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116 GREAT TRIBULATION be found written in the book.” God will give Archangel Michael charge over the Church during the Great Tribulation. And everyone from among the people of God whose name is written in the book (of life) shall be saved. Who are those whose names are written in the book of life? The answer is in Revelation 13:18, “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” Those who do not worship him are the ones whose names are written in the book of life. The Book of Revelation gives us more assurances in this regard: And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. (Rev 7:2-3) God will seal His elect before the Great Tribulation to distinguish them from those who accept the mark of the beast (Antichrist), so that the plagues that will befall the earth will not harm them. And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. (Rev 11:1-2) John was given a reed and was asked to measure the temple of God (the Church) and the altar and those that worship in them. In the Apocalyptic scripture, measuring assures God’s protection to the place measured. While in the previous verses protection was offered to the individual believers who remain faithful to their God, here protection is again promised to the whole Church and all who remain inside her. Those who stay in the court which is without the temple, (those who stay in the world rather than go to exile with the Church) will not be protected in the time of the Great Tribulation. The Fathers of the Church concur with this view that the exiled Church will be protected from all harm during the Great Tribulation:
GREAT TRIBULATION 117 Then indicating, that these things will in no degree harm the noble and the firm, He saith, Fear not, neither be troubled. For if ye show forth the patience that becomes you, the dangers will not prevail over you. 1 But many who are hearers of the divine Scriptures, and have them in their hand, and keep them in mind with understanding, will escape his imposture. For they will see clearly through his insidious appearance and his deceitful imposture, and will flee from his hands, and betake themselves to the mountains, and hide themselves in the caves of the earth; and they will seek after the Friend of man with tears and a contrite heart; and He will deliver them out of his toils, and with His right hand He will save those from his snares who in a worthy and righteous manner make their supplication to Him. 2 For the Lord says, “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. And there shall not a hair of your head perish. 3 But, the puzzling question is this, where is this place prepared by God for His Church to sojourn in during the Great Tribulation? The scripture does not tell us, it only gives us clues. The first clue comes from the Lord’s admonition, “let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains.” (Matt 24:16) This means that people in Israel should seek the high ground or get away as fast as possible. This is logical since most of the Fathers agree that Antichrist will reign from Israel and that Jerusalem will be his capital, a fact alluded to in Revelation 11:8. Antichrist will reign primarily over the Middle East, most of the countries in that region will voluntarily join him except for three, which he will have to attack and subdue militarily. We explained in our previous chapter that these three countries are Egypt, Lybia and the Sudan. (Dan 11:42-43) We can understand from this that the place of refuge of the Church must be as far away from the Middle East as possible. 1 St. John Chrysostom: Commentary on Matt XXIV 2 Hippolytus: Discourse on end of the World and on Antichrist 3 Hippolytus: Treatise on Christ and Antichrist
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SIGNS OF HIS COMING 15 learned, and
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SIGNS OF HIS COMING 27 Worldwide, i
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