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DIFFERENCES IN THE
RAPTURE
and the
SECOND COMING
1 A difference in the place where
Christ will meet believers.
For the Lord himself shall I will gather all the nations
descend from heaven with a to Jerusalem to fight
shout, with the voice of the against it; the city will be
archangel, and with the captured, the houses
trump of God: and the dead ransacked, and the women
in Christ shall rise first: raped...then the Lord will go
Then we which are alive and out and fight against those
remain shall be caught up nations, as He fights in the
together with them in day of battle. On that day
the clouds, to meet the Lord His feet will stand on the
in the air: and so shall we Mount of Olives...
ever be with the Lord.
2 A difference in who removes
people from the earth.
For the Lord himself shall descend The Son of man shall send ...before the flood they wer
from heaven with a shout, with the forth his angels, and they shall eating and drinking, marrying and
voice of the archangel, and with the gather out of his kingdom all things giving in marriage, until the day that
trump of God: and the dead in that offend, and them which Noah entered into the ark, And
Christ shall rise first: Then we do iniquity knew not until the flood came, and
which are alive and remain shall be took them all away; so shall also the
caught up together with them in Matthew 13:49: coming of the Son of
the clouds, to meet the Lord in the man be.
air: and so shall we ever be with ...So shall it
the Lord. be at the end of the world: the Matthew 24:40-41:
angels shall come forth, and ever
the wicked from among the just Then shall two be in the field; the
one shall be taken, and the other
left. Two women shall be grinding
at the mill; the one shall be taken,
and the other left.
3
A difference in those who are
taken from the earth and those
who are left.
Then we which are alive The Son of man shall send So shall it be at the end of
and remain shall be caught forth his angels, and they the world: the angels shall
up together with them in shall gather out of his come forth, and sever the
the clouds, to meet the Lord kingdom all things that wicked from among the just,
in the air: and so shall we offend, and them which do And shall cast them into the
ever be with the Lord. iniquity; And shall cast them furnace of fire: there shall be
into a furnace of fire: there wailing and gnashing
UNBELIEVERS ARE LEFT shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
of teeth.
BELIEVERS ARE LEFT TO GO
INTO MILLENNIAL KINGDOM
4
A difference of when Jesus
comes in relationship to
the tribulation.
Because thou hast kept the word of Immediately after the tribulation of ...and the people of the prince who is
my patience, I also will keep theefrom those days shall the sun be darkened, to come will destroy the city and the
the hour of temptation, which and the moon shall not sanctuary. And its end will come with a
shall come upon all the world, to try give her light, and the stars shall fall flood; even to the end there will be war;
them that dwell upon the earth. from heaven, and the powers of the desolations are determined. And he will
heavens shall be shaken: And then make a firm covenant with the many for
1 Thess. 1:10: shall appear the sign of the Son of man one week, but in the middle of the week
in heaven: and then shall all the tribes he will put a stop to sacrifice and
And to wait for his Son from heaven, of the earth mourn, and they grain offering; and on the wing of abom-
whom he raised from the dead, even shall see the Son of man coming in the inations will come one who makes
Jesus, which delivered us from the clouds of heaven with power and desolate, even until a complete destruc-
wrath to come. great glory. tion, one that is decreed, is poured out
on the one who makes desolate.
1 Thess. 5:9:
There are no signs given which must take place before the
Detailed signs are given that must take place before Christ
Rapture can occur. Rather, what we have is Imminency. It
will come to earth.
could happen at any moment.
1 Thess. 1:9-10: not be judged; behold, the 1. Many shall come in my preached in all the world.
Judge is standing right at name and deceive many. 11. Abomination of
For they themselves shew the door. 2. Wars and rumors of desolation shall take
of us what manner of enter- place.
wars; nation against
ing in we had unto you, and Revelation 3:11:
nation. 12. Flee Jerusalem.
how ye turned to God from
3. Famines 13. Great Tribulation.
idols to serve the living and Behold, I come quickly: hold
4. Pestilences - plagues 14. More false Christs.
true God; And to wait for his that fast which thou hast,
Son from heaven, whom he that no man take 5. Earthquakes 15. Immediately after the
raised from the dead, even thy crown. 6. They shall kill you. tribulation of those
Jesus, which delivered us 7. Many shall betray one days...the sun
from the wrath to come. Philippians 3:20: another. darkened...moon will not
8. False prophets shall give its light...stars will fall
James 5:9 (NASB) For our conversation is in deceive many. from the sky.
heaven; from whence also 9. Love of many will grow 16. Then they will see the
Do not complain, brethren, we look for the Saviour, the cold. Son of man coming.
against one another, that Lord Jesus Christ.
10. Gospel shall be
you yourselves may
6
A difference of when judgment
takes place.
1 Thess. 4:16-17- 18: Zech. 14:2-4 (NASB): that half of the mountain
will move toward the north and
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven For I will gather all the nations the other half toward
with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and against Jerusalem to battle, the south.
with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ and the city will be captured,
shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain the houses plundered, the Matthew 25:31-32, 46:
shall be caught up together with them in the women ravished, and half of
clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we the city exiled, but the rest of When the Son of man shall
ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one the people will not be cut off come in his glory, and all the
another with these words. from the city. Then the LORD holy angels with him, then shall
will go forth and fight against he sit upon the throne of his
Rev. 3:10: those nations, as when He glory: And before him shall be
fights on a day of battle. And in gathered all nations: and he
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, that day His feet will stand on shall separate them one from
I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, the Mount of Olives, which is in another, as a shepherd divideth
which shall come upon all the world, to try them front of Jerusalem on the east; his sheep from the goats.... And
that dwell upon the earth. and the Mount of Olives will be these shall go away into
split in its middle from east to everlasting punishment: but the
west by a very large valley, so righteous into life eternal.
7 A difference in the timing of the
resurrections which take place.
A resurrection of the dead A resurrection of the righteous dead who died during the
in Christ takes place during Tribulation takes place only after Christ has
the descent of Christ. descended to earth...