CONSIDERING POST-TRIBULATION VS. PRE-TRIBULATION
by John McKain
Considering Post-Tribulation vs. Pre-Tribulation
John McKain
( The following is based on a number of scholarly works: Worthy Is the Lamb, by Ray Summers; The Book of Revelation, NIC by Robert Mounce; The Bible and the Future; by Anthony Hoekema; Has Christ's Return Two Stages?, by Norman Douty; The Approaching Advent of Christ, by Alexander Reese; The Revelation of St. John, TYN by Leon Morris; Things to Come, by J. Dwight Pentecost; Revelation: Three Viewpoints, by Beasley-Murray, Hobbs, Robbins; The Blessed Hope by George Ladd; and numerous articles and lectures from various resources developed by the author.)
There has existed in this century a raging debate over whether the church will ultimately experience the seven years of great tribulation. The author of this treatise has a scholarly bias towards the position that the church will remain on the earth during the tribulation, but will be protected and/or strengthened (Rv. 6:9-10, 7:13-14, 9:4, 13:7-10, 14:1-5, 12). Whether one view or the other is correct is immaterial. The message of Revelation is not about a rapture, it is not about dispensationalism, it is not about premillinealism - - it is about the ultimate victory of Jesus Christ over sin and Satan enabling the establishment of a new universal order where those who belong to Christ will reign with him forever.
Nevertheless, the author has a deep concern about the propagation of a pretrib-rapture viewpoint. If the position is incorrect, has the church been setup for a great disappointment? If the church is not raptured before the "great tribulation," could this result in the prophesied "great apostasy"(II Ths. 2:3)? Simply put, Christians should develop and possess a "sustaining" faith, enabled only by the Holy Spirit, lest during anytime of tribulation, they turn from God. One way to insure having a faith that does not fail in times of tribulation is to expect the worst and hope for the best, i.e., live as though one may go through tri ...
John McKain
( The following is based on a number of scholarly works: Worthy Is the Lamb, by Ray Summers; The Book of Revelation, NIC by Robert Mounce; The Bible and the Future; by Anthony Hoekema; Has Christ's Return Two Stages?, by Norman Douty; The Approaching Advent of Christ, by Alexander Reese; The Revelation of St. John, TYN by Leon Morris; Things to Come, by J. Dwight Pentecost; Revelation: Three Viewpoints, by Beasley-Murray, Hobbs, Robbins; The Blessed Hope by George Ladd; and numerous articles and lectures from various resources developed by the author.)
There has existed in this century a raging debate over whether the church will ultimately experience the seven years of great tribulation. The author of this treatise has a scholarly bias towards the position that the church will remain on the earth during the tribulation, but will be protected and/or strengthened (Rv. 6:9-10, 7:13-14, 9:4, 13:7-10, 14:1-5, 12). Whether one view or the other is correct is immaterial. The message of Revelation is not about a rapture, it is not about dispensationalism, it is not about premillinealism - - it is about the ultimate victory of Jesus Christ over sin and Satan enabling the establishment of a new universal order where those who belong to Christ will reign with him forever.
Nevertheless, the author has a deep concern about the propagation of a pretrib-rapture viewpoint. If the position is incorrect, has the church been setup for a great disappointment? If the church is not raptured before the "great tribulation," could this result in the prophesied "great apostasy"(II Ths. 2:3)? Simply put, Christians should develop and possess a "sustaining" faith, enabled only by the Holy Spirit, lest during anytime of tribulation, they turn from God. One way to insure having a faith that does not fail in times of tribulation is to expect the worst and hope for the best, i.e., live as though one may go through tri ...
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