When Will The Rapture Happen?

This booklet gives the accurate and truthful Bible answers to these questions: When Will The Rapture Happen? Will We Know When The Rapture Is About To Occur? Will The Rapture Take Place Secretly?
Can You Be Saved After The Rapture?

When Will The Rapture Happen?

By: Jerry Byler

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When Will The Rapture Happen? There are three different theories about when the Rapture will take place. Most people believe that the Rapture, or the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, will take place before the antichrist arises and the Tribulation. These people are known as Pre-Tribulationists. Others believe that the Rapture will occur in the middle of the Tribulation. These people are known as Mid-Tribulationists. And other people believe that the Rapture will happen after the Tribulation. These people are known as Post-Tribulationists. Who is correct and what should you believe? Believe the Bible only! Jesus told us PLAINLY when He would come for His Bride. He said: 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 (the Rapture), and they shall gather together his elect (Christians) from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (Matthew 24:29-31) In the verses above, Jesus said that He would come AFTER the Tribulation! Jesus said the same things in Mark 13:24-27 and Luke 21:2528. These words of Jesus are in perfect harmony with Revelation 6:12-14, with the opening of the Sixth Seal, when the events of the Rapture happen: And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. (Revelation 6:12-14)

Therefore, according to the Holy Scriptures, the Rapture will take place AFTER the Tribulation and NOT before as many people currently believe! Some prophecy teachers say that the events in the above Scriptures take place at the Battle of Armageddon. This is not true! The Bible does NOT say that the sun turns black, the moon doesnt shine and the stars fall to the earth at this battle. Also, Jesus comes on a white horse at the Battle of Armageddon, NOT in the clouds! And the angels dont gather together the elect or Christians at the Battle of Armageddon. The saints are riding white horses following Jesus to the earth! Some other prophecy teachers say, Well, Matthew 24:29-31 is for the Jews only because it says that the angels will gather the elect. They are referring to the fact that God chose the nation of Israel as His elect, not the Gentiles. Well, Ive got good news for you. The Jews rejected Jesus when He came to be their Savior. Therefore, He turned to the Gentiles... you and l everyone who is not a Jew. So, if youre a Christian, you are Gods elect whether you are a Jew or Gentile! The Apostle Paul calls the Christians the elect in Romans 8:33, Colossians 3:12 and II Timothy 2:10. Peter calls the Christians the elect in I Peter 1:2. Therefore, the Christians are Gods elect and thats who the angels will gather together at the Rapture described in Matthew 24:29-31, which is the same event that happens at the opening of the Sixth Seal! In II Thessalonians 2:1-4, the Apostle Paul talks about the Rapture and when it would take place: Now we beseech (beg) you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him (the Rapture), That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ (the Rapture) is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day (the Rapture) shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin (the antichrist) be revealed, the son of perdition (destruction or Satan); Who opposeth and exalted himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he (the antichrist) as

God sitteth in the temple of God (in Jerusalem), shewlng himself that he is God (demanding worship). (II Thessalonians 2:1-4) The Apostle Paul begs people to not be deceived by anyone, but thats exactly what is happening! Verse 3 plainly says that the Rapture would NOT take place until TWO things happen: (1) There come a falling away first. In Matthew 24:12, Jesus said that because iniquity (wickedness) shall abound (be plentiful), the love (affectionate) of many would wax (become) cold. When the antichrist starts to kill Gentile Christians, there will be many Christians who will wonder what happened to Jesus, since they currently believe the Rapture will take place before the Tribulation. Some of these people may not be able to stand the Tribulation and go back to a life of sin. Ive recently heard a couple of preachers say that the words falling away (as used in this Scripture) actually means a catching away or lifting up (or the Rapture), according to the Greek language. In Strongs Greek Dictionary of the New Testament, the Greek word for falling (as used in this Scripture) is apostasia. This dictionarys definition is: defection from the truth, falling away, forsake, apostasy. Therefore, according to this dictionary, what I have stated above is TRUE, while some other teachers are teaching differently! Its like some are trying almost anything to make Scriptures conform to the teaching of their doctrine, including completely reversing the truth! But, they are only teaching what they have been taught! (2) that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition. As we will discuss in detail later, the antichrist will break his seven year covenant with Israel toward the end of the Tribulation on the Gentiles and toward the end of the Fifth Seal, and sit in the temple of God in Jerusalem, demanding worship as God. A few weeks later, the Rapture will occur (I will explain this in a minute). The chapters of Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21 deal mainly with end time prophecy. As you read these chapters, you will understand that we are living in the last days. Many of the signs that Jesus talked about are happening now! As you read these chapters, you will understand that the

antichrist will rise up and make war with the saints (or Christians) before the Rapture occurs! The Book of Seven Seals in Revelation is the KEY to understanding end time Bible prophecy. The antichrist arises at the opening of the First Seal as described in Revelation 6:1-2. As the Second and Third Seals are opened, the antichrist will gain control over the entire world and put his policies into effect. Also, the false prophet will arise and do great wonders and miracles. It appears that the Tribulation will become severe at the opening of the Fourth Seal: And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the boasts of the earth. (Revelation 6:7-8) The antichrist will reign worldwide but the most severe tribulation on the Gentile Christians will probably occur in one fourth part of the earth according to the Scripture above. As a point of interest, the area controlled by the old Roman Empire was approximately one fourth part of the earth. At the opening of the Fifth Seal, the Gentile Christians who have been killed by the antichrist are seen in Heaven as described in Revelation 6:911: And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, 0 Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. (Revelation 6:9-11)

Apparently, those killed during the Fifth Seal will include Christian Jews. This happens after the antichrist breaks his covenant with Israel. Then, at the opening of the Sixth Seal, the Rapture takes place, which is after the antichrist has killed many Christians! Daniel 7:25 says that the antichrist will wear out (bring Tribulation on) the saints (Christians) of the most High. Daniel 8:24 says that the antichrist will destroy the mighty and the holy people (Christians). Daniel 12:7 says that the antichrist will scatter the power of the holy people (Christians). Revelation 13:7 says that the antichrist will make war on the saints (Christians) and overcome them! Now, I know what many people are thinking. They have heard numerous times there will be a secret Rapture before the Tribulation, and the Great Day of the Lord will occur at the opening of the Sixth Seal. Listen very closely! There is NO Scripture in the Bible that says there will be a secret Rapture! This is a MAN MADE doctrine! The Rapture and the Great Day of the Lord are ONE and the same event! Also, many people say that since Jesus comes in the air at the Rapture, this is not His Second Coming. These people say that the Second Coming will be at a later date. This is NOT true! The Rapture and Jesus Second Coming are ONE and the same event! Even though Jesus does not come all the way to earth at the Rapture, He will be seen clearly by all inhabitants of the earth. (I will prove this in a few minutes.) Again, there is NO Scripture in the Bible to support a secret Rapture! This is a man made doctrine preached as Biblical truth! Another thing, some prophecy teachers say that the man of sin, or the antichrist does not arise until the restrainer, or Holy Spirit, is removed from the earth. These teachers say that the Holy Spirit is removed from the earth at the Rapture. Lets look at the Scriptures they are referring to: And now ye know what wlthholdeth that he (the antichrist) might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: (II Thessalonians 2:6-8)

Many people believe that the restrainer is the Holy Spirit and that He is removed from the earth along with the Church before the Tribulation. This is NOT biblical. Remember that in Mark 13:11, Jesus said that when you stand before rulers and kings (during the Tribulation) to not think about what you will say for the Holy Spirit will speak for you! Now, if the Rapture occurs before the Tribulation and the Holy Spirit is removed from the earth at that time, HOW could the Holy Spirit speak for you during the Tribulation? He could NOT, but Mark 13:11 says He WILL! Mark 13:11 PROVES that the Tribulation comes BEFORE the Rapture. These same people say that once the Rapture occurs and the antichrist arises, there will be a great revival and many people will be saved during the Tribulation. Now, if the Rapture occurs before the Tribulation and the Holy Spirit is removed from the earth at that time, HOW could there be revival? HOW could anyone be saved? For its the Holy Spirit who convicts people of their sins and indwells people who are saved! This proves once again that the Tribulation will come BEFORE the Rapture and also proves that some end time teachers have their doctrine and timetable completely wrong! By the way, the Bible does not make it clear who or what the restrainer is so nobody knows. But it is definitely NOT the Holy Spirit as I have just proven that theory to be false. Heres another verse that some prophecy teachers take out of context: 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) Some prophecy teachers say this verse means the Christians will escape the Tribulation. This is NOT true! This verse is not talking about the Tribulation, but is talking about the Wrath of God that follows the Rapture! To get the true meaning of this verse, you must read the entire chapter of Luke 21. First, Jesus talked about the signs of His coming in verses 811. Then, Jesus talked about the Tribulation in verses 12-24. After that, Jesus talked about the Rapture in verses 25-28. Now, lets look at verses 35-36.
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For as a snare shall it (the Wrath of God) come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape (original Greek says to flee out of) all these things (the plagues of the Wrath of God) that shall come to pass (after the Rapture), and to stand before the Son of man. (Luke 21:35-36) As Gods Word proves, the Rapture will occur AFTER the Tribulation and NOT BEFORE, as many people currently believe! Do not be deceived into believing otherwise!

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Will We Know When The Rapture Is About To Occur? Ask people the question about when the Rapture will occur and they will say, The Bible says that nobody will know the time of the Rapture. Thats true. In Matthew 24:36, Jesus said that nobody will know of the Raptures day or hour except the Father. However, the Bible doesnt say anything about us not knowing the year or the season! I believe that Christians who understand what I am teaching WILL know the year, the season, and possibly even the month when the Rapture occurs! Now, listen carefully. The next few paragraphs are where some people misinterpret. In Daniel 9:27, Daniel talks about the antichrist signing a peace treaty with Israel for a period of one week, which is symbolic for seven years. The antichrist arises at the opening of the First Seal as described in Revelation 6:1-2. First, he will sign a seven year peace treaty with Israel. Then, as the Second and Third Seals are opened, the Tribulation on the Gentile Christians will become progressively worse. Israel will be at peace during this time. Its now time to use a little common sense. If the antichrist goes forth to conquer AND signs a peace treaty with Israel, WHO and WHERE will he conquer? Israel is at peace so he leaves them alone for the present time. The ungodly people will worship him, take the mark of the beast and go along with the antichrists policies so he leaves them alone. So WHO is left to make Tribulation on? The Gentile Christians! Think about it! From the time the antichrist arises until Babylon falls will be approximately 3 years (the first half of the 70 th Week of Daniel). He will bring severe Tribulation on the saints or Christians at the opening of the Fourth Seal, before the end of the first 3 years. However, he will persecute saints in some parts of the world at the opening of the First Seal when he goes forth conquering and to conquer. Then, in the midst of the week, not the EXACT middle but somewhere around the middle of the seven year peace treaty, he will break the covenant with Israel, set up the Abomination of Desolation in the temple, demand worship, and make war on the Jews who dont flee to the mountains as instructed by Jesus! Lets look at these verses from the book of Daniel:
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Seventy weeks (490 years) are determined upon thy people (the Jews) and upon thy holy city (Jerusalem), to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince (Jesus) shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks (483 years); the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks (434 years) shall Messiah (Jesus) be cut off (killed), but not for himself (but for us): and the people (Roman army) of the prince (antichrist) that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he (the antichrist) shall confirm (make) the covenant with many (Israel) for one week (seven years): and in the midst (around the middle) of the week (seven year period) he (the antichrist) shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations (evil deeds) he shall make it desolate (a ruin), even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. (Daniel 9:24-27) Now, you have to remember that God deals with Israel separately from the Gentile or other nations. Daniel was a Jew and the ninth chapter of Daniel is talking about his people, the Jews! The angel Gabriel begins by telling Daniel that seventy weeks of years have been determined upon his people, and then Gabriel explains the last week (or the last seven years) of the seventy weeks. According to Revelations Book of Seven Seals, the antichrist will go forth to conquer the nations of the world. He will establish his kingdom and begin to bring Tribulation on the Gentile Christians during the first four Seals. Then, he will break his covenant in the Fifth Seal with Israel around the middle of the 70th Week of Daniel and bring Great Tribulation on the Jews for a short time. Soon thereafter, the Rapture will occur at the Sixth Seal.

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From the time the antichrist signs a seven year peace treaty with Israel and goes forth to conquer, add 3 years and you will know the approximate time of the Rapture. Note that I said APPROXIMATE because in Matthew 24:22, Jesus said that the Great Tribulation days would be shortened. Many people think this verse means the days length will be shortened from 24 hours. Thats not what this verse means! Jesus was talking about the days or the DURATION or the time period of the Great Tribulation on the Jews being shortened! To get the true meaning of this verse, you must read verses 21 and 22 together: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days (the Great Tribulation days on the Jews) should be shortened, there should no flesh (nobody) be saved: but for the elects (Christian Jews who didnt flee) sake those days (of the Great Tribulation) shall be shortened. (Matthew 24:21-22) Yes, Christians should know the year or the season when the Rapture occurs! Consider this verse: Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it (the Rapture) is near, EVEN AT THE DOORS. (Matthew 24:3233) Yes, we should know the Rapture is near even at the doors! If you see someone coming up the sidewalk to your home, you know they will be at your door in just a little while. So when you see the antichrist sitting in the temple and making Great Tribulation on the Jews who didnt flee to the mountains, then know that the Rapture will happen in just a few short weeks! But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day (the Rapture) should overtake you as a thief (a thief comes in an unexpected time). Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

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Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. (1st Thessalonians 5:4-6) Most Biblical scholars agree that the first sign that Jesus talked about in Matthew chapter 24 nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom occurred in July 1914 when World War I began. Never before in world history have so many nations been on one side or the other. Then Jesus says in Matthew 24:24: This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Jesus was saying that the generation that was born in July 1914 (when World War I began the first sign) would not pass away completely until ALL signs have been fulfilled and Jesus comes back at the Rapture! Not many people live past age 105. Using 105 as an example, someone born in July 1914 and lived to age 105 would die in July 2019. Now, using this scenario, back up the time by 3 years for the first half of Daniels 70th Week and the antichrist would sign the seven year peace treaty with Israel in 2015. Again, using that scenario, the Rapture would occur in 2019. If the antichrist signs the seven year peace treaty with Israel in 2012, then the Rapture would take place in approximately 2015 3 years later. You can narrow the time of the Rapture down to the YEAR and the SEASON. When the seven year peace treaty with Israel is signed just add 3 years! And you can narrow this time down to, possibly, the very MONTH that the Rapture occurs! When the antichrist breaks the peace treaty and invades the land and sits in the temple of God in Jerusalem just add 45 days less a little time for the shortening of the Great Tribulation days as Jesus said and then the Rapture occurs! You may ask, Where are you getting the 45 days that you are talking about? Ok, listen closely. I am going to give you a Scripture that proves what I am saying. Its explained next.

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Can You Explain Daniel 12:11-12? Daniel 12:11-12 is one of the most confusing Scriptures in the Bible. Lets read it. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and (at the same time) the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days (1290 days). Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days (1335 days). (Daniel 12:11-12) Again, this Scripture is one of the most confusing Scriptures in the Bible. Many people get their Rapture doctrine (pre-trib, post-trib, pre-wrath, etc) using this ONE Scripture. Let me explain. Many people assume that Daniel 12:11 reads like this: And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, (UNTIL) the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. You see, people are substituting the word UNTIL for the word AND. However, the Bible (my King James Version) says AND NOT UNTIL! In other words, this Scripture is saying that the regular sacrifice is abolished AND AT THE SAME TIME, the abomination of desolation is set up. This happens when the antichrist breaks his covenant with Israel toward the end of the first half of Daniels 70th Week and in the Fifth Seal. This Scripture is saying that from the time the antichrist signs the covenant with Israel until the regular sacrifice is abolished, AND (at the SAME TIME) the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the MIDST OF THE WEEK he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the

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consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. (Daniel 9:27) Daniel 9:27 says that in the MIDST or around the middle of Daniels 70th Week this event will take place the regular sacrifice is abolished, AND AT THE SAME TIME the abomination of desolation is set up. Again, this happens in the Fifth Seal. This is the Great Tribulation on the Jews where Jesus tells them to flee to the mountains. You have to remember that the Tribulation on the Christian GENTILES will HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED by this time! The antichrist arises and goes forth conquering and to conquer in the FIRST SEAL but Israel will be at PEACE! The Great Tribulation on the Jews happens in the FIFTH SEAL nearly 3 years LATER! So the Great Tribulation on the Jews CANT last but a few weeks or so because at the opening of the SIXTH SEAL, the Rapture takes place and then at the Seventh Seal, Gods Wrath begins to fall for 3 years on the ungodly Gentiles left behind after the Rapture. NOW HERE IS THE EXCITING PART... But before I tell you the EXCITING part, let me give you the following Scripture: But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day (the Rapture) should overtake you as a thief (or an unexpected time). Ye are all the children of LIGHT, and the children of the DAY: we are NOT of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. (1st Thessalonians 5:4-6) Christians SHOULD KNOW when the Rapture is about to happen! We are children of the light and the day, NOT of darkness or the night! So let us reason together and read the following VERY CAREFULLY!! And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days (1290 days).

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BLESSED IS HE that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days (1335 days). (Daniel 12:11-12) This Scripture is saying that the antichrist breaks his covenant with Israel and sets up the abomination of desolation in the temple 1,290 days after the seven year peace treaty is signed. 1,290 days is 30 days more than 3 years (end time prophecy always uses Gods original calendar of 12 months of 30 days each). Remember, Daniel 9:27 says that the antichrist will break his covenant in the MIDST of the week or seven year period, NOT the exact middle. 1,290 days is 30 days longer than the exact middle but its still in the MIDST of the week. Now, Daniel 12:12 says BLESSED IS HE that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. 1,335 days minus 1,290 days equals 45 days or about 6 weeks. So, this Scripture in Daniel confirms the fact that the Great Tribulation on the Jews lasts only a short time 45 days and then the Rapture occurs!! Therefore, BLESSED IS THE ONE who waits and reaches the 1,335th day (after the seven year peace treaty is signed) for IT IS RAPTURE DAY!! However Jesus said that the Great Tribulation days would be shortened. So the Great Tribulation on the Jews will be less than 45 days! We dont know by how much the Great Tribulation will be shortened. Now, let me say this. I am NOT a date setter! BUT if Jesus had never said that the Great Tribulation days or time period would be shortened, we would know the exact day of the Rapture 1,335 days after the signing of the seven year peace treaty or covenant! BUT since the time period of the Great Tribulation will be shortened, nobody knows the DAY or the HOUR of the Rapture, but listen we SHOULD know the YEAR, SEASON and probably EVEN THE MONTH that the Rapture takes place and we will DEFINITELY know that it is near EVEN AT THE DOORS just as Jesus told us in Matthew 24:33!

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Will The Rapture Take Place Secretly? Many people think they will wake up one morning and find millions of Christians missing. They will assume the Rapture took place secretly while they were asleep. This is totally wrong! The coming of Jesus will be the most awesome display of power and earth shaking the world has ever seen! Matthew 24:27 says: For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (Matthew 24:27) As you know, lightning all the way from the East to the West cannot be hidden! (This Scripture is NOT talking about when Jesus returns to earth to set up His Millennium Reign.) Matthew 24:30 says: 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. (Matthew 24:30) Look at the verse above. Jesus didnt say that some people would see Him coming. He said that all tribes or people of the earth would see him! (Again, this occurs at the Rapture and is NOT talking about His coming to set up His Millennium Reign.) Luke 21:25-26 says: And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Mens hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. (Luke 21:25-26) In the verses above, Jesus said that some people would be literally frightened to death because of the power and earth shaking taking place at the Rapture! And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, Io, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
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And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? (Revelation 6:12-17) The verses above state that every person shall see Jesus coming! And the ungodly will realize that the Wrath of God is coming shortly! Verse 14 also states that every mountain and island will be moved out of their places during the Rapture! Now, let me ask you this. Could you sleep in all this power and earth shaking? I think not and nobody else could either! Therefore, every person on earth will see Jesus coming in the clouds of glory! Again, these Scriptures are NOT talking about when Jesus rides a white horse on His way down to destroy the world army at Armageddon and to set up His 1,000 year Millennium Reign. The Scriptures above are talking about the Rapture! When the Apostle Paul said Jesus would come as a thief in the night, he didnt mean that Jesus would come secretly or even at night! He meant that Jesus would come in an UNEXPECTED time like a thief (read Matthew 24:43-44). The ungodly people of the world would not be expecting Jesus. However, the Christians who understand this end time prophecy teaching would be expecting His arrival at any time, knowing that the antichrists days were just about up and the Rapture was at the doors!

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Can You Be Saved After The Rapture? LISTEN CLOSELY! There is NO Scripture in the Bible that says any Gentile is saved after the Rapture (it appears that some Gentiles will be saved during the Millennium Reign of Christ but that will be under a different dispensation)! The devil has deceived many people into believing they can be saved after the Rapture (there will be some Jews saved who flee into the wilderness). This is a huge mistake if you believe this! Lets look at Matthew 25:1-13, which is the parable of the ten virgins: Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry mad., Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. (Matthew 25:1-13) There were ten virgins meaning there were ten Christians virgin being symbolic for purity agreed? They were all saved and had oil in

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their lamps oil being symbolic for the Holy Spirit and they were all waiting for the bridegroom (Jesus). The wise virgins took extra oil with them... meaning they lived righteously, prayed daily, read the Bible daily, ready to meet Jesus at all times, etc. The foolish virgins did not take any extra oil with them meaning they probably lived a relaxed Christian lifestyle like so many people today maybe told little white lies, enjoyed dirty jokes, did little sins, etc being neither hot or cold. Verse 5 says that the bridegroom tarried the bridegroom being Jesus and many pre-tribulationists today say that Jesus must be delaying his coming they are seeing many things coming to pass and Jesus hasnt come yet and they dont understand why. Thats because they dont understand that Jesus comes when He SAID He would come immediately AFTER the Tribulation. Finally, the midnight cry was given, The bridegroom is coming! The five wise virgins were ready, remained steadfast in their faith and righteous living and went into the marriage supper and the door was shut. The five foolish virgins had let their lamps go out lamps being symbolic for their heart and salvation they were NOT ready for the Rapture they went to repent and prepare themselves again for the bridegroom BUT while they were gone, Jesus comes for His bride (the wise virgins) and the DOOR WAS SHUT and apparently Gods Grace ENDS for the Gentiles at the Rapture! Afterwards, the five foolish virgins came and begin KNOCKING seeking salvation BUT, the Lord said to them, NO IT IS TOO LATE you can NOT enter in... I know you NOT! Then verse 13 says, Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. This is a STERN WARNING from Jesus that apparently, the Rapture IS the DOOR to Gods Grace for the Gentiles! NO where in the Bible does it say that Gentiles can be saved after the Rapture! (Again, it appears that some mortal Gentiles born during the Millennium will be saved during the Millennium Reign of Christ but that will be under a different dispensation. No Gentile will be saved between the Rapture and the Millennium Reign).
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This parable also tells me something else... You CAN lose your salvation!! Remember, these were all Christians (virgins) at one time but only HALF of them made it to Heaven! Since many people think that the Rapture will occur before the antichrist, they will say that Jesus delays His coming when the Rapture doesnt occur and the antichrist starts to kill Christians. Some will feel betrayed and be hurt over the false doctrines and beliefs they accepted as truth. And some will not be able to handle this deceiving and go back to a life of sin. Then, they wont be ready when Jesus does come after the Tribulation! This parable is given as a stern warning that the Rapture is the door, and once it has been shut, no Gentile can enter in! Listen to what Revelation says (during the 3 year Wrath of God time period which follows the Rapture): And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet REPENTED NOT of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and Idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: NEITHER REPENTED THEY of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. (Revelation 9:20-21) And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and THEY REPENTED NOT to give him glory. (Revelation 16:9) And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and REPENTED NOT of their deeds. (Revelation 16:11) Three times in Revelation it says that men repented NOT during the Wrath of God, which comes immediately after the Rapture! Therefore, no one of the Gentile nations will be saved after the Rapture and during the Wrath of God time period! The Rapture is the door! You MUST be ready when Jesus comes! Read what the 17th Chapter of Luke says:

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And as it was in the days of Noe (Noah), so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe (Noah) entered into the ark, and the flood came, and DESTROYED THEM ALL. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and DESTROYED THEM ALL. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed (The Rapture). (Luke I7:26-30) Many people think this Scripture is saying that business will be as usual until the Rapture. That is true. But the main point in this Scripture is NOT in business being as usual until the Rapture but the phrase, DESTROYED THEM ALL! Jesus is teaching in this Scripture there are NO second chances! When God destroyed the people of the earth in the great flood, did they have a second chance? NO! When God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, did those people have a second chance? NO! Matthew 24:37 says that as the days of Noah were, so shall the coming of the Son of man be! THERE IS NO SECOND CHANCE!

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