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Mr. Meek is wrong on the account that the Great Tribulation has already occurred; it has not.

Matthew 24:15-22:
“When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in 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.”

As of this time, we are hearing of hundreds of men, women and children being slain for their faith in Jesus Christ and the word of their testimony by a demonic army.

A pestilence known to us as Ebola has stricken and killed more than 10,000 people. There is also MERS and SARS.
And there is also a resurgence of diseases such as measles, whooping cough, tuberculosis, superbacteria, and two previously unknown maladies—one that mimics polio, the other one a deadly lung infection that can kill virtually within hours.

Russia and Iran are posed to annihilate the United States, with Putin taking ever more aggressive military moves on any given day. Understand, if this happens: THE MOMENT that Iran sees Kerry and Co. go home because the door’s just been slammed permanently shut on any more ‘talks’, and the heaviest sanctions come...

I could go on describing the horrors of what is occurring right now, and what is to come that we read about in Biblical scripture, but what I need to say now, in these closing hours of Sunday, is this:

Do you know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior?
If not, accept Him and turn your life back over to Him before it is too late. If you do know Him, tell others who don’t know Jesus about Him, and how He gave His Life for theirs.

Stand in the faith and love of Christ, and pray continuously, my brothers and sisters in faith and freedom.

Dr. Ken Gentry has written a scholarly, well researched work on the dating of the book of Revelation. This book is the published edition of his PHD thesis on this subject.

Here is the original edition of Dr. Gentry’s thesis, published as BEFORE JERUSALEM FELL-THE DATING OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION. This detailed presentation is quite good - Dr. Gentry outlines the position, then presents Scriptural and secular evidence.. proof that the book of Revelation was written before 70 AD, then answers many of the objections to this position that have been voiced on this very thread.

Here’s where the FREE PDF copy of the book can be downloaded. The book is also available on Amazon..in a newer edition, and will cost money, but the first edition is available for free here. = http://freebooks.entrewave.com/freebooks/docs/2206_47e.htm

Here’s an interesting audio interview with Dr. Gentry, he details his position that the book of Revelation was written before 70 AD, prior to the 95-96 AD date held by modern scholars. You’ll find that Dr. Gentry presents a well thought out defense of this position in an irenic manner. It’s well worth to the time to listen to this interview.

Here’s the audio interview with Dr. Gentry. This truly is a fascinating discussion=
https://youtu.be/lLLE4srpZOA

Here’s another book, written by David Chilton, titled THE GREAT TRIBULATION, defending the position that the Tribulation that Jesus spoke of in The Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24) actually did occur in 70 AD, when Jerusalem fell. Dr. Chilton outlines the position, presenting specific Biblical evidence for this position, then answers many of the objections to this view, some of which have been voiced on this very thread. Here’s the book in PDF format. This is an outstanding book by one of the best Biblical Scholars I’ve ever read. =
http://chiltoncenter.org/great-tribulation

This little book is actually ONE chapter out of a larger work, defending the Evangelical Preterist position, titled PARADISE RESTORED. It’s also the one book that changed my own position away from Dispensationalism. This fascinating book WILL shake people out of their Dispensational daydreams, for sure, if they would only but read seriously read it!

Here’s a free copy of the book in PDF format = http://chiltoncenter.org/paradise-restored/

Gary DeMar has written a wonderful little book, with a detailed exposition of Matthew 24 (verse by verse), defending this position, titled LAST DAYS MADNESS. This really is one of the best books on this topic I’ve read. Sadly, this book is NOT available in Free PDF format, but, here’s the Amazon link to this book. =
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Madness-Obsession-Modern/dp/0915815354/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427088244&sr=1-1&keywords=last+days+madness+gary+demar

If any of ya’ll would like to read this book, but may be unable to buy this book at this time, perhaps I can help, just Freepmail me.

The position that the Tribulation spoken of by Jesus occurred in 70 AD, is NOT a new position. If some serious historical study of this eschatological position is undertaken, you’ll find that the idea of a FUTURE Tribulation arose in the early 19th century; it’s an idea that sprang from the works of J.N. Darby and other leaders in early Dispensationalism. No reputable scholar of any note held to this specific Dispensational futuristic position prior to 1830.

Well.. ok. then.. what eschatological view did Protestant Christians generally embrace prior to 1830?

Well, that’s the question, isn’t it ? These books I’ve recommended above, go a long way to answering this question, and many others.. Go ahead..Download ‘em and read ‘em.. believe me, you won’t be sorry~!