PreTrib PilgrimSearch the library
Search articles and recommended books by title, argument, topic, alternative term, and Scripture reference.
9 results for “Divine judgement”
Clear searchDivine judgement, the character of God, and the promise of escape
Is the Church Appointed to the Tribulation's Wrath? Divine judgement, the character of God, and the promise of escape The claim that the Church is not appointed to wrath is sometimes answered too quickly. Christians plainly suffer. Jesus prom…
Read article →Why the final seven is unfinished, future, and centred upon Israel and Jerusalem
…n and secured righteousness. The final phase brings the addressed people and city through judgement and repentance into the public enjoyment of what His finished work alone has made possible. This avoids two opposite errors. Futurists must not speak as though Daniel leaves atonem…
Read article →Why apantēsis does not settle the timing of the rapture
…g caught up unto God (Revelation 12:5). In 1 Thessalonians 4 it describes an irresistible divine transportation. The redeemed are not harmed; they are removed from earth by Christ's power. First Corinthians 15 adds that the transformation occurs "in a moment, in the twinkling of…
Read article →The gathering of the elect, one taken and one left, and Paul's revealed mystery
…prove identity. Trumpets can summon, announce, warn, and celebrate. Clouds accompany many divine manifestations. "Elect" is not an exclusive technical name for the Church; Israel is called God's elect, and so are believers in Christ. Angels participate in several end-time gatheri…
Read article →The event is explicit; the real dispute is its timing
…preter places it after Antichrist's persecution but before the concentrated outpouring of divine wrath. A pretribulationist places it before the final seven-year period begins. These positions disagree profoundly about sequence, but they are debating the placement of an acknowled…
Read article →Signs, expectancy, and the event the Church is told to await
…the Antichrist, a covenant, a rebuilt temple, the abomination, or a numbered sequence of judgements. It is the Saviour. A necessary sign changes what can be expected next Suppose Scripture clearly taught that the Church must identify Antichrist, enter Daniel's final week, and se…
Read article →What Jesus promised the apostles about Israel's future
…ides. This agrees with the prophets. Isaiah anticipated the earth renewed under righteous judgement, creation at peace, and the knowledge of the Lord filling the world (Isaiah 11:1-10). Israel would be regathered, Jerusalem restored, and the nations brought under Messiah's govern…
Read article →A sign of Israel's renewal, not Israel's disappearance
…who received Messiah and exposed the unbelief of those who rejected Him. The existence of judgement does not make the original appeal insincere or the promised restoration meaningless. The Twelve embody a faithful remnant The apostles were Israelites. They did not stand outside t…
Read article →The positive argument of the whole series, brought together
…ation presents the Bride prepared in heaven before heaven opens and Christ rides forth in judgement (Revelation 19:7-14). These are materially different movements. Christ receives His people unto Himself; later they appear with Him. The saints must be gathered to Him before they…
Read article →