Pretribuation Rapture

Daniel 11:45-12:3 45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the †glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

12 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, home to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. 4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and real the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

A. He shall come to his end.

Rev 19:20 “20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.”

B. A time of Trouble

Time of Trouble for Isreal

Jer 30:7 “7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: It is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; But he shall be saved out of it.”

Mat 24:15 “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:)”

Rev 3:5 “5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.”

Rev 21:27 “27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”

C. They, Isreal, will have finally place their faith in Jesus as their Messiah Savior and Lord.

D. Many…shall awake

This verse contains the clearest OT reference to the resurrection and the wicked.

Cross References

Job 19:25-26 “25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, And that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, Yet in my flesh shall I see God:”

Ps 16:10 “10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; Neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”

Is 26:19 “19 Thy dead men shall live, Together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: For thy dew is as the dew of herbs, And the earth shall cast out the dead.”

E. Revealing that are two and only two, destinies for all mankind, Jesus indicates there are two distinct resurrections.

John 5:28-29 “28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.”

vs 12:3 Wise shall shine

The wise , as described in the OT are the godly . They show their wisdom not only by how they live but by the effect of their lives and testimony, for they lead many to a righteous way of life. Their shining means they will be transformed, and the glory of God will be reflected in and through them.

F. Seal the book.

Daniel is told to seal the book; the prophecies are not merely for his time, but for the time of the end, to encourage those who will be alive at the end of the age. Daniel then observe two angles, one on each side of the Tigris river, asking how long it would be until the time of the end. The man clothed in linen Cross Reference 10:5-6 swore by God that the time would be three and one half ears, probably referring to the last half the 70th period of seven years.

Many look for the coming of the Lord anticipate their removal from the earth’s before the final days of the time of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Christ said while on earth, “Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or tittle shall in no wise from pass from from the law, all be fulfilled”

Matthew 5:18 “18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”