A Biblical Test of the Pre-Trib Rapture | What Scripture Really Says About the Gathering
Matthew 24 presents a clear sequence: Yeshua ties His return directly to visible events—the abomination of desolation, the great tribulation, and cosmic signs—indicating that the gathering of His elect occurs after the tribulation, not before. This aligns with 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17, which describes the resurrection and gathering at the sound of the trumpet, a moment Paul links to the resurrection of the dead …