A. Signs for the 7-Year Tribulation.

A. Signs for the 7-Year Tribulation. The Seven Year Tribulation Period, is also known as “The 70th Week of Daniel,” and the “Time of Jacob’s Trouble. (Jeremiah 30:7).
1. Matthew 24:3-12.
“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world (age)? (Matthew 24:3)
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. (Matthew 24:4)
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. (Matthew 24:5)
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. (Matthew 24:6)
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. (Matthew 24:7)
All these are the beginning of sorrows. (Matthew 24:8)
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. (Matthew 24:9)
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. (Matthew 24:10)
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. (Matthew 24:11)
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” (Matthew 24:3-12)
2. Matthew 24:23-24.
“Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. (Matthew 24:23)
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” (Matthew 24:23-24)
3. Matthew 24:29-30.
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: (Matthew 24:29)
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” (Matthew 24:29-30)
There are two reasons why these signs are for the Tribulation Period and not the Rapture.
a. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John knew nothing about the Rapture, as this was a mystery until revealed unto the Apostle Paul as described in Ephesians 3:1-10.
b. In Matthew, Chapter 24, the signs listed are for the Tribulation as Matthew 24:29 states that Christ will come “immediately after the tribulation of those days.”
In Verse 30, Christ comes from Heaven to the Earth; “and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn.” They mourn because they are unbelievers and their judgment is eminent.