The Tribulation Hoax

Prophecy needs to be re-examined. Christians in America have been led to believe in a seven-year Great Tribulation. But that entire concept is just not in the Bible. It is a hoax, a total fabrication. I hate to be so blunt, but many, if not most, are completely deceived regarding what is really to be expected as the end of the age comes upon us. In my book, Right At The Door, I dedicated an entire chapter to this one important topic.

The theory of a seven-year Great Tribulation was hatched by John Darby in the 1840’s. It came to America and was codified in the Niagara Bible Conferences. It then got embedded in the Scofield Reference Bible. (And we all know how the notes in a study Bible are perceived – they are as true and inspired as the actual word of God.) Then in the early 20th century several Bible Schools and Seminaries spread the Tribulation theory like a tidal wave, most notably Moody and Dallas Seminary. The fictional facade was added later in the 20th century by the Left Behind series of books and movies.

The Tribulation hoax is actually the cornerstone of teaching on the End Times in America. It correlates with a rapture to get us all out of here before unspeakable evil and unbearable judgment is unleashed upon all the sinners left behind. The debate over pre-trib rapture is pointless – there’s no trib. Nowhere in the prophecies of Daniel or Revelation do you find the seven-year Tribulation. Unfortunately, most Christians assume it is true, and cannot even conceive that is a hoax.

The great tribulation hoax is based on a sketchy interpretation of Daniel 9. The seventieth week of Daniel’s great Messianic prophecy gets blatantly detached from the first 69 weeks and moved 2000 years later to become the Great Tirublation. Look at the prophecy. It is the Messiah that will bring an end to sacrifice and offering, not Antichrist. It is the Messiah who instituted a covenant with many (i.e., with Gentiles as well as Jews), not Antichrist. That covenant is the New Covenant. But this great Messianic prophecy has been surreptitiously and audaciously transformed into the great prophecy of a seven-year tribulation, with Antichrist being the central figure.

Until the Great Tribulation theory is tossed overboard, the ship will veer hopelessly off course. It is an insurmountable roadblock to understanding Revelation rightly, leading to twisted and distorted interpretations at every turn.

And there you have it. Unless you get this right, you will not be ready for what actually lies ahead. Very soon, I might add.