Pretribulational theology teaches that the rapture will happen pre-tribulational—before the “tribulation” period. The sine qua non of pretribulationism is the belief in “imminency.” There are variations of this term: “imminent”: “imminence,” and “any moment.” The older terminology used the terms “secret coming” or “secret rapture.” Imminency is the heart of pretribulationism. Pretribulationism defines this notion […]
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Does Jesus Teach There Will Be a “Gap” of Time between the Rapture and the Day of the Lord’s Wrath? – Ep. 39
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What Is the Prewrath View on the Second Coming?
We get new readers every month who are new to the prewrath position. Some have questions about how the prewrath is different from other positions. Here are a few resources that will help. This first one are the tenets of the prewrath position, where only the prewrath position can agree with all of them. And […]
Why Are Many Pretribs Abandoning Their Beliefs and Embracing the Prewrath Position?
See my contributing piece on WND on this question: www.wnd.com/2015/05/winds-of-change-on-the-rapture/
Quick Reply to Pretrib Teacher Mark Hitchcock on Prewrath and the Book of Revelation – Ep. 33
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/033-Reply_Mark_Hitchcok.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI replied to pretrib teacher Dr. Mark Hitchcock’s grossly misrepresented explanation of the prewrath position in his workbook on the Book of Revelation in his three bullet points: PRE-WRATH “Approximately the last fourth of the tribulation is wrath.” “Believers will be raptured just before that point.” “The […]
Why Do Pretribs Believe there is a Rapture Before the 70th Week of Daniel?
The Prophet Elijah Will Arrive BEFORE the Day of the Lord (Malachi 4:5) – Ep. 30
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/030-Elijah_Before_the_day_of_the_lord.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about Malachi’s prophecy of the coming of the prophet Elijah before the day of the Lord: “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes” (Mal 4:5). There are several key precursors that will happen before […]
RAPTURE DEBATE: Will the Church Face the Antichrist Before the Rapture? Pre-Wrath or Pre-Tribulational? – Ep. 29
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Matthew 24:31 Refers to the Rapture Because Paul’s Rapture Teaching Parallels Jesus’ Teaching of the Gathering of the Elect – Ep. 28
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“Prewrath Bozos” says Hyper-Dispensationalist Pastor Doug Stauffer of Antioch Baptist Church
If you want to hear what classic KJVOnly Independent Fundamental Baptist pretribulation rapture preaching sounds like, you have to listen to Doug Stauffer’s recent sermon! “Pre-Wrath Rapture Hoax – Believing a Lie.” http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=123151445554 You will notice Stauffer is utterly clueless with what prewrath teaches, almost to a bizarre level. Just to give you one example […]
A Reply to David Reagan’s So-Called Critique of the Prewrath Position (Part 3 of 3) – Ep. 21
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/021-Response_to_Reagan_part_3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed(I am posting this week’s program a couple of days early.) In this program I concluded my series responding to Dr. David Reagan of Lamb & Lion Ministries. I first responded to his objection that prewrath teaches an additional 30-day period after the seven-year period. Reagan says […]