From: "Gary Britt" 

Not quite.   My understanding from my own personal reading (I have no idea
what catholic doctrine on this is supposed to be) is that the tribulation
of terrible plagues, etc is 7 years long and the rapture occurs half-way
into the tribulation.  That means even believers who will be taken away in
the rapture suffer for the first 3.5 years of the 7 year tribulation.  They
don't get off scott free.

Gary

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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> I always thought that those who believed in the Rapture were
> pre-tribulationists until I started looking at some of the 'rapture ready'
> blogs floating around for this thread.
>
> Does this definition of  mid-tribulation square with yours?
>
>
http://www.geocities.com/ke_solutions/Tidbits/rapture_beliefs.htm#Mid-tribulati
on
> The midtribulation view is based on the assertion that the tribulation is
> actually
> the three and one-half year Great Tribulation, and that it commences with
> the
> revealing of the Antichrist midway through the seven year peace treaty he
> has
> made with Israel. At that point the church is raptured in order to escape
> the
> Great Tribulation, which is taken to be God's wrath.
> ----
>
> If so, have we made a Rove infuenced 7 year deal with Israel yet? 
>
>
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:43aaca8c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > I'm a mid tribulationist myself.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> > news:43aab6b1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> > Of course I know what it means!!  There's a period of great
destruction
> >> > before that and I wouldn't, as a Christian, wish that on anyone.
> >>
> >> I understand that you know your beliefs. The basic  rapture filler was
> > added
> >> for anyone else who might be bored enough to follow this
thread 
> >>
> >> You may not wish the great destruction on anyone but there are enough
> >> that
> >> believe that the Rapture will take place in the pre-Tribulation period
so
> >> they'll be sitting happily on some high cloud watching what happens to
us
> >> heathens.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> >> news:43aa94b3{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >> I do think that you are wrong about many Christians
not wishing for
it
> >> >> though. It's just man's nature to wish good to win. 
Excerpt from
the
> >> >> Economist.
> >> >
> >> > Some I'd say, there's always some in every crowd.
> >> >
> >> >> Properly, the apocalypse is both an end and a new
beginning. In
> > Christian
> >> >> tradition, the world is created perfect. There is then a fall,
> >> >> followed
> >> >> by a long, rather enjoyable (for some) period of
moral degeneration.
> > This
> >> >> culminates in a decisive final battle between good
(the returned
> > Christ)
> >> >> and evil (the Antichrist). Good wins and establishes the New
Jerusalem
> >> >> and with it the 1,000-year reign of King Jesus on Earth.
> >> >
> >> > Of course I know what it means!!  There's a period of great
destruction
> >> > before that and I wouldn't, as a Christian, wish that on anyone.
> >> >
> >> > Good is going to win in the end anyway, and on God's own
timetable...
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Bob Comer
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> But great destruction is only supposed to happen to those left behind
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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