They Started The Tribulation Without Me!
Has The Tribulation started already?
Preterist
This position holds that the time of great persecution, that Jesus warned about, happened in the first century about 70 AD. It is remarkable that many of the things Jesus said in Matthew 24 about future events seem to have at least a little bit of fulfillment in the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple. That is because Jesus did refer to those events as being a type of mini-precursor to very end time events. The destruction of the temple, 40 years after Jesus spoke of end time signs, did play the role of kind of a rehearsal or preview of the very end times.
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: (Matt 24:29)
However, not all the Lord's prophesy came to pass at that time. We see that the Preterist view, while remarkably significant, did not fulfill all the signs of the very end.
October 7, 2023 The Abomination of Desolation https://endtimesberean.com
This was probably the worst day for the nation of Israel since 70 AD or the 1940s. There is a brilliant man who proposes that Daniel's 70th week started on March 27, 2020 with the official start of the Covid-19 pandemic. He also theorizes that the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 was the midpoint of the “Tribulation Week”. His line of reasoning is amazing. I do not pretend to be able to match wits with a man of this intellectual caliber. However, once again, the Bible does not seem to confirm all the details of this theory. While this idea is remarkable in so many ways, the Scriptures do not seem to line up with this theory completely. We need to be careful to keep in mind what is actual Scripture, what is our own personal idea of how prophecy is going to look, and what is just teachers repeating, rehashing and rehearsing something they heard someone else say. It is amazing how repeating something enough times seems to turn it into holy doctrine, even if God has said no such thing.
October 2, 2024
The videos of https://lastdaysovercomer.org/blog/ have a very interesting idea to present. This is the best timeline that I have heard of yet. This team brings forth the idea that Daniel's 70th week began on October 2-3, 2024 with the official approval of a treaty or covenant with many nations (Dan 9:27). Not all but many signed this document a few days earlier. Its main purpose seems to be to force Israel to divide their land and provide an official homeland for terrorists. This really could be the marker for the start of the 70th week. The only way to know for sure is to wait for 42 months. The man of the sin will be clearly revealed 42 months into the 70th week.
Wait a minute! That means that...
I know. You missed the Rapture. Actually, I am not aware of anyone who has been caught up.
Wait a minute! That means that...
I know. If this theory is true then there never was supposed to be a Pre-Tribulational Rapture. So, we did not miss it. It is just that we are going to go farther into the Tribulation than we have been told. Even though thousands of prophecy teachers have told us otherwise that does not make it true.
Wait a minute! Then that means that...
I know. Welcome to the Tribulation.
But it doesn't feel like it.
I know. October 3rd and the 4th seemed like ordinary days, for many people.
I thought the Tribulation would be different than this. I thought planes were supposed to fall out of the sky and 10 foot long scorpions would crawl out of the sewers.
I know. The start of the 70th week is a marker, not an event. Things may seem more or less normal but they are not going to stay that way for long.
But The Great Tribulation is seven years long.
I know. Thousands of prophecy teachers have said so but that does not make it true. This is another assumption. If you think about it, where does the Bible ever say that? Jesus said those days would be so severe that no one could survive. Therefore, those days will be shortened (Matt 24:22, Mark 13:20). Since they have to continue right up to the very end, the shortening of those days is at the other end. In other words, there is a delay in starting the days of persecution and tribulation. God knows what He is doing, after all. Daniel's 70th week is 7 years long, not the Tribulation.
Perhaps days are soon coming upon us that are more significant than these. If October 2, 2024 was the start of the 70th week, we should know for certain in about April, 2028.
With speculation we can get more into thinking about dates and events than about the Appearing of Jesus. It is His appearing that must be foremost in our hearts. Although Scripture may seem to point to the near future, may it be today that we see Him.
“Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. (Rev 22:20 NASB)
Nov 14, 2024