One more item from the Broccoli Wizard:
He claims that Matthew 24:31 references 'Tribulation Saints'
"And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Matt 24:31
I see 'elect' in there, not 'tribulation saints'.
This is why one should use exegesis to study the Bible and NOT isogesis.
He then, because of this error, goes on to claim that there will be 2 Raptures.
Gee Whiz, with teachers like that, I can see why you pre-tribbers are so confused!
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22255432 Who populates the earth during the millennium?
If there is no "pre-tribulation" rapture, how do you explain where all the nations of people in natural bodies come from while Jesus rules for a 1000 years?
The rapture has to be prior to tribulation.
If the rapture/resurrection was post tribulation then there would be nobody left to populate the millennium in natural bodies.
Zechariah 14:16 & Revelation 20:8 are examples of the nations of people with natural bodies in the millennium.
Satan is also let loose again for awhile to deceive them one last time.
We know that no unbelievers will enter the millennium.
Matthew 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity.The tares are gathered first, then the wheat.
Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.Since no unbeliever will enter the millennium, those with natural bodies can only be the tribulation saints saved during and come out of tribulation.
A post tribulation rapture would leave nobody left with natural bodies to enter the millennium.
That means there really is only one solution, the rapture had to have taken place already before the tribulation started to allow for tribulation saints to enter the millennium in natural bodies.
