OVERVIEW OF MULTIPLE OR PARTIAL RAPTURES
Dennis Schmidt 12/2012
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paper discusses multiple raptures. Rapture means to translate people
to the other earthy or heavenly realms. This paper focuses on the
many raptures that will occur in the end times. All scriptures are
from the King James' version Bible.
INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:
THEME: This paper shows a number of raptures: some that already occurred and some that will occur at the end times tribulation. A key rapture shows the pre-tribulation of the Man-Child of Revelation 12:5 who is the Overcomer saints (Revelation 2 & 3). The debate in theological circles as to whether the saints will go through the tribulation should consider the multiple or partial raptures. The saints are to prepare themselves to be used by God. God will take some by death and others will be raptured.
Matthew 24:31 "
2 Thessalonians 2:1
PURPOSE: Raptured Christian's shall be spared the Tribulation wraths and appear with Jesus in God’s glory.
Colossians 3:4
Titus 2:13
KEY VERSE:
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
WHO: God written mostly by Bible authors Matthew, John, and Paul
TO WHOM: Elected Christians
WHAT: The debate in theological circles as to whether the saints will go through, or not, the tribulation should consider multiple or partial raptures. The saints are to prepare themselves to be used by God. God will take some by death and others will be raptured.
Matthew 24:31
2 Thessalonians 2:1
WHY: God has a purpose for each person. The person who is raptured is blessed by God. Others are blessed in suffering for God.
Isaiah 57:1
Luke 21:36 Why pray this if no pre-tribulation rapture/protection is possible?
1 Thessalonians 5:9
Hebrews 11:35-38
Revelation 3:10
WAY: God will rapture people by calling them to Himself in a super-natural ways that does not include their deaths.
Revelation 11:12
WHEREAS: Raptures are shown in different time periods where the person goes to heaven then returns either with Jesus or in an end time ministry.
2 Kings 2:11
2 Corinthians 12:4 Paul returns to the earth after his rapture.
1 Thessalonians 4:17
Revelation 12:5
WHERE: The central place is in Jerusalem, Israel; however, people will be raptured all over the earth.
Joel 2:31-32
WHEN: Raptures have occurred in many time periods.
1 Thessalonians 4:17
2 Thessalonians 2:1
WHILE: God raptures people to save them from the tribulation wrath to come.
Isaiah 57:1
PAPER OUTLINE:
I) RAPTURE INTRODUCTION:
A) TRIBULATION:
II) EXAMPLES OF RAPTURES IN SCRIPTURES: Another Word for Rapture/Group/Person/Scripture
A) CAUGHT/WENT UP:
B) TAKEN/TOOK AWAY/UP/OUT:
C) CHANGED & RAISED:
D) DELIVERED:
E) GATHER TOGETHER:
F) TRANSLATED:
G) ASCENDED UP:
H) REDEEMED:
I) CAME OUT:
J) SAVED:
K) RECEIVED UP:
L) CARRIED UP:
III) GENERAL CHURCHES RAPTURE DOCTRINES:
A) PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE:
B) MID-TRIBULATION RAPTURE:
C) POST-TRI-PRE-WRATH RAPTURE:
D) POST-TRIBULATION RAPTURE:
E) MULTIPLE OR PARTIAL RAPTURES:
F) NO RAPTURE:
IV) CHURCHES RAPTURE DOCTRINES EXPANDED:
1) REVELATION CHAPTER 12 THREE GROUPS OF BELIEVERS RAPTURES:
A) PRE-TRIBULATION:
1) CHRISTIAN'S AREN'T APPOINTED TO WRATH:
2) MAN-CHILD:
3) PRE-TRIBULATION-CHRISTIANS WILL RETURN & RULE WITH JESUS:
B) MID-TRIBULATION:
1) WOMAN = JOHN 3:16 CHURCH:
C) PRE-WRATH-POST-TRIBULATION RAPTURE:
1) GREAT TRIBULATION IS WRATH OF GOD:
2) 144,000:
3) 2 WITNESSSES:
4) DAY OF THE LORD:
a) ARMAGEDDON WAR:
b) DAY OF THE LORD – JACOB'S TROUBLE:
D) POST-TRIBULATION:
1) JESUS SECOND COMING:
2) CHRISTIANS WILL RETURN WITH CHRIST:
3) ALL ISRAEL SAVED:
E) JUDGMENTS:
1) ANTI-CHRIST AND FALSE PROPHET SENT TO LAKE OF FIRE WITH SATAN BOUND FOR 1,000 YEARS:
2) UNBELIEVER RAPTURE AND JUDGED AT MILLENNIUM:
F) JESUS REIGNS 1,000 YEARS ON HIS THRONE IN JERUSALEM:
G) RESURRECTIONS & FINAL JUDGMENTS:
1) UNBELIEVER RAPTURE AND JUDGED:
2) SENT TO LAKE OF FIRE:
V) CONCLUSION:
I) RAPTURE INTRODUCTION:
A) TRIBULATION PURPOSE:
To bring Israel and Jewish people to the place that they recognize Jesus as their Messiah (Christ). To judge the Gentile nations and people for their sins against God (rejecting the gospel) and the Jewish people (exterminating Israel). To punish Satan, anti-christ, false prophet, with all those that follow them. God uses the raptures to remove people and groups out of the tribulations and many other events as show in the examples below.
Greek Tribulation <2347>: From <G2346> (thlibo); pressure (literal or figurative) :- afflicted (-tion), anguish, burdened, persecution, tribulation, trouble.
SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Jeremiah 30:7 The elected remnant will be saved out of Jacob troubles.
Zechariah 12:10 See Jesus
Matthew 23:37-39 Change from their sin of unbelief.
Matthew 24:21 Last 3 & 1/2 years is the Great Tribulation worst ever period for God's wrath. Also found in {Mark 13:19} and {Luke 21:22}. 5th chronological order of time event.
Matthew 24:29-31 This event occurs before the abomination of desolation of the End Times Events when the Woman {Revelation 12:1, 6, 13} John 3:16 Church is raptured. Also found in {Mark 13:24-27} and {Luke 21:25-28}. 3rd chronological order of time event.
Revelation 6:15-17 A time of major terror, pain, and suffering.
II) EXAMPLES OF RAPTURES IN SCRIPTURES: These scriptures support the multiple raptures. They also prove that the rapture doctrine is not a recent doctrine. They show raptures occurred earlier than the end times even in the Bible book of Genesis.
RAPTURES: The word rapture is not found in Bible. Judgments/awards may occur to the person who is raptured. Translation of peoples to heaven/hell/earth include: Enoch {Genesis 5:24, Hebrews 11:5}, Elijah {2 Kings 2:1, 2:11}, Jesus {Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, Acts 1:9}, Phillip {Acts 8:39-40}, Paul {2 Corinthians 12:2-4}, John {Revelation 4:1-2}, Overcomers/Man-Child {Revelation 2:26-27, 3:21, 12:5}, John 3:16-Church (Women) {Revelation 12:6}, Tribulation-Saints {Mark 13:24-27, Revelation 12:17}, Post-Tribulation Pre-Wrath {Revelation 7:9-17}, 144,000 {Revelation 7:3-8, 14:1-5}, 2 Witnesses {Revelation 11:3-12}, Israel {Psalms 50:3-5, Jeremiah 30:7, Daniel 12:1}; All Believers {Matthew 24:30-31}, & All Unbelievers {Matthew 13:30, 39-43, 49-50}. The first Resurrection {Revelation 20:5-6}, Second death {Revelation 2:11, 20:5-6}
OTHER SCRIPTURE WORDS FOR RAPTURE: Caught Away/Went Up: {2 Kings 2:11}; {Acts 8:39}; {2 Corinthians 12:4}; {1 Thessalonians 4:17}; {Revelation 12:5}; Taken/Took Away/Come Up/Out: {Genesis 5:24}; {Isaiah 57:1}; {2 Thessalonians 2:7}; {Revelation 4:1}; {Revelation 12:12}; Changed & Raised: {1 Corinthians 15:51-52}; Delivered: {Daniel 12:1}; Gather Together: {Matthew 24:31}; {2 Thessalonians 2:1}; Translated: {Hebrews 11:5}; Ascended Up: {Revelation 11:12}; Redeemed: {Revelation 14:3-4}; 1st Beast = Anti-Christ Out of sea (Revelation 13:1); Devil to the earth from heaven {Isaiah 14:12, Revelation 12:9}; Sinners, False Prophet, and Anti-Christ to Lake of fire {Revelation 19:20}; Devil to Lake of fire {Revelation 20:12}; Unbelievers to Lake of fire {Revelation 20:15}
God uses the following events to save people (groups of people) out of those events by rapturing these persons or groups shown with the scriptures fulfillments as follows:
A) CAUGHT/WENT UP:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
ELIJAH: 2 Kings 2:11
Hebrews Went Up <H5927> A primitive root; to ascend, intransitive (be high) or active (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow) :- arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break [the day] (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up), grow (over), increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, [make] up, × mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
PHILLIP: Acts 8:39-40
Greek Caught Away <G726> From a derivative of <G138> (haireomai); to seize (in various applications) :- catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force).
PAUL: 2 Corinthians 12:2-4
Greek Caught Away <G726> From a derivative of <G138> (haireomai); to seize (in various applications) :- catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force).
BELIEVERS: 1 Thessalonians 4:17
Greek Caught Up <G726> From a derivative of <G138> (haireomai); to seize (in various applications) :- catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force).
ELECTED OVERCOMERS CHRISTIANS: Revelation 12:5
Greek Caught Up <G726> From a derivative of <G138> (haireomai); to seize (in various applications) :- catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force).
B) TAKEN/TOOK /AWAY/UP/OUT:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
ENOCH: Genesis 5:24
Hebrews Took <H3947> A primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications) :- accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, × many, mingle, place, receive (-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
ELIJAH: 2 Kings 2:1
Hebrews Take Up <H5927> A primitive root; to ascend, intransitive (be high) or active (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow) :- arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break [the day] (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up), grow (over), increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, [make] up, × mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
ELECT BELIEVERS: Isaiah 57:1
Hebrews Taken Away <H622> A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence to receive, take away, i.e.
ELECTED OVERCOMERS CHRISTIANS: 2 Thessalonians 2:7
Greek Taken <G1096> A prolonged and middle form of a primary verb; to cause to be (“gen”-erate), i.e. (reflexive) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) :- arise, be assembled, be (-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, × soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
JESUS: Acts 1:9
Greek Taken Up <G1869> From <G1909> (epi) and <G142> (airo); to raise up (literal or figurative) :- exalt self, poise (lift, take) up.
Greek Received <G5274> From <G5259> (hupo) and <G2983> (lambano); to take from below, i.e. carry upward; figurative to take up, i.e. continue a discourse or topic; mentally to assume (presume) :- answer, receive, suppose.
C) CHANGED & RAISED:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
WOMAN - JOHN 3:16 CHURCH: 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 "Behold, I show 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."
Greek Raised <G1453> Probably akin to the base of <G58> (agora) (through the idea of collecting one's faculties); to waken (transitive or intransitive), i.e. rouse (literal from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figurative from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence) :- awake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-) rise (again, up), stand, take up.
WOMAN - JOHN 3:16 CHURCH: Revelation 12:6 After 1,260 days the woman is rapturewd off the earth.
D) DELIVERED:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
ISRAEL: Daniel 12:1
Hebrews Delivered <H4422> A primitive root; properly to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causative to release or rescue; specifically to bring forth young, emit sparks :- deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, × speedily, × surely.
E) GATHER TOGETHER/UP:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
ISRAEL: Psalm 50:5
Hebrews Gather <H622> A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence to receive, take away, i.e.
REMNANT OF WOMAN'S SEED: Matthew 24:31
Greek Gather Together <G1996> From <G1909> (epi) and <G4863> (sunago); to collect upon the same place :- gather (together).
TRIBULATION UNBELIVERS: Matthew 13:29-30, 39-42, 49-50
Greek Gather Up <G4816> From <G4862> (sun) and <G3004> (lego) in its original sense; to collect :- gather (together, up).
2 Thessalonians 2:1
Greek Gather Together <G1996> From <G1909> (epi) and <G4863> (sunago); to collect upon the same place :- gather (together).
TRIBULATION SAINTS: Mark 13:26-27
Greek Gather Together <G1996> From <G1909> (epi) and <G4863> (sunago); to collect upon the same place :- gather (together).
F) TRANSLATED:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
ENOCH: Hebrews 11:5
Greek Translated <G3346> From <G3326> (meta) and <G5087> (tithemi); to transfer, i.e. (literal) transport, (by implication) exchange, (reflexive) change sides, or (figurative) pervert :- carry over, change, remove, translate, turn.
G) COME/ASCENDED UP:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
APOSTLE JOHN: Revelation 4:1-2
Greek Come Up <G305> From <G303> (ana) and the base of <G939> (basis); to go up (literal or figurative) :- arise, ascend (up), climb (go, grow, rise, spring) up, come (up).
2 WITNESSES: Revelation 11:12
Greek Come Up/Ascended Up <G305> From <G303> (ana) and the base of <G939> (basis); to go up (literal or figurative) :- arise, ascend (up), climb (go, grow, rise, spring) up, come (up).
H) REDEEMED:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
144,000 JEWISH 12 TRIBES: Revelation 14:3-4
Greek Redeemed <G59> From <G58> (agora); properly to go to market, i.e. (by implication) to purchase; specially to redeem :- buy, redeem.
I) CAME OUT:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
PRE-WRATH-POST-TRIBULATION: Revelation 7:14
Greek Came Out <G2064> Middle of a primary verb (used only in the presonal and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred [middle] eleuthomai, el-yoo'-thom-ahee; or [active] eltho, el'-tho; which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative) :- accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, × light, × next, pass, resort, be set.
J) SAVED:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
ISRAEL: Jeremiah 30:7
Hebrews Saved <H3467> A primitive root; properly to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causative to free or succor :- × at all, avenging, defend, deliver (-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save (-iour), get victory.
K) RECEIVED UP:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
JESUS: Mark 16:19
Greek Received Up <G353> From <G303> (ana) and <G2983> (lambano); to take up :- receive up, take (in, unto, up).
L) CARRIED UP:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
JESUS: Luke 24:51
Greek Carried Up <G399> From <G303> (ana) and <G5342> (phero); to take up (literal or figurative) :- bear, bring (carry, lead) up, offer (up).
III) GENERAL CHURCHES RAPTURE DOCTRINES: There are six views on the rapture:
A) PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE: (Church is raptured before the Tribulation begins). General Church teaching has the purpose of the Tribulation is to punish the ungodly, the Church can not go through the Tribulation. There are a few scriptures that teach this rapture. This view does not address the many scriptures on raptures. I believe this is one of the raptures as shown in my paper.
B) MID-TRIBULATION RAPTURE: (Church is raptured between the Tribulation and Great Tribulation periods). General Church teaching has the purpose of the Tribulation is to punish the ungodly, the Church can not go through the Tribulation. There are a few scriptures that teach this rapture. This view does not address the many scriptures on raptures. I believe this is one of the raptures as shown in my paper.
C) PRE-WRATH-POST-TRIBULATION RAPTURE: (Church is raptured near the end of the Great Tribulation period). General Church teaching has the purpose of the Tribulation is to punish the ungodly, the Church can not go through the Tribulation. There are a few scriptures that teach this rapture. This view does not address the many scriptures on raptures. I believe this is one of the raptures as shown in my paper.
D) POST-TRIBULATION RAPTURE: (Church is raptured as the Great Tribulation ends). General Church teaching has the purpose of the Tribulation is to punish the ungodly, the Church can not go through the Tribulation. There are a few scriptures that teach this rapture. This view does not address the many scriptures on raptures. I believe this is one of the raptures as shown in my paper.
E) MULTIPLE RAPTURES OR PARTIAL RAPTURES: (my view). The only view that support the many scriptures on raptures that supports Pre, Mid, Pre-Wrath-Post, & Post Tribulation scriptures. This also supports special raptures: 2 Witnesses, 144,000, All Israel Saved, 2nd Coming, and Judgment, Resurrection scriptures raptures.
F) NO RAPTURE: General Church teaching has the purpose of the Tribulation is to punish the ungodly, the Church can not go through the Tribulation. This view does not address the many scriptures on raptures.
SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Revelation 1:19 The seven churches extend to seven time periods and in each time period the seven churches exist even to our present day. Revelation 2 & 3 shows the Overcomers.
Revelation 4:1 This is a type for rapture. The Man-Child (Revelation chapter 12) or Overcomers (Revelation Chapters 2-3) are Pre-Tribulation-raptured.
IV) CHURCHES RAPTURE DOCTRINES EXPANDED:
1) REVELATION CHAPTER 12 THREE GROUPS OF BELIEVERS RAPTURES:
The Prophet John wrote Revelation about 90-96 AD. This paper addresses multiple raptures. From the Revelation 12 viewpoint, this starts with these three believers groups: Man-Child (Elected Overcomers on fire Christians), Woman (John 3:16 Church), & Remnant of the Woman's Seed (Tribulation and Great Tribulation Jewish and Gentiles Believers).
The Man-Child is the Elect Overcomer Christians who are living in the deeper things of God. God rewards them by caughting (rapture) them up unto God and His throne. The Overcomers of the churches will rule 1,000 years with Christ (with a rod of iron) when Jesus is on His Jerusalem New Temple, earthly throne. In no other scripture period of time do we see the Revelation Chapter 2-3 Overcomers scripture promises fulfilled.
The Woman does not match Israel scripture (Genesis 37:9) wording or type. I assumed the Woman to be the Church with a John 3:16 salvation message only. She has not gone into any of the deeper things of God. During the Tribulation she is cared for by God, but goes through half the End Times period before being Mid-Tribulation raptured.
The remnant of the Woman's Seed goes through much of the End Times Events and is the Jewish & Gentile Tribulation Christians being saved through the ministry efforts of the two witnesses and 144,000 Jewish believers.
SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Genesis 37:9 Does not compare with Revelation 12:1 - A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.
OVERCOMERS:
1) Ephesus: Revelation 2:7
2) Smyrna: Revelation 2:11
3) Pergamos: Revelation 2:17
4) Thyatira: Revelation 2:26-28
5) Sardis: Revelation 3:5
6) Philadelphia: Revelation 3:12-14
7) Laodiceans: Revelation 3:21
Revelation 6:9-11 The remnant of the Woman's Seed goes through much of the End Times Events and is the Jewish & Gentile Tribulation Christians.
Revelation 7:14-17 The remnant of the Woman's Seed in Great Tribulation.
Revelation 12:1-3, 5-6, 11, 13-17
A) PRE-TRIBULATION: HE (ON FIRE CHRISTIANS) = OVERCOMERS = MAN-CHILD
The Man-Child can't be Jesus since this is in a future period after 90AD when John wrote Revelation. Jesus lived to about 33AD.
The End Times people who rule with a rod of iron scripture applies to Jesus and the Overcomers. The Man-Child is fulfilled by the Overcomers who are caught up to God and His throne & rule together.
SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
1 Corinthians 12:3 The Holy Spirit can not be the HE since if He is removed no one can call Jesus Lord. This is a clear Pre-Tribulaion-rapture scripture of the He (group) to be taken out of the way not being the Holy Spirit. He can not be Holy Spirit or no one could be saved after He is removed.
Ephesians 1:22-23 The Church is referred to as a male (Jesus) and can be the He.
2 Thessalonians 2:1
2 Thessalonians 2:7-8 HE is taken out to start End Times. Anti-christ comes in. The rapture of the Overcomers: Man-Child - the "He" is taken out of the earth which starts the End Times Events? The Church is referred to as the body of Christ who is male.
Revelation 2:26-27 OVERCOMERS
Revelation 12:5 MAN-CHILD
1) ELECTED CHRISTIAN'S AREN'T APPOINTED TO WRATH: Protected, not appointed to wrath, & raptured from End Times wrath.
SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Isaiah 57:1
Luke 21:36 Why pray this if no pre-tribulation rapture/protection possible?
1 Thessalonians 5:9
Revelation 3:10
2) MAN-CHILD:
The Man-Child can't be Jesus since this is in a future period after 90AD when John wrote Revelation. Jesus lived to about 33AD.
The End Times people who rule with a rod of iron scripture applies to Jesus and the Overcomers. The Man-Child is fulfilled by the Overcomers who are caught up to God and His throne & rule together.
SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Isaiah 66:7-8
Revelation 2:25-27 Man-Child is fulfilled by the Overcomers who come back to rule with Jesus.
Revelation 12:5-6 Jesus (is not the Man- Child). Overcomer's fulfill this, but Jesus did not come out of church as he came by Jewish parents, Mary and Holy Spirit then Joseph.
3) PRE-TRIBULATION-CHRISTIANS WILL RETURN & RULE WITH JESUS:
Overcomer Christians caught up from going through the Tribulation period. They will return later with Christ to rule with Him for the 1,000 years.
SCRIPTURES FULFILLED: See Overcomer in: 1 John 5:4, Revelation: 2:7, 2:17, 3:5, 3:12, 21:7
Revelation 3:21 The Overcomers' will rule with Jesus.
Revelation 12:11 Their life is centered on Jesus.
Revelation 19:13-15 Overcomer's (who are Pre-Tribulation raptured and return with Jesus) rules with iron rod.
B) MID-TRIBULATION: Woman – John 3:16 Church goes through 1260 days of Tribulation. The Church delievered the Elected on fire Man-child who is Pre-Tribulation raptured. This group is protected and supplied by God for 1260 days even from attacks by Satan before she is raptured.
1) WOMAN = JOHN 3:16 CHURCH: Goes through the 1st half of tribulation seven years end times.
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Revelation 12:1, 6, 13
C) PRE-WRATH-POST-TRIBULATION: After the Mid-Tribulation at the opening of the 6th seal.
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Joel 2:31-32
Mark 13:24-27
Revelation 6:12-13 Gentile and Jewish Christians are saved as a results of 144,000 and 2 witnesses.
Revelation 7:13-17 Saints will be killed by Anti-Christ and his armies who hate Jesus.
1) GREAT TRIBULATION IS WRATH OF GOD: The Great Tribulation, 2nd three & half years of 7 years end times is the wrath of God against un-believers and not against the saints.
Pre-Wrath-Rapture Christians believe the Tribulation is the full Daniel 9:27 week or 7 years period with the Great Tribulation being the last 3&1/2 years period. The abominantion of desolation {Matthew 24:15/Mark 13:14/Luke 21:20} starts the 2nd 3&1/2 years period. What follows in the Great Tribulation is the sun/moon.stars becoming dark and Jesus returned in the clouds with angels gathering the elect for rapture {Matthew 24:31/Mark 13:27/Luke 21:27}. Luke 21 does not include the word Tribultion or Great Tribultation but uses days of vengence. All of this is assumed by making the Matthew 24/Mark 13 scriptures in chronological order. The Fig Tree parable {Matthew 24:32/Mark 13:38/Luke 21:29} is however not in chronological order here. I assumed an out of chronological order {Matthew 24/Mark 13/Luke 21} scriptures assumptions.
The Pre-Wrath-Rapture approach, has a single rapture. If you study my paper, with most End Times scriptures, you can not agree with only this single rapture near the end of the 2nd 3&1/2 years. I believe this is one of the raptures as shown in my paper.
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Matthew 24:21
Romans 1:18
Revelation 16:1
2) 144,000: Near the end of the 1st Tribulation – 3&1/2 years, God uses 144,000 Jewish man, twelve thousand from twelve different tribes, who are protected by God, to lead many Jews and Gentiles (Woman remnant of her seed) {Revelation 12:17} to the Lord during the End Times. They preach and witness righteousness for some of the Tribulation and Great Tribulation periods and then are raptured with many believers to God. These 144,000 are raptured to heaven {Revelation 14:1-7} and are blesses by God for their ministry to Jews and Gentiles.
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Revelation 7:3-4
Revelation 12:17
Revelation 14:1-4 Many people as voice from heaven, waters, thunder & harps
3) 2 WITNESSES KILLED, RESURRECTED, & RAPTURED:
The two witnesses are killed by Anti-christ and their dead bodies are left in the street for 3&1/2 days. The people rejoice because they were torment by the two witnesses' preaching and power. The two witnesses are used by God to bring a number of Jews & Gentiles to Christ. The two witnesses and some saved people are called to heaven in a rapture.
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Revelation 11:3-12 Jerusalem
4) DAY OF THE LORD:
a) ARMAGEDDON WAR:
Armageddon is the place where this war will occurred. It is in a large valley (Valley of Jezreel and Jehoshaphat meaning Yahweh judges) near Megiddo in Israel. The Anti-christ soldiers will fight against the East and North armies in Israel killing many Jews and Christians who will call out to God for help. Christ will return (His second coming) and defect the Anti-christ with the end result that all Israel will be saved. This war has the nations having a goal of destroying Israel and the Jewish people with Christians. God judges the nation and the peoples fighting in Israel and the Jewish people. Jesus second coming return is to fight against these nations and peoples to support Israel and the Jewish people with the results that all Israel is saved.
SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Joel 3:2 Jehoshaphat meaning Yahweh judges.
Zechariah 12:3 Jerusalem will be a problem to nations until Jesus is king on the throne there.
Zechariah 14:2-3
Revelation 17:14
Revelation 16:14-16 The battle of Anti-christ and his armies against God's people (mostly Jewish).
Revelation 19:15-16
b) DAY OF THE LORD – JACOBS TROUBLES:
The Day of the Lord is both a single day when Jesus second coming returns to saves Israel from her enemies and also a period of time during the End Times which includes judgments on people, earth, & heavens.
The Day of the Lord {Isaiah 2:12, 13:9-10} (18 mostly Joel & Zephaniah); many times (some 208) in the Old Testament as that Day, also the Day of Christ {1 Corinthians 1:8; Philippians 1:6, 10}; Day of the Lord Jesus {2 Corinthians 1:14}; Man's Day {1 Corinthians 4:3}; and is different than the Day of God {2 Peter 3:10-12}; Great Day of God Almighty {Revelation 16:14}; When God creates a new earth and heaven. The Jewish people also know it as Jacob's Trouble {Jeremiah 30:7}.
SCRIPTURES FULFILLED
Daniel 12:1 All Israel saved.
Zechariah 14:1-4 Jesus second coming
Romans 11:25-26 All Israel saved.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-4
2 Peter 3:10-12 Earth and heavens destroyed.
Revelation 1:7 Jewish people had Jesus crucified or pierced. This is 2nd coming of Jesus to the earth with every person seeing Jesus return.
D) POST TRIBULATION:
1) JESUS SECOND COMING:
The second coming of Jesus as Lord and King, with His angels and saints, will occur near the end of the seven year End Times Great Tribulation periods. The whole world will see Him. Jesus second coming is to fight for Israel and the Jewish people. Jesus has come a few times for raptures groups where only that selected group saw Him – for examples: (2 Witnesses) {Revelation 11:12} & (144,000) {Revelation 14:1-5}.
SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Zechariah 14:4 Jesus 2nd coming return will be outside of Jerusalem.
Acts 1:11-12
Titus 2:13 Look forward to the blessed hope of glorious appearing of God, Jesus.
2) CHRISTIANS WILL RETURN WITH CHRIST: Saints earlier raptured from heavenly realm.
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Deuteronomy 33:2 Earlier raptures
Psalms 50:3-5 Earlier raptures
Zechariah 14:5 Earlier rapture
1 Thessalonians 3:13 Earlier rapture
Jude 1:14 Earlier rapture
Revelation 19:14
3) ALL ISRAEL SAVE:
Many Jews and Gentile believers are killed as they are losing the Armageddon war. They cry out to the Lord. God will restore His chosen people (Revelation's 12 - Woman remnant of her seed includes saved Israel) at the Day of the Lord near the close of the Great Tribulation.
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Deuteronomy 4:30-31
Psalms 50:3-5
Jeremiah 30:7
Revelation 12:17
E) JUDGMENTS:
1) ANTI-CHRIST AND FALSE PROPHET SENT TO LAKE OF FIRE WITH SATAN BOUND FOR 1,000 YEARS:
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Revelation 19:19-21 Jesus wins the war and punishes the evil losers.
Revelation 20:2-3 Through 1,000 years no Satan
2) UNBELIEVER RAPTURE AND JUDGED AT MILLENNIUM:
God removes all the unbelievers and starts the 1,000 years with only Christians remaining. Even with a Utopian perfect government and paradise, on earth when Satan is locked up, sin still affects the original Christians, some will turn into enemies of Jesus on His throne.
SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Isaiah 65:20 Results of sin during the 1,000 year reign of Christ.
Matthew 13:30, 39-43, 49 The unbelievers will be gathered, judged, & punished.
1 Corinthians 6:2-3 Christians to judge world/angel.
2 Timothy 4:1 Jesus will also judge the quick and dead.
Revelation 19:19-21 Jesus wins the war and punishes the evil losers.
F) JESUS REIGNS 1,000 YEARS ON HIS THRONE IN JERUSALEM:
Jesus will rule as King and Lord with the Overcomers and those believer's who lost their lives in the Tribulation period in Jerusalem for 1,000 years reign.
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Zechariah 14:9
Revelation 5:10 "And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth."
Revelation 19:15-16
Revelation 20:4-6 The rest of the dead are unbelievers who are raised after 1,000 years & judged.
G) RESURRECTIONS & FINAL JUDGMENTS:
Unbelievers are judged at their deaths or rapture, & fnal judgment at Great White Throne. They are first Judged for rejecting faith in Jesus and then their works that they did in their lives. Angels are judged. Nations are judged. Believers are judged. Jesus is final judge to everyone. Overcomer judgment, during the 1,000 reign of Jesus, is to resolve personal disputes {1 Corinthians 6:1-7}.
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Daniel 12:1-2
John 5:27-29
1 Thessalonians 4:14-17
Revelation 20:5
1) UNBELIEVER RAPTURE AND JUDGED:
Jesus will judge the unbelievers for rejecting Jesus as God's only means of righteousness by His death and resurrection. They will be judged at Great White Throne from their book of works which does not measure up to God's righteous standards.
SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Acts 17:31 God will judge the world by Jesus righteousness on an appointed day.
Revelation 20:11-15 Man has tried to make himself righteous by his works and efforts. These are worthless.
Revelation 21:8
2) SENT TO LAKE OF FIRE:
Jesus will raise all the dead unbelievers and judge them for they are not written in the book of life and their works are not righteous. They will be punished with 2nd death in Lake of fire.
PERSON/GROUP: SCRIPTURES FULFILLED:
Daniel 12:2 The evil dead rise & are judged.
John 5:26-29 Jesus will be final judge.
Acts 24:15
Revelation 14:9-10 God warns not to take 666 number or be judged.
V) CONCLUSION:
I have shown a number of raptures: some that already occurred and some that will occur during the end times tribulation. The Man-Child of Revelation 12:5 is the Overcomer saints (Revelation 2 & 3) who will be pre-tribulation raptured. The debate in theological circles as to whether the saints will go through the tribulation should include multiple or partial raptures. This is the only way that most rapture doctrine scriptures are used to study rapture theology. Saints are to prepare themselves to be used by God. God will take some by death and others will be raptured.
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