Charles Cooper explains in this lecture the vital importance of understanding the Greek term parousia, which underlies our English term for the “Second Coming.” This presentation was given last October in O’Fallon Missouri at an Eschatology forum. For an extensive article that explains this term, click here. Also, Cooper unpacks the term parousia in chapter three of his book, God’s Elect and the Great Tribulation: An Interpretation of Matthew 24:1-31 and Daniel 9.
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Charles Cooper explains the starting point, nature, and cutting off point of the Great Tribulation. This event that is associated with Antichrist’s persecution against the Church is not to be confused with the event of the Day of the Lord’s wrath, which follows after the Great Tribulation. This presentation was given last October in O’Fallon Missouri at an Eschatology forum.
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…if it feels like the Rapture, if it smells like the Rapture, it probably is the Rapture.
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. (30) Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (31) And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” – Matt 24:29-31 ESV
Preterists interpret this passage as already fulfilled in AD 70 referring to God’s judgment on the nation of Israel. Pretribulationalists interpret this passage as being fulfilled in the future at the battle of Armageddon. And neither of these positions believe that it has any application to the Church.
Both preterists and pretribulationists are in error. This passage does apply to the Church, and is a reference to the rapture at the Second Coming of Christ.
If we compare Scripture with Scripture, particularly with Paul’s teaching of the Second Coming and the rapture, we can be confident that they are not talking about two different events.
Click here to see a comparison of parallels between Jesus and Paul.
Charles Cooper was recently interviewed on a radio program and asked to explain the Prewrath Rapture position, as well as taking questions about his recent book Fight, Flight, or Faith: How to Survive the Great Tribulation. There are a total of four segments to the interview. Click here to listen.
Roger Best continues to tell the story of the early history of Prewrath and its international reach. This audio is from the 2008 Prewrath Conference.
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