Author Archives: Neil Taylor

Part 8 OTHER COMPELLING EVIDENCE OF A PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE The life of Joseph The idea of the rapture occurring before the Tribulation is also supported by the typology of the life of Joseph. Typology has prophetic significance, in that an event or a person in the Old Testament points to a future event or person.Continue reading “THE EVIDENCE POINTING TO A PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE IN SCRIPTURE”

Part 7 EVIDENCE OF A PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE IN PAUL’S LETTERS Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians A dominant theme in both of Paul’s letters to the Thessalonian church is End-Times’ prophecy. In the first letter, Paul primarily answers the question of whether believers who have died will be reunited with those who are still alive atContinue reading “EVIDENCE SUPPORTING A PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE“

Part 6 4. THE JEWISH WEDDING CELEBRATION The Jewish wedding celebration is a wonderful prophetic pointer to the Church as the Bride of Christ and is therefore an indicator to the timing of the rapture. 4.1. The distinction between “for” and “with” There are two different pictures painted of the Messiah in the Old Testament.Continue reading “THE EVIDENCE POINTING TO A PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE IN SCRIPTURE”

Part 5 2. GOD IS DEALING WITH THE JEWS – NOT THE CHURCH. God established an everlasting covenant with Abraham and his descendants in Genesis 17:7: “I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and theContinue reading “THE EVIDENCE POINTING TO A PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE IN SCRIPTURE”

Part 4 1. EVIDENCE IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION 1.1 The Church is not mentioned In Revelation 1:12-16 Jesus appears before John on the Isle of Patmos in the form of a Judge; his appearance is both terrifying and magnificent. Under the power and presence of a righteous Judge, John falls at His feet asContinue reading “THE EVIDENCE POINTING TO A PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE IN SCRIPTURE”

Part 3 REASONS SOME CHRISTIANS REJECT A PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE The pre-Tribulation rapture is rejected by some pre-Millennial Christians for two main reasons: The weak in faith will fall. The responsibility of the Church is to endure the Tribulation. 1. The Weak in Faith will Fall The fear here is that if a pre-Tribulation rapture doesContinue reading “EVIDENCE SUPPORTING A PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE“

Part 2 THEORIES ON THE TIMING OF THE RAPTURE The Pre-millennialists believe in a literal rapture of the Church, however, there is some dispute within the ranks of Pre-millennialism as to when the rapture takes place. The different views are as follows: The partial rapture This view holds that the rapture will be for onlyContinue reading “EVIDENCE SUPPORTING A PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE“

Part 1 INTRODUCTION The rapture is an amazing revelation of the great love Jesus has for His bride the Church. We the Church, “the Bride of Christ,” should be responding to Jesus with that same love, which includes a yearning to be with Him. A Bride longs for the day of her wedding, a timeContinue reading “EVIDENCE SUPPORTING A PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE“

The River of Life; the Authenticity of the Book as a Revelation from God; and the Imminence of the Return of Jesus (Part 17) The River of Life (22:1-5) “1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the LambContinue reading “Revelation Chapter 22:1-21“

A New Heaven and a New Earth (Part 16) A New Heaven and a New Earth (21:1) “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more” (21:1). Our earth obeys the second law of thermodynamics, which is the conceptContinue reading “Revelation Chapter 21:1-27“