According to the
Bible's definition of the great
tribulation, a mid-tribulation harpazo occurs sometime during Satan's
persecution of God's chosen people. This occurs in two stages:
-
Revelation 12:13-16 (Israel in Judea: The "time of Jacob's
trouble" - This time period lasts from the abomination of desolation (Matthew
24:15-22) to the
sixth
seal.
Revelation
6:12-16 It is a very short period of time, no more than 30 days.
-
Revelation 12:17 (Then Israel's remnant and Christians worldwide)
For more on that, see the
great tribulation Bible
study. This is actually fairly close to a pre-wrath harpazo, and for that
reason, I will refer the details of this view to the pre-wrath page. Also
because the mid-trib view doesn't define it's parameters any more clearly
within that 1260 day period. I believe God's Word has given us greater detail
to understand the specifics.
Amos 3:7
The belief is that the harpazo occurs
during the great tribulation and like the pre-wrath position, this lines up with
Luke
17:24-37 along with
2
Thessalonians 2:1-5 and
Luke 21:34-36. Until the beast declares himself god in the
temple,
labeling any particular person as the
antichrist of end-time prophecy
is
speculation. However, watching the news and looking for similar news can awaken
us to the possibilities that are very near. There is only one who declares himself god in the rebuilt Jewish
temple, and it is then that he will be revealed definitively. This is what
Christ called the
abomination of
desolation.
Since my belief in harpazo timing is based on scripture stating
we aren't going to experience God's wrath (1
Thessalonians 5:1-11), but escape it (Luke
21:29-36), I'm more in line with calling it pre-wrath, so a more
detailed explanation can be found there.
Continue on to the pre-wrath
harpazo explanation
