Those who say "Rapture before Tribulation" are in effect saying "peace andsafety" And therefore, you being a foolish virgin, with not enough oil to lightyour lamp for the breaking of the first six seals, shall these same seal judgmentscome upon you for your destruction, ..".suddenly like birth pangs upon awoman with child and they shall not escape," I Thessalonians 5:3.Can you put your finger on the order of events Christ gives us in Matthew24:3-31? See also the Apostasy and the "man of lawlessness," both come beforethe rapture. Read: II Thessalonians 2:3. See order of events: Daniel chapter12, Revelation chapters 6, 7, 13 and 14. Remember, there is only one harvestor rapture.Make ready ye saints in this; "The Laodicean Apostate Church." We must passthrough the tribulation for the trying of our faith; for the separating of thewheat from the tares, or the five wise from among the five foolish virgins. Doyou have enough oil to endure unto the end? Or will your lamp go out? Trysome of my oil; For "my cup runneth over " Please Read on...After the Rapture, then comes the Wrath of God on the Foolish Virgins Next: Tormenting wrath on Anti-Christ followers of all nations, as the elementsbecome increasingly toxic. Then Anti-Christ armies suffer greatly Now comesall the armies of all nations to join satan, the beast and the false prophet, tobattle Israel and God's armies from heaven; for "The Last Great Battle" "TheBattle of Armageddon " Next: "The Millennium," "The Second Death," "Lakeof Fire..."

John Foxe's ground-breaking chronicle of Christian saints and martyrs put to death over centuries remains a landmark text of religious history. The persecution of Christians was for centuries a fact of living in Europe. Adherence to the faith was a great personal risk, with the Roman Empire leading the first of such persecutions against early Christian believers. Many were crucified, put to the sword, or burned alive - gruesome forms of death designed to terrify and discourage others from following the same beliefs. Appearing in 1563, Foxe's chronicle of Christian suffering proved a great success among Protestants. It gave literate Christians the ability to discover and read about brave believers who died for expressing their religion, much as did Jesus Christ. Perhaps in foretelling, the final chapter of the book focuses upon the earliest Christian missions abroad: these, to the Americas, Asia and other locales, would indeed see many more martyrs put to death by the local populations.

This volume provides two of Martin Luther's most significant writings on prayer. In Little Prayer Book (1522), Luther seeks to reform the theology and practice of prayer in clear and understandable language for all people by encouraging simple, direct prayer to God, who promises to hear the one who prays. Luther focuses on the Ten Commandments, Apostles' Creed, and Lord's Prayer, giving his treatment of prayer a catechetical feel that would later provide the structure of his catechisms.In A Simple Way to Pray (1535), Luther offers his barber and all other readers insights into his own prayer life. He organizes his comments around the seven petitions of the prayer Jesus taught to his disciples. He also uses the Ten Commandments and the Apostles' Creed as resources for prayer. He sets out to "kindle a fire in the heart" and increase the reader's eagerness for prayer.This volume is excerpted from The Annotated Luther series, volume 4 (Pastoral Writings). Each volume and selection in the series contains new introductions, extensive annotations, illustrations, and notes to help shed light on Luther's context and to interpret his writings for today.