Misconception 3...
The Tribulation is the Day of Wrath

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    Even though God will pour out wrath upon the earth, the saints will be cared for, in the same manner that the children of Israel were cared for in Egypt. The scriptures tell us that we are sealed and protected.

Consider Revelation9 and 4...

...And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

    Consider St. John 6, and verse 27...
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: For him hath God the father sealed.

    Also, in II Corinthians, Chapter 1, these verses...
21. Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
22. Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

    Likewise, in Ephesians, Chapter 1 and verse
13.
..In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy spirit of promise.

Ephesians, Chapter 4 and verse 30
... And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

    Who, then, are sealed? It is apparent from the scriptures that all true Christians are sealed. Specifically, at that final time...

in Revelation, Chapter 7, the following verses...
9. After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
10. And cried with a loud voice saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
11. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,..
12. Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever, Amen.
13. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
14. And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

    With these scriptures in view, were the children of Israel appointed to God's wrath while they were in Egypt?....No. The children of Israel had to act upon only one plague; that was the plague of death. Blood had to be placed upon the two side posts of the door, and the top door post. By this act, they were sealed and protected. Even though they went all the way through the tribulation and the plagues, they were unharmed, and God received the glory.

    Consider Noah and his ark. Even though Noah had his own time of tribulation, we see that he was not appointed unto God's wrath. Noah's belief and faith in God, along with his obedience in building the Ark, sealed him and protected him from all harm. He still went through the flood, but even there, in the midst of the destruction and death, Noah was protected.

    Consider the three Jews, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. All three had faith and trusted God. But their obedience required great courage and loyalty to God, much like it will be in the last times.

Read the 3rd chapter of Daniel, beginning with
verse 15......Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
16. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
17. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

    They knew what was right, and they stuck to it, even if it meant death. Today, many, many people boldly stand in their place and claim that they would gladly die for Christ. But thousands can't even give up their sinful nature to serve him.

    Were the three Hebrew children appointed to wrath? It is recorded that they were not.

    When Daniel was thrown into the lion's den, was he appointed unto God's wrath? Even though he stood in the midst of death, the answer is emphatically No!

    In the Book of Job, we see that Job was a type and shadow of the Christian Church of today. Satan does all his evils, but God protects us in the midst of tribulation. And it is important to note that through tribulation, we are refined and made pure. See Isaiah 12, verses 8 through 12.

    No! We are not appointed to wrath, but are sealed by the Holy Ghost, and because of it, will go safely through the tribulation. When those who are sealed are not affected by the tribulation around them, who receives the glory...almighty God.



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