Irony and no. Your entire belief rests on wanting to see Christians suffer for their faith. In your mind suffer = Christian.
Now, sure, most times that is true. Certainly in an end time period it is complete naivety to think Christians won't suffer. But the space your brain is not grasping is the fact that there is a vast difference between suffering at the hands of wicked people verse the devil. In case you missed it, the antichrist is here during the tribulation Matt 24:15.
That would make our suffering on par with God throwing Noah out of the ark or as per my example given, a prison commissioner throwing his good wardens and good policeman into a prison with the criminals they placed there.
Try and imagine two people coming to the antichrist. One is Paul and one is Bob. The devil knows Paul. Do you think the devil is going to ask Paul to reject Jesus and receive his mark? Or do you think the devil knows that Paul has the mark of Jesus on him and will never do such? Bob, on the other hand will need to be tested and pass per Rev 2:10.
See, 1. You think the devil is a fool who does not know Paul. 2. You think Paul would reject Jesus and needs to be re tested. 3. You think God is a fool who cannot mark Paul as His own. Does not 'know' His sheep. As John 10:14 and 2 Cor 5:17 teaches us He does. and 4. You therefore teach and imply that God is evil in that he would leave Paul with the devil. Like a parent leaving their child with a paedophile.
You hold to a naive and sick belief that makes a complete and utter mockery of Rom 10:9 / Christianity.
KingJ, you’re not defending the Gospel — you’re defending Scofield.
Let’s get this straight:
Yes, Jesus
died on the Cross — but He also
warned us
before and
after the Cross that tribulation would come for His followers.
You say I’m preaching half-truths?
You’re the one cutting the Bible in half.
Let’s walk through this slowly:
“In this world you WILL have tribulation…” —
John 16:33
“We must through MUCH tribulation enter the Kingdom…” —
Acts 14:22
“Then shall be GREAT tribulation…
but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.” —
Matthew 24:21–22
Christ
didn’t say “Don’t worry, you’ll be long gone before it gets rough.”
He said:
“He who endures to the end shall be saved.” — Matt 24:13
That’s not a “parable” — that’s
red-letter warning directly from the Son of God.
You’ve bought the lie that true Christians get a spiritual hall pass
out of the tribulation — but the early Church would have
laughed at that. The Church was
born in tribulation. Paul
boasted in his suffering. John was
exiled for the Gospel. Stephen was
stoned. Peter was
crucified upside down.
You think a little persecution means we’re “left behind”?
No — it means we’re right where we’re supposed to be.
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross DAILY and follow me.” —
Luke 9:23
What cross do you carry, KingJ?
The fake Scofield cross of escapism and entitlement?
Or the real one Jesus bled on — the one that leads to Golgotha?
You say Paul wouldn’t need to be tested?
Tell that to Paul.
“I have fought the good fight… I have FINISHED the race…” —
2 Tim 4:7
Paul
didn’t say “I passed a quiz once so now I’m invincible.”
He
endured daily until the very end.
Revelation doesn’t say “the ones who were raptured out get crowns.”
It says:
“Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.” —
Rev 2:10
Your version of the Gospel sounds more like a Disney movie than scripture.
You’ve turned Jesus into a sky chauffeur instead of a conquering King.
So don’t tell me I “don’t know what a Christian is.”
A Christian is a soldier in a spiritual war — not a spectator at a rapture pep rally.
You can cling to Scofield's blasphemy if you want.
But when the dragon shows up and your “escape plan” doesn’t come,
don’t say Jesus didn’t warn you.
Because He did. Loud and clear.
“As it was in the days of Noah… the ones TAKEN were the ones swept away in judgment.” —
Luke 17:26–27
Let that sink in.
The Rapture is for the damned. Jesus said so.
And just so we’re clear:
There wasn’t a single Christian alive before 1830 who believed this rapture escape fantasy.
(How that alone doesn’t give you pause is unreal. Staggering.)
No one taught it...
Not Paul.
Not Peter.
Not John.
Not Augustine.
Not Calvin.
Not Wesley.
Not Luther.
Not Ignatius of Antioch.
Not Polycarp.
Not Irenaeus.
Not Tertullian.
Not Origen.
Not Athanasius.
Not Jerome.
Not Chrysostom.
Not Bernard of Clairvaux.
Not Thomas Aquinas.
Not William Tyndale.
Not John Wycliffe.
Not Jonathan Edwards.
Not George Whitefield.
Not Charles Spurgeon.
None of them believed Christians get airlifted out before tribulation.
They didn’t preach escapism — they preached
endurance.
They didn’t teach two peoples or two covenants — they taught
one body of believers, united in Christ.
The Body of Christ
is the remnant of Israel — the people of the promise.
Born of faith.
Sealed by grace.
Gathered into
one people, through
one Cross, under
one Name.
That’s what they preached.
That’s what they suffered for.
That’s what they
died believing.
Paul preached grace, unity, and endurance.
Scofield preached division, escape, and nationalism.
You’re not following Jesus — you’re following a convicted conman with a Bible full of footnotes from Hell..