10 Distinctions Between the Rapture and the Second Coming of Christ
| 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.
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