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Ezekiel 33
I was just reading in Mark a while ago and some things jumped out at me:
1.- Mark 13:19 "For in those days there will be tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be."
2.- Mark 13:24-25"But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken."
3.- Mark 26-27"Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven."
So here we have Jesus saying that the greatest tribulation since the beginning of the creation which God created up to the time that Jesus was speaking or ever will be, is going to start.
Then, after that tribulation the sun and moon will be darkened and the stars of heaven will fall. The powers that are in heaven will be shaken.
And after all of that happens, we will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great glory.
AFTER all of that, He will send His angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.
This passage clearly places the rapture after the great tribulation, and it also shows that it will not be a secret catching away of the saints, but that He will be seen coming in clouds with great power and glory.
So, whether you want to believe that the great tribulation started around 70 AD or if you want to put it totally in some future context, this scripture shows that the rapture is after the great tribulation and not before.