Bible Questions Answered:
I see that Paul mentions the trump of God, and so does John, this proves that the church goes into the tribulation!
(see scriptures 1 Corinthians 15:51, 52 and Revelation 11:15.)
John K./ Riverton, Utah
Bible Answers:
I Corinthians 15:51,52 KJV
[51] Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
[52] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Revelation 11:15 KJV
[15] And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
I Corinthians 15:51-58 and I Thessalonians 4:13-18, have to do with the rapture of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, His Bride, (Prior to the Tribulation).
The scripture Revelation 11:15 is the last trumpet judgment sounded at the end of the Tribulation Period.
Now the Church of Jesus Christ, does “Not,” go into or through the Tribulation.
The Church is addressed in Revelation 1-3, but is not seen again in the book of Revelation until chapter 22:17 where we read “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.”
The Apostle Paul speaking to the Thessalonian believers specifically stated...
II Thessalonians 2:1-12 NLB
1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet Him.
2 Don't be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don't believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us.
3 Don't be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness (Anti-Christ) is revealed—the one who brings destruction.
4 He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.
5 Don't you remember that I told you about all this when I was with you?
6 And you know what (Who-God the Holy Spirit) is holding him (the Anti-Christ) back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes.
7 For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one (God the Holy Spirit) who is holding it (the Anti-Christ) back steps out of the way.(The Rapture Of The Church Of Jesus Christ)
8 Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will kill him with the breath of His mouth and destroy him by the splendor of His coming.
9 This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles.
10 He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them.
11 So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies.
12 Then they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth.
The Anti-Christ, and his work cannot begin, until the Church has been raptured to heaven.
Other scriptures that say the same thing.
I Thessalonians 1:9,10 NLT
8 And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don't need to tell them about it,
9 for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.
10 And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God's Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.
The Coming Saviour, will rescue us from the terrors of coming judgment!
I Thessalonians 5:9,10 KJV
[9] For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
[10] Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.
God has “Not,” appointed the Church of Jesus Christ, to “Wrath-the tribulation,” but to Salvation by our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ!
Revelation 15:1 KJV
[1] And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
Revelation 16:1 KJV
[1] And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
Luke 21:34-36 KJV
[34] And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
[35] For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.(the secret catching away of Christ's Bride, and the revelation of the coming world ruler, the Anti-Christ.)
[36] 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.
The Church of Jesus Christ, “Escapes-the Tribulation!”
Revelation 3:10 NLT
10 "Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world
Amen
