Does Revelation 3:10 teach the church is kept out of the tribulation?

Chuck Smith read the Philadelphia promise as "the promise of being kept from the Great Tribulation, because we have kept the word of His patience." The promise is to be kept "from the hour," the hour "which shall come upon all the world" (Revelation 3:10). Read Chuck on Revelation 3:10 in the reader. Chuck Smith commentary used by permission of The Word For Today.

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