Exposing the Mistakes of the Pretrib Rapture Doctrine

Pretrib rapture advocates believe that the ones taken in Matthew 24:36-41 are the ones raptured and the ones left are the ungodly. But that is not so according to the context of what Jesus is saying in the said text.

The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is illustrated just as in the days of Noah and Lot.

Matthew 24:36-41

• 36 But of THAT DAY and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

• 37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

• 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

• 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

• 40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

• 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be TAKEN, and the other left.

Verse 36 clearly refers to the rapture of which also refers to the preceding verse in verse 29, that DAY that Jesus was referring to is the time after the tribulation, when the Son of Man comes in the clouds. But look at the illustration of the time of Noah. People are drinking and eating. They have peace, they have safety, they lived their lives happily.

But when the time came, the flood took them all away. Notice the words "...took them all away ." And then Jesus points out that His coming will also be in this manner.

The same as with Lot in Luke 17:28-37, they drank, eat, bought, sold, planted, and builded. They were comfortable with their lives... until it rained fire and brimstone and all of them are destroyed.

So we can see clearly that the flood and the fire are there to take or to destroy the ungodly when they think there is peace and safety. In like manner also will the coming of Jesus be.

That is why in the succeeding verse, Matt 24:40-41, Luke 17:34-36, the ones taken there are not the ones raptured but the ones being destroyed. The ones left are the saved. Look at how the passage is being stated- a parallel statement.

The flood and the fire took or destroyed the people. In the same way, one taken, the other left. TAKEN means destroyed.

Here we have a clear answer in Luke 17:37 ...the disciples asked where Lord? Where are these people taken? Jesus answered, WHERESOEVER THE BODY IS, THITHER WILL THE EAGLES BE GATHERED TOGETHER.

THE QUESTION is... What is the purpose of eagles gathering together? It can only mean one thing... supper or dinner, MEAL.

Job 39:27-30

• 27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

• 28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

• 29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

• 30 Her young ones also suck up blood: AND WHERE THE SLAIN ARE, THERE IS SHE.

Revelation 19:17-18

• 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;

• 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

There you have it... the ones TAKEN are the UNSAVED and they will be destroyed by the wrath of the Lamb during the Day of the Lord and in the Battle of Armageddon. Their dead bodies will be eaten by the eagles- the fowls of the air. THE ONES TAKEN WILL BE THE MEAL OF THE GREAT SUPPER OF THE GREAT GOD!