Many arguments make the Pre-Trib view of the Rapture the most tenable position.
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Many arguments make the Pre-Trib view of the Rapture the most tenable position.
Additional evidence is presented for holding to the view that the rapture will occur at the beginning of the Tribulation.
The Olivet Discourse does not reference the Rapture. But God's Word certainly does elsewhere. What is the timing of this event? And what is the nature of it?
Jesus speaks to the future generation living at the time of His return and gives them some encouragement through a lesson learned from the fig tree.
Jesus is coming again to earth in power and glory. Incredible cosmic phenomena will signal and accompany His return.
The years that immediately precede the future return of Jesus to the earth to establish His kingdom will be a time of great trouble, the intensity of which the world has never known.
Jesus gives His future followers what the sign will be that His return to earth is near: the "abomination of desolation" during the period known as the Tribulation.
There are two important truths we must remember in order to live the life of holiness that God expects. In this passage we find the first one: we must remember the truth about the times in which we live.
God's rejection of Israel is temporary and not permanent. In fact, God's eternal redemptive plan includes a glorious future for Israel, with many Jews someday coming to Christ. Those saved Jews will then lead many more Gentiles to Christ.
The discussion in Romans turns a decisive corner with this passage and in the explanation about the future of the nation of Israel. God clearly has an eternal plan in mind for all that Israel has experienced and all that they will experience in the future.
Christians are aware of the truth that there are future events -- Christ's second coming, final judgment, eternity in heaven -- and we live out our lives accordingly. We ought to have a Christ-centered orthodoxy and a hope in future reward.
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