HEBREWS 11:5=

BY FAITH, ENOCH WAS "TAKEN FROM" THIS LIFE, SO THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE "DEATH"; HE COULD NOT BE FOUND, BECAUSE GOD HAD "TAKEN" HIM AWAY.

GREEK= TAKEN= AIRO= PRIM. VERB; TO LIFT: BY IMPLYING TO TAKE UP OR AWAY; AWAY WITH, BEAR UP, TAKE AWAY (UP).

GREEK = DEATH = THANATOS = NOUN

( NOTE- SO GOD HAD TAKEN ENOCH BODILY UP TO HIM IN HEAVEN)





ACTS 1:1-11=

...THIS SAME JESUS, WHO HAS BEEN "TAKEN FROM" YOU INTO HEAVEN, WILL COME BACK IN THE SAME WAY YOU HAVE SEEN HIM GO INTO HEAVEB.

GREEK = TAKEN= AIRO



(NOW TAKE A LOOK AT I THESS. 4:17. THEY USE THE PHRASE "CAUGHT UP", BUT IT MEANS THE SAME THING AS TAKEN UP BODILY)



I THESS. 4:17=

AFTER THAT, WE WHO ARE STILL ALIVE AND ARE LEFT WILL BE "CAUGHT UP" TOGETHER WITH THEM IN THE CLOUDS TO MEET THE LORD IN THE "AIR."

GREEK = CAUGHT UP = HARPAZO (HAR-PODZ-O) TO SEIZE (IN VARIOUS APPLICATIONS). CATCH (AWAY, UP), PLUCK, PULL, TAKE (BY FORCE). "HARPOZO" IS A DERRIVATIVE OF "HAIREOMAI" (TO TAKE FOR ONESELF).

NOTE- ISNT THIS WHAT JESUS IS DOING HERE IN ABOVE VERSE? HE IS TAKING US UP IN THE AIR FOR HIMSELF TO BE WITH HIM!



I THESS. 4:16=

..AND THE DEAD IN CHRIST WILL "RISE" FIRST.

GREEK = RISE = ANISTEMI= TO STAND UP OR ARISE, LIFT UP, RAISE UP (AGAIN), RISE (AGAIN).



MARK 9:9=

...UNTIL THE SON OF MAN HAD "RISEN" FROM THE DEAD.

GREEK= RISEN= ANISTEMI



2 CORINTH. 12:2=

I KNOW A MAN IN CHRIST WHO 14 YEARS AGO WAS "CAUGHT UP" TO THE 3RD HEAVEN.

GREEK = CAUGHT UP= HARPAZO (SAME AS IN I THESS.4:17)



I THESS. 5:1-3=

NOW, BROTHERS, ABOUT TIMES AND DATES WE DO NOT NEED TO WRITE TO YOU, FOR YOU KNOW VERY WELL THAT THE "DAY OF THE LORD" WILL COME LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT. WHILE PEOPLE ARE SAYING "PEACE AND SAFETY" DESTRUCITON WILL COME ON THEM SUDDENLY, AS LABOR PAINS ON A PREGNANT WOMAN, AND THEY WILL NOT "ESCAPE."

GREEK= ESCAPE= EKPHEUGO= TO RUN AWAY, FLEE, ESCAPE. (THROUGHOUT THE BIBLE IT REFERS TO "THE DAY OF THE LORD". THIS IS THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD.)



ZEPHANIAH 1:15 AND ISAIAH DESCRIBE THIS DAY. (ACTUALLY, THERE ARE TOO MANY TO LIST)



BELOW YOU WILL SEE THE DEFINITIONS OF "TRIAL". A "TRIAL" THAT A BELIEVER IN CHRIST EXPERIENCES IS "NOT" THE "WRATH" OF GOD. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE IT ISN'T THE SAME THING.



2 CORINTH. 8:2=

OUT OF THE MOST SEVERE "TRIAL", THEIR OVERFLOWING JOY AND THEIR EXTREME POVERTY WELLED UP IN RICH GENEROSITY.

GREEK= TRIAL= DOKIME (DOK-EE-MAY)=

FROM THE SAME "DOKIMOS" (DOK-EE-MOS)- TEST, EXPERIENCE, TRIAL.



HEBREWS 11:36=

SOME FACED JEERS AND FLOGGING, WHILE STILL OTHERS WERE CHAINED AND PUT IN PRISON.

GREEK= TRIAL- PEIRA (PI-RAH) (FROM THE BASED WORD PIERCING)- A TEST, ie: EXPERIENCE, TRIAL.



I PETER 1:6-7

IN THIS YOU GREATLY REJOICE, THOUGH NOW FOR A LITTLE WHILE YOU MAY HAVE TO SUFFER IN ALL KINDS OF "TRIALS". THOSE HAVE COME SO THAT YOUR FAITH--OF GREATER WORTH THAN GOLD, WHICH PERISHES, EVEN THOUGH REFINED BY FIRE-- MAY BE PROVED GENUINE AND MAY RESULT IN PRAISE, GLORY, AND HONOR WHEN JESUS CHRIST IS REVEALED.

GREEK= TRIALS= DOKIMION (DOK-IM-EE-ON) DIRRIVATIVE OF DOKIME- TESTING, TRIAL, TRYING.



NOTE- THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRIALS AND GOD'S WRATH IS

1)= 2 DIFFERENT WORDS, OFCOURSE. ONE MEANING A TESTING BY GOD TO ENRICH OUR FAITH.

2)- THE OTHER IS GOD'S FURY AND VENGEANCE DIRECTED AT HIS ENEMIES. THOSE "BELIEVERS" OR "CHRISTIANS" LEFT BEHIND TO ENDURE GOD'S WRATH ARE NOT THE CHRISTIANS AT THE TIME OF THE CHURCH BEING REMOVED. THEY BECOME CHRISTIANS DURING THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD, WHICH IS GOD'S WRATH.



I THESS. 3:4-

THEREFORE, BROTHERS, IN ALL OUR "DISTRESS" AND PERSECTUION WE WERE ENCOURAGED ABOUT YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR FAITH.

GREEK= DISTRESS/TRIBULATION= THLIBO (THLEE-BO) AFFLICT, SUFFER, TRIBULATION, TROUBLE, DISTRESS. GREEK= GREAT DISTRESS/TRIBULATION= THLIPSIS (THLIP-SIS)= FROM (THLIBO)- PRESSURE, ANGUISH, BURDENED.



MATT. 24:21= (THLIPSIS IS USED)

FOR THERE WILL BE "GREAT DISTRESS", UNEQUALED FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD UNTIL NOW- AND NEVER WILL BE AGAIN.

IF IT WAS EVERYDAY DISTRESS AND TRIBULATION, AS OPPOSED TO THE GREAT DISTRESS/TRIBILATION DURING THE 7 YEAR

TRIBULATION, THE WORD "THLIBO" WOULD'VE

BEEN USED.

MATT. 24:29- (THLIPSIS IS USED)



LUKE 21:36=

WATCH AND PRAY ALWAYS THAT YOU MAY BE WORTHY TO "ESCAPE" ALL THAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, AND THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO STAND BEFORE THE SON OF MAN.

GREEK= ESCAPE= EKPHEUGO (EK-FYOO-GO) FROM "EK" AND "PHEUGO" (PRIM. VERB)-TO RUN AWAY, FLEE,ESCAPE.

NOTE- JESUS IS ADRESSING THE JEWISH PEOPLE THAT WILL BE LEFT BEHIND DURING THE TRIBULATION. "EKPHEUGO" IS NOT USED FOR BELIEVERS THAT ARE "CAUGHT UP" OR "TAKEN AWAY". ESCAPE DOES NOT MEAN "RESCUE" HERE. THESE PEOPLE ARE TOLD TO PRAY IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY BE WORTHY TO FLEE- "ESCAPE".



LUKE 21:12=

BUT BEFORE ALL THIS, THEY WILL LAY HANDS ON YOU AND PERSECUTE YOU. THEY WILL DELIVER YOU TO SYNAGOGUES AND PRISONS, AND YOU WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE KINGS AND GOVERNORS, AND ALL ON ACCOUNT OF MY NAME.

NOTE- JESUS IS CLEARLY TALKING ABOUT THE JEWS AGAIN, BECAUSE CHRISTIANS DO NOT ATTEND SYNAGOGUES. ALSO, KEEP IN MIND, THE JEWISH PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PERSECUTED. IT WILL BE MORE INTENSE DURING THE TRIBULATION, AND IT WILL BE BECAUSE THEY ARE PROCLAIMING JESUS AS THEIR MESSSIAH.



ROMANS 2:3=

SO WHEN YOU, A MERE MAN, PASS JUDGEMENT ON THEM AND YET DO THE SAME THING, DO YOU THINK YOU WILL "ESCAPE" GOD'S JUDGEMENT?

GREEK= ESCAPE= EKPHEUGO



EZEKIEL 30:3=

FOR THE DAY IS NEAR, EVEN THE "DAY OF THE LORD" IS NEAR, A CLOUDY DAY; IT SHALL BE THE "TIME OF THE HEATHEN"

HEBREW= HEATHEN= GOWY or GOY (GO-EE)

FOREIGN NATION; HENCE, A GENTILE ALSO HEATHEN, NATION, PEOPLE.



ROMANS 5:9=

SINCE WE HAVE NOW BEEN JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD, HOW MUCH MORE SHALL WE BE "SAVED FROM" GOD'S "WRATH" THROUGH HIM?

GREEK= SAVED= DIASOZO (DEE-AS-ODZE-O)

FROM "DIA" AND "SOZO". TO SAVE THOROUGHLY. TO CURE, PRESERVE, RESCUE, ETC. (SAFE),MAKE PERFECTLY WHOLE, SAVE.



NOTE- THIS WORD USED IN THIS CONTEXT MEANS TO BE RESCUED AND RESTORED BODY, SOUL, AND SPIRIT. A COMPLETED SALVATION. NOTE THAT IN THE 1ST PART OF THE SENTENCE WE ARE TOLD WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN JUSTIFIED BY JESUS'BLOOD.

NOW, THROUGH JESUS, WE WILL PHYSICALLY BE RESCUED FROM "GOD'S WRATH AS WELL. WE ARE NOT PRESERVED "THROUGH" HIS WRATH. THEREFORE, WE CHRISTIANS COULDNT POSSIBLY BE LEFT TO ENDURE HIS WRATH. THE GREEK WORD TELLS US SO.



LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TRUMPETS NOW.



I THESS. 4:16=

FOR THE LORD HIMSELF WILL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN

1)- WITH A LOUD COMMAND

2)- WITH THE VOICE OF THE ARCHANGEL

3)- WITH THE "TRUMPET (SINGULAR) CALL OF GOD

GREEK= TRUMP,TRUMPET= SALPIGX (SAL-PINX)

THIS IS THE 1ST TRUMPET CALL OF GOD, NOT THE 1ST TRUMPET JUDGEMENT OF THE TRIBULATION, REFERRED TO IN REV.



THE 1ST TRUMPET CALL IS FROM GOD, ALERTING WE BELIEVERS THAT HE IS READY TO BRING US HOME. IT IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE DEAD IN CHRIST ARE RISING FIRST, PRECEDING US, (THE ALIVE IN CHRIST.)

THE LAST TRUMP, SPOKEN OF IN 1 CORINTH. 15:12 SIGNALS US THAT WE (THE LIVING) ARE NEXT. THIS IS THE LAST TRUMP. AGAIN, NOT THE LAST TRUMPET JUDGEMENT.



1 CORINTH. 15:52=

IN A FLASH, IN THE TWINKLING

OF AN EYE, AT THE "LAST TRUMP". FOR THE TRUMPET WILL SOUND, THE DEAD IN CHRIST WILL BE RAISED (ANISTEMI) IMPERISHABLE (PERFECT AND IMMORTAL), AND WE WILL BE CHANGED.

GREEK = RAISED=ANISTEMI= TO STAND OR ARISE, LIFT UP, RAISE UP (AGAIN),RISE (AGAIN).

THE 7 TRUMPETS IN REVELATION ARE 7 OF THE 21 JUDGEMENTS. THESE TRUMPETS THE "ANGELS" WILL BLOW TO ANOUNCE EACH "JUDGEMENT". IT DOES NOT MENTION THE TRUMPET CALLS OF "GOD." THE END OF THE 7TH TRUMPET IS THE LAST TRUMPET "JUDGEMENT", NOT THE "LAST TRUMP".

REMEMBER THESE ARE JUDGEMENTS GOD POURS OUT ON HIS ENEMIES. WE HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRIALS AND WRATH. WRATH IS ALWAYS DIRECTD TOWARDS HIS ENEMIES AND THERE ARE VARYING DEGREES, AS I'VE ALREADY SHOWN. THE GREEK WORD FOR "TRIALS" IS NOT USED IN REVELATION. THEREFORE, BELIEVERS ARE NOT HERE DURING THAT TIME.

SOME OF THE ONES LEFT BEHIND WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME BELIEVERS.