watchmen,
This is your quote; 'When Jesus returns after the tribulation He resurrects the just, raptures the living saints, and destroys the wicked all before His feet hit the ground. When we meet the Lord in the air as He is coming from Heaven to earth, at which point we receive immortal, perfected bodies, and then return with Jesus to earth to reign with Him as kings and priest during the Millennium'.
Obviously you have stated that the church, Christ's body of believers, will go through the seven year tribulation period. If Christ comes back in my lifetime, then I would like to know what's going to happen to me or my family, especially when the wrath of God is poured out during the tribulation.There are many here on this site that may go through the tribulation as well. You owe it to them to tell them the truth. If you tell them the truth you must be able to comfort them with your words (1Thes 4:18).
1. From the scriptures, what will happen to the church, believers like you and I, during the tribulation period? Are we preaching, are we able to worship, are we able to evangelize, are we being persecuted for our faith or will we be huddled in some mountain to get away from it all waiting for Christ to return etc?
2.Will there be a great falling away in the church, becoming so apostate that when Christ comes back, shall He find faith on the earth (Luke 18:8)?
3. I know that you can't tell me how 144,000 Jews get converted after at least 2000 years of unbelief, but what is the relationship of the church with these Jews, if any? Will we have fellowship will them and will it be recognized? Did Jesus Christ reveal to John in Revelations anything about this union?
4. How will we be protected from the wrath that is poured out by the Lamb during the tribulation?
5. If the antichrist is only revealed after the Holy Spirit is taken out of the way, does that mean that God takes the Holy Spirit from all believers in the church for this to happen (2Thes 2:6-8)?
6. What do the scripture say the antichrist will do to or with the church during his reign with the beast and the false phrophet, especially when he is revealed as the antichrist during the tribulation?