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The Rapture
Contributed by Richard Tow on Dec 15, 2020 (message contributor)
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1. Will Christians Go Through The Tribulation Period? (I)
Contributed on Dec 15, 2020
This is the first of a series exploring the question: Will Christians go through the Tribulation Period? A sound foundation for answering the question must first be laid. This message addresses the Method being used to interpret biblical prophecy.
The rapid changes we have experienced in 2020 has caused many of us to think more about the end times. Think about how dramatically the world has changed since March. It makes one wonder what changes are coming in the days ahead. Will the pace of change continue? Will it slow down? Will it ...read more
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2. Will Christians Go Through The Tribulation Period? (Ii)
Contributed on Dec 21, 2020
Message explores the timing of the Rapture in relationship to the Tribulation Period by first addressing key concepts that inform the subject. This teaching discusses the biblical purpose of the Tribulation Period. Daniel 9:24-27 is examined.
INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW Last week we launched a study of biblical prophecy with one question in mind: Will Christians go through the Tribulation Period? Finding an answer to that one question is not easy. To intelligently answer it, we must consider a vast amount of biblical revelation. ...read more
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3. Will Christians Go Through The Tribulation Period? (Iii)
Contributed on Dec 28, 2020
Message analyzes strengths and weakness of the Partial Rapture Position. Exhortations to be prepared for Christ's coming are in focus.
Introduction We are in a study of biblical prophecy. In this study we are seeking an answer to one question: Will Christians go through the tribulation period? We have laid three essential foundational concepts in the previous two messages. The diversity on the way Christians understand biblical ...read more
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4. Will Christians Go Through The Tribulation Period? (Iv)
Contributed on Jan 4, 2021
This sermon identifies and discusses major STRENGTHS of the PRE-TRIBULATION position in eschatology. The series pursues the question: Will Christians go through the tribulation period. Rather than providing a quick answer the process digs into Scripture.
We are in a study of end-time prophecy trying to answer one question: Will Christians go through the tribulation period? We are now examining the three prominent answers given to the question by futurists: (1) The Pre-tribulation position is that Christians will be raptured before the seven-year ...read more
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5. Will Christians Go Through The Tribulation Period? (V)
Contributed on Feb 3, 2021
Message examines weaknesses in the Pre-tribulation Rapture position. Previous message examined the strengths of that position. This series does not advocate for pre, mid, or post. Instead the series is an open pursuit of an answer to the question: Will Christians go through the Tribulation Period.
Introduction Today we will resume our study of end times. We have been seeking the answer to one question: Will Christians go through the tribulation period? We have had four session on this subject. The first session focused on hermeneutics, the method we would use to interpret Scripture. In ...read more
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6. Will Christians Go Through The Tribulation Period? (Vi)
Contributed on Feb 10, 2021
Mid-tribulation position (Prewrath) is analyzed in light of Scripture and Scholarship. Strengths and weaknesses of this eschatology are examined.
Will Christians go through the tribulation period? That is the question we are engaging in this study. The futurist camp which we are a part of entertains three possible answers: pretribulationists believe the rapture of the church will occur before the tribulation period begins. ...read more
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7. Will Christians Go Through The Tribulation Period? (Vii)
Contributed on Feb 15, 2021
Message explores the scriptural strength/weakness of the POSTTRIBULATION Rapture position. That is compared with the Pretribulation and Midtribulation positions.
This is the seventh message exploring Scripture for an answer to one question: Will Christians go through the tribulation period. It is not an easy question to answer because there is no place in the Bible where we are specifically told when the rapture of the church will occur. We are certainly ...read more
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8. Will Christians Go Through The Tribulation Period? (Viii)
Contributed on Feb 23, 2021
Olivet Discourse is examined as the relationship of the rapture to end-time events is analyzed. Exegetical challenges found in Matthew 24 and the parallel passages are discussed. This study focuses on Matthew 24:1-14.
We have been seeking to answer the question: Will Christians go through the tribulation period. This is the eighth message in the series. In this session we will begin an analysis of the Olivet Discourse. The Olivet Discourse is Jesus’s prophetic message recorded in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke ...read more