THE 'TWO-STAGES' OF THE DAY OF THE LORD'S
'GREAT TRIBULATION' JUDGMENT.........
The 'first-stage' of the Lord's Great
Tribulation judgment is upon Israel exclusively, and
then it is followed by the 'second-stage' of the Lord's Great
Tribulation judgment which is then upon the whole world. The
rapture of His Church happens quickly between the 'two-stages'
of the Lord's Great Tribulation Judgments. The 'first-stage'
begins when Jesus opens the 'second seal' which begins God's
Gog-Magog War against Israel, and the 'second-stage' begins
when Jesus opens the seventh seal and Satan is then cast down
to earth.
The 'first-stage' of the Lord's Great
Tribulation, which is the "shortened" stage of the
tribulation spoken of in Matthew 24:22, Is the Lord's
judgment first upon the Nation of Israel exclusively whereby
Jesus "saves the flesh" of the Hebrew remnant woman, ie "the
elect", on earth for the following 1,260 days of the
'second-stage' of His Great Tribulation. Flesh and
blood cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven so "the elect"
Hebrew woman remnant must be saved, in the flesh, on earth
from the presence of Satan who is present on earth during
those 42 months of the second-stage. The 'first-stage' of
the Lord's "shortened" tribulation judgment which is first
upon Israel only is manifest by God's Gog-Magog War spoken
of in Ezekiel 38:16 which God begins and ends in Israel. It
begins when Jesus opens the second seal. Satan and his
anti-Christ have no part in the first-stage of the Great
Tribulation against Israel because Satan is cast to earth at
the end of the first-stage after the rapture of the
Church.
The rapture of His Church, which
are "His elect" of Matthew 24:31, happens
quickly between the 'first stage' and the 'second stage' of
God's Great Tribulation judgment when Jesus opens the sixth
seal which then causes the sky to roll back as a scroll
rolled-up. 'His elect" Church are His ecclesia which means
'His called out ones' - called out of the Great Tribulation
by the harpazo which means to be 'snatched away quickly',
ie. raptured away quickly from the Great Tribulation before
it spreads upon the whole world. Remember, Jesus said, "I
come quickly!"
After the rapture the 'second-stage' of
the Lord's Great Tribulation judgment begins upon the whole
world when Jesus opens the seventh seal, and Satan is cast
down to earth. This second-stage is 42 months or 1,260 days
in length , and is ended by the Second Coming of the Lord
1,260 days after it begins. Satan is cast down to
earth on the first day, and then brings forth his
anti-Christ. They will have authority together on earth for
the next 42 months or 1,260 days. God's Two Witnesses and
the 144,000 sealed evangelists will also be doing their work
for God for these same 1,260 days. The raptured Church is in
heaven for the entire second-stage of God's Great
tribulation judgment upon the whole world, and will return
to earth with the Lord at His Second Coming.
Come Lord Jesus !