False teaching of Pre Tribulation Rapture
Many of the Christians believe in false teaching of Pre Tribulation Rapture. The simple reason is that Pre Tribulation Rapture is pleasing to our flesh. Most Christians don't want to bear sufferings for Lord Jesus Christ during 7 year Tribulation period. They don't want to be martyrs of Lord Jesus Christ which is the Highest Calling from God. They don't want to face the final test of Mark of beast. They don't have enough faith to overcome all the challenges.
I believe that Pre Tribulation Rapture false teaching is one of the biggest deception of satan.
Now I would to discuss Scriptures.
1. We are appointed not to God's Wrath but we are appointed to face Tribulation period
John 16:33
These things have I spoken unto you, that in Me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Lord Jesus Christ Himself said that you have to face Tribulation . He Himself denies pre Tribulation Rapture. According to Pre Tribulation period, Christians will raptured before Tribulation period.
But Lord Jesus in John 16:33 said that You have to face Tribulation period.
Now let us study ' Tribulation ' word. It is translated from Greek word ' Thlipsin'.
This ' Thlipsin' is found to following Scriptures of Matthew 24.
Matthew 24:9
Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation ( Thlipsin) and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for My name's sake.
Matthew 24:21
for then shall be great tribulation ( Thlipsis) such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.
Matthew 24:29
But immediately after the tribulation ( Thlipsin) of those days the sun shall 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:
These references tells us that Lord Jesus Christ was pointing towards seven years Tribulation period when He used ' Thlipsin' in John 16:33.
1 Thessalonians 3:3
that no man be moved by these tribulations ( Thlipsesin); for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed.
We Christians are not appointed to Wrath( 1 Thess 1:10) but we appointed to face Tribulation period( 1 Thess 3:3). We will not suffer God's wrath but we will face satan wrath ( Rev 12:12) in form of Persecution and Martyrdom.
2. Refinement of Bride during Tribulation period.
Lord Jesus Christ will refine His Bride during Tribulation period to make His Bride spotless
Ephesians 5:27
that He might present the church to Himself a glorious [church], not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Various tests and trails in Tribulation period will refine Christians. We are appointed to face Tribulation period ( John 16:33,1 Thess3:3)
1 Peter 1:6-7
6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,
7 that the proof of your faith, [being] more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
3. Lord will guard His Bride during Tribulation period.
Revelation 3:10
Because thou didst keep the word of My patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that [hour] which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
This verse is largely misinterpreted as pre Tribulation Rapture verse.
Let us study this verse from Greek .
The word ' will keep' is translated from Greek word ' tereso' which means to watch over or to guard.
This verse conveys that if we obey His commandents, then Lord will guard( will keep) His Bride during Tribulation period ( Psalm 91).
4 Jacob's Trouble
Christians are spiritual Israel
According to pre Tribulation Rapture, Church will be raptured before Tribulation and physical Israel will face Tribulation period of 7 years.
But this false.
Christians are spiritual Israel. They will also face Tribulation period.
Galatians 3:29
And if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.
This shows if you believe in Christ, then you are Abraham 's sons and daughters.
The promises made to Abraham and Israel now belongs to Christians.
We are spiritual Israel. We are adopted to God's family.
Jeremiah 30:7
Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
Pre Tribulation Rapture believers says that Jacob's Trouble is physical Israel.
But is wrong.
Jacob is Israel ( Genesis 32 :28)
It consists of physical Israel and spiritual Israel.
This shows that Christians ( spiritual Israel) and physical Israel will pass through Great Tribulation period.
Romans 11:17
But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive, wast grafted in among them, and didst become partaker with them of the root of the fatness of the olive tree;
Some of the branches were broken off depicts that Jews were removed . Wild Olive is grafted in depicts that Christians becomes spiritual Israel.
Read Romans 9:1-8 for physical Israel and spiritual Israel
5. Escape from coming Wrath of God.
Luke 21:36
But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
This verse is also misinterpreted as Pre Tribulation Rapture verse.
The word ' to escape' is translated from Greek word ' ekphygein' which means ' to flee out'.
To flee out of what??
To flee out of God's wrath ( Matthew 3:7)
Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Obey commandents of the Lord so that you may protected under the wings of the Lord during Tribulation period.
6. Saints in Book of Revelation.
According to Pre Tribulation Rapture, there is absence of Church after Revelation so this shows that Church will be raptured before Tribulation.
But this is false, Church is present after Rev 4.Church is gathering of saints. There is mention of saints of Rev 14:12 and Rev 13:10.
Revelation 13:10
If any man [is] for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Revelation 14:12
Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Saints are the representation of Church. This shows that Church will be present in Tribulation period.
Saints is translated from Greek word ' hagion' which means set apart by God. Saints are True Bride of Christ.
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7. Restrainer
2 Thessalonians 2:7
For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only [there is] one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way.
According to Pre Tribulation Rapture, Church or Holy Spirit is restrainer . When Church removed, antichrist will come.
This is false, Hand of God is restrainer. God controls satan. When He removes His hand , antichrist will come and will persecute Church.
The motive of writing this message is not to hurt Christians who believes Pre Tribulation Rapture. But I proclaimed Truth in the Christ. During my Christian Life, I got to know that sometimes Truth is bitter and hard to digest.
In the end, I pray that as you mediate on this message, Holy Spirit may open your eyes of understanding to know the perfect will of God.
Amen.
