22) The Pre-Prophecy Rapture of the Church

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Summary: This sermon explores the concept of the pre-prophecy rapture of the church, emphasizing how it fits into God's dispensational plan. Pastor Ross argues that the current dispensation of grace, was a mystery hidden in God until revealed to the Apostle Paul. He explains that the rapture of the church must occur before the prophetic events of the tribulation and God's dealings with Israel can resume. The sermon emphasizes the distinction between God's plan for the church and His prophetic plan for Israel, highlighting the pre-tribulational nature of the rapture.

Chapters
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Mystery Dispensation
0:00 - 10:00
The sermon introduces the concept of the dispensation of grace as a mystery hidden in God.
Chapter 2: Daniel's Prophecy and the Church Age
10:00 - 20:00
An examination of Daniel's 70 weeks prophecy and how the church age fits into it.
Chapter 3: The Rapture as a Mystery Event
20:00 - 30:00
The rapture is presented as a mystery event consistent with the nature of the church age.
Chapter 4: Distinguishing the Rapture from the Second Coming
30:00 - 40:00
The differences between the rapture and Christ's bodily return to earth are explained.
Chapter 5: The Church's Exemption from Prophetic Wrath
40:00 - 50:00
The sermon concludes by affirming that the church is not appointed to the prophetic wrath.

Key Points:
The dispensation of grace was a mystery hidden in God until revealed to Paul.
The church age is a parenthetical insertion into Daniel's 70-week prophecy.
The rapture of the church is pre-prophecy, pre-tribulational, and pre-70th week.
The church is not appointed to the wrath of the tribulation period.
There's a distinction between the rapture (meeting Christ in the air) and Christ's second coming to Earth.
The rapture is consistent with the mystery nature of the church age.

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