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A
Stimulating Book
RAPTURE:
Post-Tribulation and Pre-Wrath
by
Don Montgomery
RAPTURE:
Post-Tribulation and Pre-Wrath is a biblical perspective that
challenges the "usual" interpretation of end-time prophecy.
After teaching a popular concept for several years (according to
denominational doctrine), Don Montgomery became convinced the "usual"
concept could not be justified with Scripture. His study of biblical
prophecy has resulted in RAPTURE: Post-Tribulation and Pre-Wrath.
This book includes several unique features. It reveals that two
seven-year prophecies (Daniel 9:25-27) overlap and have partially
concurrent time periods, instead of the "usual" seven-year Tribulation
period.
The total prophetic time
period allows harmonizing all
eighteen prophecies that contain specific times for events identified
in Daniel and Revelation. Analyses show the Rapture occurs at the
end of the Great Tribulation and before GOD's Wrath, hence, "RAPTURE:
Post-Tribulation and Pre-Wrath." This
conclusion is verified by Jesus Christ's own words and by the Apostle
Paul:
Matt 24: 29-31
IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE TRIBULATION of those days shall the sun be darkened, and
the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from
heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
And
THEN SHALL APPEAR the sign of the SON OF MAN in heaven: and then
shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and THEY SHALL SEE THE
SON OF MAN COMING IN THE CLOUDS of heaven with power and great glory.
And
HE SHALL SEND HIS ANGELS with a GREAT SOUND OF A TRUMPET, and THEY
SHALL GATHER TOGETHER HIS ELECT from the four winds, from one end
of heaven to the other.
Mark 13: 24-27
But
in those days, AFTER THAT TRIBULATION, the sun shall be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her light,
And
the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are heaven shall
be shaken.
And
THEN SHALL THEY SEE THE SON OF MAN COMING IN THE CLOUDS with great
power and glory.
And
THEN SHALL HE SEND HIS ANGELS, AND SHALL GATHER TOGETHER HIS ELECT
from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the
uttermost part of heaven.
Romans 1: 9
Much more then, being now justified by his
blood, WE SHALL BE SAVED FROM WRATH through him.
I Thessalonians 1: 10
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom
he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which DELIVERED US FROM THE
WRATH TO COME.
I Thessalonians 5: 9
For GOD HATH NOT APPOINTED US TO WRATH, but
to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
(emphases
added to above Scripture)
This book also contains
responses to over twenty of the main ideas supposedly supporting
other Rapture concepts. Approximately one-third of the book is Scripture,
and key words and phrases are underlined to identify the specific
issues being discussed. Only Scripture is used to support conclusions.
These discussions demonstrate the infallibility of Scripture and
how end-time prophecies combine into one detailed plan. The main
conclusion is an emphasis on faith and trust in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Don Montgomery
has two Engineering Degrees and had a Professional Engineer's
License until his retirement in 1988. He is a co-holder of three
United States Patents. Most importantly, he realized that GOD
is the Creator, and he acknowledged the Lord Jesus Christ as
Lord and Saviour in 1977. This was accompanied with an immediate
deliverance from alcoholism. He and his wife of almost fifty
years have three children and nine grandchildren.
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