- Amen! Jesus Christ is coming again!
- When?
- In His Timing!
- Whenever one least expects him too!
- After the tribulation period has ended.
- In the future!
- Whenever he wants too!
*Differences between the rapture and Second Coming of Christ.
1. The Rapture takes place before the tribulation!
Christ Second Coming, however takes place after the tribulation!
2. The Church is taken out of the world prior to the rapture.
The tribulation takes place before Christ Second coming!
3. Christ returns on a white horse when he comes the second time! He is seen by all when he comes again!
When the rapture takes place only his voice is heard!
4. When the rapture takes place people are left behind to suffer the judgment of God in the tribulation. "Two women shall be grinding at the mill; hte one shall be taken and the other left."-Matthew 24:40 * The one left is the lost person.
When Christ returns the saved will return with him!
5. It will be to late for those who heard about Christ prior to the rapture to get saved once the rapture takes place. They will be deceived by the anti-christ in the tribulation that follows the rapture.
When Christ returns there will be people who got saved during the tribulation that never heard about Christ before the rapture.
* Similiarities
1. Only God knows how soon the rapture will take place!
Only God knows when he will come the second time!
2. The rapture will catch people off guards! It will happen when they least expect it!
Christ second coming will happen when people least expect it!
3. People will be disobeying God when the rapture takes place.
People will be still disobey God when the second coming happens.
4. Once Christ returns those who did not get saved before his second coming are doomed for all eternity.
When the rapture takes place those who did not get saved before hand who heard about Christ before this will be lost for all eternity.