Anchor Of Truth

Episode 112 Should Christians expect the Rapture or the Great Tribulation? The subject of end-times is often a point of strong disagreement among many sincere believers. Should we be expecting the Rapture or is this a false expectation. Is the church destined to go through the Great Tribulation? Why is there so much confusion surrounding this subject? I think that one the main reasons there is so much confusion on end-times events is that we do not go back far enough to get a good foundation of God’s purpose and plan. To just start reading the book of Revelation and try to understand the events without a foundation in other parts of the scripture leads to confusion. God has been moving with purpose from eternity past to eternity future. Our place is to understand His purpose as much as possible and then live in accordance with His purpose. Some basic foundations God will deal with Israel again (Jer. 30, Ezek. 36-39, Rom. 9-11) We are in the “Times of the Gentiles” (Daniel 9:24-27, Luke 21:24. Rom. 11:25) Th