THE PURPOSE OF TRIBULATIONS

Matt. 24:21

INTRODUCTION:

A. We wonder WHAT will take place

B. The second question is WHY will it take place?

I. GREAT TRIBULATIONS WILL DRIVE ISRAEL TO JESUS CHRIST

A. Jesus came in His Father's name and was not what the

Jews expected in their Messiah

B. The Antichrist will fullfill all their expectations

C. In the middle of the week he will renounce God and set

up his image in the Holy of Holies. He will require

that everyone worship the image at the cost of their

life.

D. The Jews will then turn to Christ (Ro. 11:24-28)

II. GREAT TRIBULATIONS WILL PUNISH THE UNGODLY

A. Ro. 1:18, "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven

against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who

hold the truth in unrighteousness"

B. Jude 14-15, "And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam,

prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh

with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment

upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among

them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly

committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly

sinners have spoken against him."

III. GREAT TRIBULATIONS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHURCH

A. Ro. 14:10, "But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why

dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all

stand before the judgment seat of Christ."

B. There is a separation between Jew and Christian

1. Is. 65:11-16

2. 1 Thes. 5:9, "For God hath not appointed us to

wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus

Christ"

3. 2 Pet. 2:9, "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the

godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust

unto the day of judgment to be punished"

C. Christ's appearing and His coming are separate events

1. 2 Thes. 2:1

2. Titus 2:13

D. The Church will not participate in the great tribulations

1. Is. 26:19-21

2. Rev. 3:10

3. Is. 57:1-2, "The righteous perisheth, and no man

layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken

away, none considering that the righteous is taken

away from the evil to come. He shall enter into

peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one

walking in his uprightness."

4. Rev. 19:7-8

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