Biblical Evidence for a Pre-tribulation Rapture | Marking the End Times with Dr. Mark Hitchcock
Today on Marking the End Times, I will be discussing the tribulation period. I explain the Biblical evidence of the pre-trib rapture as well as opposing viewpoints. I also dive deeper into the aspects of Biblical prophecy that the post-trib arguments have overlooked.
Subscribers will have access to an exclusive portion of the show where I answer the questions “Do we have to wait until the next Shmita cycle for the rapture to happen?” and “Do we need to keep the sabbath or is it just for the nation of Israel?”
Visit https://endtimes.com to access this entire video.
source
Click to rate this post!
[Total: 0 Average: 0]
Pre-tribulation Rapture tells me you believe in a 7 year trib. Wrong. Video is Bah-loney. Not worth watching . You're out of runway for 80 yr Israel so now 1948 gets moved to 1950 or 52? Stop and rethink it.
He that shall endure to the end.
I like Mark but it is sad when a scholar conflates thlipsis/tribulation with orge/wrath
These words are NOT synonyms
Yeshua promised tribulation to His followers
Paul taught we would escape His wrath
Not to mention he cannot see that the ekklessia ("church") is not …. "new"
Per Eph 2, we are FORMERLY of the nations (gentiles) … we WERE EXCLUDED from citizenship in Israel BUT NOW are no longer ailens ….rather we are fellow CITIZENS
There is only ONE SINGULAR olive tree we wild olive trees are grafted in to
Sadly, most dispensationalists are unaware their "doctrine" was created by the Jesuits as part of the counter reformation AND it was Lacunza and Ribera that invented 70th week "futurism"
Irving translated Ribera's book, Darby heard Irving and …. the rest is history
Bible says ( THE ANTI CHRIST BREAKSSSSS HIS PROMISE IN MIDDLE OF THE WEEKKKKKKK. HALF OF 7 IS 3 AND A HALF ITS NOT 7 YEARS OF TRIB. FIRST HALF IS TRIB.2 ND HALF OF THE 7 IS GREAT TRIB ??. THE WHOLE WORLD WILL LOVE THE ANTI CHRIST TILLLLLLL HE SHOWS HIS TRUE COLORS RITE IN THE MIDDLE
The reason there is NO MENTION of the church from Revelation chapters 6 – 18, is because the church is NOT on earth – we're in Heaven (Raptured).
Jesus specifically used the examples of God's judgement when He compared the end to the Great Flood, and Sodom and Gomorrah. Noah and his family were KEPT ABOVE the judgement. Lot and his family were TAKEN OUT of the city before the judgement.
The Bible clearly states several times that there is a sudden “thief in the night” appearing of the Lord in the air to rescue His bride, which will catch the world unawares. Not a grand and glorious procession coming on the clouds with great power (2nd Coming), but a “thief in the night” event!!
Luke 21:36 – Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Revelation 3:10 – Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from (original Greek – "se tereso ek" = WILL KEEP YOU OUT OF ) the hour of temptation/trial, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
The coming hour of trial (7-year Tribulation) is the time of Jacob's trouble (Jeremiah 30:7), and is to try the Earth Dwellers, not the saints in Heaven.
So pre trib wont see the temple built.?????
The nature of our divine protection, is that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit. God will not destroy our soul because we are saved so we will be with him, even if he destroys the body. In Matthew 16, verse 25 explains it. It says those who seek to save their lives, will lose it yet those who lose their lives, will save it.
john 6: 40, .” John 6:39,Revelation 20:5 5
is not the only last day ,not the only last trumpet nor the only first resurrection because the literal first resurrection in its phases began with the first resurrection of Christ in the first century as well as in Matthew 27: 52 The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.…' This is literally the first resurrection,and it continues as a GAP awaiting the pretrib Rapture being also the first resurrection,and then another gap until the second coming of Jesus explained in revelation 20:5!! Ok and also lets mention the resurrection of the two witnesses even before the second coming is also a last day for them and last trumpet for them personally and a first resurrection for them.
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.' -Luke 21:36.The 7 years are also symbols of the ancient jewish betrothal custom. The groom left her for a year to go back to his father's house and prepare a room for her.he then returned imminently by surprise to get her and bring her back to the father's house,so she had to leave her earthly dwellling so to speak symbolically,and she went with him into the hidden chamber to hide and have their honeymoon which lasted 7 days symbolizing the 7 years in Heaven in the Father's house. Genesis 29:21-23, 27-28.
These two concepts come with the rapture package:
1. The Church of Jesus Christ will escape the “tribulation.”
2. Those who miss the rapture will have a second chance to be saved.
Apart from what the Bible actually teaches about number 1, if you think about it, number 2 can be dangerous. Some might rationalize, “If the rapture takes place, then I’ll know God is real. Even though it may be tough,
I can still become a Christian during the tribulation and resist that antichrist guy!” In this way, by adopting a lazy “let’s wait and see” attitude, lost sinners may put off their decision to repent and follow Jesus Christ right now.
Die-hard, pre-tribulation supporters sometimes say, “God wouldn’t allow His people to go through the tribulation. He loves us too much!” But think about it. Does He love us any more than He would love after-the rapture new believers during the tribulation? No. Then why would He allow them to go through such a horrific period, but not us? Could it be that the idea of escaping tribulation is really only catering to (our lukewarm) American (tendencies) We like comfort, hate to go through trials, and can hardly bear it when our TV-dinner lifestyle is threatened. Yet historically, God’s people have gone through intense suffering. All the disciples of Jesus, except John, were brutally murdered. Thousands of early Christians were torn to shreds by wild dogs inside the Coliseum. Millions of others were horribly tortured by the Inquisition and burnt to ashes during the Dark Ages. Believers in Russia and China have suffered terribly under communism, and yet American Christians say, “God wouldn’t allow us to go through the tribulation!”
Rapture teachers contend the Church won’t be here for Armageddon. Is this true? The word “Armageddon” is used only once in the entire Bible, in Revelation 16:16, which is the great chapter about the falling of the seven last plagues. Right before verse 16, during the time of the plagues, Jesus Christ thunders, “ Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame. And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon ”
(Revelation 16:15'16).
Who is Jesus talking to? To the Church! At the time of verse 15, while the seven plagues are falling, which is definitely during the tribulation, and right before the battle of Armageddon, Jesus Christ has not yet come as a thief! Therefore He must come like a thief at Armageddon, after the tribulation, and this must be the time when He comes to gather His Church.
The best way to deceive Christians is to infiltrate the church and put people behind the pulpit who preach a false gospel
satan has been working overtime with this strategy
I don’t know how I’d get through all my trials if I didn’t have my hope in a pre trib RAPTURE! Please Lord Jesus rapture us now 🙏
"The entire Tribulation a unified whole: the seals, the trumpets and the bowls…" No, this is not correct. If by "the tribulation" he means the 7 years of the 70th week of Daniel, that 70th week will not begin until the 7th seal and with the first trumpet. "Judgment" truly begins with the trumpets.
God has "marked" (His word to me, not my word) the entire 70th week with sevens: the 7th seal, the 7th trumpet to mark the midpoint, and the 7th bowl to end the week.
"The seal judgments…" There is not scriptural indication that any of the first 5 seals are "judgments." Does someone imagine God will judge the church age martyrs at the 5th seal? If we leave the first seals in their CONTEXT of the vision of the throne room of chapters 4 & 5, we discover that John was seeing a vision of the throne room of the past. IN chapter 5 He got to see the moment Jesus ascended and sent the Holy Spirit down. That was around 32 AD. The first thing Jesus did after sending the Holy Spirit down, was to take the Book from the Father and begin (right then) opening seals.
Seal 1, is the church sent out with the gospel.
Seals, 2, 3, and 4 are to represent the devil's attempts to try and stop the gospel.
God has allowed Satan to use wars, famines, pestilences and wild beasts to try and stop the advance of the gospel, but God LIMITED Satan to only one fourth of the earth—without a doubt that one fourth centered on Jerusalem. That would probably be Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the very places TWO world wars were started and were fought. Also where the black plague hit again and again. Also where famines have happened again and again.
Seal 5 is for the martyrs of the church age.
Judgment does not begin until after the rapture, then at the 6th seal start of the Wrath of God.
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17. 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. Matthew 24:22. Also the Word says that when the Lord returns, and we are "raptured" with Him in the clouds, every eye will see Him, EVERY eye, and the Jews will mourn for the Son they pierced. If there is a pretrib rapture it negates this timing. The rapture happens when the Lord returns, and EVERY eye sees Him, thus no "secret rapture.
Also, the scripture that speak about the souls under God's throne awaiting retribution who are beheaded in the tribulation for God's name, how can those still be on earth if there is a pretrib rapture?
These scriptures are troubling to me in regard to a pretrib rapture scenario. Who are the "we" that Paul talks about? He's clearly including himself in "we." Also in Matthew 24 the Word tells us that days of destruction will be cut short for the elect's sake. Those are believers. If all believers are raptured at this point, then who are these "elect?"
In regard to the scriptures that say believers are not apppointed to wrath, they aren't appointed to God's wrath, but He doesn't to my reckoning say that we would escape the enemy's wrath in that hour. I do believe however God can totally protect His elect.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Every pastor I've asked to advocates for a pretrib understanding of end times scripture will not address this seeming discrepancy. The reason it's important to me is that I am concerned that believers could have a false assurance that might lead to deception when the antichrist "savior" arrives, or if there is some kind of fake rapture event. Thanks so much, God bless!
The time of tribulation is NOT the wrath of God. That happens at the day of the Lord.
SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH the WORLD now. I look around and I SEE NOTHING, THE WORLD and the PEOPLE IN IT have LOST THEIR SHINE, my interest is ONLY in GOING HOME TO MY REAL FATHER, JESUS CHRIST.
IMMINENT RAPTURE (Pre-Trib.) has been a HOAX Doctrine since 1800 A.D., kept on predicting the Rapture Date up to now, but failed miserably… The Bible firmly says that nobody knows the "Day or Hour" of the Return of Christ… Therefore, Christians must learn to patiently "WAIT, WATCH, and WITNESS" the Prophecies of Biblical SIGNS unfold first "BEFORE" the Prophecies of Biblical EVENTS could occur… God is PRECISE and ORDERLY, not chaos or confusion… Praise be to God in Christ Jesus… Amen and Amen…
If good people that deserve to go to heaven, why didnt John the Baptist go up before his head was cut off? Jesus called him the greatest man ever born, but he went thru tribulation or persecution. How about Steven? Where was his ill take you out of there before you feel the pain of stoning? Wake up people
Very good exposition of the four main conceptions with regard to the rapture of the church.
Listen to how many “7” you said but you still won’t keep the 7th day Sabbath. The first day is Satan’s counterfeit, changed by the RCC! Satan wants worship!!!
The Bible says, those who hang on until the end will be saved!
Where’s your Bible proof in this?? You gave absolutely NO verses!!
The Sabbath IS the 4th Commandment! Do you have to not murder, covet, commit adultery, of course ! Why would the 4th Commandment be any different? Also the 7th day Sabbath ( sundown Friday to sundown Saturday) is in Genesis 2;2. It’s NoT the Jewish Sabbath, it the Biblical Sabbath, Man can’t change God’s Commandments!
The servant is not greater than the master. We all will go through the tribulation and great tribulations! The rapture IS when we go up in the sky to meet Jesus in the air! The pretrib rapture is a Jesuit lie!
Warning to all Brethren in Christ… Many Pastors/Preachers love the IMMINENT RAPTURE Doctrine (Pre-Trib-Rapture Theory) because they can "Talk into it" (persuade) their members to give up their Earthly Wealth for the sake of the Church to prove to God that they are detached from the Earthly possession and ready to receive immortal life with/from Christ Jesus by being included in the Imminent Rapture… Many people in the past have been FOOLED by this kind of elusive and deceitful talk/persuasion… do not fall victim to this matter…
RAPTURE is not IMMINENT, there were given/written Biblical SIGNS that we need to patiently wait and see/witness to be fulfilled first… Only the "DAY and the HOUR" is unknown even to Christ Jesus or the Angels, only God knows exactly when… but the Biblical SIGNS including CLUES/HINTS to the Season (Condition of Time) were already given and written… Amen.
If you preach Pre-Tribulation rapture you are preaching Rothchild and Satanic lies and probably don't have an actual relationship with Yahuah.
Would someone please explain 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3? These passages are a stumbling block for me regarding the Pre-Trib rapture.
The bride of Christ is unblemished.
I watch Cloud Church org the teacher knows his Scriptures and has lots of videos. Doesn't deviate from the Scriptures
But jesus prayd to the father and said please do not take them out of the world…. in contects with the end times
Amen, Even so come Lord Jesus,.
QUESTION: Can someone plz give me the verses in bible that talk about the RIGHTOUS being removed from earth and the WICKED are left behind? (WAIT, read the rest b4 you answer)
We know the parrable of the wheat and tares describes a removal of the WICKED from among the RIGHTOUS. So any verse you read that talks about ppl being taken, you must make sure it is talking about the RIGHTOUS/WHEAT being taken and not the UNRIGHTEOUS/TARES.
For example, bible says 2 will be in the feild, 1 will be taken, the other left. They asked, taken where lord? He replied, to death and destruction, where the body rots and the buzzard gathers. So those verses are NOT talking about the rightous being raptured. They are talking about the destruction of the wicked, just as it was in Noahs day, they….. the wicked, where eating and drinking and knew not till the flood came and TOOK THEM (THE WICKED) all away.
So plz, can someone show me in the bible where it says christians, church, rightous ppl will be removed and wicked ppl left behind?
Or is this just a fable made for left behind movies?