Not only is the Pre-tribulational Rapture theory false, and not written in God's Word, but our Heavenly Father Himself revealed even back in the Old Testament Book of Ezekiel that there would exist such a false doctrine as the pre-trib rapture theory at the end of this world, and how He... is against it and those who preach it.
Turn with me to Ezekiel 13, and this is going to be line upon line, verse by verse, a fairly in-depth Bible study which you, the Bible student, will be required to check out for yourself.
Ezek 13
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 "Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, 'Hear ye the word of the LORD;
3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.
Reading the above, some might think, "Oh, God isn't giving this to His Church, because He is pointing to Israel and their prophets." How little you know about Bible history if you think that. A bit of Bible history is required here for those who think that...
Per 1 Kings 11 through 2 Kings 17, God split the old kingdom of Israel into TWO separate kingdoms. The "house of Israel" was about ONLY the ten northern tribes that dwelt in the northern holy lands, and were not known as Jews. They became the "kingdom of Israel" by God's Hand with His setting up Jeroboam of the tribe of Ephraim as its king at Samaria in the north. This ten-tribed northern "kingdom of Israel" would then later be scattered by God for falling away from Him, and they would be lost in the countries among the Gentiles. In the Book of Hosea God revealed what would happen to the ten-tribe "house of Israel", that He would scatter them to the wilderness, to new lands, and let them have their full Baal idol worship they forgot Him for. But a time would come when He would give them a 'new covenant', and take the names of Baali out of their mouths, and call God "Ishi". Apostle Paul referred to these along with believing Gentiles as being in The Gospel of Jesus Christ, per Romans 9:24-26.
To be blunt with the above history of the "house of Israel", Biblically, they became the Western Christian Nations of history after The Gospel was rejected by the majority of Jews at Jerusalem, and was then preached to Asia Minor and Europe which accepted Jesus Christ on national scales, Great Britain being the first nation to do that on a national scale.
Then the above Ezekiel 13:5 points to those false prophets not having gone into the gaps (i.e., not having healed breaches or holes in the understanding of God's people), and not made up the hedge (fence or wall) for the ten lost tribe "house of Israel", so that they may be able to stand... in the "BATTLE" of the "day of the Lord". Do you know what 'day' that is brethren in Christ? That is the final day of THIS PRESENT WORLD, the day when Jesus comes with His army from Heaven to end Satan's one-world beast kingdom.
So now, are you gonna' try and say this Ezekiel 13 Scripture is all past history? Nah, that would be a lie, as God is pointing to the VERY END HERE with that Ezekiel 13:5 verse about the Christian Church and the "foxes" that have crept into it. Read on, because God is going to show us who these "foxes" are that tell lies to His people.
6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, "The LORD saith": and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, "The LORD saith it"; albeit I have not spoken?
Those "foxes", false prophets that have crept in among God's people, claim, "God said" when He did NOT say what they claim. God even calls what they do as "lying divination"!
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.
9 And Mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of My people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
What God has warned in the above, that is not just for the false prophets among the Jews, or Judaism. It is especially about the false prophets that creep in among the Christian Church, because God said He made Ezekiel a prophet to the ten tribe "house of Israel", and those were the main starters of the early western Christian Church in Europe and Asia Minor, along with a remnant of believing Jews.
So God is speaking this is TO... The Christian Church, and not just the nation of Israel. And there will be direct... evidence of this later on in this Ezekiel 13 Chapter.
For the pastors and preachers like these in Christ Church today, I'd advise paying attention to the above from our Heavenly Father. Those who preach what He says these do, will not... be joined with Christ when He comes and takes His faithful to future Jerusalem to begin His "thousand years" reign there.
10 Because, even because they have seduced My people, saying, "Peace"; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
Do you know what idea about the end of this world God is pointing to in the above verse? Do you recall Apostle Paul in 1 Thessalonians 5 for when the deceived and wicked say, "Peace and safety", and then "sudden destruction" on that "day of the Lord" will come upon them? God is pointing to the fake world peace which the final Antichrist is coming to create at the very end... of this world, during the coming "great tribulation".
In the above God refers to that time of fake peace at the end of this world as a wall built with untempered mortar. That idea of untempered mortar means a type of construction mortar to glue bricks or stones together that never hardens. It stays soft so when the rain storms come, it melts away, and therefore that wall does what? It comes tumbling down to the ground. God is using that metaphor for what these false prophets preach, saying, "The LORD saith", and He did not speak to them.
11 Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
You should realize by now what timeline God is pointing with that "overflowing shower", and "great hailstones", etc. He is pointing to the very last day of this present world when Jesus returns, the "day of the Lord". On that future "day of the Lord", Satan's host of armies he draws out of the northern quarters of the earth per Ezekiel 38 & 39, are to go up against the land of Israel on the final day of this world. God has prophesied that He will rain great hailstones the size of a talent (70 to 120 lbs. each) on that great army coming up against His people on that day. Thus that's yet another pointer here in Ezekiel 13 to the end of this present world, revealing this is defnitely not Old Testament dead history.
12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, "Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?"
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in My fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in Mine anger, and great hailstones in My fury to consume it.
14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
15 Thus will I accomplish My wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, "The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
Again, God gives comparisons of that false wall of fake one-world peace at the end of this world, of how He is going to destroy it so it will be no more.
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