If we are going to be here for the tribulation how are we supposed to prepare for it?

Question

For everyone who believes in the Tribulation how do you prepare for it?

This was asked in someones answer yesterday and I thought I would ask this as a question.

How do you feel about the way the Mormons go about it?
(I'm not talking about the doctrine of Joseph Smith I'm talking about the way they believe in prepareing.)

Outraged Minister can you give scripture references.

The Mormons are in my question because most know how they believe about prepareing. (nothing more)

QUOTE FROM DAISY "but of course food storage, trying to get out of debt, and learning basic self sufficiency skills are a good idea for everyone - rainy days and difficult times come to every family at some point or another."

In my neck of the woods every time we have the smallest forecast of snow the stores empty themselve out in a matter of hours. 2" and in shut this state down.

9-11-2001 Panic hit this nation people were rushing trying to grab what they needed to get through what ever we may have been facing.

The Mormons are on to something about this hard times is coming. The fedral government has even said we need a good supply of food. Look at New Orleans.

These material things will not keep us though. WE MUST BE SEALED OF THE HOLY GHOST. It is time to make ourselves ready.

THERE IS NO REASON TO BE SEALED IF WE ARE GOING TO BE GONE.

We are sealed to make it. He that endure to the end shall be saved.

THE SERVANTS OF GOD WILL BE HERE

Revelation 7:3
Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

It does not say "till we have raptured the servant of God"

It is time to prepare ourselves know. Are your lamps full?


We can not buy or sell without the Mark of the Beast. It is wise to get out of debt and to get our eyes off of material things and set them on Jesus.

I wish I couls spread this among these four:
Dr Latte (This is the most important thing said here)
loneranger
don s
daisy

Answer 1

Matthew 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Here in these scriptures we find Grace for those who are His elect.
The military has certain categories that are considered the elect. A Navy Seal, a Green Beret are some of the elect.These are those that are out of the ordinary and are extraordinary men and woman.
God"s elect would be much the same.They would need to know what the Word of God really said.They would be full of faith.Separated from worldly amusements and traditions of man.Well acquainted with the Holy Ghost.They would walk daily in the Spirit.They would be gentle and kind,merciful, and quick to forgive others no matter what.And they would probably be called Fuddies by many.

ADDED WARNING TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE RAPTURE:
I should not have left this verse out of my first statement. During this time of tribulation there will be those who will wonder why they are still here. They stand in danger of looking for Christ when He has not come yet. I pray that these will remember this verse; "Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not." Matthew 24:23. Please don't go looking for Christ at this time, we will all know when He comes back, for every knee will bow when He returns, and everyone will hear the sound of the trumpets call to judgment.

Answer 2

Mt 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. 50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

Mt 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Matthew 6:19 ¶ Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.
20 But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:
21 For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

The way the Mormons go about it is probably not a bad idea, but only storing enough food for a year when the tribualtions will last close to 3 is not going to help them much. Besides, once folks know you have food, good luck trying to keep it. It stands to reason that during the tribulations that Law and Order will break down even further than it is today.

The bottom line is that God will take care of His Own. Nothing we do can prepare us for what is coming. We cannot even begin to truly imagine what the world is going to be like during this awful time. Christ says that it is going to get so bad that:

Mark 13:20 And if the Lord had not made the time short, no flesh would have been kept from destruction; but because of the saints he has made the time short.

Answer 3

this is going to be a time of testing. Storing up food, clothes, batterys and things to get you through may get you through a national diaster. But the great tribulation if you have anything of any value, people will kill you for it. So you would be setting yourself up to be killed and showing a lack of trust in Jehovah. He promisses to take care of us and he will.
When the UN turns on religion, it will turn on all religions.
There is not going to be a difference, one from another.
This is when those who make a meeting occassionally, are half hearted about their faith will fall. We need super human strength to survive this, the kind of strength that only a good relationship with God will supply. So work on that kind of faith. By reading the bible and see how people before were rescued because of their strong faith. How those who looked to the governments for help died. The best way to prepare is to have strong faith.

Answer 4

I think that Jesus will come first then the tribulation will begin.....If I was stuck in that time I would do what I can to survive and tell others the Gospel as many as possible.
But I want to go out on the first train,so I will stick with God till I die or till Jesus comes back. Trying to keep my hands clean and my heart pure thats the Best I can do- its my prep before I die its a continuing process.

BYA:The Mormons are thinking very good at preparing thats all I can say about that....don't understand why they are in your question.

Answer 5

If you are part of Jesus' "little flock", the Philadelphia era Churches of which Jesus prophesied in the book of Revelation (God's True Church), God will protect you by taking you out of harms way during the tribulation. If not, you, with the rest of the world shall suffer immensely the wrath of God that is poured out on the world.

Answer 6

Harpazo = Rapture

END-TIME BIBLE PROPHECY

The Messiah Lord Jesus said BIRTH PANGS would signal the time of the end (Matthew 24:8). There are NINE birth pangs, they are all PRE-TRIBULATIONAL and the 1st three already occurred.

The first birth pang was worldwide conflict coupled with famines and earthquakes (Matthew 24:7-8). Worldwide conflict was fulfilled in 1914-1918, major famines happened in 1918-1921 and most of the world’s major earthquakes began to occur since 1900.

The second birth pang was the restoration of a Jewish State (Ezekiel 20:33-38; Ezekiel 22:17-22; Ezekiel 36:22-24; Zephaniah 2:1-2). This was fulfilled in 1948.

The third birth pang was Jewish control of the Old City of Jerusalem (Revelation 11:1-2). For the third Jewish Temple (Tribulation Temple) to be rebuilt, Jerusalem needs to be under Jewish control and this was accomplished in the Six Day War in 1967.

The fourth birth pang will be the Ezekiel 38 war. Russia, allied states of Iran, Ethiopia, Somalia, Germany and Armenia will invade Israel. God will miraculously destroy the invading army by earthquake, civil war among the invading soldiers, pestilence, blood, flood, hailstones, fire and brimstone. This will bring a revival in Israel where many Jews will turn to the Lord, and Israel will spend 7 years and 7 months burying the bodies and burning for fuel the military equipment left behind (Ezekiel 39:9-16).

The 5th birth pang will be the development of a one world government (Daniel 7:23-24).

The 6th birth pang will be the splitting of the one world government into 10 kingdoms and this Ten Kingdom Stage will continue until mid-Tribulation (Daniel 7:24).

The 7th birth pang will be the revelation of the Antichrist (II Thessalonians 2:1-3; Daniel 7:24).

The 8th birth pang will be a period of peace and false security that will be shattered by the Tribulation (1 Thessalonians 5:1-3).

The 9th and final birth pang before the Tribulation is the signing of the 7-year covenant between Israel and the Antichrist. THIS EVENT IS WHAT BEGINS THE (7-year) TRIBULATION - NOT THE RAPTURE!

The Rapture of the Church (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18) is also a pre-tribulational event (Luke 21:34-37; 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 19:6-8). The fact that the Church is not mentioned in any of the Tribulation Scriptures proves the Rapture is pre-tribulational. All raptured Christians will receive glorified bodies (Romans 8:22-23; 1 Corinthians 15:50-54)) and it can happen at any second.


THE FIRST HALF OF THE TRIBULATION (SUPPORTING VERSES IN REVELATION 6-9 AND 17)

The Ministry of 144,000 sealed Jewish believers will bring many throughout the world to accept Christ.

There will be a powerful Ministry of Two Witnesses who will also be anointed Jewish believers.

A one world religious system (Babylon the Harlot) will rule. Under this one world religious system, many who are saved during the Tribulation will suffer persecution and death.

The Political system of the 10 kings of the one world government will continue.

During the first half of the Tribulation there will also be war, worldwide famine, death (1/4 of the world’s population will die), a huge earthquake, a blackout and a meteor shower. 1/3 of earth’s dry surface will be destroyed, 1/3 sea life and salt water will be destroyed, a fallen angel called Wormwood will make 1/3 of earth’s fresh water bitter, 1/3 of earth’s natural light sources will be destroyed, there will be another blackout and demons in the form of “locust-scorpions” will come up out of the abyss led by Abaddon their king and they will inflict harm and pain for five months upon those who are not sealed by God (unbelievers). Another demonic invasion will occur and the demons involved will be led by four fallen angels who will be released from the Euphrates River and this army will kill 1/3 of the earth’s population.


MID-TRIBULATION (SUPPORTING VERSES IN REVELATION 10-14 AND 17)

The Antichrist will war against the 10 kings, and during the war the Antichrist will be killed.

Satan will be cast out of the atmospheric heavens onto earth and will resurrect the Antichrist.

The Antichrist will kill 3 kings (the kings of Syria, Egypt and Mesopotamia) and the 7 other kings will submit to him.

The Antichrist will kill the Two Witnesses in Jerusalem and the wicked people will celebrate this event. Three and a half days afterwards, God will resurrect the Two Witnesses and take them up to Heaven and the people who celebrated will become terrified. The city of Jerusalem where the murder of the Two Witnesses occurred will then suffer an earthquake which will kill 7,000 people.

The False Prophet will receive from Satan the power to perform great miracles and will deceive many. The False Prophet will command all people to worship the Antichrist and have persons create an image to the Antichrist. The False Prophet will use his satanic powers to give it life and the ability to speak. The False Prophet will cause those who refuse to worship the Antichrist and the image to be killed.

The False Prophet will issue his own counterfeit seal known as the Mark of the Beast and it will be placed on all those who surrender to the Antichrist’s authority and accept him as god. Those who refuse to take this mark will not be able to buy or sell. Those who take this mark will spend eternity in the Lake of Fire.

The Antichrist will break the seven-year covenant he made with Israel, cause the sacrifices to stop, sit in the Jewish Temple, declare to the world that he is really God and set up an idol called the Abomination of Desolation in the Temple (Daniel 9:27; Daniel 12:11; Matthew 24:15-16; 11Thessalonians 2:3-4; Revelation 13:11-15).

Through the Antichrist and the False Prophet, Satan will attempt to destroy the Jews once and for all but he will fail because 1/3 of the Jews will succeed in fleeing into the wilderness. These Jews who escape will accept the Lord Jesus as their Saviour during the Tribulation (Zechariah 13:7-9) and while they are in hiding, God will miraculously provide for them (Zechariah 13:8-9; Isaiah 41:17-20). Divine intervention will also destroy the pursuing army.


THE SECOND HALF OF THE TRIBULATION (SUPPORTING VERSES FOUND IN REVELATION 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)

In the second half of the Tribulation, those with the Mark of the Beast will suffer skin sores, the remainder of sea water and fresh water will be destroyed, the sun will cause terrible burns and the wicked will blaspheme God. There will be yet another blackout and persons will suffer gnawing pains.

Babylon will be the center of world economy and political system but Babylon will be swiftly destroyed by fire and become uninhabitable for man.

The Antichrist will locate the Jews who sought refuge in the wilderness and surround them with his armies to wipe them out. The Lord Jesus will then descend from Heaven with His angels and Saints. He will come with great glory riding upon a horse and will destroy the Antichrist, the False Prophet and all of their armies. After this, a loud voice will cry out “It is done!” followed by the greatest earthquake in the earth’s history and hail weighing 120 pounds will fall.

At the end of the Tribulation, there will be another blackout, the stars will fall from the sky and the heavenly bodies will be shaken (Matthew 24:29), the Antichrist and the False Prophet will be thrown into the eternal Lake of Fire and Satan will be cast into the Abyss and bound for 1,000 years.


THE MILLENNIUM

The Lord Jesus will reign over the entire earth during the Millennium. The Jewish and Gentile believers who survive the Tribulation will go on to populate the Millennium. Believers who died before and during the Tribulation and believers who were raptured will be present on earth during the Millennium and because they will have glorified bodies they will not reproduce. All believers will be given special tasks by the Lord Jesus (Revelation 20:4-6). There will be no wars (Isaiah 2:2-4), animals will return to the Edenic state and become vegetarians (Isaiah 11:6-9), people will not labour in vain but eat what they plant and inhabit what they build, there will be renovations in the heavens and earth and there will be righteous and unrighteous children born during the Millennium (Isaiah 65:17-25).

At the end of the Millennium, Satan will be loosed from the Abyss and will deceive and gather the unrighteous for a war against the righteous. This will be his final attempt to destroy the righteous and when the unrighteous of the Millennium surround the good people, God will send fire down from Heaven which will suddenly and massively annihilate all of the wicked people. Satan will then be cast into the Lake of Fire where he will remain in torment for eternity (Revelation 20:7-10).


THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT

The Great White Throne Judgment will be the next main event. The old heavens and earth will be done away with and all will stand before God’s throne to be judged (Revelation 20:11-12). Those whose names are not found written in the Book of Life will be cast into the Lake of Fire which will be their final and eternal abode (Revelation 20:14-15).


THE ETERNAL ORDER (REVELATION 21 AND 22)

Those whose names are found in the Book of Life will enjoy paradise with God forever. The heavens and earth will be made new and the New Jerusalem will come down upon the earth making the earth like Heaven. All curses from the fall will be removed and the earth will be inhabited by the Triune God (The Father, Son and Holy Spirit), all angels and all of the righteous. The seas, moon, night and sun will be done away with and the glory of God will illuminate the earth. The River of Life will flow from God’s throne, the Tree of Life will bear health-giving fruits and leaves and the name of Jesus will be on the foreheads of all of the righteous.

Answer 7

I am LDS, so obviously a bit biased here - but of course food storage, trying to get out of debt, and learning basic self sufficiency skills are a good idea for everyone - rainy days and difficult times come to every family at some point or another.

Answer 8

Bible Believer,
We Will not be in the Tribulation, we will be "Raptured" before it begins. Don't listen to the people who say that The Church will go through the Tribulation, there are many, many scriptures that directly teach that we will be with The LORD, at the Marriage Supper of The Lamb.
OM

Answer 9

First the "tribulation" took place between 0-280 AD.
The "great tribulation" took place between 1680 and 1960 AD.

We have now entered the time of the first bowl, of the 7th and final seal, you have less then 940 years left, and 800 years to the time of the "blessed" (rapture).

You will be "born again" many times before the final judgment.
Up until the final Judgment no one has died, no not one.

Answer 10

With the armour of God! Hallelujah Jesus!

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints" -- Eph 6:10-18