Leftbehind and the Tribulation Period Some of the most popular Leftbehind books on eschatology are based on the mythological teaching of a future Rapture of the saints on earth. The future Tribulation Period teaching books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins have steered so many in the wrong direction regarding the end times. The idea that God will one day en mass remove all Christians from the earth is totally unfounded in Scripture. In fact, it is diametrically opposite to what the Biblical text says. The principle which must be kept in mind is that we're discussing judgment passages. Christ did not leave ...

In part one of this study, we looked at two arguments offered by futurists on the question of can Matthew 24 be divided? In this segment we’’ll discuss another popular argument. It is based on verse 36, particularly styled the “that day” argument. Those who advance it say that Jesus spoke of “those days” when discussing Jerusalem’s fall. However, when he spoke of his Parousia, or coming, he spoke of “that day.” This to futurists, amillennialists, dispensationalists and even some partial presterists is believed to be a solid argument for a different comng. Our approaching in this writing will consider the parallel texts in Luke 17 We are given clear examples of how to interpret passages using “those days” and “that day” in ...