Tuesday, October 30, 2012

When is the Rapture?

I would argue that the rapture is neither pre-trib nor post-trib.  The Biblical evidence points that it will actually be in the MIDDLE of the tribulation. 

In Revelation there are first 7 seals, then 7 trumpets, and lastly, 7 bowls.

1 Cor. 15 says, "Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the LAST trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed." 

Now look at Rev. 11,

The Seventh Trumpet

15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said:
“The kingdom of the world has become
the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,
and he will reign for ever and ever.”

The kingdom of the world is the church.  We are God's kingdom here.  That is when the rapture will happen. 



So we will see some craaaazy stuff before Jesus comes for us church.  The first 6 trumpets will be quite scary indeed.

In regards to the anti-Christ, he actually will not come to power until after the trumpets.  So we, the church, actually will never see him.  So that is good yes?  I was thinking he might be revealed soon but then I did more research.  The "trumpets" have to be sounded first.  I don't think they will be literal trumpets, but I can't be sure lol. 

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