Post Trib Rap or Pre Trib Rap?

From a dear Christian friend of mine, I heard that many, many Christians believe in the "Pre-tribulation Rapture". My reaction to that was,

"The majority is always wrong."

Now, this is something that needs to be addressed because WHAT IF THERE IS NO PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE AND CHRISTIANS DO GO THROUGH THE TRIBULATION?

ARE YOU PREPARED?

The Bible indicates several times that there will be Christians alive during the tribulation. Who else would the Antichrist be tribulating?He's going to go after those people who refuse to accept the mark of the Beast in their hands or foreheads. He's going to be persecuting Christians because we are the ones who will refuse the New World Order economic chip!

Thanks to a series of books entitled, "The Left Behind Series", many dumb sheep have been convinced that all the Christians who are alive on the planet at the time will be suddenly raptured before the Tribulation begins.

We can always hope that that's true. I can't believe that's true. Not according to the Bible, I can't. And, really, I see the Tribulation as a platform for God to do his biggest miracles of all time! I believe it will be a time for the real believers to step up and show the world what they're made of!

Do you really believe in God? Do you really believe He takes care of you and provides for you?

Moreover, do you really believe what Jesus said about persecution in Matthew 5?

Matthew 5
10.Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

The Tribulation will be a time of birth pangs of the "Bride of Christ" who is getting ready to deliver, or, in this case, getting ready to be delivered! And then, Jesus will come to rescue her!

This is all exciting stuff. It's really nothing to be worried about at all! Well, not for true Christian believers, anyway. If you are a truly born-again Christian who believes that Jesus Christ died for you, you are "home free", no worries! Even if you are thrown into prison and tortured, you will come out shining like gold as long as you hold onto Jesus. In fact, you will come to know your Lord and Saviour in a way like never before! You will fall in love with the God of the Universe. You will know how real He is and you will ultimately understand that, as a Christian, you are in the center of God's hand.

Haven't you already been through trials and tests? Haven't you already suffered or at least become uncomfortable for you faith? Weren't there times when you didn't know for sure if you were going to make it? But you did! Right?

So, don't worry about the future. God is in control. Whether you believe that or not is irrelevant. He is. He knows what He's doing. If you are chosen to live through the last 3 1/2 years of this world's history, God will not suffer you to be tempted above what you are able to bear.

Get your Bible out and start memorizing verses. Get the Word of God deep down into your heart. Prepare yourself to fall on God. But, not only to fall on God, but to help lift up others who are weaker than you. Helping someone else to find the Lord will strengthen your own faith.