MATTHEW 24:29–30 is often used to support a post-tribulation rapture. Is that really what Jesus meant?

The verses read: “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, 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. (Matt. 24:29–30, ESV)

Alan DiDio, author of the compelling new book They Lied to You About the Rapture, tells us that, taken in context, that verse refers to the Jewish people and that the rapture of the church is a separate event.

He also explains the significance of the number 7 in Revelation and the timeline of the events described in the book. We also discuss replacement theology, the belief that the church has replaced Israel in end times prophecy, and why it isn’t biblical.

We conclude that God probably end times prophecy somewhat difficult to understand because the fallen realm studies it, too!