The
answer is yes, there will be those who claim the name of Christ
Who
will go through The Great Tribulation.
This
is made clear in The Book of Daniel and The Book of Revelation:
After
the “Woman,” the Bride Of Christ is taken into the desert
And
protected there by God, for the duration of the Tribulation,
Satan
goes off to make war against the rest of Her offspring;
The
saints not taken with the “Woman.” (Revelation 12:17)
He
(the Beast, the
Antichrist) was given power
To
make war against the saints and to conquer them.
(Revelation
13:7 NIV)
And
the host [the chosen people] and strength
Were
given to [the wicked horn] (The
Antichrist)
Together
with the continual burnt offering (worship
of God),
Because
of the transgression [of God's people]--
Their
abounding irreverence, ungodliness and lack of piety.
And
righteousness and TRUTH were cast down to the ground,
And
[the wicked horn] accomplished this [by divine permission]
And
prospered. (Daniel 8:12 AMP)
This
divine permission is the God sent Great Delusion
Spoken
of in 2 Thessalonians 2:11)
In
fact there is only one group of Christians
That
will not go through The Great Tribulation:
Those
who have been crucified with Christ to this world
And
no longer live
But
it is Christ who lives in and through them;
Those
who have set their hearts on things above;
Who's
lives are hidden with Christ in God;
Who
have clothed themselves with the garments of Christ,
And
let His Word dwell richly in them;
Those
who are water washed, blood washed, fill with the Holy Spirit
And
walking in the Light of Christ Jesus.
All
others who claim the name of Christ
Will
go through The Great Tribulation:
Those
who have forsaken their first love;
Those
who are friends with the world;
Those
who believe that they are alive
But
are in fact about to die, spiritually;
Those
who are lukewarm toward Christ;
Those
who say they are rich and in need of nothing,
But
are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked
In
the eyes of Christ Jesus.
Those
virgins who do not have sufficient oil,
And
are not prepared to meet the Bridegroom, Christ Jesus,
At
His appearing. (Matthew 25)
However,
those who go through The Great Tribulation
Will
be given one last opportunity to choose Christ as their Savior;
The
opportunity to refuse the “mark” of the Beast;
Refuse
to worship the Beast, and to die for the sake for Christ Jesus.
The
apostle John speaks of these:
After
this I looked and there before me was a great multitude
That
no one could count,
From
every nation, tribe, people and language,
Standing
before the throne and in front of the Lamb.
They
were wearing white robes
And
were holding palm branches in their hands.
And
they cried out in a loud voice:
'Salvation
belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.'
All
the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders
And
the four living creatures.
They
fell down on their faces before the throne
And
worshiped God, saying:
'Amen!
Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor
And
power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!'
Then
one of the elders asked me,
'These
in white robes—who are they, and where did the come from?'
I
answered, 'Sir, you know.'
And
he said, 'these are they
Who
have come out of The Great Tribulation;
They
have washed their robes
And
made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Therefore,
they are before the Throne of God
And
serve Him day and night
And
He who sits on the Throne will spread His tent over them.
Never
again will they hunger; never again will they thirst.
The
sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat.
For
the Lamb at the center of the Throne will be their shepherd;
He
will lead them to springs of Living Water.
And
God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'
(Revelation
7:9-17)
It
is not the intent of Christ Jesus,
That
any of His Saints go through The Great Tribulation.
The
apostle Paul said:
For
God did not appoint us to suffer wrath
But
to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
(1
Thessalonians 5:9)
Christ
Jesus told the saints of the Church of Philadelphia:
Since
you have kept my command to endure patiently,
I
will also keep you from the hour of trial
That
is going to come upon the whole world
To
test those who live on the earth. (Revelation 3:10)
The
test that Christ Jesus speaks of is the test not only of the
world
But
of faith in Him and consecration to Him.
Every
saint will be tested.
Those
who overcome will overcome by the blood of the Lamb
And
the word of their testimony;
Not
loving their lives so much as to shrink from death.
(Revelation
12:11)
I
pray that all who read this are among those
Who
love God with all their heart, mind, soul and strength;
Who
will be taken into the desert and protected by God
For
the duration of The Great Tribulation.
Today,
the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)
Save
yourself from this corrupt generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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