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NASB | Daniel 7:25 'He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Daniel 7:25 'He will speak words against the Most High [God] and wear down the saints of the Most High, and he will intend to change the times and the law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, [two] times, and half a time [three and one-half years]. [Rev 13:1-6] |
Subject: Does this make pretrib rapture unlikely |
Bible Note: CDBJ I'm talking about the rapture of the church which is held to be a different event than the second coming of Christ. This is spoken about in 1 Thess 4:15-18. There are three commonly held schools of thought. One the pre tribulation rapture where the church will be caught up at the beginning of the tribulation and wait in heaven until Jesus does return. The second view is mid tribulation where the church is seen being taken up after the Antichrist breaks his treaty with Israel and before the wrath of God is pour out on earth in the middle of the tribulation period. The third were the church is called out to meet Christ in air as he is about to return to deal with the antichrist and begin the millennial reign of Christ. Now the question I responded to was does Daniel 7:25 make the pre trib rapture unlikely? My response was I don’t think we can set any time on the rapture from this passage in Daniel. Daniel is describing what the antichrist is going to do to Israel at the middle of the 3 ½ years. It says nothing about the return of Christ, nothing of the rapture, nothing of the church. Now your point about the rapture is well taken and I assume you’re a post tribulation supporter and that is okay. But again this passage in Daniel is talking about the mid tribulation and what the antichrist is going to do. EdB |