PART FOUR

PREMILLENNIALISM POST-TRIBULATION RAPTURE

Post-Tribulation Premillennialism is a specific interpretation of end-times that asserts that the Rapture of the Church and the Second Coming of Christ will occur after the seven-year tribulation period described in the book of Revelation, followed by a literal thousand-year reign of Christ on Earth. Here are the key points and relevant scriptures associated with Post-Tribulation Premillennialism:

1. Timing of the Rapture and Second Coming: Post-Tribulation Premillennialism teaches that the Rapture of the Church and the Second Coming of Christ are a single event, occurring after the tribulation period. Believers will experience the full duration of the tribulation, and Christ will return to Earth immediately following this period.

– Relevant Scripture: Matthew 24:29-31 – “Immediately after the distress of those days…they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.”

2. The Tribulation: Post-Tribulation Premillennialism acknowledges the seven-year tribulation period as described in the Bible. This period is characterized by various judgments, the rise of the Antichrist, and widespread suffering and persecution for believers.

– Relevant Scripture: Revelation 7:14 – “they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb,” referring to believers who have come out of the great tribulation.

3. Role of the Church: Post-Tribulation Premillennialism holds that the Church will go through the entire tribulation period. Believers will experience persecution and trials during this time but will ultimately be delivered by Christ’s Second Coming.

– Relevant Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 – “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.”

4. Millennial Kingdom: Like other forms of Premillennialism, Post-Tribulation Premillennialism expects a literal thousand-year reign of Christ on Earth following His Second Coming. During this time, Christ and resurrected believers will rule and reign.

– Relevant Scripture: Revelation 20:4 – “They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”

5. Interpretation of Tribulation Events: Post-Tribulation Premillennialists often interpret the events of the tribulation as a time of testing and purification for the Church. Christ’s Second Coming is seen as a deliverance and vindication of believers.

Part Five will conclude this End Times series with PREWRATH RAPTURE PREMILLENNIALISM