TEXT: Revelation 7: 9 – 14
MEMORY VERSE: Mathew 24: 21 for then shall be great tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no nor ever shall be.
INTRODUCTION
Tribulation saint are they who carelessly missed the rapture at the sound of the trumpet. They lost hope of Christ coming, they where carefree believers who lost their affection for God (Mathew 24: 15) and were unprepared for the coming Christ. These are saints who decided to rest a little on the Christian race, they were prayer less and not vigilant for his coming and as such they did not take part in the first resurrection (Rapture) (Revelation 20: 5). So they have to face the tribulation reign of the Anti-Christ (Revelation 13: 1 – 7 – 9) but they refused the mark of the beast (666).
TRIBULATION SAINTS
- Saints who missed the rapture (1 Thessalonians 5: 16, 17)
- They refused the mark (Revelation 13: 15, 16)
- They suffered in the in hand of the antichrist {Rev 13,15-18}
- They were restricted from buying and selling (Revelation 13: 17)
- Their children were also restricted from schooling {Rev 13,17}
- They objected to the reign of the antichrist {Rev 13,15}
CONCLUSION
The tribulation saints received mercy from God to become part of the saints that reign with Christ at his second coming (Revelation 20: 4)
