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The End of the World: Future Events and You
The Rapture: When Is It?  Revelation 3:10-11

  1. THREE PRIMARY VIEWS
    1. Rapture before the Tribulation
      1. Majority view today among Evangelicals
    2. Rapture after the Tribulation
      1. Or “no secret rapture”
      2. Makes Christ a liar, John 14:1-4
    3. Rapture during the middle of the Tribulation
      1. Extreme minority view; rests on unclear scripture
      2. “Pre-Wrath” Rapture by Marv Rosenthal
    4. When is the Rapture?  BEFORE THE TRIBULATION!
  2. GOD’S P_________  : REMOVE GOD’S PEOPLE FROM THE PLACE OF GOD’S COMING JUDGMENT
    1. Noah – Genesis 6:5-8
    2. Lot – Genesis 19:12-16
    3. The ten plagues of Egypt – Exodus
  3. GOD’S PECULIAR S_________  : THE CHURCH IS NOT MENTIONED IN TRIBULATION-RELATED SCRIPTURES
    1. The Revelation – the most detailed account of the Tribulation period.
      1. The word “Church” is found ____  times in chapters 1-3.
      2. What happens in Revelation 4:1-2?
    2. The Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24, 25; Mark 13; Luke 21) – Christ’s detailed account of the Tribulation period.
      1. The overwhelming emphasis is on I________   in this time period.
        1. The discussion’s context: 23:34-24:3
        2. False “Messiahs”: 24:5
        3. 24:9 – Who will be hated of all nations?
        4. 24:15 – Abomination of Desolation (Daniel 9:27 & 11, 12)
        5. “Judea” – Matthew 24:16
        6. Flight on the sabbath – 24:20
    3. Summary: The most detailed descriptions of the Tribulation period find the church conspicuously A________  .
  4. GOD’S P__________  : THE CHURCH IS DELIVERED FROM GOD’S FUTURE W_______
    1. I Thessalonians 1:10 and Romans 5:8-11
    2. I Thessalonians 5:1-11 – Five promises
      1. We have no need to prepare for it (vv. 1-2)
      2. It is for “them” not “us” (v. 3)
      3. It will not overtake us (v. 4)
      4. We are appointed to obtain salvation (v. 9)
      5. We can take this word as our comfort (v. 11)
    3. Revelation 3:10-11