To fully understand this post I would urge you to read Tribulation vs Great Tribulation which is the first part of this two part discussion. To encapsulate both we must understand we are talking about a period of time for believers and non-believers. The theology has primarily been;
the church is raptured out prior to the tribulation and does not suffer the calamities outlined within revelations etc. The ideology behind the theology has always been;
the church will be spared from the horrors because of it's (repentive sinners) cleanliness, however, as we have discussed in a previous posting the church (Father why are my feet on fire?) is not as clean as it should be, thus the concern I will put forth here begins to have some validity.
The word judgement (crisis) means; to bring unto repentance. My concern is not whether I'm right or wrong about the two periods of time, the Tribulation period or the Great Tribulation period, because no matter what I do believe in the rapture, my concern is ARE YOU READY FOR THE TRIBULATION PERIOD IF I'M RIGHT. There are two distinct periods of time, both of tremendous judgement, yet both of different calamity, death, and destruction, I believe the church must go through the tribulation period to be brought under (repentance) judgement, let's face the fact;
Matthew 7:13-14
"Enter by the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. (14) "Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Based on the above scripture if your having an easy time living as a christ-minded individual you might be holding a one-way ticket to hell and not even realize it, which is what the great deceiver (satan) desires. There is no-man /woman alive today who can honestly claim;
It's so easy to LIVE as a believer.
I want to be very clear here, it's not difficult to be a believer, it's difficult to live as a believer, folks, the true believer is not of this world and the church body has become so tolerant and accepting of the world over the past 40-60 years the TRIBULATION PERIOD is what I believe will be needed to produce a truly repentive church. Let's take a look at;
John 12:25
He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
Please understand the above. You must have a relationship with Christ that is so focused on Him you hate living IN THIS WORLD, very distinct scripture above, IT'S THIS WORLD YOU MUST HATE, not the new heaven and earth which will begin after the great tribulation. Today, the world is out of control and any christ-minded individual who claims it's easy to live as a believer should really evaluate their relationship with Christ. This is a tough world to live in as a believer, sex, drugs, corruption, deceit, lieing, death, destruction, murder etc abound daily. In closing let's examine;
Matthew 24:7-13
"For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. (8) "All these are beginning of sorrows. (9) Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. (10) "And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. (11) "Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. (12) And because lawlessness will abound and the love of many will grow cold. (13) But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
Now, in looking at these verses you will undoubtedly realize the subject matter is a period of time, a time period of famines, time of sorrows, tribulation, killing, hatred etc. agree? Yet, who is involved in this period of time, I believe it's the church / world during the tribulation period of time.
Please look closely at verse 10: many will be offended, will betray one another and hate one another. This is definately the church not the world, not the unbeliever. There is nothing the unbeliever would be offended by etc. Could the believer be offended by some false theology about the tribulation period, the unexpected realization their in the midst of horrific times.
Look at verse 11: False prophets will rise up and decieve many. Where, I believe within the church. How many church goers today would be decieved into believing they missed the rapture if their right in the middle of the tribulation period, hay, you lied preacher you said we would not go through this etc. Can you imagine the new false teaching; If there is no rapture then there is no God, how, many would believe that teaching? I believe many will be deceived, and be holding a one way ticket to hell.
Look, closely at verse 13: But he who endures (only the believer endures, the non-believer endures nothing, they are apart of this world) shall be saved. This is clearly talking about Christ-minded repentive believers who endure till the end of the tribulation period, they will be saved by the rapture, the non-believer can endure till the end all they want and they will never ever be saved, period.
In Closing let's examine;
Matthew 24:21
"For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, not ever shall be.
The scripture is clear about the two different periods of time, I believed in the theology of pre-tribulation rapture for all of my adult life, however, the more and more I study and hate this world the more and more I'm led to understand; my faith will allow me to endure the tribulation period..
Laughing:) If I'm wrong about the mid-trib rapture this blog will have to run itself, if I'm right this blog will be full of FAITH ENDURING SCRIPTURE and truth to help us endure till the rapture.
God Bless the repenter!!
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