One reader recently wrote and brought up some great points. The reader stated in part:

Let me also point out to your readers that it would behoove them to use your search engine and occasionally go back and research certain subjects like for example the 'Rapture'.

What this person is referring to is the SEARCH BAR at the top right of the every page of StudyGrowKnowBlog (see image). In that search bar, type in a word or phrase, then click "Go!" and it'll search all of the articles posted since the first post way back in June 18, 2009. Currently, 2,420 articles have been published (including this one), with 71 drafts that may or may not be posted in the future. This search box will NOT generate a search of the entire Internet, but only within the articles/pages here at StudyGrowKnow blog; in essence, an internal search.

The same reader asks a question.

After recently doing a search from your site on the rapture and tribulation, I was hoping for you to expand on something I had never considered until reading through those articles. That being, after the rapture (pre-trib) occurs, there will be a period of time before the tribulation begins.

Tell me if I’m wrong but the bible makes no reference to the fact that the tribulation starts immediately after said rapture. It seems perfectly logical that it would in fact take a while for things to unfold before the Antichrist signs a peace agreement with Israel and the world goes into even further decline assisted by the rapture of the Church.

I would agree that the Bible does not appear to teach that the Tribulation immediately starts after the Rapture occurs. The Rapture simply makes way for the Tribulation to occur at some point following. We know the actual starting point of the Tribulation is found in Daniel 9:24-27, when a peace deal is made with Israel and surrounding nations by a "prince." This is most likely the same "man of sin/man of lawlessness" Paul refers to in 2 Thessalonians 2, and John refers to in Revelation 6:2 (First Seal).

And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. (NKJV)

This person will have great authority. But the fact that he has a bow with no arrows could easily indicate that he will mainly conquer politically to gain power. He won't be above using other tactics too, as we've mentioned (he will "uproot" three of the 10 coming kings, likely killing them). This is exactly how it's done today in many quarters throughout the world otherwise there would be constant major wars on the earth. We are living in day where there are "wars and rumors of wars" (Matthew 24:6). But the world is not now in a full, global conflagration like WWI and WWII. There are actually very few all-out wars happening now, though there is terrorism and skirmishes among certain nations and areas of the world.