If the Church is raptured off the face of the earth before the 7 year Tribulation starts http://www.airmaxshoescheaponline.net/ , then how does God go about getting anyone saved during the 7 year Tribulation if there is no Church or main body of believers left to preach the gospel? The Bible says that a great multitude of people will get saved during the Tribulation.
God is going to reach the lost during this horrific time through 4 basic avenues. They are as follows:
The 2 Witnesses. 144,000 Jewish Witnesses. An Angel of the Everlasting Gospel. A Major Outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
As you will see in the Scripture verses listed below - God will still make every attempt to get as many people saved as He possibly can before His Son comes back for His second coming. All of the above avenues will be extreme measures being taken by God to reach as many as He can with His Church having already been taken out of the big picture by way of the Rapture. Here are the Scripture verses to back all of this up.
1. The 2 Witnesses
The Book of Revelations tells us that sometime during the Tribulation, two witnesses walking with the full power of God, will come forth prophesying on His behalf to the whole world. The Bible says that they will walk with God's power to prophesy to the world for 1260 days which is almost three and half years. However the Bible doesn't tell us if they come onto the scene during the first three and half years of the Tribulation or in the second half of the Tribulation.
In either event cheap nike air max 95 , we know they will definitely show up sometime during the 7 year Tribulation. The Bible says that no one will be able to harm them or kill them during the 1260 days that they are walking with God's power. If anyone tries to kill them, the Bible says that fire will literally come out of their mouths to kill those who would try to harm or kill them. They will literally have the full power of God to shut down heaven to keep it from raining if they should so desire. They will also have the power to turn our waters into blood and to cause plagues to come onto the earth to torment all of the nonbelievers.
However, when their time is up, the Bible says that the Antichrist will then be able to overcome them and kill them. After he kills them cheap nike air max 270 , he then allows their bodies to remain in the streets of Jerusalem for three and half days. The nonbelievers will be rejoicing because these two witnesses had been tormenting all of them during the three and half years that they had been walking with God's power. I also feel the Antichrist is doing this to show the world that he has just defeated and killed God's "best." I also believe this will be shown on world TV so that the whole world will see what the Antichrist has just accomplished.
However, after three and half days with their dead bodies lying and rotting in the middle of Jerusalem, God turns the tables on the Antichrist for the whole world to see. God will literally resurrect the bodies of the two witnesses in front of the whole world. When their bodies are resurrected and these two come back to life, the Bible says that great fear will fall on those who actually witness this event. At this point cheap nike air max 90 , God will literally cause these two witnesses to ascend into heaven just like Jesus did.
Right after these two witnesses ascend into heaven, God will then cause a great earthquake to strike the city of Jerusalem causing one tenth of it to fall and killing 7000 people. Here is the verse that specifically tells us all of this:
"And I will give power to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days (1260), clothed in sackcloth ... And if anyone wants to harm them cheap air max 95 , fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. These have the power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the day of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues cheap air max 270 , as often as they desire.
Now when they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies will be in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt cheap air max 90 , where also our Lord was crucified. Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues and nations will see their dead bodies three and half days, and not allow their bodies to be put into graves. And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them cheap nike air max shoes , make merry, and send gifts to one another, because the two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.
Now after the three and half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet cheap air max shoes , and great fear fell on those who saw them. And they heard a loud voice saying to them, "Come up here." And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. In the same hour there was a great earthquake and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand men were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven." (Revelations 11:3-13)