Jesus Himself said He will return. Thus, we know He is coming back. We just don’t know when.
Jesus Himself said, “…I will come again and take you to be with me….”
“Do not let your hearts be distressed.[a] You believe in God;[b] believe also in me. 2 There are many dwelling places[c permanent dwelling place] in my Father’s house.[d] Otherwise, I would have told you, because[e] I am going away to make ready[f] a place for you.[g]
3 And if I go and make ready[h] a place for you, I will come again and take you[i] to be with me,[j] so that where I am you may be too. 4 And you know the way where I am going.”[k] – John 14:1-4
An issue some have is: Is the Rapture taught in Scripture?
Is Jesus coming back twice, once in “the Rapture”, and finally, in His Second Coming – before the huge Armageddon war?
Are there two “return” of Christ events, or just the final Second Coming?
See: Jesus Returns to Earth Twice in the End Times
The logic of John 14:1-4 being a Rapture foretelling is strong. “I will come again and take you” – sounds like a “rapture” like in the Old Testament episodes of Enoch and Elijah being “taken”.
Jesus said He will return soon, just as He left. Things are heating up. Both Enoch (Genesis 5:24) and Elijah (2 Kings 2) were “raptured” away by God. Each was walking along one day and – suddenly snatched by God!
He did it then, and He will do it again – someday in these End Times. Are you ready? We must be ready!
See: | Be cautious and active in faith |
| We are now in “Birth Pangs” times, and then – the End |
Jesus promises an end time rapture
Jesus presents believers with a great hope for the predicted End Times. We will escape the pouring-out of God’s wrath, Jesus said. He will rescue us so that we escape that wrath (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; Luke 21:36; Revelation 3:10-11).
We will be snatched by God. Hallelujah!
– Source: Jesus promises an end time rapture.
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See: “Escape all these things that are going to take place”
This passage, and others, definitely seems to refer to the Second Coming with power and glory at which time He will defeat Satan at Armageddon and then set up His Millennial rule on earth:
“…in the future you will see [Me revealed as] the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power [ab The place of preeminence and authority], and coming on the clouds of heaven….” – Matthew 26:63-65
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30 And at that time the sign of the Son of Man [coming in His glory] will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth [and especially Israel] will mourn [regretting their rebellion and rejection of the Messiah], and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory [in brilliance and splendor]. – Matthew 24:30
So, there are two separate events where Jesus returns – predicted in Scripture. A lot is happening now, and a lot will be coming ’round the corner. Be ready!
We know the chronological order of the beginning of “Birth Pangs” and of “the end” times events – because of what Apostle Paul predicted in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3.
Read about it here: First, Apostasy, then Antichrist, then the Rapture.
– Source: We are now in “Birth Pangs” times, and then – the End
I like what Pete Garcia said here:
“Granted, we have some major advantages that those in ages past didn’t have, primarily in the forms of historical hindsight, the indwelling Holy Spirit’s discernment, and a completed New Testament.
Still, there are things happening today that we struggle to make sense of given our limited view of tomorrow…which is, of course, God’s domain exclusively.
Therefore regardless of whether you have a B.A., M.A., Th.D, Ph.D., or no degree at all in theology, when Scripture is not explicitly spoken on a “thing,” then what we are limited to is deductive reasoning. We start with the known and use that to come to a reasonable, scriptural, conclusion.”
– Source: Some Kind of Love | Pete Garcia | rev310.net | 7/30/2023
FOR MORE:
Jesus Returns to Earth Twice in the End Times
First, Apostasy, then Antichrist, then the Rapture
Jesus promises an end time rapture
Jesus will return soon, just as He left
The Absolutely Scintillating Resurrection-Rapture Moment
Jesus volunteered to give us signs that would usher in the End Times
“What will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
The End… as Jesus predicted it
We are now in “Birth Pangs” times, and then – the End
Everyone’s a false teacher except me | By Robin Schumacher, Exclusive Columnist | Voices | In hopes of reigning in the torches and pitchforks, die-you-false-teacher crowd, let’s take a brief biblical look at the subject and see if we can’t get some clarity on it. Hopefully, you won’t label me a false teacher if I don’t nail it perfectly. Whoops, there I go again with the sarcasm thing. Sorry.
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