Mid-tribulation view holds that the rapture occurs halfway through; Prewrath holds that the rapture occurs some time in the midst of the tribulation in the latter 3.5 years, but before God's wrath is poured out upon the nations.
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Prewrath/Mid-tribulation View: The rapture of the church occurs in the midst of the seven-year period.
# The Antichrist's rule begins the great tribulation, a worldwide distress unequaled to any across history (Matthew 24:21).
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# The "beginning of birth pains" start with wars, famines and earthquakes around the world (Matthew 24:19).
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