Anyone looking for direct scripture support of the famed Pre-Trib Rapture will come up empty handed. Admits Rapture heavyweight John Walvoord in his book called The Rapture Question (Findlay, OH:1957, p.148). He agrees with G. E. Ladd saying;
"Ladd, in contrast to Jones, concedes that post-tribulalional rapture is an inference rather than an explicit revelation of Scripture in the following statement:
"Nor does the Word explicitly place the Rapture at the end of the Tribulation."
The fact is that neither posttribulalionism nor pretribulationisim is an explicit teaching of Scripture. The Bible does not in so many words state either.
Pretribulationism is based on the fact that it allows a harmony of the Scriptures relating to the Second Advent.
The separation of the translation from the return of Christ to earth permits each of the two events so different in character, to have its own place.
It solves the problem of the confusing and contradictory details in the post-tribulational interpretation illustrated in the difficulty of the postribulationist's themselves to work out a harmony of prophecies related to the second advent."
Another Rapture heavy-weight, Tim LaHaye says:
"One objection to the pre-Tribulation Rapture is that not one passage of Scripture teaches the two aspects of His Second Coming separated by the Tribulation. This is true. But then, no one passage teaches a post-trib or mid-trib Rapture, either."
Tim LaHaye, No Fear of the Storm: Why Christians Will Escape All the Tribulation (Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 1992), 69. This book was later republished as Rapture Under Attack. (Gary DeMar; “That’s Not in the Bible”)
So despite the fact millions of books claiming the rapture flew off the shelves in the face of the failed prophecies surrounding them, why do millions of Christians believe as scripture truth the claims put forth by these?
If you believe in the pre-trib rapture, how do you support it with scripture when these cannot?
I see when one is a name dropper one thinks that Lahaye,Armstrong,Hagge that they because of TV are more Holy and have more knowledge than the non prominant Christain These folks names are thrown around like Boxing champions or NBA stars the fact is if you believe in the Rapture or post Rapture or mid trib rapture or you believe you haveto face the great tribulation and either reject or accept the mark of the beast.you had better be ready and strong in the Lord.Some believe the mark of the beast is only middle east area.I myself am pre-trib the best place i no for this info is pretrib research center google this for more info.you see my faith doesnt exist for a rapture to escape as others call it my faith is in Jesus Christ and the Bible if the rapture doesnt happen what will i do the same i have always done
Keep praising the LORD and move forward Tim want save ya bro the pre trib rapture gang want save ya
A few last words if there is no Rapture then its gonna get real tough.
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