Expert: Patricia Burns - 5/30/2005

Question
1) Is Anti-Christ a person or a political or religious system? Why?
2) Are all believers raised up from death in the first recurrection (Rev 20:6), or partial?
3) Do you believe partial or whole rapture of saints?
Do you believe Pre-or mid-rapture or non-millinium?

Answer
Based on the Scriptures below, I believe that the saints of the most High (Dan.7:25 below), the church of God (1 Cor.10:32), will go through the tribulation under the beasts of Revelation chapter 13.

The Seventh Trumpet ascension (1 Thess.4:16-17), which many refer to as "the Rapture", will occur at the conclusion of the tribulation.


Dan. 7:21   I beheld, and the same (little) horn (king) MADE WAR WITH THE SAINTS, and prevailed against them (Dan.7:25);  

Dan.7:25   And he (the little horn/king, Dan.7:8, Dan.7:24) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High (Re.15:3), and think to change times and laws (Re.13:15, Dan.11:31): and they (the saints) shall be given into his hand until A TIME and TIMES and THE DIVIDING OF TIME (3 ½ years/1260 days) .

Dan.8:24   And his (the king's, Dan.8:23, little horn's, Dan.8:9, Dan.7:24) power shall be mighty, but not by his own power (but Satan's, Re.13:11-12): and he shall destroy wonderfully (Re.13:15), and shall prosper, and practice, and SHALL DESTROY THE MIGHTY AND THE HOLY PEOPLE (Dan.12:7, Col.1:22, Eph.1:4).

Re.12:17   And the DRAGON (Re.12:9, Re.20:2)  was wroth with the woman (the church of God, 1 Cor.10:32, Col.1:22, Col.1:24), and WENT TO MAKE WAR WITH THE REMNANT (the rest) OF HER SEED, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Re.13:7           And it was given unto him (the beast of Re. 13:1) TO MAKE WAR WITH THE SAINTS, AND TO OVERCOME THEM: and (Satanic) power was given him (Re.13:2) over ALL kindreds, and tongues, and nations (Dan.7:23, Re.17:15).

Re.13:15    And he (another beast coming up out of the earth, Re.13:11) had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as WOULD NOT WORSHIP the IMAGE of the beast SHOULD BE KILLED .

Re.16:6            For they (those who had the mark of the beast, and those who worshipped his image) have shed the blood of SAINTS and PROPHETS, and thou hast given them blood to drink (Re.16:4); for they are worthy (of this punishment).

Re.17:6            And I saw the woman (that great city Babylon - Re.17:5) drunken with the blood of the SAINTS (Dan.7:21, Re.13:7, Re.13:15, Re.11:7), and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus (Re.18:24): and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

Dan.12:6-7   And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the END of these wonders?

          And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for A TIME, TIMES, AND AN HALF (3 ½ years or 1260 days); and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people (Dan.8:24, Re.11:3, Re.11:7), all these things shall be FINISHED (Re.10:7).




Pat  (ndbpsa ©)
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