Episode Details

Recently, I was interviewed by Andy Olson on Echo Zoe Radio about the prewrath documentary that was recently produced, Seven Pretrib Problems and the Prewrath Rapture.

Outline of the Discussion

• The Precursor Problem
  • The Scripture describes events that will happen before the Rapture of the Church and the Day of the Lord.
• The Olivet Discourse Problem
  • Pre-Trib teaches that the Church is not found in Matthew 24, and that vv.29-30 are not referring to the Rapture.
  • Paul draws parallels to the Olivet Discourse for his own teachings on the church.
  • Many parables support the view that Matthew 24 actually is for the Church, and vv.29-31 do speak of Jesus’ return and the Rapture of the Church.
  • [Circling back, 37:15] A plain reading of Matthew 24 in full, not chopping it into parts, leads quickly away from any pretense of a Pre-Trib rapture.
  • Some Pre-Tribulationists will look at Matthew 24:30 and say that it can’t be the Rapture (it’s Armageddon.) The, a few verses later in v.36, they’ll say has to be the Rapture. The flow of the narrative is clear that they are referring to the same event.
• The 2 Thessalonians Problem
  • Arguably the biggest problem for the Pre-Trib view.
  • Chapter 2 describes two events that must happen before the Day of the Lord’s Wrath — and by extension, the Rapture. These are the Great Apostasy, and the Revelation of the Man of Lawlessness (the Antichrist.)
  • In order to adjust to Pre-Wrath objections, Pre-Trib has created a “gap theory.”
• The Revelation Problem
  • Traditional Pre-Trib says that the Seven Seals of Revelation are expressions of God’s Wrath. They occur during the Day of the Lord’s Wrath.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:9 promises that believers are exempt from God’s Wrath. This c