Every day the requests for prayer come pouring in, people sick with COVID at levels never seen before, many in the hospitals on ventilators, equally distributed among the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. Everywhere you look, people are afraid, confused and fearful of what's coming next, and for good reason, the future does not bode well, either. In light of all this, what are we to make of looking for that 'blessed hope' of the Pretribulation Rapture of the Church when it seems like it's the 'beginning of sorrows'? Glad you asked. If it feels like it's the beginning of sorrows that's because it is, and while it can't hold a candle to what will take place during the time of Jacob's trouble after the Rapture, it is still quite intimidating. For the Bible believer, this is what you've trained for, what you've waited for, these are the 'pre-flight conditions' that must needs take place. But man, oh man, it's a wild ride, isn't it? COVID rates right now are the highest they've been since the pandemic started, and I don't know about you, but I have known far too many who have died from COVID already. This is not a hoax, but it is a conspiracy perpetrated at the highest levels, and I don't mean of human government. Read Psalm 78:1-72 and you will see what I mean. Today I would like to bring you a message on waiting for the Pretribulation Rapture of the Church in the midst of the beginning of sorrows. We invite you to join us and bring you prayer requests and praise reports as we look to the Lord this morning, and seek His lovely face.