adapted from: Learned the Bible in 24 Hours
Chuck Missler, Koinonia House
www.khouse.org
There are a number of contrasts to be drawn between
the rapture and the second advent which will show that they not viewed
as synonymous in Scripture. Diligent students should find out all the relevant
Bible references for these contrasts and e-mail a copy to me for correction.
These contrasts are listed in below table:
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| 1 | removal of all believers | appearing of the Son of God |
| 2 | saints are caught up into the air | Christ returns to the earth |
| 3 | Christ comes to claim a bride | Christ returns with the bride |
| 4 | removal of the church and the inception of the tribulation period | establishment of the millennial kingdom |
| 5 | imminent | preceded by a multitude of signs |
| 6 | a message of comfort | a message of judgment |
| 7 | related to the program for the church | related to the program for Israel and the unbelieving world |
| 8 | a mystery | predicted in both Old and New Testaments |
| 9 | believers are judged and rewarded | Gentiles and Israel are judged and punished |
| 10 | leaves creation unchanged | the change in creation |
| 11 | Gentiles are unaffected | Gentiles are judged |
| 12 | Israel's covenants are unfulfilled | Israel's covenants are fulfilled |
| 13 | no relation to the judgment of evils | evil is judged |
| 14 | take place before the day of wrath | follows the day of wrath |
| 15 | for believers only | has its effect on all men |
| 16 | expectation is "Lord at hand" | expectation is "the kingdom is at hand" |
| 17 | expectation is "to be taken into the Lord's presence" | expectation is "to be taken into the kingdom" |
adapted from: Learned the Bible in 24 Hours
Chuck Missler, Koinonia House
www.khouse.org
BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR FURTHER STUDY