"Popular Christian novels that flood the bookstores today prey on people's fears and sensationalize the horrors of those who are left behind in a 'tribulation' of the Judgment Day.

How differently did the prophets and apostles regard the promised day of judgment! Note the exultant prophetic utterance of David: 'Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, the Lord reigneth. Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein. Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord, because he cometh to judge the earth. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever.' (1 Chronicles 16:31-34) This exclamation of the coming judgment upon the earth is certainly cause to rejoice!"  Excerpt from The Day of Judgment: Popular Christian Theories Exposed

Read online excerpt (Chapter 8) of The Divine Plan of the Ages : "The Day of Judgment"