Christians, do you think the rapture of the church will be pre-trib, mid-trib, or post trib?

Question

I'm hoping for pre tribulation rapture.

Answer 1

Well this I dont have to think of, I know.It will be pre -trib.In Revelations it speaks of how in the twinkle of an eye Jesus will return for his people, then the anti- christ will reveal himself to the world. We, as Christians have nothing to do with the tribulation because it is Gods promise to His children that if we believe in His only begotten son we shall not perrish but have everlasting life.(john 3:16) Look, the tribulation will take place as soon as Jesus second coming occurs.There will be 7 years of tribulation be4 God comes and destroys satan(anti-christ).This tribulation is split into 2 parts. the 1st 3 1/2 yrs will be world wide peace so he can lure people into believing in him.The following 3 1/2 yrs will be him revealing himself to be god and this is when the 666 also comes in.He will make people get this mark on their right hand or forehead.Those who dont will have their heads cut off for believing in Jesus Christ,they too will go to Heaven because they died for Christ.During this time, God will be pouring his wrath down on Earth so there could be know way God would allow His children to go through such horror as the days to come.So he wouldnt leave the rapture for a later time other than b4 this dreadful event.This is just a lil insight on a big topic , hope this helps u see a lil further into ur question. U can also read the book of Daniel & Revelation for more insight.
God Bless

Answer 2

The Rapture of the church is the event in which God previously removes all believers from the earth in order to make way for His righteous judgment to be poured out on the earth during the Tribulation period. The Rapture is described primarily in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 1 Corinthians 15:50-54.

Answer 3

There's absolutely no precedent in scripture for God rapturing his people away, in order to save them.

Jesus told us enough about the end, that he would have said something to that effect, if it was truly in the plans.

Here's what Jesus, did say:

Mat 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall shew great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.
Mat 24:25 Behold I have told it to you, beforehand.
Mat 24:26 If therefore they shall say to you, Behold he is in the desert: go ye not out. Behold he is in the closets: believe it not.
Mat 24:27 For as lightning cometh out of the east and appeareth even into the west: so shall also the cowling of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:28 Wheresoever the body shall be, there shall the eagles also be gathered together.
Mat 24:29 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of heaven shall be moved.
Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven. And then shall all tribes of the earth mourn: and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with much power and majesty.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a trumpet and a great voice: and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them.

The whole rapture thing was only invented around 200 years ago, and by a false prophet, at that.

Then others jumped on it because it fit in well with their skewed world view.

Don't fall for it.

God is quite capable of gathering and preserving his people, right here on old terra firma (assuming that at least some faithful Christians are still present on earth at that time).

Study the Book of Exodus and see what God did there.

Odds are, he'll do it again, in pretty much the same way.

We'll probably even get a chance to see Moses again, too, along with Elijah.

The one sure thing about the 2nd coming is that antichrist will come first, complete with lying signs and wonders, and lead the whole world astray.

Then, a bit later, after the tribulations, the real Jesus will appear in the sky, accompanied by authentic signs and authentic wonders, that antichrist could only dream of faking.

Then Jesus will personally bring a definitive end to this age, and usher in the next.

As part of that process, all who ever lived will be changed, and given brand new, glorified, resurrection bodies, like Jesus already has.

1Co 15:51 Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall all indeed rise again: but we shall not all be changed.
1Co 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet: for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall rise again incorruptible. And we shall be changed.

Then there will be judgment, and revelation, and all things will finally be restored, in Christ.

The likely location for all of this is on ... or very near ... good old planet earth.

The rule here is: If you're still in your old flesh body, the one that bleeds, and gets sick, and needs food, water, and sleep, then the guy in the temple, claiming to be God ... ISN'T ... no matter what he says, and no matter what kind of miracles he seems to perform.

Only Jesus has the power to instantly change corrupt flesh into glory.

Remember that, and all the rest hardly matters.

Answer 4

pre... but it could very well be post because pre-trib idea is something of the 20th century and no where else in church history has this idea been recorded as such.

I am hoping for pre... but prepared for post.

The rapture is mentioned in 1 Thess 4

Answer 5

I am a Seventh-Day Adventist. We do not believe the popular theology presented by the "Left Behind" books (which are not scriptural) or pre-trib churches today. We are post-trib. We see the 7-year period of prophecy as the 70th "week" of Daniel's prophecy, which ended around the time of Christ. People who are pre-trib end the prophecy at 69 weeks, then "chop off" that last week and place it at the end of time. Not so! The 70th week follows the 69th week chronologically. There is no need to split it up. The "seven years" of that "70th week" begin at Christ's baptism (the beginning of His ministry) and ends with the stoning of Stephen, when the Gospel is sent out to the Gentiles. In the middle of this "week" (at 3-1/2 years) the Messiah is to be "cut off", but not for Himself. That is, He is crucified, but not for His own sins (because He has none.) Then the other 3-1/2 years are from His crucifixion/resurrection until the stoning of Stephen. Jesus wanted the Apostles to spread the Gospel to the Jews first, for 3-1/2 more years, then to go to the Gentiles. Then the Jews were given a 40 year probation until their city would be destroyed in 70 AD. The "Great Tribulation" was actually the period known as the Dark Ages, when over 50 million Christians were slaughtered for their faith. There will be another period of "tribulation" just before Christ returns, but it will be "shorted, for the sake of the elect" - which proves that the "elect" [the saved] will be IN the tribuation, not taken out before. (This period may only last a few months.) We see examples that foreshadow this in the OT - Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were saved "through" the fiery furnace, not "from" it. Daniel was saved "through" the lion's den, not "from" it. God's people have always had to go "through" tribulation before they are saved. We look at the story Jesus told in Mat 24:39 "And knew not until the flood came, and TOOK them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Mat 24:40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be TAKEN, and the other left. Mat 24:41 Two [women shall be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be TAKEN, and the other left." Take a look at the verb "took/take" in the above verses. Look at the first verse about Noah. Where were all those people "taken"? They were taken in death! The same verb is used the same way in the next two verses. Where are those people "taken"? In death! The ones "left behind" are the saved ones! As far as the 144,000, there are some people who think that this is all the people who will be in Heaven! Not true! As you stated, immediately after that, you see the phrase about a great number, which no man could number" of all the nations. Obviously, 144,000 does not fit that description. It is believed that these people are an elite group of people who are historically significant to the spreading of the Gospel. We don't know for sure. But it definitely isn't "all believers of all time." If you want a more detailed explanation of the post-trib theory, visit your local 7th-Day Adventist church; even the lay people are often quite well-versed in the Bible and would be happy to explain it to you.

Answer 6

I believe in pre trib

Answer 7

Well I think we are in Pre Trib already

Answer 8

Pre.

It says that the rapture is the start of the Tribuation in the bible.

Answer 9

The word "rapture" isn't used in the Bible. Nor is there any indication in the Bible that "the church" will go to heaven pre or mid tribulation.

Answer 10

pre trib... and i believe the trib will never happen. unless the christians will start it themselves.