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1 | The coming of the Lord at the rapture | Joel 2:31 | Radioman2 | 86294 | ||
The coming of the Lord at the rapture 'The Bible clearly and repeatedly teaches that the Second Coming of Christ and the rapture of the Church will occur after the opening of the sixth seal, sometime after the midpoint of Daniel's 70th Week (often erroneously called The Tribulation). If you believe that the rapture occurs at any other time than this, we invite you to see if your beliefs can stand in light of these five scriptures . . . 'In general, there are four events that will characterize the coming of the Lord at the rapture: '1. The return of Jesus Christ '2. The raising of the dead in Christ '3. The rapture of the Church, or the gathering together of the elect. '4. The cosmic signs in heaven that signal Christ's coming and, at the same time, usher in the Day of the Lord (which contains God's wrath). 'Look for the relationship of these four events in the verses below. ------------------------------ '1. Matthew 24:29-31 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." '2. 1 Thess. 4:16-17, 5:1-4 "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus, we shall always be with the Lord...But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night [for unbelievers]...But you, brethren are not in darkeness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief." '3. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 "Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed — in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." '4. Joel 2:31 "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord." '5. Revelation 6:12-13, 7-9,14 "I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind...After these things, I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb...These are the ones that come out of the Great Tribulation...'" ____________________ (www.strongtowerpublishing.com/fivescripturechallenge.htm) |
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2 | The coming of the Lord at the rapture | Joel 2:31 | Radioman2 | 86332 | ||
Basic Second Coming Passages "Prophetic teaching is scattered throughout the Bible. There are however, certain passages that are "basic" if one is to grasp an understanding of the return of Christ. They are: "1. The Prophecies of Daniel "Of particular importance, is the 70 Weeks of Daniel, recorded in Daniel 9:24-27. This passage gives us the general time frame for the fulfillment of God's plan of the ages from Daniel's time forward. It identifies when the 70 weeks begin, what will happen during the 70th Week and what will happen after the completion of the 70th Week. It also informs us of some critical information that will take place during the 70th Week. When one realizes that 69 of those weeks have already transpired, it is more than interesting to note that the world is rushing toward that day in the future when Christ will return and history as we know it will conclude. "2. The Olivet Discourse "It was the Lord, Jesus Christ, who taught about the sign of His second coming on the Mount of Olives during the final week of His life on earth. What He said ought to parallel what the Scripture teaches in other places, since Christ is the author of the visions of Daniel (cf. Dan. 10:5-6; compare with Rev. 1:13-16), the instruction in the Olivet Discourse (Matt. 24:1:1ff) and the book of Revelation (cf. Rev. 1:1ff). When the sequence in Matthew 24:3-31 is examined, it will be found to parallel what Paul taught in I Thessalonians 4-5 and II Thessalonians, particularly chapters one and two, and what we read in Revelation. "3. The Thessalonian Epistles "It is Paul who gives us some detailed information regarding the moment when Christ returns for His own. Paul tells us that what he teaches is "by the word of the Lord" (I Thess. 4:15). The information he gives us perfectly parallels what Jesus taught in the Olivet Discourse and in the book of Revelation. "4. The Book of Revelation "If Daniel gives us the time frame for the end times and the Olivet Discourse gives us a thumbnail sketch of the sequence of the end times, then Revelation gives us the details. "The above passages are essential to an understanding of the end times. God has given the church all the information she needs in order to understand His unfolding plan. Using the study tools referred to above and saturating the heart and mind in prayer and as God's plan of the ages continues to unfold in history, the clarity of our understanding of Biblical revelation will become sharper and more distinct." (http://www.signministries.org/faqs/faq018_wheretobegin.htm) To read more go to: (http://www.solagroup.org/) |
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