QUOTES FROM YOUR BIBLE PROPHECY SURVIVAL MANUAL FOR THE END OF THE AGE! THE SECOND GREATEST LIE EVER TOLD! The teaching that the Church will be raptured before the Great Tribulation is the second biggest lie told in human history—the first being told to Eve by Satan, “You shall surely not die if you eat of the forbidden fruit!” This second great lie--“you will be safe”-- not only lulls people to sleep in the belief they will be carried to heaven to escape all the trouble that will plague the earth during the tribulation, but it also minimizes the importance of the glorious earthly kingdom, “the throne of David,” that the Lord Jesus will occupy when He returns. The KINGDOM OF GOD is a prominent theme of both the Old and New Testaments; yet, except for praying, “thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” we give very little thought to the Lord’s earthly kingdom. Some pre-tribulation teachers say that Israel will receive the earthly blessings while the “church” will receive the greater heavenly blessings. Some further say that even though Israel will have the preeminence, we, the church, will be able to travel back and forth between heaven and the earthly kingdom of Christ during the millennium. If all of this sounds strange and foreign to you, you have only to listen to what is being taught over Christian radio and television. And millions of Christians are listening and believing. We must be very careful of being so heavenly-minded that we cut ourselves out of the Lord’s earthly kingdom. We need to see the “church” as both heavenly and earthly citizens. Although the “Pre-Tribulation Rapture” theme has been widely promoted through radio and television sermons, videos, the Internet, and books and movies, like Left Behind, Christians, reading their Bibles with great care, will find not one passage that emphatically states that Christians will, indeed, be raptured before the “Great Tribulation!” Pre-tribulation rapture proponents throw out a few isolated scriptures and as they expound on them, listeners become so enamored with the excitement of the promises that they do not realize that the commentary and the scriptures do not match. Sometimes you may hear “it can be implied; we can surmise; this seems to indicate” --- but nothing regarding a doctrine as important as a “Pre-tribulation Rapture” is directly stated in clear, bold SCRIPTURES, as are other teachings regarding the last days. The “Second Coming of Christ” is so important that, even though Christians differ, we must be willing to sit down, pray together, and study with open Bibles, letting the Holy Spirit of God direct our hearts and minds “till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ. (Eph. 4:13-15) This manual, written to awaken Christians from their lethargy, is not intended to be an advanced course on Bible prophecy. This is an “emergency manual”-- a guide to help you stay focused on the Word of God and give you a minimum of what you need to know and do before our Lord returns. Do not be mesmerized by the eloquence of pre-tribulation rapture preachers-- their striking appearances, their remarkable knowledge, their magnificent charts, their powerful deliveries, their irresistible promises. Rather, be like the ancient Bereans, who “received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:11 Although time may be short, keep studying and keep searching the Scriptures for truth. Through a sincere desire for truth, you will learn how to “