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throne in the heavens. How, then, can we stand before Him there? The only way for us to stand be fore the Son of Man on the throne is for us to be raptured, to be taken away to the heavens.

In the epistle to the church in Philadelphia, the Lord promises the overcomers that they will be kept from, taken out of, the hour of trial. He promises to keep them from the time of the great tribulation. This means that they will be rap tured before the three and a half years of the great tribulation and will not remain on earth to meet Antichrist.

Whether or not we shall be raptured before the great tribulation and be taken away to meet Christ on the throne does not depend on Him. It depends on our watchfulness and on our pray ing in a particular way. Constantly we need to be watchful and beseeching that we may prevail to escape the great tribulation. We need to pray that we may have the strength and ability to escape the things that will take place on earth.

Lot's wife is an example of one who did not prevail to escape. In Luke 17:32 the Lord says, "Remember Lot's wife." Lot's wife became a pillar of salt because she took a lingering, backward look at Sodom. This indicates that she loved the evil world that God was about to judge and

destroy. We should not be like Lot's wife. We should prevail to escape, prevail to be kept away from the great tribulation. As we have empha sized, this is to be raptured to stand before the Son of Man on the heavenly Mount Zion. Then He will begin His parousia with us. When He leaves the throne to come back to earth, we shall be with Him. How exciting that will be! No doubt, those who stand before the Son of Man on Mount Zion in the heavens will be beside themselves with joy in the Lord.

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