Breaking Prophecy News; Not Really So Obscure, Part 7 (TPDR #414)

PROPHECY HEADLINES: Israel’s new president, Reuven Rivlin, opposes formation of Palestinian state | Iran claims U.S. base in Indian Ocean is within range of its missiles | Moldova and Georgia to sign EU pact in defiance of Russia | Pentagon building bunker in Alaska to protect against nuclear blast, EMP attack | 3.0 quake rumbles near Edmond, Oklahoma

PROPHECY BOOTCAMP: "Not Really So Obscure (Part 7)" from Dr. Tim LaHaye

As we survey Revelation chapters 4-18, it is vital to observe that we see no mention of the church. In fact, nowhere in the many prophetic passages of Scripture do we see the church in the Tribulation. This is highly significant in view of the passages we have already examined that promise that Christians are saved from wrath.

In the book of Revelation, the church is mentioned 13 times in the first three chapters. Then, after John is called up into heaven and the world enters the Tribulation, the church is not mentioned even once until chapter 19, when she is seen coming with Christ to rule and reign with Him. This silence from chapters 6 to 18 puts the burden of proof on those interpreters who insist that the church does go through all or part of the Tribulation. They should be able to clearly identify the church in Tribulation passages, but they cannot do so.

OCCUPY TILL I COME: Gaining Hope from Bible Prophecy (Part 11) by Dr. David Reagan.

MUSICAL SELECTION: "The King is Coming" by Newsboys