The Promise of The Rapture Guarantees Our Deliverance

By Jonathan Brentner


One of the more compelling arguments for the pre-Tribulation Rapture is the Lord’s promise, through the Apostle Paul, that believers will not experience the wrath of the Day of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11). After warning that this future time will begin unexpectedly with “sudden destruction,” Paul assures his readers, and us, of divine deliverance from this coming period of widespread judgment.

The promise of the Rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) guarantees that we will not experience this awful time on the earth known as the Day of the Lord. But what is it and why are we so confidence that Jesus’ will take us to glory before God judges the wicked of this world?

What is the Day of the Lord?​

If I were to sum up the Day of the Lord, I would say it’s Jesus’ direct intervention into human life on planet earth. Of course, He’s active behind the scenes as He has been throughout the Church Age. But there’s a coming time when He will directly engage our world in an unmistakable way, one that will dramatically change the course of human history. At first, many will deny that what they see is the Lord’s direct involvement in human affairs. Later, however, they will recognize it as “the wrath of the Lamb” (Revelation 6:16).

During his short stay in Athens, Paul spoke of Jesus’ future intrusion into the world:

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead. (Acts 17:30–31)

Speaking to an audience of unbelievers, he described the coming Day of the Lord as a time when the Lord “will judge the world in righteousness.”

The Old Testament prophets described it as an extended period of the Lord’s rage upon the entire earth. Isaiah 13:11–13 provides a summary of this coming time judgment upon the entire planet:

I will punish the world for its evil,

and the wicked for their iniquity;

I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant,

and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless.

I will make people more rare than fine gold,

and mankind than the gold of Ophir.

Therefore I will make the heavens tremble,

and the earth will be shaken out of its place,

at the wrath of the Lord of hosts

in the day of his fierce anger.

The Day of the Lord encompasses more than God’s worldwide judgments; it also includes Jesus’ spectacular Second Coming and His subsequent thousand-year reign. It’s the time during which He makes His presence visibly and unmistakenly known to the nations through His judgment of wickedness, Second Coming, and subsequent reign over all nations.

The Parousia​

In Matthew 24:36-46, Jesus describes the start of this time of future judgment as His parousia, a phrase that we commonly translate as “His coming.” The Greek word, however, has a far broader meaning. According to The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology, “the noun parousia denotes generally presence and arrival.”[1] It’s when Jesus arrives on the scene and His presence remains active in world affairs.

Pastor and author Ray C. Stedman, in his insightful book What on Earth is Happening?[2], wrote:

Many Christians confuse the presence (or parousia) of Jesus with the sudden, worldwide, visible appearance of Jesus. The parousia begins when the church is taken out of the world. It is commonly call the “rapture” of the church. In that event, which takes place before the end of the age begins, the church is removed from the restrictions of time and Jesus becomes secretly present in the world.[3]

Commenting on Jesus’s reference to His “coming” in Matthew 24:37, Steadman further explains how both the Rapture and Second Coming represent Jesus’ parousia:

In the Olivet Discourse, Jesus goes back and forth between them [the Rapture and Second Coming], and if you do not read carefully, you might think He is describing one event. In one sense, He is describing one event, His parousia, His presence on earth. The parousia begins with His return to remove the church, and it climaxes with His glorious manifestation. So these events are really different aspects of one parousia, on presence of the Lord Jesus Christ.[4]

I agree with Stedman’s understanding of parousia. If Jesus’ intrusion into the course of human history begins with the Rapture, is it correct to say that the Day of the Lord begins with His removal of His Church from the world? I believe it is.

When Does the Day of the Lord Begin?​

Just as the opening kickoff starts an American football game, I believe the Rapture kicks off the Day of the Lord. It’s when the world will begin to dramatically experience His unseen presence, or parousia.

J. Dwight Pentecost, in his classic book Things to Come, connects the Rapture with the start of this time of wrath:

If the Day of the Lord did not begin until the second advent, since that event is preceded by signs, the Day of the Lord could not come as a “thief in the night,” unexpected, and unheralded, as it is said it will come in 1 Thessalonians 5:2. The only way this day could break unexpectedly upon the world is to have it begin immediately after the rapture of the church.[5]

Although the Day of the Lord includes all of the seven-year Tribulation, the two are not identical. And since they are not the same, it makes sense that they might have differing starting points. For the following reasons, I believe the Day of Lord will begin prior to the signing of the covenant between antichrist and Israel (Daniel 9:27).

First, Paul tells us that the Day of the Lord will begin with “sudden destruction” (1 Thessalonians 5:3). Imagine the immediate worldwide impact of the Rapture; plane crashes and a multitude of traffic accidents only begins to the tell the story of chaos that will ensue after our abrupt disappearance. Panic and financial disaster will mark the hours and days after the Rapture. People will recognize its supernatural nature, but most will fall for the devil’s lies regarding what happened.

The immediate impact of the covenant between Israel and the man of lawlessness will be that of protection from the constant threat of war. Perhaps it will lead to a renewed sense of “peace and security” that had our sudden disappearance had previously shattered.

Second, the Day of the Lord will come upon mankind unexpectedly; it will surprise the people saying, “there is peace and security” (1 Thessalonians 5:3). The unanticipated beginning to this day fits much better with the Rapture than with the signing of the deal between antichrist and Israel.

The inking of the deal between the man of lawlessness and Israel will not have the same element of shock; it will likely follow a period of negotiations between the two parties. Antichrist will first need to gain a degree of power such that he can convince Israel’s governing officials that he can truly guarantee their safety.

Third, Paul uses the same analogy of a “thief in the night” (1 Thessalonians 5:2) that the Lord used in Matthew 5:37-44 to mark the start of His parousia on the earth. Both references point to the beginning of God’s sudden judgment upon the earth.

Fourth, taking the passage as a whole, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11, it’s clear that the deliverance from this time of wrath comes via the Rapture. The way Paul intricately connects the start of the Day of Lord judgments with Jesus’ appearing favors the understanding that it kicks off this future outpouring of God’s wrath.

Fifth, although Daniel’s seventieth week (the seven-year Tribulation) happens during the Day of the Lord, they have differing purposes. Daniel 9:24 tells us that purposes of the seventy weeks concern the Jewish people and Jerusalem. In Isaiah 13:11, the Lord provides us with His reasons for sending His wrath upon the earth during the Day of the Lord:

I will punish the world for its evil,

and the wicked for their iniquity;

I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant,

and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless.

The differing purposes further demonstrate the Church’s absent from this future tumultuous time on the planet. Daniel’s seventieth week concerns God’s purposes for the Jewish people and the city of Jerusalem (Daniel 9:24-27). During the Day of the Lord, God will “punish the world for its evil.” Do either of these purposes pertain to New Testament saints who already stand “holy and blameless” before God (Ephesians 1:3-4)? They do not!

An Added Sense of Urgency​

The sudden impact of God’s wrath upon planet earth immediately after the Rapture adds a sense of urgency to our lives as we not only recognize the signs of the rapidly approaching seven-year Tribulation, but also the necessity for the Lord to judge the wickedness, corruption, and violence of our day. The number of worldwide abortions is now well over one billion! How much longer will the Lord wait before He steps into human history and begins to judge the world for this atrocity?

It also adds urgency to my prayers for those in my family who are not yet born again. I pray they come to Christ before the Rapture, but if not, I also ask that they survive the initial deadly and destructive mayhem that will immediately follow it so they have the opportunity to turn to the Savior.

The longer we wait for Jesus’ appearing, the more it becomes apparent that the gap between it and antichrist’s covenant with Israel will not be as long as we thought just a couple years ago. Out of the pandemonium and anarchy caused by our sudden disappearance, the man of lawlessness will rise to power and convince Israel that he’s able to guarantee their peace for a period of time.

As the signs of the rapidly approaching Tribulation period become increasingly evident with each passing day, we know the Rapture, which happens first, must be exceedingly close.

Maranatha!

The Promise of the Rapture Guarantees Our Deliverance — Jonathan Brentner

The promise of the Rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) guarantees that we will not experience this awful time on the earth known as the Day of the Lord. But what is it and why are we so confidence that Jesus’ will take us to glory before God judges the wicked of this world?

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[mattfivefour]

What an absolutely excellent article!!! I hope every Christian here reads it to understand exactly what will take place. I also pray that the hundreds of non-members who regularly browse this site and read (among other things) these Bible studies also read this article and prepare themselves so they are not left behind to experience the horrors to come.

 

[Andy C]

Although the Day of the Lord includes all of the seven-year Tribulation, the two are not identical. And since they are not the same, it makes sense that they might have differing starting points. For the following reasons, I believe the Day of Lord will begin prior to the signing of the covenant between antichrist and Israel (Daniel 9:27).

If this is true, the gap of time between the start of the Day of the Lord, and the 7 year tribulation would allow enough time for the Ten Kingdoms to form. We know the AC will arise from within these kingdoms, and will work himself into a position where he can affirm the 7 year treaty with Israel.

 

[Tall Timbers]

Here are Arnold's thoughts on the Day of the Lord:

From Footsteps of the Messiah by Arnold Fruchtenbaum pgs 181-185

2. “The Day of Jehovah” Passages

The day of Jehovah begins with the signing of the seven-year covenant and ends with the second coming of Messiah exactly seven years later.

Some teach that the day of Jehovah, meaning the tribulation, starts with the rapture. However, there could easily be a period of time between the rapture and the start of the tribulation. It is therefore better to view the day of Jehovah as starting with the seven-year covenant.

Others wish to extend the period of the day of Jehovah to include the millennium and the aftermath, but a study of every passage in which the term appears will show that it is never used in any context except that of the tribulation. While other expressions, such as “that day” or “in that day,” are used for both the tribulation and the millennium, the term “the day of Jehovah” is never used for anything outside of the great tribulation.

Several “day of Jehovah” passages refer to Israel during the tribulation, and these will be taken into consideration in Chapter 13. Here, only those passages that deal with the world in general or relate to a specific Gentile nation will be noted. There are seven such passages.

a. Isaiah 2:12-22

Isaiah 2:12-22 emphasizes the terror of Jehovah that will be manifested at that time:

12 For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low: 13 and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, 14 and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, 15 and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall, 16 and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant imagery. 17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day. 18 And the idols shall utterly pass away. 19 And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake mightily the earth. 20 In that day men shall cast away their idols of silver, and their idols of gold, which have been made for them to worship, to the moles and to the bats; 21 to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake mightily the earth. 22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?

b. Isaiah 13:6-16

Isaiah 13:6-16 elaborates on the first purpose of the tribulation, to make an end of wickedness and wicked ones:

6 Wail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 7 Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and every heart of man shall melt: 8 and they shall be dismayed; pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail: they shall look in amazement one at another; their faces shall be faces of flame. 9 Behold, the day of Jehovah comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine. 11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. 12 I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir. 13 Therefore I will make the heavens to tremble, and the earth shall be shaken out of its place, in the wrath of Jehovah of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. 14 And it shall come to pass, that as the chased roe, and as sheep that no man gathers, they shall turn every man to his own people, and shall flee every man to his own land. 15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is taken shall fall by the sword. 16 Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.

c. Ezekiel 30:1-9

Ezekiel 30:1-9 describes the effects of the day of Jehovah on the Middle East nations, particularly on Egypt:

1 The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day! 3 For the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations. 4 And a sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt; and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. 5 Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. 6 Thus says Jehovah: They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Seveneh shall they fall in it by the sword, says the Lord Jehovah. 7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted. 8 And they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and all her helpers are destroyed. 9 In that day shall messengers go forth from before me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid; and there shall be anguish upon them, as in the day of Egypt; for, lo, it comes.

d. Joel 1:15-20

Joel 1:15-20 stresses how the day of Jehovah will affect the crops of the earth:

15 Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? 17 The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered. 18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. 19 O Jehovah, to you do I cry; for the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame has burned all the trees of the field. 20 Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto you; for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

e. Obadiah 10-20

Obadiah 10-20 describes the effects on the land of Edom, present-day southern Jordan:

10 For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off for ever. 11 In the day that you stood on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even you were as one of them. 12 But look not you on the day of your brother in the day of his disaster, and rejoice not over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither speak proudly in the day of distress. 13 Enter not into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, look not you on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither lay ye hands on their substance in the day of their calamity. 14 And stand you not in the cross-way, to cut off those of his that escape; and deliver not up those of his that remain in the day of distress. 15 For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: as you have done, it shall be done unto you; your dealing shall return upon your own head. 16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink continually; yea, they shall drink, and swallow down, and shall be as though they had not been. 17 But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; 18 and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. 19 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall burn among them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining to the house of Esau; for Jehovah has spoken it. And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau, and they of the lowland the Philistines; and they shall possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. 20 And the captives of this host of the children of Israel, that are among the Canaanites, shall possess even unto Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, that are in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the South.

The day of Jehovah will be particularly heavy on Edom because of their special mistreatment of Israel. Though other nations are equally guilty, Edom has a unique shame due to its blood relationship to Israel.

f. Zephaniah 1:14-18

Zephaniah 1:14-18 portrays the day of Jehovah as a time of darkness and distress and also refers to the first purpose of the tribulation:

14 The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near and hastens greatly, even the voice of the day of Jehovah; the mighty man cries there bitterly. 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements. 17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung. 18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.

g. II Peter 3:10-12

Second Peter 3:10-12 describes the day of Jehovah as a time of burning for the earth:

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness, 12 looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

The process by which the earth will be burned is the fiery judgments contained in the seal, trumpet, and bowl judgments; these will be discussed in Chapters 10 and 12.

In summary, then, the Scriptures give some general descriptions of the great tribulation as a time of darkness, torment, anguish, turmoil, confusion, death, and massive destruction, especially by fire.

 

[Andy C]

Some teach that the day of Jehovah, meaning the tribulation, starts with the rapture. However, there could easily be a period of time between the rapture and the start of the tribulation. It is therefore better to view the day of Jehovah as starting with the seven-year covenant.

This is what I have always believed is the most accurate.

 

[Tall Timbers]

This is what I have always believed is the most accurate.

Whether right or wrong, I love the systematic way Arnold includes other ideas about a topic and then uses Scripture to show why he believes the way he does on a particular topic.

Either way, the majority of the formation of the 10 Kingdoms could occur during a gap.

 

[Andy C]

Whether right or wrong, I love the systematic way Arnold includes other ideas about a topic and then uses Scripture to show why he believes the way he does on a particular topic.

Either way, the majority of the formation of the 10 Kingdoms could occur during a gap.

Agree. It’s likely those kingdoms will be close to finalization just before the rapture. The globalist are trying hard to get there now, but a final “Trump” seems to be a big hindrance for them.

 

[1LoverofGod]

Its possible for the Ten Kings Kingdom to form before the Rapture, or within the gap before The Tribulation period.

Revelation 17:12-13 clearly explains that when the Ten Kings Kingdom forms it will rule for a short time Before the Ten Kings Government Give Power to the Beast, The Antichrist, to be the Leader to rule.

12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.
13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast."
Revelation 17:11-13

This goes with Daniel 7:7-8 and 24


7 “After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
8 I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words."
Daniel 7:7-8

24 "The ten horns are ten kings Who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings."
Daniel:24

 

[Tall Timbers]

Its possible for the Ten Kings Kingdom to form before the Rapture, or within the gap before The Tribulation period.

Revelation 17:12-13 clearly explains that when the Ten Kings Kingdom forms it will rule for a short time Before the Ten Kings Government Give Power to the Beast, The Antichrist, to be the Leader to rule.

12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.
13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast."
Revelation 17:11-13

This goes with Daniel 7:7-8 and 24


7 “After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
8 I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words."
Daniel 7:7-8

24 "The ten horns are ten kings Who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings."
Daniel:24

Additionally, Daniel 7:23-27 corroborates the highlighted post, and answers the question of what things must happen before Tribulation starts, a question pondered in a thread by @Goodboy.

The Rapture is imminent, and the people of the world appear already ready to embrace and accept the antichrist, but there are those things that must happen first before the antichrist makes his debut and Tribulation commences. If those things do not happen prior to the Rapture, there will necessarily be a gap of time before Tribulation commences.

 

[GLC11]

For unsaved family and friends who always laughed at those of us who believe in the rapture, I often wonder if they will immediately know we were raptured and have deep regret for not listening to us, or if they will just believe what everyone else is saying was the cause.

 

[Spartan Sprinter]

For unsaved family and friends who always laughed at those of us who believe in the rapture, I often wonder if they will immediately know we were raptured and have deep regret for not listening to us, or if they will just believe what everyone else is saying was the cause.

This is conjecture on my part but they a majority of these people may end up becoming tribulation saints due to previous warnings from us

 

[Baby Yoda]

This is conjecture on my part but they a majority of these people may end up becoming tribulation saints due to previous warnings from us

Agree!

 

[Andy C]

This is conjecture on my part but they a majority of these people may end up becoming tribulation saints due to previous warnings from us

I believe when the Bible states there will be a great harvest during the tribulation, I think it likely that those given the rapture brief/had many seeds planted, are now noticing that all those Christian’s they knew are now gone. They could quickly repent, confessing Jesus as their Savior. Another big chunk of tribulation saints will come to faith as a result of the two witnesses and the 144,000 marked by God to preach the gospel in all parts of the left behind world.

 

[Bethlehem57]

Whether right or wrong, I love the systematic way Arnold includes other ideas about a topic and then uses Scripture to show why he believes the way he does on a particular topic.

Either way, the majority of the formation of the 10 Kingdoms could occur during a gap.

Agree! He thoroughly lays everything out!

For unsaved family and friends who always laughed at those of us who believe in the rapture, I often wonder if they will immediately know we were raptured and have deep regret for not listening to us, or if they will just believe what everyone else is saying was the cause.

and this I constantly pray over!

 

[AnyMinute]

I believe when the Bible states there will be a great harvest during the tribulation, I think it likely that those given the rapture brief/had many seeds planted, are now noticing that all those Christian’s they knew are now gone. They could quickly repent, confessing Jesus as their Savior. Another big chunk of tribulation saints will come to faith as a result of the two witnesses and the 144,000 marked by God to preach the gospel in all parts of the left behind world.

I agree. And don't forget the angel of Revelation 14:6 who preaches the everlasting gospel to every nation, tribe, language and people.

 

[LightOfMyLife]

ing many will choose to be saved before they are left behind in the tribulation. Titus 2:13-15. They will be beheaded in the tribulation. if they don't accept the mark of the beast. By choosing Jesus in the tribulation they will be tribulation saints.

 

[Andy C]

ing many will choose to be saved before they are left behind in the tribulation. Titus 2:13-15. They will be beheaded in the tribulation. if they don't accept the mark of the beast. By choosing Jesus in the tribulation they will be tribulation saints.

What a way to die, beheading…a fate many will face.

Thankfully, many new tribulation saints will survive to the end of the 7 year tribulation, then enter into the MK in their natural body.