SUBJECT:  Tribulation

QUESTION:  Who is going to live and die among the saints in the tribulation?  Which church will God protect?

ANSWERS:

In answer to your question, some will die and several will be protected.  The scriptures are clear on this point.

Matthew 24:9-10

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

Matthew 10:17-20

17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

Revelation 2:10

10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Revelation 6:9-11

9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

The scriptures regarding protection are below.  Now to answer your question about just WHO is going to die and who is going to live.  First, you asked "what church?":  the answer is: the church that is doing God's Work.  The one that is fulfilling both the first and second commissions, namely, proclaiming the gospel and feeding the flock.  But more than a church, it will be individuals who are picked for protection and death.

It would seem that the most faithful will be the ones who die in the name of Jesus Christ.  What an honor!!  The rest of the faithful will be protected.  The key is that they are the FAITHFUL, committed, zealous and involved in both the Work and in their personal Salvation process (keeping the commandments, invoking the power of the Holy Spirit, overcoming sin, trusting God, becoming like Jesus Christ and persevering on toward perfection).  It will be those "virgins" with lamps full.  Spirit-driven logic would conclude that many of these individuals would be somewhere gathered together and known by a church organization name.  Clearly, there could be easily more than one.  That is up to the good pleasure of God according to the above elements we have stated.

For scriptures on Godly Protection, go here