I Thessalonians 4:13-18

Rev. 3:10 “I will keep you from the hour of trial…” – “Keep from” tēreō ek – by guarding to cause one to escape in safety out of; from. – It is not tēreō en which would mean to cause one to persevere or stand firm in (through) a thing. – John is promising a removal from the sphere of testing, not a preservation through it. – This is not promising that the Christian will not have trials, but that they will be delivered from a specific period of trials (“the hour of trials”), which is dealt with in Rev The Rapture – Removal of The Church Before The 70 th Week of Daniel

I Thess. 5:9 “God did not appoint us to wrath…” – “wrath” orgē – anger; wrath; indignation; anger exhibited in punishment. – It is a time of night & darkness (vs. 5). – It is called “the day of the Lord” in vs. 2 & 4. – Cf. Joel 2:1, 2; Zeph. 1:14-18; Amos 5:18-20; Rev. 6:17; 11:18; 14:10, 19; 15:1, 7; 16:1, 19. – Our “appointment” is to be delivered to live together with Him (5:10). The Rapture – Removal of The Church Before The 70 th Week of Daniel

I Thess. 1:10 “…delivers us from the wrath to come.” – “from” apo – away from. – Again, a clear indication from Paul that our expectation is not wrath, but the revelation of His Son from heaven. – We could not have this hope if the wrath of the 70 th week of Daniel had to fall on the earth first. The Rapture – Removal of The Church Before The 70 th Week of Daniel

The 70 th Week of Daniel The Age of The Gentiles Adam & Eve Abraham

ABRAHAMIC COVENENT Genesis 12:1-3 Land Gen. 12:1; 13:14-17 Seed Gen. 12:2; 13:16; 17:2-6 Blessing Gen. 12:3; 22:18 Palestinian Covenant Deut. 30:1-8 Davidic Covenant II Sam. 7:11-16 New Covenant Jer. 31:31-40  Ownership: Unconditional  Possession: Based On Obedience  Land Forever  House  Kingdom  Throne  Indwelling & Filling Of The Holy Spirit  New Nature, Heart, & Mind  Forgiveness Of Sins EternalUnconditionalLiteral

The 70 th Week of Daniel The Age of Israel AbrahamNehemiah – The Beginning of The 70 “Weeks” (490 Years) Dan. 9: nd Advent of Christ At 69 Weeks (483 Years) Israel’s Clock Stops & The Church Age Begins

The 70 th Week of Daniel The Age of The Church Pentecost Acts 2 Rapture I Thess. 4:13-18 No Signs The Rapture Is Always Imminent

The 70 th Week of Daniel The Age of Israel (Continued) 3-1/2 Years

The 70 th Week of Daniel The Age of Israel (Continued) 3-1/2 Years Church Age Is a Mid-Trib Rapture possible? Possible (4 th class condition!) with my scenario of the Tribulation judgments.

Matthew 24 Seals (General Overview) Rev. 6:1-17: 8:1 Trumpets (Gentile View) Rev. 8:2-9:21; 11:15-19 Bowls (Jewish View) Rev. 16:1-12; :5 1) Rise of The Antichrist (6:1, 2) Dictator of The Revived Roman Empire Peace (I Thess. 5:3) II Thess. 2:1-12 Initially a supporter of Israel No Trumpets in the 1 st half of The Tribulation No Bowls in the 1 st half of The Tribulation 24:6 2) War (6:3, 4) Sudden destruction (I Thess. 5:3) Ezek. 38 & 39 Supporter of Arabs & Iran 1) Hail & fire (8:7) Cf. Ezek. 38:22 Trees & grass burned 1) Sores (radiation?) (16:1, 2) 24:73) Famine (6:5, 6) 2) Sea turns to blood (8:8) Fish destroyed (8:9) Ships destroyed (8:9) 2) Sea turns to blood (16:3) Fish destroyed (16:3) 24:74) Death (plagues) (6:7, 8) 3) Fresh water made bitter Wormwood (Interesting note – Chernobyl means wormwood) 3) Fresh water turns to blood (16:4-7) 24:8 All These Are The Beginning of Sorrows 24:95) Martyrs (6:9-11) 4) Foreshadowing of heavenly disturbances (8:12, 13) Woe! Woe! Woe! 3) Martyrs (16:6) 4) Sun increases heat (16:8, 9) Cf. Isaiah 13:13 24:29, 30 6) Heavenly disturbances (6:12-14) Volcanic activity? (cf. Isaiah 13:13) Earthquake (6:12) Face of the Lamb (6:16, 17) 5) First Woe (9:1-12) Sun darkened (9:2) Demon torment (cf. II Pet. 2:4, 5) 6) Second Woe (9:13-21) Kings of the East 7) Third Woe (11:15-19) Earthquakes (11:19) Hail (11:19) Worship of Christ (11:15-18) 5) Darkness (16:10, 11) Torment (16:10, 11) 6) Kings of the East (16:12) 7) Earthquake (16:18) Hail (16:21) (100 pounds?) “It is done!” (16:17) 257) Silence (8:1) (as Heaven watches judgment) Cf. Daniel 12:12 “Note” in the New Scofield Reference Bible End of the 1 st half of the Tribulation

The 70 th Week of Daniel Is a Mid-Trib Rapture possible? It would seem to deny the imminence of the Rapture – there is a difference between the soon coming of Christ & the imminent coming. Scripture nowhere teaches that the coming will be soon, but consistently teaches that the coming can be expected at any time. The belief that the church must look for the signs of the 1 st half of the tribulation period would destroy the doctrine of imminency.

The 70 th Week of Daniel It would seem to deny the church as a mystery (Col. 1:24- 27; Eph. 1:7-14) – nothing of the church age was revealed in the Old Testament, but the events of the 1 st half of the tribulation period were revealed (the rise of Antichrist; the 7 year false covenant; etc.). The church on earth is not mentioned after Rev. 3 until Rev. 19:7 – Rev. 4:1 would seem to allude to the Rapture, the events of the 1 st half of the tribulation occur in Rev. 6. If the church goes through the 1 st half of the tribulation, the 144,000 would be saved into the church. Yet these are seen to be Jewish witnesses for the entire 7 years.

The 70 th Week of Daniel If the 144,000 are saved while God is still adding to the body of Christ, & if they were left behind at the Rapture, the body would be dismembered & incomplete.

After The 70 th Week of Daniel The Age of Christ (The Millennial Kingdom) 2 nd Advent of Christ Rev. 20:9; II Pet. 3:10-13