How new is the Pre-Wrath View?
Although the name Pre-Wrath view is only a couple of decades old, the principles of the pre-wrath view are the teachings of the Bible. The understanding of prophecy as taught in the pre-wrath view was also taught by many of the early church fathers. “The prewrath position is simply an enhancement of the historical position held by the early church fathers.” -Robert Van Kampen “The Prewrath position teaches that the true church will be raptured when the great tribulation by Antichrist, inspired by Satan, is cut short by God’s day-of-the-Lord wrath, which will occur between the sixth and seventh seals of Revelation, sometime during the second half of the seventieth week. The persecution associated with the great tribulation of Antichrist is viewed as the wrath of Satan, whereas the events that follow, beginning with the seventh seal, are considered the wrath of God. There is another term that is sometimes expressed, “historical premillennialism,” which refers back to the teaching of the
