bibleprophecyaswritten.com The RAPTURE... We do not know the day He is coming... nor the day He IS NOT coming! I [Jesus] will come again, and receive you to Myself...(Jn 14:3) ...Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come. (1 Th 1:10; 1 Thes 5:9) 2 1 Christ Expected Immediately After Tribulation Mat 24:29 - 30 Tribulation Today We agree, Christ is coming “immediately after the tribulation.” "But immediately after the tribulation ... they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS .... Matthew 24:29 - 30 We can all agree that this statement by Jesus nails the sequential timing (not the “ day or hour ” ) of His Return to earth, “ But immediately after the tribulation of those days The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken, and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. (Mat 24:29 - 30 ) Following are 8 slides showing a dialogue between the Bible and a post - Tribulation advocate. 2 1 Christ Expected Immediately After Tribulation Mat 24:29 - 30 Tribulation Today But are you watching for Christ TODAY ?. If not, why not ? ARE YOU WATCHING FOR CHRIST TO COME TODAY? Because the Rapture is a POST - Tribulation event, and the Tribulation hasn’t happened yet! 2 1 Christ Expected Immediately After Tribulation Mat 24:29 - 30 Tribulation Today "And be like men who are waiting for their master when he returns ... Luke 12:36 “BE LIKE THIS” I’m watching for Christ, every day, every moment, as He commanded! I’m watching for the Tribulation to happen first because the Rapture is Post - Tribulation 2 1 Christ Expected Immediately After Tribulation Mat 24:29 - 30 Tribulation Today And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. Mark 13:37 “HERE IS MY COMMAND” 2 1 Christ Expected Immediately After Tribulation Mat 24:29 - 30 Tribulation Today Christ is not coming for a long time — not until after the Tribulation "But if that evil slave says in his heart, 'My master is not coming for a long time... ‘ Matthew 24:48 “IT IS EVIL TO SAY THIS” 2 1 Christ Expected Immediately After Tribulation Mat 24:29 - 30 Tribulation Today I do not expect Christ today — I am expecting Him after the tribulation. “The Master...will come on a day when he does not expect Him...‘ Matthew 24:48 “YOU SHOULD EXPECT ME TODAY” 2 1 Christ Expected Immediately After Tribulation Mat 24:29 - 30 Tribulation Today "For this reason you be ready too; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will. Matthew 24:44 I do not think Christ will come today because the tribulation hasn’t come yet.. “YOU do not know the day He WILL Come” When you devise a formula (inside or outside the Bible) by which you declare either the “ DAY ” or the “ SEASON ” (Mk 13:35 ; “ evening, midnight, cockcrowing, or morning) that the Rapture will occur, you are simultaneously declaring the “DAYS” or the “SEASONS” the Rapture WILL NOT occur This ignores the teaching of Jesus to be in the “present tense” every “day”, every “hour”, regarding His Coming: For instance, in Mat. 24:44 above the Greek phrase for "you be ready" is in the present tense ― a grammatical form that functions as a command or instruction to be in a continuous state of readiness. (the same is true in multiple passages in Matthew, Mark & Luke. Titus 2:12 - 13 is the same. Mark 13:37 summarizes them ALL ― “WATCH” !) The Rapture is imminent (any - moment). 2 1 Christ Expected Immediately After Tribulation Mat 24:29 - 30 Tribulation Today Christ will NOT come on any day until AFTER the Tribulation” “YOU do not know the day He will NOT Come” I am “WATCHING” for Christ each and every day as He commanded. Mark 13:37 (KJV) “And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch .” (present imperative tense = continuous, ongoing command ) Titus 2:11 - 13 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age , looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus; Greek Words and Meaning: The Greek phrase "looking for" in Titus 2:13 is in the present tense (note also “ the present age ” v. 12 ) It means 1 to continually look with earnest expectation, 2 to wait eagerly for, 3 or to anticipate with a perpetual mindset. 1. If I declare Christ IS Coming on a Day at the End of the Tribulation, then I have simultaneously declared 2. Christ is NOT Coming on any Day during or prior to the Tribulation; Therefore, 3. I have disobeyed both Mat 24:36 and Deu 29:29. Pure GRACE & LOVE (John 14:3 ) "I go and prepare a place for you... I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. Rapture The Second Coming of Christ Return Unknown TIME Sequentially TIMED The SECOND COMING OF CHRIST ― in 2 Phases ―