Refuting the Pretribber's 10th Proof

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TOP TEN PROOFS THE RAPTURE IS BEFORE THE TRIBULATION (PROOF 10)

PROOF #10: The rapture is a comfort for Christians, but it won’t be so comforting if we had to endure the Tribulation and all its judgments before we could see Jesus.

"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and SO SHALL WE EVER BE WITH THE LORD. WHEREFORE COMFORT ONE ANOTHER WITH THESE WORDS."

(1 Thessalonians 4:16-18).

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The above reasoning is a FALLACY! It is an example of NON SEQUITOR- a statement that does not follow logically from what has just been said- a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.

The purpose of the comfort in those verses is for the remaining believers to be assured that they will see their loved ones in Christ at the coming of Christ. It does not say comfort yourselves because we will be raptured before the tribulation.

Just read a few verses before verse 18 and you will understand why Paul comforted them.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, THAT YE SORROW NOT, even as others which have no hope.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

Did you see it? The Thessalonians were SORROWFUL and so Paul uttered words of COMFORT in his epistle.

What is the reason or the cause of their sorrow? Were they sorrowful because they thought that they will go through the GREAT TRIBULATION?

*NO! They were not sorrowful because of the great trib. The reason of their sorrow was because they thought that their believing loved ones who were already dead at that time will be LEFT OUT when Christ would come. And so Paul assured them that they will see them too at the rapture- THAT IS THE COMFORT THERE!

PRETRIB RAPTURE DOCTRINE IS INDEED SATAN'S DECEPTION! All verses which are used to defend this doctrine are merely SNIPPETS- they were taken out of context!