From the Hamptons to the Heavens: Bewitched by Left Behind.

Maybe you are a big fan of the "left behind" series, read it all and agree completely with the "pre-tribulation" concept. The first thing i want to make clear is that, i'm not assuring you that the "church" will be "taken" (rapture) before (pre-trib), during (mid-trib) or after (post-trib) the great tribulation because God didn't make clear when the rapture will happen, in fact, everyone who is assuring any of those three points of view, is adding (assurance) to the Holy Scripture: Revelation 22:18. Of course, you are entitled to have your own opinion about the subject, but you should never guarantee that your opinion is God's opinion. In the "left behind" series, the authors made millions of dollars by "assuring" their followers that the pre-trib point of view is God's point of view. They made it sound and look so nice and beautiful, that the people who watched the movies or read the books were "bewitched" to believe their personal interpretation. Of course, when you read the Bible using your "cultural glasses" (when your culture or background influences the way you read the Bible), then you will believe accordingly. E.g.: Our culture (American) says that we are "entitled" to have it bigger, better, more (american dream), therefore when the prosperity theology preachers read their Bible, they use their "cultural glasses" to interpret what they are reading and go to extremes to prove that they are "entitled" to fulfill their american dream, using Bible verses out of context to seduce you to believe their message, assuring that is God's will for every single human being to be financially rich. Please, pay attention to what Jesus Christ said: Matthew 26:11. I honestly don't know what part of the "the poor with you always", the prosperity gospel preachers don't understand, but this is what always means: 1. at all times; all the time and on every occasion; 2. seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly; 3. at any time or in any event. If Jesus said that we will always have poor people with us, it means that poverty will never be eradicated until the old is destroyed and the new begins (heaven and earth). As Christ's Body (church) we must take care of the poor until that day! Right now i'm financially poor, but at the same time i've been blessed by my brothers and sisters in Christ and by God Himself, that makes me spiritually rich! Back to the tribulation talk, since God didn't assure His point of view (pre, mid or post-trib), we shouldn't do it also. I wrote a lot more explaining the differences between the three interpretations, but i came across with this website: http://www.posttribulationrapture.com/threeTheories.htm, that i think will give you the pros and cons in all of them. The writer calls the three points of view "theories" probably because only God knows what the correct one is. The writer stands for the post-trib view. I hope you read it all and then make up your mind. Again, you can have your opinion, just don't try to force God to agree with you. As for me, since its not clear, i rather be prepared for the post-trib (i hope its pre-trib) than to be caught unprepared if that will be the case. I'm sure that in either case, God will never abandon His children, as David said: Psalm 23:4. God also promised to Joshua, Joshua 1:5. He also promised to us, Hebrews 13:5. Right now there are many brothers and sisters around the world suffering persecution, being tortured and killed because their love for God, for them, pre, mid or post-trib is irrelevant and probably if you ask them what they think, they will tell you that (as i heard one pastor's story) they already experienced a "great tribulation", they saw their families being killed or at least they were beaten and imprisoned. In the title "From the Hamptons to the Heavens", the Hamptons is one of the most rich places here in America, check this out: http://www.howtonegotiatesalaryx.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-live-in-the-hamptons/; about being bewitched by the "left behind" series, i mean that if what they assure (pre-trib) is not correct and you believe that with all your heart, you will not prepare yourself to be faithful 'till death: Revelation 2:10. As the English proverb says: "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst".