If Fundamentalists Believe in the Rapture, Why do they Study the Great Tribulation?

[Marcia]

Okay you don't. But why do people keep preaching to those already saved. It's like preaching to the choir.

The pastor is supposed to preach to the saved. Anyway, if the tribulation is in the bible, it's a perfectly acceptable topic. I don't believe in sensationalizing it, but just because some pastors or others might do this does not mean everyone does. You're generalizing.

 

[mojoala]

The pastor is supposed to preach to the saved. Anyway, if the tribulation is in the bible, it's a perfectly acceptable topic. I don't believe in sensationalizing it, but just because some pastors or others might do this does not mean everyone does. You're generalizing.

? My God look at all the books that are out there, every Tom, Dick, and Harry are trying to make a buck of the Tribulation scare. If they were truly sincere, then the books would be offered at cost instead of a profit. These are playing on the fears of people. There has been a push to put out previous books since the Israel/Lebanon thing happened.

 

[Marcia]

By the way is there a verse in the bible which says that the holy spirit will be drawn away from the earth during the last days? Because I hear this sooo often that the holy spirit will be gone but where is it in the bible?

No, there is no such verse. What it says is this:

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.
Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;
2 Thess. 2.7-8

"Taken out of the way" does not mean removed. The HS will stop retraining the man of lawlessness and he will be revealed.

 

[DHK]

Acts 20:20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

Acts 20:26-27 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

Paull left no stone unturned. He preached unto them all the counsel of God, every doctrine--including eschatology. He said to Timothy (pastor of the church of Ephesus).

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

If God says it is profitable, and proftiable for instruction (or preaching) who am I do doubt His Word?
DHK

 

[Marcia]

? My God look at all the books that are out there, every Tom, Dick, and Harry are trying to make a buck of the Tribulation scare. If they were truly sincere, then the books would be offered at cost instead of a profit. These are playing on the fears of people. There has been a push to put out previous books since the Israel/Lebanon thing happened.

So how many people out of the tens of thousands of Christians wrote those books? Just because some people write like that does not mean pastors are focusing on the Tribulation. I can't even recall my pastor preaching on it, though he's preached on the rapture (he's Pre-Trib).

Most Christians are not that into endtimes stuff, but the ones who are are really into it. That is what you are seeing.

 

[genesis12]

Well .. I've had enough of mojo. My first time to ignore anyone.

 

[BobRyan]

No, there is no such verse. What it says is this:

"Taken out of the way" does not mean removed. The HS will stop retraining the man of lawlessness and he will be revealed.

In Genesis 6 we see "My Spirit will not always strive with mankind" and THEN we see "the flood".

In Rev 7 we see God restraining the four winds of strife and war while the saints are being sealed by God -- and THEN in Rev 16 we see the 7 last plagues poured out and in Rev 19 the "coming of Christ" with mighty armies as in 2Thess 1.

In 2Thess 2 we see that God is restraining evil until the time of the end.

In John 16 we see that the Spirit of God is the one that "Convicts the WORLD of sin and righteousness and judgment".

It is clear from these texts that the Spirit of God is no longer restraining the kingdom of Satan - the wicked devoted to his rule and law - at some point in the future.

 

[BobRyan]

Acts 20:20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

Acts 20:26-27 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

Paull left no stone unturned. He preached unto them all the counsel of God, every doctrine--including eschatology. He said to Timothy (pastor of the church of Ephesus).

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

If God says it is profitable, and proftiable for instruction (or preaching) who am I do doubt His Word?
DHK

See - DHK and I agree on some things.