I'm not sure what
the majority view is but I think it is Pre-tribulation. That was the story line in the Left Behind
series of books.
But is that what Scripture says? I haven't studied the question extensively but here is some Scripture I found today in Revelation.
But is that what Scripture says? I haven't studied the question extensively but here is some Scripture I found today in Revelation.
I think this passage
gives us a clue. Let me set the
stage. This passage appears 3 1/2 years
into the Tribulation. The two witnesses
have been killed, resurrected, and ascended into Heaven. Then the 24 Elders in Heaven start singing
this song.
Revelation 11:17-18(NKJV)
saying:
“We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
The One who is and who was and who is to come,
Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.
The
nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, And the time of the
dead, that they should be judged, And that You
should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints,
And those who fear Your name, small and great,
And should destroy those who destroy the earth.”
That indicates to me
that the Rapture is yet to come. We are
told that Jesus will return descending from Heaven. At that time the dead in Christ will rise to
meet Him. After that then those who are
alive in Christ will ascend to meet Him.
With the reference
to "the time of the dead, that they may be judged" gives us the clue
that we need to see that the Rapture is yet to come.
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