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Because they believe they will be gone, '''pre-tribulationists fail to prepare''' in crucial ways:
Because they believe they will be gone, '''pre-tribulationists fail to prepare''' in crucial ways:


1. '''They ignore spiritual endurance''' – Instead of developing the faith to withstand tribulation, they assume they won’t need it.
 
2. '''They avoid biblical prophecy''' – Many refuse to study the deeper aspects of Revelation and Daniel, assuming it does not concern them.
 
3. '''They may be more likely to accept deception''' – When the tribulation begins and they are still here, many will '''lose faith, fall away, or compromise''' (''2 Thessalonians 2:3'').
- '''They ignore spiritual endurance''' – Instead of developing the faith to withstand tribulation, they assume they won’t need it.
- '''They avoid biblical prophecy''' – Many refuse to study the deeper aspects of Revelation and Daniel, assuming it does not concern them.
- '''They may be more likely to accept deception''' – When the tribulation begins and they are still here, many will '''lose faith, fall away, or compromise''' (''2 Thessalonians 2:3'').


A believer who '''expects an early escape is far more likely to be shaken when reality proves otherwise'''. Many may '''panic, despair, or even take the Mark of the Beast''', thinking they had been “left behind” and that salvation is no longer possible.
A believer who '''expects an early escape is far more likely to be shaken when reality proves otherwise'''. Many may '''panic, despair, or even take the Mark of the Beast''', thinking they had been “left behind” and that salvation is no longer possible.

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