I have heard many christian leaders teach the rapture could happen at any moment including right now. that sounds great, but it over looks the scriptures telling of other events that must happen first. until those things happen the rapture can not take place. regardless of what our pastors or anyone says about it, we must rely on the scriptures as the final authority.



God's promise to deliver us


Just mentioning anything that must happen before the rapture finally takes off for some people they have been thought the rapture will deliver them out of here before anything bad happens. so before listing the ten things that must happen before the rapture. i want to acknowledge God's promises to deliver believers from the wrath to come. [1 thessalonians 1:1o and Revelations 3:10] and from the hour of testing that is coming.


Because you have kept the of my perseverance, i will also keep you from the hour testing. that hour which is about to come upon the whole world to test those who dwell on the earth. hello, this hour can not be after rapture. lets go on. Rev 3:10.

so we can take comfort in knowing God will surely keeps his promise. His wrath will be poured out on the earth but not on his people. that is really great news, wow. all the unrepentant sinners will mourn when they see the sign of the son of man in the sky. [ mathew 24;30] because they will know it means they are doomed but believers will not be here to mourn with them. God's people will be rescued in the rapture.

As awesome as these promises they do not mean God's people will not endure any trouble in the world because there is a difference between the wrath of God and the wrath of man. God has promised to deliver us from his wrath but has not promised to deliver us from man's wrath. in fact he promised the world would hate us, persecute us, and even kill us. Jesus said we would be hated because of his name [mark 13:13] at that time many will fall away and betrays one another and hate one another. this time can never be after rapture. [mathew 24: 9-10] ok. lets quickly looks into the ten things that must happen before rapture.


1 The first six seals must be broken

A great way to locate the timing of the rapture is by studying the breaking of the first six seals in revelation 6 the apostle John saw great trouble released by the breaking of each of the five seals. Jesus saw the same events occurring in the same sequence Matthew 24. both john and Jesus saw a time of trouble coming in the last days.that would include wars, famines, earthquakes, and the rise of false messiahs.[mathew 24: 4-9]

Both John and Jesus saw the rise of the antichrist during this time of trouble. since there is only one antichrist we can conclude they both saw the same events during the same period.

John saw a rider on a white horse receives a crown after the first seal is broken. The white horse is a symbol of conquest, but also represents a counterfeit of the messiah who promised to return ridding on a white horse. This false messiah is the antichrist. After receiving his first crown he begins using his crown to gain more crowns [Rev 6 1-2] This marks the beginning of his rise to power and the beginning of the season of birth pangs.

Jesus saw the the antichrist entering the temple and standing in the Holy place, which is what the prophet Daniel called the abomination that brings desolation [mathew 24:15] this arrogant action marks the beginning of the end for the antichrist. The cup of the wrath of is full and about to be poured out. both John and Jesus saw another event that only happens one time in all of history. They describes it with so many details , they must have seen the same thing. here is what John saw released after the sixth seal is broken [Revelation 6 12:-17]


There was a great earthquake
The sun became black.
The moon became like blood.
The stars of the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree shaken by the wind.
The sky is split apart like a scroll when it rolled up.
Every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
The people of the earth hid themselves and sought to die because they were dreading the coming wrath of God.

Now compare that to what Jesus saw happening immediately after the tribulation, after the birth pangs. [ matthew 24 :29-30]

The sun will be darken.
The moon will not give its light.
The star will fall from the sky.
The powers of the heavens will be shaken.
The sign of the son of man will appear in the sky.
All the people of the earth will mourn after seeing the sign of the son of man in the sky.


Both passages describes the same events in which the sun will be darkened and turned black, the moon becomes like blood so that it does give its light, the stars of the sky fall to the earth, the powers of the heavens are shaken as the sky is split apart and the sign of the son of man appears in the sky and the people of the earth mourn and hid themselves because they dread the coming wrath of God. surely it would be a sign of something very big happening in heaven. Since nothing like this ever happen before.

Mathew 24 29-31] we can now locate the timing of the rapture because in both passages it is very next thing that happens and revelation 7 9-17] you can read what Jesus said

John testimony reveals the same timing of the rapture. Right after the sixth seal is broken. John saw a great a multitudes which no one could count from every nations and all tribes and peoples and tongues standing before the throne of God [ Rev 7:9]

Then the elder explained to him these people came out of the great tribulation where they had endured hunger, thirsty,exposure to the elements and tears. He assured John they will not have to endure those thing any more..


The things suffered by these people including, hunger, thirsty, and the rest. during the great tribulation period because the antichrist system will prevent anyone from buying or selling unless they have taken the mark of the beast [Rev 13:17] and because there will be wars, which are known to cause famines. we also know the antichrist will "wearing out the saints" [Daniel 7:25]....

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