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- ''“The Antichrist isn’t my problem; I’ll be gone before he shows up.”'' | - ''“The Antichrist isn’t my problem; I’ll be gone before he shows up.”'' | ||
- ''“I don’t need to worry about the Mark of the Beast—that’s for the ‘left-behind’ people.”'' | - ''“I don’t need to worry about the Mark of the Beast—that’s for the ‘left-behind’ people.”'' | ||
- ''“No need to prepare spiritually or physically—I’ll be in heaven before things get bad.”'' | - ''“No need to prepare spiritually or physically—I’ll be in heaven before things get bad.”'' | ||
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=== A Doctrine of Passivity === | === A Doctrine of Passivity === | ||
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: | ||
- '''They ignore spiritual endurance''' – Instead of developing the faith to withstand tribulation, they assume they won’t need it. | - '''They ignore spiritual endurance''' – Instead of developing the faith to withstand tribulation, they assume they won’t need it. | ||