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Well, I have always had a problem with the premillennial silliness of a "pre-trib, mid-trib" rapture. Likewise, I find it incredulous of the posties to suggest the majority of events as found in Matthew 24/Mark 13 were fulfilled in AD 70 (ala: pretorism). Take for example, Mark's perspective and it should be obvious that the "Great Tribulation" simply cannot be assigned to a past event, i.e., AD 70, but rather it must have been and is a future event which is going to occur just before the physical return of Christ.

Mark 13:19-27 (KJV) "For [in] those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here [is] Christ; or, lo, [he is] there; believe [him] not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect. But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven."

IF you have a reasonable explanation based upon a sound exegesis of this passage, could you please share it?

In His grace,