The resurrection of the those asleep in Jesus,
and our meeting the Lord in the air,
are clearly seen in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.
It is taught by some
that this is a Rapture that must occur
before the time of the Great Tribulation.
However, if you read it through,
you'll find no mention of that timing.
Paul's tell us to have
comfort in the fact
that those believers who have died,
will be resurrected.
He tells us that we all be unity with the Lord
at His return.
And if you look at some of the other references
to the return of Jesus Christ
in the two letters to the Thessalonians,
you'll see this event is to occur
AFTER the time of the Great Tribulation.
The revealing of the Lord Jesus from heaven,
is when the believers are to expect
rest from our trouble.
Also at that time
He will be taking vengeance
upon the unbelieving
who have rejected the gospel.
This can be seen
in 2 Thessalonians chapter 1 verses 6 - 10,
since it is a righteous thing with God
to repay with tribulation
those who trouble you,
and to give you who are troubled
rest with us when the Lord Jesus
is revealed from heaven
with His mighty angels,
in flaming fire
taking vengeance on those
who do not know God,
and on those who do not
obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
These shall be punished
with everlasting destruction
from the presence of the Lord
and from the glory of His power,
when He comes, in that Day,
to be glorified in His saints
and to be admired
among all those who believe,
because our testimony among you
was believed.
And Pauls tells them that the time of the Rapture
( our gathering ) is after the antichrist comes.
I suggest you read all of 2 Thessalonians chapter 2,
and I'll share the first few verses to make my point,
Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
and our gathering together to Him, we ask you,
not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled,
either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us,
as though the day of Christ had come.
Let no one deceive you by any means;
for that Day will not come
unless the falling away comes first,
and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,
who opposes and exalts himself
above all that is called God or that is worshiped,
so that he sits as God in the temple of God,
showing himself that he is God.
We see that
no gathering to our Lord Jesus Christ
will occur,
Until after this happens.
And we know from Matthew and Revelation
this happens as part of the Great Tribulation.
So, please be alert, and watching,
but don't expect an early exist
as some would have you to believe.
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Maranatha
--
Saved by Grace,
Andrew Cross
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some,
but exhorting one another,
and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:23-25
