Many people believe that the church will go through the Great Tribulation.
That is because too many believers fail to keep seeking till they find genuinely good teachers.
For without growing in grace and Truth? They come under God's disproval and discipline/punishment.
That punishment makes them suffer for disobedience. not to suffer for righteousness sake.
When that kind of suffering God envelopes a believer's soul?
He will see life on earth as constant Tribulation.
That is why they will jump on the idea that we are all to go through the tribulation!
Yes.. We are to have trials. Yes, if we are growing in grace and truth.
But, the personal sufferings will end after we pass the test God seeks for us to overcome by grace and truth.
Then?
We will find ourselves having joy and peace while the world remains as what it is.
We will begin to share in God's happiness that overcomes the world...
And, the notion that we are in the time of the Tribulation dissolves as we begin to see the big picture unfold.
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But, it takes sound doctrinal teachings and the transforming power of the Spirit to enter into such happiness
Out growing and overcoming the pains a believer who remains in weak teachings is trapped in.
“After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his
eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” (1 Peter 5:10)
We all must go through our own personal tribulation period as God planned for our life!
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” James 1:2-3
But, if we do well in God's eyes?
We are keeping on, learning sound doctrine as we should be seeking?
Being made able to understand such teachings as the hope of the Rapture?
Then the time of our personal suffering will be overturned and replaced by God's joy,
finding ourselves to our amazement sharing in God's happiness!
In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief
in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—
of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in
praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you
believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the
goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls." 1 Peter 1:6-9
Those who see life on earth as a never ending Tribulation till the Lord returns, will remain suffering because
of failing to fulfill the purpose God requires of believers to enter into. That being..
Failing to gain his provision of having joy and inner prosperity while yet living in the Devil's world.
The Rapture that we are told about for our hope and comfort?
Those who are compulsively unhappy? They want others to join them.
They will tell you the Rapture is a false teaching...
Take note of them as you pass them by ......
And keep growing in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To Him be the glory both now, and to the day of eternity. Amen. 2 Peter 3:18
Stay on the ship when you see others refusing the life preserver you may place before them.
Instead, grow in grace and truth till death, or when the Lord returns!
grace and peace ...............