The Exact Timing of The Last Trumpet: It's in the Bible!!
Both the Pre-trib theory and the Kingdom Dominion Theory are intemperate polemic extremes. The two views, though seemingly opposing, have a common thread in that they are both man-pleasing teachings designed to satisfy itching ears. Proper balance is found somewhere in between--God's spotless Church will be a persecuted, post-tribulational Church.
Nothing Jesus does is theoretical. Jesus is the Truth, not a theory. There's one
Way---Jesus---and He's coming back just one more time. The Holy Ghost convicts a person of
Truth; the Holy Spirit does not convict a person concerning theories. On the highway of
spiritual growth, pre-trib is a transitional phase that some go through, a phase which will
eventually be rejected as they press onward. You will often meet a post-tribulationist who was
once a pre-tribulationist, but you will seldom, if ever, meet a pre-tribber who was formerly a
post-tribber.
God is not the author of confusion
Many people are confused about the timing of the rapture. This is not God's desire. All
Christians agree that Jesus will be here definitely at Armageddon. Therefore, you need to bet
on the sure thing--the rapture at the time of Armageddon, and leave the theorizing behind. If you
do so, confusion will vanish.
The Sure Rock
Make sure you have "spiritual insurance".---a wise man will prepare himself to go through the
tribulation. Get ready for the worst, and hope for the best. Don't be like the sinner who hopes
that there is no Hell or tribulation. Praise God! We're spared from Hell---but build your house on
the Rock, and prepare for tribulation.
All Pentecostals should be post-trib (and one day shall be). We have experienced decades of various forms of evangelism, prayer meetings, church-growth fads, power-through-praise seminars, deliverance teachings, revivals, Christian pep-rallies, and miscellaneous change-the-Church/change-the-world cure-alls. Though these events have imparted sprinklings of blessings and revelations, nevertheless, I have seen little change in the Church-at-large, and the world is barely being impacted by the Church. In order for the explosive superlative personal and corporate prophecies spoken concerning the Church to be fulfilled, it is absolutely essential that the world and the Church be catapulted together into a sudden tumultuous traumatic historic upheaval---the Tribulation. It is the "last-days" anointing that we need most of all. It will be a sudden outpouring, not a gradual increase. This comes when the sun is black and the moon is red. The outpouring which turns upside down the physical realm must coincide with a massive manifestation in the spiritual realm called the Spirit of Elijah. Elijah ministered during three and a half years of famine (Lk.4:25; Jam.5:17) and Elisha, with a double portion of the anointing, ministered during seven years of famine (2 Kings 8:11.) It is no coincidence that the tribulation is seven years and is also ravaged by famine and other pestilence. Related articles (top of page)
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