I acknowledge that sincere Christians disagree on how end-time Bible prophecies will all play out. I don’t claim to have it all figured out. The Bible clearly talks about a seven-year period of great tribulation which will come upon the earth in Daniel 9:26-27, Matthew 24, Revelation 4-19 and Jeremiah 30:7. Some Christians believe Christ will come for His church before the seven years start, where true Christians will be “caught up” (raptu red) to meet Christ in the air [I Thessalonians 4:13- 18]. This is called the Pre-tribulation Rapture Theory. Others believe Jesus will return at the halfway point, called the Mid-tribulation Rapture Theory . Still others believe He will not come until the end of the seven years, called the Post-tribulation Theory. Some even think the majority of the prophecies mentioned in Revelation refer symbolically to first century happenings, such as the destruction of the temple by the Romans and the persecution of Christians under Roman emperors such as
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