After the Tribulation Christ Comes

Matthew 24:29-31

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After the global tribulation, this current heaven and earth will start to perish. Then, people from every city in the world who belong to the global culture will witness the sign of Jesus Christ in the sky and lament. They will grieve because they mocked His believers, but they will see Him coming with power and great glory. Jesus Christ will send His angels to gather the believers with Him forever at the sound of the Seventh Trumpet.

• After the tribulation this present world’s system is destroyed.
• Jesus Christ will be seen coming on the clouds of Heaven.
• The Seventh Trumpet blows to gather His followers into the Kingdom of God.

After the tribulation this present world’s system is destroyed. “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.” Matthew 24:29

I have a t-shirt with a quote on it that says,“Normal Isn’t Coming Back, Jesus Is.” Normal isn’t coming back because the world government of the beast and its global culture will govern on this earth until the end of this world’s system. Normal human processes are replaced by the beast that has power over physiology to give people their thoughts, feelings, words, and behaviors. We are witnessing the last form of government that will ever exist on this earth. While normal isn’t coming back, Jesus is. Tribulation has come to this world, and it grows more intense as the days go by, but after that tribulation, Jesus will return. Zachariah 14 describes the Day of the Lord

Today, Christians in countries around the world are being persecuted, imprisoned, and killed. This is happening in places of Africa, China, North Korea, Russia, and many more. Even in the United States Christianity is driven into extinction as the Gospel of Jesus Christ is absent in the churches, ignored by government lawmakers, prohibited in the schools, and unwanted in every sector of society. The majority of countries of the United Nations are atheists who despise the presence of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and all of Christianity. When the United Nations become established as the undisputed one world government the persecution of Christians will be the same in every city around the world. Presently, the goals of the United Nations are being taught in every city around the world, the signs of the times are upon us.

Global warming is very much a concern of the global government and its global culture in every city around the world, and happens to be the Fourth Plague of Revelations 16:8-9.

“Immediately after the tribulation” refers to the events after the first six trumpets and the first six plagues. We know how easily the global economy can be thrown off-balance in this world today. Just a small ripple in the economy in one place of the world causes very difficult situations in other countries. From that, we know how devastating the events of the trumpets and plagues are to the one world government and its global culture.

This world’s system, involving the global economy, will suffer immense damage from the events of the first six trumpets. The earth will be burned up and “1/3” of ocean life and ships will be destroyed. On top of that, “1/3” of the earth’s fresh water will be contaminated causing death to those who drink it. Then, “1/3” of the earths light will be darkened relating to the sun, moon, and stars. This is like turning a 100-watt bulb down to a 66-watt bulb, which will affect the ability to grow crops. Because of global warming, scientists propose using something like a “smoke screen” or other such tactics to cool the sun. That would cause the light to be much less than it is today. With all of that, a massive global rebellion happens against the world government as a war follows which kills “1/3” of the global population. The faithful witnesses of Jesus Christ are persecuted and slaughtered during the events of the sixth trumpet as revealed in Revelation 11. Click here for the first four trumpets. Click here for trumpets five and six.

This world’s system will also suffer immense damage from the first six plagues. The global population of those living for the non-spiritual and artificial entity giving them their thoughts, feelings, words, and behaviors will be infected with festering sores on their body. On top of that, they will be devasted by deadly blood diseases and be exposed to violence and death. With that, global warming scorches the inhabitants of the earth which also leads to the destruction of the power center of the beast. The destruction of the power center of the beast renders the global government of the beast powerless, which leads to the Battle of Armageddon. Click here for all of the Seven Plagues.

The events of the seventh plague and the seventh trumpet reveal the destruction of this present heaven and earth and the victorious return of Jesus Christ. A verse from the seventh plague, “Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” Revelation 16:17 A verse from the seventh trumpet, “Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.” Revelation 11:19

The return of Jesus Christ will be seen coming on the clouds of Heaven. “Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” Matthew 24:30

After the tribulation and the end of this world’s system, Jesus Christ returns as King of kings and Lord of lords. We could view the “clouds of heaven” as being the innumerable armies of Heaven who come with Him, as quoted, “And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.” Revelation 19:14

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16 The trumpet of God is the sounding of the seventh trumpet as described here, “Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!”  Revelation 11:15

The masses of the global culture, who exist at the time of the coming of Jesus Christ, will see Him in the sky and mourn. They grieve as they witness the One whom they scorned and spurned returning in triumph over them as the King of kings. If this happened now, everyone would try to capture Him on their phones and news reporters would rush to get some footage for breaking news. However, I don’t think they will have any time to record much of anything. Also, by the time Jesus Christ returns, the freedom we have in the use of cell phones and news media will not exist as we know them today.

Salvation is not found in the beast giving people their thoughts, feelings, words, and behaviors, but Salvation comes by making Jesus Christ the Lord and Savior of our life.“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

The Seventh Trumpet blows to gather His followers into the Kingdom of God. “And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” Matthew 24:31

At the end of time, during and after the tribulation, the followers of Jesus Christ will be on this earth all around the world. When He returns, His faithful few will be gathered by His angels from all over the world to be with Him eternally when the seventh trumpet sounds. “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16

“And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.” 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18

One thing should be remembered by people who expect the rapture to happen before the tribulation begins is that the dead in Christ rise first. A simple way for them to confirm how close the rapture is, is to inspect the graves of Christians and see if they are empty. When those graves are vacant, then you can be sure that the return of Jesus Christ is near.

Those who expect to escape the tribulation through the rapture also assume that they will not face the choice of living by the image and mark of the beast. They are in denial that the beast is in this world today that gives people their thoughts, feelings, words, and behaviors and is hostile to belief in God, Jesus Christ, and the presence of the Holy Spirit. This beast enlivens the image of the beast to live and speak through people in every city around the world. By what they are given to say and do they are groomed to the mark of the beast. Today, we must decide whether to live by for that beast or live for God through Jesus Christ.

The return of Jesus Christ is after the tribulation (as stated in Matthew 24:29) and is when His angels gather His faithful followers from all around the world to be with Him eternally. Those who are being gathered include the dead in Christ and those who are alive when He returns. The dead in Christ rise up first then those who are alive rise up after them and they meet together in the air to be eternally with Him. The rising of the dead happens a millisecond before the rising of those who are still alive. The return of Jesus Christ, the rising of the dead, and the rising of those who are still alive happens at the same time and is one event.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1