Hi Patti,

 

First, thank you for your kind words. They are very much appreciated.

 

You stated, "The whole purpose of the tribulation period is to save ALL the lost sheep." 

 

 Scripture says that the Jews are blinded to the truth "UNTIL THE FULLNESS OF THE GENTILES HAS COME IN. The "fullness" happens at the rapture of the believing Gentile Church. The "fullness" means just what it says: there will be NO MORE GENTILES allowed into heaven after the rapture. AFTER THE RAPTURE it will be ONLY the Jews who have the opportunity to be saved during the 3 1/2 year tribulation  They are the "tribulation saints" AFTER the rapture of the Gentile Church. It is the Jew's turn to be saved during the 3 1/2 year tribulation.

 

Romans 11:25-26

"For I do not desire, brethren, that YOU should be ignorant of this mystery, lest YOU should be wise IN YOUR OWN OPINION, that blindness in part has happened to Israel UNTIL THE FULLNESS OF THE GENTILES HAS COME IN. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written; The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob."

 

The moment of the rapture is the final deadline for the Gentiles. That is the time of the "fullness of the Gentiles". After that it is the Jew's turn for the opportunity to be saved DURING 'THE "TIME OF JACOB'S TROUBLE' which is the 3 1/2 year tribulation just before the Second Coming of the Lord.

 

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

"And with all unrighteous deception AMONG THOSE WHO PERISH, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE LOVE OF THE TRUTH, THAT THEY MAY BE SAVED. And for THIS REASON God will send them strong delusion, THAT THEY SHOULD BELIEVE THE LIE, that they ALL MAY BE CONDEMNED WHO DID NOT BELIEVE THE TRUTH but had pleasure in unrighteousness."

 

THIS IS NOT MY PLAN, IT IS GOD'S PLAN AS WRITTEN IN THE SCRIPTURES ABOVE.

 

YBIC, Bruce Warner