In fact, we don' claim to know it all. Be it us, or anybody who speaks the Word of God to U, look it up from the Bible and if it is not from the Bible, reject it. But if it is from the Bible and has not been twisted, accept it.
Pre-Trib means that Rapture will take place BEFORE TRIBULATION; Mid-Trib means Rapture will take place in the MIDDLE of TRIBULATION & Post-Trib means Rapture will take place AFTER TRIBULATION.
We at Warning: Church, Get Prepared - WCGP believe that whether Pre, Mid or Post, it's not all that relevant. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO GET PREPARED ALWAYS. IF A SERVANT OR STEWARD IS FAITHFUL ALWAYS, HE'S NOT AFRAID. He won't always be looking for the arrival of his master with fear; but with JOY.
Why are we addressing this issue? We're addressing it because some people, Knowingly or Unknowingly, are being misled and are also misleading others regarding Rapture.
Now, rapture means ''being caught up.'' There are a lot of scriptures to prove that the True Sons of God will be caught up (raptured) to meet Jesus Christ in the Air; the Dead in Christ first, followed by the Saints who would be alive (1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17). So there is no doubt; Rapture (Being Caught Up) will take place. And it is not goin' to be secreet, as some false preachers say. The rapture will take place and all eyes (Both godly and the ungodly) will see it happen but only the Godly will be raptured.
Now, another (and indeed the main) bone of contention is as to whether it is Before (Pre), Middle (Mid) or After (Post) Tribulation and people have various reasons to support their views. Now, we don' believe in Pre-Trib. The major Error in pre-trib subscribers position is they Confuse Tribulation with The Wrath of God. The two are not the same. As the devil intends that God's people give up their faith through Tribulation; God intends to let it strengthen our faith and to confirm that we're His followers. Didn't God allow the disciples and followers of Christ go through tribulation/persecution in the Acts of the Apostles? Haven't Christ's followers gone through tribulation from then till now? Won't Christian from now onwards till Christ comes also go through tribulation/persecution? In fact, it is goin' to be intensified. Don' be fooled, thinking that God will rapture U from the tribulation. We are goin' through now; some are mild and some are great, depending on your calling and which part of the world U live. Are Christians in Islamic regions not suffering persecution? Are Churches not burnt? Are Pastors not imprisoned? It is goin' to be intensified, as the grounds are being prepared for the Coming of the Anti-Christ, especially as the New World Oder, One World Government, One Currency, Illuminati/Occult groups are gradually gaining grounds. Brethren, we're goin' to be persecuted for our faith in Christ; and I can bet U, God will allow us to go through. It is the Wrath of God that we, us Truly saved, will not go through. The Saints will not go through it because Christ has already gone through it for us when He was hanged on the CROSS. Therefore, we shall go through the Tribulation and Rapture will follow. But Immediately after Rapture, God will begin to Pour out His Wrath on those who were not raptured (i.e. the ungodly/Sinners).
In sum, this is the Sequence: (1)TRIBULATION(2)RAPTURE & (3)THE POURING OF THE WRATH OF GOD. Now, Consider the following Scriptures.........
“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. (Mark 13:24-27
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.'' Matthew 24:29-31. U can also read Luke 21:10-19...25-28.
Now, at least, the scriptures Tribulation Consists of So it is obvious that Christ will rapture the Saints after the Tribulation. Now, some equate the Wrath of God to the Great Tribulation. Well, if they even do so, they must not forget that Christians will go through tribulation so that we prepare. Let's look at what Constitute Tribulation & Wrath of God......
Tribulation caused by the devil, but God allows it, on people (especially against the Saints). For example, being beating (in public or private), being falsely accused, lost of job and being hated, flogged, beaten, imprisoned and even killed --all because of Christ. These are a few of what tribulation, persecution, distress is about. Now, think about it, would Christ have said this if He knew that the Saints or the Elect will not go through Tribulation? He said that because of the gravity of the tribulation ''If the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.'' (Mark 13:20). What days was Jesus referring to? Of course the tribulation times. Both Saints & Sinners will go through it but for the sake of the Saints, God will shorten the days else not even the a single soul will be saved (Matthew 24:22).
Let's look at the Wrath of God. It's poured by God on the ungodly people; those who were not raptured. Why will the Saints/the Elect not go through the Wrath of God? It is because Christ paid for it on the Cross. God poured His Wrath on Christ on the Cross on behalf of the Saints/the Elect. One of the characteristics of the outpouring of God's Wrath is the sun becoming darkened. Do U remember that the sun darkened when God was pouring His Wrath on Jesus Christ on the Cross? Read Matthew 27:45-54. The other signs of the Wrath of God are the moon not giving its light; the stars falling from heaven, and the powers of the heavens being shaken. (Luke 21:25-28; Matthew 24:29-31).
If U don' distinguish between the Tribulation (which the Saints will also go through) from the Wrath of God (which is poured on Only the ungodly), U may subscribe to Pre-Triib Rapture. And if U differentiate Tribulation from the Wrath of God, U will subscribe to Post-Trib Rapture.
Now, whether Pre-Tribulation, Mid-Tribulation, Post-Tribulation or Pre-Wrath, we must have in mind ONE THING: We'll face persecution and distress for for standing for God & the Truth. Jesus said a servant is not greater than his master. Therefore, if Christ was persecuted, we also will be persecuted. In fact, it has started and it will be intensified with time. It is God's Wrath that we will not go through because God poured it on Christ on the Cross so Christ received it on behalf of the Saints/the Elect. We Don't know the Exact date or time that the Rapture will take place, so Let's get prepared EVERYDAY. Indeed, WE CAN DIE AT ANYTIME. So Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib, Post-Trib or Pre-Wrath will NOT MATTER. Let's be vigilant/watchful so that we are not taken unaware.
---Samuel Kwasi Forkuo
ALL GLORY TO GOD
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