JESUS ON THE GREAT TRIBULATION By Michele Cox I am
interested in why one would quote Revelation and other parts of the
Bible
and neglect to go directly to Jesus to find out what he meant by
tribulation.
In listening to Jesus, I find that all who believe in His Word suffer
tribulation to different degrees from the time he began His ministry to
now,
and will continue until the end of this world. From listening to his
Parable of
the Net and his description of the Last Judgment, I find that all will
rise
together. All will be drawn together to be separated the one from the
other, as
the sheep are separated from the goats. Tribulation is not an end of
times
event. It is an over-the-course of history event. Jesus is also quite
clear on
his view of this world:
John 8 23 He
said to them, You are from below,
I am from above; you are of this
world, I
am not of this world.
John 16 28 I came from the
Father and have come into the world; again, I am
leaving the world and going to the Father.
36 Jesus answered, My kingship is not of this world;
if my kingship were of this world, my servants would fight, that
I might not be
handed over to the Jews; but my kingship is not from the world.
The following link will shed more light
regarding the topic of pre-tribulation
and/or rapture.
www.voiceofjesus.org/harvest1.html I find that in listening to the Great
Principal, everyone must make the choice
of life in this world or life with the Father. There will be no end of
times
event that will allow for those who claim to follow Him to be excused
from
making this choice either by being "taken up" or "left
behind". Everyone experiences death in this world. And those who
believe
in the Truth of His Word and abide by the Great Principle's choice
which is set
before us all, will find life after death. This is, of course, what I
believe,
from listening to Him.
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