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by David a. Reed (Author)
Are you prepared for what lies ahead? Global epidemics, food shortages, mid-East conflict, potential for global war, climate change, locust plagues, coastal storms and tsunamis, major earthquakes, cultural revolution and political instability--all are happening today, but their prophetic significance is ignored by most churches.All were foretold in the Bible, but not for today--according to preachers who've adopted the popular "left-behind" teaching that the tribulation Jesus foretold won't occur until after Christians are all raptured away to heaven--a comforting thought, but not really comforting if not true.If the frightening, apocalyptic events foretold in Revelation are starting to happen now, we need to know about it. Jesus said, "when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near." (Luke 21:28) He wants us to know the time we're living in.The popular Left Behind novels taught that the tribulation won't come until after the Rapture. But that wasn't what Christians believed for hundreds of years.Roger Williams, who founded the first Baptist church in America back in the 1600's, was an avid Bible reader and knowledgeable teacher, but he never saw a post-Rapture seven-year tribulation in the Bible.Neither did the renowned Baptist preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon.In fact, the great Reformation leaders Martin Luther and John Calvin didn't teach a seven-year tribulation, either.Nor did the famed Bible teachers Jonathan Edwards, John Knox, William Tyndale or John Wycliffe.The fact is that the "left-behind" view gained popularity around 100 years ago, but isn't the historic Protestant approach to Bible prophecy.So, are today's events really what the Bible foretold would happen in the days before Christ returns?Do Christians face tribulation?What happens next?What evidence is there that the "left-behind" view is wrong, and that prophecy is being fulfilled right now by today's events?The Bible actually foretells more than one 'tribulation': (1) The centuries-long tribulation of the Jews(2) The centuries-long tribulation of the Church(3) The apocalyptic events leading up to Christ's returnUnderstanding what Scripture really says about tribulation and the Rapture will help you face today's anxieties with hope for tomorrow.If Left Behind's "second chance" after the Rapture isn't true, then deciding now to follow Jesus becomes much more urgent. People need to hear the Gospel now. And half-hearted church-goers who take a 'wait and see' approach need to be told that time is running out. They won't be able to wait until the Church is raptured, and then decide Jesus is real. That seven-year-long "second chance" after the Rapture is a work of fiction.The facts discussed here will change the lives of everyone on this planet. Day-to-day life will soon be altered--even more drastically than when hit by toilet paper shortages and orders to wear masks and stay at home. And the Bible will be our only safe guide through the days ahead. Are you ready?Eternal lives are at stake--ours and our loved ones'.
