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Chronicles of the Anonymous Preacher
Episode 2
The Coming of the Lord is Post-tribulation

Many people have been led to believe that Christ will come before the tribulation and those who are not ready will be 'left behind ' to face the tribulation and would have to reject the mark of the beast in order to make heaven at last. They argue saying God will not allow His people be judged with the wicked. But the tribulation is not God's judgement. God's judgement only comes after He has taken all His people. This belief is totally unbiblical. The church has always gone through persecution and tribulation. The matyrs in the book of Acts went through fierce persecution in order for the Gospel to be preached. One of the verses pre-tribulation believers misquote to back their claim is 2 Thessalonians 2:3 which says:

"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. "

The term 'falling away' used in the King James Bible refers to the apostasy or rebellion that will hit the Earth, not a rapturing of the saints. Paul was telling the Thessalonians that before Christ will come, many people will rebel against the truth and fall away from the faith. In Matthew 24:12 Jesus says "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." This verse is referring to the falling away. Paul also talks about this in 2 Timothy 3:1-5, verse 1-2 says "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come, for men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy."

Another verse popularly misquoted by pre-trib believers is 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 "And now, ye know 'what withholdeth' that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only 'he who now letteth will let until he be taken out of the way'. This verse talks about the restrainer who is restraining the lawless one from being revealed. Some say this is the church of God, that the church of Christ is the one restraining the lawless one and when the church is 'taken away' then the lawless one will be revealed, and then the tribulation will begin. But if this were to be true, that means Paul is contradicting what he said in verse 3 that says "Let no man deceive you by 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."

Paul categorically states that the son of perdition will first be revealed before the coming of the Lord. So he can't contradict himself in verse 5 and 6. Therefore the Restrainer cannot be the church. Verse 8 finally gives us a better light "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming." Since there is only a single 'Second Coming', Christ will come to destroy the lawless one and take His church in one coming.

In Matthew 24:21-22, we also see that the elect will be around during the tribulation. "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days shall be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the ELECT'S sake those days shall be shortened."

What God will not allow His people to go through is His Wrath which is meant for those who refuse to serve Him. We are already in the tribulation time, government policies, economic policies and social trends are currently being adjusted to suit the New World Order. Let us stay true to God and not be cajoled to accept any mark in form of technology or vaccine before we can do certain things.

I'll be revealing more about the Restrainer and the mark in subsequent articles.

Maranatha.

Shalomdee:
...Many people have been led to believe that Christ will come before the tribulation and those who are not ready will be 'left behind ' to face the tribulation and would have to reject the mark of the beast in order to make heaven at last.

This is self proven already as the Tribulation is surely here and The Lord did not come before it.

The tribulation is not here oga OP . Secondly, there will be a rapture as prophesied in the bible. Arguing on context and scripture is irrelevant to what Revelatons John had foretold

Praise the lord...

Hashabiah:
The tribulation is not here oga OP . Secondly, there will be a rapture as prophesied in the bible. Arguing on context and scripture is irrelevant to what Revelatons John had foretold

Tribulation before rapture

Hashabiah:
The tribulation is not here oga OP . Secondly, there will be a rapture as prophesied in the bible. Arguing on context and scripture is irrelevant to what Revelatons John had foretold

Bring the scripture that confirms what you are saying.

Shalomdee:
Bring the scripture that confirms what you are saying.

If I bring the scripture ,you'll surely give it your own interpretation. And that's not what I'm here for