Many other evangelical Christians believe that Christ’s return and the rapture will not occur until the seven years of the tribulation have ended. As far as the latter view is concerned, the …

The passage describes the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-8 describes a time of peace and safety. Then 1 Thessalonians 5:9 promises believers that they will not …

The rapture occurs unexpectedly prior to the tribulation period. That is the message of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. In 1 Thessalonians 4:16, we are told that Jesus will descend from …

Also, Jesus alludes to the transition from a time of relative peace and safety to the time of great tribulation in Matthew 24:15. 1 Thessalonians 4:18-5:3 gives us the timeline of the rapture and …

The rapture should not be confused with the Second Coming of Christ which will occur at the end of the tribulation (Revelation 19:11-21). This conclusion is clear for a number of reasons, but …

This last week is called the tribulation period, a period of seven years. For an explanation of Daniel 9:27 and the tribulation read, “Daniel’s Seventy Weeks and The Tribulation.” The study …

If the rapture were to occur in the middle of the tribulation or at the end of the tribulation it would not occur as a thief in the night. The day of the Lord would not be a surprise since the …

The rapture comes first at the beginning of the tribulation and the mark of the beast, “666,” occurs after the rapture at the middle of the tribulation. Christians will not be present during the …

Pretribulation = Rapture before the Tribulation. There are different views about the timing of the rapture relative to the tribulation. For example, the first and most common view is the …

The rapture occurs before the Tribulation. Following the Rapture is the Tribulation Period, seven years that end with the Second Coming of Christ which will usher in a 1,000 year kingdom on …