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Here in Part 2 of this study of Matthew chapters 24 and 25, we will continue the discussion under the heading, "We Need to Consider Why the Scenario Pictured under Matt. 24:9-13 Is So Negative" under Matt. 24:13.
Antichrist's prime supporter will be the false prophet of Rev. 13:11-18. Matthew 24:11 mentions false prophets, and 24:24 speaks of false Christs and false prophets showing great signs. These prophetic words of Matt. 24:11, 24 will receive their primary fulfilment in the activities of Antichrist and the false prophet during the last three and one-half years. On the "great signs and wonders" of Matt. 24:24, see Rev. 13:13-15; 19:20 (referring to things that will take place during the three and one-half year reign of Antichrist, after the rapture); also, 2 Thess. 2:9 speaks of Antichrist coming "with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders" I believe that at least most of the fulfillment of these things will take place after the rapture.
I assume the apparent misunderstanding regarding Matt. 24:9-13 comes mostly from the fact that at the time of the Olivet discourse (probably AD 30) the early (mid-week) rapture had not yet been revealed by God. It is quite possible that even the Lord Jesus Christ didn't know of the early rapture at the time of the Olivet discourse (cf., e.g., Matt. 24:36; Rev. 1:1). I don't believe we can clearly see the early (mid-week) rapture before the revelation given in the book of Revelation. Once we learn of the mid-week rapture from the book of Revelation, we can see it quite a few other places, as discussed in my book, "The Mid-Week Rapture." See, for example, the section titled "The Time of the Sounding of the Seventh and Last Trumpet," starting on page 293.
I don't believe that the Scriptures (and I'm especially concerned with the book of Revelation) confirm that the last month, or the last few years, before the rapture will be especially negative for true Christians. I don't expect anything like the extremely negative scenario pictured in Matt. 24:9-13. See, for example, Chapter 3 in my book, "The Mid-Week Rapture," which is titled "Christians Will Be Saved from the Day of Wrath." One of the most important verses discussed in that chapter is Rev. 3:10, which is a very important verse for this study. It speaks of the fact that those who are faithful to Christ now will be kept from/out of the "hour of testing" that will test those dwelling on the earth. This being kept from that three and one-half year period of testing, which is confirmed by many verses in the book of Revelation and by many other verses, is clearly to be understood as a great blessing/reward. We will be spared this time of very extreme testing that will take place throughout the second half of Daniel's 70th week, during the three and one-half year super-evil reign of Antichrist. People will have to choose between God and Antichrist at a time when it will be very difficult to not submit to Antichrist.
We will be living on the earth during the sounding of the first six trumpets, during the first half the seven-year period, but I believe it is clear that the judgments associated with these trumpets are not coming against God's people, including the sixth trumpet, which involves the very intense warfare of the short great tribulation. The warning judgments of the first five trumpets will be relatively mild anyway; apparently no lives will be lost during the sounding of the fourth and fifth trumpets, and the demonic locusts of the firth trumpet will not be able to touch God's elect. On the first six trumpets, see #s 6 and 8 on pages 13, 14 of my book, "The Mid-Week Rapture" for a start, and see my paper on Revelation chapters 8 and 9 (where the first six trumpets sound) that is available on this Christian article site.
The reign of Antichrist is a substantial feature of God's end-time judgment of the world, part of His day of wrath; God raises up Antichrist (and He won't lose control of what is happening in His universe), even as He raised up Pharaoh at the time of the exodus from Egypt, but Antichrist will play a much larger role that Pharaoh did (cf., e.g., Dan.11:36 (referring to God's "indignation
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