Any Christian telling another to not worry the rapture will take you away before real persecutions is failing completely. Christ literally warns us to expect real and harsh persecution when we take up his cross.
That being said it still does not make the rapture untrue nor less important. The rapture will happen but in my opinion it is more about allowing the world to see what exactly a world without God’s hand involved really would be like.
In my opinion it is yet another mercy of God’s to show the most stubborn just how wrong they are and give one last chance to see how much they need God before the final judgment.
Anyone waiting for the rapture to avoid persecution is failing to understand God’s word but that does not make the rapture untrue nor any less desired. As for the timing of the rapture, while it may be physically important to ones comfort, it is by no means doctrinally necessary for salvation, making many of the arguments over it more harmful than productive.
I counsel those curious to just accept the possibility it could be pre, mid or post and instead have faith God will carry us through regardless of our poor understandings.
There is a huge difference between the pedestrian tribulations we experience here--or even the tribulations some experience that can result in death--and the Great Tribulation which is God's Wrath poured down upon earth.
God will not pour His Wrath upon His Bride. The rapture will come before that.
Now, whether it is before the 7 years, or the middle of the 7 years, I do not know. I can see arguments on both sides, though I lean towards the pre-Trib, rather than the mid-Trib, personally.
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aaaahhh
the stiff neck of pride shows itself again.
foxs book of martyrs proves you dead wrong, pun intended.
dont try and float the turd that intense fatal persecution hasnt been with us since saul.
you infer we are cowards.
pride on your part
you are just like peter cutting off the servants ear , a prideful ear cutter, who was rebuked by Christ. spit.
how do you twist these verses..
1Th 4:17 - Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
1Th 4:18 - Therefore comfort one another with these words.
you are a spiritual terrorist imho.