THE RAPTURE — CHRIST COMES FOR HIS CHURCH

Many believers confuse the Rapture and the Second Coming, assuming they are the same event. Scripture shows they are not the same, yet this does not mean Christ comes twice in contradiction. Rather, the Bible reveals two distinct phases of Christ’s return — one for His Church, and one with His Church.

Let’s let the Word speak. 👇

🚀 THE RAPTURE — CHRIST COMES FOR HIS CHURCH

📖 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 (KJV)

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout… and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air…”

🔹 Christ meets believers in the air, not on the earth

🔹 Only believers are involved

🔹 It is a moment of comfort and joy, not judgment

🔹 No signs are given — it is imminent

📖 John 14:2–3 (KJV)

“I go to prepare a place for you… I will come again, and receive you unto myself…”

This is a receiving, not a reigning.

A gathering, not a global judgment.

👑 THE SECOND COMING — CHRIST RETURNS WITH HIS CHURCH

📖 Revelation 19:11–14 (KJV)

“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse… and the armies which were in heaven followed him…”

📖 Zechariah 14:4 (KJV)

“And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives…”

🔹 Christ touches down on the earth

🔹 Every eye sees Him (Revelation 1:7)

🔹 He judges the nations

🔹 Satan is bound (Revelation 20:1–3)

🔹 His Millennial Kingdom begins

This happens after the Tribulation — not before it.

⚠️ IMPORTANT CLARITY

This is not “two Second Comings.”

It is:

✔️ One return of Christ

✔️ Unfolded in two stages

✔️ Separated by prophetic events

Just as His first coming had stages (birth, ministry, death, resurrection, ascension), His return also unfolds according to God’s order.

📖 Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”

❤️ A WORD TO THE LOST — THE GOSPEL STILL STANDS

Before prophecy unfolds, salvation is offered.

📖 1 Corinthians 15:1–4 (KJV)

“Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day…”

The gospel is not fear — it is good news.

Not religion — but redemption.

Not works — but what Christ has already done.

📖 Romans 10:13 (KJV)

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

⏳ WHY THIS MATTERS

The Rapture reminds believers to watch and live ready.

The Second Coming reminds the world that Jesus is King.

📖 Titus 2:13 (KJV)

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.”

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