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Hey......I'll be outta here before any pestilence, etc.


Obie, you know I too, believe in Pre-Tribulation Rapture. I fully expect Jesus to Rapture the church BEFORE the tribulation occurs. Yet, Jesus warns us in Matt. 24 that times will be very tough. In verse 8 He tells us that "All these are the beginning of sorrows".
Nowhere in the Bible does it tell us when the Rapture will occur, only that it will occur and for us to be always watchful and ready.
Further the Bible does not paint a picture of everything "rosey" as we near the Last Days, on the contrary the Bible tells us that this sinful world will get worse and worse, coming harder and harder, like "birth pangs".

I truly believe we as Christians should be preparing Spirtually, Mentally and Physically during these Last Days. Not only for yourself and your family but for those loved ones and friends that will not heed the Word of God and accept Jesus Christ as their Savior. These people that we love will need all the help and support that WE can give them... now, with our preparations. Because WE are Christians and KNOW and BELIEVE what the Bible tells us, WE understand what the Tribulation period will be like, our unsaved friends and loved ones do not. Doesn't it make sense to not only pray and witness to them but to PREPARE for them to come to know Jesus....even during the Tribulation?

There will be (future) Christians here during the Tribulation.
There will come a day unlike any other day,
an event unlike any other event and a crisis unlike any other crisis.
It will emerge out of nowhere at a time no one expects.
It will be an event that no one anticipates—a crisis that experts didn’t foresee.
It will be “The End Of The World As We Know It”….in America.
Prepare Spiritually, Mentally and Physically, NOW!