Shalom, I'm Enoch. BOTTOM LINE: Scripture indicates that people will indeed be saved during the period of tribulation, as evidenced by passages describing a great multitude coming to faith and being sealed by God.

The Brit Chadashah (New Testament) clearly teaches that a significant number of individuals will come to faith in Yeshua during the tribulation period. Revelation 7:9-14 describes a "great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb," clothed in white robes and crying out salvation to God and the Lamb. When asked who they are, the elder states, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." This explicitly links their salvation to the tribulation period.

Furthermore, Revelation 7:1-8 speaks of the sealing of 144,000 from the tribes of Israel, indicating a divine protective act and a specific group identified as God's servants during this time. This sealing is often understood as a mark of divine preservation and a precursor to their witness. Messianic scholar Nelson Walters highlights that the language of Matthew 24:31 concerning the gathering of the elect parallels the protective gathering described in Revelation (Walters, Revelation’s Sequence: Distinguishing Tribulation from God’s Wrath and the Purpose of Revelation 7, Source 1, Source 2, Source 3, Source 4, Source 5, Source 6, Source 7, Source 8, Source 9, Source 10). This indicates that God's plan for salvation and preservation continues even amidst severe judgment. The tribulation, while a time of divine wrath against unrighteousness, also serves as a period for repentance and a final opportunity for many to turn to the Mashiach.

CITATIONS

1. Revelation 7:1-8 (Scripture — verified in library)
2. Revelation 7:9-14 (Scripture — verified in library)
3. Walters, Nelson. Revelation’s Sequence: Distinguishing Tribulation from God’s Wrath and the Purpose of Revelation 7. (Source 1, Source 2, Source 3, Source 4, Source 5, Source 6, Source 7, Source 8, Source 9, Source 10)

COMMON MISUNDERSTANDINGS

• Some believe that all salvation ceases once the tribulation begins → This misunderstanding contradicts the clear Scriptural depiction of a vast multitude being saved out of the tribulation in Revelation 7:9-14.
• Some interpret the sealing of the 144,000 as symbolic of the entire Church, not literal Israelites → While symbolism is present in Revelation, the specific mention of the twelve tribes of Israel in Revelation 7:4-8 indicates a distinct Jewish remnant whom God preserves and uses during this period.

The Torah-observant faith in Yeshua affirms that God's redemptive plan extends throughout history, including the challenging times of tribulation, demonstrating His enduring mercy and desire for all to come to repentance.

REPROOF'S POSITION Yes, people will be saved during the tribulation, as explicitly shown in Revelation 7 with the great multitude coming out of tribulation and the sealing of the 144,000 from Israel; God's redemptive purpose continues even in judgment.

• "But I thought the Church would be raptured before any of the tribulation starts, so no one would be left to be saved." → The concept of a pre-tribulation rapture is a relatively recent theological development and does not negate the explicit biblical passages describing conversions and salvation during that period.
• "If God's wrath is being poured out, how can people be saved?" → God's wrath is directed at unrighteousness, yet His mercy remains available to those who repent and turn to Him, even in the midst of judgment, as demonstrated by the salvations recorded in Revelation. God's sovereign plan encompasses both judgment and salvation, and His desire for repentance endures throughout all eras.

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