"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33 (KJV)

Believe it or not but the above scripture proves the belief in the PreTribulation Rapture. Here we see that Jesus has overcome the world. If Jesus is in us then this means that we the Church shall overcome the world.

I Jn 2:13-14 "I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one." (KJV)

Here we read that we have overcome the wicked one. Who is the wicked one. As we all know is that it's satan. Now a time is coming when the antichrist will come who is a man who will be satan's incarnation in the flesh on the earth much like Jesus was the full expression of and was God on the earth in the flesh.

I Jn 4:4 "Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world." (KJV)

Satan is in the world seeking to devour whom he can.

Rev 3:10-11 "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. (KJV)

Another word for temptation is testing. What the scripture says here is that there will be a great testing that will come to the whole world. But we are also told that the faithful one's (the Church) will be kept from it. So who are the ones to be tested if the Church is kept from it? I believe that is rather clear from the book of Revelation that the ones that will be tested for their faith are the tribulation saints. These are the people during the tribulation that will hear the gospel of the kingdom for the first time and believe. But once the Church is gone, so is age of grace. The tribulation saints and the newly converted Jews will have to have their faith tested.

In this scripture we are promised that we will be kept "from the hour of temptation." The Greek work for temptation here is "ek." This word means out of and not through as most Post Tribulations claim. For more detail explanations see
http://www.angelfire.com/or/jesus/ek.html


Rev 13:7 "And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations." (KJV)

Here it says that the saints will be overcome by satan's man of the hour who represents the world. If these saints are the Church, then Jesus is a liar when he says,

"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matt 16:18 (KJV)

Rev 11:7 "And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them." (KJV) Clearly we can see here that the saints are not the Church as proposed by the Post Tribulationists and that the Church will be taken out before the antichrist comes. When does the antichrist come? The antichrist comes at the opening of the tribulation in Revelation 6:2 The scripture says that "he went forth conquering, and to conquer."

The people that he is going forth to conquer are the tribulation saints and all others that do not fall in line with his santanic kingdom on earth under satan. He shall overcome them all but not the Church. Before he rides the Church will be gone!