Out of Tribulation Quotes

“People who assume that the mistakes of others cannot infect them, deceive themselves and prepare for their own downfall.”
― Jeffrey McClain Jones, Out of Tribulation

“And resistance negates grace, where it used to only stretch it.”
― Jeffrey McClain Jones, Out of Tribulation

“The King nodded. “For me, to deny or evade that fact would be deception. For anyone else to grant himself, or another human being, the status of measuring stick would also be dishonest. Those who judge my actions, are attempting to take my throne from me.” He looked squarely at Rodney. “That’s no harm to me. But it doesn’t help the challenger. He is like a man ramming his head against a steel door.”
― Jeffrey McClain Jones, Out of Tribulation

“My love for you is real. I am your friend in the purest sense of that word. I don’t need to deceive or manipulate anyone, because I lack nothing.”
― Jeffrey McClain Jones, Out of Tribulation

“What happens within your realm of influence is always your business. What is not your business is judgment or condemnation. That’s my business.”
― Jeffrey McClain Jones, Out of Tribulation

“You don't deserve a second chance any more than any of my followers deserved their first, second, and subsequent chances. Set that aside. No one has ever deserved what my Father and I give freely.”
― Jeffrey McClain Jones, Out of Tribulation

“eschatology. In order to write this story, however, I had to make a choice regarding when Jesus calls his followers home. For the most part, I chose the option that seems most likely to me, but that choice was influenced by what would make for a better story. This story is about what life might be like for humans on the Earth during the reign of Jesus. That makes the exact timing of the rapture a minor issue. It is an issue, but not the point, and I’m hoping most readers will be able to skip past the controversies, to sample the story and see if it rings true. Another factor, one much more central to this story, is the presence of mortal human beings on the Earth when Jesus and the saints return to rule for a thousand years. Mike Bickle’s teaching on the end times alerted me to this fact, and I count on him to defend it”
― Jeffrey McClain Jones, Out of Tribulation