The Sun will be Darkened

Mark 13: 24-27

“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; 25 the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.

Revelation 6:12-17 (6^th seal)

I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold,[e] there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon[f] became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders,[g] the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”

Joel 2: 30-31

“And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:
Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
³¹ The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.

Matthew 24: 29-31

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Joel 3: 14-16

Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
¹⁵ The sun and moon will grow dark,
And the stars will diminish their brightness.
¹⁶ The Lord also will roar from Zion,
And utter His voice from Jerusalem;
The heavens and earth will shake;
But the Lord will be a shelter for His people,
And the strength of the children of Israel.

In the days AFTER the tribulation, we see the Day of the Lord is near. It isn’t until this point that the bible tells us in BOTH the old testament and the New that YHWH will be a shelter for His people. Again, After the tribulation we see that His people are to be gathered to Him in the clouds. There is NO mention of anyone being removed from the Earth BEFORE the tribulation. But MULTIPLE mentions after the tribulation.

Why is this an important thing to understand?

If we believe that we will be removed before the tribulation stuff starts getting really bad, but are never taken when we see things that we thought we wouldn’t, don’t you think that would deceive even some of the strongest believers? Isnt it possible that part of the great deception is the pretribulation rapture? Considering all the movies and TV shows that are based on the idea of a pretribulation rapture and the idea that TV and Movies are run by mostly satanic individuals, I suggest that it is part of their plan to deceive us. We must remember that Christ tells us that we are NOT to be Deceived.

Think of it this way, you are a believer in Christ, but find yourself living through the words of the book of Revelation. You thought you would be raptured out of here before having to withstand these horrible things. You are witnessing things Hollywood couldn’t have come up with. Now, after all this, the locust from the bottomless pit show up. Except it isn’t what you thought it would be. They are aliens and they are from outerspace, “they claim”. They are telling the world leaders that they put us here, and that they are the ancient gods we have all read about in mythologies.

Not only are you now questioning the bible’s validity, but you are now contemplating following these alien beings.

That is all it takes because now you are no longer enduring to the end and keeping your faith in Christ. You will now be asked to accept their mark to show you are with them and against all those that believe the bible is still truth. They have proved it isn’t so why are these people still fighting against the ancient creators?

Can you see how easy it will be to be fooled if you continue to believe in a pretribulation rapture? Not everyone will be fooled. Not everyone will accept the mark. But many will.

Could I be wrong and a pretribulation rapture occur? Sure, but that isn’t hurting me. If I continue to keep watch and follow the words of the bible, I believe I would be taken as one of the wise virgins, even pretrib if that is the case. I just see no biblical proof for that argument without having to have preconceived opinions before reading the scriptures.