Having been pretrib decades ago, and surveying it for myself and comparing it with actual bible, I found it lacking. One thing I noticed that was false was the point you make above. There is no salvation by any other means than the blood of Jesus. It is severely wrong to think martyrdom will save a soul. The blood of Jesus was offered ONCE AND FOR ALL. That means everyone from the cross on can be saved by that blood and that there is no other means to be saved than that blood -- not martyrdom, not law-keeping, not animal sacrifices. Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Show ONE VERSE that says martyrdom saves a soul! The bible teaches no man gets to the Father but by Jesus. And that is the blood of Jesus in atonement for our souls. Beware when someone says there is a way to salvation aside from the blood of Jesus, like this claim that OUR OWN BLOOD can save us in martyrdom!
That is an emotional response that has no scriptural backing.
Where does the bible say God does not leave his people on earth in troublesome times? The Book of Revelation says GOD KEEPS or PROTECTS His people DURING troublesmoe times... not removes them.
Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Keeping us from the HOUR is not keeping us from the TIME PERIOD. It is PROTECTING US DURING that trouble. Jesus used the word HOUR and described his suffering.
Acts 14:22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
I am not post-trib rapturist, but all your arguments are emotionally based without sound scriptural foundation. Where does the bible say God treats us like little children in a busy intersection, or anything similar to it? We must through much tribulation enter the Kingdom.
The only thing that comes close, but does not even say what you claim, is this:
1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
This means God will ensure we can BEAR the trouble and go through it. BEARING IT is not avoiding it.
WHat pretrtibbers do nto realize also is that the great tribulation is ONLY FOR JUDAEA.
Matthew 24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
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Matthew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
It is NOT WORLDWIDE. Just in Judaea, otherwise everyone in the earth should flee to the mountains. The reason they are to flee is because the great tribulation would occur. But he only told those in JUDAEA to flee, since that is the only place this tribulation would occur.
Pretrib teaching is pocked with holes.. I am not post-trib, but post-trib makes far more sense than pretrib.
My thoughts, anyway.
God bless!
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