H- [X] 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10…9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.
E- J. Dwight Pentecost [Z] said
“A. It can easily be seen that the literal method of interpretation demands a pretribulation rapture of the church. The literal method of interpretation, consistently applied, can lead to no other conclusion than that the church will be raptured before the seventieth week” of Daniel.
B. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 describes the preparation for and the coming of the Tribulation period described in the seventieth week of Daniel. V.9 above clearly says that God has not destined believers [A] in the Lord Jesus Christ for the wrath of the tribulation.
Pentecost provides 28 reasons for the pretribulation rapture [A-BB page 193-218] and ends with this statement: “The pretribulation doctrine is not based on these arguments singly, but rather they are considered as cumulative evidence that the church will be delivered by rapture before the inception of Daniels seventieth week.” [Z]
A- The other two possibilities for the timing of the rapture require the church to go through all or half of the tribulation. My understanding is the true church will be raptured before the tribulation.
R- O God send Jesus in the air quickly for His bride!
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Notes: A– [A1- For how to have peace with God and become a Disciple [Y] click here, A2- for how to have the peace of God and grow as a Disciple click here, A3 for how to teach Disciples to be Disciple-makers click here]; X- 4 steps in The H.E.A.R method of Bible study and worship; Y- “Disciples” or “Christians”?; Z- From “Things to come” by J. Dwight Pentecost