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This was taken from gotquestions.org:
"Question: "What are tribulation saints?"
"Answer: The tribulation saints are, quite simply, saints living during the tribulation. We believe that the church will be raptured before the tribulation, but the Bible indicates that a great number of people during the tribulation will place their faith in Jesus Christ. In his vision of heaven, John sees a vast number of these tribulation saints who have been martyred by the Antichrist: “There before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands” (Revelation 7:9). When John asks who they are, he is told, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb” (verse 14).
According to the writer of that article, Revelation 7:14 is proof that the "Tribulation" Saints are in a group all by themselves. Do you see the problem with that argument? All that verse says is that these are Saints who will be ALIVE during the Great Tribulation, and NOTHING more. This is a clear example of eisegesis! Now here are other Problems with the Pre-Trib rapture view:"
Now here are my refutations below:
There are two last trumpets.
There are two group of God's elect.
"Immediately [AFTER THE TRIBULATION] of those days shall the sun 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: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and [THEY SHALL GATHER TOGETHER HIS ELECT] from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." (Matthew 24:29-31)
The angels are sent to gather the ELECT of God that are alive at the END of the Tribulation. Now according to Pre-tribbers, this is a different group of ELECT Saints. Really? Based on what? They would have to explain why:
The Tribulation Saints are in a different group than all other Saints in the New Testament.
The Tribulation Saints are NOT part of the Church.
The Tribulation Saints do NOT participate in the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
The Tribulation Saints are NOT part of the Bride of Christ (See above).
Another silly argument made by Pre-tribbers is that it would make NO SENSE for Christ to gather His Saints AFTER the Tribulation only to come back IMMEDIATELY to set up His 1,000 Year reign on Earth. Where does it state ANYWHERE that Christ returns IMMEDIATELY after gathering His Elect? It does not give any specific time frame regarding this. More eisegesis! These poor Saints of the Tribulation are LEFT OUT of the Marriage Ceremony of the Bridegroom and His Bride; and this supposedly takes place BEFORE the Great Tribulation according to them. HUGE ERROR! And if these Tribulation Saints are NOT part of the Church (the body of Christ), then what are they a part of? The Bible CLEARLY SAYS:
"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. [FOR BY ONE SPIRIT ARE WE ALL BAPTIZED INTO ONE BODY, WHETHER WE BE JEWS OF GENTILES], whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit." (1 Corinthians 12:12-13)
Poor Tribulation Saints are LEFT OUT! Is this the God you worship? Is the Jesus Christ of the Bible? What an insult!!! And finally, the presence of the Lord (Grk. Parousia) is where the Saints meet the Lord in the air in the famous Rapture passage, and what the Pre-tribbers fail to realize is that this is to be understood by its cultural context: and this is a meet and greet of the King in the air to WELCOME HIM, and from that point, they return with the King to reign. Pre-Tribbers are sneaky, and do their very best to avoid this truth. It appears as most Pre-tribbers are AFRAID of death and persecution. God and Christ PROMISED to keep Believers FROM (not "OUT" as most mistranslate the Greek words, "tereo ek") the hour of trial (Rev. 3:10). You will find that the Saints are PROTECTED from God's Wrath poured upon all the unbelieving during the Tribulation, but yet they are still present during that time.
John MacArthur said that he has studied eschatology for over 40 years and has never changed his view regarding the Pre-Trib rapture. Well Johnny Boy, that is NOT an argument, and that will NOT work in a formal debate. Nice Try! Other than that, he's a pretty solid expository preacher.
God Bless!
"Question: "What are tribulation saints?"
"Answer: The tribulation saints are, quite simply, saints living during the tribulation. We believe that the church will be raptured before the tribulation, but the Bible indicates that a great number of people during the tribulation will place their faith in Jesus Christ. In his vision of heaven, John sees a vast number of these tribulation saints who have been martyred by the Antichrist: “There before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands” (Revelation 7:9). When John asks who they are, he is told, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb” (verse 14).
According to the writer of that article, Revelation 7:14 is proof that the "Tribulation" Saints are in a group all by themselves. Do you see the problem with that argument? All that verse says is that these are Saints who will be ALIVE during the Great Tribulation, and NOTHING more. This is a clear example of eisegesis! Now here are other Problems with the Pre-Trib rapture view:"
Now here are my refutations below:
There are two last trumpets.
There are two group of God's elect.
"Immediately [AFTER THE TRIBULATION] of those days shall the sun 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: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and [THEY SHALL GATHER TOGETHER HIS ELECT] from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." (Matthew 24:29-31)
The angels are sent to gather the ELECT of God that are alive at the END of the Tribulation. Now according to Pre-tribbers, this is a different group of ELECT Saints. Really? Based on what? They would have to explain why:
The Tribulation Saints are in a different group than all other Saints in the New Testament.
The Tribulation Saints are NOT part of the Church.
The Tribulation Saints do NOT participate in the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
The Tribulation Saints are NOT part of the Bride of Christ (See above).
Another silly argument made by Pre-tribbers is that it would make NO SENSE for Christ to gather His Saints AFTER the Tribulation only to come back IMMEDIATELY to set up His 1,000 Year reign on Earth. Where does it state ANYWHERE that Christ returns IMMEDIATELY after gathering His Elect? It does not give any specific time frame regarding this. More eisegesis! These poor Saints of the Tribulation are LEFT OUT of the Marriage Ceremony of the Bridegroom and His Bride; and this supposedly takes place BEFORE the Great Tribulation according to them. HUGE ERROR! And if these Tribulation Saints are NOT part of the Church (the body of Christ), then what are they a part of? The Bible CLEARLY SAYS:
"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. [FOR BY ONE SPIRIT ARE WE ALL BAPTIZED INTO ONE BODY, WHETHER WE BE JEWS OF GENTILES], whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit." (1 Corinthians 12:12-13)
Poor Tribulation Saints are LEFT OUT! Is this the God you worship? Is the Jesus Christ of the Bible? What an insult!!! And finally, the presence of the Lord (Grk. Parousia) is where the Saints meet the Lord in the air in the famous Rapture passage, and what the Pre-tribbers fail to realize is that this is to be understood by its cultural context: and this is a meet and greet of the King in the air to WELCOME HIM, and from that point, they return with the King to reign. Pre-Tribbers are sneaky, and do their very best to avoid this truth. It appears as most Pre-tribbers are AFRAID of death and persecution. God and Christ PROMISED to keep Believers FROM (not "OUT" as most mistranslate the Greek words, "tereo ek") the hour of trial (Rev. 3:10). You will find that the Saints are PROTECTED from God's Wrath poured upon all the unbelieving during the Tribulation, but yet they are still present during that time.
John MacArthur said that he has studied eschatology for over 40 years and has never changed his view regarding the Pre-Trib rapture. Well Johnny Boy, that is NOT an argument, and that will NOT work in a formal debate. Nice Try! Other than that, he's a pretty solid expository preacher.
God Bless!