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phase "WITH His saints," after God has poured out HIS WRATH thru
the PLAGUES in divine vengeance upon the world.
This theory mixes "the GREAT TRIBULATION" and "THE DAY OF THE
LORD" together as if they were one and the same thing. Those who
preach it simply do not know the difference. But it is
"immediately after the Tribulation" that the signs appear in the
sun, moon and stars (Mat. 24:29). And yet the signs in the sun,
moon and stars occur before the DAY OF THE LORD (Joel 2:31). So
the Great Tribulation is PAST before The Day of the Lord begins.
The two are not the same.
Notice, in Mat. 24:9, 21, The GREAT TRIBULATION is a time
when "YOU"---that is, the saints---the elect---are to be delivered
up before councils of worldly government to be killed---a martyrdom
of saints---and according to verse 22, those days shall be
shortened by diving intervention "for the elect's sake." And it is
"great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the
world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." Now there can be only
ONE time of trouble such as that---the greatest of all history, or
ever to come in future. It is, therefore, the same identical time
described by Daniel: "a time of trouble (or tribulation), such as
never was since there was a nation even to that same time"---and
the next words show it immediately precedes the coming of Christ
and resurrection.
Then what causes the Great Tribulation? Daniel reveals that
it follows when Michael, the archangel of our Israelitish nations
America, Britain, and the Democracies---and of Christians---stands
up. Michael would not CAUSE the tribulation against our nations
and against the saints. Michael stands up against someone, in
defense of our nations and of Christians. Against whom does he
stand up? Rev. 12:7 explains the same identical time and incident
---he stands up against the "dragon" who is the Devil called Satan.
(Verse 9). The devil with all his demons is cast down to the
earth, and a WOE is pronounced upon the earth, for Satan has "GREAT
WRATH, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time." Against
whom is Satan's WRATH vented? Against the TRUE CHURCH---"and the
dragon was wroth with the woman (true church) and went to make war
with the remnant (last generation in this age) of her seed, which
keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus
Christ." (Rev. 12:17).
DO YOU REALIZE that for the first time The PLAIN TRUTH is now
coming out PROMPTLY the first of EVERY MONTH? The College is still
going---with twice the students of last year! Two new ones have
arrived since the Feast of Tabernacles! Yes, in spite of Satan, in
spite of the sour, criticizing opposition of those Satan would
deceive and cast by the way-side, GOD'S PRECIOUS WORK IS LEAPING
AHEAD CONSTANTLY IN GREATER AND GREATER POWER. And you, each of
you, dear Brethren, must decide whether YOU will be entrapped in
Satan's snare, caught in his cunning web, and become a critic, and
embittered, or whether YOU will be a PART of God's precious work,
and with ALL YOUR HEART, and with your face beaming in smiles and
happiness and joy, JOIN WHOLEHEARTEDLY, (not lukewarm, lest
Christ's spew you out of His mouth, Rev. 3:15-22---READ IT AGAIN)
in this great last crusade of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!