Dennis Edwards: Craig talks about the different views of the Rapture. Mentions John Darby and Scofield., etc. Some interesting discussion of those who defend the pre-tribulation Rapture. I think the problem is that today's church cannot differentiate the period of the tribulation from the period of the wrath of God. Lane also doesn't understand in depth how Daniel and Revelation fit together. I believe that there is a rapture at the end of the of the Last Seven Years, the last 3 1/2 which are the tribulation period. At that point Christ comes to catch His elect and then go to Heaven for a Marriage Supper before returning at the end of the Wrath of God in the Battle of Armageddon.
So we have the Last Seven Years, with the last 3 1/2 years being the seven trumpets of Tribulation. Christ returns to Rapture His bride at the end of the tribulation (Revelation 10:7) but before the Wrath of God. The Wrath, which consist of the seven vials of wrath (Revelation 16), is a much shorter period and could be considered "The Day of the Lord.," or "The Day of the Lord's Wrath." From the prophecies of Daniel 12 we can surmise that the wrath of God will be approximately 75 days. 75 is the difference between 1260 days talked about various times as the time of the great tribulation period of the Seven Trumpets and the 1335 days spoken of in Daniel 12:11. Let us read the verse in Daniel.
Blessed is he that waits, and comes to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
Why would they be blessed who lived through this horrible period of the Wrath of God? They would be blessed because they were going to live during the new dispensation, the Millenium, the 1,000 years of peace on earth. I think we can, if we differeniate between the 3 1/2 year tribulation period from the 75 days of the wrath of God, we can accommodate both a Rapture and the Day of the Lord.
Let's pray we can communicate with Craig and help him come to a better understanding of these things. Please pray for him with me. He seems to be sincerely trying to understand, but his field has not been Bible Prophecy bur apolegetic reasoning.
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