Will Christians Face the Antichrist?

Will Christians face the Antichrist before the rapture? This end-times Bible study examines Matthew 24, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, and Revelation to distinguish tribulation from the wrath of God. Many Christians have been taught that believers must be removed before the Antichrist appears because Scripture says we are “not appointed to wrath.” But does the Bible identify the Antichrist’s persecution as God’s wrath—or does it present a different sequence? Following the words of Jesus, Paul’s teaching about the coming of Christ and our gathering to Him, and the opening of the fifth and sixth seals in Revelation, this message traces what happens before the rapture and asks when tribulation ends and divine wrath begins. By the end, you will understand the relationship between the Antichrist, great tribulation, the cosmic signs, the gathering of the elect, and the coming wrath of God. Watch the complete End Time series for Bible prophecy examined in context, and subscribe so you do not miss the next installment. Scripture References: John 16:1–4 — 01:02 John 16:25 — 02:00 John 16:29–33 — 02:18 Romans 12:1 — 04:30 Acts 14:21–22 — 06:13 1 Thessalonians 1:6–10 — 07:11 1 Thessalonians 5:1–10 — 09:30 Genesis 6–8 — 12:24 Matthew 7:15 — 15:13 Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 — 15:23 Matthew 15:8 — 16:16 Isaiah 29:13 — 16:16 Matthew 24:15–25 — 17:08 Matthew 5:44 — 20:59 Matthew 24:29–31 — 24:22 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 — 26:36 2 Thessalonians 2:1–5 — 27:14 2 Thessalonians 2:6–12 — 29:36 Matthew 7:15–20 — 33:38 Matthew 7:21–23 — 36:15 Revelation 6:9–11 — 39:22 Revelation 6:12–17 — 41:39 Revelation 15:1–2 — 43:26 00:00 Will Christians Face the Antichrist? 01:02 Jesus Promised His Followers Tribulation 04:22 Your Life Is Not Your Own 06:13 Through Many Tribulations 07:11 Delivered From the Wrath to Come 09:30 Not Appointed to Wrath 12:24 Protected Through God’s Judgment 14:18 Persecution From Those Claiming God 17:08 The Abomination and Great Tribulation 24:22 After the Tribulation 26:36 Matthew 24 and the Rapture 27:14 What Must Happen Before Our Gathering? 29:36 The Lawless One and Strong Delusion 33:38 You Will Know Them by Their Fruit 36:15 “I Never Knew You” 39:22 The Fifth Seal Martyrs 41:39 The Sixth Seal and the Day of Wrath 43:26 The Seven Last Plagues 44:22 Be of Good Cheer 47:37 Continue the End Time Series