I grew up believing that the rapture comes before the tribulation. Those who accepted the Mark of the Beast are left after the rapture, and then they have a chance to accept Christ, but have to go through the tribulation and suffer as Christ did to earn their place in heaven.
At least that’s what I understood from those Revelation Bible studies.
But it is apparent I need to get back into study instead of relying on what I think I was taught. Thanks to all for the references.
You've pretty much got it, except that the Mark of the Beast doesn't get implemented until after the Rapture, and those who take it have no chance at salvation. It's strongly correlated with conscious worship of the Antichrist, so it's not like those who take the Mark don't know what they're doing. See Revelation 14:9-11.
Anyone who doesn't take the Mark and survives the Tribulation (presumably) gets to live into the Millenium, although at some point they'll have to make the same decision to accept Christ as Lord just like we do now.
I grew up believing that the rapture comes before the tribulation. Those who accepted the Mark of the Beast are left after the rapture, and then they have a chance to accept Christ, but have to go through the tribulation and suffer as Christ did to earn their place in heaven.
At least that’s what I understood from those Revelation Bible studies.
But it is apparent I need to get back into study instead of relying on what I think I was taught. Thanks to all for the references.
You've pretty much got it, except that the Mark of the Beast doesn't get implemented until after the Rapture, and those who take it have no chance at salvation. It's strongly correlated with conscious worship of the Antichrist, so it's not like those who take the Mark don't know what they're doing. See Revelation 14:9-11.
Anyone who doesn't take the Mark and survives the Tribulation (presumably) gets to live into the Millenium, although at some point they'll have to make the same decision to accept Christ as Lord just like we do now.