Daily Devotional, Year 2 – DECEMBER 4 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 3: “The Last Trumpet”)
By admin On February 9th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – DECEMBER 4
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Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture,
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Part 3:
“The Last Trumpet”
To read Part 1, Click here… “January 25th (The Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 1)”
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“Behold, I show you a mystery;
We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed,
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:
for the trumpet shall sound,
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.”
1st Corinthians 15:51, 52
Angel with trumpet – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
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“…they that are unlearned and unstable wrest (wrestle), as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction”
2nd Peter 3:16
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Today’s Bible teachers and theologians try their best to deny and cover up the fact historical records give Cyrus I. Scofield credit for popularizing this false doctrine of the “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”, first invented by another 19th-century false Bible teacher, one John Darby of The Plymouth Brethren denomination.
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Today’s Bible teachers/theologians would love you to believe that the name “The Rapture” is the proper biblical name for Christ’s Return. But the fact is, in the New Testament centuries prior to these two men, the God-given, biblical name, “The Coming of the Lord” was correctly used. (Study prayerfully/carefully, 1st Thessalonians, 4:15-17)
John Nelson Darby – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed”
1st Corinthians 15:52
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The host of a popular radio Bible call-in question talk show, was asked the following question: 
“When it says that the Lord shall return “at the last trumpet”, how can this possibly be speaking of a so-called Pre-Tribulation Rapture? After all, there are 7 trumpets way back in Revelation, Chapter 11…
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But even more than that, there is a “great trumpet” which Christ blows on the “Last Day” in Matthew 24:31? Obviously, that trumpet has to be the very last trumpet ever to be blown!”
(John 6:39, 40, 44, 54 all speak of the resurrection happening on “the Last Day”)
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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain
Tissot – The Seven Trumpets of Jericho – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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WHEN DOES THE LAST TRUMPET SOUND?
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Listen to the Scripture verse concerning the last trumpet of Revelation 11:15…“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in Heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.” Revelation 11:15
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Now this trumpet of the seventh angel in Revelation 11:15, is the very last trumpet mentioned in Revelation.
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And the language in this above verse sounds as if it is speaking of Christ’s Return.
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Angel with trumpet – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
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THE LAST TRUMPET OF MATTHEW 24:31
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Now, even if the seventh trumpet in Revelation 11 is not the very last trumpet, the trumpet which Christ blows in Matthew 24 is definitely the last trumpet!
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Listen…“Immediately AFTER the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 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.” Matthew 24:29-31
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This is speaking of Christ’s return “AFTER the tribulation of those days”!
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But those who insist on a so-called “Pre-Tribulation Rapture” must do amazing gymnastics in attempt to wrestle that trumpet out of Christ’s hand which He blows on “the last day”.
(John 6:39, 40, 44, 54 all speak of the resurrection happening on “the Last Day”)
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GOING TO OUTSIDE SOURCES
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Well, the radio talk-show host explained that according to history books, there were “other trumpets” which were blown at different times.
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Now, do you see what just happened here? This talk-show host, who constantly affirms his faith in, “the Bible only”, and in the infallibility of the Bible, just went to outside historical secular sources to find “another set of trumpets”.
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In other words, in order to maintain his Pre-Tribulation Rapture doctrine, he had to set aside his so-called, “Bible-only” mantra, and reach for his history books to cite some secular author on the subject!
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Incredible?
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Yes, very incredible!
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And a false and heretical teaching, as well!
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Old book bindings by Tom Murphy VII – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License
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THOU SHALT NOT ADD!
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You see, the Bible is its own interpreter. There is never any need to go outside and beyond what the Bible says, to interpret God’s Word. As a matter of fact, Scripture warns against adding anything to His Word… “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:” Revelation 22:18
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And so, from this above warning, it is seen that this radio talk show host was adding to God’s Word, in order to cling to his Pre-Tribulation Rapture theory.
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He had to find another set of trumpets. Otherwise, he would be forced to admit that the last trumpet is mentioned in Revelation 11, thereby disproving the so-called church-doctrine, the so-called “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”.
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STAY WITH SCRIPTURE ALONE!
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And so, today’s devotional is an encouragement to simply stay with God’s holy Book, and not go beyond, in attempt to justify some church-doctrine!
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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.
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TURN OFF THE SMOOTH PROPHETS
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Therefore, if you, dear soul, have been listening to those who are lulling the Church into a 
false sense of security by teaching such heretical doctrines as the “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”, you really need to shut them off and start studying the Bible for your own self!
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Hide God’s precious promises in your heart!
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Listen to Scripture on audio tapes!
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Carry a little pocket Bible in your back pocket and read it whenever you have a spare moment!
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This is how we must get our heavenly armor on!
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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – public domain
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“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in Heaven:
and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn,
and they shall see the Son of man
coming in the clouds of heaven
with power and great glory.
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.”
Matthew 24:30, 31
ABOVE PICTURE: The armor of God – theheavensdeclare.net -use by permission only
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TO READ PART 4, GO HERE…
June 3 (Darby & Scofield’s Pre-Trib Rapture, Part 4: “We Clueless Laodiceans!”)
Hunt – Light of the World – Jesus Knocking on the Door – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to study my Bible for myself, and let me not by led astray by the errors which have overtaken today’s church-world…
Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Crown of Revelation 12: What Is “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”?”, or you can also read…“June 24th (The War Nobody Prepared For!)”
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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THE 5 OFFICES OF ORION
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But like most of the other Signs which this website reveals, Orion too, has much more to say as he changes his position in the sky. And this Soldier in the Heavens puts on different garb, as he presents the five awesome aspects of his various offices. From ‘Orion the Soldier’, and ‘Orion the Reaper’, and ‘Orion the Archer’, and ‘The Cross of Orion’, and last but certainly not least, “Orion, The Good Shepherd”. This amazing constellation presents a very complex revelation of the God’s magnificent love for a fallen planet.
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So read on and discover, “things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.” Matthew 13:35
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “The Orion Phenomena”
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TOMORROW…
DECEMBER 5 (The Truth Shall Set You Free: “You Can’t Handle The Truth!”)
Finger pointing – Wikimedia – Public domain
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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM 
QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this Open Forum #22, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year-long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…
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