Hello everybody, I'm back with another video in the series Defending the New IFB, and in
this video I want to talk about the subject of the Post-Tribulation Rapture, or as it's
commonly mislabeled, typically by the old IFB who will attack us, the Mid-Trib Rapture,
which is not at all what we believe, and I'm going to be explaining that in this video.
We believe that the rapture is after the tribulation but before the pouring out of God's wrath,
and I'm going to prove that that is biblical, and that is the whole reason why we believe
it, because it's in the Bible.
And this is something that we are attacked for most commonly by the old IFB because it's
a doctrine that for some reason they just want to hold onto.
My guess as to why they love it so much is just because they don't want to admit that
they're wrong, and it's something that they grew up with and it's just kind of a tradition
among them, but really it's a false doctrine that comes from dispensationalism, and that's
kind of what I'm going to be getting into more in the next few videos of all the doctrines
that relate to dispensationalism, I've kind of moved on from the hateful aspect of it,
but now I just want to talk about the subject of the rapture and Israel and things like
that.
So first of all, we have to understand that according to the Bible, the tribulation is
not seven years long.
This is something that the old IFB and other dispensationalists, other people who believe
in the pre-trib rapture will just continuously just parrot, they'll just say seven year tribulation,
seven year tribulation, and therefore because we believe that the rapture takes place not
exactly in the middle, but partway after the middle of Daniel's 70th week, they'll say
well we believe in a mid-trib rapture.
But according to the Bible, the tribulation doesn't even start until the middle of Daniel's
70th week, and I'm going to be showing that from scripture right now.
So first of all, we have to see what Daniel's 70th week is from Daniel chapter 9, the Bible
says in Daniel chapter 9 verse 24,
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city 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 shall be seven weeks and threescore
and two weeks.
The street shall be built again in the wall even in treblest times and after threescore
and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off but not for himself and the people of the prince
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 shall confirm the covenant
with many for one week and 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 consummation and that the term shall be poured determined shall be poured
upon the desolate.
So the Bible talks about how there's these 70 weeks representing years and it talks about
how in the midst of this last week where the the princess shall come shall confirm a covenant
with many it says in the midst of that week is when the abomination of desolation is.
So according to the Bible the midst which means the middle of the 70th week is the abomination
of desolation.
Now here's what Jesus says about the abomination desolation in Matthew chapter 24.
He says in verse 15 when ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of
by Daniel the prophet stand in the holy place who so readeth let him understand then let
them which be in Judea flee into the mountains let him which is on the housetop not come
down to take anything out of his house neither let him which is in the field return back
to take his clothes and well unto them that are with child unto them that give suck on
those days but pray ye that your flight be not in the winter neither on the Sabbath day
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 should be shortened there should
no flesh be saved but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
So notice how according to the Bible okay the tribulation shall be at the time of the
abomination of desolation he says when you see the abomination of desolation standing
in the holy place he says then shall be great tribulation so the great tribulation doesn't
even start until the middle of Daniel's 70th week so Daniel's 70th week is not the tribulation
the tribulation starts halfway into that week okay into the seven year period right so we
don't believe that the rapture is mid-drib we believe it's after the tribulation because
the tribulation is much shorter than the dispensationalist will try to make it out
to be okay now why do we believe that the rapture is after the tribulation because the
Bible explicitly says it is in Matthew chapter 24 verse 29 and what's ironic is that you know
people who are pre-tribbers they will say when we read that scripture that that's not about the
tribulation or about the rapture um you're not about the rapture that is and then they'll quote
from the same passage to try to prove the preacher rapture because there's no verse in the Bible that
clearly teaches that the rapture is before the tribulation not a single one so they have to
grasp at straws in order to teach it and one of the verses that they most commonly use in order
to teach the pre-trib rapture is Matthew 24 verse 36 but of that day in no hour knoweth no man know
not the angels in heaven but my father only so this is one of these scriptures that the
pre-tribbers will use to try to justify the preacher of rapture because they say well no
man knows the day or the hour that means that it can take place at any moment and there's no
warning signs that's how they interpret it but the verses leading up to that actually say the
opposite and it tells us what day and hour he's talking about right he says that day and hour well
what day and hour is he talking about well here's the context in verse 29 just seven verses earlier
he says immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the Sun be darkened and the moon shall
not give her light and the star shall fall from heaven and the powers of the heaven 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 the great sound of a trumpet and they shall gather
together his elect from the four winds from one end of heaven to the other now learn a parable of
the fig tree when his branches yet tender and put forth leaves you know that summer is nigh so
likewise ye when ye shall see all these things know that it is near even at the doors okay this
is right before he says of that day and hour no with no man but the father only right so it's
funny that they'll use that to teach a preacher of rapture but then if you quote it in context
then all of a sudden it's not about the rapture it's about what they believe is the second coming
which they say is revelation chapter 19 when Jesus comes on the white horse which nothing in
the context even says anything about that okay because all the the things that he says when you
see these things you know know that it's nigh right he's talking about things that take place
in Revelation chapter 6 and I'll read that later at the sixth seal right the Sun being dark in the
moon being turned into blood the stars falling from heaven etc these take place early in the
book of Revelations timeline okay so this verse does not teach that the rapture is after the
tribulation even if I mean it is true of course that no man knows a day or the hour but we're not
claiming to know the day or the hour just because we believe it's after the tribulation which is
what the context says about that day which the day is talking about when Jesus Christ comes back
just because we know that it's after the tribulation doesn't mean we know when it is because we don't
know when the tribulation is we don't know when the tribulation is going to end so I don't know
why that would make people think that the rapture is before the tribulation but that's a verse that
they use to try to justify that the only other verse I really hear about trying to justify the
preacher of rapture and teach it is first Thessalonians chapter 5 verses 1 and 2 but of
the times and the seasons brethren you have no need that I write unto you for yourselves know
perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night okay so they say well it comes
of the thief in the night that means again it's imminent it's something that you won't expect it
can just happen in any moment that's what people teach right that the rapture is something that
is imminent and there's no warning signs and there's no events leading up to it it can just
happen just like a thief in the night comes right you never know when he's gonna come so it's the
same way with Jesus Christ right that's what they say but it's funny because if you keep reading the
verses after that it'll say that for us as Christians it's not a thief to us it's talking
about it's a thief to the night or thief in the night to unbelievers it says in verse 3 for when
they shall say not us but when they shall say peace and safety then sudden destruction cometh
upon them as travail upon a woman with child and they shall not escape but ye brethren so talking
to Christians now are not in darkness that that they should overtake you as a thief you're all the
children of light and the children of the day we are not of the night nor of darkness so God
literally says in his word that we as Christians are not in darkness and that that day shall not
overtake us of the thief so the day of Christ is not supposed to be a secret for our Christians
it's not something that's supposed to take us off guard it's not something that will come as a thief
in the night to us but rather to unbelievers because when they shall say peace and safety
then sudden destruction cometh upon them according to the Bible okay and we know of course that this
is talking about the rapture because of the context that the end of chapter 4 was the
scripture about the rapture where it talks about the dead in Christ rising first then we which are
alive and remain should be caught up together with them to meet the Lord in the air right so
shall we ever be with the Lord this is the end of chapter 4 and then it rolls into chapter 5 but of
the times and seasons brethren you have no need that I write unto you the times and seasons of
the rapture and notice also that he calls this event the day of the Lord okay so the day when
Jesus Christ appears in the clouds and the dead in Christ rise and then we which are alive and
remain are caught up which is where we get the word rapture and that is the day of the Lord now
keep that in mind for later in the video where I explain what the Bible says about the day of the
Lord and the timing of the day of the Lord but I want to make a few other points before moving on
from that so first of all the Bible never promises that Saints will not go through tribulation the
Bible says that we will not face God's wrath but the tribulation is not God's wrath okay tribulation
in of itself means trouble or anguish or trouble or persecution affliction etc and we even see this
in the book of Daniel in Daniel chapter 12 which has similar wording to Matthew 24 when Jesus
talked about great tribulation in the book of Daniel chapter 12 he says great trouble instead
of tribulation so this is these words are synonymous tribulation is not God pouring out
his wrath upon the earth God's wrath comes after the tribulation and I'll explain that more in
detail later in the video but just some verses that show us that the Bible never promises that
we will never go through tribulation it says in John chapter 16 verse 33 these things have I
spoken unto you that in me you might have peace in the world you shall have tribulation but be
of good cheer I have overcome the world acts 14 22 confirming the souls of the disciples and
exhorting them to continue in the faith and that we must through much tribulation entered
that the kingdom of God first Thessalonians 3 verse 4 for verily when we are with you we
told you before that we should suffer tribulation even as it came to pass and you know so there's
many scriptures where the Bible tells us that we as Christians will go through tribulation
obviously these are not prophecies of the great tribulation in of themselves it's just a general
promise but these people who are against the idea that the raptures after the tribulation they
attack us and they say well you're saying God would let us go through tribulation you know you
think God's just gonna torture us and God's just gonna punish us well the tribulation is again not
God doing anything it's the devil persecuting us if you again read the book Revelation in Revelation
chapter 12 and 13 it talks about the devil persecuting Christians and beheading people
talks about the dragon seeking to make war with the the woman and the remnant of her seed who keep
the commandments of God and have the the testimony of Jesus Christ okay at the end of Revelation 12
so it's not God doing the tribulation it's the devil doing tribulation through the Antichrist
okay no another thing is that in Matthew 24 where it says he shall gather his elect from the four
winds the Bible clearly defines the elect as the saved this is another objection to the poster
rapture because the Zionists out there believe that the Jews are still God's chosen people now
that is simply not true and we reject that doctrine again something that people will attack us for but
it is the fact because the Bible literally teaches that Israel is not the election but rather those
who believe in Jesus are let me show you a few scriptures Romans chapter 11 verse 7 what then
Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for but the election hath obtained it and the
rest were blinded okay so how can you say that the elect are Israel you meaning the physical
children of Israel the Israelites the Jews of today how can you say that those are the
election talked about in Matthew 24 of whom Jesus gathers when he comes after the tribulation how
can you say those are the election when the Bible says Israel hath not obtained that which
he seeketh for but the election has that shows us that Israel and the election are two different
things okay so no Israel physical Israel is not God's elect Romans 8 verse 33 who shall lay
anything to the charge of God's elect it is God that justify it this shows us that the elect again
are saved people people who are justified Colossians chapter 3 verse 12 written to Gentiles put on
therefore as the elect of God holy and beloved bowels of mercies kindness humbleness of mind
meekness longsuffering first thessalonians 1 for knowing brethren beloved your election of God and
there's many other scriptures on this almost every time in the New Testament it talks about elect
it's talking about the saved okay now there's a few times where it's talking about Jesus there's
a few times in the Bible where it talks about individual people but most of the time the Bible
talks about the election or the elect as those who are saved okay so Christians so Christians
are the ones who are going to be gathered when Jesus Christ comes in the clouds after the
tribulation according to Matthew 24 now I want to go and talk about the day of the Lord because
if you remember first Thessalonians chapter 5 clearly teaches that the day of the Lord which
comes as the thief in the night it's it you know it's a verse that they themselves will use as the
justification for the preacher of rapture that that is the same thing as the rapture itself right
so the day of the Lord is a phrase which is used very often in the New Testament and in the Old
Testament as well in the Bible in general and it says in Joel 2 verse 31 it tells us when the day
of the Lord is and what will be the signs leading up to the day of the Lord it says the Sun shall be
turned in the darkness and the moon into blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord
come okay so if the day of the Lord I'm sorry if the Sun is turned into darkness and the moon of
blood before the day of the Lord comes that means that the day of the Lord is after these things
happen okay and we already saw that the rapture according to Matthew chapter 24 is after the
tribulation okay and it tells us also that these events because it describes us in Matthew 24 of
the Sun and moon being darkened and the stars falling from heaven it describes us in Matthew
24 as being after the tribulation okay now it gives us in more detail when these events happen
in Revelation chapter 6 and I beheld this is verse 12 I beheld when he opened the sixth seal
and lo there was a great earthquake and the Sun became black as sackcloth of hair and the moon
became his blood and the stars of heaven fell into 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 and the kings of the
earth and the great men and the rich men and the chief captains and the mighty men and every bond
man and every free man hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains and said
to the mountains of rocks fallen 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 common who shall be able to stand
and if you study out the phrase day of the Lord all throughout the Bible it presents it as a day
of wrath right the Bible says alas the day of the Lord is near and it shall come as the destruction
from the Almighty in Joel chapter 1 in Isaiah chapter 13 it describes the day of the Lord again
as a day of wrath a cruel day of fierce anger against sinners of this world where the Bible
says God shall destroy and punish this world for their iniquity Zephaniah chapter 1 also says that
day is a day of wrath right so when the Bible says the great day of his wrath has come what day is
that talking about it's talking about the day of the Lord okay and this lines up with the rest of
Scripture because we see when the sixth seal is open the stars fall from heaven the Sun becomes
black as sackcloth of hair and the moon becomes his blood which the Bible says the day of the Lord
comes after that right that these things come before the great terrible day of the Lord according
to Joel 2 31 okay so it's the same chronology in the book of Revelation as it is in the rest of the
Bible okay so when does the rapture come the rapture comes after the sixth seal because the
sixth seal is when the Sun is dark and the moon is turned to blood and then right after that they
say the great day of his wrath has come and wouldn't you know it right in the next chapter
all the sudden a great multitude of every nation kindred tongue and people appears in heaven the
Bible says they came out of great tribulation revelation chapter 7 verse 9 after this I beheld
and lo a great multitude which no man could number of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues
stood before the throne and before the lamb clothed with white robes and palms in their
hands and cried with a loud voice saying salvation to our God which sit upon the throne and unto the
lamb and all the angels stood round about the throne and about the elders and the four beasts
and fell before the throne on their faces and worship God saying amen blessing and glory and
wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be unto our God forever and ever amen and
one of the elders answered saying unto me what are these which are arrayed and right were white
robes and whence came they and I said unto him sir thou knowest and he said to me these are they
which came out of great tribulation and have washed the robes and made them white in the blood
of the lamb okay so these people who appear in heaven all of a sudden he says that there are
multitude which no man can number and he says he's up there of every tribe kindred people and tongue
and he also says that they came out of great tribulation okay so this shows us that the
rapture takes place after the tribulation because this isn't just talking about the Jews because it
says there of every kindred trunk kindred tribe tongue and nation right so it's not just the Jews
it's not just Israel but it's every Christian who has ever lived and these people are raptured and
they appear in heaven okay same chronology in the book of Matthew and you know the parallel
passages mark 13 and Luke 21 as the book of Revelation that first the tribulation comes okay
then the Sun and the moon are dark and then is the day of the Lord the great day of his wrath
has come and the day of the Lord is a time of the rapture according to first Thessalonians okay so
it's very clear if you're actually paying attention to the scriptures not only this another important
point is that the Bible does teach that when the Antichrist comes he will make war with the Saints
and that the Saints will be beheaded and that the first resurrection will include people who
refused to take the mark of the beast and were killed for it in Revelation 13 verse 7 and it was
given unto him to make war with the Saints and to overcome them and power was given him over all
kindreds and tongues and nations then later it gives a little bit more detail in verse 15 talking
about the false prophet it says and he had power to give life under the image of the beast that the
image of the beast should both speak and cause that as many as would not worship the image of
the beast should be killed okay so in this example or in this scripture we see that those
who refuse to worship the beast are killed and it tells us that this is the way that war is made
against the Saints right so every tribe kindred tongue a nation follows after the beast and
worships him but then of course Christians refuse to worship him and then they're beheaded for that
and that's why it says in Revelation 20 verses 4 to 5 and I saw thrones and they sat upon them
and judgment was given unto them and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness
of Jesus and for the Word of God and which had not worshiped the beast neither his image neither
had received his mark upon their foreheads or in their hands and they lived and reigned with Christ
a thousand years but the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished
this is the first resurrection so those who were in the first resurrection according to the Bible
are those who were beheaded for the witness of Jesus who did not take the mark of the beast
okay so that would show us that the resurrection the first resurrection not the second not the you
know resurrection 1.5 or whatever the first resurrection takes place after the Antichrist
is already killing people for the cause of Christ okay so again after the tribulation so there's so
many scriptures that prove this I think I tried to make the best case I could in this video I mean
it's very clear the rapture is not in the middle of the tribulation it's after the tribulation it's
not before it's after those who are Christians who are saved if the end times Daniel 70th week
takes place in our lifetime you will face tribulation and if you you know survive the
whole thing then you will be taken up in the rapture after the tribulation and if you don't
you'll be beheaded by the Antichrist okay we're not just gonna get a free pass out of here before
the tribulation starts the Bible never teaches that anywhere you cannot find a single verse
that even indicates that and any of the verses that they try to use to teach that it's funny
because the context literally says the exact opposite of what they're trying to say so I made
longer explanations of this before obviously this video wasn't that long but I preached a whole
sermon about it in the preaching class of my church it's on my channel I've made other like
hour-long videos going in-depth and talking about every scripture I could think of that have
anything has anything to do with the rapture so I've made longer more detailed explanations of
this but you know I try to make it as concise as possible okay if you believe in the preacher
rapture you're wrong and we're right and stop saying we believe in a mid trip rapture because
that's a lie and stop attacking us for saying we don't believe in the you know you're the blessed
hope or whatever we do believe in the blessed hope which is the glorious appearing of the great
God and Savior Jesus Christ but according to the Bible it's gonna take place after the tribulation
so stop being a sissy and whining about you going through persecution because this is what people
who were Christians throughout all of history have faced it's just gonna be worse in the end
times but it might not even happen in our lifetime so just don't worry about it if it happens it
happens whatever Christ is still gonna come back anyway and he's going to destroy the antichrist
and the false prophet and the wicked people in this world so thank you buddy for watching
god bless you and have a nice day