Endtime Trib 7 years or 3.5 years - what source?

We have been studing Rev. for the last month and 1/2. Although I messed up on my answer to the poll... because I was having a blonde moment and I was thinking about the rapture not the trib which the tribulation will be 7 years the rapture is 3 1/2 - 7 years. :smilewinkgrin:

 

"...because I was having a blonde moment..."

If so, and given the photo posted, obviously 'blonde moments' have nothing to do with hair color. I personally call them 'Senior moments', and have for several years although I have not that long been a 'senior', except above the neck, obviously. :tongue3:

"...the rapture is 3 1/2 - 7 years. :smilewinkgrin: "

Now that's a lo-o-o-o-o-o-ng rapture?? :laugh:

Ed

 

Well I know by what scripture says its not going to be a a rapture at the begining of the tribulation. I lean more to the 3 1/2 year rapture of the church when the son of perdition is revealed in the middle of the seven year peace treaty. But the trib from start to finish is 7 years. Some believe that they will be here for the duration of the 7 years of tribulation. So when I had wrote 3 1/2 - 7... I should had wrote 3 1/2 "or" 7 years one or the other. But I believe we will go through some stuff before the rapture happens. For instance more tornadoes and earthquakes in areas that usually don't see them or are very rare. More natural disasters, more violence, more lawlessness...ect.

 

I think Scripture makes it quite clear that the rapture will happen prior to the tribulation in both the OT and NT. The tribulation has a two-fold purpose which does not invovle the church. There is no purpose for the church going through the tribulation.

 

Rapture comes first.
Seven yr. trib. next [ac will break treaty with Israel after 3.5 yrs.].
Sourcesan.,Rev,Matt. [better yet, the Words of Jesus Himself!!!!]..:thumbs:

 

There will be the tribulation for 7 years.
The first half of it, 42 months, will be relatively milder than the latter half.
In the middle of 7 years, there will be partial rapture, not for all. ( Rev 11:12)
The remnant of the people will give glory to God, when they saw the rapture ( Rev 11:13)

and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven


The woman have been protected in the wilderness for 1260days ( which was the period while Jesus was preaching). Like Jesus the church preaches in this world for 2000 years ( symbolized as 1260 days).
Dragon try to fight the remant of the woman ( Rev 12

 

Chap 12 tells about it.
It starts with the birth of Jesus and his ascension, thereafter the women fled, and would be protected until the dragon is driven out from the heaven. Apparently it is the endtimes. The period is described as 1260 days (12:6) Then the woman was protected for a time, times and a half time ( 3 times+ a half time) which means 3 years and a half, specially protected from Dragon, then the Woman is not mentioned any more ( because she is raptured), there will be only the remnant of the woman ( 12:17)

Chap 11 and Chap 12 are like Gospel Luke and Gospel Matthew. Read them carefully.

 

Comparison between ch 11 and ch 12 of Rev.

1. 1260 days : ch 11 describes it for the 2 witnesses to testify
ch 12 for the woman to be protected in the wilderness (of this world)

2. 3 days and a half : ch 11: - 2 witnesses died, after 1260 days, until ascension in v 12
ch 12: - v 14 tells - Woman fled and protected against Dragon, after 1260 days, before the Earth swallow the flood.

3. Remnant : ch 11 - give glory to God, after the Rapture of the 2 witnesses
ch 12 : - Confront the Dragon, after the Earth swallowed the flood to help the Woman.

4. Jesus Christ : ch 11 Our Lord was crucified (v 8)
ch 12 a Man-child to rule all the nations with a rod of iron ( v 5)

The period from the Birth of Jesus Christ to the End of the Grace period is mentioned as 1260 days in chap 12: 6 and the rest of ch 12.