What does God say about trials and tribulations?

What does God say about Trials and Tribulations?


Side note** The word "rapture" never really appears in the bible so have marked with an * when used
Noah lived at the time of a worldwide flood and tribulation.  He was raptured* out with (the ark) and saved from Gods wrath(the flood).
Lot lived in the time of tribulation. He was raptured* out(warned to leave) and spared Gods wrath(destruction of Sodom)
Moses lived at the time of tribulation and slavery.  He and Gods people were raptured* out(out of bondage of Egypt) and saved from Gods wrath(The Red Sea destruction)

As you can see from above Tribulation and Gods Wrath are two different events. Tribulation means "Trouble" brought upon by mans actions and Wrath is "Gods judgement" brought about by God himself.

It is clear that the New Testament reveals that Jesus doesn't come to rapture* his people out until after the Anti Christ is revealed 2Thessalonians 2:1-3. Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
² That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
³ Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
That day will not come until the man of lawlessness has been revealed. Amazing scripture warns us that some will try to deceive us into thinking that the rapture will occur before the Anti Christ and tribulation arrive, forcing people to be deceived into believing that they will not have to endure any tribulation. Is that the case in the above stories with Noah, Lot, and Moses? They were pretty important characters in the bible.What about the story of Job? Wasn't Job a loyal follower of God? Do you honestly think that they had to suffer tribulation in order to bring them exactly where God needed them to be at that point in their lives but you and your family are just going to be lifted out not to have to suffer or sacrifice anything at all?? This is false teaching and it needs to be truthfully known as such.

The world will continue to grow worse, generally speaking.  The anti Christ will be revealed, Israelites,Christians, Jews, and the Church will be hated and persecuted unmercifully for a time. The world will adore the Anti Christ but true believers will know different and refuse to follow him.
An identifying mark of some sort will mark your acceptance of this man and anyone who does not have this mark will be unable to buy or sell forcing you and your family into alternate means of surviving.
 Matthew 24:9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
There is nothing in scripture that confirms that believers will not suffer at all. Actually the exact opposite. We will be made to make choices and to survive in an extremely hostile situations knowing all the while that God is with us and that salvation is at hand. Have the peace of knowing it is just around the corner but also know this.....you will still suffer tribulation! He tells us that.  Hold true to Gods word and he will not forsake you.

The Year of Gods Wrath begins Revelation 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

He does promise to shorten this time or no life would survive.

In the days of the anti Christ the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky..."And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect"  If all believers were raptured out and avoided all tribulation, who is he speaking of gathering here? There will be some survivors of the tribulation and the Year of Gods Wrath but many will perish holding to their faith in Christ. The survivors will see Jesus coming down on the clouds for all eyes to see. Even if I have to suffer through tribulation, being persecuted and afflicted as long as I know God is with me, I want to see Jesus come down without first suffering a physical death if at all possible.

We all suffer trials and tribulations in our lives on a daily basis. In the times of the tribulation and the Great tribulation referred to in the Book of Revelation, these will be the worst times on earth. This includes the days of Hitler, Stalin, Mao and a combination of all the evil rulers in history. Im sure whatever we can imagine is not even hitting the surface of how life will be at this time. The secret in this time of trouble to come is to hold true to God and his word. Do not allow the temptations of  sin to control your actions. Continue to Love one another. When struggling yourself, remember to help the less fortunate. Someone is always worse off than you are. Most people stop helping in times of trouble when that is the very time we should be helping.  Trust that God will see you through but don't be deceived. Don't lose faith when the trials and tribulations happen and you and your family are still here. Don't let anyone tell you that you were left behind as this is false. HOLD EVEN STRONGER TO YOUR FAITH AND GOD AT THIS TIME. Remember even Noah, Moses, Lot were put through trials and were not raptured* out without tribulation.  God knows exactly what he is doing....the only question LEFT is ....HOW STRONG IS YOUR FAITH?