Hi
Garry B:
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/july2016/garryb73.htm
I
am not dogmatic about this, and many, many, many things – we
will not know specifically how they are going to play out
until we are watching over the balcony from heaven. For
now, we have the general outline only. But I mentioned I
personally think there is a gap between the rapture &
Tribulation (not a many year gap as some have often taught,
simply because this world is too ripe for the Trib to get
underway & the antiChrist will be chomping at the bit to
get going!!) Yet I base my speculation on the rapture
itself being Revelation 4:1 ~ and it’s clear till Revelation 6
before the Trib officially gets going…. When the AntiChrist
“rides to town” on his white horse w/a bow but no arrow.
{We recall he’ll deceive by peace…. Flattery…. Nice, soothing
words… a.k.a. political jargon or some would call baloney…..}
So
we still have Revelation 5 to play out – and this is all the
worshipping of the redeemed saints from the world over, the
angels, and four living creatures in heaven.
Plus,
consider seal one most likely would not be the antiChrist
“riding in” on the white horse – IF he was already stationed
in (let’s say Israel) …. Pen in hand, and signed a peace
agreement with the Palestinians & Israelis….. on the VERY
DAY just hours after the rapture. Just seems the
natural order of things that it will be a process…..
This
still meshes about “sudden destruction” because immediately
after the rapture & the Restrainer is removed, there IS
sudden destruction as this time gets underway, a snare to test
everyone left on earth.
Anyway,
given the state of the world right now, it’s pure speculation
to guess how long (approximately) the gap of time between the
2 might be. It was just my generalized (that a
word?) guess that it might be approx.. anywhere from a
couple weeks to a couple months (I’d think at most)…… and on
the flip side, it could be as little as 2 days…..
don’t let any good tragedy go to waste, you know….. and soon
after the rapture (the disappearances) and while people are
merely trying to sleep (some will literally go stark raving
mad!) and “adjust” to what just happened, regardless of
what they choose to believe caused it …. Then perhaps the
antiChrist-to-be will have it put into his heart or come up
with the idea himself that NOW is a good time to go ahead
& sign a peace treaty!! While the vast majority of
people on earth are “still in shock” then he could find a good
time to slide the peace treaty on through.
The exact wording of my letter
was: B-b-but!!!
That does not account for a couple months (just my own
personal speculation) that it will take for the
AntiChrist-to-be to get all things prepped & ready to
go. I could be wrong about that; it may be merely a
couple weeks. Yet the Bible does indicate there’s a
small space of time after the saints meet Jesus in the air
before the Tribulation actually kicks in. I expect
homecomings in heaven will be very noisy & joyful!
Plus, we’ll be checking out our new homes! We’ll be in
SUCH AWE of God Himself that we will continually bow down to
worship Him. Yet, there will come a time, when a hush
will fall all over heaven with the space for about ½ an hour
(per Revelation) as no one BUT THE LAMB HIMSELF will be
found worthy to open the scroll…… and as Jesus opens it,
the Tribulation officially gets underway…. As the AntiChrist
takes his place on center stage to confirm the peace agreement
between Israel & the Palestinians. ##
END….
And
I made it VERY CLEAR that this was merely my own
speculation. But perhaps a better choice of words for me
to have expressed it may’ve been: The Bible SEEMS TO
indicate there’s a small space of time after the saints meet
Jesus before the Tribulation kicks in.
I
dunno’ what Pastor Terry Malone (Calvary Prophecy) currently
teaches, but some 10 years ago when I used to follow him, he
suggested there could be as much as a 10 year gap in between
the rapture & Trib. TEN YEARS?? I don’t think
so!! I just don’t see how it could possibly be that
long.
Listen,
I need to end my writing for this evening, but I googled this
for you – I’ve got to offer the disclaimer though, that I do
not know who put this site together & I’d bet there’s
likely something on his site I do not agree with. All I
can ask is everyone use spiritual discernment. But
anyway, for info. Purposes only, here are his thoughts on the
gap of time: http://www.rapturenotes.com/when-will-the-tribulation-begin.html
Maranatha!