Pre-Wrath Rapture
The Pre-Wrath Rapture is a relatively modern eschatological view that proposes the Church will be taken up to meet Christ before the final outpouring of God's wrath during the end times, specifically before the events described in the Bowl Judgments of Revelation 16. This perspective holds that believers will endure a portion of the tribulation but will be raptured before the worst of God's judgments are unleashed upon the earth. The term "pre-wrath" emphasizes that while Christians will experience tribulation (as indicated in passages like Matthew 24:9-10), they will be spared from the ultimate wrath of God, which is believed to be distinct from tribulation caused by human or demonic forces.Key biblical support for the Pre-Wrath Rapture includes passages such as 1 Thessalonians 5:9, which states that God has not appointed believers to suffer wrath, and Revelation 3:10, where Jesus promises to keep the faithful from the hour of trial that is to come upon the whole world. Proponents often argue that the structure of Revelation demonstrates a clear delineation between the tribulation period and the pouring out of divine wrath, with the rapture occurring just before the latter. This view seeks to balance the expectation of tribulation faced by believers while assuring them of divine protection during the final judgments.