Article by: Kenneth J. Ester
Countering Post-Trib Rapture: Does the Pre-Trib Rapture set You Up for a Fall?
The two most common positions on the rapture by a large margin is the Post-Tribulation and the Pre-Tribulation. Logically, only one of them can be right. As I am positive the Pre-Tribulation stance is right, as well as articles supporting that, I am writing articles that discredit some of the Post-Tribulation arguments. This is one of those articles.
I am seeing this argument more and more. That the Pre-Trib Rapture believers will not be prepared when the Tribulation happens. When the antichrist begins to persecute them, they will cave in and worship Him because they were not prepared to go through the Tribulation.
I cannot tell you how ridiculously bad this argument is! Actually I can, and I will.
This argument puts all of the emphasis on "you" to be strong enough to handle what will happen. You have to mentally prepare yourself to defy the antichrist! You have to be prepared to go hungry when you dont take the mark of the beast! You have to be willing to die instead of taking the mark!
Look, there is none of us who are personally strong enough to handle what is coming. When someone is watching their own baby starve to death because they cant buy food, even the strongest of men will break down. When a man sees his wife about to lose her head, he will not be strong enough to let it happen. Not on his own at least.
The ONLY way to heaven is through Jesus. That includes in the tribulation. IF you try and put all the emphasis on yourself to deny the antichrist, you are going to fail. The only hope you will have is if you have enough faith in Christ. You have to love the Lord more than your wife. More than your husband! More than your own child! IF you dont, you will fail!
If Post-Tribulation believers truly believe they have to mentally prepare themselves to handle the tribulation, believe me, they are the ones who will cave in. The only way anyone will get through the tribulation is if they have their eyes on Jesus. Whether you are a Post Tribber or a Pre-Tribber, if your faith is strong in Jesus. You can get through anything. If your eyes are on yourself, you will fail. Every single time!
In my personal experience, those who believe in the Post-Trib rapture are often those who believe in salvation by works. They are often KJV Only purists. In debates on the rapture, it is often the Post-Tribbers who will get arrogant or disrespectful first. Its not always this way, just more often than not. At least that is my experience.
The Pre-Trib rapture believers I know are far more often believers who put more emphasis on their personal relationship with the Lord. They are people who live by faith more. If I was to place a bet on it, I would say that if for some reason we all did have to go through the tribulation, the Pre-Tribbers would be more prepared to handle the Tribulation by a mile. Fortunately I will never see that bet come to fruition because the rapture does happen before the Tribulation and the evidence is more than twice as strong for that than Post-Trib.
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I am seeing this argument more and more. That the Pre-Trib Rapture believers will not be prepared when the Tribulation happens. When the antichrist begins to persecute them, they will cave in and worship Him because they were not prepared to go through the Tribulation.
I cannot tell you how ridiculously bad this argument is! Actually I can, and I will.
This argument puts all of the emphasis on "you" to be strong enough to handle what will happen. You have to mentally prepare yourself to defy the antichrist! You have to be prepared to go hungry when you dont take the mark of the beast! You have to be willing to die instead of taking the mark!
Look, there is none of us who are personally strong enough to handle what is coming. When someone is watching their own baby starve to death because they cant buy food, even the strongest of men will break down. When a man sees his wife about to lose her head, he will not be strong enough to let it happen. Not on his own at least.
The ONLY way to heaven is through Jesus. That includes in the tribulation. IF you try and put all the emphasis on yourself to deny the antichrist, you are going to fail. The only hope you will have is if you have enough faith in Christ. You have to love the Lord more than your wife. More than your husband! More than your own child! IF you dont, you will fail!
If Post-Tribulation believers truly believe they have to mentally prepare themselves to handle the tribulation, believe me, they are the ones who will cave in. The only way anyone will get through the tribulation is if they have their eyes on Jesus. Whether you are a Post Tribber or a Pre-Tribber, if your faith is strong in Jesus. You can get through anything. If your eyes are on yourself, you will fail. Every single time!
In my personal experience, those who believe in the Post-Trib rapture are often those who believe in salvation by works. They are often KJV Only purists. In debates on the rapture, it is often the Post-Tribbers who will get arrogant or disrespectful first. Its not always this way, just more often than not. At least that is my experience.
The Pre-Trib rapture believers I know are far more often believers who put more emphasis on their personal relationship with the Lord. They are people who live by faith more. If I was to place a bet on it, I would say that if for some reason we all did have to go through the tribulation, the Pre-Tribbers would be more prepared to handle the Tribulation by a mile. Fortunately I will never see that bet come to fruition because the rapture does happen before the Tribulation and the evidence is more than twice as strong for that than Post-Trib.
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