Article by: Kenneth J. Ester
The Pre-Trib Rapture
There is always an on-going debate on when the rapture will happen in the timeline of the End-Times. Will it happen before the 7 year tribulation, after, or sometime in the middle? I have done some extensive studying on this subject and after my beliefs had changed multiple times, I finally had to settle on the Pre-Tribulation rapture as being correct, and there is not a doubt in my mind now.
There is enough information to teach on the rapture to turn it into a book. So instead of trying to fit it into one long article, I have decided to write multiple smaller articles. Below are a list of (11) articles that give different arguments in support of the Pre-Trib rapture. After those, there are articles that take the four (only 4) Post Tribulation arguments and explain why they are extremely weak arguments at best. That is almost 3 times more Pre-Trib arguments than Post-Trib arguments! On multiple occasions, I have asked Post-Tribbers to give me more reasons why they believe in the post-Tribulation rapture, but sadly, none have given me any.
When it comes to debating the Rapture between Pre-Trib and Post-Trib believers, I would advise all to read this article first. Debating the Rapture.
† Reason for a Rapture
† Saved from Wrath
† Parable of the Fig Tree
† The Church in Revelation
† Chronological Events
† Marriage of the Lamb
† Tribulation Saints
† 2 Thessalonians 2
† The Disciples Believed in an Imminent Return
† Salvation Rules are Changed
† The Days of Noah
† Logical Reasons
The following articles are to discredit the strongest reasons people believe in the Post-Tribulation
† Two Different Events
† It Happens at the Last Trumpet
† God Doesn't Save Us from Tribulation
† Matthew 24 & Mark 13
† Does the Pre-Trib Rapture set You Up for a Fall?
† Problems with the Post-Trib rapture
† The Rapture Cannot Happen at the Second Coming
There is enough information to teach on the rapture to turn it into a book. So instead of trying to fit it into one long article, I have decided to write multiple smaller articles. Below are a list of (11) articles that give different arguments in support of the Pre-Trib rapture. After those, there are articles that take the four (only 4) Post Tribulation arguments and explain why they are extremely weak arguments at best. That is almost 3 times more Pre-Trib arguments than Post-Trib arguments! On multiple occasions, I have asked Post-Tribbers to give me more reasons why they believe in the post-Tribulation rapture, but sadly, none have given me any.
When it comes to debating the Rapture between Pre-Trib and Post-Trib believers, I would advise all to read this article first. Debating the Rapture.
† Reason for a Rapture
† Saved from Wrath
† Parable of the Fig Tree
† The Church in Revelation
† Chronological Events
† Marriage of the Lamb
† Tribulation Saints
† 2 Thessalonians 2
† The Disciples Believed in an Imminent Return
† Salvation Rules are Changed
† The Days of Noah
† Logical Reasons
The following articles are to discredit the strongest reasons people believe in the Post-Tribulation
† Two Different Events
† It Happens at the Last Trumpet
† God Doesn't Save Us from Tribulation
† Matthew 24 & Mark 13
† Does the Pre-Trib Rapture set You Up for a Fall?
† Problems with the Post-Trib rapture
† The Rapture Cannot Happen at the Second Coming
