Why The Pre-Tribulation Rapture Is Wrong

Many believe that Jesus will come and take away His church before a final period of Tribulation. This video explains why He doesn't come until after the Tribulation. --- Pre-tribbers please watch this video before you go on the attack!

CORRECTION TO PART OF THE VIDEO: ​ @michellebehr7669 After reading your comment last night I went back and read the Olivet Discourse in all three of its versions. Now I’m reading them again today. I am now realizing that the pre-tribber and the post-tribber arguments presented in my video concerning Jesus’ reference to the Sodom story are both wrong. In Matthew’s version, there is no reference to Sodom at all. Those taken away by the flood (24:39) are the point of comparison for those taken from the field and the mill (24:40-41). Mark has no reference to Sodom nor any reference to two in the bed/field/mill.

Luke alone has the Sodom reference – and he does not (much to mine and the pre-tribbers’ surprise) make it a point of analogy with those taken from the bed and the mill. He takes the destruction of the flood along with the destruction of Sodom and then makes the point of his analogy plain: “so will it be one the day when the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back. Remember Lot’s wife. Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it” (17:30-32). The explicit point of the flood and Sodom analogies is to show the destruction of those who love this life and are not prepared. He does suggest there are two parties in each story (Noah and the destroyed; Lot and the destroyed) that must be correlated with the two parties present in the bed and the mill. I think this confusion has arisen (including in myself) because right after he completes the analogy with the flood and Sodom with those who love this life, he then moves on to give the saying of the two in the field and the mill. But the saved person in this saying (whether the one taken or the one who remains) is not compared to the saved party in the Flood or Sodom stories in any way at all. Rather, in Luke’s version we can only identify the saved person in how the discourse concludes. Jesus says someone is going to be taken away and the disciples ask “where Lord?” and Jesus responds with the language of death (vultures and corpses, v. 37). They are being taken away to their destruction, similar to Matthew’s version where the taken party is explicitly compared to those carried away by flood waters.

So, Matthew compares the taken party as the one destroyed by flood waters, and makes no mention of Sodom. Luke says those who love this life are to be compared to Lot’s wife and to those destroyed in the flood, and makes no conceptual connection to those taken or left in the field. The way the pre-tribber has described this passage – and the way I described it in this video – are both wrong. We have been wrangling over which person in the field correlates with which party in the Sodom story, and Jesus makes no such comparison. The net result is that pre-trib is even less plausible in this passage than I thought, and post-trib still works better - just not in the way I supposed.

Whether or not you agree with this analysis I will just say that your objection was a good one and it drove me to reassess and change my view. Thank you for that! 😊 I am going to post this in the video’s description since it is too late to change the video.

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[RyanThomas-umes]

The Bible is clear. There is one second coming of Jesus Christ!

[danielrodriguez-tjsv]

This video is awesome I never believed in the pre-tribulation.. I will now share this video with my loved ones to wake them up.

[MichaelBell]

I used to be a die hard pre tribulation rapture believer and teacher until I learned the truth. Christians better prepare for tribulation!

[cheche]

Finally, someone has the same type of reasoning and logic as I am based on the holy Bible about the second coming of Jesus Christ.

[arliegage]

Doesn't matter When we meet Jesus, its important to be Ready!!🎉

[RealClaySavage]

Pre-trib teachers seem to ignore Rev 20:4-6. "This is the first resurrection. The rest of the dead do not come to life until after the 1, 000 years are complete." There is only one resurrection before the 1, 000 years! All the scriptures used  by Pre-trib teachers are applicable to a post-trib rapture. Teach the truth. Teach: The sacrifices will start and end before Jesus returns. We rise with the two witnesses on the day Jesus returns!

[amybritt]

I choose to believe what Jesus says in Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21. When he says he comes after the tribulation.

[chrispicquet]

Why have these Rapturists made God's plan sound so complicated? It's NOT COMPLICATED! I Have been unturning every single stone in my relentless pursuit of the truth, for over 30 years now! I Have Lived my Life, Knowing That I will Lay my Life Down For The Lord, for all of those 30+ years! The Lord has no Use for Those False ones that assume that they can continue living life in comfort, escaping Tribulation! " Then, There shall be a Great Falling Away!" When Rapturists realize that THEY ARE ONES LEFT BEHIND, when they deny CHRIST, by Their Fear of Death! " A Seed Must Die Before it Becomes A Tree", "Or Flesh and Blood Cannot Enter The Kingdom of God, I tell you, You Must Be Changed! Don't listen to Others! Study Your Bibles!

[stevebosman]

Very well put together. This is by far the clearest way to present the second coming. A pre-tribulation rapture teaching sets believers up for failure, while a post-tribulation rapture and second coming encourages believers to be faithful to the end - when Christ returns and every eye shall see him.
Another false teaching is that a pre-tribulation rapture would cause a lot of people to turn to Christ. Yet, Romans 1:16 says that the Gospel is God’s power that saves people, not the event of the rapture. Also, there is no indication that people are being saved during the 1000 year reign of Christ. Revelation 19 is a frightening picture of Jesus, not as Saviour, but as a conquering king, destroying all those who have the mark of the beast. It’s time we start hearing some clear teaching and get rid of these lies that lull Christians to sleep.

[NevaleeLaidler]

Believing in the right second coming isn't a stipulation for our salvation. So if Jesus comes pre-trib we all go to heaven...if he comes after the tribulation then I fear that a lot of so called believers, the weak ones who sit on the fence, will not make it. I choose to grow strong in my faith in my Lord so that I am prepared for what is to come. I know that I will survive because I have overcome many severe hardships and my faith has grown strong. I'm not a whimp!

[ZUGTFO]

LOVE this vid, been crying FOUL on PRE TRIB for 17 years! :D

[davidfarlow]

Jesus never said, i,ll goin to take you to Heaven NO, he said where I go you can't go, I go to prepare a place for you, NO where does it say that Jesus will take you to Heaven.

[dennishagans]

Joe 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. Mat 24:29, Mar 13:24, Act 2:20, Rev 6:12-14

Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: Joe 2:31, Mar 13:24, Luk 21:25, Act 2:20, Rev 6:12-14
Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Mat 26:64, Mar 13:26-27, Mar 14:62, Luk 17:24, Luk 21:27, Act 1:9, 11, 1Cor 15:51-52, Eph 1:10 1Th 4:17, 2Th 2:1
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Mar 13:27, Eph 1:10, 1Th 4:17, 2Th 2:1, Rev 14:16

Mat 26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Mat 24:30, Mar 13:26, Mar 14:62, Luk 21:27, Act 1:9, 11, 1Thes 4:17, Rev 1:7, Rev 14:14-15

Mar 13:24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, Joe 2:31, Mat 24:29, act 2:20, Rev 6:12
Mar 13:25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. Luk 21:25, Rev 6:12-14
Mar 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. Mat 24:30, Mat 26:64 Mar 14:62, Luk 21:27, Act 1:9-11, 1Cor 15:51-52, Eph 1:10, 1Th 4:17, 2Th 2:1, Rev 1:7, Rev 14:16
Mar 13:27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. Mat 24:31, Eph 1:10, 1Th 4:17, 2Th 2:1

Luk 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Joe 2:31, Mat 24:29, Mar 13:25, Rev 6:12-14
Luk 21:26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Luk 21:27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Mat 24:30, Mar 13:26, Mar 14:26, Luk 21:27, Act 1:9-11, 1Cor 15:51-52, Eph 1:10, 1Th 4:17, 2Th 2:1, Rev 1:7
Luk 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Mat 24:30, Mar 13:26, Luk 21:27, Act 1:9-11, 1Cor 15:51-52, Eph 1:10, 1Th 4:17, 2Th 2:1, Rev 1:7

Act 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. Mat 24:30, Mar 13:26, Luk 21:27, 1Cor 15:51-52, Eph 1:10, 1Th 4:17, 2Th 2:1, Rev 1:7, Rev 6:12-13
Act 1:10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Act 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Mat 24:30, Mar 13:26, Luk 21:27, 1Cor 15:51-52, Eph 1:10, 1Th 4:17, 2Th 2:1, Rev 1:7, Rev 6:12-13, Rev 14:16

1Co 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
1Co 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. Mat 24:30, Mar 13:26, Luk 21:27, Act 1:9-11, 1Cor 15:51-52, Eph 1:10, 1Th 4:17, 2Th 2:1, Rev 1:7, Rev 6:12-13

Eph 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: Mat 24:31, Mar 13:27, 1Th 4:17, 2Th 2:1

1Th 4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
1Th 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
1Th 4:16 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: Mat 24:31, 1Cor 15:51-52
1Th 4:17 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. Mat 24:30-31, Mar 13:26-27, Luk 17:24, Act 1:9-11, 1Cor 15:51-52, Eph 1:10, 2Th 2:1, Rev 1:7

2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, Mat 24:30-31, Mar 13:26-27, Luk 17:24, Act 1:9-11, 1Cor 15:51-52, Eph 1:10, 1Th 4:17, 2Th 2:1, Rev 1:7
2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
2Th 2:5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

Rev 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. Mat 24:30-31, Mar 13:26-27, Luk 17:24, Act 1:9-11, 1Cor 15:51-52, Eph 1:10, 1Th 4:17, 2Th 2:1

Rev 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
Rev 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Rev 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. Dan 7:21, Rev 6:9-11
Rev 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; Joe 2:31, Mat 24:29, Mar 13:24, Luk 21:25
Rev 6:13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. Mat 24:29, Mar 13:25, Luk 21:25
Rev 6:14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
Rev 6:15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
Rev 6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
Rev 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Rev 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.
Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

the catching away and first resurrection are one in the same event.

[NatashaRobinson]

Hi
I cannot thank you enough for covering this ! Peace and Grace in Christ Jesus mighty and holy name !

🌸👱🏼‍♀️🌸
Natasha

[razzrack]

Thanks Justin for your balanced and honest teaching about rapture as their is a lot of deception taught about this subject.

[colinmccann]

Matthew 24 verses 29 30 and 31 Rapture at the end of the tribulation

[chrispicquet]

Also, I didn't realize that there was such a Huge Difference between the two Theories until I delved into what motivates the difference! It's Simple! The Chosen do not Fear Death! The Others all Live in Fear!

[williamloman]

Did you miss this part or just ignore it?
1 Thessalonians 5:9
For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

[RachelNichols-writer]

If we die or meet Him in the air, we wind up in the same place. As long as we get to be with Him. I just hope people don't lose heart if persecution gets bad and they aren't whisked away.

[loriwalck]

Pre trib is false.That would mean Jesus comes twice.. No He doesn't He comes after the great tribulation at the last trumpet and collects us then. Tribulation is Satan's Wrath against God's people. The 2nd coming and rapture are one in the same.We are not appointed to God's wrath.