PreWrath Overview
Credit goes to Marvin Rosenthal of Zions Hope for this clear understanding of Daniel's 70th Week and the Rapture of the Church. Go to Zionshope.org for more.
The Chart above is taken from Marvins book, "The PreWrath Rapture of the Church". I encourage all to read it.
The Church is divided and confused about the events of the Last Days. This website offers a compelling and clarifying picture of the last 7 years of this Age. The purpose of this page is not to detail a defense of the "PreWrath" timing of the Rapture, but to give a clear picture and outline of it's timing as opposed to the other major views in the market today. See Marvins book and Zion's Hope for that defense please.
There are Four major views of the timing of the Rapture for most Evangelical Christians today.
See charts for an overview of each.
Pretribulation Rapture believes that the entire 7 years of Daniel's 70th Week, including the 7 seals, 7 trumpets and 7 bowls are all the Wrath of God. Thus Believers are removed beforehand will not be here to endure God's Wrath. This view was created by Pastor John Darby of Scotland in 1830 and was popularized by the Scofield Bible in the early 1900's.
Mid-Tribulational Rapture believes God's Wrath is tied to the wrath of anti-christ and begins when Antichrist takes over God's Jerusalem temple half way throught Daniel's 70th Week. The Rapture occures at the 'mid' point to remove the Saints. This view was postulated in 1941 by Norman Harrison .
Post Tribulation believes that the entire 7 years of Daniel's 70th Week is the "Wrath of God". They posit that Jesus leaves the Saints on Earth through His wrath and returns to Rapture them only after the 7 years are done. This view is recent yet it's origins are not as clear as Pre or Mid trib.
Note that each of the first 3 views:
1) Are recent beliefs in Church History.
2) Assume that Daniel's 70th Week is the "Tribulation", a term never applied to the entire week.
3) Assume that "tribulation" and the wrath of God are one and the same. They are not. "Tribulation and Great Tribulation" refer to Satans work not God's.
PreWrath believes that the events of Daniel's 70th Week are outlined in the 7 Seals of Revelation 6. The Rapture occures at the 6th Seal. The Seals are events that "must take place first" matthew 24:6 and point to the soon return of Jesus. It is noted that the events delinated by Jesus in Matthew 24 line up exactly with the 6 seals of Revelation 6. This places the Rapture before God's Wrath and after the advent of the Man of Lawlessness in the Temple of God, or after the mid point of the "Week".
This Website believes that the Seals will likely be opened annually with a delay for Seal 6 till the end of year 6. See chart below. Jesus said, "so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door." v.33
Explore this Website for more details. It is our Goal that you be informed and prepared for the challenges that lay before us. Pray that you will have strength to escape (endure) all these things and to Stand until He comes again. Luke 21:36
Blessed our those who Read and heed the Revelation. Stand.