THE RAPTURE |
THE SECOND COMING |
A “stealth” event; Christ witnessed by believers only (1 Thessalonians 4:17) |
A public event, Christ witnessed by everyone (Revelation 1:7) |
Christ comes for His bride to take her to heaven (John 14:1-3) |
Christ returns with His bride to set up His 1,000 year Kingdom (Revelation 19:11-16) |
Occurs prior to the beginning of the Tribulation (Rev. 3:10; 1 Thess. 5:9) |
Occurs at the end of the Tribulation (Matthew 24:29-35) |
Ushers in a time of great distress on earth (Matthew 24:15-28) |
Ushers in a time of great peace on earth (Isaiah 2:6; 19:21, 23-25) |
Believers are rescued from the wrath of God (Revelation 3:10) |
Believers rule with Christ (Revelation 20:4) |
Church age believers receive their glorified bodies (1 Corinthians 15:50-54) |
OT saints receive their glorified bodies (Isaiah 26:19-21) |
Christ comes in the air (1 Thess. 4:14-17) |
Christ comes to the earth(Revelation 19:11-16) |
Imminent, could happen at any time |
At least seven years away (Daniel 9:26-29) |
No signs precede it(Titus 2:13) |
Many signs precede it, including the Tribulation (Matthew 24:3-35) |
A time for great joy for believers(1 Thessalonians 2:19-20) |
A time of great mourning for unbelievers(Revelation 1:7) |
Source: David Jeremiah Study Bible. Nashville, TN.: Worthy Publishing, 2013, p. 1841.
