Exodus-Image of the Rapture

 
Most Christians have come to believe that in the Bible, Egypt represents the world and that Israel represents the heavenly kingdom. We can then also say that as Jews were the believers in the Old Testament, the Christians are in the New.
With this in mind, we can then allude that time spent in Egypt by the Jews could also be an image of the Christian's time on earth during the Church age.
If we agree to this comparison, we can then conclude that the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt can also be a prophetic image of the Rapture.

Here are the similarities:

Verses from Exodus 12Old TestamentNew TestamentNotes
23 For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.The Passover.Jesus death on the cross as our Passover.The salvation sacrifice proceeds the departure or Rapture of God's people.
11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's Passover.The Jews were to be ready to leave.Christians are to be ready for the Lord's coming. 
16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.A call/convocation for separation from Egypt.A trumpet proceeds the Rapture with a call/convocation for a separation from Earth.No work was done during the feast in the same way no work will be done in Heaven during the Tribulation.
15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: The feast of unleavened bread will last seven days.The Church will be in Heaven for seven years.Unleavened bread represents being without sin. The Church in Heaven will be without sin. Note that the feast would take place after the Exodus as would the Church after the Rapture.
6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.God destroyed the army of Egypt.God will destroy the armies of Earth.The enemies of God must first be destroyed before He can give His children the promised land.
25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.After the feast, they would come to their land of Israel.After the Rapture and the Tribulation period do the Christians return to Earth.As God gave the land of Israel to the Jews, the Earth will be given to Christians.

I believe above analogy supports a Pre-Tribulation Rapture.
It cannot support a Mid-Tribulation rapture because he length of the feast was seven days/years and not three and a half days/years.
It cannot support a Post-Tribulation rapture since the Jews are taken out of Egypt before the final destruction of Egypt's army and before the seven day feast is begun.

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