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But pray that your flight may not be in the winter, or
on a Sabbath; for then there will be a great tribulation,
such as has not occurred since the beginning of the
world until now, nor ever shall. (NASB) Matt. 24:20-21
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God told the church in Philadelphia that this time of trouble
or “testing” would be worldwide and not just a
local event. It will be the world against Israel and God against
the world.
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Because you have kept the word of My perseverance, I
also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour
which is about to come upon the whole world, to test
those who dwell upon the earth. “I am coming
quickly; hold fast what you have, in order that no
one take your crown.” (NASB) Rev. 3:10-11
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Worried Christians.
Earlier we said that the Rapture comes before the Tribulation.
The English word “rapture” comes from the Greek
word HARPAZO that means “to snatch away, pluck up,
or to be caught up.” Where is the Rapture referred
to in the New Testament? It is found in the first letter
to the Thessalonians.
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For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a
shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the
trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in
the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord.
(NASB) 1 Thess. 4:16-17
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