Is there a TRIBULATION period coming upon the earth? What’s it all about? Is there a way of escape?
Answers to Bible Questions
Scriptures are from the KJV of the Bible
(Q) Is there a TRIBULATION period coming upon the earth? What’s it all about? Is there a way of escape?
(A) Yes, there is a soon coming time of tribulation upon the whole earth. It will not be a pleasant time for anyone!! This time of tribulation is coming on the earth because of the rampant sin that is taking place along with all the deception and rejection of God Himself. God has been very patient with mankind for the past six thousand years, but He is about to show mankind that He does exist and He is going to judge all people for their rebellion against Him. Matthew 24:1-30: describes what the tribulation will be like:
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. 15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. 23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25 Behold, I have told you before. 26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
My hope is that all reading this article will escape this terrible time of tribulation. There is only one way to escape this coming horror which we will talk about latter in this article.
The tribulation in Bible prophecy is the period of time that begins with the signing of a covenant between Israel and the antichrist and ends seven years later at the second coming of Jesus Christ. The most extensive biblical comments on the tribulation are found in the writings of John, specifically in Revelation 6-19. In these chapters, John provides a detailed explanation of the tribulation days. Daniel’s “70 weeks,” prophesied in Daniel 9:24-27 are the framework within which the tribulation or the 70th week occurs. There are also some descriptive terms included in these verses about this time such as: tribulation, great tribulation, day of the Lord, day of wrath, day of distress, day of trouble, time of Jacob’s trouble, day of darkness and gloom, and wrath of the Lamb. These terms are all referring to the same end time events.
The purpose for the tribulation is seen as a punishment in history upon the whole world for its sins against God, in a way similar to that of the global flood in Noah’s days, Matthew 24:37-39.
God’s basic purpose for the tribulation is that it will be a time of judgment, but the seven-year tribulation will also be a time of phenomenal evangelistic outreach. It will be a time unlike any previous period of history. This purpose is given and fulfilled in Revelation 7:1-17. During the first half of the tribulation, God will evangelize the world by the means of the 144,000 Jews and thus fulfill the prophecy found in Matthew 24:14. In addition to the 144,000 Jewish evangelists, there will be normal evangelism taking place like we see today. Further, the Two Witnesses will provide an evangelistic witness to Israel. Finally, at the mid-point of the tribulation Revelation 14 tells us that God Himself will use angels to preach the gospel and warn “earth dwellers” not to take the mark of the beast- 666.
The three angelic announcements are as follows: First, an angel will preach “an eternal gospel . . . to those who live on the earth and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people,” Revelation 14:6. Second, the next angel will make the following pronouncement: ” Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the passion of her immorality,” Revelation 14:8. Finally, the last angelic proclamation will specifically warn every person on earth not to take the mark of the beast, since doing so will result in their eternal punishment in the Lake of Fire. “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or upon his hand . . . he will be tormented with fire and brimstone . . . forever and ever,” Revelation 14:9- 11.
These 144,000 sealed servants of God will be protected from the wrath of Satan and the Antichrist during this time of God’s judgment. This will happen before Christ’s glorious 1,000 year reign from David’s throne in Jerusalem. Judgment, or God’s wrath, is needed to put down the rebellion of mankind in preparation for Christ’s reign of peace upon earth during the millennium.
Before the Lord can personally rule on earth in the Person of Jesus Christ He must first judge the world in order to prepare it for His righteous rule. God will make an end of wickedness and wicked ones, Isaiah 13:9: 9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
Also in Deuteronomy 30:7 (God is talking about the Jewish nation of Israel and He tells us that He will): “inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you.” This will take place during the tribulation and will be retribution to the nations for how they have treated the Jews during the last 2,000 years. The Jewish nation of Israel always has and always will be God’s chosen people.
One of the most glorious and important purposes of the tribulation will be the conversion of Israel. The tribulation will be a time in which God, through evil agencies, prepares Israel for her conversion and acknowledgment that Jesus is their Messiah, resulting in the second coming of Christ.
The Bible teaches us that God will use the tribulation to bring His elect people to faith in Jesus as their Messiah. When we put together the biblical information it appears that God will accomplish this goal in the following way: First, the Lord will return Israel to the land before the tribulation, the time of God’s wrath. “I shall bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands where you are scattered, with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with wrath poured out, Ezekiel 20:34. The gathering of the Jews is taking place right now and has been since 1948 when Israel again became a modern state.
Once the tribulation begins He “shall make you pass under the rod, and I shall bring you into the bond of the covenant; and I shall purge from you the rebels and those who transgress against Me; I shall bring them out of the land where they sojourn, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Thus you will know that I am the Lord,” Ezekiel 20:37-38. This tells us that the unbelieving Jews (” the rebels”) will be removed during the tribulation.
Zechariah gives us a numeric ratio that will be purged. “And it will come about in all the land,” Declares the Lord, “That two parts in it will be cut off and perish; But the third will be left in it. And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, ‘ They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘ The Lord is my God,” Zechariah 13:8-9. Therefore, we learn that two-thirds of Israel will be purged through the fire of the tribulation, leaving the one-third elect who will be converted to Jesus as their Messiah. Thus, “all Israel will be saved; just as it is written, ‘ The Deliverer will come from Zion, He will remove ungodliness from Jacob. And this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins,” Romans 11:26-27. What a glorious day that will be! Israel will be converted to Jesus Christ as their Messiah resulting in the second coming, which will in turn give rise the millennial reign of Christ.
Now as I said before, the most extensive biblical comments on the tribulation are found in the writings of John, specifically in Revelation 6-19. In these chapters, John provides a detailed explanation of the tribulation days.
Chronology of end time events
The United States becomes a lesser power and the United States falls into depression and social unrest
The (rapture) of the “Body of Christ” before the tribulation begins, (The one true church made up of all true Christian believers)
The first seal is opened….A time of conquest by peace and diplomacy on the earth under the direction of a great world leader with extraordinary powers
The second seal is opened…The false birth pains start….the start of a regional war between Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims. The West will play a role….Many countries are overthrown or occupied….The beginning of sorrows
The third seal is opened….Great famine on the earth
The fourth seal is opened….The war of Ezekiel 38 and 39… Russia Iran and others come against Israel…There is a major world war between Islam and the nominal-Christian West, it occurs over 1/4 of the earth surface….India Japan and others will also fight on the side of the West
God judges Russia for coming against Israel, some Russia’s major cities are nuked and some other world cities are nuked by Russia…The nations of the world seeing the intervention acknowledge the existence of the God of Israel….
A worldwide religious movement develops because of the divine intervention of God for Israel against the northern armies… This unites the religions of the world under the concept that there is one God…A new “Holy” Roman Empire in Europe and part of the Middle East is born
The Fascist form of Islam is defeated worldwide by acknowledgment of divine intervention, conquest and/or appeasement and a moderate form of Islam joins with the world Church
The worldwide religious movement is the catalyst for a world government head quartered at Rome.
The fifth seal is opened… Persecution of those who say Jesus is the only way to God… This becomes a major focus because after the religious wars the harlot world church and the western governments will have no tolerance for religious fundamentalists who oppose an inclusive world church and propose that their way is the only way. They will believe these people are a threat to world peace and must be dealt with harshly
An existing covenant is confirmed by the world leader from Europe with Israel and other nations, the covenant is confirmed for seven years … It is signed on the feast of trumpets (Jewish New Year) …In the agreement Jerusalem becomes an international city and religious center administered by the world church at Rome…..The time clock for the last seven years begins
The sixth seal is opened… There is a great earthquake…. The sun becomes darkened and the moon is blood red…. The earth’s crust is affected by a great comet and everyone hides underground because of what they see coming on the earth
The sealing of the 144,000 Jews takes place….The gospel of the coming Jewish kingdom under Jesus is preached by the 144,000 anointed and sealed Jews as a witness to the whole world. They are supernaturally protected through the wrath of the Lamb (the trumpet judgments)
The Jewish Temple is directed to be rebuilt but the Dome of the Rock Mosque will remain in the court of the gentiles
The two witnesses also appear at this time and give a 1,260 day testimony…All nations or people who try to harm them are in like manner killed….They will preach a coming Jewish kingdom ruled by Jesus …There will be no rain in the area for 3 1/2 years…They will dress in sackcloth because they will lament the building of the Jewish temple being prepared for the false Messiah and the judgments that will come when he defiles it… The majority in the world will hate the two witnesses and their message… It is very possible that the two witnesses of God will be portrayed by many as the biblical Antichrist and False Prophet
The seven trumpet judgments of Revelation with the “wrath of the lamb” begin as a result of the rejection of His prophets and the killing of His people …The dust and rock from the tail of a comet turns water red and causes plagues on the earth
Part of the comet hits the sea and soon thereafter the comet “Wormwood” hits the land
Stinging locusts like beings come out of the bottomless pit to torment men five months
A third of the population of earth is killed by a 200,000,000 man demon possessed army from the East
Satan is cast out of heaven unto the earth with all his angels
The world leader is killed 42 months after signing the covenant but by the power permitted to Satan he comes to life again as Satan incarnate. He may duplicate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the feast of firstfruits.
The risen world leader presents himself as God incarnate…. this will happen around three and one half years after the rapture at a time when some in the world church will be expecting the second coming of Christ…Many who identify with Christ will accept this world leader as God but some will not… He will enter the rebuilt Jewish temple and stop the animal sacrifices… He will proclaim to have fulfilled the requirement for all sacrifice… He will have an image of himself made to stand in the holy place of the temple showing himself and the world that he is God…The Moslems will totally accept him because he will have the same attributes as Allah…. He also will fulfill the expectations of all religion that in reality worships Satan……Israel for the most part will reject this counterfeit Messiah when He defiles the temple…This Roman Empire leader Antichrist will in turn totally reject Israel and will nullify the seven year agreement with them.
The faithful Jews who believed the message of the two prophets will flee to the mountains where they will be supernaturally protected by God for 1,260 days
Demons may come in the form of aliens to present the doctrine of demons…The great deception takes place (The deceiving demons might say that the Jesus/Jehovah deity is a lesser deity of a controlling hostile alien race that fathered the Jews
The Beast (Antichrist) is given power to slay the two prophets after 1,260 days of testimony and judgment at the 6th trumpet judgment of Revelation (the second woe) … The world rejoices thinking the two prophets of God were really the biblical Antichrist and False Prophet…. They continue to embrace the Beast as God…. A world holiday is declared for one week…. The world population thinks the “new age millennium” has begun and they say peace and safety and send gifts to each other…. They make plans to change the calendar. The last 3 1/2 years begins and the Beast is given authority to rule all nations for 42 months
The False Prophet appears and demands that all worship this satanic man as God…The world leader moves his headquarters to Babylon and builds a golden city… Babylon will also become the world religious center because the world leader will dwell in Babylon as God… Jerusalem will be under siege…The World Church will be burned and all who do not worship the risen leader as God will be ordered to be killed
The Resurrection of the two witnesses takes place after 3 1/2 days in view of the whole world. The explanation by the Antichrist for their resurrection will be that they must be taken alive to the Lake of Fire… The 144,000 sealed Jews are now seen in heaven in the presence of Jesus
The 666 mark of the beast is enforced worldwide so that no one can buy or sell without it
The Father gives Jesus the kingdom. A pre-wrath gathering of the elect by the angels takes place
The wrath of Father God is poured out on the world and the kingdom of the Beast in the first six vial judgments of Revelation
Satan and his angels deceive the whole world to gather their armies against Israel and against the (so called) hostile alien deity Jehovah
The Kingdom of the Beast at Babylon is judged at the seventh vial judgment…..All the cities of the world also fall
The second coming of Jesus in great power and glory with his saints on Yom Kippur…The army of the Beast is judged in the winepress of God…The man of sin and his false prophet are cast alive into the Lake of Fire…Satan is bound for 1,000 years…The sheep and goat judgment to determine who be allowed to go into the Kingdom on earth by how they treated Jesus brethren during the tribulation …All enemies of Jesus are killed
The main phase of the first Resurrection takes place which includes all of God’s saints and occurs on the feast of tabernacles…The Kingdom of the Jews ruled by Jesus lasts for a thousand years
Death is conquered and the world is presented to the Father in the paradise like state it was in before Adam…Jesus and the church complete their thousand year mission and depart for Heaven
Satan is loosed to test those on earth who lived through the millennium … The final rebellion takes place…..Satan gathers all nations against Jerusalem and the camps of the saints….Fire comes down from heaven and destroys all who come against anointed Jews of God in Israel
The second resurrection takes place when God raises and judges all who were not raised in the first resurrection… They will all be judged according to their deeds
The Devil and all who follow him are cast into the Lake of Fire
A new heaven and a new earth…No more death or suffering…All will know God.
Eternity with unspeakable blessings for all true believers….(this concludes the general outline of the events of the tribulation as stated in the book of Revelation).
Right now as I write this article there are animals dying all over the world in huge numbers, due to the polluted state of the sea and air. Millions of Fish and massive numbers of whales and dolphins are washing ashore dead. Birds are falling dead out of the sky, and millions of poultry are dying from avian flu. The animals of the land like cattle are also dying in large numbers from disease. Although animals and fish have been dying all throughout history, we have not seen the massive and consistent numbers that we are seeing today. Please remember! This is just one of the MANY signs leading up to the last days before the tribulation period.
There is no doubt that these mass animal deaths occurring around the world today is one of the many signs of the times, showing that we are living in the last days. Throughout history we have not seen animals dying in these kinds of numbers all around the world. But the earth and the seas are so polluted now from manmade chemicals and oil spills, the animals just don’t stand a chance! But this was to be expected, as God has already warned us through Bible prophecy that this world is heading for complete ruin.
Friends, it’s time to turn to Christ Jesus. He is your ONLY hope for the future, unless you prefer to go through the tribulation. You do have a choice to make! No one can or will try to force you to do something you don’t want to do of your own free will. Think about these things, these things are going to happen, like it or not or believe it or not!!!
God has provided the one and only way to ESCAPE these things if you have the right attitude, seeking the God of all truth with your whole heart and mind. The way of ESCAPE is as follows:
The Church (The Body of Christ) is not going through the seven years of Tribulation on earth. Why? These particular seven years are the remaining seven years that belong to Israel. The dispensation of the Grace of God, (in which we now live in) and called The Body of Christ Church must end before the remaining seven years due Israel begins. God tells us about the 490 years due Israel in Daniel chapter nine. They are for Israel, not the Church. 483 of those years ended with the first advent of the Messiah. The remaining seven years are yet to come. These particular seven years are God’s judgment upon Israel and His drawing them to Him. They have nothing to do with the Body of Christ, the one true church! These particular seven years are also a time of God’s judgment upon the world. This judgment will be carried out by the Lord Jesus personally. He is not going to administer judgment upon His own body members, the Church. Why? He has already taken our judgment upon Himself at Calvary, if you are a true Christian Believer.
In this dispensation of grace, the Holy Spirit is restraining the devil or hindering him in fulfilling all of his intentions against the Church and against individuals. However, In the Tribulation, after the rapture of the Body of Christ, the restraining force of the Holy Spirit is to be lifted, or taken out of the way.
So, do you want to “escape? If you could choose between a world of lying, murder, hate, perversion, sickness, death, grief, greed, poverty, fear, calamities, etc. or a world of no lying, no murder, only love, no perversion, no sickness, no death, no pain, no grief, no greed, no poverty, no fear, no calamities, etc., which would you choose? And to top it off, instead of Satan and his cohorts constantly trying to devour you, he will be out of the picture permanently and you get to live with and worship Christ Jesus in all His glory. Do you want Heaven or hell? For me, that’s a no-brainer. Heaven means always with Christ Jesus in peace, joy, doing what is right, good and enjoyable for all eternity. Hell means apart from Christ Jesus forever in total darkness, suffering and with nothing to do but remembering what could have been.
SALVATION:
The most wonderful and most important matter that has ever been presented to the human race to consider and experience is “SALVATION.” Salvation has everything to do with never-ending eternity with God, as well as with man’s spiritual existence on earth. Like all other spiritual matters, the truth concerning eternal salvation is not primarily what man thinks and decides about it; but what God’s Bible says about it. Down through the generations the people on this earth have heard the message, which the Holy Spirit led the wise men of old to write, “There is a way that seemeth right unto man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” (Proverbs 14:12). Another very wise man of God, more than one thousand years later, was led to write: “The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God; neither can be.” (I Corinthians 2:14 and Romans 8:7)
Seeming right and being right are not the same. Neither is a man right in his thinking and decisions just because he is sincere. It is possible to be sincerely wrong, as the natural man generally is, concerning spiritual matters.
If there is anything clearly taught in the Bible, anything that should be self-evident to man is this fact, if his heart were not deceitful and if he were not deceived by Satan, it is the truth that man cannot save himself; that salvation is God’s work. There is an awful penalty that will be received by those who do not receive salvation. This is called “the wrath of God,” “perdition,” “the second death,” “the judgment of God,” “the damnation of hell.” There is another aspect or phase of salvation. After a person is saved in God’s way from the penalty of sin then God offers to that saved person salvation from the power and control of sin in this life.
There is no more wonderful, startling and glorious news that any person can hear, there is no one truth more vital and important that every individual should receive at full face value and believe with the heart, mind and soul, than the truth found in God’s Bible, that salvation from the wrath of God, the damnation of hell, is not by what man does, or can do, for God, but what God does for man. Pause long enough to take this in; and to believe that when God forgives and redeems the believing sinner, it is according to the riches of His grace, which no human philosopher can begin to measure, (Ephesians 1:6 and 7). With this great truth, hear this great question, “how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation?” (Hebrews 2:1-3). Remember that the GOSPEL OF CHRIST is the power of God unto SALVATION to everyone that believeth. (Romans 1:16).
“All things are of God, Who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ.” “When we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son.” (II Corinthians 5:18 and Romans 5:10). One planteth and another watereth, “But God that giveth the increase.” (I Corinthians 3:7). “A man can receive nothing except it be given him from above.” (John 3:27). “According to God’s mercy, He saved us.” (Titus 3:5 to 8). “God, Who hath saved us and called us with an holy calling, not ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS, but according to His own purpose and grace.” (II Timothy 1:9).
In II Thessalonians 2:13 and 14 we read one of the clearest and most definite statements of the way of salvation to be found in all of the Bible. Hear it: “God hath from the beginning chosen you to SALVATION through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth” . . . ”Whereunto He called you by our gospel to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” God, by the Holy Spirit, saves the individual who believes the truth of Christ and Calvary.
“For God hath not appointed us to wrath but to obtain SALVATION by our Lord Jesus Christ.” (I Thessalonians 5:9). “He that believeth on the Son of God hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” (John 3:36). “For the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23). In Hebrews 5:9 we read concerning Christ: “He became the Author of ETERNAL SALVATION unto all them that obey Him.” In Hebrews 9:12 we read that Christ, by His own blood, entered into heaven, “having obtained ETERNAL REDEMPTION for us.” SALVATION is ETERNAL LIFE, which cannot be earned by good works or religious endeavors. God surely desires and expects faithful, obedient service, spiritual worship and practical Christian living from all who have been redeemed by His infinite grace and by faith in the shed blood of His only begotten Son. But here is God’s order: “By grace are ye saved through faith; and that NOT OF YOURSELVES; it is the gift of God: NOT OF WORKS lest any man should boast. For we are His (GOD’S) WORKMANSHIP, created in Christ Jesus, UNTO GOOD WORKS, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:8 to 10).
There is a great difference between SALVATION “not OF good works” and SALVATION by grace “UNTO GOOD WORKS, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians. 2:8 to 10).
There is a great difference between SALVATION “not OF good works” and rewards and crowns for good works. To those who have been saved, without good works, God’s Bible has this admonition: “Be careful to maintain good works.” (Titus 3:8).
Now, if you are willing to be saved with God’s Salvation, if you will let God save you in His way, God will accept you (grace you) in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and freely forgive every sin you have ever committed in all of your days of sin; and God will, by His grace, make you His child in Christ Jesus, and give you eternal life, the guarantee of everlasting glory. God will give you the Holy Spirit as an earnest. “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” (I Timothy 1:15). Will you let Him save you? He died on the cross, The Just for the unjust to bring us to God. (I Peter 3:18). Christ died for our sins, was buried and raised again. This is the good news by which believing sinners are saved, (I Corinthians 15:1 to 4). But Christ is alive forevermore. Because in God’s presence in heaven Christ appears, and ever lives to make intercession for all who are redeemed by His precious shed blood, He is able to save unto the uttermost (all the way to the end) all who come unto God through Him. (Hebrews 9:24; Philippians 1:6; John 13:1 and Hebrews 7:25).
Your salvations depends upon your sincere true belief (from the heart) not just head knowledge. You need to put total faith, trust and belief in Christ and Christ alone for salvation. Believing what Christ did at Calvary for you and all mankind is the only way to eternal life with Christ in Heaven and the only way to escape the coming tribulation.
May you have a good day and may you choose wisely!!
Maranatha (Lord come)
John