Will Christians Be "Left Behind"? 

“Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.” ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3:10-11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Because my children arent saved, it upsets me when Christians are wanting the rapture right now . Its terrifying to me, I pray to God for time for the unsaved, hell is literally a horrific place, I pray that noone has to go there, especially not my grown babies. God grant us time for outreach!

Thanks be to God for this man. My eyes have been opened and I am alive!

I believe the primary message was don't allow the concept of the rapture hider what God desires you to do. Continue to spread the word to the lost and live your life for God. As well as raising a godly family. I personally do believe in the rapture but it's important to also be prepared to face possible persecution

There’s a tremendous amount of scripture that supports believers being raptured. A lot of the scriptures have already been pointed out in the comments below. There’s a lot more. I am a pre-tribulation believer. During the seven year tribulation we believers will be celebrating at the marriage feast....at the end of the seven year tribulation we will be with Christ when His feet touch the earth. In the rapture we meet the Lord in the air. I will throw in 2 Thes. 2:7. The only thing holding back the tide of evil is Holy Spirit in-dwelt Christians . Once we are removed, evil will not be restrained. It would be a beautiful thing if we were in alignment on this topic, but really it shouldn’t be an issue for those Christians going about the Lords work. We all need to be ready. God bless.

i am not post mil BUT Jesus did say in the great announcement, ALL authority has been given to Me IN heaven & ON earth. let's believe it and conquer or occupy till He comes. we ARE in the Messianic age

Jeff I have always enjoyed watching all of your sermons. I have 100% agreed with everything you have ever preached until I have heard this. This I completely disagree on. There is many verses that tells us we will be saved from the wrath to come. Gid always removes his chosen ones before any judgement. Noah and Lots family for example. This is the first I have ever heard of the rapture of the wicked. We leave at the sound of the trumpet and come back with our new glorified bodies to inherit the new Earth.

I thought up until the 20 minute mark the presentation was going very well…..When you got to the point of what you were obviously leading up to swapping out the bad with the good and vice versa... I did a double take, I continued for a while and gave the position a chance, but it really is off the wall, and not because it goes against the traditional view. I am not one for tradition, but I am one for scripture and what your pushing could only persuade a person that was not sound where scripture is concerned. At realizing the inevitable path and outcome I paused the video/stopped watching and ventured out into the comments. They can be even more entertaining at times than the position they are critiquing. I found many that were harsh and others calling for kinder gentler chastisements of the position being championed. I also found some that were well presented and well informed. Josh Dub came across as one of those and then naturally there was the inevitable ankle biting, in response to his comment… Here is the motive for my bothering to add to them……does it matter? Does it matter how God saves a man? It may To God…..considering the question myself I did see a consistent pattern on Gods part, but from the mans point of view isn’t he just glad God saved him? Take Lot…the scripture says righteous Lot? Say what!!! I thought all had fallen short that none, no not one was found to be righteous, and then Lot? (then that was by the law)...but Lot!! After being saved the guy got drunk and funky with his daughters……What kind of family issues did this guy have going on? Drunk...I was drunk? That's not an excuse Lot if you were too drunk to know what you were doing you would also be too drunk to do it.... Why is he being called righteous in the first place? Abraham gave his wife to the pharaoh to avoid being ….pushed aside/killed? Is that trusting God? How was he said to be righteous and there is a common theme…… Noah and his family were saved but the guy had to build the ark that carried them all safely through the storm. All of these men heard and paid attention to the voice of God. In fact every person that we hear of in scripture that was saved in any way heard and listened to God either directly or by messenger, and here I am not referring to a minister or priest I am speaking of a messenger. They were not good guys but they were good listeners. God is good, He saves us because He is good, not because we deserve it...... I am also quite interested in eschatology….All of scripture is interesting but nothing catches my interest like end times. That said the point is to be around after to see the outcome…salvation is the point. If you don’t get that far then how or why isn’t going to make any real difference. So I think the question that needs addressing is; if there is a pattern to Gods doing things, and there are examples of salvation in the past; how did it come about. God warned them….provided an escape….. they heard Him, believed Him, and took it. THE END So rather than focusing on the left hand while the right hand is doing something tricky, why don’t people who care just focus on the simple question of.... did you hear God give a warning? what was the plan?, did you believe Him? now get moving…..Two addendums:After leaving this comment I felt that I had failed to make something important as clear as it needed to be and that was to do with hearing God...Many self identifying as Christians take the Scripture to be Gods word period!!! and by reading it they are hearing the word....and by believing it they are saved..... Is that true? NO!While it is true that scripture plays an important role in the life of a Christian it is not true that it was ever intended to bring about faith or by faith salvation....As Paul puts it, All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. Obviously it is meant for the saved not to energize a dead spirit. As what Paul speaks to are the activities of the living....Without the Spirits guiding, scripture can't even be understood and we are told by the same..... the natural man ( as of yet undegenerated or spiritually dead) receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.Yeshua says and this should be taken literally I stand at the door and knock if any hear my voice!!!!A lot of people think hearing voices is a bad thing, and it certainly can be...As a person though that excepts the reasonable nature of the argument for God or in other words excepts at an intellectual level the reason/argument that God exists. Why would you then think it was not crazy for Him, a personal/powerful God who has adopted you as His children to not speak to you? Assuming you are identifying as Christen...In Romans 10:17 we read So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.....Keep in mind this is an English translation of the Greek which reads instead of word/Rhema ( a spoken Word ).That is not to say that every voice we could hear is God or good....some people do suffer from mental illness; and along with God we are told there is a host of angelic beings which are also capable of communicating with us by spiritual means... As a result we are instructed to test every spirit by the light of scripture.....Christianity is all about life.....Spiritual life. Not behavior modification.We are born and alive bodily, we have consciousness, the sole, but we were also created to be spiritually alive.Every person easily understands the physical nature...we get hungry, it hurts when we fall down, and so on.Every person understands the sole, I think therefor I am, we laugh, we cry.But it is much more difficult/not impossible, to comprehend spirit...Unless of course as with the other two you have personally experienced it. The dead often don't know they are dead...they don't see any problem with the way they are and they never will unless something stirs them to a different state of being, how could they? Here Calvin jumps in and says God saves whom He will and casts all the rest into hell....I am not a Calvinist....While we can not understand what it is to be spirit filled without the experience, we can know a thing intellectually and for that reason I don't hold to Calvinism... The natural man can understand at an intellectual level and excepted God as a very real possibility even while they don't know Him they can know of Him, and if so may ask why hasn't this powerful personal God been heard from by me as He is said to have been by all these heroes of the faith? They can seek Him and again scripture says; you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Many even in churches today need to hear God while there is time!!!Not just for salvation but for the great joy of knowing Him...

JESUS IS ENOUGH FOR ME THKS

while I understand people disagreeing, I don't think everyone should judge Durbin so harshly to his opinion on this. This is something lots of people have different opinions on and that's fine it's one of the most Mysterious things​ in the Bible. but it's not part of our core doctrine so it's ok to disagree I don't think it is meant for us to fully understand Revelation. So as long as the difference doesn't stray you from the gospel and Christ agree to disagree and go on.

I know alot won't understand this message but this pure Truth. I pray that we throw away traditions which aren't scriptural.

This is crucial: This issue must not divide us! I disagree with postmillennialism but this is all a tricky area of Bible interpretation no matter how dry we think we cut it. I commend pastor Jeff Durbin regardless of his eschatology. Honestly, no matter where we are in our eschatology, it might just be better if we were living like things will get better if we strive for God's glory throughout the nations *now* rather than the way I see many others living today

1 Thessalonians 4:17 17After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the LORD in the air. And so we will be with the LORD forever.

Thank you brother for being a servant of the Most High God!

If you're worried about being "left behind" like Noah who was not swept away by the flood, invest in a floatie.

About 2009 I was lying awake in my bed facing my open window and could see the woods illuminated by the moonlight. I started drifting off but suddenly there was a low crisp horn sounding that became louder. I saw multiple bright white figures with wings floating slowly down the wooded hill towards my building. One bright figure came directly up close to the window and I became fearful and hid my face. Then it got quiet and everything went back to normal, figures vanished. I heard a soft but strong voice tell me don’t be afraid, prepare and allow for His will to guide you. I was fully awake and this was not a dream. As a child I could see the spiritual aura around people, I could see dark and light figures, I could feel myself being guarded by angels and knowing that something dark wanted to take/hurt me. I have always had a darkness that seems to follow me but I am protected. I have had many premonition/precognitive dreams. I have astral projected as well. I don’t know exactly what God has in store or why I have been given these gifts (even though at times it feels like too much or scary and not sure if they are really gifts) I just want to be useful for his purpose for my life. Since I have strayed and became distant from my relationship with God, I have lost some of those spiritual connections but they always come back when I randomly feel the urge to reconnect but I have never lost the ability of seeing things in my dreams. I have always had a strong feeling since childhood that in the end times, I will be tested and I need to strengthen my connection with him so that I am ready. We are weak and not worthy but through Christ we can be. I am nothing without God. I don’t know when the rapture will happen, but I do know that we all need to be ready for that day. Angels will accompany us to heaven. I have always felt within my soul that I might be left behind to face the tribulation even though I have heard contrary arguments of who will be here and not here during those times. Regardless of what happens, I’m not trying to predict or insert myself as some martyr. I just believe that whatever God has in store, I want to be used for his purpose and not my own. I will do whatever is required, I just need his strength with me. If I don’t allow his presence to be near me, I will fail. Please if you have taken the time to read this, I ask that you pray for me that I receive clarity and strength. God bless you all and stay the course to earn salvation as a child of God.

I had my doubts about this man because of his presence in the Ignite Conference, but after seeing this I realized he teaches truth.

I love you Jeff and Apologia ministry. I watch your videos and love the evangelical ministry to the abortionists and cults as well as your sermons. I completely agree with the bold stand on God’s sovereignty in salvation and the doctrines of Grace, so I guess it’s kind of refreshing to find something we may disagree on. I haven’t studied eschatology for several years and am open to all sorts of views on the matter. When I stumbled on this video I thought I would get a good picture of some beliefs I don’t normally hear. However I don’t think the reasoning in this particular sermon is as sound as in most of the other sermons you’ve posted. As Calvinists we are always attacked for allegedly not being interested in reaching the lost. Their argument is that since we believe that God decides who he saves then we won’t want to evangelize because God will save the elect anyway. They thank that is a good argument to discount God’s sovereignty because of the alleged affects it has on the Calvinist, in affect making us all hyper-Calvinists. We argue that their reasoning really pointes to their own misinterpretation on why Christians evangelize in the first place. They thank we should evangelize because we are trying to better the plight of man by somehow convincing him to go to heaven, but we argue that in reality the only reason to evangelize is the glory of God alone. Therefore we will uncompromisingly evangelize even if we think the audience is hostile or absolutely uninterested in listening at all. We do this because He told us to and he receives glory no matter what happens. In reality the Doctrines of Grace have the completely opposite effect on Calvinists then non-Calvinists assert they do. In the same vain, you assert that since premillennialist’s belief, that a rapture happens, followed by a seven year tribulation period, before finally being followed by the millennial reign of Christ, is a damaging Christian doctrine. You allege that premillennialism makes the believer fatalistic or less willing to stand up for their Lord and fight the wickedness of this present age because he/she thinks God has preordained the world to get much worse before God makes it new again. Also that the belief that God will keep his elect from his judgment that he pours out on the earth will make the believer less likely to want to battle the world while he/she is still here. Respectfully, I don’t think you are being consistent in your beliefs. What’s true for Calvinism is just as true for premillennialism, God’s Sovereignty. He does as He pleases weather that means He wants us to evangelize to everyone in order to gather his elect or stand against the events he has preordained to happen. Remember we do both for the Glory of God alone not because we believe that our efforts are needed by God. Our efforts in both cases are done with God as our focus not man or this world. It seems that you use your own past personal imbalanced in eschatology as proof of the errors of premillennialism. As if to say because you applied your beliefs in premillennialism wrongly then it must follow that premillennialism must have caused your erroneous beliefs. Of course you notice this error in thinking when arguing against non-Calvinists (soteriology) but seem to embrace it in making an argument against premillennialism (eschatology). Just because there are professing Calvinist says that they will not evangelize has no more bearing on the accuracy of Calvinism then a professing premillennialist longing by his pool has on the accuracy of premillennialism. Briefly on traditions, I do find it interesting how traditions can affect ones interpretation of texts. Unfortunately in my opinion your interpretation of Matthew 24:34 seems to be the most affected of the two interpretations. The wicked were left behind on the ground to endure God’s judgment in the Flood (tribulation) while Noah and his family where taken away in the Ark (rapture) and preserved above the flood (judgment) before returning to the ground when the waters receded to start anew (millennium). Again in Jerusalem it was the Christians who were taken out of the city (rapture) and the non-Christians who were left behind to endure Gods judgment (tribulation). At times in your sermon it seemed that you think that premillennialists think the wicked well inherit the earth but they don’t think that at all. They believe that the wicked will be judged and the righteous will inherit the earth. They believe that every promise or prophecy ever made will literally come to pass. Thus the necessity of a literal earthly millennial reign of Christ. Please don’t misunderstand me, I’m not one who claims to have all the answers in eschatology and I am defiantly open to being persuaded to your theories on the end times. I look forward to you elaborating on them in the future especially on Matthew 24 because I know you have a high regard for scripture. Sadly most of the people I have heard try to exposit that chapter that are not dispensationalist have to allegorize, spiritualize, or poeticize the chapter to keep from saying that Jesus’s prophecies fell short. Which is something that I am confident you won’t do. Again I love you’ll and sorry for such a long post.

Also, sorry for commenting so much but it also says those days will be shortened otherwise no flesh will survive. We will be tested I think, we may have to submit to execution for our belief in Jesus. I will never deny my Lord.

15:00 Matthew 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Learn the parable of the fig tree and see the season we are in. Keep your lamp wicked and oil full.

I will study more on this... this is a paronym shift if truth. I will pray and read the Word and come back.

What is wrong with waiting and excitedly being ready for His return? Isn't there a crown in store for those who are ready for Him? Think about the 10 virgins..., only 5 were TRULY ready for the Groom. The other 5 were left behind. When your eyes are on Jesus and Heaven, the things of this world will grow strangely dim. What's wrong with that? Instead of allowing us to be lukewarm, the Rapture motivates us to more fervently share the Gospel since time is short. And why would God pour out His wrath (Rev. 16) on Himself in a TRUE follower of Jesus??? "Christ in you..." (Col.1:27)

bible doesnt say the christians will be left here for rocks to fall on them or 100lbs. hailstones--we are not appointed to wrath. i am very dissalusioned in this message.

When has a thief ever given an estimated time he was coming over to rob you? No one knows the day or the hour and He will come like a thief in the night. Well we know that the great tribulation will last 7 years and that the antichrist will be revealed in the middle after 3 1/2 years. If the church is living through the tribulation we would be able to calculate Jesus’ coming and it wouldn’t be like a “thief in the night.”

Brother, although I love the Gospels of Jesus ministry to the JEWS, I am struck by the omission, in your teachings, of the continuing work of the Holy Spirit after Jesus Ascension. He led the preaching work of the early church and calls Paul (who authors two thirds of the New Testament) to be Apostle to the Gentiles. The Church today consists primarily of Gentile believers. The word of God is must be understood in context and that means sequence must be considered. Several mysteries can be found in Paul's epistles that were not revealed at the time of Jesus ministry. They were meant for the Church to understand. Paul wrote of our Blessed Hope and teaches us to yearn for and meditate on the things of Heaven our desire to be united with our Beloved Lord and Savior. He also writes in Romans 11 that God will not forsake the descendants of Abraham forever, but will turn His attention to them again once the "fullness of the Gentiles has come in". Will you address the mysteries taught by Paul?

I like Jeff Durbin but I kind of disagree with this particular teaching. The meek shall inherit the earth, yes, I agree, but perhaps it's referring to the new earth after the great tribulation? It says in Revelation that there will be a new heaven and new earth and as I understand it, those who were raptured will inhabit this new earth.... Please correct me if my understanding is wrong though. Thank you!

Well I finally really finished it. It started good and I loved the very end but the middle was Rocky! He didn't acknowledge some crucial scripture in 1 Thessalonian and 2 Peter. It may seem to some this was the truth but how about this. In the same way Noah was lifted above the watery wrath of God so will we be lifted above the Firery wrath of God when we meet him in the air until the New Jerusalem. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 KJV Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 2 Peter 3:7,10 KJV But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. [10] But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Revelation 21:10 KJV And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

It is so sad that people think there is a secret rapture before the tribulation there is A BSOLUTLY NOT ONE SCRIPTURE that supports this. It's A shame all these christians are being decieved.

Yes they can be. Brothers and sisters it’s time to wake up. Please!!! This is the end.

I saw that movie left behind i hear you jeff we must be prepared when the master comes

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.” 37 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” --- John 18:36-37

Revolutionary revelation!

Love you Jeff. But got this wrong. What about the meeting in the air??

Pastor, I’ve watched many videos of your witness and you do an amazing job talking and reasoning with people of other world views but I have to ask...What about the book of revelation? What about Armageddon? What about the mark of the beast? What about 666? This message confuses me?

I am grateful to say that I am a born again Christian and have been since I was 19.......folks these days are getting darker and Christ is coming soon and if you don’t know Christ as your savior then it burdens my soul to think that you are headed for a terrible place called Hell where the Bible says the fire is never quenched and the worm dies not! it is not me but the Holy Spirit that I pray reveals to you the truth of his precious gospel......John 3:16 says for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes on him will not perish but have everlasting life! V 17 says then V 18 says whoever believes on the son is not condemned but whoever does not believe on the son is condemned already because he has not believed on the son whom God has sent! Also Acts 16:30-31 what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house I am not threatening anyone but just warning them what will happen if they reject this precious gift of eternal life! Christ died a horrible criminals death! He was beaten brutally mocked spit upon and endured countless hours of torture pain for all of our sins! Ppl go to hell because they reject that pardon for their sins! And Jesus is saying to them in Matthew 25:41 depart from me you cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! Hell was only prepared for Satan and his angels! It is not God who threatens anyone it is the craziness of rejecting the free pardon of salvation! It’s like if you’re in court you’ve committed a crime say you murdered someone! Now if you say to that Judge hey I know I’ve done a terrible thing of murdering that person but I hear you’re a good judge and so I know you’ll be fair to me...... the judge is going to reply well yes you’re right about one thing I am a good judge and because I’m a good judge I’m going to see to it that you’re punished and that justice is served! Well then all of a sudden someone you don’t even know comes forward and says you know what I know he’s committed the crime he’s committed and he deserves to go to jail but I really don’t want to see him go to prison so I’ll just go to prison for him so he can go free! So if you accepted that offer you’d be free to leave the courtroom but if you didn’t well you’d be crazy and go to prison yourself! Well that’s exactly how it was 2,000 years ago! He is God in human flesh and he came to this earth lived a perfect sinless life and even though he knew that we had sinned and because of our sins deserved to die miserably but he said no I don’t want to see them suffer so I will go and take their punishment for them! Even though he did absolutely nothing wrong still he chose to take the punishment for our sins so we can be set free from the power bondages and consequences of our disobedience to God! Romans 5:8 says For God commends his love toward us that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us! 1 John 2:2 says he was made to be the propitiation for our sins! And not just for our sins but the sins of the whole world! 2 Corinthians 5:21 He who knew no sin became Sin for us that we would be made his righteousness! The truth is if you had to get to Heaven by your own effort then you cannot do it! Because Romans 3:10 says there is not one that does good! No Not One! Romans 3:23 says For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God! Romans 6:23 says For the wages of sin is death! But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our lord! But the good news is Romans 10:9 If we confess with our mouth and believes in our hearts that Christ died for our sins then was raised from the dead we will be saved! V 10 For it’s with the heart we believe and it’s with the mouth confession is made unto salvation! God gave us 10 commandments to follow and we’ve broken every one of them! And because God is a good God he cannot allow our disobedience to him to go unpunished! Well then like I just mentioned above his son Jesus stepped forward and said no I don’t want to see them punished so I will take their punishment for them! And also like I said he died a terrible substitute criminal’s death for us on a cross so now all we have to do is accept that payment for our sins and we can escape the terrible wrath of God that is to fall on them who do not accept this atonement that was sacrificed for our sins! Praise the lord Romans 10:13 says Whoever calls on the name of the lord shall be saved! And 1 Peter 1:4 you’re an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you! Christ clearly said in John 14:6 I am the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the father but through me! Acts 4:12 clearly states that there is no other name given unto Heaven or earth by which we must be saved as there is salvation in no other! Jesus clearly states that there is clearly only one way to Salvation and it’s him that’s it! There is no other way! God Bless everyone who reads!

We the believers (elect) will be taken in a twigle of an eye!

Good job. I love listening to preachers that know how to tell time.

Those who endure till the end? I think you may be right here.

victory!

Jeff Durbin is good on Apologetics and the gospel but not prophecy

You are correct about the pre Trib rapture not being referred to by the 2 in the field and 1 taken, but this does not disprove dispensationalism. At the rapture Christ comes from heaven to the clouds only (not to the earth) to take the good from among the bad (John. 5:28-29; John. 14:1-3; Lk. 21:34-36; 1 Cor. 15:23,51-54; Phil. 3:21; Col. 3:4; 1 Thess. 4:16-18; Jas. 5:7-8), while at the second advent-years later-He comes to the earth with His raptured saints to take the bad from among the good (Mt. 13:30,39-43,49-50;Mt 24:29-31,37-42; Jude 14-15; Ezek. 38- Ezek. 39; Zech. 14; Rev. 19:11-21).

Isaiah 26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast

Please pray for Victoria and Mikaela.

Hi Jeff. I love your encouragement to Christ's followers about making disciples and dying to ourselves in order to bring the Gospel to the lost! You are doing great work in showing and teaching us these things. However, I'm trying to figure out your stance on the great tribulation and the millennial kingdom (verses like in Revelation 20 and in Isaiah 65:20)? Could you do a video on the millennial kingdom prophecied in Revelation 20? Your teaching seems to dismiss this 1000 year rule of Christ on earth as well as dismiss Satan as being the current ruler of the earth (John 14:30 and 16:11, Ephesians 6:12, 1 Peter 5:8-10, Matthew 4:8-9, 1 John 5:18-19). Thanks!

Pentecostals have been looking forward with a version of Kingdom theology for years. God is all powerful, creator, has all authority, and we GO in his name. The Frozen Chosen reformed believe in kingship, but really don't believe in going in authority and power. Many reformed are going the liberal path and post modern callings.

What about 2 Thessalonians?

Wow, Durbin is so spot on when evangelizing JW's and Mormons and what the bible really teaches about salvation, but he really needs to study more about Calvinism vs free will and the rapture. Hes just wrong in those areas, not sure how he doesnt see it. Maybe he needs to humble himself as a child before Jesus on these subject's

I think it's more dangerous to believe in a pre-trib rapture than it is important to figure out who is 'left', 'swept', 'taken', etc....we will be here for tribulation but will not be here for God's Wrath. It's not a salvation issue but imagine those trusting in a pre-trib rapture having to go through tribulation.

Jerry, God did remove His chosen ones (a remnant) prior to the seige of Jerusalem in 70AD. Jesus predicted this and told his disciples to flea from Judea, which they did (they went to Pela).

Jewish custom is two state matters of importance three times... Here's a short answer... Mat 24:40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Mat 24:41 Two women will be grinding with at the mill, one will be taken and the other left. Mat 25:2 Five of them [the virgins] were foolish and five were wise. Jesus used the 50/50 ratio three times to make a point. Each person has to make a choice. We can either choose to follow God or follow after the world. It's a choice every individual has to make. hope this helps. God Bless.

AMEN BROTHER!

You are preaching a "Rapture of the Wicked" doctrine. It greatly saddens me to hear this. I can not agree with you. This is the first sermon where you completely lost me. You got this all mixed up. This doctrine is taught by some of the worst or the worst scripture twisters. The Black Israelite and the Dominionists. Sorry, Jeff brother, but I am out.

Yes meek shall imherit the earth there will be a new earth and Jerusalem's

I listened to this whole sermon out of respect, but I couldn't disagree with you more. You're taking several passages out of context and ignoring others, such as the doctrine of the Rapture in Thessalonians. A proper view of dispensationalism (which by your explanation you didn't have) is a motivation to share the gospel, not reason to ignore it.

Rapture is a promise Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Enoch was taken up before the flood. Elijah was taken up. Daniel was hidden while his three friends were thrown into fiery furnace. Did Daniel worship the image of Nibuchadnizzar? I don't think so. Phillip was taken after he Baptized the Ethiopian..John was taken up..Paul was taken up and he doesn't even if he wa in a body or not..Jesus himself was taken up..just giving you a few. And they sound just like rapture. Maybe our bodies will change in the blink of an eye.

It's strange how one saying in one gospel says " if you love relatives more than me" - paraphrased ) you cannot be my disciple ; and another gospel says " if you do not hate relatives" you cannot be my disciple. Obviously somewhere down the centuries somebody changed those sayings.

JESUS IS GOD.......😇

I believe in a pre-trib rapture. But in the end, only our Lord knows. And I’m sorry, not everyone either wants or is equipped for a ton of kids, and neither is everyone equipped to teach and take on the education, for years, of kids. I would have no idea how to even do that. And I know I’m not alone in this. I lost my first born, and prayed, and the Father sent me two more beautiful boys...and that’s more than enough for me, thanks.

Thank you JESUS!🙏🤟🙌🕊

I saw this when I read about Noah and the sinners were swept away. Thank you, I feel better now. We shall remain, in a different way with the Lord. Funny how things get messed up. The other thing that made me think was when it says the Lord will send his angels to gather the tears first and bundle them up to be burnt.

I saw that same movie when I was a little kid maybe no older than 7 years old and that stuff used to give me nightmares.

Amazing sermon!

I love Pastor Jeff, and I've seen a lot of his videos, and I agree with a lot of what he says in the sermon. But when it comes to Noah, I've always seen it as God warned Noah of a coming flood and told him to build the ark. Noah, while building the ark, warned the people of the coming judgment, but they all laughed at him. When the time came, Noah and his family were taken up above the waters while everyone else was left behind to face judgment as God wiped out the earth. As the waters receded, Noah and his family came down to the new earth that was left for them as an inheritance. So when Christ says, one will be taken and the other left, I think of how Noah and his family were rescued by God and how everyone else was left on the surface to face God's judgment. And after God judges the earth, this time with fire, we will inherent the new earth. Whether he takes us up into the air or into heaven, we won't face the judgment of the earth, just as Noah was taken up in a boat to be rescued from God's judgment on the earth. Let me know if that makes sense or I'm way off

I follow his line of thought but it doesn’t work. He’s ignoring a lot of other scriptures such as Paul saying we will meet him in the sky, Jesus saying there will be a great apostasy, and all of Revelation/Daniel.

Jeff you are going to be surprised when you are raptured and will meet the Lord in the air and so shall we always be with the Lord. Jeff it is amazing that you don't believe these Scriptures in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17.

I think he's mistaken, even in the references he gave those who believed were pulled out of the world (or there current location) so that God's judgement could rain down on those who remained and then they were brought back. And to me it seems like he's neglecting what Revelation is which is God's judgment raining down on the world

So you think that we are living in the perfect kingdom of Christs rule? Thats not just biblically unsound but its blasphemy to suggest that this world we live in has anything to do with Gods paradise. This is where we part ways. You think that this demon filled, fallen, wretched world is “Gods kingdom”. Disgusting.

Amazing message.

His Kingdom is in part yet not in full. If postmil. is true (which it isn't)... how come Satan is not bound? how come the world is getting worse not better? how come we are not all within the geographical limits of the Promised Land? and what is with Rev 20 and the screeds of promises of a yet physical Kingdom made to Abraham and David to be fulfilled in Messiah? Post-millennialism proposes a pretty depressing Kingdom on earth. Thankfully it's a bunk view.

Luke 21:25“And there will be strange signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. 26People will be terrified at what they see coming upon the earth, for the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 27Then everyone will see the Son of Mane coming on a cloud with power and great glory.f 28So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!”

Watch this, then compare it to dr. Gene Kim about the pretrib rapture. Then ask your self who’s correct about this.

I like a the reformed pastor who looks like he’d fit right in at a Tool concert😁

People, read the parable of the wheat and the tares . Pay close attention Jesus explanation. It is the wicked that are suddenly swept away just as in Noah’s day. It was Gods people who were left behind in Noah’s day. We will be gathered to be with the lord forever. It’s really the rapture of the wicked.

Is a shame that believer don't believe there's a rapture. I guess will find out.

YES! Praise the Lord. Preach that truth, brother.

Oh boy! Matthew 24 isn't the rapture, go to I Thes 4:13-17, that is the rapture. The early church was waiting for the rapture. I suppose brother Jeff is not a dispensationalist or a pre-tribulation believer? Bro. Jeff, do you believe that God will bring the Jewish people to Himself through a seven year period of tribulation as described in Revelation and Daniel? Daniel's 70 weeks.

Just a quick point, John MacArthur in his exposition of Matthew 24 states that the two men walking in a field does not refer to the rapture, John MacArthur of course a well known pre millennialist

Does this Pastor - Jeff Durbin support Israel's right to exist and defend herself?

Interesting. Not sure I agree with all he said but I still believe in him. Well Jesusis the only way, the truth and the life. Praise the Lord.

Wishing there was a more clear and 'solid' point in this - I've seen SO many unbelievably amazing sermons by Jeff and haven't had reason to question or even be 'confused', but there's so much missing from this and left on its own it's sketchy. Jeff, if you read this, I would love to ask some key questions for clarification. If anyone KNOWS, what is this saying? Is this 'kingdom theology' or 'dominionism'??? What is he really saying? Is he properly saying that we shouldn't worry about WHEN the end comes or HOW but rather just keep living and preaching GOD and HIS GOSPEL alone.... OR Is he preaching KINGDOM theology that we takeover areas of stuff and we ultimately inherit THIS earth and ...uh....who knows...(there's so many weird things). What is really being taught here in the end? Can someone clearly clarify his acutal doctrine on these things? God bless!

Post tribers will do the yoyo, up and right away back down. Scripture says, " God will pour out His wrath on the whole world!" (Rev.) However, He will not pour out His wrath on Himself in a TRUE believer. "Christ in you..." (Col. 1:27)

Yes. Matthew 13 24Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. 27“The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’ 28“ ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ 29“ ‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’ ..." 36...His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” 37He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. 38The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. 40“As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear."

Real message praise God

Jesus nor his apostles taught the rapture. Rather "an hour is coming when ALL who are in the tombs will hear his voice, and come out; those who have done good to a resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to a resurrection of judgment." Jesus in John 5:28-29. "And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done." Revelation 20:12

I was listening to this guy last night about, him talking to Mormons about God, thought that was really cool, but what he is saying here, he is so wrong, on so many levels

Noah and Lot were taken out of judgement. The left behind were swept away. During the flood the wicked were not buying and selling, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage. When fire fell from heaven the wicked in Sodom were swept away. Where are the taken taken? They are taken (paralambanó in Greek means received) to heaven. I do believe we leave our flesh behind (Luke 17:37). Note also the Son of Man does not come back to earth in Luke 17. Jesus is merciful. Maranatha!

When do the believers goto the wedding feasts. In researching myself also

so alllllll the pastors I've been listening to as a born again Christian, their wrong and just your right.. I don't understand a word your saying ...no Armagedon no rapture?? .whats the book of revelation about then?..

But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. --- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6

Here’s one more thought, many of the Old Testament prophesies have a local fulfillment and a future fulfillment, namely Isiah 7 I believe in reference to a virgin with child , so what about a fulfillment of Matthew 24 in the same manner Because I’m stuck on the apostles part of the question what is the sign of your coming, he hasn’t come back yet, and they were looking for a literal kingdom which hasn’t happened yet and it seems pretty clear in scripture that there will be a literal future kingdom. Also I don’t know if Pastor Jeff actually reads these comments, but I have the highest respect for him and Dr James White, so the fact that their eschatology may not be in agreement with mine or rather vice versa doesn’t much bother me, in fact I would probably stand with them before I’d stand with most people who call themselves ore millennial

Jeff has stepped out of his anointing on this one. It is sad to see

Why does 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 say caught up with him in the air if we are on the earth. Noah wasn’t on the earth God lifted him Above the destruction he was left alive to repopulate. He says the earth will be destroyed by fire and brimstone stone and a new heaven and new earth will appear, where we will rule and reign. Just giving my opinion after listening to this video.

I appreciate and agree with most of your videos but on this one I must say out of love it is you, brother, who have it backwards. Why would God raise the dead and then have the wicked caught up with them in the air and then made incorruptible? This makes no sense and doesn't align with scripture

probably the only false teaching of Apologia..up to now

Ehh, it's normal. Once you believed something, now you don't. So you become a voice for the opposing side. How unbiased it can possibly be, who knows? But really. I'm part of a Presbyterian Church. I'm a premillenial dispensationalist, personally. No one cares. Absolutely, no one cares. But I'm also reformed. So, balance is key.

Sorry Jeff but this is not what the bible says. If we are left behind, how do you explain the dead in Christ rising first, then us as we meet Jesus Christ in the air????

How can he get this so wrong. Ok so the taken or swept away are the wicked just like Noah's time. So when I say Noah was swept away by the flood and everyone else was drowned so what happens with that contradiction.

I'd like this sermon 1k times if I could! Praise God!

I'm not bashing anyone. I feel like I'm learning more and more everyday. I just have questions. I'm just curious because I have always been taught that we will be here with Jesus during the millennial reign. So everyone believes that we will inherit the earth. I was also taught that you will be raptured though because you can't be here when he clears the wicked from the earth because it is suppose to burn or something?