There Are Two Comings Of Christ – Not One

The RaptureThe Second Coming of Christ
Christ appears in the CLOUDS
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17		Christ comes to the EARTH
Zechariah 14:4-5
Christ comes FOR his saints
1 Thessalonians 4:13-17		Christ comes WITH his saints
1 Thessalonians 3:13, Jude 1:14, Rev 19:11-21
Christ takes the saints TO heaven
John 14:3		Christ brings the saints BACK to earth
Zech 14:4-5, Rev 19:14
It takes place BEFORE the Tribulation
Luke 21:36		It takes place AFTER the Tribulation
Matthew 24:29-30
Christ is NOT SEEN, except to his saints
1 Corinthians 15:52		EVERY EYE shall see him
Revelation 1:7
Christ gathers his own
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17		Angels gather the elect
Matthew 24:31
Christ comes to REWARD
1 Thessalonians 4:17		Christ comes to JUDGE
Matthew 24:31-46
No reference in the Old Testament
1 Corinthians 15:51		Numerous references in the Old Testament
No signs precede it
It is sudden		Many signs precede it
Matthew 24:4-29
It’s a time of blessing and comfort
1 Thessalonians 4:17-18		A time of judgment and destruction
2 Thessalonians 2:8-12
It’s for believers only
1 Thess 4:13-18, John 14:1-3, Cor 15:51-55		It’s pronounced on Israel and the nations
Matthew 24:1-25, 46, Daniel 9:24

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