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Revelation 12: A Challenge to Prewrathers and Posttribbers

25/6/2023

In the landscape of interpretations in eschatology (which is a term to signify the study of the end times), Christians are very divided, as most of my readers probably know. When dealing with the highly symbolic language of the book of Revelation, there are some that feel it is meant more allegorical altogether. Some believe it to be more literal, but still do not think there is a literal millennium (a thousand years of peace while Jesus physically reigns on earth). Others take it quite literal, but have some contention on when the so called "rapture" is. This idea of a sudden "taking away" comes from how a lot of Christians read 1 Thessalonians 13-18. Some would argue that this rapture happens before the great tribulation (Pre-Trib, for short), mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 24:21, begins. This great tribulation is a period usually believed to endure 7 years. Others believe the rapture will happen at the middle of this tribulation (Mid-Trib). And some believe that the rapture happens at the end (Pos-Trib), coinciding with the actual moment Jesus will set His foot on the Mount of Olives, as described in Zechariah 14. In recent years however, a new interpretation has gained attraction; Pre-Wrath.

Pre-Wrath
Proponents of this interpretation would place the rapture somewhere after the middle of the tribulation. They believe Christians would have to endure the tribulation, but not the part where it involves God's wrath being poured out on His Bride, since 1 Thessalonians 5:9 and numerous other places state that we are not appointed to (His) wrath. While they address a lot of problems within the pretrib-camp, and present their case pretty well, there are some challenges that seem to have gone under the radar. Dealing with Revelation 12 is one of them.

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Overcoming the Tribulation (Part III): Before the Wrath

19/4/2023

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In this article, we conclude the OTT-series, as author and pretrib-rapture critic Annette Bell is starting to show her true colors. She recently reviewed a documentary film called Before the Wrath, but was it really a review? Or was it loaded with ad hominem fallacies? Let's find out what her article on this pretribulational rapture film was all about. You can read her review here.

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Overcoming the Tribulation (Part II): Carcasses and Eagles

22/2/2023

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In an earlier part to this series, we discussed how post-tribulation advocate and sister in Christ Annette Bell believes the timing for the rapture of First Thessalonians chapter 4 must be placed around the events of Revelation 19 and / or 20, and while she has the best intentions for us pretribbers, her approach is too shallow. There are more data points that she left out of the equation, and we explored a great part of these. She did write another article that according to her was instrumental to her belief in the post-tribulational rapture, and therefore I think it is of great importance to also look at this blogpost. She writes on how the verse about the carcasses and the eagles (or vultures in some translations) in Luke 17 point to a posttrib rapture. Is that really true? Does she have a point? Let's explore her thoughts and make our own conclusions based on what the Bible says. You can read her article here for yourself.

"And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together." (Luke 17:37, KJV)

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Overcoming the Tribulation (Part I): Timing

7/2/2023

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A lot has been said and written on the subject of the so called "rapture". Some christians believe the church will be raptured to heaven, some don't even believe in a rapture at all. And even among those who believe in a rapture, there is an ongoing debate about when to expect it, in relation to the great tribulation, as Jesus called it in The Gospel of Matthew, chapter 24:21. Will we be caught up beforehand (pre-trib)? At the end (post-trib)? Or perhaps somehwere halfway (mid-trib)? A sister called Annette Bell contributed her perspective on the topic of the rapture, by directly aiming for the "holy grail" in pretrib-raptureland: The First Epistle to the Thessalonians, chapter 4. We will analyze her arguments, and see if her article on the timing of the gathering holds any water. You can read her article here.

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PotV: Antichrist Spirit Documentary Debunked

7/12/2019

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At the end of November 2019, Hebrew Roots guru Adam Fink and his friend Mike decided to upload a "documentary" on the Name of Jesus and how this would somehow be the mark of the beast. In Fink's opinion, the name of Yahusha would be more appropriate, but even they themselves do not agree on that. Mike prefers Yeshua, so one could wonder how credible a documentary like this is when there's a dispute on such a major part of the topic. As Mike points out later in the video, when quoting Acts 4:12: "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other Name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." So which one is it? Yahusha? Yeshua? These men have a hermeneutical problem that leaves a big trail through the entire documentary and leads thousands astray. Let's explore where they go wrong.

Jeremiah 16:19
Adam prefaces the video by quoting Jeremiah 16:19, noting that we must have inherited more lies than one could imagine. This last part is read into the text, because it doesn't say anything about the amount of lies. He then insinuates that because the Name of Jesus is so widely used, it must be part of the lie. The further insinuation of course is, that the theology of his little sect therefore must be true. An argument of exclusivity. But hey, don't all little cults reason like that? That's not a valid argument. Let's listen on.

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Revelation 12: A Challenge to Prewrathers and Posttribbers

Overcoming the Tribulation (Part III): Before the Wrath

Overcoming the Tribulation (Part II): Carcasses and Eagles

Overcoming the Tribulation (Part I): Timing

PotV: Antichrist Spirit Documentary Debunked

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