What if the disciples heard Jesus say the temple and religious lead ers would be destroyed and knew it meant the end of the Old Covenant age? Without a temple and religious leaders, the Old Covenant would be unable to function. Could you imagine the United States government functioning without the president, the secret service, and the White House? In fact, one-third of the Old Covenant laws required a standing temple.

Jerusalem is the city where the great tribulation would occur.

Jesus said they would be able to escape the great tribulation if they followed His exact instructions.

As we watched, I kept wondering why we’re spending so much time focusing on a greattribulation we won’t even be here for.

As we watched, I kept wondering why we’re spending so much time focusing on a greattribulation we won’t even be here for."Jesus Wins Book

As we watched, I kept wondering why we’re spending so much time focusing on a greattribulation we won’t even be here for." -Jesus Wins

As we watched, I kept wondering why we’re spending so much time focusing on a greattribulation we won’t even be here for." -Jesus Wins Book

You guys do realize it’s the good guys that get leftbehind, right?

If bad things happening is the litmus test for a soon-coming rapture, it’s no wonder every generation for many years have believed they were the last generation. Bad things happen inevery generation.

Prior to the 1800s, this passage (1 Thess. 4:13-18) was understood by biblical scholars to be referencing the general resurrection and the final coming of the Lord at the end of time. Nobody believed this was referring to some sort of removal of the church from the earth, just prior to a seven-year tribulation period.