Seven Misconceptions About the End Times - Corey Stark

Today in class we talked about the book of Revelation. The more I thought about it, the more I didn't understand why I had never thought to study Revelation before. The End Times study gets so overlooked. You would think that as the younger generation, the generation that will probably be here when the 3.5 years of tribulation is going on, would want to know what God's battle plan is, that He clearly tells us about through scripture!

Now I really can't talk, because before this morning I had no clear desire to read about or study this particular subject, and I was a bit stressed that The End Times was our main topic for the week. But God seriously revealed some major flaws in my belief system today. I wanted to highlight a little bit of what Corey was talking about in our afternoon session on things that are falsely taught in churches and everywhere else. Everything he teaches (and I mean ALL of it) is fully backed in scripture. I didn't believe some of what he was saying, then I looked up the verses and it was plain as day! It's crazy how we can go so far on what we have grown up learning and believing, without ever testing it to the Living Word of God! I'm copying word for word from my notes so that I don't get confusing haha

MISCONCEPTIONS
A. Jesus will return at any moment: The Apostle Paul teaches that Jesus' second coming and the gatherine of teh saints, both occur during the same period of time at the 7th trumpet (1 Cor. 15:51). This follows teh great falling away (1 Tim. 4:1-3) and the revealing of the Antichrist (2 Thes. 2:1-4), which occurs at the "Abomination of Desolation" to being the Great Tribulation (Dan8:13; 9:26, 27,;11:31; 36-39; 12:11; Matt 24:15; Mark 13:14; 2 Thes. 2:4; Rev. 13:14-15 (shadows Daniel 3:1-30; Ezek. 8:1-6)

B. The church will be raptured at any moment: The popular pre-tribulation rapture view teaches that the church will be "raptured" at any moment and therefore, miss the great end-time drama. The word "rapture" comes from the Latin word "raptus", meaning "snatching away" (1 Thes. 2:19; 4;16-17; 5:10; 2 Thes. 2:1). The Bible teaches that the church will be "caught up", however, the issue is one of timing. The church will go through Tribulation in great victory and power, being "gathered together" at the end of the Tribulation, rather than at the beginning (Mt.24:29-31). The rapture occurs when Jesus returns to the planet at the 7th trumpet (1 COrinth 15:52). This is a serious mistake that will leave many unprepared for the end times.

MORE TO COME tomorrow, I'm exhausted :)