What is the difference between the Rapture and the Second Coming? | GotQuestions.org
What is the difference between the Rapture and the Second Coming? | GotQuestions.org
Rapture vs 2nd Coming, what is the difference and when can we expect them to happen? Have you ever wondered about the difference between the Rapture and the Second Coming? In this video, we break down these crucial end-times events. Discover how the Rapture, described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 1 Corinthians 15:50-54, involves Jesus Christ returning to take believers from the earth in an instant. Contrast this with the Second Coming in Revelation 19:11-16, where Jesus returns to defeat evil and establish His kingdom. Learn the key distinctions and why it’s essential to understand each event in Bible prophecy. Watch now to gain clarity on end-times prophecy, tribulation, and the return of Christ! In this video we answer your question: What is the difference between the Rapture and the Second Coming?
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After Rapture will there be people who can be saved?
This is false – nowhere in the Bible it speaks about a secret gathering of believers.. not one verse says this, in fact a secret or hidden rapture is part of the great deception Jesus warned us about!
OY VEY! THE BIBLICAL ILLITERACY IS ASTOUNDING HERE! IAM A NEWER BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN WHO DOVE RIGHT INTO ESCHATOLOGY RIGHT AFTERWARD DEC/20. I HAVE OFFERED A FEW COMMENT BELOW I HOPE WILL HELP. BUT PLEASE GET BUSY IN THE WORD AND STUDY WITH PROPER BIBLICAL TOOLS – NO GOOGLE! AND KNOW JOHN3:1-7
MARANATHA.
Where God dwells, it is heaven. Now, He dwells in His Spirit in the person of man who obeys Him and accept His plan for the redemption of sinful man…(the elect). When He appears, we shall be like Him for, we shall see Him as He is…’ (1Jn. 3: 2). In fact, we do not read in the Bible about ‘secret rapture’ {and this secret rapture -view is rather a recent false doctrine). ‘The resurrected Yeshua (the Living God) will appear in the clouds/air…’ ref. Acts 1: 9-11. The Bridegroom comes (in the clouds) to the marriage-feast of the Bride (His elect/His church). The dead in Christ Yeshua will rise first and then we, who are alive will be transformed…’ ref. 1Thes. 4: 17. The Bride wecomes the Bridegroom in the clouds and they together with Yeshua as King of Kings and Lord of lords land in Olive mount (from where He has ascended). Thousand years of Kingly rule starts and the Bride will assist Him. The Kingdom of God is going to be fully established on earth (New heaven and New earth) among men…’ ref. Mt. 6: 9-13 and Rev. 21: 1- 5. The elect will go through tribulation ref. Mt. 24: 29-31, however, they have the promise of protection during the hour of trial that will come upon the whole world…ref. Rev. 3: 10. Also please read Lk. 18: 8. Be the elect/Bride…time is short…Maranadha…Amen.
Proof of A Pre trib Rapture. Pay Attention to the Cloud and Clouds Jesus appears IN and With. Act’s chapter 1 verses 9 10 11 Cloud. In Red Luke chapter 21 verses 27 and 28 Jesus is coming IN A Cloud the Rapture. In Revelation chapter 1 verse 7 Jesus is coming With the Clouds when he comes back to the Mt of Olive the second coming KJV.
The Rapture and the second coming are one and the same. Matthew 24 29-31 and Acts 1 verse 11. If there is a 7 year gap what happens in heaven?
Both the RAPTURE OF TRUE BELIEVERS OF JESUS & SECOND COMING OF JESUS ARE TWO DISTINCT EVENTS…BOTH EVENTS WILL BE UNEXPECTED BECAUSE GOD OPERATES IN HIS OWN DIVINE TIMETABLE NOT OURS.
I HEAR TRUMPETS IN THE AIR ALREADY GET PREPARED SECOND COMING REDEMPTION IS NEAR
For those that still hold to a mid-trib, post-trib, or post-wrath rapture; you don’t yet understand the purpose of the tribulation period so let me cover that very briefly here.
The tribulation period is:
1. Mainly for the children of Israel (the Jewish people): The church age will be over, our part in history will be finished & as such we will not be needed down here anymore. God will turn His attention back to the Jewish people & fully complete His unconditional promise to Abraham in Genesis 12:1-3, God ALWAYS keeps His promises!
2. An outpouring of God’s wrath on sinful man & the unholy trinity (the anti-christ, Satan, the false prophet): Scripture very clearly tells us that we will have hardships on Earth, but there is a huge difference between the wrath of men & the wrath of God. The judgements in revelation are all directly from God to man, but we as Christians are "not appointed to suffer wrath" "1 Thessalonians 5:9" (in context 1 Thessalonians 5:9 means we are not appointed to God’s wrath since we’ve already been told we will be subject to the wrath of men in John 16:33, remember, scripture doesn’t contradict itself)
3. For those who would say "well how is the word supposed to be preached if the church is gone?": Read Revelation 13:6, 7. If you don’t believe that, then look at the testimonies of Muslims or Buddhists or even atheists’ having dreams & coming to Jesus without any Christians around them to show or teach them initially. God doesn’t NEED the church to preach His word, He could do it just fine by Himself or He could command His angels who could do a much better job than us, but that would contradict the point of the Christian life I.E. working with & loving other people.
There is much more that can be elaborated on & I would be happy to if anyone wants to know more, but this should suffice for now. God bless.
Jesus doesn’t retun twice.
SEALS 5 & 6 are an APPROXIMATION but very close.
The Six Seals of Revelation 6 may help some, so here are the 6 Seals.
Seal 1 – 1066 William the Conqueror (1066 means chosen one, secret society)
–this is a “pin” in the timeline, the start of Gadreel’s “reign”.
–Now we move on to End Days.
Seal 2 – 1914 Beginning of World Wars (WWI & WWII) (nation will fight nation)
Seal 3 – 1948 Formation of Israel (Land) This is a joke to the Lord. Israel is
the body of Christ not a piece of land
Seal 4 – 2001 Opening of the bottomless pit in NYC. The pit was opened
releasing Death and Hell. Death is the False Prophet and Hell is Apollyon
Seal 5 – 2024 The 1st Resurrection (Rev 20)..
Seal 6 – 2027-2028 The 2nd Death or Judgement (Rev 20). This happens 3
1/2 years after the 1st Resurrection.
Hope this will help some,
(PROPHET)
(Watchman for this LAST GENERATION)
The rapture is to remove true believers so as not to have to go through the tribulation period.
The resurrection and the rapture happens at the second coming.
1. 1thess4: 13-17 Jesus comes in the clouds
2. Matt24: 29-31 Jesus comes in the clouds
3. Rev1:7 Jesus comes in the clouds!!
All same event posttrib!!
When you remodel a house, you remove all the valuables and good furnishings…
Then you demo and correct the issues while salvaging any materials that can be saved…
Then you return the valuables and good furnishings into a renewed house.
I agree with every single point of this video and have for the most part of my life since I was born again at the age of 20 y/o in 1977. However, it would have been better if more references had been provided to back up the points. I think there are very clear references in the Bible that show the "coming in the air WITH the saints" as opposed to the calling out of the living and dead believers at the rapture before the tribulation begins. At the Second Coming, it’s clear that Jesus comes down to the earth and sets His feet upon the Mount of Olives, At the rapture Jesus does not come down to the earth but calls out His bride and takes the saved, living, and dead, with Him to heaven to return 7 years later. Overall very good video, but a few more references to back it up would make it A+++.
Praise God for this information.. God is warning us daily to be prepare.. Amen..3/25/2025
This is a deceptive Satanic lie! There is no verse in the Bible that speaks of a two stage first resurrection. Throughout Church history especially in the Early writings there are no suggestions of a Pretrib idea, there were only two eschatological views taught; 1. Historical Millennialism and 2. A-Millennialism that was was started by the Sadducees and Gnostics.
Historically the Pretribers came into existence in 1827 by Edward Irving and taken up and evolved on by John Darby, later to be worked on by Scofield, D.L.Moody and modernised by Dallas theological Seminary.
Anyone teaching this deception is under a curse as do the A-mills for promoting heretical teachings that mislead people of the plain reading of Scripture in its original understanding.
Galatians 1:8-9 ESV
[8] But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. [9] As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
Revelation 22:18-19 ESV
[18] I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, [19] and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
Those of you who feel there is ONLY ONE RESURRECTION, stop and think for a moment.
If there was ONLY ONE Resurrection, GOD would have called it "the Resurrection". BUT, GOD called it the 1st (FIRST) Resurrection. "Common Sense" should tell you that there is MORE THAN ONE.
Think about it.
(PROPHET)
The difference is clear. Ephesians tells us that Christ loved the church and gave Himself for it. The Rapture is when He comes to the air for His church/bride to take us to the Father’s house. It is for the satisfaction of His love, and to make sure that we do not pass through the wrath that is going to fall on mankind during the Tribulation period. The second coming to earth is when Christ comes back to earth in glory and power to defeat the Beast and the Antichrist, judge the nations, which is the judgement of the living, put Satan in the bottomless pit and then set up His earthly kingdom reign, with everything revolving around Jerusalem. He will reign in righteousness as the prince of peace, King of Kings and Lord or Lords. The ‘saints’ or church will come back with Him and reign with Him.
There is only the second coming, where the rapture occurs. Anything else is not found in the bible!
How is it secret if revelation saying every eyes will see him even the one who pieced him to those who believe in a rapture
Lepar Messiah
When would the war mentioned in Ezekiel 38 possibly take place?
This is absolutely brethren/ Baptist ideology, no room in the Holy Bible. Just vile speculation!!!!
There is NO difference in the RAPTURE, RESURRECTION, and second COMING. They are the exact same event. This is what Jesus taught. Mt13:30, Lu17:26-30, Jn5:28-29. Where does JESUS teach a TIME-PERIOD between this event in ANY of these verses???? In Lu 17:29 Jesus said the SAME DAY destroyed THEM ALL. What part of same day is hard to understand.
There’s no difference. Theyre the same event. The bible doesnt teach the church being removed before the tribulation.
This is a simple question to answer! The rapture is not biblical, it will never happen! The second coming of Jesus is biblical! You can read about this event in Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21, and II Thessalonians 2.
Thank you for such an excellent and clear explanation of the different events. The rapture and the second coming are two separate events
The rapture will take place after the Great Tribulation, study your bible daily in order not to be deceived by the false prophets and false teachers
This message given here are man made doctrine. The Bible teaches the rapture happens when Jesus comes by his appearing our blessed hope .Titus 2: 13
Paul taught there is one gathering of the saints the dead 1st and then the living. The 1st resurrection timing is shown in Rev 20 : 4-6. Please read the correct context. Jesus taught AFTER the distress, (tribulation), the gathering of the saints happens. Matthew 24: 29-31. I have heard pre-trib brothers and sisters say "these are the tribulation saints". Paul teaches in 2nd Thess. 2: 9-11 that "the coming of the lawless one, (antichrist), will be in accordance with the work of Satan dusplayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. FOR THIS REASON God sends them a POWERFUL delusion that they will believe the lie, and SO THAT all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness (going their own way instead of submitting to God’s teaching). Question; does it sound like their will be a unbelievers changing their mind to submit to the Lord in this situation? I think we all know what God says happens. THERFORE, the saints talked about in Rev. during the tribulation that need patience endurance are saints that had been saints BEFORE the gathering Jesus taught about that happens AFTER the distress, (tribulation).
Proverbs 3: 5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and LEAN NOT on your own understanding". (man’s conclusion based on his own addiction to his own physical self preservation as seen in the pre-trib man made doctrine built about 200 years ago and still being followed today while dismissing our Lord’s teaching about 2000 years ago.
NO-0-000000! Rupture occurs at the 2nd advent! Where do you get your ideology my dear brother?
The rapture is a mystery, the second coming is not a mystery, even Islam anticipated their Jesus (Prophet Isa) to returned from the cloud. Jews also anticipated their Ben David to be born to them: coming from the cloud is a allegorical event of a savior sent to save them.
One is imminent (happen at any moment), and the other has a specific criteria that needs to be met first.
Where does the bible teach any of this? The Greek text of the NT nowhere makes this distinction. This video is based on assumption, not grammar
Probably because there is no such thing as a rapture. It is a man made fallacy, spun off the original which is the second coming of Christ. The only people who believe in a Rapture are ones who are full of fear surrounding the period of tribulations. There belief is absolutely just wanting to avoid tribulations. We don’t have to get them to change their minds. Reality will set in when they are still here for them. These are the people who will lose hope and their hearts fail because they did not prepare for the bridegroom and they have no oil in their lamps
That’s a man made teaching. All believers will be caught up with them who rise in the resurrection, Rev. 20 says the 1st one is after the final event (the matk) start studying scripture people
Rapture = Lie. Second Coming = Truth.
There is no Rapture. Christ came again, as promised, on the Day of Pentecost 50 days after His crucifixion….. Very bad teaching…
second coming is Biblical. Rapture is based off a misinterpretation of one text. When Jesus nothing will be secret, every eye shall see him.
The rapture will come first to remove the church leaving trash behind to face God’s judgement. Accept Jesus Christ and his finished work on the cross as payment for your sins or else you will be left behind like trash for judgement. You might not survive the judgement.
There is no difference. Look up the word Parousia in Blue letter Bible a trusted source. It is a one time event. It happens in the twinkling of an eye. Also it is YHWA who stands on Mount Zion. Zachariah 4 says this however our Bibles except for LSV translate it THE LORD. The Father comes back too.
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT VIDEO!
There is a rapture in Revelation 11 with two end time witnesses are raised from the dead in the clouds at the last trumpet.
Amen & Amen! This is true preaching from the Word of God!
The gathering of the believers by angels take place at the visible coming of Christ with the last trumpet, and when the gathering is than, we await to be raptured at the appearing of Christ Himself in that same time frame. Rapture is not secret neither can you confirm is swift or fast. It will happen after the tribulations( both the time of the antichrist and a part of the wrath of God time) but we shall be marked by God from his wrath whiles on earth awaiting christ revelation.
Are the rapture and 2nd coming 2 different events? Are you 100% sure?
“And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.” (Matt. 8:26)
O ye of little faith, why would anyone who truly believes in Christ fear the tribulation or even death for that matter? Don’t you believe, “To live is Christ to die is gain”? (Philip. 1:21) Don’t you have the Holy Spirit, the seal of God (Eph. 1:13) in you? Don’t you believe that Christ has swallowed up death if you truly believe? O ye of little faith!
So where does the rapture theory come from? The misinterpretation Darby and so many others of Matthew 24:36-41 (one taken, one left behind). Open your Bible and take a closer look.
Matthew 24:36-41 parallels Luke 17:26-37 (one taken, one left behind), however, in Luke verse 17:37, the apostles specifically ask Christ where the ones being taken are going for it is written:
And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the VULTURES will gather.” (Luke 17:37 ESV)
Now, based on Christ’s answer, does this sound like anyone is being taken up into heaven? Nope! It’s actually a future prophecy given in the Book of Revelation where it is written:
“Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, shouting to the VULTURES flying high in the sky: “Come! Gather together for the great banquet God has prepared. Come and EAT THE FLESH of kings, generals, and strong warriors; of horses and their riders; and of all humanity, both free and slave, small and great.” (Rev. 19:17-18 NLT)
To simplify the teaching further if you still don’t get it, just read Matthew 13 as it explains it best (it’s the same story; the parable of the wheat and the tares). Read Christ’s explanation of the parable yourself as it is written:
“ Jesus answered, “The man who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world; the good seed is the people who belong to the Kingdom; the weeds are the people who belong to the Evil One; and the enemy who sowed the weeds is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvest workers are angels. Just as the weeds are gathered up and burned in the fire, so the same thing will happen at the end of the age: the Son of Man WILL SEND OUT HIS ANGELS TO GATHER UP OUT OF HIS KINGDOM ALL THOSE WHO CAUSE PEOPLE TO SIN AND ALL OTHERS WHO DO EVIL THINGS, and they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where they will cry and gnash their teeth. Then God’s people will shine like the sun in their Father’s Kingdom. Listen, then, if you have ears! (Matt. 13:37-43 GNT)
Who is taken first? The wicked! You better hope you are not taken anywhere, but left here on earth in God’s kingdom!
Read Psalm 37 (the Heritage of the Wicked and the Righteous), it’s the same story. It’s self-explanatory.
Look at Christ’s explanation of the parable of the net. It’s the same story, as it is written:
“This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and SEPARATE THE WICKED from the righteous and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matt. 13:49-50).
The wicked will be uprooted from the earth by the angles and the righteous ones will remain when Christ comes to establish his kingdom here on earth (Rev. 11:15, Rev. 21).
Christ said upon his return it would be like the days of Noah for a reason. Who was taken and who was left behind? The evil ones were taken away in the flood and Noah with his family (God’s chosen) were left behind and kept safely in the ark on earth.
We see the same scenario manifest with the plagues of Egypt in Exodus. The Egyptians were affected, the Israelites (God’s chosen) were protected by God and were not afflicted.
Again, in the fall of Jericho: Rehab and her family (those who helped God secure the victory) were kept in safety while the rest of the city was destroyed.
Again, in Sodom and Gomorrah: Lot and his daughters (chosen) were taken to a place of safety while the wicked ones in the cities were destroyed.
How many times does the Lord have to repeat himself? The world continues to look and look, but still can’t see.
"The meek will inherit the earth" (Matt. 5:5). The promise made to Abraham is that his descendants would inherit the whole world (Rom. 4:13).
One of the greatest problems with the rapture up to heaven theory is that going up into heaven is not, and has never been, the reward of the saved. Christ said, “The meek shall inherit the earth” (Matt. 5:5). The promise of the saved is eternal life (John 3:16). If you read the Bible for yourself like I did, you will find there isn’t one single Bible verse that says we “go up into heaven” (the throne of God). Not a single one!
“THEN the Son of Man WILL APPEAR, COMING in a cloud with great power and glory. WHEN these things BEGIN to happen, STAND UP AND RAISE YOUR HEADS, BECAUSE YOUR SALVATION IS NEAR.” (Luke 21:27-28)
Christ said clearly, “raise your heads because your salvation is near”. Everyone will still be on the earth when he returns! This is the 7th / last trumpet (1 Cor. 15:51-52). Christ tells us himself we will be on the earth at his return and the pre-trib rapture (or any rapture up into heaven) is a lie! Scripture can’t be broken (John 10:35). Christ said it and any true Christian should believe what Christ said, not the fabrications and inventions of men or their “eisegesis”. There is no room for debate with the word of God. It is very clear as it is written:
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven:
“The WORLD HAS NOW BECOME THE KINGDOM of our Lord and of his Christ,
and he will reign forever and ever.” (Rev. 11:15 NLT).
Don’t you believe in what you pray? Christ taught us in the Lord’s prayer this: “thy Kingdom come”. Again, we aren’t going anywhere, the Kingdom is coming here (Rev. 21).
Christ already predicted the world would come up with the foolishness of the rapture up into heaven. In his own statement of fact, Christ NEVER advocated the rapturing of His followers out of the world to be taken up to heaven for it is written:
“I DO NOT ASK YOU TO TAKE THEM OUT OF THE WORLD, but I do ask you to KEEP THEM SAFE from the Evil One.” (John 17:15) How clear!
Doctrine must come from the Word of God, NOT the teachings or human wisdom of men who don’t have the Spirit of God.
Are you going to continue to believe in false teachings and eisegesis of men or the actual and factual word of God?
Still don’t see and think God’s people get whisked away before or during the tribulation? Go to Revelation 9 at the 5th trumpet for it is written:
“Then locusts came from the smoke and descended on the earth, and they were given power to sting like scorpions. They were told not to harm the grass or plants or trees, but ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT HAVE THE SEAL OF GOD ON THEIR FOREHEADS.” (Rev. 9:3-4) God’s people will still be on the earth for the 7 trumpet judgements, but will already be transformed into spirit beings on the earth before the 7 bowls of God’s wrath (Rev. 15:5-8) which will have no effect on true believers who will meet the Lord in the air upon his return. (1 Thess. 4:17).
The truth can only do one thing for us, "set you free". (John 8:32)
Repent for the kingdom of God is near!
Many “Christians” will commit apostasy (falling away) because of the Rapture lie (deception).
Based on what I read yeah they are two separate events, it’s mentioned in the Bible. So this video is right. Thank you GQM.
There will be no ‘rapture’ JESUS will return on judgement day "THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE
DAY OF THE LORD"!
Ask yourself this question,if JESUS comes back and takes all the believers up to heaven,
Why would GOD ALMIGHTY permit the earth to go on if all that’s left is the damned ???
Only thru the rapture do the believers get Glorified Bodies. After the Second Coming believers will receive righteous robes in strengthened natural bodies and be able to have children. Significant difference IMHO. Don’t miss the rapture.