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GettingOurChronologyRight

1 Thessalonians 4:1617 For the Lord himself shall descend from

heavenwithashout,withthevoiceofthearchangel,andwiththe trumpofGod:andthedeadinChristshallrisefirst.Thenwewhich arealiveandremainshallbecaughtuptogetherwiththeminthe clouds,tomeettheLordintheair:andsoshallweeverbewiththe Lord.

1Corinthians15:5152Behold,Ishewyouamystery;Weshall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinklingofaneye,atthelast(Greek:,eschatos,meaningfinal oruttermost)trump:forthetrumpetshallsound,andthedeadshall beraisedincorruptible,andweshallbechanged.

Sameevent,wethewholeChurch,aretaken tobewiththeLordatthelasttrumpet.

So can there be any trumpets after the last trumpet? Of course not, or the last trumpet wouldnt be the last!
Importantbecausesomeendtimepositionsdonotincludetheseventrumpets inRevelation,claimingthemtobetrumpetsofjudgmentthatsoundafterthe raptureoftheChurch,duringasupposedSevenYearGreatTribulationthatis imaginedtobecomingattheendoftheChristianera.Ifthatviewiscorrect,then Godmadeamistakein1Corinthians15:5152.

TheLastTrumpet
N O Since our trumpet is the LAST Trumpet, All other trumpets must come before it! M O R E T R U M P E T S

Church Taken Up
TheLastTrumpetdrawsalineintime!EveryeventintheBibletakesplace eithertotherightortheLeftofthatline!OtherreferencestothatTrumpet...
1.TheLastTrumpet, 2.TheTrumpofGod, 3.TheGreatTrumpet, 4.TheGreatTrumpet, 5.Warrior'sTrumpet, 6.TheSeventhAngel 7.TheSeventhTrumpet
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1Co15:5152 1Th4:16 Mat24:31 Isa27:13 Zec9:14 Rev10:67 Rev11:15

THELASTTRUMPETSDESCRIBED Revelation10:67thereshouldbetime(Greek,k,khronos,

time) no longer: But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel,whenheshallbegintosound(Greek,,salpid zo,i.e.,thesoundofatrumpet)themysteryofGodshouldbe finished(Greek,g,teleho,ISfinished,broughttoafinaland completeend),ashehathdeclaredtohisservantstheprophets.
THELASTTRUMPETSOUNDS Revelation 11:15Andtheseventhangelsounded;**andthere

weregreatvoicesinheaven,saying,Thekingdomsofthisworld arebecomethekingdomsofourLord,andofhisChrist;andhe shallreignforeverandever.(i.e.,theeternalkingdomofGod)


**Therearenotrumpetsfollowingthe7thtrumpetofRev11:15,sothisisthelast trumpet of all time! Why the Last Trumpet sounds here rather than later in RevelationisexplainedinthestudyofBifids&Chiasms,Chapter09.

RemembertheoldHymn?
WhenthetrumpetoftheLordshallsoundandtimeshallbenomore. ThathymnwriterknewsomethingourChurchhasforgotten!
Revelation10:6KJV,...thereshouldbeTIMEnolonger

TheGreekwordtranslatedtimeinthisversek(khronos)is bydefinition...aspaceoftime. The Greek word k (chronidzo), from the same root, is by definition...tolinger,todelay,totarry.

IfGodhadintendedtheversetoread,nomoredelay,thenGodusedthewrongGreek wordtoexpressit!Sowhydomoderntranslatorspreferdelay?Rev10:67statesthat time,asanaturalphenomenon,endsforbelieversattheLastTrumpetofRev11:15,at whichtime,wearetakenintotheeternalkingdomofGod...nopretribrapture,no millennium. If chronos is correctly translated as time, those futurist endtime beliefscannotbesupported!

TheLastTrumpet

No More Trumpets! 1CO 15:52 No More Time! (Gr. chronos) Rev 10:6 (KJV) Mystery of God Finished! Rev 10:7

Trumpets 1 through 6 of Rev 8:2-11:15 All Prophecy Fulfilled <<<< back this way including Isa Jer Eze Dan Hos Joe Amo Oba Jon Mic Nah Hab Zep Hag Zec Mal Revelation

Eternal Kingdom of God! Rev 11:15 All prophecy fulfilled!

ChurchTakenUp
1Co15:52,Rev10:67,andRev11:15drawalineintime!AttheLastTrumpet,timeas wenowunderstanditcomestoacompleteend.AllthingsprophesiedinScripture (referringtothispresentage)musttakeplacebeforetheendoftime.
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SomeEndTimePositionsRewriteScripture
Matthew24:21Forthenshallbegreattribulation,suchaswas

notsincethebeginningoftheworldtothistime,no,norever shallbe.
Matthew24:29Immediatelyafterthetribulationofthosedays

shallthesunbedarkened(Mal4:2)andthemoonshallnotgive herlight,andthestars(Rev1:20)shallfallfromheaven,andthe powersoftheheavensshallbeshaken.


Matthew24:31Andheshallsendhisangelswithagreatsound

ofatrumpet,andtheyshallgathertogetherhiselectfromthe fourwinds,fromoneendofheaventotheother.

Thepretribulationraptureiscounterscriptural becauseMat24:21comesbeforeMat24:31.

GraphoftheChristianEra
THE GREAT TRUMPET MAT 24:31

5 5 1948-1967 5 * 5 * * 5 * * 5 *((((((((((((( TRIBULATION (((((((((((((*((( AFTER TRIBULATION (((5 Rev 1:9, MAT 24:21 MAT 24:29

Thatthetribulationstartedinthe1stCenturyisprovablebyRev1:9,IJohn, whoalsoamyourbrother,andcompanioninthe(Greek,,thedefinatearticle) tribulationandinthe()kingdomandpatienceofJesusChrist... Thedefinitearticle,,appearsintheGreektextsinbothplaces.


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Furthermore,Mat.24:29isFigurative.
Matthew24:29Immediatelyafterthetribulationofthosedays

shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,andthestarsshallfallfromheaven,andthepowersofthe heavensshallbeshaken:
SUN:Malachi4:2ButuntoyouthatfearmynameshalltheSun(Hebrew:vmv shehmesh,i.e.,thesuninthesky)ofrighteousnessarisewithhealinginhiswings; andyeshallgoforth,andgrowupascalvesofthestall.
STARS:Revelation1:20Themysteryofthesevenstarswhichthousawestin

myrighthand,andthesevengoldencandlesticks.Thesevenstarsarethe angels(Greek:g,angelos,amessengers)ofthesevenchurches:and thesevencandlestickswhichthousawestarethesevenchurches.

MOON:Themoonhasnolightonitsown;allitcandoisreflectthelightofthesun. Sowhatisthemoon?

Testament.Inallbutone,thlipsisistoandforGodschildren.

Tribulationispromisedforthesaints,John16:33and2Timothy3:12beingexamples. ForChristians,trubulationhascontinuedunabatedthroughouttheChristianEra.The wordfortribulation,, thlipsis,appearsinthe37timesintheGreekNew

Intheworldyeshallhavetribulation(thlipsis) butbeofgoodcheer;Ihaveovercometheworld.
John16:33

Yea,andallthatwilllivegodly inChristJesusshallsufferpersecution.
2Timothy3:12

IfweChristiansarentsufferingpersecution,itsbecause wevedonenothingtodeserveit!
NOTE:Thelostdontgetpersecution,theyareappointeduntowrath.

(Greek:k,orgayor,thoomos.)

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