Transcript RAPTURE VIEWS

REVIEW BEFORE QUIZ
 What are the 3 Major Tenets (Sine Qua Non) of
Dispensationalism
 Consistent Literal Hermeneutic
 Distinction between Israel and the Church
 Focus on the Glory of God
REVIEW BEFORE QUIZ
 Key figures of Dispensationalism
JN Darby
Brookes
Guers
Scofield
Gaebelein
Chafer (Dallas Theological Seminary-flagship!)
Walvoord (DTS)
Pentecost & Ryrie (DTS)
McClain (Grace Seminary)
REVIEW BEFORE QUIZ
SALVATION IN DISPENSATIONALSIM
One Way of Salvation
BASIS OF SALVATION
CHRIST’S DEATH AND RESURRECTION
REQUIREMENT OF SALVATION FAITH
OBJECT OF SALVATION
GOD
CONTENT OF SALVATION
(HOW ONE DEMONSTRATES
THEIR FAITH)
CHANGES IN RESPECT TO DISPENSATION
 CHURCH DOES NOT EQUAL ISRAEL: ROMANS 11
AND REVELATION 21
REVIEW BEFORE QUIZ
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Identify the view of the rapture as pictured in class—I will have
the diagrams on the screen
What is Eschatology-Study of last things
What does a pre-tribulational rapture mean? Jesus will rapture
the church prior to the tribulation period
Matthew 24 lays out the history of what period of God’s
History? Tribulational Period
From what passage of Scripture do we get the word Rapture: 1
Thess. 4:17
Have you read your notes for Day 4?
Have you read Chapter 8 in Dr. Ryrie’s book
Share something you learned from Dr. Kevin Bauder’s Message
The rapture of the church takes place immediately prior to the
70th week of Daniel or the 7 year tribulation period.
Second
Advent
Rapture
CHURCH
AGE
7 YEARS
TRIBULATION
KINGDOM
PRE-TRIBULATIONAL VIEW OF THE RAPTURE
VIEW # 1: No gap between rapture and tribulation.
The rapture of the church occurs prior to the tribulation period
but does not have to occur immediately before it. There may be
a gap between the rapture and the start of the 70th week of
Daniel.
Rapture
Signing of
the Covenant
Second
Advent
7 YEARS
CHURCH
AGE
TRIBULATION
KINGDOM
PRE-TRIBULATIONAL VIEW OF THE RAPTURE
VIEW # 2: A Possible Gap Between Rapture and Tribulation
Several raptures of believers who are spiritual or “watching”
Second
Advent
CHURCH
AGE
7 YEAR TRIBULATION
KINGDOM
PARTIAL RAPTURE VIEW
*Page 21 in Notes
The rapture of the Church takes place at the end of the seven
year tribulation period. There is actually no two-phase
Second Coming of Christ.
Rapture and
Second Advent
3 1/2 YRS
CHURCH
AGE
3 1/2 YRS
7 YEAR TRIBULATION
KINGDOM
THE POST-TRIBULATIONAL VIEW OF THE RAPTURE
*Page 26 in Notes
The rapture of the Church takes place immediately before the
Day of the Lord (trumpet judgments of Revelation=wrath of God)
half-way through the last half of the 70th “week”of Daniel 9:24-27.
That is, the rapture takes place 3/4 of the way through the 7 years.
Rapture
Church
Age
The wrath of
man through
Antichrist
Great
Tribulation
(Satan’s
wrath)
Wrath
of God
Second
Advent
KINGDOM
70th Week of Daniel 9
7 years
THE PRE-WRATH RAPTURE VIEW OF THE RAPTURE
*Page 18 in Notes
The rapture of the Church will take place precisely half way
through the 7 year tribulation period. The rapture takes place
at the same time as the abomination of desolation (Mt. 24:15)
and the breaking of the covenant with Israel by Antichrist.
Rapture
CHURCH
AGE
3 1/2 YEARS
3 1/2 YEARS
Second
Advent
KINGDOM
TRIBULATION
THE MID-TRIBULATIONAL RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH
*see page 24 in notes
Quiz
 Identify the Following Rapture Views
 1 Point Each
The rapture of the church takes place immediately prior to the
70th week of Daniel or the 7 year tribulation period.
Second
Advent
Rapture
CHURCH
AGE
7 YEARS
TRIBULATION
KINGDOM
The rapture of the Church takes place at the end of the seven
year tribulation period. There is actually no two-phase
Second Coming of Christ.
Rapture and
Second Advent
3 1/2 YRS
CHURCH
AGE
3 1/2 YRS
7 YEAR TRIBULATION
KINGDOM
Several raptures of believers who are spiritual or “watching”
Second
Advent
CHURCH
AGE
7 YEAR TRIBULATION
KINGDOM
The rapture of the Church will take place precisely half way
through the 7 year tribulation period. The rapture takes place
at the same time as the abomination of desolation (Mt. 24:15)
and the breaking of the covenant with Israel by Antichrist.
Rapture
CHURCH
AGE
3 1/2 YEARS
3 1/2 YEARS
TRIBULATION
Second
Advent
KINGDOM
The rapture of the church occurs prior to the tribulation period
but does not have to occur immediately before it. There may be
a gap between the rapture and the start of the 70th week of
Daniel.
Rapture
Signing of
the Covenant
Second
Advent
7 YEARS
CHURCH
AGE
TRIBULATION
KINGDOM
The rapture of the Church takes place immediately before the
Day of the Lord (trumpet judgments of Revelation=wrath of God)
half-way through the last half of the 70th “week”of Daniel 9:24-27.
That is, the rapture takes place 3/4 of the way through the 7 years.
Rapture
Church
Age
The wrath of
man through
Antichrist
Great
Tribulation
(Satan’s
wrath)
Wrath
of God
70th Week of Daniel 9
7 years
Second
Advent
KINGDOM
Quiz Day #4
(2 Points Each)
7. What is Eschatology
8. What does a pre-tribulational rapture mean?
9. Matthew 24 lays out the history of what period of God’s
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History?
From what passage of Scripture do we get the word
Rapture:
Share something you learned from Dr. Kevin Bauder’s
Message
Have you read your notes for Day 4?
Have you read Chapter 8 in Dr. Ryrie’s book
Extra Credit: I have read chapters 2-7 in Dr. Ryrie’s book?
Issues of Imminency
 Dr. Stallard presents an argument for imminency that puts little
to no weight upon the Matthew 24 passage that many pretribulationalists hang their hat upon. This is good because
Matthew 24 is a Tribulational passage urging tribulational
believers (more specifically Jewish believers) to be ready for their
coming king.
 I would suggest that John 14 also makes a case for an imminent
return with the wedding language employed.
 The current cultural landscape also makes for a compelling
argument for imminency
 Question…Was the rapture imminent at the time of Paul?
Are Believer’s called to wrath?
 1 Thessalonians 1:10 (NKJV)
 10 and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead,
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even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 2:19 (NKJV)
19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you
in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 (NKJV)
9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through
our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep,
we should live together with Him.
11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also
are doing.
Revelation 6:16-17—The Time of the Tribulation is known as the
day of God’s wrath, something we have not been appointed to as
believers!
Are Believer’s called to wrath?
 1 Thessalonians 1:10 (NKJV)
 10 and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the
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dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 2:19 (NKJV)
19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not
even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 (NKJV)
9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether
we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.
11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you
also are doing.
Daniel 7
The Tribulation Period
 Matthew 24
 Looks much like 7 seals of Revelation
 Revelation 6-19
1 2 3 4 5
 Chapter 6—Seal Judgments
 Chapter 7-144,000 of Israel Sealed
1 2 3 4 5
 Chapter 8-9—Trumpet Judgments
 Chapter 10—The Little Book
 Chapter 11—The Two Witnesses
 Chapter 12-Woman (Israel), Child (Jesus) and Dragon (Satan)
 Chapter 13-Beast from the Sea (Anti-Christ) and Earth (False Prophet)
 Chapter 14-Throne Room Scene
 Chapter 15-16 Bowl Judgments
1 2 3 4 5
 Chapter 17-Scarlet Woman (False Religion)
 Chapter 18-Politcal Babylon Falls!
 Chapter 19-2nd Advent of Jesus Christ!
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The Seal Judgments
 Seal #1—The White Horse – The anti-christ’s political
campaigns
 Daniel 9:26-27, 1 Thess. 5:1-3
 Seal #2—The Red Horse – The anti-christ’s military
campaigns
 Daniel 9:26; Matthew 24:4-17
 Seal #3—The Black Horse-Famine
 Seal #4-The Pale (light green) horse- quarter of world
population destroyed by famine, war, disease and beasts
 Mt. 24:7
 Seal #5-The Cry of the Martyrs
 Seal #6-Cosmic Disturbances-Topography of the globe
changed
The Conclusion of the Tribulation
Period
 Matthew 25
 Parable of the 10 Virgins (1-13) and parable of the 10
talents (14-30)
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Jews in the tribulation who either are or are not prepared for
the 2nd advent of Christ. Believing Jews enter Millennium and
unbelieving Jews enter damnation.
 Son of Man’s judgment of the nations/gentiles (31-46
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The gentiles are now judged much like the Jews and they will
be separated (sheep and goat judgment) and believing
gentiles enter Millennium and unbelieving gentiles enter
damnation.
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Rapture vs
Coming Passages
Two Phase Return of Christ
Introduction to the Millennium
 See page 33 in notes
 Amillennialism
 There is no such thing as a millennial earthly kingdom. When Christ
returns, the redeemed will enter the eternal state. Christ is ruling and
reigning from heaven even now.
 Postmillennialism including Dominion Theology
 Christ will return to earth after the millennial kingdom on earth. The
Church will bring in the kingdom before the return of the Messiah.
The world is getting better mon!
 Premillennialism
 Christ is coming back to earth to establish the millennial kingdom, a
literal 1,000 year, earthly kingdom which will be followed by the eternal
state.
 Historic Premillennialism typically embraces post-tribulationalism
 Dispensational Premillennialism typically embrace pretribulationalism
Jesus, The Coming King, Will Keep
His Promises
Isaiah 9:6, 7; Revelation 19:11-20:6
 To Abraham (Genesis 12)
 To David (2 Samuel 7:5-16; Isaiah 9:6, 7; 11:1-3)
 To Israel (Jeremiah 30:1-11)
 To All Believers (Acts 1:9-11)
Millennium Passages for study
 Revelation 20
 Satan is bound (unlike our current age where he roams about
like a roaring lion-1 Peter 5:8)
 Christ rules along with other previous resurrected believers
(Luke 22:29-30, 1 Corinthians 6:2, also consider Dan. 7:22).
 Also the believing dead of the tribulation are resurrected to rule
with Him! This is not the first as in the first and only
resurrection, but it is the “first” as in before.
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1 Cor. 15:23 (Jesus), 1 Thess. 4:13-18 (Church Age Believers), Rev. 11:3, 11
(2 Witnesses), Rev. 20:5 (Tribulation Maryrs), Daniel 12:1-2 (OT Saints)
 Allussions to Millennium
 Ephesians 1:10
 Romans 8:18-23
OT Millennium Passages for study
 Ezekiel 36-37
 Ezekiel 40-48
 Jeremiah 30-33
 Isaiah 2
 Isaiah 11
 Joel 2
Extra Information—This is Free!
 The battle described in Revelation 20:7ff is not the same battle referred
to in Ezekiel 38-39.
 The question has been raised as to whether this war is the same
one discussed in Ezekiel 38-39, where Gog and Magog are also
mentioned (Ezek. 38:2). These are two different battles, for in the
war of Ezekiel 38-39 the armies come primarily from the north
and involve only a few nations of the earth. But the battle in
Revelation 20:7-9 will involve all nations, so armies will come
from all directions.
 Furthermore nothing in the context of Ezekiel 38-39 is similar to
the battle in Revelation, as there is no mention of Satan or of
millennial conditions. In Revelation 20:7 the context clearly
places the battle at the end of the Millennium, whereas the
Ezekiel battle takes place in connection with end-time events.
Size of New Jerusalem
1,400 Miles Wide
By 1,400 Miles Long
By 1,400 Miles High
Outer space begins at 62 miles
high, 100-300 miles high is
where the space station is
located!
Chart of End Times
Quiz for Monday
 3 Tenets of Dispensationalism
 1 Thing I learned from Dr. Kevin Bauder’s Message
 What is Daniel’s 70th week?
 What action begins the tribulation period?
 Put in correct order the following:
 Innocense, Conscience, Government,
Patriarchal/Promise, Law, Grace, Rapture, Tribulation
Period, 2nd Advent, Millennium
 I have read chapters 2-8 in Dr. Ryrie’s text book