Pretribulation Versus Prewrath Versus Postribulation Rapture?

There is much confusion today over the timing of the Rapture and Jesus' Second Coming. 

By "Pretribulation" Rapture is meant that Jesus will return for His saints BEFORE the 7-year Tribulation period. This is what I have always believed, since I got saved 44 years ago in 1980 at age 13. Here is a simple way to remember Bible prophecy:

• Jesus came 2,000 years ago TO His own (John 1:11).
• Jesus is coming at the Rapture FOR His own (1st Thessalonians 4:17).
• Jesus is coming at the Second Coming WITH His own (Jude 1:14).

By "Prewrath" rapture is meant that Jesus will return around the middle of the Tribulation period, but before God's pours out His wrath upon the world (aka, The Great Tribulation - Matthew 24:21). Respectfully said, this is what Pastor Steven Anderson and the new IFB preach. To be precise, Pastor Anderson errantly teaches that Christ will return 75 DAYS after the prophetic event known as the Abomination of Desolation (Daniel 9:26-27; Matthew 24:15). This is when the Antichrist claims to be God and demands that the world worship Him as the Messiah or be murdered (Revelation 13:15-18). Millions of people will die. Multitudes of born again Christians will be executed.

Although all saints will be raptured at the beginning of the Tribulation, many people will get saved during the Tribulation. They will be executed for not taking the Mark of the Beast. 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬:𝟰, “𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺: 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀; 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.”

By "Posttribulation" rapture is meant that Christ will return AFTER the Tribulation period, at the same time as His Second Coming. If anyone has actually taken the time (which I have) to analyze what Brother Anderson is teaching, he contradicts himself bigtime. For example: He teaches that Acts 1:10-11 and 1st Thessalonians 4:13-18 describe THE SAME prophetic event. I totally and humbly disagree. Acts 1:10-11 describes Jesus Second Coming back to earth, when "every eye" shall see Him (cf., Revelation 1:7). But 1st Thessalonians 4:13-18 describes the pretribulation Rapture. These are NOT the same event!

I have heard Pastor Anderson teach in one sermon that the Rapture will happen at the same time as Christ's Second Coming, so he effectively sees them as the same event in prophecy. But in the following chart that I made to layout his beliefs, Pastor Anderson teaches that after the Rapture there will be 1,215 days of God's wrath upon the earth until Jesus' Second Coming. ....

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This is VERY confusing, because Pastor Anderson also teaches that the Rapture will happen 75 DAYS after the Abomination of Desolation (AOD). I don't know if Brother Anderson realizes that he big time contradicts himself, but Christ cannot return 1,215 days after the Rapture, if the rapture happens at the same time as Christ's Second Coming. Go study his prophetic stuff and you'll confirm what I am saying. The guy is a doctrinal mess when it comes to Bible prophecy! 

In this chart from chapter 2 of Pastor Anderson's YouTube movie titled: 'THE BOOK OF REVELATION,' you can see in comment numbers 35 and 36 of his chart that he errantly teaches the Rapture will happen 75 DAYS after the Abomination of Desolation. Listen for yourself in Part 10 of his Revelation series, at 31:00 minutes into the video, where he states:

“When does the Rapture take place? 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week.” —Pastor Steven Anderson, 'Revelation - Part 10' (Time: 31:00 minutes into video)

Say what? Here is another heretical quote...

“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.” —𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗟. 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 (01:27:05 video, 'After The Tribulation' film) 

Kindly said, Pastor Anderson is making a fool of himself to say that he is not setting a date, when he just plainly stated that the Rapture will happen 1,335 days into Daniel's 70th week, and 75 days after the Abomination of Desolation...

“So, I'm not setting any kind of date, I never have and I never will—until I see the Abomination of Desolation and then I'm going to start setting to set a date. And hopefully I'm still alive at that time.” —Pastor Steven Anderson, 'Revelation - Part 10' (Time: 35:25 minutes into video)

That is DATE SETTING!

That is DATE SETTING!

That is DATE SETTING!

That is DATE SETTING!

Pastor Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) refused to teach Bible prophecy, simply because he couldn't understand it. Too bad Spurgeon didn't feel the same about teaching salvation, because he was a multi-point toxic Calvinist who taught the Devil's fraud of Lordship Salvation. I always cringe when I hear woefully ignorant churchgoers and pastors (God help us wake up), praising Billy Graham (1918-2018), John MacArthur (born 1939) and Charles Spurgeon, because those men are all false teachers concerning God's simple plan of salvation.

I love and still support Pastor Anderson, despite all that has befallen him. He's my Christian Brother and I am proud of him for fighting the good fight of faith. We're laboring on the same team for the Lord Jesus Christ. The church on its worst day is better than the world on its best day. Pastor Anderson may have some blemishes and flaws, but he comes A LOT CLOSER to being right in standing wrong, than all the deadbeat, lazy, lackadaisical, Baptist pastors today who are not standing at all. They are sitting on the premises instead of standing on the promises of God. Hundreds of young men have been inspired to answer the voluntary call to enter into the ministry as soldiers of Jesus Christ, because of Pastor Anderson's godly influence upon their lives. The guy is making an impact for Jesus Christ!!!

I wrote this blog to address the various different Rapture theories circulating in the churches today. Some people deny the Rapture altogether, which I think it foolish to do. Read for yourself what the Scripture teaches about the coming imminent Rapture...

1st Thessalonians 4:16-17, “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

If you take the inspired King James Bible at face value, you can only conclude a Pretribulation Rapture.

Jesus Could Come Back Today!

Titus 2:13-15, “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.”

Jesus could return right now dear reader! The inspired Holy Bible proclaims it! God is so very good and merciful. Micah 7:18, “Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.”

The Sacrifice Of Praise

The Bible teaches that our great God, Lord and Savior is coming back again. Jesus could return today dear friend, and I hope He does! What a wonderful Savior we have, Jesus, the blessed Lamb of God! Make sure that you won't be left behind dear sinner. Have you been born again, Oh sinner, by faith alone in the death on the cross, burial and bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ?

THE CRYSTAL CLEAR GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST