and never let this world make you feel as if you should walk in this life with your face to the ground. Those who are called should be emboldened by the holy spirit to traverse this world in joy, peace and love not out of fear, shame or uncertainty. Hold on, we don't know when that day is that we are called home...therefore always be ready.
Well said Christopher …Amen Brother
Yes, Amen!🙏♥️
“Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.” Rev. 22:7
Amen!🙏♥️
Please pray for me I want to make the raputure I am going through a battle of my mind
Looking up!✨💛
Yes look up but do not forget the harvest down here...
All of Heaven rejoice for even with just one saved soul.
,All praise, honor, and glory to the most high the Father, and his son Jesus Christ, and the holy spirit.
Truly love John's teaching!
Single suggestion I'd have to make, that is, too many advertising every few minutes, I get so excited sharing after listened with my son and other christian friends but they all commented too many ads that they're very discouraged finishing the whole study.
Agreed. Twelve ads in a fourty minute video is very distracting!
@Leiko Johnson: Helpful hint. At the very beginning of the video, fast forward to the end then hit the refresh (replay) symbol and the video will play without ads. Of course, this hurts their revenue, but it definitely helps the viewer!
Tried the trick.. didn’t work… can’t deal w sooooo many ads
The answer to your problem is censored. The solution is out there. Search Google.
I was very much enthralled with this doctrine of pre/mid/post tribulation rapture, until the Lord Himself showed me to be pro entering through the narrow gate that leads to life; pro overcoming the world, the flesh, and the devil; pro enduring till the end.
Thank you, Jesus, for rescuing me from this doctrine's entanglements
Would you mind elaborating on that?
@@stevemaweujr.3829
He is not interested in the theology of the pre/mid/post tribulation rapture. All he is concerned about is entering the kingdom of GOD. 1Cor.15:50
Instead of disputing on the timing, his concern is to become a partaker of the resurrection of the dead. 1Jn.3:1-3
Who are the partakers???
Those who are pure and holy. Heb.12:14 ; Phil.3:20-21
@@ngdavid3925
Thanks for elaborating to Maweu. You shared with him my sentiments on this matter.
Jesus may have rescued you from the pretribulation "doctrine" because it is a false doctrine. The fact of the matter is is that the rapture comes at the end of the 7 Bowls of Wrath.
But do not forget that in Mathew 24:12 Jesus said: Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
So Jesus says that we must stand firm until the end, and the Gospel will be preached until the end. When is the end? In Revelation 16 the 7 bowls of wrath Jesus punctuates the bowls with a warning for Christians at the 6th bowl of wrath which is the gathering to the battle of Armageddon. Then Jesus says:
Revelation 16:15 “Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”
So when we see them gather to the Place called Armageddon - get ready! For what? Rev 16:17-21: The greatest earthquake to ever happen on the earth where every city collapses, islands sink and mountains turn to ruble.
So Jesus warns us to be ready so that you stay awake (not fall asleep which means die) from the greatest earthquake. Plus keep your clothes on, so that when you are lifted up at the rapture you will not be shamefully exposed.
Those that think or preach a pretribulation rapture that Christians will not be persecuted and killed have never read Revelation 20:4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
How can Christians be raptured before the anti-Christ forces everyone to take the mark of the beast, which is during the tribulation period. How come Jesus says that the Gospel will be preached throughout the whole world and then the end will come.
Because the pretribulation rapture is spread to make Christians believe a total lie. When the tribulation comes some Christians will think "where is Jesus, he was supposed to have come by now". Thats when the evil one will step in with the false Christs and false signs to those confused Christians, and they will claim "there he is in the inner rooms" or "He is out there in the wilderness". Those Christians will fall for it and go to those places where they will be killed by the satanists.
If only people listened to the Bible on CD and heard all the words, then they could form a clearer picture of end times discussions.
Matt 24:29; Luke -18::8; 1Thes 5:9. Jesus himself said we would have tribulation. We will not see his wrath. They are two different things.
History accurately confirmed that the signs in Matthew 24:29-32 have been fulfilled; except the return of Christ. Regarding the tribulation, the Roman catholic persecutions and killing of millions of Christian martyrs ceased in the 1700s leading up to the capture of Pope Pius in 1798 by Napoleon's Army General Berthier. Then followed the "Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755" and the "Dark Day of May 19th 1780" and at night the moon appeared crimson red like blood. Then appeared the incredible "Leonid Meteor Shower" of November 12-13th 1833 when the stars fell from heaven. These astonishing signs all appeared in perfect chronological order as foretold by Christ in Matthew 24:29-32 and confirmed by major history books. Its sad that many people do not know these things. Blessings.
Carl Hursh, agree..
Matthew 24 is written to Jews in the time of Jacob's trouble, not to the church.
If Matt 24 was meant to be a message about the Jews alone and not simply a warning of the signs to come for all why did Jesus tell it to the disciples privately @@EdwinDekker71
@@jefferykaupa5118Jesus says he would come directly after the tribulation .... Believing Matt 24 has already been fullfilled means you already believe Jesus has returned
MARANATHA!!
You go boy!!
The word Rapture it is in the Romanian Bible. It is called, “Rapire”!
“Biserica va fi Rapita”! Translated...
“The Church will be Raptured”!
Thank you so much for your great teaching!
I love your teaching, you are a blessing to me!
May the Lord bless you, in everything you do! You are in my prayers!
Thank you! 🙏♥️
The rapture is false teaching,Christ clearly says to gather the wheat(believers) and the tares(non believers)on the last day,we will be caught up to the lord on the last day,so there is no rapture before that,this satan twisting God's word,be careful and get back tthe lords word
@@jiggs3218so what is harpazo and rapturo? They are Greek and Latin for rapture. Why are they in there if it’s not true? Satan doesn’t want us to believe gods word, he wants us to fear what’s coming. Rev 3:3
@@robjenstreet Christ says in John chapter 6,four times "We will be raised on the last day" so that's pretty clear no rapture,and you receive God's when you pray for his wisdom and understanding,his word is not latin or greek
@@jiggs3218 Jesus spoke figuratively about his flesh and blood also in those verses. Did he mean who actually ate his flesh and drank his blood? No.
“Surely, I AM coming soon!”-Jesus (Rev. 22:20) watch therefore
I have been waiting Dr. Barnett. can't wait to see my Saviors face
I’m enjoying this series in Revelation. Thank you
There is a false church and the true Church. It is paramount to know the difference.
One is all focused on Christ. One is all focused on self.
@@Tdizzle7775 It's not enough to just to focus on Christ. He that says he abides in Him ought himself to walk as he walked.-1John 2:6. Christ and his Church are one.
Tammy,
I am glad to agree with you.
The theologians used to distinguish between the Visible Church and the Invisible Church .
Invisible Church are all the true believers and Visible Church is a mixture ( ranging from like Churches of Smyrna and Philadelphia , almost all true believers to Church of laodicea ,totally apostate) True believers will be raptured before the Tribulation and hopefully the leftbehind churchgoers will repent ( rev7 says many will) to become the Tribulation saints of revelation 7.
We all must do our part and spread the good news. Hurry and you might lead someone to Jesus and they will not have to spend eternity in Hell. Be bold be brave be humble
Jesus Christ is the true vine 🍃🍇
Whichever will come first, wether we are laid to rest or the return of the Lord, as God gives us opportunity, let us continue to do good to all men especially to the household of faith as written in Galatians 6:10.
And consider these two requirements to see the Lord: Peace unto all men & Holiness as written in Hebrews 12:14
Blessings..Excelente teaching so easy to understand ..I’m learning so much..Thank you ❤️
The subject can be found in verses 4 and 5 of Matt. 24.
The first one taken is taken into deception and worship the antichrist. The one left is left waiting for the true Christ to return. The anti christ comes first PEACEFULLY AND PROSPEROUSLY. He comes claiming to be christ, the whole world will whore after Him thinking he's here to "Rapture" them away...
Read of the coming anti christ in these chapters ...as well as many others.
Mark- 13
Math -24
2 Thess- 2
Anyone who rejects Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior is antichrist.
The Lord himself will descend with a shout........ THEN tHe dead in Christ shall Rise FIRST .......... then we that are alive will be caught up in the clouds to meet them ........ Thessalonians 2 - paraphrased - that’s the second coming FOLLOWED BY THE RAPTURE ! Christ is only coming back once
Thank you for this video. So many Christians think we are crazy for believing this. I've always believed in the Pretrib Rapture of the Church. More than enough scripture to support this. Thing is they like to argue their view to the point of ridiculous. Base their views on a verse here and there without connecting the dots of other books. Anyway. Thanks again. See you there.
Awesome so true so true. Thank you just what I needed to hear.
I will ask for prayer that the Lord would stir up the love I have for Jesus. To help me return to my first love!
Thank you FATHER for Our many BLESSINGS AMÉN Hallelujah
Addiction to our Lord is a great addition to have.
The Great Tribulation is not the wrath of God
If we examine the chromology of Revelation, is describes the death of half the world's population, largely by supernatural events. You don't call that the wrath of God?
I use your teaching for our home group. We need teaching like this for the times we live in. My group love the teachings but would like to see you when you are teaching. Thanks for this great Word glory to God thank you Jesus
Jesus is coming soon....
I listen to you almost every day and learn soo much and super appreciate the work you do for Christ, but Wow there is an insane amount of ads on your videos like every 3-5 minutes I have to stop and hit skip ad lol. But God bless you and your family.
Drag the red bar to the end so the video is 'finished'. Then drag it back to the beginning and the ads should be gone 🙂
Amen ,Lord God knows of my chruch had not br up ,,feel as if it wss the Devl himself that did this , oh , I pray for a Godly Chruch at the same time am very Blessed that pastor John utube channel came up , Oh do I get a Blessing from listening * watching ,Amen Glory! To Our Lord Thy God Jesus CHRIST , asking for prayers to find a Chruch family. ,Amen 🙏✝️🙏✡️🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏
I know the God I serve, and he is a good and loving Father. When I am close to him, I am always protected and provided for. I have ALREADY been picked up and pulled out of the tribulation, BECAUSE I already went through it, learned from it, and moved close to God through it.
I Worship The True & Living God
The coming of Jesus is soooo near. So excited 😁.
Great word! I shared this like crazy tonight with those that I know. ;)
Thank you for this lesson...blessings always
I applaud the eager anticipation of the Lord's return. Every Christian should say "Maranatha, come Lord Jesus". However Paul wrote in 2nd Thessalonians 2:1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,[a] 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness[b] is revealed.
The rapture or our gathering CANNOT happen until the antichrist is revealed. Therefore it may well be soon, but it is not yet imminent.
Also, I just noticed that it says concerning the COMING of Jesus AND our gathering to him and then ties both events into "the day of the Lord". This seals it for me the coming of Jesus and our gathering to Him happen together and both form the event spoken of throughout the Bible as the "day of the Lord".
Also Matthew 24 tells us that 9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then many will fall away[a] and betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
The Abomination of Desolation
15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, 18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19 And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand. 26 So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
The Coming of the Son of Man
29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other".
So, nowhere in Matthew 24 are believers led to believe that they will escape tribulation, or THE tribulation. Indeed, it is for the sake of "the elect" that those days will be cut short. How does this fit with no believers being left on earth during the tribulation? Finally in verse 29, we are told that "immediately after the tribulation of the days" there is going to be incredible astrological signs. The whole world is going to know that judgement has arrived and is going to be mourning. There isn't going to be 7 more years of partying and rebellion. The rapture is visible and not secret, and when the world sees it they know that their days of rebellion are over.
In the midst of these very clear signs, it is then, after the tribulation, that the elect are GATHERED. This "gathering from the four winds" that is mentioned is clearly the rapture and it is after the tribulation. So much for a secret coming! It is going to be visible to all on the earth, "like lightning flashing from the east to the west".
Tribulation and wrath are not the same. Did God remove Noah from the earth when he flooded it? No, but he still saved him and his family from judgement and wrath.
It actually reads the day of the Lord will not come until the man of sin is revealed.
Amos 5:18 Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!
For what good is the day of the Lord to you?
It will be darkness, and not light.
You said.
Also Matthew 24 tells us) I'm pretty sure when the disciples heard Mt. 24:30 they immediately thought of Is. 11: 11 & 12. Mt. 24 clearly pertains to Daniel's people Israel and Daniel's holy city Jerusalem.
You said. So, nowhere in Matthew 24 are believers led to believe that they will escape tribulation,) Luke 21: 35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Rev. 2:22 Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds.
Phil Blagden...................like most of christendom. you need to learn to rightly divide the scriptures......that is why there is so much confusion about scriptures.....but is anyone listening ??
Matthew 24:29-30, 2Tess 2:2-8 Christ won’t come till after antichrist has revealed himself.
KJV
Mark 13:24 Says in those days, after that tribulation
Next verse :25 Says stars of heaven shall fall, and the heavens shall be shaken
Next verse 26 Says Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory
And then rapture in verse :27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
Tribulation and God’s wrath are two separate occasions. 1 Tess 5:9 says, For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ... We are not appointed to the wrath of God, which comes after the saints/elect being caught up ( rapture ) to meet Christ in the clouds. But, we will, if we are alive, be going through tribulation.
Tribulation -: Severe affliction distresses of life.
God’s Wrath -: God’s holy and just indignation against sin.
Tribulation is not God’s wrath, that’s why those who persevere to the end (coming of Christ) shall be saved.
Spoiler alert... the Jews in Israel or any Jew who are not saved, are not God’s chosen people. They once were.
1 John 2:23 says, whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
Pretty straight forward. They reject Christ, they do not have God the Father. They are not worshipping the God of the bible. Read parable of the olive tree.
1John 3:36 says, He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Jews - natural branches which were broken off, that the gentiles may be grafted in. ( Romans 11:19 )
Natural branches can be grafted back in...how ? Believing on Christ Jesus, the name above all other names. (Salvation)
FYI , if you take the Mark Of The Beast, you WILL NOT enter the kingdom of heaven (Rev 14:11)
Read your bible, pray for the Holy Ghost to give you understanding. Rely not on the doctrines of man. To understand a verse, understand the context of what is being written by reading the passage(s) prior to the verse your reading and gain understanding of what it is actually saying.
E.g. Pre-tribulation rapture false doctrine. There will be no pre-tribulation rapture, as Christ himself said in Matthew 24 and Paul reiterates in Thessalonians, that these things shall not come to pass (coming of Christ ) till the falling away and the man of sin, son of perdition ( antichrist ) be revealed. Man of sin has not been revealed (midpoint through the tribulation) so how can Christ return at anytime from this point on ? If antichrist is revealed midpoint in tribulation and he hasn’t revealed himself yet, Christ isn’t returning anytime soon till antichrist reveals himself midpoint through tribulation. Therefore, we who are alive in those days, will be going through tribulation. The bible does not contradict itself, pre-tribulation rapture is a false doctrine.
History accurately confirmed that the signs in Matthew 24:29-32 have been fulfilled; except the return of Christ. Regarding the tribulation, the Roman catholic persecutions and killing of millions of Christian martyrs ceased in the 1700s leading up to the capture of Pope Pius in 1798 by Napoleon's Army General Berthier. Then followed the "Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755" and the "Dark Day of May 19th 1780" and at night the moon appeared crimson red like blood. Then appeared the incredible "Leonid Meteor Shower" of November 12-13th 1833 when the stars fell from heaven. These astonishing signs all appeared in perfect chronological order as foretold by Christ in Matthew 24:29-32 and confirmed by major history books. Its sad that many people do not know these things. Blessings.
@@jefferykaupa5118 That is interesting history, was there a darkening of the sun at any time ? And the moon not giving her light as Christ described ?
@@stehlen8252 Yes. Things happened to the Sun and moon just as Christ foretold. Google "Dark Day of May 19th 1780" when the day turned into night and animals like birds & chicken went back to sleep and bats came out at 10am in the morning. Then at night the blood appeared as red as blood to the astonishment of people. Wow, What a fulfillment of history. History books and newspaper records of that time testified to that phenomenal occurrence. Blessings to you..
Maranatha!! O Lord, come!!🙏♥️
A ridiculous amount of ads here brother. My goodness...
it's youtube, not dtbm. I use an adblocker. no ads
Looking for that BLESSED HOPE, and the glorious APPEARING of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Titus 2:13. When Christ, who is our life, shall APPEAR, then shall ye also APPEAR with him in glory. Colossians 3:4 (NOT DISAPPEAR , RAPTURED)
Nobody is going to disappear in the twinkling of an eye (raptured) before Jesus comes the second time.
WE ARE THE CHURCH pastor , YES THE BODY OF CHRIST and not another. ✝️ 👍
Wow thank you! Excellent! I haven’t heard it like that since I was a little boy. Thank you so much!
We have different views concerning the rapture but that should not be the reason for to be separated !
Glad to hear good Dr. John Barnett's admonitions that we should not be too dogmatic, and that we should investigate deeper. Good advice that we should all take to heart. Especially when it comes to attempting to understand prophesy. Much of it is deeply spiritual and symbolic, with meanings that are not obvious, that seem paradoxical, or are impenetrable like the the 1260 days.
When we look more deeply we see the pitfalls of relying too heavily on literal interpretations that would require us to demand miracles of our Lord. That is the mistake the Sadducees and the Pharisees made demanding that God expel the Romans from their Holy Land.
But rather like the good bridesmaids of the parable, we should trim the lamps of search, armed with love of God and the Holy Scriptures, and actively seek Him out in the darkness of this world. Lest we find ourselves locked out from the wedding feast with the rebuff "We do not know you". Or like the homeowner sleeping through the thief in the night, find we missed the opportunity to recognize Him when He returned. Meaning that our Lord is under no compunction to entertain us with a major big circus of a sky show, such that Faith would no longer ever be required, but that he faith covenant would be revoked and all would be forced to acknowledge God as King. This was not the way of our Lord prior to now, and not likely to be in the future.
Pray for guidance in the privacy of your chambers. Listen to the small still voice within your soul. That you may be guided in your search.
jesus taught to be ready for engagement and endurance not... escape and exemption...EVER!!! WE ARE TO BE LIKE HIM...willing to lay down our lives and our blood for his names sake...for the world will kill us and deliever us unto tribulation ...FOR HIS NAMES SAKE...I WOULD RATHER DIE..THAN DENY!!! AMEN!!!
Then why are you still alive? Why didn’t you go to Saudi Arabia or Pakistan to preach the good news? If you are so eager to be a martyr you should give your fingers a rest and go evangelize in China or somewhere that needs you brother
@@Tdizzle7775 Why don't you ask god why i am still alive.. i asked him that too... do not know the answer... travis why are you still alive?!?! if and when my time comes to be a martyr i will...through the fires of hell with a gas can and never think twice about it!!!! and if god has put me here right now to let my fingers work and my body rest... THEN his will be DONE!! i go where he sends me... not where you wish i was!!! maranatha...god bless!!
My concern with the rapture is that the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then those who are alive and remain shall be 'caught up'.... So when do the dead in Christ rise?
Glory to God
Just no church does not mean the building or institution it mean only HIS who ever belongs to HIM and only HE knows got that
Amen! Praise the Lord!
We believe in Jesus but sometimes we are feel with joy but sometimes so sad n worried because can't wait ...its unbearable...😭😭😭
I just hope I’m outside when it happens
Wish I could see you teach. Many posts lately are audio only.
I agree. My tv screen doesn’t like audio only 🤦♀️
Thank you.
Maranatha, come.
We all
Should be looking forward to the day our lord returns and takes us home. We need to spread the word! We can only take people to heaven with us
it feels like tribulation hour for some countries now
Jesus gave us specific chronological signs to look for, just birth pangs for now.
Pastor I believe your teachings, yet there are pastor's warning the church to be ready for the coming of Christian persecutions, wasn't it the Lord that said we would die for his name sake?
Exactly !!!
The church will not go through the great tribulation. Scripture is clear.
2Th 2:1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,
2Th 2:2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
2Th 2:3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
2Th 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
I don't know how this is over looked
@@djm5699 I have and I listen to his word not my reasoning.
When GOD says that we will be gathered to him when Christ returns, I BELIEVE HIM.
Jesus Christ tells us plainly when we will be gathered to him in Matthew.
Mat 24:21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
WE have not been gathered to him at this point in scripture so this should tell you that we will face this great tribulation and this is not the wrath of God being poured out.
This is from the evil of men's heart.
There is a difference between the worldly tribulations and the Spiritual wrath of God.
Mat 24:29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Mat 24:30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Why is it so hard for people to understand this. It is as clear as it gets?
Paul tells us in 2nd Thessalonians.
And again in Revelations
Rev 7:14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Trust God's word not man's emotions and feelings.
Hold strong to your faith in Jesus Christ.
The birth pangs are getting stronger and closer together. The time of Christ return gets closer with every passing day.
Maybe the Feast of Trumpets on the 100th trump!!! Or, maybe before I finish this sentence!!! Love you Jesus, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Too many ads!! distracting. great preaching as always!!!
Jesus said He's coming like a thief in the night. For those who aren't aware, right? Logically now, if a third of everyone suddenly just disappeared, what would everyone else be thinking? Our Blessed Hope is Jesus. We should be prepared to go through tribulation. How many will fall away from what they think they believe when the lawless one is reveled and they haven't been ruptured yet?
I am a born again Christian but I am different in my beliefs in that I understand the Bible by study and prayers. Saying that I wanted to say that I enjoy your videos and feel that you are closer to the truth than most preacher's that you hear today.
God protect and guide you
@@truthbetold8610 What lies, He professes Christ to be God in the Flesh, so how is he a liar?
Thank you for sharing the gospel with us once again. I look forward to his coming. Question. Can you point me to scripture that talks about the absence of the Holy Spirit during the tribulation. I have heard this before but I would like to study this a little.
I also think about Abraham and sodom and Gomorrah. When Abraham very carefully asks questions about whether God would destroy a city with righteous people living there and God says He wouldn’t if there were 10 righteous people. So God sends angels and finds only Lot and his family ( which Lot doesn’t seem all that righteous when he offers his own daughters to the mob) nonetheless Lot is snatched out and the city is destroyed. If God is about to rain destruction on the earth He will have to remove His children who He calls righteous by the blood of Christ even if we don’t seem so righteous in the grand scheme of things. We are the restrainer here on earth because we carry the Holy Spirit and together we hold back the tide. That’s something to think about too. We may think....oh I’m disabled and stuck at home and useless and when I stand before Christ my offering is going to be so pitiful but....who knows how important it was every time you prayed, every time you helped or sent out Gods Word to someone. Who knows how important it is when you worship God at your house? Perhaps you are creating light so big it’s driving out the demons tormenting your neighbor. I always think of a woman I met through the writings of Corrie Ten Boom. She had MS and her body was just destroyed. She only had full use of a single arm and a single finger. That’s it. But she used that finger to translate Gods Word and messages from missionaries into Russian. And the state police never noticed her or gave her a thought because she looked so useless. That woman is such a hero. She flooded Russia with Gods truth right under the nose of one of the most terrifying police states to exist. So don’t give up. Even if you are stuck at home in a prison offer what you can offer because we are holding back a tide of evil every day we are left on this earth.
What you sow is what you reap. If you indulge in self deception, you will reap the fruits of it. Nations “burn”, you burn with it.
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Ten commercials is a tad much. Love these lessons though.
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The Jews were all very studious of the scriptures and yet they still misunderstood the 1st advent of Christ.
There’s plenty of room for either of us to be wrong. I’m more concerned about a person’s stance on salvation and subsequent obedience to Christ’s command to love one another.
It’s arrogant and presumptions of you to accuse them of not reading the Bible thoroughly.
@rubetube92 AMEN!!!
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More arrogance and presumption.
Good luck with that.
@rubetube92 ....
Arrogance is assuming no one else has studied the Bible thoroughly, and believing you’re the only one thats right.
There’s still time to repent. Its the mark of a mature Christian.
@rubetube92 what false teachings? DTBM is very much scripture based and on point with his teachings 99.9% of the time and I’ve watched a lot of the guy. If you’re going to hit him with a false teacher accusation, you should really be specific as to what exactly he said that you deem false. Don’t just make blanket accusations.
Without making any definitive statements, but as someone who has thoroughly studied The Bible, as for each case made concerning the pre/mid/post tribulation rapture, per scripture by far the most plausible is a PRE-tribulation Rapture. It’s quite clear when you piece together Thessalonians, Romans and of course Revelations. Prior to the beginning of the 7 year period, Jesus makes it clear we (His true believers) will be gathered at a banquette with him, spared from the wretched world that will be at that darkest time. Spared from the outpouring of Gods wrath.
Tribulation and Wrath are “not” the same!
Not a single one of the scriptures referenced in this video stated the rapture will occur before the tribulation. They only confirmed that a rapture will occur. Jesus stated himself that the rapture will occur after the tribulation. Matthew 24:29 29 Immediately AFTER (he didn't say before) the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And THEN shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and THEN shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together (rapture) his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."
Scripture states the Church will not suffer the Lord's wrath. It didn't say they would not go through the tribulation. These are two separate events. Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. I Thes 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
I Thes 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Tribulation has to do with the Anti Christ rising to power and wrecking havoc on earth. The day of the Lord's wrath has to do with God's vengeance on all the children of disobedience, including Satan and his angels. Col 3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Rev 15:1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
I like that the new boss coming by that made me laugh
People ask, God can I have this, can I have that, I want or need this and that..hardly ever this....God what can I do to be in service to you. What can I do to Glorify Gods kingdom through Your name Jesus? What can I do to better serve you Jesus? Seek the kingdom first then these things will be added unto you. Once a man's heart is filled with the glory of the Lord he's a changed man, he no longer desires the things of the world. His desire is now to edify God's dwelling place, "to build upon" with his words that you received in the spirit. Therefore go out into the world and be fishers of men for we are All called to be ministers. This temporal world is but a vapor.
James 4:14 refers to the human life as a vapor: it appears for a while and then vanishes.
Perhaps if we remembered this truth we would have an easier time also remembering our purpose on earth.
Life isn’t about accumulating money, power, or fame. Life’s about fulfilling God’s purpose for us. We must focus, therefore, on His eternal perspective.
I hate to complain, but there are so many commercials. Interrupts everyone's concentration. 😒
That was Jeffery dahmer not Ted bundy the body parts.
@@bazzy8376 I would remind you that Thou Shall Not Judge, lest he be judged. The only opinion that matters is Jesus's. Why are you on here if you do not like what this God fearing Man has to say? Is it because you do your deeds for another besides God Almighty? Where are your videos for all to see in contrast to back up your words? I pray for you. Bless You ~
I Corinthians 15:50-54. Maybe not all of it but part of it? The 7 Trumpets of Revelation.
Barnett is a godly man and a great teacher, he just has the rapture timing wrong
I don't see how in the millineium Gods kingdom will be on this earth 1500 miles wide, long and high with God walking on the earth, that it wont be good enough for people. For people to reject and still not believe. I wonder what the mode of transportation will be if Gods kingdom in 1500 miles high. Wouldnt that mean that we will be floating/flying? How would a bunch of angels and people flying around not be good enough proof?? How is the number of deceived at the end of the generation as the grains of sand? It blows my mind.
Did the deciples, all of which suffered tribulation and most executed, not have a blessed hope?
Paul had a blessed hope. He and all the early Christians thought that Jesus would be back within their lifetimes. That's why he had to warn the church against abandoning their livelihoods to go sit on a mountain top.
thnx brother
Yep, pre, mid, post rapture scenarios all sound great and highly plausible when you cherry pick scriptures. The problem is, no one knows when it will go down no matter how much they pretend they do. 🙂
PRE AND MID HAS NO SCRIPTURE TO CHERRY PICK FROM!! THERE ISN'T ANY... AT ALL..REPEAT AT "ALL".. WHEN THE RAPTURE DOES COME ONLY THE FATHER KNOWS.. WHEN!!!
@@naturalobserver1322 rapture at the door, 7 last bowls here
@@jdw616 did I miss the trumpets and the seals? I have not seen 1/3 of the world’s population die yet or an earthquake that shook the whole world etc
Try reading 2Thes.1:7-10
Vs.10 'When HE shall come to be glorified in HIS Saints, ...'
These verses indicate that it is the same DAY the Saints will be glorified and the sinners punished. From these verses we discover that the sinners will be destroyed by the FIRE of JESUS, not by a world war. The Salvation of the Saints and the Destruction of the sinners will happen on the same day. Heb.9:28 ; 1Thes.5:1-9
@@ngdavid3925 2 Thess 1: 6 since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you,... You be the judge. Would it also be a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation the redeemed? Our sin has already been judged.
Thank you Sir! for all your wonderful, Spirit filled insights regarding all your teachings, you do plenty of work when it comes to the Word Of GOD, and do so much to enlighten the Church and there is soo much material to work with, I salute you! I do however slightly disagree with a couple of statements you made in this teaching.
So there is a second and third coming? and also 2 raptures/resurrections(wheat/tares)?? The resurrection is most definitely in the Old Testament, I dont think it was a mystery..The Mystery that Paul teaches about, i believe, is the ingrafting of the Gentile believers to the Family of YHWH which was only revealed to Paul, at his conversion(Road to Damascus), and no one else. There were however OT Prophecies/foreshadows alluding to it, but it requires an indepth diligent search of the scriptures, i will not rob you of that pleasure.."For it is the Glory of GOD to conceal a matter, but an honor of Kings to search it out" -Proverbs 25:2 There are a few scriptures that point to the opposite of the doctrine of imminence also, i believe that there are many good points made by both sides of the debate regarding this ,and no matter which side of the fence we sit on, we are all waiting on our Blessed Hope with our focus clearly set on YESHUAH , but as there are so many debates as to when the rapture will occur my favourite reply to that is, what do the scriptures say about it? There is one that i will go with first that i think demonstrates that the Church will still be here for the unveiling of the Anti-Christ.
(2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 ) "2 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God." Verse 3 is the indicator of "That day" being "our gathering together unto HIM", so from what i gathered from this is that we will be around for the unveiling which means we(Church) will be here for at least part of the Tribulation right? The next scripture i would like address is: Revelation 7:9-14 "After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God, saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes", he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?” “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." Finally Revelation 13:7 "And it was given unto him(Beast that was allowed to continue 42mos 7 years) to make war with the saints(Hagios-refering to the Church) and to overcome them; and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations" So is it safe to assume that there will be Christians left behind after the rapture, who will still have the opportunity to be saved during the Tribulation, perhaps by refusing the Mark of the Beast and being beheaded for it? I will pause my questions here and would be gracious if you could respond as i value your connection to the Holy Spirit who guides your teachings! thanks
We are not destined for wrath.
1 Thessalonians says rapture will be on the last trump.
Only the bowl/vial judgements are described as the wrath of God. They are immediately preceded by the last trumpet judgment.
I think you would like my book, “Studying Prophecy”, by Glynda Patton. Jesus could come any time, as we are on the last “day”.
My center of end time prophecy is Matthew 24 and all the rest just stems out of it and expands be it in the old or new testament, they should always support the Lord Jesus Christ and not make Him into a liar.
@@BCCS777Fred Jesus is the center of all scripture
Seal 5 does not say the martrys are only those in the great tribulation, if they are all martyrs, then they haven't been resurrected yet, hence the rapture hasn't happened yet
when did imminency start, we know Peter had to die, AD 70 had to happen, Israel had to be regathered, the Gospel had to be preached, before the rapture
A major exegetical problem for the doctrine of imminence is that the New Testament contains many prophecies, and the rapture could not have occurred before those prophecies were fulfilled. Some examples are the revelation that Paul would have a great ministry in Corinth (Acts 18:9-11); Agabus’ prophecy of a famine (Acts 11:28); the various prophecies that Paul would be bound in Jerusalem (Acts 20:22-23; 21:11); and the prophecy that Paul would go to Rome and stand before Caesar (Acts 23:11). Peter was told that he would die when he was old-implying that the rapture could not occur before his martyrdom (John 21:18-19; 2 Pet 1:14). Paul, too, knew that he had to die and was also told of other things that he had to do and suffer (2 Tim 4:6-7; cf. Acts 9:15-16; 16:9-10; 22:21; 1 Cor 4:9; Phil 1:20-26). So how could Paul (supposedly) write in his epistles that the rapture was imminent, if he knew it was not? Walvoord suggested that Paul had not yet been told of his death when he wrote and had not heard the prophecy of Peter’s death, so that as far as he knew, the rapture could occur at any time (John F. Walvoord, The Rapture Question [Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1979], 202.) This explanation, like all other claims that the apostles told believers that the rapture could happen at any time, is problematic under the doctrine of inspiration. The Bible is the Word of God, not the word of man, and, as such, contains no errors. If the Holy Spirit allowed Paul to write an uninformed opinion on this issue-and to present it not as his own opinion, but as biblical truth-how could we know that he did not make other mistakes as well? The Holy Spirit knew that the rapture was not imminent in the first century; He knew and knows when the rapture will occur, and therefore He could not have said that He expected the rapture to occur in the first century, for He cannot lie (Tit 1:2; Heb 6:18).
In addition to the prophecies about Paul and Peter and others, many specific prophecies were also given to the seven churches of Asia Minor in Revelation 2-3, and it is evident from what is written to these churches that the rapture could not happen for some time after the date of writing. Most of the passages which are supposed to prove the imminence of the rapture were written before the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, and the destruction of Jerusalem was prophesied in Daniel 9:26 to occur before the coming of the antichrist. The destruction of Jerusalem was also prophesied by Jesus (Matt 22:7; 24:2; Luke 19:43-44). Even the Old Testament prophesied that Jerusalem would exist as a Jewish population center throughout the tribulation period (Zech 12; 14:2), so the prophecies of Jerusalem’s destruction also imply that Jerusalem would be rebuilt and reoccupied by the Jews before the tribulation period. Daniel 9:27explicitly requires the existence of a Jewish state in Israel and a Jewish temple in Jerusalem at the start of the tribulation period, following the destruction of Jerusalem after the rejection of the Messiah (Dan 9:26). All of the New Testament books from Matthew to 2 Peter were written before the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. With so many prophecies of Jerusalem’s destruction, including the prophecies by Jesus, surely the apostles would not have been so ignorant as to think that the rapture could occur before that event, nor would the Holy Spirit have allowed them to say so.
Jesus himself indicated that He would not return immediately after His ascension. In Acts 1:8, He told His disciples, “you will be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” He also said, “Go therefore, and make disciples of all the nations” (Matt 28:18-20; cf. Luke 24:47). Although the Great Commission does not end with the rapture (cf. Matt 28:20, “even until the end of the world”), it was obviously directed first to the church and therefore could not have been obeyed had the rapture occurred shortly after Pentecost, for it would take time to evangelize the whole world (cf. Matt 13:37-39; Acts 2:39). Indeed, the entire point of the parables Jesus spoke in Matthew 13 is that there will be a considerable gap of time between the offer of the messianic kingdom at the first advent and the coming of the kingdom at the second advent. During this interim period, the membership of the kingdom is being formed as the gospel of the kingdom is proclaimed. These parables are designed to address a question that would have arisen after the previous chapter (Matthew 12), namely, what happens to God’s kingdom program when the Messiah is rejected? The answer is that the kingdom will still come, but not immediately. In the parable of the mustard seed (Matt 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-32), the image of the great tree with birds nesting in it shows that the church will become global, and that the age will not end until it has reached a point of maturity. The parable of the wheat and the tares, the parable of the seed which grows and ripens, and the parable the leaven also show that the age will not end until it has come to maturity (Matt 13:24-43; Mark 4:26-29; cf. Luke 13:18-29, which is in the context of the salvation of the nations). These all imply a significant interim period. The parable of the nobleman who goes on a long journey (Luke 19:11-27) teaches the same thing, and Luke says Jesus told that parable because the disciples “supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately” (Luke 19:11). The parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price show that it will cost you everything in this life to gain the kingdom, again implying that the kingdom is not immediate (Matt 13:44-46; cf. Mark 8:34-38). Jesus’ statement, “And lo, I am with you always, even until the end of the world” (Matt 28:20) also suggests that the world would not end for some time to come. Jesus’ final instructions to the disciples before His death in Luke 22:35-37 are to prepare for opposition and a long journey.
The Church practice paganism and expect El be raptured. When the Bible says God will bring judgement on those who practice paganism. Great Tribulation is to Clean Gods Church from all the paganism, sexual immorality and other sins allowed in it. The those who don’t repent will face Gods Wrath.
Thank you so much