1. the gospel according to Therefore when you see the “abomination of desolation,” spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever reads, let him understand)… Matt. 24:15 Abomination ~ bdelugma – a foul stench causing nausea A free CD of this message will be available following the service

2. the gospel according to Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate. Dan. 9:27

3. the gospel according to

4. And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation. Dan. 11:31 Dan. 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.

5. the gospel according to 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. 2 Thess. 2:3-4

6. the gospel according to Types of a Pre-tribulation Rapture: Lot and his family Rahab and her family Daniel’s absence in Daniel 3

7. the gospel according to Scriptures supporting a Pre-tribulation Rapture: 1 Thess. 5:2-3 ~ 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. Matt. 24:44 ~ Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

8. the gospel according to Scriptures supporting a Pre-tribulation Rapture: Titus 2:11-13 ~ 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ… Is. 57:1 ~ The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart; Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil.

9. the gospel according to Scriptures supporting a Pre-tribulation Rapture: Dan. 9:24 ~ Seventy weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city… Col. 3:4 ~ When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory 1 Thess. 4:14-17 ~ 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 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.

10. the gospel according to Scriptures supporting a Pre-tribulation Rapture: 1 Thess. 5:9-11 ~ 9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. 11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing. 2 Thess. 2:7 ~ For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.

11. the gospel according to Scriptures supporting a Pre-tribulation Rapture: Rev. 3:10 ~ Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Keep ~ tēreō – to attend to carefully, to guard From ~ ek – out

12. the gospel according to Other considerations for a Pre- tribulation Rapture: Absence of the Church in Rev. 6-18 Rev. 4:1 ~ after these things – meta tauta (2 xs) 1 Cor. 12:27 ~ Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually 24 elders in Revelation

13. the gospel according to ca. 550 BC Daniel’s Visions 167 BC Antioch’s Abomination AD 32AD 70??? Olivet Discourse Fall of Jerusalem Antichrist’s Abomination TRIBULATION

14. the gospel according to AD 32 Olivet Discourse AD 70 Fall of Jerusalem ??? Rapture of the Church Antichrist’s Abomination TRIBULATION

15. the gospel according to “Time of the Gentiles” – 587 BC – June 7, 1967 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. Rom. 11:25

16. the gospel according to Perplexity ~ aporia – no way out

17. the gospel according to 2 Tim. 4:3-4 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. 1 Tim. 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons…

18. the gospel according to “Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.” Rev. 3:10

19. the gospel according to Watch ~ agrupneō – to be sleepless