Please Do Not Let Fear Influence What You Believe

Please Do Not Let Fear Influence What You Believe

Please do not let fear of what will take place during the Tribulation influence what you believe what he Bible actually says concerning pre- or post-tribulation rapture.   I truly believe that many people want to believe in a pre-trib rapture not because they are too lazy to read the Bible on their own and just want to rely on what someone else has convinced them it says, but because they are afraid to face the atrocities written about in the Old Testament and Revelation. 

Please be assured that you have no need to fear; God will be with you when you obey Him.  Yes, it will be a very scary time (Luke 21:26 - Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.), but if you follow the instructions from the Bible, God will keep you safe during the tribulation.

Luke 17 is a strong reminder that God keeps His faithful safe.  These verses point out Noah and Lot because God did not rapture them from off the planet, He provided a way of safety for them.  Noah had to be proactive by building the ark and Lot had to trust the angels to lead him to safety.  If we also follow God's words, we too can be safe when the time comes.

(Luke 17:26-30) And as it was in the days of [Noah], so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

It does not say they were taken away but were present on the earth when the punishments were dealt out.  They survived because they heeded God's warnings.

Let me give you a few scriptures to show you what I am referring to, then I will give you the same links from a recent writing, "Discerning the Signs of the Times."  Then tomorrow I will post another excerpt from "The Visionary" that will give a little more information.

This first portion of scripture tells us we will be safe if we go into hiding (enter our chambers), while the tribulation takes place (indignation, other versions say wrath, which is another word to describe the end of days).  Also note the end of that section that says only after this will Jesus' return. (You can read all of chapters 26-27 for the full context.)

(Isaiah 26:20-21 & 27:13) Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land... and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem.

The woman represents the True church going into hiding during the tribulation, where she will be protected by Giod for roughly 3.5 years.  This correlates with Daniel 12:8-13.  You can read all of chapter 12 in both Revelation and Daniel for full context.

(Revelation 12:6) And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

Links to other writings on the subject of the timing of Jesus' return:

Discerning the Signs of the Times https://thankful-julie.blogspot.com/2025/09/discerning-signs-of-times.html

Mark 13:3-8, 13-14, 21-27, & 32-37: "When shall these things be?" https://thankful-julie.blogspot.com/2025/01/mark-133-8-13-14-21-27-32-37-when-shall.html

 Zephaniah 2:3The Great Day of the Lord, Written by my Husband https://thankful-julie.blogspot.com/2025/07/zephaniah-23-great-day-of-lord-written.html

Luke 17 & 22: Where the Eagles Gather https://thankful-julie.blogspot.com/2025/02/luke-17-22-where-eagles-gather.html

Questions and Answers About the Rapture https://thankful-julie.blogspot.com/2025/07/questions-and-answers-about-rapture.html

The Truth About the Second Coming of Christ, Written by my Husband https://thankful-julie.blogspot.com/2022/08/the-truth-about-second-coming-of-christ.html

Dream of the Return of Christ and Preparation for his Coming, Written by my Husband https://thankful-julie.blogspot.com/2017/04/dream-of-return-of-christ-by-mel.html

Revelation 3:1-22: The Seven Churches: Part Two, Written by my Husband https://thankful-julie.blogspot.com/2025/05/revelation-31-22-seven-churches-part.html