The Time of Jacob's Trouble - For the Record The word tribulation is in 22 bible verses. In the verses used to support giving a time period a non scriptural name, focus is on the word tribulation and the actual time period in the verses is ignored. Deuteronomy 4:30 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; This is the first occurrence of the word tribulation in the bible. If you read the whole verse, you should notice that the only way to make the word tribulation the name of a time period is to ignore the time period "the latter days" right there in the verse. Judges 10:14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. By comparing this verse to Jeremiah 30:7, you can conclude that the "time of your tribulation" and the "time of Jacob's trouble" are equal and...
It is obviously very offensive to the Baptists to take away their 'sheephood'. It has actually been deemed "ridiculously dumb" to say that Israel is sheep and we (the church, his body) are not sheep. Even Ruckmanites reject this division between Israel and the church. One hundred eighty-two Biblical occurrences of the word "sheep" up to John 21:17 are technically old testament references aimed at and regarding Israel. Acts 8:32-33 are old testament references, verse 32 being a quote of Isaiah 53:7. The only time that Paul even mentions sheep is Romans 8:32. (Romans 8:36) "As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter." This verse merely says that we are "accounted as sheep for the slaughter." This is in reference to "tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, and sword. Hebrews 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our...