Comfort One Another with these Words: The Pretrib Comfort Fallacy

Have you ever heard a person that believes in a pre-trib rapture say, "it's not very "comforting" at all if the Church is still here during the tribulation?"  Or, they may ask, "How "comforting" would it be to be killed by the Antichrist?" Another pre-triber asserted "That's why I lean towards a pre-trib rapture because where is the "comfort" in being persecuted and martyred?"    These are all typical pretrib "talking points." However, talking points are not the Scriptures. In this episode, learn how did the idea of comfort becomes a  determining factor for those who hold to a pre-trib rapture. Is it wise to have one's comfort level be the determining factor on whether a rapture position is true or not?  Has the desire to avoid persecution and suffering tempered and even negated the message of the blessedness of suffering for Christ been undermined? What does the New Testament, especially the book of Revelation teach us about God's purpose for suffering?   Finally, have you ever heard that the tribulation saints who are the so-called "left-behinds" were a group of Christians that had unrepented sin, or were not living right and were consequently left behind when the rapture occurs?  In this episode, learn how pretrib misuses Paul's teaching on comfort in 1 Thes. 4:13-18, to support their faulty rapture theory. We debunk the false narrative that the tribulation saints were immoral people that were left behind. However, Revelation tells us a completely different story about these most courageous Christians, "who loved not their lives unto the death."