Is there evidence in the Bible to support that believers will go through the 7 year tribulation period?

Question

This is the time when God's wrath will be poured out on the earth and its inhabitants. I have many Christian friends who really believe they will have to go through part if not all of this period. What do you think? Is there any proof in the Bible backing up the belief that a person who has been born again by His Spirit will have to go through the worst time known to mankind?

Answer 1

Unfortunately many Christians DO NOT read their Bibles. The term Tribulation causes fear to enter into the hearts of men, and rightly so. Tribulation is a 7 year period of unspeakable horror; hell on earth. tribulation in the trial of suffering many will endure FOLLOWING THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH! The purpose of tribulation is to bring ISRAEL into the realization that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ. (Matt. 23: 37 - 39) (Ezekiel 20: 33 - 38) The second is to judge the Gentile nations for their efforts to exterminate ISRAEL. The Third reason is to allow a Christ rejecting world to personally experience the suffering and sorrow of the evil Empire of Satan...the Antichrist and the False Prophet. The fourth purpose is GOD'S WRATH poured out on all who refused and rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Wrath so great "that unless the days be shortened NO FLESH would be saved!" Kings, great men, powerful men, poor men, cowards, all cowering in caves to escape the inescapable.
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH WILL NOT suffer through the tribulation. Here is a chronological break down Revelation 6: 1 - 19; 21)

1. The Lord returns with a shout, trumpet of God; the Church is raptured...the dead in Christ shall rise first...(1 Thessalonians 4: 15 -18)

2. The AntiChrist is made known to the world (Rev. 6.2).

3. 7 Seal Judgements (Rev. 6: 1 - 8:6)

4. 144,ooo Jewish men are sealed (to preach the Gospel, they now believe) (Rev. 7: 1 - 8)

5. The ministry of the two wittnesses (probably Elisha and Enoch, since neither of these men died, and the Bible says all men must face the first death.)

6. The Great Dragon is cast out of Heaven (Rev. 12: 7 - 17)

7. 7 Trumpets of Judgement (Rev. 8: 7 - 11; 19)

8. Ther false religion of the Beast and False prophet is established. The false Peace is over!! (Rev. 13: 11 - 15)

9. The mark of the Beast is given to the earth, except those who now believe in Jesus as the Messiah...the must suffer a martyers death for the faith. 666... (Rev. 13: 1 - 18)

10. 7 Bowl Judgements (Rev. 15: 1 - 16; 21)

11. The 3 angels message of Judgement (Rev. 14: 6 - 13)

12. ARMAGEDDON the harlot and Babylon are destroyed...(Rev. 17-18)

13. The SECOND COMING of CHRIST, WHEN HE SETS FOOT ON THE EARTH...NOT THE RAPTURE, IT HAS ALREADY CAME...HERE CHRIST COMES AS THE LION OF JUDAH AND DESTROYS THE EVIL LAWLESS ONE...(2 Thessalonians 2:8)

SUMMERY: Matthew 24: 27 - 31

Answer 2

In the book of Revelation, Jesus is speaking to the church of Philadelphia, the faithful church. He says, because you have kept my word, I will keep you from the coming tribulation which shall be upon the earth.

This is not to be confused with the tribulation Jesus said we would all suffer in life, that means merely troubling circumstances, which come to all of us in the course of time.

I believe those faithful Christians, who have indeed kept the word of God, are counted among this "faithful church" and will not see the tribulation period.

As the bible also says we as believers are "not appointed unto wrath" and the tribulation is God's wrath poured upon a Christ rejecting world, that is the second reason I believe Christians will not see the tribulation.

I also believe we should not argue amongst ourselves over the timing. I am content to know Jesus will come when He does.

Answer 3

For me Father K used the best scripture to clarify this question. I had always heard of this pre trib rapture before I got saved. After I became a christian I expected it would be right there in the Bible plain as day, since so many people believed in it. I interpret the scripture to say that Jesus is coming back after the tribulation and see nothing anywhere to say that there are two returns of Christ. I can recommend a good book on the subject. It's called The Rapture A Question Of Timing by William R. Kimball. It's out of print but I'll see if I can find a link to help you purchase it. http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?title=the+rapture+a+question+timing
God bless!!

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Be careful with your answers.. Look up the verses that they have given to be sure they are as wriiten here. Some have inserted things like " the church is raptured" into Thessalonians 4:15. Here is what the verse says...15
Indeed, we tell you this, on the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, 3 will surely not precede those who have fallen asleep.
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For the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
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Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together 4 with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Thus we shall always be with the Lord.
This doesn't imply anyway that it is before the tribulation. As a matter of fact it sounds remakably like any other verses that no one will argue is Christ coming immediately after the tribulation.
Mark 13:24-27 13:24 “But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light; 13:25 the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 13:26 Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory. 13:27 Then he will send angels and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

http://www.posttribrapture.com/

Answer 4

No. We just know so much more about what is going on in the world than people did. Look at history. This is actually a fairly peaceful time compared with much of history. And I'm sure in all sorts of times of trouble people thought it was the end. Only God knows when the end is coming and maybe it is now, but I doubt it. And as much as I don't like George Bush, I don't think that is what it is now.

Answer 5

Just the opposite Virginia.....In Thess. 5th chapter after the Rapture is mentioned in the 4th chapter...God says I have not called you to WRATH but to salvation.... In Revelation 3rd Chapter Jesus says his people will escape the great tribulation that will come on all the earth to try the hearts of man.
Many many bible scholars say we will be gone before the GREAT TRIBULATION comes....We are so close I believe. Things in Israel can happen after we are gone, like the temple being built.

Answer 6

Jesus told His disciples: “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other” (Matthew 24:29-31).

Jesus placed His return after the Tribulation period—then His angels will gather His elect, all those who have received Him as their Savior, in the Rapture. He couldn’t have made that point clearer!

Answer 7

A good friend of mine taught me something important....I'm not on the Planning Committee when it comes to the Trib. I do however, want to be at the reception party.

Now...will all of us be taken? I don't know... but I look at it this way...if by some chance, I was left behind...that means something was just a bit missing in my faith. but not to worry...I'd be like John the Baptist....preaching...daring you to throw me in jail. What's a 20 year prison sentence when I know how much longer is left on the clock?

Another thing...yes..I do believe we will have fellow believers left...because something like the Rapture, and the tribulation is going to do a lot to wake up the sleepy.

Answer 8

I have also heard both teachings. I beleive that I will have to go through it just because of what God has shown me, but I do hope I am wrong. I hate to suffer lol, I am quite the baby. I would rather take off before that happens. I don't have scripture backing up any belief, I guess it will take place when it is suppose to.

Answer 9

No.

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.


God’s Plan of Salvation for Us
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Answer 10

it is the biggest battle in christianity ,post tribulation mid tribulation and pre tribulation.
I believe all three are accurate due to the fact it is based on the chuches faithfulness to the Gospel.
If we are faithful God will spare us and take us out prior.
If we are not we will get 3 1/2 more years to be witnesses ,if we do we will be taken out in mid tribulation. If not we will be here until the end of it