Pre-Trib Rapture: Biblical Truth or Dangerous Deception?

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What if many believers have misunderstood the rapture? Will believers be taken away before the Great Tribulation, or will the Church remain on the earth through the final conflict? In this thought-provoking podcast, Asher Intrater and Ariel Blumenthal examine what Scripture teaches about the Second Coming of Yeshua, the resurrection of the dead, the last trumpet, the Antichrist, and the gathering of believers. Is the rapture primarily an escape to heaven, or is it the moment believers are transformed and prepared to welcome Yeshua as He returns to establish His Kingdom on earth? Could expecting an early escape leave the Church unprepared for persecution, apostasy, spiritual warfare, and the greatest harvest in history? Listen to the full conversation and decide for yourself: Are believers preparing to escape the greatest conflict in all of history, or preparing to overcome? __ 00:00 – Introduction: Will the Rapture Happen Before or After the Tribulation? 00:56 – When the Nations Rise Against Jerusalem 01:42 – Why does understanding the Rapture matter? 02:55 – What Does “Rapture” Actually Mean? - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 04:20 – Use Scripture: Seven New Testament Passages About the Rapture 05:50 – Matthew 24:31 The Gathering of the Elect 06:22 – Matthew 24:13-14 Endure to the End 06:55 – Matthew 24:21-22 For the Elects Sake 07:44 – Matthew 24:29-31 “Immediately After the Tribulation” 09:30 – Using Scripture to Interpret Scripture 14:35 – Isaiah 27: The Great Trumpet and the Gathering 16:59 – Meeting Yeshua as He Comes to Jerusalem 18:05 – The Days of Noah and Lot: On That Day! 20:05 – 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Resurrection and Transformation 21:58 – The Rapture Is Transfiguration, Not Transportation 25:42 – An Evacuation Paradigm or a Conquest Paradigm? 27:02 – What Is the “Last Trumpet”? 30:15 – Where Did the Pre-Tribulation Rapture Teaching Begin? 35:38 – Israel, the Church, and the One New Man 37:34 – 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 The Coming of the Lord 42:05 – What Does It Mean to Meet the Lord in the Air? 43:15 – 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 Until After The Apostasy and the Antichrist 45:59 – The Danger of Being Unprepared for Tribulation 48:29 – 2 Thessalonians 2:4-8 The Antichrist is Destroyed 50:34 – Why Believers Are Not Removed from the Conflict 52:58 – Why is Tikkun Global Discussing This Now? 54:10 – Practical Application: Training to Win the Spiritual World Cup

Topics

• Bible Study
• Second Coming